Retailers Geared Up For 'Busiest Day'

By Tadhg Enright, Business Correspondent As the last full shopping day before Christmas Eve, today is expected to be the busiest day of the year on high streets and in shopping centres. The British Retail Consortium expects between £4bn and £5bn...

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Domestic Abuse Charities May Not Cope At Xmas

By Isabel Webster, West of England Correspondent Cuts to domestic abuse charities are "putting victims at risk" as organisations warn they are expecting more cases than ever during the festive period. The Association of Chief Police Officers reports...

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Weather: Heavy Rain Sparks Christmas Misery

Families preparing for Christmas have been hit by floods and travel chaos as heavy rain batters Britain. The south west of England has been particularly badly affected by the downpours and four severe flood warnings for Devon and Cornwall are now in...

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A Middleton Christmas For Kate And William

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to spend Christmas Day privately with the Middleton family, St James' Palace has announced. Kate and William will break with tradition by not celebrating with the Queen and the rest of the royal family in Sandringham....

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Royal Prank Call: CPS To Consider Charges

Police investigating the royal hospital prank call have handed a file to lawyers for them to consider bringing charges. The Crown Prosecution Service will now consider the police evidence to see if criminal offences have been committed and whether charges...

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Weather: Flooding Ahead Of Xmas Getaway

Britain has been warned it faces further flooding in some areas as more rain is set to sweep in over the next few days. So far, southern and south western England have been the worst affected, with deluges in Devon, Cornwall and Hampshire leading to...

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Stunt Rider Eddie Kidd: Wife's Assault Charge

The estranged wife of paralysed motorbike stunt rider Eddie Kidd has been charged with assaulting him. Samantha Kidd is due to appear in court next month accused of assaulting the 53-year-old six times in four months. The 44-year-old, of High Street,...

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'Miracle Baby' Jessica Home For Christmas

By Gerard Tubb, Sky News Correspondent A baby born with a rare combination of potentially fatal heart problems has defied the odds to be allowed home for Christmas. Jessica Muse had open heart surgery within minutes of being born at Newcastle's...

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Wayne And Coleen Rooney's Second Baby Boy

Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen are expecting another baby boy. The couple confirmed the sex of their second child after Coleen, 26, went for her three-month scan. The new arrival, due in the spring, will be a brother...

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X Factor Hopeful Who Glassed Man Avoids Jail

An X Factor hopeful who was axed from the show after she glassed her boyfriend has avoided jail. Lucie Slater, 21 was sentenced to 51 weeks in prison suspended for two years, a two-year supervision order and 120 hours of community service. Slater,...

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Cancer Boy's Mum Continues Radiotherapy Fight

A mother who has refused to let her seven-year-old son have radiotherapy treatment following surgery for a brain tumour has returned to the High Court. Sally Roberts, 37, says she fears that radiotherapy will cause her son, Neon, long-term harm. Doctors...

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Plebgate: Second Arrest Over Mitchell Row

Key Dates Of The Plebgate Scandal Updated: 12:34pm UK, Thursday 20 December 2012 The row over Andrew Mitchell's argument with a police officer in Downing Street has resurfaced three months on. Here are the key developments. :: September 4 - Andrew...

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Queen's Christmas Message Will Be In 3D

The Queen's Christmas message is to be screened in 3D and HD for the first time, it has been announced. The traditional broadcast will go hi-tech to allow viewers to scrutinise the Queen as never before in her Diamond Jubilee year. However, viewers...

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Flood Fears Rise Ahead Of A Soggy Christmas

Flooding is set to hit Britain as successive bands of heavy rain move across the country ahead of a damp Christmas. Most of England, Wales and Scotland is expected to be wet today with heavy rain in some places. Snow is also likely over the Scottish...

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Lindsay Sandiford Faces Lengthy Jail Sentence

A grandmother from Gloucestershire may be jailed for up to 15 years after being accused of trafficking cocaine in Bali. Lindsay Sandiford, 56, was arrested at Denpasar airport in May when 4.79 kg of the Class A drug was found in the lining of her suitcase....

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Weather: Flood Threat In Run-Up To Christmas

Forecasters have warned people to expect up to seven days of unsettled conditions as a series of wet weather systems engulf the UK. And pockets of England have been told to prepare for yet more flooding after the Environment Agency issued another round...

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Sandy Hook: British Boy's Parents Speak Of Grief

The British parents of a six-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook shootings have said they will never regret moving to Connecticut. Dylan Hockley was one of 20 children and six adults shot dead by gunman Adam Lanza in America's worst school shooting....

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Traveller Family Jailed Over Forced Labour

Five members of a traveller family have been jailed for a total of 18 years after being found guilty of forcing vulnerable men to work for them. The Connors family enjoyed top-of-the-range cars and expensive holidays. But to live the high life, they...

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News Boss Goes As BBC Slammed In Savile Report

The Deputy Director of BBC News has resigned after the publication of a damning report into the axing of a Newsnight programme on Jimmy Savile. At a news conference to address the highly critical findings, the BBC announced the resignation of Stephen...

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Savile Inquiry: Ex-Radio One Producer Held

Detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal have arrested former Radio One producer Ted Beston, Sky sources say. The suspect was arrested at around 6.30am on suspicion of sexual offences and has been taken into custody at a south London...

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Hospital Surgery At Weekends Under NHS Plans

By Becky Johnson, Sky Correspondent Routine operations, scans and consultations could be set to take place on weekends under new proposed changes to the NHS. The plans are part of a series of measures being discussed by the new NHS Commissioning...

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Olympic Sports Await Rio Funding Decisions

Britain's Olympic and Paralympic sports are waiting to hear how much money they will get to help them prepare for the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016. UK Sport will reveal the critical four-year programme this afternoon with those sports which disappointed...

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Cystic Fibrosis Woman Dies After Transplant

The father of a woman born with cystic fibrosis who died after being given a lung transplant from a smoker is calling for hospitals to tell patients about a donor's health history. Jennifer Wederell, 27, died of cancer on August 24 at her home in Hawkwell,...

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Trains Resume Service On East Coast Line

Trains have resumed some service on the East Coast Main Line after overhead wire problems caused chaos for travellers. East Coast said a half-hourly service was now operating from London King's Cross and other services would "progressively resume throughout...

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Cancer Boy Neon Roberts' Mum Blocks Surgery

The mother of a seven-year-old boy who is at the centre of a legal battle over whether he should have radiation treatment for cancer is also opposed to any further surgery on his brain tumour, a court has heard. A High Court judge had been due to rule...

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Jacintha Saldanha: Nurse's Funeral In India

Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects to the nurse who was found dead after taking a royal hoax call in a small town in India. The funeral for mother-of-two Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was held in the Catholic parish church Our Lady of Health...

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Hampshire Kidnap: Two Arrests Over Abduction

Two men have been arrested in connection with a "terrifying" robbery in which a woman was kidnapped at gunpoint and driven around in her own car. A pensioner couple were approached by a man last Friday morning outside their home in Rookes Lane, Lymington,...

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Clegg: 'Rich Pensioners May Lose Benefits'

Nick Clegg has called for wealthy pensioners to lose free bus passes and the winter fuel allowance as he tries to revive his party's fortunes. The Deputy Prime Minister, in a major speech on the welfare state, insisted the Government has an "absolute...

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Hillsborough Single Tipped For Xmas No 1

X Factor winner James Arthur is set to be denied top spot at Christmas by a charity single featuring the talents of Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and dozens of other stars. The version of the Hollies' hit He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by The...

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Amy Winehouse Inquest To Be Reheard

The inquest into the death of Amy Winehouse will be reheard after it emerged the original coroner was not eligible to deal with it. Deputy Assistant Coroner Suzanne Greenaway recorded a verdict of misadventure after the Back To Black star was found...

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Paralympian Aims To Turn Convention On Its Head

By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent A British Paralympic judo player aims to be the first in his sport to switch to able-bodied competition. Sam Ingram will claim a world first in judo if he can follow the trail, blazed by Oscar Pistorius...

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Hampshire Robbery And Kidnap: Police Appeal

Police have appealed for a suspected armed robber to give himself up after a woman was kidnapped and driven around in her own car. The man approached a house in Rookes Lane, Lymington, Hampshire, on Saturday morning, and pointed a gun to threaten the...

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UKIP 'Now The UK's Third Largest Party'

The UK Independence Party has surged to a record poll rating, knocking the Liberal Democrats into fourth place. The ComRes poll for The Independent on Sunday and the Sunday Mirror put UKIP on 14% - a six-point gain on last month and the party's highest...

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Rescuers To Bring Swamped Ship Ashore

Rescuers searching for the body of a crewman who died when stormy seas overcame his boat will bring the battered vessel ashore today. Eleven other crew onboard the Vos Sailor had to be rescued when the boat was damaged and took on water during severe...

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Royal Hoax: Nurse's Body Flown To India

The body of the nurse who apparently took her own life after being duped by a prank call from has been flown to India for her funeral. Mother-of-two Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was found dead in her nurses' quarters at London's King Edward VII's Hospital...

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