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• Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, 68, is a dad to twins

  31-05-2016 23:35
  (Reuters) - Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is a father once again at age 68, his publicist announced on Tuesday. Wood and wife Sally, 38, released a statement to the BBC about the birth of twin girls, Gracie Jane and Alice Rose. "The girls arrived on 30 May at 22:30 and all are doing brilliantly. The babies are perfect," the statement said. Wood is already the father of four other children to two previous wives. (Reporting by Leela de Kretser in New York; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
  
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• Ex-Barclays director accused by U.S. of illegal tips to plumber

  31-05-2016 23:19
  By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former director at Barclays Plc was arrested on Tuesday on U.S. charges that he provided inside information about impending mergers he learned about at the bank to a plumber, who used the tips to make $76,000 (£52,488) illegally. Steven McClatchey, 58, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court with conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud after the plumber, Gary Pusey, secretly pleaded guilty on Friday and agreed to coope
  
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• Tube Knife Attack Video Shown In Court

  31-05-2016 20:06
  
  Two passengers have been praised in court for intervening in a crazed attack by an alleged terrorist at a Tube station in east London last December. Muhiddin Mire, 30, cut the throat of musician Lyle Zimmerman, 56, and lashed out at anyone else who got in his way, the Old Bailey heard. Prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC hailed the bravery of passers-by who leapt to Mr Zimmerman's defence and tried to halt Mire's bloody rampage on the evening of Saturday 5 December.
  
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• Shop Sign Falls 20 Feet Onto Child's Pram

  31-05-2016 19:46
  
  A 10-month-old toddler had an "incredibly lucky" escape when a shop sign fell 20 feet onto his pram. The West Midlands Ambulance Service says the pram appears to have taken the bulk of the impact, leaving the child with just minor injuries. "He had minor injuries to his head and lower leg.
  
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• Tory Activist Killed Himself, Coroner Rules

  31-05-2016 19:23
  
  Tory activist Elliott Johnson killed himself after being bullied and felt he had failed in several aspects of life, a coroner said. Senior Bedfordshire and Luton coroner Tom Osborne ruled he was satisfied Mr Johnson intended to take his own life when he was hit by a train in Sandy, Bedfordshire, on 15 September. Mr Johnson, who had alleged he had been bullied by individuals in the Conservative Party, had been suffering from deep depression before he took his own life, the coroner added.
  
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• UK voters shift towards 'Out' as EU referendum nears

  31-05-2016 19:15
  By Kate Holton and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British voters have moved towards voting to leave the European Union in next month's referendum according to two surveys by polling firm ICM, surprising investors and sending sterling sharply lower. "Our poll rather unhinges a few accepted orthodoxies," ICM's director Martin Boon said.
  
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• 'Massive' Breakthrough In Kingsmill Murder Case

  31-05-2016 17:56
  
  Relatives of the victims were told of the development ahead of Tuesday's court hearing. A lawyer for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) later informed coroner Brian Sherrard, who described it as a "massive development" in the case. Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said the potential match was only found because of a "recent forensic development".
  
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• Looming EU referendum casts shadow for British retirees in Spain

  31-05-2016 17:50
  By Catherine MacDonald and Marco Trujillo MOLLINA, Spain (Reuters) - Lured by warmer weather, cheaper property and a Mediterranean lifestyle, some 800,000 Britons have made Spain their home over the last three decades. Now, many are wondering what a British exit from the European Union would mean to their way of life. At Saydo Park, a trailer park nestled in the olive tree lined hills of central Andalusia, Britain's June 23 EU referendum is casting a shadow for many of its 200 retired British re
  
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• Ex-PM Aide Downloaded 'Sexual' Images Of Girls

  31-05-2016 16:32
  
  Images of girls as young as 10 in "sexual" poses downloaded by a former aide to Prime Minister David Cameron have been compared in court to a Britney Spears' video. Patrick Rock, 64, admits downloading 20 pictures of nine girls to his computer in August 2013, but denies they were indecent. The jury in his trial at Southwark Crown Court have been told they would have to decide whether the images broke the law.
  
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• Whistleblower: Border Force Is 'Under-Staffed'

  31-05-2016 16:30
  
  A serving officer in the UK's Border Force has dismissed new Government measures to tackle people smuggling into the UK. The whistleblower told Sky News the UK Border Force was under-staffed and plagued by low morale. Two British men were later charged with immigration offences .
  
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• UK fashion retailer Austin Reed to wind down

  31-05-2016 16:05
  (Reuters) - British fashion retailer Austin Reed Ltd will start winding down as no viable offer was received for the company over a five-week sale process, its joint administrators said. The retailer will shut its 120 stores by the end of June, which will affect about 1,000 jobs, Austin Reed's administrators at AlixPartners Services UK LLP said in a statement on Tuesday. Five of the company's outlets inside Boundary Mills stores will be sold to AR Operations Ltd. The deal includes the transfer o
  
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• Liam Fee: Pair Guilty Of 'Horrific' Murder

  31-05-2016 15:51
  
  Rachel Trelfa, or Fee, 31, and her civil partner Nyomi Fee, 29, subjected two-year-old Liam Fee to a prolonged period of abuse. They showed little emotion as the two verdicts were returned, while Liam's father Joseph Johnson was in tears as he left the High Court in Livingston. They told him he had strangled Liam and placed his hand inside the dead boy's mouth to ensure DNA transfer, in an apparent effort to bolster a forensic case against the child.
  
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• Austin Reed To Close All Stores By End Of June

  31-05-2016 15:50
  
  Austin Reed is to close all 120 of its stores by the end of June, affecting approximately 1,000 staff. However, five concessions which operate within Boundary Mills outlets, along with Austin Reed's brand, have been acquired by Edinburgh Woollen Mill. The clothing chain had a rich history, and famous customers in its heyday included Sir Winston Churchill and Elizabeth Taylor.
  
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• Tory Organiser Threatened To 'Squash' Activist

  31-05-2016 15:47
  
  A Conservative Party campaign chief threatened to "squash" like an ant a young activist who is believed to have killed himself just weeks later, an inquest has heard. Elliott Johnson, 21, claimed Mark Clarke had "gone ballistic" during a pub row over the use of a photograph on a website and threatened to "destroy" his career. During the confrontation last August, Mr Clarke, who led the Road Trip 2015 campaign for young activists in which Mr Elliott was involved, had allegedly threatened to sue h
  
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• Rashford Named In England's Euro 2016 Squad

  31-05-2016 15:42
  
  Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has been included in England manager Roy Hodgson's final 23-man squad for Euro 2016.
  
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• Border Force 'Under-Staffed' With 'Low Morale'

  31-05-2016 15:40
  
  A serving officer in the UK's Border Force has dismissed new Government measures to tackle people smuggling into the UK. The whistleblower told Sky News the UK Border Force was under-staffed and plagued by low morale. Two British men were later charged with immigration offences.
  
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• Jutland: WWI's Largest Naval Battle Remembered

  31-05-2016 15:25
  
  David Cameron, Nicola Sturgeon and the Princess Royal have joined descendants of those who fought in the Battle of Jutland to mark 100 years to the day since the start of the largest naval battle of World War One. British and German military bands played and crowds lined the streets as the Prime Minister and the First Minister arrived at St Magnus Cathedral on Orkney. German president Joachim Gauck was also there.
  
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• Swimwear Model Gets 15 Years For Shooting Ex

  31-05-2016 15:24
  
  Mayka Kukucova said in court that she had "never meant to hurt" Andrew Bush during a struggle and cried when photos of his body were shown. Prosecutors had hoped the 26-year-old would face 25 years in prison, but she was sentenced to 15 and a half years instead - 15 years for the murder and six months for breaking into Mr Bush's Marbella home. Mr Bush, 48, a former jewellery dealer from Bristol, who was married to BBC TV presenter Sam Mason, met Kukucova when she worked in his shop.
  
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• Missing Manchester Boys Found Safe And Well

  31-05-2016 14:14
  
  Two young boys who went missing in Manchester have been found safe and well.
  
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• UK to boost border security to prevent migrants crossing English Channel

  31-05-2016 13:54
  Britain is investing in extra patrol boats and surveillance to try to prevent migrants crossing the English Channel, a spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday. Twenty people, including 18 Albanians, were rescued from the Channel over the weekend after their inflatable boat started taking on water. Last year, extra fencing, cameras and police were deployed at the French terminal of the channel tunnel after passenger and freight services were severely delayed by migrants trying
  
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• Orkney Marks Battle Of Jutland Centenary

  31-05-2016 13:47
  
  Events are being held on the islands of Orkney to mark 100 years to the day since the start of the Battle of Jutland. A service is taking place at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, which will be followed by a ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery on the island of Hoy. :: Did Britain Or Germany Win Battle Of Jutland?
  
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• 'Grafters' Back Brexit, Says Michael Gove

  31-05-2016 13:02
  
  Most of the UK's "grafters" back quitting the EU, according to leading Leave supporter Michael Gove, as he pitched for the votes of working families. The Justice Secretary told Sky News the UK could scrap VAT on energy bills if it left the 28-member bloc, saving households about £60 a year. Mr Gove insisted: "Whether we vote to leave the European union or we vote to remain, one thing is certain, David Cameron will stay as prime minister.
  
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• Flash Flood Warnings As Storms Hit Britain

  31-05-2016 10:51
  
  Stormy weather has hit Britain bringing thunder, lightning and torrential rain amid warnings of flash flooding in areas where as much as 60mm of rain could fall in a few hours. Commuters and motorists have been urged to take extra caution and woke on Tuesday to yellow Met Office warnings of heavy rain across parts of eastern England. Lincolnshire, East Anglia and the South East can expect the worst of the weather - before the rain spreads westwards, over to northeast England, the Midlands, easte
  
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• EU referendum: Brexit for non-Brits – video explainer

  31-05-2016 10:02
  
  On 23 June Britain will decide by a referendum whether it will remain in the European Union or if it will leave – the so-called Brexit option. The opinion polls show the race is a close one as the national debate gets louder and louder. But what does it all mean?What has the EU ever done for my … town?Brexit spells disaster, says professor Stephen HawkingEU referendum – live updates from the campaigns Continue reading...
  
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• UK 'Exposed' To Terrorists Arriving By Boat

  31-05-2016 07:54
  
  The rescue of 18 migrants from a boat in the Channel shows how exposed Britain is to traffickers using small ports to bypass border staff, it has been claimed. Campaigners say that with just three dedicated patrol boats operating in UK waters it is just a matter of time before terrorists enter Britain by sea. People living on the south coast of England say the inflatable craft intercepted at Dymchurch, Kent, is just one of many suspected to have brought migrants to UK shores.
  
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• Orkney To Mark Battle Of Jutland Centenary

  31-05-2016 06:13
  
  Events will be held on the islands of Orkney later to mark 100 years to the day since the start of the Battle of Jutland. A service will take place at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, followed by a ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery on the island of Hoy. :: Did Britain Or Germany Win Battle Of Jutland?
  
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• We Could Scrap VAT On Energy Bills - Vote Leave

  31-05-2016 05:31
  
  The UK could scrap VAT on household energy bills if it left the EU, Vote Leave claims. With less than a month left to persuade voters, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove have highlighted a potential sweetener that could save taxpayers £2bn. Member states are not allowed to go below 5% VAT on gas and electricity bills - and that is the current rate in the UK.
  
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• Father-of-three who raped two teenagers jailed for 16 YEARS

  31-05-2016 05:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A DEPRAVED father-of-three who raped two vulnerable teenage girls after plying them with vodka has been jailed for 16 years.
  
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• Did Britain Or Germany Win Battle Of Jutland?

  31-05-2016 04:09
  
  Most British people tend not to think about Jutland as much as the big land battles of the Somme and Ypres. It was the only time in the war the main strength of the Royal Navy and Germany's High Seas Fleet confronted each other. But despite their terrifying modernity, naval ships in this era still had fairly rudimentary communications.
  
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• Botham: Britain will be ‘CLUTTERED’ by people ‘with no qualifications’ if it remains in EU

  31-05-2016 03:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SIR Ian Botham has warned Britain could become “cluttered” if the UK opts to stay in the European Union on June 23.
  
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• Teenagers at Kate Middleton's £30,000-a-year school 'hire STRIPPER to dance for pupils'

  31-05-2016 03:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TEENAGE pupils at Kate Middleton’s former school watched a tattooed stripper cavort for youngsters as young as 13, according to reports.
  
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• DISTRESSING CONTENT: Laughing girls savagely hurl bunny against wall before kicking it

  31-05-2016 03:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VILE young girls are facing animal cruelty charges after mercilessly throwing a pet rabbit against a wall and kicking it as it desperately tried to escape.
  
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• PATRICIA WILSON KILLING: Jealous French gardener who murdered Briton caged for 30 years

  31-05-2016 02:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE “HEARTLESS” French gardener who killed his British expat lover Patricia Wilson has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars.
  
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• Meddling EU will set the rules for the NHS if Britain votes remain, Commons chief warns

  31-05-2016 01:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRUSSELS will “start to set the rules for the NHS” if Britain votes to remain in the European Union, the leader of the House of Commons has warned.
  
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• PC GONE MAD: Universities 'would BAN JESUS from speaking on campus today', says Oxford don

  31-05-2016 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN’S attitude to free speech is so feeble that even Jesus would be banned from preaching on university campuses, according a top Oxford academic.
  
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• French Gardener Jailed For Murdering Briton

  31-05-2016 01:17
  
  Jean-Louis Cayrou, 54, killed Patricia Wilson, 58, following the collapse of their relationship. Mrs Wilson's mother, Jean Wilson, 84, said "justice has finally been done" following the verdict. Cayrou is believed to have cut the electricity at Patricia's home near the village of Vabre-Tizac, in the Aveyron region of south-west France, after she returned from visiting her mother in England on 17 August 2012.
  
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• Mother of killed British expat: ‘My daughter’s murder killed a part of me too’

  31-05-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE mother of murdered British expat Patricia Wilson yesterday revealed her heartbreak over the tragic death of her “best friend”.
  
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• Ex-borders boss feared Channel invasions as warnings over migrant incursion were ignored

  31-05-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WARNINGS of a cross Channel migrant incursion were ignored for years, a former senior civil servant claimed yesterday.
  
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• Britain could be forced to take HALF A MILLION refugees who acquire EU citizenship

  31-05-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN could be forced to take up to half a million refugees and their families after they acquire EU citizenship in four years time, a new report reveals.
  
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• Philip 'Frustrated' To Miss Jutland Memorial

  31-05-2016 00:36
  
  Prince Philip is said to be "frustrated and disappointed" after being advised not to attend a commemoration marking the Battle of Jutland on medical grounds. Princess Anne's husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, told Sky News: "He is very frustrated and disappointed that he can't be here and we're all very sad that he won't be with us. It is understood that Philip, who is 94, is not planning to cancel any other engagements and has not been to hospital.
  
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• Australian family in Scotland wins more time but no work visa

  31-05-2016 00:16
  An Australian family battling deportation from Scotland has been granted the right to stay until August but denied a work visa, a decision their parliamentary representative described on Monday as "pigheaded". The case of Kathryn and Gregg Brain has attracted much attention because Scotland's need to attract workers to offset its ageing and shrinking population clashes with the perception in some of the rest of the country that Britain attracts too many immigrants.
  
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