Tuesday, 9 October 2012

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The JP’s News this Week :
-Let’s hope that April Jones will be found
-Rail dispute between Virgin Train, and the government.
-Ed Miliband will he be a good leader.
-The X Factor, do we like the judges.
-Travel, Discover California
 
Latest Headlines:




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Retail sales rise as chilly weather boosts clothing demand - BRC

2:57am BST
LONDON - British retail sales posted a solid rise last month as Britons splashed out on sturdy shoes and warm clothes, the British Retail Consortium said on Tuesday, raising the chances of a more lasting economic recovery.

IMF says UK should defer spending cuts if growth disappoints

5:32am BST
LONDON - Britain should defer spending cuts planned for next year if growth turns out to be much weaker than forecast, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.


Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, leaves the stage after delivering his keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, central England October 8, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Politics

Osborne to slash welfare but quiet on growth

The Conservatives would slash government spending on welfare by £10 billion a year if re-elected, George Osborne says, though he offers few ideas on how to bring the economy out of recession. Full Article
Dopaminergic neurons derived from human iPS cell are shown in this undated handout photo released by Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University in Kyoto, western Japan. Briton John Gurdon and Japan's Shinya Yamanaka won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on October 8, 2012 for work on creating stem cells, opening the door to new methods to diagnose and treat diseases. REUTERS/Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University/Handout
Science

Reprogrammed cells open new medical window

The Nobel Prize-winning discovery of how to reprogramme ordinary cells to behave like embryonic stem cells offers a way to skirt around ethical problems with human embryos, but safety concerns make their future use in treating disease uncertain. Full Article
Francois Hollande adjusts his glasses before delivering his speech to supporters in Tulle after early results in the first round vote of the 2012 French presidential election April 22, 2012 REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
France

French search in vain for Hollande vision

PARIS - Just five months after bringing Francois Hollande to power, many French voters are already despairing that he can deliver on the vision they voted for. Full Article
International Monetary Fund (IMF) First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton speaks during a news conference in Tokyo June 12, 2012. REUTERS/Issei Kato
U.S.

IMF's Lipton calls on U.S. to address fiscal cliff

TOKYO - A polarized Washington that cannot find a way around the looming "fiscal cliff" is compounding economic uncertainty, freezing business investment and threatening growth, the IMF's No. 2 official and its top-ranking American says. Full Article
A re-creation of Henry VIII's Imperial Crown is seen in this undated handout picture released in London October 8, 2012. REUTERS/Handout/Robin Forster/Historic Royal Palaces
Life

Henry VIII's "crowne of golde" to go on show

More than 450 years after adorning one of Britain's most famous regal heads, the lost crown of Henry VIII has been re-created at the monarch's former palace on the outskirts of London. Full Article
Jennie Iveson, aged 69, smiles inside her terraced home in Barrow-in-Furness, northwestern England, September 26, 2012. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
U.S. Elections 2012

Romney's roots surprise cousins left behind

Mitt Romney's fight to become America's next president has the backing of one enthusiastic group of supporters, although they don't actually have a vote: his relatives in England. Full Article | Video



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