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Two lifeguards arrested over Sharm-el-Sheikh holiday drowning of British five-year-old Chloe Johnson
Two lifeguards have been arrested over the death of five-year-old girl who drowned on holiday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh, her parents said ...
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Russia wants Interpol to impose All Points Bulletin on British hedge fund boss Bill Browder
Russia has applied to Interpol to monitor the travel and whereabouts of a British hedge fund boss wanted by Moscow who is at the heart of a diplomatic stand-off over the alleged killing of whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei ...
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April Jones trial I could have burnt the body says Mark Bridger
Mark Bridger, 47, also said he would have been "lynched" if he had been seen taking the five-year-old out of his car, Mold Crown Court heard. The jury in Bridger's trial were hearing transcripts of his police interviews for a third day, read to the court by Paul Hobson, prosecuting, and interviewing officer Detective Constable Louise Thomas. Mr Hobson also read a statement from ...
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Tories reject Feldman probe calls over swivel-eyed loons row
The Conservative Party board has rejected a call for an investigation into whether Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman described grassroots activists as "swivel-eyed ...
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Labour in bid to rescue gay marriage bill amid fears over wrecking amendment
Labour today launched a bid to save a Government bill to legalise gay marriage, amid fears that a "wrecking amendment" extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples could stall the ...
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April Jones Bridger Denies Sexual Assault
The man accused of murdering schoolgirl April Jones told police he "most certainly did not" sexual assault her, a court has heard. The jury in the trial of Mark Bridger has been hearing transcripts of interviews he had with police after he was arrested for April's murder. When asked whether he had acted with a sexual motive, Bridger said that "this was not the case at ...
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Rochelle Humes Saturdays Singer Has Baby Girl
The Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes and her JLS husband Marvin have become parents for the first time after she gave birth to a baby girl. Alaia-Mai was born on Monday morning with Marvin announcing the new arrival on Twitter. He said: "Mum is doing great & baby is amazing. We are both overjoyed." The couple married last year in a ceremony at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire ...
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G8 summit sparks biggest police operation in Northern Irelands history
Police put up a security fence at the Lough Erne golf resort in Fermanagh before the G8 summit starts. Photograph: Police Service of Northern ...
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Tim Peake to become first British astronaut to visit International Space Station - video
A former army test pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station. Major Tim Peake will live and work on the space station for six months in November 2015. At a news conference at the Science Museum in London, where he was announced as the first UK astronaut in space for 20 years, he said it is a great ...
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UK House speaker Police searched House of Commons office warns of possible serious offence
LONDON - The House of Commons speaker says police have searched a legislator's office in relation to a serious offence that could lead to arrest. Speaker John Bercow told Parliament Monday that a member's office had been searched under terms of a warrant issued in Preston Crown Court in northern England. Bercow and the police refused to name the member of Parliament whose premises ...
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British flower show in full bloom
Flowers are displayed during the Chelsea Flower Show in London, May 20, 2013. The Chelsea Flower Show, run by the Royal Horticultural Society, celebrates its 100th birthday this ...
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New genetic sequencing lab creates tipping point for personalised cancer care in UK
A new genetic profiling laboratory that will pioneer a quick and cost-effective new tumour test will give doctors a better chance of identifying the right treatment for UK cancer patients and increase access to clinical trials for the latest therapies. The London-based laboratory introduces new techniques that allow doctors to discover the gene alterations which drive cancer and to ...
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Universal Pictures set to film Dracula in Belfast
A film version of Dracula is to be made in Belfast. The Universal Pictures horror shoot will last from August to November. Production will be based in Belfast but will be filmed across other locations, Stormont's First Minister and deputy First Minister's office said.It will cover the story of the man who became Dracula, a vampire from Transylvania.The movie stars Luke Evans from Fast ...
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Oscar Pistorius Olympic athlete wont race again this year
Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius won't race again this year, his agent said today.The 26-year-old 'Blade Runner' is on bail after being accused of the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.But a court has ruled that he can compete while he waits for his trial to start.His agent, Peet van Zyl, said the athlete wasn't mentally ready for a return to to the ...
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Gandhi blood sample up for auction in London
LONDON (Reuters) - Two microscope slides bearing the blood of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi are to go on sale in London on Tuesday and are expected to fetch from 10,000 pounds to 15,000 pounds ($15,200-$22,800). The slides were obtained in ...
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Measles surges in United Kingdom
MORE than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious ...
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Britain denies bail to radical cleric who faces deportation
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada is seen arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London in this November 13, 2012 file ...
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No options off table over Syria Britains Hague
Bashar al-Assad must realize that "no option is off table" if his government fails to negotiate seriously at peace talks in Geneva, Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday. "We must make clear that if the regime does not negotiate seriously at the Geneva conference, no option is off the table. There remains a serious risk that the Assad regime will not ...
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NBC hires news division chief from Britain
The network said Monday that Deborah Turness, former editor of ITV News in Britain, will run the news division. Turness replaces Steve Capus, who resigned earlier this year, and will begin her new job in ...
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Video Leadership lessons from Manchester United
Alex Ferguson's success at Manchester United recently made him the subject of a case study at Harvard Business School. But does his leadership style work in the real world? Ivor Bennett ...
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Vettori set for NZ Test return in England
Veteran NZ spinner Daniel Vettori could return to action in the second Test against England after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the ...
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Tumblr bought by Yahoo for $1.1 billion just six years after its 26-year-old founder started it
US tech giant Yahoo has snapped up Tumblr in a major US deal that will reportedly net the blogging site's 26-year-old founder a 250 million US dollar (164 million) fortune six years after he started it.The $1.1 billion (720 million) deal makes New Yorker David Karp - who attended high school for only a year - the latest internet whizkid to scoop an astronomical windfall from a web ...
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Video Man dies after flat fire in Belfast
One man is threatening to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds Coca Cola's 'secret formula' as he claims to publish a copy of the original recipe in a new ...
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In pictures A preview of the Chelsea Flower Show 2013
Famous faces from Dame Helen Mirren to Joanna Lumley have turned up to view the stands, royal guests including, the Queen and Prince Harry will also be visiting the show today. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the show and to celebrate the occasion the ban on garden gnomes has been lifted for one year only. The gnomes will be auctioned off as part of the 'Chelsea Centenary ...
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Still behind bars Abu Qatada loses latest bail battle
Qatada was locked up in Belmarsh prison in March after allegedly breaching a bail condition which prevents him from turning mobile phones on in his house.The terror suspect, who recently pledged to voluntarily leave the UK after years fighting deportation, must remain in custody after immigration judge Mr Justice Irwin refused to grant him bail at a hearing of the Special Immigration Appeals ...
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