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• Union protest at Tory conference

  04-10-2015 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people take part an anti-austerity protest outside the Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester.
  
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• VIDEO: PM: Tax credit cuts will go ahead

  04-10-2015 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cuts to in-work tax credits will go ahead, Prime Minister David Cameron has said, despite calls from within his own party to think again.
  
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• England’s Stuart Lancaster: World Cup exit ‘will sit with us all forever’

  04-10-2015 23:21
  
  • Lancaster says England’s Rugby World Cup elimination left raw emotions• Billy Vunipola denies rumours of friction between coachesA devastated Stuart Lancaster has admitted, amid increasing speculation over his position, that he will never get over England’s crushing early elimination from the Rugby World Cup. As the Rugby Football Union’s chief executive, Ian Ritchie, announced a “360-degree” review to take place that could lead to Lancaster and his staf
  
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• Real Madrid held to derby draw as Atlético score late equaliser

  04-10-2015 22:57
  
  • Atlético Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid
  • Luciano Vietto comes off bench to cancel out Karim Benzema openerThe Atlético Madrid substitute Luciano Vietto scored a late goal to snatch a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid, denying Rafa Benítez’s side the chance to reclaim the lead in La Liga.Karim Benzema gave Real a great start with his league-leading sixth goal to quieten the Vicente Calderón crowd only nine minutes into the match and the Real goalkeeper, Keylor Na
  
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• Portugal election: ruling centre-right coalition heads for victory

  04-10-2015 22:44
  
  Exit polls predict Portugal Forward pro-austerity coalition under Pedro Passos Coelho could lose parliamentary majority Portugal’s centre-right government was headed for victory in a election on Sunday night after launching tough austerity measures to combat a debt crisis, but exit polls showed it could lose its majority in parliament. The government coalition was projected to win between 36.4% and 43% of the vote while the opposition centre-left Socialists were set to get 29.5% to 35%. Co
  
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• Chelsea beat Sunderland to confirm Women’s Super League title

  04-10-2015 22:44
  
  • Three second-half goals helped to hold off Manchester City’s challenge
  • British record signing Fran Kirby scores twice It is not often this season that Chelsea players have left the pitch at the end of a match whoopin’ and hollerin’. Certainly not José Mourinho’s Premier League men. Continue reading...
  
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• Atlético Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid: La Liga – as it happened!

  04-10-2015 22:20
  
  Karim Benzema’s early goal was cancelled out by Luciano Vietto, who bundled home seven minutes from the end, to ensure the Madrid derby ended level 9.20pm BSTIt finishes level. Atleti fight back to ensure a point a piece through Luciano Vietto after Karim Benzema gave Real a ninth-minute lead. The first half was good, most of the second was dull but parity seems fairest. Villarreal remain top with a one point lead over Real in second. Thanks for reading. Until next time, bye! 9.18pm BST90
  
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• Liverpool Sack Manager Brendan Rodgers

  04-10-2015 21:23
  
  Liverpool have sacked manager Brendan Rodgers, ending his three years in charge of the club. He was fired hours after a 1-1 draw in the Merseyside derby against Everton. Owners Fenway Sports Group, who five months ago gave their backing to the Northern Irishman, said: "Although this has been a difficult decision, we believe it provides us with the best opportunity for success on the pitch.
  
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• Robert Peston to leave BBC for ITV

  04-10-2015 21:09
  
  BBC economics editor to become political editor at commercial broadcaster and host Sunday morning politics programme to rival The Andrew Marr ShowRobert Peston is to move to ITV to become political editor and the host of a new Sunday morning talk show.The departure of the BBC’s economics editor comes as a blow to the corporation, which fought to keep him with the offer of presenting a revamped Newsnight on Thursday nights. Continue reading...
  
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• Isis or Russia? Labour needs to decide which is the bigger threat

  04-10-2015 21:01
  
  In a world on fire with barbaric conflicts, Labour has an opportunity to bring fresh thinking to the British defence debateIn the past 20 years there have been three strategic defence reviews. None of them have been particularly strategic. If you consider the problem that faced the first, under Labour’s defence minister George Robinson in 1998, you will get the picture. The issue then was how to maintain two combat divisions of the British army in Germany. Today we no longer have two comba
  
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• Goya in hell: the bloodbath that explains his most harrowing work

  04-10-2015 21:00
  
  His horrifyingly bleak Black Paintings are said to be a result of Goya going deaf. But is there another reason? As the National Gallery show opens, Jonathan Jones finds the shocking answer in the artist’s hometown of ZaragozaA dog is drowning in quicksand. Its grey head pokes defiantly out of the brown sludge, even as a dead yellow sky above insists there is no hope. No saviour. In the next painting, supernatural shapers of the world reveal themselves, but they are grinning hags floating e
  
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• Chelsea Ladies 4-0 Sunderland Ladies

  04-10-2015 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea Ladies beat Sunderland to win the Women's Super League for the first time and complete a domestic double.
  
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• 'They all know his name': Corbyn reawakens Labour loyalties in Yorkshire

  04-10-2015 20:55
  
  The Tories have held Keighley in West Yorkshire since 2010, but there are signs that Jeremy Corbyn is dispelling the town’s disillusionment with LabourIn deepest West Yorkshire lies one of the constituencies that decides British elections. Keighley, retaken from Labour by the Conservatives in 2010, was held in May’s election by Kris Hopkins, who increased his majority to just over 3,000. That was despite a concerted campaign by Labour, as well as Ukip, which increased its share of th
  
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• Ireland secure World Cup progess with laboured win over Italy

  04-10-2015 20:34
  
  This was not as grim and attritional as some of us had feared. It was worse. It was a match from the old school: attritional, largely risk-free and, particularly in Ireland’s case, too disjointed for a team considered to be the fourth favourites to lift the Rugby World Cup. Their 16-9 victory ensures they will qualify for the knockout stages, but they will need to significantly improve against France next weekend if they are to top Group D and avoid the All Blacks in the quarter-finals.The
  
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• Woman describes pipe bomb explosion

  04-10-2015 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman describes the moment she narrowly escaped injury when a pipe bomb exploded at her house in Londonderry.
  
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• Ugly scenes outside Tory conference after thousands march against austerity

  04-10-2015 19:49
  
  People arriving at the Tory party conference in Manchester were subjected to abusive chants as ugly scenes followed a largely peaceful march involving tens of thousands of protesters.
  
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• Ireland 16-9 Italy

  04-10-2015 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland labour to a 16-9 win over Italy but the victory makes sure of their place in the World Cup quarter-finals.
  
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• Russia is conducting 'asymmetric warfare' in Syria - Britain's Hammond

  04-10-2015 19:41
  
  Russia is engaged in "classic asymmetric warfare" in Syria by propping up President Bashar al-Assad while saying it is attacking Islamic State militants, Britain's foreign minister said on Sunday. "It looks like a classic bit of Russian asymmetric warfare - you have a strong propaganda message that says you're doing one thing while in fact you are doing something completely different and when challenged you just flatly deny it," Philip Hammond told Reuters in an interview.
  
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• VIDEO: Investigation into fatal bus crash

  04-10-2015 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the cause of a bus crash in Coventry city centre on Saturday which left two people dead.
  
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• Cameron announces seven-day GP service

  04-10-2015 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  GPs in England are to be offered a voluntary contract to provide seven-day-a-week cover for patients, David Cameron announces.
  
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• Playwright Brian Friel laid to rest in village which inspired works

  04-10-2015 18:54
  
  Renowned playwright Brian Friel has been laid to rest in the village said to be the inspiration for some of his most acclaimed works.
  
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• Sinkhole surveys to hunt for pits

  04-10-2015 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New surveys begin beneath a housing estate where a 10m deep sinkhole opened up last week.
  
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• VIDEO: Jeremy Hunt mobbed by protesters

  04-10-2015 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Hunt has been surrounded by protesters on his walk to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
  
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• West Ham Bosses Lucky Not To Be On Crash Plane

  04-10-2015 18:31
  
  The chairmen of West Ham United said they were fortunate not to be on the light aircraft which crashed in Essex on Saturday, killing the two crew. David Sullivan and David Gold had been due to fly from Stapleford Airport to the north east where their team were playing Sunderland in a Premier League fixture. Mr Sullivan said: "The aviation company, London Executive Aviation (LEA), have two planes and we have flown on that particular plane about 50 times.
  
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• PM stands firm on tax credit cut

  04-10-2015 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Cameron rejects calls to rethink cuts to tax credits for working families, as thousands join a TUC anti-austerity march at the Tory conference in Manchester.
  
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• Child killer and rapist Robert Howard dies in prison

  04-10-2015 17:14
  
  A child killer and rapist suspected over the unsolved disappearance of a Northern Ireland schoolgirl has died in prison.
  
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• Two dead in industrial unit blast

  04-10-2015 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are killed and a third injured in an explosion at an industrial unit in Hertfordshire.
  
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• Six reasons it went wrong for England

  04-10-2015 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Selection errors? A lack of experience? The wrong coach? Tom Fordyce picks out six reasons England's World Cup went wrong.
  
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• Glasgow Bin Lorry Crash Driver Arrested

  04-10-2015 16:45
  
  The driver of the bin lorry which crashed in Glasgow killing six people has been arrested over claims he drove without a licence.
  
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• Call for UK taskforce on VW emissions

  04-10-2015 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A UK-wide taskforce should be set up in response to the Volkswagen emissions scandal, says Scotland's environment secretary Richard Lochhead.
  
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• David Cameron stands firm on tax credit cuts amid anti-austerity march

  04-10-2015 16:33
  
  David Cameron has resisted pressure to back down on tax credit cuts as tens of thousands of anti-austerity protesters marched outside the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
  
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• West Ham chairmen fortunate not be on Essex crash plane

  04-10-2015 16:11
  
  The chairmen of West Ham United said they were fortunate not to be on the doomed aircraft which crashed in Essex yesterday, killing the two crew on board.
  
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• Corbyn Criticised For Tory Protest By Own Side

  04-10-2015 16:04
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has come under attack from one of Labour's most senior shadow ministers for taking part in the anti-austerity protests in Manchester during the Tory conference. Shadow Europe minister Pat McFadden, who served as a minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, accused Mr Corbyn of turning Labour into a protest movement rather than a party of government.
  
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• Glastonbury Tickets Sell Out In 32 Minutes

  04-10-2015 15:50
  
  Thousands of festival goers were left disappointed after Glastonbury tickets sold out in just over half an hour. Emily Eavis, co-organiser of the festival and daughter of its founder Michael Eavis, tweeted: "Tickets have now sold out.
  
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• You're not the real McCoy (or James Kirk), BA tells Trekkie Alex Salmond

  04-10-2015 15:14
  
  Alex Salmond found himself in a bizarre situation with a irline staff after booking on to a flight under the name James Kirk - the captain of Star Trek's USS Enterprise.
  
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• Man arrested after fatal industrial unit explosion

  04-10-2015 15:14
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after an explosion at an industrial unit left two people dead and another injured.
  
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• Half marathon sees 22,000 race

  04-10-2015 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 22,000 runners take part in this year's Cardiff Half Marathon with £2.4m expected to be raised for charity.
  
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• Child killer Robert Howard dies at 71

  04-10-2015 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The convicted child killer and rapist Robert Howard dies in prison custody at a hospital in England.
  
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• Bin lorry crash driver arrested

  04-10-2015 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The driver of the bin lorry that crashed in Glasgow killing six people has been arrested over claims he drove while banned.
  
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• Healey: A bruiser with a sharp wit

  04-10-2015 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Denis Healey, a political bruiser with a sharp wit
  
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• Bin lorry crash driver Harry Clarke 'faces driving without licence probe'

  04-10-2015 14:02
  
  The driver of the bin lorry which crashed in Glasgow killing six people just before Christmas has been arrested over claims he drove without a licence, it has been reported.
  
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• VIDEO: England fell flat on their faces - Wood

  04-10-2015 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Wood says England have "fallen flat on their faces" after a 33-13 defeat by Australia led to a pool-stage exit from the World Cup.
  
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• Cameron refuses to rule out Brexit, says recasting EU ties hard work

  04-10-2015 13:52
  
  By Guy Faulconbridge and William James MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said his renegotiation of Britain's ties with the European Union was "bloody hard work" and refused to rule out campaigning for a British exit in a referendum if other EU leaders failed to grant him the concessions he wants. As his ruling Conservative Party gathered for an annual meeting, Cameron urged his party to be patient over Britain's relationship with Europe ahead of a vote on membership wh
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's nuclear weapons stance undermines national security, says PM

  04-10-2015 13:38
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has undermined national security by vowing to never use nuclear weapons if he ever becomes prime minister, David Cameron has said.
  
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• Funding for SSI steelworks could be taken by banks, Sajid Javid warns

  04-10-2015 13:38
  
  Any Government cash put into the closed SSI steelworks in Redcar would risk being swallowed up by the Thai banks which backed its bankrupt owners, Business Secretary Sajid Javid has warned.
  
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• David Cameron urges Vladimir Putin to 'change direction' on Syria attacks

  04-10-2015 13:38
  
  David Cameron has called on Vladimir Putin to "change direction" and turn Russia's fire against the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Syria, rather than seeking to shore up the "butcher" President Bashar Assad with attacks on the moderate opposition to his regime.
  
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• David Cameron: People have made their minds up about Lord Ashcroft book claims

  04-10-2015 13:38
  
  People have already made up their minds about allegations contained in an unauthorised biography of him, David Cameron has claimed.
  
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• Britain must stay in EU to stand tall on the world stage, says Nick Clegg

  04-10-2015 13:38
  
  Britain cannot "stand tall" in the world unless it remains part of the European Union, ex-Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said.
  
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• BBC admits doctoring volcano footage

  04-10-2015 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A volcano eruption shown on a BBC Two programme actually used footage from two different volcanoes taken four years apart, the corporation admits.
  
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• PM: I Am Prepared To Press Red Button

  04-10-2015 13:19
  
  The Prime Minister has said he is prepared to press the red button if he has to, as he looked to exploit Labour's division on the nation's security. On the first day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, David Cameron said he believed the country should retain the Trident nuclear deterrent. And he said that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's recent comment that he would not authorise the use of nuclear weapons even if Britain was under nuclear attack "undermined national security".
  
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