Government fears over swine flu vaccine link to nerve disease
The Government has warned senior neurologists that the vaccine for swine flu could be linked to a deadly nerve disease. A confidential letter from the Health Protection Agency was sent to about 600 neurologists on 29 July this year, telling them to be on the alert for cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. The letter refers to events in the US in 1976 when a swine flu vaccination campaign was abandoned after 500 new cases of the disease were detected. (Mail on Sunday)
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Private flights hurt Cameron’s green image
Conservative leader David Cameron has had a sharp blow dealt to his much-vaunted green credentials after it emerged he has accepted more than 60 flights on private jets and helicopters from business leaders. While the total mileage would have taken Cameron to Sydney and back, the flights were often short trips in the UK which could easily have been made by train or car. The news will also reinforce the link between the Tory party and the super-rich. (Independent on Sunday)
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Tories backed plans to end NHS
The furore over the NHS which started in the US when oponents of Barack Obama's healthcare plans invited Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan to speak against nationalised healthcare on TV has escalated after it emerged several key members of the shadow cabinet, including Michael Gove and Greg Clark, put their names to a manifesto which calls for the NHS to be scrapped. David Cameron had distanced himself from Hannan, calling him "eccentric". (Observer)
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Barclays under fire over bonuses
The return of bonus culture to the City seems to be confirmed by the news that Barclays offered five investment bankers a bonus package worth a total of £30m. Barclays has relied on Bank of England funding and Treasury guarantees, both supported by the taxpayer, as it struggled to cope with the financial crisis. Shadow chancellor George Osborne said it was "totally unacceptable for bank bonuses to be paid on the back of taxpayer guarantees". (Sunday Telegraph)
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Ransom demand for missing ship
The Finnish owners of the cargo ship Arctic Sea, which "disappeared" in mysterious circumstances two weeks ago, have received a ransom demand for almost £1m from supposed pirates, not long after a possible sighting of the ship off the Cape Verde islands was reported. Markku Ranta-Aho of Finland's National Bureau of Investigation acknowledged that he could not be certain the ransom demand was genuine, but said it was being investigated. (Sunday Times)
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Army death toll reaches 200
The 200th British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, it was announced last night. An infantryman in the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment, he was badly injured on Thursday morning and was flown to the UK but died in Selly Oak Hospital. (Observer)
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Former polytechnics are coming into their own: two have outperformed Oxford and Cambridge by getting a higher percentage of their graduates into employment than any other university. The two were Napier in Edinburgh and Robert Gordon in Aberdeen. (Sunday Times)
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The Conservatives have announced proposals for a shake-up of the exams system in England and Wales. A key plan is giving pupils more points in school league tables for acheivements in "hard" subjects such as maths and physics, and fewer for media studies. (Sunday Telegraph)
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Despite bad weather and increased prices this year, a majority of Britains in a recent poll plan to take their summer holidays in the UK in 2010. The YouGov poll found 56 per cent planned to 'go domestic' next year, following the example of Gordon and Sarah Brown. (Sunday Times)
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At least four anti-fascist protestors were arrested yesterday in Derbyshire when 1,500 turned out to march in protest at the BNP's annual Red, White and Blue festival. The far-right party said they were "not here for trouble" and it was a "nice family festival". (Observer)
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Retailers are pushing their Christmas stock earlier than ever in a bid to beat the recession. In London, Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason and Harrods have all decked the halls already in a strategy that also lets them capitalise on the summer tourist trade. (Independent on Sunday)
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Hamas puts down al-Qaeda revolt
Hamas confirmed yesterday that it had destroyed an al-Qaeda inspired group which had briefly proclaimed an "Islamic emirate" in the Gaza strip. Twenty-one people, including a Syrian national believed to be the head of the group's military wing, were shot dead. (Observer)
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Barack Obama is fighting to save his presidency from becoming a one-term wonder. Opposition to his plans for healthcare reform is among factors which have seen his approval rating drop from 65 per cent in January this year to just 51 per cent this August. (Sunday Times)
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The rediscovery of a lost album could help explain the whereabouts of works of art looted by the Nazis. The leather-bound book was one of several from which Hitler chose works for his private gallery, and was taken to the US from Germany as a souvenir by a GI. (Sunday Telegraph)
Shipping costs rise due to piracy
Shipowners are to impose a 'piracy tax' - passing on spiralling costs caused by the rising wave of piracy to clients. Extra costs include special insurance policies which cover kidnap and ransom and re-routing ships to avoid piracy hotspots such as the Gulf of Aden. (Observer)
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A former bank chief is to take on one of the most powerful roles in British business. Richard Burrows, who was governor of the Bank of Ireland, is to become the chief executive of British American Tobacco, whose brands include Dunhill, Kent and Lucky Strike. (Sunday Times)
Asset management business Aviva Investors is to launch a £250m fund to take advantage of the downturn in the commercial property market. Its real estate team has begun contacting potential investors for a fund which would have a five-year lifespan. (Independent on Sunday)
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Golding sex attack confession
A new biography by John Carey of British writer William Golding, best-known for The Lord of the Flies, which examines notions of inherent savagery, reveals that he confessed to a "monstrous" sex attack on a girl of 15. Golding was only 18 at the time. (Sunday Times)
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Opera pundits are hailing the birth of a new breed of slim female singers far from the traditional 'fat lady' whose singing marks the end of the show. Svelte Australian soprano Danielle de Niese said: "We needed this breath of fresh air... We could not go on being elephants." (Observer)
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Russia's new elite are so desperate to own works by early 20th-century revolutionary avant-garde painters such as Malevich, Popova and Kandinsky that the market has become flooded with fakes. Experts say between 50 and 80 per cent of such works are forged. (Independent on Sunday)
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