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• Armed standoff suspect held over 'cannabis' in west London

  23-10-2016 23:36
  A man who barricaded himself inside a house in west London amid fears he had a stockpile of petrol has been held after specialist police brought a three-day standoff to an end. Chief Superintendent Paul Martin said: "I am really pleased that this incident has now ended, and importantly ended without anyone coming to harm. "After attempts to negotiate over a number of days did not work, we used specialist officers to work out how we could gain entry to the address as safely as we c
  
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• Child abuse lawyer who quit LAST MONTH still drawing £1,700-a-day of your money

  23-10-2016 23:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A CHILD abuse lawyer continues to be paid £1,700 a day even though he has officially quit and does not go to the office.
  
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• Tiny Belgian region could hold UK to ransom: Post-Brexit EU trade deal could take 10 YEARS

  23-10-2016 22:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN has been warned it could take a DECADE to secure a trade deal with the “impossible” European Union after a tiny region in Belgium blocked the bloc’s flagship pact with Canada.
  
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• Former senior cop mystified by secrecy around one of Scotland's biggest ever manhunts

  23-10-2016 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A FORMER top policeman has questioned why details about two men now at the centre of one of Scotland's biggest ever manhunts were not released to the public.
  
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• Sturgeon 'knows she won't win referendum any time soon' says Lord Darling

  23-10-2016 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE man who led the successful "Better Together" campaign says Nicola Sturgeon won't hold a second independence referendum "any time soon" because she doesn't think she would win.
  
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• Fury as deli takeaway where Paige Doherty died is put up for rent again

  23-10-2016 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE takeaway food shop where Paige Doherty was murdered is set to be rented out again - much to the fury of local residents.
  
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• Barricaded man held after armed standoff ends in west London

  23-10-2016 22:17
  A man who barricaded himself inside a house in west London has been held after police ended a three-day standoff. Chief Superintendent Paul Martin said: "I am really pleased that this incident has now ended, and importantly ended without anyone coming to harm. "After attempts to negotiate over a number of days did not work, we used specialist officers to work out how we could gain entry to the address as safely as we could.
  
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• Qatar World Cup bosses announce first 'work-related' death at stadium site

  23-10-2016 19:59
  
  Officials believe the worker was hit by a water truck.
  
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• There are parallels between treatment of Calais Jungle refugees and Jews in Nazi Germany, charity boss says

  23-10-2016 19:55
  
  “The way that the French people treat the refugees sometimes can feel very much like cattle, it can feel very dehumanising.”
  
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• Writer of Dad's Army and Hi-de-Hi! Jimmy Perry dies, aged 93

  23-10-2016 19:23
  One of the creators of comedy classics like Dad's Army and Hi-de-Hi!, Jimmy Perry, has died aged 93.
  
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• 'Calais migrants are treated how Nazis managed Jews' Charity worker blasts the French

  23-10-2016 18:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BRITISH charity worker has accused French officials of acting like Nazis as she drew comparisons to the treatment of Calais migrants to the plight of the Jews during the Second World War.
  
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• Farage blasts bullying banks for NOT ACCEPTING Brexit amid threat to pull cash out of UK

  23-10-2016 16:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NIGEL FARAGE has savaged banks for not accepting EU exit after it was revealed they are already looking to move out of Britain over “Brexit uncertainty”.
  
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• Biker jailed over 20-minute reckless riding spree in Birmingham

  23-10-2016 16:25
  
  A biker who tore through residential streets, pulling wheelies, weaving in and out of cars and causing pedestrians to leap out the way, has been jailed. During his 20-minute reckless ride on a scrambler, Fabrice Tirant performed U-turns in the middle of the street. Unemployed Tirant, of Sheldon, Birmingham, was sentenced last week to eight months behind bars after admitting dangerous driving at an earlier hearing.
  
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• Petrol stash fears amid armed police stand-off in Northolt

  23-10-2016 15:39
  A man who has barricaded himself inside a house for three days may have a stockpile of petrol, police fear. Police said on Sunday that these could include petrol and other "combustible material". Officers say he may have mental health issues which could be made worse by police action or could make his behaviour unpredictable.
  
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• UKIP leadership contest row sparked by 'far-right' claims

  23-10-2016 14:02
  
  A bitter spat has engulfed the UKIP leadership race after one contender accused another of  being "far-right" and warned against "a fresh injection of toxicity". The comments by Suzanne Evans about her rival Raheem Kassam revealed the divisions that continue to plague the party. Mr Kassam immediately hit back at what he described as a "personal attack", telling Sky News' Murnaghan programme he was not "far-right".
  
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• Police still locked in stand-off in Northolt with a man in possession of 'dangerous items'

  23-10-2016 13:42
  
  Police were called on Saturday, shortly before 1am.
  
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• Banks preparing to leave UK over Brexit, says banking body chief executive

  23-10-2016 13:03
  Big international banks are preparing to move some of their operations out of Britain in early 2017 due to the uncertainty over the country's future relationship with the European Union, a top banking official said. Writing in the Observer newspaper, Anthony Browne, the chief executive of lobby group the British Bankers' Association, said the public and political debate was "taking us in the wrong direction" and businesses could not wait until the last minute. "Most international banks now have
  
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• One dead after two explosions in a Japanese park

  23-10-2016 12:57
  
  Three others have been injured.
  
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• Suzanne Evans to stand for Ukip leadership

  23-10-2016 12:45
  
  Evans warned Ukip risked being turned into a Donald Trump-style party by Nigel Farage and his allies.
  
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• Chris Grayling 'convinced' of tariff-free trade deal after Brexit

  23-10-2016 12:25
  A Cabinet minister has said he is "convinced" Britain will have tariff-free trade with the EU post-Brexit because it is in the interests of both sides. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling also played down concerns a troubled trade deal between Brussels and Canada casts doubt on the UK securing an agreement after leaving the bloc. The hold up has been caused by the parliament in Wallonia, although the region's leader has indicated the impasse could be resolved within days.
  
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• Third day of stand-off as Northolt homes evacuated over 'hazardous items'

  23-10-2016 12:14
  Police have spent their second night in a stand-off with a man who has reportedly barricaded himself inside a property and could have "hazardous items". Police negotiators are also at the scene and a 400-metre wide cordon has been put up around the property. Police were called to the site just before 1am on Friday after fears were raised for the man inside and possibly hazardous items there.
  
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• Britain will make airport expansion decision on Oct. 25 - transport minister

  23-10-2016 11:06
  LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will make a decision on Tuesday about where to allow airport expansion in south east England, transport minister Chris Grayling said on Sunday. It is due to decide between plans for a new runway west of London at Heathrow, the busiest airport in both Britain and Europe, or at Gatwick to the south. The decision has been debated for more than 25 years. "We have got a genuinely difficult decision ... there is going to be a decision on Tuesday," Grayling tol
  
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• Nine in hospital after stairs collapse at Tayto Park during Halloween event

  23-10-2016 10:49
  It is understood the stairs gave way inside a ‘House of Horrors’ attraction.
  
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• Donald Trump vows to sue the women who have accused him of unwanted sexual behaviour

  23-10-2016 09:51
  
  He has also laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days as US president.
  
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• White Lives Matter protestors branded 'racist' as they march through seaside town

  23-10-2016 07:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HUNDREDS descended on to a seaside town to take part in a right-wing White Lives Matter protest.
  
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• Three out of four Britons are 'micro-criminals' - poll

  23-10-2016 07:19
  A new poll suggests we are a nation of micro-criminals, with three out of four Britons admitting minor offences or "micro-crimes".
  
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• First Calais 'jungle' children with no UK links arrive in UK

  23-10-2016 06:46
  
  The first group of unaccompanied children without links to Britain arrived in the UK last night from the Calais camp known as the "jungle". It followed a change to the Immigration Act which meant Britain has to accept some of the "most vulnerable" unaccompanied child refugees who do not necessarily have ties to the UK. Previously all the young refugees who have arrived in Britain have been brought under the Dublin regulations, which require the children to have family resident in the UK.
  
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• Mum of premature babies campaigning for maternity law change

  23-10-2016 06:22
  
  Catriona Ogilvy launched the petition after both her sons were born prematurely. Despite not being able to take her son home, she was surprised to learn her maternity leave allowance started immediately. Catriona believes statutory maternity leave - and crucially pay - should be extended for mothers of premature babies, to give families the additional emotional and financial support they need.
  
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• Mother of premature babies wants maternity leave law change

  23-10-2016 03:48
  
  Catriona Ogilvy launched the petition after both her sons were born prematurely. Despite not being able to take her son home, she was surprised to learn her maternity leave allowance started immediately. Catriona believes statutory maternity leave - and crucially pay - should be extended for mothers of premature babies, to give families the additional emotional and financial support they need.
  
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