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• France to intensify airstrikes against Isis in Syria

  16-11-2015 23:59
  
  French president calls for coalition to ‘fight terrorist army’ and dispatches aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to eastern MediterraneanIn a dramatic escalation of France’s war against Islamic State, François Hollande has pledged to intensify his country’s airstrikes against the terror group, as the mastermind suspected of organising Friday’s carnage in Paris was revealed to be a notorious Belgian-born Isis extremist living in Syria.Unveiling a raft of hardl
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn and Hilary Benn at odds over stance on military action

  16-11-2015 23:19
  
  Labour’s leader faced opposition within his party, including from shadow foreign secretary, over party’s approach to SyriaA series of Labour MPs raised concerns about the party’s approach to Syria and the threat of Islamist fundamentalists at a tense meeting of the parliamentary Labour party.As Jeremy Corbyn indicated that his MPs are unlikely to be given a free vote on any extension of Britain’s military action against Islamic State forces, Labour opponents rounded on th
  
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• Didier Deschamps: sport knows no colour, no religion, all are welcome

  16-11-2015 23:18
  
  The manager of the France squad offers a message of unity in the wake of the Paris attacks before the friendly against England at WembleyBeneath Wembley’s arch, illuminated in what Didier Deschamps describes as the “very beautiful colours” of the French tricolour, a strange interpretation of normality returned to the footballers of France in these most abnormal circumstances. Related: France’s Hugo Lloris backs decision for England friendly to go aheadContinue reading...
  
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• British Special Forces To Get Extra £2bn

  16-11-2015 22:10
  
  David Cameron has said an extra £2bn will be spent on the UK's special forces to fight terrorism. It is a significant increase in spending on the UK's specialist soldiers and reflects the growing threat of terrorism in the UK.
  
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• Britain to hire 1,900 more spies to combat Islamic State militants

  16-11-2015 22:03
  
  By Kylie MacLellan BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) - Britain will increase its intelligence agency staff by 15 percent and more than double spending on aviation security to defend against Islamist militants plotting attacks from Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday. Britain said it had decided to bolster its defences following a growing number of plots against it and the attacks in Paris, Tunisia and elsewhere. Cameron said British security services had foiled seven potential attacks in Br
  
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• David Cameron pledges 'hard and soft power' approach to security

  16-11-2015 22:00
  
  Britain must show the same resolve it displayed against Hitler during the Blitz in order to defeat the threat of terrorism, Prime Minister David Cameron has said, as he set out plans for a significant boost in spending on special forces.
  
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• Coffee 'might help you live longer'

  16-11-2015 22:00
  
  Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day might help you live longer, according to new research.
  
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• Woman, 79, robbed while visiting her husband's grave

  16-11-2015 20:01
  
  A 79-year-old woman has been robbed for £15 from her purse as she visited her husband's grave.
  
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• Man admits acid attack on Southampton mother-of-six

  16-11-2015 20:01
  
  A man has pleaded guilty to an acid attack on a mother-of-six which left her with severe injuries.
  
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• Kate to be presented with quilts for George and Charlotte

  16-11-2015 20:01
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge will be presented with quilts for Prince George and Princess Charlotte when she attends an award ceremony celebrating foster carers and their families on Tuesday.
  
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• Paris attacks 'mastermind' named as security questions continue

  16-11-2015 19:27
  
  An Islamic State (IS) jihadi has been named as the alleged ringleader of the Paris attacks, as questions mounted about how the terrorists evaded detection.
  
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• Armed Police To Be Deployed At Wembley

  16-11-2015 19:03
  
  Armed police are to patrol Wembley stadium during Tuesday night's international friendly between England and France. Metropolitan police commanders have taken the highly unusual decision to deploy armed patrols in the light of Friday night's terrorist attacks in Paris. Suicide bombers detonated three devices outside the Stade de France sports stadium in central Paris, during a friendly international between France and Germany.
  
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• MPs begin emissions testing probe after VW scandal

  16-11-2015 18:50
  
  MPs have launched an inquiry into the testing of new road vehicles following the diesel emissions scandal.
  
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• Several parties interested in Tata Steel's UK-based unit-union

  16-11-2015 18:31
  
  Several parties are interested in a Britain-based Tata Steel unit that makes construction products as the steelmaker cuts costs and restructures its business amid a surge in Chinese exports to its markets, a union said. "We're being told there's interest from several different parties but there are no bids on the table," said Paul McBean of the union Community. McBean is also chairman of the Scunthorpe works multi-union committee, which represents several unions based at Tata Steel's plant in no
  
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• Air crash family 'kindest people you could wish to meet'

  16-11-2015 18:23
  
  Four members of the same family who died in a light aircraft crash have been described as the "kindest people you could ever wish to meet".
  
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• G20 leaders vow to unite in fight against terror

  16-11-2015 18:16
  
  Leaders of the world's biggest economies have vowed to co-operate in the fight against terror, after a two-day summit overshadowed by the Islamic State terror attacks in Paris.
  
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• Storm Barney: Up To 80mph Gusts For UK

  16-11-2015 17:43
  
  Winds of up to 80mph are set to hit parts of the UK this week as Storm Barney sweeps in. Barney is the second storm strong enough to be named under the "name our storms" project by the Met Office and Met Eireann following Abigail last week. A yellow "be aware" warning for strong winds has been issued for parts of Wales, and southern, central and eastern England for Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Officer wanted to see soldier 'panting like a dog', inquest told

  16-11-2015 17:17
  
  A soldier who died of heatstroke after being subjected to a "beasting" was ordered to be produced to an Army officer "panting like a dog", an inquest has heard.
  
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• Jury sworn in to try Hatton Garden jewel heist defendants

  16-11-2015 17:17
  
  A jury has been sworn in for the trial of four men charged in connection with the Hatton Garden jewellery raid.
  
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• Crafty cross-dressing birds seen stealing their rivals' girlfriends

  16-11-2015 17:00
  
  Cross-dressing may not be a widely recognised courtship strategy but it works for one species of Eurasian wading bird.
  
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• Murder probe as 16-year-old boy shot dead on Liverpool canal towpath

  16-11-2015 16:02
  
  Police have appealed for information after 16-year-old Lewis Dunne was shot dead in Liverpool.
  
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• Family Killed In Plane Crash Are Named

  16-11-2015 15:14
  
  A family of four who died in a plane crash have been named.
  
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• Two men cleared of 1991 murder of Coventry mother Nicola Payne

  16-11-2015 15:04
  
  A former warehouse worker and his brother-in-law have been cleared of murdering a young mother who disappeared in 1991.
  
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• Strictly tops X Factor and I'm A Celebrity in Sunday TV ratings

  16-11-2015 15:04
  
  Strictly Come Dancing won the Sunday night triple TV battle as it went up against the X Factor and the new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.
  
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• Storm Barney to sweep across Britain with 80mph gusts

  16-11-2015 15:04
  
  Winds of up to 80mph could batter parts of the UK as the second storm strong enough to be given a name sweeps in this week.
  
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• Older mothers on the up as more babies born to women aged 35-plus than under 25

  16-11-2015 15:04
  
  More babies have been born to women aged 35 and over than to those under 25 for the first time ever.
  
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• Ex-health secretary Lord Lansley takes on three private sector roles

  16-11-2015 15:04
  
  Former health secretary Andrew Lansley has taken on three private sector jobs, including advising pharmaceutical giant Roche.
  
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• UK launches inquiry into vehicle type approval after VW scandal

  16-11-2015 14:33
  
  By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to launch an inquiry into the system used to approve vehicles, including their emissions levels, in the wake of the diesel engines scandal engulfing Volkswagen . Parliament's transport committee will seek evidence on the effectiveness of current arrangements, which involve the testing of aspects such as performance, noise and emissions by national agencies to see if they meet detailed EU standards. The Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA) is respons
  
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• Two Found Not Guilty Of Nicola Payne Murder

  16-11-2015 13:27
  
  Two men have been found not guilty of the 1991 murder of Coventry teenager Nicola Payne. Nigel Barwell and Thomas O'Reilly were cleared after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, nearly 24 years after the 18-year-old disappeared. Nicola Payne's parents Marilyn and John helped raised her son, Owen, who is now in his 20s.
  
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• UK parliament launches inquiry into vehicle approval after VW scandal

  16-11-2015 13:24
  
  The British parliament's transport committee said on Monday it would launch an inquiry into whether the system used to approve new vehicles was fit for purpose in the wake of the diesel emissions scandal engulfing Volkswagen. The inquiry will seek "written evidence on the effectiveness of the current arrangements", according to an email sent from the British parliament. There has been criticism, including from some members of the European parliament, of the current system of different national b
  
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• Paris terror attacks: Turkey told France twice about Bataclan bomber – live

  16-11-2015 12:56
  
  AP reports that Belgian-born extremist identified as mastermindPolice link attacker to Syrian passport found near bodyRaids in Lyon, Toulouse, Grenoble, Jeumont and Bobigny
  Strikes target Islamic State stronghold in RaqqaWho was Paris attacker Omar Ismail Mostefai? 11.39am GMTThree hundred people gathered at the Place de la République at midday to observe a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of Friday’s attacks. One man held up French flags, several people wept and buse
  
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• Paris terror attacks 'mastermind' named amid security crackdown

  16-11-2015 12:53
  
  The suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks has been identified, as authorities mounted a massive security operation amid growing questions about how the terrorists evaded detection.
  
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• Johan Cruyff to stop working as an adviser to Ajax

  16-11-2015 12:51
  
  • Club legend says his vision is being neglected
  • Wim Jonk leaves as head of youth developmentJohan Cruyff is to stop working as an adviser to Ajax as a power struggle continues to rumble on at the club.Cruyff says his vision to improve Ajax’s youth structure is no longer being implemented and wants his name and any connection removed from a playing and development philosophy he has led for years. Continue reading...
  
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• Republicans want to halt our access to abortion – and our right to study them | Jessica Valenti

  16-11-2015 12:45
  
  Attacking research on abortion has a chilling effect on academic freedom, free speech – and women’s healthApparently it’s no longer enough for Republicans to try to stop women from getting abortions. Now they want to stop us from writing about them, too.Related: Opposition to legal abortion takes magical thinking and a lack of logic | Jessica ValentiContinue reading...
  
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• Campaign For Eagles Of Death Metal Number 1

  16-11-2015 12:41
  
  Fans have launched a campaign to get a single by the Eagles Of Death Metal to number one in the UK. The California band were playing at the Bataclan theatre in Paris when gunmen burst in and slaughtered at least 89 people on Friday. "For those unaware, EoDM and their fans were the band caught up in the horrific atrocities at the Batoclan (sic), Paris this week," said a message by the creators of the page.
  
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• Markets fall after events in France and Japanese recession - business live

  16-11-2015 12:39
  
  All the day’s economic and financial news, as Paris investors refuse to panic after Friday’s attacksLatest: ECB warns attacks may compound problems French market opens lower, then rebounds
  Airline and luxury goods shares fallFollow our Paris Live Blog here11.39am GMTJoshua Mahony, market analyst at IG, agrees that economic confidence could be hit:While the total human impact is immeasurable, the economic shockwaves to the French economy could include reduced investment, consumer spen
  
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• No 10: UK Foiled Terror Attack In Last Month

  16-11-2015 12:38
  
  British intelligence agents have foiled a terrorist plot on UK soil in the last month, Downing Street has said, as the Prime Minister warned a Paris-style attack could happen here. David Cameron said seven attacks had been stopped in the past six months - but Number 10 officials later clarified they were thwarted in the space of 12 months. The Prime Minister said the plots were on a smaller scale to Paris but added the attacks in the French capital were "the sort of thing we were warned about".
  
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• HBOS Bosses 'Leant On Auditors', Probe To Say

  16-11-2015 12:36
  
  Sky News can reveal that a report to be published on Thursday will make the explosive allegation that HBOS executives leant on KPMG to approve their own analysis of impairment charges, despite the audit firm taking a more pessimistic view about the bank's balance sheet. The news will fuel a growing belief that City watchdogs are to launch formal prohibition proceedings which would ban former HBOS board members from ever again working in the financial services industry. A source said the con
  
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• David Cameron Could Fast-Track ‘Snoopers Charter’ Following Paris Attacks

  16-11-2015 12:35
  
  Cameron said that the government “should look at the timetable” of the controversial Investigatory Powers Bill
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn calls for political solution in Syria

  16-11-2015 12:30
  
  Labour leader welcomes Vienna talks aimed at finding common ground with Russia about how to defeat IsisThe Labour party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has called for a political settlement to end Syria’s bitter five-year conflict that has fuelled the rise of Islamic State.Corbyn said negotiations would be difficult but welcomed progress at recent talks in Vienna aimed at finding consensus between the west and Russia about how to bring about peace and defeat IIsis.Continue reading...
  
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• Xavi admits he initially thought Louis van Gaal was an ‘idiot’ at Barcelona

  16-11-2015 12:29
  
  • Former Barça captain changed mind after a week
  • ‘He’s honest, methodical and a real perfectionist’The former Barcelona captain Xavi admits he initially thought Louis van Gaal was an “idiot” but changed his mind after a week working with him.The former Spain international was a youngster breaking through at the Nou Camp when Van Gaal was in charge at Barça and his first impression was not favourable. Continue reading...
  
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• Boris Johnson says parliament should have an emergency veto over EU law - Politics live

  16-11-2015 12:29
  
  Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happenLive coverage of the Paris terror attacks investigation, reaction and other latest developments 11.29am GMTHere are two of the non-Paris politics stories from today’s papers.Labour is to launch its pro-EU referendum campaign in the West Midlands this week, after Jeremy Corbyn’s party tried and failed to persuade a big company to host the event.Senior Labour MPs had approached leading British companies to pro
  
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• Paris attack victims remembered in vigils around the world – video

  16-11-2015 12:28
  
  Famous landmarks around the world are lit up and flags held at half mast in memory of the victims of Friday night’s terror attacks in Paris. In New York the orchestra at the Metropolitan Opera performs the French national anthem, while in Egypt the pyramids are lit up in the colours of the French tricolour. The walls of Jerusalem’s Old City shine red, white and blue on Sunday, as do La Moneda Palace in Santiago and monument in Caracas, Venezuela. Photograph: Cui Xinyu/Xinhua Press/Co
  
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• Boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of murder in Northumberland

  16-11-2015 12:21
  
  Police believe female victim, whose body was found at house in Blyth on Monday morning, was known to suspectA 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was found at a house in Northumberland.Police said they received a call just after 7am on Monday morning that expressed concern for a woman in Blyth. When officers arrived they discovered the body of a woman, who was declared dead at the scene. Continue reading...
  
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• Fifa bans Nepal FA president Ganesh Thapa for 10 years over bribery

  16-11-2015 12:20
  
  • Thapa is former vice-president of Asian Football Confederation
  • David Nakhid appeal to be heard by court of arbitration for sportOne of the most influential figures in Asian football over the last two decades has been banned for 10 years for bribery by Fifa’s ethics committee.Ganesh Thapa, president of the All-Nepal FA and a former Asian Football Confederation (AFC) vice-president, is also under investigation by Nepalese authorities accused of embezzling millions of pounds of
  
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• David Cameron: 'Very big gap' remains between Russia and West over Syria

  16-11-2015 12:20
  
  "A very big gap" remains between Western powers and Russia over the best way of resolving the crisis in Syria, but there are signs of a willingness to compromise on all sides, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
  
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• Don’t fast-track the new surveillance bill: it needs considered scrutiny | Paul Bernal

  16-11-2015 12:19
  
  Lord Carlile’s call for the investigatory powers bill to be rushed through parliament in the wake of the Paris attacks is a misjudged knee-jerk reactionLord Carlile’s call for the investigatory powers bill to be “fast-tracked” through parliament in the wake of the tragic events in Paris was as unsurprising as it was disappointing. It would be far from the first time that laws giving additional powers to the security services were rushed through on a wave of emotion, witho
  
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• Homeowner Nicknamed 'Jungleman' Ordered To Sell House Because Of Overgrown Garden

  16-11-2015 12:18
  
  Adrian Woodyatt, 47, was nicknamed the “Jungleman” because he allowed the weeds and bushes of his home in Gloucester to grow more than 15ft high
  
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• James Naughtie in swearing gaffe as Nick Robinson makes Today debut

  16-11-2015 12:12
  
  BBC apologises after Radio 4 presenter apparently whispers ‘shit’ on air in the time pips before the 7am newsBBC Radio 4’s Today programme attracted headlines of its own on Monday after presenter James Naughtie apparently swore on air shortly before the 7am news bulletin.
  Naughtie trailed an interview with David Cameron, but on the final beep of the time pips a voice whispered “shit” before he launched into the headlines. Continue reading...
  
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• Suspected Paris attacks mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud: what we know

  16-11-2015 12:09
  
  Belgian national of Moroccan origin has been on the run since gun battle on suspected Isis cell in eastern Belgium in JanuaryThe alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks that killed at least 129 people has been named as the leader of an Islamic State cell who was sought by police earlier this year but remains at large.French officials said Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, was instrumental in organising and executing the gun and suicide bomb attacks on Friday night that wrought devastation in central Paris
  
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