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• Man bailed over Pippa Middleton iCloud hacking claim

  25-09-2016 23:50
  A man has been arrested by police investigating claims that Pippa Middleton's iCloud account was hacked. Scotland Yard said the 35-year-old suspect was arrested at an address in Northamptonshire on suspicion of a Computer Misuse Act offence. Around 3,000 private photographs, said to include snaps of Kate's sister, the Duchess of Cambridge, and her children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, were reportedly stolen from Ms Middleton's internet account.
  
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• Kate's bold patterned dress honours Canadian colours

  25-09-2016 22:41
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Vancouver via sea plane.
  
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• Labour calls for unity amid tributes for Jo Cox at Liverpool party conference

  25-09-2016 21:36
  
  Former soap actress Tracy Brabin, who has been selected as Labour’s candidate in the by-election sparked by Cox’s death, broke down in tears during the tributes.
  
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• Young Prince George shuns high-five, low-five from Canada's Trudeau

  25-09-2016 21:12
  Blame it on jet lag or maybe a precocious knowledge that his great-grandmother is Canada's head of state but Britain's 3-year-old Prince George just wasn't going to be charmed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Landing in Canada on Saturday on a weeklong official visit with parents Prince William and Kate Middleton, George, holding his father's hand, ignored Trudeau when he squatted down to the toddler's level to offer a high-five variation, the low-five. Trudeau then switched his palm f
  
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• Countryfile One Man and His Dog winner announced

  25-09-2016 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The winner of the British Isles' One Man and His Dog competition - now in its 40th year - is announced on BBC One's Countryfile.
  
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• Probe launched after ferry ploughs in to harbour

  25-09-2016 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FERRY company Caledonian MacBrayne has launched an inquiry after a vessel carrying scores of people crashed into a harbour.
  
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• Doctors told to treat men's sexual issues as Scotland's Viagra bill soars

  25-09-2016 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DOCTORS in Scotland are being urged to investigate the cause and not just treat the symptom of men's sexual problems as prescriptions of Viagra soar to record levels.
  
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• China just started operating the world's largest radio telescope - and it's pretty epic

  25-09-2016 19:58
  
  Could this be the operation that finally discovers alien life? Chinese scientists are making their mark in the global hunt.
  
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• Hilary Benn urges Labour MPs to 'stay and fight'

  25-09-2016 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hilary Benn and other senior figures who resigned from Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet urge members not to abandon the party and stand up for their beliefs.
  
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• So much for Jeremy Corbyn's call for Labour to wipe the slate clean

  25-09-2016 19:30
  
  Instead of starting afresh and burying their differences, the Labour leaders' supporters and his opponents are continuing to clash with the same ferocity. The most ugly clash came between John McDonnell and Yvette Cooper over the shadow chancellor's controversial call before the last election for the former Tory MP Esther McVey to be "lynched". In a TV clash with Ms Cooper, Mr McDonnell defended his comments about Ms McVey, which included telling MPs in the Commons in March last year that the&nb
  
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• Duo Normand Cyclist Ian Bashford dies in France race crash

  25-09-2016 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An amateur cyclist from London dies in a crash with a support vehicle during a road race in France.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's backers and opponents continue to clash

  25-09-2016 19:19
  
  Instead of starting afresh and burying their differences, the Labour leaders' supporters and his opponents are continuing to clash with the same ferocity. The most ugly clash came between John McDonnell and Yvette Cooper over the shadow chancellor's controversial call before the last election for the former Tory MP Esther McVey to be "lynched". In a TV clash with Ms Cooper, Mr McDonnell defended his comments about Ms McVey, which included telling MPs in the Commons in March last year that the-th
  
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• Labour's future

  25-09-2016 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Activists express their happiness that Labour's leadership squabbles have, for the time being, come to an end, but also their nervousness about the future.
  
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• Prince Charles leads memorial to fallen police officers

  25-09-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A memorial to police officers who died in the line of duty is led by the Prince of Wales at St Paul's Cathedral.
  
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• Tributes flow in for Welsh football legend Mel Charles

  25-09-2016 18:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to Welsh football legend Mel Charles, who has died at the age of 81.
  
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• Girl, 15, raped in Canterbury children's playground

  25-09-2016 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old girl is raped in the playground of a Canterbury park.
  
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• Thugs vandalise Rangers team bus with references to Ibrox Disaster

  25-09-2016 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE Rangers team bus has been vandalised in Aberdeen hours before today’s match.
  
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• Outrage as BBC bosses set quotas for 'non-whites' in desperate bid to boost viewers

  25-09-2016 18:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE BBC has been accused of 'box ticking" after a leaked memo revealed targets for the number of people from ethnic minorities it wants to appear on television.
  
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• Boris Johnson told PM Brexit would be 'crushed' minutes before backing Leave campaign

  25-09-2016 17:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BORIS Johnson told David Cameron he believed Brexit would be "crushed" just minutes before announcing his support for the Leave campaign, a sensational new book claims.
  
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• Charge over 'chicken shop row' death in Poplar

  25-09-2016 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged with murdering a 31-year-old after an alleged disagreement at a chicken shop in east London.
  
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• The Latest: Envoy accuses Syria of unprecedented violence - Daily Mail

  25-09-2016 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  The Latest: Envoy accuses Syria of unprecedented violence
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  A top U.N. envoy is accusing Syria at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council of unleashing "unprecedented military violence" against civilians in Aleppo. In this photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets ...
  Syria: 6 children killed by barrel bombs in Aleppo offensive, say activistsCNN
  Russia making Syria peace push 'futile' - rebelsSky News
  Syria war sees no end as
  
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• Teenager, 15, raped in Canterbury children's playground

  25-09-2016 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old girl is raped in the playground of a Canterbury park.
  
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• 29-year-old charged with murder of Czech man in east London as fundraising page exceeds £10,000 target

  25-09-2016 17:29
  
  Well-wishers have now pledged more than £12,000 to repatriate the body of Zdenek Makar to his native Czech Republic.
  
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• UK aid worker to marry Calais migrant but DENIES Brit women are heading to jungle for sex

  25-09-2016 17:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A British woman is set to marry her Syrian refugee boyfriend after meeting him at the Jungle camp in Calais, but denied that female volunteers were having sex with the migrants.
  
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• British aid worker set to marry Calais migrant and denies Brits head to jungle for sex

  25-09-2016 17:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A British woman is set to marry her Syrian refugee boyfriend after meeting him at the Jungle camp in Calais, but denied that female volunteers were having sex with the migrants.
  
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• Brexit: Stop blaming Theresa May, says Iain Duncan Smith - BBC News

  25-09-2016 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Brexit: Stop blaming Theresa May, says Iain Duncan Smith
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  Claims Theresa May "badly let down" David Cameron over the EU referendum campaign have been dismissed by former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith. Mr Cameron's former director of communications Sir Craig Oliver said in a book that Mrs May ...
  'Well, that didn't go to plan': Cameron's spin doctor on the Brexit voteThe Guardian
  Theresa may allies deny pm 'let down' david cameron over eu voteDaily Mail
  Cameron 'fel
  
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• Brexit: Stop blaming Theresa May, says Iain Duncan Smith

  25-09-2016 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Claims that Theresa May "badly let down" David Cameron over the EU referendum campaign are dismissed by former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith.
  
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• Jose Fernandez: Who is the promising young baseball star who risked his life to escape Cuba? - The Independent

  25-09-2016 17:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent
  Jose Fernandez: Who is the promising young baseball star who risked his life to escape Cuba?
  The Independent
  Jose Fernandez was a rising star in Major League Baseball. The tireless young pitcher quickly rose through the league, going from strength to strength. Not only was Fernandez the first pitcher in the modern era to win his first 17 career home decisions ...
  Jose Fernandez, 24, of Miami Marlins, killed in Florida boating accidentDaily Mail
  Miami Marlins baseball star Jose F
  
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• Olympics golden couple Jason Kenny and Laura Trott marry in private

  25-09-2016 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cycling Olympic champions Laura Trott and Jason Kenny, who have 10 gold medals between them, announce they have tied the knot in a private ceremony.
  
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• Embattled Boko Haram leader Shekau resurfaces in video after claims of being 'fatally wounded' - Telegraph.co.uk

  25-09-2016 17:05 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Embattled Boko Haram leader Shekau resurfaces in video after claims of being 'fatally wounded'
  Telegraph.co.uk
  The embattled leader of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, resurfaced in a video posted online Sunday, rejecting assertions by the Nigerian army that he had been seriously wounded. "You have been spreading in the social media that you injured ...
  Boko Haram leader appears on video after Nigeria said wounded himDaily Mail
  Man Claiming to be Boko Haram's Abu
  
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• Pirates and mermaids have stormed the British Museum

  25-09-2016 16:57
  
  The flashmob is protesting against BP’s sponsorship of the arts and culture.
  
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• Corbyn plans to empower Labour members - Financial Times

  25-09-2016 16:48 via ft.com
  Financial Times
  Corbyn plans to empower Labour members
  Financial Times
  Jeremy Corbyn is drawing up plans to empower Labour's sprawling membership in a fresh attempt to bypass his 231 MPs, following his decisive leadership victory at the weekend. Sample the FT's top stories for a week. You select the topic, we deliver the ...
  Labour must change or it will become irrelevant to the voters and die, Lisa Nandy warnsDaily Mail
  How Labour becomes relevant and future-facing once againThe Guardian
  
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• New book dubs Michael Gove a 'political suicide bomber' over Brexit and leadership bid

  25-09-2016 16:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TORY outcast Michael Gove acted like a "political suicide bomber" during the EU referendum, a move which ultimately led to his own downfall, a new book claims.
  
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• Countess of Wessex completes 450-mile cycling challenge

  25-09-2016 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Countess of Wessex completes a 450-mile cycling challenge from Edinburgh to Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Corbyn faces reshuffle challenge over top team after 'olive branch' delay

  25-09-2016 16:23
  Jeremy Corbyn could face difficulties forming his top team after proposals aimed at uniting the party were kicked into the long grass. The re-elected Labour leader had been urged by MPs to restore shadow cabinet elections as an olive branch after a bitter leadership campaign. MPs had already backed restoring elections to give the parliamentary party more control over the make-up of the shadow cabinet.
  
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• Passenger vessel carrying 76 crashes into harbour pontoons - Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra

  25-09-2016 16:19 via glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk
  Passenger vessel carrying 76 crashes into harbour pontoons
  Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
  Ferry company Caledonian MacBrayne has launched an inquiry after a vessel carrying scores of people crashed into a harbour. The transport firm said a "technical failure" on board the MV Hebrides meant the ship was unable to slow down enough for a ...and more »
  
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• CalMac ferry runs aground in Lochmaddy harbour crash

  25-09-2016 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A ferry carrying 76 passengers crashes into a harbour wall and runs aground at Lochmaddy Marina in North Uist.
  
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• Sainsbury's expects drop in sales as war between supermarkets takes a toll

  25-09-2016 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s is expected to report a backto-back drop in quarterly sales, when it unveils its half-year trading update on Wednesday.
  
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• The Countess of Wessex has finished her mammoth 450-mile cycling challenge

  25-09-2016 15:49
  
  And where better to do so than Buckingham Palace?
  
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• Syrian rebels reverse government gains in Aleppo stalemate - Daily Mail

  25-09-2016 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail
  Syrian rebels reverse government gains in Aleppo stalemate
  Daily Mail
  BEIRUT (AP) — A broad coalition of Syrian rebels denounced international negotiations for peace as "meaningless" on Sunday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to convene an emergency meeting about the spiraling violence in Syria. The meeting, set ...
  Syrian war: Dozens of civilians killed as almost 2 million left without water by 'relentless' air strikes in AleppoThe Independent
  Aleppo burns after 'la
  
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• Terrifying 'knocker' SCAM: Police issue warning as door-step gangs target YOU in your home

  25-09-2016 15:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MEMBERS of the public are being warned about a spate of break-ins across the country involving conmen posing as door-to-door sellers.
  
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• Lord Mitchell quits Labour over Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘lukewarm approach to anti-semitism

  25-09-2016 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JEREMY Corbyn today faced fresh accusations of tolerating anti-semitism after he rejected criticism from a senior Jewish peer who quit the party.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: 'There's a thirst for change'

  25-09-2016 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn vows to give more say over policy to grass-roots Labour supporters, to help build a "more equal and decent society".
  
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• Porthcawl Elvis Festival 2016 in pictures

  25-09-2016 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A south Wales seaside town is a sea of quiffs and blue suede shoes as thousands of Elvis fans descend for an annual celebration of The King.
  
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• Labour has launched a women's mentoring scheme in memory of Jo Cox

  25-09-2016 14:39
  
  It is the party’s largest ever development programme.
  
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• Sir Bradley Wiggins: No 'unfair advantage' from using drug

  25-09-2016 14:37
  Sir Bradley Wiggins has defended using a banned steroid with medical permission before his 2012 Tour de France victory, saying he did not gain an "unfair advantage" from an injection of the powerful anti-inflammatory drug triamcinolone. In his first public comments since details of his medical history were leaked by Russian hackers, Sir Bradley said the drug was injected to treat asthma and "put himself back on a level playing field". Three of Sir Bradley's TUEs for the drug were leaked by a hac
  
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• The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride is the most stylish way to stand up to cancer

  25-09-2016 14:29
  
  Thousands of people all over the world participate in today’s ride.
  
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• McDonnell refuses to apologise for attack on McVey - ITV News

  25-09-2016 14:28 via itv.com
  
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  McDonnell refuses to apologise for attack on McVey
  ITV News
  Does Jeremy Corbyn mean what he pledges, when he says he wants to take abuse and violent rhetoric out of politics, especially politics as expressed on social media? Well this was my exchange on Peston on Sunday this morning with the most influential of ...
  McDonnell defends 'stain on humanity' attackSky News
  McDonnell defends 'honest anger' after McVey comments rowBT.com
  McDonnell defends calling Tory MP 'stain of inhuman
  
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• Neil who? John Prescott brilliantly mocks Kinnock over claims Corbyn has KILLED Labour

  25-09-2016 14:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Most people know Neil Kinnock as the man who led Labour to back-to-back election defeats in the 80s and 90s.
  
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• Corbyn urged to act over online abuse of Labour MPs

  25-09-2016 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Yvette Cooper calls on Jeremy Corbyn to use his authority after his re-election to act decisively to curb the online abuse of colleagues.
  
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