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• Man's Zimmer Thrown From Bus In Angry Tirade

  19-10-2015 23:33
  
  A 25-year-old has handed himself in to police after a video of emerged of an elderly man being subjected to a torrent of abuse before his zimmer frame is thrown off a bus. The man, who was travelling with a child, was heard shouting "go back to Turkey" and obscene comments about the victim's daughter, wife and sister during his five-minute tirade. "Go back to Turkey if you talk that s***.
  
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• Tory MPs Lay Into Osborne's Tax Credit Cuts

  19-10-2015 23:16
  
  The Chancellor has gone on the offensive over his plans to cut tax credits, claiming it would cost tax payers £40bn by next year without the proposed changes. It follows increasing concern among Conservative MPs about the impact of the cuts on working families. The Chancellor was questioned about the plans during a meeting of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers on Monday night as Tories broke cover to criticise the policy.
  
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• Peer Resigns From 'No Longer Credible' Labour

  19-10-2015 23:04
  
  Lord Warner has reportedly resigned the Labour whip, saying it is no longer a credible party of government in waiting.
  
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• Chinese president Xi Jinping arrives in the UK for state visit

  19-10-2015 22:05
  
  Chinese president Xi Jinping has arrived in the UK as Britain rolled out the red carpet for the high-profile state visit.
  
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• Lord Ashcroft misses Call Me Dave launch party due to 'life-threatening illness'

  19-10-2015 21:25
  
  Lord Ashcroft, the co-author of a controversial biography of David Cameron, missed the book's launch party after suffering from a life-threatening illness.
  
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• PM Vows To Raise Steel 'Dumping' With China

  19-10-2015 20:04
  
  David Cameron has said he will raise the issue of the "dumping" of cheap steel onto the market with the Chinese President amid fears of more job cuts in the UK. Speaking in the Commons ahead of Xi Jinping's state visit this evening, the Prime Minister said: "Will we raise it with the Chinese?
  
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• Life on Earth '300 million years earlier than previously thought'

  19-10-2015 20:00
  
  Living organisms may have existed on Earth as long as 4.1 billion years ago - 300 million years earlier than was previously thought, new research has shown.
  
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• William urges China to help save endangered animals

  19-10-2015 19:49
  
  The Duke of Cambridge has highlighted how previous generations of the Royal Family had "little concern" about acquiring ivory, as he called on China to help save endangered animals.
  
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• Parents Shocked Over Son's Serial Killer Charges

  19-10-2015 19:26
  
  Stephen Port, 40, has appeared in court accused of murdering the victims who were said to have been contacted on gay websites. The four men died from an overdose of the sedative GHB, known as a 'date-rape drug', over a 15-month period in Barking, East London. Stephen Port's parents Albert and Joan Port said: "We are still in complete shock at the allegations against our son.
  
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• Becky Watts murder trial: Accused couple had threesomes with friend

  19-10-2015 19:22
  
  A couple accused of murdering Becky Watts had threesomes with a female friend, a court has heard.
  
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• Parent's 'Shock' Over Son's Serial-Killer Charges

  19-10-2015 18:59
  
  Stephen Port, 40, has appeared in court  accused of murdering the victims said to have been contacted on gay websites. All four men died from an overdose of the sedative GHB, known as a 'date-rape drug', over a 15-month period in Barking, East London. Stephen Port's parents Albert and Joan Port said: "We are still in complete shock at the allegations against our son.
  
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• Sir Richard Branson hails 'refreshing shift' in drugs policy

  19-10-2015 18:35
  
  A United Nations body plans to urge governments around the world to decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use, tycoon Sir Richard Branson said today.
  
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• PM pledges to raise steel 'dumping' with Chinese leader

  19-10-2015 18:15
  
  The Prime Minister has pledged to raise the issue of the "dumping" of cheap steel with the Chinese president amid fears of fresh job losses in the crisis-hit industry as another firm went into administration.
  
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• Jamie Oliver hopes David Cameron will 'be brave' over possible sugar tax

  19-10-2015 18:15
  
  The Government has not written off a "sugar tax" as a way of driving down childhood obesity, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has said.
  
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• China to take a 33.5 percent stake in Britain's Hinkley - Les Echos

  19-10-2015 18:15
  
  China is set to take a 33.5 percent stake in a 16-billion-pound nuclear power project being built by French utility EDF at Hinkley Point in southwest England, Les Echos newspaper reported on its website on Monday. The deal was sealed just ahead of China's president Xi Jinping to Britain on Tuesday and Wednesday. Two Chinese state-owned companies, CGN and CNNC, will invest in the project, Les Echos said, without citing any sources.
  
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• Pregnant Ella Found Safe After Four Days

  19-10-2015 18:07
  
  A pregnant woman missing for four days has been found safe and well, police say.
  
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• Babies left tickled pink as scientists try to isolate sensory experiences

  19-10-2015 18:00
  
  New born babies feel tickles without making any connection between the sensation and the tickler, research has shown.
  
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• Assange 'shocked' over extradition email revelations

  19-10-2015 17:30
  
  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has expressed "shock" after new documents revealed fresh details about the involvement of UK authorities in his long-running battle to avoid extradition to Sweden.
  
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• Former Manchester United footballers open doors to homeless for winter

  19-10-2015 17:27
  
  Two former Manchester United footballers have told a group of homeless people looking for a place to shelter during the English winter that they could set up camp inside a building they plan to turn into a boutique hotel. Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs, who both spent their entire careers in Manchester and together won all of English club football's trophies, will let about 30 homeless people stay at the 1.5 million pound property over the winter months when the temperature often dips below zero de
  
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• New research gives hope for treatment of eczema

  19-10-2015 17:00
  
  Ten new genetic links to eczema have been uncovered that could lead to greater understanding of the skin condition, as well as potential treatments.
  
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• Jailed: Drunk Who Caused 66 Trains To Be Cancelled After Falling Asleep On Tracks

  19-10-2015 16:54
  
  Matthew Baddeley, 33, took a nap on the lines late at night on May 23 and told police who woke him up: “I thought I was at home."
  
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• Steel Crisis Worsens As 1,800 Jobs Threatened

  19-10-2015 16:53
  
  Up to 1,800 more UK steel industry jobs are set to go as the axe falls on 20 sites across the country. UK-based steel firm Caparo is the latest victim of the global steel crisis as it is set to enter administration. The company, which is owned by Labour peer Lord Paul, produces a  number of steel products.
  
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• Cameron urged to raise steel 'dumping' with Chinese president

  19-10-2015 16:51
  
  The Prime Minister is being urged to raise the issue of the "dumping" of cheap steel with the Chinese president amid fears of fresh job losses in the industry.
  
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• British Ebola Nurse's Condition Improves

  19-10-2015 16:46
  
  Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey's condition has improved to "serious but stable", according to hospital officials. Last week, the 39-year-old was reported to be "critically ill" after her condition deteriorated. A military plane had flown her from Glasgow to London on 9 October after an "unusual late complication" caused her to fall ill again.
  
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• British Ebola nurse's condition improves to serious but stable

  19-10-2015 16:35
  
  A Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone last year, recovered and then suffered a relapse, has improved slightly to a serious but stable condition, hospital officials said on Monday. Pauline Cafferkey, 39, was transferred from the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London on Oct. 9, and was last week described by her doctors as critically ill. On Monday, however, the London hospital issued an update saying: "Pauline Caff
  
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• Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle backs campaign to push study of maths and science

  19-10-2015 16:32
  
  Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle is backing a campaign to encourage more young people to continue studying maths and science after GCSE.
  
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• Bus Abuse Woman Admits Racist Rant At Muslim

  19-10-2015 15:56
  
  Simone Joseph's hate-filled rant at Hanane Yakoubi was captured on video by a passenger using their mobile phone. Joseph screamed at Ms Yakoubi and her two friends, calling them "ISIS b******" and accusing them of having bombs up their skirts. After the video of the outburst went viral on social media, a complaint was made and Joseph handed herself in three days later.
  
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• Diesel fumes 'threaten bees' by interfering with flower odours

  19-10-2015 15:44
  
  Diesel fumes in polluted areas may be destroying half of the most common flower odours used by bees to find their food, according to new research.
  
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• Ghost Hunters Claim To Have Spotted 'Sexy Ghoul' Who Left Fingerprints In Haunted Museum

  19-10-2015 15:23
  
  It is claimed that the ghost left fingerprints inside a mummy’s case and is being blamed for a series of other strange occurrences in the building
  
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• Sick widow's belongings sold by relatives on Facebook, judge told

  19-10-2015 15:22
  
  A sick widow's belongings were sold on Facebook and at car boot sales by relatives shortly after she moved into a care home, a judge has been told.
  
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• Police officer charged with rape

  19-10-2015 15:22
  
  A police officer has been charged with seven counts of rape.
  
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• Pair accused of murdering Becky Watts 'had threesome with another woman'

  19-10-2015 15:22
  
  A couple accused of murdering teenager Becky Watts had a threesome with another woman, a court heard.
  
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• Former head of Trojan Horse scandal academy denies punishment allegations

  19-10-2015 15:22
  
  The ex-headteacher of an academy at the heart of the Trojan Horse scandal is alleged to have allowed pupils to be placed "in stress positions" as a punishment, a misconduct panel has heard.
  
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• UK 'not kowtowing to Beijing for sake of business deals'

  19-10-2015 15:15
  
  Downing Street has rejected accusations of "kowtowing" to Beijing for the sake of commercial deals, insisting that no subject will be off the table in talks during the state visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping to the UK.
  
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• Electric DeLorean to be unveiled to mark Back To The Future anniversary

  19-10-2015 15:10
  
  A hi-tech electrical version of the DeLorean car is to be unveiled in Belfast to mark the 30th anniversary of Back To The Future.
  
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• Ex-All Black Mils Muliaina tells of court hell after case dropped

  19-10-2015 15:07
  
  Former New Zealand rugby union international Mils Muliaina has lifted the lid on his seven-month court hell after being wrongly accused of groping a woman.
  
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• Will PM's Poppy Offend Chinese President?

  19-10-2015 15:04
  
  David Cameron will insist on wearing a poppy to mark the launch of the Royal British Legion appeal this week, despite the risk of offending Chinese delegates on a state visit. The Prime Minister will buy and wear the poppy on Thursday, the penultimate day of the visit by Chinese president Xi Jinping, even though the flower has an unfortunate significance for China. The poppy is a reminder of the Opium Wars between China and Britain in the 19th century.
  
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• 1,800 steel jobs face axe as Caparo 'set to go into administration'

  19-10-2015 14:57
  
  More steel jobs are set to be axed, plunging the industry into further crisis.
  
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• Poison Deaths: Alleged Serial Killer In Court

  19-10-2015 14:48
  
  Stephen Port, 40, is accused of murdering the victims over a 15-month period in Barking, East London. Mr Port of Cooke Street, Barking, is accused of killing art student Anthony Walgate, 23, Slovakian-born artist Gabriel Kovari, 22, trainee chef Daniel Whitworth, 21, and forklift truck driver Jack Taylor, 25. He lives at a small, ground floor flat on an estate in Barking, where neighbours said they saw little of him.
  
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• House Prices Hit Record High But London Cools

  19-10-2015 14:47
  
  This new record price is 5.6% higher than October 2014 and 0.6% higher than the average listed price in September. The picture is a little bleaker in London with some of the higher value areas experiencing falling prices as the fallout from George Osborne's stamp duty reforms begin to take affect. Last month, estate agents Savills said the impact of the reforms has meant that prices in prime central London are now 4.6% lower year on year, while Knight Frank has also slashed its prime c
  
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• Debris from Halley's Comet to light up sky with meteor shower

  19-10-2015 14:45
  
  Debris from history's most famous comet can be seen lighting up the sky in a shower of meteors over the next few nights.
  
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• Facebook set to spark anger over staff bonus levels

  19-10-2015 14:40
  
  Facebook will face further public anger as it emerged staff at its London headquarters could be in line for share bonuses worth £250 million over the next three years.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon warns independence supporters against online abuse

  19-10-2015 14:19
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has warned independence supporters not to "hurl abuse" online at those who disagree with their views.
  
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• Robbery Suspect Given Fred Flintstone Makeover In ‘Worst Ever E-Fit’

  19-10-2015 14:10
  
  The Fred Flintstone lookalike allegedly robbed an OAP in a Kent alleyway last week
  
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• Newspaper costs move may be put on hold, John Whittingdale signals

  19-10-2015 14:08
  
  Plans to force newspapers to pay court costs in libel and privacy cases, whether they win or lose, may be put on hold, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has signalled.
  
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• MP Geoffrey Cox resigns from sleaze watchdog over late registration of payments

  19-10-2015 14:08
  
  A Tory MP has resigned from parliament's sleaze watchdog after failing to declare hundreds of thousands of pounds of outside income on time.
  
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• Julian Assange 'shocked' by details in new documents

  19-10-2015 14:08
  
  Julian Assange today expressed "shock" after new documents revealed fresh details about the involvement of UK authorities in the long-running saga which has seen the WikiLeaks founder live inside the Ecuadorian embassy for the past three years.
  
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• Ex-All Black rugby player Mils Muliaina cleared of sexual assault in Cardiff

  19-10-2015 14:08
  
  Former New Zealand rugby union international Mils Muliaina has been cleared of sexual assault.
  
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• Cameron launches pledge to 'aggressively' pursue extremism

  19-10-2015 14:07
  
  David Cameron has vowed to "aggressively" pursue and disrupt extremists trying to spread the "poisonous ideology" of radical Islamism.
  
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• Muslims condemn Britain's plans to combat extremism

  19-10-2015 13:57
  
  By Michael Holden and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled a new strategy on Monday to combat extremism, saying the battle was "perhaps the defining one of this century", but his proposals were condemned by Muslims as demonising their communities and set to fail. The Counter-Extremism Strategy has been promised by Cameron's government for months, designed primarily to counter the ideology promoted by Islamic State militants, al Qaeda and other Islamists wh
  
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