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• Cold Feet to return for new eight-part series

  19-11-2015 23:37
  
  Bafta-winning comedy Cold Feet will be making a return to TV after 12 years off air.
  
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• Kim Cattrall drops out of Linda play 'at the advice of her doctors'

  19-11-2015 23:09
  
  Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall has withdrawn f rom the Royal Court Theatre's production of Linda.
  
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• Kayleigh: Man Charged With Murder And Rape

  19-11-2015 23:08
  
  A man has been charged with the murder and rape of 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood. Stephen Beadman, 28, of George Avenue, Ibstock has been remanded in custody and will appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Friday morning. Luke Harlow, 27, also of George Avenue, Ibstock, has been charged with grooming and two counts of sexual activity with a child.
  
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• Olly Murs hits back at criticism over X Factor gaffe

  19-11-2015 22:13
  
  Olly Murs said the gaffe that saw him announce Monica Michael was going home on the X Factor before the official result was announced was "massively blown out of proportion".
  
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• Downton Abbey's Mr Carson hints at tearjerking finale on Christmas Day

  19-11-2015 22:13
  
  Downton Abbey's Jim Carter promised fans that the Christmas Day finale was "emotional in the right way" but warned it would leave them in tears.
  
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• Kayleigh's Family 'Heartbroken' As Body Found

  19-11-2015 22:12
  
  The family of missing teenager Kayleigh Haywood have said they are "heartbroken" and "devastated" after a body was found by police. A body, which Leicestershire Police say they believe to be Kayleigh's, was pulled from undergrowth near a lake in Ibstock on Wednesday. Sky's Adele Robinson said around 200 people, including Kayleigh's parents, attended the service.
  
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• EasyJet Flight Evacuated Over Bomb Claim

  19-11-2015 22:10
  
  An easyJet flight has been evacuated at Manchester airport after a passenger claimed to have explosives in his bag. Greater Manchester Police confirmed that the EZY1893 flight, bound for Marrakech, Morocco, was evacuated at 3.30pm as security checks were carried out. "The aircraft was immediately evacuated and two men, aged 45 and 46, were arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax," a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said.
  
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• Libyan man held over Pc Yvonne Fletcher's murder in 1984

  19-11-2015 22:02
  
  A Libyan man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder Pc Yvonne Fletcher more than 31 years after she was shot dead.
  
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• Excluded Pupil Questioned Over School Stabbing

  19-11-2015 22:02
  
  An excluded pupil has been arrested after two 15-year-old boys were stabbed at a school in southeast London. The arrested teenager has been taken to a south London police station. Head teacher Steve Morrison said: "We've been informed that a 16-year-old is assisting the police with their enquiries.
  
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• Nature editor Sir Philip Campbell receives knighthood

  19-11-2015 22:00
  
  Astrophysicist Sir Philip Campbell, editor-in-chief of the journal Nature, has been knighted for services to science.
  
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• Bilinguals 'more likely to regain cognitive functions after stroke'

  19-11-2015 22:00
  
  Stroke patients are more likely to regain their cognitive functions if they speak more than one language, new research has discovered.
  
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• Excluded student questioned over Dulwich school stabbing

  19-11-2015 21:37
  
  A student who was excluded from school is being questioned by police after a stabbing at a school site that left one teenager in a critical condition and another with minor injuries.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Tallest' Christmas tree decorated

  19-11-2015 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "UK's tallest Christmas tree" has been decorated in time for the festive season with 1,800 lights being hung from its branches.
  
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• VIDEO: Drone near-misses prompt complaints

  19-11-2015 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of drones have been sold in the UK in the past year alone, but complaints to the police have also soared.
  
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• 'Heartbroken' family lead tributes to Kayleigh, 15, after police discover body

  19-11-2015 20:38
  
  The family of Kayleigh Haywood have said they are "heartbroken" and "devastated" after a body believed to be that of the missing teenager was discovered by police.
  
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• Syria Airstrikes 'Won't Increase Threat' To UK

  19-11-2015 20:21
  
  British airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria would not increase the threat of a terrorist attack in the UK, according to the Foreign Secretary. Mr Hammond was on a diplomatic trip to Cyprus to help unify the island, which is a key NATO ally and home to strategic military bases for the UK. Asked if airstrikes would make the UK more of a target for IS, he said: "No. I think the reality is that we are all vulnerable to attacks by ISIL.
  
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• William has power talks with world champion who triumphed after being homeless

  19-11-2015 20:13
  
  The Duke of Cambridge met a woman who went from being homeless to a world champion powerlifter as he presented awards to young people who have defied their troubled backgrounds to become "beacons of hope" for others.
  
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• Muslim with message on freedom to IS is made MBE by Prince Charles

  19-11-2015 19:42
  
  A barrister honoured by the Prince of Wales for trying to bring people of different faiths together said he was doing nothing more than being a "good Muslim".
  
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• Two held over 'bomb hoax' after plane evacuated following bag scare

  19-11-2015 19:38
  
  A flight has been evacuated at Manchester Airport after a man claimed to have a bomb in his bag.
  
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• FTSE 100 higher after Royal Mail posts strong earnings

  19-11-2015 19:38
  
  The London market has jumped, buoyed by better-than-expected earnings at Royal Mail and further signs of a US interest rate hike next month.
  
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• Man held over Lewis Dunne murder released on bail

  19-11-2015 19:36
  
  A man arrested in connection with the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was shot in the back has been released on bail.
  
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• Teenagers injured in Dulwich school stabbing

  19-11-2015 18:15
  
  Two 15-year-old boys have been stabbed at a school site in Dulwich, south London, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• Peter Robinson insists he is stepping down 'entirely on my own terms'

  19-11-2015 18:15
  
  Northern Ireland's retiring First Minister Peter Robinson has insisted he is leaving politics on his own terms.
  
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• Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter 'helped daughter rebel against cult leader'

  19-11-2015 18:15
  
  Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins inspired a woman to rebel against her communist cult leader father while he kept her a prisoner for 30 years, a court heard.
  
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• Chicken cell study find could help save endangered bird breeds

  19-11-2015 18:00
  
  Endangered breeds of birds could be saved from extinction thanks to new research involving chicken cells, according to scientists.
  
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• Blood sugar study suggests obesity may be misunderstood

  19-11-2015 18:00
  Obesity may be misunderstood because of the very personal way we metabolise food, say scientists.
  
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• Two Boys Stabbed At South London School

  19-11-2015 17:59
  
  A teenager has been arrested after two 15-year-old boys were stabbed at a school in southeast London.
  
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• Tributes pour in after body found in hunt for missing Kayleigh, 15

  19-11-2015 17:47
  
  Flowers and tributes have been left to teenager Kayleigh Haywood near to the site where police carried out an extensive search for the missing teenager.
  
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• Mobile banking grows in popularity to gain 15 million users

  19-11-2015 17:20
  
  Mobile banking overtook telephone banking in popularity last year , according to figures from a payments trade body.
  
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• Premier League Clubs To Play French Anthem

  19-11-2015 17:19
  
  The French national anthem will be played at all Premier League games as a show of solidarity after the Paris attacks. The league issued a statement confirming La Marseillaise would form a part of top-flight matches this weekend as it said they would be played in an atmosphere of "heightened security". The statement said the anthem would be played "ahead of all this weekend's matches as an act of remembrance and solidarity with France".
  
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• VIDEO: Wind-assisted O.G. flummoxes keeper

  19-11-2015 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch Thurrock score a crazy own goal at a windy Romford in the Isthmian League Division One North on Tuesday.
  
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• HBOS report: 10 senior managers could face City ban

  19-11-2015 16:51
  Up to 10 senior managers at HBOS in the run-up to its collapse could be banned from working in the City after the much-delayed publication of two damning reports into the bank's demise.
  
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• Paris terror attack mastermind 'linked to four foiled plots in France'

  19-11-2015 16:32
  
  The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks who was killed during a dramatic police shoot-out was linked to four foiled terror plots in France this year, the country's interior minister has said.
  
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• Militant feminists and politically correct men stirring up issues - Tory MP

  19-11-2015 16:15
  
  Militant feminists and politically correct men are stirring up non-existent issues between men and women, a Conservative MP has said.
  
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• Private firms could save Britain's police 1 billion pounds a year - G4S

  19-11-2015 16:10
  
  By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's police forces, facing millions of pounds of budget cuts, could save up to 1 billion pounds a year by buying services like finance and IT from the private sector, outsourcing firm G4S said on Thursday. G4S, which already runs services for police forces from answering emergency calls to buildings maintenance, said around a quarter of Britain's police forces could buy services from the company. A squeeze on police funding may however open an opportunity
  
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• Junior doctors strike: Jeremy Hunt rejects Acas talks plan

  19-11-2015 15:58
  
  The Health Secretary has urged doctors to call off their "damaging strike" as he ruled out bringing in mediators until union leaders agree to fresh talks.
  
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• Paris attacks mastermind 'linked to four foiled plots'

  19-11-2015 15:47
  
  The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks who was killed during Wednesday's dramatic police shoot-out was linked to four foiled terror plots in France this year, the country's interior minister has said.
  
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• Royal Society president lays out plan for science at heart of government

  19-11-2015 15:41
  
  A strategy to ensure that science has a place at the centre of government has been set out by Nobel Laureate and Royal Society president Sir Paul Nurse.
  
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• Financial Times journalists vote to strike over pension changes

  19-11-2015 15:34
  Journalists at Britain's Financial Times newspaper have voted to take strike action over changes to the group's pensions proposed by its new owner Japan's Nikkei, the National Union of Journalists said on Thursday. The union said two thirds of its members at the business newspaper had voted, with 92 percent of them backing action over the planned changes to pensions proposed by management and Nikkei. The Financial Times and its editor, Lionel Barber, did not immediately respond to a requests for
  
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• Boris Gets Special Salute On Cycle Highway

  19-11-2015 15:32
  
  It was perhaps an unusual way to thank the London Mayor for creating a cycling superhighway in the capital. However, one cyclist saw fit to greet Boris Johnson with a single finger salute of gratitude as the mayor cycled past him to mark the opening of the ambitious bike route.
  
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• Former bosses of failed HBOS 'could face industry ban'

  19-11-2015 15:30
  
  Former bosses at HBOS in the lead-up to its collapse were "ultimately responsible" for its failure and could face being struck off from working in financial services following the much-delayed publication of damning reports into the bank's demise.
  
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• Body thought to be that of Kayleigh Haywood, 15, removed from undergrowth

  19-11-2015 15:30
  
  Police have removed a body from undergrowth in a Leicestershire park which is believed to be that of missing teenager Kayleigh Haywood.
  
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• All in good time: No 'leap second' decision until 2023

  19-11-2015 15:13
  
  A UN agency has decided to take its time deciding on the future of "leap seconds".
  
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• Becky Watts murderer should never be released - brother

  19-11-2015 15:00
  
  The brother of "funny and feisty" Becky Watts has called for her killer stepbrother never to be released as he is "gone in the head".
  
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• HBOS bosses ultimately responsible for bank's collapse, delayed report finds

  19-11-2015 14:52
  
  Former bosses at HBOS in the lead up to its collapse were "ultimately responsible" for its failure and could face being struck off from working in financial services following the much-delayed publication of damning reports into the bank's demise.
  
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• Cult leader 'allowed daughter to read Harry Potter books he identified with'

  19-11-2015 14:52
  
  A woman allegedly held prisoner by her communist cult leader father for 30 years was allowed to read the Harry Potter books because he thought he was like the boy wizard hero, a court has heard.
  
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• Martin McGuinness pays tribute to 'friend' Peter Robinson

  19-11-2015 14:51
  
  Martin McGuinness has paid tribute to Northern Ireland's departing First Minister Peter Robinson, saying he now counts his long-time political foe as a "friend".
  
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• Libyan arrested in 'turning point' in Yvonne Fletcher murder inquiry

  19-11-2015 14:51
  
  A Libyan man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder Pc Yvonne Fletcher more than 31 years after she was shot dead.
  
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• Salmond: 'UN needs to back air strikes'

  19-11-2015 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The SNP's foreign affairs spokesman Alex Salmond says a UN mandate would be a condition for his party to support military action in Syria.
  
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• PM Cameron to get 10 million pound official plane

  19-11-2015 14:15
  
  British Prime Minister David Cameron and his senior ministers are to get their own airplane for official trips at a cost of around 10 million pounds ($15 million), the government announced on Thursday, just days before the announcement of a new round of public spending cuts. While many world leaders have their own jets, Cameron either uses a small military plane for short journeys or travels on chartered commercial flights for long-haul trips - posing security and communications problems. A gove
  
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