Weather: Storm Alerts As UK Set For 'Hurricane'

Forecasters are increasingly confident a storm packing hurricane-speed gusts of more than 80mph will hit Britain. A Met office image shows a forecast for the storm on Monday Severe weather alerts are in place for England and Wales, with an amber warning,...

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Recruitment Drive For 11,000 New Army Reserves

By Alistair Bunkall, Defence Correspondent One of the largest military recruitment events of its kind will be held in London today to help the Ministry of Defence increase the number of Reserve forces. Hundreds of soldiers, sailors and airmen from...

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Fat-Fighting Strategy To Slim Down Nation

By David Bowden, Senior Correspondent A dozen of the biggest food manufacturers and retailers have pledged to cut the amount of saturated fat in their products. The Department of Health says the move will cut enough fat to fill one-and-a-half swimming...

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Cold Homes 'Crisis': PM Urged To Take Action

Campaigners have written to David Cameron demanding that party leaders invest in "super insulation" for British homes to end the "scourge" of fuel poverty and bring down energy bills. The fuel poverty alliance Energy Bill Revolution says "woeful" levels...

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Alps Murders: Mystery Of Missing UK Passports

French investigators have still not found the UK passports of two family members who were murdered in the French Alps, adding to the mystery surrounding the case.  Saad al Hilli, a 50-year-old British-Iraqi businessman, was found dead in a bullet-riddled...

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UK Economy: GDP Growth Accelerates To 0.8%

The UK economy achieved growth of 0.8% in the third quarter - marking a slight acceleration in the recovery across 2013 as a whole. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said it marked the strongest period of growth in more than three years - with...

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Britain's Most Dangerous Road Revealed As A537

Britain's ten most dangerous roads have been revealed - with the the A537 in Cheshire and Derbyshire at the top of the list. A study by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) found that while the number of deaths and serious crashes on Britain's roads has...

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Grangemouth Plant Closure U-Turn Is Possible

The owner of the Grangemouth petrochemicals plant says it could reverse Wednesday's decision to close it if "substantive" talks today yield "very significant" union concessions. Sources at Ineos were speaking to Sky News ahead of a meeting with Unite...

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NHS Trusts: Quarter Identified As 'High Risk'

44 NHS Trusts At High Risk Updated: 10:01am UK, Thursday 24 October 2013 There were 44 trusts in the two bands with the highest risk, with 24 trusts in the highest possible band 1. Band 1: Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Alder Hey...

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Kidnap Charges For Father Who Took Children

Police have charged a 40-year-old man with kidnapping his two children from a hotel room. Saleem Tahir is alleged to have entered the room in Stoke-on-Trent where his two-year-old daughter, Na'ilah, and 10-month-old son, Sulaimon Khan, were staying...

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Plebgate: Davis Wants Police To Wear Cameras

Key Dates Of The Plebgate Scandal Updated: 8:08am UK, Wednesday 23 October 2013 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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Godparents Named Ahead Of Royal Christening

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named Zara Tindall and six other friends as the godparents of Prince George. The names were revealed ahead of the christening of the future king and supreme governor of...

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Health Tourism: NHS Can Save £500m A Year

The NHS could save £500m a year if it was better at charging foreign nationals to use its services, according to a new report. This represents a quarter of the annual £2bn cost of treating temporary migrants and foreign visitors given by the Department...

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Father And Gran Held Over Child Kidnap Probe

A father and grandmother of a toddler and baby have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap and attempted child abduction. Saleem Tahir, 40, and 67-year-old Denise Smith-Sellars, both from Nottingham, are in custody and being questioned by detectives....

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Prince George Christening: Archbishop's Message

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken for the first time about the christening of Prince George and the moment he will mark the future king's forehead with the sign of the cross. In a message released by...

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Alcohol Poll: Half Of Kids See Parents Drunk

Almost half of 10 to 14-year-olds have seen their parents drunk, according to new research. A survey by the industry-funded charity Drinkaware found 46% had seen their parents drunk, with 29% saying they had seen it on more than one occasion. The poll...

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Maria Mystery: No Link With Ben Needham Case

Police say there is no link between the case of missing British boy Ben Needham and the discovery of a young blonde girl found living in a Roma settlement in Greece. Ben - one of Britain's longest-running missing person cases - was 21 months old when...

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Boy Charged Over Manchester Uni Sex Assaults

A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the sexual assaults of several women near Manchester University. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with five counts of sexual assault. He will appear at Manchester...

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Girl, 8, Mauled By Two Bulldogs In Glasgow

An eight-year-old girl is in hospital with serious facial injuries after being mauled by two bulldogs in Glasgow. A man and a woman have been charged under the Dangerous Dogs Act following the attack in Gartloch Road in Garthamlock at about 5.10pm on...

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Inmates Bullied Into Converting To Islam

By Mark White, Home Affairs Correspondent Sky News has learned that increasing numbers of British inmates are being bullied into converting to Islam while in jail. The Prison Officers Association says it is symptomatic of the growing power and...

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Alps Murders: Brother Denies Involvement

The brother of a British-Iraqi businessman whose family were shot dead in the French Alps has again claimed he was not involved in the massacre. Zaid al Hilli, whose brother Saad was found dead in a bullet-riddled BMW in September last year, admitted...

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