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• Skydiver Killed After Crash-Landing On Car

  10-09-2016 23:55
  Witnesses said the 49-year-old was "spinning like a top" before she crashed at about 3.45pm on Saturday in Shotton Colliery, Co Durham. The victim had made parachute jumps before but not in the UK, and was using her own equipment.
  
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• Baroness Defects Back To Tories After 20 Years As A Lib Dem

  10-09-2016 23:37
  A former Conservative MP and party vice-chairman who defected to the Liberal Democrats more than 20 years ago is rejoining the Tories. Emma Nicholson, 75, a high-profile campaigner on Iraq, was awarded a peerage by Paddy Ashdown in 1997 after leaving the Conservatives in 1995. After being diagnosed as deaf at the age of 16, she was a Tory vice-chairman from 1983 to 1987, MP for Torridge and West Devon from 1987 to 1997, and an MEP from 1999 to 2009.
  
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• Parachutist dies after crashing into a parked car

  10-09-2016 23:31
  
  A witness said the woman was “spinning like a top” before she crashed.
  
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• Mo Farah got arrested for speeding ... sort of

  10-09-2016 22:55
  
  The jokers that are Northumbria Police wrote on Facebook that they’d been attending reports of a “speeding object”.
  
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• Hillary Clinton regrets calling half of Donald Trump supporters 'a basket of deplorables'

  10-09-2016 21:49
  
  Trump’s supporters embraced the name on Twitter – and resurfaced a tweet from Barack Obama to aid their cause.
  
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• If you're a British passport holder, you might have to apply for a visa to travel to Europe

  10-09-2016 20:55
  
  Thanks, Brexit.
  
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• Remember when the Airlander nosedived? It did so to avoid snagging a dangling mooring line

  10-09-2016 18:50
  
  An interim report into the crash found a mooring line had dropped free.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'Distraught' At Five-Year Iran Jail Sentence

  10-09-2016 17:00
  
  A mother jailed on "secret charges" while on holiday in Iran is "distraught" after being sentenced for five years, her husband has told Sky News. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband, Richard Ratcliffe, branded the sentence "a punishment without a crime", and said she was struggling most with being separated from their two-year-old daughter Gabriella. The 37-year-old charity worker from Hampstead, north London, has already been detained for more than 150 days after being accused of
  
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• Owen Smith said he had to fight off hundreds of boys to get his wife...

  10-09-2016 16:17
  
  Obviously Twitter had a lot to say about that.
  
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• Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City

  10-09-2016 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola is victorious in his first Premier League battle with Jose Mourinho as Manchester City win a frantic derby at Old Trafford.
  
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• Into the unknown

  10-09-2016 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pembrokeshire welcomes the world's most fearless divers with the return of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
  
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• Beatles jukebox and gaming machines stolen in Weybridge

  10-09-2016 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A first edition Beatles jukebox worth more than £20,000 is among vintage items stolen in a "pre-planned raid, say police.
  
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• New cheese alert after child's E.coli death

  10-09-2016 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new alert is issued after cheese tested positive for the E.coli O157 bug that recently killed a three-year-old girl.
  
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• Calls for a new batch of cheese to be withdrawn over E.coli fears

  10-09-2016 15:06
  
  Authorities looking into the outbreak found those affected had consumed Dunsyre Blue cheese before they became unwell.
  
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• Miniaturised Ham House goes on show at Ham House in Surrey

  10-09-2016 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A miniaturised version of Ham House in Surrey - painstakingly replicated by professional doll's house builders - goes on show at Ham House.
  
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• Giulio Regeni: Egypt says it investigated murdered student

  10-09-2016 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Egyptian police investigated Italian student Giulio Regeni shortly before his abduction, torture and murder, Egyptian prosecutors say.
  
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• Britain 'too lazy and fat', says Trade Secretary Liam Fox

  10-09-2016 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain is "too lazy and too fat" with businessmen preferring to play "golf on a Friday afternoon" than trying to boost the country's prosperity, Liam Fox says.
  
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• World War II torpedo blown up off Isle of Wight

  10-09-2016 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A World War II torpedo is blown up in the sea off the Isle of Wight after being discovered by a dredging barge on the seabed in Portsmouth Harbour.
  
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• EU finance ministers back commission ruling that Apple owes billions of euro

  10-09-2016 13:08
  
  “That’s the fair way to do it, and we are going to make sure it happens.”
  
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• Samia Shahid: Bail denied in 'honour killing' case

  10-09-2016 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge in Pakistan dismisses an application for bail from the father of Samia Shahid, killed in a suspected so-called "honour killing".
  
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• The man who shot President Ronald Reagan is leaving hospital for good today

  10-09-2016 12:30
  
  A federal judge ruled in late July that 61-year-old John Hinckley is not a danger to himself or the public.
  
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• British businesses 'lazy and fat', pro-Brexit trade minister says

  10-09-2016 12:17
  By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Britain as a trading nation has become "too lazy and too fat" and business leaders are more interested in playing golf on Friday afternoons than in seeking new export markets, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox was recorded saying. Fox, who was a prominent campaigner for Britain to leave the European Union and says the country must forge new trading relationships with the rest of the world, was recorded making the comments during a drinks party with acti
  
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• Jonnie Peacock's mum on sprinter's success and childhood

  10-09-2016 12:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linda Roberts, the mother of sprinter Jonnie Peacock, has told the BBC how her son has always wanted to run despite becoming an amputee at the age of five.
  
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• Peacock Wins Again Amid ParalympicsGB Gold Rush In Rio

  10-09-2016 11:37
  ParalympicsGB are in second place in the medal table behind China after winning seven gold medals on the second day of competition in Rio. "I've always said that nothing's ever going to top London as a personal achievement. "The Paralympic movement as a whole is progressing so much.
  
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• 'How dare you talk down the country that you’ve damaged'

  10-09-2016 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Innocent drinks founder responds to Liam Fox's comments on UK business.
  
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• Action Urged Over 'Grotesque' Iran Jailing Of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

  10-09-2016 11:18
  Urgent action is being demanded over the "grotesque" jailing of a British-Iranian mother in Tehran on charges her husband said "remain secret". Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 37, a charity worker from Hampstead in north London, has already been detained in Iran for more than 150 days after being accused of plotting to overthrow the Iranian regime. A five-year sentence was handed down by the Revolutionary Court on Tuesday - the day after the UK and Iran resumed closer diplomatic ties.
  
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• Twitter are calling out Liam Fox for saying that UK bosses 'prefer to play golf than do their duty'

  10-09-2016 11:16
  
  Remember when Liam Fox claimed 3p for a 90 metre car journey?
  
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• Liam Fox Says 'Lazy' UK Bosses Prefer Playing Golf To Boosting Trade

  10-09-2016 11:15
  
  Britain's business leaders are "lazy" and prefer playing golf over trying to increase exports, according to cabinet minister Liam Fox. In extraordinary remarks to Conservative activists, Dr Fox, who is responsible for international trade, said the UK had lost its way as a trading nation and had grown "too fat" on its past successes. In a recording of the event, Dr Fox is heard saying: "This country is not the free-trading nation that it once was.
  
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• Heathrow free vote would be 'a fudge and dodge'

  10-09-2016 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Any plans to give ministers a free vote on Heathrow expansion would be "a fudge and a dodge", former minister Grant Shapps says.
  
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• Watch the moment a cat is rescued from rubble after Italian earthquake

  10-09-2016 10:23
  Some feel good news for today.
  
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• A fire at a factory in Bangladesh has killed 12 people

  10-09-2016 10:13
  
  Police said 19 people were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where three succumbed to burn injuries.
  
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• John Prescott stepped in on a busy train to help make cups of tea for passengers

  10-09-2016 10:09
  
  Turns out he makes a pretty good brew!
  
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• Café owner: 'Come try the worst ever porridge'

  10-09-2016 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A café in Manchester is using negative reviews on TripAdvisor to attract new business.
  
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• Facebook has reinstated that iconic photograph originally taken down for containing nudity

  10-09-2016 09:57
  
  The company said it had “listened to the community” and acknowledged the “global importance” of the photo.
  
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• Public to star in Last Night of the Proms via 'virtual orchestra' clips

  10-09-2016 09:11
  
  The annual event ends tonight.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: PM's schools 'crusade' and Facebook backs down

  10-09-2016 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The continuing row over grammar schools, police wearing burkas and Facebook backing down over a censored Vietnam war photo all make Saturday's front pages.
  
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• Heritage experts join police for metal theft crackdown

  10-09-2016 06:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police forces in England team up with heritage experts to crack down on gangs stealing valuable metal from churches and historic buildings.
  
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• Charlie Webster Thanks Hospital As She Is Discharged

  10-09-2016 05:54
  TV presenter Charlie Webster has been discharged from hospital more than five weeks after nearly dying from malaria she contracted in Brazil. The 33-year-old fell ill during the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Rio and was diagnosed with a rare strain of the mosquito-borne disease after being taken to hospital. On Friday night the Team GB ambassador wrote on social media: "Hey, guess who?! After five weeks, I'm out of hospital, alive and finally recovering (even my kidneys
  
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• Strikers in saris

  10-09-2016 05:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In 1976, a group of South Asian women took to the streets of London in revolt at poor working conditions at the Grunwick film processing factory. But what impact did their dispute ultimately have?
  
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• Dame Zaha's legacy

  10-09-2016 05:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Work by the late Dame Zaha Hadid forms part of a 19 sculpture exhibition at Chatsworth House.
  
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• Call For More Crisis Centres As Suicide Rates Soar

  10-09-2016 04:27
  
  Figures released by the Office for National Statistics coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day. Jen Offord, whose brother Stephen ended his life 12 years ago, says the subject however is still taboo.
  
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• Britons 'May Need Visas To Travel Through Europe'

  10-09-2016 02:40
  British citizens may have to apply for visas to travel to Europe after the UK leaves the EU, according to reports. A scheme apparently being debated by the European Commission suggests the 26-nation passport-free Schengen zone, which does not include the UK, could operate a visa programme similar to the US waiver. Currently UK passport holders can travel throughout member states without having to apply for short-term visas.
  
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• Grammars reaction

  10-09-2016 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heads and parents gave mixed reactions to Mrs May's speech announcing plans for more selective education in England.
  
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• Rio Paralympics 2016: Great Britain win seven gold medals on day two

  10-09-2016 02:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sprinter Jonnie Peacock wins Great Britain's seventh gold medal of an extraordinary second day of the Paralympic Games in Rio.
  
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• Cliff dangers warning after rise in rescues

  10-09-2016 00:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts are calling for people to take more care around cliffs after a rise in the number of emergency service call-outs.
  
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• Another Gold Medal Rush For GB's Paralympians In Rio

  10-09-2016 00:33
  Great Britain has claimed six more golds at the Rio Paralympics to take its tally to eleven. The first was won by partially sighted Sophie Thornhill and her tandem pilot Helen Scott in the velodrome. A fifth cycling gold followed thanks to Jody Cundy's win in the men's time trial.
  
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