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• Terminally Ill Man Announces Date With Death

  16-10-2015 23:17
  
  A terminally ill businessman has announced his death on his LinkedIn profile just days before he heads to a Swiss euthanasia clinic to end his life. Simon Binner, 57, said he will die in the Eternal Spirit clinic in Basel on Monday and his funeral will be on Friday. The Cambridge University graduate, from Purley, Surrey, wrote on the business networking service: "I was diagnosed with aggressive Motor Neurone Disease (MND) on 7 Jan 2015.
  
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• UK Jihadist Jailed Over Oregon Camp Plot

  16-10-2015 22:07
  
  A British man linked to some of the most notorious members of al Qaeda's network has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempting to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon. US District Judge Katherine Forrest ordered the federal prisons bureau to provide the 41-year-old with specialised psychiatric care as part of his sentence. With credit for 11 years he has already spent in UK and US custody as well as good behaviour, Aswat could be freed in six years.
  
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• BBC accused of 'lies' over Scotland politics coverage

  16-10-2015 21:53
  
  The BBC was accused of peddling more "half truths and lies" than the Nazis as SNP activists vented their anger at its perceived bias against Scotland and independence.
  
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• 'Blow' To UK Steel As Tata Cuts 1,200 Jobs

  16-10-2015 21:49
  
  Tata Steel is expected to cut 1,200 jobs in Scunthorpe and at two sites in Scotland. Sources have told Sky News that up to 400 jobs are expected to go in Scotland and the rest in Scunthorpe. In Scunthorpe, the jobs affect the plates section and one of the coke ovens.
  
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• Terminally ill man 'announces his own death date and funeral'

  16-10-2015 21:25
  
  A terminally ill company director suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) appears to have used his LinkedIn profile to announce the date of his death and funeral before he takes his own life at a Swiss euthanasia clinic.
  
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• Youth, 17, arrested after teenager stabbed to death in west London

  16-10-2015 21:00
  
  A 17-year-old youth has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in west London on Friday morning, police said.
  
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• UK man gets 20 years in U.S. prison over Oregon militant camp

  16-10-2015 20:38
  
  By Nate Raymond and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - A mentally ill British man who U.S. authorities said helped try to set up a training camp in Oregon in 1999 at the behest of radical London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced on Friday in New York to 20 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ordered the federal prisons bureau to provide Haroon Aswat, 41, with specialized psychiatric care as part of his sentence.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital with facial injuries after dog attack

  16-10-2015 20:19
  
  A woman has been taken to hospital after being attacked by a dog in south east London.
  
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• Knife Plot Accused 'Filmed Stamping On Poppy'

  16-10-2015 20:16
  
  Two Islamic State supporters accused of plotting to carry out a Lee Rigby-style murder ahead of Remembrance Sunday were filmed sniggering and stamping on a poppy, a court has heard. Cousins Nadir Syed, 22, and Yousaf Syed, 20 - along with Haseeb Hamayoon - are accused of plotting to carry out a terror attack using a large knife. In a video clip shown to jurors at London's Woolwich Crown Court, the Syed cousins can be seen kicking the wartime remembrance symbol, it is alleged.
  
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• Woman airlifted to hospital with facial injuries after dog attack

  16-10-2015 20:00
  
  A woman has been airlifted to hospital after being attacked by a dog in south east London.
  
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• Faithless fans stay faithful to electronica veterans as album hits top spot

  16-10-2015 19:58
  
  Faithless's Faithless 2.0 debuted at number one in the album charts, 10 years after they last hit the top spot.
  
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• Councils set to gain business rate powers

  16-10-2015 19:58
  
  Scottish councils are to get new powers to cut business rates years in advance of authorities in England, John Swinney announced.
  
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• Acid Attack Victim Calls For Life Sentences

  16-10-2015 19:56
  
  A beautician who lost an ear when sulphuric acid was thrown in her face has called for life sentences for those who carry out acid attacks. Adele Bellis, 23, was left partially bald and disfigured after the attack in her home town of Lowestoft, Suffolk, which was ordered by her former boyfriend of seven years Anthony Riley. Five months earlier she had been stabbed in the face by one of his friends, Ipswich Crown Court heard.
  
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• Lord Brittan probe: Met sought CPS opinion amid fears of 'media criticism'

  16-10-2015 18:55
  
  Lord Brittan died before being cleared of rape after police sought a review of the case because a decision not to bring charges would attract media criticism and "public cynicism", it has emerged.
  
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• Child abuse probe adviser Peter McKelvie resigns

  16-10-2015 18:44
  
  The troubled inquiry into historical child abuse has been hit by a fresh blow after an adviser was forced to resign.
  
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• Turkey Downs Drone on Syria Border Amid Russia Tensions - Bloomberg

  16-10-2015 18:43 via
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• Steel industry braces for 1,200 jobs axe after crisis summit

  16-10-2015 18:29
  
  The steel industry is facing a worsening crisis, with over 1,200 fresh jobs set to be axed in one of the country's biggest plants.
  
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• Putin Flying Close to the Edge in Syria - Haaretz

  16-10-2015 18:27 via
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  Putin Flying Close to the Edge in Syria
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  The region's overcrowded skies are increasing the odds of an aerial accident and the risk of a sudden escalation between Russia and the West. Anshel Pfeffer. Oct 16, 2015 5:58 PM. 0comments Print Zen Subscribe now · Share · Tweet. A pilot gesturing ...
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• Tata Steel to axe 1200 jobs in the UK - The Guardian

  16-10-2015 18:08 via
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  Tata Steel to axe 1200 jobs in the UK
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  Tata Steel UK has announced 1,000 job losses at its Scunthorpe mill. Photograph: Jeff Morgan 01 / Alamy/Alamy. Karl West. Friday 16 October 2015 09.27 EDT Last modified on Friday 16 October 2015 12.26 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...
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• Moon probe paving way for more manned lunar missions 'to be given green light'

  16-10-2015 18:01
  
  A pathfinding mission to land a robot probe on an unexplored region of the moon is expected to be approved by the European Space Agency (ESA) next year, according to an exclusive BBC report.
  
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• Fame-seeking teenage hacker who crashed FBI website avoids jail

  16-10-2015 17:43
  
  An intelligent and fame-hungry teenage hacker who crashed FBI and Home Office websites has avoided jail.
  
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• Tearful mum who blasted Tory minister over tax credits reveals she could now ... - Mirror.co.uk

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• Migrant crisis: Turkey says no deal done on EU action plan - BBC News

  16-10-2015 17:29 via
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  Migrant crisis: Turkey says no deal done on EU action plan
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  Turkish officials have stressed that a plan agreed by EU officials for joint action with Turkey on the migrant crisis has not been finalised. The leaders agreed to speed up visa liberalisation talks for Turks if Turkey stems the influx. They also ...
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• Hillsborough disaster: Doctor and Pc tell of reviving victim Tony Bland

  16-10-2015 17:27
  
  A doctor and a policeman helped revive the 96th and final victim of the Hillsborough tragedy on the pitch before he was rushed to hospital unconscious, a jury has heard.
  
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• Israel-Palestinian violence flares in West Bank and Gaza - BBC News

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  Israel-Palestinian violence flares in West Bank and Gaza
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  Fresh violence has erupted between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, with three Palestinians killed in clashes, Palestinians say. Two were killed in confrontations with Israeli troops over the Gaza border, medical sources said. Also in ...
  Palestinian shot after stabbing Israeli soldier; revered tomb firebombedThe Globe and Mail
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• Three arrests after Spanish-born baby allegedly sold to couple

  16-10-2015 17:09
  
  Three people have been arrested in Cardiff after a baby was allegedly sold to a couple.
  
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• Tata Steel Set To Cut 1,200 Jobs, Union Says

  16-10-2015 17:03
  
  Tata Steel is expected to cut 1,200 jobs in Scunthorpe and at two sites in Scotland, a union says. Sources have told Sky News that up to 400 jobs are expected to go in Scotland and the rest in Scunthorpe. In Scunthorpe, the jobs affect the plates section and one of the coke ovens.
  
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• £35m Rembrandt painting could go overseas unless UK buyer found

  16-10-2015 17:02
  
  A £35 million Rembrandt which has been in Britain for 250 years could go to a new home overseas unless a last-ditch effort to find a UK buyer succeeds.
  
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• Scottish nationalists to oppose any UK anti-IS air strikes in Syria

  16-10-2015 16:57
  ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) - Scottish National Party (SNP) members of parliament, who form the third-largest bloc in the British parliament, will oppose any move by Prime Minister David Cameron to win parliamentary approval for Britain to attack Islamic State in Syria, the party said on Friday.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon hopes to contest 2021 elections as SNP leader

  16-10-2015 16:27
  Nicola Sturgeon has said she intends to contest the Holyrood elections in 2021 as SNP leader "all being well"
  
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• Hatton Garden raid: Police find property after searching cemetery

  16-10-2015 16:27
  
  Detectives investigating the Hatton Garden jewellery raid have recovered property after searching a cemetery.
  
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• Ex-child protection officer Peter McKelvie quits abuse inquiry role

  16-10-2015 16:27
  
  The troubled inquiry into historic child abuse has been hit by a fresh blow after an adviser was forced to resign.
  
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• Uber's had its day in court, but the law still needs to be rewritten - The Guardian

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  Uber's had its day in court, but the law still needs to be rewritten
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  Black-cab drivers have previously staged protests against the rise of unregulated taxi services such as Uber. Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters. Contact author. @alexhern. Friday 16 October 2015 10.17 EDT Last modified on Friday 16 October 2015 ...
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• Britain fighting to keep 35 million pound Rembrandt work in the country

  16-10-2015 16:16
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has barred the export of one of Dutch master Rembrandt's finest portraits in the hope of finding a buyer willing to match its 35 million pound asking price and extend its 250-year-long stay in the country.
  
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• Term-Time Holiday Dad: I Was Following The Law

  16-10-2015 16:12
  
  A man who escaped a conviction after taking his child on holiday in term time has told Sky News he did so because he was following the law. Jon Platt, from the Isle of Wight, said he won his case because there was no legislation that makes it illegal to take a child away outside of the official breaks. The dad-of-two said he took his 10-year-old and seven-year-old on holiday to Florida in April because it was impossible to go away as part of a family group of 18 during his youngsters' school hol
  
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• EU plan to ease visa conditions for Turks 'do not apply to UK'

  16-10-2015 16:08
  
  EU plans to make it easier for Turkish nationals to get visas to travel to Europe will not apply to the UK unless it chooses to opt into the scheme, European Commission sources have confirmed.
  
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• Woman Launches Islamophobic Rant On Bus

  16-10-2015 16:07
  
  A woman threatened to "donkey kick" a pregnant mum in the stomach so she would "never have a kid again" during an obscene Islamophobic rant on a bus. The stream of abuse directed against two Muslim women lasted at least five minutes and happened in front of other passengers, including toddlers and babies. Highlighting the footage, the Muslim Council of Britain said: "Bigotry on a London bus.
  
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• Hatton Garden Raider's Loot Buried In Cemetery

  16-10-2015 16:03
  
  One of the Hatton Garden raiders has been taken from prison under armed guard to show detectives where he buried his share of the loot in a cemetery. Danny Jones, 58, had complained in a letter to Sky News that his offer to reveal the hiding place had been ignored by Scotland Yard. At midday on Thursday an armed convoy, with a police helicopter flying above it, took him from Belmarsh prison to Edmonton Cemetery in north London when he showed them where to dig.
  
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• Hatton Garden thief shows police where stolen goods are buried - The Guardian

  16-10-2015 15:49 via
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  Hatton Garden thief shows police where stolen goods are buried
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  Police officer outside the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit centre, where a gang drilled through the vault before ransacking over 70 boxes of jewellery, gems and cash. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA. Matthew Taylor. Friday 16 October 2015 09.49 EDT Last modified ...
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• Steel industry braced for more job cuts amid rumours Tata to make cutbacks

  16-10-2015 15:41
  
  The steel industry is braced for fresh job losses amid a continuing crisis in the sector which has already led to the closure of a giant plant.
  
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• The Metropolitan Police have just admitted they're slaves to the witch-hunters ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  16-10-2015 15:22 via
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  The Metropolitan Police service have just put out a lengthy statement in relation to the investigation into historic abuse allegations concerning Leon Brittan. In it they literally say they helped hound an innocent man to his death because they feared ...
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• Dumped Baby Orangutan Rescued By UK Charity

  16-10-2015 15:16
  
  A baby orangutan found abandoned in a dirty cardboard box and left out in the sun to die in Borneo has been saved by a British charity. IAR officials said the baby - who they have named Gito - was found in the village of Hamlet Giet in Simpang Hulu district, 105 miles from their orangutan rehabilitation base in West Borneo. He then had to survive a nine-hour motorbike ride to get to the IAR clinic for treatment.
  
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• Rapist dressed as an 'old fashioned doorman' caught on CCTV carrying off victim - Telegraph.co.uk

  16-10-2015 15:10 via
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  Detectives hunting a rapist have released "disturbing" CCTV footage of a 24-year-old woman being carried off by the man before the attack. The victim was walking to get a taxi home after a night out in Leeds when she was approached by the man, who ...
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• Ex-Blair Bodyguard Jailed For Benefits Fraud

  16-10-2015 14:58
  
  A former bodyguard to Tony Blair has been jailed for conning £50,000 in benefits to help fund an extravagant lifestyle including foreign holidays and private school for his children. Vaughan Dodds, who was a police protection officer for the ex-Labour Prime Minister, claimed his and his wife's illnesses had left them severely incapacitated. The 45-year-old said he had been unable to leave the house because of the medical condition ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome, and could only walk for a
  
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• National security fears raised over UK nuclear investment by China

  16-10-2015 14:55
  
  Chinese investment in the UK's nuclear power industry could pose a threat to the UK's national security, experts have warned ahead of a state visit by the Asian superpower's leader.
  
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• Government defends tax credit plans after Amber Rudd grilled by working mother

  16-10-2015 14:55
  
  Downing Street has insisted the Government is committed to driving up the pay of low earners amid fresh criticism of its plans to cut tax credits.
  
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• Separate force to review Metropolitan Police's probe of Lord Brittan

  16-10-2015 14:53
  
  Lord Brittan's widow should have been informed that he would not have faced action over a rape allegation sooner, Scotland Yard has admitted.
  
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• Financial results just perfect for One Direction company 1d Media

  16-10-2015 14:53
  
  One Direction confirmed their status as one of the biggest - and most lucrative - groups in the world, as it was revealed they earned £6.15 million a month in 2014.
  
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• 'Disturbing' CCTV footage of Leeds sex attack released

  16-10-2015 14:53
  
  Detectives hunting a rapist have released "disturbing" CCTV footage of a 24-year-old woman being carried off by the man before the attack.
  
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• Becky Accused 'Texted About Sex With Girls'

  16-10-2015 14:40
  
  The couple accused of murdering Becky Watts exchanged messages about kidnapping schoolgirls and sex with teenagers, their trial has heard.
  
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