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• Tesco pulls dozens of Unilever brands in 'Brexit' price row

  12-10-2016 23:45
  Tesco is refusing to sell dozens of Unilever products on its website due to a row over price rises, according to reports. The supermarket giant has apparently rejected a Unilever request to increase prices by up to 10% because of the fall in the value of Sterling. Unilever is one of the world's biggest manufacturers of consumer products, making dozens of household brands including Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Marmite, Dove soap and Signal toothpaste.
  
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• You won't believe how much this new £5 note is selling for on eBay

  12-10-2016 23:16
  
  Bids are being placed amounting to thousands of pounds.
  
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• Girl, 19, in footballer rape trial ‘wanted clothes ripped off’

  12-10-2016 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A WAITRESS claiming she was raped by footballer Ched Evans told another lover she wanted him to “rip her clothes off” before a sex session two nights earlier, a court heard yesterday.
  
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• This Donald Trump fortune telling machine is the stuff of nightmares

  12-10-2016 22:37
  The fun didn’t last long, mind, as it was promptly packed into a van and driven away.
  
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• SNP's overseen a 'decade of failure' of Scotland's economy

  12-10-2016 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE SNP has been urged to tackle its "decade-long failure of Scotland's economy" after new figures revealed it's growing slower than the rest of the UK.
  
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• Sex assault imam Hifiz Rahman flees UK ahead of sentencing

  12-10-2016 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An imam who sexually assaulted two girls in the 1980s flees the UK for Bangladesh ahead of being sentenced, police say.
  
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• 'I'd join up again'

  12-10-2016 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the first ethnic minority police officers in the UK says he would still join the police 50 years on.
  
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• Lily Allen claims she would welcome refugee into her home after Calais apology backlash

  12-10-2016 22:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SINGER Lily Allen said she would take a refugee into her own home after coming under heavy criticism after apologising on behalf of the UK for putting child refugees at risk in Calais.
  
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• Clown terrorised ten year old girl by play park

  12-10-2016 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 10-year-old girl was left "screaming and hysterical" after being approached by a "creepy clown" in a Highland play park.
  
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• Cat rescued after getting wedged in stairlift

  12-10-2016 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A cat that got trapped in a stairlift is rescued thanks to the dogged determination of an RSPCA inspector.
  
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• Tesco in dispute with Unilever over price rises

  12-10-2016 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Popular products including Marmite and Pot Noodles are absent from Tesco shelves amid a dispute between the supermarket and supplier Unilever.
  
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• Lesbian teacher faces being struck off after affair with student, 17

  12-10-2016 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN ART tutor’s lesbian affair with a policeman’s daughter was exposed when he spotted a love bite on the 17-year-old girl’s neck, a tribunal heard yesterday.
  
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• LBC host mocks Leave voter who cannot name which EU law he would most like to repeal

  12-10-2016 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JAMES O’BRIEN mocked a Leave voter who was happy to take a “short-term” hit on his business in order to free Britain from the bureaucratic red tape of the EU.
  
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• 'Monster' who killed schoolgirl Paige Doherty jailed for 27 years

  12-10-2016 21:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MURDERED Paige Doherty's mother branded her daughter's killer a "monster" as he was sentenced to 27 years in jail for the "savage and frenzied" attack.
  
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• Police chief: '100,000 men regularly view obscene images of children'

  12-10-2016 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of Britain's most senior police officers says he believes at least 100,000 men in the UK regularly look at obscene images of children online.
  
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• Walking football - a growing sport

  12-10-2016 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walking football - a low-impact version of soccer - has been growing in popularity.
  
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• 300-metre zip wire on Brighton seafront approved

  12-10-2016 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A zip wire attraction on Brighton seafront is granted permanent planning permission by councillors.
  
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• Boy injured in clown craze attack in Rotherham

  12-10-2016 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy needed stitches after he was injured in a clown craze attack near Rotherham.
  
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• What do we know about Brexit? - BBC News

  12-10-2016 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  What do we know about Brexit?
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  What do we know? One of the most baffling political quotes of all time was the former American Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld's response to questions about weapons intelligence on Iraq back in 2002. He was lampooned at the time, but in the months ...
  Why should we listen to Ed Miliband on ANYTHING, asks QUENTIN LETTSDaily Mail
  Senior Tories demand Theresa May ends Brexit uncertainty over single marketThe Independent
  If Europe insists on a
  
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• PG TIPS CRISIS: Top products including MARMITE and BEN & JERRYS disappear from shelves

  12-10-2016 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SOME of Britain’s best love products are disappearing from the online shelves of the nation’s top supermarket.
  
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• Tesco pulls dozens of Unilever brands in post-Brexit price row

  12-10-2016 20:48
  Tesco is refusing to sell dozens of Unilever products on its website due to a row over price rises, according to reports. The supermarket giant has apparently rejected a Unilever request to increase prices by up to 10% because of the fall in the value of Sterling. Unilever is one of the world's biggest manufactures of consumer products, making dozens of household brands including Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Marmite, Dove soap and Signal toothpaste.
  
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• Star Wars firm zapped with £1.6m fine over Harrison Ford crush accident

  12-10-2016 20:39
  
  The incident happened on the film’s set in 2014.
  
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• Dead deer left on the doorstep of badger campaigner

  12-10-2016 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman campaigning against the badger cull in England says she has been the victim of harassment, including having a dead deer left on her doorstep.
  
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• Star Wars firm fined £1.6m for Harrison Ford leg injury

  12-10-2016 20:26
  
  A film production company has been fined £1.6m for health and safety breaches following the Star Wars set incident in which Harrison Ford's leg was crushed. The Hollywood actor was crushed by a hydraulic door on the Millennium Falcon spaceship while filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Pinewood Studios in 2014. Reprising his role as Han Solo, he was knocked over and trapped by the door, which was so heavy it was "capable of killing one or possibly two people".
  
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• UK firm fined over Harrison Ford injury on 'Star Wars' set

  12-10-2016 20:25
  A British production firm involved in making "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has been fined 1.6 million pounds ($2.0 million)for failing to protect actors and workers after an incident in which Harrison Ford's leg was broken, the BBC reported. London-based Foodles Production (UK) Ltd, owned by Walt Disney Co, had admitted two breaches of health and safety laws. The sentence was handed down at Aylesbury Crown Court in Buckinghamshire, southern England.
  
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• Leeds 'tent city' protest ends as housing is secured

  12-10-2016 20:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 18-day campaign to highlight homelessness in Leeds comes to an end
  
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• Andrew Neil SLAPS DOWN Tory MP calling for a Parliamentary Brexit vote during heated clash

  12-10-2016 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A CONSERVATIVE MP launched a furious tirade at Andrew Neil after the BBC presenter suggested the Government’s Brexit mandate had already been set by Vote Leave.
  
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• Theresa May dismisses Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit 'shambles' claim

  12-10-2016 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May rejects a claim by Jeremy Corbyn that she is overseeing a "shambolic Tory Brexit", instead promising an "ambitious" deal for the UK.
  
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• Oxford abduction: Rape survivor reads teen victim letter

  12-10-2016 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rape survivor waives her anonymity to read a letter offering support to a 14-year-old schoolgirl who was abducted and raped in Oxford.
  
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• Rape survivor's letter to Oxford schoolgirl

  12-10-2016 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who was raped in 1984 has waived her legal anonymity to read a letter of support to the Oxford schoolgirl who was abducted and raped by two men.
  
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• 'Weakened Welsh' row over gov.uk website

  12-10-2016 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Welsh language commissioner accuses the UK government of weakening Welsh language services on its main website GOV.UK.
  
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• Labour says Syria bombing protests valid outside US embassy

  12-10-2016 19:47
  
  Labour has said people who want to protest against the atrocities in Syria should stage demonstrations at the US embassy as well as the Russian one. Jeremy Corbyn's spokesman suggested the focus on Moscow was diverting attention from the number of deaths supposedly caused by US-led bombings. On Tuesday,  Boris Johnson called for rallies outside the Russian embassy in London, over an attack on an aid convoy in Syria last month.
  
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• Star Wars firm fined £1.6m over Harrison Ford injury

  12-10-2016 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The production firm involved in Star Wars: The Force Awakens is fined £1.6m over injury to Harrison Ford on the Pinewood Studios set in 2014.
  
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• Investment firm: Lloyds share plan 'disgraceful and patronising'

  12-10-2016 19:32
  Investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown has written to the Prime Minister to object to the withdrawal of plans which would have allowed individual investors to purchase shares in Lloyds Bank. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced last week that remaining shares held by the Government in the bank, worth £3.6bn, would be offloaded to City institutions rather than put on sale to individual investors in a retail sale. The Treasury pointed to market volatility as the reason for the change, but Hargre
  
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• Airstrike hits market in Syria's Aleppo, killing 15 - Daily Mail

  12-10-2016 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Airstrike hits market in Syria's Aleppo, killing 15
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  BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike hit the biggest market on the rebel-held side of Syria's Aleppo on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and leveling buildings as rescuers were still sifting through the rubble from air raids that killed dozens the day ...and more »
  
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• Aston Villa: Steve Bruce appointed manager of Championship club

  12-10-2016 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa name former Birmingham City and Hull City boss Steve Bruce as their new manager.
  
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• British Airways opposed to any expansion-driven hike in Heathrow fees - CEO

  12-10-2016 19:26
  The chief executive of British Airways said the airline would oppose any move by its main airport, Heathrow [FERHT.UL], to raise its charges if the London hub is given permission to expand. The British government will decide on whether to build new airport capacity at London's Heathrow or Gatwick airports at some point this month, with the country's busiest airport, Heathrow, in pole position to win the right to grow. Alex Cruz, the CEO of British Airways, part of International Airlines Group, s
  
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• Sam Faiers: Ex-Towie star praised for breastfeeding on live TV

  12-10-2016 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reality TV star Sam Faiers has been praised for breastfeeding her baby on live TV.
  
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• Major medical incident shuts down GP surgery as police swoop on scene

  12-10-2016 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A MAJOR medical incident has shut down a GP surgery in Kent.
  
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• Syria protests valid at US embassy as well as Russian, says Labour

  12-10-2016 19:08
  
  Labour has said people who want to protest against the atrocities in Syria should stage demonstrations at the US embassy as well as the Russian one. Jeremy Corbyn's spokesman suggested the focus on Moscow was diverting attention from the number of deaths supposedly caused by US-led bombings. On Tuesday,  Boris Johnson called for rallies outside the Russian embassy in London, over an attack on an aid convoy in Syria last month.
  
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• UK warned it could lose access to Europol intelligence

  12-10-2016 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK could lose access to vital intelligence unless it signs up to new powers for EU crime-fighting agency Europol, it is being warned.
  
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• Conservative MP Anna Soubry has much in common with Labour's views on Brexit

  12-10-2016 18:52
  
  “We should be holding our heads in shame.”
  
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• Man has hand slashed by knifeman dressed as a 'creepy clown'

  12-10-2016 18:46
  In the latest twist to the sinister craze, Simon Chinnery says the attack in Blackburn by a man dressed like a clown has ruined his life. The man, who was also wearing green trousers, a white fitted top, latex gloves and black boots, ran off after Mr Chinnery punched him.
  
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• Police officers charged over Kingsley Burrell custody death

  12-10-2016 18:41
  Three serving police officers have been charged with perverting the course of justice and perjury in connection with the death of a man who was in custody. Kingsley Burrell, a father-of-three, died while under restraint after being detained under the Mental Health Act in 2011. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced there is now "sufficient evidence to charge" the West Midlands Police officers following a referral from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
  
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• Is this the supermarket of the future?

  12-10-2016 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emma Simpson looks at a newly-opened flagship branch of Sainsbury's, which the retailer thinks is a blueprint of things to come.
  
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• Kingsley Burrell: Three officers charged following custody death

  12-10-2016 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three police officers are charged with perjury and perverting the course of justice following the death of a student in custody.
  
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• Woman diagnosed with HIV after 30 years

  12-10-2016 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People with HIV are being diagnosed late because hospitals and GP practices in England and Scotland are ignoring guidelines and failing to carry out HIV checks.
  
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• Gathering pace

  12-10-2016 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The FA is creating a rulebook for walking football to meet the demand of 800 clubs playing by different rules.
  
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• A schoolgirl obsessed with serial killers has been found guilty of trying to murder her best friend

  12-10-2016 17:36
  
  She had previously done a school project on Ted Bundy.
  
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• Alleged serial killer Stephen Port rang 999 about 'drunk' victim

  12-10-2016 17:30
  A chef accused of killing four men called 999 to say he had found his first alleged victim in the street, "collapsed … or just drunk".
  
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