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• Coronation Street legend Peter Baldwin dies aged 82

  23-10-2015 23:11
  
  Actor Peter Baldwin, best known for his 21-year role as Derek Wilton in Coronation Street, has died aged 82.
  
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• George Osborne hails relationship with China amid questions over '£40bn' deals

  23-10-2015 22:56
  
  President Xi Jinping's state visit has cemented the UK's position as China's "best partner in the West", George Osborne declared as he defended ministers' failure to address human rights and other concerns in public.
  
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• Coronation Street Star Peter Baldwin Dies

  23-10-2015 22:23
  
  Former Coronation Street star Peter Baldwin has died at the age of 82. "It is with great sadness we've learned respected former Coronation Street actor Peter Baldwin has died," he said. "Peter passed away at his home in north London last night after a short illness.
  
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• Teenage girl among four charged with murder in Basildon

  23-10-2015 21:31
  
  A 15-year-old girl is among four people charged with the murder of a man who died after a row with a group of youths.
  
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• Four Charged With Murder Over Street Stabbing

  23-10-2015 21:24
  
  Four people have been charged with the murder of Darren Kelly, who died following a row in a street in Basildon, police say. The 20-year-old man‬, a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, all from Pitsea, and a 16-year-old boy from Basildon, have been remanded in custody to appear at ‪Chelmsford‬ Magistrates Court tomorrow. Lorry Driver Mr Kelly died at Basildon Hospital after being found with serious injuries in Caister Drive, Basildon on Tuesday evening.
  
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• Manchester hosts China's Xi and seeks to lure investment

  23-10-2015 20:25
  
  MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British city Manchester sought to position itself as a gateway for investment from China as it welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping for the conclusion of his state visit to the country on Friday.
  
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• UK Anti-Doping in jeopardy over cuts - chairman

  23-10-2015 20:09
  LONDON (Reuters) - The head of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has said the agency's future would be in jeopardy if they suffered significant government funding cutbacks.
  
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• Duke of Cambridge speaks out against legal highs during Dundee visit

  23-10-2015 20:04
  
  The Duke of Cambridge has questioned why legal highs are available and spoken of being called out in his rescue pilot role to help users.
  
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• Weapons found in home of Cambridgeshire man shot dead by police

  23-10-2015 19:59
  
  A gun and two knives were found inside the home of a father-of-three shot dead by police, investigators have confirmed.
  
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• Remembrance service format changes shelved amid controversy

  23-10-2015 19:46
  
  Politicians will lay wreaths individually at the Cenotaph remembrance service after plans to change the format in order to reduce the time the Queen and ageing veterans had to wait were abandoned amid controversy.
  
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• JK Rowling reveals detail behind new Harry Potter play

  23-10-2015 19:00
  
  JK Rowling has revealed her new play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child will be a sequel to the book series, set 19 years after the events of The Deathly Hallows.
  
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• Judge slackens gag order on artificial conception case

  23-10-2015 18:34
  
  A woman has been given the go-ahead to discuss a private family court case in which she was embroiled after a gag applied by a judge was slackened.
  
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• Baby 'Serious' After Elderly Driver Hits Shoppers

  23-10-2015 18:33
  
  A baby girl is among seven people injured after an out-of-control car mounted the pavement outside a busy shopping centre. Police confirmed three victims were taken to St George's Hospital, Tooting, where they are said to be in a serious condition, including the young girl who was flown there by air ambulance. Student Alejanero Mayol said: "The car went on the pavement just in front of the shopping centre.
  
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• One-year-old girl seriously hurt in crash as car mounts pavement

  23-10-2015 18:26
  
  A one-year-old girl was seriously injured when a car driven by a woman in her 80s collided with a children's buggy and a group of pedestrians outside a shopping centre.
  
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• Ex-footballer Marcus Bent admits possessing cocaine

  23-10-2015 17:47
  
  Former Premier League footballer Marcus Bent has admitted possessing cocaine.
  
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• VIDEO: Osborne: Tax credits a 'judgement call'

  23-10-2015 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor tells the Treasury Select Committee he is 'comfortable' with his decision on tax credits
  
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• TalkTalk cyber attack: Firm receives 'ransom demand'

  23-10-2015 17:32
  
  TalkTalk has received a ransom demand from someone claiming to be behind a cyber attack which may have resulted in sensitive data belonging to millions of its customers being stolen, the company said.
  
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• Sergio Aguero steals limelight with Xi Jinping-David Cameron selfie

  23-10-2015 17:31
  
  Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero grabbed the limelight as he persuaded Xi Jinping and David Cameron to pose for a selfie photograph with him.
  
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• 'Screams and tears' as car mounts pavement and injures seven

  23-10-2015 17:07
  
  Witnesses have described a scene of "screaming and crying" after a car driven by an elderly driver hit seven pedestrians outside a shopping centre including a one-year-old girl who has been airlifted to hospital.
  
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• Clutha crash victim's father criticises investigators' 'cack-handed effort'

  23-10-2015 16:27
  
  The father of a man killed in the Clutha helicopter tragedy in Glasgow has criticised air accident investigators' ''cack-handed'' response to the crash.
  
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• Britain says Cyprus military base will not become new migrant route

  23-10-2015 15:51
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A British military base in Cyprus will not become a new route into Britain for migrants, Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman said on Friday following the arrival of more than 100 people there earlier this week.
  
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• TalkTalk gets ransom demand after hit by cyber attack

  23-10-2015 15:16
  
  By Paul Sandle and Eric Auchard LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - British broadband provider TalkTalk said on Friday it had received a ransom demand from an unidentified party claiming responsibility for a cyber attack that could have led to the theft of personal data from its more than 4 million customers. The data could include credit card and bank details, and if the theft is confirmed by a police investigation it would be one of Britain's biggest online security breaches. "We have been contacted
  
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• Xi Jinping meets football greats at Manchester City's football academy

  23-10-2015 15:08
  
  China's president Xi Jinping met Manchester football greats of past and present during a visit to Manchester City's football academy.
  
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• £10.5m package to support steelworkers slammed as 'woefully inadequate'

  23-10-2015 15:08
  
  A package of up to £10.5 million announced to support steelworkers and the local economy hit by the latest wave of job cuts in the industry has been attacked as "woefully inadequate."
  
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• Grammar schools 'not taking enough pupils from poorer backgrounds'

  23-10-2015 15:08
  
  Grammar schools have been criticised for not taking in enough children from poorer backgrounds, amid reports that a number of new selective schools are being planned.
  
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• Farmers receiving EU conservation cash must display billboard

  23-10-2015 15:08
  
  Landowners receiving large amounts of European funding to protect the countryside must put up a "billboard" to publicise the fact, under mandatory regulations.
  
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• Baby girl among seven injured as car mounts pavement near shopping centre

  23-10-2015 15:08
  
  A one-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after a car mounted the pavement next to a shopping centre, injuring a total of seven people.
  
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• Adele 'wanted to give up' while making new album

  23-10-2015 14:57
  
  Award-winning singer Adele has admitted she "wanted to give up" while making her new album.
  
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• Xi Shoots Xi Scores: China Visit Hits Manchester

  23-10-2015 14:47
  
  China's President Xi Jinping is with David Cameron in Manchester as the Prime Minister seeks to promote the Government's 'Northern Powerhouse' agenda. The tour marks the final leg of Mr Xi's state visit to Britain and a series of measures to boost the so-called "Northern Powerhouse" are being announced to coincide with the trip to its flagship city. The two leaders visited Manchester City's football academy, where they met former stars of both Manchester football clubs, including Patrick Vieira
  
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• Duke of Cambridge speaks out about nation's attitude to mental health

  23-10-2015 14:47
  
  The Duke of Cambridge has spoken out about the nation's attitude to mental health, saying it was "sad" that "society does not seem to listen enough" to those with problems.
  
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• TalkTalk Hack: Ransom Demand Received

  23-10-2015 14:23
  
  A ransom demand has been received by TalkTalk after a major cyber attack in which hackers may have seen sensitive customer data.
  
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• TalkTalk receives ransom demand after cyber attack

  23-10-2015 14:20
  
  TalkTalk has received a ransom demand from someone claiming to be behind a cyber attack which may have resulted in sensitive data belonging to millions of its customers being stolen, the company said.
  
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• Elderly Driver Ploughs Car Into Shoppers

  23-10-2015 14:15
  
  A 13-month-old girl and two-year-old boy were thrown from their pushchairs when the VW Polo hit them outside The Priory shopping centre in Guildford just after 10.30am. It took out one pole and then crashed into people.
  
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• China hopes to see a united EU, Xi tells Britain on visit

  23-10-2015 14:11
  
  By Sarah Young and Ben Blanchard MANCHESTER, England/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union, in his most direct comments on Britain's relationship with Europe before the country's EU membership referendum. Xi told Prime Minister David Cameron Britain was an "important member of the EU" before ending his four-day trip to Britain which sealed multi-billion dollar deals but drew criticism from human rights campaigners.
  
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• Police blame hackers for indecent pic link on force Twitter account

  23-10-2015 14:03
  
  Police have blamed hackers for sending a link to an indecent image from an official force Twitter account.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: 10,000 MoD homes sit EMPTY or DERELICT despite veterans' housing shortage

  23-10-2015 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THOUSANDS of homes owned by the Ministry of Defence are sitting vacant - with many in such a poor state of repair that they are deemed uninhabitable - new figures reveal.
  
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• Baby and toddler among 4 injured after car ploughs into busy shopping centre in Guildford

  23-10-2015 12:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BABY and a toddler are said to be among those injured when a car mounted the pavement next to the entrance of a busy shopping centre.
  
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• Thousands of British jobs at risk as Calais migrants drive family businesses to bankruptcy

  23-10-2015 12:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THOUSANDS of British jobs are at risk because of the increasingly violent methods used by migrants at Calais, Britain's top transport boss warned today.
  
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• Absolute cyber security is a myth, say experts

  23-10-2015 12:27
  
  Cyber attacks such as the one on telecoms firm TalkTalk are inevitable in the modern age, according to cyber experts, and as a result businesses must work harder at protecting the data they have.
  
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• Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks extended

  23-10-2015 12:22
  
  Two of England's most renowned national parks are to be extended to create a vast area of almost continuous protected land, the Government has said.
  
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• Tax credits row: David Cameron 'like schoolboy bully', says peer

  23-10-2015 12:22
  
  David Cameron has been accused of acting like a "schoolboy bully" in the row over planned cuts to tax credits as a constitutional crisis loomed over the prospect of the House of Lords throwing out the changes.
  
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• Processed meats as big a cancer threat as cigarettes, health experts to say

  23-10-2015 12:22
  
  Global health experts are to warn that bacon, ham and sausages are as big a cancer threat as cigarettes, it has been reported.
  
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• Police accused of manhandling Tiananmen Square survivor away from protest

  23-10-2015 12:22
  
  Police have been accused of manhandling a Tiananmen Square survivor away from a human rights protest before raiding his home.
  
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• Oscar winner Christoph Waltz failed to crack Hollywood as a young actor

  23-10-2015 12:22
  
  Oscar winner Christoph Waltz tried to crack Hollywood as a young actor, but revealed he gave up after two years and went home.
  
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• Adele debuts new single Hello on Nick Grimshaw's Radio 1 show

  23-10-2015 12:22
  
  Award-winning singer Adele has said it is a "dream come true to make music for people to hear".
  
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• Grit And Bear It! Cash-Strapped Council Asks Public To Spread Salt On Pavements

  23-10-2015 12:21
  
  Bourne Town Council, in Lincolnshire, is desperate for volunteers to join a group of ‘Icebusters’ to spread salt on walkways to melt snow and ice
  
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• Chinese Out In Force For Xi Manchester Visit

  23-10-2015 12:18
  
  China's President Xi Jinping is with David Cameron in Manchester as the Prime Minister seeks to promote the Government's 'Northern Powerhouse' agenda. The two leaders visited Manchester City's football academy, where they met former stars of both Manchester football clubs, including Patrick Vieira, Mike Summerbee, Gary Neville and Denis Law. The tour marks the final leg of Mr Xi's state visit to Britain and a series of deals are being agreed to coincide with the trip to the flagship city of the
  
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• TalkTalk says cyber attack could affect four million customers

  23-10-2015 12:17
  
  By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - British broadband provider TalkTalk said a cyber attack on its website could have led to the theft of private data from its more than 4 million customers, in what would be one of the biggest such breaches of personal information in the country. The firm said late on Thursday that investigations were ongoing, but there was a chance names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, TalkTalk account details, credit card details and/or bank details w
  
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• Clutha Report Calls For Black Box Recorders

  23-10-2015 12:17
  
  The report into the Clutha helicopter crash in Glasgow recommends police helicopters be fitted with black box recorders. The long-awaited Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigation has confirmed that the police helicopter did not have to have flight recorders. It recommended that aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority should make it compulsory for police helicopters to be fitted with equipment to record data, audio and images.
  
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• Clutha crash report renews calls for police helicopter flight recorders

  23-10-2015 12:12
  
  The official report into the Clutha tragedy in Glasgow in which 10 people died has renewed calls for police helicopters to be fitted with flight recording equipment.
  
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