Jimmy Savile’s chauffeur arrested
Jimmy Savile’s former chauffeur and flatmate is arrested at an address in Altrincham, Cheshire.
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Fire death house had been burgled
Police say a house in which a mother and five children died in a fire had been burgled on the same night.
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GB cycling coach injured in crash
British cycling head coach Shane Sutton is injured riding his bike, just hours after Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins breaks his finger in a crash.
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Fire deaths parents deny murder
A couple plead not guilty to charges of murdering six of their children in a house fire in Derby.
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Cameron warns of gay ‘witch-hunt’
David Cameron warns against public child abuse allegations turning into a “witch-hunt” against gay people.
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Bank refrains from new stimulus
The Bank of England decides not to increase quantitative easing from £375bn already allocated and keeps interest rates unchanged at 0.5%.
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G4S loses Wolds prison contract
Private security firm G4S has failed to win a number of private jail contracts and has lost its contract to run Wolds prison in East Yorkshire.
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Bicycles ‘stolen’ in police stunt
A police force films an officer ‘stealing’ bicycles in full public view to show “just how easy” it is for a thief to get away unchallenged.
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Police probe ‘botched op’ surgeon
Police confirm they are investigating a surgeon accused of carrying out botched or unnecessary breast cancer operations in the West Midlands.
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Cameron trialling government app
Prime Minister David Cameron is trialling a specially-designed mobile app that displays live data about day-to-day government affairs to aid decision-making.
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Football policing ‘still harsh’
Some football fans are still experiencing policing which is too heavy-handed, the Football Supporters Federation says.
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Dog attacks: Poor training blamed
Nearly one in three dog owners in Britain has reported being bitten or attacked by a dog, according to the PDSA animal charity.
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Warning to NHS over private deals
The NHS must get tougher at negotiating future private deals after signing a contract with a firm to manage an NHS hospital in Cambridgeshire requiring “unprecedented” targets, auditors say.
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Welby ‘to be named as Archbishop’
Bishop of Durham Justin Welby is due to be named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, newspaper reports claim.
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Plan to boost Army reserves’ role
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond will set out how he plans to boost the role of reservists in the Army.
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New storm hits battered New York
A wintry storm strikes New York and New Jersey barely a week after Sandy killed at least 106 people and left nearly one million homes without power.
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China leader opens party congress
China’s Communist Party opens a week-long congress that marks the start of a once-in-a-decade leadership change.
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Million ‘dementia friends’ wanted
The government wants to train a million people in England by 2015 to become “dementia friends”, able to spot the signs of the illness and help sufferers.
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Obama faces Washington challenge
US President Obama and his family return to Washington as attention moves from his re-election to the need for a budget deal with Congress.
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Wiggins hospitalised after crash
Tour de France and Olympic gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins is injured in a collision with a car whilst cycling in Lancashire.
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