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• Ministers consider no-interest loans for low-income families

  27-10-2018 23:30
  The Australian-style scheme could prevent vulnerable people falling into the hands of loan sharks and payday lenders.
  
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• Hammond to unveil £28bn Budget boost for England’s roads network

  27-10-2018 23:30
  The Chancellor is set to announce vehicle excise duty will be ring-fenced to pay for road upgrades and maintenance.
  
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• Leicester City chairman’s helicopter crashes near stadium after game

  27-10-2018 23:19
  The helicopter of Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed outside the King Power Stadium.
  
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• Leicester City owner's helicopter crashes outside club's King Power stadium

  27-10-2018 23:10
  A helicopter belonging to the owner of Leicester City has crashed outside the club's stadium.Photos showed a huge fireball, while witnesses told Sky Sports News the helicopter took off from the pitch at about 8.30pm but lost control within a few seconds and crashed into car park E - the club's staff car park which is about 200 yards from the stadium.Sky Sports News reporter Rob Dorsett said: "At about 8:30 this evening, eye witnesses told me they saw the Leicester City owners' helicopter take of
  
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• Ireland’s blasphemy referendum ‘small step towards 21st century constitution’

  27-10-2018 22:52
  Nobody has been prosecuted for the offence of blasphemy in Ireland since 1855, in connection with an alleged case of Bible-burning.
  
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• Defeated candidates united in praise for victorious Higgins

  27-10-2018 22:25
  They spoke of their disappointment in their own results, but said it was important to have held the election.
  
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• Michael D Higgins hails re-election as a vote for hope over fear

  27-10-2018 22:22
  Ireland’s premier Leo Varadkar hailed Mr Higgins’s re-election as an ‘historic victory’.
  
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• Temperatures will return to normal after first snow of winter

  27-10-2018 22:08
  Snow was seen in higher parts of Scotland and north-east England on Saturday.
  
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• Poor healthcare in jails is killing inmates, says NHS watchdog

  27-10-2018 22:00
  Overcrowding and staff shortages are making it difficult to care for prisoners’ health needs.Almost half of England’s jails are providing inadequate medical care to inmates, whose health is being damaged by widespread failings, the NHS watchdog has told MPs in a scathing briefing leaked to the Observer.Healthcare behind bars is so poor in some prisons that offenders die because staff do not respond properly to medical emergencies, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) says.
  
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• May condemns ‘sickening and cowardly’ shooting at US synagogue

  27-10-2018 21:48
  At least 10 people died after a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
  
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• I will be a president for all, declares Michael D Higgins

  27-10-2018 21:47
  The 77-year-old had campaigned on a message of equality and togetherness.
  
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• How universal credit is fuelling Britain’s homeless crisis

  27-10-2018 21:30
  Government welfare reforms are fuelling a rise in homelessness in towns and cities across the country, an Observer investigation has found.Interviews with homelessness charities across England reveal a support system in crisis as the rollout of universal credit and freezes to local housing allowance rates put even basic accommodation beyond the means of many.One shelter said universal credit was a factor in a third of its clients ending up in its care.
  
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• Harry and Meghan head to New Zealand after ‘inspiring’ Invictus Games

  27-10-2018 21:05
  Over four days, the couple will visit Wellington, Auckland and Rotorua.
  
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• Young brothers found safe after going missing in Dundee

  27-10-2018 20:57
  Officers had been hunting for Steven Gallacher and his older brother Christopher who went missing on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Varadkar: We always need to listen to a protest vote

  27-10-2018 20:54
  Leo Varadkar acknowledged an element of anti-Traveller sentiment after runner-up Peter Casey enjoyed an electoral bounce following recent remarks.
  
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• Former England manager Glenn Hoddle 'in serious condition but responding well'

  27-10-2018 20:42
  Former England manager Glenn Hoddle is in hospital after falling seriously ill while preparing to appear on TV.Hoddle, who turned 61 today, became unwell before undertaking punditry duties on BT Sport.Broadcaster Jake Humphrey, who works alongside Hoddle for BT, broke the news on Twitter.
  
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• Man dies after recovery truck topples over

  27-10-2018 20:30
  Police Scotland said the incident happened early on Saturday morning on the B999 road near to Udny Station in Aberdeenshire.
  
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• Varadkar hails ‘historic victory’ for Michael D Higgins

  27-10-2018 20:22
  The incumbent looks set to win re-election with an overwhelming victory.
  
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• Will Sir Philip Green scandal affect Topshop sales?

  27-10-2018 20:00
  Branding experts have told Sky News they don't expect footfall at Sir Philip Green's stores to be affected by the scandal in the short term.Mr Green is the chairman of Arcadia Group, a retail company that includes Topshop, Topman, Wallis and Miss Selfridge.Consumer journalist and feature writer Harry Wallop said: "A lot of consumers say they would like to boycott Topshop and some of the other brands he owns through Arcadia.
  
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• Donald Trump Says Armed Guards At Baby-Naming Ceremonies Would Prevent Mass Shootings

  27-10-2018 19:59
  Donald Trump has insisted if the those attending a Jewish baby-naming ceremony
  
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• Man charged with murder after drive-by shooting

  27-10-2018 19:39
  Guled Farah died following the incident in east London on September 22.
  
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• Higgins set for second term as Irish president

  27-10-2018 19:25
  Much focus in the early stages of the count is on the contender set to come second – controversial businessman Peter Casey.
  
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• Sinn Fein blames ‘personalised’ campaign for poor showing

  27-10-2018 19:24
  Liadh Ni Riada reflected: “You just have to take it on the chin.”
  
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• Casey ‘kidding himself’ over election votes, says Traveller

  27-10-2018 19:12
  Mr Casey was projected to come runner-up in the Irish presidential election.
  
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• Short campaign made it hard to build momentum: Sean Gallagher

  27-10-2018 18:59
  The businessman was initially expected to come second in the race.
  
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• Three teens dead after two vehicles collide in Wales

  27-10-2018 18:57
  Three teenagers were killed when two vehicles collided on the outskirts of Denbigh in Wales.The victims were involved in a crash between a Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Antara just before 7.30pm on Friday.John Michael Jones, 18, and Leon Rice, 17, both from Ruthin, Denbighshire, and Colin Hornsby, 17, from Droylsden, Greater Manchester, who were in the Corsa, all died at the scene.
  
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• Police hunting young brothers missing in Dundee

  27-10-2018 18:46
  Officers are searching for Christopher and Steven Gallacher, aged 12 and 11, in the city centre.
  
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• Outdoor wedding rule change 'will make a world of difference'

  27-10-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Couples could get married outdoors or at home as part of a planned law change in England and Wales.
  
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• 30,000 march through Glasgow calling for increase in teachers’ pay

  27-10-2018 18:10
  Scotland’s largest teaching union organised the event, with the turnout hailed as ‘absolutely magnificent’.
  
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• Snow hits North East and Scotland as temperatures plunge

  27-10-2018 18:05
  The first winter snow covered parts of the North East and Scotland as temperatures plunged throughout the country.County Durham and North Yorkshire saw the most snow on what one meteorologist called "some of the coldest October days in a decade".John West at the Met Office said flurries could continue throughout the weekend.
  
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• Sky News Tracked Down Philip Green And He Tried To Escape In A Golf Cart

  27-10-2018 17:51
  Sky News has tracked down Sir Philip Green, the first time he has been seen in
  
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• Sean Gallagher fails to gain ground with disappointing result

  27-10-2018 17:50
  The businessman had been touted for second place early in the campaign, but he failed to win widespread support.
  
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• Kent police search river for missing woman Sarah Wellgreen

  27-10-2018 17:15
  Sarah Wellgreen was last seen in the Bazes Shaw area of New Ash Green.Kent police are searching a river for a missing woman they believe may have been murdered.Sarah Wellgreen was last seen in the Bazes Shaw area of New Ash Green and was reported missing on 11 October.
  
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• 'Gritty McGritface' wins public vote to name gritter

  27-10-2018 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The names of 24 new gritters for Shropshire also include "Gritney Spears" and "Spready Mercury".
  
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• IRA killer in apology to Shankill victims at controversial memorial

  27-10-2018 17:06
  Sean Kelly paid tribute to his fellow bomber Thomas Begley, who died in the attack in 1993.
  
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• Former England manager Glenn Hoddle 'seriously ill in hospital'

  27-10-2018 16:41
  Former England manager Glenn Hoddle has fallen ill and been taken to hospital after a television appearance.Broadcaster Jake Humphrey, who works alongside Hoddle for BT, broke the news on Twitter.Presenter Mark Pougatch confirmed that the channel's football results show, BT Score, had been cancelled as a result of Hoddle's condition.
  
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• Woman, 43, held after man killed in north London

  27-10-2018 16:39
  A 43-year-old woman is being held over the alleged murder of a man in north London.
  
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• Man accused of trying to steal Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral released on bail

  27-10-2018 16:35
  A man who was arrested on suspicion of attempting to steal the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral has been released on bail, police say.The 45-year-old was accused of trying to smash a glass box that contains the Medieval document dating to 1215.Wiltshire Police said on Saturday that the man had been bailed until 20 November as officers continue their investigation.
  
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• Travellers comment did not boost my support, insists Peter Casey

  27-10-2018 16:28
  The businessman said he appealed generally to “middle Ireland”.
  
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• Three die after car crash in Denbighshire, north Wales

  27-10-2018 16:22
  The crash involved a Vauxhall Corsa and a Vauxhall Astra.Police have appealed for information after three people died and another three were seriously injured in a major collision in north Wales involving two vehicles.The crash, involving a Vauxhall Corsa and a Vauxhall Astra, happened in Denbighshire at about 7.30pm on Friday, police said.
  
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• Glenn Hoddle Taken 'Seriously Ill' During Filming At BT Sport Studio

  27-10-2018 16:14
  Former England manager Glenn Hoddle was taken to hospital after falling
  
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• Allocated Seating Fees Are Waste Of Money, Says Civil Aviation Authority Research

  27-10-2018 16:01
  UK airline passengers are wasting up to £175 million each year on unnecessary
  
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• UK Weather Forecast: It's Freezing Outside So Stay In And Look At These Pictures Of Snow

  27-10-2018 15:38
  It's chilly out there but don't risk going outside and finding out, take our
  
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• Police examine river during search for missing Sarah Wellgreen

  27-10-2018 15:17
  Sarah was last seen on October 9.
  
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• Police search River Darent for missing mum Sarah Wellgreen

  27-10-2018 14:57
  Sarah Wellgreen was last seen in the Bazes Shaw area of New Ash Green, Kent, on the evening of 9 October.The 46-year-old was not reported missing until the morning of 11 October, Kent Police confirmed.Police divers are now searching the river Darent in Dartford town centre.
  
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• Universal Credit: This Is What It’s Like Surviving On Benefits At A Time Of Huge Change In The System

  27-10-2018 14:50
  People being moved onto the government's flagship Universal Credit benefits
  
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• Landslide victory looms for the poet-turned-president

  27-10-2018 14:49
  Ireland’s ninth president has campaigned for justice and equality throughout his life.
  
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• Tributes to man who died after fall from third-floor flat during burglary

  27-10-2018 14:40
  Sheiku Adams, 49, fell from the flat in Denyer House in Highgate Road, Camden, where police were responding to reports of a forced entry.
  
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• Meghan pays tribute to Invictus family as Sydney Games close

  27-10-2018 14:40
  Harry founded the Invictus Games in 2014 for wounded servicemen and women, with events previously being held in London, Toronto and Florida.
  
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• 20,000 join march in Glasgow calling for increase in teachers’ pay

  27-10-2018 14:35
  The EIS union has been calling for teachers to be given a 10% rise to restore the value of salaries following public sector pay caps.
  
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