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• Prince treated to piano performance by nine-year-old girl

  08-02-2016 23:16
  The Prince of Wales was treated to a piano performance at Buckingham Palace, by a nine-year-old girl playing a piece called The Prince.
  
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• Diabetes findings 'could open the door to new treatments for young people'

  08-02-2016 23:00
  Children who are diagnosed with diabetes before the age of seven develop a more aggressive form of the disease than that seen in teenagers, new research suggests.
  
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• Tory politicians and backers at lavish fundraising event

  08-02-2016 22:45
  Tory politicians and their backers donned their dinner suits and ball gowns on Monday to raise funds for the Conservative party.
  
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• Second man shot dead in apparent gangland feud

  08-02-2016 22:29
  A second man has been shot dead in Dublin in an apparent gangland feud which is suspected to involve drugs gangs in Ireland and Spain.
  
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• 'Camera flash' light therapy during sleep helps reduce jet lag, scientists say

  08-02-2016 22:00
  Timed flashes of light during sleep may be the best way to combat jet lag, a study has found.
  
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• Tens of thousands without power as Storm Imogen batters Britain

  08-02-2016 21:45
  
  Tens of thousands of people have been left without power as Storm Imogen battered Britain, with hurricane-force winds reaching speeds of almost 100mph.
  
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• Emily Thornberry branded 'waffly and incoherent' as Labour Trident row continues

  08-02-2016 21:11
  Shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry has been branded "waffly and incoherent" amid renewed Labour infighting over Trident.
  
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• Testicular 'time-bomb' raises risk of fathering children with serious diseases

  08-02-2016 21:00
  
  A genetic "time-bomb" in the testicles increases a man's risk of fathering children with serious diseases as he ages, say scientists.
  
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• Sleep deprivation increases chances of false crime confessions, study finds

  08-02-2016 21:00
  
  Sleep deprivation greatly increases the chances of an innocent suspect confessing to a crime, a study has found.
  
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• Robot cockroach 'can squeeze with ease through rubble to find disaster victims'

  08-02-2016 21:00
  
  A scuttling robot cockroach has been developed that mimics the insect's creepy ability to squeeze through the narrowest gaps.
  
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• ScottishPower wants to see doorstep selling ban overturned

  08-02-2016 20:11
  ScottishPower has called for the energy watchdog to overturn a ban on doorstep selling.
  
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• Tributes paid to Georgy Girl author Margaret Forster, who has died aged 77

  08-02-2016 19:56
  
  Tributes have been paid to acclaimed novelist Margaret Forster who has died aged 77.
  
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• UK Rebukes North Korea Ambassador Over Rocket

  08-02-2016 19:40
  
  North Korea's ambassador to London has been summoned to the Foreign Office following Pyongyang's controversial launch of a long-range rocket. Hyon Hak Bong was told by Britain's Asia minister that the UK condemned the test "in the strongest terms" as it amounted to a "deliberate violation" of UN Security Council resolutions. Following the meeting, Hugo Swire said North Korea's actions "continue to present a threat to regional and international security".
  
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• Deepcut soldier Cheryl James's father urges 'thorough investigation' into death

  08-02-2016 19:28
  The father of a teenage soldier found dead at an army barracks has called for a "thorough investigation" into her death after an inquest heard new forensic evidence had shown she may not have killed herself.
  
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• Biker Faces No Action Over Wife's Dubai Death

  08-02-2016 19:18
  
  A former Superbike racer arrested on suspicion of the murder of his newly-wed wife in Dubai has been told he faces no further action. Sean Emmett had been on police bail for more than two years in connection with the death of Abigail Emmett, nee Elson, who fell several floors from a high-rise hotel. He was arrested and questioned by officers back in December 2013 on his arrival at Heathrow Airport from Dubai, where his wife had died in February of that year.
  
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• Garda keeping open mind after Continuity IRA claims boxing weigh-in killing

  08-02-2016 19:02
  Irish police said they are keeping an open mind after dissident republican terrorists claimed they murdered a gangster at a Dublin hotel during a weigh-in for a boxing match.
  
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• Coldplay climb towards number one on album charts after Super Bowl show

  08-02-2016 19:02
  Coldplay look set to clinch another number one album following their performance at the Super Bowl.
  
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• London top flight index plummets more than 9% since start of year

  08-02-2016 18:52
  The London top flight index has plummeted nearly 9% since the start of the year as it dropped 2.7% in afternoon trading.
  
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• George Osborne's psychiatrist brother admits sex with vulnerable patient

  08-02-2016 18:52
  The psychiatrist brother of Chancellor George Osborne is back before the General Medical Council after he admitted having sex with a vulnerable patient who had been under his care, a disciplinary panel has heard.
  
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• UK airport expansion decision on track for summer - minister

  08-02-2016 18:28
  Britain should make a decision on where to build a new runway this summer, its transport minister said on Monday, dismissing concerns it could be further delayed by a referendum on EU membership. Prime Minister David Cameron could reach a deal over Britain's ties with the European Union at a summit later this month, paving the way for a public vote on membership of the bloc as soon as June. Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin said he did not think a June referendum would derail the current tim
  
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• Why sighing could save your life: it is a vital defence against lung failure

  08-02-2016 17:58
  A sigh is more than just a sigh - it is a lung-rescuing reflex that can be life-saving.
  
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• RSPCA inspector missing as Storm Imogen batters Britain

  08-02-2016 17:51
  
  A search is under way for an RSPCA inspector who is missing after rescuing sea birds shortly before hurricane-force winds from Storm Imogen battered Britain.
  
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• Brexit could undermine co-operation on fight against terrorism, warns PM

  08-02-2016 17:51
  Withdrawal from the EU could undermine Britain's co-operation with European partners in the fight against terrorism and international crime, David Cameron has suggested.
  
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• June EU vote 'would not rule out Heathrow expansion decision by July'

  08-02-2016 17:44
  Holding the EU referendum in June would not rule out a decision being made on airport expansion in south-east England by July, Patrick McLoughlin told MPs.
  
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• PM: Ex-prisoners seeking Civil Service jobs will not have to declare convictions

  08-02-2016 17:25
  
  Ex-prisoners looking for careers in the Civil Service will not have to disclose their past convictions when they first submit their job applications, David Cameron has announced.
  
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• Hatton Garden heist mystery suspect 'is ex-policeman'

  08-02-2016 17:17
  A mystery suspect in the multimillion-pound Hatton Garden raid is an ex-policeman, it has been claimed.
  
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• Woman launches court fight after partner's estranged wife gets share of house

  08-02-2016 17:04
  
  A woman who lived with her partner for nearly two decades has launched a court battle after his share of their home passed to his estranged wife after his death.
  
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• Pilot called Biggles smuggled £33.5m of cocaine into UK, Old Bailey hears

  08-02-2016 17:04
  
  A pilot nicknamed Biggles was at the centre of a plot to smuggle £33.5 million worth of cocaine into Britain from Germany in his light aircraft, a court heard.
  
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• UK decision on airport expansion on track for summer - minister

  08-02-2016 16:56
  Britain's government should make a decision on where to build a new runway this summer, the transport minister said on Monday, dismissing concerns it could be further delayed by a referendum on the country's EU membership. Prime Minister David Cameron could reach a deal over Britain's ties with the European Union at a summit later this month, paving the way for a public vote on membership of the bloc as soon as June. Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin said on Monday he did not think a June re
  
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• Deepcut soldier's father wants 'thorough investigation' into daughter's death

  08-02-2016 16:54
  The father of a teenage soldier found dead at an army barracks has told an inquest he wants a "thorough investigation" into his daughter's death after new forensic evidence had shown she may not have killed herself.
  
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• Beth Tweddle Has Neck Op After Fall On The Jump

  08-02-2016 15:49
  
  Gymnast Beth Tweddle is recovering from an operation on her neck after injuring herself during rehearsals for the celebrity sports show The Jump. In a statement, her parents Ann and Jerry said: "The early medical indications were positive as Beth was able to move her hands and feet, despite being in a lot of discomfort. "The medical staff have been fantastic and explained to us that Beth was waiting for an operation as there were more serious cases ahead of her.
  
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• The Jump competitor Beth Tweddle recovering after neck surgery

  08-02-2016 15:26
  Britain's most successful gymnast Beth Tweddle remains in hospital after neck surgery which involved having a piece of bone taken from her hip.
  
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• PM Vows 'Wholesale Reform' In Prison System

  08-02-2016 15:16
  
  David Cameron has promised "wholesale reform" of the British prison system after years of "scandalous failure". He said: "It can be easy for us all - when prisons are closed off by high walls and barbed wire - to adopt an 'out of sight, out of mind' attitude. Mr Cameron announced the establishment of six so-called 'reform prisons' by the end of the year, where governors will be able to manage their own budgets and have 'complete control' over the way they run the jails.
  
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• Escaped Hatton Garden Raider 'Is Ex-Cop'

  08-02-2016 15:15
  The mystery raider 'Basil' who escaped after the Hatton Garden heist is a former policeman, one of the ringleaders has claimed. A new letter received by Sky News suggests he was the "brains" behind the entire operation. Danny Jones, who is awaiting sentence for the £14m raid, wrote in a letter from Belmarsh Prison: "I can say that someone told me he was an ex-policeman who got into security by the guy who introduced him to me.
  
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• French politicians 'would scrap cross-Channel border controls after Brexit'

  08-02-2016 15:04
  David Cameron has warned there is "any number" of French politicians who would take the chance to scrap cross-Channel border controls on migrants trying to reach the UK if Britain voted to leave the European Union.
  
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• Georgy Girl novelist Margaret Forster dies aged 77

  08-02-2016 15:03
  Acclaimed novelist Margaret Forster has died, her husband Hunter Davies has announced.
  
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• Beth Tweddle operation 'a success' after gymnast injures neck on The Jump

  08-02-2016 15:02
  Britain's most successful gymnast Beth Tweddle has had a successful operation after getting injured during rehearsals for celebrity sports show The Jump.
  
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• PM: EU Exit Could Bring Calais Migrants To UK

  08-02-2016 14:54
  
  Downing Street today claimed that thousands of asylum seekers from the Calais "Jungle" camp could end up in the south of England overnight if Britain left the European Union. It argued that deals with France over the camps are partly a product of both nations being partners in the EU. UKIP migration spokesman Steven Woolfe said: "The baseless statements from David Cameron and the Remain camp that France will scrap its bilateral Calais border control agreement with the UK, leaving our country vul
  
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• Thousands of refugees may enter Britain if it leaves EU - Cameron

  08-02-2016 14:35
  By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of refugees could flock to Britain from France if voters decide to leave the European Union, a spokesman for David Cameron said on Monday, underlining the prime minister's stance that an exit would hurt security. In what critics said was the start of a "campaign of fear" to try to keep voters in the European Union, the spokesman said leaving the bloc could harm an agreement with France which allows British border guards to make immigration checks t
  
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• New powers to speed up foreign offender deportation: Cameron

  08-02-2016 14:29
  
  Police are to be given new powers to speed up the deportation of foreign offenders, David Cameron has said.
  
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• Hungary PM says more talks needed on some of Britain's EU reform ideas

  08-02-2016 14:25
  Most of Britain's proposals for European Union reform are acceptable but more talks are needed on some, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday after meeting Polish premier Beata Szydlo in Budapest. Last month, when he met British Prime Minister David Cameron, Orban said Hungary fully backed three of Cameron's four areas for EU reform, but the issue of curbing social benefits for migrant workers in Britain was more difficult and Hungary could not accept any discrimination.
  
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• Thousands of refugees may enter Britain if leaves EU - Cameron

  08-02-2016 14:10
  By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of refugees could flock to Britain from France if voters decide to leave the European Union, a spokesman for David Cameron said on Monday, underlining the prime minister's stance that an exit would hurt security. In what critics said was the start of a "campaign of fear" to try to keep voters in the European Union, the spokesman said leaving the bloc could harm an agreement with France which allows British border guards to make immigration checks t
  
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• PM: UK Faces Calais 'Jungle' If It Exits EU

  08-02-2016 14:05
  
  Downing Street today claimed that "thousands of asylum seekers" from the Calais "Jungle" camp could end up in the south of England "overnight" if Britain left the European Union. It argued that deals with France over the camps are partly a product of both nations being EU partners in the EU. UKIP migration spokesman Steven Woolfe said: "The baseless statements from David Cameron and the Remain camp that France will scrap its bilateral Calais border control agreement with the UK, leaving our coun
  
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• From beyond the grave, 'Iron Lady' Thatcher haunts Britain's EU debate

  08-02-2016 14:03
  By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of a century since Margaret Thatcher was deposed by her own party, Britain's 'Iron Lady' has stirred a row: Would the hero of Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party have voted to leave the European Union? Thatcher, who died in 2013, grappled with Britain's EU relationship, supporting membership while in power but also scolding Brussels with a ferocity which ultimately triggered the party coup which ended her premiership in 1990. When f
  
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• Lil' Chris Killed Himself After Fame Struggle

  08-02-2016 13:51
  
  The 24-year-old pop star, whose real name is Chris Hardman, died on 23 March last year. An inquest into his death heard Mr Hardman, who rose to fame at the age of 15 in the TV series Rock School, had been in contact with mental health services throughout his career. The inquest heard that Mr Hardman had spent the night before his death "chilling" with friends at his flat in Union Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk.
  
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• English National Opera choristers to vote on strike amid chorus of protest

  08-02-2016 13:45
  Choristers at the English National Opera are to be balloted for industrial action in a dispute over jobs and pay.
  
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• Dog-sized giant rabbit Atlas on lookout for new owner

  08-02-2016 13:45
  A "mischievous" giant rabbit the size of a dog is looking for a new home.
  
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• Continuity IRA claims responsibility for boxing match weigh-in hit

  08-02-2016 13:45
  Dissident republicans have claimed they murdered a criminal at a Dublin hotel where a weigh-in for a boxing match was taking place last Friday.
  
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• Huge influx of asylum seekers after Brexit vote is 'feasible scenario'

  08-02-2016 13:25
  There is a "genuine concern" that leaving the EU could see thousands of asylum seekers flocking to the UK overnight, Downing Street said as it battled claims of "desperate scaremongering" by David Cameron.
  
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• Two children seriously hurt as Storm Imogen causes garden wall to collapse

  08-02-2016 13:17
  
  Two children were airlifted to hospital when a wall collapsed on them as hurricane-force winds battered Britain.
  
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