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• Britain sends new military training mission to Tunisia to counter IS

  15-10-2016 23:45
  Britain has sent 40 military personnel to Tunisia to provide training aimed at helping the North African country prevent the spread of Islamic State fighters from neighbouring Libya, the British defence minister said on Saturday. The training will focus on operational planning, intelligence, surveillance and mobile patrolling and is the third mission of its kind by British troops in Tunisia since 30 British holidaymakers were killed in a beach attack there. "We are determined to support our Tuni
  
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• The Latest: Trump takes aim at prescription drug abuse - Daily Mail

  15-10-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  The list of women alleging aggressive sexual behavior by Donald Trump is growing again. This time it's a woman who claims he tried to kiss her on the mouth when he was introduced to her at a Mother's Day brunch at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, ...
  'We're like athletes': Trump proposes drug testing before final debateThe Guardian
  Donald Trump says the US election is being "rigged" by a "corrupt media"ABC Onl
  
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• Ched Evans: I was young and stupid but I committed no crime... so I can never say sorry directly - Daily Mail

  15-10-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Ched Evans: I was young and stupid but I committed no crime... so I can never say sorry directly. Ched Evans spoke for first time of his 'nightmare' with the Mail on Sunday; He was found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman following a retrial; In ...
  Scandal of rape victims' sexual histories paraded in Scottish courtsHerald Scotland
  After Ched Evans let's lay down the law
  
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• Teenage girl's death prompts 'Purple Ninja Turtle' ecstasy warning

  15-10-2016 22:58
  Police have issued a warning about ecstasy tablets after the death of a 16-year-old girl.
  
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• Mesut Özil scores clincher as 10-man Arsenal go second with Swansea win - The Guardian

  15-10-2016 21:45 via theguardian.com
  
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  Welcome to the madhouse, Bob. This was an historic occasion, with an American manager taking charge of a Premier League team for the first time. It was one that Bob Bradley will never forget, even if he and Swansea City came out on the wrong side of a ...
  Bob Bradley loses in thrilling EPL debutDaily Mail
  Arsene Wenger on Arsenal's Granit Xhaka: I want a chat on intelligence and disciplin
  
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• Watch the moving ceremony remembering the victims of the Nice terror attack - BT.com

  15-10-2016 21:38 via home.bt.com
  
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• Check out the scenes from the Battle of Hastings re-enactment on the 950th anniversary

  15-10-2016 21:07
  
  Some re-enactors walked for three weeks, retracing the journey King Harold made.
  
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• Britain can't get full single market access with free movement concessions - Merkel

  15-10-2016 20:00
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that Britain could not get concessions on the freedom of movement while retaining full access to the European single market, or other countries would want the same. Britain, which is leaving the European Union, faces the challenge of securing a new trading deal with the EU while also giving London more control over migration from the bloc, potentially falling foul of the EU's freedom of movement principle that is key for accessing its single marke
  
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• Trump women comments have 'hurt him badly' - Farage

  15-10-2016 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage says he cannot support "lots of things" said during Donald Trump's election campaign.
  
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• If you play on your phone when you go to the loo at work, we've got bad news for you

  15-10-2016 19:21
  
  It’s confession time because you might be spreading germs in the office.
  
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• Sturgeon primes Scotland for all options after Brexit vote

  15-10-2016 18:59
  By Elisabeth O'Leary GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - Scotland's devolved government is preparing for all possibilities including independence after Britain leaves the EU, and is planning steps to protect its trade ties with Europe, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Saturday. The Scottish National Party leader has raised the nation's profile since June's European Union referendum in Britain, seizing on a new openness towards Scotland in the European Union since Scots voted by a large margin to
  
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• Ched Evans disowns social media trolls who name rape accuser

  15-10-2016 18:36
  Footballer Ched Evans says he "disassociates" himself from anyone who names or abuses the woman who accused him of rape. The Wales international footballer was acquitted of raping the 19-year-old woman on Friday following a five-year battle to clear his name. A statement which appeared today on Mr Evans's website, Chedevans.com, said: "Following yesterday's decision at Cardiff Crown Court I want to stress that I absolutely disassociate myself from anyone who names on any
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland will become an independent country

  15-10-2016 17:51
  
  Referring to her now 30-year membership of the party, Ms Sturgeon said she had never doubted that, one day, Scotland would separate from the rest of the UK. With that in mind, she announced four new measures "to boost trade and exports".
  
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• After 950 years, Battle of Hastings plays out again

  15-10-2016 17:24
  By Neil Hall BATTLE, England (Reuters) - Arrows flew and swords clanged as thousands re-enacted the Battle of Hastings on its 950th anniversary on Saturday at a sold-out event marking a bloody day that changed the course of English history. The victory in 1066 by Duke William of Normandy, known as William the Conqueror, over Anglo-Saxon King Harold was the start of the Norman conquest which transformed England's language, laws, customs and architecture. A re-enactment takes place annually at the
  
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• Plastic pigs stop football match between Charlton and Coventry

  15-10-2016 16:59
  A football match was stopped after a minute of play when disgruntled fans from both sides threw thousands of plastic pigs onto the pitch.   
  
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• Posties snub chance to sell Royal Mail shares

  15-10-2016 15:53
  Tens of thousands of Royal Mail staff will this week snub their first chance to sell shares handed to them during the company's controversial £3.3bn privatisation. Sky News has learnt that only a tiny percentage of the 123,000 workers who are eligible to dispose of Royal Mail stock had placed orders to do so by Saturday lunchtime. Sources said the vast majority of employees appeared to have heeded a recommendation by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to hold onto their shares, with the
  
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• Conker trees could vanish from UK in 15 years

  15-10-2016 15:29
  The leaf-mining moth was found in Europe in 1985, spread rapidly through the continent and was found in southern England around 2002. Councils are also removing many horse chestnut trees to prevent people being hit by diseased branches when they fall. The moth may also be responsible for bleeding canker, a fungal disease which can kill trees.
  
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• People are going mad for the newly reopened Regent Street Apple store

  15-10-2016 13:11
  
  So many plants!
  
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• Scotland to set up Berlin office to boost trade links after Brexit

  15-10-2016 13:04
  By Elisabeth O'Leary GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - Scotland will set up a trade office in Berlin, boosting its trade departments in readiness for all possibilities, including Scottish independence, after Britain leaves the EU, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will say on Saturday. The Scottish National Party leader has raised the nation's profile since June's European Union referendum in Britain, seizing on a new openness towards Scotland in Europe since most of its population voted to remain in t
  
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• UK to fast-track deal to buy German armoured vehicles - report

  15-10-2016 12:43
  Britain's Ministry of Defence wants to fast-track the purchase of 800 armoured vehicles from Germany because it fears that the fall in the value of sterling could lead to unconfirmed projects being cancelled, the Times newspaper reported on Saturday. A ministry spokeswoman said a decision had not been taken on the strategy for purchasing mechanized infantry vehicles, or MIV. Citing unnamed defence industry sources, the Times said the purchase of a fleet of eight-wheeled armoured vehicles from a
  
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• Police end work on Ben Needham excavation site in Kos

  15-10-2016 11:46
  Police searching for clues surrounding the disappearance of Ben Needham have ended excavation work at the site where the toddler was last seen. For the last three weeks, officers from South Yorkshire and search volunteers from Greece have been excavating land around an old farmhouse on the island of Kos. Ben, who was 21 months old, had been playing outside the farmhouse when he disappeared on 24 July 1991.
  
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• Trump's comments about women have hurt him badly, according to Farage

  15-10-2016 11:00
  
  The interim Ukip leader is the latest politician to give his views on the leaked footage.
  
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• Britain pays compensation to victims of sex attacks by Libyan cadets

  15-10-2016 10:48
  Britain's Ministry of Defence has paid compensation to two people who suffered sex attacks in 2014 by Libyan cadets who were being trained at a British army barracks. Over 300 cadets had been taking part in the programme at Bassingbourn barracks, near Cambridge in eastern England, but they were sent home earlier than planned following a spate of attacks, several of which led to charges and convictions. "Compensation payments have been made to two people treated appallingly by several Libyan cade
  
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• One of Corrie's most beloved actresses, Jean Alexander has died

  15-10-2016 10:28
  
  The woman behind Hilda Ogden has passed away aged 90.
  
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• Hidden cemetery

  15-10-2016 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How did a once peaceful and sacred resting place come to be left locked up and unloved inside Birmingham?
  
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• Former Coronation Street actress Jean Alexander dies aged 90

  15-10-2016 06:19
  
  Former Coronation Street star Jean Alexander - who played the role of Hilda Ogden in the soap for more than 20 years - has died aged 90.
  
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• Sturgeon intends to keep Scotland at 'very heart' of Europe

  15-10-2016 06:02
  
  Nicola Sturgeon will say Scotland intends to remain at the "very heart" of Europe as she unveils a four-point plan aimed at increasing trade and exports in the wake of the Brexit vote. The SNP leader will make clear that "Scotland is open for business" and say the Brexit vote makes efforts to boost Scotland's economy "even more important".
  
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• Royal Navy on standby as Russian warship cruises towards BRITISH WATERS

  15-10-2016 05:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE Royal Navy will send two warships to intercept a heavily-armed Russian aircraft carrier travelling dangerously close to British waters.
  
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• Energy subsidies should focus on storage and cutting demand, MPs say

  15-10-2016 05:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Subsidies to reduce the risk of blackouts must focus on innovative schemes for energy storage and cutting demand rather than "dirty diesel", MPs urge.
  
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• Britons jailed for cross-channel people smuggling attempt

  15-10-2016 04:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men who tried to smuggle 13 Albanian men and a child into the UK by boat across the English Channel are both jailed.
  
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• Children in Calais Jungle to arrive in UK 'in days'

  15-10-2016 04:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British and French officials begin registering unaccompanied children in the Calais "Jungle" who are hoping to join relatives in Britain.
  
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• Mark Carney REFUSES to ‘take instruction’ from Theresa May over policies after Brexit

  15-10-2016 04:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BANK of England governor Mark Carney has refused to comply with Theresa May when it comes to setting national monetary policy.
  
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• Treasured memories

  15-10-2016 03:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For Baby Loss Awareness Week, parents have been sharing images of treasured items that they have kept after having lost a baby.
  
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• A look back at the career of Jean Alexander

  15-10-2016 03:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actress Jean Alexander has died aged 90.
  
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• Kim Jong-un DEMANDS Britain cancels ‘aggressive’ South Korea air operation immediately

  15-10-2016 02:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WARMONGERING Kim Jong-un has condemned Britain’s plans to conduct joint air operations in South Korea, demanding the UK to “immediately” cancel the drill.
  
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• Coronation Street star Jean Alexander dies aged 90

  15-10-2016 02:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jean Alexander, who played Coronation Street's Hilda Ogden and Auntie Wainwright in Last of the Summer Wine, dies aged 90.
  
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• MoD pays damages over sex attacks by Libyan cadets in UK

  15-10-2016 02:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Compensation is paid by the Ministry of Defence to people sexually abused by Libyan soldiers who were training in Cambridgeshire.
  
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• Scottish Government seeks to keep EU citizenship for Scots after Brexit

  15-10-2016 01:36
  
  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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• Watch Oasis in their first BBC TV Interview from 1994!

  15-10-2016 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zoe Ball interviews Oasis on the Ozone in 1994
  
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• The best bad Battle of Hastings commemorations

  15-10-2016 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Battle of Hastings was fought 950 years ago. There have been plenty of commemorations of the seminal event in English history since. Some have been more successful than others.
  
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• Britain should back large-scale energy storage - parliamentary committee

  15-10-2016 01:16
  (Reuters) - Britain should support large-scale electricity storage schemes to help make intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power available around the clock, a parliamentary committee report said on Saturday. "Energy storage is vital in building a clean electricity system ... It will mean we won't have to wait for the sun to shine or the wind to blow to get our energy from renewables," said Angus MacNeil, chair of the cross-party Energy and Climate Change Committee. The
  
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• Breast implant register launches 'to safeguard patients'

  15-10-2016 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new register of breast implant surgery patients in England has been set up to improve the safety of their care.
  
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• Sturgeon to announce 'open for business' Scots trade plans

  15-10-2016 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon is to announce a new Scottish trade structure to make the country "open for business" in the wake of the EU referendum.
  
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• Man dies in N Ireland farm accident

  15-10-2016 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is investigating the death of a man following a farm accident in Coagh, County Tyrone.
  
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• Sturgeon warned not to snub cross-border trade as she unveils plans to bolster EU exports

  15-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NICOLA Sturgeon has been challenged not to turn her back on Scotland's biggest trade partner as she launches a mass European export drive.
  
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• ‘Your call is valued' is the most irritating phrase when you are put on hold

  15-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE words “your call is valued” is the most irritating phrase to hear while waiting to be answered by a company, according to a poll.
  
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• Banks and shops have happier customers if they let staff go 'off script'

  15-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FRONTLINE staff at banks and shops should be allowed to go “off message” when dealing with the public, a study has found.
  
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• AGEISM IN THE WORKPLACE: More than one in four 'treated differently to younger colleagues'

  15-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AGEISM is alive and well in the workplace with more than one in four working people in their sixties complaining they are treated differently to younger colleagues.
  
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• SNP furious as Theresa May BLOCKS Scottish Secretary of State from essential Brexit talks

  15-10-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SEETHING SNP ministers have slammed Theresa May’s decision not to give her Scottish Secretary of State a permanent seat on her Brexit cabinet committee – adding fuel to the party’s desperate calls for another referendum vote.
  
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• Brexiteer died HOURS after being battered by ‘bully’ Remainer neighbour over EU referendum

  15-10-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A STAUNCH Brexit supporter was found dead in his home just hours after being battered and threatened he would be burned alive by his neighbour in a heated row over the EU referendum.
  
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