PM Risks Boxing Himself Into A Corner Over EU

Like it or not, if you want to get something done in Europe the first priority is to get the Germans on side.

That's why David Cameron's hopes of significant reform to the Free Movement of People principle have suffered a serious blow.

In a frosty conversation in the sidelines of a recent Brussels summit, Angela Merkel reportedly told Mr Cameron he was approaching a point of no return and she would prefer to see Britain leave the EU rather than change the free movement law.

Yes, those very rules that the Prime Minister promised to put at the heart of his renegotiation strategy.

Mr Cameron is at risk of boxing himself into a corner - promising sweeping changes to Britain's relationship with Brussels that he can't possibly deliver.

Video: Johnson Reacts To Merkel Comments

One school of thought in Number 10 is that it's the taking part that counts.

They believe the PM will get credit just for trying to stand up against Brussels.

Others argue he shouldn't be banging on about Europe in the first place.

Increasingly, Conservative high command is worried that UKIP is being allowed to dictate the election battleground.

At a recent Tory away day, the US Strategist Jim Messina told MPs that every moment they weren't talking about the economy was a wasted moment.

Mr Cameron can't change political thought in Germany - but he can mould the terms of the debate back at home.

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'Fine And Dandy': Teen's Pride At Killing

Ann Maguire's highly dangerous teenage killer was described by a psychiatrist as having a "gross lack of empathy for his victim and a degree of callousness rarely seen in clinical practice".

Those who were present when the popular teacher lay dying after fleeing the attacker said she spoke about her children and the fact she was loved.

At the same time, the then-15-year-old calmly sat down at a computer and told fellow pupils: "I stabbed her. Pity she didn't die."

Other students had heard him warn that he was going to attack the Spanish teacher with a knife, but did not take him seriously.

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Even when he brandished the 21cm (9in) blade and winked at one classmate, those present may have been mindful of his earlier warning that he would "kill them" if they told.

One schoolboy who witnessed the attack said he remembered sitting "in absolute panic and shock" as the killer repeatedly stabbed the 61-year-old in the neck and back - even punching her at one point.

The killing prompted an outpouring of grief in the community

She fled and he pursued her, before a female staff member helped her into a workroom and blocked the door.

It was clear to the witnesses that the teenager was pleased with what he had done - the boy even said "good times" to horrified pupils as he returned to the classroom.

Video: Teacher's Sister: Ann Embraced Life

The boy, who cannot be named, chatted to them "as if nothing had happened", telling them: "Everything I've done is fine and dandy."

He remained remorseless as he underwent psychiatric assessment in the wake of the brutal killing.

He discussed having planned the murder for years in advance, saying "The killing was always on my mind since year eight, the thought of homicide, murdering her."

The teenager had even taken a bottle of Jack Daniels into school on the day of the murder with the intention of "celebrating" his actions.

"I wasn't in shock, I was happy," he later told a psychiatrist.

Video: Anne Maguire's Family Pay Tribute

"I had a sense of pride. I still do."

As the court heard, the fact the boy's family life "was marked by love and support" made his actions all the more "inexplicable".

Prosecuting barrister Paul Greaney QC said: "The murder was committed in public in front of many young people. The damage to those children remains to be seen but it is not difficult to imagine.

"The court would be entitled to conclude that the defendant derived pleasure from the public nature of the killing.

"The prosecution does not accept that this defendant's psychiatric make-up affords any mitigation."

Video: Police Welcome Sentence For Teen

And the teenager's state of mind would also appear to make little difference to the many people who loved and admired Ann Maguire, including her widow, Don.

"I can no longer be a dad, I need Ann," he said, in a statement read out to the court.

"Facing the world is very difficult, days are difficult, special days are especially so. There will be no closure, no end. Present and future are but words."

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'Insane Psychopath' British Banker In Court

A British investment banker charged with the murder of two women in Hong Kong has been remanded in custody.

Banker Rurik Jutting, 29, was arrested after the women's bodies were discovered at an apartment in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district.

During his appearance he wore black trousers and a black T-shirt. He was remanded in custody and will return to court on 10 November.

Mr Jutting had recently quit his job with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and reportedly left an out of office email message urging correspondents to contact someone "who is not an insane psychopath".

The bodies of Sumarti Ningsih (L) and Jesse Lorena were found in the flat

The message, which has not been verified by the bank, read: "I am out of the office. Indefinitely. For urgent enquiries, or indeed any enquiries, please contact someone who is not an insane psychopath.

"For escalation, please contact God, though suspect the devil will have custody (Last line only really worked if I had followed through)."

Video: Victims' Friend Talks To Sky News

Last Monday he posted a Facebook photo of his balcony in the high-rise J Residence, which has a gym, clubhouse and rooftop pool, and said he was starting a "new journey".

He wrote: "Stepping down from the ledge. Burden lifted; new journey begins. Scared and anxious but also excited. The first step is always the hardest."

Officers arrived at the 31st floor flat early on Saturday after receiving a call from the suspect.

They discovered the body of Jesse Lorena, 30, lying naked in the living room with knife wounds to her neck and backside.

Police also found a small amount of cocaine and a 12-inch knife in the flat.

Assistant Commander Wan Siu-hung told reporters: "We believe the death was caused by a sharp object which cut the throat of the deceased.

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1. Gallery: Banker Charged Over Hong Kong Killings: The Victims

   Jesse Lorena was found in the living room with wounds to her neck and buttock

2. Police believe Sumarti Ningsih died on 27 October. Her body was found in a suitcase

3. Jesse Lorena was well-known in Hong Kong's Wanchai district

4. A friend said Ms Lorena worked expat bars to build a better life in her native Indonesia

5. Away from her life in Hong Kong, Ms Lorena wears a traditional headscarf in Facebook photos

"This led to copious bleeding. When the police found her, she was lying in the living room. The room was messy."

Eight hours later, at about noon on Saturday, police widened the forensic examination of the apartment and made the second discovery.

The body of the second woman, named in a court document as Sumarti Ningsih, 25, was found in a brown suitcase on the apartment's balcony with the feet hanging out.

A police source quoted by the South China Morning Post said: "She was nearly decapitated and her hands and legs had been bound with ropes.

"She was naked and wrapped in a towel before being stuffed into the suitcase. Her passport was found at the scene."

She too had wounds to the neck. Police say she died on 27 October.

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1. Gallery: Suitcase Murder: Briton Appears In Hong Kong Court

   Rurik Jutting recently left his banking job. Pic: Facebook

2. Police have been searching the flat where the women's bodies were found

3. One of the bodies was found hiden in a suitcase on the balcony

4. Assistant Commander Wan Siu-hung said both victims had injuries to the neck

Police sources have told local media they believe the women were Indonesian and worked in the sex industry.

Mr Jutting studied history and law at Cambridge University and was a member of the prestigious rowing club and the history society, which is called Clio.

He had worked for Merrill Lynch from 2010 until only a couple of days ago, spending three years at their offices in London before moving to Hong Kong in July last year. Prior to that he worked at Barclays in London.

The neighbourhood of Wan Chai is effectively Hong Kong's red light district. A large number of women from southeast Asia spend time in the district's many bars and clubs.

A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed a British national had been arrested in Hong Kong, although did not specify the nature of the crime.

"We are in touch with the local police and stand ready to provide consular assistance," she said.

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Merkel Warns Cameron On EU Immigration: Reports

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reported to have made clear she will withdraw her support for Britain's continued EU membership if David Cameron insists on pushing through curbs on immigration.

News weekly Der Spiegel quoted government sources as saying Ms Merkel fears the UK is approaching "the point of no return" and is becoming worried for the first time that a British exit is a real possibility.

In response to the report, Downing Street said Mr Cameron remained determined to address the issue of immigration in renegotiating Britain's EU membership.

Chancellor George Osborne also said the Conservatives would "make sure Britain gets a fair deal".

Ms Merkel is reported to have told the PM on the sidelines of an EU summit last month that his efforts to limit immigration undermined core principles of bloc.

Video: 'We Will Fight For UK's Interest'

"Should Cameron persist (in this plan), Chancellor Angela Merkel would abandon her efforts to keep Britain in the EU," the sources were quoted as telling the magazine.

"With that a point of no return would be reached," they said, adding: "That would be it then."

There was no suggestion in the Der Spiegel report that Germany would itself push Britain towards the exit.

Ms Merkel has said she strongly backs continued British membership, but not at any price.

Video: Johnson Reacts To Merkel Comments

No member state has ever left the 28-nation bloc, although there is a legal mechanism for a country to do so if it chooses. Other member states cannot force a country out.

The Prime Minister wants to renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership ahead of the Conservatives' promised referendum by the end of 2017.

He is under pressure to tighten the UK's immigration controls to counter the growing popularity of UKIP.

Mr Cameron will be aware of the need to calm Tory jitters ahead of this month's crunch by-election in Rochester and Strood, where the party is desperate to prevent a second seat falling to UKIP.

Video: Closer Look At Immigration Figures

The Sunday Times reported he was drawing up plans to ban migrants who do not have a jobs and deport those who are unable to support themselves after three months in the country.

A German government spokesman said the general principle of freedom of movement in the EU is not negotiable, but added there is a strong interest in the two countries discussing how to tackle abuse of that freedom.

Downing Street described the report of Ms Merkel's warning as "speculation", but said Mr Cameron would press ahead with renegotiating changes to EU immigration.

"The Prime Minister's view on this hasn't changed," a Number 10 spokeswoman said.

Video: EU Demand: What Are PM's Options?

"He was clear before the European Council that he recognises the British public have got concerns about the impact of EU migration here in the UK, and he is going to address these as part of the renegotiation."

Reacting to the reported remarks, Mr Osborne said: "We will fight for Britain's interest, we will make sure that Britain gets a fair deal in Europe and then make sure the British people have the final say in a referendum."

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Teacher's 'Savage' Killer Must Serve 20 Years

A teenager who murdered Leeds school teacher Ann Maguire in front of other pupils showed no emotion as he was handed a minimum of 20 years in jail.

The 16-year-old, who cannot be named, had a "deep-seated and irrational hatred" for his Spanish teacher at Corpus Christi College in Leeds.

Ahead of the killing in April he had also planned to murder two other teachers, including one who was pregnant.

He had previously accepted responsibility for unlawful killing but this morning issued a formal guilty plea to the murder charge at Leeds Crown Court.

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Video: Anne Maguire's Family Pay Tribute

Two months before the murder, the boy sent a message on Facebook which said of Mrs Maguire: "The one absolute f****** bitch that deserves more than death, more than pain and more than anything that we can understand."

He even showed some other pupils the 21cm knife he planned to attack Mrs Maguire with on the day of the murder but "many did not take him seriously", the court heard.

Prosecutor Paul Greaney QC said the teenager stabbed Mrs Maguire seven times in the neck and back as she leaned over a desk to look at another pupil's work. 

When she tried to run away, he chased her.

Video: Police Welcome Sentence For Teen

Another teacher, Susan Francis, saw Mrs Maguire running down a corridor, saying: "He's stabbed me in the neck", with the boy pursuing her. The female teacher pushed her colleague into a room and then blocked the door to prevent the boy getting in.

The teacher said that, as Mrs Maguire lay injured, she spoke about her children and the fact that she was loved. A paramedic who tried to save her said later that the stab wounds were the worst he had ever seen.

Meanwhile, the boy went back to the classroom and sat down "as if nothing had happened", Mr Greaney said

Mr Greaney said that the boy's parents are "decent and responsible" and at a loss to understand what has happened but that the boy was currently "highly dangerous and has psychopathic elements to his personality".

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1. Gallery: Tributes To Leeds Teacher After Her Death In April

   Pupils, staff and members of the public paid tribute to Spanish teacher Ann Maguire, 61, who was fatally stabbed at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds.

2. This message reads: 'R.I.P Mrs Maguire. A wonderful teacher and lady! You will be dearly missed.'

3. 'Miss Maguire. Such happy memories of you as my teacher and head of year in year 11. I am so pleased I got to be head girl during the time you wear head of year 11.'

4. 'Mrs Maguire. Such a tragedy and so sad to lose you. You taught me more than 20 years ago. You taught my children too. You will be missed by many and more.'

5. 'Mrs Maguire. Thank you for everything you did for me, I'll never forget it! You were a true inspiration among the whole of the school community! I hope one day I touch as many hearts as you did.'

6. 'Your presence we will miss, your memories we will treasure, Mrs Maguire we love you and will think of you forever. All my love to you, your family and friends.'

7. 'Mrs Maguire you were a wonderful teacher, you will be sadly missed. Lots of love.'

9. 'Mrs Maguire, RIP. A lovely woman, always had a smile and was a wonderful teacher. A pleasure to have known you.'

"That his anger and hatred in fact became focused upon a person as decent and loved as Ann Maguire only makes this more tragic," he added.

Mrs Maguire's husband Don said the "callous cruelty" of the murder "defied comprehension".

"Now all dreams have gone forever - the centre of our lives is missing." Her daughter Kerry said the murder "has stripped me of my key support in life: my mummy," he said.

The judge said the boy showed a "total and chilling lack of remorse", adding that the teenager's pride in what he did and lack of remorse was "truly grotesque".

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1. Gallery: School Community Mourns Teacher - April 2014

   Schoolchildren arrive at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Neville Road, Leeds, a day after a teacher was stabbed to death.

2. A school staff member grieves outside the school gates.

3. Flowers and a picture of Mrs Maguire, who taught Spanish.

4. People comfort each other outside the school.

5. Monsignor Paul Fisher conducts a mass at Corpus Christi Catholic Church for people to pray and pay their respects to Mrs Maguire. Click through for more images...

He said that the public killing would leave many "traumatised forever" and showed a level of violence which was "savage and cowardly".

But he paid tribute to the boy's parents, who sat in court, and to the "calm dignity" of Mrs Maguire's family.

Outside court, Mrs Maguire's family paid tribute to those who had supported them during "this terrible nightmare".

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Call For More Parents To Adopt Siblings

By Gemma Morris, Sky News Reporter

A shortage of people willing to adopt more than one child means some brothers and sisters are being split up.

Each year in the UK some 6,000 children need adopting and nearly half of them have siblings, according to research by the British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF).

But matching a pair or group of siblings to a new family is not always easy.

John Simmonds, director of policy, research and development for BAAF, told Sky News part of the reason could be that many prospective adopters get used to the idea of raising just one child.

"The expectation is: 'That's what I can manage, that's what I have in mind when I'm thinking about having children of my own'," he said.

Mr Simmonds says many parents are unwilling to take on siblings

He added that apart from cases where placing siblings together is not appropriate, keeping brothers and sisters with each other is important, particularly as many of the children will have had a difficult start to life.

"Someone doesn't want to add to the trauma of separating children from their birth parents to also separate siblings from each other."

Brothers and sisters are also among the children who wait longest to be matched with a family.

During next week's National Adoption Week the BAAF is hoping to encourage more people to consider adopting siblings.

Karen Goodman, a social worker with 30 years' experience in children's services, told Sky News there is a need for as many potential adopters as possible.

"Social workers and the adoption panels will always try to find prospective adopters who can take sibling groups, but it's a challenge and it's a tall order.

Siblings Frasier and Brandon say living alone would have been 'really hard'

"Also boys are harder to place than girls and the older the children are, the harder they are to place."

Civil partners Scott and Tristan Casson-Rennie adopted two young brothers, Frasier and Brandon, seven years ago.

Scott said: "When they came to live with us and we had some tricky times people would say, 'Well wouldn't it have been better if you just had one of them?'... No."

The boys - who have four siblings elsewhere - are now 15 and 16, and told Sky News they were lucky to have been able to stay with each other.

"I was on my own so I didn't have any other siblings around but when Brandon come along I felt happy again. I felt like I can move on with another person beside me."

Brandon said: "I think it would have been really, really hard to live by myself."

Despite some challenges, their parents hope others will consider the positives of adopting siblings.

Tristan said: "We have two amazing boys that have gone on to do some wonderful things in their teenage years and they will go on now to be amazing adults.

"I firmly believe that is a part of keeping them together, so that they can bounce off each other."

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British Backpacker Dies In Australia Island Crash

A British backbacker has died in a road accident while travelling in Australia.

Jade Fox, 22, from Maidstone, was a passenger in a four-wheel drive vehicle that rolled over on Fraser Island, Queensland.

An air ambulance was sent to the scene after the crash on Friday but it is understood that it was too late to save Ms Fox.

David Anderson, a Fraser Island first responder, told The Courier Mail website he attempted to resuscitate her but it was apparent she had died.

He said: "Two companions of the girl who died were visibly upset.

The scene in Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia

"They had six months to go on their Australian trip and they were saying they wanted to go home. They were just too upset to go on anymore."

Earlier, Ms Fox had written on her Facebook page that she was excited about the trip. She wrote on Tuesday: "Up early doors to travel Fraser island for three days."

The vehicle that rolled is understood to have been one of a convoy of three four-wheel drives on a tour operated by the Rainbow Beach Adventure Company.

The Courier Mail said police believe the driver of the vehicle in which Ms Fox was travelling had been trying to overtake another vehicle at the time.

They believe Ms Fox may not have been wearing a seatbelt and hit her head when the accident happened, just a few kilometres from Hook Point.

The vehicle flipped on a straight section of gravel road with a speed limit of 30mph (50kph).

The authorities said there were eight people in the vehicle at the time, seven of whom received injuries.

Two female tourists from Germany were more seriously injured and were evacuated by the air ambulance to a hospital in Hervey Bay.

Two German tourists were evacuated by helicopter ambulance

They suffered head and spine injures and one of them was yesterday said to be recovering at a hotel after being released from hospital.

The others were treated at the scene.

Friends said Ms Fox was "kind, beautiful and selfless" and would be sadly missed.

Bryony MacLeod, tweeted: "RIP Jade, you'll be missed by all who had the pleasure to know you and experience the light, humour and love you bought to ones life."

Steven Maverick Sims said: "RIP Jade Fox. Happiest go lucky smiling girl I knew from my 3 months back in Brados. Unbelievable still now that your gone!"

Australian police are still investigating the cause of the accident. Ms Fox's family are receiving help from the Foreign Office.

An FCO spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Australia on 31 October. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time."

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Alice Gross Memorial: Mother Tells Of Anger

The mother of murdered schoolgirl Alice Gross has spoken of her "outrage and anger" over the killing of her daughter.

Speaking for the first time since the body of the 14-year-old was discovered, Ros Hodgkiss said she had "wracked" her brains for "all the what-ifs" of the day her daughter was killed.

The teenager's parents told the congregation at a public memorial service for the schoolgirl the "future seems bleak without Alice" and it was the support of friends and the community that kept them going.

Alice Gross was a talented singer

The youngster was last seen alive walking along a tow path in west London on August 28.

Police believe she was murdered by convicted killer Arnis Zalkalns, who was pictured on CCTV following her along the path on his bike.

Video: Family Pays Tribute To Alice Gross

Hundreds attended the humanist service in Greenford, west London, where two songs recorded by Alice were played – reducing many to tears.

Her mother said: "I have been numbed by shock and grief, I have felt outrage and anger at the loss of her life and unbelievable sadness at the emptiness that has been left.

"I have wracked my brains for all the what ifs of that day, anything that might have stopped this random, incomprehensible tragedy.

"It is even harder to talk about that pain than it is to talk about Alice. I cannot imagine life without Alice."

She added: "I think of all the ... hugs, shared jokes, evenings spent snuggled on the sofa, goodnight kisses, the confidence of after-school conversations, Alice playing the piano in her dressing gown (and) singing, shopping, baking, the way Alice still called me 'mummy'.

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1. Gallery: Town Says Final Farewell To Alice Gross

   Mourners light candles in memory of murdered teenager Alice Gross

3. The funeral cortege passes through Hanwell

4. Mourners line the streets to pay their respects

5. Alice's was painted by Nina, Alice's Grandmother, Anne Hodgkiss, and family friend, Carole McCourt

6. Tributes in memory of murdered teenager Alice Gross at Hanwell Clock Tower

7. A family photo shows murdered teenager Alice Gross (centre left) as a child, with her mother Rosalind Hodgkiss (left), father Jose Gross and sister Nina Hodgkiss (right)

8. A number pictures of Alice during her childhood have been released by her family

"The future seems bleak without Alice. It is only the incredible support of family friends and the wider community that has kept us going."

Despite the biggest police search since the aftermath of the July 7 bombings, it was more than a month before Alice's body was found in the River Brent, near where she lived in Hanwell.

Zalkalns, who had previously served seven years for murdering his wife in his native Latvia, was found hanged in nearby Boston Manor Park on October 4.

A Facebook page set up to help find Alice attracted 22,000 followers, while yellow ribbons appeared around the community.

Alice's father, John, said: "The response of the community was astonishing.

Video: Difficulties Of Alice Police Search

"I was amazed by how much people were touched by our ongoing tragedy and how much they cared.

"No one could pass through Hanwell and beyond without being aware that Alice was missing and that the community cared.

"When I felt very low the sight of the ribbons lifted my spirits."

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Miliband's Approval Ratings Hit All-Time Low

By Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent

Ed Miliband's approval ratings are at their lowest ever level, according to a YouGov poll.

The Labour leader is now less popular than Nick Clegg, with a net approval of minus 55.

The Liberal Democrat leader has a net rating of minus 54, and David Cameron's is minus 14.

Despite the poll's findings, the shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told Sky News she believes Mr Miliband is doing a "good job" and has brought the party together with his policies around the cost of living crisis.

When it comes to poll ratings, Mr Miliband consistently underperforms compared to his party, while Mr Cameron does the opposite.

One polling expert said: "People vote Labour in spite of Miliband, whereas people like Cameron in spite of the Conservatives."

A YouGov poll puts Mr Miliband's approval ratings at their lowest

However, Labour has more reason to be concerned about Mr Miliband's poor ratings now than at any time before.

MPs and activists have – to some extent – accepted their leader's poll ratings because they believe the numbers stack up when it comes to the next election.

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1. Gallery: The Gaffes of Ed Miliband

   2011: Sky News films Ed Miliband travelling in first class, even though his staff have removed the seat covers so as to not arouse suspicion.

2. 2011: Ed forgets the name of the three Scottish Labour candidates (L-R Tom Harris, Johann Lamont and Ken Macintosh.

3. 2012: In a tweet paying tribute to the late Bob Holness, Ed Miliband misspells blockbusters as 'blackbusters'.

4. 2013: Ed pays tribute on Twitter to retiring Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson, some users interpret this as an obituary.

5. 2014: Ed does not know how much he spends on his weekly shop and does not know the average spend for a family.

6. 2014: Whilst talking to a local radio journalist in Swindon, Miliband cannot name a Swindon councillor.

7. 2014: Miliband is derided when stills and video of him eating a bacon sandwich emerge.

By getting out their core vote, and picking up votes from disgruntled Lib Dems, they believe Labour has a good chance of being in power next year.

However, some of those traditional supporters may not be as reliable as Labour hope.

A recent poll by Ipsos Mori/STV found the SNP were on 52%, with Labour on 23%. That would suggest the SNP gaining 54 seats at the next general election – up from the six they hold now.

It would be disastrous for Labour – they would lose 36 seats, keeping hold of just four.

That poll still sounds like a worst case scenario, and most experts still think Labour will do significantly better in Scotland in 2015.

However, as alarm bells go, it's massive.

The SNP's damage to Labour could equal or exceed UKIP's effect on the Tories.

Nigel Farage's party may get more media attention, but the SNP could be more significant in May next year.

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New Law Plan To Tackle Mobile Phone Blackspots

Mobile telephone users could soon be able to talk to their friends even when they enter a signal blackspot, if proposed new legislation goes ahead.

Culture Secretary Sajid Javid wants to change the law to force networks to allow customers to switch providers when their phones cannot find a signal.

It has been estimated that a fifth of Britain suffers from an unreliable mobile phone signal.

The Government is expected to start a consultation process on the reforms this week.

It follows the failure of the 'big four' phone operators - Vodafone, O2, EE and Three - to reach an agreement on improving reception in areas where it is poor.

In most of the areas, at least one or two of the networks have sufficient coverage for people to receive a signal.

Mr Javid is understood to believe that the companies should be forced to allow 'roaming' between networks to ensure that everyone can receive a signal regardless of which operator they are with.

Currently, customers who have contracts with one network cannot make calls, send text messages or transfer data using another network.

Yet, whenever a customer travels abroad, they are able to use any network their operator has an agreement with.

A Whitehall source told The Daily Telegraph: "We want to eradicate this situation of partial not-spots.

"There is expected to be a consultation in the coming days and this could include a legislative option. If these companies do not change, we might force them to change."

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