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• Father dies after family of five are swept out to sea by large wave

  20-08-2016 21:45
  
  The family from Surrey had been confronted by treacherous conditions, according to the Falmouth Coastguard.
  
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• Mother And Son Die After Aberdeen Beach Rescue

  20-08-2016 21:31
  Police Scotland said earlier they had received a number of calls about people in difficulty in the water off Aberdeen beach at around 4.45pm. Police said a 37-year-old woman and a seven-year-old boy died in hospital. Chief Inspector Stewart Mackie said: "This is a very tragic incident which has resulted in a woman and young boy sadly losing their lives - it will undoubtedly bring shock and sadness to the entire city of Aberdeen and further afield.
  
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• See Jess Glynne, Craig David and Millie Mackintosh getting excited about V Festival

  20-08-2016 19:45
  
  Celebs love festival season, too.
  
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• Nicola Adams Retains Olympic Women's Boxing Title

  20-08-2016 19:36
  
  Nicola Adams has retained her Olympic women's flyweight boxing title, becoming the first woman ever to do so. The British boxer beat French fighter Sarah Ourahmoune in a unanimous verdict, taking Team GB's gold medal tally at Rio to 26. The 33-year-old from Leeds adds another gold to the one she won in the same weight division at London 2012.
  
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• Smith: Manchester Olympic Parade 'Tokenistic'

  20-08-2016 18:12
  
  Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has described the decision to hold an Olympic parade in Manchester as "tokenistic". The rival to current leader Jeremy Corbyn said that while he supports holding an event to celebrate Team GB's success in the city, the Government should be doing more for the North in general. Mr Smith said: "I think lots of people feel we're too centralised a country in government terms, and too centralised in terms of industry and opportunity.
  
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• Hockey Captain's Pride At Thrilling Olympic Gold Medal Win

  20-08-2016 18:08
  
  The captain of Britain's gold medal-winning hockey team has spoken to Sky News of her delight at how they battled for their Olympic title. Kate Richardson-Walsh told Sky News: "I'm just so proud of the girls. Star goalkeeper Maddie Hinch, 27, who was unbeaten in the shoot-out, said it was a "huge team effort" against a "fantastic" Dutch team.
  
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• Family of boy mauled to death by dog speak of their 'devastating loss'

  20-08-2016 17:47
  
  A 29-year-old woman arrested for allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control, injuring a person, has been released on police bail.
  
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• Actor and Mental Health Campaigner Lord Rix Dies Aged 92

  20-08-2016 17:01
  The actor and mental health campaigner Lord Brian Rix has died aged 92, the charity Mencap has said.
  
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• Manchester is throwing a victory parade for a triumphant Team GB

  20-08-2016 17:00
  
  Leeds and Leicester both wanted to host the homecoming celebration themselves.
  
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• London Underground's Night Tube Used By 50,000 As Service Begins

  20-08-2016 16:37
  
  More than 50,000 people took advantage of London's Night Tube service when it launched early on Saturday morning. Oxford Circus was one of the busiest stations, with 6,500 people entering, while 4,250 people exited at Stratford, said Transport for London (TfL). As London Mayor Sadiq Khan boarded the first train on the Victoria line, there were cheers down the carriage.
  
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• Saving your house deposit through a Help to Buy Isa? You may need to save a bit more than you thought

  20-08-2016 16:31
  
  One expert called the Isa revelations ‘a scandal’.
  
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• Team GB Delight Over Burgeoning Medal Haul At Rio Olympics

  20-08-2016 16:12
  
  Jubilant Team GB Olympians have spoken of their delight at their latest haul of medals in Rio.
  
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• These Irish women are live-tweeting their journey to the UK for an abortion

  20-08-2016 15:51
  
  The women are raising awareness for the movement to repeal the Eighth Amendment anti-abortion law.
  
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• Team GB Wins 25th Gold With Kayaking Victory

  20-08-2016 15:23
  
  British kayaker Liam Heath has won the men's K1 200m final, taking Team GB's gold medal tally to 25 at the Rio Olympics. Heath also claimed a bronze in the K2 sprint at London 2012. In Brazil, he swept past France's Maxime Beaumont in the closing stages, winning by only 0.165 seconds.
  
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• Liam Heath is king of the sprint as he wins sprint canoeing gold

  20-08-2016 14:48
  
  He stormed to victory in a time of 35.197 seconds.
  
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• Team GB Wins 25th Gold With Kayak Victory

  20-08-2016 14:26
  British kayaker Liam Heath has won the men's K1 200m final, taking Team GB's gold medal tally to 25. Mo Farah goes for his second gold and the double double in the 5,000m later, while reigning boxing champion Nicola Adams is in the women's flyweight title bout. Londoner Joe Joyce is also through to the super-heavyweight final.
  
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• Private landlords paid more than £9bn in housing benefit last year

  20-08-2016 14:21
  
  The NHF has said the Government needs to build more affordable housing.
  
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• Man dies after being swept out to sea in Cornwall

  20-08-2016 12:22
  
  The incident occurred off Fistral Beach.
  
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• Team GB Wins Olympic Gold In Hockey After Nail-Biting Shoot-Out

  20-08-2016 12:06
  Great Britain has won Olympic gold after a nail-biting hockey final against the Netherlands. Team GB clinched its first-ever women's hockey gold after a dramatic penalty shoot-out in Rio. Great Britain scored two penalties out of five to the Netherlands' zero, crushing the defending champions' hopes of a third successive Olympic victory.
  
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• Manchester will welcome home our Olympic and Paralympic heroes

  20-08-2016 10:27
  
  It will be a change from London, which has hosted the homecoming parade for the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Games.
  
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• Should we negotiate with Isis? Here's what the experts think

  20-08-2016 10:01
  
  And if not, is there anyone else in Iraq and Syria we could negotiate with instead?
  
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• Marie Stopes suspends abortion services following surprise inspection

  20-08-2016 09:59
  
  The restrictions will take effect immediately
  
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• US swimmer Feigen makes payment and leaves Brazil amid 'robbery' scandal

  20-08-2016 09:38
  
  Ryan Lochte has published an apology on Instagram following the incident.
  
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• London Underground's Night Tube Service Starts

  20-08-2016 07:25
  
  The London Underground has launched its Night Tube service. As London Mayor Sadiq Khan boarded the first train, there were cheers down the carriage. "It's a great idea, London claims to be a 24-hour city, and this means it really is.
  
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• London Underground's Night Tube Service Begins

  20-08-2016 06:56
  
  The London Underground has begun its Night Tube service. As the Mayor of London boarded the first train, there were cheers down the carriage. Industry experts think it'll support thousands of jobs and bring millions into our economy," said Mayor Sadiq Khan.
  
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• Hate Cleric Anjem Choudary's Followers Still Posting Online Videos

  20-08-2016 06:16
  Followers of hate preacher Anjem Choudary are still posting online videos promoting Islamic extremism. Many clips, still available for the public to search for on Google and view on Youtube, include calls to arms "to fight the non-believers", the glorification of Islamic State atrocities, and demands for a world governed by Sharia law, The Times reports. Counter-terrorism expert Andrew Silke said: "There will be a spike in interest in what he said and material
  
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• Mo Farah 'Needs World Record' To Seal His Place Among All-Time Great

  20-08-2016 05:28
  
  Mo Farah needs to add a world record to his Olympic titles to be considered among the very greatest distance runners, double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie has told Sky News. Farah will make history if he wins the 5,000m in Rio on Saturday, joining 'Flying Finn' Lasi Virren as the only man to retain both the 5,000m and 10,000m at successive Olympic Games. Ethiopian Gebrselassie, who won the 10,000m title at the Atlanta and Sydney Games as well as setting multiple records, believes Farah is
  
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• Man Charged With Murder Of Jairo Medina In Hyde Park

  20-08-2016 05:11
  A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a man in London's Hyde Park. Hani Khalaf of no fixed address is accused of murdering Jairo Medina, 62, who was found injured by a member of the public at the tourist hotspot. Mr Medina, a professional carer from Chelsea, was the victim of an assault but a post-mortem examination carried out last week did not ascertain a cause of death.
  
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• Marie Stopes Suspends Abortion Services Over Safety Fears

  20-08-2016 04:50
  Marie Stopes clinics have suspended terminations under general anaesthetic, and to under-18s and vulnerable women, after safety concerns were raised by watchdogs. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said 250 women who were booked in for terminations will be sent to alternative providers to make sure they are protected from potential harm. The intervention comes after an unannounced inspection of Marie Stopes International's corporate headquarters in England last month and
  
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• 14 things that happened on the first run of the Night Tube

  20-08-2016 03:47
  
  Sounds like it was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, according to tweeters.
  
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• Private Landlords Pocket £9.3bn In Housing Benefit

  20-08-2016 03:19
  Record levels of taxpayers' money are being paid to private landlords, new figures show, with the bill for accommodating social tenants in the private rental sector having doubled in a decade. Sky News visited an area of west London where private companies are converting small family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) consisting of cramped bedsits for vulnerable people. A tenant, who lives in one of six bedsits in a property which used to be a two bedroom house, said housing benefit
  
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• Essex dilemma

  20-08-2016 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Large container ships passing close to the site of a historically significant shipwreck have caused its condition to deteriorate rapidly in the last year, divers say.
  
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• Summer to be blown away as storm is set to sweep across British Isles

  20-08-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SUMMER will be blown off course by a ferocious 60mph storm set to sweep across Britain today.
  
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• ‘Refugee’ Albanian killer set to be extradited

  20-08-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN Albanian double killer who posed as an innocent refugee to live in Britain for 18 years is set to be extradited.
  
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• Gloria fumes as bank gives her £120,000 to impostor

  20-08-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FURIOUS Rip Off Britain host Gloria Hunniford hit out at bank security yesterday after an impostor duped a cashier and took £120,000 from her account.
  
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• EU exit plan FINALLY under way: City steps up work on Brexit blueprint

  20-08-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE drive for a swift Brexit deal has been stepped up a gear, it has emerged.
  
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• Team GB Wins Olympic Gold In Hockey After Nail-Biting Final

  20-08-2016 00:25
  Great Britain has won an Olympic gold after a nail-biting women’s final against the Netherlands.
  
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