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• Fifth British IS Fighter Hit With UN Sanctions

  30-09-2015 23:56
  
  A fifth Briton who joined Islamic State has been hit with United Nations sanctions. Aseel Muthana, who left Cardiff for Syria in February 2014, joins his brother Nasser on the list . It went on: "Aseel Muthana has confirmed via social media that he is a member of ISIL (IS) and is working to 'spread the khilafaa (caliphate) in the Arab lands'.
  
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• Railway Electrification Work To Restart

  30-09-2015 22:17
  
  Work on the TransPennine Express Railway between Manchester and York and the Midland Mainline from London to Sheffield  was suspended in June. The move came after Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin raised concerns about spiralling costs and missed targets at Network Rail. But he has now announced that work will restart - meaning faster journey times and significantly more capacity between Manchester, Leeds and York.
  
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• Union chief warns Jeremy Corbyn's Trident stance could rule him out as PM

  30-09-2015 22:11
  
  The leader of one of Britain's biggest trade unions has warned Jeremy Corbyn he may be unable to take on the role of prime minister after the new Labour leader said he could never launch a nuclear strike.
  
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• GBBO's Flora admits 'feeling young' as she exits semi-final

  30-09-2015 22:11
  
  Nineteen-year-old Flora Shedden, who exited the Great British Bake Off in the semi-final, has admitted she often felt young and inexperienced on the show.
  
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• UK ranked second in the world in universities league table

  30-09-2015 22:00
  
  The UK boasts nearly one in 10 of the top 800 institutions in this year's World University Rankings.
  
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• Coventry teenager arrested over Islamic State recruits in Syria

  30-09-2015 21:39
  
  A teenager is being questioned by counter-terrorism police in connection with three Britons who secretly went to fight in Syria.
  
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• Northamptonshire Pc sacked for acting dishonestly to protect her son

  30-09-2015 21:32
  
  A Pc has been sacked after failing to gather intelligence on her daughter's drug-dealer boyfriend and acting dishonestly to protect her son.
  
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• Ex-Barclays traders facing UK Libor charges may pursue U.S. fee case

  30-09-2015 21:32
  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three former Barclays Plc traders facing U.K. charges that they conspired to manipulate Libor may pursue a U.S. lawsuit seeking to force the bank to keep paying their legal fees, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan rejected Barclays' request to dismiss the lawsuit by Alex Pabon, Jay Merchant and Ryan Reich, who worked for the British-based bank in New York.
  
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• Father ran over and killed two-year-old daughter in tragic car accident

  30-09-2015 21:31
  
  A two-year-old died when her father accidentally ran her down in what a coroner described as "one of the most tragic cases" she has seen.
  
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• David Cameron urges Caribbean nations to stand up for rights of Falklanders

  30-09-2015 21:31
  
  David Cameron has urged Caribbean countries to stop giving support to Argentine sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands.
  
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• Current account complaints up by a third in first half of 2015

  30-09-2015 21:31
  
  The number of complaints about current accounts shot up by nearly one third in the first half of 2015, according to figures from the City regulator.
  
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• Man found dead in Regent's Canal named by police

  30-09-2015 21:27
  
  A man whose tattooed body was found in a canal has been named, as murder squad detectives continue to probe his "suspicious" death.
  
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• Prince Harry vows to dedicate life to helping former soldiers

  30-09-2015 20:25
  
  Prince Harry has pledged to dedicate the rest of his life to helping ex-soldiers and service personnel.
  
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• Lifelike baby doll fools police in Dudley who smashed car window

  30-09-2015 20:14
  
  Police broke into a locked car to rescue a trapped baby - only to discover it was actually an "extremely lifelike" doll.
  
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• Scientists link over-clean environments to increased infant asthma risk

  30-09-2015 20:00
  
  Infants are more likely to be at risk of asthma if four specific types of bacteria are missing from their guts, a study has found.
  
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• Jose Mourinho Cleared Over Club Doctor Row

  30-09-2015 19:54
  
  Jose Mourinho has been cleared of making discriminatory comments towards then club doctor Eva Carneiro, the FA has confirmed. The Chelsea boss will face no action over the touchline row during the match against Swansea on 8 August, English football's governing body has ruled. Dr Carneiro, 41, and her fellow medic Jon Fearn were heavily criticised by Mourinho when they went on the pitch at Stamford Bridge to treat star player Eden Hazard.
  
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• Corbyn defends using speech passage written in 1980s

  30-09-2015 19:54
  The new left-wing leader of the opposition Labour Party on Wednesday defended using sections of a speech written in the 1980s that were rejected by five of his predecessors. Jeremy Corbyn used his first Labour conference speech as leader on Tuesday to accuse the government of favouring the rich, and to promise a new, kinder politics. The decision to include the passage will provide ammunition for Corbyn's critics, who have mocked him for what they say is a return to Labour's hard-left heyday in
  
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• Two Charged Over Acid Attack On Mum-Of-Six

  30-09-2015 19:45
  
  Two men have been charged over an acid attack which left a woman with significant burns to her face, eyes, neck and arms.
  
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• FTSE gains £40m as global marks stage fight-back

  30-09-2015 19:41
  
  The London market staged a bounce-back by gaining almost £40 million after recent heavy declines, but has still endured its worst quarterly fall in four years.
  
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• Loan to save SSI steel plant 'would be illegal', says minister

  30-09-2015 19:39
  
  The Northern Powerhouse minister has explained why banks got a bailout but the mothballed Redcar steel plant could not.
  
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• Brain implant aims to reverse Alzheimer's memory loss

  30-09-2015 19:13
  
  An electronic brain implant is being developed that has the potential to reverse memory loss.
  
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• Labour grassroots members demand U.N. backing for Syria air strikes

  30-09-2015 18:15
  Britain's Labour lawmakers should not support air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria without United Nations authorisation, party members voted on Wednesday. Labour's grassroots members voted at the party's annual conference in favour of making any support for the government's push to extend the air strikes conditional on several points, including "clear and unambiguous authorisation". The vote is not binding on lawmakers, many of whom favour extending air strikes.
  
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• Syria airstrikes 'retrograde' if Free Syrian Army is bombed, David Cameron warns

  30-09-2015 17:33
  
  David Cameron has warned that Russian airstrikes in Syria against anyone other than Islamic State would be a "retrograde step" amid reports of bombs being dropped in areas occupied by opposition forces.
  
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• Westminster could 'front-load' refugees intake, MSPs told

  30-09-2015 17:18
  
  The Home Office is considering "front loading" its five-year intake of 20,000 refugees to address the immediate crisis, according to Scotland's international development minister.
  
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• Starbucks to launch Mobile Order and Pay scheme in UK

  30-09-2015 17:07
  
  Coffee chain Starbucks is to launch its Mobile Order and Pay scheme in the UK, which enables users to pre-order drinks and food and avoiding queuing in-store.
  
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• Prince Harry Joins Injured Veterans On UK Trek

  30-09-2015 17:02
  
  Prince Harry has donned his walking boots to join a team of injured veterans aiming to walk the length of the country. The expedition involves six wounded ex-servicemen and women walking from Scotland to London, covering 1,000 miles in 72 days. The walk started on 22 August in Scotland and will finish at Buckingham Palace on 1 November, travelling via the North East, North West, Wales, Midlands, South West, South East and East Anglia.
  
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• Placebo response linked to effectiveness of anti-depressants

  30-09-2015 17:00
  
  Depressed people who respond to placebo drugs get the most benefit from real medicines, a study has shown.
  
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• Scientists to test Earth-saving theory by crashing probe into asteroid

  30-09-2015 16:52
  
  Scientists are to attempt to nudge an asteroid out of its orbital path in a practice run for saving the world.
  
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• Numbers seeking EU asylum so far this year exceeds 2014 total, claims data shows

  30-09-2015 16:43
  
  The number of people claiming asylum in Europe this year has already surpassed the total for the whole of 2014, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Volkswagen emissions scandal: Nearly 1.2 million UK vehicles affected

  30-09-2015 16:37
  
  Nearly one in 10 diesel cars in the UK is fitted with the software that caused the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
  
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• David Cameron rules out reparations for slavery during Jamaica visit

  30-09-2015 16:23
  
  David Cameron has ruled out making reparations for Britain's role in slavery and urged Caribbean countries to "move on", during a visit to Jamaica.
  
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• David Cameron gives cautious welcome to Russia air strikes on IS

  30-09-2015 16:15
  
  David Cameron has cautiously welcomed the decision by Russia to launch military action against Islamic State in Syria.
  
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• Anger At 'Bed Under Stairs' To Rent In London

  30-09-2015 16:07
  
  A young graduate with hopes of moving to London has expressed her disgust after a single room costing £500 a month turned out to be a cupboard "under the stairs". Alex Lomax visited the flat share in Clapham after seeing an advert online – but was left shocked after its description of a "furnished room" seemed a little too generous.
  
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• Corbyn: Nukes 'Didn't Do USA Much Good On 9/11'

  30-09-2015 16:06
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has said nuclear weapons "didn't do the USA much good on 9/11," as an extraordinary row over Trident engulfed his shadow cabinet. The Labour leader said he would "not press the nuclear button" if he were prime minister and restated his opposition to renewing Britain's nuclear weapons system. He said: "Nuclear weapons are weapons of mass destruction that take out millions of civilians.
  
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• Death Plunge Mum: Alarm Was Raised 'Too Late'

  30-09-2015 15:50
  
  Ms Bevan, wearing hospital slippers, was seen carrying the child out of the hospital in a blanket at 8.36pm, when temperatures outside were 3C (37.4F). Avon Coroner's Court heard her partner Pascal Malbrouck - Zaani's father - had asked nurses to "keep an eye" on the pair as he left them at 8.25pm. CCTV footage showed Ms Bevan, who suffered from schizophrenia and depression and was classed as high risk, walking up to the Clifton Observatory at 9.06pm.
  
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• London proposes tougher rules for app-based taxi firms like Uber

  30-09-2015 15:11
  London's transport chiefs announced plans on Wednesday to tighten control on private hire vehicles (PHV), a move that could hit app-based ride-hailing firms such as Uber [UBER.UL]. Drivers of the city's famous black cabs have argued Uber bypasses local licensing and safety laws and amounts to unfair competition. A protest earlier this month at London's City Hall led to a scuffle that resulted in arrests for assault and aggravated trespass and the suspension of a meeting where Mayor Boris Johnson
  
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• London Flathunter Views £500 Per Month Harry Potter-Style Bedroom CUPBOARD

  30-09-2015 15:11
  
  Alex Lomax found the cramped bedroom with a messy duvet covering the single mattress, with coats above it and storage boxes stacked up behind it
  
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• £500-a-month 'furnished' London room is 'bed under the stairs'

  30-09-2015 15:03
  
  A cramped understairs cupboard has been put up for rent in London for £500 a month - plus a share of the bills.
  
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• EU asylum claims to August surpass 2014 total, new figures reveal

  30-09-2015 15:03
  
  The number of people claiming asylum in Europe this year has already surpassed the total for the whole of 2014, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Electrification of northern rail lines to go ahead

  30-09-2015 15:03
  
  Electrification of key northern rail lines will now go ahead, the Government has announced just months after shelving the plans.
  
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• Centenarian population has increased 72% over last decade

  30-09-2015 15:03
  
  The UK's population is continuing to age and the percentage of people who live to celebrate their 100th birthday has increased by almost three quarters over the last decade, new figures show.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn prepared to 'live with' Labour support for nuclear weapons

  30-09-2015 14:54
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has conceded he would have to "live with" Labour support for nuclear weapons if he failed to persuade the party to adopt his stance on unilateral disarmament after a backlash from senior MPs.
  
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• Jean McConville's Family May Take Civil Action

  30-09-2015 14:35
  
  The daughter of a Belfast widow who was murdered and secretly buried in 1972 is exploring the possibility of a civil action against Gerry Adams and others. Helen McKendry, whose mother Jean McConville became one of Northern Ireland's so-called "disappeared", has instructed her lawyers to determine the prospect of civil proceedings. Yesterday, the Public Prosecution Service announced that there was insufficient evidence to charge the Sinn Fein leader and six other people who had been questioned.
  
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• Elderly Couple Bombarded With ‘Nasty’ TV Licence Demands - But They Don't Own Telly

  30-09-2015 14:00
  
  A priest and his wife are being bombarded with ‘nasty and scary’ letters demanding they buy a TV licence – despite never even owning a television.
  
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• Inmate cut off own penis and tried to flush it down toilet

  30-09-2015 13:38
  
  A prisoner cut off his penis and attempted to flush it down the toilet.
  
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• Consultant 'made error of judgment' over baby's breech delivery

  30-09-2015 13:38
  
  A consultant who failed to attend the birth of breech baby who died in delivery has told an inquest he made an "error of judgment".
  
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• Facial recognition considered for card transactions

  30-09-2015 13:34
  
  Consumers' faces could be used to help verify their payments in the latest moves to combat card fraud in stores.
  
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• Facebook ‘Man And Van’ Stole All Our Possessions: Family Left With Nothing After Responding To Fake Advert

  30-09-2015 13:28
  
  NOT knowing where to start looking for a removal man, they turned to Facebook. Soon enough Becky Szenk, 22, and her fiancé Mark Higgins found someone by the name of Lee Green, who they thought would help them move the entire contents of the flat. As soon as the van was loaded – with the contents including the fridge freezer, washing machine and even Miss Szenk’s engagement ring – they disappeared.
  
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• Volkswagen emissions scandal: 1.2m UK vehicles must be 'corrected'

  30-09-2015 13:20
  
  Nearly 1.2 million UK motorists will be told to have their vehicles "corrected" because they are fitted with the software behind the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal, the company has said.
  
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• Lord Hanningfield Charged With Expenses Fraud

  30-09-2015 13:09
  
  Tory peer Lord Hanningfield is "very disappointed" after he was charged with expenses fraud, his lawyer has said. The Crown Prosecution Service said the former Essex County Council leader has been charged in connection with daily allowance claims submitted at the House of Lords in 2013. His lawyer Daniel Goddin said: "We will be fighting this charge all the way.
  
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