IDS: Tax Credit System 'Haemorrhaging Money'

More than £10bn of public money has been lost in fraud and error under the tax credit system put in place by Labour, the Work and Pensions Secretary has claimed. Attacking the welfare model developed by the last government, Iain Duncan Smith said tax...

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Plastic Surgery Campaigns Target 17-Year-Olds

By Jason Farrell, Sky News Correspondent A study commissioned by the Government to look into the cosmetic surgery industry has found that 17-year-olds are being targeted by aggressive marketing campaigns. The interim report has found people want...

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Curtain To Rise On UK's First City Of Culture

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent To nationalists on one side of the River Foyle, it is Derry. To unionists on the other, it is Londonderry. Now, they are uniting around one name: the UK City of Culture. Northern Ireland's second largest...

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Northern Ireland Bomb: Family's Lucky Escape

A policeman in Northern Ireland targeted by a car bomb was taking his family for Sunday lunch when he found the device, it has emerged. Assistant Chief Constable George Hamilton revealed that the officer was going out with his wife and two young children...

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Ronnie Wood's Wedding Photo With New Wife

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood has released an official wedding photo with his new wife and his two famous best men. The 65-year-old married Sally Humphreys, 34, at the Dorchester Hotel in London earlier this month. It is the third time the guitarist has...

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Paralympic Heroes Hit Out At Honours List

Leading Paralympians have criticised the New Year honours system, claiming it is easier for able-bodied athletes to get knighthoods. Cyclist Sarah Storey was the only Paralympic athlete among the knights and dames, despite many racking up more gold...

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Cameron: Britain 'On Right Track' For 2013

By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent David Cameron has used his New Year's message to declare that Britain is "heading in the right direction" on all the big issues and can look forward to 2013 with "realism and optimism". In a video address,...

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New Year's Reprieve: Rain Clears For 2013

The heavy rain which has washed out December will stop in time for New Year's Eve celebrations - bringing a brighter start to 2013. Showers will soak much of Britain overnight and during the day tomorrow - but skies will clear over many parts in time...

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Attacks On Women In Wapping 'Could Be Linked'

Violent attacks on two women in east London could be linked, police have said. The women were both stabbed in separate attacks 15 days apart as they walked through the same park in Wapping. The first attack occurred at around 6.25pm on Tuesday, December...

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Belfast Police Officer Finds 'Device' Under Car

A suspected explosive device has been found under the car of a police officer in Northern Ireland, Sky sources say. The suspicious device apparently fell off the car while it was being reversed out of a drive in east Belfast. Army explosives experts...

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Paralympic Heroes Hit Out At Honours List

Leading Paralympians have criticised the New Year honours system, claiming it is easier for able-bodied athletes to get knighthoods. Cyclist Sarah Storey was the only Paralympic athlete among the knights and dames, despite many racking up more gold...

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Cameron: Britain 'On Right Track' For 2013

By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent David Cameron has used his New Year's message to declare that Britain is "heading in the right direction" on all the big issues and can look forward to 2013 with "realism and optimism". In a video address,...

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New Year's Reprieve: Rain Clears For 2013

The heavy rain which has washed out December will stop in time for New Year's Eve celebrations - bringing a brighter start to 2013. Showers will soak much of Britain overnight and during the day tomorrow - but skies will clear over many parts in time...

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Attacks On Women In Wapping 'Could Be Linked'

Violent attacks on two women in east London could be linked, police have said. The women were both stabbed in separate attacks 15 days apart as they walked through the same park in Wapping. The first attack occurred at around 6.25pm on Tuesday, December...

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Organist Death: Grieving Widow Speaks Of Evil

The widow of Alan Greaves, who died after being attacked on his way to a Christmas Eve midnight mass, said she has not stopped crying over her husband's death and the "evil that has been done". Mr Greaves, 68, was discovered badly beaten near his church...

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Hector Sants: Ex-FSA Chief Awarded Knighthood

The man tasked with regulating the City in the run-up to the near-collapse of the UK banking system has been knighted in the Queen's New Year Honours. Former Financial Services Authority (FSA) chief executive Hector Sants has been recognised for services...

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Bradley Wiggins Knighted In New Year Honours

By Ian Woods, Senior News Correspondent Britain's gold rush during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games has led to 78 athletes and coaches being named in the New Year Honours List. Among the top honours are knighthoods for cyclist Bradley Wiggins...

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Forecast Floods May Make 2012 Wettest Ever

Large parts of Britain have been told to prepare for more heavy rain, gales and possible flooding this weekend. The Environment Agency (EA) said that the west of the UK is expected to take the brunt of further wet weather, with many areas still saturated...

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Christmas Eve Murder: Police Search Building

Police have searched a property close to where a pensioner and church organist was killed on his way to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. Alan Greaves, 68, from Sheffield, was found with head injuries on the pavement close to his home on Greengate Lane...

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Baroness Thatcher To Return Home After Op

Baroness Thatcher is due to leave hospital following an operation to remove a growth in her bladder. The 87-year-old former prime minister was admitted to hospital on December 19 where she underwent "a minimal invasive operation". Her daughter...

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Weather: Downpours To Bring Yet More Flooding

Large parts of Britain are braced for yet more flooding with heavy rain forecast on Friday and Saturday. Just under two inches of rain are needed by Monday for 2012 to be the wettest year on record for the UK overall. A new record has already been...

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Abducted Atiya Anjum-Wilkinson 'On Way Home'

Missing six-year-old girl Atiya Anjum-Wilkinson is reportedly on her way home three years after being abducted by her father. Atiya vanished in November 2009 after going to stay with her father, Razwan Ali Anjum. The former insurance salesman said...

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Norfolk Car Crash: Two Young Girls Killed

Two girls aged seven and 10 have been killed and three other people injured after a car crash in Norfolk, police have said. The children were in a car along with two adults and another child which crashed on the A47 near Wisbech at 6.40pm, according...

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Norovirus: Confirmed Cases Up 83% On Last Year

More than 3,500 cases of the norovirus winter vomiting bug in England and Wales have been confirmed in laboratories this season - but the true number could be over one million. The 3,538 figure - for July to mid-December - is 83% higher than the same...

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Church Organist Dies After Midnight Mass Attack

A church organist has died after being attacked while on his way to play at midnight mass on Christmas Eve. Alan Greaves, 68, from Sheffield, was found on the pavement close to his home on Greengate Lane at approximately 11.15pm on December 24. He...

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Graphene: Super Funds For Super-Material

Investment funds totalling £21.5m are going to some of Britain's top universities to develop commercial uses for the "super-material" graphene. Manchester University academics Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics for...

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Knife Crime: Funding To Tackle Youth Violence

By Niall Paterson, Sky News Correspondent The government has announced extra cash to help tackle youth violence and gun crime. Half a million pounds will be given to the voluntary sector, charities and other organisations working directly with...

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Scottish Shellfish Reef 'Is World's Largest'

A Scottish reef that is home to more than 100 million colourful and rare shellfish could be the largest of its kind anywhere in the world. The reef of flame shells, which covers an area more than 40 times larger than the UK's biggest shopping centre,...

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Floods: 2012 One Of The Wettest Years Ever

The year just past looks set to be one of the wettest on record, and draws to an end with more than 100 flood warnings in place. Homeowners in the South West - already mopping up after recent flooding - were warned by the Met Office to expect heavy...

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Antarctic Lake Drilling Attempt Abandoned

An attempt to melt a borehole through the continental ice sheet to reach a hidden Antarctic lake has been abandoned by a team of British scientists and engineers. The freshwater Lake Ellsworth, which has been sealed off by the ice 3km (2 miles) down...

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Hunting Ban Repeal Vote 'Is Not Imminent'

There is no imminent prospect of a parliamentary vote on repealing the hunting ban, a Cabinet minister has signalled. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson appeared to rule out bringing the issue before the Commons next year. Mr Paterson, a keen supporter...

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New TV Campaign As Men's Cancer Risk Hits 50%

A TV advertising campaign has been launched as research reveals that half of all men will get cancer. Cancer Research UK has released figures showing that diagnosis of men with the disease is increasing - but more are also surviving. The charity used...

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Woman Found Murdered On Christmas Day

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 37-year-old woman was found dead at home on Christmas Day. Officers were called to a property in Maes Yr Ysgol, Carmarthen, west Wales, at 10.50am on Tuesday. "A 28-year-old local male was arrested...

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Prince Of Wales Sends Xmas Message To Troops

Full Transcript Of Xmas Message Updated: 1:08pm UK, Wednesday 26 December 2012 Here is the full transcript of the Prince of Wales' Christmas radio broadcast to British Armed Forces serving overseas. "To all of the Armed Forces on duty and serving...

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M6 Car Crash: Police Appeal For Information

Police are appealing for information about a Christmas Day crash on the M6 which killed three people, including two brothers aged four and 10. The third victim of the accident, involving a red Ford Focus, on a busy stretch of the motorway in Staffordshire...

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Christmas Day Online Sales Surge Predicted

Bargain season begins in force today as online retailers slash prices ahead of an expected onslaught of consumers hitting the high street for the traditional Boxing Day sales. Amazon's UK website said it had seen sales on Christmas Day increase by 263%...

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Troops Send Christmas Cheer From Front Lines

British troops stationed at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan have sent Christmas messages back home to their loved ones. Soldiers serving with the 21 Engineer Regiment wished family and friends a happy festive season, before celebrating with a traditional...

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