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• Cardiff Bay: Minority of young people 'ruining it for majority'

  04-08-2020 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of young people have been gathering - and 28 tonnes of rubbish has been cleared up.
  
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• Kate wears face mask for first time during charity visit

  04-08-2020 23:00
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge followed in the footsteps of the Duchess of Cornwall who wore a face covering during a recent visit to the National Gallery.
  
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• Londonderry vehicle hijackers condemned

  04-08-2020 22:40
  
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said those responsible had violated the grief of a city mourning John Hume.
  
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• Boris urged to force no deal Brexit - ‘This farce has gone on long enough’

  04-08-2020 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BORIS JOHNSON has been urged to call Michel Barnier's bluff and force a no deal Brexit outcome, in Express.co.uk's latest poll.
  
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• Poorest Pupils Hit Hardest As Exam Results Downgraded In UK's First Covid Moderation

  04-08-2020 22:19
  
  The Scottish Qualifications Authority’s process reduced the pass rate of less well-off Higher students by more than twice that of the richest.
  
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• John Hume’s body makes final journey home

  04-08-2020 22:10
  
  The former SDLP leader and a key architect of the Good Friday Agreement died on Monday aged 83.
  
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• Online gamblers should prove they can afford losses, report finds

  04-08-2020 22:00
  
  Online gamblers should prove they can afford losses, report findsSocial Market Foundation will call for a £100-per-month ‘soft cap’ on online losses
  
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• Cardiff sergeant facing tribunal for sex at police station while on duty

  04-08-2020 21:49
  
  Cardiff sergeant facing tribunal for sex at police station while on dutyAdam Reed also facing disciplinary charges for allegedly secretly taking photos of a colleague’s feet
  
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• SQA appeals process 2020: Can you appeal SQA exam results?

  04-08-2020 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SQA, or the Scottish Qualifications Authority, released the results for thousands of pupils across Scotland today . So can you appeal SQA exam results?
  
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• PM confirms British nationals are among those caught up in Beirut blast

  04-08-2020 21:26
  
  The Lebanese Red Cross has said there are hundreds of casualties and a number of fatalities.
  
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• What restrictions does the Queen face under lockdown at Balmoral?

  04-08-2020 21:23
  
  The monarch arrived at her Aberdeenshire estate on Tuesday.
  
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• Balmoral: The Queen’s summer retreat

  04-08-2020 21:23
  
  The Queen is never happier than when she is at the rural estate in Aberdeenshire.
  
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• Queen and Philip arrive in Scotland for annual summer stay at Balmoral

  04-08-2020 21:19
  
  The monarch and the Duke of Edinburgh touched down at Aberdeen Airport on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Landmark obesity guidelines in Canada treat problem as chronic illness

  04-08-2020 21:03
  
  Landmark obesity guidelines in Canada treat problem as chronic illness. Guidelines appear to be first to urge handling health issue as complex disease, not just a question of weight loss
  
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• Reading stabbing: Police SHUT A4 after incident prompts heavy emergency response

  04-08-2020 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  POLICE closed off a section of the A4 in Reading after a man was stabbed outside a church.
  
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• Charities and unions call on parliament to suspend Tory MP accused of rape

  04-08-2020 20:38
  
  Charities and unions call on parliament to suspend Tory MP accused of rape. Joint statement says ex-minister should not be allowed on to the Commons estate
  
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• Dentists’ association targeted in ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack

  04-08-2020 20:30
  
  The British Dental Association said it was doing everything it could to get its systems 'back up and running'.
  
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• Liam Fox faces growing scrutiny over Russian hack of personal email

  04-08-2020 20:25
  
  Liam Fox faces growing scrutiny over Russian hack of personal email. Opposition MPs and former civilian servants demand to know exactly how UK-US trade dossier appeared online
  
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• Hardly Anyone Knows About Covid Death Payout Scheme, PM Told After Just Two Families Get Cash

  04-08-2020 20:21
  
  More than 300 health and social care workers have died on the front line after testing positive for coronavirus.
  
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• English councils with highest Covid rates launch own test-and-trace systems

  04-08-2020 20:05
  
  English councils with highest Covid rates launch own test-and-trace systemsLocal authorities plug holes in government’s system, with some reaching 98-100% of people* Coronavirus – latest updates* See all our coronavirus coverage
  
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• Manchester to build first city-centre park in 100 years

  04-08-2020 19:56
  
  Manchester to build first city-centre park in 100 yearsMayfield park is part of government investment in outdoor spaces in response to coronavirus
  
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• What do the latest coronavirus lockdown laws say?

  04-08-2020 19:45
  
  Areas of the north of England are affected by the rules.
  
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• Boy inspired by Gareth Bale’s long hair will have first ever cut for charity

  04-08-2020 19:27
  
  His mum Daisy Canny, said people know her son as 'Reilly with the long hair' and that it is 'sort of his identity really'.
  
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• Family of killed Pc Andrew Harper welcomes jail term review

  04-08-2020 19:21
  
  The 28-year-old newlywed died when he tried to stop three thieves fleeing after they stole a quad bike in Stanford Dingley, Berkshire.
  
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• Piers Morgan lets rip in scathing attack on Trump’s coronavirus handling - ‘You’ve FAILED’

  04-08-2020 19:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PIERS MORGAN has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump, claiming the US President has "failed" in his handling of the coronavirus crisis which is continuing to sweep through the country.
  
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• Witness claims to have seen Prince Andrew at club with Virginia Giuffre

  04-08-2020 19:05
  
  Witness claims to have seen Prince Andrew at club with Virginia Giuffre. Woman has come forward claiming she recalls seeing duke at Mayfair nightclub with Giuffre
  
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• Lockdown laws for parts of north of England come into force at midnight

  04-08-2020 19:01
  
  The legislation underpinning the measures in Greater Manchester, parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire has been published.
  
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• Starmer says PM has one month to fix coronavirus test-and-trace system

  04-08-2020 19:00
  
  Starmer says PM has one month to fix coronavirus test-and-trace systemExclusive: Labour leader says Boris Johnson must make ‘hard decisions’ to halt second wave* Keir Starmer: The government must up its game to prepare for a second wave of Covid-19* Coronavirus – latest updates* See all our coronavirus coverage
  
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• Lockdown has given Helen Skelton a new ‘love and respect’ for TV technicians

  04-08-2020 18:46
  
  Skelton was speaking as she returned to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
  
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• Counting the cost of the UK’s Covid failures

  04-08-2020 18:45
  
  Counting the cost of the UK’s Covid failures. Jeremy Cushing on the tragic consequences of the pandemic response, Prof W Richard Bowen on the need for more scientifically educated politicians, Joseph Palley on England’s excess deaths, and Betty Cairns on how the dead are being remembered in Italy
  
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• The life-saving magic of seeing a GP in person

  04-08-2020 18:44
  
  The life-saving magic of seeing a GP in person. Until a doctor has seen a patient, how does she or he know if they need to be seen in person, asks one reader, while Michael Pountney and Liz Fraser wonder if the drive towards online appointments is linked to the drive for trade deals
  
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• Want a peerage? Bob’s your uncle

  04-08-2020 18:43
  
  Want a peerage? Bob’s your uncle. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | Velveteen breeches | Guardian readers
  
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• No further action against pair over house fire that killed four children

  04-08-2020 18:34
  
  Four siblings died in the blaze in Stafford in February last year.
  
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• TfL launches journey planning app to help passengers avoid crowds

  04-08-2020 18:14
  
  TfL Go provides real-time train times, information about when particular services are less busy, and offers alternative walking and cycling options.
  
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• GCSEs: Here's why you shouldn't give up on poetry

  04-08-2020 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Poetry will become an optional subject area in GCSE English literature exams next year.
  
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• Lindsay Hoyle spends £7,500 on bedding and mattresses for Speaker's residence

  04-08-2020 18:00
  
  Lindsay Hoyle spends £7,500 on bedding and mattresses for Speaker's residenceMore than £12,000 of public money spent on refurbishing grace-and-favour home after Bercow’s departure
  
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• Missing people: How does someone just disappear?

  04-08-2020 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man feared murdered is found alive after five years, but how easy is it to stay hidden?
  
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• Owners warned to protect pets from hot weather after cat’s sunburnt ears removed

  04-08-2020 17:40
  
  Kahlo was a stray on the streets of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and recently gave birth to five kittens.
  
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• Lord Hutton obituary

  04-08-2020 17:38
  
  Lord Hutton obituary. Former lord chief justice of Northern Ireland chosen to chair the inquiry into the death of the weapons expert David Kelly
  
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• Ancient Viking waterway discovered in Orkney

  04-08-2020 17:31
  
  The route connects the North Atlantic with the Scapa Flow and crosses the Scottish archipelago's mainland.
  
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• 'You are more than a body': the lingerie brand that picks models without seeing them

  04-08-2020 17:29 via theguardian.com
  
  The Underargument chooses its models based purely on the stories about themselves that they submit. And it’s not the only sign of a shift to more inclusive casting in fashionWhen it comes to fashion models, you may think it’s looks that matter. But, for Maïna Cissé, the founder of lingerie brand the Underargument, stories are the thing. In 2018, Cissé introduced what she calls “anticasting”, a new method to find the models for the images on her site, th
  
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• Pilot dies in light plane crash in East Sussex

  04-08-2020 17:26
  
  He is believed to have died instantly and his next of kin have been informed.
  
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• Far-Right Group Britain First Is Setting Up A 'Training Centre' In London

  04-08-2020 17:20
  
  Leader Paul Golding was found guilty of an offence under the Terrorism Act earlier this year.
  
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• British Airways boss to be grilled by MPs

  04-08-2020 17:09
  
  Chief executive Alex Cruz will give evidence to the Transport Select Committee on September 16.
  
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• Small aerosol droplets could penetrate PPE, scientists warn

  04-08-2020 17:00
  
  The authors said that while PPE such as masks and face shields were effective against larger droplets it may be less effective against smaller ones.
  
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• China criticises France suspension of HK extradition

  04-08-2020 16:59
  
  Chinese foreign ministry criticised France on Tuesday (August 4) after Paris announced the suspension of extradition treaty with Hong Kong. New Zealand, Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany have already suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong since the security law was introduced in June.
  
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• Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

  04-08-2020 16:58
  
  Dixons Carphone, Pizza Express, Hays Travel and DW Sports have all announced major potential job losses so far this month.
  
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• Can Ross County become a team all called Ross?

  04-08-2020 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With five players now sharing the same first name, could Ross County make it a full squad of Rosses?
  
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• Big firms cut nearly 4,500 jobs in just two days as furlough tapers off

  04-08-2020 16:51
  
  In July, 26,000 major job losses were announced by British employers.
  
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• Sturgeon defends SQA after exams pass rate reduction hits poorest pupils hardest

  04-08-2020 16:48
  
  The rate for pupils from the most deprived areas fell by 15.2% compared with a 6.9% drop for the most affluent.
  
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