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• Police 'target key IRA suspects'

  21-03-2015 23:47
  
  Police are reportedly investigating six key IRA suspects who received letters telling them they were not wanted.
  
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• Tory election candidate suspended over alleged plot to stage fake demonstration outside mosque with former EDL leader

  21-03-2015 23:37
  A Conservative election candidate was suspended tonight after being accused of trying to choreograph a fake demonstration outside a mosque with the help of former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson.
  
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• Tory Election Candidate Suspended Over Plot

  21-03-2015 23:33
  
  A key Tory candidate has been suspended after allegedly hatching a plot to win votes by stirring up racial hatred. Afzal Amin is accused of scheming with the English Defence League (EDL) to announce a protest march against a new "mega-mosque", according to a report in The Mail On Sunday. The plan was for the protest to be scrapped, with Mr Amin taking credit for defusing the situation, the newspaper reports. Mr Amin reportedly promised that he would be an "unshakeable ally"
  
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• Tory suspended in 'vote plot' probe

  21-03-2015 23:22
  
  The Tory candidate in a key general election marginal has been suspended after allegedly hatching a plot with far-right extremists to win votes by stirring up racial hatred.
  
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• Hibernian 0-2 Rangers

  21-03-2015 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rangers overcame a disjointed Hibernian 2-0 to reenergise their season and secure Hearts the Championship title.
  
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• Courtney Lawes tackle video: England lock smashes Jules Plisson during 55-35 win over France

  21-03-2015 22:21
  
  Was it legal? Either way, Jules Plisson did incredibly well to shake off any last effects from this monster tackle by England lock Courtney Lawes.
  
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• A bonfire of the tragedies

  21-03-2015 22:18
  
  The memories of thousands of people went up in flames tonight as an intricately hand crafted wooden temple illuminated a Northern Ireland city.
  
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• Driver knocks down police officer

  21-03-2015 21:48
  
  A plain-clothes police officer is being treated in hospital after he was knocked to the ground by a car after he tried to talk to the driver.
  
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• England 55 France 33 player ratings: Ben Youngs scores a perfect 10 but James Haskell lets down sparkling England Six Nations finale

  21-03-2015 21:39
  England came within a few inches of snatching the Six Nations crown from Ireland's grasp only to fall six-points short of their target in the 55-35 win over France as the Irish won back-to-back titles for the first time in their history.
  
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• Hammond's vow on Iran nuclear deal

  21-03-2015 21:37
  
  Europe and the United States will not do a "bad" nuclear deal with Iran, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond vowed today.
  
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• Labour picks new Halifax candidate

  21-03-2015 21:37
  
  A new Labour candidate has been chosen for Halifax after reports that more than 130 new party members were banned from voting.
  
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• England vs France: Europe’s finest still playing catch-up despite stunning final day of the 2015 Six Nations

  21-03-2015 21:17
  
  In a quiet corner after a convivial dinner, not long before the start of this year’s Six Nations Championship, a head coach confided: “Whatever happens, you always keep something back with a World Cup coming up.”
  
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• England vs France match report: England fall six points short as Ireland win the 2015 Six Nations on the most thrilling finales

  21-03-2015 20:10
  England scored seven tries in beating France 55-35 in a phenomenal contest at Twickenham, but fell agonisingly short of winning the RBS Six Nations as Ireland retained their title.
  
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• Cancer boy offered £40,000 lifeline from anonymous Good Samaritan

  21-03-2015 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TWO-year-old is to undergo pioneering treatment to prevent the cancer which almost killed him from returning - thanks to an anonymous Good Samaratian who donated a staggering £40,000.
  
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• Water slide thrills for winners

  21-03-2015 19:57
  
  Thrill-seekers have had the chance to ride down a 100 metre water slide in the heart of a city centre.
  
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• Safety fears over Spider-man outfit

  21-03-2015 19:57
  
  A children's Spider-man dress-up suit has been recalled by Asda due to safety fears.
  
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• Nigel Farage: My German wife doesn't think she should vote in an in/out EU referendum

  21-03-2015 19:38
  
  Ukip leader Nigel Farage has insisted that his German wife does not want the vote – at least in a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union.
  
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• British PM Cameron to face rivals in TV debate

  21-03-2015 19:09
  
  British Prime Minister David Cameron and six other party leaders will take part in a live TV debate ahead of a closely-fought May 7 election, broadcasters said on Saturday, but there will be no head-to-head with his main rival. Under plans agreed on Saturday after months of political wrangling, Cameron and opposition leader Ed Miliband will also participate in a live question and answer (Q&A) programme. Cameron's rejection of a head-to-head with Miliband, leading his opposite number in
  
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• Grandfather stole £20,000 in cash using empty KIT KAT WRAPPERS

  21-03-2015 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A GRANDFATHER stole over £20,000 by hiding the cash in KIT KAT WRAPPERS.
  
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• Look after passengers and pay compensation for delays, airlines told

  21-03-2015 18:54
  
  British and European airlines have been told to play by the passengers’ rights rules or face prosecution. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned Yorkshire-based Jet2 and Wizz Air of Hungary to pay compensation when it is due for delayed and cancelled flights. Jet2 has also been criticised, along with Aer Lingus, for failing to give passengers information about their rights during disruption.
  
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• Will no one step in to end long-running Blackpool farce? - Michael Calvin column

  21-03-2015 18:44
  
  Blackpool football club, like the seaside town they once represented with pride and distinction, are tainted by decay and neglect. Their plight provides as graphic a reminder of regret as the vomit trails which signal the progress of stag and hen parties along a faded promenade.
  
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• Supertide 2015: Tide of the century sees Thames seep over banks as France's famed Mont Saint-Michel is cut off from mainland

  21-03-2015 18:39
  An unusually high tide following the solar eclipse has seen water seeping over the banks of London’s river Thames this afternoon.
  
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• General election 2015: Party leaders' television debate schedule revealed

  21-03-2015 18:25
  
  The schedule of televised debates between party leaders ahead of the general election in May was announced today.
  
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• Election debates: Party leaders' TV debate schedule revealed

  21-03-2015 18:25
  
  The schedule of televised debates between party leaders ahead of the general election in May was announced today.
  
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• British traveller 'shoots himself in head' at Phuket gun range in Thailand

  21-03-2015 18:04
  
  Shocking footage has emerged of a a reportedly British tourist shooting himself in the head in an apparent suicide at a shooting range in Thailand.
  
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• Parties row over TV election shows

  21-03-2015 18:01
  
  Political parties and broadcasters are engaged in a bitter round of recriminations after the final line-up of televised election clashes was announced.
  
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• Missing 12-year-old girl found

  21-03-2015 18:01
  
  A 12-year-old girl who went missing from her home in the early hours has been found.
  
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• Two-year-old child reported to police for shoplifting in UK's youngest ever case

  21-03-2015 18:01
  
  A two-year-old child reported to police for shoplifting is thought to be the youngest such case ever on record.
  
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• Jasmine Coleman found: Search for missing 12-year-old stood down

  21-03-2015 18:00
  
  The search for the missing 12-year-old Olivia Coleman has been stood down after she was found safe and well.
  
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• Jasmine Coleman found: Missing 12-year-old safe and well

  21-03-2015 18:00
  
  The search for the missing 12-year-old Olivia Coleman has been stood down after she was found safe and well.
  
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• Missing Girl At Centre Of Police Search Found

  21-03-2015 17:59
  
  A young girl who went missing from her Sussex home, prompting a police appeal, has been found. Jasmine Coleman, 12, had last been seen in her bedroom at her home in Lancing, West Sussex, around 11.30pm, possibly talking to someone on FaceTime. A Sussex Police spokesman said that she was found in the Croydon area on Saturday afternoon. There have been no arrests but police said Jasmine was talking with officers from the Metropolitan Police and had not yet been reunited with her parents.
  
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• More victims of alleged historic paedophile ring must come forward, police urge

  21-03-2015 17:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WITNESSES to an alleged paedophile ring run by the rich and powerful are “emerging day by day”, police said as they called for more people to come forward.
  
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• Scotland vs Ireland match report: Sean O'Brien stars with two tries to put Irish out in front ahead of England vs France

  21-03-2015 17:43
  Ireland kept their dreams of a second successive RBS Six Nations title alive by seeing off Scotland 40-10 in an open Test encounter at Murrayfield.
  
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• Adam Johnson targeted by West Ham supporters after he come on as a substitute for Sunderland

  21-03-2015 17:36
  
  New Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat named Adam Johnson among his substitutes for his first game in charge of the club.
  
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• Adam Johnson named among Sunderland substitutes for game at West Ham

  21-03-2015 17:36
  
  New Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat named Adam Johnson among his substitutes for his first game in charge of the club.
  
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• Adam Johnson named among Sunderland subs after club lift his suspension following arrest for allegedly having sex with an underage girl

  21-03-2015 17:36
  
  New Sunderland manager Dic Advocaat named Adam Johnson among his substitutes for his first game in charge of the club.
  
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• Adam Johnson comes on for Sunderland after being named on bench against West Ham

  21-03-2015 17:36
  
  New Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat named Adam Johnson among his substitutes for his first game in charge of the club.
  
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• Jasmine Coleman: Missing girl, 12, thought to have run off with older man

  21-03-2015 17:31
  
  Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who ran away from her home in Lancing, West Sussex.
  
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• Kite-boarder claims speed record

  21-03-2015 17:24
  
  A kite-boarder believes he has set a record for the fastest speed on land.
  
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• Robert Durst's lawyers claim millionaire scion accused of murder was illegally arrested

  21-03-2015 17:24
  
  Lawyers representing Robert Durst say the millionaire scion was illegally arrested on murder charges, as well as drug and weapons charges filed in New Orleans.
  
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• Robert Durst's lawyers claim millionaire real estate heir accused of murder was illegally arrested

  21-03-2015 17:24
  
  Lawyers representing Robert Durst say the millionaire scion was illegally arrested on murder charges, as well as drug and weapons charges filed in New Orleans.
  
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• Apple's new 2015 MacBook USB port will make it much harder to borrow a friend's charger

  21-03-2015 17:23
  
  Apple is bringing out a new MacBook next month, with a new style of charger to boot – which could make any older models and USB cables obsolete.
  
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• Meningitis drug deal 'very soon'

  21-03-2015 17:15
  
  A deal to introduce a potentially life-saving meningitis drug could be reached "very soon", the Health Secretary has said.
  
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• Cheap US wine brands in lawsuit over claims of toxic arsenic levels

  21-03-2015 17:02
  
  Budget-friendly wine brands could contain dangerously toxic levels of arsenic - increasing the risk of cancer and heart disease.
  
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• Pilot circles Faroe Islands so passengers have rare full view of solar eclipse

  21-03-2015 16:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AS Britons eagerly awaiting the solar eclipse were left squinting through the clouds, lucky easyJet passengers on three flights were treated to the spectacle up close.
  
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• Jim steams ahead in dad's footsteps

  21-03-2015 16:36
  
  A steam train driver has become the youngest to qualify on the mainline for almost half a century.
  
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• John Kerry claims US is not after 'just any deal' as Iranian nuclear talks conclude in Switzerland

  21-03-2015 16:29
  
  The United States Secretary of State has cautioned that America is unwilling to accept “just any deal” over the Iranian nuclear programme.
  
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• Iran nuclear talks: John Kerry says US is not after 'just any deal' as negotiations conclude in Switzerland

  21-03-2015 16:29
  
  The United States Secretary of State has cautioned that America is unwilling to accept “just any deal” over the Iranian nuclear programme.
  
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• Iran nuclear talks: John Kerry claims US is not after 'just any deal' as negotiations conclude in Switzerland

  21-03-2015 16:29
  
  The United States Secretary of State has cautioned that America is unwilling to accept “just any deal” over the Iranian nuclear programme.
  
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• Twisted Sister drummer AJ Pero dies of an apparent heart attack aged 55

  21-03-2015 16:27
  
  Twisted Sister members have paid emotional tributes to the late drummer AJ Pero, who died of a suspected heart attack aged 55.
  
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