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• VIDEO: How much of London is owned offshore?

  13-04-2016 23:39
  
  The anti-corruption organisation Global Witness claims properties in London are being used by corrupt politicians, drug smugglers and criminals to launder dirty money.
  
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• Woman held after child plunges from first floor window

  13-04-2016 22:56
  
  A woman has been arrested after a five-year-old girl fell from a first-floor window.
  
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• West Ham United 1-2 Manchester United

  13-04-2016 22:34
  
  West Ham's last FA Cup tie at Upton Park ends in defeat as Manchester United set up a semi-final against Everton.
  
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• Parkrun event called off after fee vote

  13-04-2016 22:28
  
  A Parkrun event which became the focus of an international outcry after a council voted to charge organisers to stage it has been cancelled.
  
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• Tory MPs express concern over plans for academies

  13-04-2016 22:27
  
  Tory MPs have expressed major concerns about controversial Government plans to force all schools to become academies.
  
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• Minister under fire over escort story

  13-04-2016 21:43
  
  Labour calls for Culture Secretary John Whittingdale to withdraw from decisions over press regulation after news of his relationship with a sex worker emerged.
  
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• All Saints: 'TOTP Wanted Us To Take Tops Off'

  13-04-2016 21:34
  
  Recently reformed all-female band All Saints have claimed they were pressured by producers to go topless on a pre-recorded episode of Top Of The Pops. But fellow singer Natalie Appleton said the group "did not want that vision".
  
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• Fun run organisers to appeal against council's decision to charge for park use

  13-04-2016 21:05
  Organisers of a weekly fun run have said they will appeal against a parish council's decision to charge for use of its grounds.
  
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• £45m development to improve Portsmouth and Isle of Wight ferry links approved

  13-04-2016 20:53
  A £45 million development to improve ferry links between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight has been given the green light.
  
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• Sir Ben Kingsley rejects claims The Jungle Book film is too scary for children

  13-04-2016 20:49
  
  Sir Ben Kingsley has rejected claims the live action film of The Jungle Book is too scary for young audiences, saying "you are not preparing the child for the future if everything is sugar-coated in pink".
  
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• Vote Leave Designated Official Anti-EU Campaign

  13-04-2016 20:43
  
  Vote Leave has been designated as the lead campaign for the UK to leave the European Union in the upcoming referendum. The Electoral Commission said the group, backed by senior Conservative eurosceptics including Michael Gove and Boris Johnson, had demonstrated it had the structures in place to represent the views of out supporters from other campaigns. Vote Leave will be allowed to spend up to £7m on campaigning in the run-up to the 23 June referendum.
  
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• Winston Churchill's Blitz bunker among London Tube sites to be opened to public

  13-04-2016 20:32
  
  A disused Tube station where Winston Churchill secretly took refuge during the Blitz is one of a number of hidden London Underground sites set to be opened to the public.
  
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• Curry chef wiped bottom with his HANDS and refused to use loo roll for 'cultural reasons'

  13-04-2016 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A CURRY chef has admitted cooking food after wiping his bottom with his hand, claiming he could not use toilet paper for "cultural reasons".
  
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• Labour's Sadiq Khan accused of ‘giving oxygen to extremists’ as London Mayor row erupts

  13-04-2016 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LABOUR'S London Mayor hopeful Sadiq Khan has been accused of “hiding behind Muslims” and “giving oxygen to extremists” in a furious attack by his Tory rival just weeks before election day.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn failed to declare third pension on tax return - Telegraph.co.uk

  13-04-2016 20:26 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Jeremy Corbyn failed to declare third pension on tax return
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  Jeremy Corbyn failed to declare a third pension on his HMRC tax form, it has emerged, as he refused to disclose documents regarding his full tax declaration last night. Following the Labour leader's admission that he neglected to include his state ...
  Jeremy Corbyn mocks David Cameron over tax revelationsThe Guardian
  Jeremy Corbyn: I pay more tax than some companiesHalesowen News
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• Ariz. woman rescued after spelling 'help' in sticks describes how she got lost - Fox News

  13-04-2016 20:20 via foxnews.com
  
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  Ariz. woman rescued after spelling 'help' in sticks describes how she got lost
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  A 72-year-old woman who was rescued from an Arizona forest after spelling out "help" on the ground with sticks told reporters she first got lost after taking a "long wrong turn" on the way to see her grandkids. It took searchers nine days to find Ann ...
  Woman lost in forest for 9 days credits survival courseDaily Mail
  72-year-old woman and her dog survived 9 days in the Arizona wildernessMashable
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• Tesco Shares Plunge 8% Despite Profit Return

  13-04-2016 20:19
  
  Tesco boss Dave Lewis has said he led the business out of crisis after it swung to an annual pre-tax profit of £162m following a record loss of £6.33bn a year ago. It also reported a 0.9% rise in UK like-for-like sales for the fourth quarter, its first full quarter of growth since 2013 - as the group's recovery under Mr Lewis gathers pace. Tesco said it was continuing to cut prices to stay competitive in a "challenging, deflationary and uncertain market" - and warned this would slow
  
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• All h-ale the screw top! Easy open beer bottles FINALLY come to Britain

  13-04-2016 20:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WE'VE all experienced that heartsinking moment when you go to crack open an ice cold beer and realise you've lost the bottle opener.
  
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• VIDEO: Thousands sign Parkrun petition

  13-04-2016 20:10
  
  More than 30,000 people have signed a petition against council plans to charge for a Parkrun event in Bristol.
  
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• Newspapers under fire over failure to publish Whittingdale escort story - The Independent

  13-04-2016 20:06 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Newspapers under fire over failure to publish Whittingdale escort story
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  The Culture Secretary John Whittingdale was last night facing calls to be stripped of his responsibility for press regulation after it emerged that a number of national newspapers knew about but failed to print embarrassing information about his ...
  The Guardian view on the Whittingdale affair: sex and a case for cautionThe Guardian
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• Doctor Denies Keeping Truth From Cancer Patient

  13-04-2016 20:05
  
  A doctor at the centre of sports doping allegations has denied keeping a terminal cancer patient in the dark about her condition. The General Medical Council (GMC) claims Mark Bonar failed to inform the patient, an American woman in her 40s, that her cancer had spread and there was no hope of a cure. A disciplinary tribunal also heard he administered "unconventional" nutritional treatment to the woman, referred to as Patient A, when it was dangerous to do so and unlikely to help her.
  
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• One in three young drivers feel unprepared for life on the roads, new study claims

  13-04-2016 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  YOUNG motorists want the driving test revamped to prepare them better for life on the road.
  
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• Spain detains 'arms supplier' for Jan 2015 Paris attacks - Times of India

  13-04-2016 19:39 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
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  Spain detains 'arms supplier' for Jan 2015 Paris attacks
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  MADRID: Spanish police said they had detained a Frenchman suspected of heading a weapons trafficking ring that supplied arms to one of the jihadists that killed 17 people in Paris in January 2015. In a statement, police said Antoine Denevi, a 27-year ...
  Spanish police arrest man suspected of arming Paris supermarket gunmanDaily Mail
  Spanish police arrest man suspected of arming Paris gunmanThe Guardian
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• Civil Servant Oliver Robbins Recalled By MPs

  13-04-2016 19:35
  
  A senior civil servant who was kicked out of the Home Affairs Select Committee for giving "unsatisfactory" evidence has been told to return after failing to follow the chairman's orders. Oliver Robbins was asked to leave the hearing after MPs grew increasingly frustrated with his inability to answer questions about the Home Office on Tuesday. Now, the second permanent secretary to the Home Office will be hauled back in front of the committee on 20 April.
  
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• Russian Jets 'Simulated Attack' On US Warship - Sky News

  13-04-2016 19:21 via news.sky.com
  
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  Russian Jets 'Simulated Attack' On US Warship
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  The Su-24s flew so close they made "a wake in the water" in what was said to be one of the most aggressive acts in recent memory. 18:41, UK, Wednesday 13 April 2016. A Sukhoi Su-24 jet fighter drops flares during a joint Kazakh-Russian millitary.
  Russian jets buzz US Navy destroyer in 'simulated attack' in the BalticThe Independent
  Russian jets speed past US Navy destroyer in 'simulated attack profile,' official saysFox News
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• Petition launched after parents whose baby died after 'drink binge' are NOT prosecuted

  13-04-2016 19:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  A PETITION has been launched calling for a review on the decision not to prosecute the parents of a baby found dead between a wall and a bed after they allegedly went on a 24-hour drinking binge.
  
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• Fury suffering 'more racial abuse'

  13-04-2016 19:13
  
  Tyson Fury says he is suffering more "racial abuse" since he became heavyweight champion of the world.
  
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• Implant lets paralysed man 'play guitar' - BBC News

  13-04-2016 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Implant lets paralysed man 'play guitar'
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  In a world first, a quadriplegic man can once again move his fingers after a chip was implanted in his brain. Ian Burkhart from Ohio in the US can even move individual fingers to play a guitar-based computer game. The chip reads brain signals, which ...
  Brain Prosthetic Allows Paralyzed Man to Move His Hand AgainThe Atlantic
  Brain implant lets paralyzed man regain use of handCTV News
  I think, therefore I move: a major paralysis breakthr
  
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• Earthquake in Delhi today: Strong 6.8 magnitude quake spreads panic in NCR; north-east most-affected - Financial Express

  13-04-2016 19:03 via financialexpress.com
  
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  Earthquake in Delhi today: Strong 6.8 magnitude quake spreads panic in NCR; north-east most-affected
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  Earthquake in Delhi: An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar, tremors of which shook Delhi and NCR and especially affected northeast, several parts of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. Jolts were also felt in Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, ...
  Earthquake in Kolkata, Delhi: 6.8 magnitude tremors jolt India, damage buildingsAsia Times
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• William and Kate deserve warmest welcome, says Bollywood star 'King Khan'

  13-04-2016 19:02
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge should be receiving the warmest welcome to India possible because of the kindness shown to Indian immigrants in the UK, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has said.
  
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• BREAKING: Two people rushed to hospital after supermarket is struck TWICE by lightning

  13-04-2016 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TWO people have been rushed to hospital after a supermarket was struck TWICE by lightning.
  
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• 'Thought control' helps spine patient move fingers

  13-04-2016 19:00
  Finger movement has for the first time been restored to the victim of a paralysing spinal injury using "thought control" technology.
  
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• Tim Peake to run London Marathon from space with help of 'shadow runner'

  13-04-2016 18:58
  Astronaut Tim Peake is counting down to the London Marathon, which he will run on board the International Space Station in just 11 days' time.
  
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• 'Vote Leave' named lead 'Out' campaign for EU referendum

  13-04-2016 18:48
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's electoral watchdog has picked the "Vote Leave" group, backed by London Mayor Boris Johnson, to be the official "Out" campaign ahead of a referendum on June 23 on whether Britain should remain in the European Union. Wednesday's decision, which hands the group several advantages over rival "Out" campaigns including a higher spending limit, will pit Johnson against his party leader Prime Minister David Cameron, effective head of the "In" official camp
  
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• Palace responds to 'six counties' letter

  13-04-2016 18:47
  
  An Irish primary school pupil who wrote to the Queen requesting that she turn Northern Ireland over to the Republic of Ireland receives a reply from Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Paw Snitch the cat rescued from chimney days after going missing

  13-04-2016 18:44
  
  Firefighters have saved a cat that got stuck in a chimney by boring a hole through the brickwork.
  
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• Doctors to meet over health service 'funding crisis'

  13-04-2016 18:44
  
  Leading medics have convened an urgent meeting to discuss the "funding and workforce crisis across the UK health service".
  
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• No whey! Homes will be powered from electricity made from CHEESE in new plant

  13-04-2016 18:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHEESE will be used to make enough electricity to power thousands of homes as part of a new renewable energy initiative.
  
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• MPs to debate EU leaflet protest petition

  13-04-2016 18:40
  
  A petition opposing the government's £9m leaflet campaign to promote EU membership will be debated by MPs on 9 May.
  
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• Vote Leave Designated Official Anti-EU Campaign - Sky News

  13-04-2016 18:33 via news.sky.com
  
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  Vote Leave Designated Official Anti-EU Campaign
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  The group, backed by Boris Johnson, will now be able to spend up to £7m - but a rival campaign says the decision is a "stitch-up". 18:55, UK, Wednesday 13 April 2016. In Or Out. Play video "UK In EU: Key Issues From Campaigns" ...
  Brexit advocate Nigel Farage snubbed as Vote Leave rivals are appointed campaign officialsDaily Mail
  Vote Leave designated as EU referendum out campaignChannel 4 News
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• Funeral For TV 'Matriarch' Denise Robertson

  13-04-2016 18:26
  
  Friends, family, fans and celebrity colleagues of Denise Robertson have paid tribute to the agony aunt who won the hearts of millions of TV viewers. The twice-widowed great-grandmother, who worked on ITV's This Morning since it debuted in 1988, died from pancreatic cancer aged 83. This Morning and Sky News presenter Eamonn Holmes, who first worked alongside Robertson at the BBC in the 1980s, spoke at the service.
  
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• Missing Boy Is Found After Police Appeal

  13-04-2016 18:20
  
  Connor Beck left his home in Lochmaben, in Dumfries and Galloway, around 9.20am to go to Lochmaben Primary School but he never arrived. His family and friends had been searching for him and he was reported missing to police but the child has now been found.
  
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• Here’s what Brexit supporters are doing to David Cameron’s £9m pro-EU leaflets

  13-04-2016 18:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ANGRY Brexit supporters have found some creative ways to protest the government’s £9million pro-European Union leaflets.
  
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• William and Kate caught up in earthquake scare

  13-04-2016 18:05
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were caught up in an earthquake scare when a tremor struck the region of India they are visiting.
  
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• Boris is a dangerous politician, says Sir Ed Davey

  13-04-2016 17:58
  Former energy secretary Ed Davey has described London Mayor Boris Johnson as a "dangerous politician" and compared him to right-wing American presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
  
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• Sue Barker urges 'strong punishment' if Sharapova is found guilty of doping

  13-04-2016 17:54
  
  BBC presenter and former French Open tennis champion Sue Barker has called for Maria Sharapova to face a "strong punishment" and be banned from both the Olympics and Wimbledon if she is found guilty of drugs doping.
  
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• Drone hunt for Loch Ness Monster finds its film double

  13-04-2016 17:53
  Rather than the fabled Loch Ness Monster itself, the probe has discovered a 30-foot (9 metre) replica used in the 1970 film "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes," which sank nearly 50 years ago after its buoyant humps were removed. Undeterred, the enthusiastic monster-hunters steering the drone are continuing their two-week search for any evidence that might prove the existence of "Nessie". The survey by Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime has been the most detailed to date of the Loch's icy de
  
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• Record number of UK energy users switch to small suppliers

  13-04-2016 17:51
  A record number of British energy users have switched from large to independent electricity and gas suppliers, Britain's energy lobby group said on Wednesday, showing that smaller providers are continuing grow retail market share. The country's big six energy suppliers, EDF Energy, Centrica's British Gas, SSE, Scottish Power, RWE npower and E.ON, have seen customer numbers decline in recent years as smaller companies such as First Utility, Good Energy and Ovo Energy are able to offer cheaper tar
  
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• What the vote on Dilma Rousseff's impeachment means for Brazil - Financial Times

  13-04-2016 17:48 via ft.com
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  What the vote on Dilma Rousseff's impeachment means for Brazil
  Financial Times
  Brazil is in the midst of a political crisis, as its lower house of Congress prepares for Sunday's critical vote on whether to proceed with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Can Latin America's largest economy reconcile its significant ...
  Brazil's Rousseff edges closer to impeachmentAhram Online
  In impeachment-wracked Brazil, both sides gear up for voteDaily Mail
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• Civil servant recalled to Commons committee following 'unsatisfactory' evidence

  13-04-2016 17:44
  A top Whitehall mandarin is being hauled back before a powerful Commons committee after defying its MPs.
  
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