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• Bradley Lowery: Sunderland players visit terminally ill boy in hospital

  09-02-2017 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Terminally ill Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery visited in hospital by the club's players on Thursday.
  
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• TV star Michelle Dewberry thought about taking her own life

  09-02-2017 22:51
  TV star Michelle Dewberry has revealed publicly for the first time that she thought about taking her own life. Speaking as a panellist on Sky News' The Pledge, she said that "some years ago I made a decision to end my life" after "years of unhappiness" - but luckily she was persuaded to seek medical help and asked doctors to voluntarily section her. Ms Dewberry said she was speaking out because of the "stigma" still attached to mental health.
  
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• Cambridge student who burnt £20 in front of homeless man 'distant relation of Sturgeon'

  09-02-2017 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A CAMBRIDGE University student who was filmed burning a £20 note in front of a homeless man has been unmasked as a distant relation of SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon.
  
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• University slammed over veterinary scholarship that 'gives preference to male students'

  09-02-2017 21:13
  
  The news of the scholarship has been met with anger among female students.
  
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• University slammed over veterinary scholarship that 'gives preference to male students'

  09-02-2017 21:13
  
  The news of the scholarship has been met with anger among female students.
  
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• ‘Time to leave!’ Julian Assange to be EVICTED if politician wins Ecuador election

  09-02-2017 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange is set to be evicted from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a politician has claimed.
  
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• Helen was kidnapped and killed by thugs, says fiance

  09-02-2017 21:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE fiance of murdered author Helen Bailey was branded a “liar” as he insisted she was kidnapped by a tattooed crook and his henchman.
  
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• CCTV captures astonishing moment shop owner fights off armed robber with bug repellent

  09-02-2017 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A FEARLESS shopkeeper managed to fight off an armed gunman by spraying him in the face with a can of bug repellent.
  
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• Readers recommend: share your songs about forests and woodlands

  09-02-2017 21:00
  
  Make your nomination in the comments and a reader will pick the best eligible tracks for a playlist next week – you have until Monday 13 February You’ll have to see the woods from the trees for your songs on the theme this week – readers recommend published a playlist specifically about the latter (along with grass and flowers) in 2006.You have until 11pm on Monday 13 February to post your nomination and make your justification. Regular RR contributor Pairubu will select from y
  
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• Trainee nurse died after taking cocaine laced with horse drug

  09-02-2017 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TRAINEE nurse died after snorting cocaine that had been laced with a veterinary medicine used to treat horses, an inquest heard.
  
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• Kellyanne Conway told people to 'go buy Ivanka's stuff' and now questions are being raised about federal ethics

  09-02-2017 20:40
  The White House adviser said she was giving a “free commercial” for Ivanka Trump’s products.
  
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• Kellyanne Conway told people to 'go buy Ivanka's stuff' and now questions are being raised about federal ethics

  09-02-2017 20:40
  The White House adviser said she was giving a “free commercial” for Ivanka Trump’s products.
  
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• Author Helen Bailey's fiance 'developed cruel murder plan'

  09-02-2017 20:40
  The fiance of children's author Helen Bailey has denied developing "a long-crafted, cynical and cruel plan" to kill her. The prosecution told St Albans Crown Court that Ian Stewart wanted to "do away" with his partner and used a sleeping drug prescribed for him to put her into a semi-conscious state, before possibly smothering her with a pillow. Stewart, 56, has already told the court Ms Bailey was kidnapped in April of that year by two mysterious associates of her ex-husband, called Nick and Jo
  
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• Bank of England should embrace 'spirit of the millennial' - Carney

  09-02-2017 19:42
  The Bank of England needs to adopt the "spirit of the millennial" and embrace varied approaches to problem-solving, as well as boosting gender and ethnic diversity, central bank governor Mark Carney said on Thursday. Carney made his comments on the same day that Kristin Forbes, the BoE policymaker who has taken the most critical stance towards the bank's post-referendum stimulus, said she would not seek a second three-year term at the BoE. Carney said the BoE had targets to boost its proportion
  
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• FA loses Commons confidence motion putting funding at risk

  09-02-2017 19:30
  
  MPs have passed a vote of no confidence in the Football Association after a House of Commons debate. Sport minister Tracey Crouch opposed the motion but warned football's governing body that if they did not agree a series of reforms by April it would not receive government money. "It's up to the FA if they wish to play Russian roulette with public money," she said.
  
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• Soldier John Watson jailed after cling film attack on love rival

  09-02-2017 19:29
  A soldier has been jailed for 16 years after attempting to murder a love rival and fellow soldier using cling film and a jab saw. John Watson, 35, kidnapped and attacked James Dicks, then aged 28, in revenge for dating his ex-wife. After forcing the Household Cavalry trooper into the back of his car, he "hog-tied" his former friend, wrapped his head in cling film and stabbed and slashed him with a knife and jab saw.
  
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• Speaker John Bercow no confidence motion tabled by Tory MP

  09-02-2017 19:17
  
  A Tory MP has tabled a no confidence motion against House of Commons speaker John Bercow, Sky News has learned. Mr Bercow, the Commons Speaker has faced calls to consider his position after saying the US President should not be allowed to address Parliament during his state visit. The motion was tabled as the Commons rose for the February recess and Mr Duddridge said that support for his move could mean the Speaker is forced out before MPs return to Westminster.
  
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• Policing Donald Trump state visit will be 'challenging' - Met

  09-02-2017 19:06
  Britain's top cop says policing the expected protests during Donald Trump's UK visit will be a challenge. Scotland Yard Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe admits protests could be much bigger than the spontaneous but peaceful march by 20,000 anti-Trump demonstrators who descended on Downing Street and blocked Whitehall last week. "In a democracy a head of state from another country should be able to visit and carry out their meetings with our government.
  
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• Friends honour fundraising teenager Rosie Abbott at her funeral

  09-02-2017 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rosie Abbott was diagnosed with a brain tumour aged 10 and raised thousands of pounds for charity.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon accused of FAILING Scottish children after damning education report

  09-02-2017 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NICOLA Sturgeon was today accused of betraying an entire generation of Scottish children after a damning report revealed bright but disadvantaged teenagers lag almost three years behind better-off classmates.
  
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• REVEALED: Four in 10 British workers fear they will NEVER be able to retire

  09-02-2017 18:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FOUR in 10 working Britons fear they will never be able to retire, according to new research.
  
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• Leonne Weeks funeral: Hundreds gather to pay their respects to 'beautiful' teen

  09-02-2017 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HUNDREDS of mourners braved freezing temperatures to pay their last respects to Leonne Weeks.
  
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• Shoplifters to be sent Valentine's Day cards from POLICE to reduce shop theft

  09-02-2017 18:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  POLICE are due to hand deliver Valentine’s Day cards to known shoplifters, telling them to spend February 14 with “your loved one, not us”.
  
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• Is the UK lone child refugee scheme set to close? Here's everything you need to know about the Dubs Agreement

  09-02-2017 18:09
  
  The Government said it would only accept 350 vulnerable unaccompanied refugees.
  
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• Octavia Spencer: ‘You need to see people of colour in big movies’

  09-02-2017 18:08
  
  The Oscar-winning actor is nominated again for box-office smash Hidden Figures, the story of Nasa’s black female mathematicians. She talks about diversity, her mentor Whoopi Goldberg – and being a control freakWhen Octavia Spencer first heard the plot of her new movie Hidden Figures, she couldn’t believe it was a true story. “I thought it was historical fiction like The Help,” she laughs. “You know, your agents always send you a little teaser blurb: ‘You
  
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• Orphaned dik-dik raised by keepers

  09-02-2017 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He's only 19cm (7.4 in) tall and has been named Thanos.
  
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• UK, France scramble jets to monitor Russian bombers near their airspace

  09-02-2017 17:51
  LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it had scrambled an unspecified number of Typhoon aircraft to monitor two Russian Blackjack bombers which flew near British airspace. The incident is the latest example of Russian jets flying near to Britain, often as a way of testing the response time of their British counterparts. "We can confirm that quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby scrambled to monitor two Blackjack bombers while they were in the UK
  
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• Wooden stadium key to sustainable success for English club

  09-02-2017 17:47
  By Matthew J. Stock STROUD, England (Reuters) - In the battle for promotion from English soccer's fifth tier, every result is key for title contenders Forest Green Rovers but one victory in particular would have a significant impact on the future of the eco-friendly club. Rovers, based in the southwest county of Gloucestershire, are awaiting planning permission to build the world's first modern-age wooden soccer stadium, incorporating a host of sustainable, eco-positive features. The 5,000 capac
  
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• Hundreds of military veterans KILL THEMSELVES waiting on Government help – SIGN PETITION

  09-02-2017 17:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HUNDREDS of conflict-scarred ex-servicemen and women are taking their own lives as they wait years for Government-funded help to tackle their battlefield demons, an Express.co.uk investigation reveals today.
  
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• RAF jets scrambled to monitor Russian bombers near UK airspace

  09-02-2017 17:45
  RAF fighter jets were dispatched to monitor two Russian bombers which flew near UK airspace earlier today. The pair of Tupolev TU-160 Blackjack bombers were in the UK's area of interest, but did not enter British territorial airspace. Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland and RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
  
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• Ever tweeted your thoughts about the refugee crisis? These refugees may be tweeting you right back

  09-02-2017 17:37
  
  These refugees want you to #TakeAction.
  
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• Shopkeeper uses repellant spray to fight off gun-wielding robber

  09-02-2017 17:28
  A shopkeeper managed to fight off an armed robber using what police have described as "repellent spray". A man armed with a handgun raided Kobani Stores in Walsall in the West Midlands. Detective Constable Gerry Maley, from Walsall's CID, said: "We would like to commend the bravery of the owner who refused to hand over cash after the man threatened him.
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury 'shocked' Government is to end child refugee scheme

  09-02-2017 17:26
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he is "shocked" at the Government's decision to close the scheme bringing child refugees from Europe to the UK. The Most Rev Justin Welby said he believed 3,000 children would be welcomed under the Dubs Amendment, but the Government will offer a safe haven to only 350 lone youngsters from European migrant camps. Asked about the decision during a press conference with the Italian Prime Minister at Downing Street, Theresa May said she thought the Government ap
  
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• UK names top Bank of England administrator as new deputy governor

  09-02-2017 17:01
  By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - The woman who carried out Governor Mark Carney's overhaul of the Bank of England will become a deputy governor, giving her a role in overseeing the stability of financial markets as Britain prepares to leave the European Union. Charlotte Hogg will replace Minouche Shafik as the bank's top official for markets and banking, putting her in charge of BoE's newly expanded bond-buying programme.
  
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• Pensioner furious at HS2 rail line plan creates protest slogan captured on GOOGLE MAPS

  09-02-2017 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A PENSIONER is so furious about plans to build the HS2 rail line yards from his house he has created a protest slogan in his garden that is so large it can be seen on Google Maps.
  
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• 'Slap in the face!' Iain Duncan Smith warns Lords not to frustrate Brits over Brexit

  09-02-2017 16:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IAIN DUNCAN SMITH has said any delay in the House of Lords over triggering Article 50 would be a "deliberate slap in the face" to Brits.
  
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• Restaurant apologises after rejecting waitress with emoji

  09-02-2017 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The restaurant chain Miller & Carter claims it accidentally sent 18-year-old Megan Dixon for a job with a crying emoji.
  
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• US Commander: ISIS Hubs Raqqa and Mosul Will Be Recaptured Within 6 Months - Newsweek

  09-02-2017 16:26 via newsweek.com
  
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  America's top commander leading the fight against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in Iraq has estimated that Washington and allied forces will recapture its two remaining strongholds within six months, his spokesman said Wednesday. U.S. Army ...
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• Army called to detonate WWII phosphorous bombs found on building site

  09-02-2017 16:24
  An Army bomb squad was called out to a building site to detonate a hoard of phosphorous explosives of the type issued to the Home Guard during the Second World War. Builders working at a site in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, uncovered a number of the unused bombs dating from the 1940s.
  
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• 'It's not asking a lot!' Ex-MP hits out after child refugee bill buried in Brexit debate

  09-02-2017 16:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A FORMER Conservative MP has accused the Government of hiding its abandonment of the Dubs Amendment in the midst of the high-profile Brexit debate.
  
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• Nurse spared jail over fatal transfusion blunder where patient was given wrong blood type

  09-02-2017 16:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A NURSE whose patient died after she gave him the wrong type of blood has been spared jail.
  
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• This guy got stuck in a dam with just his nose above the water

  09-02-2017 15:56
  
  In a Facebook post, Dan’s wife Saimaa credited his “sheer mental strength and determination”.
  
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• Archbishop of Canterbury 'shocked' Government is to close child refugee scheme

  09-02-2017 15:51
  
  The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he is "shocked" at the Government's decision to close the scheme bringing child refugees from Europe to the UK. The Most Rev Justin Welby said he believed 3,000 children would be welcomed under the Dubs Amendment, but the Government will offer a safe haven to only 350 lone youngsters from European migrant camps. Asked about the decision during a press conference with the Italian Prime Minister at Downing Street, Theresa May said she thought the Government ap
  
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• Suspect will not be prosecuted over 1976 Kingsmill massacre in Northern Ireland

  09-02-2017 15:50
  A man whose palm print was allegedly found on a suspected getaway vehicle used in the Kingsmill massacre will not be prosecuted. There is "insufficient evidence" to offer a reasonable prospect of convicting the individual arrested on suspicion of murdering 10 Protestant workmen in 1976, Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said. The IRA was widely blamed for the massacre, one of the most notorious killings of the Troubles, in which the factory workers were ambushed as they travell
  
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• ‘Brexit broke our hearts!’ Danny Boyle praises EU and insists Scotland HAS to leave UK

  09-02-2017 15:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DIRECTOR Danny Boyle is predicting that Scotland will leave the United Kingdom if Britain goes ahead with its planned Brexit from the European Union.
  
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• May says Trump immigration order was wrong

  09-02-2017 15:48
  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's order temporarily banning entry to people from seven Muslim-majority countries is wrong and Britain does not plan to adopt a similar policy, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday. Trump's order, announced hours after his first meeting with May in Washington last month, barred travellers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering for 90 days. "We thought that was wrong, that was divisive, it is not a policy that the
  
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• Tata Steel agrees £100m sale to Liberty House

  09-02-2017 15:46
  Tata Steel has signed an agreement to sell its speciality steel business employing 1,700 people for £100m. The deal covers South Yorkshire based operations, which make high-value steel for aerospace, car and oil and gas businesses. It comes after Tata signed a "letter of intent" on the sale of the business in November.
  
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• NHS in England records worst A&E waiting results on record

  09-02-2017 15:46
  
  The NHS in England is performing at its worst-ever recorded level against targets for A&E, cancer and trolley waits, figures show. Figures for December reveal just 86.2% of A&E patients were seen within four hours, the worst figure on record. Dr Chris Moulton, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, told Sky News he thinks the A&E figures for January will be "even worse".
  
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• Treasury names Hogg as new deputy governor of Bank of England

  09-02-2017 15:36
  The Treasury said on Thursday it had appointed Charlotte Hogg, who is currently chief operating officer of the Bank of England, to replace Minouche Shafik as a deputy governor at the central bank. Hogg, who will be responsible for the Bank's newly expanded bond-buying programme, will have oversight of Britain's banking system just as the country prepares to leave the European Union. As well as being deputy governor for markets and banking, she will continue to hold her COO role at the bank where
  
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• 'What more do you want?' IDS and Chuka Umunna in FURIOUS Brexit row over £350m NHS pledge

  09-02-2017 15:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IAIN DUNCAN SMITH and Chuka Umunna locked horns during a ferocious radio clash over Vote Leave’s pledge of £350 million a week extra for the NHS.
  
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