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• 'Remain' narrowly leads 'Leave' in latest YouGov Brexit poll - the Times

  06-06-2016 23:18
  (Reuters) - British support for remaining in the European Union has a one-point lead over the "Leave" campaign, according to a YouGov poll for the Times posted Monday. Forty-three percent of respondents of the latest YouGov poll intend to vote to keep Britain in the EU, while 42 percent support an exit vote in the referendum, according to a message posted on Twitter by Times political correspondent Sam Coates.
  
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• Wrightson family calls for 'Angie's Law'

  06-06-2016 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of a woman who was tortured to death by two teenage girls calls for a new law to protect vulnerable people.
  
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• Records tumble in Notts-Northants thriller

  06-06-2016 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire set a new record for the most runs scored in a List A fixture in England.
  
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• Harry Steps Into The Ring For Boxing Tips

  06-06-2016 22:38
  
  Prince Harry has given a four-year-old boxer a few fighting tips during a visit to southeast London as he pushes to raise the profile of community sports clubs. Harry was being shown around the Double Jab boxing club in New Cross by its founder Patrick Harris, who introduced the Prince to the little boy. Asking the child when he had started boxing, Harry was surprised when he replied "two years old" but then gave him a bit of advice on how to protect his face while he was doing some practice jab
  
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• Vardy exit 'could be catastrophic'

  06-06-2016 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Leicester defender Gerry Taggart says Jamie Vardy's move to Arsenal could be "catastrophic" for the Premier League champions.
  
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• Amadeus Writer Sir Peter Shaffer Dies Aged 90

  06-06-2016 22:16
  
  Playwright Sir Peter Shaffer has died at the age of 90, after a short illness, his agent has said. The writer of Equus and Amadeus died on Monday morning at the Marymount Hospice in Ireland, with his niece Cressida by his side. A statement from Macnaughton Lord Representation said:  "It is with great sorrow that we must announce the death of our friend and client, Sir Peter Shaffer CBE, whilst on a visit to Ireland with friends and family.
  
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• Pensioner tied in towel for quiet shift

  06-06-2016 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carers sentenced for wrapping up a pensioner, 88, in a bath towel to ensure they had a quiet night shift at a care home.
  
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• BHS Execs Could Face Ban On Being Directors

  06-06-2016 21:00
  
  Business minister Anna Soubry has vowed "justice will be done" if investigators find any evidence that the conduct of directors led to the collapse of BHS. In a Commons statement, the MP warned proof of criminal wrongdoing by senior management could prompt the Government to apply for executives to be banned from being company directors for up to 15 years. Although Ms Soubry said she would not offer a "running commentary" on current investigations, she said the pensions regulator may seek redress
  
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• Life sentence for Poundland killer

  06-06-2016 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mental health patient who fatally stabbed a customer in a Poundland store is sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter.
  
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• Most exciting squad since 1966 - Hurst

  06-06-2016 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England World Cup winner Geoff Hurst says the current Euro 2016 squad is the most exciting since his 1966 team.
  
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• VIDEO: Deadline to vote in EU referendum looms

  06-06-2016 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It believed several million people have yet to register to vote in the EU referendum, including many young people and some from black and minority ethnic communities.
  
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• Vote Leave site sparks registration row

  06-06-2016 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Remain campaigners accuse their Vote Leave opponents of "misleading" people who wish to register online to vote in the EU referendum.
  
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• Chelsea doctor 'rejected £1.2m payoff'

  06-06-2016 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea first team doctor Eva Carneiro rejected a £1.2m settlement from the club, documents submitted to her employment tribunal show.
  
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• Peter Shaffer, award-winning British playwright, dies at 90

  06-06-2016 19:06
  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The award-winning British playwright Sir Peter Shaffer, best known for penning "Amadeus" and "Equus," died Monday in County Cork, Ireland, of pneumonia and age-related issues, his long-time agent said. Shaffer was surrounded by friends and family at the time of his death, just a few weeks after his 90th birthday, agent Dennis Aspland told Reuters. Born in Liverpool, and educated in London and Cambridge, Shaffer established his career with 1954's "The Sal
  
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• Wessels & Lumb rewrite Notts records

  06-06-2016 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottinghamshire pair Riki Wessels and Michael Lumb put on 342, the highest one-day stand ever recorded in England.
  
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• Jailed Nigerian governor alleges misconduct by British prosecutors

  06-06-2016 18:57
  By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Lawyers representing jailed former Nigerian oil state governor James Ibori have alleged serious misconduct by Britain's prosecuting authorities, a London court heard on Monday. The allegations include that the prosecution team failed to properly disclose information to the defence in relation to alleged corruption by a British police officer involved in the investigation, and that it made misleading statements in court.
  
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• Son-in-law arrested over murder

  06-06-2016 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who was arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who had been missing along with his wife is the couple's son-in-law, it is revealed.
  
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• Fire destroys ambulances at hospital

  06-06-2016 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three ambulances are destroyed in a fire outside a hospital in Surrey.
  
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• Top Gear audience drops by a third

  06-06-2016 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An average of 2.8 million viewers tuned in to the second episode of Top Gear - 1.6 million fewer than the series debut.
  
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• Sturgeon ranked on powerful women list

  06-06-2016 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is ranked the second most powerful woman in the UK in Forbes magazine's annual list, behind only the Queen.
  
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• Amadeus writer Shaffer dies aged 90

  06-06-2016 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Peter Shaffer, the British playwright who won an Oscar for Amadeus and wrote Equus, dies aged 90.
  
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• AUDIO: Anxiety sufferer: 'Too scared to get the bus'

  06-06-2016 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hannah Kara, 21, speaks about the social anxiety she has suffered, as a global review reveals women are nearly twice as likely to experience anxiety as men.
  
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• Banksy Surprises Children With School Mural

  06-06-2016 18:23
  
  Elusive street artist Banksy has secretly painted a mural on a classroom wall after the school named one of its houses after him. The piece, which has been confirmed as genuine, was discovered by site manager Jason Brady at Bridge Farm Primary in Bristol at 6.55am on Monday. Headmaster Geoff Mason told Sky News he was "thrilled" by the design and insisted he did not know the artist was turning up beforehand.
  
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• Ambulances Destroyed In Surrey Hospital Fire

  06-06-2016 17:54
  
  Three ambulances have been destroyed by fire at a hospital in Surrey. Aerial footage shows the burnt-out remains of the vehicles outside East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. It is understood that the fire started in one vehicle at around 2.15pm, before spreading to the other two, which were carrying gas canisters.
  
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• Malaysia abuse Briton gets 22 life terms

  06-06-2016 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British man Richard Huckle is given 22 life sentences by an Old Bailey judge, after admitting 71 charges of sexual abuse against children in Malaysia.
  
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• Vardy keeps Arsenal & Leicester waiting

  06-06-2016 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy flies out with England for Euro 2016 without informing Arsenal about his plans.
  
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• UK pension fund group asks members to reject Sorrell's pay

  06-06-2016 17:07
  (Reuters) - A group of UK-based public sector pension funds urged its members to vote against WPP Plc's remuneration report at the advertising company's annual meeting, citing excessive pay offered to Chief Executive Martin Sorrell. Sorrell's pay has come under scrutiny, with some shareholder advisory groups asking investors to reject his compensation at the company's annual general meeting on June 8. Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) said Sorrell's pay rose by 56 pct over the past five
  
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• Johnson warns of EU migration 'risks'

  06-06-2016 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staying in the EU is the "riskier" option for the UK because it will be unable to control rising migration, Boris Johnson warns - as Remain campaigners accuse his side of "fantasy politics".
  
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• Trio Wanted Over Glasgow 'War Zone' Violence

  06-06-2016 16:37
  
  Police are looking for three suspects over violence that left a street on the outskirts of Glasgow looking like a "war zone". Detective Inspector David Reilly, of Coatbridge CID, leading the investigation, said: "This was very much a targeted attack - the suspects in the stolen van knew exactly who they were going for. "They were all taken by ambulance to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary where the 47 and 28-year-old man were treated and have since been released.
  
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• VIDEO: Banksy mural appears in school playground

  06-06-2016 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children at a school in Bristol returned from their half-term holidays to find a present from the graffiti artist Banksy.
  
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• Triple death crash driver fell asleep

  06-06-2016 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A van driver who killed three passengers in a "horrendous" crash on the M4 after falling asleep at the wheel is jailed for four-and-a-half years.
  
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• VIDEO: Teams gather in France for Euro 2016

  06-06-2016 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teams are arriving in France ahead of Euro 2016, which begins in Paris on Friday.
  
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• Spread-betting firm IG says clients betting on Brexit

  06-06-2016 15:56
  Spread-betting firm IG Group said on Monday its clients are now staking more money on Britain voting to leave the European Union than remaining for the first time since the market was created at the start of this year. The change followed a series of opinion polls which showed a lead for the "Out" camp among voters ahead of the June 23 referendum. IG said its EU referendum barometer showed a 69 percent chance of Britain staying in - the first time it has dropped below 70 percent in more than six
  
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• British Gran Killed By Shark 'Bigger Than Boat'

  06-06-2016 15:39
  
  A 60-year-old British woman described as a "devoted grandmother, mother and loving wife" has been killed in a shark attack off the coast of Australia. University lecturer Doreen Collyer was Scuba diving off the coast of Perth, Western Australia, on Sunday morning when she was attacked. "When he surfaced he saw a commotion in the water and then another boat (a fishing boat) arrived to pull him out of the water, and then it was noticed that the lady had suffered some severe and fatal injuries," In
  
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• Man Aged 101 In Court On Child Sex Charges

  06-06-2016 15:38
  
  A man thought to be the oldest defendant in British legal history has denied committing a series of historical sexual offences against children. A judge allowed former lorry driver Ralph Clarke, 101, to remain seated outside the dock as he entered not guilty pleas to 31 charges at Birmingham Crown Court. It is alleged that he committed 17 indecent assaults, 12 offences of indecency with a child, and two attempted serious sexual offences between 1974 and 1983.
  
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• VIDEO: Life for Briton after Malaysia child abuse

  06-06-2016 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British man Richard Huckle has been jailed for life by a judge at the Old Bailey after admitting 71 charges of sex abuse against children in Malaysia.
  
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• Union Leader Accused Of Making Sexist EU Jibe

  06-06-2016 15:04
  
  Union leader Tim Roache has been accused of sexism after taking a swipe at Brexit employment minister Priti Patel.
  
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• Chelsea Offered £1.2m To Club Doctor Carneiro

  06-06-2016 14:49
  
  Chelsea's former first-team doctor, Eva Carneiro, apparently turned down an offer of £1.2m ahead of an employment tribunal case she has now begun against the club.
  
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• Konta starts with a win in Nottingham

  06-06-2016 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British number one Johanna Konta beats American Victoria Duval 6-3 6-0 in the first round of the Nottingham Open.
  
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• Three Lions 'killed football anthems'

  06-06-2016 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Baddiel says the England squad have no official song for Euro 2016 because his track, Three Lions, "killed off the football anthem".
  
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• Twitter creates emoji to lure EU voters

  06-06-2016 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twitter launches a new emoji to go with the hashtag #EURefReady to encourage people to register to vote in this month's EU referendum.
  
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• Out campaign takes 4-5 percentage point lead - YouGov and ICM polls

  06-06-2016 13:46
  By Guy Faulconbridge and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has taken a 4-5 percentage point lead ahead of a June 23 referendum, according to online polls by ICM and YouGov, sending sterling towards three-week lows against the U.S. dollar. The swing towards "Out" with less than three weeks to go comes as both sides step up their campaigning to try to win over the large number of still undecided voters with warnings over the economy and immigration.
  
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• Man, 101, denies 31 child sex charges

  06-06-2016 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 101-year-old man - believed to be the oldest defendant in British legal history - denies 31 child sex abuse charges.
  
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• 'Torrential downpour' warning issued

  06-06-2016 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Met Office issues a weather warning of potential "torrential downpours" across many parts of Scotland on Tuesday.
  
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• Housing Providers Help Detect Domestic Abuse

  06-06-2016 13:24
  
  Calls to housing providers requesting help with lock changes, smashed windows, or reporting loud sex are now being flagged as potential signs of domestic violence. Housing associations are increasingly training staff on detecting evidence of domestic violence - believed to be the UK's most underreported crime - after one social landlord found an increase in reported cases of 1,500%. "On average two women a week are murdered by their current of former partner and it is imperative that services re
  
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• Prolific Paedophile Gets 22 Life Sentences

  06-06-2016 13:16
  
  Richard Huckle, who abused up to 200 children, has been handed 22 life sentences with a minimum term of 25 years. The freelance photographer, from Ashford in Kent, admitted an unprecedented number of offences against children aged between six months and 12 years from 2006 to 2014. A stream of pictures and videos of his rapes and assaults on children were shared with paedophiles worldwide on the dark web.
  
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• PM: Brexit Would Put A Bomb Under Economy

  06-06-2016 13:11
  
  David Cameron joined forces with leading figures from the Left to accuse members of his Cabinet of conning the British and preparing to "put a bomb" under the UK economy. Following a weekend of bitter in-party fighting, Mr Cameron slammed fellow Conservatives for performing a "con-trick" on voters with their economic case for leaving the EU. Backed by Labour's Harriet Harman, Liberal Democrat Tim Farron and the Green party's Natalie Bennett, he said leave campaigners were being "undemocrati
  
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• Cameron: Brexit like 'economic bomb'

  06-06-2016 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Cameron joins political rivals as he claims an EU exit would put "a bomb under our economy" - but Leave campaigners say it is 'desperate stuff'.
  
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• Banksy leaves mural 'present' at school

  06-06-2016 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Street artist Banksy leaves a half-term surprise "present" on the walls of a Bristol primary school.
  
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• Seabird was oldest of its kind in Europe

  06-06-2016 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A seabird ringed in the Hebrides set a new European birding longevity record before it died, say ornithologists.
  
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