The UK Report

The George Michael Investigation: A twist in the police probe into his death

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 07:18:11 +0000

A postmortem into the death of George Michael has proved inconclusive, and further tests will be carried out, police have said. The 53-year-old singer was found dead at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire on Christmas Day.

The Palace Guard (subtle Security changes around Buckingham Palace)

One of Buckingham Palace's most time-honoured traditions - Changing the Guard - is switching to fixed days in the autumn and winter after security was stepped up in the wake of the Berlin terror attack.

The colourful military spectacle, which usually takes place on alternate days from August to March, will now happen on set days - Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays - during this period.

English Lessons (a call for compulsory language learning for all immigrants)

New immigrants to Britain should be made to learn English on arrival in compulsory classes, according to Parliament’s new all-party group on social integration. MPs and peers from all parties are co-authors of a new report that also suggests handing immigration powers directly to regions ahead of the current centralised system. It comes in the wake of a Louise Casey’s report last month that warned that as Britain is becoming more diverse, it is also becoming more divided. Dame Casey’s report also recommended that immigrants be required to swear an ‘integration oath.’

Britain's Laser Project (the government wants to build laser weapons)

Following in the US military's footsteps, Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £30 million (US$37 million) contract to the UK Dragonfire consortium to build a Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) Capability Demonstrator. The prototype laser, which is scheduled for completion in 2019, will be used to assess the practicality and effectiveness of laser weapon technologies in the field.

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Children Online: Britain's children's commissioner calls for more safeguards

Thu, 05 Jan 2017 06:03:17 +0000

Children in England are reportedly left insecure on the internet, with many unwittingly signing over rights to their private data, including images and messages, according to Britain's Children's commissioner. Nearly 50% of 8 to 11-year-olds have reportedly agreed to social media firms' vague terms and conditions. Children have reportedly handed over their personal data unknowingly to social media firms such as Facebook and Instagram, with little support or advice from parents, according to a year-long study conducted by the commissioner's Growing Up Digital taskforce, the Guardian reported.

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Ford reverses itself cancels plans for Mexico plant more jobs in the U.S.A

Wed, 04 Jan 2017 06:10:29 +0000

Ford Motor announced Tuesday that it would cancel plans for a $1.6 billion Mexico plant and launch a Michigan expansion in a move that may be viewed as a capitulation to Donald Trump. Ford CEO Mark Fields said the company would spend $700 million and add 700 jobs to "transform and expand" its Flat Rock, Michigan manufacturing plant to make autonomous and electric vehicles.

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A Nasty Hit and Run : two girls have died in Oldham

Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:15:07 +0000

Ms Krolova and Ms Krokova had just come out of a shop near their homes when they were hit by what witnesses claimed was a black VW Golf at around 7.15pm on New Year's Eve. Ms Krolova’s death came just hours after five men aged 23, 59, 48, 38 and 18, were taken into custody on Sunday night for questioning in connection with the collision.

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UK Report

Mon, 02 Jan 2017 09:05:18 +0000

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A New Year's No (a prominent justice campaigner's turn down an OBE)

Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:57:50 +0000

The missing Daughter Argument (alive & well but her mum reported her missing

Animal Rescues (the RSPCA reveals its weird rescue list for 2016)

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An English Channel Rescue (after a fishing boat capsized)

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 06:40:57 +0000

One man has died, a second has been rescued and a third is missing after their fishing boat capsized in the English Channel. The vessel from Belgium overturned off Ramsgate on the Kent coast at about 23:00 GMT on Tuesday. One person was rescued from the upturned hull at 07:30 GMT.

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George Michael's Charity Work and it turns out he didn't stop giving

Wed, 28 Dec 2016 08:28:12 +0000

The late George Michael was so generous during his lifetime that he is now being hailed as a secret hero by charity bosses.

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UK Reports

Mon, 26 Dec 2016 09:43:00 +0000

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UKReport

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 06:04:19 +0000

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UK police forces on high alert after Berlin attack

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 08:39:08 +0000

Police forces across Britain are reviewing their security plans after the Berlin Christmas market attack and remain on high alert. The threat level in London remains at “severe”, meaning an attack is considered highly likely, the Metropolitan police said on Tuesday.

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British Christmas market police patrols increased after Berlin attack as plans to 'protect public' are reviewed

Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:30:17 +0000

Armed police patrols have been stepped up at Christmas markets in Britain after 12 people were killed in what police believe was a terrorist attack in Berlin. Scotland Yard said on Tuesday it is reviewing its plans for "protecting public events" in London over Christmas and New Year following the "awful" targeting of festive shoppers, in which a lorry mounted the pavement at 40mph.

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Will the country's Christmas rail, airport and postal strikes and road delays affect Cambridgeshire?

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:02:34 +0000

Industrial action by rail, postal and airport workers, higher levels of road traffic and Network Rail engineering work could lead to the disruption of many Christmas plans this year. Postal Office staff, guards on Southern rail, British airways cabin crew and airport

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Prison Officers regain control over rioting inmates in UK jail disturbance

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:07:54 +0000

Prison officer’s regained control of inmates at a prison in Birmingham, England on Friday more than 12 hours after rioting broke out among some 300 prisoners. A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said officers have control of all four wings of the jail.

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UKReport

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 06:03:18 +0000

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2 Wheeled Crime: Scotland Yard reports a dramatic rise in moped attacks

Wed, 14 Dec 2016 06:00:20 +0000

Crime involving mopeds has gone up by more than 600% in London in the past two years, BBC London can reveal. Met Police figures for 2016 show more than 7,500 offences, including attacks, robberies and thefts, recorded to date - about 22 per day.

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CIA report: Russian Hackers tried to impact the U.S. election

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:02:17 +0000

American intelligence agencies have concluded with “high confidence” that Russia acted covertly in the latter stages of the presidential campaign to harm Hillary Clinton’s chances and promote Donald J. Trump, according to senior administration officials.

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The Prime Minister's Trousers: A political ding dong over a pair of slacks

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 06:45:49 +0000

Theresa May’s choice of trousers for her portrait in the living room of her official London residence quickly became a point of contention.

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Army shootings could all be re-investigated after deaths in Northern Ireland

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 06:21:18 +0000

All British troops involved in fatal incidents during the Troubles in Northern Ireland are to face a fresh criminal investigation, it has been reported. As many as 1,000 former servicemen, many in their 60s and 70s, will be investigated and could be treated as murder or manslaughter suspects as part of a multi-million pound review.

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The Brexit Legal Tangle (although MPs have backed the triggering of Article 50).

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 06:15:30 +0000

EU diplomats say need for Westminster vote and parliamentary scrutiny on Britain leaving union may skew timetable.

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A Brexit Countdown

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 06:01:35 +0000

Theresa May caving in to Labour demands that she publish her Brexit plan before starting the departure clock countdown is only sensible. This is especially so when the Prime Minister might have less than 18 months, not two years, to do a deal with a hardball European Union.

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Robot Jobs (a grim warning about the human cost of automatons)

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 12:13:34 +0000

Employees in fields such as customer service and transportation face a ‘disruptive tidal wave’ of automation in the not-too-distant future. By 2021, robots will have eliminated 6% of all jobs in the US, starting with customer service representatives and eventually truck and taxi drivers. That’s just one cheery takeaway from a report released by market research company Forrester this week.

A British seasonal worker has been stabbed to death at a festive tourism centre in Lapland where she took families to meet Father Christmas. The 26-year-old, who worked for a group called Santa Safari, was found dead on Saturday.

Helen Marten, who turns the detritus of everyday life into sculpture, has won the prestigious Turner Prize for art. Marten was named winner of the 25,000-pound (US$32,000) award at London’s Tate Britain gallery on Monday.

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A Conservative power player is beaten by the Lib Dems

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 06:25:49 +0000

The Liberal Democrats candidate Sarah Olney has defeated Zac Goldsmith, overturning his huge majority, in the Richmond Park by-election. Mrs Olney said the result was a rejection of the "politics of anger and division".

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Football abuse scandal continues to make waves

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 06:00:39 +0000

After setting up a helpline along with the Football Association for anyone who suffered from sexual abuse during their youth careers last Wednesday, the NSPCC received 860 calls from footballers wanting to talk about the abuse they were subjected to by their coaches.

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Ambulance crews 'struggle to reach 999 calls'

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 05:59:05 +0000

Ambulance services are struggling to reach seriously ill and injured patients quickly enough after rising demand has left the system at breaking point, a BBC investigation has found. Patients with life-threatening conditions - like cardiac arrests - are meant to be reached in eight minutes.

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UKReport

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 05:57:54 +0000

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Football Abuse rocks English football

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 06:05:06 +0000

The Football Association believes a full-scale inquiry into the abuse scandal that has rocked English football is likely to be required amid concerns that their own internal review alone will be insufficient to deal with the potential fallout from one of the biggest crises to grip the sport in this country. The governing body announced on Sunday that it had appointed an independent leading counsel to spearhead their investigation, which will involve speaking to clubs and all former staff whom they believe can provide information amid fears that there may have been a cover-up.

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Football Scandal Widens

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 06:01:00 +0000

The unnamed former Newcastle player came forward after other former players including ex-England and Manchester City players David White and Paul Stewart and former Crewe Alexandra players Steve Walters and Andy Woodward spoke out about being sexually abused by football coaches as children.

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A Date Rape Serial Killer (police mistakes over the murder of 4 gay men)

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 06:01:40 +0000

Gay serial killer Stephen Port has been found guilty of the murders of four young menusing fatal doses of date rape drug GHB. The 41-year-old chef was also found guilty of killing Anthony Walgate, 23, Gabriel Kovari, 22, Daniel Whitworth, 21, and 25-year-old Jack Taylor.

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Britain's Economic Plan (it’s the day of the chancellor's " autumn statement").

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:18:28 +0000

Phillip Hammond will use his Autumn Statement to set about making the UK economy "match-fit" for Brexit.

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A Rogue Diplomat (Donald Trump's choice for UK ambassador to the US).

Tue, 22 Nov 2016 06:00:20 +0000

President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to share his views on diplomacy — by endorsing British conservative and Brexit-backer Nigel Farage as potential U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. “Many people would like to see Nigel Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States,” Trump tweeted.

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A Storm Battering the 1st winter storm has hit with a vengeance

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 06:10:21 +0000

Record amounts of rain have fallen in Cumbria, the worst-hit county, where many residents were evacuated and tens of thousands of properties left without power. The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for rain this week as northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland brace themselves for more heavy downpours. Environment Secretary Liz Truss said there had been a number of weather-related fatalities and the severity of the weather was "unprecedented. While the Met Office's chief scientist Dame Julia Slingo said the extreme weather conditions were "extraordinary"

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20161118UKReport

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 06:01:19 +0000

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Tram Crash Investigations (last week's fatal crash sparks a dispute about safety).

Thu, 17 Nov 2016 06:05:46 +0000

British Transport Police are investigating claims that a tram almost derailed at the same spot of the fatal crash on 9th November. A second victim has been announced as 57-year old, Philip Seary, resident of New Addington, one of the six men and one woman who died in the crash during rush hour on the morning of Wednesday 9th November.

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20161116UKReport

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 06:01:29 +0000

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The Jo Cox Murder Trial (over the politically motivated killing of the MP).

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:04:54 +0000

The Labour MP Jo Cox was repeatedly shot and stabbed in a “brutal, cowardly” and politically motivated murder, the trial of the man accused of the killing was told on Monday. Thomas Mair uttered the words “Britain first” and “keep Britain independent” as he carried out the attack, Richard Whittam QC, prosecuting, told the Old Bailey.

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Remembrance & Commemoration (after a day of services and events)

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 06:00:46 +0000

A two-minute silence has been held to mark Remembrance Sunday. Services have taken place across the country to honour all those who have died in conflict. The Queen led the commemorations at the Cenotaph in London. Prime Minister Theresa May and party leaders attended.

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2016111UKReport

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 06:33:44 +0000

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UKReport

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 06:04:16 +0000

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Prince Harry's Girlfriend (the prince complains of press abuse of her)

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 06:20:42 +0000

Kensington Palace sources said that the prince feared for the safety of Meghan Markle and her family after they were “subjected to a wave of abuse” during newspaper investigations into what, until Tuesday, had been an unconfirmed relationship. An unprecedented statement, authorised by Harry, also complained of “a smear on the front page” of one newspaper about Markle and that her lawyers were engaged in “nightly legal battles to keep defamatory stories out of papers”. Palace sources added that police had to be called last week after a photographer allegedly barged into the actor’s garage in Toronto

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A Banking Cyber Attack (20 thousand people have lost money)

Tue, 08 Nov 2016 06:04:59 +0000

Tesco Bank was scrambling to restore services for customers on Monday after it admitted 40,000 customers had been affected by an online heist over the weekend when money was stolen from half the number of accounts targeted. Tesco immediately froze online transactions and pledged to refund the 20,000 customers whose current accounts had been plundered in one of the largest cyber-thefts ever to hit a UK bank.

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Brexit Challenges (a tussle over EU attitudes & British democracy)

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 06:13:44 +0000

The Brexit-supporting press has mounted a vicious assault on the three high court judges who ruled in the article 50 case. And it has undermined our constitution in the process. The government appears to be fuelling this attack. Sajid Javid, the local government secretary, described the judges as seeking to “thwart the will of the people”.

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UK government must consult MPs on Brexit

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 06:03:01 +0000

The British government cannot begin the process of formally withdrawing from the European Union without approval from parliament, the High Court ruled Thursday. In a landmark judgment, three senior judges upheld a legal challenge brought by a group of citizens who opposed the Brexit vote.

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Two Soccer Storms (over a stadium conversion & poppy remembrance).

Thu, 03 Nov 2016 06:29:13 +0000

The mayor of London has ordered an investigation into the rising costs of converting the Olympic Stadium into the home venue for Premier League club West Ham. The centerpiece of the 2012 London Games has been transformed into a 60,000-seat multi-purpose venue at a cost of 323 million pounds (now $400 million), about 50 million pounds (now $60 million) more than initially estimated. British taxpayers are set to foot the spiraling bill.

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Cyber Strategy: More money & more cunning to tackle cyber warfare

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 06:46:16 +0000

The UK chancellor, Phillip Hammond, has announced a £1.9bn investment in Britain’s cybersecurity strategy. The money is to be used to protect the country from hacking attacks on all fronts, from opportunistic raids on individuals and businesses to focused cyberwar led by state-run teams. Hammond has promised a big sum, but the world of hacking is easily large enough to occupy all that money and more.

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The Killer Truck Driver: 4 people died as he fiddled with a mobile phone

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 06:00:27 +0000

lorry driver who killed a woman and three children by ploughing into their stationary car while scrolling through music on his mobile phone has been jailed for 10 years. Tomasz Kroker, 30, smashed into the vehicle carrying Tracey Houghton, 45, her sons, Ethan Houghton, 13, and Josh Houghton, 11, and her stepdaughter, Aimee Goldsmith, 11, at 50mph on August 10.England and Scotland footballers will be banned from wearing poppies on their shirts in their upcoming World Cup qualifier because the symbol is considered by world footballing body FIFA to be a political statement, it has been reported.

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The Brexit Blame Game (increasingly things are being blamed on the EU exit)

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 06:01:06 +0000

There are a lot of things to dislike about Brexit, and opponents have been abundantly clear about many of them. But even the most hardened "Bremainer" must admit to at least one silver lining: Anything and everything can now be blamed on Britain's vote to quit the EU.

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The Abandoned Kids Of Calais chaos for migrants at the so-called Jungle

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 06:07:26 +0000

Thousands of people have been loaded onto buses outside the squalid Calais migrant camp and taken to asylum centres dotted around the French countryside in a bid by the government to shut down the so-called 'jungle' once and for all. Aid agencies had warned that some migrants could try to resist being relocated, though there were only a handful of minor scuffles with police on Monday morning.

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Airport Expansion: Highly controversial but a 3rd Heathrow runway is to be built

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 06:04:43 +0000

The long-awaited and controversial decision to build the first full length runway in the south-east since the second world war was finally taken this morning. UK Prime Minister, Theresa May yesterday ended 20 years of delays and gave the go-ahead for a third Heathrow runway — with Boris Johnson leading Tory fury by branding it “undeliverable”.

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Latest from Trump. Now - the opinion polls are rigged against him

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 05:04:54 +0000

Donald Trump’s newest conspiracy theory is that pollsters are over-sampling Democrats to make it seem like he’s down in the polls. Trump signaled his new theory in a tweet Monday morning, writing, “Major story that the Dems are making up phony polls in order to suppress the the Trump . We are going to WIN!”

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Calais Kids (more come to the UK as the French migrant camp closes today)

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:46:01 +0000

Charities are accusing France and Britain of failing to protect the futures of more than 1,300 unaccompanied child refugees. The children live in the 'Jungle' camp near Calais which will be dismantled today. The UK government has prioritised children and youths who can claim family ties in Britain and on Friday a French Interior Ministry official said they were still negotiating over hundreds more with no such connections.

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Britain's Wanted List (a list of crime suspects - all of them on the run in Spain).

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 07:14:35 +0000

One of the men suspected of murdering black teenager Stephen Lawrence has been named on a list of Britain’s most wanted fugitives and is thought to be on the run in Spain. Jamie Acourt, 40, is wanted by the Metropolitan Police in connection with an alleged conspiracy to supply cannabis.

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Fiancé Fraud (a conman's on the run for stealing his girlfriend's life savings).

Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:02:23 +0000

Mark Acklom allegedly left his victim Carolyn Woods in emotional and financial ruin after promising to marry her. Ms Woods claims he pretended to be an MI6 spy and lured her into giving him her £850,000 savings during a year-long romance in Bath.

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An Inflation Hike (a negative economic impact from the Brexit decision).

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 06:04:28 +0000

The UK Government’s freeze on in-work benefits means many families will suffer as the cost of living rises. The jump in inflation will cost poorer households around £100 each, because their benefits will not rise in line with CPI. That’s the grim warning from the Institute for Fiscal Studies

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The Missing Toddler

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:01:28 +0000

UK police working on the 25 year old case of the 21-month-old missing Ben Needham believe he died on the Greek island, where he vanished near his grandparents home in 1991. British detectives flew to the island to excavate key sites after receiving information a digger driver, now deceased, may have run over the toddler.

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A Soldier's Murder Confession but he's called it a mercy killing during a battle

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 09:02:30 +0000

An SAS veteran, Sergeant Colin Maclachlan has defended the "mercy killing" of mortally wounded Iraqi soldiers after it was reported that he faces a murder probe triggered by confessions made in a book.

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IndyRef2: Sturgeon announces second independence referendum bill

Fri, 14 Oct 2016 05:59:29 +0000

Scotland will publish a draft bill for a second independence referendum next week, the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed. In "a direct challenge to Theresa May's hardline stance on leaving the EU", says The Guardian, Scotland's First Minister announced the publication of a new independence referendum bill at the Scottish National party conference in Glasgow.

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Phobic Hysteria (Russia launches a verbal attack on the U.K.)

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 06:03:04 +0000

Accusations by British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson of a Russian attack on an aid convoy in Syria are "Russophobic hysteria," the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. "There were no Russian planes in the area of the aid convoy to Aleppo. That is a fact," ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement. Johnson said on Tuesday there was evidence showing Russia was responsible for the attack.

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The Brexit Democracy Row (some MPs are demanding more of a say)

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:01:10 +0000

Theresa May will come under intense pressure today to end the “alarm and uncertainty” over the UK Government’s move towards a so-called hard Brexit amid apparent cabinet splits, continuing rows over foreign workers and a fall-off in business investment. David Davis, the Brexit secretary, is expected to give a statement to MPs this afternoon after the SNP set down an urgent Commons question, demanding he give answers over mounting concerns about the UK Government’s position; described by Sir Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, as “full Brexit”.

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Brexit Xenophobia (according to a report on the UK foreign office).

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 06:00:32 +0000

The government has watered down plans to make companies reveal how many foreign workers they employ, after an international outcry and claims by a former ally of David Cameron that they were “divisive, repugnant and insanely bureaucratic”. Amber Rudd, home secretary, attracted international criticism after announcing that companies would have to “be clear” about the proportion of their workforce that was international, as part of a drive to encourage them to hire locally.

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UKReport

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 06:16:30 +0000

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The Fake Sheikh Trial (an undercover reporter's guilty of evidence tampering).

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 08:24:06 +0000

The undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood has been found guilty of tampering with evidence in the collapsed drug trial of the singer Tulisa Contostavlos. The investigative journalist and self-styled “king of the sting” was charged, with his driver Alan Smith, 67, with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice over a statement Smith made to police before the former N-Dubz singer’s 2014 trial for allegedly helping supply cocaine to Mahmood. Smith was also found guilty.

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Two Major Legal Changes ahead of Brexit

Wed, 05 Oct 2016 06:19:19 +0000

The deportation of all criminals from the neighbouring 27 countries and an attempt to stop the prosecution of British soldiers for alleged crimes overseas. Online pornography and sexual objectification is contributing to a decline in the general happiness and mental health of young women, a major study shows

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Governance across Africa has improved very little over the past decade

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:31:22 +0000

Ibrahim Index report says Governance across Africa has improved very little over the past decade as deteriorating safety and rule of law have held back progress made in other areas such as human rights or economic opportunities.

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Islamic State Fundraisers: A couple admit charges in court in London

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:03:44 +0000

A married couple from Streatham, South London have reportedly admitted sending hundreds of pounds to an Islamic State militant. Mohammed Golamaully, 48, and wife Nazimabee Golamaully, 45, admitted sending £219 to their nephew Zafirr Golamaully, according to Court News. Zafirr Golamaully is thought to be fighting for Isis in Syria. Just days before militants attacked the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo and killed a number of staff in January 2015, he reportedly sent a tweet predicting the attack.

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A Brexit Date

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 06:13:40 +0000

Britain will trigger the formal process for leaving the European Union before the end of March, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday, putting to rest weeks of speculation on the timing of the move. May outlined her vision for a post-EU Britain at her Conservative Party’s annual conference in Birmingham and took the first steps to making a British exit - orBrexit - a reality.

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Brexit Planning (criticism over a lack of it - plus a warning about a non-EU UK).

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 06:37:02 +0000

MPs should “vote with their conscience” in parliament on new laws relating to Brexit “irrespective of the views of their constituents”, a top lawyer has said.Geoffrey Robertson QC told The Independent the lack of a clear plan from Theresa May’s government meant the Brexit debate was far from finished.

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English Football At Rock Bottom: One view after the Sam Allardyce sleaze fiasco

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:08:08 +0000

In terms of rule-breaking, the FA cannot justify the 61-year-old’s dismissal on the evidence of the footage published by the Telegraph. Faced with the Daily Telegraph’s expose of Allardyce, accompanied by the surreptitiously-filmed grainy footage which always adds a grubby layer of sleaze to these stings, Glenn had two options.

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English Football Hits An all-time Low: England manager's been sacked over dodgy deals

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:12:56 +0000

English football was shocked as it was announced Sam Allardyce had left his post as national team manager by mutual consent following showdown talks with the FA. The former Sunderland manager found himself under scrutiny after a secretly filmed video emerged late last night showing the 61-year-old offering advice on how to “get around” rules on player transfers.

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A Potential Serial Killer: Already in jail but linked to six other murders

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:00:21 +0000

The former senior detective who caught the double murderer Christopher Halliwell has accused the police of failing to seriously investigate if he is a serial killer – and has suggested a specific date he believes the taxi driver may have habitually struck on. Taxi driver Halliwell is beginning a full life term – meaning he will never be released – for the sexually motivated murders of Swindon women Becky Godden and Sian O’Callaghan.

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Painful Divides: For 2 political parties & a TV baking show

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 06:06:11 +0000

Mary Berry is being lined up to join Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins in a new BBC cookery competition, after Paul Hollywood became the only Great British Bake Off presenter to follow the programme to Channel 4. BBC sources said that the corporation is considering launching a rival toBake Off with three of its original presenters.

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20160923UKReport

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 06:15:27 +0000

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UKReport

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 06:01:01 +0000

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UKReport

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 06:06:25 +0000

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British Drone Attack kills Syrian troops by mistake

Tue, 20 Sep 2016 05:59:39 +0000

Adam Gilchrist on RAF drones were involved in the weekend airstrike that killed at least 62 Syrian government troops. And misogyny misdemeanours now labelled ‘hate crime’.

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Britain's Stalking Problem with very few cases actually handled

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 06:03:11 +0000

Police need more training on recognising stalking and how to support victims, says charity as singer Lily Allen tells of seven-year ordeal. here were 7,706 cases of stalking recorded between 1 April 2013 and 4 February 2016 by all police forces in England and Wales, according to a large-scale freedom of information (FOI) request by the charity the Suzy Lamplugh trust. There seems to a lack of capacity and not enough funding to handle the high volume of incidents reported.

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A Record Hot Day: Some of the U.K. has been basking in the sun

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 06:03:15 +0000

Temperatures have reached their highest level in September for more than 100 years. Forecasters measured a high of 34.4C at Gravesend in Kent on Tuesday afternoon, making it the warmest September day since 1911. But, with temperatures forecast to remain high over southern Britain for the next couple of days, health authorities have kept a heat warning in place.

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A Heatwave :The UK's about to bask in an Indian summer

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 06:01:49 +0000

Britain could be facing the hottest September day in more than 50 years and, yes, this Indian summer is a great excuse to eat copious amounts of ice cream. But it’s also led to health warnings being issued – temperatures on Tuesday could reach a sizzling 31C (88F), with the best chance of that scorching high in London, the Met Office said.

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A Temple Siege : A lengthy stand-off at a Sikh temple in Warwickshire

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 06:03:31 +0000

Fifty-five people have been arrested after an eight-hour protest at a temple in a row over mixed marriages. Police said a group of men, some carrying weapons many of which were ceremonial knives, entered the Gurdwara Sahib in Leamington Spa at 06:45 BST. Former treasurer Jatinder Singh Birdi said a marriage between a Sikh and non-Sikh had been due to take place.

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A revival of grammar schools

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 06:02:07 +0000

Theresa May has told Conservative backbenchers she supports lifting the ban on grammar schools so every child can have "access to opportunity". Two MPs who attended a meeting of the 1922 Committee on Wednesday night confirmed to Sky News that the Prime Minister argued for an overhaul of England's school system.

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UKReport

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:03:07 +0000

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Theresa May abandons points-based immigration system

Tue, 06 Sep 2016 06:01:20 +0000

The points-based immigration system used by Australia an Skilled-workers are required to score at least 60 points, which are awarded for factors including age, recognised qualifications and previous experience working abroad. For example, skilled employment earns up to 20 points and 25 to 32-year-olds automatically get 30.d championed by a series of prominent politicians for the UK appears to have been dismissed by Theresa May.

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Theresa May under pressure over Brexit at the G20 Summit

Mon, 05 Sep 2016 06:17:26 +0000

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has come under pressure at the G20 summit over Britain's trade links with the US and other countries after it leaves the EU.

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Doctors at war over juniors' strike plan as royal medical colleges denounce series of five-day walkouts as disproportionate

Fri, 02 Sep 2016 06:03:07 +0000

The medical profession are at war with junior doctors accused of putting patients at risk after confirming a series of monthly five-day strikes running up to Christmas.

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Six teenage boys arrested over death of Polish man in Essex

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 06:02:59 +0000

Six teenage boys have been arrested in Harlow, Essex, after an eastern European immigrant died following a brutal street attack which his brother said began after he was heard speaking Polish in the street.

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Apple ordered to pay €13bn after EU rules Ireland broke state aid laws

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 06:15:41 +0000

Apple has warned that future investment by multinationals in Europe could be hit after it was ordered to pay a record-breaking €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes to Ireland. The world’s largest company was presented with the huge bill after the European commission ruled that a sweetheart tax deal between Apple and the Irish tax authorities amounted to illegal state aid.

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Illegal UK entry arrests surpass 27 000 in three years

Tue, 30 Aug 2016 06:37:23 +0000

More than 27 000 people suspected of illegally entering the UK have been arrested over the past three years, figures obtained by the BBC show. The statistics from 39 police forces showed nearly a 25% rise in arrests from 2013 to 2015. Many of those arrested were found at motorway service stations and truck stops, having hidden in lorries.

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UKReport

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 06:12:00 +0000

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MPs criticise internet giants for failing to stop terror

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 06:03:08 +0000

Three Britons among 250 dead as rescuers search demolished towns. The British Foreign Office did not immediately confirm the report, but Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, has said a number of British nationals were affected.

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5 Seaside Deaths: The summer heatwave has taken more lives

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 06:02:16 +0000

Five men died after being pulled from the sea and a sixth person is thought to be missing in a British seaside tragedy that took place on the hottest day of the year so far.

Beachgoers and emergency services tried to save three of the men after they got into difficulties in the water at Camber Sands near Rye, East Sussex, at around 2.15pm on Wednesday. They were pulled from the sea within 20 minutes but died.

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A Backpacker Murder In Australia

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 06:04:46 +0000

A Frenchman in Australia killed a 21-year-old British woman and wounded a 30-year-old British man at a backpacker hostel in the state of Queensland, reportedly yelling “Allahu Akbar” while attacking the pair with a knife. The woman, named locally as Mia Ayliffe-Chung, from Derbyshire, was described as "gorgeous" by friends. Police arrested the 29-year-old French traveller and were investigating whether the “senseless” attack was motivated by Islamic extremism.

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New Jails To Combat Radicalisation

Tue, 23 Aug 2016 06:24:24 +0000

Britain's most dangerous extremists will be locked up in isolated high-security prisons within prisons to prevent them from radicalising other inmates, the Government has announced.

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Britain's Record Olympics

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 06:03:54 +0000

Mo Farah successfully defended his Olympic 5,000m title in Rio as Great Britain won 66 medals to surpass their medal haul from London 2012. This was already Team GB's most successful overseas Olympics - eclipsing the 47 medals won in Beijing in 2008 - and is the best medal return at any Games since the 146 amassed in London in 1908.

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A Stricken Olympic Reporter: Malaria-hit Charlie Webster says she nearly died

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 06:07:55 +0000

he television presenter Charlie Webster “nearly died” after contracting malaria during a charity bike ride to the Rio de Janeiro and was in intensive care in hospital on Thursday night.

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Murdered For Misbehaving and the senseless killing of a UK tourist in Cyprus

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 06:08:16 +0000

A British tourist has been killed in a knife attack in Cyprus after stepping in to defend a fellow British girl who was being harassed. The assailants have been described as “foreign nationals”. A second victim was injured in the attack. George Low, 22, was enjoying a night out at the end of a week’s holiday in the Cypriot town of Ayia Napa when he allegedly stepped in to stop a group of men who were “disrespecting and harassing” an English girl.

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Notorious cleric Anjem Choudary faces prison

Wed, 17 Aug 2016 06:34:53 +0000

Hate preacher Anjem Choudary, who has spent the past 20 years spreading extremist views in Britain, is FINALLY facing jail. Despite being a leading figure in the banned extremist group al-Muhajiroun (ALM), and a series of former supporters going on to be convicted of terrorism, Choudary somehow managed to stay on the right side of the law for two decades before investigators were at long last able to pin him down.

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Britain's Olympic Medal Flood

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 06:45:50 +0000

Great Britain remain second above China in the medal table at Rio 2016 after Charlotte Dujardin won their 16th gold medal of the Games so far on an entertaining day 10 that also saw Mark Cavendish finally end his Olympic hoodoo.

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British Olympic Fever (the UK has finally caught the Rio bug after 8 days).

Mon, 15 Aug 2016 06:29:32 +0000

Adam Gilchrist on the UK finally catching the Rio bug. Also Scotland Yard's set up a specialist anti-troll unit and Star Wars actor Kenny Baker dies.

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Drone and plane in 'near miss' close to Newquay airport

Fri, 12 Aug 2016 06:15:47 +0000

Adam Gilchrist on a near-miss between a drone and a passenger plane in Cornwall. Also local councils calling for tougher sentences for illegal tattooists, and Katherine Grainger become Britain's most decorated female Olympian.

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UKReport

Thu, 11 Aug 2016 06:10:23 +0000

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