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• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches country's first all-female supersonic jet drill, calls pilots 'flowers of the sky'

  22-06-2015 23:57
  North Korea’s state media has released photos which it says show leader Kim Jong-un observing the inaugural training session of the nation’s first two female supersonic jet pilots.
  
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• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches country's first all-female supersonic jet drill, calls pilot 'flowers of the sky'

  22-06-2015 23:57
  North Korea’s state media has released photos which it says show leader Kim Jong-un observing the inaugural training session of the nation’s first two female supersonic jet pilots.
  
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• Kim Jong-un watches North Korea's first all-female supersonic jet drill, calls pilots 'flowers of the sky'

  22-06-2015 23:57
  North Korea’s state media has released photos which it says show leader Kim Jong-un observing the inaugural training session of the nation’s first two female supersonic jet pilots.
  
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• British police arrest Rwandan spy chief

  22-06-2015 23:55
  LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested Rwandan intelligence chief Karenzi Karake at the request of Spain, where he is wanted in connection with war crimes.
  
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• VIDEO: Tour new Hepworth Tate Britain show

  22-06-2015 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of Britain's best-known artists and sculptors of the 20th century, Barbara Hepworth, is the subject of a major new exhibition at Tate Britain in London.
  
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• Fresh plea in street murder probe

  22-06-2015 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police investigating a man's murder revisit the area where he was found as they appeal for six "significant witnesses" to contact them.
  
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• 'Black Lives Matter' spray-painted on Confederate monuments in Charleston and Baltimore

  22-06-2015 23:37
  
  Protesters have defaced Confederate monuments in both Charleston, South Carolina and Baltimore, Maryland.
  
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• Latest Fifty Shades of Grey book sells 1m copies in a week

  22-06-2015 23:16
  
  Defying poor reviews, over 1 million copies of the latest instalment in the Fifty Shades of Grey series have flown off shelves in the week since it was released.
  
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• Charleston shooting: Barack Obama to deliver eulogy at funeral of Rev Clementa Pinckney of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church

  22-06-2015 23:15
  President Barack Obama is to travel to Charleston to deliver the eulogy at of the pastor whose church was attacked last week and who was among the nine people who were killed.
  
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• Justice system 'lets down poorest'

  22-06-2015 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "creaking and outdated" justice system in England and Wales is letting down the poorest and needs overhaul, new Justice Secretary Michael Gove is to say.
  
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• VIDEO: Plane diversion 'followed nuts row'

  22-06-2015 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A plane en route from Rome to Chicago was forced to divert to Belfast after a man got angry over nuts and crackers, a court has heard.
  
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• Majority of Britons don't think David Cameron will get good deal for UK in EU negotiations

  22-06-2015 23:05
  
  A majority of people do not believe David Cameron will win a better deal for Britain from the European Union, according to a survey for The Independent.
  
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• Gove urges justice system overhaul

  22-06-2015 23:00
  
  Michael Gove will launch a stinging attack on the "two-nation" justice system t hat allows the wealthy to enjoy "gold standard" services while "badly" failing many victims of crime.
  
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• New Justice Secretary Michael Gove to combat 'dysfunctional' court system

  22-06-2015 23:00
  
  The new Justice Secretary will deliver a damning verdict on the “creaking and dysfunctional” court system, warning that is riddled by inefficiency and bureaucracy which compounds the suffering of crime victims.
  
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• Gove To Attack 'Two-Nation' Justice System

  22-06-2015 22:59
  
  Michael Gove has served notice that he is to ready to declare war on the legal profession in the same way he clashed with teachers as Education Secretary. The new Justice Secretary will launch a stinging attack on a "two-nation" justice system that allows the wealthy to enjoy "gold standard" services while many victims of crime are failed badly. And in his first speech since his appointment after the Tories' election victory, Mr Gove will immediately spark controversy by
  
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• Four-stone teen 'could have survived'

  22-06-2015 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A girl from Nottingham who died as a result of anorexia could have survived if she had been admitted to hospital sooner, an inquest hears.
  
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• Mum Foils Plot To Blow Up Buckingham Palace

  22-06-2015 22:50
  
  Two teenagers' plot to make bombs and blow up Buckingham Palace was foiled when they were rumbled by one of their mothers. The pair were sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court having previously admitted conspiracy to make an explosive substance for unlawful purposes, and both were sentenced to a 12-month detention and training order. John Dilworth, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS North East, said afterwards: "It is alarming to note that, at the point when their scheme was discovered,
  
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• MP 'urged Miliband to axe Janner'

  22-06-2015 22:36
  
  A Labour MP has told how he urged Ed Miliband to kick Lord Janner out of the party last year after police told him of "stomach churning" abuse allegations against the peer.
  
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• Cannabis joint row killer jailed

  22-06-2015 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who stabbed his friend to death in an argument about a cannabis joint is jailed for life.
  
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• All 6 Baltimore officers charged with Freddie Gray’s death plead not guilty

  22-06-2015 22:33
  
  The Baltimore police officers charged with Freddie Gray's death have received their trial date after pleading not guilty to all charges.
  
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• Queen's accolade for young leaders

  22-06-2015 22:30
  
  David Beckham was among the guests as t he Queen hosted a star-studded reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the first ever winners of her Young Leaders programme.
  
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• Biscuits And Nettles - The New Assault Weapons

  22-06-2015 22:28
  
  New rules are forcing police to record minor incidents as violent crimes. Examples include a young child who caught his sibling with a boxing glove, which was recorded as actual bodily harm (ABH). Norfolk Police said it had no discretion in such "jaw-dropping" cases following government changes to the way incidents should be logged.
  
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• Two held over pensioner's death

  22-06-2015 22:24
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a "vulnerable" 82-year-old man who was attacked in his home.
  
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• 'Unite against Moscow aggression': US nuclear missile commander says Vladimir Putin's actions echo those of Nazi Germany in the 1930s

  22-06-2015 22:22
  The US commander in charge of most of America’s nuclear missiles has warned that too much power is concentrated in the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and drawn parallels between Russia’s recent behaviour and that of Nazi Germany.
  
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• Chelsea's Cech nearing Arsenal move

  22-06-2015 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Goalkeeper Petr Cech is nearing a move to Arsenal and ending his 11-year stay with Premier League champions Chelsea.
  
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• World's longest pizza measuring almost a mile long unveiled at Milan Expo 2015

  22-06-2015 22:00
  
  Some of Italy’s most talented chefs have toiled four hours to create the world’s longest pizza – measuring nearly a mile long.
  
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• Working families could lose up to £1,690 under tax credits cuts, ministers warned

  22-06-2015 21:37
  
  Families with two children could lose up to £1,690 if the Government implements deep cuts to tax credits in its drive to slash spending on welfare by £12bn a year, ministers have been warned.
  
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• South Africans buy into UK private hospital group Spire Healthcare

  22-06-2015 21:37
  
  One of the UK’s biggest private hospital operators could bring in nursing staff and clinicians from South Africa, following a £432m deal on Monday to sell just under 30 per cent of Spire Healthcare to Mediclinic.
  
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• Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Iain Duncan Smith plays cards close to chest on welfare plan

  22-06-2015 21:33
  
  For a man who has just signed off on a deal with George Osborne to cut £12bn from the welfare budget, Iain Duncan Smith seemed ominously vague about how. Labour’s Stephen Timms wanted to know whether those on lower or average incomes would be better or worse off after the cuts. The Work and Pensions Secretary’s answer was a classic of the “That’s for me to know and you to find out” variety. “We are looking at welfare, and at how to reform it. When we are ready, I will come forward w
  
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• Greece’s offer shows the only way forward is to rein in the childishness

  22-06-2015 21:28
  
  At last, Greek leaders are behaving like grown-ups. It was an exasperated Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, who complained about the lack of “adults in the room” when yet another round of talks fell at the first hurdle last week.
  
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• Sacked RSA boss in Ireland awarded €1.25m by tribunal

  22-06-2015 21:28
  
  The former chief executive of RSA Insurance’s troubled Irish business has been awarded €1.25m (£900,000) by an employment tribunal almost two years after he quit the company.
  
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• Confederate flag: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls for removal of flag

  22-06-2015 21:27
  
  US Senator and presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham joined South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House.
  
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• Confederate flag: Presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham and Gov. Nikki Haley to call for removal of flag

  22-06-2015 21:27
  
  US Senator and presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham will join South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House.
  
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• Confederate flag: Presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham and Gov. Nikki Haley call for removal of flag

  22-06-2015 21:27
  
  US Senator and presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham joined South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House.
  
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• Suppliers still unhappy with Tesco’s deals, says watchdog

  22-06-2015 21:24
  
  Tesco is the worst performing of the big four supermarkets when it comes to treating its suppliers fairly and within industry guidelines, according to the regulator.
  
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• Thousands pour onto Athens streets in support of deal to keep Greece in eurozone

  22-06-2015 21:20
  
  As cautious optimism began to trickle in from Brussels, thousands of Greeks were pouring into the streets of Athens to rally in support of a deal that would keep Greece in the eurozone.
  
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• Thousands pour on to Athens streets in support of deal to keep Greece in eurozone

  22-06-2015 21:20
  
  As cautious optimism began to trickle in from Brussels, thousands of Greeks were pouring into the streets of Athens to rally in support of a deal that would keep Greece in the eurozone.
  
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• Greece steps back from the brink after EU leaders welcome last-minute concessions by Athens

  22-06-2015 21:16
  
  Europe’s Greek default crisis seemed to be heading for resolution after EU leaders gave a guardedly positive welcome to last-minute concessions by Athens, finally easing fears the country could crash out of the single currency and spark a new financial panic at the end of the month.
  
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• Gaza inquiry reports: Israel and Hamas declared guilty of war crimes by UN

  22-06-2015 21:01
  
  A long-awaited UN report on last summer’s Gaza war was scathing in its criticism of Israel’s devastating aerial and ground operations, saying it may have committed war crimes. But it was no less critical of Hamas, concluding that the Islamist group was guilty of a war crime by executing “collaborators’’ with Israel. The report, published on Monday, was dismissed both by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a Hamas leader, Ghazi Hamed.
  
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• Tessa Jowell's support of Heathrow expansion means she can't win London Mayor contest, say opponents

  22-06-2015 21:01
  
  The gloves came off in the fight to be Labour’s candidate in next year’s election to be London Mayor as opponents of Dame Tessa Jowell claimed  she could not win the contest because she supports the expansion of Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Medical technology that could eliminate need for animal testing wins design award

  22-06-2015 20:59
  
  It may look like a simple piece of plastic with a few pretty patterns, but the winner of 2015 London Design Museum’s Design of the Year Award is lined with human cells and may revolutionise medical trials, tailoring cures for individuals and cutting out the need for animal testing.
  
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• Analysis: Reaction to UN’s Gaza war report was to be expected

  22-06-2015 20:54
  
  Monday’s long-awaited UN report into last summer’s Gaza war, released following an extensive investigation, was immediately attacked by both sides in the conflict. The Israelis charged that it was “politically motivated and morally flawed”, while Hamas complained that it was equating “the victim and executioner”.
  
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• PCC blasts 'violent crime' criteria

  22-06-2015 20:42
  
  A man being hit with a biscuit and a child being brushed with a stinging nettle are among "jaw-dropping" incidents recorded as violent crimes.
  
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• Swift rejects photographer's claims

  22-06-2015 20:41
  
  Taylor Swift has hit back at a photographer who accused her of hypocrisy following her criticism of Apple's latest music streaming service.
  
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• Two Alabama police officers forced to leave the department for belonging to white supremacy hate group

  22-06-2015 20:17
  Two Alabama police officers are no longer with the force after allegations of their membership to hate groups surfaced.
  
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• VIDEO: Narth Run must lose 'great' title

  22-06-2015 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Organisers of the Narth Run are told to lose "great" from their race's title in a solicitor's letter from the Great North Run.
  
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• Council of Conservative Citizens: White supremacist group cited in Charleston 'manifesto' says it would have allowed Dylann Roof to join

  22-06-2015 20:13
  The right wing, white supremacist group cited in the online ‘manifesto’ believed to be that of Charleston suspect Dylann Roof, has suggested it would have allowed the 21-year-old to have joined its ranks.
  
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• Force records violent biscuit crime

  22-06-2015 20:04
  
  A police force at the centre of a row over recording minor incidents as crimes said it had no discretion in the matter and did not always seek to arrest or prosecute the alleged offenders.
  
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• Gay marriage: US Supreme Court set for historic decision

  22-06-2015 20:02
  
  When Jim Obergefell lost his husband, John Arthur, two years ago to the neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), he was already battling the state of Ohio over its refusal to recognise them as a married couple. He can’t have known then that his legal actions would take him all the way to the US Supreme Court this week.
  
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• South Carolina lawmakers to discuss removing the Confederate flag from State House

  22-06-2015 19:58
  
  In the wake of the Charleston hate crime that left nine black people dead at the hands of a white man, South Carolina leaders and activists have stepped up their calls to remove the Confederate flag from the State House building.
  
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