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• Baby named after ‘hero’ cops who helped parents to hospital

  24-12-2018 23:38
  The couple named their new son James Daniel after Essex Police Constables James Ireland and Dan Bellingham.
  
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• Heidi Klum gets engaged to musician Tom Kaulitz - CNYcentral.com

  24-12-2018 23:19 via cnycentral.com
  Heidi Klum gets engaged to musician Tom Kaulitz  CNYcentral.comHeidi Klum, 45, is engaged to toyboy boyfriend Tom Kaulitz, 29, after whirlwind romance  The SunHeidi Klum, 45, reveals engagement to Tom Kaulitz, 29  Daily MailHeidi Klum ENGAGED to toy boy Tom Kaulitz as she announces she's 'said yes'  Mirror OnlineHeidi Klum announces her engagement to Tom Kaulitz  Metro.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Stockton 'lacerations' death: Two charged with murder

  24-12-2018 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A man died in hospital after suffering injuries in Stockton early on Sunday.
  
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• Dillian Whyte extinguishes one rivalry and rekindles another - Boxing News Online

  24-12-2018 21:20 via boxingnewsonline.net
  Dillian Whyte extinguishes one rivalry and rekindles another  Boxing News OnlineDillian Whyte vs Dereck Chisora: How Anthony Joshua felt the wrath of boxing's fickle fans to go from hero to villain in one swift knockout  The IndependentAnthony Joshua TEASES heavyweight rivals with cryptic message before Christmas  ExpressDillian Whyte stops Dereck Chisora, sets up potential title fight in 2019  ESPN.co.ukEddie Hearn reveals Tyson Fury texts indicating tens
  
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• Top 10 Premier League players of 2018 - The twelfth Man Times

  24-12-2018 21:15 via the12thman.in
  Top 10 Premier League players of 2018  The twelfth Man TimesBrendan Rodgers' Liverpool 'offered' Virgil van Dijk - with Arsenal also declining to sign defender  Liverpool EchoJurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss says Chelsea & Arsenal still in title race  BBC SportLiverpool urged to follow Sir Alex Ferguson advice ahead of Man City showdown | Daily Star  Daily StarJurgen Klopp not thinking about contract renewal as he asks for more progress from Liverpool 
  
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• After Gatwick chaos, minister says detection systems can combat drones

  24-12-2018 20:58
  "I can say that we are able to now deploy detection systems throughout the UK to combat this (drone) threat," Wallace said in a tweet http://bit.ly/2QQO72E.Three days of drone sightings caused chaos at Britain's second busiest airport, thought to be the most disruptive incident of its kind, revealing a vulnerability that will be scrutinised by security forces and airport operators worldwide.
  
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• Community-owned wind farm to be built in North Uist as funding target reached

  24-12-2018 20:54
  The wind farm is expected to be completed in July 2019.
  
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• Pranksters dress Angel of the North in Santa hat

  24-12-2018 20:51
  A merry band of pranksters have adorned the Angel of the North with a Santa hat, later revealing that it was their seventh attempt at pulling off the stunt.Now, however, the group has succeeded in making the festive gesture atop the 20-metre-high sculpture, believed to be the largest angel sculpture in the world, after slinging abseiling ropes over the wings and scaling the structure.The 10-person operation began in the early hours of Monday, with the Antony Gormley sculpture seen to be wearing
  
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• Pranksters pull off Angel of the North Santa stunt on seventh attempt

  24-12-2018 20:49
  It took 10 people to place the festive hat on top of the 65ft sculpture outside Gateshead.
  
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• Dozens killed in sustained attack in Afghanistan capital - ITV News

  24-12-2018 20:47 via itv.com
  Dozens killed in sustained attack in Afghanistan capital  ITV NewsKabul gun and suicide attack kills 43 in one of year's deadliest assaults  The GuardianAfghan government compound attack kills 43  BBC NewsKabul attack: Gunmen kill at least 29 in raid on Afghan government building  Mirror OnlineDeath toll in Christmas Eve attack in Afghanistan rises to 43  Evening StandardView full coverage on Google News
  
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• SpaceX launches first U.S. national security space mission - Myjoyonline.com

  24-12-2018 20:28 via myjoyonline.com
  SpaceX launches first U.S. national security space mission  Myjoyonline.comSpaceX rocket finally launches first spy satellite into space after series of setbacks  The IndependentGPS Satellite Built In Colorado Finally Launches Into Space  CBS DenverMusk's SpaceX successfully deploys US GPS satellite into orbit  The News MinuteSpaceX launches military satellite after four attempts  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Man quizzed after seizure of £500,000 in cash

  24-12-2018 20:19
  A money laundering probe has been launched after separate seizures in Warwickshire and Essex.
  
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• Gatwick drone arrest couple: 'Feeling completely violated'

  24-12-2018 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The couple arrested over the drone chaos at Gatwick Airport have said they are "deeply distressed".
  
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• Edmonton shooting murder: Family 'do not want vengeance'

  24-12-2018 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Richard Odunze-Dim, was shot dead in a street in Edmonton, north London, last week.
  
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• 'Poor me!' Trump complains that he's ALONE in the White House on Christmas Eve - Daily Mail

  24-12-2018 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  'Poor me!' Trump complains that he's ALONE in the White House on Christmas Eve  Daily MailAlone at the White House on Christmas Eve, President Trump spend the day watching TV and tweeting about the government shutdown.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Angel of the North dons Santa hat

  24-12-2018 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The red hat is thought to have been placed on the 65ft (20m) Gateshead sculpture overnight.
  
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• Police officer buys stranded family Christmas gifts

  24-12-2018 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A traffic officer who helped a family that had broken down buys presents after seeing they had none.
  
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• Baby named after officers who took woman to hospital

  24-12-2018 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  PCs James Ireland and Dan Bellingham took the mother to hospital when she got stuck in traffic while in labour.
  
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• Drone users warned detection systems can now be deployed nationwide

  24-12-2018 19:08
  The security minister warns people who use the devices ‘recklessly’ or illegally will face severe punishments.
  
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• Royal Christmas history of trees, turkeys and puddings

  24-12-2018 19:00
  Each year the Queen gives Christmas puddings to her entire staff.
  
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• Breast cancer drug given to thousands of women on the NHS affects brain function and memory - Daily Mail

  24-12-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Breast cancer drug given to thousands of women on the NHS affects brain function and memory  Daily MailWhen given to monkeys in a study by the University of Toronto, the drug letrozole - also known by its brand name Femara - damaged brain cell function in the ...
  
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• Apollo 8 mission fifty years on: a fragile world and a new space race - The Times

  24-12-2018 19:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Apollo 8 mission fifty years on: a fragile world and a new space race  The TimesSending humans to Mars would be ‘stupid’ because the missions will be too expensive, says Nasa Apollo 8 ast  The SunEarthrise: how the iconic image changed the world  The GuardianAn upset tummy and a sphincter-loosening blackout: Lunar spaceflight is all glamour  The RegisterSending astronauts to Mars would be stupid, astronaut says  BBC NewsView full cove
  
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• Elon Musk says 'radical' Mars spacecraft will be tested by SpaceX within months - The Independent

  24-12-2018 18:38 via independent.co.uk
  Elon Musk says 'radical' Mars spacecraft will be tested by SpaceX within months  The IndependentSpaceX Reveals Starship Prototype That Could Fly as Soon as April  Interesting EngineeringFrom NASA to SpaceX, just look to space for good news from 2018  CNETElon Musk shows off stainless steel ‘Starship’  BGRSpaceX Reveals Starship Prototype That Could Fly as Early as April  Interesting EngineeringView full coverage on Google News
  
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• American hunter who killed Scottish sheep reported to police

  24-12-2018 18:04
  A celebrity "huntress" is being investigated for alleged firearms offences after posting pictures of herself with a dead goat.American Larysa Switlyk was on a hunting trip on the Scottish island of Islay in October when she killed a wild goat and posted the photograph of herself grinning with the dead animal on Twitter."Following several complaints of wild goat 'trophy' hunting on Islay in September, Police Scotland can now confirm that a 33-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man from the USA have
  
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• Christmas Eve getaway ‘smooth’ with no major problems

  24-12-2018 18:01
  The M25 and M4 were likely to see delays but motorway traffic is generally good, with London and Birmingham still busy, the RAC said.
  
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• Livingston computer factory lays off 310 workers

  24-12-2018 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Staff at the Kaiam plant in Livingston are told by administrators that the factory is being mothballed.
  
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• Hundreds Of Turkeys Stolen In Christmas Raid Worthy Of The Grinch

  24-12-2018 17:40
  Thieves stole £20,000 worth of turkeys and other meats from a shop in
  
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• 'Heads - it's yours!' London meat market keeps Christmas Eve auction alive

  24-12-2018 17:40
  Fresh meat was selling like hot cakes at Smithfield Market's Christmas Eve public auction on Monday, with auctioneers running up and down makeshift catwalks and handing over turkeys and huge cuts of beef and pork in return for 20-pound notes.The auction began around 150 years ago as a way for traders to get rid of their leftover produce at the end of the year.More recently it has morphed into a popular annual event, with members of the public snapping up premium cuts of meat that would otherwise
  
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• Man charged after cocaine worth £200,000 seized at airport

  24-12-2018 17:34
  He faces court on Wednesday.
  
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• Brazilian charged after £200k cocaine find at Belfast City Airport

  24-12-2018 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  About 4kg of the class A drug was found in a suitcase at Belfast City Airport on Sunday.
  
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• Couple Held Over Gatwick Drone Chaos Feel 'Completely Violated' Following Release

  24-12-2018 17:28
  The couple questioned by police over the drone disruption at Gatwick Airport
  
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• Couple quizzed over Gatwick drone chaos feel ‘completely violated’

  24-12-2018 17:15
  Paul Gait and Elaine Kirk were arrested and released without charge.
  
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• Couple held and later cleared over Gatwick Airport drone disruption 'feel violated'

  24-12-2018 17:13
  A couple held over the drone disruption at Gatwick Airport and later released without charge have told Sky News they feel "completely violated".In an emotional statement outside their home in Crawley, West Sussex, Paul Gait and Elaine Kirk said: "As you can probably imagine, we're feeling completely violated.Around 1,000 flights were cancelled over diverted after drones were spotted inside the perimeter of the airport on Wednesday, with the disruption spanning two days and affecting around 140,0
  
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• Hundreds of manufacturing plant jobs lost on Christmas Eve

  24-12-2018 17:06
  Staff were told on Monday there was ‘no option’ but to make 310 workers redundant.
  
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• Essex Police 'overwhelmed' by offers to help police dog

  24-12-2018 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex Police said it had been 'overwhelmed' by the number of people wanting to help PD Baloo.
  
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• Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Rises

  24-12-2018 16:56
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• A Perplexed Brit's Guide To What A US Government Shutdown Actually Means

  24-12-2018 16:51
  Imagine Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn having such a row in the Commons that it
  
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• Minister admits Tory policies may be a cause of rising homelessness

  24-12-2018 16:49
  James Brokenshire said the Conservatives had to ‘ask ourselves some very hard questions’.The housing secretary, James Brokenshire, has admitted Conservative policies may be to blame for rising levels of homelessness, appearing to row back on a statement he made earlier this month.In an interview with the Guardian, Brokenshire had previously claimed rising rough sleeping in Britain was not the result of government policy, but was instead being driven by factors including the spread of
  
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• Pair held and released over Gatwick drone say they feel 'violated'

  24-12-2018 16:48
  Elaine Kirk and Paul Gait say in a statement that they are receiving medical treatment over the incident at the airport.A couple who were arrested and released without charge over the Gatwick drone incident have said they feel “completely violated” and are receiving medical care.Paul Gait and Elaine Kirk said in a statement outside their home in Crawley, West Sussex, that they had been deeply distressed by what they called their “disgusting” treatment in sections of the m
  
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• Dog tries to follow owner after being abandoned at roadside

  24-12-2018 16:35
  A heartbreaking video of a dog being abandoned by the roadside has been released by the RSPCA.CCTV footage shows the Staffordshire bull terrier being taken out of a car and dumped with his bed on a pavement, only to desperately run after the man who left him there.The dog can be seen wagging his tail and jumping at the car as his former owners try to drive away.
  
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• Stabbing victim named as Portuguese national

  24-12-2018 16:30
  Two teenagers aged 15 and 16 remain in custody on suspicion of murder.
  
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• Chris Evans bids emotional farewell

  24-12-2018 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  "I'd like to thank my wife Natasha, my gravity, my compass, my guiding light."
  
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• Tottenham stabbing: Victim named as Wilham Mendes

  24-12-2018 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, are arrested on suspicion of the murder of Wilham Mendes.
  
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• ScotRail told to submit plan to address falling performance levels

  24-12-2018 15:58
  The rail operator has been faced with a number of cancellations since the introduction of a new timetable earlier this month.
  
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• Queen sends condolences after deadly Indonesian tsunami

  24-12-2018 15:47
  An eruption of an island volcano sent a 20-metre-high wall of water inland, damaging properties.
  
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• Late surge in trading as shoppers head out on Christmas Eve

  24-12-2018 15:43
  Shoppers are looking to take advantage of new discounts as retailers aim to shift stock.
  
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• Man charged with murder over Biggar death

  24-12-2018 15:31
  James Kennedy, 31, was arrested and appeared in private at Lanark Sheriff Court charged with murder of a 33-year-old woman.
  
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• ‘I was being led by a lie’: how poet Karl Lokko turned his back on gang life – video

  24-12-2018 15:25
  What drives a gang leader to become a community champion? As part of our Tales of the everyday extraordinary series, Karl Lokko explains what inspired him to turn around his life – and why he’ll be a Brixton boy to the end. Captured using the Google Pixel 3.
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• Murder Probe Launched After Death Of Man Found With 'Serious Lacerations' To His Body

  24-12-2018 15:21
  A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 43-year-old
  
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• Goat kill hunter Larysa Switlyk reported over alleged gun offences

  24-12-2018 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Larysa Switlyk received heavy criticism and was sent death threats after images emerged of her smiling with a dead goat.
  
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