Veiled Acid Attacker Sentenced To 12 Years

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter A woman who threw acid in the face of her friend, leaving her scarred for life, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail. Mary Konye, 22, cried as the sentence was handed down at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Her...

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Tape Measure 'Better For Weighing Up Obesity'

By Thomas Moore, Health Correspondent The current method of judging obesity is so complex it should be replaced by a simple tape measure, according to a leading specialist. Dr Jude Oben, from the Obesity Action Campaign, said the body mass index,...

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Jean McConville Case: Ex-IRA Chief Charged

A former Irish Republican Army commander has been charged in connection with the murder of a mother of 10 more than 40 years ago. Ivor Bell, 77, is due to appear in court in Belfast today accused of aiding and abetting in the murder of Jean McConville...

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Single Punch Killer's Sentence To Be Reviewed

A man who killed a stranger with a single punch has had his sentence referred to the Court of Appeal for being "unduly lenient". Lewis Gill, 20, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail for manslaughter after knocking Andrew Young to the...

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Dramatic Tales Of Bravery In Military Honours

By Ursula Hansford, Sky News A British soldier has been awarded the second highest military award - the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross - for bravery in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Simon Moloney of The Blues and Royals was seriously injured by a gunshot...

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Road-Death Sentences 'Are Not Tough Enough'

By Lisa Dowd, Sky News Correspondent Some 82% of motorists think sentences should be higher for drivers who kill people on the roads, according to a survey by road safety charity Brake. Latest government figures show only 62% of those convicted...

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Madeleine Police Appeal Over Abuse Suspect

Police searching for Madeleine McCann have launched a search for a man who abused children in holiday homes in Portugal. Officers from Operation Grange have identified a series of 12 crimes between 2004 and 2010 where a male intruder entered villas...

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Shapps Ridiculed For 'Patronising' Bingo Tweet

The Tory chairman has been criticised for tweeting a Budget poster hailing beer and bingo cuts a reward for "hard-working people". Grant Shapps' tweet In what will be considered a gift to those who claim the Tories are "out of touch", Grant Shapps...

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Driver Sought In Melanie Hall Murder Probe

Missing Melanie Case: Timeline Of Events Updated: 8:48am UK, Thursday 03 October 2013 Bones found in a bag near a motorway slip road are those of missing hospital clerk Melanie Hall, according to Sky sources. Here is a timeline of events since the...

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Online Child Abuse Action 'May Be Inadequate'

Hiring just seven extra full-time staff to track down images of child abuse online may prove "woefully insufficient", MPs have warned. The move last year to double the existing number of staff came after internet companies were criticised for failing...

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Claudia: Mystery Man Wanted Over Disappearance

By Gerard Tubb, North Of England Correspondent A mystery man whose DNA was found in a car belonging to missing York cook Claudia Lawrence is being sought five years after her disappearance. The possible clue is one of several potential new leads...

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Man Held After Three People Stabbed In Birmingham

A man has been arrested after three people - including two children - were stabbed at a house in Birmingham. Police were called to an address in Little Green Lane, Small Heath, at 7.20am by a resident who reported hearing screams. They were at the...

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Claudia Lawrence: Dad's Grief On Anniversary

By Gerard Tubb, North of England Correspondent The father of missing York woman Claudia Lawrence says her five-year absence is "like a cancer" that "just gets worse and worse". Peter Lawrence, speaking at a news conference to mark the fifth anniversary...

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Half Of Footballers 'Have Seen Racism In Game'

By Paul Kelso, Sports Correspondent More than half of Premier League and Football League players have witnessed or been subjected to racist abuse inside grounds, according to new research. A survey of 200 active footballers by anti-discrimination...

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Childcare: £2,000 Boost For Working Parents

Working parents are to get up to £2,000 of tax-free childcare in a move to target families who are "running to stand still". The scheme will be worth up to £2,000 per child per year when it launches in autumn next year - £800 more than the £1,200 originally...

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Osborne To Build For Britain In His Budget

By Anushka Asthana and Darren McCaffrey, Sky Political Team George Osborne has announced that a "garden city" will be built in Britain for the first time in decades, based in Ebbsfleet, Kent, with 15,000 homes to start with. Speaking ahead of Wednesday's...

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Five UK Families 'Richer Than 12.6m Britons'

The five richest families in the UK are wealthier than the poorest fifth of the country combined, according to new figures. Research by the charity Oxfam found the wealthiest households have more money than 12.6 million of the least well-off put...

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MPs Attack Sale Of Royal Mail Postcode Database

The Government has been slammed for selling a valuable database of every British postcode and address in last year's flotation of the Royal Mail. Ministers were strongly criticised for including the register, which contains 1.8 million postcodes and...

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Police Search For Missing Mother And Child

Police are searching for a one-year-old girl who was taken by her mother during a supervised visit in the West Midlands. Lola Page was in the care of social services and being looked after by foster parents in Walsall. Her mother Stacey Ball, 18, took...

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Childcare Tax Break: Details To Be Unveiled

Details of a planned £1,200 childcare tax break for families is expected to be unveiled in next week's Budget, according to Sky sources. Help with the expense of childcare is one of the things people have been pressing for said Sky's Political Correspondent...

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Claudia Lawrence Case: Mother's 'Nightmare'

By Gerard Tubb, North of England Correspondent The mother of the missing York woman Claudia Lawrence has praised a new team of detectives investigating her daughter's disappearance and says she constantly thinks of the events she has missed. Joan...

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