Trio charged in PM death plot probe Three men questioned about an alleged plot to assassinate Gordon Brown have been charged with terror offences, Lancashire Police said.The men were arrested at Manchester Airport and Accrington, Lancashire, on August 14. (29/08/2008) 
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House prices dip 10.5% in 12 months Annual house price falls hit double digits during August for the first time in nearly two decades, figures showed.The average UK property has lost 10.5% of its value during the past 12 months, the biggest drop since the final quarter of 1990, when the market was in the grips of the last house price crash, according to Nationwide Building Society. (29/08/2008)
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Air firm Zoom suspends operations Low-fare transatlantic airline Zoom, which flew from five UK airports, has suspended all operations and cancelled all flights after running into financial difficulties.The move began when the Canadian-UK carrier had a plane detained at Calgary Airport in Canada because of the financial problems. (29/08/2008)
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Force denies discrimination claims The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.Deputy Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson said the force would "robustly challenge" the claims made by Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur. (29/08/2008)
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Search teams to enter 'arson' house Police are preparing to enter the fire-ravaged home of a millionaire and his family amid fears their bodies are inside.Investigators are treating the blaze, which took hold of the secluded country estate in the early hours of Tuesday, as arson. (29/08/2008)
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Pay deals falling behind inflation Average pay deals are increasing, but they are still falling further behind the rising rate of inflation, according to a report.Settlements over the three months to July averaged 3.5%, up by 0.2% on the quarter to June, an analysis by pay specialists Industrial Relations Services (IRS) found. (29/08/2008)
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Two youths quizzed over stab death Two more teenagers have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old near the site of a proposed Olympics party, police said.Officers are questioning two 16-year-old boys over the death of Charles Junior Hendricks. (29/08/2008)
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Life for murder weapon gunsmith A self-taught gunsmith who converted replica weapons into working machine guns used in a series of gangland murders has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 11 years.Grant Wilkinson, 34, of no fixed abode, adapted the guns in a garden shed in Berkshire before they were sold on and used by criminals, including the gang that killed Pc Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford. (29/08/2008)
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Arrest made over eBay computer sale Police have made an arrest over the sale on eBay of a computer said to contain the personal details of thousands of council tax payers.A criminal investigation was launched after the names and addresses, bank account numbers and sort codes of people in the Charnwood Borough Council area of Leicestershire were reportedly found on its hard drive. (29/08/2008)
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MP issues fuel poverty warning A group of backbench MPs is willing to take the Government "right to the line" to help those struggling to pay their fuel bills, former welfare minister Frank Field has warned.The outspoken backbencher called on ministers to introduce a package to help people in fuel poverty, saying a windfall tax could be one option. (29/08/2008)
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