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• Euro 2016: Chris Coleman on course to end half a century of hurt for Wales

  01-09-2015 23:49
  
  “Been on your holidays again,” said the ticket collector at Swansea station to John and Mel Charles on the day they came back from the World Cup in Sweden.
  
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• Robinson Calls On Cameron To Suspend Stormont

  01-09-2015 23:46
  
  The First Minister of Northern Ireland has been unsuccessful in his attempt to extend his Assembly's summer recess by a month. Peter Robinson had insisted the suspension of Stormont was necessary to enable urgent political talks aimed at saving the country's power-sharing executive. The Democratic Unionist Party leader has since met David Cameron, and urged the British Government to intervene by suspending the Assembly.
  
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• Chuka Umunna urges Labour to back Jeremy Corbyn if he is elected leader

  01-09-2015 23:40
  
  Chuka Umunna has urged Labour to unite around its new leader in an apparent offer of reconciliation from the party's modernising wing to leadership favourite Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Channel Tunnel rail services suspended as trespassers are on the tracks

  01-09-2015 23:40
  
  Suspected migrant activity has suspended Channel Tunnel rail services between the UK and France, Eurostar said.
  
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• Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins reveals she has a brain tumour which prevents her from having children

  01-09-2015 23:35
  
  Sue Perkins has revealed that she has a brain tumour which prevents her from having children.
  
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• Rugby World Cup 2015: The tournament's forgotten XV

  01-09-2015 23:33
  
  It is one thing for a high-quality player to miss a World Cup because he is injured at the wrong time: think Aaron Cruden, the devilishly tricky little All Black outside-half, or the crack Springbok flanker Marcell Coetzee, who is built on an altogether more substantial scale. It is quite another to be considered one of the best of the best by everyone except the man who picks the squad.
  
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• Three major hurricanes pictured over Pacific for first time

  01-09-2015 23:25
  
  They look like swirls, spirals, missives in the firmament.
  
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• Andy Burnham attacks Labour leadership rival Jeremy Corbyn over 'isolationism'

  01-09-2015 23:00
  
  Andy Burnham will pledge to fight nationalist politics which is leaving the world "fragmented, divided and less secure" in a thinly veiled attack on his Labour leadership rival Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Billions Wiped Off Value Of Shares In UK And US

  01-09-2015 22:42
  
  It was another volatile day on global stock markets with the FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares closing down 3%. The London stock market was shut on Monday due to a bank holiday but it closed down 189 points to 6059 on Tuesday. Monday's nose-dive followed comments by a senior US central banker that were seen as a sign that borrowing costs may be raised from historic lows as early as this month despite the recent market turmoil over China.
  
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• Ex-Rangers Owner And Chief Executive Arrested

  01-09-2015 22:39
  
  Police investigating alleged fraud in connection with the acquisition of Rangers Football Club have arrested three men. The suspects include Craig Whyte, 44, who took over the Scottish club in 2011. Also arrested is ex-chief executive Charles Green, 62, who led a consortium which bought the club's assets in 2012 following Rangers' liquidation.
  
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• British PM calls for more talks to cool Northern Irish crisis

  01-09-2015 22:25
  
  By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - London and Dublin will hold further talks with Northern Ireland's political parties to try to avert a crisis over an IRA-linked murder that has led to calls to suspend Belfast's parliament, the British government said on Tuesday. Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson asked British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday to suspend the Northern Irish Assembly for four weeks to facilitate talks to save the power-sharing executive it leads with the na
  
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• Bond Author Sorry For Elba 'Street' Comments

  01-09-2015 22:22
  
  The author behind the new James Bond novel has apologised to fans after he claimed Idris Elba would be "too street" to play the iconic spy. Anthony Horowitz had said the actor, renowned for playing Nelson Mandela in a recent biopic, was not "suave" enough to be 007. However, the 60-year-old insisted there was no "colour issue", as he believed Adrian Lester would be a better choice as the first black Bond.
  
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• Republican starts 'Ready for Kanye' PAC for Kanye West's presidential run

  01-09-2015 22:14
  
  A young, black Republican has started a fund to support Kanye West’s newly announced presidential campaign.
  
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• Hillary Clinton's emails from Sidney Blumenthal describe Nick Clegg's 'arrogance' and David Cameron as 'no partner' to the US

  01-09-2015 22:07
  As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton imbibed a relentless stream of emails from Sidney Blumenthal, a family friend and one-time aide to her husband, Bill Clinton, offering advice and gossip on topics ranging from British politics to relations with Israel.
  
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• Wikipedia rocked by 'rogue editors' blackmail scam targeting small businesses and celebrities

  01-09-2015 22:00
  
  Hundreds of small British businesses and minor celebrities have been targeted by a sophisticated blackmail scam orchestrated by “rogue editors” at Wikipedia, The Independent can reveal.
  
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• Nightclub tycoon was stabbed to death by his son after argument in bar, court hears

  01-09-2015 21:44
  
  A nightclub tycoon was stabbed to death by his son, who then bragged that he “had the guts to stand up to him”, a court has heard.
  
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• Migrant crisis: UN official Philippe Douste-Blazy reveals the harrowing sights he encountered among refugees arriving on Lampedusa

  01-09-2015 21:33
  As a senior United Nations official, Philippe Douste-Blazy has seen his share of harrowing sights. But nothing had prepared even him for the scenes he encountered while on a fact-finding mission to the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.
  
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• Author Anthony Horowitz sorry for saying Idris Elba unsuited for James Bond role

  01-09-2015 21:20
  
  The author of the new James Bond novel has apologised after he said that British actor Idris Elba is "too street" to play 007.
  
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• Google changes logo 'to show when magic is working'

  01-09-2015 21:19
  
  Google has unveiled its new logo in its biggest redesign since 1999.
  
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• Sony and Samsung to reveal new phones and smartwatches

  01-09-2015 20:53
  
  New phones and smartwatches from the likes of Sony and Samsung will be introduced at the IFA technology show when it opens in Berlin this week.
  
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• Why Frederick Forsyth's spying days could spell disaster for today's journalists

  01-09-2015 20:52
  
  When Frederick Forsyth revealed at the weekend that he had combined his time as a foreign correspondent with spying for MI6, there was little criticism.
  
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• Markus Persson: If being that rich is so bad, why not just give it all away?

  01-09-2015 20:47
  
  I am completely blameless in the sad story of Markus Persson. I had vaguely been aware of a computer game called Minecraft, but I had never felt the need to contribute to Persson's unfeasible wealth by joining the many millions who have paid £4.99 to download his app. Minecraft is a hybrid of Lego and Sim City, and as I have succumbed, at various points of my life, to the narcotic appeal of these two games, I am slightly surprised I never became a Minecrafter. And now it's too late, becaus
  
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• Natalia Strelchenko death: Man charged with murder of world-renowned concert pianist

  01-09-2015 20:46
  
  A man has been charged with the murder of international concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko.
  
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• Night Tube: Union Calls Off Planned Strikes

  01-09-2015 20:43
  
  The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has suspended strikes it was due to hold next week over plans for the Night Tube. The strikes had been due on 8 and 10 September but an RMT spokesman said the decision had been made to put them off after it was announced the Night Tube would be postponed.  "As the implementation of night Tube has been suspended until we reach agreement and we are continuing discussions and negotiations on all related matters, RMT has suspended the strike action ca
  
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• Young professionals in Britain are 'abandoning big companies' in favour of 'less conventional' working environments

  01-09-2015 20:36
  
  Large companies are struggling to compete with jobs offering a "less conventional" work environment, according to a new study which suggests many young people are looking to switch careers.
  
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• Simon Cowell gets over-25s as X Factor judges' duties revealed

  01-09-2015 20:35
  
  The X Factor judges have been given their categories - and it looks like Simon Cowell is slightly disappointed with his chosen group.
  
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• Paul Burrell heading for Celebrity Big Brother house

  01-09-2015 20:35
  
  Diana, Princess of Wales's former butler Paul Burrell will be teaching Celebrity Big Brother housemates how to provide service worthy of the royal family when he enters the house tonight.
  
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• Marks & Spencer faces threat of 'zombie seal' protests over links to salmon farm with worst culling record

  01-09-2015 20:34
  
  Marks & Spencer is at the centre of a seal culling scandal after it was revealed that it gets salmon for its premium range from the Scottish fish farm with the worst record for killing the protected mammal.
  
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• Girl on a Plane: An exclusive extract of the novelisation inspired by the 1970 Palestinian fighters hijack

  01-09-2015 20:30
  
  The age of global terror started 45 years ago next week, when Palestinian fighters hijacked five planes and landed three in the Jordanian desert, aiming to swap the hostages for jailed colleagues. Then 15, Miriam Moss was among those held and has now written a 'novelisation' inspired by the experience.
  
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• Manchester United release statement on David De Gea's failed transfer to Real Madrid denying they were at fault

  01-09-2015 20:26
  Manchester United have released a statement on David De Gea's failed transfer to Real Madrid, denying that it was their fault why the deal did not happen.
  
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• James Bond author Anthony Horowitz apologises for saying Idris Elba is 'too street' to play 007

  01-09-2015 20:25
  
  Anthony Horowitz, the author of the new James Bond novel, has apologised for saying that Idris Elba is “too street” to play 007.
  
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• Labour leadership: Chuka Umunna says party must 'accept the result' if Jeremy Corbyn wins

  01-09-2015 20:21
  
  One of Labour’s leading modernisers has held out an olive branch to Jeremy Corbyn, calling for the right of the party to “accept the result” of the contest and “support our new leader” whoever wins.
  
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• Today is the day Japanese children are most likely to kill themselves

  01-09-2015 20:07
  
  Children in Japan are more likely to kill themselves today (September 1st), than on any other day of the year.
  
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• Scotland to spend £100m in the next year to 'mitigate harm' caused by Tory welfare cuts

  01-09-2015 20:01
  
  The Scottish Government will spend £100m over the next year to “mitigate the harm” caused by Conservative welfare cuts as it seeks to undermine Westminster’s austerity programme, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
  
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• Fragments of 'world's oldest known Koran' unlikely to pre-date Prophet Mohamed, says expert

  01-09-2015 19:59
  
  A manuscript of the Koran found buried away in a Birmingham library is more likely than not the oldest known direct record of the Prophet Mohamed's teachings, according to an expert at the university where it was discovered.
  
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• Three-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jewish children told 'the non-Jews' are 'evil' in worksheet produced by school

  01-09-2015 19:47
  
  British three-year-olds have been told "the non-Jews" are “evil” in a Kindergarten worksheet handed out at ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools in north London, it can be revealed.
  
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• Fox Lake: Manhunt launched after police officer shot and killed

  01-09-2015 19:46
  
  A huge manhunt is underway on the edge of Chicago after a police officer was shot and killed and three men went on the run.
  
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• Scotland's national tests mean schools must avoid the pitfalls of teaching to the league table

  01-09-2015 19:43
  
  Note the words used by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as she unveiled plans for the first ever national testing programme to improve literacy and numeracy in Scottish schools.
  
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• Man charged with pianist Natalia Strelchenko's murder

  01-09-2015 19:43
  
  A man has been charged with the murder of international concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko.
  
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• September 8 and 10 London Underground strikes halted for night Tube talks

  01-09-2015 19:42
  
  The threat of fresh strikes over plans for an all night Tube service in London has been averted after a union suspended industrial action.
  
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• Lord Montagu of Beaulieu: Visionary stately home owner whose brushes with the law helped pave the way for the legalisation of homosexuality

  01-09-2015 19:39
  Edward Montagu was one of Britain's formative figures as the country emerged from the gloom left by the Second World War. Both by his fortunes and his misfortunes, the young heir to the 7,000-acre New Forest estate of Beaulieu in Hampshire in the 1950s alleviated the strictures of an earlier age and helped make the nation a happier and more colourful place.
  
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• Alaska icebreakers: US announces plans for new $1bn fleet capable of operating year-round in attempt to capitalise on region's resources

  01-09-2015 19:36
  President Barack Obama has announced a plan to accelerate the acquisition and construction of new Coast Guard icebreaker vessels capable of operating in the Arctic year-round, as the US attempts to catch up with rival nations’ resources in the region. The rapid melting of polar sea ice has led to an increase in maritime traffic and created new openings for trade, tourism and research. But the US has fallen well behind Russia in the race to capitalise on them.
  
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• Joy Beverley: One of the Beverley Sisters, a staple of popular culture in the 1950s and arguably Britain's first girl band

  01-09-2015 19:35
  Sibling rivalry has played a huge part in popular music but there was never the slightest crack in the public image put forward by Joy, Teddie and Babs, the Beverley Sisters. Always dressed smartly and identically, the fresh-faced Sisters were one of the mainstays of British television in the 1950s and it could be argued that they were the first girl group, preceding the Spice Girls by some 40 years.
  
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• First Aerial Pictures Of Shoreham Crash Site

  01-09-2015 19:31
  
  The first aerial pictures of the Shoreham Airshow crash scene have emerged after flight restrictions over the site were lifted. All of the victims have been formally identified and their families told, West Sussex senior coroner Penelope Schofield has said. Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry said police cannot confirm there will not be further victims but added that this seemed "unlikely" now.
  
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• Scotland to introduce national primary school tests to 'close gap between rich and poor pupils'

  01-09-2015 19:28
  
  National testing is to be introduced in Scottish primary schools for the first time in more than a decade in an attempt to close the gap between rich and poor pupils, Nicola Sturgeon has said as she laid out her long term plans for the future of the country.
  
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• Cell phone video shows Texas police fatally shooting man who held his arms in the air

  01-09-2015 19:24
  
  Newly obtained video footage shows two Texas police officers fatally shooting 41-year-old Gilbert Flores, who was holding his arms up in the air.
  
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• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised for eating in non-kosher restaurant

  01-09-2015 19:23
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticised by ultra-Orthodox politicians for eating in a non-kosher restaurant on a recent trip to Italy.
  
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• The chart that shows how George Osborne is almost certainly going to be our next Prime Minister

  01-09-2015 19:21
  
  George Osborne is nailed on to replace David Cameron as Conservative leader and Prime Minister, a new poll has revealed.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch dropping in on Nicola Sturgeon interview was unexpected, Holyrood claims

  01-09-2015 19:10
  
  Rupert Murdoch unexpectedly dropped into a New York meeting when Nicola Sturgeon was being interviewed by one of his newspapers, the Scottish Government has claimed.
  
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• El Corte Inglés: Europe's largest department store crushes shareholder opposition to Qatari investment as family group is thrown off board

  01-09-2015 19:08
  Founded in a Madrid tailor’s shop on the cusp of the civil war, there are few things that suggest stability and longevity quite like El Corte Inglés, the ubiquitous department store group that dominates Spanish shopping habits.
  
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