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• Royal Protection Officer Dies In M25 Crash

  11-04-2016 23:06
  
  A police officer with the Metropolitan Police's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command has been killed in a crash on the M25. Sergeant David Jennings has now been formally identified as the man who died after being hit by a lorry between junctions 29 and 28 in Essex on 31 March. The lorry driver had stopped briefly but allegedly drove away from the scene before emergency services arrived.
  
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• Police Warning Over 'Violent' Schizophrenic

  11-04-2016 22:54
  
  Police have issued a warning about a "violent and dangerous" schizophrenic who is on the run from a mental health unit. Cornell Destouche has absconded from the unit in Hackney, east London, Scotland Yard said. He was being treated at the John Howard Centre in Homerton, according to reports.
  
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• Body Found In River 'Is Missing Kayaker'

  11-04-2016 22:39
  
  Surrey Police say a body found in a river is believed to be that of a missing kayaker. Grant Broster, 56, disappeared two weeks ago after capsizing on the River Wey in Guildford, which was swollen after Storm Katie. And the younger man was then pulled to safety by local residents, while Mr Broster was swept away.
  
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• Man 'Caused Custody Guard Catastrophic Injuries'

  11-04-2016 22:37
  
  Humphrey Burke, 23, attacked 54-year-old Serco guard Lorraine Barwell as she was leading him from a holding cell at Blackfriars Crown Court to a waiting prison van, the Old Bailey was told. During the Old Bailey hearing, Burke was found unfit to plead to a charge of murder as he has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Instead, a trial of facts was opened, where prosecutor Duncan Penny QC said Burke had been "unpredictable" at previous Blackfriars hearings and had pretended to faint, coll
  
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• Palmerston gets his claws in as Foreign Office 'chief mouser'

  11-04-2016 22:15
  
  The Foreign Office is getting its own cat to help keep the rats, mice and other pests in Whitehall at bay.
  
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• Eye In the Sky premiere a 'lovely way to say goodbye' to Alan Rickman

  11-04-2016 22:15
  Watching one of Alan Rickman's last films is "a lovely way to say goodbye" to him, Dame Helen Mirren said at the London premiere of military thriller Eye In The Sky.
  
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• Body found in river in hunt for missing kayaker

  11-04-2016 22:15
  A body has been found in the hunt for a kayaker who went missing two weeks ago on a swollen Guildford river.
  
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• Dangerous schizophrenic absconds from mental health unit

  11-04-2016 22:14
  
  A "violent and dangerous" schizophrenic has absconded from a mental health unit in Hackney, Scotland Yard said.
  
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• Tories line up to condemn Europe minister David Lidington over EU leaflet

  11-04-2016 21:34
  
  Furious Tory backbenchers lined up to take pot shots at one of their own ministers during a Commons clash over the £9 million taxpayer-funded pro-EU leaflet that has begun landing on voters' doormats.
  
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• England farmland prices fall ahead of EU membership vote

  11-04-2016 21:05
  Farmland prices in England fell by 3.2 percent in the first quarter of this year, the largest quarterly decline since 2008, weighed partly by uncertainty ahead of the June 23 referendum on European Union membership, estate agent Knight Frank said. Knight Frank's Farmland Index fell to 19,538 pounds ($27,824) a hectare, the second consecutive quarter in which it has shown a decline. "Agricultural commodity prices remain low with little prospect for a strong rebound in the short term, while the po
  
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• Volunteers 'see with their eyes shut' in controversial LSD study

  11-04-2016 21:00
  Scientists have taken an extraordinary trip into the brains of volunteers high on the drug LSD.
  
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• Rapper Drake set to dance to top of the charts

  11-04-2016 20:21
  
  Canadian rapper Drake is poised to dance to the top of the charts with his first solo number one and knock Mike Posner out of prime position.
  
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• Soldier who fired rubber bullet 'had clear view of 11-year-old boy'

  11-04-2016 20:18
  A soldier who fired a rubber bullet at an 11-year-old boy in Northern Ireland more than 40 years ago had a clear view of his target, a coroner's court has heard.
  
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• Cameron sets out transparency measures as Corbyn, Osborne publish tax returns

  11-04-2016 19:44
  
  David Cameron has set out new measures to make it harder for people to hide the proceeds of corruption offshore, as Jeremy Corbyn and George Osborne published details of their tax returns.
  
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• PM's Anger Over 'Untrue' Tax Claims About Dad

  11-04-2016 19:40
  
  David Cameron has defended his family's financial affairs as he faced MPs two days after publishing his own tax details. He appeared before politicians for the first time since it emerged he had profited to the tune of over £9,000 from selling shares in his father's offshore investment fund Blairmore Holdings. News of Ian Cameron's fund came in the leak of the so-called Panama Papers over a week ago.
  
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• Taxpayer May Take Port Talbot Steel Stake

  11-04-2016 19:38
  
  The taxpayer could co-invest with a buyer to save the Port Talbot steelworks, the Business Secretary has told MPs. Sajid Javid made his comments after the current owner, Tata Steel, confirmed it was contacting "many tens" of potential buyers for the South Wales site - adding that it would prefer one buyer. Earlier on Monday, the company said it was selling its Long Products steel business to Greybull Capital, potentially saving over 4,000 jobs at a number of sites in the UK and France.
  
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• Hoping to restore trust, Cameron tightens tax laws

  11-04-2016 19:17
  By Elizabeth Piper and William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday he was tightening laws to end tax evasion without deterring "aspiration", hoping to end scrutiny of his personal wealth and restore trust in his leadership. In a charged session in parliament during which one opposition lawmaker was ejected after labelling the prime minister "dodgy Dave", Cameron defended those who want to use money to support their families - something he said his late fa
  
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• Parents thank 'angel' donor as toddler receives heart transplant

  11-04-2016 19:14
  A toddler who has survived on a mechanical heart for more than a year has received a life-saving heart transplant.
  
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• Danny Willett set to fly home to UK to celebrate US Masters win with family

  11-04-2016 19:00
  
  Golfer Danny Willett will fly home to celebrate with his family on Tuesday after becoming the first Briton to win the US Masters in 20 years.
  
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• Competition watchdog calls for block on Three/O2 merger

  11-04-2016 18:56
  
  Britain's competition watchdog has called on European regulators to effectively block the merger of mobile phone giants Three and O2 amid fears it will cause "long-term damage" to UK consumers.
  
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• City of London says Brexit would hit growth

  11-04-2016 18:56
  Leaving the European Union would be a shock to Britain's financial industry, threatening foreign investment and crimping growth, a leading City of London Corporation official said on Monday. Mark Boleat, policy chairman for the municipal authority that runs the historic "square mile" financial district, said if Britain voted to leave the EU this would create unprecedented uncertainty. "The uncertainty would hit the London market, the UK economy but also the global economy," he said in a speech t
  
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• Government could co-invest in Tata's UK steel assets, says Sajid Javid

  11-04-2016 18:53
  
  The Business Secretary has raised the prospect of Government involvement in the sale of Tata Steel's loss-making UK assets in a move which has surprised many in the industry.
  
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• Corbyn, Osborne and Johnson Reveal Taxes

  11-04-2016 18:48
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has revealed he was fined £100 for a late tax return - as George Osborne and Boris Johnson publish their financial affairs. The Labour leader's return was published as it emerged that Mr Osborne paid £72,210 in tax on last year's income of £198,738. The latest revelations come after David Cameron published his tax return over the weekend.
  
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• Business minister says can not guarantee no more steel job losses

  11-04-2016 18:36
  Business minister Sajid Javid said on Monday he was unable to promise that there would be no further job losses in the British steel industry, but that the government was doing all it could to protect workers. "I would love to stand here today and declare that this crisis is over, to say that not one more job will be lost in Britain's steel industry," Javid said in parliament.
  
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• UK business minister says can not guarantee no more steel job losses

  11-04-2016 18:26
  Business minister Sajid Javid said on Monday he was unable to promise that there would be no further job losses in the British steel industry, but that the government was doing all it could to protect workers. "I would love to stand here today and declare that this crisis is over, to say that not one more job will be lost in Britain's steel industry," Javid said in parliament.
  
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• Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement 'extremely drunk' when raped by colleagues - court

  11-04-2016 18:21
  
  Two corporals raped an "extremely drunk" colleague who was later found almost naked and crying at her barracks, a court heard.
  
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• Lotto's Biggest Ever Winner Paid £35.1m Prize

  11-04-2016 17:51
  
  Camelot has validated and paid out a £35.1m Lotto jackpot - the biggest prize ever won in the game. The ticket-holder has decided to remain anonymous. A National Lottery spokesman said: "A very lucky ticket–holder has come forward to claim the £35,133,888 Lotto jackpot won in the draw on Wednesday 6th April.
  
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• Chancellor Publishes One-Year Tax Return

  11-04-2016 17:51
  
  George Osborne has published his tax return for the year 2014/15 after increasing pressure following the Panama leaks scandal. The three pages , published on the Treasury website, show the Chancellor received taxable income of £198,738 and paid £72,210 in income tax. Of that, £120,526 is from his taxable earnings as the Chancellor, he also gets £44,647 in dividends from his shares in the family wallpaper and fabric firm Osborne and Little Group Limited.
  
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• Britain finds a buyer for one Tata steel plant, saving a third of jobs at risk

  11-04-2016 17:49
  By Guy Faulconbridge and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Tata Steel agreed to sell one of its main British steelworks to investment firm Greybull Capital for 1 pound on Monday, saving a third of the 15,000 jobs placed in jeopardy by the Indian conglomerate's decision to sell up in Britain. Prime Minister David Cameron has been under pressure to keep the plants open to save jobs after Tata, one of the world's biggest steelmakers, said on March 30 it would sell its loss-making British business. ...
  
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• Waitrose still ahead of its competitors in customer satisfaction survey

  11-04-2016 17:45
  Waitrose has been named Britain's top supermarket for customer satisfaction for the second year running, according to a national survey published by the consumer experience company Market Force Information.
  
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• Corbyn Fined £100 For Late Tax Return

  11-04-2016 17:31
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has published his tax return - revealing he was fined £100 for filing after the deadline. Mr Corbyn published last year's return, after similar moves by David Cameron and George Osborne, showing he was five days late. Mr Corbyn published his return after increasing pressure on MPs to be transparent following the Panama leaks scandal.
  
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• Doctor charged with 10 sexual assaults at hospital

  11-04-2016 17:27
  A doctor has been charged with a series of sex offences at a hospital.
  
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• Cameron sets out transparency measures as Osborne, Corbyn publish tax returns

  11-04-2016 17:04
  
  David Cameron has set out new measures to make it harder for people to hide the proceeds of corruption offshore as Jeremy Corbyn and George Osborne published details of their tax returns.
  
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• Camelot pays out biggest lottery prize of £35.1m

  11-04-2016 17:01
  A lottery player is settling into life £35.1 million richer after Camelot said it had validated and paid out the biggest prize ever won in the game.
  
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• Data from 13 'genetic superheroes' probed to find life-saving treatments

  11-04-2016 17:00
  Studying the genetic codes of 13 individuals who seem to be miraculously resistant to severe inherited diseases could open the door to life-saving new treatments, scientists believe.
  
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• PM Faces MPs After Panama Papers Scandal

  11-04-2016 16:52
  
  David Cameron has faced MPs in the Commons in the wake of him publishing his personal financial details. He appeared before politicians for the first time since it emerged he had profited from an offshore investment fund set up by his father. The Prime Minister defended Blairmore Holdings, maintaining it was not set up for tax avoidance purposes, and he criticised "deeply hurtful and profoundly untrue allegations" about Ian Cameron.
  
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• William pays tribute to Queen at early birthday party in New Delhi

  11-04-2016 16:48
  
  The Duke of Cambridge has paid tribute to the Queen describing her as a "wonderful great-grandmother" for his children and very much his "boss".
  
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• Tata to contact potential buyers for UK steel business

  11-04-2016 16:35
  
  Tata is to contact "many tens" of potential buyers for its UK steel business, its executive group director has revealed.
  
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• BlackBerry to release two new Android smartphones

  11-04-2016 16:22
  BlackBerry will release two new Android smartphones this year, the company's chief executive has said.
  
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• Golf hero's brother back to work after 'surreal' Twitter stardom

  11-04-2016 15:51
  US Masters champion Danny Willett's schoolteacher brother returned to work as normal - hours after his shot-by-shot commentary on his sibling's win proved a massive Twitter hit.
  
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• Elections watchdog seeks to clarify Brexit vote spending rules for businesses

  11-04-2016 15:19
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's electoral watchdog has issued fresh guidance for businesses on how to ensure they do not fall foul of campaign spending rules in the run-up to a June 23 referendum on membership of the European Union. Electoral law bars all organisations and individuals from spending more than 10,000 pounds on influencing the outcome during the campaign, unless they formally register as campaigners. Ahead of the start of the official campaign period on April 15, th
  
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• William And Kate Pay Respect To Mahatma Gandhi

  11-04-2016 15:18
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have followed Mahatma Gandhi's final footsteps from his humble bedroom to the garden where he was assassinated. The couple honoured India's founding father during a visit to the Gandhi museum in Old Birla House, scattering rose petals at the spot where he was killed in 1948. It was one of the more formal engagements on Monday's itinerary as the Duke and Duchess arrived in the Indian capital New Delhi, where they also paid their respects to the country's war dead
  
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• 'Manipulative, selfish' mother gets 24 years for toddler Ayeeshia's murder

  11-04-2016 15:15
  
  A "devious, manipulative and selfish" young mother will serve at least 24 years behind bars after brutally stamping her toddler daughter to death in the child's bedroom.
  
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• Anne-Marie Ellement case: 'Corporals raped colleague after drinking together'

  11-04-2016 15:02
  
  Two corporals raped an "extremely drunk" colleague after spending the evening drinking together in their mess, a court heard.
  
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• Britain's selfie culture trigger massive rise of fake tan - especially in METROSEXUAL MEN

  11-04-2016 14:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SELFIE-obsessed Britons and their ongoing love for social media snaps has led to an increase in the number of people getting fake tans - especially men.
  
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• Kate avoids Marilyn Monroe mishap as wind catches dress during India tour

  11-04-2016 14:53
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge almost suffered a Marilyn Monroe moment when a gust of wind blew her dress up as she paid her respects to India's war dead at a national monument.
  
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• Sir Tom Jones' Wife Of 59 Years Dies Of Cancer

  11-04-2016 14:46
  
  Sir Tom Jones' wife, Lady Melinda Rose Woodward, has died following a "short but fierce" battle against cancer. Sir Tom, 75, had been married to 'Lady Linda' since 1957. In his 2015 autobiography Over The Top And Back, the singer revealed the couple wanted more children but Lady Linda had been left infertile after a miscarriage.
  
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• Body Found In Hunt For Missing Doctor Rose Polge

  11-04-2016 14:39
  
  Rose Polge, 25, who worked at Torbay Hospital in Devon, has not been seen since 12 February. Dr Polge's family have been informed. In a statement, police said that they were working on the belief that the body is that of Dr Polge.
  
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• End for corner shops? Tories' living wage could close the last local stores

  11-04-2016 14:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CORNER shops across Britain could be crushed by the new national living wage, a report has warned, leaving them no choice but to sack staff or shut.
  
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• Wealthy pensioner who wore second hand clothes leaves more than £1.6m to local hospital

  11-04-2016 14:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A THRIFTY landowner who wore second hand clothes and moaned if he spent more than £20 on shopping has left more than £1.6million to his local hospital.
  
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