article 23 May 2013 UK
Woolwich eyewitness: attackers 'charged' at police car
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As two men remain in hospital under police guard following an fatal attack on a man in south east London, an eyewitness describes the dramatic scenes to Channel 4 News.

article 22 May 2013 UK
'Serving soldier' killed in Woolwich street attack
Police shootings after 'machete attack' in Woolwich

A man believed to be a soldier is dead after a politically motivated knife attack by two men, who were shot by police. The attack triggered clashes between the EDL and riot officers.

article 22 May 2013 UK
Far-right EDL supporters clash with police in Woolwich
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Clashes erupt between police and members of the English Defence League in Woolwich, south east London, following the street killing of a man believed to be a serving soldier.

article 22 May 2013 UK
Woolwich attack: chilling echoes of a previous plot?
Parviz Khan

In 2007 anti-terror officers uncovered a plot in Birmingham to kidnap and behead a serving British, Muslim soldier. Darshna Soni, who covered the 2007 case, reports.

video 22 May 2013 UK
'The murderers were walking around' - video

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Eyewitness Joe Tallant tells Channel 4 News his account of how he witnessed the attackers "just walking around with weapons".

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article 22 May 2013 UK
News
April Jones trial: Bridger claims alcohol caused memory loss

Former slaughterhouse worker Mark Bridger, accused of abducting and murdering April Jones in a "sexually motivated" attack claims his heavy-drinking lifestyle affects his recollection of events.

article 22 May 2013 UK
How tax avoidance became the new 'evil'  (G)
How tax avoidance became the new 'evil'

MPs are falling over themselves to talk tough on tax. But with Google claiming tax avoidance is merely capitalism in action, lawmakers are now coming under scrutiny in the Great British tax debate.

article 22 May 2013 Business
The International Monetary Fund says the government should be doing more to speed up recovery in a critical assessment of the state of the British economy (Getty)
IMF urges government to boost growth

The International Monetary Fund says the government should be doing more to speed up recovery in a critical assessment of the state of the British economy.

post 22 May 2013
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog Cameron returns to London after Woolwich killing

David Cameron returns early from talks with French President Francois Hollande after being told about events in Woolwich.

post 22 May 2013
News Read more from Krishnan Guru-Murthy on Gurublog Google's Eric Schmidt faces the tax question

I interviewed Google's Eric Schmidt about his fascinating book on how the world must adapt to cope with new technology. But first, the thorny question of tax avoidance.

video 22 May 2013 Business

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Eric Schmidt says Google obeys tax laws - video

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt defends the company against accusations that it is not paying its fair share of tax and says it is governments that make the rules.

article 22 May 2013 UK
Lawyers protest against planned changes to legal aid (ITN)
Simon Israel by Simon Israel Lawyers protest against proposed legal aid changes

Up to a thousand lawyers are expected to stage a protest against planned cuts in criminal legal aid at Parliament today.

article 22 May 2013 World, United States
Ibragim Todashev, a man with suspected links to one of the Boston marathon bombers, has been shot dead by an FBI officer (picture: Orlando County Jail)
Boston marathon bombings: FBI kills man 'who knew' suspect

Ibragim Todashev, a man with suspected links to the Boston marathon bombings is shot dead after allegedly attacking an FBI agent.

video 22 May 2013 Business

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Miliband slams Google on tax avoidance - video

Labour leader Ed Miliband tells an event organised by Google that when the internet giant "goes to "extraordinary lengths to avoid paying its taxes, I say it's wrong".

post 22 May 2013
News Read more on Matt's blog: Matt Frei on America Big weather fuels big faith in Oklahoma

The more severe weather stories I cover in the US the more I realise how much big weather fuels big faith here, writes Washington Correspondent Matt Frei from Oklahoma City.

post 22 May 2013
News Read more on Faisal Islam's blog IMF tells chancellor to boost growth

The IMF backs away from its ringing endorsement of UK economic policy. But the Treasury will be relieved that it has not yet spelled out an alternative policy to austerity.

video 22 May 2013 Culture, China

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Ai Weiwei releases heavy metal single - video

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei makes his heavy metal debut with a political song called Dumbass but admits "it doesn't sound very good".

article 22 May 2013 UK, Ireland
John Anthony Downey is charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA's notorious Hyde Park bombing in London 31 years ago.
Man charged over 1982 Hyde Park bombing

John Anthony Downey is charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA's notorious Hyde Park bombing in London 31 years ago.

article 22 May 2013 UK
Dale Cregan pleads guilty to the murders of David and Mark Short (picture: Reuters)
Police killer Dale Cregan admits two more Manchester murders

Dale Cregan, the man who murdered Manchester police officers Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone, admits also murdering a father and son.

article 22 May 2013 UK
Davdi Cameron and Nick Clegg have both reaffirmed their commitment to maintaing the coalition partnership until the 2015 general election (picture: Reuters)
Cameron and Clegg vow there is 'still life' in the coalition

Nick Clegg and David Cameron vow the coalition will remain united until the 2015 general election - as the deputy prime minister attacks Tory backbenchers for "game-playing".

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Relatives of the soldier who died in the attack in Woolwich are believed to have been informed though he has yet to be named.

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The government’s emergency response committee, Cobra meets at 0900 BST following the killing of a man yesterday afternoon in Woolwich, south east London.

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Hours before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration has formally acknowledged that the United States has killed four American citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. See his letter to Congressional leaders

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Responding to the street attack in Woolwich, south east London, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: “It is hard to comprehend the shocking and horrific scenes we have seen this afternoon on a busy street as Londoners went about their day as normal. We have launched a murder investigation, being led by the Counter Terrorism Command.”

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Home Secretary Theresa May describes the murder of a soldier in Woolwich as a “barbaric case” and announces that security has been tightened at all London army barracks. David Cameron will chair a further Cobra meeting on Thursday morning after cutting short a visit to France.

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"We’ve had these types of attacks before & we never buckle in the face of them."

David Cameron reacts to the Woolwich machete attack - the victim is believed to be a soldier attached to the local barracks in south east London

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ITV News releases still pictures and video footage of a man clutching a bloodied machete following an attack on a man believed to be a serving soldier in Woolwich, south east London.

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Woolwich attack latest: An eyewitness who got off a bus just as the attack happened told how as he filmed the incident, one of the assailants approached. The man was carrying a machete and a gun on John Wilson Street in Woolwich, south east London. The eyewitness said that he gave the gun to his friend, and said: “I just want to talk to you with your camera”. He went on to say they had carried out the attack “because David Cameron, (the) British government sent troops in Arabic country”. Read more: Woolwich knife attack - ‘serving soldier’ dead

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