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• Elephant Gores British Tourist To Death

  01-02-2016 23:53
  
  A Scottish man has died after being gored by an elephant in Thailand, local press has reported. It then threw Mr Crowe and his daughter from its back, trampling on Mr Crowe and goring him with its tusk, killing him instantly.
  
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• UK financial watchdog criticised by lawmakers, but avoids 'no confidence' censure

  01-02-2016 23:48
  By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog came under heavy criticism from lawmakers on Monday over its treatment of small companies and consumers, but escaped a vote of no confidence. In a debate in Britain's parliament on a symbolic motion of no confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority, lawmakers lined up to criticise the watchdog over how it supervises banks paying compensation to businesses for miss-selling interest rate hedging products. A "blundering" FCA has been "w
  
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• Women 'ninjas' take centre stage in Jane Austen and zombies mash-up film

  01-02-2016 22:47
  
  Pride And Prejudice And Zombies took to the blood red carpet at London's Leicester Square for its European premiere.
  
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• Tory EU 'Out' Rebels Hold Secret Meeting

  01-02-2016 22:36
  
  Thirty Conservative backbenchers have held a secret meeting with the organisers of the 'Vote Leave' campaign amid concerns over its strategy. Campaign director Dominic Cummings and its chief executive Matthew Eliot were both questioned by the party's most ardent eurosceptics. Details of the gathering were leaked to Sky News an hour before the MPs started filing into Committee Room 9.
  
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• Ticketholder in Ireland claims 66 million euro share of EuroMillions jackpot

  01-02-2016 22:34
  
  A ticketholder in Ireland has come forward to claim a 66 million euro (£50 million) share of Friday's EuroMillions jackpot.
  
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• Google takes a bite out of Apple after announcing high revenue growth

  01-02-2016 22:34
  
  Google is set to overtake Apple as the most valuable company in the world after announcing its financial results for the last three months of 2015.
  
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• Elephant Kills British Tourist In Thailand

  01-02-2016 22:26
  
  A Scottish man has died after being gored by an elephant in Thailand, local press has reported. It then threw Mr Crowe and his daughter from its back, trampling on Mr Crowe and goring him with its tusk, killing him instantly.
  
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• Rhodes Row: College 'Sold Out' Over Statue

  01-02-2016 21:00
  
  Students at Oxford University have accused Oriel College's governing body of selling out to "wealthy alumni" following its announcement that it would not consider removing a statue of the imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Oriel College, which owns the statue, announced last week that a consultation process had received "overwhelming support" for the memorial and that it would not be removing either the statue or a separate private plaque. Reading from a statement, second year economics student Andre Dal
  
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• World Health Organisation stance on Zika virus hailed by health professionals

  01-02-2016 20:59
  
  There was a broad welcome for the World Health Organisation's declaration of a "public health emergency of international concern" in relation to the Zika virus.
  
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• World Health Organisation sounds alarm over Zika link to babies' brain condition

  01-02-2016 20:38
  An association between the Zika virus and a congenital brain condition found in babies born to infected mothers should be considered a "public health emergency of international concern", the World Health Organisation has said.
  
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• Deepcut Inquest: Sex Abuse Claims Considered

  01-02-2016 20:14
  
  A coroner has ruled that a second inquest into the death of a young female Army recruit more than 20 years ago will hear evidence suggesting she may have been sexually abused.
  
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• UK 'suffers skills gap' in fight against cyber-attacks

  01-02-2016 20:08
  Britain is suffering from a "skills gap" as it seeks to defend itself against cyber-attacks and has "struggled to keep pace" with the threat, the Prime Minister's national security adviser has warned.
  
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• Tusk To Table New Plans For EU Deal With UK

  01-02-2016 19:57
  
  EU president Donald Tusk says he will table proposals for a new settlement with the UK after "good progress" in talks. Mr Tusk said he would submit the plans on Tuesday ahead of a summit of EU leaders on 18-19 February. But in a sign there could still be some way to go, Mr Tusk said "outstanding issues" remained.
  
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• Frank Bruno's comeback bid rejected by boxing chiefs

  01-02-2016 19:49
  Former heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno's hopes of returning to the ring have been dashed after he was told his application for a licence would be declined.
  
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• Zika virus outbreak 'an international public health emergency'

  01-02-2016 19:34
  The Zika virus outbreak should be considered a "public health emergency of international concern", the World Health Organisation has said.
  
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• Policeman Stabbed Himself To Cover Up Murder

  01-02-2016 19:32
  
  PC Adrian Goldsmith, who battered partner Jill in a sustained attack with a mallet, had falsely claimed she lunged at him with a knife. The officer tried to fool his Northamptonshire Police colleagues into believing he had acted in self-defence. Goldsmith, 50, was arrested last March after his wife was found dead at their home in Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, near the force's headquarters, following a 999 call.
  
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• 'Sex abuse' claim to be probed in 'fearless' inquest into Deepcut soldier death

  01-02-2016 19:23
  
  The family of a young soldier found dead at an army barracks have spoken of their relief after a coroner ruled an inquest would examine whether she had been sexually abused before her death.
  
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• Sales of tablet computers down as 'hybrid' devices surge

  01-02-2016 19:18
  
  Tablet computer sales fell over the Christmas period as consumers instead turned to "hybrid" devices such as the Microsoft Surface and iPad Pro.
  
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• Tusk To Table New Proposal For EU Deal With UK

  01-02-2016 19:02
  
  EU president Donald Tusk says he will table proposals for a new settlement with the UK on Tuesday after "good progress" in talks.
  
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• Travel Disrupted As Storm Henry Blows In

  01-02-2016 19:00
  
  Schools have been closed and transport disrupted across Scotland after Storm Henry blew in with gusts of up to 90mph. The Met Office has issued amber "be prepared" alerts for wind until Tuesday morning. Winds of 70-80mph are widely expected, while 90mph is possible in the most exposed areas, especially across the Western Isles and along the west coast.
  
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• EU talks: New proposal to be tabled after 'good progress'

  01-02-2016 18:57
  
  Proposals for a new settlement for the UK in the European Union will be tabled tomorrow following "good progress" in talks on David Cameron's reform demands, Donald Tusk said.
  
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• New Deepcut Inquest: Sexual Abuse Considered

  01-02-2016 18:54
  
  A second inquest into the death of a young female Army recruit, more than twenty years ago at Deepcut Barracks, will hear evidence suggesting that she may have been sexually abused.
  
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• Libya 'a major concern' for terrorism, migration and stability

  01-02-2016 18:46
  Libya is a "major concern" for terrorism, migration and regional stability, the Prime Minister's National Security Adviser has told parliamentarians.
  
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• Government could impose new contract on doctors after pay talks break down

  01-02-2016 18:07
  The Government could push ahead with imposing a new contract on junior doctors if agreement cannot be reached in the next few weeks.
  
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• Ex-FA worker spared jail for accessing emails to get colleague the sack

  01-02-2016 18:07
  A former Football Association regional manager was given a suspended jail sentence on Monday for spying on the emails of a colleague to get her the sack.
  
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• Editing genes of human embryos may lead to 'consumer eugenics', campaigners warn

  01-02-2016 17:24
  Fertility chiefs have been accused of putting science before ethical principles after giving the go-ahead for scientists to edit the genes of human embryos.
  
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• Cheryl James inquest 'will not consider alleged culture of sex abuse at Deepcut'

  01-02-2016 17:17
  
  The inquest into the death of a young soldier at a controversial army barracks more than 20 years ago will not consider whether there was a "wider culture of sexual abuse", a coroner has said.
  
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• 'I feel like Superman,' says Frank Bruno as he reveals plans for ring return

  01-02-2016 16:22
  Former heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno says he wants to return to the ring.
  
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• Kate goes solo in TV interview for Queen tribute programme

  01-02-2016 16:10
  The Duchess of Cambridge has given her first solo television interview for a programme marking the Queen's life and reign.
  
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• Growing cost of grid, green fees blocks UK power price cut

  01-02-2016 16:00
  By Karolin Schaps and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - British households will not benefit from a fall in market electricity prices because their suppliers are facing rising costs elsewhere, such as green energy subsidies, which they say cancel out any wholesale price falls. Electricity and gas prices traded on the open market have fallen 20-35 percent in recent months as milder-than-normal weather has curbed demand and falling commodity prices have added even more downward pressure. Two of Br
  
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• Someone like you shouldn't use Adele's song, Donald Trump told

  01-02-2016 15:41
  Donald Trump's political campaign has been dealt a blow as there is one endorsement he has yet to secure: the right to use Adele's music.
  
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• Pep Guardiola To Take Over At Manchester City

  01-02-2016 15:35
  
  Pep Guardiola will become Manchester City manager in the summer, the Premier League giants have announced. The Bayern Munich coach, who started his managerial career with a trophy-laden spell at Barcelona, will take the reins from current manager Manuel Pellegrini, who will depart at the end of the season. The hiring represents a significant coup, with Guardiola widely considered to be one of the best coaches in the game.
  
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• Priest tells of emotional final handshake with Sir Terry Wogan

  01-02-2016 15:33
  
  Sir Terry Wogan's friend Father Brian D'Arcy has spoken of their emotional "last shake hands" and goodbye.
  
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• Junior Doctors' February Strike To Go Ahead

  01-02-2016 15:30
  
  Junior doctors will strike on 10 February after talks with NHS bosses on a new contract failed to reach an agreement. The walkout will see them only offer emergency care for 24 hours from 8am on 10 February. The strike was originally to be the first-ever full walkout - meaning not even emergency care would have been provided, with consultants stepping in to cover.
  
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• British woman who took toddler to join IS in Syria jailed for six years

  01-02-2016 15:18
  A British mother who took her 14-month-old son to Syria to join Islamic State fighters and allowed him to be photographed wearing a balaclava next to an assault rifle, was jailed for six years on Monday. Tareena Shakil, 26, left Britain in October 2014 and journeyed to the militant group's stronghold of Raqqa with the toddler, despite describing the Syrian city as the most dangerous place on earth, Birmingham Crown Court was told. Sentencing her to six years in prison, Judge Melbourne Inman said
  
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• Music and drama 'could become preserve of elite'

  01-02-2016 14:53
  Music and drama could become the "preserve of the elite" as a result of a drive for teenagers to take traditional academic subjects at GCSE level, school leaders have warned.
  
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• Decades old British comedy show 'Dad's Army' gets cinema reboot

  01-02-2016 14:06
  Popular British television show "Dad's Army" gets a cinema reboot this week in a new comedy hoping to garner the same laughs the sitcom did nearly 40 years after it ended. The BBC show, running from 1968 to 1977, followed the antics of an incompetent Home Guard platoon in the fictional English town of Walmington-on-Sea during World War II. It is now a TV re-run stalwart In the new film, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Gambon, Bill Nighy and Toby Jones, the platoon is faced with a spy thre
  
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• UK 'faces hard work' to secure EU reform deal

  01-02-2016 13:57
  
  Britain still faces "a lot of hard work" to secure an acceptable deal on EU reform and to persuade the other 27 member states to sign up to changes, Downing Street has said.
  
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• Drone And Jet In Close Call Near Parliament

  01-02-2016 13:54
  
  A drone and a passenger plane came within metres of crashing into each other near the Houses of Parliament, a report says. The jet had been passing in the vicinity of the Houses of Parliament at more than 184mph as it came in to land at London City Airport. The pilot estimated that the drone came within 20 metres (65ft) of the plane, which can carry up to 76 passengers, passing down the left hand side of the aircraft.
  
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• Junior doctors to go on strike after talks break down

  01-02-2016 13:53
  Junior doctors will go on strike next week after talks with the Government failed to reach an agreement.
  
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• Films showing smoking 'need adult rating to protect children'

  01-02-2016 13:53
  Films showing smoking should be given an adult rating to protect children from the tobacco industry, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
  
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• Oxford campaigners refuse to back down over Cecil Rhodes statue

  01-02-2016 13:29
  Campaigners have said they will redouble efforts to remove a statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes from an Oxford University college, warning that it is critical for the institution to "reckon with its past".
  
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• Danczuk Investigated Over Accommodation Claims

  01-02-2016 13:27
  
  Simon Danczuk is being investigated by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) over accommodation expenses claims. IPSA's compliance officer Peter Davis said he had launched the probe into the MP for Rochdale, who has been suspended by the Labour party over separate allegations, after receiving a complaint from a member of the public. The investigation relates to claims for supplementary expenses to cover the cost of Mr Danczuk's children living with him.
  
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• MP Simon Danczuk slams 'poorly worded' rules amid accommodation expenses probe

  01-02-2016 13:20
  Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has condemned "poorly worded" expenses rules which punish "modern families" after an investigation was launched into his accommodation claims.
  
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• Sir Terry Wogan: Books Of Condolences Open

  01-02-2016 13:10
  
  Books of condolences have been opened for Sir Terry Wogan in Limerick, where the Irish broadcaster grew up. The city's mayor, Liam Galvin, said it would give people the chance to pay their respects to "a true son of Limerick" and "a broadcasting institution". He said: "These Books of Condolences afford Limerick people at home and abroad the opportunity to convey their sympathies to the family of the late Terry Wogan, a true son of Limerick and a broadcasting institution whose passing will be mou
  
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• Mother Tareena Shakil jailed for six years for taking boy to Syria to join IS

  01-02-2016 12:19
  A woman who took her toddler son to Syria to join Islamic State (IS) has been jailed for six years.
  
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• UK Scientists Allowed To Modify Human Embryos

  01-02-2016 12:13
  
  British scientists have won the right to "edit" the activity of genes in human embryos for the first time in the UK. A licence to genetically modify genes in research has been approved by national regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). The embryos, which would be donated by couples undergoing IVF treatment who do not need them, must also be destroyed after two weeks.
  
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• Tareena Shakil Jailed For Joining Islamic State

  01-02-2016 12:13
  
  Tareena Shakil has been sentenced to six years for joining Islamic State and encouraging terrorism on social media.
  
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• Britain gives scientist go-ahead to genetically modify human embryos

  01-02-2016 12:11
  By Kate Kelland LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - - Scientists in Britain have been give the go-ahead to edit the genes of human embryos for research, using a technique that some say could eventually be used to create "designer babies". Less than a year after Chinese scientists caused an international furore by saying they had genetically modified human embryos, Kathy Niakan, a stem cell scientist from London's Francis Crick Institute, was granted a licence to carry out similar experiments. "The Human F
  
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• Countdown As PM Scrambles To Seal EU Deal

  01-02-2016 12:10
  
  David Cameron is facing a diplomatic scramble to seal an EU renegotiation deal by tonight if he wants the put Britain's membership to the vote in June. Diplomats will carry out a day of "intensive" negotiations after European Council president Donald Tusk declared "no deal" after dinner discussions with the Prime Minister on Sunday evening. Mr Tusk had been due to publish the text of his final offer to the UK on Monday but agreed a 24-hour extension after failing to reach agreement on all areas
  
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