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• River Breaches Cumbria Village's Flood Defences

  09-12-2015 23:33
  
  A river has breached flood defences in the village of Glenridding, Cumbria Police say. "We are also warning any motorists not to drive unless it is an absolute emergency as the flood water can cause a great risk to peoples safety," a statement from the force said. Ken Pollock, a guest house owner in the village, told Sky News: "It (the flood water) is higher than it was previously.
  
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• Glenridding river bursts banks again after more heavy rain

  09-12-2015 23:24
  
  Cumbrian Police have urged people to stay indoors after the river in Glenridding burst its banks again.
  
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• Nottinghamshire Police inspector sacked after lying about injuries

  09-12-2015 22:37
  
  A police inspector who lied about the severity of her injuries and her recovery after a car crash in order to retire on medical grounds has been sacked.
  
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• Dramatic Moment Roof Collapses On To Busy Street

  09-12-2015 22:29
  
  Footage has been released showing the dramatic moment a roof collapsed on to a busy street in west London.
  
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• Over 300,000 Sign 'Ban Trump From UK' Petition

  09-12-2015 21:52
  
  A petition calling for presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from entering the UK has attracted more than 300,000 signatures and could be debated in the Commons. It follows the Republican frontrunner's call for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims" entering the US and his claim that parts of London were "so radicalised" that police were "afraid for their own lives". Mr Trump's comments, which have drawn condemnation at home and abroad, came in the aftermath a shooting by a radicali
  
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• Muslim proposal prompts calls to ban Trump from UK, Israel

  09-12-2015 21:23
  
  By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli politicians and more than 250,000 Britons urged their governments on Wednesday to bar Donald Trump from their countries after the Republican presidential front-runner said Muslims should be denied entry into the United States. The calls were part of a growing global backlash against Trump's proposal that cut across nationalities and religions, and began to hit the real estate mogul's brand in the Middle East. Although Israeli politicians demanded
  
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• NHS 'failed to investigate unexpected deaths'

  09-12-2015 20:41
  
  The NHS has failed to investigate the unexpected deaths of more than 1,000 people since 2011, a leaked report has revealed.
  
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• Car-jackers jailed after dashboard camera records their voices

  09-12-2015 20:39
  Two car-jackers have been jailed after their victim's dashboard camera captured their voices as they sped off following the offence.
  
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• It's home sweet home at last for I'm A Celebrity queen Vicky

  09-12-2015 20:35
  
  Newly-crowned queen of the jungle, Vicky Pattison, has landed back on home soil after being stranded in Dubai.
  
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• Northern Ireland government to get first female leader

  09-12-2015 20:25
  
  By Ian Graham BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland Finance Minister Arlene Foster is set to become the first female leader of the British province in the New Year after she was left unchallenged on Wednesday as the nominee to head the region's largest party.     Foster becomes the third leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) founded by the firebrand preacher Ian Paisley in 1971 at the height of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.     She will serve a
  
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• World's first IVF puppies born to surrogate mother dog

  09-12-2015 20:00
  
  A surrogate mother dog has given birth to the world's first litter of IVF puppies.
  
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• Government 'stands squarely behind Storm Desmond victims'

  09-12-2015 19:39
  
  The Government's pledge of £51 million for homes and businesses affected by recent floods shows it is "determined to stand squarely behind them", the Secretary of State for Communities has said.
  
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• Over 270,000 Sign 'Ban Trump From UK' Petition

  09-12-2015 19:37
  
  A petition calling for presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from entering the UK has attracted more than 270,000 signatures and could be debated in the Commons. It follows the Republican frontrunner's call for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims" entering the US and his claim that parts of London were "so radicalised" that police were "afraid for their own lives". Mr Trump's comments, which have drawn condemnation at home and abroad, came in the aftermath a shooting by a radicali
  
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• Trump's Muslim proposal prompts calls to ban Trump from UK, Israel

  09-12-2015 19:35
  
  By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States prompted calls that the Republican presidential front-runner be banned from Britain and Israel and cost him business in the Middle East. Israeli politicians demanded Trump be blocked from a planned late-December visit, although a government official said the Dec. 28 meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was still on. Meanwhile, more than 250,000 Britons signed an online petit
  
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• UK And Russia 'Should Work Together' In IS Fight

  09-12-2015 19:24
  
  David Cameron and Vladimir Putin have agreed the UK and Russia "should work together" in the fight against the Islamic State terror group, says Downing Street. The Prime Minister spoke to the Russian President by telephone to update him on Britain's military action in Syria. It followed the vote last week in the House of Commons where a majority of MPs backed extending RAF bombing missions against IS over the border from Iraq.
  
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• Climate summit: 'Crucial choices' needed to reach deal

  09-12-2015 19:22
  
  Ministers from around the world need to make "crucial choices" together on a new climate deal, they were told as scores of countries lined up to back an ambitious agreement on global warming.
  
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• School apologises over six-year-olds' explicit homework task

  09-12-2015 18:49
  
  A school has apologised after six-year-olds were handed homework asking them to "handwrite what pisses you off".
  
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• Redmayne's double Oscar hopes boosted with Screen Actors Guild Award nomination

  09-12-2015 18:47
  
  Eddie Redmayne's hopes of winning a best actor Oscar two years in a row received a boost today when he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
  
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• Monty Python's Terry Jones leads tributes at funeral of Cynthia Payne

  09-12-2015 18:47
  
  Monty Python star Terry Jones led tributes to "wonderful English eccentric" Cynthia Payne, Britain's best known madam, as friends and family gathered for her funeral.
  
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• Scientists warn of 8C temperature rise if greenhouse gas levels unchecked

  09-12-2015 18:38
  
  Unchecked greenhouse gas levels could cause land surface temperatures to rise by as much as 8C within the next 85 years, scientists have warned.
  
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• Digital services access to be provided in EU countries for British customers

  09-12-2015 18:38
  
  UK consumers who subscribe to digital services such as Netflix and Spotify will be able to access them when travelling in other EU countries under new European Commission proposals.
  
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• Hatton Garden Raider Was In Brink's Mat Heist

  09-12-2015 17:58
  
  The oldest man involved in the Hatton Garden raid was convicted over the Brink's Mat gold bullion armed robbery in 1983, a court has heard. Brian Reader, 76, was jailed for eight years for conspiracy to handle stolen goods after the £26m raid on a warehouse at Heathrow Airport 32 years ago. Reader has already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary in the Hatton Garden raid, where a gang looted safety deposit boxes for valuables worth more than £14m.
  
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• Killer Of 'Good Samaritan' Jailed For Life

  09-12-2015 17:31
  
  Alison Wilson had been worried about the safety of a baby whose mother was arguing with Stephen Duggan near a chip shop in Widnes, Cheshire, on 7 March. The 36-year-old witnessed the argument from a taxi with partner Anthony Tomlinson, 43, and thought it would be "less intimidating" if she stepped in, a jury at Liverpool Crown Court was told. But Ms Wilson's attempt to act as peacemaker failed, with 28-year-old Duggan turning on her and Mr Tomlinson.
  
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• Cameron confident will find solutions in EU talks

  09-12-2015 17:19
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron is confident that solutions will be found in every area of his renegotiation of the terms of Britain's membership of the European Union, he said during a visit to Bucharest on Wednesday. Cameron is seeking a new deal from the 28-nation bloc ahead of a referendum on whether to stay in or leave which he has promised to hold by the end of 2017. "At next week's summit we will have substantive discussions about all the reforms that I've proposed and I'm confident we can f
  
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• Trump's comments make him unfit to be US president says Boris Johnson

  09-12-2015 17:10
  
  Donald Trump's comments about Islamist radicalisation in London make him "unfit" to be US president, the city's mayor Boris Johnson has said.
  
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• Over 200,000 Sign 'Ban Trump From UK' Petition

  09-12-2015 16:47
  
  A petition calling for presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from entering the UK has attracted more than 200,000 signatures and could be debated in the Commons. Mr Trump's comments were designed to capitalise on a shooting by a radicalised couple in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people. In the UK, some people have signed a petition calling on MPs to impose a bar on Mr Trump , with the number of signatures hitting 200,000 by 3.45pm.
  
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• Muslim Man Forced Off London Tube After Commuter Complains He Was Using iPad ‘Suspiciously’

  09-12-2015 16:22
  
  Onlookers said a passenger was ‘offended’ when an ‘Arabic-looking’ man turned off his tablet when he realised the passenger was looking at the screen
  
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• Oldest Hatton Garden raider was jailed for Brinks Mat robbery plot

  09-12-2015 16:05
  
  The oldest man involved in the Hatton Garden raid was convicted in connection with the £26 million Brinks Mat gold bullion armed robbery, a court has heard.
  
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• Number of migrants claiming asylum in the EU this year passes 1m

  09-12-2015 16:05
  
  The number of migrants claiming asylum in the EU this year has now officially passed one million.
  
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• Man who fatally stabbed good Samaritan woman with broken bottle jailed for life

  09-12-2015 16:05
  
  A man who fatally stabbed a good Samaritan mother-of-two in the neck with a broken bottle has been jailed for life.
  
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• Woman Finally Discovers The Truth Behind Ghost That Terrified Her Every Night

  09-12-2015 15:52
  
  Lynne Greenwood was terrified that the eerie scratching sounds were from a supernatural visitor who was determined to make her life a misery
  
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• #TrumpFacts: Twitter Responds To Donald Trump In Spectacular Style

  09-12-2015 15:41
  
  We give you #TrumpFacts - facts, but seen through the not entirely reliable eyes of Donald J.Trump
  
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• £50m Relief Fund To Help Flood Victims

  09-12-2015 15:41
  
  Flood-hit families and businesses will be in line to benefit from a £50m relief fund, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. Households would be able to claim up to £5,000 each to deal with the aftermath of Storm Desmond, said Mr Osborne, as he stood in for David Cameron at Prime Minister's Questions. He revealed the cash support when pressed over the recent devastating floods in Cumbria and Lancashire by Labour's Angela Eagle.
  
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• William and Kate amused by City brokers in heels and hotpants at charity event

  09-12-2015 15:32
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were left a little surprised when a pair of City brokers swapped pinstripe suits for high heels and hotpants for a charity fundraising day.
  
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• More than 150,000 Britons petition to ban Trump from UK

  09-12-2015 15:23
  
  By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - More than 150,000 Britons have signed an online petition to ban U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump from the country following his proposal to stop Muslims from entering the United States. Trump, who owns two golf courses in Scotland which he visited earlier this year, called for a complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on". The number of signatories to the peti
  
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• US backs 'high ambition coalition' for strong deal on climate change

  09-12-2015 15:20
  
  The United States is part of the "high ambition coalition" of countries calling for a strong deal on tackling climate change, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.
  
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• Heads Up, Bosses, Your Blue Sky Thinking Is Just Confusing Your Workers

  09-12-2015 15:09
  
  'If you’ve ever sat in a meeting wondering what on earth colleagues are talking about, it seems you’re not the only one.’
  
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• Vladimir Putin asks Britain to send experts to examine warplane's black box data

  09-12-2015 15:01
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Britain to send experts to examine data from the black box belonging to the Russian warplane downed over the Turkish-Syria border last month, the Kremlin has said.
  
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• Stagecoach blames earnings alert on Paris terror attacks impact

  09-12-2015 15:01
  
  Passengers are avoiding travelling to major cities in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks in Paris, according to transport giant Stagecoach.
  
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• Rising numbers of people going missing, new figures show

  09-12-2015 15:01
  
  Rising numbers of people are going missing, with police now receiving more than 800 reports every day, new figures show.
  
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• Mother who wanted her children to live under Sharia law guilty of abduction

  09-12-2015 15:01
  
  A British-born mother-of-two tried to take her children to the capital of Islamic State territory to live under Sharia law, a court heard.
  
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• I got a kiss, says Piers Morgan after giving football shirt gift to Susanna Reid

  09-12-2015 15:01
  
  Good Morning Britain's Piers Morgan finally managed to get a kiss from c o-presenter Susanna Reid, after presenting her with an early birthday present.
  
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• £50m Relief Fund Unveiled For Flood Victims

  09-12-2015 14:49
  
  Flood-hit familes and businesses will be in line to benefit from a £50m relief fund, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. Households would be able to claim up to £5,000 each to deal with the aftermath of Storm Desmond, said Mr Osborne, as he stood in for David Cameron at Prime Minister's Questions. He revealed the cash support when pressed over the recent devastating floods in Cumbria and Lancashire by Labour's Angela Eagle.
  
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• 150,000 Sign 'Ban Trump From UK' Petition

  09-12-2015 14:49
  
  A petition calling for presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from entering the UK has gathered more than 150,000 signatures and could be debated in the Commons. Mr Trump's comments were designed to capitalise on a shooting by a radicalised couple in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people. In the UK, some people have signed a petition calling on MPs to impose a bar on Mr Trump , with the number of signatures hitting 150,000 just after 1.45pm.
  
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• Good Samaritans Save Young Mother From Parking Fine After Stepping In To Pay And Display

  09-12-2015 14:32
  
  Ms Callaway, 27, had driven to the park to take the dogs for a walk, but became distracted when her one-year-old son started crying and not paid
  
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• Elderly Neighbours Discover They Both Took Part In Daring World War Two Mission

  09-12-2015 13:42
  
  'Graham is a great bloke and we talk about the war, thank heavens he and his aircrew were around to support us at that time.'
  
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• Parents Fury As School Asks Children To Write Down ‘What P***** Them Off’

  09-12-2015 13:33
  
  'Not only is it teaching them how to swear its teaching them how to spell incorrectly. It is a joke.'
  
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• Lib Dem MP Cleared Of Misleading Voters

  09-12-2015 13:31
  
  A legal challenge to the election of Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael, brought over a leaked memo, has been dismissed. The ruling comes after a three-day Election Court hearing in Edinburgh, during which four of the former Scottish Secretary's constituents launched a bid to oust him from his Orkney and Shetland seat. They claimed he misled voters over the leaking of a confidential memo which claimed Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had said she wanted David Cameron to remain Prim
  
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• Over 100,000 Britons petition to ban Trump from UK

  09-12-2015 13:27
  
  More than 100,000 Britons have signed an online petition to ban U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump from the country following his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States. Trump, who owns two golf courses in Scotland which he visited earlier this year, called for a complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on," following last week's deadly shooting spree in California by two Muslims
  
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• £50 million fund set up to help Storm Desmond flood victims

  09-12-2015 13:24
  
  Households and businesses affected by recent floods will benefit from a £50 million fund, George Osborne announced.
  
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