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• Boris Johnson condemns suspension of business leader over EU comments

  05-03-2016 23:42
  Boris Johnson has condemned one of the UK's biggest business groups after it suspended its director general for suggesting the UK could have a brighter future outside the European Union.
  
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• Man Dies After Stabbing Near Primary School

  05-03-2016 22:12
  
  The victim, thought to be 48-years-old and from Harlow, Essex, collapsed on a track that runs beside St Luke's Catholic Academy in Harlow. He was discovered by emergency services and taken on Saturday morning to the Princess Alexandra hospital where he later died, Essex Police said. Detective Chief Inspector Marina Ericson said: "We would like to hear from anyone who has used this pathway today or was in the area of Pyenest Road, Holly Field and Abercrombie Way and saw anything that seemed
  
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• Teen Hailed For Helping Stabbed Pregnant Mum

  05-03-2016 21:30
  
  A 17-year-old boy who helped save a stabbed pregnant woman has told Sky News he had to "step in". Christian Blundell was out buying food with friends on Friday afternoon when they were alerted to a heavily-pregnant woman who had been stabbed in the street.
  
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• Man Charged Over Woman's Petrol Death

  05-03-2016 20:55
  
  A man has been charged with murder after a woman was allegedly doused with petrol and set alight.
  
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• Pensions U-Turn 'Motivated By EU Vote Fears'

  05-03-2016 20:48
  
  George Osborne has been accused of ditching radical pensions reform because of fears of antagonising voters ahead of the EU referendum. The reasons for the latest climbdown, MPs claim, are a Tory backlash, top-level jitters over the EU poll in June and Mr Osborne's own leadership ambitions. Campaigning in Croydon for Britain to leave the EU, the Eurosceptic Tory MP Peter Bone told Sky News:  "The referendum clearly will clearly have a bearing on day to day politics.
  
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• Man charged with murder after woman doused with petrol and set alight

  05-03-2016 20:08
  A man has been charged with murder after a woman died days after being doused with petrol and set alight, Greater Manchester Police have said.
  
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• British Chambers of Commerce chief suspended in Brexit

  05-03-2016 18:50
  The director general of the British Chambers of Commerce has been suspended after he called for Britain to leave the European Union, against the wishes of most of the organisation's members, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. The newspaper said John Longworth had told reporters on Thursday that Britain would be better off leaving the 28-member bloc, comments directly at odds with the majority of BCC members who want to stay in, according to its own research. The FT said that after an emer
  
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• Police given more time to quiz suspect over stabbing of pregnant woman

  05-03-2016 17:46
  Police holding a man suspected of stabbing a pregnant woman multiple times in the street have been granted an extra 12 hours to question him.
  
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• House residents allowed home after 'viable device' removed from street

  05-03-2016 17:31
  Homeowners have been allowed back into their houses after police removed a "viable device" from a residential street in Belfast.
  
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• Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says schools struggle to recruit good teachers

  05-03-2016 17:31
  Many schools are struggling to recruit good teachers, Nicky Morgan has acknowledged.
  
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• Violent Clashes As Tottenham Take On Arsenal

  05-03-2016 17:01
  
  Two people were arrested after violent clashes involving Arsenal and Tottenham supporters broke out ahead of the North London derby.
  
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• Brexit backers report 3,500 campaigning in biggest day of action so far

  05-03-2016 16:43
  Activists campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union hit the high street in their biggest day of action yet.
  
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• Parents urged to monitor post to foil extremist predators

  05-03-2016 15:32
  
  Parents should keep a check on post delivered to their children to help keep them safe from online predators, it has been suggested.
  
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• Labour heads urge SNP not to back Sunday trading laws Bill for England and Wales

  05-03-2016 15:10
  The UK and Scottish Labour leaders have united to urge the SNP not to back plans to relax Sunday shopping laws in England and Wales.
  
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• Newly-weds Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall blessed in London church

  05-03-2016 14:53
  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and actress and model Jerry Hall celebrated their marriage with a blessing service on Saturday at St. Bride's church on London's Fleet Street, the spiritual home of British journalism. A star-studded guest list included actor Michael Caine, Irish rockstar Bob Geldof, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and British Justice Secretary Michael Gove, a senior figure among those who want the UK to leave the European Union.
  
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• CCTV Shows 'Frenzied' Chicken Shop Stabbing

  05-03-2016 14:31
  
  CCTV of a "frenzied" chicken shop stabbing has been released in a bid to find the culprits.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall celebrate marriage in Fleet Street church

  05-03-2016 14:04
  
  Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall have celebrated their marriage in a private service at a Fleet Street church.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall Celebrate Wedding

  05-03-2016 13:46
  
  Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall have celebrated their wedding with family and famous friends from the worlds of media, showbiz and politics.
  
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• Spitfire back in the air on 80th anniversary of prototype's maiden flight

  05-03-2016 13:35
  The 80th anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire has been marked with a re-enactment along the original flightpath taken by the aircraft.
  
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• George Osborne pressed for guarantee to avoid pensions tax relief changes

  05-03-2016 13:33
  
  George Osborne has been urged to give savers a guarantee that there will be no changes to pensions tax relief until at least 2020.
  
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• Stolen Fire Engine Crashes Into Cars And Homes

  05-03-2016 12:27
  A stolen fire engine caused carnage when it crashed into cars and houses in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Motorists warned to be careful as snow continues to fall

  05-03-2016 12:18
  Britons are bracing themselves for a wintry weekend as snow continues to fall.
  
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• UK business chief suspended in Brexit row - report

  05-03-2016 12:07
  The director general of the British Chambers of Commerce has been suspended after he called for Britain to leave the European Union, against the wishes of most of the organisation's members, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. The newspaper said John Longworth had told reporters on Thursday that Britain would be better off leaving the 28-member bloc, comments directly at odds with the majority of BCC members who want to stay in, according to its own research. The FT said that after an emer
  
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• Pensioner and teenager held after fire engine stolen and driven into houses

  05-03-2016 12:05
  A pensioner and a teenager have been arrested after a fire engine was stolen from a station and crashed at speed into a nearby row of cars and houses.
  
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• Guests arrive at Fleet Street for Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall wedding ceremony

  05-03-2016 11:44
  Guests have started arriving at a Fleet Street church to celebrate Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall's wedding.
  
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• Charles Urges Brits To Holiday In Flooded Areas

  05-03-2016 11:28
  
  Prince Charles has urged Britons to holiday in areas hit by the winter floods. The UK saw the second wettest winter on record, with communities in Cumbria, Yorkshire and Scotland deluged by 529mm of rainfall. Hotels, bed and breakfasts and other attractions were destroyed - but Charles hailed their resilience in ensuring they were "open for business" in time for the holiday season.
  
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• Women May Freeze Eggs As Lifestyle Choice

  05-03-2016 11:18
  
  Young women are increasingly considering freezing their eggs as a lifestyle choice - rather than a medical decision. A total of 84% of women aged 18-24 told a survey that improving career options was a good reason to freeze eggs. Despite the high price tag the number of frozen eggs which result in births are low.
  
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• Astronaut Tim Peake battles loneliness of the long-distance runner

  05-03-2016 10:56
  
  Astronaut Tim Peake is urging runners on Earth to join him as he trains for the London Marathon in space.
  
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• HMRC Seizes 620m Black Market Cigarettes

  05-03-2016 09:58
  
  More than 600 million illicit cigarettes with a tax value of £200m were seized by the government in six months. Another 137 metric tonnes of hand-rolling tobacco that would have robbed taxpayers of £30m were confiscated between April and September last year. HMRC said the black market in cigarettes had been halved - while the trade in illicit tobacco had been reduced by a third.
  
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• Charles urges tourists to visit flood-hit areas

  05-03-2016 07:05
  The Prince of Wales has urged tourists to visit the areas of Britain hardest hit by this winter's devastating floods, while highlighting concerns over climate change.
  
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• Armed Guards Surround Sick Hatton Garden Raider

  05-03-2016 06:44
  
  A solicitor has condemned the armed police guard around Hatton Garden heist ringleader Brian Reader as he lies seriously ill in hospital. A short video sent to Sky News shows three gun-toting officers guarding bedridden Reader, 76, as he is wheeled through a corridor after a cancer scan. His lawyer Hesham Puri said: "We accept there must be some security around him, but that level is quite inappropriate.
  
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• Search For Missing Mother And Twin Daughters

  05-03-2016 06:15
  
  Michelle Ross and her daughters Elsie-May and Sunny Jay, from Braintree, Essex, were last in contact with relatives two weeks ago. Essex Police said it is the first time the 40-year-old has gone missing and it is "very unusual" for her children to miss their nursery classes.
  
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• Snow, Sleet And Rain Set To Move Southwards

  05-03-2016 06:04
  
  Wintry showers are expected continue to cause dangerous road conditions over the weekend, forecasters have warned. After snow blanketed parts of the North of England, sleet and heavy downpours are set to spread southwards into Saturday. The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for ice and snow in Scotland and the South East until 9am today, as clear skies this evening will see temperatures plunge below freezing.
  
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• Baby 'Doing Well' After Pregnant Mother Stabbed

  05-03-2016 05:13
  
  The baby is "doing well", according to West Midlands Police, who added the 40-year-old victim remains in a critical condition after the incident in Sutton Coldfield. Chief Inspector Julian Harper said initially one man intervened and then four others also came to help in the busy town centre.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall hold celebration at Fleet Street church

  05-03-2016 04:44
  Newlyweds Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are set to hold a private ceremony of celebration, a day after officially tying the knot in London.
  
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• SpaceX launches satellite, but fails to land rocket on barge

  05-03-2016 04:23
  SpaceX has another launch under its belt, but not another rocket landing.
  
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• Police searching for missing mother and twin daughters, aged four

  05-03-2016 03:48
  
  Police are "urgently" searching for a mother and her twin four-year-old daughters who have vanished from their home in Essex.
  
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• Pro-Brexit MPs Challenge Cameron On Migration

  05-03-2016 02:56
  
  A cabinet minister has spoken of his "great concern" that the scale of immigration to the UK from the European Union may be greater than official figures suggest. Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, who favours the country's departure from the EU, is challenging the Prime Minister to reveal how many active National Insurance (NI) numbers are being used by migrants from the continent. Although official data indicates 257,000 EU migrants arrived in the UK last year, 630,000 EU citizens registered
  
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• NHS Boss: Hospitals Must Improve Staff Health

  05-03-2016 02:24
  
  NHS England needs to "practice what it preaches" by investing more money into improving the health and well-being of staff, its chief executive has said. Simon Stevens warned the health service must do more to tackle the mental health problems and physical injuries among its 1.3 million staff. They are the two biggest contributors to NHS England's annual staff sickness bill of £2.4bn - and now, hospitals are going to be offered cash incentives for offering greater support to their workforc
  
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• Senior school staff need to look after themselves, union leader says

  05-03-2016 01:10
  Headteachers should not push themselves to work too hard, a union leader will warn on Saturday.
  
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• Pro-Brexit ministers challenge Prime Minister over EU migration

  05-03-2016 01:10
  David Cameron has come under pressure from Brexit-backing senior ministers over the scale of immigration from the European Union.
  
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• NHS England boss announces money incentives to boost staff health

  05-03-2016 01:10
  Hospitals will be offered cash incentives to help improve the health of their staff, the head of the NHS in England has said.
  
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• Mental health issues and cyberbullying rising among young people, report says

  05-03-2016 01:10
  Rising numbers of young people are suffering from mental health issues such as anxiety and stress, according to a report.
  
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• Liberty X singer fears 'the end' in battles round on The Voice

  05-03-2016 01:10
  The Voice contestant Kevin Simm has said failure to progress from the battles rounds of the BBC One talent show could be "the end" for him.
  
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• Jack Black wants 'anyone but that dude' Donald Trump to be US president

  05-03-2016 01:10
  Comic actor Jack Black has said he would rather "anyone" but Donald Trump win the US presidential election.
  
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• Dunblane survivors tell of battle to 'power on' with life

  05-03-2016 01:10
  Survivors and relatives of the victims of the Dunblane massacre are trying to "power on" with life as the 20th anniversary of the tragedy approaches.
  
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• Drivers warned of dangerous conditions as Storm Jake heads south

  05-03-2016 01:10
  Icy showers will continue to cause dangerous road conditions throughout the weekend, as Storm Jake moves slowly down into the South East.
  
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• Brazil's Lula detained in corruption probe; Rousseff objects - Reuters UK

  05-03-2016 00:38 via
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• Republican 'Dump Trump' effort struggles to gain traction - Reuters UK

  05-03-2016 00:20 via
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  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. A plan to block Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump struggled to gain traction on Friday as rival candidates rejected it, while Democrats reveled in the chaos they hoped would boost their chances of keeping the White ...
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• VIDEO: Baby born to mother after 'brutal attack'

  05-03-2016 00:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doctors have delivered a baby who is said to be "doing well" after its pregnant mother was attacked and stabbed in a West Midlands street.
  
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