Recruitment Drive For 11,000 New Army Reserves

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent One of the largest military recruitment events of its kind will be held in London today to help the Ministry of Defence increase the number of Reserve forces. Hundreds of soldiers, sailors and airmen from...

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Fat-Fighting Strategy To Slim Down Nation

By David Bowden, Senior Correspondent A dozen of the biggest food manufacturers and retailers have pledged to cut the amount of saturated fat in their products. The Department of Health says the move will cut enough fat to fill one-and-a-half swimming...

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Miller Redpath: Body Found In Back Garden

Police searching for a missing teenager have found a body in his overgrown back garden. Public schoolboy Miller Redpath, 18, went missing from his family home in Wenhaston in Suffolk in August. Suffolk Police said an officer went to the house on Thursday...

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'Hurricane': UK Will Take Full Force Of Storm

A storm which could reach hurricane strengths of 80mph or more will definitely hit Britain on Monday, weather experts have warned. There were hopes the huge storm brewing over the Atlantic Ocean would miss the UK, and sweep instead through the English...

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Twitter Mistake: Police Sorry For Immigrant Tweet

Police have apologised after they were branded "racist" for sending a tweet saying "Officers 1 Immigrants 0". The offending message was sent out by an officer at Guildford Police via the Surrey force's official Twitter account during an operation against...

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Grangemouth's Future Saved In Last-Minute Deal

Grangemouth petrochemicals plant has been saved following a last-minute deal. The 800 workers who were due to lose their jobs at the Falkirk plant - Scotland's largest industrial site and its only refinery - were told the news at 11am on Friday. It...

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Weather: Storm Alerts As UK Set For 'Hurricane'

Severe weather alerts have been issued amid fears Britain could be hit by the most powerful storm in years. A Met office image shows a forecast for the storm on Monday A series of wind, rain and flood alerts are now in place as forecasters predict...

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Family Not Seeing 'Green Shoots' Of Recovery

By Emma Birchley, East Of England Correspondent The green shoots of economic recovery might be growing stronger but the Horton family is not feeling the effects. "It's been really, really tough. We are struggling to make ends meet," said Spencer,...

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UK Economy: GDP Growth Accelerates To 0.8%

The Chancellor claims there is now "real momentum" in the UK's economic recovery after GDP growth of 0.8% was measured in the third quarter. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said it marked the strongest period of growth in more than three years...

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Pavlo Lapshyn Jailed For Minimum Of 40 Years

A Ukrainian white supremicist who murdered a grandfather and bombed three Midland mosques has been sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in jail. Student Pavlo Lapshyn has been told that he would not be eligible for release for four decades despite his...

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River Deaths Of Two Girls Ruled Accidental

The deaths of two girls who were swept away by the River Wear in July were accidental, an inquest has heard. Tonibeth Purvis, 15, tried to save her friend Chloe Fowler, 14, after she got into difficulty in the river at Washington, Tyne and Wear. Both...

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NHS Trusts: One In Four Labelled 'High Risk'

44 NHS Trusts At High Risk Updated: 10:01am UK, Thursday 24 October 2013 There were 44 trusts in the two bands with the highest risk, with 24 trusts in the highest possible band 1. Band 1: Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Alder Hey...

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Hurricane-Speed Winds Threaten Britain

Parts of the UK face being battered by hurricane-speed winds which threaten to rip down trees, cause transport chaos, and cut power supplies, forecasters have warned. The risk of a severe storm has been highlighted by the Met Office, which it said could...

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Madeleine McCann: Portugal Cops Reopen Case

Madeleine: Key Events Timeline Updated: 3:44pm UK, Thursday 24 October 2013 Here is a timeline of the key events since Madeleine McCann's disappearance. 2007 :: May 3 - Kate and Gerry McCann leave their three children asleep in their holiday apartment...

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ScottishPower Hikes Energy Prices By Up To 9%

Energy giant ScottishPower has raised its prices by 8.5% for gas and 9% for electricity from December 6. It is expected that the rises will add another £113 to the typical annual dual fuel bill. The Spanish-owned company said more than one third of...

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Stuart Hall Re-Arrested: New Child Sex Claims

Disgraced broadcaster Stuart Hall has been re-arrested and is being questioned by detectives over new, more serious, child sex allegations. The former It's A Knockout presenter was taken to a police station from prison, where he is serving a 30-month...

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Primark Death: Woman Falls From Liverpool Store

A woman has died after falling from a third-floor balcony at a Primark store in Liverpool. Officers were called to the clothing store in Church Street by paramedics at 6pm on Tuesday. The 57-year-old woman was found at the bottom of the escalators...

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Raped Girl 'Not Treated As Human' By Couple

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent A couple have been jailed for a total of 18 years for trafficking a deaf and mute girl into the UK, where she was repeatedly raped and subjected to forced labour. Ilyas Ashar, 84, and his wife Tallat...

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Prince George Christened At St James's Palace

Prince George's christening ceremony has taken place at St James's Palace following his arrival with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry gathered for the private...

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Plebgate: MPs Told Public Were 'Misled'

Key Dates Of The Plebgate Scandal Updated: 8:08am UK, Wednesday 23 October 2013 The row over Andrew Mitchell's argument with a police officer in Downing Street has resurfaced three months on. Here are the key developments. :: September 4 - Andrew...

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Royal Gwent Hospital: Travellers Told To Move

Travellers camped out in a hospital car park in Newport, South Wales, have been given a deadline to move. The group is threatened with legal action if it fails to leave the site by 4pm. French travellers with around 14 caravans set up camp on a staff...

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George Galloway Mulls London Mayor Bid

George Galloway has suggested he might quit the "tedium" of Parliament in 2015 and run as a candidate for the Mayor of London. The outspoken Respect MP said he enjoys elections more than the work and would "relish" the chance to stand for City Hall....

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Great British Bake Off Winner Tweet Denied

SPOILER ALERT: Great British Bake Off judge Sue Perkins has denied Raymond Blanc revealed the winner of Tuesday's final on Twitter - and told internet trolls to stay silent. The TV chef was branded an "idiot" when he apparently let slip which one of...

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Neil McArdle Jailed Over Wedding Bomb Hoax

A man who phoned in a bomb hoax on his wedding day because he had forgotten to book the register office has been jailed for 12 months. Neil McArdle could not face telling his excited bride that the wedding could not take place, so decided on a drastic...

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Energy Bills: Major Calls For 'Windfall Tax'

Sir John Major has called for energy firms' profits to be taxed to help people struggling to pay bills if there is a cold snap. The former Prime Minister said he did not believe it was "acceptable at all" that three of the so-called Big Six energy companies...

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Scotland: Two Boeing 747 Planes In Near Miss

Two jumbo jets with around 1,000 people on board were just 100ft from crashing over Scotland because pilots confused their flight instructions, it has emerged. The two Boeing 747s were 30 miles north of Glasgow and preparing to cross the Atlantic when...

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Tesco Vows To Cut Waste Food Mountain

Every family in the UK wastes an estimated £700 a year throwing away food, according to Tesco, which is launching a campaign to help curb the problem. The supermarket's first ever food waste figures for its operations reveal that in the first six months...

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MPs Attack Plans To Curb Their Expenses

Senior MPs have attacked plans by the expenses watchdog to curb what they are allowed to claim for food, travel and hotels. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) has consulted on reforms that include scrapping the evening meal allowance...

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Missing Girls: Police Search For Newport Pair

Concerns are mounting for the welfare of two teenage girls who went missing from the same area on the same day. Police are searching for Shannon Bladen, 14, and Jessica Brant, 13, who disappeared from the Alway area of Newport, South Wales, last Wednesday....

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Mosque Blasts: Ukrainian Student Pleads Guilty

By Correspondent David Crabtree A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to murdering a Muslim pensioner and plotting to carry out a string of explosions near mosques. Pavlo Lapshyn, a postgraduate student from Dnipropetrovsk, appeared at the Old Bailey...

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Inmates Bullied Into Converting To Islam

By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent Sky News has learned that increasing numbers of British inmates are being bullied into converting to Islam while in jail. The Prison Officers Association says it is symptomatic of the growing power and...

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Tornado Batters 100 Homes At Seaside Resort

A small tornado wreaked havoc across a seaside resort, bringing trees down on cars and lifting the roof covering off of houses and huts. More than 100 homes in Hayling Island are said to have been damaged after the winds ripped through the coastal community...

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