New York Scraps Marathon Amid Sandy Clear-Up

Sunday's New York City Marathon has been cancelled due to a public backlash against the road race in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, the city's mayor has announced. The U-turn came just three hours after mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the decision...

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Expenses: MacShane Letters Protected By Rules

Letters in which a former Labour minister admitted expenses abuses cannot be used to prosecute him because they are protected by parliamentary privilege, an official has said. Denis MacShane stepped down as an MP after a damning report from the Commons...

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Obama And Romney Trade Economy Blows

US President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney have each seized on new employment figures to bolster their campaigns with just days to go before Tuesday's election. Jobs and the economy were the dominant issue in the presidential race as...

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Savile Inquiry: Freddie Starr Released On Bail

Freddie Starr has been released on police bail after being questioned by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex scandal. The 69-year-old had been arrested in Warwickshire on suspicion of sexual offences by officers working on Operation Yewtree....

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Superstorm Sandy Death Toll Continues To Rise

The death toll from superstorm Sandy has reached more than 90 people as the US Coast Guard halted its search for the captain of a tall ship that sank off the North Carolina coast. The search for 63-year-old Robin Walbridge - which employed ships, helicopters...

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Two Men Arrested Over NI Prison Officer Murder

Two men are being held by police in connection with the murder of prison officer David Black in Northern Ireland - one of them a well-known republican. Colin Duffy, 44, and another man, aged 31, were arrested in the Lurgan area early this morning and...

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Sandy: 'Mass Destruction' In Atlantic City

When the people of Atlantic City emerged from wherever they had been sheltering against Superstorm Sandy, there was only thing they wanted to see. A stretch of the city's iconic boardwalk, ripped up and thrown inland, has become a nationwide symbol...

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Superstorm Sandy: Thousands Stranded In Floods

Millions of people are still without power and tens of thousands are stranded in their properties due to flooding three days after superstorm Sandy battered the US East Coast and killed at least 72 people. Nearly 20,000 people have been trapped at home...

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Prison Officer Shot Dead On Motorway In NI

A prison officer has been shot dead when he was ambushed on a motorway on his way to work in Northern Ireland. He was ambushed on a stretch of the M1 between Portadown and Lurgan, County Armagh. One unconfirmed report claimed a gunman opened up when...

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Sandy: New Jersey In No Mood For Politics

It was an eerie feeling driving out to New Jersey, no power, no lights - save those flashing on emergency vehicles. A large area of the state is without electricity and will probably remain so for days. Three neighbouring towns are under water. The...

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Sandy 'Heartbreaking For The Nation'

President Barack Obama is due to visit New Jersey to survey some of the widespread devastation caused by superstorm Sandy in eastern US and Canada. With at least 50 people killed - most by falling trees - and millions affected by the high winds, power...

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Sandy: Man Drowned While Rescuing His Family

An off-duty police officer drowned in his basement while rescuing his family from superstorm Sandy. Police confirmed the circumstances surrounding his death, as more details begin to emerge of how at least 50 people were killed across the US and Canada....

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HMS Bounty Sinks: Rescued Crew Member Dies

A woman rescued from the Atlantic Ocean hours after the HMS Bounty was caught by Hurricane Sandy has died. Claudene Christian, 42, was pulled from the water on Monday - hours after the historic ship went down in the storm off the coast of North Carolina...

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Breast Cancer: Thousands Are Over-Diagnosed

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent Almost 4,000 women a year are having treatment for breast cancer they don't need, according to new research. An independent panel of doctors called in to assess the UK's breast screening programmes...

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New York Storm: Sandy Batters US Eastern Coast

Superstorm Sandy has battered parts of the eastern United States and Canada, flooding major cities and killing at least 16 people. President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in New York and Long Island, freeing up government funding to help...

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Police Poised For More Savile Case Arrests

By Darren McCaffrey, Sky News Reporter Police investigating Jimmy Savile are preparing to make fresh arrests - as today marks the anniversary of the TV presenter's death. Yesterday, former pop star Gary Glitter became the first high-profile arrest...

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Hurricane Sandy: NY Braces For Superstorm

Rain and wind from Hurricane Sandy have started lashing the northeast of the US, as forecasters warn New York could bear the brunt of the one-of-a-kind superstorm. Sandy is on a collision course with two other weather systems leading to fears it could...

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HMS Bounty Crew Rescued Near Eye Of Hurricane

All 17 crew members have been rescued from the replica of a famous ship that was in distress 160 miles from the eye of Sandy. Those aboard HMS Bounty were taken to safety via life rafts after helicopters were sent to the location but the ship is still...

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Syria: Rebel Fighters Are Becoming Radicalised

By Alex Crawford, Sky News Special Correspondent Sky has seen new evidence that the Syrian uprising is becoming more and more radicalised and being fought by Islamic fundamentalists and extremists. The Syrian rebels have all but given up on military...

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Jimmy Savile: Thompson's Office 'Was Warned'

The Jimmy Savile child abuse allegations were flagged up to the office of former BBC boss Mark Thompson at least twice, according to new claims. The then director-general's office was formally alerted by journalist Miles Goslett in May and by an ITV...

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Gary Glitter Arrested By Savile Police

Former pop star Gary Glitter has been arrested as part of a police investigation sparked by sexual abuse claims against the late Jimmy Savile. Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was taken from his central London home by officers early on Sunday...

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