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• Five Bodies Recovered At Camber Sands Beach In Sussex

  24-08-2016 23:56
  
  Two more bodies have been found at Camber Sands, taking the number to five in total, the RNLI has confirmed. Richard Tollett, lifeboat operations manager at the RNLI in Rye Harbour, confirmed one body was found on the beach and one in the water. The alarm was first raised at about 2.15pm, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.
  
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• Everything you need to know so far about the earthquake in Italy

  24-08-2016 23:55
  
  The Queen has sent her condolences to the president of Italy.
  
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• Scotland Yard Admits Spying On 'Sick Leave' Detective On Holidays

  24-08-2016 22:20
  Detective Constable Andrea Brown won a claim for breaches of data protection and human rights laws after the force admitted it had used a bogus law to get her personal details. Ms Brown, who is in her 40s, was once a poster girl for the Metropolitan Police with her photograph hanging in the force's reception area. The judge described a senior officer who investigated Ms Brown as "glib, almost flippant" with a "loose and casual grasp of the law".
  
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• Australia backpacker stabbing: Family tribute to Mia Ayliffe-Chung

  24-08-2016 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of a British backpacker stabbed to death in Australia have paid tribute to an "amazing young woman with an adventurous spirit".
  
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• £14trn Investor Body To‎ Mount Attack On Ashley's Sports Direct

  24-08-2016 22:05
  A powerful City group whose members manage assets worth a staggering £14trillion‎ will on Thursday take the unprecedented step of publicly criticising corporate governance and working practices at Sports Direct International. Sky News has learnt that the Investor Forum, which was set up in 2013 following a review instigated by Sir Vince Cable, will make its first-ever statement following protracted efforts to engage with the high street chain's independent directors. The Investor Forum
  
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• Will GCSE Grade Shake-Up Leave Kids Worse Off?

  24-08-2016 21:52
  As this year's GCSE pupils prepare to receive their results in the morning, next year's are worried that a change to the grading system will leave them at a disadvantage. After three decades, the A* to G grading system will be ditched in 2017 to begin a numerical one, with grades from 9 down to 1. Ofqual's executive director Julie Swan said: "the problem we've got is that most students are getting higher grades.
  
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• James Corden is proud big bro as sister meets royal couple

  24-08-2016 21:31
  
  James Corden told his Twitter followers how proud he is of his little sister.
  
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• Brexit Sparks UK Citizenship Stampede Among Eastern Europeans

  24-08-2016 21:08
  The number of eastern Europeans seeking UK citizenship post-Brexit has gone up, according to a London advice centre. Barbara Drozdowicz, who herself is now applying for a passport, says she is disappointed with the British government, which is refusing to guarantee the rights of EU citizens already in the UK. Ms Drozdowicz, who is director of the East European Advice Centre, said: "This is not what we would expect from the British state, quite frankly.
  
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• Nigel Farage is going to appear on the same stage as Donald Trump

  24-08-2016 20:02
  
  The Ukip member plans to talk about the Brexit campaign at a Trump rally.
  
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• 2-year-old girl dies in hospital after sea tragedy that also claimed the life of her dad

  24-08-2016 18:39
  
  The toddler was on rocks in Newquay with her father, mother and two brothers last Friday when they were hit by a large wave.
  
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• Three people dead after being pulled from the sea at Camber Sands

  24-08-2016 18:28
  The beach was busy as people gathered to enjoy the hottest day of the year.
  
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• Three Die In Tragedy At Camber Sands In Sussex

  24-08-2016 18:16
  Three people have died today at a popular beach in East Sussex. Emergency teams were called to reports that the victims needed urgent medical aid at Camber Sands, near Rye. One witness, Natalja Taylor, 30, who was on a day-trip with her husband, said police were driving up the beach with a loudhailer urging people to stay out of the sea.
  
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• Royal Marine Arrested In Northern Ireland Terror Probe

  24-08-2016 18:12
  It is understood the arrest is connected to two major dissident republican arms finds. The 30-year-old serviceman was arrested in a pre-planned swoop in Somerset on Wednesday. In Northern Ireland, officers have also searched a number of properties in Larne, Co Antrim.
  
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• Stop what you're doing and watch a creepy topless CGI Jeremy Corbyn sing Don't Stop Believin'

  24-08-2016 17:12
  
  Finally something good has come out of Traingate.
  
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• Scotland's North Sea Revenues Collapse By 97%

  24-08-2016 16:13
  
  The Scottish government's revenues from North Sea oil and gas collapsed by 97% to just £60m in the last financial year, according to new figures that have been seized on by pro-union politicians. It is a far cry from 2008/9 when Scotland's share of North Sea revenues peaked at £11.6bn. The latest figures showed that Scotland's fiscal deficit - the gap between spending and borrowing - rose from £14.3bn to £14.8bn.
  
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• These GCSE students are a lot funnier than you and your friends were at their age

  24-08-2016 16:08
  
  GCSE results day is tomorrow and people are panicking.
  
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• Husband Sentenced For Shooting Wife In Essex Care Home's TV Room

  24-08-2016 16:08
  Ronald King told police he fatally shot his 81-year-old wife Rita, who suffered from dementia, to stop her suffering. Judge Charles Gratwicke accepted there was no malice in the manslaughter, but said it was "not a mercy killing". The court heard the 87-year-old formed the "settled intention" to kill his wife of 50 years, as her dementia had worsened in the months before her death.
  
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• #BurkiniBan: People are sharing poignant images to show how women have always been told what to wear on the beach

  24-08-2016 16:07
  
  The conversation was sparked by a widely circulated image of a woman in France being forced to take off her burkini by armed police.
  
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• Heatwave Alerts As Parts Of UK Again Bask In Sunshine

  24-08-2016 15:53
  
  The Met Office has issued a level three heatwave alert for eastern England, as warm air is pushed up from the continent. It means there is a 90% chance of heatwave conditions, when there at least two successive days of 30C temperatures, before 9am on Friday. Forecasters say the temperatures are expected to be highest in East Anglia, with sizzling conditions also in London and the South East.
  
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• Black man shot by police on his own property after reporting a robbery

  24-08-2016 15:46
  
  Carl Williams was shot outside his own home in Indiana and taken to hospital with a stomach wound.
  
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• World's longest airship crash-lands in England on test flight

  24-08-2016 15:35
  The world's longest aircraft, the Airlander 10 airship, has crash-landed after a test flight in Bedfordshire, central England, its British manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles said on Wednesday. The airship, which is bigger than the size of six double-decker buses, sustained damage on landing from its second test flight, Hybrid Air Vehicles said, adding that all crew were safe and well following the incident. Privately owned Hybrid Air Vehicles denied a report on the BBC that the airship had hit a t
  
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• Doctors Battled To Save Tasered Dalian Atkinson, Inquest Told

  24-08-2016 15:27
  Doctors fought for more than half an hour to save the life of ex-Aston Villa striker Dalian Atkinson , after he was shot with a taser by police. The coroner's officer Julie Hartridge said West Mercia Police officers were called there at 1.39am following a "report of concern for safety". Two West Mercia police officers are under criminal investigation over the death of the retired striker, who lived near Telford.
  
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• Soldier Who Died During Live Fire Exercise In Northumberland Named

  24-08-2016 15:03
  A soldier who died while taking part in a night-time live firing exercise at a training facility in Northumberland has been named as Private Conor PcPherson. The 24-year-old suffered a serious head wound after being shot during the exercise at the Otterburn training area. After training at Catterick, he was posted to The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, in February last year.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn reveals crucial details about #Traingate

  24-08-2016 15:02
  
  It turns out he just wanted to sit next to his wife.
  
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• UK Serviceman Arrested In Northern Ireland Terror Probe

  24-08-2016 14:49
  A serving member of the British armed forces has been arrested on suspicion of Northern Ireland-related terrorism offences. The 30-year-old was held in Somerset at around 12.20pm on Wednesday and Scotland Yard said a house in South Devon and a wooded area were being searched. Police in Northern Ireland are also carrying out searches as part of the probe.
  
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• Husband Sentenced To Six Years For Essex Care Home Shooting

  24-08-2016 14:39
  A man who shot dead his 81-year-old wife at a care home in Essex has been sentenced to six years in a psychiatric hospital. Ronald King, 87, shot his wife Rita in the communal television room of De La Mer House in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, in December.
  
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• Member of UK armed forces arrested in Northern Ireland terrorism investigation -police

  24-08-2016 14:36
  A serving member of the British armed forces was arrested in England on Wednesday as part of an investigation into Northern Ireland-related terrorism, London's Metropolitan Police said. The 30-year-old was arrested in Somerset, southwest England, on suspicion of being involved in preparation for acts of terrorism, police said in a statement. "Today's arrest was pre-planned and intelligence-led as part of an investigation into Northern Ireland related terrorism," the statement said, adding that n
  
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• This airline is offering you a free flight to Iceland...but there's a *slight* catch

  24-08-2016 14:35
  
  Basically, you better be happy to stay there. And they’ve had around a dozen people interested in the flights so far…
  
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• The Italy earthquake death toll has risen to at least 38

  24-08-2016 14:25
  
  Rescue crews have been racing to dig survivors out of the rubble.
  
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• Airlander 'Flying Bum' Crashes On Test Flight

  24-08-2016 14:19
  
  Airlander 10, the world’s largest aircraft, has crashed during its second test flight. The first test flight was carried out last Thursday, with crowds cheering as the airship performed a lap around the airfield. The makers hoped the successful first test flight would be the start of a series which would ultimately allow a manned aircraft to remain airborne for around five days.
  
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• World's longest airship crashes in England on test flight - media reports

  24-08-2016 14:08
  The world's longest aircraft, the Airlander 10 airship, has crashed during a test flight in Bedfordshire in central England, the Press Association reported on Wednesday. The BBC reported the airship, which undertook its first flight last week, had hit a telegraph pole. Hybrid Air Vehicles, the manufacturer of the helium-filled airship, said no-one was injured during the second test flight.
  
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• First Corbyn had #Traingate, now Owen Smith's in hot water over #Lunaticgate

  24-08-2016 13:59
  
  Smith has since admitted that some is language is a bit “colourful”.
  
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• Employers Avoid Knee-Jerk Brexit Reaction

  24-08-2016 13:41
  
  Employers have avoided a "knee-jerk" response to the Brexit vote with hiring intentions still strong despite the result knocking confidence, new figures show. The latest jobs outlook survey from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) found 24% of businesses were looking to take on more permanent staff in the next three months. REC chief executive Kevin Green said: "It's not surprising that confidence took a knock following the referendum result, but there are reasons to be cauti
  
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• British Backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung Stabbed To Death At Queensland Hostel

  24-08-2016 13:27
  A British backpacker stabbed to death in a hostel in Queensland has been named as 21-year-old Mia Ayliffe-Chung. Police said they found a "terrible scene" when they arrived at the scene of the knife attack in Home Hill, north Queensland. Monique Cross, an Australian friend of Ms Ayliffe-Chung, said: "She was a gorgeous person.
  
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• Two-Year-Old Girl Who Was Swept Into The Sea With Her Dad Dies

  24-08-2016 13:25
  A two-year-old who was swept into the sea at Newquay with her father last week has died.
  
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• Angry Corbyn Clashes With Sky News Reporter Over Train Row

  24-08-2016 13:05
  
  A visibly angry Jeremy Corbyn has clashed with a Sky News reporter who asked him questions about his row with Virgin Trains. The Labour leader took issue with Political Correspondent Darren McCaffrey quizzing him about the dispute, which was sparked by Mr Corbyn complaining he had to sit on the floor of a train because of "completely ram-packed" carriages. The train operator took issue with this account and released CCTV images appearing to show Mr Corbyn walking past empty u
  
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• MPs push for ban on plastic microbeads

  24-08-2016 12:47
  Britain should ban the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics and toiletries, a group of lawmakers has recommended, saying companies' voluntary efforts to phase them out were not enough. Microbeads are tiny plastic particles used as exfoliants in toothpastes, face washes, scrubs and shower gels. "A single shower can result in 100,000 plastic particles entering the ocean," said Mary Creagh, chair of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, which delivered its recommendation on Wednesda
  
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• UK banks approve fewest mortgages since January 2015, consumer credit growth strong

  24-08-2016 12:45
  The number of mortgages approved by British banks fell to its lowest in a year in the month following Britain's vote to leave the European Union, but robust credit growth added to signs that the decision has had little impact on consumers so far. British banks approved 37,662 mortgages for house purchases last month, down from 39,763 in June and 19 percent lower than in July 2015, the British Bankers' Association said. Net credit card lending rose in July by 291 million pounds after a 283 millio
  
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• It's SO hot that bosses have been urged to relax dress codes

  24-08-2016 12:10
  
  Put those fitted shirts and cardigans away.
  
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• Files Show Zola Budd Fast-Track Citizenship Row Split Government

  24-08-2016 11:48
  A campaign to fast-track British citizenship for South African runner Zola Budd triggered a major Government rift, previously unseen files reveal. In an attempt to get around the boycott, the Daily Mail encouraged Budd's father to urge her to apply for British citizenship, by virtue of her paternal grandfather being British, so she could compete in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
  
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• UK banks approve fewest mortgages since Jan 2015, consumer credit growth strong

  24-08-2016 11:41
  The number of mortgages approved by British banks in July fell to its lowest in a year, but robust credit growth added to signs the Brexit vote has had little impact on consumers so far, industry data showed on Wednesday. British banks approved 37,662 mortgages for house purchases last month, down from 39,763 in June and 19 percent lower than in July 2015, the British Bankers' Association said. Net credit card lending rose in July by 291 million pounds after a 283 million pound increase in
  
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• British Backpacker Stabbed To Death At Queensland Hostel Is Named

  24-08-2016 11:32
  
  A British backpacker stabbed to death in a hostel in Queensland has been named as 21-year-old Mia Ayliffe-Chung. Police said they found a "terrible scene" when they arrived at the scene of the knife attack in Home Hill, north Queensland. Monique Cross, an Australian friend of Ms Ayliffe-Chung, said: "She was a gorgeous person.
  
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• Ad Boss Warns Uncertainty Will Kill Growth

  24-08-2016 11:25
  Advertising mogul Sir Martin Sorrell has urged ministers to move quickly to resolve the UK's future after the Brexit vote, warning that uncertainty facing business could spell "death to growth". Sir Martin, a Remain supporter and boss of the world's biggest advertising group WPP, made the comments as the group warned that the  UK could fall into recession following the EU poll in June. "What worries me is the process that we have to go through over the next two to three years and the uncert
  
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• Watch this grieving father pay tribute to his eight-year-old son who was killed in a grenade blast

  24-08-2016 10:48
  
  The youngster was tragically killed just days after his birthday.
  
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• Owen Smith in pledge to fight Brexit negotiations trigger

  24-08-2016 10:16
  
  Article 50 remains untouched – the Labour leadership hopeful suggests it could stay that way.
  
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• Owen Smith Denies Calling Jeremy Corbyn A 'Lunatic'

  24-08-2016 10:11
  
  Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has denied calling rival Jeremy Corbyn a "lunatic". Mr Smith made the "lunatic" remark at a meeting of party members in London on Tuesday. Mr Smith also attempted to shore up his credentials as a radical candidate, quipping that "Jeremy is not the only socialist in the village".
  
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• Friends share touching tributes to 21-year-old British woman stabbed to death at Australian hostel

  24-08-2016 10:08
  
  Mia Ayliffe-Chung, from Derbyshire, was killed in Queensland by a man shouting “Allahu Akbar”.
  
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• Plastic Microbeads: MPs Call For Total Ban On Use In Products

  24-08-2016 09:34
  
  Cosmetic companies should be banned from using plastic microbeads in their products to protect marine wildlife and the human food chain, a new report has warned. According to MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee, 680 tons of the tiny plastic balls are used in the UK each year. A single shower can wash 100,000 microbeads down the plughole.
  
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• Lloyds Boss: My Regret Over Affair Claims

  24-08-2016 09:30
  Mr Horta-Osorio said he expected the highest professional standards from all at the bank "and that includes me" but added that "mistakes will be made". The memo - details of which were earlier revealed by Sky News - said: "My personal life is obviously a private matter as it is for anyone else. "More broadly I have been a strong advocate of expecting the highest professional standards from everyone at the bank, and that includes me.
  
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• Owen Smith says will block Brexit talks if no second vote

  24-08-2016 09:29
  A leadership candidate for Britain's opposition Labour party, Owen Smith, said on Wednesday he would try to get parliament to block talks on leaving the European Union unless the government promises a second referendum or election. On June 23, 52 percent of Britons voted to leave the EU, but Smith has said some electors were duped into backing the Brexit campaign and may think twice due to signs that Britain's economy could slow since the vote. Prime Minister Theresa May will wait until next yea
  
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