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• ASAP Yams dead: Hip-hop impresario did not die from a drug overdose says ASAP Mob member in tribute video

  19-01-2015 23:41
  
  A$AP Yams, the hip-hop impresario behind A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg and the A$AP Mob, died over the weekend, prompting many in the hip-hop community to pay tribute on social media. He was 26.
  
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• Francis Coquelin to be handed new contract by Arsenal, with midfielder a free agent in the summer

  19-01-2015 23:30
  
  Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin, a free agent in the summer, will be offered a deal by the club after his impact following his return last month from a loan spell in the Championship at Charlton Athletic.
  
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• Francis Coquelin analysis: Surprise package provides balance that eluded Arsenal

  19-01-2015 23:30
  
  It did not sound especially convincing when, last week, Arsène Wenger described Francis Coquelin as “an internal solution” to Arsenal’s lack of midfield steel.
  
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• Sex abuse book injunction had ‘chilling effect on free speech’

  19-01-2015 23:20
  
  A ruling that a British performing artist cannot publish a book detailing the sexual abuse he suffered as a child has had a “chilling effect” on free speech, the Supreme Court was told today.
  
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• Anne Kirkbride dead: Tributes pour in for actress who played Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street

  19-01-2015 23:09
  
  Tributes have poured in for Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride, who has passed away following a short illnesss. She was 60.
  
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• Homeless Veterans appeal: The heroic ex-paratrooper who used Army training to survive on the streets

  19-01-2015 23:01
  When Ed Archibald found himself living rough after leaving the Parachute Regiment, he kept a low profile as he scavenged for food by using his Army training.
  
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• Broadchurch, Series 2, Episode 3, review - Volume goes up to 11 as crime thriller gets tangled

  19-01-2015 23:00
  
  It might be one of the subtler TV dramas but tonight’s Broadchurch was full of shouty one-liners. From an aghast Alec Hardy’s (David Tennant) “What is the point of you, Miller?!” to PC Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) herself raging in the witness dock “I am not the guilty one, here. I AM NOT,” the volume was turned up to eleven.
  
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• Kenneth Clarke: Conservative Eurosceptics are undermining Cameron's attempt at securing EU deal for Britain

  19-01-2015 23:00
  
  Kenneth Clarke has accused Conservative Eurosceptics of undermining David Cameron’s attempts to secure a better EU deal for Britain by constantly “moving the goalposts” and ratcheting up their demands.
  
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• More quantitative easing won't help world economy, says ex-BoE governor King

  19-01-2015 22:53
  
  More monetary stimulus will not help the world economy return to strong growth, former Bank of England governor Mervyn King said on Monday, days before the European Central Bank is expected to decide whether to embark on a massive bond-buying programme. In his first public speech in England since his term at the BoE ended in June 2013, King said he was concerned about a persistent weakness in global economic demand, six years on from the depths of the financial crisis. "We should worry abou
  
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• VIDEO: Chinese man donates cells to UK boy

  19-01-2015 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in China is donating his stem cells to a seven-year-old boy in the UK, in what is being seen as a medical miracle.
  
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• Chinese man's rare stem cell match

  19-01-2015 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shanghai driver donates stem cells to seven-year-old UK boy
  
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• Raif Badawi Exclusive: Nobel Laureates urge Saudi academics to condemn flogging of writer jailed for daring to criticise clerics

  19-01-2015 22:51
  The international outcry over  restrictions on freedom of speech in Saudi Arabia escalated last night as an array of Nobel prizewinners published an open letter calling on the country’s academics to condemn the public flogging of the blogger Raif Badawi.
  
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• Raif Badawi: Nobel laureates' letter to Saudi academics

  19-01-2015 22:49
  
  Dear Professor Chameau,When the new 'King Abdullah University of Science and Technology' was inaugurated in 2009 it was recognised as a visionary attempt to 'rekindle science in the Islamic world'. To mark the significance of the occasion, His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia invited heads of state and Nobel laureates to participate. The undersigned continue to take a profound and sympathetic interest in this visionary undertaking.
  
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• Strange that Chelsea didn't jump in and seal deal for Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard in 2005

  19-01-2015 22:49
  
  As appeals go, Jose Mourinho’s request that Chelsea’s support lay off Steven Gerrard is up there with those mid-match Tannoy announcements requesting that away fans sit down. Or the chap with a loudhailer you used to see outside certain grounds encouraging the crowds to turn their backs on their trivial obsession with organised sport and embrace the love of Jesus Christ. It would be fair to say there was never a queue to speak to him, although he might want to try his luck at Queen’s Park
  
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• Lawyer of Guantanamo detainee: Donald Rumsfeld should be charged with conspiracy to torture

  19-01-2015 22:46
  
  The former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld should be charged with conspiracy to torture in light of the alleged ill-treatment – including sexual abuse – documented by Mohamedou Ould Slahi during his 12 years detention without charge in Guantanamo Bay, his lawyer has claimed.
  
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• The Saudi regime may seek distance from Isis, but their justice systems are not dissimilar

  19-01-2015 22:45
  
  The public flogging of Raif Badawi has drawn attention to Saudi Arabia’s opaque judicial system, leading to questions about who has the power to revoke Badawi’s sentence.
  
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• Mystery over fate of Sun page three

  19-01-2015 22:40
  
  Campaigners against The Sun's page three topless pin-ups are hopeful that they have finally persuaded the tabloid to drop the feature.
  
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• Moustache mirth for Mortdecai men

  19-01-2015 22:40
  
  Johnny Depp brought an air of sophistication to London's Leicester Square tonight for the premiere of his new film, Mortdecai.
  
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• Deirdre Barlow star Kirkbride dies

  19-01-2015 22:36
  
  Coronation Street star Anne Kirkbride - who played the part of the "legendary" Deirdre Barlow - has died.
  
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• Coronation Street's Anne 'Deirdre' Kirkbride Dies

  19-01-2015 22:32
  
  Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre Barlow in the soap, has died after a short illness. "There are no words to describe the sense of grief we feel at Anne's passing," said Executive Producer Kieran Roberts. "We know only too acutely how much Anne meant to the millions of people who watched her create the legendary character of Deirdre Barlow.
  
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• Anne Kirkbride dead: Actress who played Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street dies following short illness

  19-01-2015 22:30
  
  Anne Kirkbride, the actress who played Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street, has died aged 60.
  
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• Anne Kirkbride dead: Actress who played Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street dies after short illness

  19-01-2015 22:30
  
  Anne Kirkbride, the actress who played Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street, has died aged 60.
  
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• King’s ditches ‘pretentious’ rebrand after student anger

  19-01-2015 22:12
  
  Every so often, a venerable institution decides to spruce up its image, only for things to go expensively awry.
  
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• King’s College London ditches ‘pretentious’ rebrand after student anger

  19-01-2015 22:12
  
  Every so often, a venerable institution decides to spruce up its image, only for things to go expensively awry.
  
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• Female genital mutilation: NHS doctor becomes first person to stand trial for involvement in the unpopular practice

  19-01-2015 22:05
  
  An NHS hospital doctor became the first person to stand trial for female genital mutilation after being accused of illegally stitching up a young woman who had just given birth to her first child.
  
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• Poll Indicates Rising Support For Small Parties

  19-01-2015 21:56
  
  The Conservatives and Labour have fallen below 30% in an opinion poll for the first time as a rising number of people say they will vote for a smaller part in May's election. The latest weekly poll by Tory peer Lord Ashcroft puts his party down five points on 29% - just one point ahead of a Labour party stuck on 28%. That leaves the Liberal Democrats in fifth place on 9%, with the SNP on 5%. Lord Ashcroft said: "The (weekly poll) has tended to find a lower combined share for the two ma
  
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• Northern Ireland to cut 20,000 public-sector jobs - minister

  19-01-2015 21:43
  
  Northern Ireland plans to cut 20,000 public-sector jobs over four years as part of a bid to put the province's finances on a more sustainable footing, the region's finance minister said on Monday. The cuts, out of the province's total workforce of 820,000, are part of a wide-reaching political agreement reached in December that paves the way for Northern Ireland to cut its corporate tax rate to better compete with the Republic of Ireland for foreign direct investment. The Northern
  
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• Sony Pictures hack: US had hacked North Korea first, leaked documents show

  19-01-2015 21:43
  
  The US was confident accusing North Korea of involvement in the recent devastating cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, because the National Security Agency had hacked North Korea first, according to documents found among the Edward Snowden leaks.
  
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• Analysis: Locking up Muslims for extreme views turns prisons into recruitment pools

  19-01-2015 21:41
  
  The savage murders in Paris and the plots to carry out terrorist attacks in Belgium have focused attention on the lethal threat posed by young Muslims who have embraced violent extremism through indoctrination at home and jihad abroad.
  
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• British Gas’s 5 per cent price cut ‘measly’ in face of falling energy costs

  19-01-2015 21:34
  
  The Big Six energy providers have come under fire for failing to pass on the full savings they are making from plummeting wholesale gas and electricity prices.
  
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• Family presented with £15.95 invoice for child’s failure to turn up to friend’s birthday party

  19-01-2015 21:28
  
  A five-year-old boy could find himself at the centre of a court case over a bill for failing to attend a school friend’s birthday party.
  
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• Cheers! Study finds that seven drinks a week ‘better for your heart than none at all’

  19-01-2015 21:20
  
  In what may prove to be badly timed news for those struggling to observe “dry January”, scientists have discovered that having up to seven drinks a week may give you a better chance of avoiding heart failure than people who abstain from alcohol completely.
  
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• NYPD officer allegedly groped rape victim he was investigating

  19-01-2015 21:07
  
  A New York detective has been accused of doing the last thing he should be doing while investigating a rape case, allegedly attempting to force himself on a woman he met while investigating her own rape allegations.
  
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• OECD: Little evidence to show that the money being spent on education reforms is working

  19-01-2015 21:06
  
  Millions of pounds are being spent on education reforms in the UK without effective evaluation as to whether they are working, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
  
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• Andy McSmith's Diary: 'An unelectable egotist': who could you mean, Jeremy?

  19-01-2015 21:02
  
  We are days away from the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death and the tributes are pouring in. In the past week, he has been called “the greatest Briton” (by the Los Angeles Times) a “giant of history,”(Le Figaro) and “the most prime ministerial of prime ministers” (The Business Times, Singapore).
  
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• Deadly sea snail's poison cocktail

  19-01-2015 21:00
  
  A deadly tropical sea snail uses a super-potent form of insulin to subdue its fish prey, scientists have discovered.
  
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• A film's popularity depends on how many references are made to it in future movies, according to new study

  19-01-2015 21:00
  
  Forget the critics, the box office receipts and the Oscars, what really makes a film into a masterpiece is how many passing references it generates in subsequent films made by other directors, scientists have discovered.
  
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• Terror attacks: EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the increased terror threat and how to deal with returning jihadis

  19-01-2015 20:59
  European Union foreign ministers have vowed to boost intelligence cooperation and push for controversial data-sharing legislation, as they gathered under the guard of Belgian soldiers to forge a response to the wave of terror-related attacks, foiled plots and arrests across Europe.
  
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• 100,000 people travel every year to stand on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, and 'Take it Easy'

  19-01-2015 20:57
  
  If you should find yourself standing on corner of Winslow, Arizona, you better get used the company.
  
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• VIDEO: Bell-ringer saved by mountain rescue

  19-01-2015 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bell-ringer who became entangled in a bell rope at a Derbyshire parish church is saved by a mountain rescue team.
  
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• After 5,000 rejections - Biscuit the rescue dog finally has a new home

  19-01-2015 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN'S most rejected dog has finally found a new home - after being turned down almost 5,000 times.
  
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• Gary Glitter trial: Former singer accused of attempting to rape schoolgirl

  19-01-2015 20:16
  
  Former glam rock singer Gary Glitter crept into a schoolgirl's bed and tried to rape her at the height of his fame, a court heard today.
  
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• Walliams dons kilt to launch BGT

  19-01-2015 20:03
  
  Simon Cowell was greeted by fellow Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams playing the bagpipes as auditions for this year's show got under way in Edinburgh.
  
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• Longest-serving Battersea dog homed

  19-01-2015 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A dog which became Battersea Dogs and Cats Home's longest-serving resident finds a new home.
  
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• EU appeals court ruling taking Hamas off its terror list

  19-01-2015 19:50
  
  The European Union launched an appeal against last month's EU court ruling that ordered the Palestinian group Hamas removed from its terror list for technical reasons, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Monday.
  
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• Glitter Crept Into Schoolgirl's Bed, Trial Told

  19-01-2015 19:44
  
  Gary Glitter crept into a schoolgirl's bed and tried to rape her, a jury has been told. The allegation, which is said to have taken place at the height of Glitter's fame in the 1970s, was detailed as the prosecution opened its case against the 70-year-old at Southwark Crown Court.
  
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• Free School praised by Michael Gove ordered to close due to bullying and religious bigotry

  19-01-2015 19:40
  
  A Christian free school lauded by Education Secretary Michael Gove has been ordered to close after inspectors accused pupils of harbouring “prejudiced views” of children from other faiths which went unchallenged by their teachers.
  
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• Tony Verna, the inventor of instant replay, has died (Brief pause) Tony Verna, the inventor of instant replay, has died

  19-01-2015 19:31
  Tony Verna, the former sports television producer and director who one December afternoon in 1963 pulled off a then unseen stunt during a live broadcast of the annual Army-Navy football game that was immediately to be dubbed ‘instant replay’, has died in California at the age of 81, his family confirmed.
  
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• This means war: Amazon announces movie division to take on Netflix films

  19-01-2015 19:31
  
  Amazon is to begin producing films for cinema release after the online retailer found success with its first foray into original television shows.
  
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• Amazon announces movie division to take on Netflix films

  19-01-2015 19:31
  
  Amazon is to begin producing films for cinema release after the online retailer found success with its first foray into original television shows.
  
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