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• Tycoon Asil Nadir transferred to Turkish prison

  21-04-2016 23:46
  A tycoon jailed for stealing mi llions from his business empire has been removed from the UK to be transferred to prison in Turkey.
  
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• Microsoft sees fall in revenue and profit but cloud and Office grow

  21-04-2016 23:46
  Microsoft saw revenue and profit fall as it reported its latest round of financial results, but the company's much-heralded cloud and Office software businesses continue to grow.
  
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• Two held on cyber crime offences

  21-04-2016 23:33
  
  Two men have been arrested in Merseyside over the alleged supplying of software for use by computer hackers.
  
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• Google parent Alphabet's earnings fall short of expectations

  21-04-2016 23:03
  Google's parent company Alphabet reported financial results below analyst expectations for the first three months of 2016, but could still point to revenue for the period of more than 20 billion US dollars (£13.9bn).
  
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• People Trafficker Targeted The Homeless

  21-04-2016 23:01
  
  A people trafficker who kept eight people from Slovakia as slaves in his garage without heating or running water has been jailed for six years. David Lakatos, who is 30 and from Peterborough, was found hiding under his duvet when police raided his home in December. Each of his victims was homeless and vulnerable when approached at a railway station in Nove Zamky, Slovakia, and offered a home and work in the UK.
  
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• Superstar Prince dies after collapsing in lift

  21-04-2016 22:50
  Pop superstar Prince has died at the age of 57 after being found collapsed in a lift at his home in Minnesota.
  
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• Ex-PM Brown says Britain needs to hear passion for EU membership

  21-04-2016 22:50
  By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday that the "In" campaign should present British voters with a more passionate and patriotic case for European Union membership ahead of a June 23 referendum. In his first major intervention into the debate about Britain's membership, Brown said he would make a series of speeches in favour of the EU over the next two months. "My message is be positive, be principled and be patriotic, and put the case with pa
  
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• Victoria Wood was so private even her brother did not know she was ill

  21-04-2016 21:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VICTORIA Wood’s battle with cancer was so secret even her brother did not know she was terminally ill, he revealed last night.
  
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• Readers recommend: share your songs about climate change

  21-04-2016 21:00
  
  Which songs do you think our reader should include on next week’s playlist? Make your nominations by Monday 25 April
  This week we want to compile a playlist from your nominations on the theme of climate change.Sheila Deane, who comments on the Guardian as thoughtballoons, will select from your recommendations and had this to say about widening the scope: Continue reading...
  
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• Diesel cars 'exceed lab test emissions limits when driven on roads'

  21-04-2016 20:59
  Diesel cars being sold in the UK emit an average of six times more nitrogen oxide (NOx) in real-world driving than the legal limit used in official tests, according to a Government report.
  
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• Charles wishes Mummy 'the happiest of birthdays' as Queen turns 90

  21-04-2016 20:52
  The Prince of Wales has paid a touching tribute to his mother, wishing her the "most special and happiest of birthdays".
  
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• Shock survey reveals Britons would use driverless cars to get home from binge at the PUB

  21-04-2016 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NEW doubts about the safety of driverless cars were raised today when motorists said they would use them to get home from a binge at the pub.
  
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• Pop superstar Prince dies aged 57

  21-04-2016 19:56
  Pop superstar Prince has died at the age of 57.
  
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• New Doctor Who companion to be revealed on Saturday - during football half-time

  21-04-2016 19:46
  Doctor Who fans will have to tune into the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday to find out the identity of the Time Lord's new companion.
  
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• Choppers, the last surviving PG Tips chimpanzee, dies aged 48

  21-04-2016 19:46
  The last surviving chimpanzee from the PG Tips adverts has died aged 48.
  
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• Man GOBSMACKED to win £10M after MISREADING lottery ticket

  21-04-2016 19:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A LADDER-BUILDER who thought he had won £10,000 on the lottery was "gobsmacked" to find he had actually scooped £10.3 million.
  
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• All cars road tested by UK found to exceed lab emission limits

  21-04-2016 19:43
  Britain said on Thursday all 37 diesel car models it had tested out on the road exceeded the laboratory limits for polluting nitrogen oxides, but only Volkswagen had used so-called defeat devices to cheat tests. The transport ministry examined cars from over 20 brands including major manufacturers BMW , Ford , VW and General Motors . It tested 18 older cars against so-called Euro 5 standards for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission levels and 19 newer ones against tougher Euro 6 levels, with all the ve
  
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• Cars Exceed UK Pollution Limits Out On Road

  21-04-2016 19:09
  
  All diesel cars tested by the Government after the Volkswagen emissions scandal exceed laboratory pollution limits in real-world conditions, a study says. A report by the Department for Transport on nitrogen oxide levels revealed that none of the 37 top-selling diesel vehicles met the legal level of 180mg/km when observed out on the road. But a spokesman for motor industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the difference between results from laboratory tests and those perf
  
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• UK ready to take stake in Tata's steel plants in rescue deal

  21-04-2016 18:55
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could part-nationalise Tata's UK steel plants by taking a 25 percent equity stake, as part of a support package worth hundreds of millions of pounds designed to attract a buyer and save at least 10,000 jobs. The Conservative government, which privatised the steel and other industries under former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is seen as being anxious to avoid an imminent closure of Britain's biggest steel works just before a referendum on Europea
  
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• As queen turns 90, report values British monarchy at $84 billion

  21-04-2016 18:55
  The value of the British monarchy stands at around $84 billion (£58.6 billion), according to a report released on Thursday as Queen Elizabeth marked her 90th birthday. Consultancy Brand Finance estimated the figure of 58.4 billion pounds by adding 21 billion pounds of tangible assets like the Royal Collection treasure trove, private estates and the Crown Estate to 37.4 billion pounds of intangible assets, namely the monarchy's long term contribution to the economy. Estimates of the British
  
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• Last original PG Tips chimp 'Choppers' dies at Twycross Zoo

  21-04-2016 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BELOVED chimpanzee who was the last surviving star of the popular PG Tips television adverts had died at a zoo.
  
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• Welsh Billionaire: I'd Help Fund Tata Buyout

  21-04-2016 18:32
  
  Welsh billionaire Sir Terry Matthews has told Sky News he would be willing to put forward some of his own money to help a management buyout of Tata Steel's UK business. Sir Terry said he believes plants like the one in Port Talbot, south Wales, can return to profit, and is backing a bid which could potentially save thousands of jobs. He was speaking after the UK and Welsh governments said they were prepared to take a stake of up to 25% to support a future takeover of the company.
  
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• 100,000 sex crimes reported to police as homicides rise by 11%

  21-04-2016 18:29
  
  The number of sex crimes reported to police has passed 100,000 in a year for the first time, while homicides jumped by more than a tenth, official figures have revealed.
  
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• Ladder builder steps up from £10,000 lottery win to £10.3m jackpot

  21-04-2016 18:21
  A ladder builder who thought he had won £10,000 on the lottery was "gobsmacked" to find he had scooped £10.3 million.
  
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• All cars exceed nitrogen oxide limits when tested in real world conditions

  21-04-2016 18:21
  All cars tested in a Government inquiry set up in the wake of the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal exceed laboratory limits for nitrogen oxide (NOx) when tested in real world conditions.
  
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• UK to take in extra 3,000 refugees

  21-04-2016 18:14
  
  As many as 3,000 more refugees will be brought to Britain under a new resettlement scheme, the Government has announced.
  
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• Two Guilty Of £100k Machine Gun Smuggling Plot

  21-04-2016 18:02
  
  Two men have been found guilty of smuggling more than £100,000 of guns into the UK, bought from the same supplier who armed the Charlie Hebdo attackers. Harry Shilling, 25, from Swanley, Kent, and Michael Defraine, 30, from Bexleyheath, southeast London, were found guilty of gun smuggling and conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life. The court heard how the pair were part of a gang of arms dealers who smuggled into the country a cache of automatic weapons similar to thos
  
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• Seeds key to how birds' ancestors survived dinosaur extinction, scientists say

  21-04-2016 18:00
  Pecking at seeds may have helped ancestors of modern birds survive the cataclysm that wiped out the dinosaurs, scientists believe.
  
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• Part of brain stays more awake during first night's sleep in strange bed - study

  21-04-2016 18:00
  Sleeping in a strange bed is often a less-than-restful experience because one half of the brain remains "on watch", a study has shown.
  
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• Paraplegic athlete banned from 10km race because of motorised suit

  21-04-2016 17:37
  A paraplegic athlete has been banned from participating in a 10km race despite having walked the London Marathon four years ago.
  
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• 'Large scale' human rights abuses in Yemen, says Foreign Office

  21-04-2016 17:37
  
  Human rights violations are taking place in Yemen on a "large scale", the Foreign Office (FCO) has said amid continuing criticism that UK arms are fuelling the country's bloody civil war.
  
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• Brother pays tribute to 'one of greatest comic talents of our time'

  21-04-2016 17:37
  Victoria Wood has left devastated fans a "tremendous body of work", her brother and "number one fan" has said.
  
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• Tata Steel: UK willing to take 25% in rescue deal

  21-04-2016 17:32
  
  The Government has offered to take a 25% stake in Tata Steel's UK business as part of a package of support worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
  
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• Grandmother 'a new woman' after being fitted with tiny wireless pacemaker

  21-04-2016 17:32
  A grandmother said she feels like a "new woman" after she was fitted with a wireless pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice.
  
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• Gangsters smuggled haul of guns from same source as Charlie Hebdo terror attack

  21-04-2016 17:12
  Gangsters behind Britain's biggest known gun smuggling operation are facing life behind bars for shipping £100,000 of weapons from the same source used in the Charlie Hebdo terror attack
  
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• Supreme Court reserves decision in sex story celebrity case

  21-04-2016 17:10
  
  A celebrity who wants to keep his name out of a tabloid newspaper story about his alleged extra-marital activities must wait to find out if he has won a battle at the Supreme Court.
  
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• Queen hails vintage 1926 as thousands wish her happy 90th birthday

  21-04-2016 17:10
  The Queen has declared 1926 - the year she was born - a vintage year as well-wishers turned out in their thousands to wish her a happy 90th birthday.
  
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• Eurosceptic MP suggests Obama should not get involved in UK's EU debate

  21-04-2016 17:10
  
  If Barack Obama intervenes in the debate over the UK's membership of the European Union then the Government should set out who it wants to win the 2016 US presidential election.
  
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• Award-winning Dame Vera Lynn remembers 'old British spirit'

  21-04-2016 17:10
  
  Dame Vera Lynn has paid tribute to "the old British spirit" as she recalled her wartime experiences as "the Forces' Sweetheart".
  
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• Government Cash Available To Help Tata Buyers

  21-04-2016 16:59
  
  Hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money will be made available on commercial terms to potential buyers of Tata Steel. The UK and Welsh governments are prepared to take a stake of up to 25% to support a future takeover of the company. The announcement follows a second meeting between Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Tata Global Chairman Cyrus Mistry this week in Mumbai, India, where progress on the sales process was discussed.
  
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• Jilted Lover Jailed Over Care Home Killings

  21-04-2016 16:49
  
  Paul Mallin, 51, armed himself with a meat cleaver and 10in (25cm) carving knife before attacking Karen Reid, 53, and John Down at the sheltered housing complex where they all lived. After he was arrested, police found more than 300 internet searches on poison in Mallin's flat, including "Ricin - Breaking Bad" - an apparent reference to the hit TV show about a teacher turned drug dealer. Mallin denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter, which was accepted by the prosecution in light of re
  
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• Scientists etch Queen's birthday message on corgi hair strand

  21-04-2016 16:04
  
  Scientists claim to have sent the Queen her smallest birthday message - etched on a strand of hair from a corgi.
  
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• Two Men Guilty Of Smuggling Guns Into UK

  21-04-2016 16:03
  
  Two men have been found guilty of smuggling guns worth more than £100,000 into the UK and conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life. Harry Shilling, 25, from Swanley, Kent, and Michael Defraine, 30, from Bexleyheath, southeast London, were convicted of two charges each at the Old Bailey. The court heard how the pair were part of a gang of arms dealers who smuggled into the country a cache of automatic weapons similar to those used by the Paris terrorists.
  
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• EU ARMY? Fallon calls for greater integration with Brussels in future wars

  21-04-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FEARS British armed forces could be dragged into an EU army escalated today after Michael Fallon said UK troops must further integrate with their European counterparts.
  
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• Britain ready to take stake in Tata's UK steel assets as part of rescue deal

  21-04-2016 15:42
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it could take an equity stake of up to 25 percent in Tata's UK steel assets as part of a package of hundreds of millions of pounds of financing to help support a potential buyer. The Indian group announced plans to exit its entire British steel operation last month, leaving the government battling to save a once mighty industry that has been hammered by a surge in cheap Chinese imports, soaring costs and weak demand. Prime Minister D
  
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• Court Reserves Decision On Celebrity Injunction

  21-04-2016 15:26
  
  Judges have reserved a decision on whether to allow a celebrity involved in alleged extra-marital activities to be identified. It comes after the Supreme Court in London was told the man's family would suffer "devastating consequences" if an injunction preventing him from being named was lifted. Desmond Browne QC said there would be a "storm of harassment" if the injunction was discharged.
  
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• Britain's National Grid to pay firms to use power this summer

  21-04-2016 15:08
  By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - A dozen British companies will be paid to use electricity under a scheme National Grid will launch next month aimed at balancing the system in summer, when output is high from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. National Grid said 12 companies have won contracts for the Demand Turn Up scheme which will run from May until September. "For the 2016 service period we have procured 309 megawatts of Demand Turn Up," National Grid's Nick Blair, senior
  
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• Irish PM urges citizens to make pro-EU case to UK relatives

  21-04-2016 15:05
  By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish citizens should use their influence with friends and family in Britain to help make the case for continued membership of the European Union, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said on Thursday. Brexit would damage Ireland's exporters, undermine the European Union and deal a blow to Northern Ireland, Kenny told parliament ahead of Britain's June 23 referendum on whether to remain in the bloc or leave.
  
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• Crowds celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday walkabout

  21-04-2016 15:02
  By Georgina Cooper WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth greeted thousands of well-wishers from across Britain and beyond as she celebrated her 90th birthday on Thursday, demonstrating the world's oldest monarch's intent to keep doing the job she has performed for more than six decades. Usually the queen's birthday passes with little ceremony but to mark Thursday's milestone a beaming Elizabeth, attired in a light green outfit, mingled with crowds during a lengthy walkabout near her Winds
  
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• Spelling test blunder prompts calls for overhaul of primary school assessment

  21-04-2016 14:47
  
  A spelling test due to be taken by thousands of children in England has been accidentally published online months in advance, prompting a fierce backlash against assessment in primary schools.
  
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