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• RAF to begin Syria bombing after MPs back air strikes

  02-12-2015 23:59
  
  Britain is "safer tonight" after MPs overwhelmingly backed military action against Islamic State in Syria, Philip Hammond has said.
  
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• Migrant smuggling 'mastermind' arrested in Liverpool

  02-12-2015 23:47
  
  A man suspected of heading a huge people smuggling operation that earned nearly £7 million has been arrested in Liverpool.
  
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• VIDEO: Moment MPs backed Syria strikes

  02-12-2015 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs have backed the government's motion to carry out air strikes in Syria.
  
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• VIDEO: What impact can UK forces have in Syria?

  02-12-2015 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK will take part in air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria after MPs voted in favour of the action.
  
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• Bid To Block Syria Airstrikes Rejected By MPs

  02-12-2015 23:29
  
  A cross-party bid to block UK airstrikes in Syria has been rejected by MPs at Westminster. Jeremy Corbyn had urged his MPs at the start of the debate to oppose extending military action and warned against an "ill thought-out rush to war". He had been forced to give his MPs a free vote amid splits within his frontbench team and the threat of resignations.
  
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• Woman who refused life-saving treatment after losing her 'sparkle' dies

  02-12-2015 23:27
  
  A woman who refused life-saving kidney treatment after saying she had lost her "sparkle" and did not want to grow old has died, lawyers say.
  
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• 'Neville can succeed at Valencia'

  02-12-2015 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Alex Ferguson believes his former captain Gary Neville has the attributes to be a success as Valencia manager.
  
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• Southampton 1-6 Liverpool

  02-12-2015 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Divock Origi scores a hat-trick as Liverpool thrash Southampton to reach the League Cup semi-finals.
  
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• Man City to play Everton in cup semi

  02-12-2015 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are drawn to play Everton in the League Cup semi-finals, while Liverpool will take on Stoke.
  
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• Leaders clash over Syria air strikes

  02-12-2015 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Cameron tells MPs air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria aim to "keep the British people safe" but Labour's Jeremy Corbyn says his case "doesn't stack up".
  
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• Man Held After Commuter 'Pushed Under Train'

  02-12-2015 22:41
  
  The 29-year-old from Colindale, in north London, voluntarily attended a police station after officers put out an appeal. Detective Superintendent Gary Richardson, of British Transport Police, said the man was held on suspicion of attempted murder. An ambulance crew and a team from London's air ambulance were called to treat the victim at the scene before taking him to a central London hospital.
  
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• UK's Syria debate: Key quotes and clips

  02-12-2015 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some of the key contributions from House of Commons as MPs debate whether to extend UK air strikes into Syria.
  
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• Leeds fans' anger over 'pie tax'

  02-12-2015 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leeds United fans criticise a "pie tax" which has been introduced on some match-day tickets at Elland Road.
  
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• Man held over Tube push incident

  02-12-2015 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after reports a person was pushed into path of London Underground train.
  
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• Walking slowly 'may signal Alzheimer's disease' - study

  02-12-2015 22:00
  
  Walking slowly may be an early sign of Alzheimer's in older people at risk of dementia, research suggests.
  
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• Two Tremeloes Members Deny Sex Assault Charge

  02-12-2015 21:54
  
  Two members of 1960s pop group The Tremeloes have appeared in court to deny a charge of sexually assaulting a teenager. Leonard "Chip" Hawkes, 70, and Richard Westwood, 72, both pleaded not guilty to indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Prosecutor Rob Youds told Chester Magistrates' Court that the girl had been attacked in a Chester hotel room.
  
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• Labour's Lost Leader And Great Hope Catch Eye

  02-12-2015 21:38
  
  For many Labour MPs, this debate was about more than just Syria. Within just a few hours, they heard from the man many Labour MPs regard as their lost leader and then the leader many hope to have in future. We know all about Alan Johnson, the holder of five Cabinet posts who could have stood for leader in 2007 and 2010, but - to the dismay of his supporters - said: "No thanks".
  
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• Ministers avoid 'Tory madrassa' event

  02-12-2015 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five senior Conservative ministers have pulled out of speaker engagements at the annual conference of the Young Britons Foundation - an organisation with close links to disgraced activist Mark Clarke, BBC Newsnight has learned.
  
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• RAF poised to launch Syria strikes 'quickly' if Parliament backs military action

  02-12-2015 21:21
  
  RAF jets are ready to launch air strikes in Syria "very quickly", Philip Hammond said as Labour sources conceded MPs are set to back military action in a crucial Commons vote.
  
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• Prince Harry 'frustrated' by poaching

  02-12-2015 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry speaks of his frustration at the slaughter of elephants and rhinos, as photographs documenting his conservation work in Africa are released.
  
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• Charge over boy's funeral laptop theft

  02-12-2015 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged with burglary after a laptop was stolen from the funeral of a six-year-old boy.
  
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• Labour Big-Hitters Defy Corbyn On IS Airstrikes

  02-12-2015 20:28
  
  Senior Labour figures have defied party leader Jeremy Corbyn and spoken in favour of airstrikes against terror targets in Syria. Mr Corbyn had urged his MPs at the start of the debate to oppose extending military action and warned against an "ill thought-out rush to war". But despite his appeal to members, three former Labour cabinet ministers - Alan Johnson, Dame Margaret Beckett and Yvette Cooper - were among those to support raids.
  
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• Greece denies Schengen threat from EU

  02-12-2015 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greece admits it has come under pressure over migration, but says no official attempt has been made to suspend it from the EU's Schengen zone.
  
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• Peaty and Miley win silver in Israel

  02-12-2015 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adam Peaty and Hannah Miley win silver medals at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Israel.
  
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• Man charged with burglary after laptop stolen during child's funeral

  02-12-2015 20:20
  
  A man has been charged with burglary after a laptop was stolen from the funeral of a six-year-old.
  
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• VIDEO: Anti-war protests at Westminster

  02-12-2015 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anti-war protesters have gathered outside the Houses of Parliament, as MPs prepare to vote on whether to sanction air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria.
  
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• Li Ka-Shing's CKI in the running in $3 billion London City Airport sale - sources

  02-12-2015 20:09
  
  By Emiliano Mellino and Freya Berry LONDON (Reuters) - Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) is among the companies that have placed indicative offers for London City Airport, which has been put up for sale by U.S. owner Global Infrastructure Partners, sources familiar with the matter said. The remaining bidders include Italian infrastructure group Atlantia and three consortia, one of which is led by Macquarie Infrastructure , the sources said. The other two co
  
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• DJ Fox tells court of 'saucy' behaviour

  02-12-2015 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  DJ Neil Fox tells a court he engaged in "saucy, cheeky, over-the-top" behaviour with colleagues, but complaints made against him in 2014 were the first in his career.
  
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• Video Shows Lorry Ramming Cars In Fatal Crash

  02-12-2015 20:01
  
  Footage from a dashboard camera shows the harrowing moment a lorry driver crashed into the back of queuing motorway traffic - killing one motorist. Father of two Mark Done, 51, died during the pile-up in September last year while two others were left with serious injuries - one with life-changing head injuries. Tootle, 61, of Blacon, Chester, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years for causing death by dangerous driving and faces a five-year driving ban.
  
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• VIDEO: Highlights of debate on Syria air strikes

  02-12-2015 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and other politicians have set out their arguments for and against air strikes on Syria.
  
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• Sergeant describes horror of watching 'beasting' recruit collapse

  02-12-2015 19:48
  
  An Army sergeant cleared of killing a young recruit during a "beasting" has described the horror of watching him collapse in front of him with heatstroke.
  
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• Morrisons pushed out of FTSE list of UK's top 100 public companies

  02-12-2015 19:48
  
  Embattled supermarket Morrisons has been pushed out of the prestigious list of the UK's top 100 public companies, the FTSE confirmed today.
  
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• Hatton Garden guard arrived at site during heist to check safe deposit alarm

  02-12-2015 19:42
  
  A security guard dispatched to investigate an alarm at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit was told to stand down as burglars operated below after a previous alert was caused by an insect, a court heard.
  
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• Cameron pressing to conclude EU talks in December - newspaper

  02-12-2015 19:35
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron is pressing other members of the European Union to conclude talks on Britain's ties with the 28-member bloc at a summit in two weeks' time, European Council President Donald Tusk was reported as saying. Tusk told the Guardian newspaper he agreed with Cameron's drive to finish his renegotiation before Christmas and would help the British prime minister, who has promised to hold a referendum on Britain's EU membership by the end of 2017.
  
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• Statues blurred to 'protect privacy'

  02-12-2015 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Statues that stood at locations in Lincoln as part of a Magna Carta trail have their faces blurred by on an online map site.
  
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• Company fined £850,000 for millions of nuisance calls

  02-12-2015 19:18
  
  A company that bombarded households with millions of nuisance calls about hearing loss claims has been fined £850,000.
  
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• Attempted Murder Probe: Man Pushed Under Train

  02-12-2015 19:13
  
  Detective Superintendent Gary Richardson said: "He was at the station at the time and we believe he will be able to help our enquiries. "After the incident, the man pictured ran to the northbound platform where he boarded a tube in the direction of High Barnet.
  
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• Football fan wins 'monkey abuse' appeal

  02-12-2015 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A football fan who was found guilty of making monkey gestures at three black players during a Championship match wins an appeal against his conviction.
  
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• Coe defends IAAF vice-president role

  02-12-2015 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Coe says there have been failures in detecting blood doping during his time at the IAAF, but defends his role at the world body.
  
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• Attacker 'not ready to be a father'

  02-12-2015 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A pregnant woman was brutally beaten by her ex-boyfriend and lost her unborn baby after he told her he was not ready to be a father, the Old Bailey hears.
  
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• Syria air strikes likely as Labour concedes Cameron set to win Commons vote

  02-12-2015 18:21
  
  Air strikes by British jets and drones against Islamic State (IS) in Syria look set to be given the green light by MPs as senior Labour sources conceded David Cameron is expected to win a crucial Commons vote.
  
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• Klitschko to take up Fury rematch

  02-12-2015 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wladimir Klitschko takes up his option for a rematch with new world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury next year.
  
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• Labour faces first election test under leftist leader

  02-12-2015 18:13
  
  By Lisa Barrington OLDHAM, England (Reuters) - While Britain's main opposition Labour Party debates the merits of launching air strikes on Syria, another battlefield has opened up closer to home -- a local election in Oldham in northern England. On Thursday, residents of this former industrial town outside Manchester will be the first voters in Britain to give their verdict on Labour's new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who has split the party by pushing a hard-left agenda. The party's local candidate h
  
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• Sting's singer daughter reveals 'I had no need to come out'

  02-12-2015 18:06
  
  Sting's daughter Eliot Sumner has said she did not come out to her friends and family because they "always knew".
  
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• Bridge traffic restrictions to continue

  02-12-2015 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Traffic on the Forth Road Bridge will continue to be restricted to a single lane in each direction until at least the middle of the day on Thursday.
  
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• Man 'stamped on pregnant girlfriend in bid to kill unborn baby'

  02-12-2015 17:51
  
  A heavily pregnant young woman was brutally stamped and kicked on the ground by her ex-boyfriend intent on killing their unborn baby boy, a court heard.
  
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• Ex-Tremeloes pop group members deny 1968 sex assault charge

  02-12-2015 17:45
  
  Two members of 1960s pop group The Tremeloes have denied indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• Bake Off gets professional spin-off

  02-12-2015 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Great British Bake Off is to get a spin-off show where professional pastry chefs compete to prepare the best desserts.
  
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• Sunny Spain or clouds on the horizon?

  02-12-2015 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will Gary Neville be a success as Valencia coach?
  
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• 'Wishy-washy' climate change deal could increase world hunger, warn campaigners

  02-12-2015 16:40
  
  Hundreds of millions more people could go hungry around the world without an ambitious agreement to cut climate change emissions, campaigners have warned.
  
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