Don Valley: Jessica Ennis' Track To Close

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent The athletics stadium where Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis trains is to close. Sheffield City Council voted to go ahead with the closure of the Don Valley stadium as part of a package of cuts....

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Middle-Aged Drinking Takes Toll on 'Ladettes'

By James Matthews, Sky Correspondent The "ladette" culture of the 1980s and 90s is a key factor in the growing number of middle-aged women turning to drink, according to the founder of a support website. Lucy Rocca says women between 30 and 50...

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Pressure On First Buyers As House Prices Rise

By Nick Martin, Sky Correspondent House prices edged up month-on-month in both January and February this year, bringing good news for homeowners but adding pressure on first-time buyers. Building society Nationwide said it was cautiously optimistic...

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Rape T-Shirt: Amazon Offered 'Hit Her' Tops

Amazon is continuing to offer T-shirts advocating domestic violence on its website - after withdrawing tops sloganed "Keep Calm And Rape". The company withdrew the rape T-shirts - sold by the Solid Gold Bomb company - from its UK site and later pulled...

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Defence Secretary: Cut Welfare Not Troops

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has warned he will resist further cuts to the armed forces in Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming spending review. After Downing Street said publicly last month that the military would not be immune from further...

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Stuart Hall In Court Over Sex Charges

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has made his first Crown Court appearance accused of a string of historic sex offences. Unsteady on his feet and wearing a dark blue suit, he entered the dock at Preston Crown Court and spoke only to confirm his name...

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HMS Ambush: New Nuclear Submarine For Navy

HMS Ambush, Britain's most advanced attack submarine has officially joined the Royal Navy fleet. HMS Ambush is 97 metres-long and holds around 100 personnel The 7,400-tonne sub was commissioned during a ceremony attended by Navy chief Admiral Sir...

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Horsemeat: Four New Products Test Positive

Tests on four beef products sold by Birds Eye, Taco Bell and catering supplier Brakes have been found to contain horsemeat. Checks revealed contamination of Birds Eye Traditional Spaghetti Bolognese and Beef Lasagne, Taco Bell's ground beef and Brakes'...

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Pound Falls As Triple Dip Fears Fuelled

Sterling has fallen to a two-and-a-half-year low against the dollar after manufacturing figures for February revealed a fall in output. The closely watched Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index showed a slump in activity to 47.9 - well below the 50...

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Philpott Trial Hears Secret Police Recordings

By David Crabtree, Midlands Correspondent A man accused of starting a house fire which killed his six children is alleged to have whispered to his wife: "I didn't mean to do it. On my life." Mick Philpott, 56, his wife Mairead, 31, and a third...

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Woman's Diamond Ring Stolen As She Lay Dying

A dying woman had a treasured diamond ring stolen from her finger in the final moments of her life at a hospice. The gold band was taken from Wendy Dolton's hand as she lay powerless in her bed. Hours later, the 65-year-old lost her battle with cancer....

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Secret Baggage Searches For Air Passengers

Air passengers are having their bags secretly searched for alcohol and cigarettes in a practice that is "prohibited", an inspector's report has found. Customs staff routinely searched travellers and holidaymakers bags without the owners being present,...

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Tia Sharp: Neighbour Denies Time-Wasting

A neighbour of the grandmother of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp has denied wasting police time. Paul Meehan, 40, is accused of causing wasteful employment of the police by making a false report saying he had information linked to an inquiry in August...

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Philpott Fire: Accused 'Bragged Of Bail'

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent A man accused of killing six children in a Derby house fire bragged about "being on bail for six counts of murder", a court hears. Melissa John, the girlfriend of Paul Mosley's nephew, told Nottingham Crown...

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Man City Player Jailed Over Death Crash

A Manchester City youth player has been jailed for 16 months for causing the death of a brother and sister by careless driving. Meppen-Walter was speeding when the car crashed Courtney Meppen-Walter, 18, was driving his Mercedes car speeding at around...

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Coronation Street's Michael Le Vell In Court

By Mike McCarthy, North Of England Correspondent The Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has appeared in court for the first time to face six charges of raping a child. Le Vell, who plays Kevin Webster in the ITV soap opera, is accused of 19...

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Lord Rennard: Clegg Admits 'Serious Mistakes'

Nick Clegg has admitted his party made "very serious mistakes" in its handling of sexual harassment claims against its then chief executive Lord Rennard. The Deputy Prime Minister continued to insist that he was personally unaware of any specific allegations...

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Woman Pleads Guilty To Facebook Harassment

A woman has pleaded guilty to using Facebook to harass the family of a girl who went missing from a British army base in Germany more than 30 years ago. Donna Wright, 33, from Spennymoor, County Durham, admitted to sending messages to the family of...

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Tragic Ben Nevis Climber's Family Pay Tribute

A climber who died in a fall while scaling Ben Nevis has been hailed as a "loving father and husband" by his devastated wife. Police named the victim as Mark Phillips, from Spean Bridge, a village in the Scottish highlands. The 51-year-old was an environmental...

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Martha Lane Fox To Join The House Of Lords

The web tycoon Martha Lane Fox is joining the House of Lords, where she will be the youngest woman peer. The co-founder of travel website lastminute.com, who is also David Cameron's "digital champion", will sit on the crossbenches as a non-political...

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Tamara Ecclestone's Ex Jailed Over Plot

The former boyfriend of socialite and model Tamara Ecclestone has been jailed for four years after trying to blackmail her in a £200,000 plot. Derek Rose, who dated the daughter of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone in 2002, had threatened to reveal...

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Police Allowed 'Rapist' To Go Free And Kill

By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent A maverick Scotland Yard rape squad allowed a rape suspect to go unquestioned and free to later kill his two children, it has emerged. A woman who alleged Jean Say, 62, had raped her was persuaded to retract...

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Litvinenko Killing: 'UK Tries To Block Truth'

By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent Lawyers for the family of murdered former spy Alexander Litvenenko have accused the British Government of trying to block the truth over the killing in order to protect trade with Russia. Ben Emmerson QC,...

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Blackpool Primary School Teachers Suspended

A head and five teachers have been suspended as a police investigation is launched into "pupil wellbeing" at their Blackpool school. The suspensions at Revoe Community Primary School - including head teacher Cath Woodall - came after a member of council...

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Tom Maynard: Dead Cricketer Was On Drugs

By Jason Farrell, Sky News Correspondent A promising young cricketer was high on a cocktail of drink and drugs before he was hit by a train and died, an inquest has heard. Tom Maynard, 23, had taken cocaine, ecstasy and was almost four times over...

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Britain's Top Cardinal Keith O'Brien Resigns

The most senior priest in the Roman Catholic Church in Britain has resigned over allegations of inappropriate behaviour up to 30 years ago. Cardinal Keith O'Brien's immediate resignation comes a day after claims by three priests and a former priest...

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Ikea Meatballs Withdrawn Over Horsemeat Find

A batch of meatballs has been taken off the menu at Ikea's UK stores after they were found to contain traces of horsemeat. The Czech Republic's state veterinary administration - which made the discovery - said the 1kg packs of frozen meatballs were...

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Irish Vet Killer Jailed For At Least 37 Years

By Mike McCarthy, North Of England Correspondent A man who murdered a vet in North Wales before cutting up and disposing of her body had a long-standing fantasy to imprison, rape and kill a woman, a court has heard. Production manager Clive Sharp,...

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Tamara Ecclestone Blackmail: Ex Found Guilty

A former boyfriend of model and socialite Tamara Ecclestone has been found guilty of blackmailing her for £200,000. Derek Rose, of Camden, north London, was in a relationship with the daughter of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone when she was just...

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Philpott Fire: Dad 'Paranoid' Over Custody

A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire had become "paranoid" about losing them in a custody battle, a court has heard. Mick Philpott was worried he would not be able to see his children after a legal hearing that was scheduled...

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Doctors From Abroad Must Take English Test

By Lisa Dowd, Sky News Correspondent New checks will be introduced to make sure all NHS doctors can speak English well enough to treat patients, the Government has announced. It comes five years after David Gray, 70, was killed by a German doctor...

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Cardinal Keith O'Brien Contests Accusations

Britain's most senior Roman Catholic clergyman has been reported to the Vatican over claims of inappropriate behaviour, a newspaper has claimed. The Observer reports that three priests and a former priest have made the allegations against Cardinal Keith...

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'Gas Poison' Deaths: Caravan Park Trio Named

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent The three people who died of suspected carbon monoxide in Cornwall have been named locally as John and Audrey Cook, and their daughter, Maureen. Mr Cook, 90, his 86-year-old wife and their 46-year-old daughter...

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Three-Year-Old Dies In Blind Cord Tragedy

A three-year-old boy has died after becoming entangled in a blind cord in an accident described as being "felt by the entire community". Police are investigating the death of the boy, on Saturday evening, in Mayobridge in County Down, Northern Ireland....

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Clegg 'Knew Of Concerns About Lord Rennard'

By Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg was "made aware of concerns and unease around Lord Rennard" more than three years ago, Sky sources say. Several women have accused the party's chief executive of inappropriately...

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Banksy Mural Withdrawn From Auction

By Liz Lane, Sky News Reporter A Banksy work that was removed from the side of a north London Poundland shop under mysterious circumstances has been withdrawn from sale in the US. The world's most famous street artist painted the mural on the side...

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Doctors From Abroad Must Take English Test

By Lisa Dowd, Sky News Correspondent New checks will be introduced to make sure all NHS doctors can speak English well enough to treat patients, the Government has announced. It comes five years after David Gray, 70, was killed by a German doctor...

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Cardinal Keith O'Brien Contests Accusations

Britain's most senior Roman Catholic clergyman has been reported to the Vatican over claims of inappropriate behaviour, a newspaper has claimed. The Observer reports that three priests and a former priest have made the allegations against Cardinal Keith...

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