Crime still falling but at slower rate
Recorded crime in England and Wales has fallen by 1.4% to 4.5m offences a year, and includes the first reduction in violent crime seen for many years, according to home o...
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American execution rate soars
The death penalty has already been used in the United States more times this year than in any year since 1954.
Seventy-eight death row inmates have so far been executed...
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Cut-rate millennium
Originally it was going to be the new year's eve party of the millennium: pubs open for 36 hours of partying in the UK; restaurants booked out years in advance; flights t...
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Rush is on as pass rate hits 88%
The best-ever crop of A-level results yesterday triggered a rush for places in higher education that appears to have been little affected by a two-day boycott on admissio...
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We do ourselves a disservice by praising the second rate
Few things are more calculated to induce rising panic than the Edinburgh festival programme. So much art, so little time, so many ideas, so much to grasp. I have a sense ...
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Rise in jobless rate jolts Japan
Japan's jobless rate rose to a new high yesterday, putting pressure on the government to take further steps to pull the economy out of its worst recession in 50 years.
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Rate of branch closures slows as customers revolt
Bricks and mortar will remain an integral part of banking even though many banks would like to tear down their branches and persuade customers to use methods that are che...
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Low growth forecasts raise chance of euro zone rate cut
The European Commission yesterday stoked speculation of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank when it revised down its forecasts for growth and inflation in t...
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US state lifts execution rate with a death a week
A man who was convicted of killing an 18-year-old man and then cashing in his victim's life insurance policy was due to be put to death by lethal injection early today, t...
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Brown delivers election pledge with 10p rate
The Chancellor yesterday finally delivered on his election pledge to introduce a new 10p tax rate which will put money in the pockets of all taxpayers. And, in the closin...
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