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• Eight flights bring stranded Britons back from Sharm el-Sheikh

  06-11-2015 23:05
  
  Eight flights have left Sharm el-Sheikh bound for Britain with 1,400 stranded holidaymakers on board.
  
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• Reform of police funding formula 'in disarray'

  06-11-2015 21:44
  
  The Government's controversial reform of the police funding formula is in "disarray", Labour has claimed, after a senior official acknowledged errors in the way forces' allocations had been calculated.
  
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• Attempted Murder Hunt After Van Hits Policeman

  06-11-2015 21:15
  
  An attempted murder hunt has been launched after a lorry struck a policeman and pinned him up against his car. It happened when officers in south Armagh were investigating the overnight theft of a cash machine in the Newry area. The officer's colleagues gave him emergency first aid on the rural Mullaghduff Road and a police helicopter took him to hospital.
  
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• 'Absolutely Useless': Britons Slam Sharm Chaos

  06-11-2015 21:12
  
  The first passengers to arrive back in the UK from Sharm el Sheikh have hit out at the chaos at the Egyptian resort's airport. An easyJet flight carrying British tourists left stranded in Sharm arrived back at Gatwick earlier, followed by another at Luton. A total of 29 flights were initially expected to leave Sharm, but this was reduced to just eight amid confusion at the airport.
  
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• Stormont talks: David Cameron meets Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness

  06-11-2015 21:04
  
  The Prime Minister has met with Stormont's political leaders in an effort to secure a deal to save power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Germany's Schaeuble says optimistic about EU reform deal with Britain

  06-11-2015 20:45
  
  German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday he believed European powers could reach a deal with Britain on its demands for reforms to the European Union, with terms that would still allow for deeper integration of euro zone members. Prime Minister David Cameron, who opposes any further transfer of sovereignty to the EU, wants to renegotiate relations with the bloc it joined in 1973 ahead of a referendum, due before the end of 2017, on whether to stay a member. Britain, which is not
  
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• App maker Touchnote falls victim to online hack

  06-11-2015 20:45
  
  Online firm Touchnote has become the latest victim of internet hacking.
  
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• Corbyn At War With Labour Party Establishment

  06-11-2015 20:04
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is at war with the Labour Party establishment and its grass roots on two fronts: the selection of a by-election candidate and the suspension of a close aide. Andrew Fisher - who welcomed Ed Balls' election defeat, claimed Yvette Cooper followed BNP policies, said Jack Straw was "vile" and backed a Class War opponent of Tony Benn's grand-daughter - is now facing disciplinary action.
  
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• Attempted murder probe after hit-and-run truck badly injures officer

  06-11-2015 19:53
  
  A policeman has been pinned between a truck and his patrol car in a hit-and-run attack detectives are treating as attempted murder.
  
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• Drugs raid police arrest man after searching house in South Lanarkshire

  06-11-2015 19:51
  
  A 45-year-old man has been arrested in a police raid over alleged drugs and serious organised crime offences.
  
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• Birmingham shooting victim named as Derek Junior Myers, 25

  06-11-2015 19:29
  
  A 25-year-old man who was fatally injured in a city shooting has been named by police.
  
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• African sengis turn heads as they make their debut at Chester Zoo

  06-11-2015 19:29
  
  With their elongated snouts and hamster-like appearance, it is little wonder these critters at Chester Zoo are turning heads.
  
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• Police family is broken, Labour claims amid call for emergency service change

  06-11-2015 19:27
  A committee of MSPs should be set up to oversee Scotland's emergency services in a bid to end the "incestuous relationship" that can exist between ministers and senior officers, Labour's review of policing has concluded.
  
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• Bradford City fire: West Yorkshire Police refers itself to police regulator

  06-11-2015 19:25
  
  West Yorkshire Police has voluntarily referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in relation to the Bradford City fire disaster of 1985, which left 56 football fans dead.
  
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• Rescue Flight U-Turns Leave Thousands Stranded

  06-11-2015 19:24
  
  Thousands of British passengers could be stranded in Sharm El Sheikh over the weekend after a day of chaos that saw rescue planes performing U-turns in mid-air. The first planes carrying holidaymakers have begun to land in the UK but the vast majority of those tourists who thought they would be coming home were left frustrated at the terminal. It comes as the US announces new measures to tighten air security and Russia suspends flights to Egypt after Saturday's Russian passenger jet crash, which
  
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• Football fans to join Living Wage protest before Arsenal game

  06-11-2015 19:17
  
  Football fans will join a protest before this weekend's north London derby game to call on Arsenal Football Club to pay all its staff and contractors the Living Wage.
  
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• Ex-managing director of City Link denies 'certainty of insolvency'

  06-11-2015 19:10
  
  The former managing director of City Link has denied that job losses at the parcels firm were inevitable in the days before it went into administration on Christmas Eve.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth University Hospital bosses open patient death probe

  06-11-2015 19:05
  
  A probe has been launched following the death of a patient at Scotland's newest hospital.
  
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• Policeman suffers head injuries in Co Armagh low-loader 'hit and run'

  06-11-2015 19:05
  
  A policeman has been struck by a truck in a suspected hit-and-run incident in Co Armagh.
  
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• Man charged with police assault during Million Mask March

  06-11-2015 19:05
  
  A man has been charged with assaulting a police officer during Thursday's anti-austerity protest in London, police said.
  
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• Final Scottish schedule

  06-11-2015 19:02
  
  Good evening from Press Association Scotland. Here is our final schedule for today, Friday November 6.
  
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• Elvis Presley tops UK album chart again, 40 years on

  06-11-2015 19:02
  
  Nearly 40 years after his death, Elvis Presley is back at the top of the British album charts with his 12th UK Number 1 - "If I Can Dream," a collection of Elvis classics featuring orchestral reworkings by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This means Elvis now has more Number 1 albums in the UK than any other male solo artist, and puts him level with Madonna in second place for the most chart-topping LPs, behind the Beatles, who have 15, the Official Charts Company said on Friday. Elvis cla
  
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• Elvis has not left the building as he tops album charts with reworked classics

  06-11-2015 19:00
  The king may be dead but Elvis Presley continues to reign with a number one album almost 40 years on from his death.
  
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• First two flights of stranded Britons land in UK amid Sharm el-Sheikh chaos

  06-11-2015 18:58
  
  The first flights bringing stranded holidaymakers back from Sharm el-Sheikh have landed in the UK as frustrated passengers were given conflicting information about whether or not other planes would take off.
  
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• Police forces face snap inspections to check on crime reporting

  06-11-2015 18:50
  
  Police forces have been warned they are to face snap inspections by the official watchdog amid continued concerns about inaccurate reporting of crime.
  
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• Judge criticises GP in cash battle with ex-wife

  06-11-2015 18:42
  A GP embroiled in a family court fight over money with his ex-wife has come under fire from a judge.
  
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• Shares edge down despite IAG lift-off after new boss named

  06-11-2015 18:31
  
  Top flight shares struggled for direction, even after British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) upgraded its targets and announced a new boss at the UK carrier.
  
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  06-11-2015 18:21
  
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• Corbyn Adviser Suspended Over Class War Tweet

  06-11-2015 18:20
  
  Jeremy Corbyn's head of policy has been suspended from the Labour Party over complaints he backed a rival party in the General Election. Andrew Fisher had faced calls for his expulsion after suggesting people should vote for a Class War candidate against Labour's Emily Benn in the Croydon South seat in May. The Labour leader said he continues to have "full confidence" in Mr Fisher, who will remain employed by his office.
  
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• Holiday Britons arrive back in Gatwick after Sharm flight

  06-11-2015 18:17
  
  The first flight carrying British holidaymakers left stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh has arrived in the UK.
  
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• ScotRail handed £265,000 in fines over train and station standards

  06-11-2015 18:15
  
  ScotRail has been fined more than £250,000 over three months for failing to meet strict standards for trains and stations.
  
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• NHS Lothian paediatric services review expected after Holyrood election

  06-11-2015 18:14
  
  The findings of an independent review into children's health care in Lothian will not be published until after May's Scottish Parliament election, it has emerged.
  
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• Becky Watts murder trial: Shauna Hoare wrongly portrayed as 'sex fiend'

  06-11-2015 18:08
  
  The woman accused of murdering Becky Watts has been wrongly portrayed as a "sex fiend", her barrister told a jury.
  
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• MTV engineer found hanged after 'bad trip' on drugs

  06-11-2015 18:05
  
  A broadcast engineer who was found hanging at his home had taken drugs which appear to have altered his thinking, a coroner said today.
  
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• Angus Sinclair's appeal against World's End murders sentence heard

  06-11-2015 18:05
  
  World's End killer Angus Sinclair has had his appeal heard against the sentence he was handed for the 1977 murders of two teenage girls.
  
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• Windsor Park to get new stand after safety concerns forced demolition

  06-11-2015 18:01
  A new stand will be built at the home of the Northern Ireland football team to replace one demolished over safety concerns.
  
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• First Britons stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh land back in UK

  06-11-2015 17:56
  
  The first flight bringing stranded holidaymakers back from Sharm el-Sheikh has landed in the UK as conflicting information was given about whether or not other flights would take off.
  
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• Attempted murder probe after Wishaw street attack

  06-11-2015 17:52
  
  A man is in hospital with multiple serious injuries after being attacked in street.
  
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• NHS cash thieves, Mr and Mrs Money, jailed

  06-11-2015 17:41
  
  A couple called Mr and Mrs Money have been jailed after stealing almost £300,000 from the NHS.
  
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• David Ford to listen to views on justice system reform proposals

  06-11-2015 17:39
  
  Stormont's Justice minister has vowed to listen to as many views as possible on his plans to overhaul the justice system.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's Head Of Policy Suspended

  06-11-2015 17:28
  
  Jeremy Corbyn's head of policy has been suspended from the Labour Party over complaints he campaigned for a rival party in the General Election. Andrew Fisher had faced calls for his expulsion after suggesting people should vote for a Class War candidate against Labour's Emily Benn in the Croydon South seat in May. The Labour leader said he continues to have "full confidence" in Mr Fisher, who will remain a member of his office.
  
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• Egypt 'Rescue Flights' Diverted In Mid-Air

  06-11-2015 17:25
  
  Several "rescue flights" due to bring back stranded British tourists from Sharm el Sheikh have been diverted on their way to Egypt. Sky News understands Thomas Cook, EasyJet, Monarch and Thomson flights are among those that set off for Egypt only to divert midair. A Thomas Cook jet could be seen on an online flight tracker making a sudden turn over Albania.
  
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• Doctor Who 'pawn in Saturday night warfare', warns Peter Capaldi

  06-11-2015 17:22
  
  Peter Capaldi has criticised the BBC for treating Doctor Who "as a pawn in a Saturday night warfare".
  
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• Andrew Fisher, Jeremy Corbyn's head of policy, suspended from Labour Party

  06-11-2015 17:19
  
  Jeremy Corbyn's head of policy Andrew Fisher has been suspended from the Labour Party following complaints that he campaigned for a rival party in the general election.
  
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• Stranded Egypt holidaymakers face Sharm el-Sheikh-UK flights chaos

  06-11-2015 17:15
  
  Holidaymakers waiting to return to the UK from Sharm el-Sheikh endured chaos today as conflicting information was given about whether or not their flights would take off.
  
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• Witness 'Couldn't Believe' Soldier 'Beasting'

  06-11-2015 16:46
  
  Private Gavin Williams, 22, was being punished by three non-commissioned officers when he collapsed and later died on Monday 3 July, 2006, one of the hottest days of the year. The three - Sergeant Russell Price, of 2 Rifles, Sergeant Paul Blake, and Corporal John Edwards, both from the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Regiment - were cleared of manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court in 2008. The inquest in Salisbury heard Pte Williams, from Hengoed, south Wales, had been drinking heavily with colleague
  
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• VIDEO: Why people run with blazing barrels

  06-11-2015 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands turned out for East Devon's Tar Barrel event on Thursday to watch people run through the streets carrying barrels set on fire
  
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• Theresa May loses ruling in case over man who arrived in UK on back of a lorry

  06-11-2015 16:30
  
  Home Secretary Theresa May has suffered a second defeat in a damages fight with an Iranian immigrant detained by officials after arriving in England on the back of a lorry.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn backs Jim McMahon to win Oldham poll with 'decent Britain' focus

  06-11-2015 16:26
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has helped kick-off of Labour's by-election campaign with their candidate Jim McMahon in Oldham.
  
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• UK economic growth edges up in three months to October - NIESR

  06-11-2015 16:24
  
  Britain's economy picked up a bit of speed in the three months to October, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, a think tank, said on Friday. Economic output probably grew by 0.6 percent in the period, up from the 0.5 percent estimated for the Office for National Statistics for the three months ending in September. "This implies that reasonable economic growth has continued into the fourth quarter of 2015," the think tank said.
  
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