National Grid Seeks Extra Winter Electricity

National Grid has brought forward plans to tap additional power capacity over the winter after unexpected plant outages raised the risk of shortages. It is being described as a precautionary move, supported by Government, to safeguard supply rather...

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How Scottish 'Yes' May Impact 'Invisible Border'

By Poppy Trowbridge, Consumer Affairs Correspondent For those that live along the invisible border that divides Scotland and England, daily life could change dramatically with a Yes vote in the September 18 referendum. These communities, from Berwick-upon-Tweed...

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Woman Stabbed In The Neck In Walthamstow

Police are hunting for an attacker who stabbed a young woman in the arm and neck, leaving her in a critical condition. The 24-year-old woman was taken to hospital after the attack at a home in Hatherley Road, Walthamstow on Monday afternoon.  ...

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Blackpool Pen Stabbing: Police Hunt Attacker

Police have released pictures of a 66-year-old woman who was stabbed in the arm with a ballpoint pen in the an attempt to track down her attacker. Cynthia Bell was helping her husband's coach firm last month when the man boarded one of the buses in...

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Ashya: Opinion Divided On Proton Beam Therapy

Radiotherapy cures more people of cancer than any drug. But it has a fundamental problem: once an X-ray beam enters the body, it keeps going. So while radiotherapists do their utmost to focus the beam on the tumour, surrounding healthy tissue will...

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Calls Grow For Ashya To Be Reunited With Family

Prime Minister David Cameron has joined mounting calls for Ashya King to be reunited with his jailed parents as Portsmouth City Council calls for a halt to extradition proceedings against them. Brett King and his wife Naghemeh, from Portsmouth, remain...

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Scottish Referendum: No Vote's Lead Narrows

The No vote's lead ahead of the Scottish Referendum has narrowed to just six points, according to a new poll. The YouGov poll suggests support for Scottish independence has risen eight points over the past month. The six-point lead for the No camp...

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'Huge Leap In The Dark': Boris Island Rejected

Boris Johnson's proposal for a new four-runway airport to be built in the Thames Estuary has been rejected by the Airports Commission. The grounding of an airport in Kent leaves three options for expanding airport capacity - two additional runway plans...

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Sir Cliff Raid: Police And BBC Deny Wrongdoing

The director general of the BBC has told MPs the broadcaster would "never have run the story" over a planned search of Sir Cliff Richard's home if police had warned it would be "damaging" to the investigation. Lord Tony Hall told the Home Affairs Select...

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Rotherham Abuse Scandal: Twelve New Victims

Twelve more victims have come forward with allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham, police have said. South Yorkshire Chief Constable David Crompton said the dozen reported the claims since a damning report was published last week into a child...

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