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• Paedophile who repeatedly raped baby dies after being found unresponsive in cell

  19-01-2016 23:59
  A paedophile who repeatedly raped a baby has died after being found unresponsive in his prison cell.
  
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• Former inmate Lord Hanningfield calls for more prisoner education

  19-01-2016 23:59
  A peer told the Lords about his own experiences in jail as he called for better education for prisoners.
  
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• Islamic State media outlet confirms death of 'Jihadi John'

  19-01-2016 22:40
  A media outlet associated with Islamic State on Tuesday released a eulogy for "Jihadi John", a member of the militant group who gained notoriety for his filmed execution of hostages, the monitoring organisation SITE reported. The militant was identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a British citizen of Arab origin. Emwazi was described in Islamic State's Dabiq magazine by his nickname "Abu Muharib al-Muhajir".
  
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• Islamic State confirms death of 'Jihadi John'

  19-01-2016 22:31
  
  The Islamic State (IS) group has confirmed the death of the British terrorist who became known as Jihadi John.
  
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• Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty 'beyond delighted' at birth of son

  19-01-2016 21:03
  
  Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty have announced the birth of their baby son, the couple's first child.
  
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• Police to meet 'witness' over death of Welsh teenager in London 40 years ago

  19-01-2016 20:14
  Detectives are to meet with a potential witness in a 40-year-old case involving the mysterious death of a Welsh teenager amid a suggestion he may have been hit by a police car.
  
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• No serial killer in Manchester waterway deaths - police

  19-01-2016 20:14
  Police have admitted some people have been pushed into Manchester's waterways, but deny there is a serial killer at large.
  
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• GCHQ offers students summer job with a difference

  19-01-2016 20:14
  They traditionally turn to local shops or bars, but now students are being offered the chance to secure a summer job with a difference: at spy agency GCHQ.
  
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• Child radicalisation methods 'similar to sexual grooming'

  19-01-2016 20:08
  Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has likened methods used by extremists to radicalise British schoolchildren to sexual grooming.
  
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• Twitter resolves technical issue after six hours

  19-01-2016 19:39
  
  Twitter has confirmed a technical problem that affected access to the site for more than six hours has now been resolved.
  
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• I want my brother to come home - sister of suspected UK jihadi

  19-01-2016 19:38
  The sister of a Briton suspected of being the masked militant fronting an Islamic State execution video said on Tuesday she believed her brother had been brainwashed but she wanted him to come home and hoped he could still be rehabilitated. Siddhartha Dhar has been identified by media as the spokesman in a film released by IS earlier this month which showed the killing of five men it accused of being Western spies, although there has been no official confirmation. "I don't want to believe that h
  
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• BoE's Carney says has no timetable for raising record-low UK rates

  19-01-2016 19:19
  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday he had no timetable for raising interest rates and avoided giving one of his trademark steers on what was likely to happen to them against a backdrop of a weakening global economy. With Chinese growth hitting a 25-year low and British pay increases slowing, Carney's first speech of 2016 strengthened the view among economists that the central bank is unlikely to raise rates until the second half of this year at the earliest. "(It) doesn't have
  
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• Couple launch court fight over ban on heterosexual civil partnerships

  19-01-2016 18:55
  
  A heterosexual couple who want to enter into a civil partnership rather than marry have urged a judge to rule that they are being discriminated against.
  
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• Forget life on Mars... astronaut nurses flower to full bloom on space station

  19-01-2016 18:04
  The International Space Station is home to a new life form: a thriving zinnia with a beautiful orange-yellow bloom.
  
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• British IS Terror Suspect Was 'Good Man'

  19-01-2016 18:01
  
  The sister of the man suspected of being a masked jihadi who murdered a hostage in a recent Islamic State propaganda video has said she has not given up hope he might one day return home and be rehabilitated. Konika Dhar told MPs the man in the IS video sounded like her brother Siddhartha Dhar, who converted to Islam around a decade ago and changed his name to Abu Rumaysah. He is believed to be the key suspect in the video, which was released  earlier this month, and showed five hostages be
  
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• Scientific progress 'almost certain to bring disaster to planet Earth'

  19-01-2016 17:50
  Scientific progress is almost certain to bring disaster to planet Earth within the next few thousand years, according to top cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking.
  
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• British spy agency hailed as best gay-friendly employer

  19-01-2016 17:03
  Just over 25 years since Britain's powerful domestic spy agency dropped a ban on hiring homosexuals, MI5 was hailed on Tuesday as the country's most gay-friendly employer. Just six years ago, MI5 was ranked at 134th in the index. "People can only give the best they can give when they feel supported, valued and treated with respect by their colleagues," Andrew Parker, the director general of MI5, told the charity.
  
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• London bids to become 'gaming capital of the world'

  19-01-2016 17:00
  
  A programme to make London the "gaming capital of the world" has been launched by Mayor Boris Johnson.
  
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• Father who sexually assaulted baby Poppi before death 'faces no criminal action'

  19-01-2016 16:56
  
  A father found to have sexually assaulted his 13-month-old daughter shortly before her sudden death will not face criminal action unless new evidence comes to light.
  
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• Labour report identifies reasons for 2015 election defeat

  19-01-2016 16:39
  A Labour inquest into the reasons for defeat in last year's general election has identified a failure to build trust on the economy and to convince voters they had the answers on welfare and immigration
  
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• Donald Tusk: Concrete proposal for EU reform to be tabled within weeks

  19-01-2016 16:39
  A "concrete proposal" for European Union reform will be tabled within weeks, Donald Tusk said in an apparent boost to David Cameron's hopes of securing a quick renegotiation deal.
  
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• David Miranda loses appeal case over Heathrow detention

  19-01-2016 16:39
  A journalist's partner held for nine hours at Heathrow Airport under anti-terror laws has lost a Court of Appeal claim that police acted unlawfully - but won a ruling hailed as a victory for press freedom.
  
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• Mystery Torso Found In Suitcase In Canal

  19-01-2016 16:38
  
  Police in Ireland are trying to identify a dismembered body found dumped in a canal in County Kildare. The torso was discovered in a suitcase in the Grand Canal, near the village of Ardclough, west of Dublin, on Saturday by a group of walkers. Superintendent Gerry Wall said a huge number of people contacted the murder inquiry after appeals were made for anyone who may have been on the towpath between Thursday and Saturday.
  
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• Twitter still suffering from global technical issues

  19-01-2016 16:19
  
  Twitter is still suffering from global technical problems, more than six hours after the site first reported a service issue.
  
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• Junior Doctors' 48-Hour Strike Suspended

  19-01-2016 16:11
  
  A two-day strike by junior doctors planned for next week has been suspended, the BMA has said. The decision comes as talks continue between the Government and the British Medical Association (BMA) over new contracts. Last week, some 38,000 junior doctors in England held a 24-hour strike, resulting in thousands of cancelled operations and procedures.
  
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• Asda website flaw 'could have allowed hackers access to information'

  19-01-2016 16:10
  A flaw on Asda's website potentially allowed hackers access to customers' personal information and payment details, a security expert has claimed.
  
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• Cyber security experts in warning over 'dangerously simple' passwords

  19-01-2016 16:00
  The most popular passwords of 2015 have been labelled "dangerous" by security experts because of their simplicity.
  
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• 'Sexist' High Street Prices Revealed

  19-01-2016 15:37
  
  The gender price gap was found at some of Britain's biggest retailers, including Tesco, Boots and Amazon. Chairwoman of the Women and Equalities Committee, Maria Miller, said: "Retailers need to explain how they can be charging such different prices for items which look identical. In one case, The Times Newspaper revealed Tesco charged double the price for 10 pink disposable razors as it did for men's razors.
  
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• Polling failures 'changed outcome of 2015 general election'

  19-01-2016 15:31
  Polling failures changed the outcome of the general election, senior politicians have claimed after an inquiry found surveys had relied on unrepresentative samples.
  
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• NHS patients offered chance to visit France for treatment

  19-01-2016 15:07
  NHS patients will be able to travel to France for routine treatment under plans criticised as a "gimmick" by opponents.
  
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• Libya turmoil 'due to West's failure to act forcefully after fall of Gaddafi'

  19-01-2016 15:07
  Libya has been left in a "terrible state" because the West failed to take "forceful" action in the aftermath of the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, MPs have been told.
  
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• Charles' private estate appeals against 'public authority' ruling in oyster row

  19-01-2016 15:07
  The Prince of Wales' private estate is fighting a court ruling that could open up its dealings to increased public scrutiny.
  
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• £1,000 charge per non-EU skilled migrant worker proposed

  19-01-2016 14:50
  
  Companies would be forced to pay an annual charge of £1,000 for every skilled worker they employ from outside Europe under proposals from the Government's official migration advisers.
  
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• UK junior doctors suspend second strike after talks progress

  19-01-2016 14:14
  Britain's junior doctors said on Tuesday they would suspend a threatened 48-hour strike planned for next week after making progress in conciliation talks with the government over pay and conditions for working anti-social hours. The junior doctors, or doctors in training who represent just over half of all doctors in the National Health Service (NHS), have already held a one-day strike this month. "The BMA has today taken the decision to suspend the industrial action planned for 26-28 January,"
  
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• Britain to cap 'excessive' pension early-exit fees

  19-01-2016 13:46
  Britain's finance ministry said on Tuesday it would introduce legislation to cap "excessive" exit fees charged to pension-holders who choose to withdraw their cash early, following pensions reform designed to allow easier access to the cash. "The independent FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) will be responsible for setting the level of the cap and will consult fully in due course," the Treasury said in a statement. The Treasury's decision follows a consultation last year.
  
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• 'Three chances missed' to charge Lord Janner over sex abuse claims

  19-01-2016 13:33
  
  Failures by police and prosecutors meant three chances were missed to charge Lord Greville Janner over sex abuse claims, an independent report has found.
  
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• Junior doctors' 48-hour strike suspended amid fresh talks

  19-01-2016 13:33
  
  A 48-hour strike by junior doctors has been suspended as talks continue with the Government over a new contract.
  
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• IMF cuts global growth forecasts amid China concerns

  19-01-2016 13:33
  
  Slowing growth in China and rising geopolitical tensions has led the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cut its growth forecasts for the next two years.
  
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• Better Together campaign and BNP fined by Electoral Commission

  19-01-2016 13:33
  
  The Better Together campaign against Scottish independence and the British National Party (BNP) have been fined thousands of pounds for failing to submit financial information to the Electoral Commission on time.
  
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• Alzheimer's prescriptions 'six times higher than in 2004'

  19-01-2016 13:33
  
  The number of prescriptions for drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease is now six times higher than a decade ago.
  
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• Three 'Missed Chances' To Prosecute Janner

  19-01-2016 12:49
  
  Three chances were missed to prosecute Lord Greville Janner over child sex abuse allegations, an independent inquiry has found. There was enough evidence to put the Labour peer before the courts in 1991, 2002 and 2007 but failings by police and lawyers meant he was never prosecuted, the report by High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques found. It pointed to an "inadequate" investigation by police after claims of indecent assault and serious sexual assault in 1991, and the failure of officers to pa
  
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• Toddler Abused By Dad Before Sudden Death

  19-01-2016 12:44
  
  A 13-month-old girl was sexually assaulted by her father shortly before her sudden death in December 2012, a judge has ruled.
  
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• Twitter begins to regain its voice after two-hour outage

  19-01-2016 12:19
  
  Twitter is beginning to come back online for users after a technical problem caused an outage that lasted more than two hours.
  
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• Terrorism Act incompatible with human rights, court rules in David Miranda case

  19-01-2016 12:18
  
  Appeal court says detention of Miranda at Heathrow was lawful but clause under which he was held is not compatible with European human rights convention
  A key clause in the Terrorism Act 2000 is incompatible with the European convention on human rights, the master of the rolls, Lord Dyson, has declared as part of a court of appeal judgment.His judgment came in the case of the detention of a man detained at Heathrow airport for carrying files related to information obtained by the US whistleblowe
  
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• Australian Open 2016: Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep out in first round – live!

  19-01-2016 12:18
  
  Fernando Verdasco stuns Rafa Nadal in five setsNovak Djokovic tells of being offered $200,000 to fix matchEmail: [email protected] GMTHewitt retrieves a fine Duckworth drop shot, flipping an exquisite chip over his opponent’s head to land the ball on the baseline. Duckworth nearly keeps an absurd rally going with a between-the-legs flick, but not quite. A highly entertaining point sets Hewitt off on the right track in Duckworth’s service game, and upon winning a pat
  
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• IMF cuts growth forecasts, while UK inflation hits 11-month high - business live

  19-01-2016 12:11
  
  Chinese GDP edges down, UK inflation rises by more than expected, International Monetary Fund sees slower economic growth 10.50am GMTAnd here are the IMF comments on markets and China, courtesy of Reuters:Global financial markets seem to be overreacting to falling oil prices and China, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.Maurice Obstfeld also said it was critical that China is clear about its overall policy strategy, including its currency. 10.34am GMTThe IMF h
  
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• Minister dismisses campaigners' concerns over state pension changes

  19-01-2016 12:06
  
  Ros Altmann also suggested that women had misunderstood changes to UK state pension, after coming under pressure to provide help for those affected Campaigners demanding a better deal for women who say they will lose out because of state pension changes have been told by the government that there is no “magic pot” of cash to help them.
  Giving evidence to MPs, the pensions minister, Ros Altmann, also suggested that the affected women had misunderstood how the new state pension would w
  
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• David Squires on … the fascinating weekend of football fixtures, 16-17 January

  19-01-2016 12:04
  
  In the latest from his series of cartoons, David Squires looks back at the past round of Premier League games. And you can find David’s archive of cartoons here Continue reading...
  
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• Temperatures plunge on coldest night of winter so far

  19-01-2016 11:57
  
  The coldest night of the winter hit the UK on Monday after temperatures plunged in Scotland.
  
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• Half of record Lotto jackpot still remains unclaimed

  19-01-2016 11:57
  
  The winner of the remaining £33 million half of the UK's biggest-ever Lotto jackpot has still not come forward, well over a week after the headline-grabbing draw.
  
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