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• Peers make new bid for votes at 16

  13-12-2015 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour peers are to make another attempt to give 16 and 17 year olds a vote in the planned referendum on the UK's EU membership.
  
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• Railways stations and nuclear power plants 'could be vulnerable to terror ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  13-12-2015 23:02 via
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  Railways stations and nuclear power plants 'could be vulnerable to terror ...
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  Britain's nuclear power plants and railway stations could be vulnerable to terrorist attack after the Government suggested three major forces could be at risk of cuts. Ministers told MPs that a flagship pledge in George Osborne's Comprehensive Spending ...
  George Osborne 'risking national security by failing to guarantee Transport ...The Independent
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• Boris Johnson: Denmark offers answer to Cameron's EU crisis - Telegraph.co.uk

  13-12-2015 23:02 via
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  Boris Johnson: Denmark offers answer to Cameron's EU crisis
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  David Cameron must be granted a Danish-style opt out from free movement rules in order to get his ban on migrant benefits, Boris Johnson says, ahead of a summit this week which will determine Britain's future in the European Union. Writing in The Daily ...
  David Cameron accused of retreating on migrant benefits after Heathrow debacleDaily Mail
  UK should be granted opt-out reforms from EU laws, says
  

• Four Arrested After Man Stabbed To Death

  13-12-2015 21:42
  
  Police have arrested four men on suspicion of murder and violent conduct after a man died from his injuries following a stabbing in Bolton. Local officers are now working with detectives from Greater Manchester Police's Major Incident Team, who have launched a murder investigation. Detective Chief Inspector Howard Millington, from the Major Incident Team said: "First and foremost our thoughts go out to the family and friends of this young man.
  
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• Russian warship fires warning shots at Turkish fishing vessel - Irish Independent

  13-12-2015 21:16 via
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  Russian warship fires warning shots at Turkish fishing vessel
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  Russia warned Turkey to stop staging what it called provocations against its forces in or near Syria after one of its warships fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean to avoid a collision. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To ...
  Russia fires warning shots at Turkish ship in Aegean SeaThe Times (subscription)
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• Sex offender who absconded on supermarket visit returned to secure unit

  13-12-2015 18:54
  
  A registered sex offender who went missing from a secure hospital unit has been found.
  
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• Woman Who Fell In Thames Was On Speedboat Ride

  13-12-2015 18:42
  
  A young woman who died after being pulled from the River Thames on Tuesday had fallen into the water during a speedboat ride, it has emerged. Charlotte Brown was on a first date with a man she had met online when they went overboard – and according to her family, she could have survived if she had been wearing a life jacket. Ms Brown's family have described her as a confident swimmer who was "caring, fun-loving and lived life to the full" - and said she was excited for the speedboat ride,
  
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• Life jacket may have saved woman killed in Thames speedboat accident - family

  13-12-2015 18:35
  
  The family of a young woman killed when a date night speedboat ride along the Thames ended in tragedy said the "caring and fun-loving" 24-year-old may have survived if she had been wearing a life jacket.
  
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• Deal could see Julian Assange questioned by Swedish officials inside embassy

  13-12-2015 17:14
  
  A possible breakthrough has emerged in the deadlocked case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange which is set to lead to him being questioned by Swedish authorities while he remains inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
  
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• Labour demands documents release in Forth Road Bridge row

  13-12-2015 16:51
  
  Labour has called for every document relating to the maintenance of the Forth Road Bridge to be made public after it was revealed that some heavy loads were banned from crossing it in February.
  
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• Woman Who Died After Falling In Thames Named

  13-12-2015 16:38
  
  A woman who died after being pulled from the River Thames has been named. Charlotte Brown, 24, and a 29-year-old man were recovered from the water at 11.45pm on Tuesday after police responded to "reports of shouting". The pair were taken to St George's Hospital where Ms Brown, from Finchley, died.
  
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• Gordon Banks Battles Cancer For Second Time

  13-12-2015 14:49
  
  England World Cup legend Gordon Banks has been diagnosed with life-threatening kidney cancer for the second time. The 77-year-old former goalkeeper said he would draw on his experience from his footballing career during his cancer battle. The ex-footballer - who lost his first kidney to cancer 10 years ago - learnt he had the disease after returning from holiday in Florida last year.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn 'must put Labour leadership first'

  13-12-2015 13:23
  
  Jeremy Corbyn must put leadership of the Labour party before his commitments to outside protest movements, Lord Prescott has said.
  
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• River levels recede in North of England as temperatures plunge

  13-12-2015 12:52
  
  River levels across the north of England have started to recede following more downpours after the week's devastating floods.
  
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• PM 'still aiming' for EU welfare curbs

  13-12-2015 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Downing Street insists that David Cameron will continue with demands for a curb on in-work benefits for EU migrants in the UK, despite reports to the contrary.
  
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• Secretary of State tells Falkirk Council Scotland Bill will be law by May - Falkirk Herald

  13-12-2015 12:07 via
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  Secretary of State tells Falkirk Council Scotland Bill will be law by May
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  Secretary of State David Mundell expects the Scotland Bill to be law before the Holyrood election in May. And the confident Conservative MP is predicting the Tories under the leadership of Ruth Davidson will be the second major political force in the ...and more »
  

• VIDEO: Goal to create unity through football

  13-12-2015 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Football for Peace initiative uses sport to bring together young people from different backgrounds.
  
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• Murder Appeal After Man Stabbed To Death

  13-12-2015 11:16
  
  Local officers are now working with detectives from Greater Manchester Police's Major Incident Team, who have launched a murder investigation. Chief Inspector Carol Martin said: "First and foremost, our thoughts go out to the family and friends of this young man.
  
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• Tim Peake to be launched from the cradle of manned space flight

  13-12-2015 10:15
  
  Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world's oldest and largest space launch facility, is a sprawling collection of hangers, gantries, pylons and railway tracks covering an area the size of a small country.
  
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• Britain's 'got it's mojo back in space'

  13-12-2015 10:15
  
  Britain should continue its long maritime tradition by sending intrepid explorers deep into space, according to the former science minister responsible for the UK's involvement in manned missions.
  
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• Parents' pride as astronaut Tim Peake prepares for lift-off

  13-12-2015 10:07
  
  Tim Peake's father has spoken of his pride after watching the Russian rocket that will carry his astronaut son into space being lifted onto its launch pad.
  
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• VIDEO: The cafe where everything is £1

  13-12-2015 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News visits a cafe in central London that is trying a new business model, selling all food items for one pound.
  
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• Can Leicester go the distance?

  13-12-2015 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The longer Leicester are top the harder it will get, says BBC pundit Chris Sutton, a star of Norwich's unlikely title bid.
  
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• Peake's Mission: Rocket Rolls To Launch Pad

  13-12-2015 07:04
  
  The Soyuz spacecraft that will take British astronaut Tim Peake into space has been rolled out to its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Mr Peake will become the first British astronaut to travel to, and live on board, the International Space Station (ISS) when he starts his six-month mission on Tuesday. He will travel with NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko to the ISS and carry out a series of experiments for the European Space Agency, as
  
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• Icy conditions and freezing fog forecast as temperature drops

  13-12-2015 07:03
  
  After a week of rain and devastating floods, forecasters are predicting icy conditions amid a sharp temperature drop.
  
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• 'You ain't no Muslim bruv' stab witness 'had to voice his feelings'

  13-12-2015 06:05
  
  The man who shouted at a suspected terrorist during a stabbing at a Tube station, coining a phrase that later went viral, has told how he just had to say what he felt at the time.
  
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• Aamer Tells Extremists To 'Get The Hell Out'

  13-12-2015 05:33
  
  Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held at Guantanamo Bay, has delivered a blunt message for Islamic extremists living in the UK to "get the hell out". Mr Aamer, 48, returned to Britain in October after being held without charge for 13 years at the US military facility in Cuba.
  
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• Global issues don’t live in separate boxes. Why no mention in Paris of refugees? | Alexander Betts

  13-12-2015 05:30
  
  A huge effect of climate change is mass migration. But amid the thrust to cut emissions, it was entirely overlookedWhile the United Nations climate change talks in Paris struggled to elicit credible commitments, notably missing from the debate was “environmental displacement” – people fleeing their homes on account of natural disaster. As temperatures and sea levels rise, and land-use patterns change, there will be significant consequences for human mobility within and across b
  
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• Los Angeles county police shoot and kill man who reportedly discharged pistol

  13-12-2015 05:24
  
  Video shows two sherriff’s deputies in Lynwood, California, firing repeatedly at a man who was turning away but was said to have pointed gun at themTwo Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputies have shot and killed an allegedly armed suspect, with video recorded by a bystander showing a man coming under police gunfire after appearing to turn away from the officers. Authorities said the deputies had been responding to reports of a man walking in the city of Lynwood on Saturday and firing
  
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• More Flood Warnings As Task Force Is Formed

  13-12-2015 04:45
  
  A new Government-backed task force will examine what flood protection measures need to be introduced in the worst-affected communities in the north of England, which have been battered by record levels of rainfall this winter. It comes as the Met Office issued 77 weather warnings across the region, although none are severe flood threats which are classed as a "danger to life". The Cumbrian Floods Partnership group will look at ways to slow vital rivers to reduce the intensity of water flow at pe
  
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• Two people killed in MTV helicopter crash in western Argentina

  13-12-2015 04:17
  
  The helicopter, associated with reality show The Challenge, crashed as it flew over Potrerillos Dam in Mendoza, killing the pilot and a technician onboardTwo people have been killed after a helicopter associated with filming for an MTV reality show crashed in western Argentina on Saturday, local authorities said. Related: French investigators in Argentina to find cause of fatal helicopter crashContinue reading...
  
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• Euro 2016: England To Face Wales In Group B

  13-12-2015 03:35
  
  England will face Wales in the group stage of the European football championships next summer. Northern Ireland will face Germany , Poland and Ukraine in Group C, while the Republic of Ireland will be up against Belgium, Italy and Sweden in Group E. England are among the top seeds, meaning they avoided favourites France, Germany and Spain in the group stage in Euro 2016.
  
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• History Beckons For Unfancied NI At Euro 2016

  13-12-2015 03:33
  
  Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill joked that if his unfancied team were going to become European Champions then they would have to beat Germany at some point. When he chooses his squad for the finals, Michael O'Neill will be picking many players who aren't used to facing the best in the world. Premier League West Bromwich Albion, with three Northern Irish defenders, drew against Spurs.
  
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• Corbyn 'More Popular Than Miliband' - Poll

  13-12-2015 03:30
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is more popular with voters after three months as Labour leader than Ed Miliband was at the same stage of his leadership, according to a poll. A quarter of voters believe the radical left-winger is "turning out to be a good leader of the Labour Party" compared with 17% for his predecessor in the months after he was elected, the ComRes survey for The Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror finds. Labour has also gone up two points to 29%, while the Conservatives have dropp
  
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• Kylie weeps 'tears of joy' as beau reads sensual poem on Desert Island Discs

  13-12-2015 03:12
  
  Kylie Minogue wept "tears of joy" as new love Joshua Sasse read a sensual poem to her on Desert Island Discs.
  
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• Kim band gone: North Korean leader's girl group cancels Beijing gigs

  13-12-2015 03:06
  
  The Moranbong Band, which was formed by Kim Jong-un, visits in China to cultivate ties between the two countries but then flies out without explanationAn all-female band formed by the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un cancelled its concerts in Beijing and abruptly left the Chinese capital for unknown reasons. Related: North Korea prepares for lavish birthday party – in picturesContinue reading...
  
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• £10k Reward After Winner's Widow Attacked

  13-12-2015 02:55
  
  A £10,000 reward is being offered to catch a female robber who subjected the widow of the late film director Michael Winner to an "extremely violent attack" in her London home. Geraldine Winner, 77, was putting out rubbish on the evening 9 October when she was confronted by a woman who beat her with an iron bar and forced her back into her house. Detective Chief Inspector Jane Corrigan, from Westminster CID, appealed for information and said the suspect was last seen walking up Kensington
  
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• Prosecutions Prepared Against Illegal Schools

  13-12-2015 02:38
  
  The founders of three unregistered schools in Birmingham could face being jailed after the Education Secretary demanded Ofsted prepares prosecution cases against them. Nicky Morgan says she wants to "eradicate" schools that are illegally set up with a narrow Islam-focused curriculum as part of the Government's commitment to "tackling extremism in all its forms". Ofsted revealed that three unregistered Birmingham schools were shut down by inspectors last month after they found texts described as
  
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• Louisa Johnson and Reggie 'N' Bollie battle it out in X Factor final

  13-12-2015 02:25
  
  Louisa Johnson and Reggie 'N' Bollie will battle it out for the X Factor crown on Sunday night.
  
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• EastEnders star Kellie Bright tops Strictly Come Dancing semi-final leaderboard

  13-12-2015 02:25
  
  EastEnders star Kellie Bright has topped the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final leaderboard with a combined total of 73 points.
  
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• Dame Joan Collins puts up Warren Beatty love letters for auction

  13-12-2015 02:25
  
  Love letters from Warren Beatty, costumes from Dynasty and a perfume bottle from Natalie Wood are among the items Dame Joan Collins is putting up for auction.
  
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• Texas 'mock mass shooting' staged by pro-gun groups

  13-12-2015 02:04
  
  The much hyped response to attempts to keep University of Texas at Austin gun-free happened – it just did so out of sight, using condiments for blood and pursued by determined protesters with fart gunsPro-gun activists staged their promised and much-hyped “mock mass shooting” in Austin, Texas on Saturday – though they did so without many witnesses. Related: 'Armed with reason': Texas campus carry law sees pushback from academicsContinue reading...
  
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• David Cameron's EU renegotiation chances

  13-12-2015 01:53
  
  Chris Riddell on the prime minister’s strategy for the country’s future in the unionContinue reading...
  
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• Shaker Aamer's reunion with wife 'washed away 14 years of pain'

  13-12-2015 01:41
  
  Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held at Guantanamo Bay, has said 14 years of pain was "washed away" the moment he was reunited with his wife.
  
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• Parents of 'bullied' Tory activist to boycott inquiry into claims

  13-12-2015 01:41
  
  The parents of a young Tory activist who took his own life after claiming he was being bullied within the party have said they will boycott an inquiry into the allegations.
  
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• Flood warnings across northern England as wet weather persists

  13-12-2015 01:41
  
  Continued deluges of rain and high river levels have prompted further flood warnings in the north of England.
  
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• David Cameron 'to compromise' on welfare in EU reform talks

  13-12-2015 01:41
  
  David Cameron is ready to row back on key demands for welfare reforms in his renegotiation of Britain's relationship with the European Union.
  
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• Legacy of 'resettled' miners explored

  13-12-2015 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The unemployed workers who farmed the south
  
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• Le Pen’s Front National looks set to win hearts in rural France on eve of election

  13-12-2015 01:20
  
  The rightwing party’s surge came as no surprise in the French countryside. Young voters in particular feel ignored and left outIn the pretty Burgundy town of Toucy, the farmers’ market is in full swing, to the strains of an accordionist playing My Way. On the terrace of Le Bistrot de l’Atelier, three young men explain why they will probably be voting for the Front National in the second round of regional elections on Sunday.For them, it is not really about terrorism or migrants
  
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• Anthony Joshua wins British title after knocking out Dillian Whyte

  13-12-2015 01:20
  
  • Joshua is the new British heavyweight champion
  • Olympic champion wins title vacated by Tyson FuryAnthony Joshua survived a brave, doomed challenge from Dillian Whyte – as well as an equally ill-considered ring invasion by a posse of the Brixton fighter’s fans at the end of the first round – to place himself firmly at the heart of the heavyweight division on Saturday night by winning the British title vacated by Tyson Fury.They will meet eventually, the Olympic cham
  
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