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Top Of The Pops goes on the road

A live show of Top Of The Pops is to be brought to the stage

4:36pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Top Of The Pops is becoming a stage show six years after it was axed from television.


366 jobs axed in Clinton's closures

Clinton Cards collapsed into administration in early May

4:04pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Some 366 people will lose their jobs in the next few days in the first wave of store closures at collapsed retailer Clinton Cards, administrators have said.

Met detective held in bribery probe

Police have arrested a Scotland Yard anti-corruption officer on suspicion of accepting bribes

4:04pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

A Scotland Yard anti-corruption detective and three ex-officers with the force have been arrested on suspicion of a bribery scam.

BAE Systems win £1.6bn Saudi deal

BAE is to provide Saudi Arabia with 55 Pilatus PC-21 aircraft and 22 Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft

3:40pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Defence giant BAE Systems has won a £1.6 billion contract to supply Hawk aircraft to Saudi Arabia, preventing more than 200 potential job losses at one of its factories.

Morgan gave Paxman 'hacking lesson'

Jeremy Paxman has claimed that Piers Morgan, pictured, showed him how to access other people's voicemail messages

3:32pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan once told Jeremy Paxman how to access voicemail messages, the Leveson Inquiry has heard.

Fine for not registering to vote

The Government is to introduce fines for people who do not register to vote

3:30pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

People who fail to register to vote will face fines, the Government has said.

PM rapped over 'idiot Balls' jibe

Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to withdraw his 'idiots' jibe during PMQs

3:27pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

David Cameron has lost his temper with Ed Balls after the shadow chancellor teased him to "chillax, and have another glass of wine".

Crackdown on off-payroll salaries

Danny Alexander has said that off-payroll salaries are endemic in the public sector

2:47pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

The Government has launched a crackdown on off-payroll salaries after identifying more than 2,400 cases of public sector staff being employed indirectly.

Anti-corruption detective arrested

Police have arrested a Scotland Yard anti-corruption officer on suspicion of accepting bribes

2:30pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

A Scotland Yard anti-corruption officer has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from private investigators.

Clash over 'easier sacking' report

Ed Miliband criticised the Prime Minister over a report, which recommends making it easier for businesses to sack workers

2:10pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed in the House of Commons over the controversial report commissioned by the Prime Minister which called for changes in the law to make it easier for businesses to sack staff.



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