Man Held Over Killing Of Continuity IRA Leader

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of former dissident republican leader Tommy Crossan. The 43-year-old was shot dead at a fuel depot in an industrial complex near the Peter Pan centre in West Belfast on Friday - the sixteenth...

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British Gas Bonus Claims To Be Investigated

Claims that British Gas workers have been paid large bonuses to inflate customer bills are to be investigated by the energy regulator, Ofgem. It comes after a former employee claimed the energy company encouraged its sales staff to sign up charities,...

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Teachers' Strike Possible If Talks Break Down

By Emma Birchley, Sky News Correspondent Teachers are considering a fresh walkout just weeks after strike action forced schools across England and Wales to close. Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) meeting for their annual conference...

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Aberdeen: Boy Found On Fire After 'Petrol Game'

A seven-year-old boy who suffered serious burns while playing in an Aberdeen street may have been set on fire in a game that went tragically wrong. Preston Flores, who is believed to have suffered 80% burns, was reportedly playing with friends in Bedford...

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House Price Increases Create 'Generation Rent'

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter The booming housing market is causing a generation of young people to become increasingly pessimistic about their chances of getting on the property ladder, according to a new study. Halifax's 'Generation Rent'...

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Axelrod Role Is 'Seriously Bad News For Tories'

The man credited with masterminding Barack Obama's back-to-back presidential victories will play a key role in Ed Miliband's General Election campaign. David Axelrod's appointment has been described by the Labour party as "seriously bad news for the...

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Boy, 14, Charged With Raping 10-Year-Old Girl

A 14-year-old boy is due to appear in court charged with raping a 10-year-old girl. West Mercia Police said the teenager has been charged with rape and attempted rape. The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Telford...

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Family Learns Of Brit's Syria Death On Facebook

The family of a Brighton teenager, who has died in Syria, found out about his death on Facebook. The parents of Abdullah Deghayes, who live in Saltdean, near the south coast city, thought he was visiting family in Libya. The 18-year-old's father,...

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Coulson Tells Trial He Heard Hacked Voicemail

Former News Of The World editor Andy Coulson has told a jury he heard voicemail messages hacked from David Blunkett's phone. Coulson told the Old Bailey court that the paper's then chief reporter, Neville Thurlbeck, had phoned him to say the former...

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Drug Charges For Former Co-Op Boss Flowers

Former Co-Op Bank boss Paul Flowers has been charged with two counts of possession of a class A drug and one of a class C drug. The former Methodist minister was arrested in Liverpool by West Yorkshire Police officers last year. A police spokesman...

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Official: Average Earnings Outpace Inflation

Average UK earnings increased by 1.7% in the year to February, above the inflation rate of 1.6%, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said it was the first time since spring 2010 that the consumer price index for inflation...

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Thousands Miss Out On First Choice School

Thousands of children have missed out on their parents' preferred primary school place in the first National Offer Day. Emails and letters have been sent to parents across England but increasing pressures on schools mean many have been left disappointed....

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Donations Top £38k After Runner's Death

The runner who died after the London Marathon has been named as Robert Berry. The 42-year-old collapsed after crossing the finishing line and received medical attention, but was pronounced dead when he arrived at hospital. He was raising money for...

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Children 'Damaged By 10-Hour School Days'

Pupils as young as four are spending 10 hours a day in school turning them into "ghost" children who talk to no-one, regularly fall asleep and lag behind, teachers have warned. The long-hours culture means children are regularly either in school or...

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Imperial Tobacco To Close Nottingham Factory

Up to 900 jobs are to be lost under plans by Imperial Tobacco to close factories in Nottingham and Nantes in France. The company said it wanted to shut both its production plant and distribution centre in Nottingham, which together employ around 540...

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Farage: 'Expenses Claims Are Erroneous'

Nigel Farage has hit back over EU expenses claims saying he can spend his taxpayer-funded allowances "as he likes". The UKIP leader said that the allegations made by The Times newspaper were "erroneous", saying the £60,000 he had received since 2009...

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Man Dies After Finishing London Marathon

A 42-year-old man has died after running the London Marathon. The unnamed man collapsed after crossing the finishing line and received medical attention. But he was pronounced dead when he arrived at hospital. In a statement, the event's organisers,...

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Marathon Runner Missing After Finishing 20th

A female athlete from Sierra Leone has disappeared after finishing 20th in the London Marathon. Mami Konneh Lahun did not return to her accommodation in Greenwich, where she had been staying since April 7, after Sunday's race.   The...

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Man Drives Car Off 80ft Cliff - And Survives

A man who drove his car off an 80ft cliff near Brighton has walked away without any significant injuries. The arrows show where the car veered off the cliff and landed The driver lost control of his vehicle on the A259 just after midnight on...

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Blackpool Toddler Killed: Man Appears In Court

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his girlfriend's two-year-old daughter. Connor Gibson, 23, is accused of the murder of toddler Kacey Hambleton, who died on Saturday after suffering...

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Ed Davey: World's Climate Is 'On A Precipice'

Energy Secretary Ed Davey has said the world is "looking down a precipice" as the UN urges more solar and wind power investment. The minister, who is also responsible for climate change, told Sky News' Murnaghan programme, that the new report from...

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High UV Ray Threat Triggers Sunburn Warning

People are being advised to guard against an increased risk of sunburn due to stronger than usual ultraviolet rays normally associated with high summer. The Met Office says the high UV levels are due to an "ozone anomaly" currently affecting the UK,...

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Doctors' Surgeries Are Told To Open All Hours

Patients will be able to visit their GPs outside of work hours under plans announced by David Cameron to boost access to family doctors. More than 7.5 million people will have increased access to GP services as part of the £50m GP Access Fund, including...

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London Marathon: Mo Farah Beaten By Kipsang

Kenyan Wilson Kipsang has beaten Britain's Mo Farah to win the London Marathon, breaking the course record for the race. Double Olympic gold medallist Farah finished in eighth place with a time of 2hrs 08mins 20secs, narrowly missing out on the British...

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