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• Shooting at RAF Tain bombing range kills soldier

  01-11-2016 23:33
  One soldier has died and another has been seriously injured in a shooting at RAF Tain near Inverness, Sky sources say. Police have reportedly sealed off part of the bombing range used by the RAF and army for training exercises. It has a rifle range and a small arms range, as well as bombing ranges.
  
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• See the incredible pictures of Guy Fawkes' actual lantern

  01-11-2016 23:31
  
  It’s now on display in parliament for the first time in hundreds of years.
  
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• Reuniting UKIP

  01-11-2016 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Questions of unity are high on the agenda at UKIP's first official leadership hustings.
  
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• Hungry people of the nation go into a state of panic as Deliveroo website goes down

  01-11-2016 23:19
  
  Hunger can quickly turn into hanger – as these lot found out tonight.
  
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• Manchester City 3-1 Barcelona

  01-11-2016 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are one win away from reaching the Champions League knockout stages after a thrilling victory over Barcelona.
  
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• London Stadium: Sadiq Khan orders investigation over rising costs

  01-11-2016 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London Mayor Sadiq Khan orders an investigation into a £50m increase in the cost of converting West Ham's London Stadium.
  
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• Four injured after car mounts pavement in Leicester

  01-11-2016 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A car mounts a pavement and ploughs into a group of pedestrians in Leicester, injuring four people.
  
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• Untimely fart 'leaves women with serious burns during surgery'

  01-11-2016 22:18
  
  The woman was undergoing a procedure at Tokyo Medical University Hospital at the time.
  
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• Sharia councils treat Muslim women unfairly, MPs told

  01-11-2016 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sharia councils discriminate against Muslim women when they are seeking a religious divorce, MPs are told.
  
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• Eagles mooted as solution to drones drug smuggling problem in prisons

  01-11-2016 20:40
  
  The prisons minister has said the use of drones to smuggle drugs and weapons is a ‘game-changer’.
  
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• Sadiq Khan orders inquiry over £51m Olympic Stadium increase

  01-11-2016 20:13
  London mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered an investigation into the finances of the Olympic Stadium after being told the total cost of converting the arena for use by West Ham has soared by £51m. Mr Khan announced his investigation into the conversion cost - up from £272m to £323m - as Sky News learned the estimated annual outlay of moving "retractable" seats is one of the factors behind the rise. Engineers have said work to move them could take 15 days at the end of the football sea
  
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• Fifa 'rejects England & Scotland request to wear poppies on armbands'

  01-11-2016 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish FA says Fifa has turned down a joint request from England and Scotland for players to wear armbands featuring poppies on Armistice Day.
  
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• Computer virus affects hospitals in Lincolnshire 'for five days'

  01-11-2016 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Routine operations and outpatient appointments could be suspended for five days because a virus caused the computer network to crash.
  
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• Legoland Windsor sex assaults: Boy arrested after girls attacked

  01-11-2016 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A boy is arrested in connection with the sexual assault of two six-year-old girls during a trip to Legoland.
  
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• Doctor ignored bomb warning to operate on girl in Gaza

  01-11-2016 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A war surgeon explains why he ignored a five minute bomb warning to treat an injured girl in Gaza.
  
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• Thomas Adams School criticised for blowing up chemicals

  01-11-2016 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A school is criticised after old chemicals were blown up without neighbours being warned.
  
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• Hospitalised for two months because of postnatal depression

  01-11-2016 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Singer Adele has revealed she suffered from postnatal depression. Author and mother Elaine Hanzak described being hospitalised for two months with the same condition.
  
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• Gymnast banned over video 'mocking Islam'

  01-11-2016 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four-time Olympic medallist Louis Smith is suspended for two months by British Gymnastics over a video in which he appeared to mock Islam.
  
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• Police criticised over wrong-way M1 death crash

  01-11-2016 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are criticised for failing to stop an 87-year-old wrong-way driver who killed a young father and himself in a motorway crash.
  
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• Red Arrows aerobatic team 'around for a while yet'

  01-11-2016 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Red Arrows aerobatic team will be "around for a while yet", Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon says.
  
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• 'You're not alone'

  01-11-2016 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After singer Adele opened up about her battle with postnatal depression, other mums have been telling BBC News about their struggle with the illness - and how they managed to get through it.
  
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• Boy arrested after girls sexually assaulted at Legoland

  01-11-2016 17:59
  A boy has been arrested by police investigating sex attacks on two six-year-old girls at the Legoland theme park in Berkshire. The youngster has been questioned about what happened at the Castaway Camp in the Pirate Shores area of the theme park in Windsor on 11 August. A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "A boy has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of two girls at Legoland Windsor Resort.
  
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• Nissan promises indicate 'direction of travel' for Brexit talks - minister

  01-11-2016 17:10
  Britain's assurance to Nissan that it is seeking tariff-free trade with the European Union for the motor industry shows the government's broader aims for its EU exit talks, junior Brexit minister David Jones said on Tuesday. "I think it indicated a direction of travel that the government wants to pursue, which is simply the best possible access to the single market," Jones said, when asked about the government's assurance to Nissan on unimpeded single market access.
  
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• 'Jungle' migrant picked up kayaking towards UK

  01-11-2016 16:53
  A vessel from the UK border force was dispatched and picked up the man. Although there have been isolated incidents of boats containing a number of migrants making it to UK waters, this is believed to be the first instance of a man attempting to make the 20-mile crossing alone in a kayak. Sky News understands he claims to have converted to Christianity in Iran and was persecuted as a consequence.
  
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• PC murder accused Stefano Brizzi admits he was 'inspired' by Breaking Bad

  01-11-2016 16:34
  An alleged sadomasochist accused of strangling a police officer during a sex game has admitted he was "inspired" by the TV series Breaking Bad when he tried to dissolve the body in a bath of acid. Stefano Brizzi told his trial at the Old Bailey that he "panicked" and felt "paranoid" after 59-year-old PC Gordon Semple died at his flat in south London while wearing a dog lead and mask. The crystal meth user, 50, was asked about his obsession with Breaking Bad, which "glorified" the drug, under cro
  
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• Stefano Brizzi: Breaking Bad 'inspired' body disposal

  01-11-2016 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man accused of murdering a police officer has said his attempt to dissolve his body in an acid bath was inspired by TV show Breaking Bad.
  
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• Team GB gymnast Louis Smith suspended over Islam video

  01-11-2016 15:35
  Team GB gymnast Louis Smith has been handed a two-month suspension over a video in which he appeared to mock Islam. The footage, filmed by Smith, appeared to show the Olympian laughing while fellow gymnast Luke Carson imitated the Islamic call to prayer. At the end of the video a woman is heard telling the pair "You're not funny", to which Smith replied: "It is".
  
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• Premium Bonds numbers generator Ernie turns 60

  01-11-2016 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premium Bonds winning numbers generator Ernie celebrates its 60th birthday.
  
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• Heroin addict Robert Owens jailed after killing his mum with chainsaw

  01-11-2016 15:18
  Robert Owens kicked and strangled Iris Owens, 75, as well as attacking her with the power tool in Ystrad Mynach, near Caerphilly in Wales on 3 May. In a statement released through the police, she said: "Iris crammed so much into her life and into every waking moment but there was always something new and exciting that she wanted to do.
  
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• Heseltine: I didn't kill my mum's dog, a vet did

  01-11-2016 14:56
  Lord Heseltine has denied throttling his mother's dog to death after telling a magazine he pulled its collar until the pet "went limp". In an interview, the Conservative peer said he had tightened Kim the Alsatian's choker chain after the pet starting biting him because it had suffered a "mental breakdown". If you have a dog that turns, you just cannot risk it.
  
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• Lord Heseltine denies strangling his mother's dog

  01-11-2016 14:43
  
  He’s refuting claims made in Tatler.
  
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• Heseltine: I did not strangle dog to death

  01-11-2016 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Heseltine says claims he killed his mother's dog are a "terrible misrepresentation"
  
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• A gay man has won compensation from the Met Police over failure to investigate homophobic abuse

  01-11-2016 12:58
  
  Force finally apologises, nine years on
  
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• Ireland rugby stars questioned over sex offence allegations

  01-11-2016 12:55
  Two Ulster and Ireland rugby stars have been questioned by police over alleged sexual offences. Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding were two of three men arrested on 30 June, but details of the case have only now emerged. The men were released pending a police report being sent to prosecutors for assessment, police said.
  
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• The Piccadilly Line is set to join the Night Tube service

  01-11-2016 12:49
  
  It’s the fifth line to go 24 hours by the end of the year.
  
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• 'Quite busy' Nigel Farage rules out I'm A Celebrity appearance

  01-11-2016 12:27
  
  There’s no chance of the politician eating creepy crawlies on TV this year.
  
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• 'Shortest flight' welcomes millionth passenger

  01-11-2016 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millionth passenger welcomed aboard world's 'shortest flight'.
  
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• Everything you need to know about Mark Carney

  01-11-2016 11:46
  
  The governor of the Bank of England will stay in his post until June 2019.
  
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• Orkney sheep farmer with 20 jobs dubbed Britain's hardest-working man

  01-11-2016 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Orkney sheep farmer who holds down a total of 20 jobs is dubbed Britain's hardest-working man.
  
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• Lord Heseltine: I strangled my mother's dog

  01-11-2016 11:34
  Lord Heseltine has admitted strangling his mother's Alsatian dog to death. The Conservative peer said he throttled the dog with its own choker chain after the pet started biting him. "If you have a dog that turns, you just cannot risk it.
  
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• Halloween fireworks attacks on police in Tottenham and Birmingham filmed

  01-11-2016 11:20
  Footage has emerged of police being pelted with fireworks in two separate attacks on Halloween night. An officer "narrowly" avoided being hit by an explosive in Tottenham, north London, the Metropolitan Police said. Footage from a dashboard camera in Tottenham showed a firework fly past a running Met Police officer.
  
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• Couple talk about how they tied the knot amid city centre fire chaos

  01-11-2016 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A couple have exchanged wedding vows amid a devastating fire in Exeter, which nearly cancelled their big day.
  
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• David Bowie's art on show ahead of Sotheby's auction

  01-11-2016 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Much of David Bowie's personal art collection is going on show ahead of an auction at Sotheby's.
  
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• Halloween police attacked with fireworks

  01-11-2016 10:47
  
  One officer in Tottenham, north London, narrowly avoided being hit by an explosive.
  
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• 'Hard' Brexit warnings as UK's finance trade surplus reaches record high

  01-11-2016 10:19
  
  The UK's trade surplus in financial services has hit a record high of £63.4bn, new research shows. TheCityUK cited data showing the amount Britain makes from its financial institutions has dwarfed the amount it pays to other countries for their services - which could exacerbate concerns about the impact Brexit could have on the sector and therefore the economy as a whole. Britain's financial trade surplus is more than that of the next four leading countries - the US, Switzerland, Luxe
  
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• Man dead in Halloween night 'multiple stabbings' in Croydon

  01-11-2016 10:16
  
  A murder investigation has been launched.
  
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• UK vows to 'strike back' against cyberattacks

  01-11-2016 09:54
  
  The UK will defend itself in cyberspace and "strike back" against those who try to harm the country, Chancellor Philip Hammond will say today as he announces a new national cyber security strategy.
  
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• Premium Bonds turn 60, with 21 million customers trying their luck

  01-11-2016 09:41
  It has been 60 years since Premium Bonds were launched as a savings product in the UK, with 350 customers becoming instant millionaires over the decades.
  
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• MI5 chief Andrew Parker in warning over 'increasingly aggressive' Russia

  01-11-2016 09:11
  Russia has become "increasingly aggressive" in pursuing its foreign policy goals and is “at work across Europe and in the UK today”, the head of MI5 has warned. Andrew Parker, the Security Service's director general, said Russia had been a "covert threat" for decades but there were now more methods available for its agents to use. Mr Parker added that at a time when much of the focus was on Islamic extremism, covert action from Russia and other countries was a growing danger.
  
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• The hunt continues for trapped Chinese miners after explosion

  01-11-2016 08:48
  
  The country’s mining industry is the world’s deadliest.
  
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