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• Midwives warn staff shortages could lead to mistakes

  10-10-2015 23:30
  
  Maternity units are being forced to close their doors more often as the NHS comes under increasing pressure, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned.
  
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• Three ex-prime ministers and a Loose Women panellist front push to stay in EU

  10-10-2015 23:24
  
  Three former prime ministers, the ex-head of the army and a panellist on Loose Women are joining the push to stay in the EU.
  
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• Jay McGuiness bags Strictly Come Dancing's first perfect ten this series

  10-10-2015 22:22
  
  Pop star Jay McGuiness has bagged the first perfect score of 10 from a Strictly Come Dancing judge this series.
  
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• Ben Foster asks what would you do, at premiere of Lance Armstrong biopic

  10-10-2015 22:19
  
  Ben Foster hopes his latest film The Program will make people put themselves in Lance Armstrong's shoes - and "have a conversation" about what they would do.
  
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• Suspected robber dies after being restrained by public and handcuffed by police

  10-10-2015 20:12
  
  A suspected robber has died after he was restrained by members of the public and then handcuffed by police.
  
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• Simon's a star as he wins World Porridge Making Championship

  10-10-2015 20:10
  
  An astrophysicist has been crowned the World Porridge Making Champion.
  
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• Ten people, including baby, killed in fire at travellers' halting site

  10-10-2015 17:27
  
  Ten people from two families, including a mother, father and a five-month-old baby, have been killed in a fire in Ireland.
  
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• Ten killed in fire at travellers' halting site

  10-10-2015 16:52
  
  Ten people including a mother and father and a five-month-old baby have been killed in a fire in Ireland.
  
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• Jim Carrey carries coffin at Cathriona White's funeral

  10-10-2015 16:29
  
  Jim Carrey twice carried the coffin at his ex-girlfriend's funeral as she was taken to her final resting place beside her late father.
  
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• Passenger falls from cruise ship off Isle of Wight

  10-10-2015 16:21
  
  A passenger has reportedly fallen overboard from a cruise ship off the Isle of Wight.
  
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• William and Kate find how young tackle mental health issues

  10-10-2015 15:57
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked World Mental Health Day by meeting young people and hearing their stories of how they battled the issue and are now helping others to do the same.
  
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• Clive James 'Embarrassed' He Is Still Alive

  10-10-2015 15:04
  
  Clive James has confessed he feels "embarrassment" that he is still alive - one year after he predicted his imminent death from terminal leukaemia. In a poem published last September, the Australian critic had "confidently stated" that by the time the leaves on his maple tree turned red for autumn, he would have passed away. Mr James, who has been receiving cancer treatment for more than five years, explained: "Autumn came, the tree came red and I was still here, steadily turning red myself.
  
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• Death of Geoffrey Howe aged 88 brings tributes from across political spectrum

  10-10-2015 14:51
  
  Geoffrey Howe, the minister whose devastating resignation speech effectively ended Margaret Thatcher's premiership, has died aged 88.
  
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• John McDonnell: 'Poisoned' air killing residents near Heathrow

  10-10-2015 14:30
  
  People are dying from air "poisoned" by the aviation industry which has "consistently lied" about expanding Heathrow airport, the shadow chancellor has said.
  
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• Nine dead after fire at traveller site south of Dublin

  10-10-2015 14:23
  
  At least nine people are believed to have died in a fire at a traveller site.
  
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• Former Chancellor Lord Howe Dies Aged 88

  10-10-2015 14:13
  
  Former Chancellor Lord Howe has died after a suspected heart attack, his family has announced. Lord Howe was Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving Cabinet minister and his resignation in 1990 is widely seen as a central factor in the end of Lady Thatcher's premiership. Lord Howe had become Chancellor after Mrs Thatcher won the 1979 election and was made Foreign Secretary in her second term before being moved in 1989 to Leader of the House of Commons and Deputy Prime Minister.
  
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• Price of third Heathrow runway would be catastrophic, says Zac Goldsmith

  10-10-2015 14:07
  
  A "catastrophic price" will be paid if a third runway is built at Heathrow airport, the Tory London mayoral candidate has said.
  
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• Jim Carrey joins mourners at Cathriona White's funeral

  10-10-2015 14:07
  
  The funeral of Jim Carrey's ex-girlfriend has taken place in Ireland with the Hollywood star among the mourners.
  
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• Geoffrey Howe remembered for devastating resignation speech

  10-10-2015 14:07
  
  Lord Howe of Aberavon - better known as Sir Geoffrey Howe - was the man whose devastating resignation speech was the catalyst which ultimately destroyed Margaret Thatcher.
  
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• Explosive device detonated at Londonderry hotel by bomb disposal experts

  10-10-2015 14:07
  Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion after a "viable explosive device" was found at a hotel hosting a police recruitment event.
  
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• David Beckham phones 'routinely' hacked - jailed journalist

  10-10-2015 14:00
  
  David Beckham's phones were "routinely" hacked, according to a journalist who was jailed for his role in the phone hacking scandal.
  
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• David Cameron leads tributes after Geoffrey Howe dies aged 88

  10-10-2015 13:59
  
  David Cameron has led tributes to former chancellor Lord Geoffrey Howe, who has died aged 88.
  
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• Bomb found in Derry hotel grounds

  10-10-2015 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say a suspicious object found in the grounds of a hotel in Londonderry on Friday was a bomb.
  
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• Hit singer and songwriter Jim Diamond dies aged 64

  10-10-2015 12:56
  
  Singer-songwriter Jim Diamond has died at the age of 64, it has been reported.
  
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• England's hospice ratings 'encouraging'

  10-10-2015 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 90% of England's hospices inspected so far have been rated as "good" or "outstanding", the care watchdog says.
  
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• Vulcan's fly-past tribute to factory

  10-10-2015 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The last flying Vulcan bomber aircraft will fly over the Greater Manchester factory where it was built as part of a farewell tour of the country.
  
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• Stuck walker rescued from beach mud

  10-10-2015 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is rescued by Somerset coastguards after getting stuck in mud on Weston-super-Mare beach.
  
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• Sainz suffers heavy crash in Russia

  10-10-2015 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz has suffered a heavy crash during final practice at the Russian Grand Prix.
  
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• 'Man overboard' on cruise ship

  10-10-2015 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A search is under way for a passenger who is believed to have fallen overboard from a P&O cruise ship off the Isle of Wight.
  
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• Singer-songwriter Jim Diamond dies

  10-10-2015 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Glasgow-born singer-songwriter Jim Diamond, who had hits including I Should Have Known Better, has died aged 64.
  
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• Third man charged after concrete block death

  10-10-2015 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A third man is charged with violent disorder following the death of a boy who crashed his car after a concrete block was hurled at it.
  
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• Fire claims lives at travellers site

  10-10-2015 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number of people are believed to have died in a fire at a traveller site in Carrickmines in County Dublin.
  
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• Woman charged over train narrow escape

  10-10-2015 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman is charged with drink-driving after a car crashed through a fence and down a railway embankment, narrowly avoiding being hit by a train.
  
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• Minute's applause for road death PC

  10-10-2015 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tranmere Rovers will hold a minute's applause in memory of PC Dave Phillips before their game against Eastleigh later.
  
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• Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey visited school day before hospital readmission

  10-10-2015 10:57
  
  A nurse who is in a "serious condition" with a late complication of the Ebola infection visited a school the day before she was readmitted to hospital.
  
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• Nurse in Ebola scare still 'serious'

  10-10-2015 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nurse Pauline Cafferkey remains in a "serious condition" after being readmitted to the isolation unit where she was previously treated for Ebola.
  
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• Ex-M&S boss to lead pro-EU campaign

  10-10-2015 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Stuart Rose, ex-chief executive of M&S, says leaving the EU would be a "leap into the unknown", as he becomes leader of the In Campaign.
  
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• Third man charged in concrete crash murder probe

  10-10-2015 10:29
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of a teenager who died after a lump of concrete was thrown at his car have charged a third man with violent disorder.
  
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• VIDEO: Ex-M&S boss to lead pro-EU campaign

  10-10-2015 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Stuart Rose, former chief executive of Marks and Spencer, is to lead the campaign for Britain to stay in the European Union.
  
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• Soldier wins £13.2m prize after 25p online bet

  10-10-2015 10:15
  
  A British soldier has become an overnight multimillionaire after winning more than £13.2 million on a 25p stake.
  
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• We hacked David Beckham's phones, jailed journalist admits

  10-10-2015 10:04
  
  David Beckham's voicemail was tapped by tabloid reporters, according to a journalist jailed for his role in the phone hacking scandal.
  
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• Traveller site fire 'causes several deaths'

  10-10-2015 09:58
  
  Several people are believed to have been killed in a fire at a traveller site.
  
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• Scarred prisoner disappears from Buckinghamshire jail

  10-10-2015 09:58
  
  Police have warned the public not to approach a scarred prisoner who has gone on the run after fleeing an open prison.
  
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• Peter Andre denies death threat 'lies' in court case

  10-10-2015 09:58
  
  Strictly Come Dancing's Peter Andre has insisted he told the truth after a High Court judge accused him of a "complete fabrication" of death threats against him.
  
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• Wales hate crime campaign launched

  10-10-2015 09:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victims of hate crime in Wales are urged to report it as part of a national campaign.
  
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• Big day - but 'bigger ones to come'

  10-10-2015 09:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales is set for a huge day of sport - but fans have been told to enjoy it without the stress that usually accompanies big matches.
  
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• Magna Carta united with 'forerunner'

  10-10-2015 06:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two rare manuscripts are shown together in an exhibition marking 800 years of Magna Carta - the great charter and its "forerunner".
  
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• Leon Brittan sex accuser 'up for Tory witch-hunts'

  10-10-2015 06:04
  
  A man who accused Leon Brittan of sex abuse has admitted having an interest in "witch-hunts" against Conservative politicians, according to reports.
  
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• Lottery fraudster accused of rigging more games

  10-10-2015 05:20
  
  Authorities in Iowa have brought new charges against a former lottery security officer who rigged a game so he could win a 14 million-dollar (£9m) jackpot.
  
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• Election 'opportunity' for Greens

  10-10-2015 03:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scottish Greens have "an unprecedented opportunity" at next year's Holyrood election, the party's co-convener will tell their annual conference.
  
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