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• Sir Philip Green Targeted By Comedian Lee Nelson In Yacht Prank

  06-09-2016 23:43
  
  Sir Philip Green's newly built luxury superyacht Lionheart has been dubbed BHS Destroyer in a stunt by a British comedian. Lee Nelson, who famously threw fake dollar bills at former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, has now targeted the billionaire peer. Posting pictures of himself carrying out the stunt, Nelson tweeted: "Good of Sir Philip Green to rename his £100m yacht to something more appropriate.
  
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• Teacher Lynsey Haycock Dies After Breaking Leg In Classroom

  06-09-2016 22:30
  Headteacher Dale Barrowclough said: "Mrs Haycock was a much-loved and respected teacher whose dedication and hard work helped improve the life chances of all the pupils who were fortunate to have her as a teacher. "We all came to know Mrs Haycock as a very warm-hearted person with a great sense of humour. Not only was she treasured by staff she was much loved by the pupils at Forge Valley.
  
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• How Keith Vaz rose to prominence

  06-09-2016 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Keith Vaz resigns as chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee following allegations involving male escorts published in a Sunday newspaper.
  
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• Cancer screening campaign as number of women being tested drops

  06-09-2016 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE number of women being screened for cervical cancer has fallen to its lowest level for almost a decade with one in three not attending for the vital check.
  
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• Sir Cliff Richard to face ruling on sex claims ‘within days’

  06-09-2016 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SIR Cliff Richard could learn within days the result of a review into the decision not to charge him with alleged sex crimes.
  
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• Pokemon Go creator contacted by UK government to prevent users breaking the law

  06-09-2016 21:53
  
  Being told to ‘stay aware of your surroundings’ might not be enough.
  
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• Brute jailed for ten years for raping 12-year-old girl

  06-09-2016 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A PAKISTANI man who moved to the UK to wed a British-born woman in an arranged marriage has been jailed for 10 years for raping a 12-year-old girl.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon to publish legislation for second Scottish independence referendum

  06-09-2016 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NICOLA Sturgeon has refused to lift the "lead weight" of independence as her plans for another constitutional battle edged forward.
  
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• BREXIT CRACKDOWN: Hundreds of Leave signs were REMOVED from roadside before EU referendum

  06-09-2016 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HUNDREDS of signs urging people to vote to leave the European Union were torn down from the roadside in the run-up to June's historic referendum, express.co.uk can reveal.
  
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• Woman who received world's first face transplant has died, aged 49

  06-09-2016 21:08
  
  Isabelle Dinoire passed away in April after a long illness but her family kept her death a secret.
  
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• Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race - WJXT Jacksonville

  06-09-2016 21:02 via news4jax.com
  
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  Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race
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  Trump and Clinton head into the most important day yet in the 2016 election dominating their respective races. A CNN/ORC national poll out Monday shows Trump getting 49% of the Republican primary vote -- 30 percentage points ahead of Florida Sen.and more »
  
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• Marcus Rashford hits hat-trick as England Under-21s thrash Norway - Telegraph.co.uk

  06-09-2016 21:01 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Marcus Rashford hits hat-trick as England Under-21s thrash Norway
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  He might yet also make it into the record books but, for now at least, Marcus Rashford's place in a fair few quiz-books is certainly secure. He has made competitive debuts with four different managers over the past year and, on each and every occasion ...
  England U21s 6-1 Norway U21s: Marcus Rashford nets hat-trick on debutSkySports
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• Theresa May to create new grammar schools, leaked document confirms - Telegraph.co.uk

  06-09-2016 20:57 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Theresa May to create new grammar schools, leaked document confirms
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  Theresa May is to create a new generation of grammar schools that will prioritise poor and disadvantaged pupils. A leaked document on Tuesday confirmed that the Prime Minister intends to push ahead with controversial plans for selective schools despite ...
  Plan to open new grammar schools 'takes education back to the 1950s'BT.com
  Grammar school ban could end, government memo lets slipThe Gua
  
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• The Latest: Austrian draft law sets limit on asylum seekers - Daily Mail

  06-09-2016 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  The Latest: Austrian draft law sets limit on asylum seekers
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  Austria's government has drawn up a draft law that would prevent most migrants from seeking asylum once the number of applicants reaches 37,500. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo in Paris, speaks during a press conference at Paris' town hall, Tuesday, Sept.
  First official Paris migrant camp will have Wifi and football pitchDaily Star
  Paris Will Open Two Refugee Camps This YearHuffington Post
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• New 'cleaner, safer, stronger' £5 note dunked into water to prove its durability

  06-09-2016 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE durability of the new plastic £5 note was put to the test and dunked in a jug of water.
  
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• Retired priest fleeced of £230k by solicitor and his wife, court hears

  06-09-2016 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A RETIRED Anglican priest was fleeced of £230,000 by a solicitor and his wife, a court heard.
  
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• Theresa May slaps down Brexit minister David Davis after he claimed UK could quit single market - Mirror.co.uk

  06-09-2016 20:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Theresa May slaps down Brexit minister David Davis after he claimed UK could quit single market
  Mirror.co.uk
  Theresa May has slapped down David Davis for claiming Britain could quit the single market. The Brexit Secretary said it was “very improbable” that the UK would retain its membership of the market which allows firms to trade without tariffs. But No 10 ...
  Davis view on leaving single market 'not government policy'Financial Times
  UK economy withstands Brexit "doom
  
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• Two police officers to face gross misconduct hearing after pedestrian dies

  06-09-2016 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TWO police officers are to face a hearing for allegations of gross misconduct after the car they were in hit and killed a 28-year-old pedestrian.
  
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• UK's Syrian Refugee Resettlement Scheme A 'Tragic Bureaucratic Failure'

  06-09-2016 19:46
  A year after the government promised to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees, some local authorities say people are not being processed quickly enough. The head of housing at Liverpool Council, which offered to take 100 refugees but is in the process of receiving just one, told Sky News that the scheme was a "tragic bureaucratic failure". Home Office figures show that in the first nine months of the scheme from October 2015 some 2,646 people were resettled across 118 local au
  
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• Obama pledges more aid to Laos to recover from secretive Vietnam War bombing campaign, citing 'moral obligation' - Telegraph.co.uk

  06-09-2016 19:40 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Obama pledges more aid to Laos to recover from secretive Vietnam War bombing campaign, citing 'moral obligation'
  Telegraph.co.uk
  President Barack Obama pledged $90 million (£67 million) on Tuesday to help Laos recover millions of unexploded bombs secretly dropped there by US planes during the Vietnam War, saying the clean-up was a "moral obligation". Mr Obama is in Laos for a ...
  6 Times Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Shocked the WorldTIME
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• Jeremy Corbyn mocked after half of split UB40 band endorses him in leadership battle - Telegraph.co.uk

  06-09-2016 19:37 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Jeremy Corbyn mocked after half of split UB40 band endorses him in leadership battle
  Telegraph.co.uk
  The chart-toppers, in their heyday during the 1980s and 1990s, said the Opposition leader was "incorruptible" and a "man of the people". However, a number of original members who formed another group that also performs under the name UB40, pointedly ...
  Jeremy Corbyn mocks band UB40 for splitting up as he holds joint press conferenceDaily Mail
  Jeremy Corbyn fails to win back
  
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• Stanford rapist Brock Turner signs sex offender registry in Xenia, Ohio - Daily Mail

  06-09-2016 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Stanford rapist Brock Turner signs sex offender registry in Xenia, Ohio
  Daily Mail
  But Turner's return to Ohio has been hit by protests - with a handful of angry locals seen demonstrating outside the suburban house on Friday night and Saturday morning. A larger protest against the former swimmer's 'lenient' punishment took place in ...
  Brock Turner is now registered as a sex offender in Ohio after spending three months in jailWashington Post
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• 'Significant' Amount Of Terrorist Material Found In Northern Ireland

  06-09-2016 19:30
  Police in Northern Ireland have recovered "a significant amount of terrorist material" during searches near Larne in County Antrim. The material was discovered at 12 separate locations during a joint and ongoing operation involving the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police. Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr, Head of the PSNI's Crime Operations Department, said: "I am aware of the disruption this has caused to local residents and am extremely grateful for their co-opera
  
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• Samia Shahid Police Report Condemns Father And Ex For 'Honour Killing'

  06-09-2016 19:23
  The ex-husband and father of a British woman killed in Pakistan should be tried on rape and murder charges, a Punjabi police report has recommended. Samia Shahid, from Bradford, was found dead in July in a village in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province. A police report released on Tuesday accuses Ms Shahid's father, Muhammad Shahid, of standing guard while her ex-husband Choudhry Mohammad Shakeel raped her.
  
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• Meet the Russian ‘King of Bling’ whose £225m bombproof yacht moors up on the River Thames

  06-09-2016 19:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IT IS the £225MILLION bombproof superyacht boasting three swimming pools, luxurious cabins and a Russian billionaire owner - and this week it was spotted sailing along the River Thames.
  
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• IS rocket attack kills Turkish soldiers in Syria - BBC News

  06-09-2016 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  IS rocket attack kills Turkish soldiers in Syria
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  Two Turkish soldiers have been killed by the Islamic State (IS) group in clashes in northern Syria, the Turkish army has said. Another five soldiers were wounded in a rocket attack on Turkish tanks, the military said in a statement. The fatalities are ...
  Clip shows ISIS rocket attack destroying rebel-held tank in SyriaDaily Star
  Turkey says 2 of its soldiers killed in IS attack in SyriaNews1130
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• See the moment two surprised joggers did a hilarious double take after running past Prince Charles

  06-09-2016 18:53
  
  It’s not every day you run into royalty in the park.
  
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• Hartsdown Academy sends 50 children home on first day of term over incorrect school uniforms - Daily Mail

  06-09-2016 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Hartsdown Academy sends 50 children home on first day of term over incorrect school uniforms
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  ... side of buses - was sent home for black trainers; William King, 11, also sent home for black trainers - which he wears due to joint pain after hip replacement; Was your child sent home? Email [email protected] or call her on 0203 ...
  Head teacher who refused FIFTY pupils at school gates defends uniform policy 'that left girl's feet bleeding'Mirror.co.uk
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• Zika virus patients could be spreading the disease through their tears, scientists say - The Independent

  06-09-2016 18:31 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Zika virus patients could be spreading the disease through their tears, scientists say
  The Independent
  Zika virus genes have been discovered in tears in a finding that may explain why some people with the disease go blind. The researchers suggested that the eyes could be a “reservoir” of the virus, possibly helping it to spread from one person to another.
  WHO recommends safe sex for people returning from Zika-affected zonesThe Guardian
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• UBS Could Shift 1,500 Jobs Out Of London

  06-09-2016 18:30
  The boss of Swiss banking giant UBS has warned it could shift up to 1,500 jobs out of London after the UK voted to leave the EU. Chief executive Sergio Ermotti told Japan's Nikkei newspaper that the capital faced a diminished role as a financial centre in the future.
  
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• Keith Vaz quits home affairs committee chairman job over prostitute scandal - Daily Mail

  06-09-2016 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Keith Vaz quits home affairs committee chairman job over prostitute scandal
  Daily Mail
  MPs said Keith Vaz had finally done the 'right thing' today after he quit over the rent boy scandal. The MP said 'those who hold others to account must themselves accountable' as he announced he is stepping down as chair of the Home Affairs committee.
  Keith Vaz quits as Home Affairs committee chairman in wake of rent boys scandalTelegraph.co.uk
  Who'll be Keith Vaz's replacement as Home Affairs Comm
  
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• UB40 backs UK opposition leader Corbyn in leadership contest

  06-09-2016 18:13
  British 1970s reggae band UB40 is backing Jeremy Corbyn in his campaign to be re-elected as leader of the opposition Labour party, calling the left-wing leader "incorruptible" and welcoming his commitment to the arts. UB40, whose hits include "Red Red Wine" and "Can't Help Falling in Love", is the biggest musical name so far to back Corbyn, who is expected to fend off a challenge to his leadership this month. "Jeremy has re-ignited an interest in politics for people who no longer felt included,
  
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• Official's Blunder Appears To Reveal New Plans For Grammar Schools

  06-09-2016 18:05
  Plans for new grammar schools appear to have been accidentally revealed - after an education department official was photographed with a document containing the details. Grammar schools are state secondaries that select their pupils by setting an entrance exam at age 11. Previously the Education Secretary Justine Greening has said she is prepared to be "open minded" about allowing new grammar schools in England.
  
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• Change the record! EU smitten Sturgeon in threat for ANOTHER independence vote over Brexit

  06-09-2016 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PETULANT Nicola Sturgeon has once again threatened to unleash chaos with a second independence vote to protect Scotland’s place in the EU after Brexit.
  
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• Christian Eriksen signs new four-year Tottenham contract - SkySports

  06-09-2016 18:03 via skysports.com
  
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  Christian Eriksen signs new four-year Tottenham contract
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  The 24-year-old Denmark international is understood to have increased his basic wage from £35,000 to £70,000 per week - putting him among the club's top earners. Eriksen had two years left to run on the five-year deal he signed when he joined from Ajax ...
  Christian eriksen signs new deal with tottenhamDaily Mail
  Tottenham news: Christian Eriksen pens new four-year contract to keep him at Spurs until 2020Th
  
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• Watch the Philippine president call Obama a 'son of a b****'

  06-09-2016 17:59
  
  Not language you normally hear from a world leader.
  
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• Scotland's Sturgeon says to prepare independence legislation

  06-09-2016 17:52
  The Scottish government will start preparing the legislation required for a new referendum on independence from the United Kingdom in case it is needed, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish parliament on Tuesday. Last week Sturgeon said her party would start a survey to test support for secession, questioning at least two million Scots just as Britain negotiates its exit from the European Union. The bill would then be ready for "immediate" introduction if it becomes clear that there
  
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• Boy Hurt In Alleged Racist Attack By Older Children In Bristol

  06-09-2016 17:48
  Police said the youngster was taken to a building site in the Station Avenue South area of Fishponds in Bristol, where he was assaulted by two other boys. Detective Inspector Steve Cartlidge said they would also be video-interviewing the victim to gain a full picture of what happened.
  
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• Woman who received the world's first partial face transplant dies - The Guardian

  06-09-2016 17:46 via theguardian.com
  
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  Woman who received the world's first partial face transplant dies
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  Isabelle Dinoire, who underwent the world's first partial transplant in 2005, has died after a long illness. Photograph: Michel Spingler/AP. Angelique Chrisafis in Paris. Tuesday 6 September 2016 11.45 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share ...
  First face transplant patient Isabelle Dinoire dies in FranceBBC News
  Woman who had world's first face transplant dies aged 49ITV News
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• 'NO such thing as male or female brain' Academic blasts Mars vs Venus debate as 'trash'

  06-09-2016 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TOP academic reignited the nature vs nurture debate by rebuffing claims that male and female brains are wired differently.
  
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• Laos US: Obama regrets 'biggest bombing in history' - BBC News

  06-09-2016 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Laos US: Obama regrets 'biggest bombing in history'
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  The bombs, as one Laotian described it, "fell like rain", US President Barack Obama said Tuesday on a visit to Laos, a first for any sitting US president. "Given our history here, I believe that the United States has a moral obligation to help Laos ...
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• Leaked documents show Education Department WILL open new grammar schools

  06-09-2016 17:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A LEAKED document shows that new grammar schools will open across England.
  
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• Send Calais migrants to North Africa to boost tourism says Ukip leadership candidate

  06-09-2016 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A UKIP leadership candidate has called for the French Government to send migrants living in the Calais Jungle to resettlement communities in North Africa.
  
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• Grammar school ban could end, government memo reveals - The Guardian

  06-09-2016 17:36 via theguardian.com
  
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  Grammar school ban could end, government memo reveals
  The Guardian
  The note talks of a 'con doc' – thought to be short for consultation document - that says: 'We will open new grammars, albeit that they would have to follow various conditions'. Photograph: Steve Back/Barcroft Images. Anushka Asthana and Jessica Elgot.
  'Grammar plans' caught by photographerBBC News
  Government grammar schools plan caught by Number 10 photographerITV News
  Document reveals Government plan for new
  
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• Grammar school ban could end, government memo lets slip - The Guardian

  06-09-2016 17:36 via theguardian.com
  
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  Grammar school ban could end, government memo lets slip
  The Guardian
  The reference to a 'con doc' – thought to be short for consultation document - says: 'We will open new grammars...' Photograph: Steve Back/Barcroft. Anushka Asthana and Jessica Elgot. Tuesday 6 September 2016 11.39 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 6 ...
  'Grammar plans' caught by photographerBBC News
  Government grammar schools plan caught by Number 10 photographerITV News
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• UK takes record action on violence against women as 'revenge porn' rises

  06-09-2016 17:35
  By Pietro Lombardi LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Prosecutions for domestic abuse, rape and sexual offences against women in England and Wales hit a record high in 2015/2016, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which also reported the first cases of "revenge porn". Women's rights groups attributed the rise to victims' growing confidence in the justice system as the CPS revealed on Tuesday that more than 117,000 cases of domestic abuse, rape and sexual offences went to trial
  
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• Hartsdown Academy: dozens of pupils turned away from school gates for having 'wrong uniform' - Evening Standard

  06-09-2016 17:27 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Hartsdown Academy: dozens of pupils turned away from school gates for having 'wrong uniform'
  Evening Standard
  Police were called to a secondary school after 50 pupils were turned away at the gates for having the wrong uniform. Children at Hartsdown Academy in Margate, Kent, were sent home on their first day back of the new term after they were deemed to be ...
  PARENT PROTEST: Police called as head sends 50 children home for wearing wrong uniformExpress.co.ukall 9 news arti
  
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• Man to go on trial accused of murdering banker Oliver Dearlove

  06-09-2016 17:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A MAN is to go on trial next year accused of murdering a high-flying banker with a single punch.
  
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• Fury as Anjem Choudary gets five and a half years jail for hate campaign - Daily Mail

  06-09-2016 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Fury as Anjem Choudary gets five and a half years jail for hate campaign
  Daily Mail
  Hate preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for five and a half years for urging his supporters to join ISIS in a sentence branded 'lenient' by critics. The British-born cleric was found guilty of encouraging support for the bloodthirsty group in a ...
  Radical preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for five yearsBBC News
  Anjem Choudary jailed: Hate preacher FINALLY locked up for five and a half years for dru
  
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• How safe are UK airports? Security fears after protestors storm RUNWAY in DINGHY

  06-09-2016 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CALLS are growing for UK airports to increase security after protestors stormed the runway of London City Airport this morning.
  
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