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• Services held across the world in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks

  11-09-2016 23:54
  
  It’s 15 years since two planes hit the World Trade Centre towers in New York.
  
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• All but one of the weapons seized by police at Sikh temple in Leamington Spa believed to be ceremonial

  11-09-2016 23:35
  
  55 people were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass earlier today.
  
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• Parachutist who died after crashing into parked car was an 'avid skydiver'

  11-09-2016 20:58
  She’s been named as Pamela Gower.
  
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• Hillary Clinton leaves 9/11 ceremony early after 'fainting' but says she's now feeling great

  11-09-2016 19:08
  
  Donald Trump supporters are jumping on the opportunity to claim Clinton is physically unfit to be president.
  
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• Five More Golds For Paralympics GB In Rio

  11-09-2016 18:53
  Paralympics GB have won another five gold medals to take their tally in Rio to 20, with two in the cycling and three in rowing. The latest gold came on the cycling track where Great Britain's men's mixed C1-5 sprint team took the world record as they sealed victory. Jody Cundy, Jon-Allan Butterworth and Louis Rolfe's eighth gold in the velodrome came after an earlier gold from Lora Turnham and Corrine Hall who won the women's tandem B 3km pursuit.
  
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• Some people aren't impressed with Jeremy Corbyn's 9/11 anniversary message

  11-09-2016 18:34
  
  He’s been criticised for not just paying respect to the victims, but also mentioning the “wars and terror” that happened afterwards.
  
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• Police Arrest 55 After 'Sword-Wielding Gang' Storm Sikh Temple

  11-09-2016 18:25
  Police have arrested 55 people and seized a "significant number" of bladed weapons after reports a sword-wielding gang stormed a Sikh temple. Armed police surrounded the Gurdwara Sahib in Leamington Spa after they were called to the temple on Tachbrook Drive at 6.47am. The storming of the temple may have something to do with a mixed-race wedding, Sky News has been told.
  
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• See the impressive pictures from the Duxford Air Show

  11-09-2016 18:00
  
  It was a good afternoon for plane fanatics.
  
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• Watch a paralysed and pregnant Claire Lomas use bionic legs to finish the Great North Run

  11-09-2016 17:05
  
  Imagine if your mum did this.
  
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• Britain eyeing work permits to control EU immigration - interior minister

  11-09-2016 16:52
  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday she was looking at a work permits system to control migration from the European Union, responding to Brexit voters' demand for tighter border controls. Although formal negotiations on leaving the EU have yet to begin, Britain is searching for a way to satisfy voters who backed leaving the EU because they wanted lower immigration and an end to open borders with the bloc, whilst meeting the needs of an econom
  
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• Sikh temple in Leamington Spa stormed by men with knives

  11-09-2016 16:48
  
  Armed police have surrounded the temple.
  
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• Labour Donor Suspended After Comparing Corbyn Backers To Nazi Stormtroopers

  11-09-2016 16:01
  Prominent Labour donor Michael Foster has been suspended by the party after comparing Jeremy Corbyn supporters to Nazi stormtroopers. In an outspoken newspaper article last month, Mr Foster accused Mr Corbyn's supporters of using "aggressive" and "divisive" tactics to exclude critics of the Labour leader. The article was entitled: "Why I despise Jeremy Corbyn and his Nazi stormtroopers".
  
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• Suspected Illegal Immigrants 'Smuggled Into Suffolk On A Yacht'

  11-09-2016 15:37
  An investigation is under way after a report of suspected illegal immigrants being smuggled into Suffolk on a yacht. The group then reportedly got into a black Range Rover which drove off in the direction of Woodbridge. Suffolk Police and UK Border Force have launched an investigation and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
  
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• A balcony collapsed at a student party in Connecticut injuring 30 people

  11-09-2016 15:31
  
  “While this event is upsetting, we are grateful that none of the injuries are life-threatening.”
  
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• 'Sword-Wielding Gang' Storm Sikh Temple In Leamington Spa

  11-09-2016 15:27
  Armed police have surrounded a Sikh temple in Leamington Spa after a gang of men with swords reportedly stormed the building. Up to 30 men are believed to have entered the Gurdwara Sahib on Tachbrook Drive at 6.47am. Armed officers are at the scene, as well as police negotiators to end the stand-off.
  
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• Tragic Skydiver Who Crash-Landed On Car Died 'Doing What She Loved'

  11-09-2016 14:40
  Pamela Gower, 49, suffered fatal injuries after crash-landing on a parked car in Shotton Colliery, Co Durham on Saturday afternoon. Residents performed CPR on Ms Gower, from Hebburn, South Tyneside, before paramedics arrived. On her Facebook page, Ms Gower described herself as a "crazy trainee skydiver".
  
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• Theresa May has announced £80m funding for youth projects

  11-09-2016 13:43
  
  Finally, some good news!
  
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• Hannah Cockroft And Kadeena Cox Take Rio Paralympic Gold

  11-09-2016 13:26
  Hannah Cockroft and Kadeena Cox have pushed Paralympics GB's gold medal count to 15 after winning in Rio. Cockcroft successfully defended her Paralympic title in the T34 100m in the Olympic Stadium. Cox won the women's C4-5 500m time trial in the velodrome, becoming the first British athlete to win medals in two different Paralympic sports for 28 years after earlier winning bronze in the T38 100m.
  
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• Labour's Thornberry Accuses Sky of Sexism After Failing to Name French Minister

  11-09-2016 13:11
  The shadow foreign secretary has accused Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan of "pub quizzing" her after she was unable to name the French foreign minister. Emily Thornberry later went on to accuse Sky News of "sexism" after he asked her who the South Korean president was. Murnaghan was interviewing the Labour MP about Brexit and her meetings with EU officials in Brussels to discuss the party's position on leaving the bloc.
  
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• A paralysed, pregnant mother crossed the Great North Run finish line first wearing a 'bionic suit'

  11-09-2016 12:55
  
  Claire Lomas walked three miles a day with the help of her husband Dan and was cheered over the finish line by five-year-old daughter Maisie.
  
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• Britons may need visas to travel to Europe after Brexit

  11-09-2016 12:42
  
  Amber Rudd said the UK is in a “two-way negotiation” with the EU as it seeks its divorce from Brussels.
  
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• Fresh Stephen Lawrence Murder Appeal After DNA Found Of Mystery Woman

  11-09-2016 12:28
  
  Detectives are to launch a new appeal after a DNA breakthrough in the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation. Stephen's friend Duwayne Brooks, who escaped the mob attack, has never suggested a female was involved. A number of people connected to the investigation were asked to give DNA swabs to eliminate them.
  
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• Man charged with terrorism after 'Islamic State-inspired' stabbing in Sydney

  11-09-2016 11:53
  
  The attack came on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the al Qaida attacks on the United States.
  
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• Hottest September Day In More Than 50 Years Forecast

  11-09-2016 10:58
  Forecasters predict temperatures on Tuesday will reach up to 32C in the South East, while an above-average 20C-21C is expected in Scotland. Sky News weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "Temperatures will be on the rise over the next couple of days, especially across the South East where highs of 30C (86F) are likely, and maybe a degree or so higher locally. "This is mainly due to an area of low pressure to the northwest of the UK, bringing wet and windy conditions for Ireland and western Sc
  
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• Boris Johnson Backs New Brexit Group After No 10 Slapdown

  11-09-2016 09:58
  
  Boris Johnson is to spearhead a potentially confrontational new move by leading Brexit campaigners to force Theresa May to deliver on the EU referendum result. The Foreign Secretary is backing a new campaign, Change Britain, made up of major Vote Leave figures including senior Tories such as Michael Gove, Steve Hilton and Graham Brady, as well as Labour's Gisela Stuart and Frank Field. In a statement that appears to put pressure on the Prime Minister to deliver on Brexit, the campaign says its a
  
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• The children of 9/11 share their stories

  11-09-2016 08:01
  
  Their lives have been shaped by the attack 15 years ago.
  
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• Britain's security NOT under threat despite leaving EU, former spy chief claims

  11-09-2016 07:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN's exit from the EU will not affect its relationship with international security and data-sharing organisations, according to intelligence officials.
  
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• Theresa May faces Tory REBELLION as Boris Johnson leads group demanding ‘hard Brexit’

  11-09-2016 06:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FOREIGN Secretary and Brexit figurehead Boris Johnson is leading the charge for a new group ordering Theresa May to deliver on the Conservative party’s Brexit promise.
  
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• 'Death is coming' Terror as migrant SCREAMS 'Allahu Akbar' 29 times on EasyJet flight

  11-09-2016 05:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A MIGRANT who was deported on an EasyJet flight from Gatwick to Venice sent the flight into chaos by crying "Allahu Akbar" and shouting "Death is coming".
  
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• Skydiver Dies After Crash-Landing On Car

  11-09-2016 04:52
  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. The woman, from Hebburn in South Tyneside, was flown by air ambulance to James Cook University Hospital but died from her serious injuries.
  
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• Great British values like Christmas could be KILLED OFF ‘through fear of being racist’

  11-09-2016 04:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHRISTMAS and other great British traditions could crumble in the wake of community segregation and political correctness, leading to the breakdown of UK society, the nation’s integration tsar has claimed.
  
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• Black Lives Matter Gaining Momentum In UK

  11-09-2016 04:44
  
  Supporters of Black Lives Matter UK first hit the headlines when they brought traffic to a standstill outside Heathrow Airport - and carried out similar protests in Birmingham, Nottingham and Manchester - in a coordinated day of action last month. At the centre of the movement are families affected by deaths in police custody. Marcia Rigg lost her brother Sean eight years ago, when he died at Brixton Police Station in south London.
  
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• Top Tory tells Mrs May ‘get us out of Europe in WEEKS to stop Remainers BLOCKING Brexit'

  11-09-2016 04:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SENIOR Tory and prominent Leave campaigner has swiped at the Prime Minister, calling on her to invoke Article 50 “in weeks” to stop scheming remain backers from getting out of Brexit.
  
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• West Ham Vows To Ban Violent Fans For Life After Match Ruckus

  11-09-2016 03:29
  An investigation has been launched after a number of West Ham fans clashed with stewards and Watford supporters during a home game at London's Olympic Stadium. The club says those identified as being involved in the crowd trouble will be given lifetime bans, as it has a "zero tolerance" policy to disruptive behaviour. Some West Ham supporters even ended up fighting each other as the Hammers lost 4-2 in their second Premier League match of the season.
  
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• Boris Johnson Makes 'Change Britain' Plea After No 10 Slapdown

  11-09-2016 02:21
  Boris Johnson is to spearhead a potentially confrontational new move by leading Brexit campaigners to force Theresa May to deliver on the EU referendum result. The Foreign Secretary is backing a new campaign, Change Britain, made up of major Vote Leave figures including senior Tories such as Michael Gove, Steve Hilton and Graham Brady, as well as Labour's Gisela Stuart and Frank Field. In a statement that appears to put pressure on the Prime Minister to deliver on Brexit, the campaign says its a
  
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• British stag party take SEX DOLL to Ground Zero for selfies days before 9/11 anniversary

  11-09-2016 02:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITONS on a stag-do in New York were asked to leave the 9/11 Ground Zero memorial after taking grinning selfies with a sex doll.
  
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• UK "pensions dashboard" platform to launch March 2017 - Treasury

  11-09-2016 01:24
  LONDON (Reuters) - A common platform to enable British savers to group all their pension pots in one place and potentially recover 400 million pounds in lost savings should be ready by March 2017, Britain's finance ministry said on Sunday. The government-backed "pensions dashboard" has signed up 11 of Britain's largest pension providers, the Treasury said in a statement. A British person has an average number of 11 employers during their working life, which could mean holding 11 different pensio
  
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• Hospital EVACUATED after 12 members of staff are struck down by mystery substance

  11-09-2016 01:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHILDREN had to be evacuated from one of the biggest hospitals in Britain after a mystery substance caused a number of staff to fall ill.
  
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• Thousands sign petition for Nicola Sturgeon to help schoolchildren with disabilities

  11-09-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THOUSANDS of people have signed a petition calling for Nicola Sturgeon to give children with disabilities the support they need in school.
  
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• Scottish Ministers use taxpayer-funded limousines to travel LESS than HALF a mile

  11-09-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SCOTTISH ministers made almost 100 journeys of half a mile or less in their taxpayer-funded limousines last year, the Sunday Express can reveal.
  
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• BREXIT FURY: Tories say NO to single market as they lose patience with May's delays

  11-09-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CONSERVATIVE members are losing patience with the Government’s delaying over Brexit, with more than three-quarters now in favour of a “hard” exit from the EU.
  
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