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• The death and rebirth of Y264 TKP

  17-04-2015 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
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• Anderson: Story of a record-breaker

  17-04-2015 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Swing bowling master James Anderson's journey to the top
  
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• Election 2015: Why vote?

  17-04-2015 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Your comments on whether you will cast your vote next month
  
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• Conservatives overtake Labour in Survation pre-election poll

  17-04-2015 21:40
  
  (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Conservative party overtook Labour to score 34 percent support ahead of the May 7 election in an opinion poll by Survation published on Friday. The survey, conducted for the Daily Mirror newspaper, put Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives up four points since April 9, while Labour were down two points at 33 percent. (Reporting by Rishika Sadam in Bangalore; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
  
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• Navy four face sex assault charge

  17-04-2015 21:35
  
  Four members of the Royal Navy have been charged with offences related to sexual assault.
  
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• Four Royal Navy Sailors Charged With Sex Attack

  17-04-2015 21:13
  
  Four British sailors have been charged with an alleged sex attack on a civilian woman in Canada, military police in Canada have said. Craig Stoner, Darren Smalley, Joshua Finbow and Simon Radford are each accused of one count of sexual assault, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) said. A spokesman for the CFNIS, an arm of the Canadian military police, said: "This is a disturbing accusation of sexual assault.
  
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• Trials of nine journalists dropped

  17-04-2015 20:15
  
  Most of the journalists awaiting trial for paying public officials for scoops had their cases dropped today, signalling a major victory for critics of the controversial Operation Elveden police investigation.
  
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• 'Fantasist' denies baby rape claims

  17-04-2015 20:15
  
  A paedophile has denied he planned to abuse a baby with other men he met over the internet.
  
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• Paedophile admits string of rapes

  17-04-2015 20:03
  
  A "predatory" paedophile who kept a "sickening" account of his abuse has admitted a string of offences including 10 counts of rape.
  
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• Minimum 11 years for killer, 13

  17-04-2015 20:03
  
  A boastful 13-year-old boy has been jailed for a minimum of 11 years for the murder of a woman mugged as she walked home from the pub.
  
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• Prosecutors drop illegal payments case against Cameron ex-aide Coulson

  17-04-2015 19:51
  
  British prosecutors have dropped a case against former Rupert Murdoch editor Andy Coulson who had been due to stand trial in June on charges of making illegal payments to public officials. Coulson, a former editor of the News of the World who was once Prime Minister David Cameron's director of communications, had already been jailed last year for encouraging phone-hacking by journalists on the now-defunct paper. He had been due back in court to face allegations, which he denied, of also aut
  
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• British government hits back at accusations of aid waste

  17-04-2015 18:48
  LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The British government dismissed a newspaper report on Friday that said its commitment to spend 0.7 percent of national income on overseas aid meant it had squandered cash on overpaid contractors.
  
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• Murder Probe As Two Women's Bodies Found

  17-04-2015 18:38
  
  A double murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of two women found at addresses just a short walk apart. The body of a woman in her 20s was found with multiple injuries in Worcester Road in Bootle, Merseyside, at about 9.15pm on Thursday.
  
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• Set of Beatles autographs for sale

  17-04-2015 18:25
  
  Money can't buy me love but it can pay for some sought-after Beatles memorabilia.
  
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• Police discovered the bodies of two women in Bootle Photo: ALAMY - Telegraph.co.uk

  17-04-2015 18:23 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  A double murder investigation is under way following the discovery of the bodies of two women in Bootle, Merseyside. The bodies of two women were discovered at separate addresses and police say that the motive is unclear but the offender may be known ...
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• Operation Elveden in meltdown as nine cases are scrapped - Telegraph.co.uk

  17-04-2015 18:19 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Operation Elveden in meltdown as nine cases are scrapped
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  Operation Elveden, the long running investigation into allegations of corruption by journalists was on the brink of collapse after the CPS announced it was scrapping most of the outstanding cases . Nine out of the 12 remaining prosecutions were dropped after ...
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• Car bomb targets US consulate in Iraq's Erbil - mayor - Daily Mail

  17-04-2015 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  ERBIL, April 17 (Reuters) - A car bombing targeting the U.S. consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan's capital Erbil killed one person and wounded five on Friday, the local mayor said. A Reuters witness heard the blast which was followed by brief gunfire. "A car bomb ...
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• Nicola Sturgeon warns Ed Miliband voters will 'never forgive him' if he walks ... - Daily Mail

  17-04-2015 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  In return for SNP support if they hold the balance of balance in a hung Parliament, she made clear she expects Labour to be 'bolder' and end austerity, while promising her Scottish MPs would vote to overhaul the NHS in England. But Mr Cameron warned that ...
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• Iraqi Officials Say Saddam Deputy Believed Killed - New York Times

  17-04-2015 18:12 via nytimes.com
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  BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials said Friday they believe that government forces killed Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the former deputy of Saddam Hussein who for over a decade was the top fugitive from the ousted regime and became an underground figure involved in ...
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• Missing Mum Found After Baby Born In Toilets

  17-04-2015 18:02
  
  The mother of a newborn baby abandoned in public toilets at an amusement arcade has been found and is receiving medical treatment. The infant was named April by staff at Ormskirk Hospital in Southport, where she is being treated. She was just hours old when workers at Silcock's Amusement Arcade found her in the disabled toilet on Thursday evening. An image of the child, wearing a pink playsuit, was released by Merseyside police as they sought to identify her mother and said she was "no
  
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• PM 'sympathy' for abuse victims

  17-04-2015 18:01
  
  David Cameron has sympathised with those who feel "frustrated" that Lord Janner will not face charges over alleged child abuse.
  
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• Nine Journalists Told Elveden Cases Dropped

  17-04-2015 18:00
  
  Nine journalists involved in Operation Elveden have been told charges against them will be dropped following the latest failed prosecution. The group - awaiting trial or retrial as part of the inquiry into payments to public officials - told Sky News they had been informed by the Crown Prosecution Service that no further action would be taken as four of their colleagues were cleared at the Old Bailey. There were angry calls to "stop persecuting innocent journalists" after The Sun'
  
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• LME fines CWT 100,000 pounds for 'Chinese Wall' warehouse violation

  17-04-2015 17:59
  LONDON (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange (LME) has fined CWT Commodities 100,000 pounds ($149,310) for violations of so-called "Chinese Wall" restrictions in its warehousing policy.
  
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• Mother of newborn baby abandoned in amusement arcade toilet has been ... - Daily Mail

  17-04-2015 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Police have found the mother of a newborn baby girl who was discovered abandoned in an amusement arcade toilet last night. Merseyside Police said she is receiving medical treatment. Staff at the amusement arcade earlier spoke of the moment the baby ...
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• Mother of abandoned baby girl found

  17-04-2015 17:50
  
  The mother of a newborn baby abandoned in disabled toilets last night has been found and is receiving medical treatment, police have said.
  
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• Alexander Pacteau appears in court charged with Karen Buckley's murder - Daily Mail

  17-04-2015 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Alexander Pacteau appears in court charged with Karen Buckley's murder
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  Alexander Pacteau, 21, allegedly killed the nursing student, whose disappearance sparked a huge police search earlier this week. He is also charged with attempting to defeat the ends of justice, it emerged at a private court appearance today at Glasgow ...
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• Scottish Labour leader could lose own seat, poll finds

  17-04-2015 17:43
  
  The leader of the opposition Labour Party's Scottish arm could lose his own parliamentary seat to the Scottish National Party (SNP) in a general election on May 7, according to a poll published on Friday. Jim Murphy is leading Labour's effort to fight back against a surge in support for the SNP that could cost the party its chance to lead the next British government. For him to lose his seat to a nationalist rival would be a humiliating symbol of Labour's collapse in Scotland, pre
  
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• Charity hashtag boost for Twitter

  17-04-2015 17:27
  
  Twitter users can now donate to charity by tweeting the organisations they want to support using a hashtag and the amount they wish to give.
  
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• Ten Journalists Told Elveden Cases To Be Dropped

  17-04-2015 17:21
  
  Ten journalists involved in Operation Elveden have been told charges against them will be dropped, according to Sky sources.
  
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• Row Over Call To Rename Zero-Hours Contracts

  17-04-2015 17:21
  
  A cabinet minister has been branded "out of touch" after saying zero-hours contracts should be renamed "flexible hours". Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith sparked criticism after saying the contracts were "badly named", and claiming people on them were "more satisfied with their work life balance" than those in full-time work. Mr Duncan Smith told Sky News: "We know only about 2% of the population are actually on what are called zero-hours
  
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• VIDEO: My son 'paid the ultimate price'

  17-04-2015 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who lost her son after he crashed his car moments after sending a text message implores people not to make the same mistake.
  
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• Sixth broker pleads not guilty to Libor fraud charges in UK court

  17-04-2015 17:14
  LONDON (Reuters) - A former UK broker on Friday pleaded not guilty in a London court to a criminal charge he conspired to manipulate Libor benchmark interest rates.
  
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• Murder probe after two women found

  17-04-2015 17:02
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after the bodies of two women were discovered.
  
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• Unpaid internships 'unfair' - Yahoo News UK

  17-04-2015 16:58 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
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  Graduates struggling to support themselves financially while trying to further their careers are facing a job market which "privileges those who have the financial backing to go without an income". With many graduates having to choose between earning money ...
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• Manhunt As Two Women Found Murdered In Bootle

  17-04-2015 16:58
  
  A double murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of two women in Bootle, Merseyside. The body of a woman, in her 20s, was found with multiple injuries in Worcester Road at about 9.15pm on Thursday night. Police are linking the deaths and have launched a double murder investigation. Detective Superintendent Tim Keelan, said: "Detectives have launched a murder inquiry following the discovery of two bodies at two separate addresses in Bootle.
  
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• Karen Buckley Death: Man Charged With Murder

  17-04-2015 16:57
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Irish student Karen Buckley. Alexander Pacteau, 21, is accused of killing Ms Buckley, whose body was found on Wednesday on a farm outside Glasgow. Pacteau made no plea or declaration when he appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court.  He has been remanded in custody. She started an occupational therapy degree at Glasgow Caledonian University in February and was previously a nurse at the Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, Essex.
  
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• Unpaid internships 'unfair'

  17-04-2015 16:52
  
  Graduates struggling to support themselves financially while trying to further their careers are facing a job market which "privileges those who have the financial backing to go without an income".
  
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• Man remanded on Karen murder charge

  17-04-2015 16:44
  
  A 21-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Irish student Karen Buckley.
  
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• 'Most wanted' fugitives captured

  17-04-2015 16:37
  
  Two fugitives who featured on the UK's most wanted list on suspicion of drug trafficking have been captured in Europe with 24 hours of each other.
  
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• Football fans 'terrorising trains'

  17-04-2015 16:37
  
  Football fans are terrorising rail passengers with thuggish behaviour every week, a senior police officer has said.
  
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• Miliband 'won't need to woo SNP'

  17-04-2015 16:23
  
  The spectacular surge of the Scottish National Party in the polls has put the spotlight squarely on the question of their potential relationship with Labour in a hung Parliament, in the wake of last night's TV encounter between Nicola Sturgeon and Ed Miliband.
  
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• Bradford Football Fire: My Dad Is No Arsonist

  17-04-2015 15:56
  
  The son of the former Bradford City chairman linked to a series of fires has told Sky News his entire family were in the main stand at Valley Parade during the blaze that killed 56 people in May 1985. A new book by survivor Martin Fletcher has linked eight previous fires to businesses or premises owned by the club’s then chairman Stafford Heginbotham. His book, Fifty-Six: The Story of the Bradford Fire, also claims Mr Heginbotham received millions of pounds in insurance as a result of the fire
  
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• Insight - In Labour's Scottish bastion, nationalists prepare an upset

  17-04-2015 15:47
  
  By Andy Bruce, Kate Holton and Guy Faulconbridge GLASGOW/LONDON (Reuters) - In Scotland's biggest city, nationalists have triggered a once-in-a-century shift in political loyalties that could dash Labour leader Ed Miliband's dreams of winning the May 7 election and thrust secessionist 'kingmakers' to the heart of British power. The shifting currents in Glasgow, the citadel of Scottish socialism for more than a century, show the seriousness of the nationalists' bid to end
  
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• 'Many mistakes' made over Janner

  17-04-2015 15:44
  
  Revelations that opportunities were missed to prosecute a former Labour peer for alleged sex attacks on children have been described as "very depressing" by a senior prosecutor.
  
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• Murdered Becky Watts Died From Suffocation

  17-04-2015 15:44
  
  Bristol teenager Becky Watts died from suffocation, Avon and Somerset Police have revealed. The statement came as hundreds of people, including friends and family, gathered for the 16-year-old's funeral at St Ambrose Church in the Whitehall district of Bristol. Mourners, some wearing T-shirts featuring a photograph of Becky, threw pink roses as the horse-drawn carriage carrying her coffin arrived. At Friday's service, Reverend David James read a tribute to the "shy" girl fro
  
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• Britain's opposition Labour Party hold narrow poll lead - Populus

  17-04-2015 15:42
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party hold a one percentage point lead over Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives, according to a Populus poll ahead of a May 7 election.
  
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• Prescott's son David vies for seat

  17-04-2015 15:39
  
  David Prescott is facing an uphill task to follow his father into parliament but he insists there could still be a "Portillo moment" in a seat the Tories have held since the 1920s.
  
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• Labour leader Miliband to PM Cameron - 'Come and debate me'

  17-04-2015 15:34
  
  Britain's opposition leader Ed Miliband on Friday accused Conservative Prime Minster David Cameron of trying to "duck, weave and dive" his way into power at a May 7 vote, challenging him to a head-to-head televised debate. Buoyed after opinion polls on Thursday showed he had won a five-way pre-election debate in which Cameron had opted not to take part, Miliband sought to pressure the Conservative leader into changing his decision to also swerve a two-way debate. If he had guts he
  
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• British unemployment rate at multi-year low ahead of election

  17-04-2015 15:25
  
  By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy created the largest number of new jobs in nearly a year and unemployment hit its lowest rate since mid-2008, official labour market data showed on Friday, the last such report before a closely fought election on May 7. Prime Minister David Cameron hailed the numbers, which cover the three months to February, as underlining his government's "jobs miracle". The opposition Labour Party stressed the slow
  
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• Paige accused 'tested the water'

  17-04-2015 15:19
  
  An alleged murderer of a 15-year-old girl was told by police to contact social services when he sought their advice on what to do with the "problem child" up to a fortnight before he killed her, a court has heard.
  
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