Raised Terror Threat Prompts Government Talks

Caution No Excuse For Chaotic Response To IS Updated: 6:52pm UK, Friday 29 August 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor This is a Corporal Jones moment: "Don't Panic!" But it is one that, so far, has revealed that the British approach to...

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Lib Dems Promise Six Weeks' Paternity Leave

The Liberal Democrats will promise fathers an extra four weeks' paternity leave under new manifesto plans due to be announced. The policy would extend the total parental leave to 58 weeks by extending fathers' current entitlement of two weeks to six....

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Eurosceptics Pressure PM After UKIP Defection

Douglas Carswell is due to return to his Clacton constituency alongside UKIP leader Nigel Farage, as pressure mounted on the Prime Minister from Eurosceptic backbenchers. Speaking in the wake of an announcement that took Tory leader David Cameron by...

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Hospital Food Shake-Up Announced By NHS Chiefs

By Siobhan Robbins, Sky News Reporter The days of lumpy mash and watery gravy should become a thing of the past for hospital patients and staff as new mandatory food standards are introduced. The rules will be legally binding and are aimed at putting...

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Rotherham Victim 'Verbally Abused By Police'

A victim of the Rotherham child sex abuse scandal has told Sky News she was verbally abused when she sought help from police. She said the violence she suffered was ignored by authorities because her attacker was Asian and they were worried about causing...

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Parents 'Cut Back On Food To Pay For Homes'

By Rachel Younger, Sky News Correspondent Three million working parents in England are being forced to cut back on food so they can afford to pay for their homes. A YouGov poll of working families has found that rising housing costs mean more and...

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Tax Fugitives Brought To Justice By HMRC

Five of the UK's top tax fugitives have been brought back to the UK to face justice following a global HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) initiative, the organisation has said. HMRC said it is "excellent news for all honest taxpayers" and released images...

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Schools Divert Cash To Cover £1bn Funding Gap

A £1bn shortfall in funding for places is forcing many schools to borrow money as well as cut back on repairs and building projects, according to a new poll. More than three quarters of authorities in England claim they have not received enough cash...

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UK Ebola Case: Family Praise 'Excellent Care'

The family of a British nurse airlifted from Africa to London to be treated for ebola has thanked the medical team looking after him. Volunteer nurse William Pooley is in the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead after contracting the virus in Sierra Leone....

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Two Officers Assaulted At Notting Hill Carnival

One police officer was hurt while trying to make an arrest at the Notting Hill Carnival - and a second was injured while going to his aid. A male PC, 33, was taken to hospital after being attacked while trying to arrest a suspected drug dealer during...

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Richard Attenborough: Director Dies Aged 90

Tributes have poured in for Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, who dominated the British film business for more than half a century. Lord Attenborough, who won two Academy Awards for directing and producing Gandhi in 1983, died at lunchtime...

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First Briton With Ebola Virus Begins Treatment

A Briton who contracted the deadly ebola virus in Sierra Leone is being treated at a specialist hospital after being evacuated to the UK. The volunteer nurse, who is understood to be called William, tested positive after treating patients suffering...

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Bank Holiday Weather Alert Over Rain And Wind

A weather alert has been issued as heavy rain and wind threaten travel problems for millions of Britons returning home from a weekend break. The Met Office has issued a sweeping yellow weather alert for Bank Holiday Monday, predicting significant surface...

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British Ebola Patient 'May Be Flown To UK'

A British ebola patient may be flown from Sierra Leone to the UK for treatment, it has been reported. Government sources say the patient could be flown back to RAF Northolt near Heathrow before being taken to the Royal Free Hospital, in north London....

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