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• Spiral: Double Murder - series 5 TV review: BBC Four's French crime drama is a hidden gem

  31-01-2015 23:50
  
  We are now three quarters of the way through ground-breaking French crime drama Spiral and finally the lines of inquiry are starting to come together in the harrowing murders of a mother and her baby.
  
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• Miliband would be catastrophe: boss

  31-01-2015 23:40
  
  Ed Miliband is under fresh pressure after a series of attacks over his leadership and warnings by a leading business chief that he would be a "catastrophe" for Britain.
  
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• Pellegrini 'not happy with a point'

  31-01-2015 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says he is disappointed to draw at Chelsea as his side created more chances.
  
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• Actress Geraldine McEwan dies

  31-01-2015 22:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actress Geraldine McEwan, known for playing Agatha Christie sleuth Miss Marple on ITV, has died aged 82, her family says.
  
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• VIDEO: Donations pour in for mugged pensioner

  31-01-2015 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fund to help a 67-year-old disabled man who was mugged outside his home in Gateshead has raised more than £150,000.
  
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• Japanese hostage 'beheading' shown

  31-01-2015 21:48
  
  Islamic State (IS) has released a video which appears to show the beheading of a second Japanese hostage.
  
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• Head and neck injuries to lake body

  31-01-2015 21:43
  
  A post mortem on the body of a woman, believed to missing mother-of-four Samantha Henderson, shows she was violently attacked around the head and neck.
  
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• Isis 'kills Japanese hostage Kenji Goto': Government trying to verify video showing execution

  31-01-2015 21:35
  
  The Japanese government is trying to verify a video purporting to show the execution of the hostage Kenji Goto by an Isis militant.
  
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• 'No PM pictures' on Labour posters

  31-01-2015 21:00
  
  David Cameron will not feature on any of Labour's billboard posters during the general election campaign, the party has said as it vowed to focus on issues not personalities.
  
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• Spy Murder Probe Likely to Further Strain British-Russian Relations - Voice of America

  31-01-2015 20:58 via voanews.com
  
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  LONDON—. With relations between Russia and the West spiraling to new lows over Ukraine, bilateral ties between London and Moscow themselves are becoming more strained as the inquest into the murder of a former Russian spy gets underway. A judge ...
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• Chelsea vs Manchester City match report: Frank Lampard's return proves a non-starter but Blues nearly come undone to battling City

  31-01-2015 20:39
  Frank Lampard shared a joke with the Chelsea bench, he even managed to persuade a reluctant Jose Mourinho to shake hands with him beforehand and then, with 13 minutes left of the match he came on and Stamford Bridge prepared to have their hearts broken all over again.
  
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• Falls in reoffending rates undermine private probation service, campaigners claim

  31-01-2015 20:26
  
  Falls in the reoffending rates of criminals released from jail have undermined the Government’s decision to privatise the probation service, campaigners have claimed.
  
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• Victim fund tops £160k in three days

  31-01-2015 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Well-wishers donate more than £160,000 in three days to help a disabled pensioner who was mugged outside his Gateshead home.
  
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• Exiled Bahrain activist who protested at Windsor Horse Show among 72 to have citizenship revoked

  31-01-2015 20:18
  
  An exiled Bahraini activist has had his citizenship revoked after protesting against the King of Bahrain at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
  
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• Miss Marple Actress Geraldine McEwan Dies

  31-01-2015 19:26
  
  Geraldine McEwan, who was best known for playing Miss Marple on TV, has died aged 82.
  
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• Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, 'found unconscious in bath'

  31-01-2015 19:21
  
  Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Bobby Brown and the late singer Whitney Houston, has reportedly been found unconscious in the bathtub at her Georgia home.
  
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• Man remains critical after shooting

  31-01-2015 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who was shot in the head in north Belfast remains in a critical condition in hospital.
  
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• Miss Marple actress McEwan dies

  31-01-2015 19:09
  
  Actress Geraldine McEwan, known for playing Agatha Christie sleuth Miss Marple on television, has died aged 82.
  
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• Michael Calvin: Time for Old Firm to put aside bigotry and forge new links

  31-01-2015 19:01
  
  The pain was vivid and unimaginable, but Fernando Ricksen was spiritually enriched by the terminal illness which left him physically depleted. He stumbled and fell, but rose again after walking hesitantly through a guard of honour into a wall of noise at Ibrox.
  
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• British health worker being tested for Ebola after needle injury

  31-01-2015 19:01
  LONDON (Reuters) - A British military healthcare worker was flown back to England from Sierra Leone on Saturday following a needle-stick injury sustained while treating a person with Ebola, the Public Health England (PHE) service said on Saturday.
  
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• Hundreds March Over Soaring Housing Costs

  31-01-2015 18:56
  
  Hundreds of people have marched through London in a protest over soaring housing costs in the UK. Police said it was impossible to put a figure on how many marchers turned out, but Sky News Correspondent Ashish Joshi, who joined the group as they marched through rainy east London, put the number at about 1,000. He said: "There are a number of groups, here - tenants' associations, trade unions, people involved in social housing and what they say is there are about 360,000 people waiting
  
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• UK health worker monitored for Ebola

  31-01-2015 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British healthcare worker is flown back to the UK for Ebola monitoring after suffering a needle-stick injury in Sierra Leone.
  
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• Ukraine peace talks start again as at least 40 people killed in 24 hours of fighting

  31-01-2015 18:14
  
  A new round of peace talks have started between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels after being stalled by the deaths of at least 40 people in 24 hours of fierce fighting.
  
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• US government says Israel plans for 450 new illegal settlement homes will 'inflame tensions'

  31-01-2015 18:10
  
  Plans to build 450 new homes in Israel’s illegal settlements in the Palestinian territory will “inflame tensions” in the Middle East, the United States government has said.
  
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• Isis admits it was defeated in Kobani but vows to take it back

  31-01-2015 18:08
  
  For the first time since it was reported last week, Isis has confirmed that it has been driven out of the Syrian town of Kobani — but said it will return to attack.
  
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• Manchester United vs Leicester match report: Robin van Persie sets up revenge

  31-01-2015 18:07
  Revenge is supposedly a dish best served cold, although the temperatures in Manchester were so low that even the foot-long hot-dogs, a speciality of some Old Trafford catering establishments, would have come with a dusting of frost.
  
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• Manchester United vs Leicester match report: Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao send rejuvenated United up to third

  31-01-2015 18:07
  Robin van Persie ended his dry spell with a spectacular finish that propelled Manchester United to a comfortable 3-1 win over Leicester.
  
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• Plastic surgery is a 'burqa made of flesh', says Vatican document

  31-01-2015 18:01
  
  Women who undergo plastic surgery are wearing a "burqa made of flesh", according to a Vatican document which also warns that cosmetic procedures "amputate" human expression from the face.
  
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• Jewish community urged to boycott Cornwall village after residents vote for 'Hitlers Walk' sign to be reinstated

  31-01-2015 17:56
  A member of a Jewish community is calling for a boycott of a Cornwall village after residents agreed to reinstate a sign overlooking the seaside town of Mevagissey which says Hitlers Walk.
  
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• US father petitions local authority to ban all unimmunised children from cancer recovering son's school

  31-01-2015 17:47
  
  A father in the US has petitioned his district’s superintendent to request that any unimmunised child is banned from attending his son’s school in order to protect his child, who is recovering from cancer.
  
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• Val Kimer 'rushed to hospital with suspected tumour' after bleeding from his throat

  31-01-2015 17:37
  
  Top Gun star Val Kimer was reportedly rushed to hospital earlier this week after he began bleeding from his throat.
  
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• Val Kilmer 'rushed to hospital with suspected tumour' after bleeding from his throat

  31-01-2015 17:37
  
  Top Gun star Val Kimer was reportedly rushed to hospital earlier this week after he began bleeding from his throat.
  
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• Matthews' birth marked 100 years on

  31-01-2015 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Events are held at Stoke City to mark the 100th anniversary of football legend Sir Stanley Matthews' birth.
  
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• 'Golden hellos' idea to attract GPs

  31-01-2015 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newly-qualified doctors should be offered "golden hellos" to entice them to work in general practice in Wales, Plaid Cymru says.
  
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• German government is running a Battlestar Galactica game to educate aspiring diplomats

  31-01-2015 17:23
  
  Either the German government is full of sci-fi fans or the recent reimagining of Battlestar Galactica has tangible real world relevance.
  
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• Tasers 'needed for all police'

  31-01-2015 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All front-line police officers should be offered a Taser to protect them against the increased terrorism threat, the head of the Police Federation says.
  
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• Woman charged with murdering baby daughter in London

  31-01-2015 17:06
  
  A woman has been charged with murdering her two-month-old baby daughter in London.
  
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• Thief steals 200m of phone cable

  31-01-2015 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Homes and businesses are left without phone or broadband after a thief steals 200m of cable.
  
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• Royals decline gay men campaign

  31-01-2015 16:53
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today declined to get involved in a campaign to pardon tens of thousands of gay men convicted alongside Imitation Game codebreaker Alan Turing.
  
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• Missing trawler search called off

  31-01-2015 16:53
  
  The search for a missing Belgian-flagged trawler which vanished in the English Channel have been called off, the Coastguard has said.
  
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• Boy, 17, found stabbed in street

  31-01-2015 16:53
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old boy was found fatally stabbed in a street.
  
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• Man in 70s assaulted by masked men

  31-01-2015 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 74-year-old man has been assaulted at his home during a burglary on the outskirts of Lisburn.
  
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• Belfast shootings: Man fighting for his life after being shot in the head in Chinese takeaway

  31-01-2015 16:41
  
  A man is fighting for his life after being shot in the head inside a Chinese takeaway in Belfast in a suspected assassination attempt.
  
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• City traders pay £200 for a quick hangover cure

  31-01-2015 16:40
  
  London’s city traders are reportedly shelling out £200 a pop to cure their hangovers.
  
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• Football clockwatch: Premier League, Africa Cup of Nations and more – live!

  31-01-2015 16:31
  
  Live scoreboard! All today’s live scores and resultsKeep up with all of the day’s goals and games as they happenEmail [email protected] or tweet @niallmcveigh 3.31pm GMT Hugo Lloris has kept Spurs’ two-goal cushion intact, saving from Morrison and Yacob in quick succession. In League One, it’s Crewe 0-2 MK Dons, Peterborough 1-0 Yeovil and Leyton Orient 0-2 Scunthorpe. 3.28pm GMT It had been a quiet start for the hosts at Old Trafford, but no longer - Daley Blind stea
  
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• Talks on ending Ukraine fighting begin as death toll continues to rise

  31-01-2015 16:30
  
  Minsk talks to bring about truce come after more than 20 civilians and 15 Ukrainian soldiers are killed in clashes with Russian-backed separatistsTalks aimed at striking a “binding” truce in Ukraine began in Minsk on Saturday afternoon as the number of soldiers and civilians killed continued to mount amid fierce fighting in several areas.Representatives for the rebels, Russia, Ukraine and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe met in the Belarusian capital, but no details we
  
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• Who will lead the right? New breed of Republicans compete to take on Clinton

  31-01-2015 16:29
  
  As Mitt Romney steps aside in race for 2016, it’s unclear who in the ‘next generation’ is best placed to convince voters the GOP can be the party of the 99%In what may prove his final act in American politics, Mitt Romney has predicted that a fresh face will emerge from the crowd of familiar names crowding the 2016 presidential race and lead his party into the White House with new ideas.
  “I believe that one of our next generation of Republican leaders, one who may not be as well known
  
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• Podemos March for Change: Huge crowds rally in Madrid to support Spanish leftist party

  31-01-2015 16:26
  
  Tens of thousands of people have marched in Madrid at a demonstration called by the insurgent Spanish leftist party Podemos.
  
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• Huge crowds in Madrid as Spanish leftist party Podemos calls 'March for Change'

  31-01-2015 16:26
  
  Tens of thousands of people have marched in Madrid at a demonstration called by the insurgent Spanish leftist party Podemos.
  
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• Amélie Mauresmo’s mental approach adds steel to Andy Murray alliance

  31-01-2015 16:00
  
  French ‘mega-perfectionist’ is as hungry for success as her younger charge before the Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic
  • Mauresmo and Murray make great case for more women in sportShortly after Amélie Mauresmo made the bold decision last summer to take on the job as Andy Murray’s coach one of her contemporaries, the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, outlined her strength of character. “If she feels something is going wrong, she will get off the court immediately. She is
  
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