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Video: Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Sunday 19 May 2013
Sweden were the hosts for the latest edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, with Denmark claiming the title. The outfits worn are a big part of the night, so watch the winning video and a selection of the performances from the night below.
Thousands of Romanians and Bulgarians could head to Britain in 2014 to look for work
Tuesday 23 April 2013
Between 23,000 and 35,000 Romanians and Bulgarians could seek work in Britain next year after access restrictions are lifted, ambassadors from the two countries have told MPs.
A quarter of Romanians and Bulgarians say they want to look for work in UK - not that they're doing anything about it
Monday 22 April 2013
One in 25 Buglarians and one in 100 Romanians are actively looking for jobs in Britain next year when they will gain the right to live and work in this country, according to polls for BBC2’s Newsnight released last night.
My Perfect Mind, Young Vic, London
Tuesday 09 April 2013
“King Lear is an oak and I'm more of an ash tree, or a silver birch – or privet,” declares Edward Petherbridge in his silvery, whimsical way. The seventy-six year old actor can smuggle a lot of wry dissidence and bathos through customs with that pit-a-pat mock-distracted, throwaway manner and there's many a fast and delicious aside in My Perfect Mind, a very funny show inspired by a very unfunny real-life setback.
Flood of Romanian and Bulgarian migrants 'unlikely', says report
Friday 05 April 2013
Analysis also casts doubt on estimates from Ukip and Tories suggesting hundreds of thousands will be on their way to Britain
Pregnant women 'more likely to miscarry as result of cuts to Government spending'
Wednesday 03 April 2013
Nine months after the cuts, births dropped below 15,000 for the first time since 1956
Police ask Moscow for DNA samples of Vitalie Proca, prime suspect in the gangland hit against Russian banker German Gorbuntsov
Thursday 28 March 2013
Moldovan gun-for-hire linked to shooting of businessman who fled to London
David Cameron to announce tougher tests for social housing, including keeping immigrant families off council house waiting lists for five years
Sunday 24 March 2013
Immigrant families will be kept off council house waiting lists for up to five years, under a crackdown being unveiled by David Cameron.
Wilfried Zaha versatility important for England U21s says Brian Eastick
Friday 22 March 2013
Wilfried Zaha can provide England Under-21s with a different dimension as a lone striker, according to coach Brian Eastick.
England 3 Romania 0 match report: Raheem Sterling and Wilfried Zaha run the show for Stuart Pearce's in-form Under-21 side
Friday 22 March 2013
If this was a glimpse of the future for English football, then Stuart Pearce should have a summer to savour.
Moldovans 'using passport loophole' claims Tory backbencher
Thursday 21 March 2013
The Government should act to close a "loophole" allowing some Moldovans to apply for Romanian passports with a view to coming to live in Britain when restrictions are lifted next year, a Tory backbencher said today.
A flood of immigrants? More like a trickle says Whitehall research into end of restrictions for Romanians and Bulgarians
Tuesday 19 March 2013
Just a trickle of Romanians and Bulgarians could come to Britain when restrictions on them living and working in this country are lifted at the end of the year, previously unpublicised Whitehall research suggested tonight.
Europa League: Chelsea v Steaua Bucharest match preview
Thursday 14 March 2013
A look ahead to tonight’s Europa League clash at Stamford Bridge
Rafael Benitez offers no excuses for Chelsea defeat
Friday 08 March 2013
The Champions League holders were beaten by Steaua Bucharest in the Europa League
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The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey pays more income tax than big cities of the North
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Austerity has hardened the nation's heart
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Tottenham to smash pay scale with £150,000-a-week contract in attempt to tie Gareth Bale to club
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The moral case on tax avoidance is overwhelming - and we all know Google wants to do the right thing
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Sam Wallace: The second coming of Jose Mourinho at Chelsea will be a reunion that can only end in tears
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