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• Scottish Goverment seeks to keep EU citizenship for Scots after Brexit

  14-10-2016 23:46
  
  The Scottish Government will try to find ways to maintain EU citizenship for Scottish people, even within a UK that will leave the European Union, the First Minister has told Sky News. Asked to spell out some of the specifics Nicola Sturgeon will seek in her submission to Brexit negotiations, she said her Government will table "creative" proposals on keeping Scotland in the Single Market shortly. Ms Sturgeon said she wanted to be "part of a coalition in the UK to vote against hard Brexit" and th
  
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• RBS says debit card issues have been resolved

  14-10-2016 23:39
  
  RBS has said it has resolved debit card issues that affected its customers and also those who bank with Natwest and Ulster Bank. In a tweet, RBS said: "Our debit cards are now working as normal. It is thought the problems were with sterling transactions at both point of sale - that is, transactions in stores using a merchant's card terminal - and online.
  
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• 'Your call is valued' angers customers

  14-10-2016 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Being told that your call is valued is the most annoying feature for those waiting on the phone to a company, a survey suggests.
  
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• Plaid Cymru AM Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas quits party

  14-10-2016 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas quits Plaid Cymru to become an independent AM.
  
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• Peak District burned body 'is not Corrie McKeague'

  14-10-2016 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A dismembered and badly burnt body found in a suitcase in a lay-by near the Peak District does not belong to a missing RAF serviceman, say police.
  
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• Learner driver gives Kingston police a lift to 999 call

  14-10-2016 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A learner driver in south west London stopped to give two police officers running to help arrest a suspect a lift.
  
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• Darling and saint

  14-10-2016 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The surprising careers of England's royal brother and sister after the battle of Hastings
  
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• Racist remarks claims 'false', says Dame Lowell Goddard

  14-10-2016 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ex-head of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Dame Lowell Goddard, strenuously denies a newspaper report of allegations of misconduct and racism made against her.
  
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• Irish hero who saved baby's life in pier-side rescue awarded bravery medal

  14-10-2016 21:14
  
  The former League of Ireland footballer saved a four-month-old baby girl’s life after swimming out into the harbour in Co Donegal.
  
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• Deepcut barracks: New inquest ordered into death of Private Sean Benton

  14-10-2016 20:17
  A new inquest into the death of a young soldier at Deepcut barracks can take place, a High Court judge has ruled. Private Sean Benton was found with five bullet wounds to his chest in June 1995 while undergoing training at the army base in Surrey. Pte Benton's medical and mental health records were not obtained and no evidence was sought or given about his experiences at Deepcut.
  
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• Parents' tribute to four-month-old boy killed by a dog in Colchester

  14-10-2016 20:11
  
  The parents of a four-month-old boy killed by a dog at a house in Essex have paid tribute to their "beautiful little angel". Police said his 22-month-old brother, Daniel-Jay Darby was also bitten and has been left with "life-changing injuries". In a statement the boys' parents said: "Our beautiful sons Archie Joe Darby and Daniel-Jay Darby are so, so loved by us all and were such happy little loveable boys.
  
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• Jury shown videos of alleged serial killer Stephen Port 'raping man'

  14-10-2016 19:53
  A jury has been shown footage of Stephen Port, who is accused of four murders, allegedly raping an unconscious man. The 41-year-old, who watched intently from the dock, denies two sample counts of rape relating to two of the videos.
  
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• Teen's coma picture warning after taking Spice drug

  14-10-2016 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mother of a teenager who nearly died after taking a so-called legal high releases a photo of her daughter in intensive care as a warning to others.
  
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• Here's what Ched Evans had to say after being acquitted of rape

  14-10-2016 19:29
  
  The Chesterfield striker was found not guilty by a jury of seven women and five men.
  
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• BoE's Carney pushes back against criticism from May

  14-10-2016 19:12
  By Andy Bruce and Peter Hobson BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney hit back at criticism from British Prime Minister Theresa May of the central bank's low interest rates, saying on Friday that he would not "take instruction" from politicians on how to do his job. "Politicians have done a very good job of setting up the system," Carney said. "Where it can be difficult sometimes is if there are political comments on our policies as opposed to political comments on
  
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• 'Dramatic victory' for Asda workers allowed to proceed with claims for equal pay

  14-10-2016 19:02
  
  Law firm Leigh Day said claims could see workers recovering more than £100 million, going back to 2002.
  
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• Fussy eaters

  14-10-2016 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents tell us how they manage to cater for discerning junior diners.
  
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• Scotland could control its own migration after Brexit, says Scots minister

  14-10-2016 18:58
  By Elisabeth O'Leary GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - Scotland may try to wrest control over migration as part of a new enhanced devolution deal once Britain leaves the European Union, Scotland's minister for EU negotiations said on Friday. Britain's vote in June to quit the EU has put renewed strain on the 309-year union between England and Scotland, barely two years after a referendum in which Scots rejected independence. Scotland voted in the June 23 referendum to stay in the EU, while England v
  
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• Morgan Freeman surprised a mosque in London with a visit

  14-10-2016 18:50
  
  The visit was to film part of a new documentary, Story Of God.
  
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• Ched Evans not guilty of raping teen after eight-day retrial

  14-10-2016 18:43
  
  Welsh international footballer Ched Evans has been acquitted of raping a teenager following a retrial. The Chesterfield striker, 27, was originally convicted of raping the 19-year-old in a Premier Inn near Rhyl, North Wales, in May 2011. Mr Evans joined League One Chesterfield FC after the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction and ordered a retrial earlier this year.
  
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• Scottish Goverment seeks to keep EU citizenship for Scot after Brexit

  14-10-2016 18:27
  
  The Scottish Government will try to find ways to maintain EU citizenship for Scottish people, even within a UK that will leave the European Union, the First Minister has told Sky News. Asked to spell out some of the specifics Nicola Sturgeon will seek in her submission to Brexit negotiations, she said her Government will table "creative" proposals on keeping Scotland in the Single Market shortly. Ms Sturgeon said she wanted to be "part of a coalition in the UK to vote against hard Brexit" and th
  
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• Course closed

  14-10-2016 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Art history is the latest A-level to be shelved, but what other subjects have been scrapped along the way to allow for the qualifications of today?
  
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• Asda 'faces £100m equal pay fight' after tribunal case

  14-10-2016 17:57
  Asda is facing the prospect of a £100m back-pay bill for thousands of female workers, according to lawyers. Leigh Day, which is representing 7,000 women, said an employment tribunal ruling in Manchester meant its class action against the retailer could now proceed, though the company disputed that. Lauren Lougheed, a lawyer representing the women, said: "Asda tried to argue that because the shops and distribution centres were in different locations, with different pay arrang
  
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• 'Poland rule the world' Polish sisters spared jail after brutal racist attack on Brits

  14-10-2016 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  POLISH sisters who attacked three English girls and chanted "Poland rule the world" in a savage racist attack have escaped jail.
  
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• Wales footballer Ched Evans cleared of rape after five-year fight

  14-10-2016 16:57
  
  The 27-year-old admitted having sex with the teenager in a hotel in Rhyl but always insisted it was consensual.
  
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• Ched Evans not guilty of rape after retrial

  14-10-2016 16:51
  
  Footballer Ched Evans has been found not guilty of raping a young woman, following a retrial. The jury took around three hours to reach their verdict in the retrial, which came after an original guilty verdict four years ago. Mr Evans had served half of a five-year prison sentence before he was released but his efforts to return to professional football prompted a public outcry.
  
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• Asda faces £100m equal pay fight after tribunal case - Lawyers

  14-10-2016 16:42
  Asda is facing the prospect of a £100m back-pay bill for thousands of female workers, according to lawyers. The Law firm Leigh Day, which is representing 7,000 women, said an employment tribunal ruling in Manchester meant its class action case against the retailer could now proceed though the company disputed that. "However, the employment tribunal found that Asda, the employer of both men and women, could have made sure that there was equal pay between men and women if they
  
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• Footballer Ched Evans not guilty of raping a 19-year-old

  14-10-2016 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a statement read outside Cardiff Crown Court, Ched Evans said he was "overwhelmed with relief" following the verdict.
  
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• Councils prepare for child refugee arrivals from Calais 'Jungle' camp

  14-10-2016 16:27
  Councils are putting plans in place for the arrival of children from the Calais "Jungle" camp, which faces demolition. French authorities are set to begin work to dismantle the site after President Francois Hollande said it would be removed by the end of the year. David Simmonds, chairman of the Local Government Association's asylum, refugee and migration task group, said local authorities have offered to provide social workers to carry out assessments to help ensure the process is managed effec
  
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• Russell Brand weighs in on the US election as he resurrects The Trews

  14-10-2016 16:09
  
  It’s been roughly a year since we last heard from Russell, and his return comes just a month before the US election.
  
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• 'We want justice' for Deepcut death brother

  14-10-2016 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pte Sean Benton's family on their relief that a fresh inquest will be held into his death at Deepcut barracks in 1995.
  
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• RBS, Natwest and Ulster Bank customers face debit card problems

  14-10-2016 15:59
  Some customers who bank with RBS, Natwest and Ulster Bank are finding that their debit cards are being declined when they attempt to make purchases. An RBS spokesman told Sky News: "We are aware that some customers are experiencing issues using their debit card. It is thought the problems have arisen with sterling transactions at point of sale - that is, transactions in stores using a merchant's card terminal.
  
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• Royal Marine reservist Martin Shannon admits possessing arms cache

  14-10-2016 15:17
  A British soldier is facing a "considerable" jail sentence after admitting 15 firearms and explosives offences. Royal Marine reservist Martin Shannon was arrested near Winchester in September after an undercover operation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) with the help of police from Thames Valley and Hampshire. Shannon had been charged with offences including the sale or transfer of prohibited weapons (a semi-automatic Sig Sauer P226 handgun and a Diemaco C8 assault rifle).
  
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• May meets Nissan boss for Downing St talks after Brexit demand

  14-10-2016 14:39
  
  Nissan's boss has reflected positively on talks with Theresa May, weeks after he raised fears for the firm's manufacturing future in the UK post-Brexit. Carlos Ghosn, who rolled into Downing St in a Sunderland-built Qashqai, threatened at the Paris Motor Show that the Japanese company could withhold investment at the plant without guarantees of compensation for Brexit-related costs. It prompted rival Jaguar Land Rover to say it would move to secure a similar deal to ensure a level playing f
  
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• Children from the Calais 'Jungle' are set to arrive in Britain next week

  14-10-2016 14:29
  
  Councils are preparing for the transfer of young refugees.
  
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• Accused UK "flash crash" trader to be extradited to U.S

  14-10-2016 14:24
  A London-based trader accused of contributing to the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash" by placing bogus orders to spoof the market lost a legal appeal against extradition at the High Court in London on Friday and will now be sent for trial to the United States. Navinder Sarao, who traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) from his parents' home near Heathrow airport, will be extradited within 28 days. Sarao, 27, is wanted in the United States to face trial on 22 criminal counts of wire fraud,
  
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• This online tool compares what Clinton and Trump have been up to in any given year

  14-10-2016 14:15
  
  Safe to say The Donald doesn’t come out of it particularly well.
  
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• Annuity sale mis-selling probe could net pensioners compensation

  14-10-2016 14:15
  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says around 90,000 pensioners may be in line for compensation over mis-selling concerns. It said that while its review of non-advised annuities had not uncovered poor practices in written communication, it was worried about phone contact with customers at a small number of firms. Annuities can be purchased by those of pension age in order to guarantee a fixed income per year, often for the rest of their lives.
  
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• Soldier Emile Cilliers charged after wife's parachute fails to open

  14-10-2016 13:43
  An army sergeant has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of his wife after main parachute failed to open. Emile Cilliers, 36, will stand trial at Winchester Crown Court after appearing before magistrates in Salisbury. Mr Cilliers also faces a charge of damaging a gas fitting at the home of Mrs Cilliers in Amesbury, Wiltshire, while recklessly endangering life, as well as a second charge of the attempted murder of his wife.
  
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• Burns survivor Catrin Pugh: 'I thought I was going to die'

  14-10-2016 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Catrin Pugh, who suffered burns to 96% of her body in a crash in France, has won a seven-figure settlement.
  
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• The people of Thailand mourn as beloved king dies after 70-year reign

  14-10-2016 13:12
  
  A one-year mourning period for the government of Thailand has been declared as condolences pour in from around the world.
  
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• Ched Evans rape trial jury retires to consider verdict

  14-10-2016 13:08
  Jurors are beginning their deliberations in the rape trial of Chesterfield and Wales footballer Ched Evans.
  
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• 'Clown' stabs man in Sweden as creepy craze spreads into Europe

  14-10-2016 13:03
  
  A man in Sweden has been stabbed by an unknown attacker wearing a clown mask. It is the third incident in Sweden this week, following a spate of reports of "clowns" terrorising people across the UK. The charity Childline, which was set up to help children who are distressed, has been contacted scores of times by youngsters upset by the 'killer clown' craze.
  
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• PM May rejects suggestion by EU's Tusk that Brexit may not happen - spokeswoman

  14-10-2016 12:52
  Britain is committed to leaving the European Union, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday, slapping down a suggestion from European Council President Donald Tusk that the country might ultimately change its mind. Tusk said on Thursday that Britain might ultimately decide not to leave the EU as it will not offer London any softer terms than a damaging "hard Brexit". "The prime minister has been very clear ... that the British people have made their decision and we are now go
  
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• Time Out is launching a huge food market in London's Shoreditch

  14-10-2016 12:51
  
  The concept which has proven popular in Lisbon is coming to London.
  
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• Gorilla images shown instead of Nicola Sturgeon in BBC blunder

  14-10-2016 12:42
  
  Well, that was awkward.
  
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• Sky Poll: Almost half of Britons think Scotland will leave UK within a decade

  14-10-2016 12:40
  
  Just under half of the British public say it is likely that Scotland will leave the UK within a decade, a Sky Data poll reveals. Some 49% say Scotland will go independent in the next 10 years, while 43% say it is unlikely. In a Sky Data poll in April, 54% said they thought it was likely Scotland would leave the UK within a decade if the UK left the EU, while 34% said they would do so if they voted Remain.
  
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• Marmite effect

  14-10-2016 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts predict the end of flat food prices, warning the Tesco spat with Unilever was just "the thin end of the wedge", but what do consumers think?
  
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• Everything you need to know about Mary Seacole

  14-10-2016 11:29
  
  Today she’s honoured with a Google Doodle.
  
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• Baby boy killed and second child seriously hurt in dog attack

  14-10-2016 11:21
  
  A neighbour said: “The whole community is in shock. It’s all very upsetting.”
  
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