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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Floods: UK To Remain On Alert For Another Week

Christmas has got off to a soggy start for many parts of the UK, as more rain falls on flood-threatened areas. Hundreds of homes and businesses have been swamped with floodwaters as winter rain continues to fall on saturated land. Staffordshire Police...

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Queen And Royals Attend Christmas Day Service

The Queen has joined other members of the royal family for a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham after recovering from a cold. Wearing a turquoise coat dress and matching hat, Her Majesty was wished a merry Christmas by about 1,000 wellwishers...

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M6 Crash: Three Children Killed On Motorway

Three children have died and two women have been injured in a crash on the M6 at Staffordshire. The crash occurred on the northbound carriageway between junction 14 and 15 of the M6 about 11.25am today. The West Midlands Ambulance Service has confirmed...

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Queen To Hail Olympics In 3D Xmas Message

Monarch's Message: From Radio To 3D Updated: 4:41am UK, Monday 24 December 2012 The Queen's grandfather, King George V, delivered the first royal Christmas broadcast live on the radio from Sandringham more than 75 years ago. He had reigned since 1910,...

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Charities: Budget Cuts Will Hurt The Homeless

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent Charities that provide services for homeless people fear their funding will be cut at a time when demand is soaring. Figures show the number of homeless people has increased dramatically in the last...

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Paul Daniels Reveals He 'Kissed Schoolgirl'

Veteran TV magician Paul Daniels has revealed his shock after discovering a girl he picked up as a hitch-hiker more than 40 years ago and began kissing was a schoolgirl. The 74-year-old entertainer, writing in his blog The Life and Times of Paul Daniels,...

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Edinburgh Car Crash Leaves Three Men Dead

Three men have died and three other people were injured in a car crash near Edinburgh. Witnesses to the crash are being asked to contact police The accident happened about 1.5 miles south of Pathhead, Midlothian, at around 7.30am. A gold-coloured...

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Weather: Rain Hits Roads And Rail Amid Floods

Flood victims are facing a festive washout as people hoping to get home to friends and family for Christmas are warned rain could prompt travel misery. Persistent downpours across large parts of the UK caused widespread flooding over the weekend, with...

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Hospital's £400,000 Payout Over Care Failings

A hospital has apologised and paid out more than £400,000 for 38 cases of failings in patient care. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was "disgusted and appalled" at the accounts of suffering and neglect at Redditch's Alexandra Hospital. Health...

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Sally Bercow's Twitter Account Hacked Again

Sally Bercow's Twitter account has been hacked for the second time in two months. The controversial wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons had signed off to her followers for Christmas. However, hours later her account had been hacked and a stream...

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Queen Misses Sandringham Church Service

The Queen has missed a Sunday church service on the Sandringham estate because she is suffering from a cold. Buckingham Palace said that the monarch was getting over the end of the cold and wanted to make sure it was "over and done with by Christmas"...

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Boat Capsize: Missing Person Search Called Off

An intensive air and sea search for a person believed to be missing in the water after a small boat capsized, has been abandoned. The Coastguard said the alarm was raised after two people were found holding on to the side of an overturned vessel in...

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Flood Warnings Amid More Travel Misery

Scores of flood warnings are in place across the country after days of heavy rainfall, as homeowners, businesses and travellers suffer more disruption. Around 160 flood warnings have been issued for England and Wales, along with 31 in Scotland, which...

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Hospital's £400,000 Payout Over Care Failings

A hospital has apologised and paid out more than £400,000 for 38 cases of failings in patient care. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was "disgusted and appalled" at the accounts of suffering and neglect at Redditch's Alexandra Hospital. Health...

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Sally Bercow's Twitter Account Hacked Again

Sally Bercow's Twitter account has been hacked for the second time in two months. The controversial wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons had signed off to her followers for Christmas. However, hours later her account had been hacked and a stream...

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Queen Misses Sandringham Church Service

The Queen has missed a Sunday church service on the Sandringham estate because she is suffering from a cold. Buckingham Palace said that the monarch was getting over the end of the cold and wanted to make sure it was "over and done with by Christmas"...

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