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• Merseyside Pc killed by stolen pick-up 'didn't stand a chance'

  05-10-2015 23:56
  
  A police officer mown down as he tried to stop a speeding stolen pick-up truck died from internal injuries, a post-mortem examination has said.
  
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• Emmerdale leads the field with eight gongs at Inside Soap Awards

  05-10-2015 23:50
  
  Emmerdale has dominated its rivals at this year's Inside Soap Awards, scooping eight of the 18 gongs on offer.
  
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• Briton 'stepped on air' before fatal fall on Australian canyon tour

  05-10-2015 23:50
  
  A British tourist "stepped on air" before falling about 15 metres to her death in Australia, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Protests: Corbyn Calls For 'Civilised Debate'

  05-10-2015 22:45
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has called for protesters to avoid "personal abuse" after ugly scenes near the Conservative Party conference. The Labour leader urged activists to take part in "civilised debate" as he spoke in Manchester city centre. It comes after Charlotte Church wrote an open letter apologising for the behaviour of some anti-austerity protesters who spat at people and shouted "scum" at those attending the opening day of the Tory event.
  
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• Print money, spend, repeat - Conservatives take aim at Labour

  05-10-2015 22:16
  
  By Elizabeth Piper MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The Bank of Labour - print money, spend money, repeat. At the annual conference of the ruling Conservative Party, derision over the election of far-left lawmaker Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the main opposition Labour Party is never far from the surface. At a stall in the conference centre, red 100 pounds notes were handed out with Corbyn's face and the slogan 'print money, spend money, repeat' - mocking the Labour leader's financial policies whic
  
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• Sports Direct staff made 80 calls for ambulances - BBC

  05-10-2015 21:42
  
  (Reuters) - Staff at Sports Direct International Plc, afraid they would be fired for taking sick leave, made more than 80 calls to ambulances from the British company's headquarters over a two-year period, the BBC reported on Monday. "Sports Direct aims to provide working conditions in compliance with applicable employment and health and safety legislation and seeks to provide safe working conditions for all staff working in our warehouse," the company said in a statement emailed to Reuters. Ask
  
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• Prince Harry hails 'strength of human spirit' at WellChild awards ceremony

  05-10-2015 21:26
  
  Prince Harry has paid tribute to the "strength of human spirit" as he recognised children who are battling against serious illness to live normal lives.
  
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• GCHQ can turn mobile phones on and off, claims Edward Snowden

  05-10-2015 21:16
  
  British spies have the ability to turn people's mobile phones off and on and switch on the handset microphone on to listen to what is happening around them, US whistleblower Edward Snowden has claimed.
  
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• Scientists uncover secret of how algae turned world green

  05-10-2015 21:00
  
  One of Nature's greatest secrets, how ocean slime turned the world green with vegetation, has been uncovered by scientists.
  
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• Carer 'on the phone' before death of severely disabled man

  05-10-2015 20:18
  
  The carer of a severely disabled man who died on a day trip to a reservoir was on her phone before he died, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Four in court in connection with death of Bristol teenager Becky Watts

  05-10-2015 19:35
  Four people have appeared in court in connection with the murder of teenager Becky Watts.
  
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• Judgment on Uber minicab-calling app reserved at High Court

  05-10-2015 19:25
  
  A High Court judge has reserved judgment on whether the controversial minicab-hailing app Uber is unlawful.
  
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• Tax credit cuts are a very important cultural signal - Jeremy Hunt

  05-10-2015 19:23
  
  Tax credit cuts are a "very important cultural signal" as Britain seeks to match the work ethic of Asian and American countries, Jeremy Hunt has said.
  
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• Bus driver 'devastated' by deaths in supermarket crash

  05-10-2015 19:07
  
  The family of a bus driver whose vehicle smashed into a supermarket, killing a pedestrian and a seven-year-old passenger, have said he is "devastated to the core" by the tragedy.
  
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• Hit-And-Run Cop Killer Warned: We'll Find You - Sky News

  05-10-2015 18:42 via
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  Hit-And-Run Cop Killer Warned: We'll Find You
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  A manhunt is launched after a truck involved in a car chase smashed into an officer after he deployed a stinger device. 17:51, UK, Monday 05 October 2015. Play video "Cop Killer Warned: We'll Find You" ...
  PC David Phillips 'didn't stand a chance' as burglars drove at him in MerseysideDaily Mail
  Merseyside policeman killed by stolen car is named as married father of twoTelegraph.co.uk
  PC David Phillips 'murder': Police officer
  

• Edward Snowden: Man at the eye of a storm - BBC News

  05-10-2015 18:41 via
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  Edward Snowden: Man at the eye of a storm
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  Edward Snowden is the former National Security Agency (NSA) analyst responsible for the biggest leak of top-secret intelligence documents the world has ever seen. Russia has given him sanctuary. America wants him back. Opinion is sharply divided on ...
  Edward Snowden claims British spooks are spying on YOUR phone and can even ...Daily Mail
  Edward Snowden: Spies and the LawThe London Economic
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• EU leaders ask Erdogan to back radical refugee plan - The Guardian

  05-10-2015 18:28 via
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  EU leaders ask Erdogan to back radical refugee plan
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  Turkey's President Erdogan wants the EU to list Turkey as 'a safe third country', effectively whitewashing Ankara's repressive policies and deteriorating human rights record. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images. Ian Traynor in Brussels. Monday ...
  NATO denounces Russian incursion into Turkish air spaceReuters UK
  Syria conflict: Turkish jets intercept Russian planeBBC News
  Nato to discuss Russian violatio
  

• TPP deal: US and 11 other countries reach landmark Pacific trade pact - The Guardian

  05-10-2015 18:21 via
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  TPP deal: US and 11 other countries reach landmark Pacific trade pact
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  Trade ministers from 12 countries announced the largest trade-liberalizing pact in a generation on Monday. In a press conference in Atlanta, trade ministers from the US, Australia and Japan called the the Trans-Pacific Partnership an “ambitious” and ...
  Leaders reach final deal on 12-nation Trans-Pacific PartnershipDaily Mail
  US, Japan and 10 countries strike Pacific trade dealFinanc
  

• 'Power to the people' as George Osborne lets councils keep £26bn in rates

  05-10-2015 18:19
  
  The "biggest transfer of power to local government in living memory" will give councils in England the right to hold onto £26 billion which they raise annually from business rates, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.
  
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• Ched Evans: The sordid night that turned a star footballer into rapist - Mirror.co.uk

  05-10-2015 18:11 via
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  Ched Evans: The sordid night that turned a star footballer into rapist
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  Today Ched Evans had his rape conviction referred to the Court of Appeal with the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) claiming there is a "real possibility" it could be quashed. It comes after the former Sheffield United and Wales striker, 26, was ...
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  Ched Evans's rape conviction is referred to Court of Appeal after 'new' evidenceDaily Mai
  

• Wildlife thriving around Chernobyl nuclear plant despite radiation - The Guardian

  05-10-2015 18:00 via
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  Wildlife thriving around Chernobyl nuclear plant despite radiation
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  Wildlife is abundant around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear plant, despite the presence of radiation released by the world's most catastrophic nuclear explosion nearly three decades ago, researchers have found. The number of elk, deer and wild boar ...
  Wild mammals 'have returned' to ChernobylBBC News
  Nature thrives in Chernobyl, site of worst nuclear disasterDaily Mail
  Wildlife is thriving around Che
  

• Blanket ban urged on perfume and aftershave in hospitals

  05-10-2015 18:00
  
  Perfume and aftershave should be banned from hospital wards on health and safety grounds, according to two doctors.
  
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• Bus Crash Victim 'Was Gorgeous Little Boy'

  05-10-2015 17:56
  
  The seven-year-old victim of the Coventry bus crash has been described as a "gorgeous little boy with a smile to melt any heart". Rowan Williams, a pupil at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, was on the top deck of the Stagecoach vehicle when it ploughed into a supermarket in the city centre on Saturday. Dora Hancox, in her 70s and from Nuneaton, was also killed as she walked along Trinity Street.
  
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• Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes to pick up Emmy special award

  05-10-2015 17:54
  
  Downton Abbey will receive a special award at this year's International Emmys.
  
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• Social Media Firms 'Undermine' Police On Terror

  05-10-2015 17:37
  
  Britain's most senior counter-terror police officer has warned that social media firms are putting lives at risk by refusing to co-operate with investigations into terrorist activity. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said some companies were designing products in such a way that they are useless to police conducting covert surveillance operations. Companies are adopting a strategy of refusing to provide detectives with online data of terrorist suspects and some inform suspe
  
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• Jeremy Hunt: Tax credit cuts will encourage people to work harder ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  05-10-2015 17:08 via
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  Jeremy Hunt: Tax credit cuts will encourage people to work harder ...
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  ... • Jeremy Hunt: Tax credit cuts will make British people work harder • George Osborne devolves business rates to local councils • £2bn sale of final Lloyds Bank shares also announced • Chancellor reveals big infrastructure building plans • Boris ...
  Hunt: tax credit cuts will make Britons work like Chinese or AmericansThe Guardian
  Tax credits debate: Finding your
  

• Scientists claim breakthrough in quest for new quantum computer

  05-10-2015 17:00
  
  Scientists have taken a "game changing" leap towards building practical quantum computers that could revolutionise the digital world.
  
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• Bus driver 'devastated' at crash that killed Dora Hancox and Rowan Fitzgerald, 7

  05-10-2015 16:42
  
  The family of a bus driver whose vehicle smashed into a supermarket, killing a pedestrian and a seven-year-old passenger, have said he is "devastated to the core" at the tragedy.
  
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• Irish-born William C Campbell claims share of Nobel Prize in medicine

  05-10-2015 16:31
  
  An Irish-born scientist who shared this year's Nobel Prize in medicine has been credited with helping to secure free drugs to cure river blindness across Africa.
  
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• Wallander author Henning Mankell dies of cancer at 67

  05-10-2015 16:25
  
  Sir Kenneth Branagh has led tributes to Swedish crime fiction author and Wallander creator, Henning Mankell.
  
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• Metropolitan Police anti-terror boss slams 'immature' social media sector

  05-10-2015 16:25
  
  Social media companies are "undermining" counter terrorism investigations by telling suspects when police have requested their communications data, the assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has said.
  
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• Strictly leaves X Factor in its wake in weekend ratings clash

  05-10-2015 16:24
  
  Strictly Come Dancing waltzed all over The X Factor in the ratings as the two talent show giants clashed for the first time on Sunday.
  
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• Pc killed by stolen pick-up 'didn't stand a chance'

  05-10-2015 16:24
  
  A police officer and father of two young children was mown down and killed as he tried to stop a stolen pick-up truck which was being pursued after a burglary.
  
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• Cells from Edinburgh pandas to be used in disease research

  05-10-2015 16:20
  
  Cells taken from the mouths of the UK's only giant pandas could be used for research into some of the deadly diseases which threaten the species.
  
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• YouTuber Caleb Logan Bratayley, part of vlogging family The Bratayleys, dies ... - The Independent

  05-10-2015 15:45 via
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  YouTuber Caleb Logan Bratayley, part of vlogging family The Bratayleys, dies ...
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  Caleb Logan Bratayley, the eldest child in the popular YouTuber family the Bratayleys, has died aged 13. The Bratayley family - who are thought to not use their actual surname, and do not disclose where they live - have built a huge family vlogging ...
  YouTube family The Brataleys son Caleb Logan dies suddenly aged just 13Daily Mail
  YouTube's Bratayley family confirm 13 year old Caleb
  

• Signs Warn Desperate Motorists Not To Urinate Against Walls At Service Stations

  05-10-2015 15:43
  
  Police have been forced to put up signs at a motorway service station to stop desperate drivers going to the toilet against the walls and bushes.
  
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• Osborne, pushing devolution, to give towns more tax powers

  05-10-2015 15:37
  
  British Chancellor George Osborne has stepped up his push to transfer more power to English town halls, saying he will allow them to keep all revenues from a tax on business and let the biggest cities raise more money for infrastructure spending. Osborne, who has sought to reverse the centralisation of power in Westminster, said in a speech that the change would allow 26 billion pounds raised in business rates to stay in the hands of local councils each year by 2020. Such cities represent a powe
  
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• 'Real possibility the Court of Appeal may now quash conviction' of Ched Evans

  05-10-2015 15:35
  
  Footballer Ched Evans's conviction for raping a 19-year-old woman will be a looked at again by judges after the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said new evidence had emerged.
  
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• Osborne borrows policy with eye on leadership

  05-10-2015 15:16
  
  By Elizabeth Piper and William James MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne, making a pitch to become Britain's next prime minister, staked his claim to the political "centre ground" on Monday by saying his party was the only option for workers. Appealing to people who traditionally vote for the left-wing opposition, Osborne also dipped into Labour policy to broaden the appeal of Conservatives, long seen as the party of the rich, and cement their grip on power.
  
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• Ex-TV Dragon Doug Richard In Child Sex Case

  05-10-2015 15:06
  
  A former Dragons' Den star who acted as an adviser to David Cameron has appeared in court on child sex charges. Doug Richard is accused of three counts of sexual activity with a child and one of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. Richard, 57, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address during the short hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
  
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• War on illegal wildlife trade key test in tackling world problems, says William

  05-10-2015 15:05
  
  Tackling the "pernicious" illegal trade in wildlife will be a "key test" of the ability of nations to confront any global challenge, the Duke of Cambridge has said.
  
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• Top cricketers to give evidence in Chris Cairns perjury trial

  05-10-2015 15:05
  
  Former Australia and New Zealand cricket captains Ricky Ponting, Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori will be called to give evidence in the trial of fellow player Chris Cairns, who is accused of lying during a match-fixing libel action.
  
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• Murder victim's family 'let down by authorities'

  05-10-2015 15:05
  
  The sister of a schoolgirl believed to have been murdered and secretly buried by a notorious child killing rapist says her family feel let down by the authorities.
  
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• Ched Evans Conviction Referred To Appeal Court

  05-10-2015 14:58
  
  Footballer Ched Evans has had his rape conviction referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
  
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• Ham Sandwiches And Sausage Rolls May Be Banned From Office Kitchens For Being 'Offensive'

  05-10-2015 14:54
  
  New guidelines proposed by interfaith group CoExist House say that employers should consider worker’s religions before allowing ham sandwiches placed in the fridge alongside other products
  
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• Coventry bus crash victims named as Dora Hancox and Rowan Fitzgerald, 7

  05-10-2015 14:49
  A pensioner and young boy who died when a bus crashed into a supermarket have been named by police.
  
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• Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey confirmed as chief executive

  05-10-2015 14:43
  
  Twitter is embracing Jack Dorsey as its chief executive in the hopes that its once-spurned co-founder can hatch a plan to expand the short messaging service's audience and end nearly a decade of financial losses.
  
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• Hit-And-Run Cop Killer Warned: We'll Find You

  05-10-2015 14:43
  
  A police officer knocked down and killed by a stolen pick-up truck "didn't stand a chance", his chief constable has said. PC David Phillips was standing on a central reservation when the red Mitsubishi, being pursued by police following a burglary, mounted the kerb and hit him at speed before driving off. Constable Phillips and a colleague were waiting on the reservation after placing a 'stop stick' - a device used to puncture a vehicle's tyres - in the road.
  
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• Three share Nobel Prize in medicine for anti-parasite drugs

  05-10-2015 14:25
  
  Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering drugs to fight malaria and other tropical diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people every year.
  
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• Rape conviction of footballer Ched Evans referred to court of appeal

  05-10-2015 14:23
  
  Footballer Ched Evans's conviction for raping a 19-year-old woman has been referred to the Court of Appeal, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has said.
  
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