Tape Measure 'Better For Weighing Up Obesity'

By Thomas Moore, Health Correspondent The current method of judging obesity is so complex it should be replaced by a simple tape measure, according to a leading specialist. Dr Jude Oben, from the Obesity Action Campaign, said the body mass index,...

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UK Soldiers Laid To Rest 100 Years After WW1

Ten British soldiers who died in France during World War One and whose remains were found in 2009 have been formally identified. The soldiers died in battle on October 18, 1914, while serving with the 2nd Battalion The York and Lancaster Regiment. ...

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Jean McConville Murder: Man Appears In Court

A veteran republican charged in connection with one of the most notorious murders of the Northern Ireland Troubles has been remanded in custody. Ivor Bell, 77, appeared in court in Belfast on Saturday charged with aiding and abetting the murder of mother-of-10...

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'Good Samaritan' Steals Collapsed Woman's Purse

CCTV images have been released after a woman had her purse stolen as she lay unconscious after suffering a seizure. West Midlands Police want to trace two women in connection with the incident in Summer Row in Birmingham city centre on Saturday, February...

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Giant Vending Machine Replaces Village Shop

A giant vending machine selling eggs, milk and essentials has been built in a village after no one could be found to run the local shop. People queue for their shopping It sells 80 products, including washing powder, shampoo, shower gel, cereal, and,...

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Pelka Case Council Rated Inadequate By Ofsted

Children's services at the council criticised over the death of Daniel Pelka at the hands of his mother and stepfather has been labelled "inadequate" by Ofsted. The four-year-old died from a head injury after longstanding abuse by his mother, Magdelena...

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First Female Genital Mutilation Charges In UK

A doctor and another man will be charged in the first UK prosecution for female genital mutilation, the CPS has said. Dr Dhanoun Dharmasena, from the Whittington Hospital in London, and Hasan Mohamed, who is not a medic, will be charged under the Female...

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Evans Trial Witness Admits Being 'Dramatic'

By Mike McCarthy, North of England Correspondent A man who claims to have been raped by the former deputy speaker Nigel Evans has accepted that he was being "dramatic" when he told a friend that the MP had dragged him into his bedroom. The alleged...

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Pair Admit Burying Parents' Bodies In Garden

By David Crabtree, Midlands Correspondent A couple have admitted burying the woman's parents in the back garden of their home nearly 16 years ago. Susan Edwards, 55, and her husband Christopher Edwards, 57, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on...

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Veiled Acid Attacker Sentenced To 12 Years

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter A woman who threw acid in the face of her friend, leaving her scarred for life, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail. Mary Konye, 22, cried as the sentence was handed down at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Naomi...

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Spurning Evans 'Would Have Felt Awkward'

By Becky Johnson, Sky News Correspondent The man who alleges MP Nigel Evans raped him after a party last year has told a court he "didn't feel able" to tell the MP he did not want to sleep with him. The 22-year-old student claimed he froze in shock...

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Driver Sought In Melanie Hall Murder Probe

Missing Melanie Case: Timeline Of Events Updated: 8:48am UK, Thursday 03 October 2013 Bones found in a bag near a motorway slip road are those of missing hospital clerk Melanie Hall, according to Sky sources. Here is a timeline of events since the...

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G4S Staff To Be Charged Over Deportation Death

Three G4S detainee custody officers are to be charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who was being deported. Colin Kaler, Terrence Hughes and Stuart Tribelnig are to be charged in connection with the death of Jimmy Mubenga, the Crown...

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EE Customers Angry Over Signal Problems

Mobile network operator EE has apologised for signal problems that have stopped some of its 27 million customers from using its network. Some phone owners were not able to make calls, text or use the internet because of a technical fault. The problem...

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Single Punch Killer's Sentence To Be Reviewed

A man who killed a stranger with a single punch has had his sentence referred to the Court of Appeal for being "unduly lenient". Lewis Gill, 20, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail for manslaughter after knocking Andrew Young to the...

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Claudia: Mystery Man Wanted Over Disappearance

By Gerard Tubb, North Of England Correspondent A mystery man whose DNA was found in a car belonging to missing York cook Claudia Lawrence is being sought five years after her disappearance. The possible clue is one of several potential new leads...

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Man Held As Woman And Teenagers Stabbed

A man has been arrested after a woman and two teenage girls were stabbed at a house in Birmingham in a suspected domestic incident. Police were called to Little Green Lane, Small Heath, at 7.20am by a resident who reported hearing screams from the home....

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Death Of Child On Bathroom Floor Examined

By Gerard Tubb, North Of England Correspondent The death of a seven-year-old girl left on the bathroom floor of her Doncaster home by a paramedic instead of being rushed to hospital is to be examined by a coroner. When Izabelle Easen suffered an...

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Madeleine Police Appeal Over Abuse Suspect

Police searching for Madeleine McCann have launched a search for a man who abused children in holiday homes in Portugal. Officers from Operation Grange have identified a series of 12 crimes between 2004 and 2010 where a male intruder entered villas...

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Budget 2014: 'For Makers, Doers And Savers'

Budget 2014: Key Points At A Glance Updated: 2:27pm UK, Wednesday 19 March 2014 The Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his fifth budget. Here are the key points. Savings :: Tax-free ISAs to be boosted to £15,000 per year from July. Junior ISAs...

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Max Clifford 'Claimed He Slept With Diana Ross'

By Tom Parmenter, News Correspondent, Southwark Crown Court A former model has told a court that Max Clifford claimed he had slept with US singer Diana Ross. The woman, who cannot be named, was giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court about a meeting...

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Claudia Lawrence: Dad's Grief On Anniversary

By Gerard Tubb, North of England Correspondent The father of missing York woman Claudia Lawrence says her five-year absence is "like a cancer" that "just gets worse and worse". Peter Lawrence, speaking at a news conference to mark the fifth anniversary...

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Childcare: £2,000 Boost For Working Parents

Working parents are to get up to £2,000 of tax-free childcare in a move to target families who are "running to stand still". The scheme will be worth up to £2,000 per child per year when it launches in autumn next year - £800 more than the £1,200 originally...

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Claudia Lawrence: Dad's Grief On Anniversary

By Gerard Tubb, North of England Correspondent The father of missing York woman Claudia Lawrence says her five-year absence is "like a cancer" that "just gets worse and worse". Peter Lawrence, speaking at a news conference to mark the fifth anniversary...

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Lenny Henry Attacks Britain's 'White' TV

Lenny Henry is calling for a reversal in the "paucity" of ethnic minorities on British television and comedy programmes. The comic first spoke about improving diversity in film and television in 2008 but described his frustration that so little has...

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Max Clifford 'Claimed He Slept With Diana Ross'

By Tom Parmenter, News Correspondent, Southwark Crown Court A former model has told a court that Max Clifford claimed he had slept with US singer Diana Ross. The woman, who cannot be named, was giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court about a meeting...

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Saturated Fats And Heart Disease: No Link Found

By Joe Tidy, Sky News Reporter A massive international study of 600,000 people's diets has found saturated fats like butter may not be as unhealthy as first thought. For decades, health advice has been to cut down on saturated fats - found in butter,...

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Childcare: £2,000 Boost For Working Parents

Working parents are to get up to £2,000 of tax-free childcare in a move to target families who are "running to stand still". The scheme will be worth up to £2,000 per child per year when it launches in autumn next year - £800 more than the £1,200 originally...

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Lenny Henry Attacks Britain's 'White' TV

Lenny Henry is calling for a reversal in the "paucity" of ethnic minorities on British television and comedy programmes. The comic first spoke about improving diversity in film and television in 2008 but described his frustration that so little has...

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Saturated Fats And Heart Disease: No Link Found

By Joe Tidy, Sky News Reporter A massive international study of 600,000 people's diets has found saturated fats like butter may not be as unhealthy as first thought. For decades, health advice has been to cut down on saturated fats - found in butter,...

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Police Search For Missing Mother And Child

Police are searching for a one-year-old girl who was taken by her mother during a supervised visit in the West Midlands. Lola Page was in the care of social services and being looked after by foster parents in Walsall. Her mother Stacey Ball, 18, took...

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Childcare Tax Break: Details To Be Unveiled

Details of a planned £1,200 childcare tax break for families is expected to be unveiled in next week's Budget, according to Sky sources. Help with the expense of childcare is one of the things people have been pressing for said Sky's Political Correspondent...

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Claudia Lawrence Case: Mother's 'Nightmare'

By Gerard Tubb, North of England Correspondent The mother of the missing York woman Claudia Lawrence has praised a new team of detectives investigating her daughter's disappearance and says she constantly thinks of the events she has missed. Joan...

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Vince Cable Wants HS2 Rail Link Built Faster

Vince Cable has called for the controversial HS2 high-speed rail link to be constructed faster, saying it could help close an economic gap between the north and south of England. In an interview with The Observer the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary...

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Man Held After Woman Stabbed To Death

Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman died after being stabbed. The 21-year-old victim was attacked at an address in Redditch, Worcestershire, on Saturday and later died in hospital. A 29-year-old man who was arrested at the scene...

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