'Bedroom Tax' To Hit Thousands Of Families

By Emma Birchley, East Of England Correspondent Thousands of families living in social housing are facing a cut in their benefits from April because they are seen to have too big a home. The under-occupation penalty, dubbed "the bedroom tax", aims...

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Food Bills May Rise Amid Growing Meat Tests

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent Consumers are being warned that food bills may rise if high demand for meat testing continues. Since the start of the horsemeat scandal, laboratories all over the UK have been inundated with requests to...

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Italy: Briton Held Over Tour Guide Murder

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter A Briton has been arrested in Italy for the murder of a tour guide and the attempted killing of another man. Jason Peter Marshall, 24, was held by police early on Saturday after they traced him through his mobile...

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AAA Credit Rating Lost: Osborne Defiant

George Osborne has come under attack over what Labour calls his "catastrophic economic policy failure" after the UK lost its top-grade AAA credit rating. International agency Moody's downgraded it by one notch to AA1, citing slow growth and a rising...

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Birds Eye Ready Meal Recall Over Horse Fears

How Horsemeat Scandal Unfolded Updated: 12:25pm UK, Friday 22 February 2013 The horsemeat scandal has been unfolding for weeks and products have been flying off the shelves, although not in a good way. Where did it all begin? January 16: The Food...

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Oscar Pistorius: Live Pretoria Bail Hearing

1:11pm More from Pistorius affidavit: "During the early morning hours of 14 February 2013, I woke up, went onto the balcony to bring the fan in and closed the sliding doors, the blinds and the curtains. I heard a noise in the bathroom and realised that...

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Savile: Pollard BBC Inquiry Evidence Released

A producer at the BBC proposed running an investigation into child abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile hours after the presenter's death, it has been revealed. An email, released among thousands of pages of evidence from a report into the corporation's...

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Oscar Pistorius: Judge Halts Bail Decision

As emotional relatives of the athlete looked on, a judge has spent an hour outlining his views on the Oscar Pistorius case before calling a halt to proceedings before announcing his decision. After a short break he returned to court, where he is now...

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Oscar Pistorius: 'No Forensic Evidence For Murder'

There is no forensic evidence to prove that Oscar Pistorius murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the Olympian's lawyer has told the court. Barry Roux, acting for Pistorius, today attempted to pick apart the prosecution's claims arguing that the...

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McAlpine Drops Action Against Twitter Users

Lord McAlpine has dropped defamation claims against Twitter users with fewer than 500 followers who wrongly named him as a paedophile. The Tory peer, who was mistakenly linked to abuse allegations, has instead asked that they give a £25 donation to...

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Pistorius Cop Facing Attempted Murder Charges

Prosecutors have called for the police officer leading the Oscar Pistorius investigation to be dropped from the case after it emerged he is facing attempted murder charges. Hilton Botha and two other officers is alleged to have opened fire on seven...

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Terrorist Bomb Plot: Three Men Convicted

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent Three men have been found guilty of leading a terrorist bomb plot that could have been bigger than the July 7 atrocities. Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, all unemployed, and from Birmingham,...

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Oscar Pistorius: What Police Found In His House

During the second day of Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing, police described what they found in his house after the death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Bedroom :: Investigating officer Hilton Botha told the court police found two boxes of testosterone,...

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Oscar Pistorius: Prosecution Outlines Case

Prosecutors have directly challenged two of Oscar Pistorius' key claims about the night he shot and killed his girlfriend. Investigating officer Hilton Botha says a witness saw lights on after the shooting - despite the Paralympian earlier claiming...

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Ben Fogle Hospital Scare After Drink Spiked

TV presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle has taken to Twitter to recount an incident which left him in hospital at the weekend after his drink was spiked. "Whoever spiked my drink with mind altering drugs and put me in A&E with a psychotic fit. Did...

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HMV To Close 37 More Stores With 464 Jobs Cut

Is Your Local HMV Being Axed? Updated: 12:15pm UK, Wednesday 20 February 2013 The latest 37 HMV stores identified for closure are: Ashford, Basildon, Bolton, Cheltenham, East Kilbride, Enfield, Folkestone, Glasgow Argyle, Gloucester, Grimsby, Hatfield...

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PM Condemns Mantel For Calling Kate 'Plastic'

David Cameron has condemned the author Hilary Mantel after she called the Duchess of Cambridge a "plastic princess" with no personality. The Prime Minister said the comments by the double Man Booker Prize winner were "completely misguided and completely...

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Reeva Steenkamp Funeral: Family Pay Tribute

The family of shot Reeva Steenkamp have paid an emotional tribute following her funeral, as one mourner said her killer must "stay in jail". They attended a private service in Port Elizabeth as her boyfriend, the athlete Oscar Pistorius, appeared in...

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Oscar Pistorius: 'I Did Not Mean To Kill Her'

Oscar Pistorius said he had no intention of killing his girlfriend and loved her deeply according to an affidavit read out in court by his lawyer. Earlier in the hearing, prosecutors claimed Pistorius got up from bed, put on his prosthetic legs and...

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Oldham Blast: Man Jailed Over Toddler Death

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent A man who blew up his house and killed a toddler who lived next door has been jailed for 10 years. Andrew Partington, 28, admitted the manslaughter of two-year-old Jamie Heaton who died when his...

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Weather: Snow Fears As Temperatures Plunge

Temperatures are set to nose-dive across the UK with fears bitterly cold winds from the east could bring a blanket of snow. Relatively mild weather is expected to deteriorate from Wednesday onwards, with the onset of icy gusts from Scandinavia. And...

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Oscar Pistorius Cancels All Future Races

Double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius has been forced to cancel all future races and says his "key focus" is now defending himself against the charge he murdered his girlfriend, his agent says. Peet Van Zyl said he had "no option" but to cancel Pistorius'...

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Radioactive Material Stolen From Van

Police have appealed to the public for help after a canister containing a small amount of radioactive material was stolen from a van over the weekend. The container was taken from the vehicle in Bacup, Lancashire. Officers were alerted to the theft...

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Richard Briers Dies: Good Life Actor Aged 79

Actor Richard Briers - known to millions for TV's The Good Life - has died at the age of 79. The star, who was also known for his Shakespearean roles, had been battling a serious lung condition for a number of years. Briers, who starred in shows such...

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Brit Backpacker: I Feel Lucky To Be Alive

A British backpacker missing in the scorching Australian outback for three days has told of how he did everything he could to survive - including drink his own urine and contact lens solution. Sam Woodhead, 18, became lost after he set out for a jog...

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Pistorius Told Friend: 'I've Killed My Baba'

The best friend of Oscar Pistorius has told how the athlete rang him the night his girlfriend was shot and said: "I've killed my Baba. God take me away." Justin Divaris, who introduced Reeva Steenkamp to the South African gold medallist, said Pistorius...

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Horsemeat: Minister Defends Defra Response

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has mounted a robust defence of his department's actions following claims Government ministers were warned in 2011 that horsemeat was illegally entering the human food chain. John Young, a former manager at the Meat...

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British Workers Feared Kidnapped In Nigeria

Gunmen in northern Nigeria have kidnapped a group of foreign workers including one Briton, according to the local authorities. The group attacked a construction company camp, killing a guard and then abducting several foreigners, the authorities have...

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