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• Ex-Rabobank traders face first U.S. trial over Libor manipulation

  12-10-2015 23:57
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former Rabobank traders from Britain are set to become the first defendants to face trial in the United States on charges stemming from a global investigation into whether various banks sought to manipulate the interest rate known as Libor.
  
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• Tom Bleasby pulls out of The X Factor for personal reasons

  12-10-2015 23:20
  
  The X Factor contestant Tom Bleasby has withdrawn from the ITV singing competition.
  
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• Reward in hunt for killer of Salford's 'Mr Big' Paul Massey

  12-10-2015 23:20
  
  Murder probe detectives have offered a £50,000 reward for information in the death of the businessman Paul Massey, dubbed "Mr Big".
  
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• Drinking red wine 'could help hearts of people with Type 2 diabetes'

  12-10-2015 23:00
  
  Drinking red wine with dinner may improve the heart health of people with Type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
  
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• Man Quizzed After 'Abuse Victim' Waives Anonymity

  12-10-2015 22:17
  
  A 55-year-old man has been interviewed under caution by police investigating allegations of sexual abuse. The inquiry centres on Esther Baker who waived her right to anonymity in an interview with Sky News earlier this year to reveal she had been the victim of sexual abuse as a young girl. She claimed that police officers stood guard while a group of men sexually abused her and other children on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire and at various properties in the county.
  
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• Shadow chancellor John McDonnell signals budget surplus vote u-turn

  12-10-2015 22:09
  
  Labour MPs are to vote against proposed new rules which would require governments to run a budget surplus every year, in a significant u-turn by shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
  
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• Fire Crews Tackle Large Blaze In Manchester

  12-10-2015 22:05
  
  Firefighters are tackling a large blaze in Manchester city centre.
  
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• Becky Watts 'In Tantrum' When She Went Missing

  12-10-2015 21:24
  
  A woman accused of murdering teenager Becky Watts told police she thought the 16-year-old had stormed out of the house "in a tantrum" on the day she vanished. Shauna Hoare, 21, giggled several times during the long interview as she answered questions from the officers on 26 February while Becky was still missing. She also revealed she and her co-accused, boyfriend Nathan Matthews, ordered a takeaway meal and played monopoly in the hours after the teenager had apparently vanished.
  
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• Ebola Nurse: 58 Monitored For Deadly Virus

  12-10-2015 21:17
  
  Fifty-eight people are being monitored after having recent close contact with Pauline Cafferkey, the Scottish nurse re-admitted to hospital with Ebola. Twenty-five of them have been given an experimental vaccination, having had close contact with her bodily fluids. Sky News understands they include no-one from Mossneuk Primary School in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, where the 39-year-old nurse paid a visit the day before she was readmitted to hospital .
  
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• Hallucinations 'help make sense of world'

  12-10-2015 21:00
  
  Hallucinations, often associated with psychotic disorders, may result from a natural process used by the brain to make sense of the world, say scientists.
  
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• VW UK Boss 'First Heard Of Scandal On News'

  12-10-2015 20:49
  
  The UK boss of Volkswagen said he first became aware of the company's diesel emissions scandal when he heard it on US news. It emerged last month that millions of VW vehicles worldwide were fitted with so-called "defeat devices" - where software was used to fool American environmental tests. The scandal has affected 11 million vehicles globally, including almost 1.2 million in the UK, with recalls due to begin in the first quarter of 2016, starting with two-litre models.
  
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• Watson Refuses To Apologise Over Brittan Claims

  12-10-2015 20:39
  
  Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has refused to apologise for raising rape and child abuse allegations against the late Leon Brittan. Mr Watson was met with cries of "shame" from the Conservative benches in the House of Commons when he failed to say sorry over claims against the former chancellor. Mr Watson has faced intense criticism for his comments about Lord Brittan in relation to a police investigation into an alleged VIP paedophile ring.
  
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• RAF pair killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash named

  12-10-2015 20:31
  
  Two British air force members killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan have been named as Flight Lieutenants Alan Scott and Geraint "Roly" Roberts, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
  
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• Price of leaving EU 'lower than ever', says Boris Johnson

  12-10-2015 19:43
  
  Boris Johnson has claimed t he price of Britain quitting the European Union is "lower than it's ever been" despite bleak warnings about the potential impact of a vote to sever ties with Brussels.
  
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• Judge asks for minute's silence in court over tragic illness children

  12-10-2015 19:43
  
  A senior family court judge asked lawyers to observe a minute's silence after hearing how three of a couple's four children had fallen victim to similar illnesses and died.
  
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• Cameron's EU referendum unsettles some British expatriates in the Spanish sun

  12-10-2015 19:42
  
  By Sarah Young FUENGIROLA, Spain (Reuters) - For some sun-seeking Britons, a cloud has formed over the whitewashed villages, beach bars and golf courses of Spain - the risk that Britain will drop out of the European Union. Over the last three decades, hundreds of thousands of Britons have used the EU's right to free movement to settle in Spain, drawn by warmer weather, cheaper property and a new life. "It's very scary, I've been here 31 years," said Valerie Luber, 75, a retired British nanny, at
  
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• VW emissions scandal: UK boss says they could not have acted faster

  12-10-2015 19:31
  
  The UK boss of Volkswagen has defended the speed of the car firm's response to the diesel emissions scandal and apologised "sincerely and unreservedly" to customers.
  
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• EU on course to lift Belarus sanctions despite vote concerns

  12-10-2015 19:04
  
  By Andrei Makhovsky and Robin Emmott MINSK/LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Belarus's election fell short of democratic standards, monitors said on Monday after President Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth term, but Europe still looked set to ease sanctions as France and Germany welcomed a lack of political repression. Moves by Lukashenko, including the pardoning of six opposition figures before the election, suggest Lukashenko could be seeking to improve his image abroad to rely less on his ally Russia, wh
  
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• RAF Airmen Killed In Helicopter Crash Named

  12-10-2015 18:38
  
  Two RAF airmen killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan have been named as Flight Lieutenant Geraint Roberts and Flight Lieutenant Alan Scott.
  
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• Labour's Tom Watson refuses to apologise over Leon Brittan allegations

  12-10-2015 18:05
  
  Tom Watson has refused to apologise for raising allegations against the late Leon Brittan instead demanding all MPs examine their consciences.
  
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• Junior doctors call for contract row 'concrete assurances'

  12-10-2015 18:04
  
  Junior doctors have demanded "concrete assurances" from the Health Secretary, saying the "threat" that a contract will be imposed upon them must be removed.
  
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• Police halt 24-hour guard outside embassy where Julian Assange took refuge

  12-10-2015 17:39
  
  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange believes there is now a covert police operation outside the Ecuadorian Embassy where he took refuge three years ago after a 24-hour guard was removed.
  
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• Sitting for long periods 'not associated with early death risk'

  12-10-2015 17:31
  
  Sitting for long periods of time either at work or at home does not increase the risk of an early death, researchers say.
  
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• Four distinct types of bowel cancer found in study

  12-10-2015 17:31
  
  Bowel cancer can generally be classified as four distinct diseases, each of which has its own biological characteristics, research has shown.
  
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• Edinburgh-born Professor Angus Deaton wins Nobel memorial prize in economics

  12-10-2015 17:31
  
  Academic Angus Deaton has won the Nobel memorial prize in economics for ''his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare''.
  
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• Antarctic ice melting so quickly 'whole continent may be at risk by 2100'

  12-10-2015 17:31
  Antarctic ice is melting so fast that the stability of the whole continent could be at risk by 2100, scientists have warned.
  
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• Photos Of Queen As A Baby Among Hundreds Of Historic Royal Snaps Up For Auction

  12-10-2015 16:53
  
  The 500 snaps, taken between 1926 and 1956, were uncovered in a country home
  
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• Actor wins court bid to prevent publication of 'revenge porn'

  12-10-2015 16:42
  
  A successful actor has won a High Court ruling preventing the publication of sexually explicit material in a case of "revenge porn".
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing wins ratings war against X Factor

  12-10-2015 16:40
  
  Strictly Come Dancing beat The X Factor by nearly 1 million viewers in the ratings when the two talent shows clashed on Sunday.
  
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• Buckingham Palace soil used in Tate exhibit 'could grow marijuana'

  12-10-2015 16:40
  
  Topsoil from Buckingham Palace could soon be growing marijuana as Tate Modern director Chris Dercon admitted visitors had already begun to "guerrilla garden" the new Turbine Hall exhibition.
  
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• Video Shows Last Moments Before High-Speed Crash

  12-10-2015 16:38
  
  Driver Kyle Careford, 20, and his friend 21-year-old Michael Owen died instantly when the red Renault Clio they were in hit a church wall and overturned in Crowborough, East Sussex. The video was taken by Mr Owen inside the vehicle as they travelled at up to 90mph (144kph) through the countryside in the early hours of Sunday, 12 April. This would have had a severely detrimental impact on Mr Careford's ability to control the car.
  
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• Redcar Steelworks Ovens To Close For Good

  12-10-2015 16:30
  
  The coke ovens at the SSI steelworks will close for good after no offers were received from buyers, the official receiver has said.
  
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• Police Drop Guard At Assange's Embassy Refuge

  12-10-2015 15:59
  
  Police are no longer guarding the Ecuadorian Embassy where Wikileaks' Julian Assange has been taking refuge, Scotland Yard says. The founder of the controversial whistleblowing website has been hiding out at the diplomatic mission since 2012. He fled there are being sought in Sweden which wanted to extradite him in connection with sex allegations.
  
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• Peperami Rugby Promotion 'Shows Zero Respect'

  12-10-2015 15:58
  
  Richmond Council says thousands of green wrappers are being discarded after the pork sausage snack is handed out by promotional people. The borough says samples are given out in handfuls to those en route to Rugby World Cup matches at Twickenham Stadium or the high street by marketing company Bugle Communications. Videos on Twitter show a person dressed in sausage-shaped suit dancing on an open-sided Peperami lorry as it drives around Twickenham.
  
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• 'Hoverboards' Illegal In Public, Police Warn

  12-10-2015 15:55
  
  Londoners who are thinking of investing in a self-balancing scooter are being urged to reconsider by the Metropolitan Police, as a 180-year-old law means they can only be used on private land. Although they are powered vehicles, hoverboards are too unsafe to use on British roads, and cannot be licensed or registered under the Highway Act 1835. Hoverboards have enjoyed an explosion in popularity recently – with Justin Bieber, Chris Brown and Kylie Jenner just some of the celebrities snapped
  
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• Garda gunned down by dissident republican as he escorted woman home

  12-10-2015 15:45
  
  A police officer was murdered in Ireland as he escorted a woman to her home after she made a complaint of domestic abuse.
  
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• Thailand murder accused 'told they would disappear if they did not confess'

  12-10-2015 14:55
  
  Two Burmese migrants accused of murdering two British backpackers in Thailand claim they were told they would "disappear" if they did not confess to the killings.
  
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• Dramatic footage shows moments leading up to fatal East Sussex car crash

  12-10-2015 14:55
  
  A dramatic video showing the final moments before a high-speed crash which killed two young men has been released by their families to act as a warning to other young drivers.
  
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• New Spoof Ladybird Books For Adults Include 'The Hipster' And 'The Hangover'

  12-10-2015 14:48
  
  A new series of Ladybird books, traditionally associated with children’s stories and nursery rhymes, is being published that caters to a more adult market
  
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• Leaving EU Is A 'Leap In The Dark' Warns Rose

  12-10-2015 14:42
  
  Former M&S boss Lord Rose claims Britain's membership of the EU saves all Britons £480m a year and the risk of leaving is a "leap in the dark". Launching the Britain Stronger In Europe campaign, he attacked those who want to leave as "quitters" who are "running away" from attempts to reform the EU. He said opting out of the EU would be a risk to the economy and membership meant Britain benefited from £226bn in exports and £237bn in investment.
  
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• Out of the cave and onto Facebook - the life of a modern hermit

  12-10-2015 14:27
  
  By Neil Hall and Angus Berwick MARKET RASEN, England (Reuters) - Like any good hermit Rachel Denton rises early in the morning to tend to her vegetable garden, feed her chickens, and pray. Unlike other hermits, such as a man discovered in 2013 living in a wood in the United States having spent 27 years without any human contact, Denton has embraced the Internet age. "The myth you most often face as a hermit is that you should have a beard and live in a cave, none of which is me," she said, sat i
  
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• Britain's pro-EU campaign opens with warning: Don't turn your back on world

  12-10-2015 14:25
  
  By Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - British pro-Europeans on Monday launched their campaign to keep their country inside the European Union, cautioning that turning away from the world's biggest economic bloc would hurt jobs and torpedo London's global financial clout. "Leaving Europe is a leap in the dark and I don't believe that is a risk that is worth us taking," said Stuart Rose, a former boss of Marks & Spencer who chairs the new "Britain Stronger in Europe" camp
  
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• Horrific Video Showing Pair Speeding To Their Deaths Released By Families

  12-10-2015 14:20
  
  Shocking footage showing two young men speeding to their deaths has been released by their families.
  
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• Dell in $67bn deal for data storage company EMC

  12-10-2015 14:19
  
  Dell is buying data storage company EMC in a deal valued at approximately 67 billion US dollars (£43.5 billion).
  
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• Couple saw three of their four children 'die from similar illnesses'

  12-10-2015 14:16
  
  A couple have seen three of their four children die after falling victim to similar baffling illnesses, a family court has heard.
  
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• Chris Cairns 'ordered me to fix cricket matches' Lou Vincent tells court

  12-10-2015 14:16
  
  A former New Zealand cricketer admitted he was involved in match fixing but claims he was acting under "direct orders" from his captain, a court has heard.
  
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• Three extremists 'plotted Lee Rigby-style beheading', court told

  12-10-2015 13:53
  
  Three men arrested shortly before Remembrance Sunday plotted to carry out a Lee Rigby-style beheading, a court has heard.
  
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• Brexit would risk UK's prosperity and threaten our safety, warns pro-EU campaign

  12-10-2015 13:48
  
  Britain will be less safe from international criminals, would be diminished on the world stage and suffer economically if it votes to leave the European Union, the campaign to retain ties with Brussels has warned.
  
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• Two men 'abducted and murdered' Coventry teenager Nicola Payne in 1991

  12-10-2015 13:15
  
  An 18-year-old mother was killed after being abducted as she made her way across a piece of waste ground in 1991, a court has heard.
  
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• Rare Aston Martin Set To Fetch Record £10 Million At Auction

  12-10-2015 13:14
  
  Only 19 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagatos - hailed the “greatest of all time” - were built in a deal with the Italian design house in the 1960s
  
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