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• Briton accused of Trump shooting bid admits lesser offences

  13-09-2016 23:54
  A Briton accused of trying to shoot Donald Trump at a Las Vegas rally has pleaded guilty to lesser charges. Michael Sandford, 20, of Dorking, Surrey, appeared in court on Tuesday charged with trying to grab a policeman's gun to attack the Republican presidential candidate in June. "I tried to take a gun from a policeman to shoot someone with, and I'm pleading guilty," Sandford told a judge in Las Vegas.
  
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• A Scottish Muslim's blouse was set alight while she shopped in New York

  13-09-2016 22:51
  
  The tourist was attacked while she was strolling down Fifth Avenue.
  
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• Suraj Mistry found guilty of killing father-of-four Akhtar Javeed

  13-09-2016 22:30
  Akhtar Javeed, 56, was shot at point blank range four times at his warehouse in Birmingham in February. Suraj Mistry was acquitted of murdering Mr Javeed but convicted of manslaughter, conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of firearms with intent to cause fear of violence. The man who prosecutors believe fired the fatal shots at Mr Javeed is currently on the run from police.
  
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• Rona Fairhead to quit as chairman of BBC Trust for private sector role

  13-09-2016 22:11
  
  Rona Fairhead has held the position since October 2014, but is now departing the role.
  
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• Black Lives Don't Matter To Donald Trump Or Hillary Clinton - Huffington Post

  13-09-2016 22:10 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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• Fairhead steps down as chairman of BBC Trust

  13-09-2016 22:09
  Rona Fairhead is stepping down as chairman of the BBC Trust after just two years in the role. In a statement Ms Fairhead, who has held the role since October 2014, said: "The Prime Minister strongly encouraged me to take part in the new appointment process for what would be a new four-year term as BBC chairman. Ms Fairhead was asked by then-PM David Cameron to do another four years in the role after the BBC White Paper was published in May this year.
  
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• Theresa May has been urged to ditch those leopard print shoes

  13-09-2016 20:24
  
  Over 140,000 people signed a petition supporting Nicola Thorp who objected to being told to wear shoes with a heel.
  
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• Stoptober quit-smoking campaign will take place largely on Facebook

  13-09-2016 20:15
  
  Public Health England will spend £1 million on advertising in total, with more than half going to Facebook campaigns.
  
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• UK to face 'first order hostile cyber attack'

  13-09-2016 19:50
  The CEO of the new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned the UK will face "a first order incident" of a "hostile foreign cyber attack". The NCSC will open in October and be part of GCHQ, the signals intelligence agency. In his first public speech as CEO, Ciaran Martin told an audience in Washington that "development of lawful and carefully governed offensive cyber capabilities" was necessary "to combat and deter the most aggressive threats".
  
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• UK looking to European industry for support in Brexit talks - minister

  13-09-2016 19:45
  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will look to German, French and other European industries to reinforce its case that open trade with the European Union will be mutually beneficial after it has left the bloc, Brexit minister David Davis said on Tuesday. Davis is preparing to lead a minimum two-year negotiation process with the EU over the terms of Britain's future relationship on everything from trade to immigration after Britons voted to withdraw from the bloc at a referendum in June
  
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• Policeman stabbed trying to arrest rape suspect in Liverpool

  13-09-2016 19:14
  A senior policeman has commended the bravery of his officers after one of them was stabbed while trying to arrest a rape suspect. Four officers were on foot patrol in the Huyton area of Liverpool this morning when they recognised the suspect and attempted to detain him. The man, who was wanted for questioning over an incident in Slater Street on June 18, stabbed the officer several times before running away. A second officer chased and arrested the 18-year-old.
  
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• BoE's Carney curries favour with new five pound note

  13-09-2016 18:47
  The Bank of England introduced its first plastic banknote on Tuesday, with Governor Mark Carney dipping one of them into a bubbling container of chicken curry to prove its greater durability. The new five pound notes, which feature World War Two leader Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth, will trickle through to cash machines and banks in England and Wales over the coming weeks. At a London street market, Carney tried to prove the point by ordering a chicken wrap at a food stall, then dipping
  
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• Becky Godden murder accused offered cops 'golden' plea deal

  13-09-2016 18:34
  The man accused of murdering Becky Godden offered to strike a deal with police before denying the murder in court. Halliwell was later joined by a solicitor and from that point, every question directed towards him was met with a "no comment" response. The jury then heard a transcript of a recorded phone conversation between Halliwell and his daughter.
  
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• Pregnant woman loses baby in Milton Keynes racist attack

  13-09-2016 18:28
  Police are hunting a man who allegedly kicked a pregnant woman in the torso and caused her to lose her baby in a racist attack. The woman was attacked after she had earlier been racially abused in a Co-op store in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. The man who was attacked was also taken to Milton Keynes General and treated for head wounds.
  
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• 'Significant information' received after fresh Stephen Lawrence appeal

  13-09-2016 18:21
  
  After Crimewatch featured a segment on Lawrence’s murder, nearly 30 people called police with new information.
  
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• Skin cells 'could be fused with sperm to create babies'

  13-09-2016 18:10
  A landmark study has opened up the "fanciful" possibility that babies could be conceived from skin cells - without an egg cell. Using mice, a team of scientists produced healthy offspring while bypassing the normal process of fertilising an egg cell with sperm. Dr Tony Perry, who led the study, said that the finding "challenges the dogma that only an egg cell fertilised with a sperm cell can result in live mammalian birth".
  
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• Mel Giedroyc And Sue Perkins To Step Down After Bake Off Moves To C4

  13-09-2016 18:03
  The hosts of the Great British Bake Off will step down when it moves from BBC1 to Channel 4, a spokeswoman has announced. Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, who present the show, will not be returning when it reappears on commercial television. The show is to switch channels after Channel 4 agreed to pay makers Love Productions £75 million over three years for the rights to screen one of Britain's most popular TV shows.
  
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• Britain records warmest September day since 1911

  13-09-2016 17:19
  Britain recorded its warmest September day in more than 100 years on Tuesday with temperatures rising to over 34 degrees Celsius in the southern county of Kent. The Met Office said on its Twitter page the town of Gravesend recorded a temperature of 34.4 degrees Celsius (93.92°Fahrenheit), making it the hottest day of the year. London's Heathrow airport and Kew Gardens recorded temperatures of 32.8 Celsius, The Met said earlier.
  
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• Find out what ReCore's robotic dog Mack gets up to on his day off

  13-09-2016 17:09
  
  Playing frisbee with his chums to a nice bath, Mack likes to unwind when not saving mankind.
  
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• Skin cells 'could be fused with sperm to create babies' - study

  13-09-2016 17:07
  A landmark study has opened up the "fanciful" possibility that babies could be conceived from skin cells - without an egg cell. Using mice, a team of scientists produced healthy offspring while bypassing the normal process of fertilising an egg cell with sperm. Dr Tony Perry, who led the study, said that the finding "challenges the dogma that only an egg cell fertilised with a sperm cell can result in live mammalian birth".
  
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• This baby was born on a refugee rescue ship in the Mediterranean sea

  13-09-2016 17:06
  
  His parents and older brothers had been rescued from an overcrowded rubber boat just 24 hours earlier, after leaving Libya.
  
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• No Article 50 before Brexit ministry fully staffed - Davis

  13-09-2016 17:04
  Britain will not trigger article 50, the formal step that will kick off negotiations on the terms of its exit from the European Union, before its dedicated Brexit ministry is operating at full capacity, the minister in charge said on Tuesday. Asked by a committee of MPs whether his ministry would reach full capacity before or after Article 50 was triggered, he said: "Before ... That's self-evident I would have thought." Davis went on to say there was already a lot of work going on across governm
  
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• Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'did not act dishonestly' during airport screening

  13-09-2016 16:53
  
  A panel hearing a misconduct case against Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey has been urged to withdraw claims she acted dishonestly during a "chaotic" airport screening. It is alleged Ms Cafferkey "allowed an incorrect temperature to be recorded" on 29 December 2014 and "intended to conceal from Public Health England (PHE) staff that you had a temperature higher than 38C".
  
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• Davis says WTO rules scenario after EU exit unlikely

  13-09-2016 16:41
  Britain is unlikely to end up in a situation where it fails to strike a deal on a new relationship with the European Union and comes under World Trade Organisation rules when it exits the bloc, Brexit Secretary David Davis said on Tuesday. "If you're after a factual statement of what the outcome could be it's I guess what is normally known as the World Trade Organisation rules," Davis told a parliamentary committee in response to questions about what would happen if Brexit talks with the EU were
  
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• Parliament may have to ratify Brexit legislation - Davis

  13-09-2016 16:23
  Britain's parliament may well have to ratify part of the legislation needed for the country to exit the European Union, Brexit Secretary David Davis told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday. "There has to be some legislation (to enact Brexit), no doubt about that," said Davis, whose formal title is Secretary of State for exiting the European Union. The issue of parliamentary ratification is sensitive because a majority of MPs voted for Britain to remain in the European Union.
  
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• Health warning on Britain's hottest September day since 1911

  13-09-2016 16:18
  
  The Met Office is forecasting "hot and humid" conditions in the East of England, the South East, London and the East Midlands and has issued a level 2 heatwave alert. Chief meteorologist Paul Gunderson said: "It is going to be a very warm few days across parts of the UK. In response, Public Health England has urged people - particularly the elderly, young children, babies and those with underlying health issues - to take measures to stay cool.
  
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• Belfast barrister Shona Killen dies on holiday in Spain

  13-09-2016 15:58
  Tributes have been paid to a young barrister who died suddenly while on holiday in Spain at the weekend. Shona Killen, from Belfast, was a graduate of Queen's University and specialised in criminal, family and mental health law. The 27-year-old, also an aspiring actress and singer, was well known for her charitable fundraising efforts supporting causes such as Alzheimer's.
  
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• It's official - today is the hottest September day since 1949

  13-09-2016 15:30
  
  But not everyone’s enjoying the rays.
  
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• Theresa May meets Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

  13-09-2016 15:24
  Nobel laureate and de-facto Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Theresa May must be "extremely busy" with Brexit when the two women met at Downing Street. Ms Suu Kyi and Mrs May met to discuss the future of Myanmar and its transition from military rule to a civilian government. Mrs May was thought to have raised the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in the country, also known as Burma, which was raised in discussions with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Monday.
  
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• Taxi driver accused of murdering Becky Godden 'frustrated in his marriage'

  13-09-2016 15:18
  In 2011 Halliwell admitted killing another woman, Sian O'Callaghan, who disappeared after a night out in Swindon. Bristol Crown Court heard that during a police interview Halliwell told officers he had grown frustrated in his marriage.
  
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• First plastic banknotes enter circulation in England and Wales

  13-09-2016 15:04
  The Bank of England introduced its first plastic banknotes on Tuesday, with a new five pound entering circulation in England and Wales featuring World War Two leader Winston Churchill. "The use of polymer means it can better withstand being repeatedly folded into wallets or scrunched up inside pockets and can also survive a spin in the washing machine", BoE Governor Mark Carney said in a statement. Scotland has had a limited amount of its own plastic five pound notes in circulation since March 2
  
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• Care costs

  13-09-2016 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As we live longer, many of us will need support in our old age but what are the costs involved?
  
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• First plastic banknotes enters circulation in England and Wales

  13-09-2016 14:52
  The Bank of England introduced its first plastic banknotes on Tuesday, with a new five pound entering circulation in England and Wales featuring World War Two leader Winston Churchill. "The use of polymer means it can better withstand being repeatedly folded into wallets or scrunched up inside pockets and can also survive a spin in the washing machine", BoE Governor Mark Carney said in a statement. Scotland has had a limited amount of its own plastic five pound notes in circulation since March 2
  
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• London teenager charged with preparing terrorism attacks

  13-09-2016 14:50
  A 19-year-old man from London has been charged under counter-terrorism law with preparing attacks, the British capital's Metropolitan Police force said on Tuesday. Haroon Ali-Syed, from Hounslow in the west of the British capital, was arrested last Thursday along with two other men, who have been released on police bail pending further investigation. The police said Ali-Syed's alleged offence of preparing to commit acts of terrorism took place between April and September this year.
  
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• Taxi driver accused of murdering Becky Godden 'used call girls'

  13-09-2016 14:43
  In 2011 Halliwell admitted killing another woman, Sian O'Callaghan, who disappeared after a night out in Swindon. Bristol Crown Court heard that during a police interview Halliwell told officers he had grown frustrated in his marriage.
  
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• Health warning on Britain's hottest September day since 1949

  13-09-2016 14:21
  
  Forecasters measured a high of 32.5C (90.5F) at Kew Gardens on Tuesday, and 32.2C at Heathrow Airport. The last time temperatures reached 32C in September was in 1949. The Met Office is forecasting "hot and humid" conditions in the East of England, the South East, London and the East Midlands and has issued a level 2 heatwave alert.
  
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• Can someone's walk really indicate how aggressive they are?

  13-09-2016 14:15
  
  A standard personality test called the “big five” was used to assess personality traits.
  
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• Labour says Theresa May's grammars 'will create privileged few'

  13-09-2016 13:58
  
  The Prime Minister has been accused of attempting to create a "privileged few" with her grammar schools policy, despite promises to "govern for the many". Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner has hit out at Theresa May's plans to back the return of selective schools. She said segregation would reduce the life chances of millions of children.
  
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• UK jails fugitive fraudster to close 22-year case

  13-09-2016 13:57
  A 66-year-old convicted fraudster, who twice failed to turn up to court in the United Kingdom to be sentenced and fled to the United States, has finally been jailed 22 years after the case was opened. Shariq Chughtai, who helped run three UK trading companies, pleaded guilty to a so-called long firm fraud in July 1998 and was sentenced in absentia to four years in jail in 1999, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Tuesday. Once he had been tracked down, the SFO started extradition proceedings
  
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• Remember your old Sindy doll? Well, she looks a lot different these days...

  13-09-2016 13:47
  
  Tesco has given her quite the makeover for her return to shops.
  
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• Scottish killings and Californian satire on shortlist for Man Booker Prize

  13-09-2016 13:42
  Novels on subjects ranging from murder in 19th century Scotland to classical music in revolutionary China were short-listed on Tuesday for the 2016 Man Booker Prize, considered one of the world's most prestigious literary awards. Three British authors joined two U.S. writers and one Canadian on the shortlist for the 50,000 pound award for fiction, with the winner to be announced on Oct. 25 in London. The shortlist included "The Sellout" by U.S. author Paul Beatty, a satire on black lives in Cali
  
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• These are some of the MPs who could lose their seat under the proposed boundary changes

  13-09-2016 13:21
  
  These heavyweight MPs face some serious changes.
  
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• No UK market access without free migration - EU parliament negotiator

  13-09-2016 13:12
  The new Brexit negotiator for the European Parliament reiterated on Tuesday that the EU legislature will not accept giving Britain access to Europe's single market if it blocks free access to EU immigrants. "If the UK wants to remain a part of the single market, it will also have to accept the free movement of our citizens because in the opinion of the parliament these four freedoms of the Union are inseparable," liberal leader Guy Verhofstadt told a news conference at the Strasbourg legislature
  
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• UK jobs market showing 'cracks in the ice' after Brexit vote - survey

  13-09-2016 12:46
  Lower hiring by British companies in financial and business services, construction and utilities could be "cracks in the ice" of the country's labour market, a survey of employers showed on Tuesday, two-and-a-half months after the Brexit vote. Manpower Group's quarterly survey of more than 2,000 employers – its first since voters decided to leave the European Union in June – also showed that poorer areas such as Northern Ireland and Wales faced weakening employment prospects. Britain
  
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• Parliamentary group urges legalisation of cannabis for medical use

  13-09-2016 11:48
  
  Saying cannabis has no medical value is irrational, the group said.
  
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• Footballer Daniel Wilkinson dies after collapsing during match

  13-09-2016 11:47
  A non-league footballer has died after collapsing on the pitch during a match, his club Shaw Lane have announced. Daniel Wilkinson suffered a suspected heart attack during a cup game against Brighouse Town FC on Monday night. The 26-year-old defender was treated by medics on the pitch for more than 30 minutes before being taken to Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax.
  
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• UK consumer inflation holds steady despite Brexit pressure

  13-09-2016 11:38
  British inflation unexpectedly held steady in August, keeping the chance of another Bank of England rate cut on track despite a big rise in raw material costs after June’s vote to leave the European Union. The annual rate of consumer price inflation was unchanged at 0.6 percent in August, compared with economists’ forecast for it to increase to 0.7 percent, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday. Lower prices for clothing, hotels and wine offset an upward effect from fuel
  
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• EU lawmakers back Briton King for security commissioner

  13-09-2016 11:15
  A European Parliament committee endorsed Julian King on Tuesday as Britain's new member of the European Commission with responsibility for security, the committee chairman said. King's confirmation in office would now go to party leaders and be put to a parliamentary vote on Thursday, Claude Moraes, chair of the civil liberties committee told reporters. Despite questions over the role a British government nominee could play on an EU executive as Britain prepares to leave the bloc following June'
  
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• Inflation rate unchanged at 0.6% in August

  13-09-2016 10:46
  Inflation remained unchanged at 0.6% in August, official figures show. A big fall in the value of the pound has led to expectations that inflation will rise. The ONS said the cost of raw materials was rising "though there was little sign of this feeding through to consumer prices yet".
  
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• Briton accused of Trump shooting bid in plea deal, mother says

  13-09-2016 10:32
  A Briton accused of trying to shoot Donald Trump at a Las Vegas rally is to plead guilty to lesser charges, his mother says. Michael Sandford, 20, of Dorking, Surrey, was due to appear in court on Tuesday charged with trying to grab a policeman's gun to attack the Republican presidential candidate in June. Mrs Sandford told ITV News London: "I was very relieved that he signed it.
  
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