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EU considers ringfencing Greece to stop flow of migrantsThe European Commission and Berlin are ready to back the proposal to aid Macedonia, a non-EU country, that would in effect isolate Greece, a fellow member-state that is economically fragile and already overwhelmed with migrants.
Google agrees £130m UK tax deal with HMRCGoogle has agreed to pay £130m in back taxes after an "open audit" of its accounts by the UK tax authorities. The company had been accused of "not paying its fair share" of tax, and criticised for complex tax structures.
Man banned from having sex unless he gives police 24 hours noticeIf the man, from York, plans to start a sexual relationship or have one-off sexual activity with any woman, he has to contact North Yorkshire Police Full sexual risk orders... are used when someone has not been convicted of a sexual offence, but the police convince a court it is necessary for one to be made against the person to protect the public from him or her.
QuoteMan banned from having sex unless he gives police 24 hours noticeIf the man, from York, plans to start a sexual relationship or have one-off sexual activity with any woman, he has to contact North Yorkshire Police Full sexual risk orders... are used when someone has not been convicted of a sexual offence, but the police convince a court it is necessary for one to be made against the person to protect the public from him or her.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/12115119/Man-banned-from-having-sex-unless-he-gives-police-24-hours-notice.html
Google tax deal labelled 'derisory', as criticism growsThe government hailed "a victory", but shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the figure was "relatively trivial".Labour MP Meg Hillier, chair of the public accounts committee, said it was "a small amount of money" for Google.Conservative MP Mark Garnier, a member of the Treasury select committee, said the agreement represented a "relatively small" amount of money compared with Google's UK profits.
'I put my £33m winning lottery ticket through the wash' claims customerWoman claims she bought the £33m winning lottery ticket. There's only one problem. She put the ticket in the wash
Home Office misspells 'language' in English tests announcementBulletin on department’s website about latest exam for migrants was headed ‘New English langauge test’
GE Healthcare: US healthcare giant makes fortune from NHS but pays hardly a penny in taxGE division makes millions in sales to health service, and is net beneficiary from UK Exchequer
Quote'I put my £33m winning lottery ticket through the wash' claims customerWoman claims she bought the £33m winning lottery ticket. There's only one problem. She put the ticket in the wash http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12116986/I-put-my-33m-winning-lottery-ticket-through-the-wash-claims-customer.html
A Camelot source warned however: "The bigger the win, the more people we have coming forward in the genuine but misguided belief they have a valid ticket..."