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• Video shows tennis star James Blake being slammed to floor by New York police officer

  11-09-2015 23:16
  
  Police in New York have released video footage showing the controversial take down of black former tennis star being “taken down” by a plainclothes officer.
  
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• Gang of seven 'evil' paedophiles sent to prison after baby and child rape

  11-09-2015 23:07
  
  A gang of seven paedophiles who raped babies and very young children and broadcast their crimes over the internet have been jailed.
  
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• Scottish MSP's plans to decriminalise sex work wins support across the country

  11-09-2015 22:09
  
  Sex workers and charities across Scotland are rallying behind an MSP’s proposal to decriminalise prostitution in the country. Jean Urquhart, the independent Highlands and Islands MSP, this week unveiled radical new plans designed to promote sex workers’ safety.
  
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• London, New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo among cities that will be submerged under water if we burn all fossil fuel reserves, says report

  11-09-2015 22:02
  London, New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong are some of the cities that would be submerged under the sea if the world burns all of its accessible fossil fuel reserves, a new report has warned.
  
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• World War II: Soviet envoy's book reveals missed opportunities to pre-empt Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union

  11-09-2015 21:58
  
  Lord Beaverbrook, the founder of the Daily Express, claimed during the war that there was no politician in Britain who was a better friend to the USSR than he. But the public thought that honour belonged to the Labour MP Stafford Cripps, whom Churchill had appointed ambassador to Moscow in 1940, and who returned in February 1942 claiming credit for bringing the USSR into the war.
  
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• Barts Pathology Museum curator wins Major Contribution to the Understanding of Death Award thanks to her collection of 300 brains

  11-09-2015 21:45
  As technical curator of Barts Pathology Museum in central London, Carla Valentine certainly has brains – about 300 of them, in glass cases, preserved in alcohol or Kaiserling solution. (She particularly likes the lobotomised specimens.)
  
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• Beheaded Aid Worker's Brother Calls For Unity

  11-09-2015 21:44
  
  The brother of a British aid worker beheaded in Syria by the Islamic State says the anniversary of his death should be used to promote a sense of unity in the UK. This weekend marks one year since David Haines, 44, was killed by the jihadist group after holding him hostage for 18 months. Mr Haines had been helping refugees in a camp near Syria's border with Turkey when he was snatched by militants.
  
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• Need a new hip on the NHS? Pick up your passport – and head to Calais

  11-09-2015 21:39
  
  The English have a long-running love affair with Calais. Once it was Edward III and his knights, and more recently day trippers and booze cruisers.
  
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• Welfare reforms and austerity increase likelihood of second Scottish independence vote, says leading historian

  11-09-2015 21:33
  
  The Government’s welfare reforms and continued commitment to austerity are increasing the likelihood of a second referendum on Scottish independence, the country’s leading historian has said. In an essay for The Independent on the future of the Union, Professor Sir Tom Devine said independence was becoming an increasingly “realistic and attractive” option for many Scots, a number of whom believe that the welfare changes driven through by Iain Duncan Smith are harming &ldq
  
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• Lee Rigby Revenge Attacker Jailed For Life

  11-09-2015 21:31
  
  A neo-Nazi has been jailed for life for trying to behead an Asian dentist at a Tesco store in a racist revenge attack for the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby. Zack Davies, 26, shouted "White Power" and "I did it for Lee Rigby" as he hacked at Dr Sarandev Bhambra's head and back with a machete. He almost severed the 24-year-old shopper's left hand and left him with "very severe" injuries during the attack at a the supermarket in Mold, North Wales, on 14 January.
  
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• Pressure grows to scrap controversial new financial penalties for anyone convicted of a crime

  11-09-2015 21:18
  
  The outcry over the new financial penalties for anyone convicted of a crime presents Michael Gove with a crucial test of his willingness to jettison flawed policies inherited from Chris Grayling, his predecessor as Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor.
  
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• The £7,000 lump of whale vomit that holds the secret to the world's most exotic scent

  11-09-2015 21:13
  
  It might not be most ladies’ first choice of perfume for a night out in the West End, but the intestinal secretion of the sperm whale has long been a secret ingredient in some of the world’s most luxurious fragrances.
  
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• Growing crisis over shortage of school places could lead to 'titan' secondary schools to cope with thousands of extra pupils

  11-09-2015 21:05
  The growing crisis over the shortage of school places could see “titan” secondary schools swell to cope with thousands of extra pupils, despite concerns over the impact on children’s education.
  
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• US Open: Serena Williams beaten in semi-finals by Roberta Vinci - ending hope of calendar year grand slam

  11-09-2015 21:02
  
  Serena Williams suffered one of the greatest shocks in tennis history as unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci ended the American's hopes of a calendar grand slam with a stunning victory in the US Open semi-finals.
  
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• Chris Packham profile: David Attenboroughs' unlikely heir

  11-09-2015 20:55
  
  When Chris Packham complained of the sheer unfairness of the “ignorant, intolerant and inglorious” tradition of culling grouse, which begins every 12 August, he chose the strange analogy of the Sex Pistols being denied the No 1 slot in the pop charts for their 1977 hit “God Save the Queen”.
  
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• A man has quit his job to focus on breaking the world selfie taking record

  11-09-2015 20:53
  
  A man has quit his job so that he can focus on breaking the world record for the highest number of selfies taken of himself, according to local media in India.
  
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• Refugee solidary march in London set to attract some unlikely protesters

  11-09-2015 20:52
  
  Jo Bostock is 39 and has never been on a demonstration before. A City worker turned shopkeeper from Woking in Surrey, she is a floating voter and describes herself as “not political”. But she, her husband and their two young children are set to join tens of thousands of people meeting in central London to show their support for refugees.
  
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• Refugee solidarity march in London set to attract some unlikely protesters

  11-09-2015 20:52
  
  Jo Bostock is 39 and has never been on a demonstration before. A City worker turned shopkeeper from Woking in Surrey, she is a floating voter and describes herself as “not political”. But she, her husband and their two young children are set to join tens of thousands of people meeting in central London to show their support for refugees.
  
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• Banksy: Mural painted by street artist to go on public display after charity gains ownership

  11-09-2015 20:30
  
  A mural thought to have been painted by street artist Banksy is set to go on public display after a charity won a court fight over its ownership.
  
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• Mecca crane tragedy: At least 87 dead after crane collapses in Grand Mosque

  11-09-2015 20:26
  
  At least 87 people have died and dozens more been injured when a crane collapsed in Mecca’s Grand Mosque.
  
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• Mecca crane tragedy: At least 65 dead after crane collapses in Grand Mosque

  11-09-2015 20:26
  
  At least 65 people have died and dozens more been injured when a crane collapsed in Mecca’s Grand Mosque.
  
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• Mecca crane tragedy: At least 107 dead after crane collapses in Grand Mosque

  11-09-2015 20:26
  
  At least 107 people have died and at least 230 more were injured when a huge crane toppled over in Mecca and crashed through a roof at one of Islam’s most holy sites.
  
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• Ukraine crisis: Embattled President Petro Poroshenko blames Russia for West's woes but has no answers to his country's problems

  11-09-2015 20:18
  The West’s failure to counter Vladimir Putin’s “neo-imperial aggression” has led to the “little green men” who are now landing by their hundreds in Syria, Ukraine’s embattled President Petro Poroshenko has claimed.
  
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• RAF Intercepts Russian Jets Near UK Airspace

  11-09-2015 20:18
  
  RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian "Blackjack" aircraft, it has been revealed. The Russian crafts did not enter UK airspace but strayed near enough the edge of international airspace to be in what is known as a "British area of interest". A Ministry of Defence statement said: "RAF Quick Reaction Alert fighter aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland yesterday to meet two Russian aircraft.
  
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• 2015 is on pace to be the second safest year for US police officers on record

  11-09-2015 20:13
  
  Newsflash: The “War on Cops” narrative is false.
  
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• 2015 is on pace to be the second safest year for police officers on record

  11-09-2015 20:13
  
  Newsflash: The “War on Cops” narrative is false.
  
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• Andrew Smith: Former cabinet minister who unleashed Jeremy Corbyn says he has no regrets

  11-09-2015 20:08
  
  Andrew Smith, the former cabinet minister who unleashed the Corbyn phenomenon, said he had no regrets, even though he had backed a rival candidate for leadership of the Labour Party.
  
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• Donald Trump says he's bought 100 per cent of Miss Universe

  11-09-2015 20:04
  
  Donald Trump – tycoon, campaign blowhard and purported lover of woman - has purchased NBC’s half of the Miss Universe Organisation and settled all lawsuits against the media company.
  
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• RAF fighter jets intercept two Russian planes

  11-09-2015 20:02
  
  RAF fighter jets were scrambled to meet two Russian aircraft which were flying near UK airspace.
  
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• RAF jets have intercepted two Russian 'Blackjack' aircraft over the North Sea

  11-09-2015 19:49
  
  Royal Air Force jets have intercepted two Russian aircraft flying over the North Sea, the Ministry of Defence has said.
  
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• Amal Clooney and Cherie Booth take opposite sides in Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed court battle

  11-09-2015 19:42
  
  It’s a tinpot family dictatorship masquerading as a democracy and squatting on a couple of dozen atolls lost in the Indian Ocean, with a total population about the size of Cardiff.
  
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• Tanna: Big screen debut for Pacific Island tribe at Venice Film Festival

  11-09-2015 19:26
  
  They wear penis sheaths and grass skirts, hunt for food with bamboo bows and arrows and revere Prince Philip as a living god. Now villagers from Vanuatu’s remote Tanna island in the South Pacific are starring in their own film, wowing audiences at the Venice Film Festival this week and picking up two prestigious awards.
  
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• Big-screen debut for Pacific Island tribe who regard Prince Philip as a god

  11-09-2015 19:26
  
  They wear penis sheaths and grass skirts, hunt for food with bamboo bows and arrows and revere Prince Philip as a living god. Now villagers from Vanuatu’s remote Tanna island in the South Pacific are starring in their own film, wowing audiences at the Venice Film Festival this week and picking up two prestigious awards.
  
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• Washington's DC's Union Station evacuated after reports of a shooting

  11-09-2015 19:22
  
  Washington DC’s Union Station was evacuated on Friday after reports of a shooting.
  
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• Iron Maiden top album chart with The Book Of Souls

  11-09-2015 19:11
  
  Heavy metal rockers Iron Maiden have landed the top spot with their latest album, five years after The Final Frontier in 2010.
  
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• Refugee crisis: Three stories from Syrians who have made a new life in the West

  11-09-2015 19:04
  
  Hofaiza Adl Al Mnin, Sweden
  
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• Russian 'Blackjacks' Intercepted By RAF Jets

  11-09-2015 19:00
  
  RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian "Blackjack" aircraft, it has been revealed. The Russian crafts did not enter UK airspace but strayed near enough the edge of international airspace to be in what is known as a "British area of interest". A Ministry of Defence statement said: "RAF Quick Reaction Alert fighter aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland yesterday to meet two Russian aircraft.
  
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• Tulisa Held After Ferrari 'Drink Drive' Crash

  11-09-2015 18:59
  
  Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crashing her Ferrari. The 27-year-old singer was held after her sports cars collided with a Saab outside Southgate tube station in north London on Thursday night. She was breathalysed at the scene and taken to a police station in east London.
  
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• This woman lived with a breast-shaped lump on her back for 10 years

  11-09-2015 18:56
  
  Ten years after first noticing a lump, a woman in Dublin has had a growth the size of a large breast removed from her back.
  
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• Tokyo braces for gang war after biggest yakuza syndicate splinters

  11-09-2015 18:45
  
  Finding a mob hangout in Tokyo requires little more than a telephone book. The city’s richest crime group has an office tucked off the back streets of the Ginza shopping district. A brass nameplate on the door helpfully identifies the Sumiyoshi-kai, but the men inside are reluctant to discuss a potentially deadly split in the yakuza ranks. “Nothing to do with us,” growls a sumo-sized mobster at the door. “Now go away.”
  
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• Cop who tackled tennis star James Blake previously sued four times for using excessive force

  11-09-2015 18:39
  The officer who body-slammed and wrongly detained retired tennis star James Blake has a troubled past with his community.
  
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• India calls on Saudi Arabia to cooperate in rape investigation against senior diplomat

  11-09-2015 18:36
  
  Indian authorities have asked Saudi Arabia's government not to hinder the progress of their investigation into a Saudi official accused of raping and enslaving two women.
  
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• Woman who discovered German homeopaths on hallucinogenic drug describes 'scene of horror'

  11-09-2015 18:33
  
  The owner of a German convention centre where almost 30 delegates at an alternative medicine conference were hospitalised after taking a hallucinogenic drug has described the “scene of horror” as she found them screaming on the ground.
  
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• Northern Ireland crisis: Independent authority to investigate paramilitary activity could be set up to prevent government collapse

  11-09-2015 18:32
  A new independent authority that would investigate and monitor paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland could be set up to help head off the potential collapse of the Stormont government, the Northern Ireland Secretary has confirmed.
  
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• Labour chooses Corbyn supporter Khan as London mayoral candidate

  11-09-2015 18:28
  
  Britain's opposition Labour Party has selected a left-leaning lawmaker as its candidate for next year's Mayor of London election, adding to signs of a swing leftwards within the party. Sadiq Khan, 45, who was the first Muslim to attend cabinet, is a supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, the favourite to be announced on Saturday as the Labour Party's new national leader, who has pledged to renationalise swathes of the economy. Khan, Labour's justice spokesman during the last parliament, will compete agains
  
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• Think that Charlotte Proudman complimenting a man on Facebook is hypocritical? I feel for you

  11-09-2015 18:25
  
  If you thought the cheek of the "Feminazi" lawyer Charlotte Proudman knew some bounds, you were wrong. It turns out that it knows no bounds. Not a single bound at all. For not only is she a trained barrister, but also a hypocrite.
  
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• Benedict Cumberbatch makes 'emotional' appeal to Hamlet audience to help refugees - and raises £4,000

  11-09-2015 18:25
  
  Benedict Cumberbatch used his sold-out theatre run of Hamlet to bring attention to the current refugee crisis — and raised thousands of pounds in the process.
  
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• Police officers and fire crews could have same boss under Government plans

  11-09-2015 18:21
  
  Firefighters and police officers could have the same boss under new government proposals.
  
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• NI ministers will 'renominate and resign' to keep roles from Sinn Fein

  11-09-2015 18:21
  
  Democratic Unionist ministers who quit Northern Ireland's powersharing government are set to be renominated next week only to resign again immediately in a move designed to keep the posts away from nationalists and republicans, party leader Peter Robinson has said.
  
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• Charlotte Proudman sexism storm: Why professional flirting hardly ever turns out well

  11-09-2015 18:20
  
  The lawyer embroiled in the Charlotte Proudman sexism storm has paid the price for his professional flirting - a practice which should always be avoided, according to a leading etiquette expert.
  
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