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• Charter Flight For Syrian Refugees Lands In UK

  17-11-2015 23:49
  
  A charter flight carrying around 100 Syrian refugees has landed in Glasgow in a "landmark moment" for a Government resettlement scheme. It came after reports at least one of the bombers in last Friday's attacks may have entered Europe through Greece posing as a refugee from Syria. The new arrivals in Scotland - around 15 families - are all from camps surrounding Syria and will be given five-year visas.
  
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• Wembley Unites For Defiant La Marseillaise

  17-11-2015 22:51
  
  Fans of England and France united to sing a defiant rendition of the French national anthem at Wembley four days after the Paris attacks. Prince William and David Cameron were among 71,223 people in the stadium as La Marseillaise rang out ahead of a minute's silence to remember the 129 people who died. England fans held aloft a mosaic of the French flag during the anthem.
  
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• Sir Bruce Forsyth returns home after keyhole surgery

  17-11-2015 22:17
  
  Sir Bruce Forsyth has returned home from a short stay in hospital after having keyhole surgery.
  
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• Kate's gift all wrapped up by fostering charity

  17-11-2015 21:16
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge has been given handmade quilts for Prince George and Princess Charlotte by two fostered children at an awards ceremony in London.
  
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• After Paris attacks, English football fans salute France by roaring out the 'Marseillaise'

  17-11-2015 21:13
  
  By Costas Pitas and Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - English football fans saluted France on Tuesday by roaring out the 'Marseillaise' national anthem at a friendly match which became a show of solidarity joined by British politicians and royalty just days after Islamic State militants struck Paris. David Cameron, Prince William and London Mayor Boris Johnson were in the stands as tens of thousands of England supporters joined French fans in singing their anthem at Wembley Stadium which was guard
  
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• Michael Fallon defends Armed Forces chief after Jeremy Corbyn's bias claim

  17-11-2015 20:05
  
  The Defence Secretary has formally dismissed Jeremy Corbyn's complaint that the head of the Armed Forces showed political bias.
  
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• Missing Kayleigh's parents in plea for her to return home

  17-11-2015 20:02
  
  The parents of a teenager who went missing at the weekend have issued a heartfelt plea for her to return home.
  
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• Woman restrained after 'trying to enter cockpit on transatlantic BA flight'

  17-11-2015 19:57
  
  A woman has been restrained on board a transatlantic British Airways flight after "trying to enter the cockpit".
  
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• Teenage shooting victim's family left 'broken'

  17-11-2015 19:57
  
  The family of gun victim Lewis Dunne, who was shot and killed in Merseyside on Sunday night, said they have been left "broken".
  
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• David Cameron targets IS 'snake's head' in Syria

  17-11-2015 19:30
  
  David Cameron has pledged to make the case for RAF air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
  
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• Selfie Warning As Storm Barney Strikes

  17-11-2015 19:26
  
  People have been warned not to take "selfies" in the bad weather, as Storm Barney sweeps across the UK. The storm is currently moving across central Ireland, with a gust of 78mph being recorded in the county of Carlow. The wind is expected to pick up further over Wales and southern England later on Tuesday, which could affect flights from Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
  
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• Armed officers at Wembley ahead of England-France game

  17-11-2015 19:08
  
  Armed officers have been deployed at Wembley Stadium where the French football team is playing England in a friendly tonight.
  
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• Northern Ireland parties agree deal to salvage power-sharing government

  17-11-2015 18:46
  
  By Ian Graham BELFAST (Reuters) - The leaders of Northern Ireland's Irish nationalist and British unionist communities clinched a deal to prevent its power-sharing administration from collapsing, the British and Irish governments said on Tuesday. Mainly Catholic Irish nationalists and mainly Protestant unionists are obliged to share power under a 1998 peace deal that ended decades of violence, but disagreements have paralysed lawmaking in recent years and the administration was brought to the br
  
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• Charter flight lands in Glasgow bringing Syrian refugees to UK

  17-11-2015 18:29
  
  The first charter flight bringing Syrian refugees to Britain has arrived in Glasgow as the Government steps up its resettlement scheme.
  
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• Daughter of man accused of murdering grandson 'warned of behaviour'

  17-11-2015 18:18
  
  The mother of a nine-year-old boy allegedly drowned in the bath by his grandfather has told a jury how she warned her father would "do something to get himself put in somewhere".
  
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• Met Chief: Double Armed Police On Streets

  17-11-2015 17:54
  
  The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has said he wants to see double the number of armed officers on duty in the capital in the wake of the Paris attacks. Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said he is looking to grow the number of armed police serving in London to around 4,000. It comes as the police budget is expected to be cut in the spending review next week and Sir Bernard said he anticipated cutting the number of Met officers by 5,000.
  
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• London terror plot 'foiled just before 7/7 anniversary'

  17-11-2015 17:53
  
  A terror plot to bomb the London Underground or Westfield shopping centre was foiled shortly before the 10th anniversary of the July 7 attacks, a court heard.
  
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• Dutch smuggling gang used fake ambulances 'rammed with drugs', court told

  17-11-2015 17:45
  
  Audacious Dutch smugglers may have sneaked up to £1.6 billion worth of cocaine and heroin into the UK using "a fleet" of fake ambulances, a court has heard.
  
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• Broker in Libor trial says would have gone from 'hero to zero' had he favoured Hayes

  17-11-2015 17:35
  
  By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - A former broker at ICAP Plc accused of helping rig benchmark interest rates denied the charges in court on Tuesday, saying he would have gone from "hero to zero" if he had favoured convicted trader Tom Hayes over others. At the opening of the defence in London's second Libor trial, Darrell Read, 50, told a jury that he lied to Hayes about his ability to influence the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), a benchmark used to set rates for around $450 trillion
  
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• Schools take part in 'virtual event' amid calls for digital GCSE

  17-11-2015 17:29
  
  Secondary school children from across the UK donned virtual reality headsets to watch an interactive lesson as part of a campaign to raise awareness of careers in the digital industry.
  
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• Smugglers Drove Fake Ambulance ‘Rammed With Cocaine And Heroin Into UK’, Hears Court

  17-11-2015 17:09
  
  Leonardus Bijlsma, 55, and Dennis Vogelaar, 28 are alleged to have been part of a gang that brought “top quality” heroin and cocaine into the country
  
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• UK consumer prices dip again in October, but look set to head higher

  17-11-2015 17:03
  
  By Andy Bruce and Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - Britain marked two consecutive months of falling consumer prices for the first time on record in October, but economists said the bout of mild deflation is likely to end in the next few months. Tuesday's figures are unlikely to sway Bank of England policymakers as the consider when to raise interest rates from their record lows, but there was a slight uptick in core inflation that pushed sterling higher against the dollar. The Office for
  
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• Meet Bob The Giant Foot Long Goldfish, Tormentor Of Cats

  17-11-2015 16:56
  
  Bob's owner has had to buy four new tanks to keep up with his growth spurts
  
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• Charter flight with Syrian refugees arrives in Glasgow

  17-11-2015 16:53
  
  The first charter flight bringing Syrian refugees to the UK has touched down at Glasgow Airport.
  
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• Senior judge reveals concern over increase in sex crimes

  17-11-2015 16:50
  
  The most senior judge in England and Wales has expressed concern over the rise in the number of sex crimes, but welcomed improvements that have meant more victims are willing to go to court.
  
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• Dutch 'smugglers drove fake ambulance rammed to roof with cocaine and heroin'

  17-11-2015 16:50
  
  Arrogant Dutch smugglers drove a fake ambulance into the UK "rammed" to the roof with more than £38 million of cocaine and heroin, a court has heard.
  
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• Baby girl died 'after assault by mother or father during heated row'

  17-11-2015 16:50
  
  A 16-week-old baby collapsed and died after she was assaulted by either her mother or father during a heated argument, a court has heard.
  
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• 'Drunk and disorderly gene' identified by scientists in Finland

  17-11-2015 16:41
  
  Scientists have identified a "drunk and disorderly" gene that could provide an excuse for cringe-making conduct at wedding receptions and office parties.
  
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• At soccer match with France, British PM to lead show of solidarity

  17-11-2015 16:27
  
  By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron will lead a show of solidarity with France at an England-France soccer match in London on Tuesday following the bloody attacks on Paris, with English fans expected to sing the French national anthem. Cameron, Prince William and London Mayor Boris Johnson will attend the friendly match at Wembley Stadium and armed police, a rare sight in Britain, will guard the event.
  
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• Asda lags UK supermarket rivals as discounters march on

  17-11-2015 16:06
  
  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Industry data and Asda's own sales numbers underlined its position as the weakest performer among Britain's largest supermarket groups, showing it is suffering most from the growth of discounters Aldi and Lidl. While Asda continues to struggle, Tuesday's data from researcher Kantar Worldpanel showed that Germany's Aldi and Lidl achieved a combined 10 percent of the British grocery market for the first time, having doubled their share in only three years. "The di
  
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• HIV-positive actor Charlie Sheen 'paid millions in blackmail and extortion'

  17-11-2015 16:05
  
  Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen today confirmed he is HIV-positive and has paid millions of dollars to stop people revealing his diagnosis.
  
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• David Cameron escalates call for air strikes on IS stronghold

  17-11-2015 16:03
  
  David Cameron has ramped up the case for extending RAF air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
  
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• Britain to build cyber attack forces to tackle IS, hackers

  17-11-2015 15:55
  
  By Michael Holden CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) - British spies are building elite cyber offensive forces to strike at Islamic State fighters, hackers and hostile powers, Chancellor George Osborne said on Tuesday after warning militants wanted to launch deadly digital attacks. Islamic State was trying to develop the capability to attack British infrastructure such as hospitals, power networks and air traffic control systems with potentially lethal consequences, Osborne said. In response, Britain
  
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• A Lamp That Looks Like Noel Edmonds? That Is SO Deal

  17-11-2015 15:41
  
  The story about Noel Edmonds you genuinely never thought you'd read
  
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• Police Search After Missing Girl's Mobile Found

  17-11-2015 15:36
  
  A mobile phone believed to belong to a missing 15-year-old girl has been found in the area she was last seen, police say. Officers investigating the disappearance of Kayleigh Haywood, from Measham in Leicestershire, say the phone was found by a member of the public. Kayleigh was last seen by her family on 13 November.
  
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• British PM to press for UK air strikes against IS in Syria

  17-11-2015 15:17
  
  British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday he would present to parliament a "comprehensive strategy" for tackling Islamic State, including launching air strikes against the militants in Syria. Cameron says he wants to extend Britain's strikes against Islamic State in Iraq to Syria to fall into line with allies, but fears a repeat of the defeat he suffered in parliament in 2013 on plans to bomb Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces. The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Par
  
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• Boy, 15, Charged With Airline Bomb Hoaxes

  17-11-2015 15:13
  
  A teenage boy from Plymouth has been charged with bomb hoaxes on airlines in the UK and US, police have said. The youngster, from the Plympton area of the city, was charged on monday following an investigation by a regional cyber crime unit. He has been charged with three offences under section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act which relates to 'denial of service attacks'.
  
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• Actor Charlie Sheen: I am here to admit I am HIV-positive

  17-11-2015 14:55
  
  Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen today confirmed he is HIV-positive.
  
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• Terror plot to bomb Tube or Westfield 'foiled before 7/7 10th anniversary'

  17-11-2015 14:47
  
  A terror plot to bomb the London Underground or Westfield shopping centre was foiled shortly before the 10th anniversary of the July 7 attacks, a court heard.
  
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• Lads' mags FHM and Zoo suspend publication

  17-11-2015 14:47
  Publication of men's magazines FHM and Zoo has been suspended.
  
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• Grandfather drowned grandson in bath then rolled cigarette until family returned

  17-11-2015 14:47
  A grandfather drowned his nine-year-old grandson in the bath and then calmly sat rolling a cigarette until his family returned home, a jury has been told.
  
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• Government accused over 'national scandal' of suicide rate increase

  17-11-2015 14:47
  
  The NHS's mental health system is under "huge pressure" with the Government's rhetoric not matching reality, Labour has claimed.
  
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• UK consumer prices dip again in October, but looks set to head higher

  17-11-2015 14:16
  
  By Andy Bruce and Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - Britain marked two consecutive months of falling consumer prices for the first time on record in October, but economists said the bout of mild deflation is likely to end in the next few months. Tuesday's figures are unlikely to sway Bank of England policymakers as the consider when to raise interest rates from their record lows, but there was a slight uptick in core inflation that pushed sterling higher against the dollar. The Office for
  
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• PM makes case for RAF air strikes on Syria after Paris terror attacks

  17-11-2015 13:58
  
  David Cameron is to set out a "comprehensive strategy" for dealing with Islamic State - including extending RAF air strikes into Syria.
  
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• Fears grow for missing Kayleigh, 15, as mobile phone found

  17-11-2015 13:58
  
  A mobile phone thought to belong to a missing 15-year-old girl has been found in the area where she was last seen.
  
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• Britain develops cyber attack powers to take on IS

  17-11-2015 13:44
  
  By Michael Holden CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) - British spies are developing an offensive cyber capability to attack terrorists, hackers and rogue states, Chancellor George Osborne said on Tuesday after warning Islamic State militants wanted to launch deadly cyber attacks of their own. Osborne said Islamic State (IS) fighters were trying to develop the ability to attack Britain's infrastructure such as hospitals and air traffic control systems with potentially lethal consequences. In response
  
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• UK Music Venues Step Up Security After Paris

  17-11-2015 13:40
  
  The company that manages the Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds and Latitude Festivals - and owns the 11 O2 Academy venues - has said it will increase security following the Paris terror attacks. Eighty-nine of the 129 people killed on Friday night were shot by a gunman who opened fire at the Bataclan concert hall during a gig by The Eagles Of Death Metal. Live Nation said in a statement: "The safety and security of our shows, fans and venues continues to be our highest priority.
  
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• FHM And Zoo To Be Axed By The Year's End

  17-11-2015 13:25
  
  The publisher of so-called lads' mags Zoo and FHM has announced its intention to close down both titles at the end of the year. Bauer Media said it was taking the decision because of the shift in habits towards online media - despite both titles having a digital audience of over five million. Men's lifestyle brands have been seen as particularly under threat, resulting in last year's closure of Zoo's closest rival, Nuts.
  
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• Britain 'to take the fight online' amid IS cyber attack fears

  17-11-2015 13:16
  
  Britain has developed an "offensive cyber capability" to hit back directly at terrorists and states, George Osborne said as he warned Islamic State was seeking to launch potentially deadly attacks on essential services.
  
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• RAF Bombers Attack IS Terrorists In Iraq

  17-11-2015 13:15
  
  RAF Tornado fighter bombers have successfully attacked a group of more than 30 Islamic State terrorists in northern Iraq. A Tornado G4 patrol was able to "guide" a Paveway bomb on to the IS fighters near the town of Sinjar, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. "The following mission destroyed a heavy machine gun near Mosul with a Paveway IV, then proceeded west towards Sinjar.
  
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