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• Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Calculating Cameron does his sums in the margins

  02-02-2015 23:36
  
  Asked yesterday at Kingsmead School, in Enfield, by the man from 5 News what “nine eights” were, David Cameron decided to pass.
  
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• Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown is 'fighting for her life', family say

  02-02-2015 23:03
  The daughter of the late pop star Whitney Houston is fighting for her life two days after being found unresponsive at her home, her family have said.
  
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• Transfer deadline day: Newcastle United to parachute FIVE players into Rangers on loan after Mike Ashley cash injection

  02-02-2015 22:41
  Newcastle United could be about to loan no less than five players to Rangers before the transfer window closes.
  
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• Transfer deadline day: Newcastle United confirm deal to parachute FIVE players into Rangers on loan after Ashley cash injection

  02-02-2015 22:41
  Newcastle United have confirmed a deal to loan no less than five players to Rangers, completed in one go before the transfer window closed.
  
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• Bird flu confirmed in chickens at British farm

  02-02-2015 22:29
  
  A case of bird flu has been detected at a farm in Hampshire.
  
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• Etan Patz: Mother of boy who went missing 35 years ago breaks down at trial of suspect Pedro Hernandez

  02-02-2015 22:19
  
  The mother of a boy who disappeared on the way to school 35 years ago broke down and cried on Monday at the trial of the man charged with his abduction and murder. The child’s body has never been found.
  
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• Zombie cat 'will not be returned' to his owner in Florida after surgery

  02-02-2015 21:51
  
  A "zombie" cat who "came back from the dead" will not be returned to its owner after "new information" emerged about his burial.
  
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• 'Low severity' bird flu case at farm

  02-02-2015 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A case of bird flu has been confirmed in chickens at a farm in Hampshire, government scientists say.
  
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• Video: Drama As Man Plucked From Freezing River

  02-02-2015 21:47
  
  David Stocks, from Llandudno, fell into the water just after noon on Saturday as he tried to board his boat on the River Conwy, according to the RNLI. Conwy's RNLI volunteers were working nearby when the call for help was received and sped out to reach Mr Stocks in an inshore vessel. "I saw the lifeboat arrive out of the corner of my right eye and the next thing I knew a man from the RNLI was just beside me dragging me out.
  
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• Maghaberry Prison incident now over

  02-02-2015 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An incident involving dissident republican inmates at Maghaberry Prison has now ended.
  
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• 'Snoopers' charter' revival dropped

  02-02-2015 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A cross-party group of peers drops a second attempt to add the so-called "snoopers' charter" to the government's counter-terrorism bill.
  
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• Light jogging 'most beneficial'

  02-02-2015 21:30
  
  Jogging may be most beneficial in small doses, a study has concluded.
  
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• New York set record tourism numbers in 2014

  02-02-2015 21:21
  
  New York welcomed more visitors in 2014 than in any other year in the city’s history, when 56.4 million people visited the biggest US city
  
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• Stokes' England absence 'ridiculous'

  02-02-2015 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former captain Paul Collingwood likens England's treatment of Ben Stokes to "playing Cristiano Ronaldo at right-back".
  
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• Bird Flu Case Found At Farm In Hampshire

  02-02-2015 21:15
  
  Bird flu has been found at a farm in Hampshire, says the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Public Health England said the risk to the public is very low. There is no food safety risk for consumers, according to the Food Standards Agency.
  
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• Glitter trial 'is about basic truth'

  02-02-2015 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jurors in the child sex abuse trial of Gary Glitter must "grasp the nettle" and decide whether the alleged victims are telling the truth, a court hears.
  
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• State funding per pupil will drop under Tories, David Cameron admits

  02-02-2015 21:04
  David Cameron has admitted that state funding per pupil would fall in real terms over the next five years under the Conservatives despite their pledge to protect the £48bn-a-year schools budget.
  
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• Andy McSmith's Diary: Cockerell's crowing ruffles feathers in Parliament

  02-02-2015 21:03
  
  Parliament’s senior staff are not altogether pleased with Michael Cockerell, the journalist whose four-part television series on how the place works begins tonight.
  
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• Four surviving Magna Carta copies on show together after 800 years

  02-02-2015 21:03
  LONDON (Reuters) - The four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta, the English treaty which established that nobody was above the law, were put on display together in London's British Museum on Monday for the first time.
  
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• Freed journalist: 'I feel incredible angst about leaving my colleagues behind'

  02-02-2015 20:59
  Peter Greste, the Australian journalist freed on Sunday after 400 days in an Egyptian prison, said he felt intensely uneasy about two colleagues who are still in jail, as lawyers warned of obstacles to either man being similarly released.
  
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• Ukraine crisis: A dangerous shift in tempo as rebels bolster troop numbers

  02-02-2015 20:56
  
  It was never likely to be quiet in east Ukraine yesterday, after the breakdown of peace talks to which neither side appeared particularly committed.
  
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• Boy suspended from school over Lord of the Rings 'threat' to fellow pupil

  02-02-2015 20:56
  
  A pupil in America was allegedly suspended from school after he brought a ring to class that was said to be a "threat" to another child’s safety.
  
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• George Osborne’s appeal to Greece: act responsibly

  02-02-2015 20:52
  
  The struggle between Greece and the eurozone is fast becoming the biggest risk to the global economy, George Osborne has warned.
  
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• Alexander Litvinenko ‘thought Putin wasn’t up to the job in secret service’

  02-02-2015 20:36
  Vladimir Putin was a penpusher who lacked the experience and expertise of hardened KGB officers who had undertaken tough missions in the field, in the opinion of Alexander Litvinenko.
  
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• Lutfur Rahman: Tower Hamlets mayor ran ‘corrupt’ election campaign, court hears

  02-02-2015 20:28
  
  A prominent London mayor fought a campaign of “intimidation, corruption and fraud” to win power, with voters told it would be “un-Islamic” not to support him and backers bribed with free food, a court has heard.
  
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• Reading and Leeds 2015: Mumford and Sons announced as festival headliners alongside Metallica

  02-02-2015 20:27
  
  Mumford and Sons have been announced as the Main Stage headliners at Reading and Leeds Festivals, alongside Metallica.
  
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• Wrongly accused man case reopened

  02-02-2015 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are to reopen a case into a taxi driver who sexually assaulted three women after the man initially convicted of the crimes cleared his name.
  
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• Recovery of HMS Victory is hampered by stormy relations

  02-02-2015 20:26
  
  When HMS Victory, Britain’s most fearsome warship, went down with all hands in a vicious storm in the English Channel in 1744, the recriminations were bitter.
  
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• Jayne Ozanne: Evangelical campaigner comes out

  02-02-2015 20:19
  
  One of the Church of England’s most influential evangelical campaigners, who for years believed it was impossible to be both gay and a Christian, has declared that “God is a God of surprises” as she came out as a lesbian.
  
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• Harley Miller: ‘I feel like I’ve been let out of prison. It was like I was under house arrest’

  02-02-2015 20:17
  
  An Australian NHS therapist who was told she would be deported from Britain – sparking a grassroots campaign against the Home Office decision – has won her case to remain in Britain.
  
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• Government costcutting plans will mean stricter measures for benefit claimants

  02-02-2015 20:16
  
  All unemployed people might have to “sign on” at the Jobcentre twice as often if they want to continue receiving benefits, under cost-cutting plans being considered by the Government.
  
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• Seven things you didn't know about me: The latest Facebook fad

  02-02-2015 20:16
  Bonnie GreerBonnie Greer is a playwright, novelist, librettist and critic. She is also the Chancellor of Kingston University  in Surrey.
  
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• Spy accused 'paedophile' Putin - Witney Gazette

  02-02-2015 20:09 via witneygazette.co.uk
  
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  Spy accused 'paedophile' Putin
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  The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has told the public inquiry into his death that her husband accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of being a paedophile. Marina Litvinenko said ex-KGB agent Mr Litvinenko wrote an article shortly before ...
  
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• Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will hold victory parade on Tuesday in Boston

  02-02-2015 20:09
  
  Fans of the New England Patriots likely are still celebrating after their team’s improbably comeback to beat the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday’s Super Bowl and the organization wants them to keep right on celebrating.
  
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• Five Hurt As London Bus Roof Ripped Off

  02-02-2015 20:09
  
  Five people have been treated by paramedics after a London bus had its roof ripped off. Pictures posted on Twitter showed a double-decker with upper-floor seats and handrails visible in Kingsway, in the Holborn area of London. London Fire Brigade station manager Gary Squires said: "Those involved were very lucky to escape serious injury.
  
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• IVF expert fears ‘carry-over’ risk in three-parent baby technique

  02-02-2015 20:08
  
  A scientist who has spent his entire career studying the genetics of mitochondria – the tiny “power packs” of the cells – has urged caution about Britain going ahead with a so-called three-parent baby technique without further extensive research into its safety.
  
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• 'Abrupt end' to TV star's school job

  02-02-2015 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former TV weather presenter Fred Talbot's teaching career came to "an abrupt end" over a claim he indecently propositioned a schoolboy, a jury hears.
  
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• Homeless Veterans appeal: How a military charity helped one veteran to find his voice

  02-02-2015 20:02
  
  Androcles Scicluna was nicknamed the “Maltese Pavarotti” during his time as an entertainer while serving with the British Army.
  
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• Chelsea sign £23.3m winger Cuadrado

  02-02-2015 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea sign Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for an initial £23.3m on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
  
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• Reform is the watchword, right across the political spectrum. But what does it mean?

  02-02-2015 19:57
  
  In a crowded field of evasive, misleading, and destructive political terms there is one in particular that stands out. The wretched term “reform” is thrown around indiscriminately. There are associated terms that are almost as deadly. They include “caution”, “bold” and “modernise”. Debates within parties and between them are billed as clashes involving modernisers and conservatives, or as contests between pro-reformers and those who are anti-reform, when the divisions are far mo
  
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• Ed Miliband: 'Boots boss Stefano Pessina should pay his taxes'

  02-02-2015 19:52
  
  Ed Miliband has stepped up Labour’s counterattack on the head of Boots by telling the Monaco-based Stefano Pessina to stop lecturing voters and "start paying his taxes".
  
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• 'They are cremating unicorns': PINK smoke sparks hilarious theories from baffled motorists

  02-02-2015 19:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  COULD this bright PINK smoke perhaps be proof of unicorns - or maybe the cremation of Mr Blobby?
  
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• 22-year-old dies after fire at house

  02-02-2015 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old man who died following a fire at a house in Ballyclare, County Antrim, has been named locally as Brian Heaney.
  
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• Japan PM defends handling of Isis hostage crisis

  02-02-2015 19:49
  
  The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, defended his policy towards terrorism yesterday on a day of mourning for the two hostages murdered by Isis.
  
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• Juan Cuadrado confirmed by Chelsea: £23m midfielder says joining the Blues is like a 'dream'

  02-02-2015 19:48
  
  Chelsea have completed the biggest signing of the transfer window with the acquisition of the Colombia international Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for a deal worth up to £26.8m, having moved on both Andre Schurrle and Mohamed Salah.
  
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• SUBC: Saudi Tip Off Saved British Lives Says PM

  02-02-2015 19:46
  
  Young voters have attacked David Cameron over the Government's decision to fly flags at half-mast following the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz last month. The Prime Minister faced tough questions about the tribute from young people during the Stand Up Be Counted : Ask The Leaders session, which was hosted by Sky News and Facebook. Mr Cameron replied: "We don't agree with lots of things that the Saudis do. King Abdullah died at the age of 90 after almost two decades le
  
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• Bahraini censors take new TV station off air on its first day

  02-02-2015 19:42
  
  Backed by a Saudi prince, whose investment firm has stakes in Apple, News Corp and Twitter, the new Alarab television station was supposed to celebrate its first few days broadcasting this week, covering “all views” in the region.
  
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• Taser death officers names released

  02-02-2015 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five police officers who had been granted temporary anonymity at an inquest into a man shot with a Taser are named by the coroner.
  
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• James Bond 'Spectre' film challenged to show true state of Rome by campaigners

  02-02-2015 19:39
  
  Rome’s exquisite city centre might sound like the perfect location to shoot action scenes for the new Bond film Spectre, but some locals beg to differ.
  
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• 'Orgies sans frontières': Strauss-Kahn appears in court on pimping charge

  02-02-2015 19:37
  
  Defence lawyers tried yesterday to turn the trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn into a trial, by insinuation, of former President Nicolas Sarkozy.
  
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