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• Images of Kate, George and Charlotte 'stolen' from Pippa Middleton by hackers

  23-09-2016 23:52
  
  3,000 images were taken from an iCloud account and offered to reporters via WhatsApp, The Daily Mail reported.
  
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• Corbyn insists Labour can 'transform Britain' after leadership contest

  23-09-2016 23:21
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has urged Labour MPs to "turn passion into action, ideas into reality" on the eve of the leadership announcement. "We must win the next General Election so that Labour can rebuild and transform Britain - so that no one and no community is left behind. "We have made Labour the biggest left of centre party in Europe, and gained support from people we lost decades ago," he said.
  
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• CPS reviews Poppi Worthington abuse case

  23-09-2016 23:00
  The Crown Prosecution Service is considering whether there is enough evidence for a prosecution over the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington. Mr Worthington has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. After the family court ruling, the CPS reviewed the case but in July concluded there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.
  
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• Clothes by the kilo

  23-09-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anyone over thirty-five might look at you blankly if you mention vintage kilo sales, but they are increasingly popular with teenagers and students looking for cheap, fashionable clothing.
  
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• Labour chooses ex-Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin to succeed Jo Cox

  23-09-2016 22:43
  Ex-Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin will be the Labour candidate in the by-election triggered by the murder of MP Jo Cox. The West Yorkshire seat has been vacant since the 41-year-old mother of two was shot and stabbed to death outside her constituency surgery in Birstall on 16 June. Other major parties, including the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and UKIP, have said they will not put forward a candidate out of respect for Mrs Cox's memory.
  
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• Here are the key events in the aftermath of Scarlett Keeling's death

  23-09-2016 22:05
  
  Two men were cleared on Friday over her death in Goa, India. After the verdict, Keeling’s mother Fiona MacKeown said the police were “corrupt”.
  
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• No action after Dover mayor Neil Rix filmed 'snorting substance'

  23-09-2016 21:38
  There will be no criminal action against Dover's town mayor after footage allegedly showed him snorting a substance in a toilet cubicle. It comes after a 67-second clip was posted on YouTube in August showing Councillor Neil Rix telling an unidentified man: "Don't let anyone come ... shut that door. Mr Rix, who was made mayor of Dover in May, has denied knowing what type of substance he snorted or where the clip was filmed, describing the incident as "a few seconds of madness".
  
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• Synthetic drugs linked to 58 prison deaths

  23-09-2016 20:56
  Designer drugs have been linked to the deaths of at least 58 prisoners in England and Wales, it has emerged. Revealing the statistics, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Nigel Newcomen warned that new psychoactive substances (NPS) have become a "game changer" in the deterioration of safety in jails. NPS have been identified as a major factor in an upsurge of violence and self-harm behind bars in England and Wales.
  
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• Yahoo: Eight million UK users affected by data hack

  23-09-2016 20:31
  
  More than eight million user accounts in the UK have been affected by the Yahoo data breach. The figure was given by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after the US internet firm revealed that details of 500 million users had been stolen. Sky, which uses Yahoo as an email provider, is encouraging email holders to change passwords and security questions, in line with the US company's advice.
  
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• Police say Christopher Halliwell could be a serial killer

  23-09-2016 20:10
  
  Police fear Christopher Halliwell - the murderer of Becky Godden and Sian O'Callaghan - may have killed more women. Officers have taken several calls since the former taxi driver's trial began and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. The jury in his trial for murdering Becky Godden was not told of the account of Ernest Springer, an inmate at HMP Dartmoor who spent time inside with Halliwell in 1986.
  
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• Oscar Wilde's home gets special status in UK tribute to top gay figures

  23-09-2016 18:57
  By Pietro Lombardi LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The London home of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and other landmarks linked to gay figures have been awarded special status, the UK's leading heritage body said, in a tribute to the often overlooked contribution of gay communities in shaping modern Britain. Other sites to be listed include the former home of composer Benjamin Britten, the estate of Anne Lister, a 19th-century landowner in England, and the grave of 19th-century Egyptologist
  
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• Period pains

  23-09-2016 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Speak to your manager or HR if your periods are causing you to miss work.
  
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• Court fines Amazon £65k for trying to send dangerous goods by air

  23-09-2016 18:06
  Amazon has been fined £65,000 for trying to ship dangerous goods by air, including batteries and flammable aerosols. The online retail giant was sentenced after being found guilty of four aviation regulation charges at Southwark Crown Court earlier this week. Items involved included lithium ion batteries - the kind that can be used as spares for mobile phones and tablets - as well as a small can of Dove deodorant and Tresemme hair mousse.
  
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• Syria ceasefire: Where do things stand right now?

  23-09-2016 17:42
  
  What does the latest ceasefire mean for the country’s chances of peace?
  
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• European Parliament chief Martin Schulz warns 'no a la carte' over Brexit

  23-09-2016 17:15
  The president of the European Parliament has warned the UK there will be "no a la carte menu" when it comes to reaching a Brexit deal with Brussels. Martin Schulz stressed the best possible agreement with the European Union was membership of the bloc and that any other arrangement "necessarily entails trade-offs". In a slapdown to claims by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson that the UK leaving the EU did not need to take two years, Mr Schulz said that "many tend to underestimate the complexity and
  
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• Halliwell gets whole life term for Becky Godden murder

  23-09-2016 17:06
  
  A judge has called Christopher Halliwell "self-centred and domineering" as he jailed him for life for Becky Godden's murder. Miss Godden's parents embraced and there were tears as Halliwell was given a whole life sentence. "I have no doubt that you are a self-centred and domineering individual who wants his own way - you are both calculating and devious", Judge Sir John Griffith said.
  
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• It's Bi Visibility Day and the internet's reaction is glorious

  23-09-2016 17:03
  
  People are marking the day in a variety of inventive ways – and we applaud them.
  
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• Too many toffees? Quality Street discontinues one of its sweets - Twitter reacts

  23-09-2016 16:52
  
  ‘Forget The Great British Bake Off, this is the most shocking light news story of the week.’
  
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• NHS Horror: Grandmother released from hospital with maggots in leg wound

  23-09-2016 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A FAMILY has spoken of their horror after a dying grandmother was released from an intensive care unit with maggots in an open wound.
  
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• Funeral for Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair's eldest son

  23-09-2016 16:26
  The funeral for the son of former loyalist leader Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair has been held. Adair Snr earlier told the Belfast Telegraph newspaper: "I just want to bury my son. A number of Adair Snr's associates and supporters from Belfast had been expected to travel to the seaside town for the funeral, despite "warnings" from loyalist paramilitaries to stay away.
  
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• Only Fools and Horses fan has his COFFIN transported in a Del Boy three-wheeler

  23-09-2016 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A DIE-HARD fan of Only Fools and Horses had his coffin transported in a Del Boy three-wheeler.
  
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• ‘Get used to different life’: Judge tells company director as he jails him for 20 weeks

  23-09-2016 16:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SOBBING company director was told: “Get used to life being different” as he was jailed for 20 weeks for kicking an Uber driver in the head outside an exclusive club.
  
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• Jewellers donate £40,000 worth of necklaces, earrings and gems to raise money for refugees

  23-09-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OVER 60 of Britain’s top contemporary jewellers have donated unique items of their work to raise funds to aid the refugee crisis.
  
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• Brexit chaos: Theresa May's Cabinet in disarray over EU exit plans, warns Brussels chief

  23-09-2016 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE British Government was completely unprepared for the vote to leave the European Union and plans for how to implement Brexit three months after the referendum remain in disarray, the EU parliament chief Martin Schulz has said.
  
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• UK public inflation expectations edge lower - Citi/YouGov

  23-09-2016 15:23
  British public inflation expectations for the next 12 months fell this month for the first time since June's vote to leave the European Union, a monthly survey for U.S. bank Citi showed on Friday. Citi said inflation expectations for the coming year dipped to 1.7 percent from 1.8 percent in July and August, which had been the highest readings since late 2014. "Renewed weakness in fuel prices over the summer may well have contributed to the decline," Citi economists said.
  
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• Police arrest man on Cardiff street on suspicion of Islamist terrorism

  23-09-2016 15:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE police are continuing to investigate the case of a 33-year-old man who was arrested by Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command on suspicion of terrorism offences.
  
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• British sparkling wine costs rocket with our fizz more expensive than France and Italy

  23-09-2016 15:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITISH sparkling wine is now more expensive than fizz from France, Italy and Spain after a massive 19 per cent price rise in the last 12 months, new figures reveal.
  
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• Monty Python star and film director Terry Jones has dementia

  23-09-2016 15:07
  Monty Python star Terry Jones has been diagnosed with dementia. The 74-year-old comedian is suffering from primary progressive aphasia, which affects his ability to speak. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Graham Chapman completed the troupe, which reunited most recently in 2014 for a series of shows.
  
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• GRAPHIC IMAGES: Rugby player's horrific injury forced doctor to slice open leg to save it

  23-09-2016 14:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN international rugby player suffered a horrific leg injury after being stamped on in a ruck.
  
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• Mother terrorised by ‘giant rats’ forced to evacuate children to grandmother 

  23-09-2016 14:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TERRIFIED mother has sent her two petrified young sons to live with their grandmother after their town centre flat has been invaded by giant rats.
  
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• TAWNY Blair? Former PM Blair attempts to turn back time by reaching for the hair dye

  23-09-2016 14:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FORMER Prime Minister Tony Blair has turned to the bottle in a bid to turn back time.
  
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• Chris Halliwell will die behind bars: but are whole life orders legal?

  23-09-2016 14:38
  
  Christopher Halliwell has been sentenced to his entire life in prison.
  
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• Yahoo to be asked 'serious questions' by Information Commissioner over data breach

  23-09-2016 14:26
  
  The internet firm has been warned it faces heavy scrutiny over the 2014 attack.
  
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• Iceland considers Iceland chain lawsuit over use of name

  23-09-2016 14:25
  Frozen food retailer Iceland has defended its name after it emerged the Icelandic government was considering legal action to protect its identity. Iceland founder and chief executive Malcolm Walker later completed a management buyout in 2014. The company said on Friday: "Iceland Foods has traded under the Iceland name in the UK since 1970, and is today one of the UK's most recognised brands.
  
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• Bernie Sanders' brother to fight David Cameron's Witney seat

  23-09-2016 14:20
  
  The brother of one-time US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has been chosen to fight David Cameron's old seat for the Green Party. The former prime minister announced he was stepping down as MP for Witney earlier this month, saying he did not want to be a "distraction" to Theresa May's government. Larry Sanders, who emigrated to the UK from America in the 1960s, has previously served as leader of the Greens on Oxford County Council from 2005 to 2013.
  
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• UK sees record visitor numbers in July after EU exit vote

  23-09-2016 14:07
  Britain saw a record number of foreign visitors in July while spending by British tourists abroad fell for the first time in more than a year, according to the first figures since the country voted to leave the European Union. With their spending power helped by a slump in the pound after the Brexit referendum, some 3.8 million foreigners visited Britain in July, the Office for National Statistics said. "We have an immediate and real opportunity to promote Britain as a great value destination, p
  
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• Treasury minister becomes first of Theresa May's government to quit

  23-09-2016 13:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A KEY figure in the government’s drive to promote stronger links with China has become the first of Theresa May’s ministers to quit.
  
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• Mr BRICS quits Treasury post after reported row over China

  23-09-2016 13:35
  Former Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O'Neill resigned from the Treasury on Friday after he reportedly clashed with new Prime Minister Theresa May over Chinese investment in the country. O'Neill, who coined the BRICS acronym to group the world's largest emerging economies while at Goldman Sachs, worked in the Treasury as a junior secretary overseeing infrastructure policy and promoting Britain as a source of foreign direct investment. The Financial Times said in July that O'Neill could quit h
  
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• Scarlett Keeling's mother 'reeling' as pair cleared over Goa death

  23-09-2016 13:32
  A mother says she is "devastated" and "reeling" after two men were cleared over her daughter's death in Goa. A judge in the popular Indian resort state acquitted Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho of the rape and culpable homicide of British schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling eight years ago. Scarlett's mother, Fiona MacKeown, said she was "disappointed" and planned to fight to overturn the ruling in a higher court.
  
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• Cashing in

  23-09-2016 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A collector who sold three new plastic £5 notes for £460 on the Ebay auction site says he will reinvest the money in his hobby.
  
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• The Ig Nobel Prize 2016: the winners of science's silliest ceremony

  23-09-2016 13:21
  
  Fancy living your life as a goat? Looking at the world between your legs? Collecting dead flies? You could be up for a science award!
  
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• This man became a goat for three days and won a prize - all in the name of science

  23-09-2016 13:09
  
  Thomas Thwaites’ GoatMan: How I Took A Holiday From Being Human is a ground breaking study in living as a goat. Sort of.
  
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• Name that leader

  23-09-2016 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Labour prepares to name either Jeremy Corbyn or Owen Smith as its new leader, here's a guide to the other people who have led the party over 110 years.
  
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• Police release 'alarming' video of freerunner jumping between houses

  23-09-2016 12:58
  The man, believed to be a freerunner or parkour participant, leapt between the roofs of the two-storey homes, which are under construction on a new estate in West Park, Darlington. Police in Darlington shared the pictures on their Facebook page. A spokesman said: "This alarming footage was captured at the new estate being built at West Park in Darlington.
  
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• Two cleared over death of British schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling in Goa

  23-09-2016 12:43
  
  The trial has taken six years to come to a verdict.
  
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• Indian court clears men in death of British teenager in Goa

  23-09-2016 12:20
  Two Indian men were acquitted on Friday of the culpable homicide and rape of a British teenager in Goa eight years ago, a case that raised questions about the safety of tourists in the coastal resort and claims of police negligence. The men were accused of drugging and sexually abusing Scarlett Keeling, 15, after a party, leaving her to die in shallow sea water. The court acquitted the two men of all the charges, the lawyer representing Keeling's mother, Fiona MacKeown, told reporters.
  
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• Tears as 'domineering' Halliwell jailed for Becky Godden murder

  23-09-2016 11:57
  A judge calls Christopher Halliwell "self-centred and domineering" as he jails him for life for Becky Godden's murder. The 52-year-old taxi driver remained impassive in the dock and gave no reaction as the sentencing was being read out at Bristol Crown Court. "You used Becky for sex whenever you wanted to - taking advantage of her vulnerability", Judge Sir John Griffith said.
  
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• Two men cleared over Scarlett Keeling's death in Goa

  23-09-2016 11:53
  Two men have been cleared of the rape and culpable homicide of British schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling in Goa eight years ago. A judge in the popular Indian resort state acquitted Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho in connection with the teenager's death. The 15-year-old's bruised and half-naked body was discovered in shallow water on Anjuna beach in February 2008.
  
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• End of the LP?

  23-09-2016 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Playlists have surpassed albums as a listening format for music fans, according to a music industry study.
  
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• Carney's choice - stay for Brexit or seek new role in 2018?

  23-09-2016 11:36
  By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Mark Carney has been taking the big decisions for Britain's economy for the past three years, but his next one will be much more personal. Above all, he will have to decide whether he wants to stay for the task of steering Britain's economy through what is likely to be a period of upheaval as it leaves the European Union and begins life outside the bloc. Some think that is the kind of job that Carney - who was hailed by the man who hired him, former Britis
  
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