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• Conservatives plan to sell Lloyds shares to small investors - Sunday Telegraph

  18-04-2015 23:31
  
  Chancellor George Osborne plans to sell government shares in Lloyds Banking Group to small investors at a discount of at least 5 percent if his Conservative Party win the May 7 election, The Sunday Telegraph reported on Saturday. The Telegraph quoted Osborne as saying that a sale of Lloyds shares to small investors would give more people "a stake in our economy". So far the government has sold Lloyds shares only to institutional investors.
  
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• Relief after Syria arrest man freed

  18-04-2015 23:04
  
  The family of a man arrested on suspicion of terror offences after he apparently attempted to travel to Syria have spoken of their relief after he was released without charge.
  
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• Labour extends poll lead ahead of May 7 election - YouGov

  18-04-2015 22:36
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party extended its poll lead over Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives, a YouGov opinion poll for The Sunday Times showed, contrasting with a separate poll published slightly earlier.
  
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• Police review UK Anzac Day security

  18-04-2015 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK police are reviewing security plans for Anzac Day events after Australian authorities said they foiled a terror plot to attack an event in Australia.
  
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• Bootle Murders: Warning As Police Hunt For Man

  18-04-2015 21:40
  
  Detectives have said they "urgently" need to speak to Peter Fox, after the bodies of the two women were found in separate addresses on Merseyside.
  
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• Double murder suspect 'in London'

  18-04-2015 21:36
  
  Police hunting for a man wanted in connection with the murders of his mother and sister believe he may have travelled to the London area.
  
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• Reading 1-2 Arsenal

  18-04-2015 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alexis Sanchez scores twice as FA Cup holders Arsenal move into the 2014-15 final by beating Reading after extra time.
  
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• Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United

  18-04-2015 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea will be Premier League champions if they win their next two matches after victory over Manchester United.
  
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• Anzac security review after arrests

  18-04-2015 21:06
  
  British police are reviewing security operations ahead of the centenary of the Anzac landings following a foiled alleged terror plot in Australia.
  
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• Son sought over double family murder

  18-04-2015 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the murders of a mother and her daughter in Merseyside urgently want to trace one of their relatives.
  
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• Labour slip further behind Conservatives in poll - Opinium

  18-04-2015 20:59
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party has slipped slightly further behind the ruling Conservatives ahead of next month's general election, according to an opinion poll to be published in Sunday's Observer newspaper. The poll showed support for the Conservatives steady at 36 percent, while support for Labour dropped by 2 percentage points since the last poll a week ago to 32 percent, market research company Opinium said on Saturday. ...
  
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• Six released in Syria 'terror' probe

  18-04-2015 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six people arrested by UK police over alleged terror offences after a group was stopped at the Turkey-Syria border are released without charge.
  
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• Funeral for car boot murder victim

  18-04-2015 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The funeral of Kyle Neil whose body was found in the boot of a car in south Belfast takes place.
  
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• No one can believe what Katie Hopkins has said about migrants now - Swindon Advertiser

  18-04-2015 20:31 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  No one can believe what Katie Hopkins has said about migrants now
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  She lives for controversy but her latest comments about migrants coming to the UK is a new low, even for her. Unsurprisingly it's made a lot of people angry, including Piers Morgan, Russell Brand and Matt Lucas who all stepped in to say so on Twitter.and more »
  
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• Family devastated at double murder

  18-04-2015 20:11
  
  The family of a mother and daughter who were murdered within hours of each other say they are "absolutely devastated" at their loss.
  
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• 76 people 'made 41% of donations'

  18-04-2015 20:11
  
  Just 76 people accounted for 41% of all individual and corporate donations made to the political parties and other political causes in Britain over the past five years, it has been reported.
  
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• UKIP councillor in 'assault' arrest

  18-04-2015 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A UKIP councillor is arrested after an alleged altercation with a campaigner.
  
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• Everton 1-0 Burnley

  18-04-2015 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kevin Mirallas scores the winner and Ross Barkley misses a penalty as Everton beat Burnley, who have Ashley Barnes sent off.
  
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• Miliband rules out Plaid coalition

  18-04-2015 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Ed Miliband says he is not interested in a coalition with Plaid Cymru as he made his first general election campaign visit to Wales.
  
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• Six freed after Syria terror quiz

  18-04-2015 18:42
  
  Six people arrested by counter-terrorism police have been released without charge.
  
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• Prince Harry airborne in Australia

  18-04-2015 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry takes to the skies during his first two weeks of a secondment with the Australian Defence Force.
  
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• Wonga Crashes To £35m Loss After Torrid Year

  18-04-2015 18:10
  
  A string of regulatory scandals and restructuring costs pushed Britain's biggest payday lender deeply into the red in 2014, it will announce next week. Sky News can reveal that Wonga Group will disclose in the coming days that it lost approximately £35m last year, ending a long run of profitability for a company which has become the target of sustained criticism by opponents of the short-term lending sector. Sources said on Saturday that Wonga, which sponsors Newcastle United and Blackpool
  
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• Harry fortnight into attachment

  18-04-2015 18:00
  
  Prince Harry has completed his first two weeks with the Australian Army as his British military career enters its final stages.
  
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• Four Royal Navy Sailors Charged Over 'Sex Attack'

  18-04-2015 17:53
  
  Four British sailors have been charged with an alleged sex attack on a civilian woman in Canada, military police have said. Craig Stoner, 24, Darren Smalley, 35, Joshua Finbow, 23, and Simon Radford, 31, 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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• Cameron joins Vaisakhi procession

  18-04-2015 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David and Samantha Cameron join thousands of people celebrating the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Kent.
  
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• Fire-struck hotel shut during probe

  18-04-2015 17:27
  
  A five-star hotel that has played host to prime ministers and presidents remains closed this afternoon, 24 hours after staff and guests were forced to evacuate as a fire took hold.
  
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• Cameron visits temple for festival

  18-04-2015 17:18
  
  David Cameron and wife Samantha have made a colourful visit to a Sikh temple to mark the Vaisakhi festival.
  
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• Six Arrested Over 'Terrorism' Are Released

  18-04-2015 17:14
  
  Six people arrested by counterterrorism police have been released without charge.
  
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• Muslims urged to abstain from voting because 'democracy violates the right of Allah'

  18-04-2015 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CONTROVERSIAL posters urging Muslims to turn their backs on the ballot box because "none have the right to vote but Allah" have been plastered across the city of Cardiff.
  
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• UK monitoring French nuclear issue

  18-04-2015 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's nuclear safety regulator says it expects lessons to be learned from problems with a French reactor that is very similar to one planned in the UK.
  
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• Farage compares himself to Gandhi

  18-04-2015 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UKIP leader Nigel Farage quotes Mahatma Gandhi as he describes his battle with the political establishment.
  
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• Murder victims mother and daughter

  18-04-2015 16:52
  
  Two women found dead at separate addresses have been identifed as a mother and daughter.
  
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• Man Stabbed In Birmingham Road Rage Fight

  18-04-2015 16:25
  
  A man has been stabbed during a road rage incident in Birmingham, prompting a police appeal for information. Police were called to reports of a fight involving five people in the Balsall Heath area of the city just before 5.15pm on Friday. Two men, aged 23 and 29, were arrested nearby on suspicion of wounding and are in police custody. Detective Constable Elaine Dodd said: "This happened in broad daylight and at a busy time of day in Balsall Heath.
  
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• Now God’s backing Ukip? PAKISTAN church goes Farage crazy calling for divine intervention

  18-04-2015 15:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nigel Farage and Ukip have some form for garnering hardcore support in the most unlikely of places – but they have now got an entire church congregation in PAKISTAN praying for success at the polls!
  
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• Top judge's veil views clarified

  18-04-2015 15:54
  
  The UK's most senior judge has clarified his position on whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear a full-face veil while giving evidence.
  
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• Man Stabbed In Birmingam Road Rage Fight

  18-04-2015 15:54
  
  A man was stabbed during a road rage incident in Birmingham, prompting a police appeal for information.
  
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• Birmingham Road Rage Stabbing Sparks Appeal

  18-04-2015 15:34
  
  A man was stabbed during a road rage incident in Birmingham, prompting a police appeal for information.
  
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• Blackburn slapped on wrist over app

  18-04-2015 15:25
  
  Veteran DJ Tony Blackburn received a gentle slap on the wrist from his BBC bosses after he sent a live video from Broadcasting House using a new app.
  
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• JAILED: Violent thug's attack on teenage mother-to-be left baby dead

  18-04-2015 15:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A VIOLENT thug who punched a pregnant teenager in the stomach, resulting in the death of her baby, has been jailed.
  
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• Writer quits Twitter after abuse

  18-04-2015 14:46
  
  A Guardian food writer, blogger and campaigner has apparently quit Twitter after being bombarded with homophobic abuse by someone claiming to be from Ukip.
  
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• Britain’s claim to Falkands like China’s claim to Chinatown, says Argie ambassador

  18-04-2015 14:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE Argentinian ambassador has likened Britain's sovereignty over the Falklands Islands to Chinese people living in London’s ‘Chinatown’ area.
  
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• Labour pledges to tackle exploitation of migrant workers

  18-04-2015 14:18
  
  By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Opposition leader Ed Miliband said on Saturday that he would set up a new government unit to prosecute employers who exploit migrant workers if his Labour Party wins power in the national election on May 7. In a major speech on immigration -- a widespread concern among Britons that has bolstered the anti-EU United Kingdom Independence Party -- Miliband set out how Labour would try to ensure immigrants did not depress British wages. "We'll make it a
  
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• Scots parties on campaign trail

  18-04-2015 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The political parties take to the streets of Scotland for a weekend of general election campaigning.
  
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• Four held as murder probe launched

  18-04-2015 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four people are arrested after man, 42, dies following a serious assault in Rhondda Cynon Taff.
  
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• Miliband: All NHS Workers Must Speak English

  18-04-2015 13:58
  
  Ed Miliband has attempted to convince voters the party has learnt from its past mistakes on immigration by unveiling tough new measures to tackle the issue. Among the Labour leader's pledges on immigration, Mr Miliband said he would ensure that all NHS workers would be "required to speak English to a sufficient standards so they can care effectively for patients". He said a Labour government would legislate to give healthcare regulators the power to enforce the rule. Mr Miliband 
  
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• Teenager stabbed to death in street

  18-04-2015 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation is under way in Birmingham after a teenager was stabbed to death in the street.
  
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• Boy 'did not intend to kill himself'

  18-04-2015 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A schoolboy found hanged in his bedroom by father did not intend to kill himself, a coroner rules.
  
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• Teen arrested over attempted murder

  18-04-2015 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been arrested by police in connection with the attempted murder of two brothers in Edinburgh.
  
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• 'Vital Clues' In Fatal Teen KFC Stabbing

  18-04-2015 12:59
  
  An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death and another critically injured in a fight outside a fast food restaurant in Birmingham. Police say Sheriff Mbye was rushed to hospital in a white Audi, which then sped off and was later found abandoned. The teenager had suffered multiple injuries and died two hours after arriving at the Queen Eliazabeth Hospital. Police say they have discovered "vital clues" and have launched a major investigation.
  
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• Murder probe begins after stabbing

  18-04-2015 12:36
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after an 18-year-old was fatally stabbed.
  
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