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• Foul play? Football star appears to be caught on camera having a poo in the street

  05-06-2015 23:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CARDIFF City defender Sean Morrison has come in for fan fury after being caught in a compromising position.
  
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• Jake Gyllenhaal believes that everyone’s thoughts are controlled by the moon

  05-06-2015 23:31
  
  Jake Gyllenhaal recently said he believes the moon has a direct influence on human behaviour.
  
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• Alton Towers game which lets people CRASH rollercoaster dropped three days after tragedy

  05-06-2015 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN Alton Towers game which lets players crash the Smiler rollercoaster was playable for three days after the tragic smash involving the ride.
  
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• VIDEO: Migrants found in Essex container

  05-06-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sixty-eight suspected illegal immigrants, including 15 children, are discovered in four lorries which travelled from Holland.
  
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• Have I Got News for You pays unexpected and moving tribute to Charles Kennedy

  05-06-2015 23:17
  
  The usually-biting satirical programme Have I Got News for You (HIGNFY) paid a touching tribute to late Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, just days after he passed away.
  
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• Alton Towers Victim Expected To Claim Damages

  05-06-2015 23:10
  
  One of the teenagers seriously injured in the Alton Towers crash is expected to make a "substantial claim for damages", her lawyer said. Vicky Balch, 19, from Leyland in Lancashire, is in a "serious condition" in hospital, according to Paul Paxton, partner at Stewarts Law. "They have every confidence in the police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
  
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• 'Mercy Killing' Churchgoer Jailed For Murder

  05-06-2015 23:04
  
  Cancer patient David Paterson, 81, was close to a natural death when he was suffocated by Heather Davidson, 54, in a care home bedroom. About two hours before, she had called Macmillan Cancer Support to ask if smothering her friend would make her a murderer. She claimed it was a mercy killing, but she acted "unilaterally" without thinking about what he wanted, Teesside Crown Court heard.
  
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• Wife of ex-England star Phil Neville blasts Twitter trolls who targeted disabled daughter

  05-06-2015 22:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE wife of former England player Phil Neville has blasted cruel Twitter trolls who bombarded her family with abuse about their disabled daughter.
  
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• Killing Monica: Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell's dark new novel has a familiar feel

  05-06-2015 22:14
  
  Here is some good news for Candace Bushnell fans: the creator of Sex and the City is bringing out a new novel later this month. Killing Monica follows her last two SATC Young Adult prequels –The Carrie Diaries and Summer in the City.
  
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• Buy one, get one (lizard) free: UK couple find reptile in tin of tomatoes

  05-06-2015 22:07
  
  A couple looking forward to a tasty curry got more than they bargained for - and lost their appetite in the process - when they opened a can of tomatoes to find a dead lizard inside. 
  
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• Charles Kennedy death: Why MPs are still in denial over their drinking culture

  05-06-2015 22:03
  
  The early death of Charles Kennedy from a haemorrhage that was “a consequence of his battle with alcoholism” – according to an announcement from his family – has focused attention on whether the House of Commons is like a slow death trap for anyone with the illness that blighted Kennedy’s life.
  
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• Turkey blast: Two dead and 100 injured after explosions hit Kurish part election rally

  05-06-2015 22:01
  
  Two people died and more than 100 were injured after two explosions rocked a large Kurdish party election rally in southeast Turkey on Friday, the country's Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker said.
  
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• Turkey blast: Two dead and 100 injured after explosions hit Kurdish part election rally

  05-06-2015 22:01
  
  Two people died and more than 100 were injured when two explosions ripped through a pro-Kurdish election rally in south east Turkey.
  
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• Jurors fail to reach verdict over couple who performed 'sex act' during Hyde Park gig

  05-06-2015 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A GARDENER accused of engaging in a sex act from his girlfriend in the middle of a Radio 2 concert in Hyde Park cannot be convicted because the incident was more amusing than obscene, the Old Bailey heard.
  
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• Woman jailed for smothering a dying friend who she knew was opposed to euthanasia

  05-06-2015 21:54
  
  A churchgoer who smothered a dying devout Christian with a pillow despite her victim’s opposition to euthanasia has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 10 years for murder.
  
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• Channel 4's Jon Snow attacked for calling Iraq Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz 'a nice guy'

  05-06-2015 21:54
  
  Channel 4 presenter Jon Snow was under fire last night on social media for describing former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz as “a nice guy”.
  
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• In the family way: Reese Witherspoon has news for Walmart's annual meeting

  05-06-2015 21:44
  
  Rob Walton, the 70-year-old son of the Walmart's founder Sam, stepped down as chairman of the world's largest retailer yesterday after two decades in the role.
  
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• Nest of world's deadliest spiders found in bunch of supermarket bananas

  05-06-2015 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SUPERMARKET was forced to close after a nest of the world's deadliest spider was discovered - in a bunch of bananas.
  
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• Three million more apprenticeships are promised - but it's not all about the numbers

  05-06-2015 21:17
  
  What’s going on? A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research has found that 42 per cent of all those starting apprentices since 2010 have been over the age of 25.
  
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• Cyber hack of US government workers' personnel data being investigated as a national security matter, says report

  05-06-2015 21:14
  Data that senior US politicians have claimed was stolen from its computers by Chinese hackers includes security clearance information and background checks dating to 1985, a US official has claimed.
  
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• Alton Towers: rides shut at two other theme parks - Channel 4 News

  05-06-2015 21:08 via channel4.com
  
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  Merlin Entertainments temporarily shuts a rollercoaster at Thorpe Park and two rides at Chessington World of Adventures following a serious accident at Alton Towers. Alton Towers (Getty Images). Nick Varney, chief executive of Merlin Entertainments, told Sky ...
  Alton Towers Crash: Teenage Victim 'Critical'Sky News
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• Charles Kennedy's death caused by alcoholism - Belfast Telegraph

  05-06-2015 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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  Charles Kennedy died as a result of his long fight with a drink problem, a post-mortem examination has concluded. Also in this Section. Holidaymakers in Magaluf warned to "respect the local culture" · Council in £3.5m tower sponsor deal · Medic 'didn't read ...
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• 'Beautiful' nuclear power stations can win over sceptics, says Energy Secretary Amber Rudd

  05-06-2015 21:03
  
  Britain’s new nuclear power stations and other energy infrastructure projects must be designed to look beautiful to garner essential public support, the Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, has said.
  
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• Blatter will be gone soon - Dyke - Northamptonshire Telegraph

  05-06-2015 21:02 via northantstelegraph.co.uk
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  Football Association chairman Greg Dyke believes departing FIFA president Sepp Blatter will not last long enough to implement reform and would not be surprised to see him arrested. On Tuesday, just four days after being re-elected, Blatter announced he ...
  England won't host 2018, 2022 - FA's DykeESPN FCall 15 news articles »
  
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• Greek PM rejects 'absurd' proposal from lenders - Reuters UK

  05-06-2015 20:54 via uk.reuters.com
  
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  Greek PM rejects 'absurd' proposal from lenders
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  ATHENS Athens delayed a 300 million euro payment to the International Monetary Fund on Friday and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spurned an "absurd" proposal from lenders in the impasse that threatens to push Greece into bankruptcy and out of the euro.
  Tsipras tells lenders not to humiliate Greece over debtBBC News
  Greece crisis live: PM tells parliament a debt deal can be done as stocks slide ...Telegraph.co
  
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• Sepp Blatter will be arrested and forced out of Fifa in a 'couple of months', says Greg Dyke

  05-06-2015 20:46
  
  Greg Dyke, the Football Association chairman, has predicted that world football boss Sepp Blatter will be arrested and forced out of Fifa in a “couple of months”.
  
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• Blasts kill 2 at Turkish election rally - Financial Times

  05-06-2015 20:42 via ft.com
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  Blasts kill 2 at Turkish election rally
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  Turkey's tense and divisive election campaign erupted in violence on Friday, with two people reported to have been killed and dozens wounded at an opposition party rally in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir. Two explosions occurred as Selahattin ...
  Turkey election: 'Two dead' in blasts at Kurdish rallyBBC News
  Two explosions hit Kurdish political rally in TurkeyThe Guardian
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• Mers outbreak: South Korean officials argue over spread of disease after doctor who treated patient and fell ill went to gathering

  05-06-2015 20:42
  South Korean authorities have continued to squabble over their handling of an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers), as a fourth person died and five new cases were reported.
  
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• 68 'illegal immigrants' found locked in lorries

  05-06-2015 20:38
  
  Sixty eight suspected illegal immigrants, including two pregnant women and 15 children, have been found locked inside four lorries after a routine port search.
  
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• US warns victims of 'Chinese' data hack - BBC News

  05-06-2015 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  US warns victims of 'Chinese' data hack
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  Four million current and former US government employees are being told to take precautions after having personal information stolen by cyber hackers. Chinese perpetrators are suspected of carrying out a "massive breach" of the personal data, officials said.
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• BBC accused of presenting a 'conspiracy theory' in Radio 4 Satanic abuse documentary

  05-06-2015 20:17
  
  The BBC has been accused of presenting a distorted picture of the extent of ritual sexual abuse in Britain after a documentary claimed it was rooted in an ill-founded “Satanic panic” among social workers and child protection experts.
  
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• Alton Towers Crash: Teenage Victim 'Critical'

  05-06-2015 20:15
  
  A teenager hurt in the Alton Towers rollecoaster crash is in a "critical" condition in hospital, her lawyer has said. Victoria Balch was among four people seriously injured when two carriages collided on the Smiler ride on Tuesday afternoon. Her lawyer, Paul Paxton, said she was in a "critical" condition, suggesting she was more seriously hurt than previously reported.
  
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• Fifa corruption scandal: 'Germany sent Saudi Arabia weapons' in exchange for support of their bid to host the 2006 World Cup

  05-06-2015 20:10
  Germany reportedly sent Saudia Arabia a shipment of rocket-propelled grenades in exchange for support of their bid to host the 2006 World Cup, it has emerged.
  
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• Stand and deliver, workers urged

  05-06-2015 20:08
  
  Office workers trapped behind their desks all day should push away their chairs and work standing up, according to an exercise scientist.
  
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• Magaluf crackdown: Decision to curb antisocial habits will be welcomed by locals and discerning tourists alike

  05-06-2015 20:07
  
  Discerning travellers have always headed to the charming, unspoilt north and west of Mallorca – where they enjoy music festivals in Deia, cycling in the Tramuntana mountains and wildflower walks along the coast, not to mention Michelin-starred restaurants, delicious local wines and sublime evenings listening to exquisite choral concerts in Palma’s handsome cathedral.
  
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• Four Robbers Caught After Squeezing On Motorbike

  05-06-2015 20:02
  
  An armed gang who tried to rob a village Post Office and then fled on the back of one motorbike were caught by police less than 10 minutes later. The masked men gave up their attempted raid - caught on CCTV - after 30 seconds as staff refused to hand over any cash. Ashley Mullen, 24, Jack McNeil, 23, Cy Sedgeman, 22, and Michael Nugent, 18, were jailed for a total of 14 years and eight months for their failed robbery in Pill, Somerset, on 5 January.
  
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• Hot off the press: The playwrights, novelists and broadcasters who started out at local newspapers

  05-06-2015 20:00
  
  Long before internships, aspiring journalists cut their teeth on local papers – and some of them went on to very big things indeed. Five alumni of the town-council and flower-show circuit look back:
  
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• Among the warriors: Extraordinary photos portray the lives of the Kurdish volunteers resisting Isis in Syria and Iraq

  05-06-2015 20:00
  In Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria, volunteer fighters have played decisive roles in battles against Isis and other militant organisations. Despite meagre  official government support and only light weapons, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), People’s Protection Units (YPG), and Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) guerrilla groups are unwaveringly motivated.
  
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• Anish Kapoor responds to Versailles 'vagina' row - 'Did I say that? I don't think so...'

  05-06-2015 19:59
  
  Sculptor Anish Kapoor has dismissed as “hysterical” a controversy which has erupted in France about an exhibition of his works in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
  
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• Magaluf crackdown: Spanish police calls time on 'Shagaluf' with strict new behaviour rules

  05-06-2015 19:55
  
  Young British holidaymakers looking for a wild time in Magaluf would be advised to let their hair down this weekend – after the notorious Mallorcan resort announced strict new behaviour rules would come into force on Tuesday. 
  
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• Tariq Aziz, Iraqi politician, 1936-2015 - Financial Times

  05-06-2015 19:52 via ft.com
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  Tariq Aziz, Iraqi politician, 1936-2015
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  As Saddam Hussein's chief propagandist and veteran foreign minister, Tariq Aziz cultivated an image of cigar-smoking urbanity. The reality was rather different. The years in power in Baghdad had left him disdainful and arrogant and by the time of the 2003 ...
  Tariq Aziz was Saddam's voice through war and crisesReuters
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• Greece crisis: Alexis Tsipras dismisses 'irrational' proposals for country's debt repayment

  05-06-2015 19:49
  
  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said his government could not accept “irrational” proposals like one made this week by the institutions overseeing Greece’s bailout, and insisted any solution must include some form of debt relief.
  
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• Queen knights grandson Prince Harry for 'services to the sovereign' - Financial Express

  05-06-2015 19:42 via financialexpress.com
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  Prince Harry has been knighted by his grandma, the Queen, for "services to the sovereign." By: ANI | June 5, 2015 2:38 pm. Post Comments. Prince Harry has been knighted by his grandma, the Queen, for “services to the sovereign.” Buckingham Palace ...
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• G7 summit: Vladimir Putin will miss out on a weekend at Colditz sister castle with other world leaders

  05-06-2015 19:41
  
  It has been described as a Colditz castle for the super-rich, but this weekend the emphasis at Schloss Elmau, Colditz’s Bavarian sister castle, is on excluding the riff-raff – including Vladimir Putin – rather than keeping its elite and willingly incarcerated residents under lock and key.
  
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• Colorado cop plummets 15 feet in SUV after enormous SINKHOLE opens up in ... - Daily Mail

  05-06-2015 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  A terrified police officer plummeted 15 feet in his patrol SUV in the early hours of Friday morning after an enormous sinkhole opened up in the middle of a Colorado road and swallowed the vehicle. Sergeant Greg Miller was driving through an intersection in ...
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• Pride in London 2015: Activists want 'homophobic' Ukip banned from LGBT parade

  05-06-2015 19:35
  
  Organisers of London Pride are reconsidering their invitation to Ukip to participate in the LGBT parade after gay rights campaigners accused the party of being “inherently homophobic”.
  
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• Olympic Champion Denies Drugs Cheat Claims

  05-06-2015 19:34
  
  Britain's 100m Olympic Gold medallist Allan Wells has denied using performance-enhancing drugs during his career. Allegations were made by a former teammate in a BBC Panorama investigation. But the sprinter, who won his gold in the 1980 Moscow games, said it was won with "honesty and sincerity and commitment".
  
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• Council in £3.5m tower sponsor deal

  05-06-2015 19:29
  
  A council has secured a £3.5 million boost by agreeing a lucrative sponsorship deal for one of Britain's tallest landmarks.
  
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• Is making the Pacific ocean drinkable the best answer to California's drought?

  05-06-2015 19:29
  
  For Californians struggling to come to terms with a crippling drought, there is something darkly comic about the world’s largest body of water lapping at their shores. Now, with a major desalination project nearing completion in Southern California, some residents of the Golden State will finally start drinking from the Pacific Ocean.
  
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• Adam Kizer: Bullied teenager who killed himself donated organs that are helping three people

  05-06-2015 19:24
  
  Amid the darkness, William Kizer takes strength from a trinity of things – his faith, his friends and his family.
  
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