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• Think tank warns UK economy would be stunted under most benign post-Brexit deal

  21-03-2016 23:30
  Leaving the EU would stunt the British economy even under the most "benign" post-Brexit deal, a think tank said.
  
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• Hunt For Missing Teenager After Abduction

  21-03-2016 22:51
  
  Police are appealing for help to find an 18-year-old who is believed to have been abducted in north London.
  
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• Tory Row: 'No Further Plans' To Cut Welfare

  21-03-2016 21:42
  
  The new Work and Pensions Secretary has promised there will be no more welfare cuts to fund last week's Budget. The Government has ditched proposed Budget cuts to disability benefits just days after they were announced, leaving a £4.4bn black hole over the course of the Parliament. In his first appearance in the Commons since he replaced Mr Duncan Smith, former Welsh secretary Stephen Crabb confirmed the planned cuts to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) disability benefit w
  
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• VIDEO: 'Our daughter thinks there's monsters now'

  21-03-2016 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The widow and sister of police officer Dave Phillips who was knocked down and killed last year, have spoken about how their families are coping since his death.
  
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• VIDEO: Exclusive look at Ben Ainslie's new boat

  21-03-2016 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Work has begun on building the hull of the catamaran that the Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie believes will bring the America's Cup home to Britain for the first time in its 165 year history
  
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• Sea King helicopters perform final fly past over South Coast of UK

  21-03-2016 21:00
  Five Junglie Sea King MK4 helicopters have performed a final flypast over the South Coast of the UK as a final salute before the aircraft is taken out of service.
  
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• Scientists offer solution for 'white coat syndrome' in blood pressure readings

  21-03-2016 21:00
  British scientists may have found the cure for "white coat syndrome" - an abnormal rise in blood pressure caused by sitting nervously in a doctor's surgery.
  
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• 'Save the baby', pier tragedy father told rescuer as he returned to help family

  21-03-2016 20:48
  
  A hero rescuer who saved a young baby from a pier side drowning tragedy that claimed five other lives has described how the infant's father chose to stay with his other children rather than save himself.
  
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• 'Major Incident' After Fatal Bus Crash

  21-03-2016 20:45
  
  The Scottish Ambulance Service declared the crash - which happened at around 2.15pm close to the Rowan Tree Restaurant - a "major incident". The collision, on a stretch of road between Ardrossan and Seamill, involved a service 585 bus from Greenock to Ayr operated by the Stagecoach group.
  
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• VIDEO: Ex-army head on abuse inquiry 'distress'

  21-03-2016 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Bramall has spoken to the BBC about Operation Midland, an historic child abuse investigation in which he was questioned.
  
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• Sports Direct Warehouse Is 'Ikea On Steroids'

  21-03-2016 20:36
  
  Mike Ashley has become one of the most talked about businessmen in Britain while hardly ever talking about himself. As private as he is successful, the founder of Sports Direct has done only a handful of interviews in his time at the helm of the company, and of Newcastle United, the club he bought in 2007. So it was unexpected, and highly unusual, to find the man worth £3.5bn holding open the door for Sky News and a select group of media at his vast warehouse at Shirebrook in Derbyshire.
  
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• Tia Sharp's Mum Denies Car Park Race Attack

  21-03-2016 20:25
  
  The mother of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp punched a woman three times in the head during a dispute over a supermarket parking space, a court has heard. Natalie Sharp, 34, has admitted one charge of assault by beating during the first day of her trial at Croydon Crown Court. Tia's grandmother Christine Bicknell, 50, of Croydon, also denies a charge of racially aggravated harassment.
  
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• British IS fighter 'killed in suicide attack in Iraq'

  21-03-2016 20:19
  A British Islamic State (IS) fighter has died in a suicide attack in Iraq, according to reports.
  
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• Cameron Stands By Osborne And Praises IDS

  21-03-2016 20:12
  
  The Prime Minister has praised both George Osborne and Iain Duncan Smith as he seeks to defuse a bitter row in the Tory party over benefit cuts for the disabled. The Chancellor is facing calls to quit following the dramatic resignation of the Work and Pensions Secretary over Mr Osborne's Budget plan to cut disability benefits by £4.4bn. Speaking in the Commons, the Prime Minister confirmed he was shelving the proposed cuts to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP)  that cau
  
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• Husband Jailed For 'Brutal' Killing Of Pianist

  21-03-2016 20:01
  
  Norwegian John Martin, 48, beat and strangled Natalia Strelchenko on the couple's second wedding anniversary in August last year. Ms Strelchenko was found with serious head and neck injuries at their home in Newton Heath, Manchester . During the trial, a friend who had been staying at the couple's home described how Martin flew at Ms Strelchenko "like an animal".
  
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• No further raid on welfare spending, Crabb pledges

  21-03-2016 20:00
  
  New Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb has said there will be no further raid on welfare spending to fund the £4 billion black hole in the Budget left by the dramatic decision to abandon planned cuts to disability benefits.
  
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• VIP Sex Investigation Ends - But No Apology

  21-03-2016 19:52
  
  Despite now abandoning one of its most high profile and controversial criminal investigations, Scotland Yard remains steadfast in its refusal to apologise to any of those caught up in the 16-month long inquiry. This would always have been a very difficult and sensitive investigation, given the high profile and powerful establishment figures who were being accused of the most grave of crimes, the murder and rape of young boys in the heart of Westminster. When it was launched in November 2014, his
  
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• One dead, two critical after double-decker bus crash in North Ayrshire

  21-03-2016 19:50
  One person has been killed and two others are in a critical condition after a crash between a bus and a 4x4 vehicle in North Ayrshire.
  
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• Cameron seeks to end party infighting, backs Osborne

  21-03-2016 19:50
  By William James and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron backed his embattled Chancellor George Osborne on Monday in a bid to stem a bout of infighting triggered by the resignation of a senior minister. Cameron's Conservative Party, already divided over a forthcoming referendum on membership of the European Union, descended into chaos over the weekend after Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith resigned with a fierce critique of Osborne, a close ally o
  
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• Government says no plans for further welfare cuts after disability payments row

  21-03-2016 19:43
  The British government will make no further cuts to the welfare budget following a senior minister's resignation over changes to disability and welfare payments, his successor said on Monday. Iain Duncan Smith quit his post of Work and Pensions Secretary on Friday with a fierce critique of the latest round of cuts to welfare budgets announced as part of Chancellor George Osborne's budget statement last week and plunging the ruling Conservatives into a crisis. The government has said it would no
  
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• Apple unveils slimmed down products in move targeting India and China

  21-03-2016 19:42
  Apple has decided that smaller is better, introducing a more compact iPhone and iPad at their latest product event.
  
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• MPs to discuss Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley's refusal to face committee

  21-03-2016 18:54
  MPs are to discuss what action to take after Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley refused to be questioned in Parliament about working conditions at the company.
  
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• Widow of Pc Dave Phillips tells killer Clayton Williams she is in 'living hell'

  21-03-2016 18:49
  
  The widow of a policeman mowed down by a teenage car thief has told her husband's killer face-to-face that he had plunged her into a "living hell".
  
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• Hatton Garden heist 'guv'nor' jailed for six years

  21-03-2016 18:29
  Hatton Garden mastermind Brian "the guv'nor" Reader has been sentenced to six years and three months in jail for his role in the £14 million jewellery raid.
  
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• World's longest aircraft readies for first flight in Britain

  21-03-2016 18:21
  The world's longest aircraft, an airship spanning more than six double-decker buses, is set to make its maiden flight later this Spring, British manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles said on Monday. Hybrid Air Vehicles is hoping the slow-moving, helium-filled Airlander 10 will catch the eye of potential customers who might want to use it to carry cargo or deliver aid, for surveillance, communications or leisure purposes. Hybrid Air Vehicles is a privately-held firm funded so far by 17.5 million pound
  
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• £1.8m VIP paedophile ring probe closed without single arrest

  21-03-2016 18:20
  
  A fiercely-criticised police investigation into claims of a VIP paedophile ring has been dropped.
  
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• Life sentence with 17-year minimum term for musician who killed pianist wife

  21-03-2016 18:05
  A "controlling" classical musician has been jailed for at least 17 years and 164 days after he was convicted of murdering his world-renowned concert pianist wife.
  
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• Budget In 'Absolute Chaos', Says McDonnell

  21-03-2016 17:19
  
  The Budget process is in "absolute chaos" and the Government should start again, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said.
  
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• University of Manchester scientists join race to develop Zika virus vaccine

  21-03-2016 17:15
  A team of British scientists has joined the global race to develop a Zika virus vaccine.
  
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• London police end VIP child abuse murder inquiry

  21-03-2016 17:11
  London police said on Monday they had ended a high-profile inquiry into allegations that politicians and senior public figures were part of a paedophile ring that had murdered three young boys and no one would face criminal charges. The investigation was launched in late 2014 after an alleged victim, known only as Nick, told detectives he was sexually abused at locations including military establishments and at Dolphin Square, a central London block of flats close to parliament. Police initially
  
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• Wine grape harvesters will feel the heat if climate change carries on - study

  21-03-2016 17:00
  Connoisseurs of fine wine should be drinking a toast to global warming, according to new research.
  
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• Madonna and Guy Ritchie urged by judge to resolve dispute over son Rocco

  21-03-2016 16:58
  
  Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie should try to settle a trans-Atlantic legal dispute over the future of their 15-year-old son Rocco and focus on enjoying what is left of his "precious" childhood, a High Court judge in London has said.
  
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• Top court justices will hear Samsung-Apple patent dispute

  21-03-2016 16:39
  The Supreme Court has agreed to referee a pricey patent dispute between Samsung and Apple.
  
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• Met Ends Historical VIP Sex Abuse Operation

  21-03-2016 16:34
  
  The Met has announced it has ended Operation Midland, the investigation into claims of historical abuse involving public figures. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steve Rodhouse, the senior officer in charge of Operation Midland said: "It is absolutely right that we assessed carefully the allegations made to us in October 2014 and did not dismiss them prematurely. "Our initial inquiries supported the need for a thorough investigation to seek any evidence that might corroborate or disprove the alleg
  
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• Hatton Garden Ringleader Jailed For Six Years

  21-03-2016 16:30
  
  Hatton Garden ringleader Brian Reader, 77, has been jailed for six years and three months for his part in the £14m raid. Appearing via video link at Woolwich Crown Court, Reader, who the court was told now uses a walking frame, was sentenced by Judge Christopher Kinch QC. In sentencing, Judge Kinch said he took into account the fact that Reader is "seriously unwell" and needs daily assistance with routine tasks.
  
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• Victims Named After Car Plunges Off Pier

  21-03-2016 16:27
  
  Five members of the same family who died after a car plunged off a pier and into the sea in County Donegal have been named. Sean McGrotty, 49, died along with his sons Mark, 12, and Evan, 8, his mother-in-law Ruth Daniels, 59, and Ruth’s daughter Jodie Lee Daniels, 14, at Buncrana in the Republic of Ireland on Sunday evening. Mr McGrotty lived just across the border with his wife Louise and their children at St Eithne’s Park in the Ballymagroarty area of Derry.
  
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• Prince Harry crowned king - of Nepalese village

  21-03-2016 16:22
  
  Prince Harry was crowned king of a Nepalese village when he joined a remote community to spend the night with a Gurkha family.
  
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• PM 'Absolutely' Has Confidence In Osborne

  21-03-2016 16:11
  
  David Cameron "absolutely" has confidence in the Chancellor, who is facing calls to quit amid a bitter Tory row. The Prime Minister has indicated his support for George Osborne after the resignation of Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith over welfare cuts. Blaming pressure from the Treasury, the former Conservative leader had argued proposed cuts to disability benefit were "a compromise too far".
  
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• Hatton Garden raid mastermind Brian Reader jailed for six years

  21-03-2016 15:53
  Hatton Garden mastermind Brian "the guv'nor" Reader has been sentenced to six years and three months in jail for his role in the £14 million jewellery raid.
  
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• £1.8m VIP paedophile ring investigation closed without single arrest

  21-03-2016 15:53
  A fiercely-criticised police investigation into claims of a VIP paedophile ring has been dropped.
  
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• Sports Direct Boss Refuses To Face MPs

  21-03-2016 15:46
  
  Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has refused to face MPs in Parliament over staff working conditions despite a formal summons. The Commons Business, Innovation and Skills committee wants to quiz Mr Ashley over the treatment of workers at the sportswear giant and have said he could be in contempt of Parliament if he fails to attend. However, he has told Sky News he intends to challenge the formal order to appear before MPs which he slammed as an "abuse of the Parliamentary process".
  
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• Doctor who misled courts over shaken baby syndrome struck off

  21-03-2016 15:39
  
  A doctor found to have deliberately and dishonestly misled the courts when giving expert evidence about so-called shaken baby syndrome has been struck off.
  
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• Mother who smoked cannabis guilty of causing death by careless driving

  21-03-2016 15:36
  A mother who smoked cannabis before crashing off a motorway, killing her daughter and another teenage passenger, has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving.
  
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• Tearful Widow Addresses PC Killer In Court

  21-03-2016 15:31
  
  Jen Phillips took to the witness box to deliver a poignant victim impact statement. Williams was jailed for 20 years this morning after being found guilty of PC Phillips' manslaughter, but cleared of murder. Mrs Phillips said: "The actions of Mr Williams have dramatically affected and impacted my life.
  
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• Car Thief Gets 20 Years For Killing PC

  21-03-2016 15:28
  
  A teenage car thief has been jailed for 20 years for killing a police officer during a high speed pursuit. Clayton Williams, 19, killed PC Dave Phillips just three weeks after coming out of jail on licence for crashing another stolen car in a police pursuit. There was no reaction to the verdict from Williams in the dock, but a statement from his lawyers blamed the Government for failing to address the issue of young people "abandoned by the state".
  
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• British judge urges Madonna, Ritchie to end son custody dispute

  21-03-2016 15:15
  A British judge made a fresh plea on Monday to pop star Madonna and her film director ex-husband Guy Ritchie to work out an amicable solution to their custody battle over their teenage son. The "Material Girl" singer and "Sherlock Holmes" director, whose litigation over 15-year old Rocco has been taking place in New York and London, divorced in 2008 and agreed their son would live with the songstress. Madonna, 57, issued legal proceedings in the British capital last December but later sought to
  
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• Illicit drugs? How Brexit risks legal limbo for medicines

  21-03-2016 15:12
  By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - A British vote to leave the European Union would threaten some prescription medicines with regulatory limbo, posing a legal headache for drugmakers, according to lawyers and industry officials. The highly regulated pharmaceutical sector has more at stake than most from a so-called Brexit, prompting top manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca , both of which oppose exit, to draw up detailed contingency plans. Smaller UK biotech companies, represented by t
  
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• Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley refuses to attend select committee

  21-03-2016 15:10
  Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has said he will not attend a parliamentary select committee to discuss the treatment of his workforce insisting that he would not "stand idle" while the company is " subjected to public vilification".
  
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• Brains behind Boaty McBoatface name for polar research ship apologises

  21-03-2016 15:08
  The brains behind Boaty McBoatface has apologised and said he will not be backing the name he put forward for a new polar research ship.
  
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• Young mother's husband, two children, mother and sister killed in pier tragedy

  21-03-2016 15:02
  
  A young mother on a weekend break returned home to find her husband and two children and her mother and sister killed in a pier tragedy.
  
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