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• Cervical cancer treatment a first for UK

  09-05-2016 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SCOTLAND has approved a new drug which can help women with advanced cervical cancer live longer.
  
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• Roger Daltrey BACKS Brexit: The Who legend slams 'f****** useless' Brussels bureaucrats

  09-05-2016 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE Who frontman Roger Daltrey has become the latest music legend to back Brexit – by slamming the "undemocratic" and "dysfunctional" EU.
  
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• Moment brave mum and daughter stand up to far-right protester who wants 'white Britain'

  09-05-2016 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A MOTHER and daughter confronted a group of men apparently making "racist" speeches in the centre of Bath.
  
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• Killer deserves life sentence for flatmate stabbing

  09-05-2016 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A THUG who stabbed his flatmate through the heart when she refused to have sex with him told a judge he ­“deserves” his life sentence – before ­being jailed for at least 17 years.
  
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• Judge blasts detective for ‘serious omissions’ in collapsed rape case

  09-05-2016 22:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SENIOR judge today blasted police and prosecutors for their handling of a gang rape case that saw four young men endure two years of hell.
  
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• Armed Police Called Over Escaped Water Buffalo

  09-05-2016 21:47
  
  Armed police were called to deal with a water buffalo that had escaped from a farm in Staffordshire. A man was left with a serious leg injury after being knocked over by the buffalo near a primary school in Seighford, near Stafford, at about 1.20pm. West Midlands Ambulance Service said they were also called to the scene but, as the buffalo was not nearby at that stage, they were able to treat the injured man.
  
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• F1 heiress Petra Eccelstone's home firebombed ‘out of spite'

  09-05-2016 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE home of Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone and her billionaire husband has been firebombed, it was revealed today.
  
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• Man Arrested Over 'Nazi Salute Pug' Video

  09-05-2016 21:41
  
  A man has been arrested over a video posted online that shows a dog appearing to make a Nazi salute. The 28-year-old, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, faces hate crime charges over the video, Police Scotland said. The video, titled M8 Yer Dugs A Nazi, also includes a man, who says the pet belongs to his girlfriend, playing with the dog.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn tells Labour MPs to stop public criticism of his leadership

  09-05-2016 21:33
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has ordered his MPs to cut out public criticism of his leadership as he defended the party's recent performance at the ballot box.
  
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• Tribute to boy, 15, who died after being struck by a train

  09-05-2016 21:25
  
  The family of a 15-year-old boy who died after he was hit by a train said he was a loving son and brother who will be dearly missed.
  
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• NHS 'off target' with efficiency plan, says Health Foundation

  09-05-2016 21:25
  
  The NHS is "off target" with its efficiency plan, a health research charity has said.
  
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• Concerns about BHS pension funds were raised in 2012, MPs told

  09-05-2016 21:24
  
  Concerns about failed retailer BHS's pension funds were flagged up as early as 2012, a group of MPs have been told.
  
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• Britain leaving the EU would be a worry for NATO - Vershbow

  09-05-2016 20:44
  The possible withdrawal of Britain from the European Union after a referendum on June 23 is a worry for NATO, the defence alliance's Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said on Monday. "From a NATO point of view having a strong, unified European Union that is a capable partner is perhaps more important today than it has been for many years," he said. "Anything that would disrupt the unity of the European Union would be of concern to NATO.
  
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• UK pensions 'lifeboat' flagged concern about BHS fund in 2012

  09-05-2016 20:40
  Britain's Pension Protection Fund (PPF) first flagged concern about department store BHS's pension scheme in 2012, the fund's chief executive told a joint parliamentary committee on Monday. The 164-store BHS was placed into administration, a form of creditor protection, by owner Retail Acquisitions last month, putting the 88-year-old retailer at risk of disappearing from British shopping streets and jeopardising 11,000 jobs. BHS's pension scheme, which has 20,000 members and a deficit of 571 mil
  
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• Tata Steel UK Confirms Seven Possible Bidders

  09-05-2016 20:20
  
  Tata Steel has confirmed it is taking forward seven 'expressions of interest' over the sale of its remaining business in the UK. The statement said: "As previously announced, it is Tata Steel Europe’s primary intention to assess expressions of interest for the whole of Tata Steel’s UK business. "The seven expressions of interest being immediately taken forward are on this basis.
  
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• Wetherspoon Boss Gives £200k To Back Brexit

  09-05-2016 20:19
  
  The multimillionaire founder of JD Wetherspoon is donating £200,000 to the campaign for the UK to leave the European Union (EU). Sky News has learnt that Tim Martin, the pubs giant's chairman, has handed the sum to Vote Leave as it struggles to keep pace with the financial firepower of the opposing camp, Britain Stronger in Europe (BSiE). His donation makes Mr Martin one of the most recognisable corporate figures to emerge as a backer of either of the official EU referendum campaign groups
  
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• Woman's detention in Iran is 'spectacularly cruel and crazy', says UK husband

  09-05-2016 19:58
  
  The British husband of a woman who has spent more than a month in an Iranian jail after being arrested and separated from their infant daughter says her detention is "cruel and crazy".
  
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• Iraq Inquiry Report To Be Published In July

  09-05-2016 19:20
  
  The long-awaited Chilcot Inquiry into the UK's involvement in Iraq will be published on 6 July - seven years after its launch. The date was confirmed in correspondence between Sir John Chilcot and Prime Minister David Cameron, following the completion of the report and the national security-checking process. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Sir John said: "National security checking of the inquiry's report has now been completed, without the need for any redactions to appear in the text.
  
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• Turkey’s STRATEGIC GOAL is to join the EU and visa deal is a major step, says Erdogan

  09-05-2016 19:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TURKEY’S controversial visa deal is a major step in the country’s "strategic goal" of joining the European Union, leader Tayyip Erdogan declared.
  
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• Transit of Mercury 2016: your photos and stories

  09-05-2016 18:42
  
  Mercury’s journey across the face of the sun, as captured by our GuardianWitness contributors
  Our readers have been sharing their images of the transit of Mercury, as chronicled by our comprehensive live blog.After a fairly pessimistic weather forecast (for the UK, at least) the rain stayed away long enough for you to capture some stunning images of this unusual astronomical event. Continue reading...
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn to admit Labour must do more to win 2020 general election

  09-05-2016 18:34
  
  Jeremy Corbyn will admit Labour is not on course to win the 2020 general election but demand an end to public sniping by critics of his leadership.
  
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• Chilcot Inquiry To Be Published On 6 July

  09-05-2016 18:29
  
  The long-awaited Chilcot Inquiry into the UK's involvement in Iraq will be published on 6 July - seven years after its launch. The date was confirmed in correspondence between Sir John Chilcot and Prime Minister David Cameron, following the completion of the report and the national security-checking process. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Sir John said: "National security checking of the Inquiry's report has now been completed, without the need for any redactions to appear in the text.
  
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• Research into oil-eating bacteria 'could help tackle future ocean contamination'

  09-05-2016 18:05
  Learning about oil-hungry bugs that reduced the impact of one of the world's worst environmental disasters could help future clean-up operations, say scientists.
  
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• Chilcot report to be published on July 6 and without redactions

  09-05-2016 18:02
  The long-awaited report into the Iraq war will be published on Wednesday, July 6, an inquiry spokesman has said.
  
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• Wind 'outburst' will help scientists unlock mysteries of black holes

  09-05-2016 17:52
  
  An intense wind travelling at 3,000km (1,864 miles) per second has been discovered coming from one of the closest known black holes to the Earth.
  
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• Drawing on history, Cameron argues Britain is safer in EU

  09-05-2016 17:50
  By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs the European Union to help fight Islamic State and rebuff a "newly belligerent" Russia, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday, making a "big, bold, patriotic case" for membership of the bloc. With just over six weeks to go before a referendum, both sides of the debate are sharpening their arguments, with Conservative former London mayor, Boris Johnson, attacking the prime minister for scaremongering. Cameron, setting o
  
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• Temperatures due to hit new highs for Scotland and Northern Ireland

  09-05-2016 17:38
  
  After a sweltering weekend during which Britons basked in the hottest days of the year, Scotland and Northern Ireland look set to enjoy new highs as temperatures soar again on Monday.
  
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• Steady Mercury as astronomers bask in rare planetary transit

  09-05-2016 17:35
  
  Stargazers have been watching intently as Mercury moves across the face of the sun.
  
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• Barnet Council Boss Leaves After Poll Blunder

  09-05-2016 17:33
  
  The Barnet Council chief executive is leaving after an election blunder which saw thousands of voters turned away on polling day. People were asked to "return later if possible" after a mistake meant names were left off voting lists at the 155 polling stations, sparking anger from those who were unable to cast their votes. Among them was the Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, who was unable to return to vote because he was travelling to Amsterdam.
  
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• Blackpool Football Club chairman wins £30,000 libel damages from abusive fan

  09-05-2016 17:26
  
  The chairman of Blackpool Football Club has won £30,000 libel damages from an abusive fan.
  
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• When Prince George was baffled by 'quiet' Harry during Obamas' visit

  09-05-2016 17:18
  Prince George has proved the old adage true that out of the mouths of babes comes wisdom, after he left Prince Harry embarrassed with an insightful question.
  
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• EDF works council votes for independent study on Hinkley point

  09-05-2016 17:17
  EDF's works council said on Monday it had voted to order an external study into the French utility's project to build two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Britain. The works council said it was missing key information and ordered the study to help it to prepare a recommendation about the 18 billion pound project. EDF's main unions want the company to delay the Hinkley Point project by three years, the time they say is needed to finish other nuclear projects in France and China.
  
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• Father-of-four jailed over 1984 murder of Melanie Road

  09-05-2016 17:12
  
  A father-of-four who raped and murdered a teenage girl in a "lengthy and brutal" attack 32 years ago has been jailed for at least 22 years.
  
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• 'Second skin' banishes visible signs of ageing - for 24 hours

  09-05-2016 17:00
  
  An invisible "second skin" has been developed that irons out wrinkles, eliminates eye bags, and can banish visible signs of ageing in an instant.
  
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• Carrot confidential: Scientists reveal vegetable's genetic blueprint

  09-05-2016 17:00
  
  Scientists have crunched more than 400 megabytes of data to produce the first near-complete genetic blueprint of the carrot.
  
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• Mercury Makes Rare Transit In Front Of Sun

  09-05-2016 16:49
  
  Mercury only passes in front of the Sun a few times every century, and the last time was a decade ago. The celestial event is visible from most of Western Europe and North America on Monday 9 May between 12.12pm BST and 7.42pm BST. The simplest way to see it is to watch one of the various live streams, such as those from the  European Space Agency  or  NASA .
  
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• Legal highs 'linked to 39 prisoner deaths over two years'

  09-05-2016 16:34
  So-called "legal highs" have been linked to the deaths of at least 39 prisoners in two years, new figures show.
  
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• Drink-driver jailed over 160mph motorway crash which killed young mother

  09-05-2016 16:34
  A speeding motorist has been jailed for eight years after his passenger was killed when he crashed into a lorry while driving at more than 160mph.
  
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• Detective and CPS slammed by top judge over gang rape case with four cleared

  09-05-2016 16:34
  
  A senior judge has blasted a detective and the Crown Prosecution Service for their handling of a gang rape case that saw four young men put through two years of hell before they were finally cleared.
  
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• Kylie Minogue leads tributes to Australian TV mogul Reg Grundy

  09-05-2016 16:24
  
  Kylie Minogue has paid tribute to Reg Grundy, the producer behind soap opera Neighbours who died aged 92, saying she is thankful to have "been part of what has become an Australian institution".
  
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• ICM poll says 46 percent of Britons would vote to leave EU

  09-05-2016 16:23
  The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union saw its lead grow slightly over the rival "In" campaign, according to a weekly online poll published by opinion poll firm ICM on Monday. The poll found 46 percent would vote "Out", up one percentage point from the previous ICM poll on May 3, while 44 percent would support staying in the bloc, unchanged from the previous survey. The poll, weighted by ICM to take into account the likelihood of respondents to vote in the referendum and carried ou
  
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• Ellie Trial: Accused Dad Storms Out Of Dock

  09-05-2016 16:23
  
  Ben Butler, 36, is on trial charged with murdering Ellie Butler at their home in south London and trying to pass it off as an accident. Emergency services found Ellie dead in her bedroom on 28 October, 2013. Butler's partner Jennie Gray, also 36, has admitted perverting the course of justice by hiding or destroying evidence and "acting out" the 999 call.
  
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• Accused Road Rage Killer "Wrongly Diagnosed"

  09-05-2016 15:53
  
  A man accused of the "road rage" murder of a retired solicitor had been wrongly diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, a court has heard. Jurors were told that Matthew Daley, 35, instead had an underlying paranoid schizophrenic illness that went undiagnosed for years. Forensic psychiatrist Dr Roderick Ley made the assessment of Daley after he was arrested following the fatal stabbing of Donald Lock.
  
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• Second Arrest Over Soldier's Death In Brecon

  09-05-2016 15:44
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of a soldier in Brecon town centre have arrested another man in connection with his death. On Sunday night, a 23-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody. A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesman said: "Detectives investigating the murder of a serving member of the Armed Forces in Brecon confirm that they have arrested a further male, aged 22 years, in connection with this offence.
  
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• Barnet Council Boss Leaves After Polls Blunder

  09-05-2016 15:43
  
  The Barnet Council chief executive is leaving after an election blunder which saw thousands of voters turned away on polling day. People were asked to "return later if possible" after a mistake meant names were left off voting lists at the 155 polling stations, sparking anger from those who were unable to cast their votes. Among them was the Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, who was unable to return to vote because he was travelling to Amsterdam.
  
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• What does the election of a Muslim mayor of London mean to you?

  09-05-2016 15:42
  
  Sadiq Khan is the first elected Muslim mayor of a Western capital city. We want to find out how the appointment is viewed from outside the UKSadiq Khan is the first directly-elected Muslim mayor of a Western capital city. As the rest of Europe struggles with the rise of anti-immigration parties, Khan’s victory sends an important message. If you live outside of the UK, we want to hear what his appointment means to you.
  Germany, Netherlands and Sweden have been trying to stem the rise in ant
  
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• Waiters, what do you really think about tipping?

  09-05-2016 15:18
  
  There’s been plenty of stories of restaurants skimming tips from staff for admin fees. What happens where you work?
  The government launched a review last year into tipping, looking at 150,000 businesses – from hospitality to leisure services. It followed news that dozens of restaurants were exposed for skimming tips from staff for administration fees.So what did it find? The results came out at the beginning of May and three main changes were suggested. Firstly, the report said that
  
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• Liverpool To Highlight Soft Drink Sugar Levels

  09-05-2016 15:15
  
  Public health officials in Liverpool are tackling an "alarming level" of child tooth decay by exposing sugar levels in soft drinks. A campaign called: "Is your child's sweet tooth harming their health?" will say how many sugar cubes are in drinks, including Lucozade, Coca-Cola, Tropicana, Capri-Sun and Ribena. Around 2,000 children in Liverpool will have tooth extractions by age five and over a third will have had tooth decay, say health chiefs.
  
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• What do Greeks think of the latest austerity measures?

  09-05-2016 15:14
  
  We want to hear from the people of Greece about plans to overhaul the country’s tax and pension systemΠοιες είναι απόψεις σας για το νέο ασφαλιστικό και φορολογικό νομο&sigma
  
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• Mocked by colleagues, Cameron argues Britain is safer in EU

  09-05-2016 15:13
  By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs the European Union to help fight Islamic State and rebuff a "newly belligerent" Russia, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday, making a "patriotic case" for membership that was immediately mocked by a one-time ally. With just over six weeks to go before a referendum, both sides of the debate are sharpening their arguments, with Conservative former London mayor, Boris Johnson, attacking the prime minister for scaremonge
  
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