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Lawrence Of Arabia star Peter O’Toole dies aged 81

Peter O’Toole, best known for his starring role in Lawrence Of Arabia, has died aged 81. His agent Steve Kenis confirmed the Irish-born actor had died at Wellington Hospital in north London on Saturday after a long battle with illness.

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West Midlands Police release Lego video to beat the Christmas burglars

We’ve already had Lego toys, video games and theme parks – and now the plastic figures star in their own Christmas crimewave. West Midlands Police have used Lego to create a YouTube video urging households to beat the burglars over the festive period.

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Man dies in London blaze during firefighters’ strike

A man has died in a blaze at a north London flat while firefighters were striking over pensions…

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Jeremy Hunt: NHS will widen Jimmy Savile sexual abuse inquiry

Inquiries into alleged sexual abuse by the disgraced DJ Jimmy Savile on NHS premises will be expanded to more hospitals, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed.

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Homeless man Glen James returns £26,000 found in Boston backpack

A homeless man in the US who returned a backpack containing thousands in cash and traveller’s cheques said he would not have kept ‘even a penny’ if he was desperate

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Ed Miliband slumps in the polls as Lord Prescott wades into Labour leadership debate

Labour leader Ed Miliband’s poll ratings have slumped after his leadership came under fire from within his own party.

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It’s the week to be a chic geek

This is another In Focus feature spread that I subbed for Metro. The topic here is YouTube’s ‘Geek Week’ – a celebration of its many filmmakers who have launched themselves as successful ‘channels’. The challenge with this one was fitting the four case studies into the same piece. I had to tweak the copy to fit without losing any of Ross’s irreverent and lighthearted writing style.

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Step over here once again, sir: Consultation into police stop and search powers

This was an In Focus news feature for Metro into a serious subject – a review into the police’s use of stop and search powers. The original copy was about twice the length needed so required a heavy rewrite. However, the reporter had a lot of good first-hand interviews and set the scene well, especially with the case study ‘Barry’. Careful line-by-line tweaking was needed to reduce the story to length.

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Greenpeace Shard protester gets email thanking her for visit

One of six Greenpeace protesters arrested after scaling The Shard received an email thanking her for an earlier visit and asking her to come again.

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David Miliband: I’ve started to forgive Ed – and Labour should try to win majority

David Miliband said his relationship with his brother Ed is ‘healing’ after their bitter leadership battle and has urged the Labour party to try and win an overall majority at the next general election.

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