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• Sophie Smith's Family 'Fear For The Worst' After Police Reveal Missing Student Left Notes 'Outlining Her Intentions'

  04-01-2018 23:10
  Police searching for missing Sophie Smith, who went missing in the early hours of Boxing Day, have said the 21-year-old left notes for her loved ones “outlining her intentions”.
  
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• Sophie Smith's Family 'Fear For The Worst' After Police Reveal Missing Student Left Notes

  04-01-2018 23:10
  Police searching for missing Sophie Smith, who went missing in the early hours of Boxing Day, have said the 21-year-old left notes for her loved ones “outlining her intentions”.
  
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• MusicMagpie parent looks to swoop onto London stock market

  04-01-2018 22:49
  The owner of the MusicMagpie website, which helps consumers trade in unwanted ‎games consoles and mobile phones, is plotting a swoop onto the London stock market.Sky News has learnt that Entertainment Magpie Holdings has asked investment banks to pitch for a role on an initial public offering of the company's shares later this year.The timing of a float has yet to be decided, and will partly depend on the company's performance in the important post-Christmas trading period, according to City
  
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• Met Police Request Extra £38 Million To Cover Cost Of Grenfell Tower Fire Investigation

  04-01-2018 22:22
  Scotland Yard has requested £38 million from the government to help cover the costs of the Grenfell Tower fire investigation.
  
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• NHS crisis: Almost 17,000 hit by chaos of getting into overcrowded A&E over festive period

  04-01-2018 22:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  RECORD numbers of patients were forced to wait in an ambulance last week as overflowing hospitals struggled to cope with the winter crisis.
  
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• Grenfell operator hands homes back to council

  04-01-2018 22:00
  The firm that managed Grenfell Tower is handing responsibility for thousands of homes back to the local council.
  
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• Grenfell Tower: Scotland Yard asks for £38m to pay for investigation

  04-01-2018 21:51
  Scotland Yard is to ask the Government for £38m to help pay for the investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire.The force says the demands on police time could leave it facing unreasonable costs because of the complexity of the investigation.About 200 Metropolitan Police officers have been working on the criminal probe into the fire which killed 71 people in June 2017.
  
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• Social media anger hits Keir Starmer over decision not to further prosecute John Worboys

  04-01-2018 21:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  FURIOUS campaigners have called for answers over a decision not to bring further convictions against Worboys which would have kept him behind bars.
  
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• Windsor's Rough Sleepers Have A Message For The Council Leader Who Wants Them Gone

  04-01-2018 21:30
  Rough sleepers in Windsor have rejected claims from a local council leader that beggars are “marching tourists to cash points” to get money, amid calls for police to remove them ahead of the Royal Wedding.
  
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• Theresa May changes tack to apologise for postponed operations

  04-01-2018 21:24
  Theresa May apologised to the tens of thousands of people affected by NHS England’s decision that hospitals should postpone non-urgent operations and outpatient clinics until the end of January to help hospitals cope with the surge in demand for care.The prime minister’s unprecedented apology came as new figures showed that 16,900 people – the highest number this winter – were stuck in the backs of ambulances waiting to enter an A&E unit and 24 patients died of flu la
  
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• Bin collection CHAOS fears as China BANS waste imports from UK

  04-01-2018 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHINA’S ban on importing plastic recycling from the UK could cause “chaos” for local councils trying to perform bin collections, it is claimed.
  
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• ‘Do these chiefs not get hangovers?’: All the reaction to Irn-Bru’s recipe change

  04-01-2018 20:56
  The fizzy drink’s sugar content is to be cut by more than half.
  
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• Escaped prisoner jailed again after trying to drive wrong way down M3 motorway

  04-01-2018 20:45
  An escaped prisoner who led police on a chase through fields, footpaths and even attempted to drive the wrong way down a motorway has been jailed again.Darryl Dempsey, 22, absconded from Ford prison in West Sussex on 3 July, but officers tracked him down 10 days later when he was driving an Isuzu trooper through Hampshire.Officers pursued Dempsey, catching up with him on the M271, but he failed to stop, and did everything he could to evade capture.
  
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• Patients and staff suffering in the NHS crisis | Letters

  04-01-2018 20:24
  Just before new year, we experienced A&E at Charing Cross hospital in Hammersmith, seeing at first-hand the crisis the NHS is in (NHS on ‘black alert’ as winter crisis escalates, 3 January).The place resembled a battle zone, with so many people waiting to be seen at triage, and later on by medical staff, that some had to sit on floors in corridors.
  
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• Children must learn to handle social media pressures | Letters

  04-01-2018 20:23
  A mother says “Social media becomes about fitting in and showing off, just at a time when [children’s] self-esteem becomes more fragile as they become more self-conscious” (Report, 4 January).Social media isn’t going away and children will have to learn to use it in the end.
  
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• PM urged to leave international students out of migration figures

  04-01-2018 20:08
  Theresa May could face defeat when an amendment to the immigration bill is tabled in spring.Theresa May is being urged to remove international students from the net immigration figures by a number of high-profile Conservative MPs, including a string of select committee chairs.The prime minister remains determined not to change the system but is likely to come under intense pressure this spring when MPs lay down an amendment to the immigration bill.
  
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• 'Your strategy is to SABOTAGE Brexit' LBC host’s STUNNING attack on Remoaner Lord Adonis

  04-01-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  LORD ADONIS was spectacularly shut down by LBC host Iain Dale when the Remoaner admitted to attempting to sabotage the democratic Brexit vote.
  
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• Rail strikes to go ahead after talks over role of guards break down

  04-01-2018 19:59
  Talks between the RMT union and two of the biggest train operators have collapsed, leaving passengers facing widespread disruption next week in the ongoing row over the role of guards.Negotiations with Arriva – which runs Northern – and South Western Railway broke down without agreement, meaning guards will strike on Monday, Wednesday and Friday next week.Strikes will also take place on the same days on Greater Anglia and Merseyrail, and on Monday on Southern, in protest at moves or
  
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• 'PURE FANTASY!' Brexiteer BLASTS Blair’s plan for ANOTHER Brexit referendum

  04-01-2018 19:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  TORY MP Kwasi Kwarteng savaged Tony Blair’s plan for a second Brexit referendum, calling the claim “pure fantasy”.
  
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• Freemasons are not blocking reform in the Police Federation | Letters

  04-01-2018 19:51
  Why the secret handshake between police and Freemasons should worry us, theguardian.com, 2 January) show a complete and disappointing misrepresentation of Freemasonry.Furthermore, we understand, having spoken to the outgoing chairman of the Police Federation, that recent media coverage does not accurately reflect his views.It is a shame that Freemasons are now quite openly discriminated against and that too many of our members, therefore, feel the need to keep their membership to themselves.
  
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• £120,000 in donations never reached homeless 'heroes' of Manchester attack

  04-01-2018 19:29
  More than £120,000 raised for two homeless men hailed as heroes after the Manchester Arena attack was never paid out to them, the Guardian has learned.One, Chris Parker, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing from victims he claimed to have helped, having been caught on CCTV rifling through their belongings.The other man, Steve Jones, who told reporters he ran towards the bomb site to help injured children, has scarcely been seen since.
  
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• Turns out people in Oregon can’t handle the idea of pumping their own petrol

  04-01-2018 19:07
  The practice has just been made legal in some Oregon counties, and residents aren’t happy.
  
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• Dozens of versions of the Logan Paul video are still on YouTube with thousands of views

  04-01-2018 18:49
  Some accounts have saved and reuploaded the offending video, garnering thousands of views.
  
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• Even Tony Blair says Prime Minister Corbyn's brexit plot would be a DISASTER for UK

  04-01-2018 18:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXIT and a Jeremy Corbyn government would be a “very, very challenging” situation for the UK, Tony Blair has warned.
  
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• London cabbie rapist John Worboys to be released from prison

  04-01-2018 18:33
  London cabbie rapist John Worboys, who was convicted of rape and several sexual assaults, is to be released from prison.Police later linked Worboys, a former stripper who appeared in adult films, to more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults.In a statement, the Parole Board said: "We can confirm that a three-member panel of the Parole Board has directed the release of Mr John Worboys, following an oral hearing.
  
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• Colman's Mustard site in Norwich to close after 160 years, says Unilever

  04-01-2018 18:33
  Unilever is to close the the Norwich factory where Colman's Mustard has been made for 160 years.The move will affect 113 jobs in the city, of which 40 will transfer to a separate Unilever site in Burton.Meanwhile, 25 jobs will be created at a new mustard milling and mint processing plant near Norwich.
  
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• Books look ahead 2018: What will you be reading this year?

  04-01-2018 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Twelve books to get you through the next 12 months.
  
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• Colman's to leave Norwich base after 160 years

  04-01-2018 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The company, which has had its factory in Norwich since 1858, employs 113 people in the city.
  
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• 'Black cab rapist' John Worboys to be freed from jail

  04-01-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  John Worboys is believed to have drugged and attacked more than 100 women.
  
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• It’s Fat Cat Thursday: Here’s what you need to know

  04-01-2018 18:10
  Only three working days into the new year and some people will have earned the equivalent of the average UK salary.
  
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• Schools 'should help children with social media risk'

  04-01-2018 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Pupils starting secondary school face "avalanche of pressure", England's children's commissioner says.
  
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• Unilever to close UK Colman's mustard factory

  04-01-2018 17:49
  Unilever plans to close its Colman's mustard factory in the English city of Norwich next year, after more than 160 years, affecting 113 jobs.Production of the condiment will likely start to be transferred this year to other British sites including Burton upon Trent, where Marmite and Bovril are made, with some packing moving to Germany, the company said on Thursday.The decision follows a review launched in October when UK soft drink maker Britvic announced the closure of its Norwich factory, on
  
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• Shoplifter who claimed police Taser left him suicidal loses damages case

  04-01-2018 17:48
  A shoplifter who claimed he was left suicidal after being tasered by police has lost his case, with a High Court judge concluding that he was "squaring up for a fight".Paul McClelland sought damages against Chief Constable Giles York of Sussex Police after he was hit with a stun gun as officers attempted to apprehend him in a Brighton car park in July 2013.An internal police investigation rejected the allegation and concluded that McClelland was a danger to the officers and the public.
  
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• Mother and four-year-old boy injured by falling wall in Epsom

  04-01-2018 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy and his mother have been rushed to hospital after a part of a building collapsed on them.
  
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• Vicar fed up with late brides introduces £100 'fine' system to get them to church on time

  04-01-2018 17:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  A VICAR fed up with brides arriving late for their own weddings has introduced a £100 'fine' system to make sure they get to the church on time.
  
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• Man stabbed to death in east London on New Year's Eve named

  04-01-2018 17:22
  Lamidi was from Lambeth, south London.One of the victims of a spate of fatal stabbings in London over the new year has been named by police as Taofeek Lamidi.Lamidi, 20, was repeatedly stabbed during an attack in Memorial Avenue, West Ham, on New Year’s Eve and a postmortem found the cause of death to be a knife wound to the heart.
  
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• 'They're demoralising Britain!' Lord Owen launches SCATHING attack on moaning Remainers

  04-01-2018 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  FORMER Foreign Secretary Lord David Owen blasted Remoaners for their "demoralising" anti-Brexit campaign despite the "positive" aspects of leaving the European Union.
  
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• Aston Martin's sales hit nine-year high of over 5,000 cars

  04-01-2018 17:16
  LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Martin's full-year sales rose 58 percent to 5,117 units in 2017, hitting their highest level in nine years as the firm pursues a turnaround plan which could propel it towards a stock market flotation.
  
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• Mini masterpieces: incredible works of tiny art

  04-01-2018 17:14 via theguardian.com
  New movie Downsizing celebrates how important things can be, even when they’re small. From matchstick-sized masterpieces to oil paintings tinier than an iPhone, a new generation of artists are proving that small is so much more than just beautiful Continue reading...
  
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• As Prince Harry Shines, Meghan Markle Sinks Into His Shadow

  04-01-2018 17:04
  While Prince Harry guest edited BBC Radio 4′s Today programme and spoke about issues close to his heart, the voice of his fiancée Meghan Markle has gradually fallen silent.
  
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• One Day Without Us: Let's Have A Different Conversation About Migration

  04-01-2018 17:02
  The One Day Without Us campaign came into existence in the autumn of 2016, out of a conversation on Facebook.
  
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• ‘Black Cab Rapist’ John Worboys to be RELEASED from prison

  04-01-2018 17:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  JOHN WORBOYS, known as the ‘Black Cab Rapist’, is set to be released from prison.
  
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• ‘Black Cab Rapist’ John Worboys To Be Released From Jail, Women's Rights Groups Slam Decision

  04-01-2018 16:59
  A notorious “black-cab” rapist who carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults is to be released from prison.
  
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• ‘Black Cab Rapist’ John Worboys To Be Released From Jail

  04-01-2018 16:59
  A notorious “black-cab” rapist who carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults is to be released from prison.
  
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• 'Hands off our Irn Bru' - Scots vent fury at sugar cut in popular drink

  04-01-2018 16:50
  It's known as Scotland's second national drink, but a change in the secret recipe for Irn Bru, a sticky-sweet fizzy beverage prized as a hangover cure, has prompted outrage among its many devotees.Once sold under the macho slogan "Made in Scotland from Girders!", the drink was actually 10 percent sugar.Ryan Allen, who described the drink as a "national treasure", is behind an online petition calling on the company to reverse its decision.
  
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• How Will North Korea Respond To Resolution 2397?

  04-01-2018 16:47
  On December 22 2017 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2397 unanimously (15-0), which imposed new, harsher economic sanctions on North Korea.
  
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• Post-Brexit farming funding set out by Michael Gove

  04-01-2018 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Farmers are to receive payments for "public goods", such as planting meadows, instead of subsidies.
  
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• Farm spending to focus on environment after Brexit - Michael Gove

  04-01-2018 16:33
  Britain will only pay public funds to farmers who provide public benefits such as wildlife habitats or improved soil quality under a post-Brexit shake-up in agricultural policies announced on Thursday.British farming is set for a radical overhaul after the country leaves the European Union in March 2019, when, for the first time in decades, the country will have a chance to create its own agricultural policy.
  
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• Irn Bru Devotees In Crisis Ahead Of 50% Less Sugar Recipe Change

  04-01-2018 16:31
  Fans of Scotland’s national soft drink Irn Bru are in crisis ahead of a reduced sugar recipe change.
  
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• Ambulance A&E delays hit one in eight

  04-01-2018 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Doctors warn queues are a risk to patient safety with the worst waits lasting up to five hours.
  
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