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• London art galleries 'robbery' pranksters jailed

  16-05-2016 23:45
  YouTube pranksters who staged fake robberies at two busy London art galleries, which led to a "stampede" of visitors, have been jailed, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• Ex-MI6 chief says EU access for Turks 'like storing gasoline next to fire'

  16-05-2016 23:45
  A former head of MI6 says the European Union offering visa free access to millions of Turks is like "storing gasoline next to the fire" as he warns of a "sea of change" in continental politics.
  
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• Party Time! Leicester Celebrate With 140,000

  16-05-2016 22:04
  
  Leicester City's title-winning players have appeared on stage at the city's Victoria Park to celebrate their Premier League title alongside 140,000 fans. The crowd went wild when star striker Jamie Vardy's name was called out and he joined his teammates, who were introduced one by one. Supporters cheered as they watched footage of all 24 of Vardy's goals, and some of this season's best quotes from manager Claudio Ranieri.
  
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• Old Trafford Fake Bomb 'Entirely My Mistake'

  16-05-2016 22:02
  
  The boss of a security firm has admitted he was responsible for leaving the fake bomb in a Manchester United toilet that led to Sunday's match being abandoned. Chris Reid, MD of Security Search Management and Solutions Ltd,  said he left a number of items around the Old Trafford ground during a training exercise for five dog handlers last Wednesday. He said he left a mock-up of an 8in-long pipe bomb in a men's WC but did not realise it had been left behind when the exercise finished as he h
  
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• It's A Royal Knockout For Mental Health Campaign

  16-05-2016 22:00
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have urged people to change the conversation around mental health "from one of silence and shame to one of optimism and support". The royal trio also donned boxing gloves and were put through their paces by three-weight world champion Duke McKenzie to illustrate the role that physical exercise can play in improving mental wellbeing. The initiative will see them working with a number of mental health organisations and charities.
  
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• Singer Sinead O'Connor found 'safe' after police missing person search

  16-05-2016 21:34
  
  Sinead O'Connor, who was reported missing after failing to return from a bike ride, has been found "safe".
  
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• HM Bateman cartoon sold for £2 at car boot sale fetches £1,100 at auction

  16-05-2016 21:24
  
  A cartoon bought for £2 at a car boot sale has sold for £1,100 at auction.
  
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• Drugs and phones among 2,151 forbidden items thrown into prisons in 2015

  16-05-2016 21:24
  
  Thousands of banned items including drugs and mobile phones were thrown into prisons last year, figures have revealed.
  
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• 'I am not a racist or a bigot,' says Tyson Fury in apology over video comments

  16-05-2016 21:07
  
  World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has apologised for comments he made in an hour-long video rant, saying he is "in no way a racist or bigot".
  
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• 100,000 hail Leicester City's title-winning heroes

  16-05-2016 21:07
  
  More than 100,000 fans have saluted Leicester's title-winning footballers amid "unbelievable" scenes during an open-top bus tour celebrating their Premier League triumph.
  
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• Statins 'could help protect unborn babies from mother's stress'

  16-05-2016 21:00
  The use of statins may shield unborn babies from their mother's stress, reducing their risk of health problems in later life, scientists believe.
  
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• Ronaldo the bull set for Wembley debut

  16-05-2016 20:34
  Crowds at Wembley will witness an unusual footballing sight when Ronaldo is paraded at the ground ahead of a minor league final.
  
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• International Space Station makes 100,000th orbit of Earth

  16-05-2016 20:32
  
  It's 100,000 laps around Earth and counting for the International Space Station.
  
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• Police commissioner demands inquiry into Manchester United fake bomb 'fiasco'

  16-05-2016 19:46
  Manchester's police commissioner demanded an inquiry into the "fiasco" of a fake bomb left behind from a training exercise at Old Trafford that forced the abandonment on Sunday of a Premier League soccer match. "This fiasco caused massive inconvenience to supporters who had come from far and wide to watch the match," Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester Tony Lloyd said.
  
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• Labour Anti-Semitism Inquiry Chair Under Fire

  16-05-2016 19:27
  
  The chair of Labour's inquiry into anti-Semitism faces questions over her independence after revealing she recently joined Jeremy Corbyn's party. Shami Chakrabarti, the former director of campaign group Liberty, was forced to defend her credentials to lead what was billed as an independent inquiry. The Labour leader called the inquiry on 29 April, after the suspensions of Bradford MP Naz Shah and former London mayor Ken Livingstone among several cases of alleged anti-Semitism.
  
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• 'Mistake entirely mine,' says security firm boss after Old Trafford bomb scare

  16-05-2016 19:03
  
  The head of the firm which left a dummy bomb at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium said he took full responsibility for the blunder which led to thousands of people being evacuated from the ground.
  
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• Brothers deny 'murder' in car incident caught on camera by neighbour

  16-05-2016 19:02
  A 75-year-old man was run over and killed by three brothers intent on exacting revenge on the people they blamed for stealing a cannabis crop worth £40,000, a court heard.
  
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• 'In' leads in ICM phone poll, 'Out' leads in online poll ahead of Britain's EU referendum

  16-05-2016 18:47
  The "remain" camp was ahead of "leave" by eight points in the latest ICM telephone poll ahead of Britain's EU referendum next month, but an online poll conducted by the same pollster at the same time found "leave" ahead by four points. Attempts to predict the outcome of the referendum have been complicated by a persistent divergence between telephone polls, which show "remain" ahead by a comfortable margin, and online polls, which suggest a tighter race that "leave" could win. You have every rig
  
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• Frequent school moves linked to teenage psychosis

  16-05-2016 18:42
  
  Children who frequently move between schools are more likely to show psychotic symptoms when they are teenagers, new research suggests.
  
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• NHS Slammed Over 'Road Rage' Killer's Care

  16-05-2016 18:35
  
  The family of a 79-year-old motorist stabbed to death by a man with mental health problems following a minor collision has blamed NHS failings that left him free to kill. The criticism came as Matthew Daley was cleared by a jury of murder but convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The 35-year-old stabbed Donald Lock 39 times after their cars were involved in a minor crash on the A24 at Findon, near Worthing, West Sussex, on 16 July last year.
  
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• Powers 'will fully support' Libya government in fight against Islamic State

  16-05-2016 18:15
  
  International powers are set to provide arms and support to the Libyan government to help tackle Islamic State (IS) militants and people smugglers following a summit in Vienna.
  
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• Man Utd: Fake Bomb Was Recorded As Removed

  16-05-2016 18:04
  
  Manchester United has claimed a fake bomb that caused the abandonment of yesterday's match had been recorded as being removed by a contractor. According to the Premier League club, the security firm had signed that the device had been recovered along with 13 other ones at the end of a training exercise. The fake bomb was found in a toilet just minutes before Manchester United and Bournemouth players were due on the pitch on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Family's Fourth Child Sex Offender Is Jailed

  16-05-2016 18:04
  
  A man jailed for 16 years over a string of child sex attacks has become his family's fourth convicted child sex offender. Derek Smith, 50, from Darlington, was convicted following a trial at Teesside Crown Court. Smith was convicted of two indecent assaults, four rapes, two sexual assaults, two charges of sexual activity with a child and one other serious sexual offence.
  
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• 'Remain' eight points ahead in ICM phone poll ahead of Britain's EU referendum

  16-05-2016 17:56
  The "remain" camp held an eight-point lead over its "leave" rivals in Britain's EU referendum campaign, according to the latest telephone poll from ICM for the Guardian newspaper, published on Monday. The telephone poll surveyed 1,002 people, while the online poll had 2,048 respondents. The questions, sampling method and other methodological details were as similar as possible, the Guardian said.
  
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• Fake bomb which sparked Old Trafford evacuation 'recorded as removed'

  16-05-2016 17:38
  
  A dummy bomb which sparked the evacuation of thousands of football fans from Manchester United's Old Trafford ground was recorded as having been removed by the security firm which left it there, the club's executive vice-chairman said.
  
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• Remain campaign 'not conspiracy, but consensus', says George Osborne

  16-05-2016 17:37
  
  Chancellor George Osborne has accused the Leave camp in the EU referendum of indulging in conspiracy theories, as he insisted that there was an "overwhelming consensus" among economists and world leaders that Brexit would be bad for the UK.
  
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• Leicester Fans To Cheer Team On Victory Parade

  16-05-2016 17:33
  
  Thousands of Leicester football fans are expected to line the city's streets later to see their team in a victory parade on an open-top bus. Supporters will get a chance to cheer on their heroes close up after a fairy tale season for the Foxes, who won their first top-flight trophy in the club's 132-year history. The team were crowned Premier League champions a fortnight ago at their home ground, the King Power Stadium.
  
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• 'Road Rage' Killer Guilty Of Manslaughter

  16-05-2016 17:25
  Jurors cleared Matthew Daley of a charge of murder - but convicted him of the lesser charge on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The 35-year-old, with mental health problems, attacked Donald Lock after his Toyota crashed into the back of Daley's Ford Fusion at about 16mph, causing minor damage to both cars. Mr Lock was driving back from a cycling meeting on the A24 in West Sussex, on 16 July last year, when Daley got out of his car to confront the pensioner and knifed him 39 times.
  
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• Family of 'road rage' stabbing victim slam NHS Trust over killer's treatment

  16-05-2016 17:07
  The family of a retired solicitor stabbed to death by a mentally ill man following a minor shunt have blasted the NHS for failings that left him free to kill.
  
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• One-Third Experienced Poverty In Four Years

  16-05-2016 16:36
  
  The poverty rate was calculated based on the number of people who earned less than 60% of the national average after tax - £9,956 or £20,907 for a family of two adults and two children. Between 2011 and 2014, almost a third or 32.5% of the UK population experienced this, the ONS said. The figures show that the UK poverty rate in 2014 alone was 16.8% of the population - the 12th highest over 27 European Union countries.
  
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• UK driving licence app for smartphone under development

  16-05-2016 16:34
  A smartphone version of the UK driving licence is being developed.
  
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• It's a royal knockout as William, Kate and Harry launch mental health campaign

  16-05-2016 16:24
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have punched home their message of support for the nation's mental health sufferers as they launched an initiative to tackle the issue.
  
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• Ofsted warns over children at risk of 'indoctrination' in illegal schools

  16-05-2016 15:53
  
  Thousands more children than previously thought are at risk of "harm and indoctrination" and face dangers from "unsafe" premises in illegal schools, Ofsted's chief inspector warned.
  
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• Nissan Denies Qashqai Cheated Emissions Tests

  16-05-2016 15:44
  
  Nissan has denied claims that its Qashqai cars were fitted with devices to cheat emissions tests, following South Korean claims it manipulated readings. South Korea's Environment Ministry has said that it will fine Nissan's South Korean operation just under £20,000 for allegedly manipulating emissions tests on its Qashqai cars, which were made in Sunderland. The ministry says it will also recall 814 of the vehicles sold since November and file a complaint with prosecutors against the head
  
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• British royals launch campaign to tackle stigma of mental health

  16-05-2016 15:11
  Prince William, his wife Kate and brother Harry urged Britons on Monday to ditch their prejudices about mental health in what is being billed as the biggest joint project the three young royals have taken on. In the "Heads Together" campaign they launched in London, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will work with charities "to change the national conversation on mental wellbeing", a note from the couple's Kensington Palace residence said. "We have seen time and time again that
  
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• Labour anti-Semitism review leader insists she is independent

  16-05-2016 14:59
  The human rights campaigner leading a Labour review into anti-Semitism in its ranks insisted she remained independent despite revealing she joined the party on the day she was appointed to the role.
  
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• Angelina Jolie Pitt warns of 'politics of fear' over refugee crisis

  16-05-2016 14:59
  Concerns over uncontrolled migration have allowed a politics of fear to grow when it comes to the present-day refugee crisis, Angelina Jolie Pitt has warned.
  
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• Call for 'invisible' armed forces community to be recorded in next census

  16-05-2016 14:53
  
  The next UK census should include new questions on the armed forces community, the Government has been told.
  
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• Police Divers Stumble Across Stolen Jewellery

  16-05-2016 14:46
  
  Isabelle Larson said she had "lost hope" of ever seeing the family mementos, which were stolen during a burglary in October 2005. Mrs Larson, from Oxted in Surrey, said: "I was amazed when my daughter-in-law said she's seen a police appeal with pictures of my father's cycling medal and uncle's watch. Police Constable Steve Morgan said: "Mr and Mrs Larson were delighted and very grateful to be reunited with their property, which has great sentimental value.
  
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• UK saw 'almost third of population enter poverty at least once in four years'

  16-05-2016 14:10
  
  Nearly a third of people in the UK have fallen into poverty at least once in four years, according to new figures.
  
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• HSBC to relocate 840 IT jobs from UK to global sites

  16-05-2016 14:10
  
  HSBC is to transfer 840 IT jobs from the UK to other sites around the world, including India, China and Poland.
  
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• Baby makes early arrival on train at platform 13 of St Pancras International

  16-05-2016 14:10
  
  A high-speed train was turned into a makeshift maternity ward when a woman gave birth to her baby daughter on board.
  
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• Osborne: Brexit Warnings 'Not A Conspiracy'

  16-05-2016 14:06
  
  Chancellor George Osborne has said the warnings about the consequences of Brexit are not part of a "conspiracy" but a "consensus". Speaking at Stansted Airport in Essex, Mr Osborne said a vote to leave the European Union on 23 June would be a "one-way ticket to a poorer Britain". The Chancellor shared a stage with Liberal Democrat Sir Vince Cable - who was business secretary in the coalition government - and Labour's Ed Balls - who was shadow chancellor under Jeremy Corbyn's predecessor Ed
  
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• Rashford Gets Chance In England Euro 2016 Squad

  16-05-2016 14:05
  
  England boss Roy Hodgson has named the players he will likely be taking to the 2016 European Championships in France next month. Manchester United forward - 18-year-old Marcus Rashford - has been included in the 26-man squad, less than three months after he made his first-team debut for his club. Leicester's Jamie Vardy and Danny Drinkwater, Newcastle United's Andros Townsend and Arsenal's Jack Wilshere have also made it onto the shortlist, but there is no place for Theo Walcott or Phil Jag
  
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• Trump says unlikely to have good relationship with Cameron

  16-05-2016 14:04
  By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he was unlikely to have a good relationship with David Cameron because the British prime minister cast the U.S. presidential candidate as "divisive, stupid and wrong" for proposing a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States. Cameron criticised Trump in the British parliament over his call for the ban on Muslims and suggested that the New York billionaire, who is now the presumptive Republican presidential nomine
  
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• Hundreds Of Pupils 'Hidden' In Illegal Schools

  16-05-2016 14:04
  
  Schools inspectors have expressed "extreme concern" about the number of children being taught in illegal schools. One hundred suspected unregistered schools have been identified by inspectors since a team was set up in January to look into the problem. In April, 350 children were found at seven suspected schools given warning notices by inspectors in Birmingham, London, Luton, Stoke-on-Trent, and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Cameron Stands By Trump 'Stupid' Comments

  16-05-2016 13:56
  
  David Cameron still believes Donald Trump's plan to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the US is "divisive, stupid and wrong", his spokesman has said. It comes after the Republican presidential hopeful said the comments - made in the aftermath of the proposal being suggested last year - could harm relations between the pair. Mr Trump told ITV's Good Morning Britain: "It looks like we are not going to have a very good relationship.
  
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• Royal trio don boxing gloves to launch mental health campaign

  16-05-2016 13:43
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry boxed their way to mental wellbeing as they launched an ambitious campaign to help tackle the nation's psychological problems.
  
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• Man United 'must be up front over shambolic Old Trafford security scare'

  16-05-2016 13:23
  
  Manchester United must be "up front" with answers about the "shambolic" security scare at Old Trafford, the city's police and crime commissioner has said.
  
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• HSBC axes 840 IT jobs in Britain in first big wave of planned cuts

  16-05-2016 13:20
  By Andrew MacAskill and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC , Europe's largest bank, started laying off 840 information technology workers in Britain on Monday, the first big tranche of redundancies under a restructuring plan that will eliminate 8,000 British jobs by the end of next year. Most of the staff affected were being informed about the cuts on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter.The majority of the roles are based in London, Sheffield and Tankersley and all the job
  
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