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• Warm Welcome For Corbyn At Stop The War Dinner

  11-12-2015 23:49
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has defied his critics in the Labour Party by attending a Stop the War fundraising dinner and lavishing praise on the group. In a speech to 200 activists who paid at least £50 a head for a three-course meal, he said Stop the War was "a vital force at the heart of our democracy". But while he may be proud to be the group's most high-profile supporter, Mr Corbyn kept a low profile as he arrived by the back door for the dinner, held in a Turkish restaurant in south London.
  
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• Two credit rating agencies warn of UK 'Brexit' risk

  11-12-2015 23:46
  
  By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Two credit rating agencies said on Friday that Britain risked a hit to its creditworthiness and possibly a downgrade due to Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to hold a vote on whether to leave the European Union. Shortly after the International Monetary Fund said the referendum could hurt Britain's growth prospects, Standard & Poor's said it was keeping its outlook for Britain's top-notch rating at negative, while Fitch affirme
  
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• Marylebone fire: Chaos as train blaze sparks EVACUATION at London station

  11-12-2015 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HUNDREDS of people have been evacuated from a London station after a train caught fire.
  
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• Radical preacher Anjem Choudary bailed over charge of encouraging ISIS support

  11-12-2015 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RADICAL preacher Anjem Choudary has once again been granted conditional bail as he awaits trial for inviting support for Islamic State on social media.
  
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• Prison Van Plot: Man Was Shot Dead By Police

  11-12-2015 23:16
  
  A man who died during a police operation to foil an alleged plot to free prisoners was shot by a firearms officer, the IPCC has confirmed. The Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is investigating the incident in Wood Green on Friday morning, said a firearms officer had reported discharging his weapon during the operation. Analysis of the officer's ammunition has since confirmed that a single shot was fired, and what appears to be a non-police issue firearm was also recovered from the
  
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• Winter health crisis: Officials reveal 12 hospital trusts were FULL amid bed shortage fear

  11-12-2015 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FEARS of a winter health crisis worsened yesterday when official figures revealed that 12 hospital trusts were full to capacity last weekend.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: Stop the War Coalition is a vital force at heart of our democracy

  11-12-2015 22:39
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has launched a staunch defence of the Stop the War Coalition in the face of criticism from senior figures in his own party.
  
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• Woman hires top celebrity lawyer Mr Loophole...to get off £50 dog fine

  11-12-2015 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A WOMAN hired a celebrity lawyer to escape a £50 fine for walking her dog off its lead.
  
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• Britain confronts Putin over repeated 'incursions' into UK airspace by Russian bombers

  11-12-2015 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN has confronted the Russians over repeated “incursions” into our airspace by warplanes armed with nuclear weapons amid fears they could lead to the outbreak of war, it emerged tonight.
  
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• Flood-hit Cumbria braces for a second weekend of rain

  11-12-2015 22:27
  
  Flood-hit Cumbria is preparing for a second weekend of potential flooding as more rain is expected to hit the north of England.
  
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• CHRISTMAS TERROR ALERT: Cops swoop on shopping centre and BLOW UP suspicious package

  11-12-2015 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ANTI-TERROR police swooped on a major London shopping centre packed with Christmas shoppers today and blew up a suspicious package abandoned in the car park.
  
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• Boy, 15, killed while riding on a hoverboard after he was hit by bus

  11-12-2015 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TEENAGER has been killed while riding on a hoverboard after being hit by a bus.
  
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• FTSE Below 6,000 Barrier As Oil Touches $37

  11-12-2015 21:24
  
  The FTSE 100 has joined other global stock markets in bleeding value, with investors fleeing commodities as oil prices tumble further and a US interest rate hike looms. London's premier share index shed 135 points or 2.2% during trading on Friday, to close at 5,952. It equated to a loss, in value terms, of £34bn on Friday alone following a week of woe that saw the FTSE lose ground each day - spelling further bad news for pension pots and other investments.
  
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• Man shot dead by police as bid to spring hitmen from prison van foiled

  11-12-2015 21:08
  
  A man was shot dead as police foiled an attempt to spring two would-be hitmen from a prison van as they made their way to court.
  
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• Climate talks set to go through the night as wrangling continues

  11-12-2015 20:40
  
  Battle lines have been exposed amid intense diplomatic wrangling as crucial United Nations climate talks reach the end game.
  
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• Celebrities back chart song urging public to 'save your NHS'

  11-12-2015 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A CELEBRITY-backed song urging the public to save the NHS has stormed up the UK music charts.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn to defend Stop the War protest group at fundraising dinner

  11-12-2015 20:29
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is to launch a staunch defence of the Stop the War Coalition in the face of criticism from senior figures in his own party.
  
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• Jessie J mentor writes song encouraging child sex abuse victims to expose VIP paedo ring

  11-12-2015 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE mentor of pop star Jessie J has written a song aimed at encouraging victims of child sexual abuse to help expose a VIP paedophile ring.
  
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• Flood-hit Cumbria braces for another weekend of rain

  11-12-2015 20:01
  
  Communities in flood-hit Cumbria are gearing up for a second weekend of wet weather.
  
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• UK defence officials discuss Russian aircraft 'incursions' with Moscow

  11-12-2015 19:59
  
  Defence officials have held talks with their Russian counterparts following a number of "incursions" by aircraft around Britain, the Defence Secretary has said.
  
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• Man appears in court over Leytonstone stabbing

  11-12-2015 19:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SUSPECT accused of slashing a commuter’s neck while shouting “This is for Syria” has appeared in court.
  
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• Lancashire seaside hamlet to be rocked by Village People & Bryan Adams on ‘village green’

  11-12-2015 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IT’S known to some in Lancashire as the God’s Waiting Room, a breezy seaside hamlet where the reasonably well-heeled Lancastrian might see out their sunset years in peace and quiet.
  
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• Terror Trial Defendant Claimed Princes Link

  11-12-2015 19:39
  
  A man suspected of plotting a terror attack looked after money for an employee of a billionaire who was "good friends" of Princes William and Harry, it was alleged. Incedal, 27, was tried for planning a Mumbai-style attack on Britain and targeting former Prime Minister Tony Blair but was cleared. During the trial, Incedal told jurors that he was friends with an employee of the billionaire sons of an Azerbaijani minister.
  
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• Man shot dead near court as police thwart bid to spring pair from prison van

  11-12-2015 19:34
  
  A man was shot dead after armed police officers foiled an attempt to spring two would-be hitmen from a prison van as they made their way to court.
  
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• Five ways to lose weight

  11-12-2015 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five ways people can lose weight and prevent obesity
  
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• Witness in Rotherham child sexual abuse trial: 'We were like slaves all the time'

  11-12-2015 19:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BRITISH woman has been accused of pimping out a number of underage girls to various older men.
  
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• Two men jailed after man shot dead in prison van 'escape attempt'

  11-12-2015 18:49
  
  Two men were jailed for 14 years each after a man was shot dead during a suspected bid to spring them from a van en route to court.
  
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• Children's safety 'at serious risk' in illegal schools, warns Ofsted chief

  11-12-2015 18:49
  
  The safety and well-being of hundreds of children are being put at risk by their education in unregistered schools illegally operating in several parts of England, the chief inspector of schools has said.
  
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• Gang Behind £1.2bn Ambulance Drug Plot Jailed

  11-12-2015 18:42
  
  Three men who smuggled drugs worth up to £1.2bn into the UK using fake ambulances have been jailed for a combined total of 70 years. Olof Schoon, who established a bogus company to transport the "truly colossal" amounts of Class A drugs in a fleet of specially adapted vehicles, was sentenced to 24 years - and was told by the judge his sentence would have been longer if he had not pleaded guilty last month. His "right-hand man", Leonardus Bijlsma, was convicted by a jury and jailed for 28 y
  
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• David and Samantha Cameron reveal their Christmas card

  11-12-2015 18:41
  
  David Cameron has chosen a picture of himself and wife Samantha for his Christmas card this year.
  
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• FTSE Below 6,000 Barrier As Oil Hits $37

  11-12-2015 18:36
  
  The FTSE 100 has joined other global stock markets in bleeding value, with investors fleeing commodity stocks as oil prices tumble and a US interest rate hike looms. London's premier share index shed 135 points or 2.2% during trading on Friday, to close at 5,952. It equated to a loss, in value terms, of £34bn on Friday alone following a week of woe that saw the FTSE lose ground each day - spelling further bad news for pension pots and other investments.
  
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• Streaming to play key role in Christmas number one race

  11-12-2015 18:28
  
  Music streaming is likely to play a bigger role in the Christmas number one race than ever before.
  
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• Man remanded on Leytonstone Tube station murder bid charge

  11-12-2015 18:28
  
  The man accused of carrying out an unprovoked knife attack "for Syria" at Leytonstone Tube station is expected to stand trial next year.
  
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• Heathrow indecision highlights Europe's airport crunch

  11-12-2015 18:11
  
  By Victoria Bryan BERLIN (Reuters) - Moves by Britain to delay, once again, a decision on where to build a new airport runway to serve the London area highlights Europe's difficulties in keeping up with emerging countries when it comes to creating vital airport capacity. By 2035, airports across Europe will be unable to accommodate some 2 million flights due to capacity shortages according to Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation. The economic cost of being unab
  
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• Sticking points remain as climate talks reach final hours

  11-12-2015 18:07
  
  Battle lines have been exposed amid intense diplomatic wrangling as crucial United Nations climate talks reach their end game.
  
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• Inquest on murdered Alice Gross to look at police and Government 'failures'

  11-12-2015 17:36
  
  The inquest of murdered schoolgirl Alice Gross will examine whether failures by the British Government and police contributed to her death, a coroner has ruled.
  
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• Wife Suspected Over Man's Bones In Garden

  11-12-2015 17:24
  
  The remains of John Sabine were found in plastic wrapping in Beddau, Pontypridd, South Wales last month. Mr Sabine, who would now be 85, was last seen with his wife Leigh Ann Sabine in February 1997. Mrs Sabine, who died on 30 October this year, is the prime suspect.
  
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• Heathrow delay endangers investment in Britain

  11-12-2015 17:24
  
  By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's inability to decide where to build a new airport runway after 25 years of deliberation is the latest major infrastructure delay that risks hurting investment in the world's fifth largest economy. Prime Minister David Cameron, who had guaranteed a final decision by the end of this year, has been accused of putting short-term politics over long-term economic gain by delaying approval until next year. The decision on whether to build a new runway at Heath
  
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• Flood-hit communities gear up for second weekend of heavy rain

  11-12-2015 17:19
  
  Communities in flood-hit Cumbria are gearing up for a second weekend of wet weather.
  
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• Terror-accused enjoyed billionaire's lifestyle, secret trial files reveal

  11-12-2015 16:56
  
  Secret files have revealed how a man accused of plotting a Mumbai-style attack had enjoyed a billionaire's lifestyle with "good friends" of the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry before his arrest.
  
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• Personal Trainer Jailed For Passing On HIV

  11-12-2015 16:53
  
  A personal trainer who infected two women with HIV after lying to them about his condition and claiming he was allergic to condoms has been jailed for five years. Simon Arthur James, 46, was found guilty in October on two counts of recklessly transmitting the virus. James, from Bradley Stoke in Gloucestershire, was diagnosed with HIV in the mid 1990s but did not use contraception or take his medication, and also missed hospital appointments.
  
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• Supermarkets cut petrol price below £1 a litre

  11-12-2015 16:11
  
  The UK's major supermarket fuel retailers have cut the price of petrol below £1 a litre.
  
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• Radical preacher Anjem Choudary allowed bail to return to family

  11-12-2015 16:10
  
  Radical preacher Anjem Choudary will spend the holiday season at home with his wife and five children after being granted bail once again as he awaits trial for inviting support for Islamic State on social media.
  
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• Blair Invokes IS In Defence Of Gaddafi Deal

  11-12-2015 16:07
  
  Tony Blair has said his decision to engage with Muammar Gaddafi may have prevented chemical weapons falling into the hands of Islamic State militants. In 2004, Mr Blair's so-called "deal in the desert" with Colonel Gaddafi ended years of international isolation for supporting terrorism. Mr Blair smiled as he responded: "Well I hope you are.
  
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• Pregnant Mum Whose House Was Ransacked THANKS Burglars For 'Making Us Stronger As A Family'

  11-12-2015 15:59
  
  'Thank you for making me realise all the materialistic items you took aren’t worth my tears as we as a family are safe and unharmed and that’s the most important thing.'
  
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• Stroll on! 'Pee-power' socks fuel computer message

  11-12-2015 15:36
  
  A pair of socks fuelled with urine pumped by the wearer's footsteps has powered a wireless transmitter to send a signal to a computer.
  
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• Man Shot Amid 'Attempt To Spring Prisoner'

  11-12-2015 15:24
  
  A man has been shot dead during a police operation aimed at foiling a plot to free a prisoner from a prison van on its way to Wood Green Crown Court, Sky News understands. Four people have been arrested after the man was killed as he sat in a black Audi in Bracknell Close in Wood Green, which is around the corner from the court. Nick Lindsay, who was working on the street, said: "The police all come down, they all jumped out of their cars and said 'get down'.
  
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• Student, 19, jailed for bid to join IS in Syria

  11-12-2015 15:22
  
  A teenager who attempted to travel to Syria to fight for Islamic State has been jailed for four years.
  
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• Philip Hammond hails 'important step' in Syria peace process

  11-12-2015 15:22
  
  The agreement by a wide range of Syrian opposition leaders to appoint a joint negotiating committee has been hailed as an "important step" in the peace process by Philip Hammond.
  
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• Lee Rigby's dad hits back at 'despicable' compo-claiming killer by suing HIM

  11-12-2015 15:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE furious father of soldier Lee Rigy has declared he will sue his son’s killer Michael Adebolajo after learning he was seeking compensation for a prison injury.
  
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