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• Man, 21, Detained In Hunt For Missing Student

  15-04-2015 23:59
  
  Detectives investigating the disappearance of Karen Buckley in Glasgow have detained a 21-year-old man. CCTV spotted her leaving the club with 21-year-old Alexander Pacteau, who then drove her to his flat two miles away in Dorchester Avenue. Mr Pacteau is the man detained by police, according to Sky News sources. They have 12 hours to question Mr Pacteau.
  
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• Police Will Consider Bradford City Fire Claims

  15-04-2015 23:38
  
  West Yorkshire Police says it will consider any new evidence relating to the deaths of 56 people in the 1985 Bradford City fire, following the publication of new allegations about the tragedy. A new book alleges the Valley Parade disaster was one of nine major fires at companies or premises linked to the club's then chairman, Stafford Heginbotham. Author Martin Fletcher, who lost five members of his family in the fire, does not make any direct allegation about Mr Heginbotham's history
  
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• 'Reversal of fortunes' for weather

  15-04-2015 22:56
  
  Temperatures are set to fall across much of the country in what the Met Office has described as a "reversal of fortunes".
  
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• May slams Perkins' Top Gear trolls

  15-04-2015 21:43
  
  James May has criticised Top Gear viewers who sent threatening tweets to Sue Perkins after reports she was going to replace Jeremy Clarkson, saying he did not want them as fans.
  
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• Carey reveals the glamour of sheep

  15-04-2015 21:43
  
  Carey Mulligan has revealed her role in Far From The Madding Crowd was far from romantic as she spent hours standing in a bath full of sheep droppings.
  
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• Man Detained In Hunt For Missing Student Nurse

  15-04-2015 21:21
  
  Detectives investigating the disappearance of Karen Buckley in Glasgow have detained a 21-year-old man. CCTV spotted her leaving the club with 21-year-old Alexander Pacteau, who then drove her to his flat two miles away in Dorchester Avenue. Mr Pacteau is the man detained by police, according to Sky News sources. They have 12 hours to question Mr Pacteau.
  
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• Election: rivals reject Lib Dem's claim on low pay - Shetland News

  15-04-2015 20:51 via shetnews.co.uk
  
  Election: rivals reject Lib Dem's claim on low pay
  Shetland News
  The five candidates: Donald Cameron (Tory), Alistair Carmichael (Lib Dem), Gerry McGarvey (Labour), Danus Skene (SNP) and Robert Smith (UKIP). SEVERAL of Alistair Carmichael's general election rivals have rejected his claim that the Liberal Democrats ...and more »
  
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• Labour Promises Time Off For Grandparents

  15-04-2015 20:41
  
  Grandparents would be able to take unpaid leave to help with childcare under a Labour government, the party has announced. Currently new mums and dads can take up to 18 weeks of unpaid parental leave, or up to four weeks in a single year until the child is 18. Under the plans, working grandparents would be able to share the time off work without fear of losing their jobs. Launching their Women's Manifesto at a nursery in south London, deputy leader Harriet Harman told Sky News it was import
  
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• Man, 21, Detained In Search For Missing Student

  15-04-2015 20:11
  
  Detectives investigating the disappearance of student Karen Buckley in Glasgow have detained a 21-year-old man. Police divers, a helicopter crew and search dogs have been searching Dawsholm Park, where the 24-year-old's handbag was found. CCTV spotted her leaving the club with 21-year-old Alexander Pacteau, who then drove her to his flat in Dorchester Avenue. Mr Pacteau is the man detained by police, according to Sky News sources.
  
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• Man held by missing Karen police

  15-04-2015 20:03
  
  A 21-year-old man has been detained by police in connection with the disappearance of missing nurse Karen Buckley, it is understood.
  
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• Police step up missing Karen hunt

  15-04-2015 19:48
  
  Police searching for an Irish student who disappeared after a night out in Glasgow say they are "following a definite line of enquiry".
  
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• Secrets Of Abbey Road Studios Unlocked

  15-04-2015 19:15
  
  The secrets of Abbey Road Studios, where many of The Beatles' albums were recorded and home to many of music's extraordinary moments, are being unlocked for the first time. Thanks to Google technology, fans will be able to experience the London studios, where everyone from John Lennon to Pink Floyd and Elton John have made music. Giles Martin, the son of George Martin who signed The Beatles and produced many of their albums, is a producer at the studios and says it's a very specia
  
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• UK temperatures hotter than Athens

  15-04-2015 19:01
  
  Much of Britain has sizzled on the hottest day of the year so far.
  
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• Baby rape plot 'pie in the sky'

  15-04-2015 18:44
  
  A paedophile accused of conspiring to rape a baby has told a jury he was acting out a "fantasy" - and had no intention of abusing a young child.
  
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• Trio Convicted of 'Honey Trap' Killing of London Gambler - ABC News

  15-04-2015 18:37 via abcnews.go.com
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  Trio Convicted of 'Honey Trap' Killing of London Gambler
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  Two men were convicted Wednesday of murdering a professional gambler who was befriended at a London casino by a young woman and led to his death. Prosecutors said that 28-year-old Kyrron Jackson and Nicholas Chandler, 29, bound 56-year-old ...
  Honey trap murder: Leonie Granger guilty of killing professional gambler tied up ...The Independent
  Honey trap murder: 'Just verdict provides some closure'BBC
  
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• 144ft beech is tallest native tree - Irish Independent

  15-04-2015 18:05 via independent.ie
  
  144ft beech is tallest native tree
  Irish Independent
  A beech tree standing 144 feet (44 metres) high has been declared the tallest native tree in Britain. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The tree, which is thought to be almost 200 years old, stands in Newtimber ...and more »
  
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• South of England basks in unseasonably hot weather as temperatures hit 25C

  15-04-2015 17:42
  
  The south-east of Britain basked in unseasonably hot sunny weather on 15 April, with temperatures reaching as high as 25C. Keen not to miss out on temperatures that were expected to better those in much of the Mediterranean, people hit the beach in sunny Southend-on-Sea to soak up the spring rays.
  
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• Depression 'linked to dementia'

  15-04-2015 17:37
  
  People with depression have a 83% greater risk of developing dementia, a study has suggested.
  
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• Campaign Urges Minority Groups To Vote

  15-04-2015 17:36
  
  A new campaign is encouraging people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds to vote in order to avoid being left out of the political process. The campaign has been launched by the non-profit organisation Operation Black Vote (OBV) and features Homeland actor David Harewood, singer Tinie Tempah and the former footballer Sol Campbell.
  
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• 144ft beech is tallest native tree

  15-04-2015 17:33
  
  A beech tree standing 144 feet (44 metres) high has been declared the tallest native tree in Britain.
  
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• History shows UK markets shrug off elections

  15-04-2015 17:12
  
  Yet as strategists and investment managers pore over the parliamentary permutations that might follow the May 7 poll, financial markets have barely flinched. "How many elections have actually had a material impact on the economy or financial markets over the past 30 or 40 years?
  
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• Leonie Granger guilty of gambler Mehmet Hassan's manslaughter - Daily Mail

  15-04-2015 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Leonie Granger guilty of gambler Mehmet Hassan's manslaughter
  Daily Mail
  There was a disturbance in the dock at the Old Bailey after the verdicts were delivered, when Chandler began lashing out. The gang all face long jail terms when they are sentenced later this month.
  Honey trap murder: 'Just verdict provides some closure'BBC News
  Honey trap murder: Leonie Granger guilty of killing professional gambler tied up ...The Independent
  Mehmet Hassan murderer filmed stuffing ca
  
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• Police Divers Join Search For Missing Student

  15-04-2015 17:03
  
  Police investigating the disappearance of student Karen Buckley in Glasgow are searching a park where her handbag was found.
  
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• 'You're taking the black out of Britain if you don't vote' - The Voice Online

  15-04-2015 16:53 via voice-online.co.uk
  
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  'You're taking the black out of Britain if you don't vote'
  The Voice Online
  OPERATION BLACK Vote (OBV) today launched a hard-hitting advertising campaign aimed at encouraging voters from the BAME community to use their vote at the upcoming elections. In a series of print and online adverts, the organisation has enlisted the ...and more »
  
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• Distractions 'costing firms £250m'

  15-04-2015 16:52
  
  Loud talkers, ringing phones and unnecessary meetings are making UK workers unproductive and costing businesses £250 million a year, according to new research.
  
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• Clegg promises 'a heart' for Tories

  15-04-2015 16:46
  
  Nick Clegg has staked the Liberal Democrats' claim to remain in government by promising that his party would give "a heart" to Conservatives and "a brain" to Labour in coalition.
  
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• Morgan 'force of nature', says Reid

  15-04-2015 16:30
  
  Susanna Reid says working with her stand-in Good Morning Britain co-host Piers Morgan was like going "through a tornado".
  
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• Finding Karen 'absolute priority'

  15-04-2015 16:14
  
  The detective leading the hunt for an Irish student who disappeared after a night out in Glasgow has said it is his "absolute priority" to find her.
  
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• Three Guilty Of Gambler's 'Honeytrap' Death

  15-04-2015 16:13
  
  Three people have been found guilty of the 'honeytrap' death of a professional poker player. Kyrron Jackson, 28, and Nicholas Chandler, 29, were convicted by a jury of Mehmet Hassan's murder after Jackson's girlfriend Leonie-Marie Granger set the trap. Care assistant Granger, 25, was found guilty of manslaughter for deliberately targeting the 56-year-old. The court heard how Granger went on dates with Mr Hassan and afterwards reported back that her target was "flashy&quo
  
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• Three Guilty Of Poker Player's 'Honeytrap' Death

  15-04-2015 15:49
  
  Three people have been found guilty of the 'honeytrap' death of a professional poker player. Kyrron Jackson, 28, and Nicholas Chandler, 29, were convicted by a jury of Mehmet Hassan's murder after Jackson's girlfriend Leonie-Marie Granger set the trap. Care assistant Granger, 25, was found guilty of manslaughter for deliberately targeting the 56-year-old. The court heard how Granger went on dates with Mr Hassan and afterwards reported back that her target was "flashy&quo
  
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• UKIP tries to boost flagging support with image shift

  15-04-2015 15:41
  
  By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) sought to boost flagging support ahead of an election in three weeks' time by softening it rhetoric on immigration, showcasing a possible future leader, and ranging beyond its core policies on Wednesday. Though unlikely to win many seats, UKIP matters in what is shaping up to be Britain's closest election since the 1970s because it siphons support from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservativ
  
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• Political battles bring more powers to England's north

  15-04-2015 15:24
  
  MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Despite being on opposite sides in Britain's election campaign, city bosses from the opposition Labour Party in Manchester have struck deals with the Conservative Chancellor to give new powers and funds to England's lagging north.
  
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• Prince's tribute to 'old age' girl

  15-04-2015 15:10
  
  The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to a teenage girl known as "the 100-year-old teenager" who died after being afflicted with a premature ageing condition - as mourners gathered at her funeral today.
  
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• Reverse for mayor over job fight

  15-04-2015 14:58
  
  Liverpool's Labour mayor has lost the latest round of a legal fight with a school where he used to work.
  
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• More to come on warmest day of year

  15-04-2015 14:58
  
  The weather has lived up to expectations, with Britain basking in the warmest day of the year so far as predicted - and forecasters say it will get hotter yet.
  
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• BBC says sorry over air crash joke

  15-04-2015 14:58
  
  The BBC has apologised after former spin doctor Lord Bell cracked a joke about the Germanwings air disaster during a radio interview.
  
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• BBC Issues Apology For Germanwings Crash 'Joke'

  15-04-2015 14:58
  
  The BBC has apologised after former spin doctor Lord Bell cracked a joke about the Germanwings air disaster during a radio interview.
  
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• Missing Karen hunt focuses on park

  15-04-2015 14:57
  
  Police are searching a park and an area around a block of flats for any trace of an Irish student who has been missing for three days.
  
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• 'Honey trap' woman weeps at verdict

  15-04-2015 14:57
  
  A young woman wept as she was found guilty of setting a honey trap for a professional gambler who was kicked to death for the sake of his winnings.
  
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• Ahead of election, British voters evenly split on staying in EU - poll

  15-04-2015 14:45
  LONDON (Reuters) - British voters are evenly split on whether they would vote to leave the European Union, according to a poll published on Wednesday, less than a month before a tight national election in which a membership referendum is on the cards.
  
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• Three guilty of honey trap murder

  15-04-2015 14:35
  
  A young woman has been found guilty of setting a honey trap for a professional gambler who was kicked to death for the sake of his winnings.
  
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• Make sure you vote, say black stars

  15-04-2015 14:35
  
  Black British stars appear with white faces in a hard-hitting new campaign to encourage minorities to register to vote ahead of the general election.
  
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• Windsor Castle Staff Back Industrial Action

  15-04-2015 14:28
  
  Staff described by their union as the "public face" of Windsor Castle have voted to take industrial action in a pay dispute. The 76 wardens, all members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, voted by 84% in favour of action short of a strike, which could start from the end of April. The union said the wardens are employed by the Royal Collection Trust, a charitable arm of the Royal Households, to work at the entrance to the castle, around the grounds and inside the castle
  
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• Two Guilty Of Poker Player's 'Honeytrap' Murder

  15-04-2015 14:15
  
  Two men have been found guilty of the murder of a professional poker player who was lured to his death with a honeytrap. Kyrron Jackson and Nicholas Chandler were convicted by a jury of kicking Mehmet Hassan to death after Jackson's girlfriend Leonie Granger set the trap. Care assistant Granger, 25, was found guilty of manslaughter for deliberately targeting the 56-year-old.
  
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• Liberal Democrats hint Cameron's EU referendum plan negotiable

  15-04-2015 14:13
  
  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Liberal Democrats, possible kingmakers after a close election in three weeks' time, hinted they could back some form of Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to hold an EU membership referendum in return for unspecified concessions. Unveiling their policy manifesto on Wednesday, the centre-left party, the junior partner in a coalition with Cameron's Conservatives since 2010, set out five priority areas they signalled were non-negoti
  
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• Missing Karen search area extended

  15-04-2015 13:50
  
  The police hunt for an Irish student who failed to return home from a night out in Glasgow has been extended to sites across the north west of the city.
  
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• Karen Buckley: Police Search Park And Flats

  15-04-2015 13:19
  
  Police searching for Glasgow student Karen Buckley are scouring the area around a flat where she spent the night and a park where her handbag has been found. Dozens of officers have been deployed to Dawsholm Park following the find - and a helicopter is aiding the search. Ms Buckley went missing in the early hours of Sunday after leaving the flat of a man named Alexander Pacteau, who she met on a night out and who is not a suspect. Ms Buckley spent Saturday night with friends at Glasgow's
  
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• Q&A on EU complaint to Google

  15-04-2015 13:15
  
  The European Commission has confirmed it is filing a complaint to Google about antitrust and a breach of competition rules.
  
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• Bergen-Belsen: Anne Frank remembered in #NotSilent campaign 70 years after her death

  15-04-2015 12:59
  
  Young diarist Anne Frank was remembered through her own words rather than a minute's silence on 14 April in a UK campaign to commemorate 70 years since her death in World War Two. The Anne Frank Trust UK has launched a social media campaign called #NotSilent in which celebrities and the public are invited to record themselves reading one-minute extracts from her diary about life in hiding from the Nazis and post their videos online under the hashtag. At a ceremony at London's British L
  
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• US banking giant fined £126 million

  15-04-2015 12:58
  
  A US banking giant has been fined £126 million by the City regulator for breaking rules designed to protect more than £1 trillion-worth of assets held on behalf of UK-based clients in the event of a Lehman Brothers-style collapse
  
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