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• Chainsaws and hammers reported in 'killer clown' trend

  10-10-2016 23:37
  
  Police have been dealing with dozens of incidents in which pranksters or criminals in clown costumes have tried to frighten innocent members of the public. Thames Valley Police received 14 calls in 24 hours, officers in Gloucestershire dealt with 20 reports during the weekend and forces in other areas including Cumbria, South Wales, Bedfordshire and Essex have also dealt with a number of incidents. Delcia Haskett told Sky News her young granddaughters were threatened by a clown believe
  
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• Chainsaws and hammers reported in 'killer clown' craze

  10-10-2016 22:32
  
  Police have been dealing with dozens of incidents in which pranksters or criminals in clown costumes have tried to frighten innocent members of the public. Thames Valley Police received 14 calls in 24 hours, officers in Gloucestershire dealt with 20 reports during the weekend and forces in other areas including Cumbria, South Wales, Bedfordshire and Essex have also dealt with a number of incidents. Delcia Haskett told Sky News her young granddaughters were threatened by a clown believe
  
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• Captain Rooney dropped for England trip to Slovenia

  10-10-2016 21:50
  England captain Wayne Rooney has been dropped for Tuesday's World Cup Group F qualifier in Slovenia for tactical reasons, manager Gareth Southgate said at a news conference on Monday. Liverpool's Jordan Henderson will wear the skipper's armband with Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eric Dier replacing Rooney who will start from the bench in Ljubljana. "It's very straightforward really, we have looked at Slovenia and the way they play and from midway through last week I had in mind the profile of the
  
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• Make asking for mental health help no big deal, urge William, Kate and Harry

  10-10-2016 21:27
  
  The royal trio are aiming to change the national conversation on mental health.
  
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• Evans: I was childish to go to hotel to check on friend and woman

  10-10-2016 21:22
  Footballer Ched Evans has told a jury he was juvenile and childish when he decided to check on a friend and "a bird" at a hotel room at 4am. Cardiff Crown Court heard, following a night out with friends, the 13-cap Wales international arrived at a Premier Inn near Rhyl in the early hours of the morning after receiving a text from his friend Clayton McDonald that he had "got a bird". The striker said he then got a key-card from reception before opening the door to th
  
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• Lower pound a 'welcome change', says former bank chief Lord King

  10-10-2016 19:57
  The former Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King, has told Sky News that the plunge in the pound is a "welcome change" for the UK economy. "During the referendum campaign, someone said the real danger of Brexit is you'll end up with higher interest rates, lower house prices and a lower exchange rate, and I thought: dream on.
  
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• Alleged serial killer Stephen Port 'drugged and raped' student

  10-10-2016 19:37
  A young student who survived the night with alleged serial killer Stephen Port said he gave him a spiked drink that left him "ricocheting off the walls and very frightened".
  
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• Brexit minister says UK has negotiating leverage on financial passporting

  10-10-2016 19:14
  Britain will have leverage in talks with the European Union over so-called "passporting" rights, which allow financial services to be sold into the EU states from London, Brexit minister David Davis told parliament on Monday. "Actually, we issue more passports than we seek," Davis said citing figures used by another lawmaker earlier in a parliamentary debate. "As a result, our negotiating leverage in this area is at least reasonable." Warning financial firms against "rashly" pre-empting the outc
  
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• Competitors seek to conquer all in conkers championships

  10-10-2016 18:32
  Armed with a conker and some string, competitors battled it out at the annual World Conker Championships in the English village of Southwick at the weekend. This year's victors were Tom Dryden from Northamptonshire, who was named the men's World Conker Champion, while Lorna Clark from Oxford triumphed in the women's contest.
  
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• David Davis: Govt will reject any attempts to undo Brexit vote

  10-10-2016 18:15
  Brexit Secretary David Davis has told Parliament the Government will reject any attempt to undo the result of the EU referendum. It is expected that Theresa May will launch negotiations with Europe over the terms of Britain's departure from the EU before the end of March. Conservative MP Stephen Phillips has demanded an urgent debate on whether the terms of Brexit are discussed in Parliament before the negotiations with the EU formally begin.
  
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• A crisp and dip restaurant is opening in London which proves dreams really can come true

  10-10-2016 18:05
  
  SO MANY FLAVOURS OF DIPS.
  
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• The battle

  10-10-2016 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In 1984 police and striking miners clashed at Orgreave. Now there's pressure for an inquiry into the events of the day.
  
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• Brexit minister - We will reject any attempt to delay EU exit

  10-10-2016 17:45
  Britain's government will reject any attempt to ignore the result of its referendum vote to leave the European Union or to unduly delay the process of exiting the bloc, Brexit minister David Davis told parliament on Monday. "The mandate is clear and we will reject any attempt to undo the referendum result, any attempt to hold up the process unduly, or any attempt to keep Britain in the EU by the back door by those who didn't like the answer they were given on June 23rd," Davis told parliament.
  
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• Ed Balls says he would not have served in a Corbyn shadow cabinet

  10-10-2016 17:06
  Ed Balls has said there is no way he would have served in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet because they have been on the opposite side of the argument for a long time. In an interview with Sky News Senior Political Correspondent Beth Rigby, Mr Balls said: "I have been on the other side of the argument from Jeremy Corbyn for a very long time. "I couldn't have served in the shadow cabinet.
  
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• SNP backs plans for third runway at Heathrow as 'best deal for Scotland'

  10-10-2016 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CONTROVERSIAL plans to expand Heathrow have been given a boost after SNP ministers threw their weight behind a third runway.
  
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• 'Goodbye, world'

  10-10-2016 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Amber Rudd's proposal that companies should disclose what percentage of their workforce is non-British has attracted a good deal of media criticism on the Continent.
  
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• Lorry driver admits killing four as he changed the music on mobile

  10-10-2016 16:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A POLISH lorry driver has admitted killing three children and their mother in horrific concertina crash while changing the music on his mobile phone.
  
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• Pensioner left gobsmacked after discovering his bird bath was actually a ROMAN artefact

  10-10-2016 16:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A PENSIONER was left stunned after he discovered a bowl he has been using as a bird bath for the last decade was actually a 2,000-year-old Roman artefact.
  
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• ‘An animalistic stare’

  10-10-2016 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seven episodes of Woman's Hour that show the changing nature of women's issues throughout the programme's 70 years
  
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• Phone operators in talks with Samsung over Galaxy Note 7 fire fears

  10-10-2016 16:43
  
  British phone operators are discussing safety concerns with Samsung over renewed fears its Galaxy Note 7 is prone to overheating and potentially catching fire. 02 said customer safety was of "utmost importance" and that it had not sold any new handsets since Samsung announced last month it was recalling the phone. Network operator EE said customer safety was of "utmost importance".
  
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• Killer clown craze: Police force receive 14 calls from terrified people in just 24 HOURS

  10-10-2016 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE "killer clown" craze has continued to spread across the UK with one force dealing with 14 reports in 24 hours.
  
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• Pub landlady jailed for car cloning lies in bid to avoid speeding fines

  10-10-2016 16:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A PUB landlady who fought speeding tickets by claiming her car had been "cloned" has been jailed for eight months.
  
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• Nobel Economics Prize won by Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom

  10-10-2016 16:02
  
  A UK-born professor, who now works at Harvard University in the United States, has won the Nobel Prize in Economics. Professor Oliver Hart, 68, was awarded the prestigious accolade jointly with Bengt Holmstrom of Finland for their contributions to contract theory. "The new theoretical tools created by Hart and Holmstrom are valuable to the understanding of real-life contracts and institutions, as well as potential pitfalls in contract design," the academy said.
  
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• Rolf Harris is just like PICASSO, daughter claims in DEFENCE of father’s sex assaults

  10-10-2016 15:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ROLF Harris’ daughter has compared her disgraced child sex abuser father to PICASSO in a book she hopes will change public perception of the depraved children's entertainer.
  
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• President Obama proves he's just like the rest of us by forgetting his phone

  10-10-2016 15:31
  
  Watching the president as he jogs back to the Oval Office is weirdly adorable.
  
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• Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton looked like they were singing to each other at the presidential debate

  10-10-2016 14:55
  
  It’s the karaoke sing-off we wish we’d witnessed.
  
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• This poem made entirely from Trump quotes shows everything that's wrong with his view of women

  10-10-2016 14:33
  
  The internet reacted with revulsion against what Trump termed ‘locker room banter’.
  
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• ‘We won't be colonised again!’ Furious Irish response to UK border check proposal

  10-10-2016 14:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BORDER check proposals in the Republic of Ireland by the UK Government have met furious opposition - with some accusing Theresa May of attempting to “colonise” the island.
  
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• Danish PM tells May will aim for "friendly divorce" with Britain

  10-10-2016 14:13
  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Monday he would work for a "friendly divorce" between Britain and the European Union when talks over an exit deal begin. "I'm sure we will be able to overcome any obstacles," Lokke said at a joint briefing with British PM Theresa May in Copenhagen. "We should aim for a friendly divorce. That will be our starting point in the coming negotiations, Lokke said. (Reporting by Annabella Pultz Nielsen; editing Jacob Gronholt-Pede
  
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• CCTV shows men fleeing scene after fatal shooting of Jordan Bari

  10-10-2016 14:09
  Jordan Bari, a black-belt in Taekwondo from Stratford, was shot dead after answering the door at a block of flats in Florida Street, Bethnal Green, on 3 October. In the CCTV footage, two of the men can be seen passing an item between them as they flee. "We are very eager to track down and speak with those shown running away from the fatal shooting in the CCTV footage we have released today.
  
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• May says expects to guarantee rights of EU citizens in UK after Brexit

  10-10-2016 14:07
  Prime Minister Theresa May said she hoped Britain's exit from the EU would be a smooth process and that she expected to guarantee the rights of EU citizens already in Britain. "I expect to be able to guarantee the legal rights of EU nationals already in the UK so long as the British nationals living in Europe receive - in the countries who are member states of the EU - the same treatment," she told reporters during a visit to Denmark on Monday.
  
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• Ed Miliband BLASTED by angry viewers as he demands MPs get a vote on 'hard Brexit'

  10-10-2016 13:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ED MILIBAND has been blasted by angry viewers as he continues to make his case for a parliamentary vote on Brexit.
  
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• Theresa May rules out Brexit vote for MPs

  10-10-2016 13:47
  Theresa May has said MPs will not get a vote on Brexit because to "second guess" the British people would be "unacceptable". The Prime Minister's spokesman said it was "absolutely necessary" for the MPs to scrutinise the "process" of leaving the EU but that MPs should not be given a vote. It comes as the Conservative MP Stephen Phillips has demanded an urgent debate on whether the terms of Brexit are discussed in Parliament before the negotiations with the EU formally begin.
  
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• War stories

  10-10-2016 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 81-year-old from Milton Keynes - who was rescued from eastern Europe before World War Two - sends a message to the woman who saved her, almost 80 years ago.
  
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• Second Brexit vote 'not acceptable' - PM May's spokesman

  10-10-2016 13:24
  The British government said on Monday that holding a second vote in parliament on the country's exit from the European Union would not be acceptable, but that lawmakers would have a role to play in scrutinising the Brexit process.
  
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• British government to make airport decision in October - PM's spokesman

  10-10-2016 13:17
  The British government decision on whether to build new airport capacity at London's Heathrow [FERHT.UL] or Gatwick will be announced in October, the Prime Minister's spokesman said on Monday. Prime Minister Theresa May had said earlier this month that the decision would be made "shortly". Heathrow, Britain and Europe's busiest airport, and smaller rival Gatwick, have been battling for government approval to build an extra runway for years, with the repeatedly delayed decision pushed back again
  
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• Facebook 'cancels out' £4.2m UK corporation tax - expert

  10-10-2016 13:10
  Facebook's UK business may not owe anything to the taxman, despite a substantial rise in its corporation tax exposure compared to the £4,327 bill it reported for 2014. While a complex set of accounts said it incurred a £4.2m tax charge - the sum remained a fraction of the £210m in UK revenue reported by the social network. Facebook also reported a tax credit within the business of £15.5m.
  
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• Shop prices hinge on Brexit deal, British Retail Consortium warns

  10-10-2016 13:09
  
  Consumers are being warned that shop prices may have to rise substantially if the Government fails to secure the right Brexit trade deals for the UK. Average duty on imported meat could rise to 27% if the UK ended up trading under World Trade Organisation rules, the British Retail said in a letter to International Trade Secretary Liam Fox. The BRC said that by the UK potentially defaulting to WTO rules, retailers would be unable to absorb such cost increases.
  
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• Migrant killed by British driver near Calais on A16

  10-10-2016 12:39
  A migrant from Eritrea has died after being hit by a car driven by a Briton near Calais. France said on Monday Britain has a "moral duty" to take in hundreds of migrant children from the so-called "Jungle" camp. "I am solemnly asking Britain to assume its moral duty," interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve told RTL radio ahead of a trip to London to meet Home Secretary Amber Rudd.
  
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• Samsung reduces Note7 production amid reports of replacement phones catching fire

  10-10-2016 12:21
  
  Devices deemed safe by the tech giant are still suffering from overheating.
  
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• Number of underage drivers crashing at four-year high

  10-10-2016 12:03
  The number of underage car drivers involved in crashes on Britain's roads has reached the highest level in four years, according to latest figures. Separate analysis by motoring research charity the RAC Foundation found that over half (49) of the underage drivers involved in crashes last year were injured, including one who was killed and 11 seriously hurt. RAC Foundation director Steve Gooding said: "Anyone who thinks of driving below the legal age limit as joy riding should
  
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• Mum of missing RAF man Corrie McKeague fears 'third party' involved

  10-10-2016 11:51
  The mother of an RAF serviceman who has been missing for more than two weeks has said a third party could have been involved in her son's disappearance. Corrie McKeague, 23, has not been seen since early on Saturday 24 September after going out with friends in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Mr McKeague's mother, Nicola Urquhart, from Dunfermline, wrote on Facebook: "Police are confident Corrie is not still in Bury and has not left on foot.
  
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• Nigel Farage said Donald Trump was like a silverback gorilla and everyone thought the exact same thing

  10-10-2016 11:38
  
  One word: Harambe.
  
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• Southern Railway 'taking legal action to stop strikes'

  10-10-2016 11:28
  
  Southern Railway is taking legal action to try to stop a series of strikes from tomorrow, the RMT union has said. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said on Monday it had received a legal challenge from the operator - just hours before the start of a three-day walkout. RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "It is appalling that rather than sitting down with us at Acas today to seek a resolution, the company have chosen to run to the courts under the cloak of the anti-union laws.
  
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• Stress now top health and safety concern at work, says TUC

  10-10-2016 11:26
  Stress is now the main concern for health and safety officials in UK workplaces, according to a study by the TUC. The union organisation's survey of around 1,000 health and safety reps found that 70% said stress was a problem in their workplace - the highest proportion recorded in the biennial study - with public sector employees particularly affected. The top three professions which registered stress as one of their main concerns were central government (93%), education (89%) and health service
  
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• Gatwick Airport to plan new runway even if Heathrow wins

  10-10-2016 11:13
  
  Gatwick Airport will continue preparations to expand, even if Heathrow gets the go-ahead for a third runway, according to a spokesman. Last year the Davies Commission recommended Heathrow as the most suitable site for a new runway and the Government is expected to announce a decision within weeks.
  
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• Climber dies after being injured in fall on Ben Nevis - BBC News

  10-10-2016 10:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Climber dies after being injured in fall on Ben Nevis
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  A man has died after falling during a climb on the North Face of Ben Nevis. The man, who was in his 50s but has not yet been named, was injured on Friday. His climbing companion raised the alarm at about 18:00 that day and members of Lochaber and RAF ...
  Man falls to his death climbing UK's tallest mountainSTV News
  Man dies after falling from Ben NevisScottish Daily Record
  First ever “Rescue Day” on Nevis R
  
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• Mitie boss Ruby McGregor-Smith quits in wake of profit warning - Telegraph.co.uk

  10-10-2016 10:46 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Mitie boss Ruby McGregor-Smith quits in wake of profit warning
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Chief executive Ruby McGregor-Smith has quit Mitie, the outsourcing group which staffs care homes, airports and offices, weeks after the company issued a profit warning. The first Asian chief executive of a FTSE 250 company, Lady McGregor-Smith has ...
  Mitie names Phil Bentley as new CEOReuters UK
  McGregor-Smith to step down from helm of struggling MitieBelfast Telegraph
  Mitie appoints Phil Bentley as
  
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• Galaxy Note 7 production suspended amid MORE reports of replacement devices on FIRE - Express.co.uk

  10-10-2016 10:40 via express.co.uk
  
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  Galaxy Note 7 production suspended amid MORE reports of replacement devices on FIRE
  Express.co.uk
  SAMSUNG has suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, following reports that replacement devices issued in the South Korean firm's worst ever recall are now exploding. By Aaron Brown Aaron Brown. PUBLISHED: 09:26, Mon, Oct 10 ...
  Samsung Galaxy Note 7 price, specs, features: Galaxy Note 7 production "on hold"IT PRO
  Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 production following
  
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• Facebook reports UK corporation tax payment of £4.2m after outcry

  10-10-2016 10:37
  Facebook may have paid substantially more in UK corporation tax last year than the £4,327 it reported in 2014, according to a set of complicated accounts. While it said Facebook UK incurred a £4.2m tax charge - the sum remained a fraction of the £210m in UK revenue reported by the social network. Facebook also reported a tax credit within the business of £15.5m.
  
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