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• New Zones To Protect Habitats And Wildlife

  16-01-2016 23:52
  
  More of the UK's coastline and waters will be given special protection from today after the Government designated 23 new areas as Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). Marine Environment Minister George Eustice, who announced the plans, said: "We've got more and more uses coming into our marine environment, ever more pressures on with things like renewable energy projects taking place, cables being laid and fishing activity. The new MCZs will protect 4,155 square miles of the UK's diverse and rich m
  
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• Foreign Secretary welcomes lifting of sanctions as Iran honours nuclear deal

  16-01-2016 23:47
  Britain has welcomed the lifting of international sanctions on Iran after the international nuclear watchdog said the Tehran government had met all its obligations under a deal with six international powers.
  
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• Police Search For Missing Mother And Three Sons

  16-01-2016 21:43
  
  Kent Police have said they are "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a Dartford woman and her three small children who have been reported missing. Kelly Walsh, 25, and her sons, aged between one and six, were last seen in the New Cross area of south London shortly before 3pm on Friday. "Officers are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of 25-year-old Kelly Walsh and her three boys," Kent Police said in a statement.
  
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• RAF pilot shot down in first Gulf War reveals 'sadness' for Iraqi people

  16-01-2016 20:07
  Twenty-five years after the start of the operation to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein, an RAF pilot shot down by the Iraqis has spoken of his sadness that British forces are still engaged in combat in the region.
  
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• Labour Party 'a changed place', Jeremy Corbyn tells Unite Scotland conference

  16-01-2016 20:07
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told Scottish voters he leads a changed party after his chief union paymaster urged the party leadership to apologise for "betraying" Scotland.
  
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• Five charged in Guyana in connection with death of Briton Dominic Bernard

  16-01-2016 20:07
  Five people have been charged in connection with the murder of an aspiring British film-maker in Guyana.
  
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• SNP Aide Suspended Over 'Anti-Islamic Texts'

  16-01-2016 17:59
  
  An SNP politician has been suspended by the party after allegedly sending hateful text messages to a Muslim colleague. Dundee City councillor Craig Melville, an aide to SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie, is alleged to have sent a number of texts to an unnamed woman within the party, shorty after the terror attacks in Paris. Another message apparently referred to the SNP's international development minister, Humza Yousaf, who visited the Greek island of Lesbos in October to see the plight of Syrian
  
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• Convicted murderer John Wilson absconds from prison while on leave

  16-01-2016 17:25
  A convicted murderer has failed to return to jail following leave.
  
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• Snow Warning As Mercury Set To Plunge To -10C

  16-01-2016 17:01
  
  The Met Office has issued a "be aware" snow warning for western Scotland, northwest England, parts of the Midlands and the South East. Around 1-3cm of snow (up to an inch) is likely to accumulate to lower levels, although possibly only a dusting is possible towards the South East, and 5-10cm (nearly 4 inches) is expected above 200m across western Scotland and Cumbria. Rain is more likely either side of the areas where snow is expected, especially across Wales and western England, where there may
  
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• Philip Hammond condemns Burkina Faso hotel attack as Britons urged to stay away

  16-01-2016 16:50
  
  Britons have been warned not to travel to an area of Burkina Faso after a deadly attack by suspected Islamic terrorists on a hotel that is popular with Westerners.
  
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• Dolphin activists pay tribute to David Bowie at demo

  16-01-2016 16:50
  Hundreds of protesters have paid tribute to the late David Bowie by singing one of his classic tracks during a demonstration in London.
  
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• Seven in hospital after double-decker bus and smart car crash

  16-01-2016 16:04
  Seven people are being treated in hospital after a double-decker bus was in a crash with a smart car and mounted the kerb.
  
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• ITV Screens Candidates To Find New Chairman

  16-01-2016 15:39
  
  Archie Norman, the former Conservative MP, is preparing to step down as chairman of ITV, six years after he arrived at the troubled commercial broadcaster. Sky News has learnt that Mr Norman has signalled to boardroom colleagues that he wants to leave the company later this year. The search for his successor is being led by ITV’s senior independent director Andy Haste, who also runs Wonga, the payday lender.
  
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• 'Exhilarating': Peake Tweets Spacewalk Selfie

  16-01-2016 14:49
  
  Tim Peake has returned to the International Space Station after completing his first spacewalk, and described his mission as one that "will be etched in my memory forever". The British astronaut said it was an "incredible feeling" to venture outside with his American colleague Colonel Tim Kopra. Major Peake also shared pictures of his "exhilarating" feat - with a selfie that was truly out of this world.
  
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• Two teenagers arrested over fatal stabbing of 16-year-old boy at party

  16-01-2016 13:47
  Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old at a party.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn warns companies over living wage in 'fairness' initiative

  16-01-2016 13:47
  
  A Labour government could ban companies from paying out dividends to shareholders unless they pay all their workers the living wage, Jeremy Corbyn has said.
  
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• Dundee councillor probed over alleged texts to Muslim colleague

  16-01-2016 13:47
  A politician is being investigated over allegedly sending hateful messages to a Muslim colleague.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn warns big business over low pay, wage gap

  16-01-2016 13:35
  British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday he would stop big companies from distributing dividends unless they paid their workers the living wage as part of his proposals to promote fairer working conditions. Corbyn, a socialist who won control of the Labour Party in September, said too much of the proceeds of growing company profits benefit the wealthiest and called for "pay ratios" to be introduced to help tackle income inequality. If they depend on cheap labour for those profits
  
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• Pothole penis artist returns to highlight roads problem

  16-01-2016 12:32
  
  A crusader highlighting the state of Britain's crumbling roads by painting giant penises around potholes has struck again.
  
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• Murder Arrests After Boy Stabbed At Party

  16-01-2016 11:53
  
  Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 16-year-old was stabbed at a party. The 17-year-olds are being questioned over the killing of Munashe Charles Kutyauripo - known as Charlie - in Woodford, east London, on 9 January. He had been at a female friend's 16th birthday party at Ashton playing fields when a confrontation took place on the playing fields outside.
  
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• Corbyn Unveils Plan To Build 'Fairer Britain'

  16-01-2016 11:50
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is unveiling a new programme of left-wing policies, while facing a showdown with the big trade unions over his bid to drag defence policy to the left. In the first of two major speeches this weekend, the Labour leader is spelling out a series of measures "to build a fairer Britain", including proposals on jobs, pay and re-nationalisation. He said: "Investing in our future, investment in new infrastructure, industries and jobs is guaranteeing fairness.
  
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• 'Exhilarating': Peake's Joy At First Spacewalk

  16-01-2016 11:15
  
  Tim Peake has returned to the International Space Station after completing his first spacewalk, and described his mission as one that "will be etched in my memory forever". The British astronaut said it was an "incredible feeling" to venture outside with his American colleague Colonel Tim Kopra. Major Peake also shared pictures of his "exhilarating" feat - with a selfie that was truly out of this world.
  
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• Travellers warned as 100-mile wide corridor of snow moves into Britain

  16-01-2016 11:07
  
  Travellers have been warned of potential disruption from a 100-mile wide corridor of snow moving eastwards into Britain.
  
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• Britons warned to stay away amid Burkina Faso hotel attack

  16-01-2016 11:07
  Britons have been warned not to travel to an area of Burkina Faso after a deadly attack by suspected Islamic terrorists on a hotel that is popular with Westerners.
  
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• Corbyn sets out living wage 'fairness' initiative

  16-01-2016 08:16
  
  A Labour government could ban companies from paying out dividends to shareholders unless they pay all their workers the living wage, Jeremy Corbyn is indicating.
  
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• Oxford vice chancellor: Don't ban extremist speakers

  16-01-2016 07:16
  
  Extremist groups should not be banned from speaking at British universities because students need to think about challenging "objectionable" ideas, Oxford University's first woman vice chancellor has said.
  
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• VIDEO: The shirt guaranteed to last 30 years

  16-01-2016 05:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Cridland is so confident in the design of his shirts he gives them a 30-year guarantee. He tells the BBC's Michael Hirst how they are made.
  
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• VIDEO: 'My son wants to be a girl'

  16-01-2016 05:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio Manchester presenter, Stephanie Hirst, reports on the challenges transgender children and their parents can face.
  
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• VIDEO: Images of Ireland's Easter Uprising

  16-01-2016 05:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new exhibition in London features rarely seen images from Ireland's Easter Uprising 100 years ago.
  
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• Corbyn to warn firms over 'unfair' pay

  16-01-2016 05:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is to warn that a Labour government could ban companies from paying dividends to shareholders unless they pay workers the living wage.
  
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• Welby: Easter Sunday Should Be On Fixed Date

  16-01-2016 05:13
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury has said Easter should be on the same Sunday every year. The dates for Easter are not always set from one year to the next, unlike other Christian holidays like Christmas. The Most Rev Justin Welby said he hopes Easter will become a fixed date by the time he retires.
  
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• Museum's WW2 war orphans appeal

  16-01-2016 05:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A museum appeals for help in identifying seven war orphans "adopted" by US airmen during World War Two.
  
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• Abuse Claims: Ex-Army Chief To Face No Action

  16-01-2016 04:57
  
  The UK's former highest-ranking soldier has been told he will face no further action over historical child sex abuse claims. Lord Bramall said the past year since being interviewed under caution by police in connection with the allegations was "really awful". The 92-year-old peer was spoken to last April at a police station near his home in Farnham, Surrey.
  
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• Heart-pounding screen action? We can measure that, says Hollywood

  16-01-2016 04:35
  Ever been told a movie is a heart-pounding thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat? Thanks to wearable technology, Hollywood has the tools to prove it.
  
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• Corrie's Bill Roache tells of last words to dying co-star Anne Kirkbride

  16-01-2016 04:27
  Coronation Street star Bill Roache has spoken of his last words to his beloved screen wife Anne Kirkbride hours before she died of cancer.
  
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• UK Shivers As Mercury Set To Plunge To -10C

  16-01-2016 04:13
  The Met Office has issued "be aware" yellow ice warnings for the east coast of Scotland and England, parts of southwest England and the Midlands, Wales and Northern Ireland. Rural parts of the Highlands and Aberdeenshire could see the mercury fall to as low as -10C and between 5cm and 10cm (2-4in) of snow could fall on higher ground, the Met Office said. Sky News weather producer Chris England said: "We're in a northerly flow at the moment, meaning it's turning much colder.
  
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• Peer's helicopter death 'accidental'

  16-01-2016 03:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deaths of one of Northern Ireland's richest men and three others in a helicopter crash were accidental, a jury decides.
  
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• Gulf War: Memories Of Desert Storm 25 Years On

  16-01-2016 03:04
  
  On 16 January 1991 British servicemen and women with coalition forces began Operation Desert Storm. Disputes over oil, territory and war debts led the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait. Former RAF navigator John Nichol has made a film for Sky News looking back at the legacy of the first Gulf War, and has spoken to people whose lives and views of the world were changed forever by it.
  
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• Corbyn To Unveil Plan To Build 'Fairer Britain'

  16-01-2016 02:43
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is to unveil a new programme of left-wing policies, while facing a showdown with the big trade unions over his bid to drag defence policy to the left. In the first of two major speeches this weekend, the Labour leader will spell out a series of measures "to build a fairer Britain", including proposals on jobs, pay and renationalisation. "Investing in our future, investment in new infrastructure, industries and jobs is guaranteeing fairness," the Labour leader will say.
  
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• 'Cruise' car event crash driver jailed

  16-01-2016 02:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who admitted seriously injuring five people after crashing his car during a "cruise" event in Peterborough is jailed.
  
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• Is the art of shorthand dying?

  16-01-2016 02:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is the art of shorthand dying out?
  
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• Celebrating reggae sound systems

  16-01-2016 01:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's reggae sound systems
  
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• Tim Peake: How a space hero was made

  16-01-2016 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The making of British space hero Tim Peake
  
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• Papers focus on fixed Easter and spacewalk

  16-01-2016 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to fix Easter to the same week each year and pictures of Major Tim Peake's disrupted spacewalk feature on Saturday's newspaper front pages.
  
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• Party leaders to address union rally

  16-01-2016 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Politicians including Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn are to address the Unite Scotland union conference in Glasgow.
  
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• Dame Barbara to exit EastEnders for good

  16-01-2016 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  EastEnders actress Dame Barbara Windsor says she is leaving the show for good and her character Peggy Mitchell is to be killed off.
  
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• UK shivers as temperatures plunge to -10C

  16-01-2016 01:07
  Temperatures are expected to fall to as low as minus 10C in rural Scotland over the weekend as the winter chill sets in across the UK.
  
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• Surge in contaminated waste as recycling rules ignored

  16-01-2016 01:07
  The amount of waste being being sent to landfill or burned instead of being recycled has almost doubled in the past three years, figures show.
  
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• 'No Labour defence review role' for Ken Livingstone

  16-01-2016 01:07
  Former London mayor Ken Livingstone will have no formal role in Labour's review of its defence policy, the party has announced.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn to give Unite Scotland conference address

  16-01-2016 01:07
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will address the first-ever Unite Scotland policy conference at a time of growing tension with the unions.
  
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