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• Two-Year-Old Leads Officer To Her Mum's Body

  12-01-2016 22:38
  The young girl, who was metres from her home, then led the officer to the house where her mother, Nicolla Rushton, was dead inside. Chief Inspector Steve Maskrey said: "The officer and his wife took the time to look after the little girl and stay with her until emergency services arrived.
  
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• PM In Heated Clashes Over Syria Secrecy Row

  12-01-2016 20:59
  David Cameron has been involved in heated clashes with senior MPs in a secrecy row over British military operations in Syria. Appearing before a powerful committee of MPs at Westminster, the Prime Minister rejected calls to provide more information about drone strikes and the work of the intelligence services. At times Mr Cameron appeared tetchy and rattled as the committee's chairman, senior Tory MP Andrew Tyrie, repeatedly urged him to make more information available to the public and MPs.
  
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• Scottish Couple Revealed As £33m Lotto Winners

  12-01-2016 20:49
  
  A couple from the Scottish Borders has won half of the record £66m National Lottery jackpot. The 14-times rollover prize was split between two tickets that had all six winning numbers from Saturday's draw. A Lotto statement said: "A couple from the Scottish Borders are celebrating today after winning one half of last weekend's incredible £66m Lotto jackpot.
  
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• Child Serial Killer Robert Black Dies In Prison

  12-01-2016 20:47
  
  Child serial killer Robert Black has died aged 68 at Maghaberry jail in Northern Ireland. His last conviction came in 2011 when he was given another life sentence for the 1981 abduction and murder of Jennifer Cardy. The former delivery driver abducted Jennifer while on a work trip to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Simon Danczuk Interviewed Over Rape Claim

  12-01-2016 20:13
  
  Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has been questioned voluntarily by police over a rape claim dating back to 2006. The 49-year-old attended a police station in Lancashire of his own accord. "A complaint was made to Lancashire Constabulary on 4 January 2016 by a woman aged 39 of a historic rape dating back to 2006.
  
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• Hardline Islamists among Syria's moderate opposition, David Cameron concedes

  12-01-2016 20:13
  Hardline Islamists are among the so-called moderate opposition forces on the ground in Syria, David Cameron has conceded.
  
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• Carbon capture plan economics 'really aren't working': Cameron

  12-01-2016 20:13
  David Cameron has defended a controversial decision to abandon a £1 billion programme to reduce Britain's carbon emissions, saying the economics of the plan "really aren't working".
  
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• PC 'Should Have Been Warned' Over Moat Threat

  12-01-2016 19:53
  
  It was a "no brainer" that David Rathband should have been warned about Raoul Moat's threats before the gunman shot him in the face, a court has heard. The family of PC Rathband, the Northumbria police officer shot by Moat in July 2010, have started legal action in the High Court. Minutes before he opened fire, Moat dialled 999 to say he was hunting police.
  
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• Google lays on virtual tour of sites connected to Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising

  12-01-2016 19:08
  Google is taking Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising commemorations global with a virtual tour through the key sites and events of the rebellion.
  
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• Scottish Borders couple to be unveiled as £33m lottery winners

  12-01-2016 18:58
  A couple from the Scottish Borders has won half of the historic £66 million lottery jackpot.
  
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• Police quiz MP Simon Danczuk over historic 'rape' allegation

  12-01-2016 18:58
  Simon Danczuk has voluntarily attended a police station in Lancashire where he was interviewed under caution following an allegation of rape, sources said.
  
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• Police bail branded 'toothless' by counter-terror chief

  12-01-2016 18:58
  Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer has described police bail as "weak" and "toothless" as he revealed officers are in talks with the Government about introducing tougher powers.
  
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• 'Deplorable' Kids Company psychologist suspended for giving client drugs

  12-01-2016 18:32
  
  A psychologist at troubled Kids Company has been branded "deplorable" and suspended from working in the UK after giving class A drugs to a vulnerable young woman she met through the charity.
  
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• Man May Have 'Sacrificed' Life To Save Friend

  12-01-2016 18:31
  
  An inquest into the death of a retired academic has been told he may have sacrificed his life to save a suicidal friend. David Ashworth, 74, was hit by a high-speed train travelling through Chartham railway station in Kent last June as he jumped onto the tracks to save friend and bi-polar sufferer Ella Akehurst. He had been trying unsuccessfully to push the suicidal Ms Akehurst out of the train's path.
  
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• Man Gets Life For Machete Murder In Pub Car Park

  12-01-2016 18:30
  Ewen Reynolds, 45, killed Zac Evans, 19, in the car park of a Gloucestershire pub in January 2015. His friend, Keaton Jones, 23, survived the attack but was left badly injured. Reynolds was found guilty of murder and attempted murder last month.
  
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• Brit Awards to honour David Bowie's 'extraordinary life and work' with tribute

  12-01-2016 18:23
  
  David Bowie will be honoured with a tribute at next month's Brit Awards.
  
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• Fewer than one million attend weekly Church of England service

  12-01-2016 18:16
  The number of people attending weekly Church of England services has fallen below one million for the first time, official figures show.
  
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• Father and sons deny murder over flat fire that killed two teenagers and baby

  12-01-2016 18:15
  A flat fire which killed two teenagers and a six-month-old baby was started deliberately as an act of revenge following a row over a stolen moped, a court has heard.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt urges junior doctors to negotiate after 'unnecessary' strike

  12-01-2016 18:04
  
  Doctors are being urged to return to the negotiating table by Jeremy Hunt, who has described their strike as "wholly unnecessary" and "very disappointing".
  
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• Comet lander Philae not responding to calls from Earth

  12-01-2016 17:55
  Celebrated comet lander Philae has not responded to attempts to contact it from Earth, fuelling fears it will not be heard from again.
  
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• Internet Explorer users 'at risk' as Microsoft ends support for older versions

  12-01-2016 17:37
  Millions of internet users could be at risk from web bugs and viruses after Microsoft ended support for three versions of its Internet Explorer web browser.
  
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• Family of student cleared of rape went through '15 months of absolute hell'

  12-01-2016 17:08
  The family of a student cleared of rape and sexual assault said they have been through 15 months of "absolute hell".
  
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• Man May Have 'Sacrificed' Life To Save Woman

  12-01-2016 16:59
  
  An inquest into the death of a retired academic has been told he may have sacrificed his life to safe a suicidal friend. David Ashworth, 74, was hit by a high-speed train travelling through Chartham railway station in Kent last June as he jumped onto the tracks to save friend and bi-polar sufferer Ella Akehurst. He had been trying unsuccessfully to push the suicidal Ms Akehurst out of the train's path.
  
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• Manufacturing output fall sees pound plunge

  12-01-2016 16:30
  UK factory output has turned in its worst performance in more than two years, sending the pound to a five-and-a-half-year low against the dollar.
  
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• Train Operator Blames Delays On 'Strong Sun'

  12-01-2016 15:55
  
  When train operator Southeastern was asked the reason for delays at Lewisham in southeast London, the company blamed "strong sunlight". Paul Malyon described it as "the weakest excuse ever", while Brian Barnett wrote: "Leaves on the line.
  
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• Warning Pc David Rathband of Raoul Moat's threats was a 'no brainer', court told

  12-01-2016 15:44
  
  Pc David Rathband was left ignorant to the threats made by gunman Raoul Moat despite it being a "no brainer" that he should have been warned prior to being shot and blinded, a court has heard.
  
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• Alton Towers Unveils Virtual Reality Rollercoaster

  12-01-2016 15:43
  
  Alton Towers is opening a new rollercoaster where passengers wear virtual reality headsets - its first major addition since a crash that left 16 people injured. The Staffordshire theme park claims Galactica will be a "complete game changer" for rollercoasters as it combines a physical ride with virtual reality. Riders will wear a virtual reality headset creating the illusion they are flying through space, with the movements on-screen coinciding with those on the 840-metre long track.
  
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• Where's Jeremy Hunt? You Can't Ask That

  12-01-2016 15:42
  
  It was a reasonable enough question on the eve of the junior doctors strike ... although it appears the Department of Health didn't feel quite the same way. Having spent all day trying to get an interview with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, I felt it was fair enough to ask his adviser where he was. Instead, the UK broadcast media was offered a senior official from the NHS England by the Department of Health to do one interview for all of us.
  
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• G4S fires four workers at UK youth centre over allegations of mistreatment

  12-01-2016 15:38
  G4S, the world's largest security company, said on Tuesday it had fired four of its workers over allegations of unnecessary force and improper language at a British training centre for young offenders. Last week, the company said it had suspended seven members of staff at the Medway Secure Training Centre in Rochester, southeast England, and referred the allegations to British police, local authorities and the Ministry of Justice. G4S said it became aware of the allegations after receiving a let
  
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• Cadbury Sales Fall After Creme Egg Changes

  12-01-2016 15:26
  
  The maker of Cadbury's Creme Eggs has been forced to defend its controversial recipe after the chocolate brand saw millions of pounds worth of Easter sales melt away. Research by analysts IRI for trade magazine The Grocer found Cadbury's best-selling seasonal lines were £10m lower in 2015, cutting the confectioner’s market share from 42% to 40%. The report found that filled and shell Creme Egg sales were down by £6m.
  
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• Amateur landlords under attack as British home ownership falls

  12-01-2016 15:15
  
  By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - They have pocketed some of the most lucrative returns available to investors in recent decades and been a staple of newspapers' personal finance pages, but tougher times now lie ahead for Britain's army of small-time landlords. Overall, there are nearly 2 million private landlords in Britain, owning almost 20 percent of homes. Chancellor George Osborne is squeezing more tax from buy-to-let (BTL) investments, partly to help fund incentives for new homeowners,
  
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• Smart ticketing 'could be on every bus in Britain by 2022'

  12-01-2016 15:12
  
  Smart ticketing could be made available on every bus in Britain by 2022, the country's major operators have announced.
  
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• 'New era' for dementia treatment may be on horizon

  12-01-2016 14:39
  New treatments for dementia are "on target" to be developed within the next decade, a leading expert has said.
  
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• Footballer 'groped woman who was locked out of her flat'

  12-01-2016 14:28
  A professional footballer groped a woman after he invited her to stay on his sofa when she was locked out of her flat, a court has heard.
  
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• Alex Salmond warns over 'disrespectful' early referendum on EU

  12-01-2016 14:28
  Philip Hammond has refused to rule out the EU referendum taking place within six weeks of Scottish, Welsh and other elections in May.
  
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• Mother, 17, admits child cruelty after pouring bleach in mouth of newborn baby

  12-01-2016 14:14
  A 17-year-old girl has admitted poured bleach into the mouth of her baby just moments after giving birth in secret.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt urges BMA to return to talks amid junior doctors' strike action

  12-01-2016 14:14
  
  Jeremy Hunt has urged the British Medical Association (BMA) to return to the negotiating table instead of carrying on with "unnecessary strikes" after the first walkout by junior doctors in 40 years.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn chairs first meeting of reshuffled shadow cabinet

  12-01-2016 14:14
  Jeremy Corbyn has chaired the first meeting of Labour's shadow cabinet since his controversial reshuffle.
  
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• Wrong kind of sunshine causes train delays in capital

  12-01-2016 13:46
  
  Rail passengers have expressed their anger after being told trains were delayed due to "strong sunlight".
  
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• BP Cuts 20% Of North Sea Workforce

  12-01-2016 13:44
  
  BP is cutting 600 jobs from its North Sea operations, a fifth of its workforce in the region, after oil prices slid to a near 12-year low. BP's announcement came as a sustained slump in the oil price showed no signs of abating, with the cost of a barrel of Brent crude hitting a new near-12 year low as it slid below $31.
  
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• David Bowie's death sends online song plays soaring

  12-01-2016 13:24
  The number of David Bowie's songs listened to online leapt by more than 2,000% as the world mourned his death.
  
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• Striking junior doctors refuse to return to work at 'major incident' hospital

  12-01-2016 13:12
  
  Junior doctors in the West Midlands have refused to go back to work despite an order from their NHS trust, as thousands of medics strike across England.
  
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• Two Held Over Syria-Related Terror Offences

  12-01-2016 13:01
  
  Two men have been arrested in Walsall on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences.
  
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• Doctors Strike: The Key Questions Answered

  12-01-2016 12:59
  
  All your questions answered about how today's industrial action could affect you. So why are junior doctors striking? In return, the government claims maximum working hours would be reduced and the proposals would have a negligible effect on junior doctors' pay.
  
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• Capital commuters hit by train delays because the sun is too bright

  12-01-2016 12:58
  
  Rail passengers have expressed their anger after being told trains were delayed due to "strong sunlight".
  
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• Two men held in Syria-linked terror probe

  12-01-2016 12:57
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism linked to Syria.
  
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• Storm damage set to cost Direct Line up to £140m

  12-01-2016 12:57
  
  Direct Line Insurance Group said it expects the three storms that lashed the UK last month will cost it up to £140 million in customer claims.
  
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• More than one in 20 Armed Forces deaths happen during training

  12-01-2016 12:57
  
  More than one in 20 deaths in the British military happen during training, official figures have revealed.
  
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• Foreign Office checking for British victims of Istanbul blast

  12-01-2016 12:57
  
  Officials are working to verify whether any Britons were killed in a suspected suicide bombing in an area of Istanbul popular with tourists, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said.
  
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• Morrisons enjoys surprise Christmas sales boost

  12-01-2016 12:42
  
  Supermarket Morrisons said customers are coming back to its stores as it posted a surprise rise in festive sales after its best Christmas for four years.
  
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