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| Public service recognised in New Year honours list Troup turned from poacher to gamekeeper in 2004 when he left Simmons & Simmons to work on corporate tax policy in Gordon Brown's Treasury, joining HMRC in 2012 as tax assurance commissioner. He oversaw the 2016 official inquiry into any wrongdoing arising from the Panama Papers tax leaks.
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| John Major was urged to cancel Soviet debt in return for disarmament The Foreign Office warned No 10 that French and US aims within Nato were not compatible. The Americans wanted to avoid detailed discussions before the talks; the French were eager to reach an agreed common approach. In his characteristic gift for understatement, Major scrawled on the letter: "Oh ...
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| As deep freeze sets in, people urged to help most vulnerable Dangerously cold temperatures and significant snowfall are setting in across half the country and officials are urging people to assist the homeless and elderly. Forecasters warned people to be wary of hypothermia and frostbite from the arctic blast that's gripping a large swath from the Midwest to the ...
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| BBC reports surge in calls to helpline after year of traumatic storylines More than 127,000 people contacted the BBC to enquire about support for sexual abuse victims this year after the broadcast of related storylines in high-profile dramas such as Three Girls and Apple Tree Yard. Viewers were encouraged to get in contact with the BBC's Action Line service if they needed ...
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| Guitars stolen in Surrey burglary returned to owner eight years later An amateur musician has been reunited with his collection of guitars eight years after they were stolen. The man told police he had given up hope of ever seeing his seven guitars again after a burglary at his home in Epsom, Surrey, in 2009. The instruments were found during a drugs raid at a property in ...
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| Apple's MacBook Air-like Store Roof Wasn't Designed To Handle Snow... in Chicago An anonymous reader shares a report Apple opened its new flagship retail store in Chicago earlier this year to much acclaim, but as the weather turns from fall to winter, a design oversight is causing some problems. As reported by Chicago blog Spundart, Apple seemingly didn't design the MacBook Air-.
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