British And French Navies Team Up For Drill

By David Bowden, Sky News Senior Correspondent Thousands of sailors and marines and a flotilla of warships from Britain and France are on manoeuvres in the Mediterranean in preparation for combined operations around the world. Codenamed Corsican...

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Smokers Who Quit 'Live Up To A Decade Longer'

By Nick Martin, Sky News Correspondent The largest ever study of the hazards of smoking amongst women has revealed that those who give up by middle age can extend their lives by more than a decade. The research, published in the medical journal...

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CCTV Clue In Hunt For Fugitive 'Sex Attacker'

Police hunting for a fugitive who is believed to have sexually attacked two schoolgirls while on the run have released CCTV pictures. Ivan Leach, also known as Lee Cyrus, did not return from day release from North Sea Camp open prison in Boston, Lincolnshire,...

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Victory For Man Who Took Cold Caller To Court

A businessman plagued by nuisance phone calls offering compensation for Payment Protection Insurance has secured £220 in an out-of-court settlement. Richard Herman, 53, was so fed up with the unwanted calls arriving from India, he decided to take matters...

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Jimmy Savile: Seven Claims Made Before Death

At least seven alleged victims of Jimmy Savile made complaints of sexual abuse against him while he was still alive, it emerges. Scotland Yard has admitted four police forces were aware in the 1980s of claims against the former TV presenter and DJ....

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EDF To Raise Gas And Electricity Prices

Energy giant EDF is to increase prices for householders by an average of 10.8%. The rise, gas and electricity, around four times the rate of inflation, is set to be implemented on December 7. EDF, which has 3.1 million customers and 5.5 million accounts...

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Hospital Abuse Scandal: Former Carers Jailed

Care Home Abusers Sentenced Updated: 12:14pm UK, Friday 26 October 2012 The former staff admitted 38 charges of either neglect or ill-treatment of people with severe learning difficulties. They are: :: Wayne Rogers, 32, of Purton Close, Bristol,...

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Malala Dad: Shot Schoolgirl 'Will Rise Again'

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent The Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban will "rise again", her father has said. Ziauddin Yusufzai his wife and two sons were reunited with 15-year-old Malala, who is being treated at Birmingham's...

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Ash Tree Disease Threatens UK Countryside

A deadly disease which has devastated ash trees in Europe has been discovered in the English countryside, raising fears it could wreak the same kind of damage as Dutch elm disease in the 1970s. The Woodland Trust has confirmed that the first British...

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Olympic Medals Stolen: Pair Plead For Return

Two of Team GB's Olympic heroes have had their medals stolen just hours after attending a Buckingham Palace celebration of their success. Rower Alex Partridge and hockey team member Hannah Macleod took to social networking site Twitter to appeal for...

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New Mortgage Rules Focus On Ability to Repay

Tough new mortgage lending rules to make sure borrowers are only given deals they can afford to repay and prevent a return to irresponsible lending have been outlined. Lenders will need to consider a borrower's income and outgoings and interest-only...

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Ford UK Job Losses To Hit 1,300, Sources Say

Ford will make 1,300 employees redundant following the closure of its Southampton factory, according to Sky sources. The US company's stamping plant in Dagenham, which presses sheets of metal used to make Transit vans in Southampton, will also be shut...

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Savile: Abuse Charities Report Spike In Calls

Charities helping victims of sexual abuse have been swamped with inquiries – prompted by the widening Jimmy Savile controversy. The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) has seen nearly a trebling of calls to its hotline. Napac...

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Sky Sources: Ford To Close Southampton Plant

Ford is planning to close its Southampton factory, according to Sky sources. An announcement by the US carmaker is expected tomorrow.  The factory, which builds Ford's Transit vans, employs around 500 people. The news comes after the company...

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Hillsborough Police Chief Bettison Quits

Sir Norman Bettison has resigned as Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, after being accused of a cover-up over the Hillsborough disaster. The 56-year-old had been due to retire next March, but has stepped down with immediate effect. More follows......

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Equal Pay: Women Win Landmark Ruling

Women who earned less than men on the same pay grade when they worked for a local authority have won a battle for equal pay compensation at the UK's highest court. The Supreme Court said more than 170 former Birmingham City Council employees could...

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Hillsborough: IPCC 'Can't Cope' With Inquiry

Questions have been raised about the ability of the police watchdog to cope with its own investigation into the Hillsborough disaster. MPs said they were concerned the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) did not have the resources or manpower...

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April Jones: Clock Tower Lit Three Weeks On

The clock tower in missing April Jones' home town has been lit up pink, exactly three weeks since the youngster disappeared. The 24m-tall landmark in Machynlleth, mid-Wales, was illuminated last night at 7pm, the time five-year-old April went missing...

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Charles And Camilla's Tour Details Revealed

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will be treated to a barbecue in the outback, an afternoon on Bondi beach and a tour of a special effects workshop used in the making of The Hobbit movie when...

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Jimmy Savile: BBC Boss Is Grilled By MPs

Why Child Abuse Goes Unchallenged Updated: 4:38am UK, Tuesday 23 October 2012 By Peter Saunders, Chief Executive, NAPAC I founded and am now privileged to work for NAPAC, the National Association for People Abused in Childhood. We run the UK's...

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Workers 'Need Benefits' To Avoid Eviction

Working families are becoming increasingly dependent on state benefits to avoid eviction due to a soaring housing market, a report has said. A failure to build enough new homes in recent years has pushed rents and house prices up, and led to an 86%...

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Oliver Dowden: PM's Aide Is Crisis Managing

By Nicola Boden, Sky News Online One of David Cameron's closest advisers has admitted he spends most of his time on "day-to-day crisis management". Oliver Dowden, the deputy chief of staff who is in charge of domestic affairs, told a US broadcaster...

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Terror Suspects 'Planned Eight Suicide Bombs'

Three terrorist plotters led a plan to set off eight suicide bombs which could have been bigger than the July 7 London attacks, a court has heard. Irfan Naseer, 31, and Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali, both 27, are accused of being "central figures" in the...

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Goalkeeper Assault: Man Jailed For 16 Weeks

A football fan has been jailed for four months after he admitted assaulting Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Chris Kirkland. Aaron Cawley, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, appeared before magistrates in Sheffield today. The 21-year-old also pleaded...

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Fatal Fire: Woman And Two Children Named

Three victims of a fatal house fire have been named - as police continue questioning two neighbours on suspicion of murder. Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, was killed with niece Skye Allen, two, and nephew Bailey Allen, four, when their first floor flat in Prestatyn,...

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Concern Over Elected Police Commissioners

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent A former senior police officer has told Sky News that rank-and-file officers have serious concerns about the role and powers of Police and Crime Commissioners. David Anthony, who was a Chief Superintendent...

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Man Charged Over Woman's Bridge Plunge Death

A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a mother-of-one was killed when a car containing five people plummeted into a river. Police said a 33-year-old from Bristol had been charged in relation to the incident and is...

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Cardiff Hit-And Run: Dad Saw Van Target Child

A father has described the terrifying moment his young family were struck by a van in Cardiff. Adam Lewis' two-year-old daughter Amelia-May was catapulted from her pram during a 30-minute hit-and-run rampage across the Welsh capital. Luckily, she escaped...

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