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FA is now paying the price of an expensive own-goal
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UEFA decision will see even fewer fans heading down Wembley way.
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Employment Tribunal fees claim rejected
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Until the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees individuals had nothing to lose by issuing claims, leaving employers with the cost and inconvenience of defending sometimes unmeritorious claims.
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There's always a price to pay after a messy revolution
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Messy and complicated conflicts frequently results in extremely unsavoury leaders. We ‘do business’ with them if it suits geo-political or economic needs.
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Those old hits we must remember to forget
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A choir of some 400 voices from ten or so higher education institutions tackle a large-scale choral work from the classical back-catalogue with as much finesse as we can muster
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Labour's plan to revive police force mergers
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The police merger plan would see West Midlands, West Mercia, Warwickshire and Staffordshire police join forces.
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Trevor Fisher's tribute to Stuart Hall: An outsider who changed the nature of debate
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Author and lecturer Trevor Fisher says former University of Birmingham academic Stuart Hall was a cool and charismatic commentator on society
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Why do the little guys always suffer in 'pre-pack' carve-ups?
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It's a fine line to cross between the effusive outpourings of the public relations industry and the real story – and it sometimes takes a while to negotiate that crucial line.
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Amtico's Jonathan Duck - Design-based manufacturing will rebalanced the º£½ÇÊÓƵ economy
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As brand leaders in the 'luxury vinyl tile' market, the company has 20% global market share and sales of over £120m.
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The lack of financial fair play is threatening to kill game
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The depressing downgrading of the FA Cup offers a foretaste of what could happen to the domestic English game.
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How to steer clear of that pensions schemes tax bomb
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Taking ownership of funding a pension remains a very tax efficient way of saving for one’s retirement.
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Wrangling over Sherlock a tricky issue
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It appears that Sherlock Holmes belongs not in Baker Street, but in two different copyright worlds and jurisdictions.
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JLR isn't enough for Cable's export dream to realise
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Vince Cable wants to see the º£½ÇÊÓƵ's selling £1 trillion worth of high-tech goods and services around the world
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Oh, recession, how I miss you - misery was so much more fun
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We're out of recession, though the recovery isn't looking much different at the moment.
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Song with a message has me singing in the rain
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Mess with the atmosphere, sang Malvina, and you mess with the rain. And as it continues to tumble down, I find myself humming it rather often.
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Counties failing to reap what the Government sows
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Rural areas feel neglected as more central government cash goes to the big cities and urban areas
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King of Kingstanding calls the tune as Labour Party gets complacent
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Tory councillor Gary Sambrook defeated Labour in the recent Kingstanding by-election in Birmingham.
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Squeezed middle is still picking up the bill
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This Coalition Government has taken tens of thousands of low income earners out of the tax system by adjusting the thresholds, so they have benefited.
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The pioneers who switched us on to local independent radio
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It's impossible from the vantage point of the 21st century to appreciate what an impact BRMB made 30 odd years ago.
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Whitehall's contempt for councils is why we're still waiting for devolved powers
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Whitehall’s resistance to devolution doesn’t just stem from it being their powers and budgets that opposition parties want to devolve.
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Glimpses of the future
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Computing is as vital to the work of a Physicist as the equipment used in laboratories.
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Christopher Bucktin: Dylan Farrow is poor victim in this 22-year tug of hate
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Filmmaker Woody Allen and actress Mia  Farrow have waged a war of words since their bitter split more than two decades ago
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How can we improve the governance around climate change?
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The floods bring home how climate change is actually relevant to us all, demanding a significant change in the way we make policy and decisions.
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What will become of Sochi when big-money sponsors leave town?
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Although the Games will be over soon, these things always leave a legacy – whether good or bad – and it will be interesting to see the aftermath of Sochi.
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Emerging markets are volatile
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Normally the more risk an investor takes the more return can be expected in the good times.
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