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• Led Zeppelin On Trial Over Stairway To Heaven

  14-06-2016 23:32
  
  Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page have appeared in US court for the start of a civil trial in a copyright claim over the band's classic Stairway To Heaven. A Los Angeles jury will decide whether the rock icons stole the opening chords of the 1971 hit song from another band. A trustee of late guitarist Randy Wolfe from the band Spirit accuses Led Zeppelin of ripping the song Taurus, which Wolfe wrote in 1966 or 1967.
  
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• Lille Confrontation Between Rival Football Fans

  14-06-2016 22:48
  
  Footage has emerged of England and Wales football fans in Lille chanting together after minor trouble apparently flared with a small group of Russian men. Another man was arrested on his return to the UK and has been banned from watching football for five years.
  
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• FTSE Loses £30bn In Value On Brexit Fears

  14-06-2016 22:04
  
  The FTSE 100 has slumped below the 6,000 threshold for the first time in four months, as growing concern about the EU referendum causes jitters in global markets. More than £30bn was wiped off the index as it finished a fourth session in negative territory, following further opinion polls which indicate strong support for Brexit and The Sun's decision to throw its support behind the Out campaign . In London, the FTSE fell 2% to close at 5,924 - and other European markets also ended the day
  
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• EU referendum: 5 things we learned today

  14-06-2016 21:11
  
  Here’s what happened on the campaign trail today.
  
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• Heavy rain with a threat of flash floods forecast to continue into Thursday

  14-06-2016 20:45
  
  Thundery downpours have been thoroughly soaking parts of the UK.
  
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• Severe Warnings As More Heavy Rain Forecast

  14-06-2016 20:40
  
  Severe weather warnings have been issued for large parts of the UK, with heavy rain expected to continue over the coming days. Forecasters have warned of a risk of flooding in Wales, the North West, Yorkshire and Humber, the West Midlands, the East Midlands, the South West and the South East, after heavy downpours on Tuesday. These showers are expected last into Thursday, with some becoming thunderstorms.
  
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• Sir Philip Green Agrees To Give Evidence On BHS

  14-06-2016 19:57
  
  Sir Philip Green has confirmed he will appear before MPs on Wednesday to give evidence about the collapse of BHS. The retail tycoon had previously threatened to boycott the Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee unless its chairman, Frank Field, resigned from the investigation. "I did not think or believe that those conducting a parliamentary process would or should express concluded views in such a public way before I have had the chance to appear before the committee," Sir Philip added.
  
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• Livingstone Not Apologising For Hitler Remarks

  14-06-2016 19:31
  
  Ken Livingstone has refused to apologise for his alleged anti-Semitic remarks which led to him being suspended from the Labour Party. The former London mayor said in April that Adolf Hitler backed the creation of a Jewish state, which he reiterated in front of the Home Affairs Select Committee. However, he admitted regret in making the remarks about Hitler and Zionism because of the trouble they had caused Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Labour rallies pro-EU troops as Sun shines on Brexit campaign

  14-06-2016 17:31
  By Michael Holden and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's main opposition party urged supporters on Tuesday to vote to remain in the European Union after opinion polls showed gains for those wanting to leave and the nation's biggest-selling paper backed Brexit. The "In" camp led by Prime Minister David Cameron, whose own Conservatives are deeply split over the EU, has recently given the lead role in campaigning to the left-leaning Labour Party, whose supporters could decid
  
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• Suspicious Wife Triggers Full Scale Bomb Alert

  14-06-2016 17:29
  
  A suspicious wife triggered a full scale bomb alert in Leeds by hiding a tracking device in her husband's car before he went to work. West Yorkshire Police decided the man's military background identified him as a potential terror target and launched pre-planned emergency procedures, including evacuating nearby homes and preparing a reception centre. West Yorkshire Police have confirmed they dealt with a suspicious package in a car, while Leeds City Council say their emergency planning team was
  
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• Philip Green says will attend parliament hearing on BHS

  14-06-2016 17:25
  British retail tycoon Philip Green said on Tuesday he will attend a parliamentary hearing on the demise of department store chain BHS, which he used to own, on Wednesday. The billionaire had last week threatened to pull out of his scheduled appearance in front of a joint session of the Business and Work and Pensions select committees investigating BHS, saying the chair of the latter committee, Labour lawmaker Frank Field, was biased against him. "Having given long and hard thought to the matter
  
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• Farmer races pigs to predict EU referendum vote

  14-06-2016 17:22
  Forget the opinion polls and betting odds, one English farmer has his own way of predicting the outcome of Britain's looming referendum on whether to stay in the European Union or leave - racing his miniature pigs. The pigs of Pennywell Farm in Devon successfully predicted the outcome of Britain's national election last year and are again fighting it out on the track in some political racing that rival the "Remain" and "Leave" sides' own campaign battles. Prime Minister David Cameron is leading
  
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• Brexit would 'diminish' Tate Modern, says director Sir Nicholas Serota

  14-06-2016 16:59
  
  The Tate Modern is re-opening after a £260 million redesign.
  
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• Brexit campaign builds seven-point lead ahead of referendum - TNS poll

  14-06-2016 16:33
  British support for leaving the European Union now has a seven point lead, according to a TNS online poll published on Tuesday, adding to a string of surveys that put the Brexit campaign in the lead ahead of next week's referendum. Some 47 percent of likely voters said they will opt to leave the EU, compared to 40 percent who want to stay, according to the poll of 2,497 people. A TNS poll published last week gave the "Leave" campaign a two-point lead, on 43 percent.
  
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• Brexit camp has 'significant lead' ahead of EU vote - TNS website

  14-06-2016 16:06
  The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has a "significant lead" ahead of next week's referendum according to a poll from TNS, the company said on its website on Tuesday. "The latest EU referendum voting intention survey by TNS gives the Leave campaign a significant lead nine days out from polling day," TNS said on its website.
  
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• EU Court Backs UK Ban On Some Migrant Benefits

  14-06-2016 15:55
  
  The European Court of Justice has backed Britain's right to refuse welfare payments to jobless EU migrants who do not have the right to live in the UK. The European Commission took the legal case against Britain to the Luxembourg court, on the grounds that it was discriminating against citizens of other EU countries attempting to claim handouts including child benefit and child tax credit.
  
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• This diamond the size of a tennis ball could be yours...for $70 million

  14-06-2016 15:27
  
  It’s the largest gem quality diamond in existence.
  
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• 'Strong Growth' As UK House Prices Rise 8.2%

  14-06-2016 15:07
  
  The rise has been described as a continuation of the "strong growth" seen in property prices over the past two-and-a-half years. According to the ONS index, which uses data from several sources, the average UK house price is significantly lower than suggested under the old method. The ONS now says the typical value of a UK property is £209,054 - £83,000 less than what was recorded using the former index in March.
  
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• Lynette White Murder Police Lose Bid To Sue

  14-06-2016 15:03
  
  A group of former detectives, whose corruption trial became one of the most expensive in British legal history, have lost a legal bid to sue South Wales Police force.
  
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• Betting odds indicate around 62 percent chance of 'In' for EU vote - Betfair

  14-06-2016 14:52
  The implied probability of a British vote to stay in the European Union fell to 62 percent on Tuesday from about 78 percent last week, according to betting odds from Betfair. As recently as last Thursday, betting odds had indicated a 78 percent probability of an In vote, according to Betfair, and markets have taken fright in recent days. Bookmaker William Hill said it was now likely that the "Out" campaign would become the favorite in EU referendum betting by the weekend, if the trend continued.
  
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• Parents Of 'Jihadi Jack' Released On Bail

  14-06-2016 14:17
  
  The parents of Jack Letts, the 20-year-old British Muslim convert known as Jihadi Jack, have been bailed after being charged with sending him money. Mr Justice Saunders said at the Old Bailey that John Letts and Sally Lane were "two perfectly decent people" who had "ended up in custody because of the love of their child". Mr Letts appeared via video-link from HMP Wandsworth and his wife via video-link from HMP Bronzefield.
  
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• Pound And FTSE 100 Fall As Brexit Polls Shift

  14-06-2016 13:43
  
  The pound has continued its slide against other major currencies and the FTSE 100 has slumped below the 6000 barrier as a growing number of polls suggest the UK is on course to leave the EU following next week's referendum. Japan's Nikkei had earlier lost a further 1% after a 3% decline on Monday.
  
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• Yellow Warning As More Heavy Rain Forecast

  14-06-2016 13:32
  
  The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning, with heavy rain expected across the country. The yellow warning is for Wales, north-west England, Yorkshire, the Midlands and the east of England - which are all set to suffer downpours on Tuesday. Sky News Weather Presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "This week a lot of England, Wales and Ireland is experiencing intense thunderstorms.
  
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• Donors Will Be Able To Follow Their Blood

  14-06-2016 13:30
  
  Blood donors across England are being sent a text message when their blood goes to a hospital to save or improve a patient's life. Blood donation is a lifeline of the NHS and it is hoped the scheme will encourage the 200,000 new donors the NHS needs this year. There is a particular need to attract younger donors and people from South Asian and black communities.
  
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• Fan Gets Five-Year Ban Over Marseille Violence

  14-06-2016 13:13
  
  An England fan has been banned from watching football for five years for throwing a chair during Euro 2016 clashes in Marseille. Daniel Warlow, 24, from Tipton, West Midlands, was on a football hooligan watch list and was well known to police, although he had no previous convictions. On 9 June, Mr Warlow was stopped at Birmingham Airport by a police officer who recognised him.
  
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• Race Is On For PM As Sun Comes Out For Brexit

  14-06-2016 12:58
  
  What an awful morning for Vote Leave: The Sun officially comes out for Brexit while three polls put the Leave camp in the lead with just nine days to go before polling day. The Sun newspaper told its 1.7 million readers to "BeLEAVE in Britain" as it rubbished David Cameron's Remain campaign as "deceitful". The decision is hardly a surprise: The Sun is traditionally a eurosceptic newspaper and nearly three quarters of its readership are Brexiteers.
  
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• Dyke Condemns Marseille's Euro 2016 Security

  14-06-2016 12:06
  
  FA chairman Greg Dyke says there are "serious concerns" over security for matches involving Russia, England and Wales this week. Dyke has condemned the lack of security and segregation inside the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday night that allowed Russian hooligans to attack England fans after their opening game. In a letter to UEFA, Dyke also said England should not face the same punishment as Russia following the violence.
  
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• Brexit like quitting Premier League, says film director Michael Moore

  14-06-2016 11:56
  
  The Where To Invade Next director also compared the idea of leaving the EU to Texas voting themselves out of the United States.
  
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• UK banks show restrained appetite for central bank funds before EU vote

  14-06-2016 11:53
  British banks showed only modest appetite for six-month sterling funds from the Bank of England at an extra long-term repo operation which the central bank held on Tuesday to meet demand in the run-up to next week's European Union referendum. The BoE has a further repo scheduled for next Tuesday, two days before the June 23 vote, and a further one on the Tuesday after the referendum.
  
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• Inflation Static Despite Rising Fuel Costs

  14-06-2016 11:50
  
  The annual rate of inflation was unchanged at 0.3% last month as falling fashion and food costs offset rising fuel prices. Economists had been expecting the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure to rise in May following a surprise 0.2% decline to 0.3% in April - the first fall since September last year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) measured a 0.9% increase in transport costs last month, as the price of diesel stepped up 3p per litre compared to 1.5p in the same month of 2015.
  
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• EU court backs Britain over child benefit residency rule

  14-06-2016 11:38
  The European Union's top court ruled on Tuesday that Britain could deny child benefit to foreigners who are not economically active in the country, one of the hot-button issues in Britain's looming referendum on EU membership. The European Court of Justice said a rule that makes allowances conditional on the right to reside in Britain might amount to discrimination, but could be justified by a need to protect public finances. The right to reside applies to foreigners who work, are looking for wo
  
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• EU Bureaucrats Spend £27m On Luxury, Says Leave

  14-06-2016 11:33
  
  EU bureaucrats have spent more than £27m on luxury hotels, private flights and fine dining, figures obtained by Leave campaigners show.
  
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• Search for Northern Ireland fan missing in Nice since Sunday

  14-06-2016 11:30
  
  Kane Leslie has been missing for nearly two days.
  
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• Better security could have prevented Orlando nightclub massacre, says gunman's father

  14-06-2016 10:33
  
  Seddique Mateen said religion had nothing to do with the attack and that he wished his son was alive so he could ask him why he did it.
  
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• Betting odds indicate 55 percent chance of "In" ahead of UK's EU vote - Betfair

  14-06-2016 10:04
  The implied probability of a British vote to stay in the European Union fell to 55 percent on Tuesday, sliding steadily from 59 percent earlier in the day and down from about 64 percent on Monday, according to betting odds from Betfair. The implied probability of an "In" vote on June 23 fell after three separate polling firms put the "Out" campaign in the lead. As recently as last Thursday betting odds indicated a 78 percent probability of an In vote, according to Betfair, before the level start
  
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• Pound Falls Again As Markets Eye Brexit Polls

  14-06-2016 08:47
  
  The pound has continued its slide against other major currencies as a growing number of polls suggest the UK on course to leave the EU following next week's referendum. Sterling's performance has been mirrored on stock markets over the previous two sessions, leaving the FTSE 100 perilously close to the 6,000 barrier while stocks in Asia and on mainland Europe have fared worse. Uncertainty over the referendum has coincided with growing market fears for the health of the global economy - with a wi
  
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• Betting odds indicate 59 percent chance of "In" ahead of UK's EU vote - Betfair

  14-06-2016 08:33
  The implied probability of a British vote to stay in the European Union fell to 59 percent on Tuesday, down from 78 percent last week, according to betting odds supplied by Betfair. The implied probability of an "In" vote on June 23 fell after three separate polling firms put the "Out" campaign in the lead. As recently as last Thursday betting odds indicated a 78 percent probability of an In vote, according to Betfair.
  
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• Weather warning as more heavy rain looms

  14-06-2016 08:15
  
  And there could be flooding in Wales, north-west England, Yorkshire, the Midlands and the east of England.
  
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• Hodgson And Rooney Issue Peace Plea To Fans

  14-06-2016 06:38
  
  England manager Roy Hodgson and captain Wayne Rooney have made the unprecedented move of appealing directly to fans to "stay out of trouble" following UEFA's threat to expel the team from Euro 2016. The pair recorded a video, shared by the Football Association on Twitter, to urge supporters to do everything in their power to avoid repeats of the violent scenes which marred their time in Marseille. Hodgson pleaded with fans to ensure UEFA's threats to dismiss England and Russia from the tournamen
  
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• Ofsted Inspector 'Felt Unable To Talk To Pupils'

  14-06-2016 01:34
  
  Ofsted has changed its account of why it failed to properly assess the safety of pupils at a school run by a conservative Muslim sect. The education watchdog says it made a mistake in an earlier explanation about why it has withdrawn its report into safeguarding at the private Zakaria Muslim Girls' High School in Batley, West Yorkshire. The flawed inspection was uncovered during investigations by Sky News into private schools run by the secretive Deobandi sect in West Yorkshire.
  
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• Polls show increasing support for Brexit; Murdoch's Sun backs 'Leave'

  14-06-2016 01:30
  Britain's "Leave" campaign opened up a 7-point lead over "Remain" ahead of a referendum on membership of the European Union an opinion poll showed late Monday, while the nation's biggest-selling newspaper urged readers to vote to quit the bloc. Recent polls are suggesting that momentum has swung towards the "Leave" camp, or a so called Brexit, unsettling investors. In another, though not unexpected, boost for "Leave," media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper called on its readers to vote to q
  
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• Corbyn to urge supporters to vote 'In' at EU referendum

  14-06-2016 01:26
  Britain's opposition Labour leader, widely accused of only lukewarm backing for his party's "Remain" stance, will urge supporters on Tuesday to vote to stay in the European Union at a June 23 referendum. With polls showing Britons still evenly divided over how to vote, the "Remain" campaign has switched its focus to Labour voters, who it fears have been turned off by a debate dominated by splits within Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has rejected cr
  
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• Hillsborough Families Slam 'Shameful' Government

  14-06-2016 00:56
  
  Families of victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster have accused the Government of "shameful" behaviour after proposals for sweeping new laws on policing and inquests were blocked. Margaret Aspinall, chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, watched from the public gallery as Labour's Andy Burnham called for a "Hillsborough law" in a Commons debate. Speaking as MPs debated the Government's Policing and Crime Bill, the Shadow Home Secretary demanded equal funding for legal representati
  
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• 'Mummy' Screams Heard On Night Of Girl's Death

  14-06-2016 00:38
  
  A frightened girl was heard screaming "mummy" by witnesses on the night 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood was raped and murdered, a court has heard. Kayleigh's body was discovered three days after a witness says she was seen being pinned down by Stephen Beadman in Ibstock, Leicestershire. Beadman, 29, has admitted charges of murder and rape while Luke Harlow has pleaded guilty to grooming Kayleigh online and two sexual offences.
  
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