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(But of course oh yes it will.) The time for our exit from this shambles has been long gone of course but surely even the most hardened Europhile can't see this demand for payment as justified. Of course it's all yet more hot air and posturing from Cameron and I can see the UK being the soft-touch it is rolling over and paying anyway Even allowing for this Isn't enough is absolutely flipping enough? Cameron, stand up to this complete farce of the EU for once in this Parliament's miserable life. Link
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Link What the bloody hell? Reduce returning jihadist jail sentences? Isn't there an argument (doomed to failure of course) to say such people should never even set foot on UK soil again? But reducing jail sentences?
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BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29036154 2 September 2014 Last updated at 20:04 Spanish judge orders Ashya King's parents' release A judge in Spain has ordered the immediate release from prison of Ashya King's parents. The decision came after the Crown Prosecution Service decided to withdraw a European arrest warrant enabling the detention of Brett and Naghemeh King. Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the moves to reunite the family. Mr and Mrs King were arrested in Spain on Saturday, after taking their son out of hospital in Southampton last week against medical advice. Prosecutors earlier said they will face no further action and should be reuni…
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A senior Google vice president, Alan Eustace, has broken the world altitude record for a parachute jump set in 2012 by Austrian Felix Baumgartner. Mr Eustace was carried by a large helium balloon from New Mexico to over 40km (25 miles) above the earth. The 57-year-old leapt out in a specially-designed space suit, reaching speeds of more than 1,300km/h. He exceeded the speed of sound, setting off a small sonic boom, and set several skydiving records in the process. Mr Eustace also broke the world records for vertical speed reached during freefall with a peak velocity of 1,321km/h (822 mph) and total freefall distance of 123,414 feet - lasting four minutes and 27 seco…
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