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• Stabbed PC And Colleague Win Bravery Awards

  27-10-2015 23:49
  
  A police officer who was stabbed while tackling a knifeman at a mosque and his colleague have become the first ever joint winners of a national bravery award. PC Adam Koch managed to wrestle Mohamoud Elmi to the ground despite his injuries, while PC Jean Stevens arrested him. The pair were sent to the Madrassa Qasim Ul Uloom centre in Birmingham on 15 June 2013 after two worshippers were attacked.
  
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• Boat Tragedy Victims Did Not Wear Life Jackets

  27-10-2015 23:26
  
  Initial investigations into the whale-watching tragedy in Canada show none of the five British victims had been wearing life jackets. All five of the Britons have been named, including father-of-two David Thomas, 50, and his 17-year-old younger son Stephen Thomas from Swindon. Among the others were Jack Slater, 76, from Salford and 29-year-old Katie Taylor from Lichfield in Staffordshire, according to Sky sources.
  
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• GB gymnasts make history at Worlds

  27-10-2015 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's women gymnasts win their first ever world team final medal by claiming bronze at the World Championships.
  
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• Night at the museum for Kate as she attends charity gala dinner

  27-10-2015 22:58
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge had a second night out in a row as she dined with around 200 women at a gala in aid of a children's charity.
  
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• Britons who died in whale-watching tragedy 'were not wearing life jackets'

  27-10-2015 22:42
  
  Five Britons who died when a whale-watching boat sank off the coast of Canada were not wearing life jackets although plenty were available, the local coroner said.
  
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• Apple boss Tim Cook hails results as 'most successful year ever'

  27-10-2015 22:29
  
  Apple sold 48 million iPhones in the last three months - slightly lower than analysts expected, but the company still recorded a profit of 11.1 billion US dollars (£7.2 billion) in its latest financial results.
  
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• Names of Britons killed in whale-watching tragedy off Canada released

  27-10-2015 21:58
  
  Five Britons including a father and his teenage son who died when a whale-watching boat sank off the coast of Canada have been named.
  
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• Twitter reports net loss as active user numbers stall

  27-10-2015 21:55
  
  Twitter added just four million monthly active users in the last three months, as the social media site also reported a net loss of 132 million US dollars (£86 million) in its latest financial results.
  
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• Matthews Describes How He Killed Becky Watts

  27-10-2015 20:58
  
  The stepbrother of murdered teenager Becky Watts has told his trial that cutting up her body was "surreal". Nathan Matthews said he killed the 16-year-old girl after a kidnap went wrong and then the next day he put her in his bath, removed her clothes before dismembering her, a court heard. On dismembering his stepsister, Matthews said: "I just did it.
  
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• Outcomes of David Cameron's steel talks with China played down

  27-10-2015 20:17
  
  David Cameron's talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping over the Asian superpower dumping cheap steel on the markets is unlikely to have achieved anything "tangible", a minister has admitted.
  
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• Seven men charged with 'child sex exploitation' in Rotherham

  27-10-2015 19:57
  
  Seven men have been charged with child sexual exploitation offences by police investigating historical crimes in Rotherham.
  
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• Father and 'very talented' son among British victims of whale-watching tragedy

  27-10-2015 19:38
  
  Four Britons including a father and his teenage son who died when a whale-watching boat sank off the coast of Canada have been named.
  
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• Lord Strathclyde to chair review of Commons-Lords powers after tax credits vote

  27-10-2015 19:33
  
  A review into how MPs can be given the "decisive role" over key financial decisions has been set up following the Government's humiliating Lords defeat over plans to cut tax credits.
  
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• Tributes As British Boat Tragedy Victims Named

  27-10-2015 19:07
  
  Two of the five Britons who died while whale-watching in Canada have been named as father-of-two David Thomas, 50, and his 17-year-old younger son Stephen Thomas from Swindon. Two other British victims have been identified as Jack Slater, 76, from Salford and 29-year-old Katie Taylor from Lichfield in Staffordshire, according to Sky sources. Stephen described himself on his website as a keen photographer and  in 2014 was overall winner of the Down's Syndrome Association's internat
  
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• Asda filling station mix-up leaves drivers with wrong fuel in their cars

  27-10-2015 19:04
  
  Drivers using an Asda filling station were sold the wrong type of fuel after diesel and unleaded petrol were accidentally put in the wrong storage tanks.
  
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• Little Mix's Perrie Edwards slams ex Zayn Malik while promoting new single, Hair

  27-10-2015 18:57
  
  Perrie Edwards has called ex-fiance Zayn Malik a "bell-end" - hinting that the break-up inspired Little Mix's single, Hair.
  
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• Sobbing Nathan Matthews describes moment he killed stepsister Becky Watts

  27-10-2015 18:48
  
  The stepbrother of Becky Watts sobbed uncontrollably as he recounted how he killed the teenager after trying to force her into a suitcase during a kidnap attempt.
  
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• Carer's Jail Term For Sex Abuse Increased

  27-10-2015 18:31
  
  A woman who filmed herself sexually abusing elderly victims while working as a carer at a residential home has had five years added to her prison sentence. She was given a 10-year sentence at Plymouth Crown Court in August after pleading guilty to five offences relating to the sexual abuse of two women and one man in her care. Now, Court of Appeal judges have agreed with Solicitor General Robert Buckland that the original jail term was "unduly lenient".
  
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• Bill Bailey tour bus stolen from Liverpool theatre car park

  27-10-2015 18:28
  
  Comedian Bill Bailey has appealed for the public's help to find his stolen tour bus.
  
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• 'No sign of human infection' from anthrax-diseased cow in Wiltshire

  27-10-2015 18:20
  
  None of the people who came into contact with an anthrax-diseased cow on a farm in Wiltshire have shown signs of being infected, a council official has said.
  
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• 'Astounding' Rates Of TB In Parts Of London

  27-10-2015 18:15
  
  Parts of London have higher rates of tuberculosis than countries such as Rwanda, Eritrea and Iraq, according to a report. The report, by the London Assembly, found a third of London boroughs exceed the World Health Organisation's (WHO) "high incidence" threshold of more than 40 cases per 100,000 people. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease which is passed on through coughing and sneezing.
  
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• 'Terror plot' accused just trying to be 'one of the lads'

  27-10-2015 18:08
  
  A man accused of plotting a Lee-Rigby style knife murder in the run up to Remembrance Day has told a court he made exaggerated claims in online chat groups with other Muslims to appear "one of the lads".
  
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• Becky's Killer: Cutting Up Her Body 'Surreal'

  27-10-2015 18:08
  
  The stepbrother of murdered teenager Becky Watts has told his trial that cutting up her body was "surreal". Nathan Matthews said he killed the 16-year-old girl after a kidnap went wrong and then the next day he put her in his bath, removed her clothes before dismembering her, a court heard. On dismembering his stepsister, Matthews said: "I just did it.
  
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• Steel industry 'likely to die', trade body boss tells MPs

  27-10-2015 18:06
  
  The steel industry is like a patient on an operating table and is "likely to die" without urgent help, the Government has been told.
  
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• Disgraced bishop's aide Vickery House found guilty of string of gay attacks

  27-10-2015 17:44
  
  The right-hand man of pervert bishop Peter Ball is facing jail after being found guilty of a string of gay attacks dating back to the 1970s.
  
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• Nathan Matthews describes 'surreal' moment he cut up Becky Watts's body

  27-10-2015 17:22
  
  Nathan Matthews has described the "surreal" moment he dismembered Becky Watts's body in his bath after killing her when a kidnap went wrong, a court heard.
  
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• Names released of four Britons among five killed in whale-watching tragedy

  27-10-2015 17:21
  
  Four Britons including a father and his teenage son who died when a whale-watching boat sank off the coast of Canada have been named.
  
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• Tributes To Father And Son Among Canada Dead

  27-10-2015 17:20
  
  Two of the five Britons who died while whale-watching in Canada have been named as father-of-two David Thomas, 50, and his 17-year-old younger son Stephen Thomas. According to Sky sources, two more British victims have been named as Jack Slater, 76, and Katie Taylor, 29.
  
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• No plans to ban online encryption, Lords told

  27-10-2015 17:18
  
  The Government has no plans to weaken or ban online encryption amid mounting concern over cyber attacks.
  
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• Brave Hamilton should be applauded

  27-10-2015 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Non-conformist Hamilton 'should be applauded'
  
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• Retired priest found guilty of string of gay sex attacks

  27-10-2015 17:10
  
  The right-hand man of pervert bishop Peter Ball has been found guilty of a string of gay attacks dating back to the 1970s.
  
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• Kate meets children from early intervention programme

  27-10-2015 17:06
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge met children enrolled in an early intervention mentoring programme designed to keep them clear of trouble in later life.
  
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• Scientists Create 'Star Trek' Tractor Beam

  27-10-2015 17:03
  
  It has long been possible in the world of Star Wars or Star Trek, but not in real life... until now. British scientists have developed technology for the world's first sonic 'tractor beam'. By using high-intensity sound waves from a panel of miniature loudspeakers, they are able to move or suspend tiny objects in mid-air.
  
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• Real-life tractor beam levitates objects using 3D 'hologram' of sound

  27-10-2015 17:00
  
  A real-life tractor beam that can invisibly ensnare and levitate objects has been developed by British scientists.
  
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• Osborne 'isolated' after peers block welfare cuts

  27-10-2015 16:56
  
  By Elizabeth Piper and William James LONDON (Reuters) - A defeat for proposed welfare cuts in Britain's upper house of parliament was widely seen on Tuesday as a deep blow to Chancellor George Osborne, leaving him "isolated" and "humiliated" after he asked the country to live within its means.     Forced to backtrack on cuts to benefits for low-earning families, Osborne's determination to push through measures critics said would hurt Britain's most vulnerable people was deemed ill
  
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• Police officers in foul-mouthed voicemail case will keep their jobs

  27-10-2015 16:44
  
  Two experienced police officers who were involved in leaving a foul-mouthed voicemail for an alleged domestic abuse victim, calling her a "slag", will keep their jobs, a misconduct panel has ruled.
  
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• UK finds isolated case of anthrax in a cow in southwest England

  27-10-2015 16:15
  
  The first case in Britain of anthrax in livestock for nearly 10 years has been confirmed by health authorities in Wiltshire, southwest England, where a cow died of the disease last week. "An isolated case of anthrax in a cow has been confirmed at a farm in the Westbury area ... following the death of a cow at the end of last week," the local authority, Wiltshire Council, said in a statement. The cow has now been incinerated and movement restrictions are in place at the farm but the council said
  
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• 'Innocent defendants pleading guilty to escape higher court fees', MPs told

  27-10-2015 15:05
  Defendants have attempted to plead guilty even though they claim to be innocent following the introduction of controversial court fees, MPs have been told.
  
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• Britain's economic recovery loses steam

  27-10-2015 15:00
  
  By David Milliken and Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic recovery slowed more than expected in the three months to September after a slump in construction, raising the prospect that more than two years of relatively rapid economic growth is coming to an end. The economy grew 0.5 percent in the third quarter, official figures showed on Tuesday - a respectable rate by historic standards but below the 0.7 percent seen in the second quarter and economists' expectations for t
  
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• Armed forces chief warns over cuts to specialist intelligence

  27-10-2015 14:59
  
  The head of the armed forces has urged the Government not to make further cuts to expertise about overseas threats ahead of the mini-budget.
  
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• Syria charge teenager 'downloaded Briton beheading video'

  27-10-2015 14:58
  
  A teenager who allegedly attempted to travel to Syria to fight for Islamic State downloaded videos showing a British aid worker being beheaded before fleeing from his home during the early hours, a court has heard.
  
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• Father And Son Among Canada Dead: Sky Sources

  27-10-2015 14:53
  
  Two of the five Britons who died while whale-watching in Canada have been named as a father and son from Swindon, Sky sources say. David Thomas, 50, and his 17-year-old son Stephen Thomas were on the vessel that capsized near Vancouver Island on Sunday. Twitter users who knew the father and son reacted with sadness.
  
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• Boris On His Backside After Tug Of War Tussle

  27-10-2015 14:39
  
  Boris Johnson has been dumped on his backside during a tug of war battle at a Poppy Day launch event in London. London's mayor is well known for his sporting mishaps. And in October last year he took out a nine-year-old boy during a match in London, later apologising for his late tackle and calling it a "total mistake".
  
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• Mark Duggan's family to take 'lawfully killed' verdict to Court of Appeal

  27-10-2015 14:11
  
  The family of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by a police marksman sparked nationwide riots, have won permission to go to the Court of Appeal over a finding that he was "lawfully killed".
  
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• Petition Set Up To Move Transgender Woman From All-Male Prison

  27-10-2015 14:03
  
  Thousands have signed a petition calling for a transgender woman to be moved from an all-male prison after she was locked up for assault.
  
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• Osborne: I Will Lessen Tax Credit Cuts Blow

  27-10-2015 14:02
  
  The Chancellor has said he will continue to reform tax credits but indicates he will soften the blow of the cuts on families. Speaking in the House of Commons following the double defeat on his tax credit changes at the hands of peers in the upper chamber last night, George Osborne said he would lessen the impact of the cuts in the transition. Mr Osborne said: "We will continue to reform tax credits and save the money needed so that Britain lives within its means, while at the same time lessenin
  
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• First Case Of Anthrax Since 2006 Found In Cow

  27-10-2015 14:00
  
  Anthrax has been found in a cow in Wiltshire - the first case in any animal since 2006 - Public Health England says. Wiltshire Council confirmed the "isolated" case at a farm in the Westbury area following the death of a cow at the end of last week. Maggie Rae, director of public health and Wiltshire Council corporate director said: "We worked with our partners both locally and nationally and swift action was taken to deal with the immediate risk.
  
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• Boy, 15, bailed in TalkTalk cyber attack probe

  27-10-2015 13:59
  
  A 15-year-old boy arrested in connection with the TalkTalk cyber attack has been released on bail as the police investigation continues.
  
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• Becky Watts' Killer Sobs While Giving Evidence

  27-10-2015 13:59
  
  The stepbrother of murdered teenager Becky Watts has broken down in court while giving evidence in his own defence. Nathan Matthews, 28, struggled to compose himself and slumped in the witness box as he was asked to confirm that he killed the teenager. Earlier, Matthews admitted he planned to kidnap Becky, but insisted his girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21, played no part in the plot to kidnap his stepsister.
  
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• Two Britons Killed In Canada Named: Sky Sources

  27-10-2015 13:57
  
  Two of the five Britons who died while whale-watching in Canada have been named as a father and son from Swindon, Sky sources say. David Thomas and his son Stephen Thomas were on the vessel that capsized near Vancouver Island on Sunday. A 27-year-old man from Sydney is still missing, according to Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
  
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