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Four million people retiring from April could get the wrong state pension
Exclusive: erroneous pension records dating back to 1978 are putting many people at risk of receiving too much - or too little retirement income
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/12143174/Four-million-people-retiring-from-April-could-get-the-wrong-state-pension.html
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Green olives painted with copper sulphate seized by Italian police
Chemical was used to brighten colour on 85,000 tonnes of the fruit while huge quantity of illegal olive oil also discovered
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/03/green-olives-painted-copper-sulphate-seized-italian-police
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New finds at Bronze Age 'Pompeii' Must Farm quarry
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-35492599
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Jeremy Corbyn: 'Councils should run local services'
Mr Corbyn, who has already set out plans to take the railways back into public ownership, said he would back local authorities to take control of utilities and other services in their area.
"Privatisation isn't just about who runs a service, it's about who services are accountable to," he will say.
"It's about who shares the rewards, about protecting the workforce and getting a good deal for local people who use the services.
"After a generation of forced privatisation and outsourcing of public services, the evidence has built up that handing services over to private companies routinely delivers poorer quality, higher cost, worse terms and conditions for the workforce, less transparency and less say for the public.
"We will give councils greater freedoms to roll back the tide of forced privatisation.
"It locks people out of decision-making, makes services less accountable, too often means a bad deal for taxpayers, a bad deal for communities and a bad deal for workers too."
Mr Corbyn is also expected to say that remaining in the European Union is in the best interests of the British people.
However, he will say he wants to see further reforms in Brussels, including stronger workers' rights and an end to the pressure to privatise public services.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-35508740
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Prime (minister's) real estate: inside Margaret Thatcher's £30m home
Exclusive: it houses the study from which she called Ronald Reagan, and has a bomb-proof door. Margaret Thatcher’s former Belgravia mansion goes on sale
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/news/12141180/Prime-ministers-real-estate-inside-Margaret-Thatchers-30m-home.html
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Stunning photos show riot police surrounded by flames as 40,000-person protest cripples Athens
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/stunning-photos-show-riot-police-surrounded-by-flames-as-40000-person-protest-cripples-athens
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World's fastest mobility scooter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t_Yd76MnLU
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EU Force One: Juncker commutes to Strasbourg by private jet
Jean-Claude Juncker and his top officials fly by private jet between Brussels and Strasbourg - a journey of just 220 miles - as EU forks out for €12m air deal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/12144060/EU-Force-One-Juncker-commutes-to-Strasbourg-by-private-jet.html
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Confusion over Ikea 'leather' sofas that are actually made from plastic
The company admitted that categories on their website were not clear as some sofas and armchairs were listed as 'leather' despite being made using plastic
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/shopping-and-consumer-news/12143906/Confusion-over-Ikea-leather-sofas-that-are-actually-made-from-plastic.html