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• Boy, 15, to face court over Dulwich school stabbing

  20-11-2015 23:50
  A 15-year-old boy will appear in court accused of attempted murder after two teenage boys were stabbed at a school.
  
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• Benjamin Clementine Wins Music's Mercury Prize

  20-11-2015 23:39
  
  Benjamin Clementine has been announced as the winner of the Mercury Prize, the UK's most prestigious music award.
  
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• Boy Accused Of Attempted Murder After Stabbing

  20-11-2015 23:32
  
  A boy will appear in court accused of attempted murder after two teenagers were stabbed at a school in southeast London.
  
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• Basic state pension set for 2.9% increase from April 2016

  20-11-2015 23:00
  
  The basic state pension will rise to £119.30 a week from April 2016, the Treasury confirmed.
  
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• Corbyn In Fightback Bid Amid Party Splits

  20-11-2015 22:52
  
  Jeremy Corbyn will attempt to launch a fightback after a disastrous week of splits and mutiny in his party. In a speech to Labour activists in Bristol, he will try to repair the damage done by controversy over his comments on the Paris terror attacks and allegations that he is unpatriotic. Under fire from his MPs on tackling terrorism and air strikes on Syria, the Labour leader will step up his party's attacks on proposed Government cuts in police funding and speak in support of the armed forces
  
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• George Osborne Set To Increase State Pension

  20-11-2015 22:32
  
  George Osborne is to attempt to deflect controversy over planned spending cuts by announcing a big increase in the state pension. Ahead of his autumn statement next Wednesday, in which he is set to slash Whitehall budgets, the Chancellor claims he will boost the state pension to the highest share of earnings for 25 years. According to the Treasury, 13 million pensioners will see their spending power boosted to its highest level for a quarter of a century, with the basic state pension rising to &
  
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• France extends state of emergency in wake of terror attacks

  20-11-2015 22:31
  
  France will be on a state of high alert until well into the new year after the country's senate voted to extend a state of emergency for three months following last week's deadly attacks.
  
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• Mercury Prize finalists to be announced

  20-11-2015 22:17
  
  The range of finalists for the UK's most prestigious music award, the Mercury Prize, highlights the strength and diversity of the country's thriving music industry, shortlisted artists said.
  
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• List of suspects over Paris massacres

  20-11-2015 22:17
  
  Here are details of the suspects thought to be behind last Friday's massacres that left 130 dead in Paris:
  
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• Yvonne Fletcher Murder Plot Suspect Bailed

  20-11-2015 22:02
  
  A Libyan man arrested over an alleged conspiracy to murder PC Yvonne Fletcher more than 30 years after she was shot dead has been bailed. The suspect was held by police in southeast England over the shooting outside the Libyan embassy in London in April 1984. They were earlier bailed until late January, while a search at an address in southeast England continues.
  
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• UK Muslims Feel Backlash After Paris Attacks

  20-11-2015 21:12
  
  British Muslims attending the first Friday prayers since the Paris attacks say the actions of the gunmen have made ordinary Muslims the focus of suspicion and abuse. One worshipper told Sky News that in the days after the attacks white work colleagues had suggested that he was a terrorist. Tariq Choudhary, a manager at a Leeds food company, said the remarks were meant as a joke but had left him feeling hurt and uncomfortable.
  
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• France extends state of emergency into new year in wake of terror attacks

  20-11-2015 19:40
  
  France will be on a state of high alert until well into the new year after the country's senate voted to extend a state of emergency for three months following last week's deadly attacks.
  
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• Man arrested over Canvey Island woman's death

  20-11-2015 19:36
  
  A man who police wanted to speak to after a woman was found dead has been arrested.
  
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• Alabama Shakes finish tour of Southern soul in wintery London

  20-11-2015 19:28
  
  By Anjuli Davies and Jemima Kelly LONDON (Reuters) - "Hang loose! Hang loose!", exhorts Brittany Howard as she warms up a tense crowd at Alabama Shakes' sold-out two-night set at London's Brixton Academy on Thursday, where extra security staff were on hand following terrorist attacks in Paris.     Lead singer Brittany, bespectacled in a black dress, bellowing with her blue electric guitar, begins the show channelling her inner rock chick, almost screaming into the mic.
  
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• Man wanted over '£60m banking scam' arrested in France

  20-11-2015 19:15
  
  A man wanted over an alleged £60 million fraud racket which targeted business banking customers has been arrested in France as he tried to fly to Pakistan.
  
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• Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews quits I'm A Celebrity

  20-11-2015 19:15
  
  Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews has quit I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! "on medical grounds".
  
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• 'Feckless' teenage girl convicted over bid to join banned Kurdish group PKK

  20-11-2015 18:31
  
  A "feckless" teenage girl has become the first Briton to be convicted of trying to join the banned Kurdish group PKK.
  
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• William and Kate show they have a head for heights

  20-11-2015 18:29
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge proved they are not afraid of heights after harnessing up and abseiling down a 12 metre wall.
  
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• Alleged terror group members fighting extradition

  20-11-2015 18:24
  
  Three men alleged to be key members of an Islamic State-affiliated terror group that plotted to execute attacks across Europe and kidnap diplomats are fighting extradition from Britain.
  
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• RAF jets scrambled to intercept Russian planes, MoD confirms

  20-11-2015 18:05
  
  Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept Russian aircraft on Thursday night, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
  
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• Man 'tried to hit' Crystal Palace eagle

  20-11-2015 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A football fan is arrested for allegedly trying to punch a bald eagle, the mascot of Crystal Palace, during a match.
  
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• Ex-police officer faces rape charges

  20-11-2015 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former South Wales Police officer is charged with two counts of rape when he was a detective constable.
  
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• Woman wins right to take daughter to Peshawar

  20-11-2015 16:48
  
  A woman who claims her five-year-old daughter will be better off living in a Pakistan city where Taliban gunmen killed 130 children at a school than in Southampton has won a family court fight.
  
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• Smacking ban backed by Archbishop

  20-11-2015 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Calls to introduce a ban on smacking children in Wales are backed by the country's archbishop.
  
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• Buttler hits fastest England ODI ton

  20-11-2015 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jos Buttler breaks his own record for the fastest one-day century by an England batsman against Pakistan in Sharjah.
  
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• VIDEO: Newport could fine the homeless

  20-11-2015 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Homeless charities have criticised plans to ban people from sleeping rough in city centres as Newport is the latest place to consider imposing fines of up to £1,000.
  
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• I can be an angel or a devil - Jones

  20-11-2015 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New England head coach Eddie Jones says his players will see different sides to him as he seeks a "bulldog spirit".
  
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• Worst October Borrowing Figures Since 2009

  20-11-2015 15:57
  
  Figures confirming the highest level of Government October borrowing for six years have placed greater pressure on George Osborne, ahead of key spending announcements next week. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing, excluding the effects of bank bailouts, rose last month by £1.1bn on the same month last year to £8.2bn. It meant borrowing was at its highest October level since 2009 - pressuring the Chancellor's official borrowing target of £6
  
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• Driver blackout bus death 'avoidable'

  20-11-2015 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bus driver who killed a colleague after passing out at the wheel should have followed medical advice after previous faints, an inquiry finds.
  
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• Adele tells of 'whirlwind' month as she releases third album

  20-11-2015 15:44
  
  Adele has released her new album and thanked fans for their support, saying the last month had been a "whirlwind".
  
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• Big insurers get key exemption in proposed British audit rules

  20-11-2015 15:19
  
  By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest insurers will be exempt from having their most important indicator of financial health externally audited under proposals issued by the Bank of England on Friday. New European Union rules will require British-based insurance firms from January to meet a minimum solvency capital requirement, or SCR, to show they have enough funds to meet policyholder commitments. Insurers that don't use internal models - but use a standard calculation method set o
  
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• VIDEO: 'Move, terrorist': UK Muslims on Paris aftermath

  20-11-2015 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK Muslims call for solidarity among different communities in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris.
  
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• James May: Top Gear is 'healthy' competition for new Amazon Prime show

  20-11-2015 15:02
  
  James May said he thinks it is "very good" this his new Amazon Prime motoring show will have a credible rival in Top Gear.
  
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• EU agrees to plan 'systematic control' of borders after Paris attacks

  20-11-2015 15:02
  
  European Union interior ministers have agreed to draw up plans for the "systematic control" of all people entering the bloc following the disclosure that the mastermind of the Paris terror attacks was able to slip into the country undetected.
  
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• Three men accused of terror group membership fight extradition

  20-11-2015 15:00
  
  Three men alleged to be key members of an Isis-affiliated terror group that plotted to execute attacks across Europe and kidnap diplomats are fighting extradition from Britain.
  
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• Mining Firm Finds 1,111-Carat 'Second Largest Diamond Ever' Worth £25m

  20-11-2015 15:00
  
  The colossal rock is the second biggest gem to be found, since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond was uncovered in South Africa in 1905
  
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• RAF Sends Jets To Intercept Russian Bombers

  20-11-2015 14:58
  
  The UK scrambled Typhoon jets to intercept two Russian bombers near British airspace, it has been revealed. The Ministry of Defence said the fighters were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth on Thursday night to escort the Russian planes. "RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched overnight from RAF Lossiemouth on a NATO air policing mission after unidentified aircraft were detected flying over the Atlantic in International Airspace," an RAF spokesperson said.
  
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• Want Your Money Back? Here’s One Way Of Getting It...

  20-11-2015 14:56
  
  There’s no chance of the homeowner failing to spot the message
  
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• William and Kate back mental health charities in North Wales

  20-11-2015 14:54
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continued to shine a light on the work of mental health charities today as they visited North Wales.
  
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• Payouts for women 'deceived into relationships' with undercover officers

  20-11-2015 14:48
  
  Seven women who were deceived into "abusive, deceitful and manipulative" relationships with undercover police officers have won an extraordinary apology and substantial payouts from Scotland Yard.
  
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• Vasectomies and hearing aids face axe as Mid Essex CCG cuts costs

  20-11-2015 14:30
  
  NHS managers are planning to axe GP physiotherapy services, hearing aids and vasectomies - instead telling patients to go private, a document reveals.
  
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• Transgender woman should not have been put in male jail, says grieving partner

  20-11-2015 14:30
  
  The partner of a transgender woman who was found dead in prison has said she should never have been placed in a male jail.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing contestants warm up for Blackpool show

  20-11-2015 14:30
  
  The Strictly Come Dancing contestants have arrived at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom clad in bobble hats, woollen jackets and comfy scarves.
  
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• NHS trusts accrue £1.6bn deficit in six months

  20-11-2015 14:30
  
  NHS trusts in England have racked up a deficit of £1.6 billion in the first six months of the financial year - the worst on record.
  
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• MPs suggest diesel car scrappage scheme to boost air quality

  20-11-2015 14:30
  
  MPs have urged ministers to consider introducing a diesel car scrappage scheme to improve air quality.
  
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• Junior doctors' strike could hit 60,000 operations per day - minister

  20-11-2015 14:30
  
  Up to 60,000 operations are at risk of cancellation or delay every day that junior doctors go on strike in planned industrial action next month, Health Minister Alistair Burt has said.
  
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• I retain Abramovich trust - Mourinho

  20-11-2015 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he is confident he retains the trust of owner Roman Abramovich despite their poor form.
  
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• Kingsway 'a factor' in crash death

  20-11-2015 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The layout of Swansea's Kingsway was a factor in the death of a man who was hit by a coach, a coroner rules.
  
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• Review after transgender prison death

  20-11-2015 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government announces it is re-examining its policy on transgender prisoners following the death of a woman in a male prison in Leeds.
  
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• Bath death inquiry hears 999 call

  20-11-2015 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a vulnerable woman in a bath has heard the 999 call made by a carer who found her.
  
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