One In 10 Five-Year-Olds Has A Mobile Phone

Nearly one in 10 children has a mobile phone by the time they are five years old, according to a new study. On average, youngsters are bought their first handset at the age of 11, soon after starting secondary school. However, some 9% of parents said...

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Cardinal Keith O'Brien Halted Sex Abuse Probe

Disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien blocked an independent inquiry into cases of historic sexual abuse a year before resigning over his own inappropriate sexual conduct. The Bishops' Conference of Scotland commissioned a report into allegations of abuse...

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Dave Lee Travis Faces Sex Charges In Court

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Broadcaster Dave Lee Travis has appeared in court over 12 alleged sexual offences. The 68-year-old is charged under his real name of David Patrick Griffin and faces 11 indecent assault charges and one of...

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NHS Hospitals Aim To Start Clinics In India

By Thomas Moore, Health Correspondent As many as 20 NHS hospitals are making plans to open lucrative clinics in India, according to a former health secretary. Patricia Hewitt, who now chairs the UK India Business Council, said between 10 and 20...

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Speaking Clock Costs Ministry of Defence £40k

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has spent more than £40,000 calling the speaking clock in the last two years. Officials blamed a "technical error" for the spending after a ban on the famous number was not properly enforced. The MoD told staff last year...

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Half Of Seven-Year-Olds Not Exercising Enough

Half of all seven-year-olds do not get enough exercise - with girls far less active than boys according to new research. Only 51% of all seven-year-olds in the UK achieve the recommended hour of exercise every day. The figure breaks down to just 38%...

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North Wales Care Home Abuse Inquiry Arrests

Detectives investigating historic sex abuse at children's homes in North Wales have arrested a man and woman on suspicion of indecent assault. Officers attached to Operation Pallial, the investigation into recent allegations of historical abuse in the...

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Millions To Share £1.3bn Bank Compensation

CPP Mis-Selling Scandal Q&A Updated: 11:27am UK, Thursday 22 August 2013 As the UK's battered financial services industry prepares to tell seven million people they may have been the victim of the latest mis-selling scandal, here are some answers...

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Jermain Defoe Cousin's Pool Death A 'Mystery'

The mother of England footballer Jermain Defoe's cousin, who was electrocuted in a hotel swimming pool in St Lucia, has begged to be told the "truth" about her daughter's death. Hannah Defoe, 20, was killed after diving into the water while on holiday...

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MSP Bill Walker Guilty Of Domestic Abuse

An MSP has been convicted of a string of domestic abuse charges against his three ex-wives and a step-daughter. Bill Walker, 71, from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, was found guilty of a catalogue of attacks on the women between 1967 and 1995. The Independent...

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Prisoners Cold Call From Jail Call Centres

Prisoners are being employed to gather insurance details from members of the public at call centres set up inside jails. The Ministry of Justice has confirmed inmates are working as call centre operatives at HMP Oakwood in Wolverhampton and HMP Drake...

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Tulisa Accused Of V Festival Blogger Assault

Former X Factor judge and N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos has been accused of assaulting a blogger at V Festival. Essex Police are investigating after celebrity writer Vas Morgan claimed that the 25-year-old charged towards him in a "drunken and angry...

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Lifeguards Rescue Children At Treyarnon Beach

A group of nine people, including six children, who were trapped on a beach in Cornwall have been saved by lifeguards. The group, who were stranded on Treyarnon beach by the incoming tide, huddled together on a small platform above a gully as water...

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Queen's Swan Found Cooked Near Windsor Castle

A swan owned by the Queen has been found barbecued on the banks of the Thames in the shadow of Windsor Castle. The Royal bird was found on Baths Island, in the middle of a picnic area popular with children and tourists. It had been cooked with its...

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Taxi Crash: 'Devastated' Father Flies To US

The father of a British woman who had part of her leg severed by a New York taxi says the family is "devastated" by what happened. Sian Green, 23, suffered the leg injury when a yellow taxi mounted the pavement in the centre of New York and struck her....

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Tax Office Warns Football Clubs Over Low Pay

By Enda Brady, Sky News Correspondent Dozens of top-flight English football clubs are to receive a letter from tax inspectors warning them that they must pay staff the minimum wage or face a fine of up to £5,000 and potential prosecution. HM Revenue...

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Gary Bolton Jailed Over Fake Bomb Detectors

A businessman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for making and selling fake bomb detectors. Gary Bolton, 47, made millions of pounds selling the devices around the world, boasting they could detect explosives, drugs, ivory, tobacco and even...

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Bank Intern Dies After 'Pulling All-Nighters'

A 21-year-old Bank of America Merrill Lynch intern who died in London last week had reportedly been working more than 20 hours a day. Moritz Erhardt, a University of Michigan student from Germany, was coming to the end of a seven week internship when...

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David Miranda To Launch Legal Challenge

The boyfriend of an investigative journalist who was held under UK terror laws has started legal action over his detention. David Miranda has appointed law firm Bindmans LLP to pursue a civil action over his treatment at Heathrow Airport on Sunday....

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Northern Ireland: Arrest Over Three Deaths

A man has been arrested over the deaths of three of his former girlfriends, all of whom died in suspicious circumstances. The 66-year-old was arrested in Dromore, County Down, a quiet market town where all three women died. Michelle Bickerstaff, 47,...

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Ask.fm Overhaul Not Enough, Says Hannah's Dad

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter The father of a teenager who committed suicide after allegedly being bullied online has said changes to the social networking site Ask.fm do not go far enough. Hannah Smith, 14, was found hanged at her home...

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Tesco Strawberry Blunder Leads To £300k Fine

Tesco has been fined £300,000 for misleading customers after a single shopper complained about a national strawberry price promotion which allegedly netted the chain £2.3m in profits. The case - brought by Birmingham City Council - related to the cost...

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Two Young Boys Missing On Isle Of Wight

Police and the Coastguard are searching for two boys who have gone missing on a popular tourist beach on the Isle of Wight. The boys, aged six and eight, were reported missing after they were last seen on the seafront at Ryde this lunchtime. ...

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MasterChef Judge Gregg Wallace In Hotel Brawl

MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace knocked a diner to the floor and punched him in the face for allegedly touching his girlfriend, according to reports. The former greengrocer and restaurateur - known for using the phrase "cooking doesn't get tougher than...

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Anti-Fracking Protesters Cleared By Police

Police have been forcibly clearing protesters from a road outside a potential site for fracking in Balcombe, West Sussex. Activists are currently taking part in a six-day Reclaim The Power action camp after Cuadrilla began carrying out exploratory drilling...

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5ft-Long Pet Lizard Goes Missing In Swansea

Police in South Wales are appealing for information after a 5ft (1.5m)-long pet lizard went missing. The reptile disappeared from the back garden of a house on King Edward's Road in Swansea. It had been let out for exercise on Saturday afternoon when...

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Gibraltar: Spanish Boats In Royal Navy Stand-Off

Spanish fishermen have been involved in a stand-off with Royal Navy boats after making an illegal incursion into British waters around Gibraltar. A flotilla of more than 30 fishing boats was "corralled" by UK military and police vessels after protesting...

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Diana's Death: Police Handed New Information

New information that alleges Princess Diana was murdered has been passed to Scotland Yard through military sources, it has emerged. The information, thought to include the allegation that the Princess of Wales, Dodi al Fayed and their driver were killed...

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HS2 Rail Project Cost To 'Double To £80bn'

The cost of the new High Speed 2 rail network will be £80bn, double the current estimate, according to a new report. The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says the plan "defies economic logic" and is calling for the project to be cancelled. The Department...

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Paralympic Pioneer Chris Hallam Dies

Paralympian Chris Hallam MBE, one of the pioneers of disabled sport, has died. The athlete won medals for swimming and wheelchair racing in the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Paralympian Games. Mr Hallam, who lived in Pontypool, Torfaen, twice won the London...

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Diana's Death: Police Handed New Information

New information that alleges Princess Diana was murdered has been passed to Scotland Yard through military sources, it has emerged. The information, thought to include the allegation that the Princess of Wales, Dodi al Fayed and their driver were killed...

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HS2 Rail Project Cost To 'Double To £80bn'

The cost of the new High Speed 2 rail network will be £80bn, double the current estimate, according to a new report. The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says the plan "defies economic logic" and is calling for the project to be cancelled. The Department...

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Mo Farah Knighthood Backed By Cameron

David Cameron has said he would "warmly welcome" a recommendation for Mo Farah to be knighted. The 30-year-old athlete achieved a historic double-double in Moscow on Friday night as he added two world titles to the twin Olympic triumphs from last summer....

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5ft-Long Pet Lizard Goes Missing In Swansea

Police in South Wales are appealing for information after a 5ft (1.5m)-long pet lizard went missing. The reptile disappeared from the back garden of a house on King Edward's Road in Swansea. It had been let out for exercise on Saturday afternoon when...

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Gibraltar: Spanish Boats In Royal Navy Stand-Off

Spanish fishermen have been involved in a stand-off with Royal Navy boats after making an illegal incursion into British waters around Gibraltar. A flotilla of more than 30 fishing boats was "corralled" by UK military and police vessels after protesting...

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