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• Girl, 12, has phone stolen in 'horrific' mugging

  19-02-2018 23:14
  DC Mick Stainsby, who is investigating the crime, said: "The CCTV footage captures the horrific incident taking place.The attacker is described as white or tanned, around 5'6" tall and aged between 16 and 19.
  
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• Police hunt for 12-year-old's mugger

  19-02-2018 23:10
  Derbyshire police have released CCTV images of a man they are hunting in connection with the mugging of a 12-year-old girl.
  
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• Tory MP deletes Corbyn spy claim after threat of legal action

  19-02-2018 22:53
  A Tory MP has been forced to delete a post on social media claiming Jeremy Corbyn "sold British secrets to Communist spies".Ben Bradley, the Conservatives vice-chair for youth, removed the comment on Twitter after the Labour leader threatened legal action.Mr Corbyn strongly denies the claim.
  
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• This marble version of the Winter Olympics is the best alternative to the real thing

  19-02-2018 22:43
  Jelle Bakker’s marble masterpiece is a joy to watch.
  
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• Barry Bennell sentencing: Victims speak of ruined lives

  19-02-2018 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Victims of Barry Bennell tell Liverpool Crown Court how his abuse devastated their lives.
  
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• Tory deletes ‘spy’ tweet about Jeremy Corbyn after legal threat

  19-02-2018 22:13
  Jeremy Corbyn, who said he would take legal action if the tweet wasn’t deleted, pictured in 1988.The Conservatives’ vice-chairman, Ben Bradley, has deleted a tweet claiming that Jeremy Corbyn had been a paid informant for Czech intelligence after the Labour leader said he would take legal action against him.Bradley tweeted on Monday that Corbyn had “sold British secrets to communist spies”.
  
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• Police officer accused of taking the biscuits

  19-02-2018 22:13
  A police officer has appeared at a disciplinary hearing after he was accused of taking a colleague's tin of biscuits and lying about it.PC Thomas Hooper, a Metropolitan Police Constable attached to the Kingston unit, is said to have taken a two-tier tin of biscuits from a communal area, and then given a false account, on 7 May, 2016.Charles Apthrop, representing the Met Police at the tribunal, said the matter related to whether or not he had breached professional standards.
  
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• Weatherwatch: fashion shines a light on climate change

  19-02-2018 22:00
  Portrait of Thomas More wearing a fur-trimmed cloak, from a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1527. Photograph: Stock Montage/Getty Images
  
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• BoE's Carney says Bitcoin has 'pretty much failed' as currency

  19-02-2018 21:47
  Bitcoinhas failed as a currency measured by standard benchmarks, and is neither a store of value nor a useful way to buy things, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Monday."It has pretty much failed thus far on ... the traditional aspects of money.Nobody uses it as a medium of exchange," Carney told students at London's Regent's University.
  
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• Senior Brexiteers absent from meeting with EU's chief negotiator

  19-02-2018 21:21
  Michel Barnier held the "private discussion" with members of the Commons' Brexit select committee in Brussels on Monday.A source told Sky News the contents would be discussed by MPs ahead of an evidence hearing on the progress of Brexit talks on Wednesday.Among those who did go was Craig Mackinlay, who said the trip "had the feel of groundhog day".
  
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• This man recreated all the meals in Lord of the Rings for a movie marathon to honour his late father

  19-02-2018 20:40
  Looks like meat’s back on the menu, boys!
  
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• Liam Colgan: Hamburg CCTV images give fresh hope for missing man's family

  19-02-2018 20:38
  The brother of a man who went missing more than a week ago while on his sibling's stag weekend in Hamburg says new CCTV images are a "positive" development in their continued search for him.Liam Colgan, 29, from Inverness, was last seen at 1.30am on Saturday 10 February in the Hamborger Veermaster bar in the Reeperbahn area of the city.Liam's brother Eamonn, who, along with his father and others, has stayed on in Hamburg to continue the search, said on Monday they confirmed a positive CCTV sight
  
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• Woman charged over abusive note on ambulance in Stoke

  19-02-2018 20:36
  The paramedics on the callout were also allegedly verbally abused. Photograph: John Keeble/Getty Images
  
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• Man denies 'careless driving' caused teen's death in Ferrari F50 crash

  19-02-2018 20:32
  A man killed a teenage boy after losing control of a Ferrari F50, a court has heard.Matthew Cobden was asked whether Alexander Worth, 13, could have a picture with the high-performance car in August 2016.Winchester Crown Court heard the 39-year-old offered to give the youngster a ride instead - and they drove along a quiet farm road in Hampshire with good weather conditions and visibility.
  
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• Woman charged over angry note on ambulance

  19-02-2018 20:17
  A woman has been charged in connection with an angry note telling an ambulance driver to "move your van".The handwritten message was left on an ambulance in Tunstall, Staffordshire, while paramedics attended a 999 call.The crew was also allegedly subjected to verbal abuse during the incident.
  
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• Transport secretary wins injunction to stop HS2 protesters

  19-02-2018 19:20
  The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, has been granted an injunction banning campaigners opposed to the construction of the HS2 line on an area of ancient woodland in west London from “unlawful protest” on the site.The government, along with HS2, sought the injunction to stop eight protesters’ demonstrating on the site in Colne Valley, Hillingdon.Grayling and HS2 accuse the protesters of trespass and obstruction of access to the site, and say they have attached themselves to
  
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• Former football coach jailed for 30 years for child sex abuse

  19-02-2018 18:49
  The 64-year-old Bennell, once a scout for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra, abused 11 boys aged eight to 15 between 1979 and 1990 on an "industrial scale", Liverpool Crown Court had heard."To those boys you appeared as a god... in reality you were the devil incarnate," Judge Clement Goldstone said.
  
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• From rinsing to whitening – why you're looking after your mouth wrong

  19-02-2018 18:40
  “A dry brush increases friction with the bristles and won’t dilute the fluoride in the toothpaste, while a wet toothbrush adds moisture and, for most people, makes the brushing experience more pleasant,” says Damien Walmsley, a scientific adviser for the British Dental Association.“Whatever your preference, what really matters is that teeth should be brushed twice a day, for at least two minutes, with a fluoride toothpaste, including last thing at night.” So, if it
  
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• Barry Bennell branded ‘sheer evil’ as he is sentenced to 31 years

  19-02-2018 18:36
  Barry Bennell was described as a predatory and determined paedophile.The former football coach Barry Bennell was branded “sheer evil” and the “devil incarnate” on Monday after being sentenced to 30 years in prison for subjecting junior players from Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra to hundreds of sexual offences.Bennell, now facing complaints from another 86 former players, stared at the floor as the judge, Clement Goldstone QC, gave him prison sentences totalling 454 y
  
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• Paedophile victim: How I fell into Matthew Falder's trap

  19-02-2018 18:35
  One of the 46 victims of "warped and sadistic" paedophile Matthew Falder has spoken of her "shame" at how 'Liz' - the name Falder used to masquerade on a marketplace website - snared her online.'Liz' emailed at first after a few days saying that she had work, and asked if she could get a personal email because she didn't like the way the website's interface was, which wasn't unusual.The first messages made you feel like you were in control, 'Liz' was always saying "it's up to you" and "I un
  
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• Ex-football coach Barry Bennell called 'devil incarnate' as he is jailed for abuse

  19-02-2018 18:25
  Former football coach Barry Bennell was branded "the devil incarnate" as he was jailed for 30 years for sexually abusing young boys.The serial paedophile, who had worked for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra, shook his head as he was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court for 50 child sex offences against 12 boys between 1979 and 1991.There could be more than 100 victims in total as an additional 86 complainants have come forward to say they too were abused by him.
  
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• 'Forgive my sense of deja vu': students on Theresa May's tuition fees review

  19-02-2018 18:20
  When the fees were increased to £9,000 we were all told only a handful of institutions would actually be offering courses at that price.Nearly every institution is offering courses at the maximum £9,250.Who gets to decide which courses are worth more than others?
  
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• May says abolishing tuition fees not the answer as review into post-18 education launched

  19-02-2018 18:19
  Theresa May hit out at Labour's pledge to abolish university tuition fees as she unveiled a wide-ranging review of post-18 education.Mrs May also admitted her predecessor David Cameron's decision to treble tuition fees to up to £9,000 a year had failed to create a "competitive market" in higher education."All but a handful of universities charge the maximum possible fees for undergraduate courses," she said.
  
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• European share rebound loses steam, steel stocks gain on U.S. move

  19-02-2018 18:14
  MILAN (Reuters) - European shares dipped in choppy trade on Monday as a poor update from Reckitt Benckiserhit consumer staples, though steel-makers rose after the United States outlined proposals for hefty import curbs.
  
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• Uber drops appeal over English language tests for London drivers

  19-02-2018 18:10
  Uber has accepted new proposals to enforce English language standards on its drivers in London by withdrawing a legal challenge.The ride-hailing app went to court after Transport for London (TfL) said all applicants for a private hire driver's licence in the capital from October 2016 should have to prove their ability to communicate in English and take tests in basic writing and reading.Officials argued the changes would ensure passenger safety, but Uber claimed the standard required was too hig
  
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• UKIP to lose the only council they control as Thanet leader resigns

  19-02-2018 17:56
  UKIP are set to lose the only major council they have ever controlled as the party's fortunes worsen further.Council leader Chris Wells announced on Monday he was stepping down after 12 of the party's 25 councillors split to form a new group.The announcement is a fresh blow for UKIP after party leader Henry Bolton was sacked by members at a meeting on Sunday.
  
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• Former football coach Barry Bennell jailed for 30 years for child sex abuse

  19-02-2018 17:53
  Ex-football coach Barry Bennell has been jailed for 30 years on 50 counts of child sexual abuse by a judge who called him the "devil incarnate," the BBC reported on Monday.The 64-year-old Bennell, once a scout for Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra, abused 11 boys aged eight to 15 between 1979 and 1990 on an "industrial scale", Liverpool Crown Court had heard."To those boys you appeared as a god... in reality you were the devil incarnate," Judge Clement Goldstone said.
  
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• 'Value for money', May launches review of high university fees

  19-02-2018 17:25
  British universities must offer students value for money, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday, launching a review that could reduce fees and restore grants in a bid to entice younger voters who helped punish her party at an election last year.In a speech designed to show her programme for Britain is more than just its departure from the European Union, May said she wanted not only to look at the funding of education but also at ways of raising the importance of technical studies to prepare
  
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• May skewered by even Schofield's softballs on This Morning sofa

  19-02-2018 17:21
  Asked if she was enjoying her job as prime minister, Theresa May sounded less than convincing.Theresa May was taking no chances.This was the day of her government’s higher education funding review and what better way to show she really did have students’ best interests at heart than keeping it real with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby?
  
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• What are your experiences of supplement use in school sport?

  19-02-2018 17:10
  Researchers also discovered that just over one-third of schoolboys showing a degree of willingness to try a “risky” substance.Teachers and rugby coaches are buying supplements in bulk and selling them to their students, according to new research.Academics at Leeds Beckett University found that some teachers were selling student rugby players weight-gaining supplements because there is a drive to build muscle and use nutritional aids in the sport.
  
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• Abuser made victim 'lick toilet seat'

  19-02-2018 17:05
  Matthew Falder made children and adults photograph themselves in compromising positions, and shared the content with other abusers.
  
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• A century of women at work – in pictures

  19-02-2018 16:50 via theguardian.com
  Dress Like A Woman, with a foreword by Roxane Gay and introduction by Vanessa Friedman, features more than 300 pictures showing women at work across the world – and examines their evolving roles, from domestic servants to astronautsRoxane Gay on clothes in the workplace: ‘I have never been good at dressing like a woman’ Continue reading...
  
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• Lab v lecture hall: Whose tuition fees are you paying?

  19-02-2018 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Students voice their views on subsidising each other's courses through tuition fees.
  
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• Investors expect payback now Lloyds freed from state shackles

  19-02-2018 15:57
  Lloydsinvestors are expecting a share buy-back and a three-year plan centred on digital investment and growing its insurance and wealth businesses when the British bank reports on Wednesday.Analysts and investors expect Antonio Horta Osorio, the chief executive credited with turning Lloyds around after its 20.5 billion pound bailout in 2008, will want to show the bank can reward shareholders with steady returns."I think the consistency of returns, as well as higher returns, will be a key message
  
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• Barry Bennell Jailed For 30 Years For Historical Sexual Assaults Against Young Boys

  19-02-2018 15:55
  Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell was today jailed for 31 years for a string of historical sexual assaults committed on young boys in his care.
  
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• New British party inspired by Macron seeks to overturn Brexit

  19-02-2018 15:50
  A new British party inspired by French President Emmanuel Macron's movement launched a campaign on Monday to thwart Brexit by convincing MPs to block any EU withdrawal deal Prime Minister Theresa May can strike.With just over 13 months left until Britain is due to leave the EU, opponents of Brexit are exploring ways to stop what they call Britain's biggest mistake since World War Two.The Renew party, founded last year after Macron's En Marche! movement propelled him to power, said it would targe
  
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• Prolific paedophile Matthew Falder jailed for 32 years

  19-02-2018 15:46
  One of Britain's most prolific paedophiles, who blackmailed a string of vulnerable victims including a girl who was ordered to eat dog food, has been jailed for 32 years.Cambridge graduate Dr Matthew Falder has admitted 137 offences, including blackmail, voyeurism and encouraging the rape of a child, relating to 46 complainants, after being caught by an international inquiry led by the National Crime Agency.
  
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• Great Ormond Street may keep Presidents Club donation

  19-02-2018 15:25
  The Great Ormond Street hospital in London said it would initially return all the funds.Great Ormond Street hospital (Gosh) is reconsidering whether to return £530,000 it collected in donations from the controversial Presidents Club, after allegations of groping and sexual harassment at a men-only fundraising gala.The London children’s hospital, which had vowed to return all of the money it received from Presidents Club events, said on Monday it was now reconsidering the decision to
  
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• LSE goes head to head with ICE over Libor replacement

  19-02-2018 15:00
  The London Stock Exchange Groupwill launch a contract to compete directly with rival InterContinental Exchange to wean markets off Libor by 2021, the British bourse said on Monday.LSE's CurveGlobal derivatives arm is set to launch its three-month SONIA futures contract in the second quarter of this year.SONIA or Sterling Overnight Index Average, is a benchmark administered by the Bank of England.
  
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• Depraved UK academic who blackmailed victims into sending abuse photos jailed for 32 years

  19-02-2018 14:34
  A British academic who blackmailed victims into sending him increasingly depraved images which he shared on dark web forums was jailed for 32 years on Monday after admitting 137 offences which included encouraging the rape of a four-year-old boy.Dr Matthew Falder, 29, a geophysicist employed as a researcher at Birmingham University in central England, duped victims by masquerading as a depressed female artist on forums and mainstream online advertising websites.Britain's National Crime Agency (N
  
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• Theresa May hits out at 'horrific' behaviour of Oxfam staff over sex scandal

  19-02-2018 14:08
  Theresa May has hit out at the "horrific" behaviour of staff at Oxfam and called on charities to reveal their safeguarding arrangements to the Government.The Prime Minister spoke out about the sex scandal engulfing the charity after it released an internal report into alleged abuse by aid workers in Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake.The 2011 investigation concluded that other charities should be warned about "problem staff", adding that several of those accused of abuse w
  
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• Athlete ‘so happy’ to be filmed kissing his boyfriend at the Winter Olympics

  19-02-2018 14:06
  ‘My childhood self would never have dreamed of seeing a gay kiss on TV.’
  
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• 'Privatisation of elderly care is a disaster': your best comments today

  19-02-2018 14:01
  Discussion on a piece airing worries about NHS privatisation dominates much of the conversation on site today.This is the view of columnist Polly Toynbee, who says the latest NHS reorganisation has reawakened fears of privatisation – here, we look at some of your reaction.All that is needed is some joined up thinking, provide Local Authorities with enough ring fenced funding for social care and most of the so called problems will disappear.
  
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• 'Warped and sadistic' online paedophile Matthew Falder jailed for 32 years

  19-02-2018 13:54
  Matthew Falder, 29, humiliated his victims and blackmailed them into performing ever-increasing acts of depravity on themselves and others, including the rape of a toddler.The computer whizz-kid committed all his crimes online, hiding behind dozens of false identities on the dark web.Birmingham Crown Court heard how one young girl was made to lick a toilet seat and eat dog food, and a father was forced to rape and torture his two-year-old son, in what Judge Philip Parker QC described as "a tale
  
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• Morrissey 'sparks walkout at Glasgow gig after criticising Nicola Sturgeon'

  19-02-2018 13:52
  Morrissey reportedly sparked a walkout at a gig in Glasgow after criticising Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.Former SNP MP John Nicolson criticised Morrisey's outburst, tweeting: "If only Morrissey would stop talking and just sing his old songs we could, perhaps, hold on to our last vestiges of fondness for what he once was.:: Johnny Marr distances himself from Morrissey's Brexit views.
  
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• May insists she does not worry about being 'stabbed in the back'

  19-02-2018 13:52
  Theresa May on This Morning ahead of a speech to introduce a review of university funding, seen as another relaunch of her embattled prime ministership.Theresa May has insisted she feels secure in her job and does not worry about being deposed as she prepared for another relaunch of her embattled prime ministership with a speech introducing a review of university funding.
  
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• Great Ormond Street may retain cash from scandal-hit fundraiser

  19-02-2018 13:52
  Britain's best-known children's hospital charity is debating whether to retain hundreds of thousands of pounds raised at a scandal-hit event, weeks after insisting that it would hand the money back.Sky News has learnt that the trustees of the fundraising arm of Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) are discussing whether to overturn a pledge made hours after the Financial Times exposed improper behaviour at a men-only dinner arranged by the Presidents Club Charitable Trust.Sources said on Monday t
  
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• KFC closures as chain runs out of chicken

  19-02-2018 13:50
  KFC has had to shut hundreds of UK restaurants across the country after "teething problems" with a new delivery contractor meant it ran out of chicken.The fast food chain said it was "working flat out" to reopen stores after there were issues with deliveries over the weekend.In an update on its website it listed around 270 UK and Ireland restaurants, out of a total of 900, that were open on Sunday night.
  
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• Matthew Falder, One Of UK's Most Prolific Paedophiles, Jailed For 32 Years

  19-02-2018 13:48
  Matthew Falder, one of Britain’s most prolific paedophiles, has been jailed for 32 years after blackmailing victims into carrying out depraved sexual and physical acts.
  
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• Oxfam says Haiti director admitted using prostitutes

  19-02-2018 13:46
  Oxfam's country director in Haiti admitted to using prostitutes at his residence during a relief mission before resigning in 2011, according to an internal investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct released by the charity on Monday.It is the first time Oxfam has directly addressed accusations against Roland Van Hauwermeiren, who has denied paying for sex with prostitutes or abusing minors.
  
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