Northern Ireland Talks End Without Deal

Talks being held throughout the night in Northern Ireland aimed at finding a solution to peace process issues have ended without agreement. The marathon session in Belfast between Stormont's five executive parties and chaired by US former diplomat Richard...

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Care Home Christmas Tree Theft Caught On CCTV

Police are hunting for a woman who was caught on CCTV stealing a Christmas tree from a care home in London. The video shows the woman entering the sheltered housing building in Camberwell, southeast London, on the pretence of visiting someone. However,...

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Alan Turing: WWII Code-Breaker Granted Pardon

Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon for a 61-year-old conviction for homosexual activity. Dr Turing, who played a pivotal role in breaking the Enigma code, arguably shortening the war by at least two years,...

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Adoption: New Online Maps To Ease Process

Would-be adopters are being urged by a minister to use online maps to help match them to some of the 6,000 children in need of a home. The interactive maps include local information such as the ratio of children in need of waiting adopters and the approval...

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Parents Spend £135m On Babies' First Christmas

By Adele Robinson, Midlands Correspondent Parents in the UK spend some £135m on gifts to mark their child's first Christmas, according to a survey by the Post Office. The study found that an average of £166 is spent per couple and that parents...

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Afghanistan: British Soldier Killed By Enemy Fire

A British soldier understood to have been serving in the Special Forces has been killed in action in Afghanistan. "It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) must announce the death of a soldier from the Royal Engineers in Afghanistan...

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Addison Cresswell: 'Larger Than Life' Agent Dies

Addison Cresswell, who managed the careers of Jonathan Ross and Jack Dee and was regarded as one of the most influential figures in British comedy, has died at the age of 53. Cresswell's management company Off The Kerb had also represented Lee Evans,...

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Waitrose Airbrushes Writer A Girl Called Jack

Waitrose has apologised after a writer's tattoos were apparently airbrushed out of a photoshoot for its food magazine. Jack Monroe said she was "stunned" to see her body art erased without her permission from a photo used in the current issue of Waitrose...

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Weather: Christmas Travel Plans Hit By Storms

Travellers are still struggling with transport problems after a night of widespread storms caused flooding and power outages and toppled hundreds of trees. Earlier there were no train services to or from Gatwick airport in West Sussex and power problems...

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Dog Owner Is Second To Die Trying To Rescue Pet

Two men have been killed in the space of two days trying to rescue their dogs from fast-flowing river waters as storms caused hazardous conditions across Britain. A 46-year-old man was swept away by the current after he leapt into the River Lemon after...

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