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• WATCH: Moment man is led off British Airways flight by police after passenger was 'BITTEN'

  05-04-2016 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THIS is the moment a man was escorted off a British Airways flight by detectives after a fellow passenger was allegedly BITTEN in-flight.
  
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• Huge rise in homeowners to be hit by inheritance tax

  05-04-2016 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ALMOST one in four homes sold last year was worth so much that it would make their owners’ heirs liable to an inheritance tax bill, it has emerged.
  
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• Irish PM offers more housing, infrastructure to woo independents

  05-04-2016 21:34
  
  DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has offered to boost a state house construction programme and build more infrastructure to coax independent parliamentarians to support a new government, a draft document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
  
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• FACE OF EVIL: Thug who bludgeoned pensioner to death with a CLAWHAMMER faces life in jail

  05-04-2016 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A THUG who bludgeoned a disabled pensioner to death with a clawhammer in his own home so that he could steal his bank card was tonight facing life in jail.
  
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• Butlins blasted over Muslim ‘race-hate’ wrestling match

  05-04-2016 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BUTLINS have been caught in a race storm after holidaymakers were encouraged to jeer an Islamic-flag waiving wrestler as he grappled a British hero called Tony Spitfire.
  
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• Q&A: British territories and direct rule

  05-04-2016 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What exactly is their relationship with the UK?
  
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• Cameron, under pressure from 'Panama Papers', says he does not benefit from offshore funds

  05-04-2016 20:54
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron and his family do not benefit from any offshore funds, his spokesman said on Tuesday, after the British leader came under pressure over his late father's inclusion in the "Panama Papers" revelations over tax havens.
  
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• 'Overstretched and overworked' Surge in stressed police off sick

  05-04-2016 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE number of police officers and civilian staff on long-term sick leave for psychological reasons has gone up by over a third in the past five years, it has emerged.
  
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• HORROR DISCOVERY: Shocked tourist finds HUMAN FOOT on picturesque British beach

  05-04-2016 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DETECTIVES are tonight investigating the grisly discovery of a HUMAN FOOT which washed up on a Welsh beach.
  
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• PICTURED: Teen migrant accused of raping German schoolgirl left to die NAKED in the cold

  05-04-2016 19:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THIS is the face of a migrant teenager accused of taking part in the gang rape of a German schoolgirl and then leaving her to die naked in the cold.
  
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• Timewarp to a bygone age: Stunning colour images of world famous landmarks being built

  05-04-2016 18:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  THESE colour images of the world's best loved landmarks being built for the first time have opened up a timewarp to another age.
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Rape And Murder Of Teen

  05-04-2016 18:05
  
  A man has pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found days after she disappeared. Stephen Beadman was charged over Kayleigh Haywood's death in Leicestershire last year. Both men denied one charge of false imprisonment and will stand trial at Nottingham Crown Court on 8 June.
  
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• Sister Urges Missing Jade Lynch To Come Home

  05-04-2016 18:04
  
  The sister of missing 14-year-old schoolgirl Jade Lynch has made an appeal for her safe return. Stephanie Lynch said she could not think of a reason why Jade would have gone missing and added that she had a good conversation with her the day before, in which she did not mention any issues.
  
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• VIDEO: Woman barred from McDonalds calls 999

  05-04-2016 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman in Leeds called 999 because she had was refused entry to McDonalds for being "too drunk".
  
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• Two Teenage Girls Guilty Of Murdering Woman

  05-04-2016 18:01
  
  Two teenage girls have been found guilty of murdering 39-year-old Angela Wrightson at her home in Hartlepool. Miss Wrightson was found dead in her living room. Her killers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, started crying as the verdicts were read out at Leeds Crown Court.
  
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• PM Defends Finances Amid Offshore Fund Claims

  05-04-2016 17:54
  
  David Cameron has denied getting any personal benefit from an offshore fund run by his father after details emerged in the Panama Papers leak. The Prime Minister spoke after Jeremy Corbyn demanded an independent investigation into the tax affairs of Britons linked to the Panama leaks, including Mr Cameron's family. The PM said he would back HMRC to investigate the millions of documents emerging from Panama to ensure "companies and individuals are paying their taxes properly".
  
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• British university encourages others to curb use of conflict minerals

  05-04-2016 17:47
  
  LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The first British university to adopt a policy aimed at cutting the use of conflict minerals in the products it buys, said on Tuesday it hopes to form a network of like-minded universities that together would combat the issue in their supply chains.
  
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• Cameron, under pressure from 'Panama Papers', says owns no offshore funds

  05-04-2016 17:32
  By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron, under pressure after his late father was named in the "Panama Papers" revelations over tax havens, said on Tuesday he did not own any shares or have any offshore funds. On Monday, his spokeswoman said it was a "private matter".. Cameron's comments came as the leader of Britain's main opposition party called on the government to tackle tax havens, accusing Cameron of allowing "the super rich elite dodg
  
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• Cameron refuses to say whether family benefited from offshore tax arrangements

  05-04-2016 17:29
  
  David Cameron has refused to say if his family has benefited from offshore tax arrangements detailed in the Panama Papers data leak.
  
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• Hope For Steelworkers After No 10 Summit

  05-04-2016 17:28
  
  The Welsh First Minister has said a No 10 steel summit was "encouraging" - as Business Secretary Sajid Javid held talks with a potential buyer for the Port Talbot steelworks. Mr Jones said "nothing was off the table" at the talks attended by David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne - raising the prospect of the Government stepping in with public money to save 40,000 jobs linked to the UK steel industry.
  
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• Workers in Tata's carmaking arm warn firm against 'fire sale' of steel business

  05-04-2016 17:02
  
  Workers in the carmaking arm of Indian conglomerate Tata have urged the company to allow enough time to sell its UK steel business as efforts to save thousands of jobs were stepped up.
  
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• Museum raids: How £57m gang was caught

  05-04-2016 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How a phone found in a man's pants toppled a criminal network
  
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• Nearly 25,000 operations cancelled as junior doctors stage fourth strike

  05-04-2016 16:40
  Almost 25,000 operations have been cancelled as a result of strike action by junior doctors in England.
  
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• Man admits rape and murder of Kayleigh Haywood, 15

  05-04-2016 16:40
  A man has admitted raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• City of London head takes aim at Mayor Johnson over backing Brexit

  05-04-2016 16:29
  By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - London Mayor Boris Johnson's leading role in campaigning for Britain to leave the EU is sending "unwelcome and unhelpful" signals to investors about the capital's future, the head of the City of London Corporation said on Tuesday. The Corporation, which runs the only global financial centre to rival New York, last month came out in favour of Britain staying in the European Union when the country votes in a June 23 referendum. In contrast, Johnson, who is respo
  
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• PM Cameron says he does not own any shares, offshore funds

  05-04-2016 15:53
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday he did not own any shares or have offshore funds, after his late father was included in a leaked list of clients using a law firm in the tax haven of Panama.
  
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• Rolling Stones On New Babies And Paying Taxes

  05-04-2016 15:48
  
  For 54 years the Rolling Stones have been at the front line of popular culture - the consummate entertainers, with shocking moves and wild reputations to complete the rebel image. But when the band sat down with Sky News for the launch of Exhibitionism at the Saatchi Gallery they seemed much more reflective than rebellious.
  
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• Transfixed by radio drama, Britons donate, debate domestic abuse

  05-04-2016 15:31
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A downtrodden wife tries to leave her abusive husband but in the course of a confrontation ends up stabbing him in front of her young son. The case makes front-page news, stirs a moral debate and prompts a spike in donations to domestic abuse charities.
  
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• Girls found guilty of Angela Wrightson murder

  05-04-2016 15:19
  Two teenage girls have been found guilty of murdering a 39-year-old woman in her own home.
  
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• Royal College of Surgeons accuses NHS bosses of 'contravening guidance' on care

  05-04-2016 15:08
  
  NHS bosses have come under fire over plans to ration surgery and treatments for patients - in a move that goes against official guidance.
  
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• Education ministers 'alienating, disempowering and driving away teachers'

  05-04-2016 15:08
  
  Education ministers are "alienating the profession, disempowering teachers" and are responsible for gaping holes in staff numbers, a union leader has warned.
  
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• Corbyn: Poor families 'socially cleansed' out of cities by Tory housing policies

  05-04-2016 15:07
  
  Poorer families face being "socially cleansed" out of the cities they live in under Tory housing policies, Jeremy Corbyn has claimed.
  
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• Lead EU carbon policymaker calls for end to UK price floor to help steel

  05-04-2016 14:57
  By Alissa de Carbonnel BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain should abolish its carbon floor price to help the hard-hit steel industry, the lawmaker shepherding a reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) through parliament said on Tuesday. With the British government looking for ways to save jobs threatened by the sale of Indian firm Tata Steel's British plants, Scottish Conservative Ian Duncan said repealing the carbon floor was one of the few tools available to it. "The carbon floor price must g
  
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• Sainsbury's new training management role 'could mean hundreds of job losses'

  05-04-2016 14:46
  Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is creating a new management role for training staff which union leaders say could lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs.
  
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• Paddy Power Betfair to cut 650 jobs in UK and Ireland following merger

  05-04-2016 14:46
  
  About 650 jobs are to be cut at the newly formed bookmaking giant Paddy Power Betfair.
  
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• Boy, 8, Dies As Car And Lorry Crash In Fife

  05-04-2016 14:05
  
  An eight-year-old boy has died in a crash between a car and a lorry in Fife.
  
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• Sainsbury's Places 850 Jobs At Risk - Union

  05-04-2016 14:02
  
  Sainsbury's has announced a shake-up of roles across its major stores, with a union warning 850 posts are threatened by the changes. While Sainsbury's, which is in the process of buying Argos-owner Home Retail Group for £1.4bn, was yet to give full details it told Sky News that it hoped to redeploy many staff affected. "We are severely disappointed as Sainsbury’s seems to have deep pockets when it wants as it has just forked out £1.4bn to purchase the Home Retail Group.
  
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• Almost one tenth of Paddy Power Betfair staff could go - Gambling Insider - In-depth Analysis for the Gaming Industry

  05-04-2016 13:31 via
  Irish Independent
  Almost one tenth of Paddy Power Betfair staff could go
  Gambling Insider - In-depth Analysis for the Gaming Industry
  That would mean that 9% of the total workforce of 7,200 would be cut from the books, and staff have reportedly been told all along that this would occur when two people were left with the same job following the completion of the merger in February. It ...
  Paddy Power cuts 300 Irish jobsSBC News
  Paddy Power Betfair set to reduce workforce following mergeriGaming B
  

• Facebook is using AI to tag your pictures to help blind people - The Guardian

  05-04-2016 13:27 via
  The Guardian
  Facebook is using AI to tag your pictures to help blind people
  The Guardian
  'Automatic alternative text' uses image recognition technology developed through machine-learning to identify objects in a picture. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters. Alex Hern · @alexhern. Tuesday 5 April 2016 07.27 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on ...
  Facebook's first blind engineer is revolutionizing social media as we know itMashable
  Facebook AI lets blind users 'see' photosTelegraph.co
  

• Corbyn To PM: 'Get Tough On Tax Havens'

  05-04-2016 13:23
  
  David Cameron must "must get tough on tax havens" which "have become honey pots of international corruption, tax avoidance and evasion", Jeremy Corbyn has said. According to The Guardian, papers leaked from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca are said to suggest Mr Cameron's father Ian ran an offshore fund that avoided having to pay tax in Britain by hiring Bahamas residents to sign its paperwork. Downing Street insists it was a "private matter" whether the Cameron family still had fu
  
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• Metals tycoon Gupta raises hopes of Tata sale and rescue of UK steel industry - Herald Scotland

  05-04-2016 13:10 via
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  Metals tycoon Gupta raises hopes of Tata sale and rescue of UK steel industry
  Herald Scotland
  Steel saviour? Metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta raises hopes of Tata sale and rescue of UK industry. / MICHAEL SETTLE. Share: 0 comments. SANJEEV Gupta, the business tycoon who saved Tata Steel's Scottish plants from closure, has raised hopes that his ...
  Tata steel rescue bid could avoid redundancies as talks beginTelegraph.co.uk
  David Cameron takes charge of steel crisis response as p
  

• The Latest: Turkey: 78 Syrian refugees sent to Europe - Daily Mail

  05-04-2016 13:09 via
  Daily Mail
  The Latest: Turkey: 78 Syrian refugees sent to Europe
  Daily Mail
  Turkey's prime minister says the country has sent 78 Syrian refugees to Europe on the first working day of a European Union plan to curb migration. Refugees and migrants most of them from Pakistan protest against EU- Turkey deal about migration inside ...
  EU begins shipping migrants in Greece back to TurkeySTLtoday.com
  Migrants Still On Move Despite Deportation DealSky News
  Greece may have deported asylum seekers by mis
  

• Apple Pay finally available for Barclays customers - Telegraph.co.uk

  05-04-2016 13:04 via
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  Apple Pay finally available for Barclays customers
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Barclays has finally partnered with Apple to support its contactless payment system Apple Pay, becoming the last major UK bank to do so. Apple launched the platform in the UK last July, with Santander, NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers among ...
  Barclays bank joins Apple Pay in UKBBC News
  How to use Apple Pay in the UK: Everything you need to knowIT PRO
  Apple Pay goes live for Barclays customers across t
  

• What If Mexico Really Does Pay for Trump's Wall? - The Atlantic

  05-04-2016 13:00 via
  The Atlantic
  What If Mexico Really Does Pay for Trump's Wall?
  The Atlantic
  Maybe it's because Donald Trump's proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexican border has more than doubled in height over the course of his presidential campaign, theoretically soaring past the Berlin Wall and Great Wall of China. Maybe it's because Mexico's ...
  News roundup: How Donald Trump will make Mexico pay for the border walSalt Lake Tribune (blog)
  Trump would seek to block money transfers to force Mexico to fund bo
  

• Wall Street On Track For Gap Down-Opening - RTT News

  05-04-2016 12:33 via
  Wall Street On Track For Gap Down-Opening
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  Trading in the U.S. index futures show a markedly negative opening for stocks on Wall Street on Tuesday after yesterday's insipid showing. Crude oil is modestly lower, although most other commodities have recovered. The dollar is firmer, as the markets ...and more »
  

• UK could impose direct rule on tax havens, says Jeremy Corbyn - The Guardian

  05-04-2016 12:30 via
  The Guardian
  UK could impose direct rule on tax havens, says Jeremy Corbyn
  The Guardian
  Jeremy Corbyn said David Cameron should stop 'pussyfooting' on tax havens. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters. Peter Walker and Rowena Mason. Tuesday 5 April 2016 06.30 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 5 April 2016 07.30 EDT. Share on Facebook ...
  Panama Papers: Tory ex-Attorney General tells David Cameron to come clean about family's tax affairs as Jeremy ...Telegraph.co.uk
  Panama Papers: A game of hide an
  

• Prosecution of woman who bought abortion drugs online 'in public interest'

  05-04-2016 12:11
  
  Prosecutors in Northern Ireland have insisted it was in the public interest to bring a case against a woman found guilty of buying drugs online to abort her unborn child.
  
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• Military dog who lost leg in Afghanistan awarded highest war medal for animals

  05-04-2016 12:11
  A military dog who lost a leg when sniffing out a roadside bomb has been awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross after serving in more than 400 missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  
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• Iain Duncan Smith 'wept over plight of young mother' during TV interview

  05-04-2016 12:11
  
  Former Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith "broke down and wept" when he recalled the plight of a young mother during a documentary on poverty, according to broadcaster Ian Hislop.
  
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• Girls to write letters of apology to man falsely accused of sex assault

  05-04-2016 12:11
  
  Two girls are to write letters of apology to a man they falsely accused of a sex attack.
  
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