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Terror fear toy gun family get Central Bedfordshire Council apology A mother has told of the psychological impact on her two young sons of being removed from class and quizzed by police about their toy guns. The children, aged five and seven, were at their Bedfordshire school when they revealed their parents had bought them the toys, in March 2016. The school told police and the two boys were questioned. Their mother says they have since been having nightmares. The local council has accepted the children were discriminated against. Central Bedfordshire Council has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum in compensation. Speaking to the BB…
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Rolf Harris cleared of sex assault charges 8 February 2017 From the section UK Former TV star Rolf Harris, 86, has been cleared of three sex assault charges. The jury at Southwark Crown Court failed to return a verdict on four other counts. View the full article
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Rolf Harris cleared of sex assault charges 8 February 2017 From the section UK Former TV star Rolf Harris, 86, cleared of three sex assault charges and jury discharged at UK court This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alert…
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Rolf Harris cleared of sex assault charges 8 February 2017 From the section UK Former TV star Rolf Harris, 86, cleared of three sex assault charges and jury discharged at UK court This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alert…
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Unmarried woman wins pension battle By Kevin Peachey Personal finance reporter 8 February 2017 From the section Business Image copyright PA Image caption Denise Brewster lost her partner at Christmas in 2009 A woman who lost her long-term partner has won a legal battle that is likely to improve the pension rights of unmarried couples in the public sector. Denise Brewster, who was denied payments from …
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Brexit bill set for final vote in House of Commons 8 February 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA The bill empowering the government to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union is due to reach its final stages in the Commons later. MPs will debate further amendments to the Brexit bill - allowing Article 50 to be triggered - for up to seven hours before a final vote due at 20:00 GMT. The vote could cause more Labour rifts - with its MPs told to back the bill. On Tuesd…
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Social care fund 'fails to reduce pressure on hospital beds' 8 February 2017 From the section Health Government plans to treat more patients in the community are not easing pressure on NHS hospitals or saving money, says the National Audit Office. It looked at progress in England following the introduction of a £5.3bn Better Care Fund to help local authorities invest in services to keep patients out of hospital. It says in its first year, the fund has helped join up health and social care. But it hasn't led to the expected reduction in hosp…
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Social care fund 'fails to reduce pressure on hospital beds' 8 February 2017 From the section Health Government plans to treat more patients in the community are not easing pressure on NHS hospitals or saving money, says the National Audit Office. It looked at progress in England following the introduction of a £5.3bn Better Care Fund to help local authorities invest in services to keep patients out of hospital. It says in its first year, the fund has helped join up health and social care. But it hasn't led to the expected reduction in hosp…
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Education nominee Betsy DeVos wins Senate confirmation vote 7 February 2017 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Reuters Image caption Critics say Mrs DeVos, who has no experience with public schools, is not qualified to run the Education Department The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, by the slenderest possible margin. US Vice-President Mike P…
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A man has appeared in court accused of trying to have sex with a drain cover in the middle of the street. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/romford-man-tried-to-have-sex-with-drain-cover-in-the-street-a3459936.html
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Housing market broken, ministers admit ahead of White Paper 7 February 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright Getty Images Ministers will admit England's housing market is "broken" as they unveil new plans to build more affordable homes. The government says 250,000 new homes are needed each year and have admitted they are lagging behind schedule. The new housing strategy for England includes forcing councils to plan for their local housing needs and giving them new powers to pressure dev…
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US Justice Department defends 'lawful' Trump travel ban 7 February 2017 From the section US & Canada Image copyright European photopress agency Image caption Yemeni nationals denied entry have started arriving again The US has defended President Donald Trump's travel ban and urged an appeals court to reinstate it in the interests of national security. A 15-page brief filed by the Justice Department argued it was a "lawful exer…
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Royal Marine Maxwell pleads guilty to terror charge 3 February 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image copyright Facebook Image caption Ciaran Maxwell pleaded guilty to preparing acts of terrorism A Royal Marine from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to offences related to dissident republican terrorism, including bomb-making and storing stolen military weapons. Ciarán Maxwell, 31, appeared via video link at the Old Bailey …
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A man who who thought he had 90p in his bank account says he has found himself £1.2MILLION overdrawn instead. http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/man-with-90p-in-bank-account-claims-hes-now-gone-£12million-overdrawn/ar-AAmFcsr?li=AAmiR2Z&ocid=spartanntp
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Speaker Bercow: Trump should not speak in Parliament 6 February 2017 From the section UK Politics Media captionJohn Bercow: "As far as this place is concerned, I feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and sexism... are hugely important considerations"House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has said he would be "strongly opposed" to US President Donald Trump addressing the Houses of Parliament during his state visit to the UK. Mr Bercow told MPs "opposition to racism and sexism" were "hugely important considerations". He was applauded by SNP MPs after his comments. Preside…
