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• Train Station Murder: Four Teens Charged

  29-10-2015 22:51
  
  Four teenagers have been charged with murder following a rush-hour attack at Stratford train station in east London. John Francis Breen was found unconscious with "serious head injuries" after the assault on Tuesday evening close to the Olympic Stadium. Four teenage boys arrested soon after the attack have now been charged with murder and appeared in Stratford Youth Court on Thursday.
  
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• Bailey Gwynne's family pay tribute to their 'beloved boy'

  29-10-2015 22:22
  
  The family of a teenager who was fatally stabbed at an Aberdeen secondary school have paid tribute to a ''beloved boy'' who ''never failed to make us smile''.
  
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• Housing Crisis: 1m Construction Workers Needed

  29-10-2015 20:00
  
  The UK needs to create one million more construction jobs over the next five years if house-building targets are to be met, according to a report by recruiters. But the drive to get more shovels at-the-ready to ease the UK's housing shortage - seen by David Cameron as a "crusade" -  has been met with complaints from the construction industry that a lack of skilled staff is hampering development. Underlining the sense of urgency was the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), which told Sky New
  
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• Ed Sheeran makes Home And Away soap debut

  29-10-2015 19:56
  
  Singer Ed Sheeran has made his debut in Australian soap Home And Away.
  
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• BBC 'did not contest' court order allowing police to seize journalist's laptop

  29-10-2015 19:56
  
  The BBC did not contest a court order issued under the Terrorism Act to seize the laptop of a Newsnight journalist, police said.
  
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• Two Charged Over Rape Of Female Soldier

  29-10-2015 19:32
  
  Two former corporals have been charged with the rape of a 30-year-old colleague who committed suicide at an Army barracks. Thomas Fulton and Jeremy Jones are to face a court martial hearing after being accused of assaulting Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement. Director of service prosecutions (DSP) Andrew Cayley said: "After an initial investigation into the case in 2009 it was referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) who decided there was insufficient evidence to prosecute.
  
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• Anne-Marie Ellement's family welcome decision to prosecute ex-soldiers

  29-10-2015 19:29
  
  The family of Army Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement who was found hanged after alleging she had been raped by two servicemen have welcomed "with sadness" a decision to prosecute.
  
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• Police Hunt Serial Sex Attacker In London

  29-10-2015 19:18
  
  Police have released CCTV footage of a man wanted over eight sex attacks on women in south London. Officers have increased patrols in the Clapham and Brixton Hill area and are urging women to be on their guard when walking alone at night. The attacks began three weeks ago, and all eight victims are white women in their 20s and early 30s.
  
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• New battery gives hope to more efficient electric cars

  29-10-2015 19:00
  
  A new battery developed by British scientists could pave the way to electric cars with the same energy storage capacity and endurance as petrol and diesel vehicles.
  
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• School Stabbing: Family Tribute To 'Beloved Boy'

  29-10-2015 18:42
  
  The family of murdered Aberdeen schoolboy Bailey Gwynne say their "hearts have gone with him". Bailey is our beloved boy and our heart," the 16-year-old's family said in an emotional statement. A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the stabbing, which took place at lunchtime on Wednesday at the Cults Academy in Aberdeen.
  
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• Police still waiting to question pilot in Shoreham air disaster

  29-10-2015 17:58
  Police have insisted that interviewing the Shoreham air disaster pilot remains "an integral part" of their investigation - despite having not yet questioned him.
  
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• More sex offenders under monitoring charged with serious crimes

  29-10-2015 17:58
  
  The number of violent or sex offenders charged with serious crimes while being monitored after they are released from prison has jumped by more than a quarter, new figures reveal.
  
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• Cherie Blair's stepmother admits taking and dumping neighbour's bin

  29-10-2015 17:58
  
  Cherie Blair's stepmother has pleaded guilty to taking and dumping her neighbour's £10 bin in a long standing dispute with her neighbour.
  
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• Victims' lawyer slams church after ex-priest Vickery House jailed for attacks

  29-10-2015 17:54
  
  Victims have called on government to stop the Church "policing itself" as the right-hand man of pervert bishop Peter Ball was jailed for six and a half years for a series of sex attacks spanning 16 years.
  
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• Becky Watts trial: Stepbrother 'had no plans after kidnap bid went wrong'

  29-10-2015 17:33
  The stepbrother of Becky Watts had no plans for what to do when his attempt to kidnap her went "horribly wrong", he told a jury.
  
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• Bailey Gwynne's family pays tribute to 'beloved boy'

  29-10-2015 17:21
  
  The family of Bailey Gwynne, who was fatally stabbed at an Aberdeen secondary school, have paid tribute to their "beloved boy" who "never failed to make us smile".
  
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• Police hunt after spate of sex attacks targeting lone women at night

  29-10-2015 17:17
  
  Detectives believe a series of sex attacks which target lone women at night are linked.
  
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• 'Daves' stare down at Britain's businesswomen through the glass ceiling

  29-10-2015 17:05
  LONDON (Reuters) - Women should hold a third of positions in Britain's top boardrooms by 2020, the head of a government-ordered report said on Thursday, increasing the target after businesses achieved a previous goal of a quarter.
  
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• Ofcom launches probe after Jekyll And Hyde complaints

  29-10-2015 16:37
  
  Ofcom is opening an investigation into complaints about an episode of ITV's Jekyll And Hyde that was deemed "too scary" by some viewers.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn ready to take case for British steel to China

  29-10-2015 16:37
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he is prepared to travel to Beijing to confront the Chinese government about cheap imports of steel which are being partly blamed for hundreds of job losses in the UK.
  
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• Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte declared bankrupt

  29-10-2015 16:27
  
  Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been declared bankrupt.
  
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• Former Rangers Owner Declared Bankrupt

  29-10-2015 16:23
  
  Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been declared bankrupt at the High Court in London. The bankruptcy petition was filed after the 44-year-old failed to pay a judgement debt worth £20.8m following allegations he agreed to sell three years' worth of season ticket sales to Ticketus for £25m. It was claimed the Scottish businessman used this money to fund his takeover of Rangers Football Club in 2011.
  
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• Gazza Gets Restraining Order For Harassing Ex

  29-10-2015 16:05
  
  Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been fined and given a restraining order after admitting harassing his ex-girlfriend. The court heard Gascoigne posted a series of abusive Twitter messages about Miss Thomas earlier this year, while the incident with the photographer happened in June. Lee Turner, prosecuting, told the court the pair's relationship broke down at the end of 2014 and she had started a new relationship with photographer Andrew Stone, who was a colleague of the man wh
  
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• 'Hair And Eyelashes' Win For Westminster Dog

  29-10-2015 16:04
  
  It's the one Westminster's been waiting for. The 18th Westminster Dog of the Year event, whose top award has been bagged by the likes of Diesel, Noodle, Charlie and Bippy. This year it was the turn of Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns to take that coveted top spot with her double act of Lady and Godiva, a Schnauzer crossed with a Jack Russell/Labrador and a mini-Schnauzer respectively.
  
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• Boy, 16, Charged Over School Stabbing Death

  29-10-2015 16:04
  
  A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the death of Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed at his school in Aberdeen. Bailey was rushed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries after police were called to Cults Academy at about 1.30pm on Wednesday. The boy who has been charged is expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday, Police Scotland said.
  
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• Migration 'to fuel UK population rise of 4.4 million by 2024'

  29-10-2015 15:55
  
  The population of the UK is set to jump by the equivalent of a country the size of Ireland in the next decade, official figures have revealed.
  
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• Harrogate edition of Antiques Roadshow finds programme's highest-valued item

  29-10-2015 15:55
  
  The Antiques Roadshow has found the most valuable item in the show's four decade history, worth over £1 million.
  
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• Paul Gascoigne given restraining order for harassing ex-girlfriend

  29-10-2015 15:43
  
  Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been fined and made subject to a restraining order after he pleaded guilty to sending a series of abusive tweets, phone calls and messages to his ex-girlfriend.
  
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• David Cameron vows to step up renegotiation of EU terms

  29-10-2015 15:34
  
  Negotiations over Britain's future in the European Union will ramp up in the coming weeks, David Cameron has said.
  
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• David Cameron defends his support of Kids Company

  29-10-2015 15:31
  
  David Cameron has defended his support for the troubled Kids Company charity amid repeated warnings about its financial viability.
  
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• Boy, 16, charged in connection with Bailey Gwynne death

  29-10-2015 15:17
  
  A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the death of Bailey Gwynne, who was fatally stabbed at an Aberdeen secondary school.
  
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• Royal Navy Ships Rescue Hundreds Of Migrants

  29-10-2015 15:12
  
  Hundreds of migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean by two Royal Navy ships. HMS Enterprise and HMS Richmond, part of the EU Naval Force Operation in the area, rescued a total of 541 migrants who were being transported by smugglers in unseaworthy boats. The rescue comes three days after HMS Richmond arrived "on task", having been given new powers to board and seize smuggling vessels, as well as detain people suspected of being migrant smugglers or human traffickers.
  
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• Boy, six, dies after being struck by car in Greenock

  29-10-2015 15:11
  
  A six-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car as he crossed the road.
  
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• Becky Watts Killer's Kidnap Plan 'Pathetic'

  29-10-2015 14:45
  
  Nathan Matthews decided to kill Becky Watts after she thought his plan to kidnap her was "pathetic," a court has heard. The claim was made by prosecuting QC William Mousley who suggested Matthews "lost it" and murdered his stepsister. Matthews is accused of murdering the 16-year-old at her home in Bristol with his girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21, in February.
  
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• Fraudster Jailed For Staging Fall In Asda Store

  29-10-2015 14:20
  
  CCTV footage has been released of a conman staging a dramatic fall in a supermarket in an attempt to claim £11,000 compensation. Louis Dempsey was jailed for nine months for claiming he slipped over on a wet floor in an Asda store in Brighton, East Sussex. Dempsey, from Mount Pleasant, Brighton, said he had slipped on a wet surface and tried to claim £11,000 from Asda for negligence.
  
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• Statins could interfere with flu jab, studies suggest

  29-10-2015 14:07
  
  Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may interfere with the flu jab by suppressing the immune system, two new studies suggest.
  
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• Overweight Schoolgirl Distraught After She’s Assigned Augustus Gloop Part In School Play

  29-10-2015 14:01
  
  Lexi Shaw, who has suffered years of bullying over her size, was stunned when she was sent the script with her initials next to the overweight male role for the Year 8 production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  
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• Web users told 'don't panic' after EU ruling on US internet data services

  29-10-2015 13:58
  
  The UK's data watchdog has urged web users not to panic after an EU ruling on US internet services raised questions other whether they were still legal to use.
  
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• Anger As Chilcot Delays Iraq Report Until 2016

  29-10-2015 13:47
  
  The Prime Minister has urged the chairman of the Iraq Inquiry to speed up publication of his report after it was announced it would not be released until next summer. David Cameron said he was "disappointed" after Sir John Chilcot wrote to inform him he would not be ready to publish the much-delayed Iraq Inquiry report until June or July. In a letter to the Prime Minister , Sir John says the "text of the report" will be ready by April but it will not be ready for publication until a date in
  
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• Fury Over ‘Insensitive’ Amy Winehouse Tribute Act At Halloween Party

  29-10-2015 13:41
  
  A pub has been accused of mocking the dead for having an Amy Winehouse tribute act as part of its ‘sick’ and 'tasteless’ Halloween party.
  
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• Cat Serial Killer Is Murdering Pets And Keeping Body Parts As Trophies

  29-10-2015 13:40
  
  South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) claims that the killer has murdered dozens of cats with a machete over the past two years
  
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• Gascoigne Admits Harassment And Assault

  29-10-2015 13:29
  
  Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has pleaded guilty to harassing his ex-girlfriend and assaulting a photographer. Bournemouth Magistrates' Court heard Gascoigne posted a series of abusive Twitter messages about Miss Thomas earlier this year, while the incident with the photographer happened in June. Lee Turner, prosecuting, told the court the pair's relationship broke down at the end of 2014 and she had started a new relationship with photographer Andrew Stone, who was a collea
  
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• 'Disappointed' David Cameron tells Iraq inquiry head to 'expedite' report

  29-10-2015 12:42
  
  David Cameron has told told the head of the inquiry into the Iraq war he is "disappointed" that the findings will not be published until next summer and urged him to "expedite" the final stages.
  
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• June Sarpong's Tribute To 'Bridge Fall' Brother

  29-10-2015 12:40
  
  TV star June Sarpong has paid tribute to her model and actor brother who died after reportedly jumping off a bridge in California.
  
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• New Leads Revealed On Missing Ben Needham’s 26th Birthday

  29-10-2015 12:35
  
  New leads have been revealed in the Ben Needham case today, his 26th birthday.
  
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• ‘I’m Being Chased By Zombies’: Police Reveal Hoax Halloween 999 Calls Are On The Rise

  29-10-2015 12:28
  
  Thames Valley Police have received 13 calls involving either ghosts, witchcraft, zombies or vampires within the past five years
  
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• Samsung sees profits rise thanks to record revenue from computer chips

  29-10-2015 12:02
  
  Samsung has confirmed its first profit growth in more than a year, announcing record revenue from computer chips as its smartphone business slows.
  
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• Plan For Greater Yorkshire On Hold Because Leaders Can’t Stop Squabbling

  29-10-2015 11:49
  
  Plans to combine North, West and East Yorkshire into one self-governing super county with devolved powers from Westminster are struggling to get off the ground
  
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• UK Population Set To Hit 74.3m By 2039

  29-10-2015 11:48
  
  Two thirds of the UK's population rise in the next 25 years will be due to migration, the Office for National Statistics says. With net migration accounting for 51% of this and the impact of migration on the country's birthrate (migrants having children) is expected to be responsible for 68%. Sky News Senior Correspondent Michelle Clifford says: "I think, without a doubt, people will be analysing this and saying: 'we can't cope with these numbers...this will put pressure on infrastructure, schoo
  
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• Paul Gascoigne admits harassment of former girlfriend

  29-10-2015 11:48
  
  Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has pleaded guilty to harassment of his former girlfriend and assaulting a photographer.
  
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