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• VIDEO: Is this preacher a radicalising force?

  13-05-2015 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Gordon Corera reports on the radical Islamist preacher, Anjem Choudary, who some believe has prompted the government's plans to tackle extremism.
  
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• Mother And Daughters Found Dead At Home Named

  13-05-2015 23:56
  
  Officers made the first discoveries on Tuesday after concerns were raised about the welfare of the residents living at a house in Grove Road, Chadwell Heath, east London. Upon forcing their way in, police found the bodies of the mother Shigi Rethishkumar, 37, and two daughters, Niya and Neha aged 13. The father, Rethishkumar Pullarkattil, 44,  who was missing from the property, was found hanged around six miles away at Woodford Reservoir, Walthamstow, at 8.17am on Wednesday. The matter has
  
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• How the US reacted to Brady ban

  13-05-2015 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protests, fundraising, billboards and... Donald Trump: How America has reacted to Tom Brady's 'deflate-gate' ban.
  
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• VIDEO: Winkleman: 'My daughter was on fire'

  13-05-2015 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman has spoken for the first time about the serious injuries her daughter suffered in a Halloween costume fire.
  
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• 'Broader appeal' needed from Labour

  13-05-2015 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The First Minister in Wales has said the Labour Party must appeal to a broader range of voters in the future.
  
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• Tony Robinson death: Protests in Madison after white officer isn't charged in black teen's death

  13-05-2015 23:44
  
  Protesters marched throughout the streets of Madison, Wisconsin after the state prosecutor announced a white police officer wouldn’t be charged for shooting an unarmed black teenager.
  
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• Williams claim 'without substance'

  13-05-2015 23:42
  
  Robbie Williams and his wife have pledged to "strenuously" defend themselves after a former employee took legal action against them.
  
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• Benefits Street latest star Julie Young reveals disabled son died during filming

  13-05-2015 23:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  BENEFITS STREET latest star Julie Young has revealed that her disabled 15-year-old son died during filming of the controversial show.
  
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• Amtrak crash: Federal investigators say train was travelling double the speed limit

  13-05-2015 23:38
  
  The National Transportation Safety Board has said the Amtrak train that crashed Tuesday night killing at least seven people was travelling more than double the speed limit.
  
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• Cooper and Burnham bid to lead Labour

  13-05-2015 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-cabinet ministers Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper say they will stand for Labour's leadership, with the winner elected in September before the party conference.
  
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• Real Madrid 1-1 Juventus

  13-05-2015 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Juventus will meet Barcelona in the Champions League final after knocking out holders Real Madrid 3-2 on aggregate.
  
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• Tui ending Thomson and First Choice

  13-05-2015 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The travel firm Tui is dropping the Thomson and First Choice travel brands in a revamp of its business.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Juventus player ratings: Who was the star man? And how did Gareth Bale fare as Real crash out of Europe?

  13-05-2015 23:10
  
  Alvaro Morata returned to the Bernabeu to haunt Real Madrid and send Juventus through to the Champions League Final.
  
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• Coronation Street anger: Soap complains tram extension will RUIN stars' scenes

  13-05-2015 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  BOSSES of hit soap opera Coronation Street are furious at plans for an extension of Manchester's famous tram system - claiming it will disrupt filming of the show.
  
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• Labour leadership: Yvette Cooper becomes fourth candidate to enter race

  13-05-2015 23:08
  
  Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has become the fourth person to join the Labour leadership race.
  
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• Winkleman tells of fire horror

  13-05-2015 23:01
  
  Strictly Come Dancing co-host Claudia Winkleman has described the moment her daughter "screamed out for me" as her Halloween fancy dress witch costume went up in flames.
  
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• Winkleman relives Halloween fire

  13-05-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Claudia Winkleman relives the "horrific" Halloween costume fire that injured her daughter last year, saying: "We couldn't put her out."
  
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• Life, the Universe and Everything: Dr Morris's alternative science class for 'the curious adult'

  13-05-2015 23:00
  
  Anna Wojtowicz has just started an animated group discussion by asking "What exactly is energy?" With her fellow students, she brainstorms possible answers, while their teacher, Dr Andrew Morris, almost surreptitiously nudges them towards the scientific principles, which the students then go off and investigate. For Anna and her classmates, their regular science lesson offers a chance to cast a critical eye on the aspects of the world that they're curious about. Fracking, climate change, medici
  
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• Supreme Court ruling could ensure that vulnerable people sleeping rough is 'a thing of the past'

  13-05-2015 22:50
  
  Homeless people will have a greater chance of securing accommodation from a local authority following a Supreme Court ruling.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Juventus match report: Alvaro Morata strike sends Juve into Champions League final

  13-05-2015 22:48
  
  Alvaro Morata returned to the Bernabeu to haunt Real Madrid and send Juventus through to the Champions League Final.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Juventus match report: Alvaro Morata pounces to deny Clasico finale for Real

  13-05-2015 22:48
  
  When the Champions League semi-final draw was made, the narrative about an old favourite dumping his former club out of the tournament to reach the Berlin final was dominated by Pep Guardiola. We had the wrong guy.
  
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• Yvette Cooper To Stand For Labour Leadership

  13-05-2015 22:44
  
  Yvette Cooper has announced she is standing to become leader of the Labour Party.
  
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• Derek Walker: Architect and planner who designed Milton Keynes dies aged 85

  13-05-2015 22:37
  
  Milton Keynes frequently suffers sniggering at its Concrete Cows, roundabout-heavy road system and supposedly ugly buildings. But that has been forgotten – for a day at least – as urban planning luminaries praised the breadth of vision in Derek Walker.
  
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• Siege police 'hurt with power tools'

  13-05-2015 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two police officers are injured with "electrical power tools" during a siege in south Devon.
  
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• Cooper joins Labour leadership race

  13-05-2015 22:35
  
  Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced she is standing for the Labour leadership.
  
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• Public warned not to leave mirrors near windows during summer following huge blaze

  13-05-2015 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE BRITISH public have been urged to keep mirrors away from windows after a huge blaze was sparked by a magnifying mirror reflecting the sun's rays.
  
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• Soprano Danielle de Niese: 'I'm not the first singer to go back to work after having a baby'

  13-05-2015 22:30
  
  Over lunch at Glyndebourne's staff canteen, the soprano Danielle de Niese, who is heavily pregnant, is telling star-studded anecdotes. Recently, en route to a charity gala with her tell-tale bump disguised beneath the drapes of a Vivienne Westwood gown, she changed trains at Clapham Junction. A hand on her arm, an "Excuse me, but…" – and there on the station platform, she declares, was Dame Vivienne Westwood herself: "She spotted her dress first and then said – 'Oh, it's you!'" De Niese g
  
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• The UK's rejection of the EU plan for refugees is shameful

  13-05-2015 22:29
  
  David Cameron has told his new Cabinet that the Government’s approach to public services must be rooted in true social justice and genuine compassion. However, after Theresa May’s announcement that Britain will not participate in the EU’s plan to resettle migrants from North Africa throughout the member states, it might reasonably be wondered whether Conservative compassion extends any further than Britain’s borders.
  
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• Government plan to scrap the Human Rights Act is just a confidence trick

  13-05-2015 22:22
  
  In 1998 a young and popular government enshrined the European Convention on Human Rights in law with cross-party support. The Human Rights Act was a beautifully simple piece of legislation that has repeatedly let ordinary people – soldiers, journalists, bereaved families, victims of domestic violence, slavery and rape – hold the state to account.
  
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• John Whittingdale's appointment as Culture Secretary dismays gambling addiction charities

  13-05-2015 22:12
  
  Betting addiction charities have reacted with dismay to the appointment of the “pro-gambling” John Whittingdale as David Cameron’s new  Culture Secretary.
  
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• No further action for 'Syria' boy

  13-05-2015 22:09
  
  A 17-year-old boy who allegedly planned to travel to Syria to fight before changing his mind has been spared prosecution after a senior government law officer ruled that bringing the case was not in the public interest.
  
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• Alondra Diaz: Girl missing for eight years makes surprise appearance in Mexican court

  13-05-2015 22:03
  
  A teenage girl -- missing from her mother for eight years -- at the centre of a heated US-Mexico custody battle reportedly has made a surprise appearance at a Mexico court.
  
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• Southampton hit-and-run incident is latest example of growing menace of mobility scooters

  13-05-2015 22:00
  
  Detectives in Southampton were looking for a driver this week after an incident outside an ice-cream parlour, just down from Roosters Piri-Piri and a branch of Greggs. A 67-year-old suffered a broken knee and ankle after a hit-and-run on Monday afternoon. Yet, as police sought a man in his late 70s with grey hair, the victim could count himself lucky that the vehicle had a maximum speed of 4mph.
  
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• New Culture Secretary John Whittingdale accepted flights from Ukrainian society with links to controversial oligarch

  13-05-2015 21:55
  John Whittingdale, the new Culture Secretary, is facing questions over his judgement after accepting a return flight to Vienna worth £3,000 from an organisation with links to a controversial Ukrainian oligarch currently wanted by the US for alleged corruption.
  
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• New Culture Secretary John Whittingdale accepted flights from society with links to controversial oligarch

  13-05-2015 21:55
  
  John Whittingdale, the new Culture Secretary, is facing questions over his judgement after accepting a return flight to Vienna worth £3,000 from an organisation with links to a controversial Ukrainian oligarch currently wanted by the US for alleged corruption.
  
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• Homophobic website redirected to hardcore gay porn page

  13-05-2015 21:46
  
  People attempting to access an extreme anti-LGBT Christian website will instead land on a hardcore gay porn website, all because of a web-savvy Reddit user.
  
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• Prince Charles 'Black Spider' letters released: After 10-year legal battle memos finally reveal the extent of royal 'meddling'

  13-05-2015 21:43
  The willingness of Prince Charles to put direct pressure on ministers to change government policy on the basis of his personal beliefs was laid bare last night in a series of letters released after a decade-long secrecy battle.
  
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• First picture of woman found dead in suitcase and 'boyfriend' accused of murder

  13-05-2015 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  THIS is the first picture of a woman found dead in a suitcase and the 'boyfriend' accused of murdering her.
  
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• Michael Gove must navigate a political minefield before Tories can scrap the Human Rights Act

  13-05-2015 21:35
  
  In their 80-page manifesto, the Conservatives dedicated fewer than 50 words to a subject that is set to become the biggest test of David Cameron’s authority and the Tories’ small Parliamentary majority.
  
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• VIDEO: Gurkhas 'helped save red kites'

  13-05-2015 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The now-growing population of red kites in mid Wales' Cambrian mountains were saved by protection from Gurkha soldiers, a conservationist says.
  
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• David Cameron faces Tory backbench rebellion over plans to scrap the Human Rights Act

  13-05-2015 21:17
  
  David Cameron is facing diplomatic isolation and his first backbench rebellion over plans to scrap the Human Rights Act and exempt the Government from implementing unfavourable European Court of Human Rights rulings.
  
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• The town that runs on Twitter: Jun's residents tweet to report crime and chat to their mayor

  13-05-2015 21:15
  A portrait of the King of Spain once hung in the office of José Antonio Rodriguez Salas, mayor of the small town of Jun in Granada, Spain. Now, the blue bird of the Twitter logo sits in its place, symbolic of the status of the social networking site locally.
  
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• Boston Marathon bomber trial: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a "terrorist" who should be sentenced to death, prosecutors tell jury

  13-05-2015 21:11
  Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a “terrorist” who wanted to punish America and should be put to death, a jury was told on Tuesday as prosecutors closed their case against the 21-year-old.
  
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• US stripped of Olympic relay medals

  13-05-2015 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The USA 4x100m relay team are stripped of their London 2012 Olympic silver medals because of Tyson Gay's drugs ban.
  
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• Five reasons why Britain could be sleepwalking to an EU exit as early as next year

  13-05-2015 21:09
  
  David Cameron pledged in the Conservative party manifesto to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union “by the end of 2017”.
  
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• VIDEO: Prince's press adviser tackles reporter

  13-05-2015 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Charles's press adviser Kristina Kyriacou attempts to snatch Channel 4 News reporter Michael Crick's microphone as he asks about the publication of some of his private letters.
  
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• Mediterranean migrant crisis: The European Commission unveils its quota scheme

  13-05-2015 21:02
  
  The European Commission has unveiled its migrant quota scheme, in the face of significant opposition from across the continent that means it is likely to be stalled in the bureaucratic process.
  
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• Skeleton 'hints at leprosy history'

  13-05-2015 21:00
  
  Leprosy may have spread to Britain from Scandinavia, according to a study of a 1,500-year-old skeleton.
  
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• Prince's private letters published

  13-05-2015 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Private letters sent between the Prince of Wales and government ministers a decade ago are published after a lengthy legal battle.
  
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• Amtrak train crash: 7 confirmed dead and several still missing

  13-05-2015 20:58
  
  Seven people have been confirmed dead in the wreckage of the Amtrak train that crashed near Philadelphia on Tuesday night and some passengers are still missing.
  
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