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• NHS And Jobs Warnings In New EU Campaign Videos

  25-04-2016 23:14
  
  Vote Leave and Britain Stronger In Europe have put out new campaign videos highlighting the risks and advantages of staying in the European Union. In its new video, the Remain camp argues that staying in the EU will create hundreds of thousands of extra jobs in the UK. The new releases come as both sides step up their campaign rhetoric with less than two months to go until the UK's referendum on Europe.
  
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• France Car Crash: Family's Lives 'Torn Apart'

  25-04-2016 23:09
  
  The family of a British man killed along with two of his young children in a car crash in France have expressed their heartache following the deaths. John Crompton, 31, son Morgan Lund, nine, and four-year-old daughter Evie-Lily Crompton lost their lives in the "devastating tragedy" which happened on a motorway. Mr Crompton was driving the family's Nissan from Dijon towards Bourg-en-Bresse when it reportedly veered to the right before going through a barrier and into the wall of a bridge ov
  
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• France motorway horror family 'torn apart' after father and two children killed

  25-04-2016 22:36
  
  The family of a man who died with his two young children in a car crash on a French motorway said their lives had been "torn apart" by the incident and "will never be the same again".
  
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• Breakthrough could lead to treatments for incurable brain cancer

  25-04-2016 22:09
  
  Scientists have made a discovery that could lead to new treatments for a deadly and incurable brain cancer.
  
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• Army officer who died during London Marathon 'lived life to the full'

  25-04-2016 21:37
  
  An Afghanistan veteran and Green Beret who "lived life on the edge and to the full" died after collapsing at the 23-mile mark while running the London Marathon.
  
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• Brexit would threaten London financial dominance - UK minister Jo Johnson

  25-04-2016 21:13
  By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - If Britain votes to leave the European Union, London's dominant position as the pre-eminent global financial centre in its time zone would be placed under threat and other EU centres would seek to rip away business, British minister Jo Johnson said. London dominates the $5.3-trillion-a-day (3.7 trillion pounds-a-day) global foreign exchange market and is by far the most important financial centre in the European Union, vying with New York for the title of the
  
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• Music helps babies respond better to speech, according to research

  25-04-2016 21:00
  
  Music can help improve the way a baby responds to speech, researchers have found.
  
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• Fruit fly experiment 'improves' symptoms of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

  25-04-2016 21:00
  Scientists have "improved" symptoms of neurodegeneration in fruit flies with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
  
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• 'Childbearing hips' reach peak level between 25 and 40

  25-04-2016 21:00
  
  The expression "childbearing hips" should be reserved for women between 25 and 40, a new study suggests.
  
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• Volkswagen has not fixed a single car in Britain, minister says

  25-04-2016 20:40
  Volkswagen has not fixed any of the 1.2 million cars in Britain affected by the diesel emissions scandal, a British transport minister said on Monday, despite the company having said it had begun software modifications to some models. The German carmaker, which triggered the biggest scandal in its history with last year's admission that it rigged U.S. diesel emissions tests, said on Friday that its recall of about 2,000 Amarok pick-up trucks in Britain for a software update began in January and
  
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• Public Support Slips For Junior Docs: Sky Data

  25-04-2016 20:37
  
  Public support for an all-out strike by junior doctors in England has eroded slightly in recent months, polling by Sky Data suggests. In mid-January, 50% of those questioned said they backed the medics' planned industrial action compared with 40% against. There had been plans for a full strike on 10 February, including without emergency care, but that cover was later left in place.
  
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• BHS administration threatens 11,000 jobs and 164 stores

  25-04-2016 20:20
  
  High street retailer BHS has collapsed into administration, putting 11,000 jobs at risk and threatening the closure of up to 164 stores.
  
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• UK retailer BHS close to collapse with 11,000 jobs at risk

  25-04-2016 20:05
  By James Davey and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - British department stores group BHS was placed into administration on Monday, putting the 88-year-old retailer in danger of disappearing from the high street and placing 11,000 jobs at risk. Going into administration, a form of creditor protection, means it is Britain's most high-profile retail casualty since Phones4U in 2014 and Woolworths in 2008. It could also increase scrutiny of BHS's former owner Philip Green, the billionaire retail boss wh
  
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• Hillsborough: The Long Wait Is Nearly Over

  25-04-2016 19:49
  
  Families of the 96 football fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster will finally learn on Tuesday whether a jury has accepted that their loved ones were unlawfully killed. After the longest jury hearing in British legal history, inquest verdicts have finally been reached. Jurors who have listened to two years of evidence told the coroner, Sir John Goldring, that they have reached decisions on all fourteen questions put to them before they began their deliberations.
  
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• RWE joins UK coal retreat with reduced Aberthaw operations

  25-04-2016 19:38
  RWE npower will reduce operating hours at its 1,600 megawatt Aberthaw coal-fired power plant in Wales from April 1 next year, it said on Monday, as the British power sector eyes government plans for all coal plants to shut by 2025. RWE npower said it would discard its current production model to focus on generating electricity only when needed. The British government's announcement in November that it wants to close all coal-fired plants by the middle of next decade and two power companies have
  
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• Hunt Tells Junior Docs: Keep A&E Out Of Strike

  25-04-2016 19:02
  
  The Health Secretary has urged junior doctors not to withdraw emergency cover as hospitals in England prepare for the first all-out strike in NHS history. Speaking in the Commons, Jeremy Hunt said that not providing such cover "creates particular risk for A&Es, maternity and intensive care units" and the NHS was "busting a gut" to keep patients safe. The industrial action will see junior doctors refusing A&E care for the first time between the hours of 8am and 5pm on Tuesday and Wed
  
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• RWE npower to lower output at coal plant in Wales from April 2017

  25-04-2016 18:39
  RWE npower will reduce operating hours at its 1,600-megawatt Aberthaw coal-fired power plant in Wales from April 1, 2017 as demand for coal-generated electricity is expected to fall, it said. The company said it would move to an operating regime that focuses on generating electricity when needed, instead of the more steady production model it has been following. The company said it had also decided to adapt technology at the station that will allow it to burn a wider range of coal and that will
  
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• May call to quit ECHR signals differences at top of EU Remain campaign

  25-04-2016 18:19
  
  Differences have emerged at the top of the campaign to keep Britain in the European Union, after Home Secretary Theresa May used her first major intervention in the referendum debate to argue that Britain should stay in the 28-nation bloc, but pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
  
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• Man held for 'people smuggling' fights extradition over Greek prison conditions

  25-04-2016 18:13
  The alleged head of a people smuggling gang accused of trafficking 100 Syrian refugees a day into Europe will argue he cannot be extradited because being held in a Greek prison would breach his human rights, a court heard.
  
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• EU bank to lend Britain 1 billion pounds to build more social housing

  25-04-2016 18:08
  LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's investment arm is to lend Britain 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) to help build more social housing, it said on Monday, its largest ever support for such programmes within Europe. The European Investment Bank [EIB.UL] denied an accusation by campaigners wanting Britons to vote to leave the EU in the national referendum in June that it was seeking to influence the vote, although it has stepped up both its lending to Britain and the volume of announ
  
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• MPs demand to see civil servant who wrote a blueprint for Brexit

  25-04-2016 18:07
  MPs insisted on Monday that a civil servant who wrote a prize-winning essay on how Britain could leave the European Union should address a committee in parliament. Parliament's Treasury Committee has repeatedly summoned Iain Mansfield, an official at the business ministry, but he and the government have turned down the request, citing rules that say civil servants should be politically neutral. Mansfield won 100,000 euros (£77,800) in 2014 from the Institute for Economic Affairs, a free-ma
  
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• Health Secretary stands firm ahead of junior doctors' strike

  25-04-2016 17:37
  
  Jeremy Hunt has appealed to junior doctors not to withdraw emergency cover during their strike but said "no trade union" has the right to veto a Government manifesto commitment.
  
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• Doctors Urge PM: Step In To Stop Strike

  25-04-2016 17:29
  
  Senior medics have issued an "11th hour" plea to David Cameron to intervene in the junior doctors dispute because it is a "threat to our whole healthcare system". The industrial action will see junior doctors in England refusing A&E care for the first time between 8am and 5pm on Tuesday and Wednesday in a move Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said put "lives at risk". :: Why Are The Junior Doctors Striking?
  
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• Government accused of 'shabby tactics' over child refugees amendment - The Guardian

  25-04-2016 17:24 via theguardian.com
  
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  Two women dry their children after bathing them at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees in Idomeni, Greece. Photograph: Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters. Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart. Monday 25 April 2016 11.08 EDT Last modified on Monday ...and more »
  
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• Dad 'Hostile' With Police Over Daughter's Death

  25-04-2016 17:14
  
  A man accused of murdering his daughter became aggressive and said he was a victim of a "miscarriage of justice" when police tried to ask him how she died, a court heard. Ben Butler, 36, allegedly became "hostile" and told one officer to "f*** off" after six-year-old Ellie Butler was pronounced dead at hospital. Butler and his partner, Jennie Gray, were said to be reluctant to talk when police turned up at St George's in Tooting.
  
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• Appeal Fund For Survivors Of France Crash

  25-04-2016 17:08
  
  An appeal has been set up for the survivors of a French motorway crash that killed a British father and his two children. John Crompton, 31, was driving the family's Nissan from Dijon towards Bourg-en-Bresse when it reportedly veered to the right before going through a barrier and into the wall of a bridge over the road. Mr Crompton's partner Makayla Lund and youngest child Kyle were airlifted to Lyon after the accident on the A39 near Beaurepaire-en-Bresse.
  
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• Boy Claimed Another Child Killed Liam Fee

  25-04-2016 16:57
  
  A young boy claimed another child was responsible for the death of toddler Liam Fee, a murder trial has heard. The jury was shown a video of a police interview with the young witness, carried out the day after Liam was found dead at a house in Fife on 22 March 2014. In the interview, the witness said another boy had "done something bad, very, very bad, he's killed (Liam)".
  
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• Tributes for father killed with two of his children in France motorway crash

  25-04-2016 16:56
  
  A toddler remained seriously ill in hospital following a horrific crash on a French motorway which killed his father and his older brother and sister, police have said.
  
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• May: UK should stay in EU - but leave European Convention on Human Rights

  25-04-2016 16:47
  
  Home Secretary Theresa May has used her first major intervention in the EU referendum debate to argue that Britain should stay in the 28-nation bloc but leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
  
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• Good night, sleep tight: Scientists seek colours to foil bloodsucking bedbugs

  25-04-2016 16:39
  
  Bedbugs have favourite colours, scientists have found.
  
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• Cambodia's Royal Turtle almost extinct, conservation group warns

  25-04-2016 16:38
  One of the world's most endangered turtles is now nearly extinct, with fewer than 10 left in the wild due to increased sand dredging and illegal forest clearance, conservationists have warned.
  
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• 11,000 jobs at risk as BHS collapses into administration

  25-04-2016 16:38
  
  High street retailer BHS has collapsed into administration, putting 11,000 jobs at risk and threatening the closure of up to 164 stores.
  
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• Migrant Smuggling Suspect Applies For UK Asylum

  25-04-2016 16:37
  
  A Palestinian accused of smuggling thousands of Syrian migrants into Europe has applied for asylum in the UK. Jamal Owda was arrested in Liverpool in December as part of raids across Europe - including in Greece, Austria and Sweden - in which 23 suspects were held. At a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Owda's lawyer argued that conditions in Greek prisons are such that his right to life would be threatened under the European Convention on Human Rights if he was sent back.
  
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• Sherlock eclipsed by Britain's Got Talent in TV ratings

  25-04-2016 16:01
  Britain's Got Talent has leapfrogged Sherlock to become the most-watched TV programme of the year so far.
  
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• Royal Mail should be brought back into public ownership, Jeremy Corbyn says

  25-04-2016 16:01
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has argued for the Royal Mail to be brought back into public ownership and warned that the Post Office is under increasing threat.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon warns Westminster over Royal Navy vessels order

  25-04-2016 16:01
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has insisted it would be "unconscionable" for the UK Government to go back on its commitment to build vital Royal Navy vessels on the Clyde.
  
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• Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us? - video

  25-04-2016 15:38
  
  Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough and Sarah Solemani perform a satirical take on the Tory party’s human rights policy, inspired by the classic Monty Python sketch that asks ‘what has the European Convention on Human Rights ever done for us?’ Apart from the right to a fair trial, freedom from slavery, freedom from torture ...• WARNING: Contains strong language. Continue reading...
  
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• Retailer BHS goes into administration with 11,000 jobs at risk

  25-04-2016 15:09
  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - British department stores group BHS collapsed into administration on Monday, putting the 88-year-old retailer in danger of disappearing from the high street and placing 11,000 jobs at risk. Going into administration, a form of creditor protection, means it is Britain's most high profile retail casualty since Phones4U in September 2014. Philip Duffy and Benjamin Wiles, managing directors of Duff & Phelps, have been appointed joint administrators, the restruct
  
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• Man held for 'people smuggling' seeks asylum in UK over Greece prison conditions

  25-04-2016 15:00
  The alleged head of a people smuggling gang accused of trafficking 100 Syrian refugees a day into Europe will argue he cannot be extradited because being held in a Greek prison would breach his human rights, a court heard.
  
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• Judge bars naming of woman who died after refusing kidney treatment

  25-04-2016 15:00
  
  Journalists have been barred from naming a dead woman in media reports.
  
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• Ben Butler 'hostile and aggressive' with police after death of daughter Ellie, 6

  25-04-2016 15:00
  
  A father insisted he was the victim of a "miscarriage of justice" when police tried to talk to him about how his six-year-old daughter had died from a devastating head injury, a court heard.
  
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• Another boy 'killed Liam Fee', murder trial witness told interviewers

  25-04-2016 15:00
  
  A murder trial has heard a young boy claim that another child was responsible for the death of toddler Liam Fee.
  
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• Retailer BHS Goes Into Administration

  25-04-2016 14:57
  
  High street chain BHS has gone into administration, putting 11,000 jobs at risk and threatening the closure of up to 164 stores. In a statement, administrators Duff & Phelps said the group will “continue to trade as usual” while a buyer is sought. The collapse is the biggest retail failure since Woolworths folded in 2008 with the loss of almost 30,000 jobs.
  
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• Landslide Hits Seafront Funicular Railway

  25-04-2016 14:56
  
  A huge landslide in Bournemouth has left a 108-year-old funicular railway badly damaged. The area, between Bournemouth and Boscombe piers, was cordoned off by council staff amid concerns over the stability of the cliff top. A Bournemouth Borough Council spokesman said a cordon would remain in place for the early part of the week amid concerns of further damage.
  
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• Hillsborough Jury Reaches Decisions On Deaths

  25-04-2016 14:50
  
  The Hillsborough inquests jury has reached decisions on all questions related to the deaths of 96 football fans. Last week they indicated they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict, but the coroner said today he would accept a majority verdict. The two-year inquest into the 1989 tragedy has been the longest jury hearing in British legal history, with more than 800 witnesses giving evidence.
  
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• Roma v Napoli: Serie A – live! | Jacob Steinberg

  25-04-2016 14:30
  
  Juventus win the title if Napoli lose to RomaLatest updates from the action at the Stadio OlimpicoRead Paolo Bandini’s latest Serie A talking pointsEmail [email protected] | Tweet @JacobSteinberg 1.30pm BSTDespite his recent goalscoring form off the bench, there’s no place in the Roma 11 for Francesco Totti. With his time at Roma possibly coming to an end, what do you make of the great man? Worth the hype or overrated?1.17pm BSTRoma: Szczesny; Florenzi, Manolas, Rü
  
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• Betting odds move sharply towards Britain staying in EU after Obama warning

  25-04-2016 14:27
  By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Bookmakers' odds have shifted sharply towards Britain voting to remain in the European Union in a referendum in June, a move in sentiment also reflected by the pound rising on Monday to a near six-week high against the euro. Both moves followed a direct intervention by U.S. President Barack Obama in favour of Britain staying in, but those advocating leaving sought to undermine his arguments and warned the "In" camp not to celebrate too early. Obama said Brit
  
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• Insider's guide to Bari: raw fish and reggae on the Adriatic

  25-04-2016 14:18
  
  Two hundred years ago, 62 sailors landed in Bari bearing the relics of their patron saint, in a bid to revive the city’s fortunes. But it was fishing, an aqueduct and a bustling cultural scene that made Bari the thriving Italian port it is today White stone on the Adriatic. Continue reading...
  
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• London Marathon runner David Seath dies after collapsing near finish line

  25-04-2016 14:11
  
  Friends pay tribute to war veteran who suffered suspected cardiac arrest while running to raise money for injured soldiersAn Afghanistan war veteran who collapsed during the London Marathon on Sunday has died.Capt David Seath, 31, a fire support team commander in 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery who was running to raise money for wounded soldiers, suffered a suspected cardiac arrest three miles short of the finish line. Continue reading...
  
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• TTIP is a very bad excuse to vote for Brexit | Nick Dearden

  25-04-2016 14:04
  
  Barack Obama gave TTIP the hard sell, but leaving the EU would only make the controversial trade deal more likely – and possibly worseBarack Obama’s key message to Europe’s leaders last week was “let’s speed up TTIP”. The US-EU trade deal, formally called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, has been mired in controversy on both sides of the Atlantic. The “free trade” agenda has become poison in the US primaries, forcing even pro-tra
  
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