Grand National Expects Record Betting Bonanza

More than nine million people are expected to watch the Grand National today, as bookies predict the biggest betting turnover of all time. The National gets under way at 4.15pm at Aintree with 39 horses lining up to tackle the famous course,...

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British Boy, 7, Killed In Alps Ski Tragedy

A seven-year-old British boy has died in a skiing accident in the French Alps, according to reports. The child, who had been on a family holiday in the resort of Flaine in France's Haute Savoie region, went over a cliff after straying off piste, emergency...

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Lightning Strike Jet Just Seconds From Crash

A passenger plane pulled out of a terrifying nosedive with just seven seconds to spare after being hit by lightning in Scotland, says an air accident report. The Loganair flight, carrying 30 passengers and three crew members, was moments away from...

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One Dead As Stolen Ambulance Collides With Bus

The driver of a stolen ambulance has been killed after the vehicle crashed into a double-decker bus near York. The person driving the ambulance - who police believe was not a paramedic or a member of ambulance staff - was pronounced dead at the scene....

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Woman Held Over M60 Crash 'Murder Attempt'

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a motorway crash which left three people injured. Police say a red Renault Megane was travelling clockwise at junction 20 of the M60 at 7.10pm on Thursday when it swerved...

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Easyjet 'Rescue' Flights For Kids After Strike

Easyjet is laying on "rescue" flights to bring schoolchildren home after a French air traffic strike saw hundreds of flights axed. The budget carrier is running five special flights: Luton to Paris, Paris to Barcelona, Barcelona to Luton, Gatwick...

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Jewel Heist: How Easy Was Vault Break-In?

Drilling experts have demonstrated on Sky News how burglars would have broken through a two-metre-thick wall in a lucrative raid at the heart of London's diamond centre. They said those behind the heist would have had to use specialist power tools...

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Air Pollution Alert: UK Set For Hottest Day

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent The elderly and people with health problems have been warned to avoid strenuous activity because of harmful levels of air pollution expected to blanket parts of the UK. The warning comes as forecasters...

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Saharan Dust Blows In For UK's Hottest Day

Britain is expected to enjoy the hottest day of the year so far, as experts warn the country could be blasted with sand from the Sahara and pollution from Europe. Large swathes of the UK will bask in glorious sunshine on Friday, with central and eastern...

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Co-op Group Back In Profit As Rebuild Starts

The Co-operative Group is back in annual profit following the near-collapse of its bank and a series of botched mergers and scandals. The chief executive of the UK's largest mutual said it had made "solid progress" in its recovery during 2014 amid...

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Footballers May Be Among Jewel Heist Victims

By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent Some of the UK's top footballers could be among the victims of the Hatton Garden safe deposit raid. Jewellers who store gems at the diamond centre in Holborn, central London, do commission work for a number of...

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Images Of Missing Boys Feared To Be In Syria

The families of two teenagers from Yorkshire who are believed to have travelled to Syria have issued pictures of the boys after appealing for information about their disappearance. Hassan Munshi and Talha Asmal, both 17, are thought to have fled to...

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All Passports To Be Checked On UK Exit

By Joanna Simpson, Sky News Reporter New border checks are being introduced today which will require every passport to be thoroughly verified before a person can leave the UK. The checks are being introduced at seaports, airports and tunnels which...

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Labour Would Abolish 'Non-Dom' Tax Status

By Jason Farrell, Senior Political Correspondent Ed Miliband has defended his policy to abolish non-dom status after it emerged the shadow chancellor recently said scrapping the tax rule would cost the country money. The Labour leader unveiled plans...

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Jewellery Heist: Gems 'Already Out Of Country'

Gems stolen in one of the largest and most daring jewellery heists ever will already be out of the country, a former Flying Squad chief believes. Jewellery and precious stones, which could be worth millions of pounds, were snatched by thieves from...

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Everything You Need To Know About Non-Doms

Who are the non-doms, what tax do they avoid and who introduced these rules anyway? Here is all you need to know. :: What is non-dom status? Non-domiciled status can be claimed where you are living in the UK but your father or grandfather was resident...

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Mosque Collapses In Birmingham Street

A mosque has collapsed in a Birmingham street, believed to be caused by building work on the property. It appears no one was in the building. Pic: Highgate Fire Station Crews were called to the mosque in Walford Road, Sparkbrook, around 11.30pm...

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Girl Punches Suspected Attacker In Face

A 12-year-old girl has fought off a suspected attacker by punching him in the face during an altercation in Greater Manchester. Police say the girl struck the man as he grabbed her arm as she walked home from school in Sale. The girl was walking...

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UK Bank Scandal Costs Hit £39bn - Report

Britain's biggest banks have collectively racked up a £39bn bill as a result of financial scandals over just three years, a report has found. A study by auditors KPMG covered financial results from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Lloyds, Barclays,...

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What's Behind UK's Unseasonably Warm Weather?

The country basked in the highest temperatures of the year so far on Easter Sunday, with 20.7C (69.3°F) recorded in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. And while not everywhere has experienced the sunshine, many parts of the UK and Ireland have seen some unseasonably...

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CCTV Appeal As Woman, 93, Hurt In Hit-And-Run

Police are hunting for a driver who left a 93-year-old woman lying in the middle of the road after a hit-and-run crash. They have issued a CCTV image of the silver Chrysler Voyager thought to have struck Isobel Rawes in Shirley, West Midlands. The...

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Conservative Candidate 'Defects To UKIP'

A Conservative parliamentary candidate has defected to UKIP, the party has claimed. While the defection took place in a constituency neither party is expected to win, Nigel Farage called it "another hammer blow to Tory pretensions in the north of...

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Skin Cancer Rise Blamed On Package Holiday Boom

The cheap package holiday boom of the 1960s and 70s means pensioners are now seven times more likely to develop the deadliest form of skin cancer. New figures from Cancer Research UK show that men aged 65 and over are 10 times more likely to be diagnosed...

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'Radical' Pension Changes Come Into Force

By Poppy Trowbridge, Consumer Affairs Correspondent Major changes to pension rules come into effect today which will allow savers to have more control over their money when they retire. People aged over 55 are now able to cash in their pensions and...

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Police Get More Time To Question Syria Suspects

Police have been given more time to question six people arrested in Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences. The five men and one woman were detained around 8am on Friday in the port's departure area. Officers now have until 8am next...

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PM's Wife: Ivan Brought Us To 'Breaking Point'

David Cameron's wife Samantha has told how the couple's struggle to cope with their disabled son brought them to "breaking point". Mrs Cameron said the couple were physically and mentally "shattered" by the strain of looking after Ivan - who died...

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Parents 'Unaware' Of Shared Leave Rules

By Adele Robinson, Sky News Correspondent New rules allowing working couples to share parental leave after the birth or adoption of their child have come into force. Mothers and fathers can split 50 weeks of parental leave between them, in any combination,...

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CCTV Appeal As Woman, 93, Hurt In Hit-And-Run

Police are hunting for a driver who left a 93-year-old woman lying in the middle of the road after a hit-and-run crash. They have issued a CCTV image of the silver Chrysler Voyager thought to have struck Isobel Rawes in Shirley, West Midlands. The...

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