British And French Navies Team Up For Drill

By David Bowden, Sky News Senior Correspondent Thousands of sailors and marines and a flotilla of warships from Britain and France are on manoeuvres in the Mediterranean in preparation for combined operations around the world. Codenamed Corsican...

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Smokers Who Quit 'Live Up To A Decade Longer'

By Nick Martin, Sky News Correspondent The largest ever study of the hazards of smoking amongst women has revealed that those who give up by middle age can extend their lives by more than a decade. The research, published in the medical journal...

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Trainee Teachers Face Tough New Tests

Prospective teachers will have to sit new tougher tests in English, maths and reasoning before they can start training. The changes will see calculators banned from maths tests, and pass marks in English and maths raised. Education Secretary Michael...

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Lung Cancer: Biggest Cancer Killer Among Women

Lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer to become the most common cause of cancer death among women in the UK, figures reveal. Some 15,449 women died from lung cancer in 2010, compared to 11,556 from breast cancer the same year, according to statistics...

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Petrol Prices Cut By Up To 2p By Supermarkets

Supermarkets across the UK have lowered their petrol prices following a fall in the wholesale cost of fuel. Asda was the first to announce it would cut up to 2p off a litre of petrol, saying customers would pay no more than 133.7p. Rivals Sainsbury's...

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Olympic Medals Stolen: Pair Plead For Return

Two of TeamGB's Olympic heroes had their medals stolen just hours after attending a Buckingham Palace celebration of their success. Rower Alex Partridge and hockey team member Hannah Macleod took to social networking site Twitter to appeal for information...

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Equal Pay Ruling Could Benefit Thousands

By Adele Robinson, Sky Reporter The Supreme Court is due to make a decision on unequal pay claims that could pave the way for thousands more women across the country to get compensation. Birmingham City Council has appealed against a ruling by...

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Rochdale Sex Abuse: Nine Men Charged

By Becky Johnson, North of England Correspondent Nine men from Rochdale have been charged following an investigation into child sexual exploitation. The charges relate to offences committed separately against one teenage girl in the Rochdale area...

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Hacking: Mirror Papers Face Legal Claims

By David Bowden, Senior Correspondent Newspapers belonging to Trinity Mirror are for the first time to face legal claims for phone hacking, Sky News has learned. Until now the only company to be sued for illegally snooping on voicemail messages...

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Police Launch Manhunt For Fugitive Prisoner

Police have warned the public not to approach a fugitive prisoner who disappeared on day release. Lee Cyrus, 47, also known as Ivan Leach, failed to return to from North Sea Camp open prison in Boston, Lincolnshire on Tuesday October 9. He is currently...

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Man Charged With Hit-And-Run Murder

A 31-year-old man will appear in court charged with the murder of a mother of three who died in a hit-and-run attack in Cardiff. The man, whom police have not named, has also been charged with 13 counts of attempted murder and four counts of assault,...

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Cameron's 'Rehab Revolution' To Cut Crime

David Cameron is to call for a new "tough but intelligent" approach to law and order, as he tries to recapture the political agenda after weeks of difficulties for the Government. In a speech later today, he will announce a "rehabilitation revolution"...

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Avon Police Dive Into River After Car Plunge

Six police officers have had hospital treatment after diving into a river just after a car plunged into the water. A woman inside the silver BMW died, and a man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after...

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Fatal Fire: Woman And Two Children Named

Three victims of a fatal house fire have been named - as police continue questioning two neighbours on suspicion of murder. Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, was killed with niece Skye Allen, two, and nephew Bailey Allen, four, when their first floor flat in Prestatyn,...

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