Floods: £120m Extra Cash For Defences

The Government has announced £120m of new funding for flood defences which it says will improve protection for up to 60,000 homes. It comes amid clean-up operations across the UK in the aftermath of the recent flooding which devastated communities in...

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Freddie Flintoff Wins First Heavyweight Fight

Andrew Flintoff has won his first heavyweight boxing match against Richard Dawson at the Manchester Arena. Flintoff beat Dawson on points by 39-38 at the end of four two-minute rounds in front of a roaring crowd in his native north west. The former...

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Nightingale: Jailed SAS Sniper Walks Free

Jailed SAS sniper Danny Nightingale has walked free from court after his sentence was suspended following a successful appeal. Sergeant Nightingale was given 18 months military detention earlier this month after he admitted illegally possessing a Glock...

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Rotherham By-Election: Labour Secures Victory

Labour has held onto Rotherham in a parliamentary by-election which saw a surge towards the UK Independence Party and disastrous results for both coalition parties. The Conservatives finished fifth behind not only UKIP but also the British National...

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Floods: Family 'Devastated' At OAP's Death

The family of a 91-year-old woman who died in floods that devastated a small city in North Wales have said she was an "active and independent" mother and grandmother. The body of Margaret Hughes, who had been due to celebrate her birthday today, was...

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Pensioner Dies After Stones Thrown At House

Four boys have been arrested by detectives investigating the death of a pensioner after youths hurled stones at her house. Joyce Moulson, 84, collapsed around 10 minutes after her terraced home in Bradford was attacked on Tuesday night. She was taken...

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Flooding Hits Welsh City As Woman Found Dead

Emergency services have been evacuating residents after 500 people were urged to leave their homes in North Wales as a river burst past flood defences. In the small city of St Asaph, the River Elwy reached a record high of 14ft 3in (4.35m), making it...

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Cyril Smith: Late MP 'Abused Young Boys'

Police have acknowledged for the first time that the late politician Sir Cyril Smith sexually and physically abused young boys in the 1960s. Smith, who was elected MP for Rochdale in 1972, was dogged by rumours of abuse throughout his career but charges...

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Govt Failing On Its Key Environmental Pledges

The Government is failing on its key environmental targets, including action on flooding, according to a report by leading charities. Ministers are failing to improve flood defences and prevent unnecessary building in areas at high risk of flooding,...

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Second Man Held After Girl, 11, Raped In Park

Detectives have arrested a second man on suspicion of raping an 11-year-old girl in a north London park. The man, aged 18, was arrested in Edmonton and remains in custody at a northeast London police station, the Metropolitan Police said. A 26-year-old...

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Newbury Pensioner Found Dead With Injured Man

Mystery surrounds the death of an elderly woman found dead in the same house as a man who was taken to hospital with multiple injuries. Thames Valley Police said it was treating the death of the woman, who was found at the home in Berkeley Road in Newbury,...

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Appeal for witnesses after girl raped in park

Detectives have made a fresh appeal for witnesses after a "brutal" sex attack on an 11-year-old girl. The youngster is being treated in hospital after being grabbed by a man on her way home from school on Friday afternoon. She was dragged in to Jubilee...

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New Law To Tackle Stalkers Comes Into Effect

By Jane Chilton, Scotland Correspondent Campaigners are celebrating today after new anti-stalking legislation finally becomes law in England and Wales. It is already illegal to stalk a person in Scotland, with the Scottish legal system changing...

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Wild Weather: Falling Tree Kills One In Devon

A woman has been killed by a falling tree in Exeter, Devon, after authorities warned of "serious threats to life and property" from flooding in southwest England. The woman - believed to be aged in her early 20s - was trapped by the fallen tree about...

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