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• Police release CCTV of attack by tracksuit thug

  21-12-2015 23:20
  Video of a tracksuit-wearing thug punching a teenager to the ground and repeatedly kicking another victim has been released by police in a bid to trace the culprit.
  
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• Police officer and PCSO guilty of misconduct over vigilante murder

  21-12-2015 23:20
  
  A police officer and a community support officer have been convicted of misconduct after the vigilante murder of a disabled man.
  
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• Care Home Resident: Janner Was Regular Visitor

  21-12-2015 23:15
  
  A former care home resident has told Sky News how he watched Lord Janner repeatedly visit a children's home run by a notorious paedophile. The centre was run for a short period by Frank Beck, who was later convicted of multiple sexual offences involving children at various homes in Leicestershire. The former resident told Sky News that at one stage the then MP would visit up to three times a week while Beck was in charge: "He'd be in his blue jag, he'd be driving.
  
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• Hospitals Accused Of 'Tax On Sick' Over Parking

  21-12-2015 22:59
  
  NHS hospital trusts have been accused of levying a "tax on sick people" after it was revealed some are making more than £3m a year from car parking charges.
  
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• Two Pigs' Heads Found At Islamic School In UK

  21-12-2015 22:50
  
  Two pigs' heads have been found at an Islamic school in Blackburn and police are treating it as a hate crime. Officers were contacted at about 8.30am on Saturday after reports the heads were left at the gates of the Markazul Uloom School in Park Lee Road. They are believed to have been taken there between 5pm on Friday and the time of the call to police.
  
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• Hate crime probe after pigs' heads dumped outside Islamic school

  21-12-2015 22:49
  Police are treating the dumping of two pigs' heads outside an Islamic school in Lancashire as a hate crime.
  
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• Gene making superbug bacteria resistant to 'last resort' antibiotic found in UK

  21-12-2015 22:49
  A gene which makes superbug bacteria resistant to a "last resort" antibiotic has been found in pigs and humans in England and Wales.
  
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• Dreaming Of A Wet Christmas? Rain Sweeps In

  21-12-2015 22:40
  
  Forecasts suggest wind and rain will once again take hold this week, putting an end to hopes of a fairytale white Christmas across most of the UK. Christmas Day is due to bring the first bout of cold weather after a spate of unseasonably warm temperatures. The rainy Christmas forecast comes amid flood warnings for the start of the week.
  
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• Court To Consider Lord Janner Sex Abuse Case

  21-12-2015 21:12
  
  Sex abuse charges against Labour peer Lord Janner, who died over the weekend, are to be considered in court, the Crime Prosecution Service (CPS) says. The majority of his nine alleged victims were 16 or under at the time. According to the CPS, in ordinary circumstances cases do not go ahead following formal confirmation of the defendant's death.
  
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• James Corden reveals 'big worry' about move to the US is impact on children

  21-12-2015 21:01
  Comedian James Corden has said the "big worry" about his move to the US is the impact it may have on his children.
  
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• December the peak month for men to go missing and die after night out

  21-12-2015 21:01
  Men are more likely to go missing and die during a night out in December than at any other time of year, a study found.
  
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• EastEnders Star Left Scared In Home Over Stalker

  21-12-2015 20:47
  
  Samantha Womack, who plays Ronnie Mitchell, noticed a light on in the early hours of 10 September last year and when her husband went to investigate he discovered Peter Rombough sitting on a wall. A week earlier, Rombough had gone to the same house and delivered a letter in which he said he feared he "couldn't deal with the consequences" of her rejection. He went on to say he did not mean any harm, adding Womack was "one of the last people on the planet I want to hurt".
  
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• Ebrahimi Murder: Officers Guilty Of Misconduct

  21-12-2015 20:33
  
  A police officer and police community support officer have been convicted of misconduct in public office over the brutal murder of a disabled man. Bijan Ebrahimi was killed in a vigilante attack on a housing estate in Brislington, Bristol, in 2013, after being wrongly accused of being a paedophile. The 44-year-old Iranian national was beaten to death and his body set on fire by neighbour Lee James.
  
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• Doctors and nurses hope to cure Bieber fever in tussle for Christmas top spot

  21-12-2015 20:10
  Doctors and nurses hoping to claim the Christmas number one title have begged Justin Bieber fans to stop listening to the pop-star's latest hit single.
  
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• Coryton oil storage to open in 2016 with global glut boost

  21-12-2015 16:03
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The Thames Oilport terminal near London will open next spring, its operator Greenergy said on Monday, as a rising glut in oil supplies has made storage one of the industry's most attractive investments.
  
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• UK retail sales rise in December, outlook for January weak - CBI

  21-12-2015 12:35
  
  LONDON, (Reuters) - British retail sales grew slightly less than expected in the run-up to Christmas and the outlook for January was weak, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed on Monday.
  
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• UK help for steel mills not enough to secure sector's future

  21-12-2015 12:22
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Government action to address domestic and European Union policies that cripple Britain's steel sector are still not enough to secure the industry's future, a parliamentary committee report said on Monday.
  
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• Heseltine warns of Tory EU civil war

  21-12-2015 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Heseltine says David Cameron would be a "laughing stock" if he allowed cabinet ministers a free vote in the EU referendum.
  
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• Hospitals fail to hit nurse targets

  21-12-2015 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vast majority of hospitals in England are struggling to recruit enough nurses, NHS figures show.
  
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• Free wi-fi 'in all NHS buildings'

  21-12-2015 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Free wi-fi is to be provided in all NHS buildings in England in a bid to improve services and reduce costs, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says.
  
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• Kompany absence 'no excuse' for Man City

  21-12-2015 10:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City will not win the title if they do not learn to cope without injured captain Vincent Kompany, says Martin Keown.
  
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• Man detained for Dubai ‘Twitter abuse'

  21-12-2015 10:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ex-managing director of a football club accused of social media crimes in Dubai will have to spend Christmas in prison, after his case was adjourned until January.
  
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• VIDEO: Rail regulator receives super-complaint

  21-12-2015 09:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Train companies are making it too difficult for delayed rail passengers to receive compensation, consumer group Which? has argued.
  
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• VIDEO: Hospitals missing nurse number targets

  21-12-2015 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A majority of NHS hospitals in England are failing to recruit enough nurses to provide safe levels of staffing, official figures show.
  
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• Blatter and Platini get lengthy bans

  21-12-2015 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Uefa boss Michel Platini are banned for eight years following an ethics investigation.
  
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• EU vote 'spending free-for-all' warning

  21-12-2015 09:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A spending “free-for-all” could risk making the EU referendum campaign unfair and undemocratic, the Electoral Reform Society has warned.
  
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• Rail delay refunds 'should be easier'

  21-12-2015 09:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Train companies are making it too hard for delayed passengers to receive compensation, the consumer group Which? has argued.
  
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• 'Little action' taken to help UK steel

  21-12-2015 08:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A committee of MPs criticises the government for not being alert enough to a crisis in the UK steel industry, with too little action taken.
  
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• VIDEO: Is Victoria hard to buy Christmas presents for?

  21-12-2015 07:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England football captain David Beckham has been describing Christmas in the family household.
  
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• Cameron's 'case for EU' and Murray win

  21-12-2015 06:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Monday's papers lead with a range of stories, including health fears, a celebrity wedding, David Cameron's "case for the EU" and a victory for Andy Murray.
  
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• Eurotunnel services return to normal

  21-12-2015 06:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eurotunnel services are returning to normal after passengers were urged to postpone their journeys overnight because of a track fault.
  
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• Benefit delays 'leave families hungry'

  21-12-2015 05:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Benefit errors and delays are causing families to go hungry and putting their homes at risk, the work and pensions select committee warns.
  
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• IS killings 'should be genocide'

  21-12-2015 05:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The killing of minorities by so-called Islamic State should be recognised as genocide, more than 60 parliamentarians say in a letter to David Cameron.
  
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• A&E matron: It's like a complex chess game

  21-12-2015 04:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An A&E matron talks of life on the ward
  
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• VIDEO: Bi-plane pilot on solo flight reaches Asia

  21-12-2015 03:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tracey Curtis-Taylor, a pilot who is attempting to become only the second woman to fly single-handedly from the UK to Australia, reaches Asia.
  
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• Online rental scam conman sought

  21-12-2015 02:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A conman who posed as a landlord and swindled several people out of thousands of pounds in a rental scam is being sought by police.
  
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• Conservatives split on EU after PM's Brussels trip

  21-12-2015 02:25
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's trip to Brussels last week has exposed divisions in his party over Britain's relationship with the EU, with one senior lawmaker saying on Sunday he wanted to quit the bloc and another hinting at a top-level rebellion.
  
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• Illegal migrant makes good as plumber in Nigeria

  21-12-2015 02:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Illegal migrant leaves UK to become top Nigerian plumber
  
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• Frog murder and boiled children

  21-12-2015 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Victorians and their unusual Christmas cards
  
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• Emergency vehicle cuts 'risk security'

  21-12-2015 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A third of emergency vehicles equipped to deal with major contaminations in England, including "dirty bombs", are to be withdrawn on 31 December, according to a leaked document.
  
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• Are shops discounting too soon?

  21-12-2015 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could this be the worst ever festive season for retailers?
  
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• Quiz of the Year: 52 weeks 52 questions, part one

  21-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Whom did Kanye almost interrupt at the Grammys?
  
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• VIDEO: British Islamist on fight against IS

  21-12-2015 00:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British Islamist who says he is in Syria has described his fight against both the so-called Islamic State and President Assad.
  
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