NHS: Migrants To Be Charged For A&E Care

By Darren McCaffrey, Sky Political Reporter Visitors and migrants who use NHS accident and emergency services in England are to be charged, ministers have announced. The move is part of an extension of the NHS charging strategy intended to deter...

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CBI: Firms Must Boost Pay After Long Squeeze

The director general of the CBI has called on businesses to improve pay levels as the Labour leader Ed Miliband charts what he sees as the "biggest cost-of-living crisis in a generation". In his New Year message, Mr Miliband signalled his determination...

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Crime Statistics Revamped To Boost Transparency

Police in England and Wales are to change the way crime statistics are recorded to show the public the reasons why many are not solved. Policing minister Damian Green said the new system, to be phased in from the start of the new year, should bring...

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Weather: More Rain And Strong Wind On The Way

Further rain and strong winds have been sweeping the UK - just as engineers restored power to homes hit by poor weather over Christmas. The last households cut off from electricity by the Christmas storms have now had power restored, the Energy Networks...

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Migrant Controls: Call To Extend Restrictions

By Darren McCaffrey, Sky Political Reporter Ninety senior Conservative activists have joined calls for the Prime Minister to extend controls on Bulgarians and Romanians entering the UK. In an open letter, Conservative Grassroots, a network of party...

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Anti-Smoking Campaign: New Ad Targets Addicts

By Gerard Tubb, Sky News Correspondent Smokers are being targeted by a new TV advertising campaign which aims to scare them into giving up. Graphic images of polluted blood flowing through the body of a smoker and damaging cells in his brain are...

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Fresh Misery As Another Storm Heads For UK

Fears of fresh flooding have been raised as another band of persistent rain and strong winds heads towards the UK. The latest storm pushing in from the Atlantic will arrive in the West on Sunday evening, before spreading northeastwards overnight and...

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Ferry Fire: Man Arrested Over Suspected Arson

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire alert on a North Sea ferry sparked an emergency evacuation. Northumbria Police said they had also arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of affray. Four crew members and two passengers...

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Fire Service Teams Trained For Water Rescue

By Adele Robinson, Sky News Correspondent The number of emergency rescue teams in England and Wales equipped to tackle flooding has more than quadrupled. Some £2.5m has been spent funding teams, mostly within the Fire Service, until 2017. The...

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New Malden: Teen Found On Fire In Street Dies

A teenager has died after she was found on fire in the street in south-west London early on Sunday morning. Emergency services were called at 1.10am to reports of a burning woman on the level crossing near a Tesco branch at West Barnes Lane in New Malden....

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Anti-Smoking Campaign: New Ad Targets Addicts

By Gerard Tubb, Sky News Correspondent Smokers are being targeted by a new TV advertising campaign which aims to scare them into giving up. Graphic images of polluted blood flowing through the body of a smoker and damaging cells in his brain are...

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New Malden: Teen Found On Fire In Street Dies

A teenager has died after she was found on fire in the street in south-west London early on Sunday morning. Emergency services were called at 1.10am to reports of a burning woman on the level crossing near a Tesco branch at West Barnes Lane in New Malden....

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Fire Service Teams Trained For Water Rescue

By Adele Robinson, Sky News Correspondent The number of emergency rescue teams in England and Wales equipped to tackle flooding has more than quadrupled. Some £2.5m has been spent funding teams, mostly within the Fire Service, until 2017. The...

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Fresh Misery As Another Storm Heads For UK

Fears of fresh flooding have been raised as another band of persistent rain and strong winds heads towards the UK. The latest storm pushing in from the Atlantic will arrive in the West on Sunday evening, before spreading northeastwards overnight and...

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Ferry Fire: Man Arrested Over Suspected Arson

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire alert on a North Sea ferry sparked an emergency evacuation. Northumbria Police said they had also arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of affray. Four crew members and two passengers...

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Millions Stress About Finances 'Every Day'

By Poppy Trowbridge, Consumer Affairs Correspondent In the UK, 18.1 million people feel stressed about their finances every day, according to new research seen by Sky News. Financial worries are even greater than concerns over health, or even job...

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NatWest 'Hit By Fourth Online Banking Glitch'

NatWest has been hit by a cyberattack, leaving customers unable to access online accounts. The bank's online banking service was disrupted after it was deliberately bombarded with internet traffic.    Twitter users tweeted to say they...

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Warning After 'Speckled Rolex' Ecstasy Death

An urgent warning about a yellow ecstasy tablet known as "speckled rolex" has been issued after a man died at a house party in Northern Ireland. Police said the victim was confirmed dead at a house in Twinbrook, Belfast, at around 7.40pm on Friday night....

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Smacking Children Should Be Banned, Says Tsar

Parents should be banned from smacking their children, according to the Children's Commissioner for England. Maggie Atkinson told The Independent it was her personal view that the law gives pets and adults more rights to be protected from violence than...

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Tenerife: Three Britons Injured In Explosion

Three British people were among five injured after an explosion in a hotel pool bar on the island of Tenerife, according to reports. A woman suffered serious burns to her face and scalp in the blast in Adeje, on the south-west coast of the island, on...

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Footballer Needs Face Surgery After Attack

An amateur footballer's face will have to be rebuilt after he was knocked unconscious and beaten during a night out. Richie Robins is understood to have been set upon by up to half a dozen men as he apparently stepped in to protect a woman. The 21-year-old,...

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Harry And William In Charity Football Game

Prince Harry lunged in with a series of crunching tackles during a charity football game against his brother at Sandringham. A bearded Harry colides with William after a sliding tackle Still sporting the ginger beard he grew for his charity trek to...

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Walsall Christmas Fire: Woman Is Arrested

Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of murder after a man was killed in a house fire on Christmas Day. The man, 58, died in the blaze in South Street Gardens, Caldmore, Walsall, at around 5.30pm on Wednesday. He is yet to be formally identified...

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Weather: Ireland And UK Battered By Storms

Hurricane-speed gusts and driving rain have been lashing Britain and Ireland for the second time this week, with warnings of more flooding and trouble for travellers. Just a few days after thousands of people's Christmas travel plans were ruined, the...

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Hate Attacks On Muslims Rise After Rigby Case

By Alistair Bunkall, Sky News Defence Correspondent The number of crimes against Muslims in England and Wales has risen over the past year. New figures suggest there has been an increase in attacks following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich...

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Abbas Khan: Funeral For Syria-Death Doctor

The funeral of British doctor Abbas Khan - who died in custody in Syria - is due to take place in London today. Dr Khan was on the verge of being released when his family were told of his death by what the Syrian government calls suicide - but they...

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Fox Hunts Ride Out For Boxing Day Meets

Thousands of supporters attended Boxing Day hunts across the UK today as a poll shows 80% of people remain opposed to hunting with dogs for sport. Some 250 hunts rode out today on the biggest day of the hunting calendar, some following an artificial...

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