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• Husband and wife named as victims of explosion and house fire

  20-09-2015 23:35
  
  Two people killed in an explosion and house fire in Derbyshire were a husband and wife who lived at the property, police have said.
  
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• Police search for missing 15-year-old girl Heba Abdel-Jaber in West Yorkshire

  20-09-2015 23:06
  
  Police have made an appeal for information relating to 15-year-old Heba Abdel-Jaber, a girl from West Yorkshire who has been missing for two days.
  
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• Peter Robinson Discharged From Hospital

  20-09-2015 23:01
  
  Democratic Unionist Party leader Peter Robinson has been discharged from hospital after spending the evening there as a "precautionary measure", according to a spokesman. The politician, who stepped aside as Northern Ireland's First Minister earlier this month, was admitted to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH), after a reaction to medication. A spokesman said: "The DUP Leader will be at Stormont tomorrow morning where he will meet party colleagues regarding the Talks process.
  
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• Downton Abbey, series 6, episode 1 - TV review: Lady Mary got her knickers in a twist about the time she got her knickers in a twist

  20-09-2015 23:00
  “So you want to protect your power at the expense of the patients – and I want to protect the patients at the expense of my power.” Not, as you might think, an extract from Prime Minister’s Questions, but the latest drama facing the residents of Downton Abbey, who returned last night for the sixth – and final – series of the period soap. Sorry, drama.
  
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• Pope Francis and Fidel Castro have 'relaxed and friendly' meeting in Cuba

  20-09-2015 22:51
  
  Pope Francis held a “very relaxed, fraternal and friendly” meeting with Fidel Castro in Cuba on Sunnday, a Vatican spokesman said.
  
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• Peter Robinson discharged from hospital ahead of Stormont talks

  20-09-2015 22:16
  
  Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader has been discharged from hospital.
  
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• Greece election: Alexis Tsipras wins but needs coalition partner for Syriza

  20-09-2015 21:38
  
  The campaign was a cliffhanger, but Alexis Tsipras is celebrating a second election victory, won despite months of turbulence and a disastrous policy U-turn which saw him abandon his attempt to defy Brussels and instead sign up for another harsh Brussels bailout.
  
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• Greece election: Alexis Tsipras wins but needs coalition partner

  20-09-2015 21:38
  
  The campaign was a cliffhanger, but Alexis Tsipras celebrated a second election victory, won despite months of turbulence and a disastrous policy U-turn which saw him abandon his attempt to defy Brussels and instead sign up for another harsh Brussels bailout.
  
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• Greece election: Alexis Tsipras is the clear winner but still needs coalition partner for Syriza

  20-09-2015 21:38
  
  The campaign was a cliffhanger, but Alexis Tsipras is celebrating a second election victory, won despite months of turbulence and a disastrous policy U-turn which saw him abandon his attempt to defy Brussels and instead sign up for another harsh Brussels bailout.
  
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• Ministry of Defence condemns army general behind Jeremy Corbyn 'mutiny' threat

  20-09-2015 21:17
  
  The Ministry of Defence moved to condemn a serving army general who warned that Jeremy Corbyn could face “a mutiny” from the military if he became Prime Minister. In highly contentious remarks, the unnamed army commander said any attempt by Mr Corbyn to take Britain out of Nato, scrap Trident or cut the size of Britain’s forces would be fought by means “fair or foul”.
  
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• Ministry of Defence condemn army general behind Jeremy Corbyn 'mutiny' threat

  20-09-2015 21:17
  
  The Ministry of Defence moved to condemn a serving army general who warned that Jeremy Corbyn could face “a mutiny” from the military if he became Prime Minister. In highly contentious remarks, the unnamed army commander said any attempt by Mr Corbyn to take Britain out of Nato, scrap Trident or cut the size of Britain’s forces would be fought by means “fair or foul”.
  
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• Global separatist groups meet up in Moscow - but no one criticises Russia

  20-09-2015 21:08
  
  There were the Hawaiians, the Irish, the Puerto Ricans, the Catalans and the Ukrainians. Comrades all. But the Scottish, potential stars of the world’s first separatist conference, were a no-show.
  
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• London designers blend creativity with commerce at fashion week

  20-09-2015 21:04
  By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) - London Fashion Week has sharpened its business focus over the past few years to usher in a new generation of fashion designers who blend creativity with a healthy dose of commerce. Long known as the little sister to Paris, Milan and New York, London is fast becoming the place to build a successful fashion business and is home to leading brands like Burberry, Vivienne Westwood and Paul Smith. London Fashion Week is estimated to bring in around 100 million pounds
  
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• Gilbert and Sullivan: US production of The Mikado criticised for being insensitive to Japanese people by using ‘yellowface’ make-up

  20-09-2015 21:01
  It is the very model of a major modern racism row: a US production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic comic opera The Mikado has been criticised for being insensitive to Japanese people by using ‘yellowface’ make-up.
  
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• London Fashion Week 2015: Vivienne Westwood’s style and substance does not overwhelm her clothing for once

  20-09-2015 20:57
  Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. London Fashion Week is nothing if not a marriage of opposites, where a packed schedule juxtaposes fresh talent with old-timers, commercial juggernauts with penny-pinching start-ups, and originality with rehash.
  
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• Alabama church shooting: Man arrested after woman, child and pastor shot in church

  20-09-2015 20:56
  
  A man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot a woman, and infant and a pastor at a church in Alabama, according to a state prosecutor.
  
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• Madrid bans blacked-up actors from Three Kings Christmas parade

  20-09-2015 20:46
  
  Wanted: one black actor to play a king. Must be able to throw sweets convincingly.
  
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• Greeks 'feel nothing will change’ after the election

  20-09-2015 20:41
  
  In a mood of resignation, most Greeks put on their Sunday best and trudged to the polling stations to vote in a new government for the fifth time in six years. But quite a lot didn’t bother.
  
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• Anthony Martial: Manchester United great Gary Neville says 'he never expected Martial to be this good' after impressive start after £36m move

  20-09-2015 20:38
  Gary Neville has admitted that he has been left surprised by Anthony Martial's flying start at Manchester United.
  
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• Jackie Collins: Tributes pour in for the queen of the bonkbuster novel who died aged 77

  20-09-2015 20:28
  
  Tributes poured in from around the world yesterday for the best selling author Jackie Collins who lost her secret battle with breast cancer, aged 77.
  
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• Labour split on Syria air strikes

  20-09-2015 20:24
  
  Britain's new opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn faces a revolt over air strikes on Syria, nine days after the left-winger was elected on a platform that opposed military intervention in the region. Half of Corbyn's top team of ministers-in-waiting were prepared to back a call from Prime Minister David Cameron to sanction bombing against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, the Sunday Times said. The government said last week it would try to reach a consensus on extending British inv
  
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• Depressed man killed himself as a direct result of DWP's ‘fit to work’ ruling, coroner finds

  20-09-2015 20:14
  
  A coroner has concluded for the first time that a man with severe mental illness killed himself as a direct result of being found “fit to work” by the Government’s outsourced disability assessors.
  
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• Policy differences emerge after Labour Party 'earthquake'

  20-09-2015 20:09
  
  The scale of the deep divisions at the top of the Labour Party have been laid bare as shadow cabinet ministers put themselves on a collision course with the new leader over a series of crucial issues.
  
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• New Zealand vs Argentina match report: All Blacks survive scare at Wembley to secure opening win

  20-09-2015 20:07
  After the Lord Mayor’s Show comes… another Lord Mayor’s Show. Different cities, same theatre. Argentina could not quite slay the big beast that materialised before them in north London – Japan, everyone’s second favourite rugby team all of a sudden, remain the only name in town on the giant-killing front – but my, they landed their fair share of solid blows. The reigning champions will still be counting their bruises at Christmas.
  
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• Cambridge University may bring back entry exam as too many acing A-levels

  20-09-2015 20:04
  
  Cambridge University is considering reintroducing an entrance exam because too many applicants get top marks in their A-levels, in a move that has raised concerns that state school pupils would be put at a disadvantage.
  
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• Crime levels tipped to soar after inclusion of fraud statistics

  20-09-2015 19:59
  
  Crime levels will rise by up to 40% when new estimates of the scale of fraud are included in statistics for the first time, a senior police officer has said.
  
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• Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull signals change as he appoints five women to his '21st-century cabinet'

  20-09-2015 19:57
  Less than a week after toppling Tony Abbott, Australia’s new Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has signalled a radical change of direction, appointing five women to his cabinet – five times the number Mr Abbott had in his initial line-up – and hinting at plans to scrap knighthoods and damehoods from the honours system.
  
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• Netflix, Reddit and Tinder all down during Amazon web service crash

  20-09-2015 19:30
  
  A server fault in Virginia is affecting most of the northeast of the US, and disrupting many popular websites including Netflix, Reddit and Tinder.
  
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• Palestinians face new uncertainty over President Mahmoud Abbas succession

  20-09-2015 19:20
  
  With more than two decades of trying to secure an independent Palestinian state through negotiations at a hopeless dead end, the aging Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas now hopes to begin scaling down his responsibilities, with a view towards an orderly succession of power.
  
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• Tim Farron rules out Vince Cable's centre-left party idea: 'Why would we create a new party'

  20-09-2015 19:03
  
  The new Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron was forced to dismiss a suggestion from the former Business Secretary Vince Cable that the Lib Dems should disband and form a new party with progressive Labour MPs.
  
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• Peter Robinson set to be discharged from hospital after treatment

  20-09-2015 19:00
  
  Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader is expected to be discharged from hospital tonight.
  
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• Firefighter in vain bid to save neighbours after suspected gas blast

  20-09-2015 18:57
  
  An off-duty firefighter has told how he made his way into a burning house after a suspected gas blast and blaze which killed two of his neighbours.
  
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• Housing minister Brandon Lewis says target is a million new homes by 2020

  20-09-2015 18:46
  
  Housing minister Brandon Lewis has broken ranks by setting out an ambitious target to build one million new homes before the end of the current Parliament.
  
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• Lee Rigby to be honoured with memorial plaque near where he was murdered

  20-09-2015 18:40
  
  A memorial honouring soldier Lee Rigby is to be erected near where he was murdered in Woolwich.
  
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• Refugee crisis: Hundreds of Syrian refugees 'threatened with deportation back to Syria'

  20-09-2015 18:37
  
  Hundreds of Syrian refugees fear they could be sent back by Turkish authorities after they were rescued by the country’s coastguard.
  
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• Refugee crisis: Six children among 13 dead after ferry hits inflatable dinghy

  20-09-2015 18:34
  
  Thirteen refugees, including six children, have died after their inflatable dinghy collided with a cargo ship.
  
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• Hugh Jackman thrilled by Blackbeard pirate role in Neverland film

  20-09-2015 18:30
  
  Hugh Jackman described the experience of playing Blackbeard in Neverland as "just awesome" as he joined co-stars Rooney Mara, Garrett Hedlund and Levi Miller in London's Leicester Square for the film's world premiere.
  
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• Refugee crisis: Lorry drivers get app to track stowaways

  20-09-2015 18:26
  
  A new app has been launched to help lorry drivers report people attempting to climb into their vehicles.
  
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• Tim Farron offers olive branch to disaffected Labour and Tory members

  20-09-2015 18:22
  
  Tim Farron declared his door was "wide open" to potential Labour defectors amid warnings Jeremy Corbyn's party would be "slaughtered" by the Conservatives.
  
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• Woman pulled from a burning vehicle in extraordinary video

  20-09-2015 18:21
  
  A woman was rescued from her burning camper van which then set alight at least two other vehicles in Pennsylvania, US.
  
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• Man dies at music festival after falling from statue

  20-09-2015 18:18
  
  A man has reportedly died at a music festival in Paris after he fell from the top of a famous monument.
  
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• Greece elections: Syriza lead in exit polls

  20-09-2015 18:14
  
  Exit polls show that Syriza are leading in the Greek elections, with the left-wing party set to win between 30 and 34 per cent of the vote.
  
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• The Only Way is Ethics: There's no point in the media artificially 'balancing' its coverage of Islamic issues

  20-09-2015 18:04
  
  The Muslim News held a conference last week to mark its 25th anniversary. One topic under discussion was the portrayal of Islam and Muslims by the mainstream media.
  
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• Police drop one of the three investigations into alleged sex abuse by Sir Cliff Richard

  20-09-2015 18:02
  
  Police have dropped one of the three investigations into claims of sexual abuse by pop star Sir Cliff Richard, according to a friend.
  
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• Naked clown activists issue apology to Palestinians after protesting at wall separating Israel with West Bank

  20-09-2015 17:56
  A group of nude Spanish activists who staged a protest at the wall separating Israel and the West bank - while wearing nothing but clown noses - have apologised after offending Palestinians.
  
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• News Corp’s new acquisition shows why Rupert Murdoch may well outlast his print-era rivals

  20-09-2015 17:50
  
  With the words “Holy Moly! Exciting times ahead,” the founders of east London tech start-up company Unruly tweeted the news that will change their lives forever.
  
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• 'The new face of poverty is young, working and renting', says Joseph Rowntree Foundation chief executive

  20-09-2015 17:40
  
  If the opposition parties are in flux, who will keep the Government honest? With deep pockets and big ideas, an organisation like the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has a busy few years ahead – especially as the one-nation Tories try to present themselves as the party of working Britain.
  
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• Syria civil war: The depressing map that shows there are few safe havens

  20-09-2015 17:37
  
  This depressing map shows where 1.187 million internally displaced peoples (IDPs) in Syria fled from and to in the first half of 2015.
  
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• Ahmed Mohamed: Richard Dawkins criticises 14 year old for 'pretending to invent' clock

  20-09-2015 17:37
  
  The controversial evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has hit out at American schoolboy Ahmed Mohamed, whose arrest after a clock he built was mistaken for a bomb sparked international outrage.
  
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• Derbyshire house fire: Married couple found dead in home following fierce fire reportedly caused by explosion

  20-09-2015 17:36
  
  Derbyshire police have confirmed that two victims, believed to be a married couple, have been found dead following a fierce house fire thought to have caused by an explosion.
  
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