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• Knockout blow for Chris Eubank as he leaves the celebrity jungle

  01-12-2015 23:31
  Chris Eubank has become the fourth contestant to be evicted from I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
  
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• Bigmouth strikes again as Morrissey lands bad sex in fiction award

  01-12-2015 23:06
  
  First-time novelist Morrissey has won the most unwanted prize in writing - a bad sex in fiction award.
  
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• Baby Hope becomes youngest organ donor after dying 74 minutes following birth

  01-12-2015 23:06
  
  A baby girl who tragically died just over an hour after being born has become the country's youngest organ donor.
  
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• Cameron Attacks 'Terrorist Sympathiser' MPs

  01-12-2015 22:56
  
  David Cameron has told Tory MPs not to side with Jeremy Corbyn and "a bunch of terrorist sympathisers" ahead of the vote on UK airstrikes in Syria. Mr Corbyn has told MPs there is "no hiding place" on the crucial vote as he warned bombing raids would lead to civilian casualties. Parliament will vote on extending airstrikes - currently restricted to Iraq - to IS targets in Syria after a one-day debate on Wednesday.
  
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• David Cameron rallies support for Syria air strikes ahead of crunch vote

  01-12-2015 22:41
  
  David Cameron has urged Tory MPs not to side with Jeremy Corbyn and "terrorist sympathisers" by opposing British air strikes against the Islamic State terror group in Syria.
  
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• George Osborne acknowledges 'lively debate' on how migration figures are counted

  01-12-2015 20:35
  
  There have been fresh calls for the Government to remove overseas students from its migration statistics, after Chancellor George Osborne said that voters were mainly concerned about "permanent" migrants, not those who return to their home countries after completing courses.
  
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• Jailed Libor trader Hayes denied fair trial, lawyer tells London appeals court

  01-12-2015 19:56
  
  By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - The judge who sentenced Tom Hayes to 14 years in jail for conspiracy to rig Libor interest rates blocked the defence from presenting key evidence about a banking industry that routinely flouted rules, his lawyer told an appeals court on Tuesday. On the first day of a two-day appeal against the former trader's conviction and sentence, lawyer Neil Hawes told senior judges at London's Court of Appeal that the jury should have been free to consider if Hayes had a
  
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• Good Samaritan 'Killed With Broken Wine Bottle'

  01-12-2015 19:24
  
  A mum-of-two who intervened in a street row was murdered when a man plunged a broken bottle into her neck, a court has heard. Alison Wilson was worried about the safety of a baby whose mother was arguing with Stephen Duggan near a chip shop in Widnes, Cheshire. The 36-year-old witnessed the argument from a taxi with a male friend and thought it would be "less intimidating" if she stepped in, a jury at Liverpool Crown Court was told.
  
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• Person Missing After 'Severe' Fire In Gift Shop

  01-12-2015 19:23
  
  Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said it was understood there may be someone on the upper floors of the building. Assistant Chief Fire Officer John Baines said: "The structural safety of the building will need to be assessed before we can enter the building to begin our investigations in conjunction with Northumbria Police and partners. Northumbria Police said no one had been reported missing, but there is concern locally for a person who might have been caught up in the fire.
  
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• Cilla Black tribute to be screened on Christmas Day on ITV

  01-12-2015 19:21
  
  Cilla Black will return to TV screens on Christmas Day, with an hour-long tribute featuring famous friends Ringo Starr, Sir Cliff Richard and Paul O'Grady.
  
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• Transgender Prisoner Found Dead In Jail Cell

  01-12-2015 19:19
  
  A transgender inmate serving life in a maximum security men's prison for attempted murder has been found dead. Joanne Latham, 38, was discovered unresponsive in her cell at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes. Vicky Thompson, 21, was found dead at HMP Leeds in November after telling her partner she wanted to be transferred to a women's prison.
  
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• Missing Woman: Body Found In River

  01-12-2015 18:56
  
  A major search and rescue operation was launched after a 51-year-old woman went missing in the River Usk. Witnesses reported seeing her in the river near the Usk Bridge at around 6.30pm Monday in Brecon, Powys.
  
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• Fat loss from pancreas can reverse effects of Type 2 diabetes - study

  01-12-2015 18:50
  
  Losing less than one gram of fat from the pancreas reverses the effects of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
  
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• Cameron says government unanimous on Syria strikes

  01-12-2015 18:43
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday his government had unanimously agreed a motion on air strikes against militants in Syria, portraying the ruling party as united on an issue that has split the Labour opposition.
  
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• Second drink 'can double chances of fatal road accident'

  01-12-2015 18:13
  
  A campaign has been launched to warn motorists that a second alcoholic drink can double the chance of being in a fatal collision.
  
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• DJ Neil Fox 'took phone calls from teenage girl while on air'

  01-12-2015 18:13
  
  DJ Neil Fox used to take regular secret telephone calls while on air from a teenage girl he had sexual relations with, an alleged victim has told his assault trial.
  
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• Campaigning model Rosie Nelson 'told to get her weight down to the bone'

  01-12-2015 18:13
  
  A model campaigning for a law that will make modelling agencies look after young models' health said constant demands by her own agent to keep losing weight left her feeling like a "slave".
  
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• Good Samaritan 'murdered in broken bottle attack'

  01-12-2015 18:09
  
  A Good Samaritan who intervened in a street row was murdered when her assailant thrust a broken wine bottle into her neck, a jury has heard.
  
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• Video Of ATM Ram-Raid Released As Gang Jailed

  01-12-2015 18:04
  
  CCTV footage has been released which shows a gang attempting to steal thousands of pounds by ram-raiding a cash machine using stolen farm machinery. North Yorkshire Police described the conspiracy as "outlandish in the extreme" as the five men involved in the plot were jailed. The five men pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal from the Co-op store in Ryedale, North Yorkshire.
  
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• Corbyn Warns 'No Hiding Place' On Syria Vote

  01-12-2015 18:04
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has warned his MPs there is "no hiding place" on the crucial vote over Syria airstrikes.
  
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• VIDEO: Jurassic footprints found on Skye

  01-12-2015 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists find footprints - left by some of the biggest dinosaurs ever to have walked on Earth - in a bay on the Isle of Skye.
  
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• 170-million-year-old dinosaur footprints found on Isle of Skye

  01-12-2015 18:00
  
  Rare footprints of giants that once roamed Scotland have been discovered on the Isle of Skye.
  
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• There's A Real Life Crystal Maze Coming To London – And It's Opening Soon

  01-12-2015 17:57
  
  Back to the Nineties we go!
  
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• Ofsted head warns of 'divided nation' over secondary school standards

  01-12-2015 17:50
  
  The extent to which under-performing secondary schools are concentrated in particular parts of the country is deeply troubling, the head of Ofsted has warned, and is leading to "nothing short of a divided nation".
  
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• Man Ripped Girlfriend's Teeth Out With Pliers

  01-12-2015 17:28
  
  A man has been jailed for life following a campaign of domestic violence which included ripping out his girlfriend's teeth with a pair of pliers.
  
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• Man Jailed After Attacking Girlfriend And Smashing Up Wedding – Just Because He Didn’t Want To Go

  01-12-2015 17:01
  
  'It was supposed to be one of the happiest days of our family’s lives and it went from a high to a low in a matter of minutes.'
  
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• Driver Racing At 100mph Jailed For Deadly Crash

  01-12-2015 16:35
  
  Sukvinder Mannan, from Halesowen, lost control of his Mitsubishi Evolution on a bend causing it to crash into a bus stop where Rebecca McManus, 21, was waiting with a friend to go to a friend’s hen night. Mannan was jailed for eight years after he admitted causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Wolverhampton businessman Inderjit Singh, 31, of Cranbourne Avenue, was cleared of causing death by dangerous driving after the week-long trial at Wolver
  
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• This Picture Shows Exactly What Christmas Party Season In London Is Like

  01-12-2015 16:23
  
  Just moments after this picture was taken, the security guard radioed in to colleagues and told them: “Clean up on platform two - we have a human spillage.”
  
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• David Cameron urges Commons to unite behind air strikes in Syria

  01-12-2015 16:21
  
  David Cameron has urged MPs from all parties to unite behind British air strikes against the Islamic State terror group in Syria.
  
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• Cancer cells 'poison' neighbouring cells, turning them cancerous

  01-12-2015 16:15
  
  Cancer cells can "poison" neighbouring cells they come into contact with, causing them to become cancerous, a study has found.
  
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• Cameron says government unanimous on Syria strikes, unlike opposition

  01-12-2015 16:11
  
  By Elizabeth Piper and William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday his government had unanimously agreed a motion on air strikes against militants in Syria, portraying the ruling party as united on an issue that has split the Labour opposition. Cameron wants to launch the strikes as soon as possible against Islamic State in Syria, convinced Britain can no longer "sub-contract" its security to other countries after the group said it was behind last month'
  
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• People Missing After 'Severe' Fire In Shop

  01-12-2015 16:10
  
  People remain unaccounted for after a "severe" fire broke out at a building in Newcastle city centre. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said it was understood there may be people on the upper floors of the building. Assistant Chief Fire Officer John Baines said: "The structural safety of the building will need to be assessed before we can enter the building to begin our investigations in conjunction with Northumbria Police and partners.
  
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• More households not paying their water bills, Ofwat says

  01-12-2015 16:02
  
  An increasing number of households are not paying their water bill, new figures show.
  
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• First time buyers 'need £40,000 plus deposit'

  01-12-2015 16:02
  
  A deposit for an average first time buyer is now almost twice the average salary of a young person, according to new research.
  
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• Osborne says EU reform proposals getting better-than-expected reception

  01-12-2015 15:51
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has received a better-than-expected response from European partners to its proposals to curb European Union migrants' access to the welfare system, Chancellor George Osborne said on Tuesday. "Broadly speaking, things are much more positive than people anticipated," Osborne told a committee of members of parliament, adding that there was broad support for what Britain was trying to achieve on benefit reforms. ...
  
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• Delivery Driver Caught Pretending To Deliver Xbox And Leaving Note In Package Scam

  01-12-2015 15:45
  
  'He just got out of his van, walked to the front door to post the note and went away.'
  
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• 'Bullied' Tory activist's father calls for party chairman Lord Feldman to quit

  01-12-2015 15:30
  
  The father of a man who took his life after allegedly being bullied in the Conservative Party has demanded that the party chairman resign.
  
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• Charles: Save Forests To Fight Climate Change

  01-12-2015 15:20
  
  Prince Charles has called for a large-scale restoration of the world's forests and warned there is no room for failure if "all the horrors" of global warming are to be avoided. On the second day of the UN climate talks in Paris, he said halting deforestation played a key role in tacking climate change. But the prince claimed many of the world's companies paid no attention to the environmental impact of their businesses because of "limited pressure" from the public.
  
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• Briton Tim Peake to spend extra month in space

  01-12-2015 15:15
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake's mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been extended by a month, the European Space Agency (Esa) has announced.
  
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• British Museum's new audio guides use Google Maps

  01-12-2015 15:05
  
  The British Museum has unveiled new audio guides that use Google Maps and an app-like interface to help visitors get around the London landmark.
  
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• Britain more secure in EU, says Labour 'in' campaign head

  01-12-2015 15:00
  
  Britain is better able to fight global terrorism as a member of the European Union, and voting to leave the bloc at an upcoming referendum would make the country less safe, the head of the opposition Labour Party's 'in' campaign said on Tuesday. Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's EU ties ahead of a vote by the end of 2017. Alan Johnson, a Labour lawmaker and former interior minister, said the response to last month's attacks in Paris in which 130 people were kille
  
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• UK bombing of Syria to cost 'in the low tens of millions of pounds' - Osborne

  01-12-2015 14:57
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British Chancellor George Osborne said on Tuesday that the cost of extending air strikes against Islamic State into Syria would run in the "low tens of millions of pounds".
  
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• Prisons violence driven up by influx of 'legal highs', minister claims

  01-12-2015 14:57
  
  A "terrible influx" of so-called legal highs has helped drive up rates of violence in Britain's prisons, a minister has said.
  
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• Network Rail sets up £4.1m passenger fund as alternative to fine

  01-12-2015 14:57
  
  Network Rail (NR) has agreed to create a £4.1 million fund to directly benefit passengers after being threatened with a fine for its poor planning of upgrades.
  
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• Shoppers splash out record £3.3bn online over Black Friday weekend

  01-12-2015 14:38
  
  Consumers spent a record-breaking £3.3 billion online over the four days from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, according to analysts.
  
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• Core financial services 'under threat from cyber attack'

  01-12-2015 14:30
  
  The Bank of England has warned of the "serious and growing threat" to stability posed by a cyber attack at the heart of the UK financial system, as essential firms race to protect themselves.
  
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• British house price growth to ease, but will still outstrip pay - Reuters poll

  01-12-2015 14:22
  
  By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - British home prices will rise more slowly next year than in 2015 despite a lack of newly-built properties coming on to the market and record low interest rates for at least another several months, a Reuters poll of housing analysts found.
  
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• EU approves UK state aid for RWE biomass-fired power plant

  01-12-2015 14:14
  BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission has approved British plans to subsidise the conversion of RWE's Lynemouth coal-fired power plant in northern England to burning biomass, sending the German utility company's shares higher.
  
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• Call For 'More Clarity' From PM On IS Airstrikes

  01-12-2015 14:09
  
  Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson has called on the Prime Minister to provide "more clarity" on his plan for fighting IS in Syria, saying a large number of MPs "remain unconvinced". Parliament will vote on extending airstrikes against IS targets into Syria after a one-day debate on Wednesday. David Cameron could receive support from dozens of Labour MPs, as well as his own party, after Jeremy Corbyn confirmed they would get a free vote on the issue.
  
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• Police chief warns on curbs to snooping Bill powers

  01-12-2015 13:52
  
  Police will be limited in their ability to protect the public and fight crime because of restrictions on the use of a key new power in the Government's draft snooping Bill, senior officers have warned.
  
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