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• Baseline tests for new primary school students 'dragoons children,' say campaigners calling for them to be scrapped

  17-01-2015 23:58
  A campaign to scrap new baseline tests for four- and five-year-olds to be taken in the first few weeks of their starting in reception class has been launched.
  
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• Europol: New Paris-Style Attack Hard To Stop

  17-01-2015 23:33
  
  The head of the EU's police agency Europol said there are no guarantees that another Paris-style terror attack can be prevented despite increased security measures. Rob Wainwright told Sky News that it has become "extremely difficult" to deal with the threat posed by Islamist extremists. It comes as David Cameron vowed to tackle what he called the "poisonous narrative of Islamist extremism that is turning too many young minds". He was speaking following two days of talks
  
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• Chelsea send warning with rout - Belfast Telegraph

  17-01-2015 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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  Chelsea sent out an emphatic Barclays Premier League title warning as Jose Mourinho's side stunned Swansea by winning 5-0 at the Liberty Stadium. Also in this Section. 'Perfect' display pleases Mourinho · We're progressing well - Rodgers · Redknapp ...
  Five-star Chelsea prove stamina for long haul at expense of naive SwanseaThe Times (subscription)
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• Just what is going on at Rangers?

  17-01-2015 23:30
  
  Long-suffering Rangers fans may have heard this before, but the fallen Scottish giants are in crisis again. After three years of money-grabbing boardroom antics, the Gers faithful are now told the club need £6-8 million to avoid imminent insolvency. This is to pay wages and general operating costs; any unpaid creditor could force the club into administration.
  
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• Five dead in Charlie Hebdo riots in Niger - Telegraph.co.uk

  17-01-2015 23:24 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Five dead in Charlie Hebdo riots in Niger
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  Five people were killed in violent riots in Niger's capital Saturday over the depiction of the Prophet Mohammed on the cover of France's Charlie Hebdo weekly, with angry crowds setting fire to churches. The protesters torched at least eight houses of worship in ...
  Five killed in second day of Charlie Hebdo protests in NigerReuters
  Niger Protests Over Charlie Hebdo Leave 10 Dead in Two DaysBusinessweek
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• Stephen Fry announces marriage to Elliott Spencer on Twitter - Daily Mail

  17-01-2015 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Stephen Fry announces marriage to Elliott Spencer on Twitter
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  The following day Mr Spencer was banned from driving after travelling at 101mph in his partner's Aston Martin. The pair were on their way to a literary festival when the actor reportedly told his then fiance to 'put your foot down'. Mr Spencer was accompanied ...
  Stephen Fry and Elliott Spencer get married - but did he find time to watch Cardiff ...WalesOnline
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• Greece arrests over Belgian 'jihadist terror plot' - BBC News

  17-01-2015 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Greece arrests over Belgian 'jihadist terror plot'
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  Greek police have arrested several people over alleged links to a suspected terror plot in Belgium. One of the men is alleged to have been in contact with the cell in Verviers, Belgium, where a shootout with police left two suspects dead on Thursday. Europe is ...
  Belgium: No sign Greek arrests are linked with Belgian probeDaily Mail
  Four terror suspects arrested in Greece, may be linked to Belgium cellLos Angeles
  
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• Five killed in second day of Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger

  17-01-2015 23:10
  
  By Abdoulaye Massalaki NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least five people were killed on Saturday in protests in Niger against Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, authorities said, bringing the death toll from two days of violence in the country to 10. Police fired tear gas at crowds of stone-throwing Muslim youths who set fire to churches and looted shops in the capital Niamey after authorities banned a meeting called by local Islamic leaders. "They offended our Prophet Mohammad, t
  
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• Belgian Terror Cell 'Mastermind' Arrested

  17-01-2015 23:08
  
  The suspected ringleader of a jihadist terror cell in Belgium has been arrested in Greece. Police say the man matches the description of Abdelhamid Abaaoud - who Belgian authorities suspect was behind a jihadi cell that was dismantled in Belgium on Thursday. The suspect was one of four arrested separately in Athens, in connection with the Belgian terror cell. Authorities in Belgium were going over photos, fingerprints and DNA material sent from Greek police to try to verify whether the person wa
  
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• Cop caught on his dash cam lip-synching and dancing to Taylor Swift's Shake It ... - Daily Mail

  17-01-2015 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  A video of a Delaware police officer enthusiastically lip-syncing to Taylor Swift's 'Shake it Off' is getting global attention. The video, posted to the Dover Police Department's Facebook page Friday, shows Master Cpl. Jeff Davis in uniform and driving a patrol car ...
  Delaware police officer can really 'Shake It off'USA TODAY
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• Pope cuts Tacloban trip short amid typhoon in the Philippines - CNN

  17-01-2015 22:59 via cnn.com
  
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  (CNN) Pope Francis cut his trip to Tacloban short Saturday as an approaching typhoon with blistering winds threatened the city in the Philippines. The Pope donned a slicker to conduct an outdoor Mass for hundreds of thousands who gathered despite stormy ...
  Rain-soaked pope braves storm to comfort typhoon victimsReuters Africa
  Storm Ends Part of Pope's Philippine TripNew York Times
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• Robertson faces Murphy in final

  17-01-2015 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World number one Neil Robertson to face Shaun Murphy in the final of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.
  
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• Eurotunnel To Resume Services After Lorry Fire - Sky News

  17-01-2015 22:31 via news.sky.com
  
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  The closure of the Channel Tunnel triggers widespread travel chaos with thousands left stranded in Britain and France. 22:32, UK, Saturday 17 January 2015. Play video "Eurotunnel Services To Resume". Video: Eurotunnel Services To Resume. Share on ...
  Eurotunnel expects to resume some services laterBBC News
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• Airport terror arrest woman bailed

  17-01-2015 22:13
  
  An 18-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences has been bailed.
  
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• Police seize contraband cigarettes

  17-01-2015 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A substantial quantity of contraband cigarettes and tobacco are recovered by police in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
  
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• Christian Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen score as Tottenham Hotspur beat ... - Haringey Independent

  17-01-2015 21:05 via haringeyindependent.co.uk
  
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  A late Christian Eriksen goal gave Spurs a 2-1 victory over Sunderland and ensured Jermain Defoe was on the losing side on his return to White Hart Lane. A deflected Jan Vertonghen strike put the hosts in the ascendency in the third minute, but the hosts ...
  
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• No history without titles - Mourinho

  17-01-2015 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manager Jose Mourinho says Chelsea's "perfect game" at Swansea will count for nothing if they don't win the Premier League.
  
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• Anti-terror police question London teenager Silhan Ozcelik 'who went to Syria to fight against Isis'

  17-01-2015 20:36
  
  Police are continuing to question an eighteen-year-old woman who was reported to have travelled to Syria to fight against Isis.
  
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• Saracens vs Munster match report: Chris Ashton turns up the heat

  17-01-2015 20:25
  
  Saracens’ influence in Europe is growing by the season, hand in hand with a remarkable scoring record belonging to Chris Ashton. The wing with the tireless workrate and penchant for a flamboyant finish has been overlooked by England this season but he used the last match before Wednesday’s announcement of the Six Nations Championship squad to plunder a try in each half and take his career total in the European Cup to 27 in 39 matches; or an even more impressive 19 in 22 since he joined Sara
  
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• Three killed in second day of Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger

  17-01-2015 20:14
  
  By Abdoulaye Massalaki NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least three people were killed on Saturday in protests in Niger against French newspaper Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, police sources said, bringing the death toll from two days of violence in the West African country to eight. Police fired teargas at crowds of stone-throwing Muslim youths who set fire to churches and looted shops in the capital Niamey after authorities banned a meeting called by local Islamic leaders. The pol
  
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• Stephen Fry marries fiancee Elliott Spencer: 'We go into a room as two people, sign a book and leave as one'

  17-01-2015 20:06
  
  Stephen Fry has married his fiancée, Elliott Spencer, announcing the completed nuptials on Twitter.
  
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• Stephen Fry marries Elliott Spencer: 'We go into a room as two people, sign a book and leave as one'

  17-01-2015 20:06
  
  Stephen Fry has married his fiancée, Elliott Spencer, announcing the completed nuptials on Twitter.
  
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• Man arrested over pitch encroachment

  17-01-2015 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is arrested on suspicion of pitch encroachment after a Nottingham Forest player was allegedly attacked during a match with Derby County.
  
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• Stephen Fry marries Elliot Spencer

  17-01-2015 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Comedian and writer Stephen Fry announces on Twitter that he has married his partner Elliott Spencer by tweeting a picture of them signing the register.
  
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• Mikaeel Kular candle vigil held

  17-01-2015 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A vigil for three year old Mikaeel Kular from Edinburgh whose body was found a year ago is held in a local park.
  
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• Allotment body inquiry continues

  17-01-2015 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police await the outcome of a post mortem examination on a body found at an allotment in an investigation into the suspected murder of a missing Cardiff woman.
  
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• Michael Calvin: Sir Jack Hayward's passing leaves us short of caring owners

  17-01-2015 19:05
  
  They refused to allow Sir Jack Hayward to go silently into the eternal night. His name was sung, his memory was applauded, and poetic eulogies were read. Molineux, the stadium he built, resembled a shrine.
  
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• British police arrest woman on suspicion of terrorism

  17-01-2015 19:03
  LONDON (Reuters) - British police have arrested an 18-year old woman at a London airport on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism and membership of a banned organisation, a police statement said.
  
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• Eurotunnel To Resume Services After Lorry Fire

  17-01-2015 18:57
  
  Eurotunnel trains are expected to resume service later after a lorry fire forced the closure of the Channel Tunnel. Hundreds of Eurostar and Eurotunnel passengers were left stranded when dozens of services were cancelled in both directions after smoke was detected in the north tunnel on the French side of the Channel. Eurotunnel spokesman John O'Keefe confirmed a load on the truck was found smouldering, but said there was "no major fire". The Eurostar website said: "We are s
  
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• Two homes targeted in 'hate crimes'

  17-01-2015 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Attacks on two houses in north Belfast are being treated by police as sectarian hate crimes.
  
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• Le Shuttle resumes after lorry fire

  17-01-2015 18:41
  
  Trains will resume running through the Channel Tunnel this evening following a lorry fire, Eurotunnel said.
  
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• More than 1,600 homes without water

  17-01-2015 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 1,600 properties are left without water supply in counties Tyrone and Fermanagh.
  
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• Britons warned over cold week ahead

  17-01-2015 18:34
  
  Two quick-thinking special constables pulled a woman from the freezing River Aire in Leeds last night, as Britons were warned to settle in for a cold week.
  
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• Niger protesters burn churches in second day of Charlie Hebdo riots

  17-01-2015 18:19
  
  By Abdoulaye Massalaki NIAMEY (Reuters) - Stone-throwing demonstrators set fire to churches and looted shops in Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday, in the latest protest in France's former African colonies at French newspaper Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. A day after five people were killed in the majority Muslim country in protests over the cartoons, demonstrators in Niamey attacked a police station and burned at least two police cars after authorities banned
  
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• Travel Chaos After 'Fire' Closes Channel Tunnel

  17-01-2015 18:17
  
  Eurostar and Eurotunnel have cancelled all services for the rest of the day after a reported lorry fire in the Channel Tunnel. Hundreds of passengers were left stranded after Kent Police said there had been a lorry fire at the French end of the tunnel. Eurostar, which runs passenger services linking St Pancras in London with Paris and Brussels, said smoke had been detected in the north tunnel and dozens of services were suspended in both directions. Car and freight services between Folkestone a
  
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• Rare 1987 Nintendo game 'Stadium Events' sells for over $35,000 on eBay

  17-01-2015 18:11
  
  A rare factory-sealed copy of the 1987 Nintendo videogame Stadium Events has sold for over $35,000 (£23,000) on eBay.
  
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• Uber: South Carolina issues cease and desist order against taxi company over licensing

  17-01-2015 18:09
  
  South Carolina has issued a cease and desist order against Uber after Portland, in Oregon, sued the company and stopped it from operating last year over public safety rules.
  
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• Indian man arrested after he reportedly tried to bury his 9-year-old daughter alive

  17-01-2015 18:05
  
  An Indian man has been arrested after he allegedly attempted to bury his 9-year-old daughter alive.
  
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• VIDEO: Passenger films St Pancras disruption

  17-01-2015 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Johnny Chatterton, a Eurostar passenger who was trying to travel to Paris, explains what happened to him when the Channel Tunnel was closed because of a lorry fire.
  
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• Swansea vs Chelsea match report: Brilliant Blues blow Swans away as Diego Costa and Oscar score two each in five-star performance

  17-01-2015 18:01
  This was a day when Chelsea took all their frustration out on the opposition, rather than Jose Mourinho taking his anger out on referees. So, one of the most tiresome stories of the season at least culminated in one of its most thrilling displays.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Smoke came in, gas masks dropped'

  17-01-2015 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ben Lawton, a Eurotunnel passenger on the train on which a lorry caught fire, describes how passengers were evacuated from the tunnel.
  
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• Thinking of moving abroad? Here is a list of the cheapest and most expensive countries

  17-01-2015 17:05
  
  A map shows the cheapest and most expensive places to live in out of 119 countries in comparison with prices found in New York.
  
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• Cost of living infographic: Thinking of moving abroad? Here is a list of the cheapest and most expensive countries

  17-01-2015 17:05
  
  A map shows the cheapest and most expensive places to live in out of 119 countries in comparison with prices found in New York.
  
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• New Zealand man stabbed through head by steel tyre iron caught on CCTV footage

  17-01-2015 17:03
  
  A New Zealand man drove himself to help after an attacker embedded a steel tyre iron in to his head.
  
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• Man stabbed through head by metal rod caught on CCTV footage

  17-01-2015 17:03
  
  A New Zealand man drove himself to help after an attacker embedded a metal rod in to his head.
  
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• Young teachers 'suffer harassment'

  17-01-2015 16:47
  
  Nearly half of young teachers say they have been discriminated against during their career because of their age, a conference has heard.
  
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• Students join hunt for missing Euan

  17-01-2015 16:47
  
  Scores of university students have joined water rescue professionals as the search for teenager Euan Coulthard stretches into its third day.
  
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• VIDEO: Why disc golf is proving popular

  17-01-2015 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mike Bushell visits a temporary disc golf course in Basingstoke where he met the British number one and spoke to some of those learning the game.
  
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• Strong winds force plane off Philippine runway minutes after Pope Francis's aircraft takes off safely

  17-01-2015 16:24
  
  A plane carrying officials from the Philippines crashed just minutes after Pope Francis’ own aircraft had cleared the runway.
  
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• Pope's 'entourage plane' blown off runway minutes after pontiff's aircraft takes off safely in Philippines

  17-01-2015 16:24
  
  A plane carrying officials from the Philippines crashed just minutes after Pope Francis’ own aircraft had cleared the runway.
  
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