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• Osborne says Brexit would push higher mortgage costs

  15-04-2016 23:20
  Chancellor George Osborne said the country's home-owners could face higher borrowing costs if voters decide to leave the European Union in a referendum in June, building on his warnings against a so-called Brexit. "The Bank of England is independent and it makes its decisions on interest rates," Osborne told BBC television in Washington where he is attending a half-yearly meeting of global finance officials at the International Monetary Fund. "But the overwhelming view of the experts here in Was
  
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• Boris Johnson: Remain campaigners are 'Gerald Ratners' of modern politics

  15-04-2016 22:02
  Remain campaigners who say the EU is not perfect but there is no alternative are the "Gerald Ratners" of modern politics, Boris Johnson has claimed
  
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• George Osborne in blacklist threat to countries that fail to comply on tax

  15-04-2016 20:52
  
  Countries that refuse to "play by the rules" on tax transparency will be blacklisted, George Osborne has announced.
  
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• Drone Falls Into Crowd During Muse's O2 Gig

  15-04-2016 20:12
  
  A gig by the rock group Muse was disrupted by a technical mishap when a drone began falling to the ground while the band was on stage. The group was performing at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday night in support of their latest album, named Drones, when the stunt went awry. Footage posted on Instagram shows the drone tumbling down slowly as the band plays and lights flash across the arena.
  
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• Call for more backing to combat crop threats and hunger

  15-04-2016 20:00
  
  Hundreds of millions of pounds has been pledged to preserve the world's crop varieties and secure food supplies in the face of growing population and climate change.
  
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• Kate goes from hiking chic to evening glamour

  15-04-2016 19:27
  The Duchess of Cambridge went from hiking chic to evening glamour as she continued her tour of the Kingdom of Bhutan with the Duke.
  
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• Muscular dystrophy drug that could delay children's wheelchair use gets go ahead

  15-04-2016 19:20
  
  A drug that could delay children with a form of muscular dystrophy from needing a wheelchair for up to seven years has been given the green light by a health watchdog.
  
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• Ex-police trainee given 15-year term for series of sex crimes against girls

  15-04-2016 18:51
  
  A former trainee police officer who "harvested" victims from social media has been jailed for 15 years for rape and a string of sex crimes against girls as young as 13.
  
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• Are you worried about your fertility? | Sarah Marsh

  15-04-2016 18:51
  
  Doctors warn that people, particularly men in their 30s, are jeopardising their chances of having a family by leaving it too late. Share your views on thisYoung people could be putting their chances of becoming parents later in life at risk because of a lack of understanding about their fertility, according to the British Fertility Society (BFS). Doctors warned that most people don’t consider their reproductive health until they are trying to conceive, unaware of any problems that they may
  
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• Mortgage rates 'likely to go up' if Britain leaves EU, claims Osborne

  15-04-2016 18:37
  
  Mortgage rates are likely to rise if Britain quits the European Union, the Chancellor has warned.
  
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• Osborne's Mortgage Warning Over Quitting EU

  15-04-2016 18:34
  
  George Osborne has suggested homeowners' mortgage rates could go up if the UK votes to leave the European Union.
  
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• Cisse gets licence points before court wishes him good luck in relegation battle

  15-04-2016 18:30
  A magistrate wished a Premier League striker good luck in a crucial relegation battle after endorsing his licence with four points and ordering him to pay more than £500 for motoring offences.
  
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• Catholics to mark Queen's birthday with special prayer

  15-04-2016 18:30
  A special prayer to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday is to be said at Catholic masses.
  
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• Mother of muscular dystrophy drug campaign boy welcomes 'life-changing' news

  15-04-2016 18:10
  
  The mother of a 10-year-old boy who met David Cameron to ask for a muscular dystrophy drug has described news it could receive NHS funding as "life-changing".
  
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• Boris Johnson warns Barack Obama against 'hypocritical' US stance on Brexit

  15-04-2016 18:02
  
  Boris Johnson has said it would be "hypocritical" for US president Barack Obama to seek to use his upcoming visit to the UK to try to persuade Britain to stay in the European Union.
  
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• Junior doctors' leader 'overruled on call to exclude paediatrics from strike'

  15-04-2016 17:52
  A junior doctors' leader urged the British Medical Association to exclude children's health services from the upcoming strike but was overruled, according to reports.
  
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• Forty years of snooker at the Crucible: share your photos and memories

  15-04-2016 17:35
  
  The Crucible theatre will hold the World Snooker Championship for the 40th time over the next fortnight. We’d love to hear your stories from the iconic venueThe 1976 World Snooker Championship was held at two venues, the Middlesbrough Town Hall and the Wythenshawe Forum in Manchester. It wasn’t an ideal arrangement for players, fans or the sport, so snooker promoter and former professional Mike Watterson set off to find a new home for the tournament.The story goes that his wife, Caro
  
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• Victoria Beckham 'excited' by Estee Lauder make-up collaboration

  15-04-2016 17:24
  
  Victoria Beckham has said she is "excited" about teaming up with Estee Lauder to create a limited-edition make-up collection.
  
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• Liver transplant ops cancelled in Leeds due to critical care nurse shortages

  15-04-2016 17:11
  
  Liver transplant operations have been cancelled by health bosses in Leeds due to a shortage of critical care nurses.
  
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• Sex Charge For Teens In Toddler 'Kidnap'

  15-04-2016 16:38
  
  Two teenagers have appeared in court charged with kidnapping a two-year-old with the intention of committing a sexual offence. The toddler went missing from a Primark store on Northumberland Street in Newcastle city centre at 4.55pm on Wednesday. The accused, wearing grey tracksuits, appeared in the dock at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court, sitting as a youth court.
  
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• William and Kate reveal they miss children 'massively' after trek to monastery

  15-04-2016 16:21
  
  After almost a week away from their children while on tour the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have revealed they are missing them "massively" but have been in constant touch.
  
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• Teach three-year-olds about sex and fertility, experts recommend

  15-04-2016 16:21
  
  Children as young as three should be taught about sex and fertility before starting at primary school or risk future chances of parenthood through a lack of knowledge, experts have warned.
  
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• Five arrested in UK in operation involving French and Belgian police

  15-04-2016 16:21
  Five people from Birmingham have been arrested after an anti-terror inquiry involving MI5 and authorities in Belgium and France.
  
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• Anfield stars past and present join bereaved at last Hillsborough memorial

  15-04-2016 16:19
  
  A sombre service has begun to mark the final Hillsborough memorial at Anfield, 27 years to the day after the tragedy.
  
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• 'Life-changing news' for boy who took health campaign to Cameron

  15-04-2016 16:13
  
  The mother of a 10-year-old boy who met David Cameron to ask for a muscular dystrophy drug has described news it will be funded on the NHS as "life-changing".
  
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• Latest battle to wipe out polio begins with vast vaccine switch

  15-04-2016 15:58
  Stopping transmission of the contagious viral disease that has infected millions is possible within a year, experts say. First, however, the vaccine that has successfully fought polio for more than 30 years needs to be switched for one that targets the last few areas of risk. It won't be easy, or cheap, but the World Health Organization's director of polio eradication, Michel Zaffran, says failure now - when there have only been 12 cases worldwide this year, in Pakistan and Afghanistan - means t
  
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• EU referendum campaign kicks off with row over NHS

  15-04-2016 15:47
  
  The first day of the official referendum campaign saw the two sides sparring over the potential impact of British withdrawal from the EU on the NHS.
  
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• Celebrity awaits judges' ruling on bid to stop newspaper story

  15-04-2016 15:46
  
  A celebrity is waiting to hear whether he has won a fight to keep his name out of a tabloid newspaper story.
  
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• Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain to make Queen's 90th birthday cake

  15-04-2016 15:08
  
  Great British Bake Off's Nadiya Hussain has revealed she is baking the Queen's 90th birthday cake.
  
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• Teenage girls accused of kidnapping toddler to 'commit sexual offence'

  15-04-2016 15:05
  
  Two teenage girls have appeared in court charged with kidnapping a two-year-old with the intention of committing a sexual offence.
  
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• 'Fantasy' And 'Fear' Claims As EU Battle Begins

  15-04-2016 14:37
  
  Supporters of an exit from the EU have been accused of selling voters a vision of a "fantasy land", while those in favour of staying have been hit with claims of "scaremongering". On the first official day of campaigning ahead of the 23 June vote, Boris Johnson will claim Britain's contribution to the EU budget could instead be spent on the NHS. The London Mayor's intervention will follow on from a speech by former chancellor Alistair Darling, a supporter of the Remain camp, who has warned that
  
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• Gene editing could provide way to 'get around cancer's defences'

  15-04-2016 14:34
  Gene editing could in future help the body's immune system overcome cancer, research suggests.
  
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• Woman Jailed For 13 Years For Killing Baby Son

  15-04-2016 14:24
  
  Lesley Dunford, 37, smothered seven-month-old Harley Dunford in his cot on 27 August 2003. Harley's death was not treated as suspicious until she admitted the killing to prison staff in 2014, while serving seven years for the manslaughter of her daughter. The Old Bailey heard that Dunford, who pleaded guilty to murder, was "riddled with guilt".
  
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• Man charged with abusing boys at school linked to late MP Cyril Smith

  15-04-2016 14:16
  A man has been charged with historical sex offences allegedly committed at a residential school for boys linked with late politician Cyril Smith.
  
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• Lord Bhatia faces House of Lords suspension over 'double claiming' of expenses

  15-04-2016 14:16
  
  A peer is facing an eight-month suspension from the House of Lords over the "double claiming" of hundreds of pounds in expenses.
  
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• Five arrested in terrorism probe

  15-04-2016 14:16
  Five people have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
  
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• Drug to treat type of muscular dystrophy in children expected to get green light

  15-04-2016 14:16
  
  A drug to treat a type of muscular dystrophy in children - which captured the attention of Prime Minister David Cameron - is expected to be given the green light for use on the NHS.
  
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• UK police arrest five in inquiry linked to Paris, Brussels attacks

  15-04-2016 13:15
  British police have arrested five people on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism as part of an investigation which a security source said was linked to the attacks in Paris and Brussels. Three men and a woman were detained in Birmingham, central England, on Thursday and another man was held at London's Gatwick Airport in the early hours of Friday. Chief Constable Marcus Beale from West Midlands Police said there was no information to suggest an attack in Britain was being planned.
  
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• Five Suspects Held By Anti-Terror Police

  15-04-2016 12:50
  
  Four people have been arrested in Birmingham and one person held at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of terror offences. Three men aged 26, 40 and 59 and a 29-year-old woman - were held in Birmingham on Thursday night. Meanwhile a 26-year-old man was arrested at Gatwick Airport early on Friday morning.
  
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• Big increase in removal of internet content since rise of Islamic State

  15-04-2016 12:42
  
  Terrorist and extremist content is being removed from the internet at a rate of nearly 300 pieces every day, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce

  15-04-2016 12:38
  Mars Food plans to label some of its Dolmio pasta sauces, macaroni cheese and other products as fit for consumption only once a week due to high levels of salt, sugar or fat. Products that are particularly high in salt, sugar or fat, including Dolmio lasagne meal kits and lasagne sauces, will come with a label advising "occasional" consumption, meaning once a week. It did not give details for other countries but plans to introduce the labelling in all markets where those products are sold.
  
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• Man behind London tube's 'Mind the Gap' warning dies

  15-04-2016 12:32
  A former radio presenter, known to millions of London commuters and tourists from around the world as the voice of the "Mind the gap" announcements on the British capital's underground system, has died, his family said on Friday. Phil Sayer, 62, recorded the automated warnings which are played across much of the London "tube" network to alert passengers to take care when stepping from platforms onto the trains. "Phil Sayer - voice of reason, radio, and railways," his wife Elinor Hamilton wrote o
  
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• Man In Court Over Axe Attack On Police Officer

  15-04-2016 12:21
  
  A man has appeared in court, charged with the attempted murder of a policewoman after an axe attack in Sheffield on Wednesday night. Nathan Sumner is also accused of a number of other offences in connection with the incident in Plowright Close. PC Lisa Bates lost a finger when she was attacked while attending a domestic incident.
  
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• Man remanded on murder bid charge as axe attack police officer named

  15-04-2016 12:14
  
  A police officer who was seriously injured when she was attacked with an axe has been named in court as Lisa Bates.
  
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• CCTV bid to trace hit-run driver after woman knocked down on crossing

  15-04-2016 12:14
  
  Shocking CCTV footage has been released which shows a woman being knocked over when a car failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing.
  
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• 'Voice' of London Underground Phil Sayer has died

  15-04-2016 12:12
  
  The man who voiced the "Please mind the gap" and "Stand clear of the doors" announcements on the London Underground has died.
  
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• 'Hero' taxi driver hailed for helping teenager evade thugs

  15-04-2016 12:12
  A mother has thanked a "hero" taxi driver who picked up her son to save him from youths who were threatening him.
  
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• Ex-EastEnder and new Henry VIII Charlie Clements slams 'snobbery to soap actors'

  15-04-2016 12:12
  
  Former EastEnders actor Charlie Clements has said there is still "snobbery" in the television industry towards soap actors.
  
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• Black cat shot more than 30 times lucky to survive

  15-04-2016 12:12
  
  A lucky black cat has made a "miraculous" recovery after suffering 30 separate shotgun wounds.
  
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• Final Hillsborough Anniversary At Anfield

  15-04-2016 12:07
  
  A final annual memorial service will be held today for the 96 people who died in the Hillsborough tragedy. The Liverpool fans died in a crush on the Leppings Lane terraces at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium. They had gone to see their team play Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup semi-final on 15 April, 1989.
  
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