UK Soldier 'Posed With Dead Taliban Fighter'

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent The RAF has launched a probe after photographs surfaced appearing to show a serviceman posing with a dead Taliban fighter. The pictures were apparently taken in the wake of an attack by 15 insurgents...

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'Killer' Asian Hornet Could Wipe Out Honey Bees

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter A new "killer" hornet may soon threaten Britain's honey bees, it has been warned. The Asian hornet has already been spotted in France and could be transported to the UK in food pallets or may even be able to...

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Powers To Seize Unpaid Tax Criticised By MPs

Plans to give HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) the power to seize money directly from the bank accounts of those who owe the taxman money have been criticised by an influential group of MPs. The Treasury Committee said it has "considerable concern" about...

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Michael Wheatley Charged Over Armed Robbery

Michael Wheatley, who was arrested after going missing from an open prison, has been charged with carrying out an armed robbery. The 55-year-old from Kent is accused of carrying out the raid at the Chelsea Building Society in Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey...

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Police To Wear Body Cameras To Boost Trust

Some 500 police officers in London will begin wearing cameras on their uniforms from today as a part of a trial aimed at increasing trust and speeding up justice for victims. Firearms officers will also take part after criticism of the Metropolitan...

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Barclays To Axe 20,000 Jobs By End Of 2016

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Barclays will detail plans this morning to cut approximately 20,000 jobs by the end of 2016 as the bank's chief executive steps up his efforts to tackle its bloated cost base. Sky News can reveal that Barclays intends...

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Madeleine McCann: Police To Dig For Evidence

Madeleine: Key Events Timeline Updated: 12:46pm UK, Tuesday 06 May 2014 Here is a timeline of the key events since Madeleine McCann's disappearance. 2007 :: May 3 - Kate and Gerry McCann leave their three children asleep in their holiday apartment...

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Scots Independence: Rest Of UK Firms Want Union

By Niall Paterson, Sky News Correspondent An overwhelming majority of businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland say that Scotland should remain part of the UK, according to a survey for the British Chambers of Commerce. The BCC, which itself...

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Ten Years In Prison For Banned Drivers Who Kill

Disqualified drivers who kill while behind the wheel are to face longer jail terms. From next year, offenders who ignore their driving bans will be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison if they cause a death on the road. Reforms will also see drivers...

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Ethnic Minority Population 'To Double By 2050'

The proportion of UK citizens from ethnic minority communities is set to double over the next 35 years, a new report by think tank Policy Exchange has found. The report claims black and minority ethnic communities will make up almost a third of the...

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Elena Baltacha Dies After Cancer Battle

The former British tennis number one has died of liver cancer at the age of 30, her family has announced. She died peacefully at her home early on Sunday morning, her family said. Baltacha was diagnosed with the illness in January, just two months...

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Gerry Adams Back On Sinn Fein Campaign Trail

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams will be returning to the campaign trail for the forthcoming local and European elections after being freed by police investigating a notorious IRA murder. Less than an hour after he was freed from questioning, he said he...

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Slavery Becomes 'Big Business' In Britain

By Adele Robinson, Midlands Correspondent The number of people being used as "slaves" in the UK is increasing, according to a charity. Hope for Justice, which campaigns against human trafficking, says the problem of forced labour, domestic servitude,...

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Leeds Teacher Death: Man Charged Over Message

One man has been charged and another arrested in connection with what police describe as "malicious communications" following the murder of teacher Ann Maguire in Leeds. Mrs Maguire, 61, was stabbed to death in front of her students at Corpus Christi...

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