NHS Volunteers Help Ease Maternity Pressure

By Isabel Webster, West of England Correspondent Volunteers are being used by the NHS at the Royal Gwent Hospital in South Wales to ease pressure on overstretched maternity wards. Twenty so-called "maternity buddies" handle babies at the request...

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Wiggins Thanks Well-Wishers After Collision

Bradley Wiggins has said he is "looking forward to getting back on the bike" after he was injured in a collision, as it emerged a van driver may face prosecution. The 32-year-old Olympic champion cyclist spent a night in hospital after suffering a bruised...

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Hertfordshire Crash Leaves Three Men Dead

Three men have been killed in a collision between a car and a lorry on the A10 in Hertfordshire. The men - the driver of the car and two passengers, thought to be in their late teens and early 20s - died at the scene. They were travelling in a Vauxhall...

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Olympic Stadium: Dismay Over Delayed Future

By Enda Brady, Sky News Correspondent Olympic and Paralympic champions have voiced their dismay at news that the stadium may not open fully until the summer of 2016. Four bids are still being considered as full-time tenants at the Stratford venue,...

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BBC Boss 'Was Unaware' Of Child Abuse Slur

Lord McAlpine: Full Statement Updated: 10:45am UK, Friday 09 November 2012 Tory peer Lord McAlpine today described reports linking him to the North Wales child abuse allegations as "wholly false and seriously defamatory". Here is his full statement....

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Ex-Oil Exec Archbishop Faces Big Challenges

The Bishop of Durham has been officially unveiled as the new Archbishop of Canterbury - in what is seen as a meteoric rise in the clergyman's career. The Rt Rev Justin Welby, 56, was in his current job for only one year and will now become the spiritual...

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New Archbishop Of Canterbury 'Astonished'

The Bishop of Durham has been officially confirmed as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, in an appointment that was widely expected. The Rt Rev Justin Welby succeeds Dr Rowan Williams as the spiritual leader of the 77 million-strong Anglican Communion....

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Ash Dieback: New Trees To Be Destroyed

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter The Government has admitted eradicating ash dieback disease will now be impossible as it revealed some British trees have been infected for two years. The admission came as the Department for the Environment unveiled...

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Driver Seriously Hurt In M1 Pile-Up

A motorist has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a motorway crash involving seven vehicles. The crash happened on the northbound carriageway of the M1 shortly after 8.30am. A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said six...

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Jessie J Gig Death: Man Jailed For Murder

A graphic designer has been jailed for a minimum of 14 years for killing a telephone executive with a broken bottle after a Jessie J gig. Ashley Charles, 26, was found guilty of murdering Phillip Sherriff, 37, and jailed for life at the Old Bailey....

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Surgeon Faces Inquiry Over Breast Cancer Ops

A surgeon is to face a criminal inquiry over allegations about his treatment of more than 1,000 breast cancer patients. West Midlands Police said they were liaising with the Crown Prosecution Service to determine the course of the investigation into...

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Payday Loans: Most Borrowers 'Miss Payments'

A consumer group has demanded regulators crack down hard on payday loan firms amid research suggesting 57% of customers have incurred stiff penalty charges for missing payments. Which? claims 29% of people who go to payday loan firms - which can apply...

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Collapsed Comet Launches 'Massive' Sale

Customers who rushed to a sale at Comet have expressed disappointment over the level of discount. The electronics retailer had announced a "massive stock liquidation" ahead of store closures as early as next week, but angry shoppers took to Twitter...

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Prison Officers Injured In Attack At G4S Jail

Four prison officers have been injured in an attack by an inmate of Birmingham prison - run by security firm G4S. Sky News sources said the staff members were attacked and slashed with a piece of broken glass. Two officers suffered serious injuries...

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Derby Fire Deaths: Parents Deny Murder

The parents of six children who died during a house fire in Derby have pleaded not guilty to six counts of murder. Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, made the plea at Nottingham Crown Court. Jade, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, eight,...

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Man Arrested Over David Black Murder

Police investigating the murder of prison officer David Black have arrested a 46-year-old man. The married father-of-two was gunned down in a high-speed motorway ambush as he drove to work at Maghaberry prison in Co Antrim. A Police Service of Northern...

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White Cliffs Of Dover Safe For The Nation

An appeal to safeguard one of England's most treasured natural landmarks has reached its target almost two months earlier than expected. The purchase of the 0.8 miles of land between Dover and South Foreland Lighthouse will fill in the missing link...

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Sellafield Nuclear Waste Storage Warning

Hazardous waste being stored in run-down buildings at Sellafield nuclear plant is posing "intolerable risks to people and the environment", a watchdog has warned. For more than 50 years, the owners of the Cumbrian nuclear power station have failed to...

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Jimmy Savile 'Was Yorkshire Ripper Suspect'

Jimmy Savile was questioned by detectives investigating the Yorkshire Ripper murders, a senior officer who worked on the inquiry has claimed. Former West Yorkshire Police detective John Stainthorpe said the disgraced presenter was a suspect in...

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Bus And Tube Fares To Rise Above Inflation

Tube and bus fares are to rise above the rate of inflation in London in the new year, to the fury of union and passenger groups. The capital's mayor, Boris Johnson, announced a 4.2% average increase from January 2 2013 - and said the figure would have...

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Missing Atiya: Mother's Plea for Information

The mother of a missing girl abducted by her father says she prays her "little bundle of joy" is safe and well, after being taken to Pakistan without her knowledge. Gemma Wilkinson, 32, from Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, said not knowing whether...

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Derby Fire: Third Person Appears In Court

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent A third person charged with the murders of six children who died in a house fire in Derby has appeared in court. Paul Mosley, 45, from the city, was arrested on Monday. He appeared at Derby Magistrates Court...

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Brent Cross Jewellery Shop Targeted In Raid

Four people on three motorbikes - armed with axes and bats - have raided a jewellers at a popular London shopping centre. The suspects entered Brent Cross Shopping Centre in London shortly after 10.15am on Tuesday, fleeing with "a quantity of watches...

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Home Sec: New Wales Child Abuse Inquiry

The director general of the National Crime Agency will investigate historic allegations of child abuse at North Wales care homes, Home Secretary Theresa May has told the Commons. Keith Bristow will lead investigations into new claims of sex offences...

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Met Detective Dies After Chasing Suspects

A 30-year-old female police officer has collapsed and died while chasing two suspected mobile phone thieves, Scotland Yard has confirmed. Detective Constable Adele Cashman, collapsed during the pursuit in Belsize Park Gardens, Camden, at 9.45pm on Monday...

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Savile's Freeman Honour Set To Be Revoked

Jimmy Savile's name is set to be wiped from Scarborough's list of Freemen of the Borough. Councillors will debate a motion to take his name from the roll of honour as a gesture of support to the 300 people he allegedly abused over six decades. The...

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Derby: Two Men Held Over Fatal House Fire

Police investigating the deaths of six children in a house fire in Derby have arrested two men. The men, aged 45 and 49, were held on Monday morning in connection with the investigation into the blaze in the city's Victory Road. Assistant Chief Constable...

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Cyprus: Three In Court Over UK Soldier Stabbing

Three British tourists have appeared in court in Cyprus on suspicion of killing a 19-year-old soldier during a nightclub brawl. The soldier, named as David Lee Collins, from Manchester, was stabbed to death in the popular resort of Ayia Napa in the...

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Cregan Denies Murdering Two Policewomen

Dale Cregan has denied murdering policewomen Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in a gun and grenade attack. Cregan, 29, of no fixed address, pleaded not guilty at Liverpool Crown Court to the murders of the Greater Manchester Police constables. The officers...

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Predatory Paedophile Kidnapper Is Sentenced

A paedophile who kidnapped, tied up, sexually assaulted and threatened to kill a 10-year-old boy has been jailed indefinitely. Michael Jackson, 50, who changed his name by deed poll to that of the pop singer, also admitted abducting an 11-year-old girl....

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