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Heroes of the Oklahoma tornado Teachers shield pupils as school flattened by killer twister
one of the most powerful tornadoes in US history made a direct hit on their school.Debris rained down on them as the 200mph, two-mile wide twister flattened Plaza Towers elementary in a suburb of Oklahoma City.Rescuers are still searching for survivors as the official death toll from yesterday's tornado stood at 24, including nine children.Seven youngsters trapped beneath the rubble are ...
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Julian Stevensons parents devastated after he killed his two children in Lyon
The grandparents of two children killed by their dad in France told last night how devastated they feel for their ex-daughter-in-law.Michael and Diane Stevenson have been crushed by the deaths of grandchildren Carla, five, and Mathew, 10.Their son Julian has been arrested after the two youngsters were found with their throats slit on Saturday.Jobless Julian, 47, killed his children after being ...
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Sir David Nicholson chief executive of NHS England announces he is to quit
Julie Bailey, founder of Cure the NHS, protests outside an NHS board meeting where NHS boss Sir David Nicholson was attending. Photograph: Martin ...
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New England Kit Looks Like Old German Strip
The new England football kit has been revealed and was instantly compared to West Germany's outfit in the 1960s and 70s by some fans. New sponsor Nike have opted for a simple design, with a rounded collar and navy badge. But fans have taken to social media sites to vent their displeasure at the kit's likeness to England's great rivals. One user wrote: "The New England kit ...
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600 interpreters will be allowed to move to UK as reward for assisting British forces in Afghanistan
About 600 Afghan interpreters that put themselves in danger for British forces are to be given settlement rights in the UK, it was ...
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Further Space Oddity Jeremy Paxman grills British astronaut Major Tim Peake in weirdly aggressive Newsnight interview
Space Race: Astronauts break record for quickest journey to International Space Station - making trip in less time than standard flight from London to New ...
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Yankees Manchester City Team Up for MLS Launch
New York Yankees and Manchester City Football Club announced today that they will scrape together the necessary funds to launch the 20th MLS team, with plans to begin play in a yet-to-be-identified Gotham venue in ...
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Legal highs increase four-fold in Britain
The number of people dying from banned synthetic drugs such as meow meow quadrupled in the past five years, British health officials say. The recreational drugs, popular on the club scene, include GHB, more commonly referred to as a "date rape" drug, cathinones such as meow meow and other stimulants, The Daily Telegraph reported. Cathinone is structurally related to methcathinone, in ...
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Injured Carroll Ruled Out of England Friendlies
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Woman arrested after trying to drive through House of Commons gates to speak to MP
A woman was arrested tonight after trying to drive through the main gates of the House of Commons. The red Volkswagen came a few metres on to the parliamentary estate at around 7.15pm before being stopped by a security ramp. Witnesses said the driver, aged around 40, demanded to see an MP as she was wrestled out of the vehicle by police officers. The incident took place ...
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Jessica Ennis to open her 2013 season at event in Edinburgh
Jessica Ennis , the Olympic heptathlon champion, will open her 2013 season by competing in the UK Women's Athletic League Premier Division meet next month at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Sports Centre.The appearance will mark her first outdoor competition since her victory at the London 2012 Games and she is expected to compete in three events - hurdles, javelin and long jump - for her club ...
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Andy Carroll ruled out of England friendlies through injury
Andy Carroll's withdrawal for the friendlies against Republic of Ireland and Brazil was confirmed in an FA statement. Photograph: Jan Kruger/The FA via Getty ...
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Cardiffs Bradley Davies picked to captain Wales on tour to Japan
Bradley Davies, of Cardiff Blues, has been named as Wales captain for the tour of Japan after a period in the wilderness. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ...
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Gay marriage bill passes Britains House of Commons
England A bill to legalise gay marriage in Britain has passed the country's parliament and will now go the country's upper house, the House of Lords, for consideration.Members of the House of Commons broke out in applause as the result was read out but the bill is likely to face stiff opposition when it is debated in the House of Lords next month.MPs voted 366 to 161 in favour of the ...
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Some Afghan interpreters to be allowed to settle in Britain
About half the Afghan interpreters risking their lives for British troops are to be given settlement rights in the UK under a reworked package prepared by the coalition government.The package represents a climbdown from earlier suggestions that most interpreters would have to risk reprisals as collaborators by the Taliban after coalition forces leave a still unstable country at the end of ...
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IMF to urge Britain to dump shares in Lloyds and RBS
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to tell the British government to dump its stakes in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds following their bail-out during the financial crisis, The Times reported on Tuesday. An IMF report on the state of the ...
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Sir Bruce Keogh report aims to tackle the cosmetic crisis
The Review of the Regulations of Cosmetic Interventions was recently released by a committee headed up by NHS Medical Director SirBruce Keogh. The findings of this review call for tougher controls on increasingly popular cosmetic surgery procedures. The review, prompted by the considerable concernssurrounding PIP silicone breast implants, also addresses the wider issues about the ...
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Britain asks EU to put Hezbollah military on terrorist list
Hezbollah 's military sector a terrorist organization. The request, which is scheduled to be informally discussed at an EU meeting in Brussels Wednesday, and officially taken up on June 4, could open the way for sanctions to curtail Hezbollah activity in Europe if successful, the British newspaper The Financial Times reported Tuesday. Motivated by an investigation that blamed Hezbollah ...
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Britains gay marriage bill to pass hurdle
A bill to legalise gay marriage in Britain has passed a crucial hurdle in parliament, despite efforts by MPs from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party to wreck the plans.Members of the House of Commons voted by 366 to 161 in favour of the same sex marriage bill, a majority of 205, and it will now go to the unelected House of Lords for consideration.There was applause as the ...
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Notre Dame Cathedral suicide Campaigner shoots himself dead in front of horrified visitors
A campaigner opposed to gay marriage shot himself dead in front of hundreds of visitors at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris today.Dominique Venner, 78, walked up to the altar, put a Herstal automatic pistol in his mouth and fired at about 4pm.Visitors screamed in horror, before emergency crews arrived and the building was ...
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Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce should have spent longer in jail Chris Grayling says
Speeding points swappers Chris Huhne and Vicky Price should have spent longer in jail, the Justice Secretary said today.Chris Grayling told the Commons he sympathised with people who thought the pair should have served more than two months of their eight-month sentences.In response to a question on the case by Tory right-winger Philip Davies, Mr Grayling hinted that jailed criminals may have to ...
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Next generation gaming Xbox One launch features first glimpse of Call of Duty Ghosts
Xbox One launch earlier this evening . The publisher announced earlier this month that the game will hit shelves in November. And it was handed an early debut in front of the world ...
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Tragic Ruby Dench 11 who died on school trip to Scotland had heart problem
Dame Judi Dench has described herself as being "very proud" to be the first patron of a new campaign to preserve the Bomber Command Memorial for generations to ...
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Bipolar pregnant woman tells court I’ll kill myself if I’m denied an abortion
A pregnant woman with severe mental health problems told a High Court judge that she would kill herself and her unborn daughter if he did not allow her to have an ...
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Disarray as DPP contradicts new guidance on naming of suspects
Controversial plans to protect the identity of suspects arrested by police were in disarray last night after the Director of Public Prosecutions called for more "wriggle room" to name suspects before they were ...
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