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• Odyssey, BBC2, TV review: Anna Friel on a mission to redeem the soul of US democracy

  28-06-2015 23:40
  
  If you feel that Homeland oversimplifies geopolitics, you may have preferred to skip the double bill of BBC Two drama Odyssey and have another flick through Robert Fisk’s latest instead. This new series starring Anna Friel as an American special-ops soldier really is global conflict for dummies, but that doesn’t necessarily make for bad television.
  
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• British death toll 'will top 30'

  28-06-2015 23:08
  
  The British death toll in the Tunisian beach massacre is expected to double to at least 30, sources have said.
  
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• I hate the show - Clarkson bows out

  28-06-2015 23:04
  
  Top Gear has marked the end of an era with footage of Jeremy Clarkson saying he "hates" working on the show.
  
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• Smiling Richie has Glasto singing

  28-06-2015 22:54
  
  Lionel Richie was the surprise act that stole the show at Glastonbury Festival today, with huge crowds singing and dancing along to his hit performance.
  
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• School coach death crash man named

  28-06-2015 22:54
  
  A driver killed when a coach carrying 34 British school pupils crashed in Belgium, leaving a 13-year-old boy with a fractured skull, has been named.
  
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• Glastonbury 2015: Lionel Richie, The Who, Patti Smith, Burt Bacharach - Why this was the year of 24-carat Golden Oldies

  28-06-2015 22:42
  Take the combined ages of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Burt Bacharach, Lionel Richie, Patti Smith, Lemmy, the Dalai Lama, Paul Weller, Billy Bragg and Michael Eavis (add Jamie T because he was fantastic and I was in dire need of a 29 year old), and the number you end up with, naturally, is the big, bad 666. The number of the beast and, of course, the number of rock n’ roll.
  
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• Tunisia Attack: 'At Least 30 Britons Killed'

  28-06-2015 22:31
  
  At least 30 British people are believed to have died in the Tunisia terror attack, according to Sky sources. If confirmed it would double the number of Britons known to have been killed in the deadly rampage by the gunman Seifeddine Rezgui. The growing list of British fatalities comes as footage emerged of 24-year-old Rezgui sprinting along the shore with his Kalashnikov rifle after opening fire on tourists.
  
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• Tunisia Terror Attack: At Least 30 Brits Dead

  28-06-2015 22:22
  
  At least 30 British people are believed to have died in the Tunisia terror attack, according to Sky sources. If confirmed it would double the number of Britons known to have been killed in the deadly rampage by the gunman Seifeddine Rezgui. The growing list of British fatalities comes as footage emerged of 24-year-old Rezgui sprinting along the shore with his Kalashnikov rifle after opening fire on tourists.
  
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• New York prison escape: Second escapee David Sweat in police custody after manhunt - reports

  28-06-2015 22:08
  
  Escaped New York state prison inmate David Sweat is in custody after being shot by police near the Canadian border, according to media reports on Sunday.
  
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• Tunisia hotel attack: Authorities 'sure' killer did not act alone as they search for accomplices

  28-06-2015 22:05
  
  Seifeddine Rezgui – the student who carried out the murderous attack in the Tunisian resort of Sousse which left at least 30 Britons feared dead – disappeared along with six other young men he shared a house with a month before the slaughter on the beach, The Independent understands. 
  
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• Tinie Tempah top of the charts

  28-06-2015 21:52
  
  Tinie Tempah has landed straight at the top of the singles chart with Not Letting Go, his collaboration with pop sensation Jess Glyne.
  
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• Yes guitarist Chris Squire dies

  28-06-2015 21:51
  
  Chris Squire, the bass guitarist and co-founder of 1970s British progressive rock band Yes, has died at the age of 67.
  
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• Tunisia hotel attack Q&A: What are the options for people booked to travel to Tunisia?

  28-06-2015 21:49
  
  The horror of a holiday beach turning into a battle zone has raised many questions about Tunisia as a destination - and the possible risks in other holiday locations. The Independent's travel correspondent tackles the key questions asked by readers after the massacre at Sousse on 26 June.
  
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• Australia's 'Killing Season': Documentary series opens up the poisonous political feud between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd

  28-06-2015 21:46
  It’s a tale of power, ambition and betrayal, with all the skulduggery and intrigue of a high-stakes political thriller. It’s not House of Cards that has transfixed Australians in recent weeks, however, but a real-life drama: the story behind a poisonous political feud that saw two Prime Ministers knife each other.
  
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• Lord Janner: DPP Alison Saunders was wrong not to bring charges against peer, lawyer rules

  28-06-2015 21:17
  
  Accusations that Greville Janner, the former Labour MP, sexually abused a number of children are to be tested in court after an independent lawyer ruled the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was wrong not to bring charges.
  
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• Lionel Ritchie makes legend spot his own at Glastonbury

  28-06-2015 21:08
  By Paul Sandle GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) - Lionel Ritchie led a 100,000-strong karaoke session on Sunday as Glastonbury festival-goers sang along to a string of hits including "Easy Like Sunday Morning" and "Dancing on the Ceiling". The former Commodores singer deployed his charisma to full effect in the Sunday afternoon slot filled by Dolly Parton a year ago, affecting mock horror at the enthusiastic participation of the audience and saying the enormous crowd was "
  
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• Paris Fashion Week: Thom Browne's scarecrows offer a rare beacon in commercial offerings

  28-06-2015 20:52
  
  The Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent is the museum devoted to that seminal French designer’s work. It’s on the Avenue Marceau, around the corner from the Palais de Tokyo, where many of the French menswear shows were staged this past week.
  
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• England's success at Women's World Cup sets new standards for others - The Guardian

  28-06-2015 20:42 via theguardian.com
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  England's success at Women's World Cup sets new standards for others
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  England players celebrate their win over Canada. 'Our aim before coming here was to inspire a nation,' said the captain Steph Houghton. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Fifa via Getty Images. Louise Taylor in Vancouver. Sunday 28 June 2015 14.42 EDT. Share on ...
  England beat Canada 2-1 to reach a World Cup semi-final, an achievement that ...Telegraph.co.uk
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• Clarkson's parting shot at BBC

  28-06-2015 20:41
  
  Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has criticised the BBC ahead of tonight's final episode of the show on BBC Two.
  
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• Hollywood cheers as #LoveWins, same-sex marriage becomes legal in US - Times of India

  28-06-2015 20:38 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
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  Hollywood cheers as #LoveWins, same-sex marriage becomes legal in US
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  Today we can say in no uncertain terms that we've made our union a little more perfect," US President Barack Obama said, while talking about the US Supreme Court's ruling to legalise same-sex marriage in every state of the country and Hollywood agreed.
  America wakes up under new era of equal marriage in all statesDaily Mail
  How Will Supreme Court Decisions Change 2016 Race?ABC News
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• Greece crisis: Alexis Tsipras imposes capital controls with banks to remain shut and markets closed

  28-06-2015 20:35
  
  Greece’s banks will stay shut on Monday in an effort to prevent customers withdrawing their savings and causing the collapse of the country’s already fragile financial system.
  
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• Greece crisis: Alexis Tsipras imposes capital controls with banks to remain shut

  28-06-2015 20:35
  
  Greek banks will remain shut for an unspecified time and the country is imposing restrictions on bank withdrawals following a recommendation by the Bank of Greece, the country's prime minister said Sunday
  
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• UPDATE 1-Questions and conflicts mark path to Greek bailout referendum - Reuters

  28-06-2015 20:29 via reuters.com
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  UPDATE 1-Questions and conflicts mark path to Greek bailout referendum
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  (adds EU publication of bailout terms). By Michele Kambas. ATHENS, June 28 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has easily clinched parliamentary approval of his desired July 5 referendum on Greece's creditors' latest bailout terms. By the time Greeks ...
  A 'take-it-or-leave it' vote is a recipe for disaster for GreeceFinancial Times
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• Tunisia hotel attack: Theresa May defends delay in identifying British victims - The Independent

  28-06-2015 20:22 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Tunisia hotel attack: Theresa May defends delay in identifying British victims
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  The death toll of British holidaymakers killed in the massacre in Tunisia is expected to rise as more of the dead are identified, and several victims remain seriously ill in hospital. Three are in intensive care and two in comas. The number of Britons confirmed ...
  Incredible footage emerges of gunman fleeing Tunisia beach after attack that left ...Telegraph.co.uk
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• Greville Janner case: Alison Saunders faces mounting pressure to resign - Telegraph.co.uk

  28-06-2015 20:21 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Greville Janner case: Alison Saunders faces mounting pressure to resign
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  Alison Saunders, the Director of Public Prosecutions, is under mounting pressure to resign after it emerged her decision to drop legal action against Lord Janner of Braunstone for child sex abuse is to be dramatically reversed. Alleged victims of the Labour ...
  Lord Janner to face justice after DPP ruling overturnedThe Guardian
  Lord Janner: Labour peer 'to face trial of the facts on
  
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• Netanyahu: Despite late hour, still time for world to get better agreement with Iran - Jerusalem Post Israel News

  28-06-2015 20:20 via jpost.com
  
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  Netanyahu: Despite late hour, still time for world to get better agreement with Iran
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  Netanyahu's comments came at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, just two days before the deadline for an agreement was set to expire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday. (photo credit:AMIT SHABAY/POOL).
  Big hurdles still remain in Iran n-talksThe Hindu
  Crucial Questions Remain as Iran Nuclear Talks Approach De
  
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• Fracking: Energy Secretary's advisor received £5,000 election donation from company set to benefit from controversial technique

  28-06-2015 20:18
  A new advisor to the Energy Secretary Amber Rudd, who has vowed to “deliver” fracking in Britain, received a £5,000 donation to his local party from a company set to benefit from the introduction of the technique, The Independent can reveal.
  
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• Driver killed in school coach crash

  28-06-2015 20:11
  
  Belgian police are investigating after a coach carrying 34 British school pupils crashed, killing the driver and leaving a 13-year-old boy suffering from a fractured skull.
  
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• Tunisia hotel attack: Theresa May defends delay in identifying British victims

  28-06-2015 20:03
  
  The death toll of British holidaymakers killed in the massacre in Tunisia is expected to rise as more of the dead are identified, and several victims remain seriously ill in hospital. Three are in intensive care and two in comas.
  
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• Tunisia hotel attack: Number of Britons killed feared to be as many as 30

  28-06-2015 20:03
  
  As many as 30 Britons are now feared to be among the dead from the slaughter at a Tunisian holiday resort.
  
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• Wimbledon 2015: Andy Murray uses psychiatrist to help him to 'genuinely enjoy' playing tennis

  28-06-2015 19:54
  
  Andy Murray has employed a psychiatrist as part of his efforts to rediscover how to “genuinely enjoy” playing competitive tennis, the star revealed ahead of the beginning of Wimbledon.
  
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• Tunisia hotel attack: Backdrop to this slaughter is a history of violence against Muslims

  28-06-2015 19:42
  
  It’s “us” and “them” again. It started just after news of the three Islamist attacks broke. David Cameron initially talked about the French and Tunisian killings. He left out the Kuwait mosque massacre – only picking up on it later.
  
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• Lionel Richie at Glastonbury 2015 review: proof that everyone loves pop - Telegraph.co.uk

  28-06-2015 19:40 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Lionel Richie at Glastonbury 2015 review: proof that everyone loves pop
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  Everyone at Glastonbury came out for Lionel Richie. Even the sun. The result was a mass joyous communal singalong of middle of the road Eighties hits that many of this 200,000 strong audience would probably publicly dismiss as cheesy pop. • Glastonbury ...
  Lionel Richie at Glastonbury 2015 review – funky afternoon party movesThe Guardian
  Glastonbury: Lionel Richie draws festival'
  
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• Scotland could go independent before next election SNP's Westminster leader ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  28-06-2015 19:38 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Scotland could go independent before next election SNP's Westminster leader ...
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  Scotland could vote to become independent before the next election, the SNP's leader in Westminster has suggested. Angus Robertson indicated the party could propose a second referendum before 2020 if David Cameron pushed ahead with austerity or ...
  Scotland could be independent within five years if David Cameron breaks ...Daily Mail
  Labour compile dossier of online abuse
  
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• Glastonbury 2015: The Who set to close festival earlier than expected

  28-06-2015 19:36
  
  Music veterans The Who will close Glastonbury slightly earlier than previously billed this evening.
  
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• Greece crisis: The wider lesson is that it’s time to abandon this failed experiment in currencies

  28-06-2015 19:34
  
  Alexis Tsipras says the deal his European partners, principally Germany, and the IMF want Athens to agree to is “humiliating” and “undemocratic”. To “prove” his point, the Greek Prime Minister is organising a referendum on it fully four days after the latest repayment to the IMF falls due. By then, with a run on the Greek banks already well under way, it may be too late anyway.
  
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• Isis, a year of the caliphate: Who is strong enough to fight the 'Islamic State'?

  28-06-2015 19:28
  
  There are seven wars raging in Muslim countries between the borders of Pakistan in the east and Nigeria in the west. In all seven – Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and north-east Nigeria – local versions of Isis are either already powerful or are gaining in influence. Key to its explosive expansion in Iraq and Syria since 2011 is its capability as a fighting machine, which stems from a combination of religious fanaticism, military expertise and extreme violence. In addition,
  
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• Isis, a year of the caliphate: The seven wars in Muslim countries where 'Islamic State' is powerful or growing in strength

  28-06-2015 19:28
  
  There are seven wars raging in Muslim countries between the borders of Pakistan in the east and Nigeria in the west. In all seven – Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and north-east Nigeria – local versions of Isis are either already powerful or are gaining in influence. Key to its explosive expansion in Iraq and Syria since 2011 is its capability as a fighting machine, which stems from a combination of religious fanaticism, military expertise and extreme violence. In addition,
  
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• Morrisons apologises to shopper for selling pigs in blankets under Ramadan promotional sticker

  28-06-2015 19:16
  
  Morrisons has faced criticism from shoppers after Ramadan promotional stickers were placed next to pork products in two of its UK stores.
  
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• Morrisons apologise to shopper for selling pigs in blankets under Ramadan promotional sticker

  28-06-2015 19:16
  
  Morrisons have faced criticism from shoppers after Ramadan promotional stickers were placed next to pork products in two of its UK stores.
  
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• Tunisia hotel attack: Anger at tour operator's cancellation policy for British travellers

  28-06-2015 19:14
  
  As the repatriation of British holidaymakers from Tunisia continues, many travellers with trips booked for the school summer holidays are being told they have no right to cancel, switch or postpone their trips without losing most of their money.
  
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• British coach carrying 34 children from Essex school crashes in Belgium - Daily Mail

  28-06-2015 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  British coach carrying 34 children from Essex school crashes in Belgium
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  A bus carrying more than 30 British children has crashed and overturned on a Belgian motorway killing the driver and leaving a 13-year-old boy in intensive care with serious head injuries. The coach had 34 children on board from the second year of ...
  Bus carrying British children crashes in Belgium, driver deadTimes of India
  Belgium bus crash: Schoolboy fighting for life after coach carrying 34 B
  
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• Tunisia hotel shooting video: Dramatic footage emerges of suspected gunman Seifeddine Rezgui running on Sousse beach

  28-06-2015 19:07
  
  A video has emerged that appears to show the Tunisia gunman Seifeddine Rezgui moments after he had opened fire on a popular tourist beach in the resort city of Sousse.
  
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• Tunisia hotel shooting video: Dramatic footage emerges of gunman Seifeddine Rezgui running on Sousse beach

  28-06-2015 19:07
  
  A video has emerged showing the Tunisia gunman Seifeddine Rezgui moments after he had opened fire on a popular tourist beach in the resort city of Sousse.
  
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• Chimpanzees may have a similar sense of right and wrong to humans new study finds

  28-06-2015 18:59
  
  Our closest evolutionary relatives, chimpanzees, may have a similar concept of right and wrong to humans a study has found.
  
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• Mont Blanc controversy: French suffer a fit of pique as Italy's Prime Minister 'reclaims' Europe's highest mountain

  28-06-2015 18:57
  
  With the Italian-French diplomatic row over migrants still simmering, the Alpine neighbours have found something else to bicker about: who owns Mont Blanc – or Monte Bianco – Europe’s highest mountain?
  
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• Turkish police uses tear gas and water cannons on Istanbul Pride revelers

  28-06-2015 18:52
  
  Turkish police have violently broken up a gay pride march, according to reports.
  
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• Peter Vicary-Smith interview: Which? chief on why he has the pensions industry in his sights

  28-06-2015 18:46
  
  Given the opportunity to name and shame, Peter Vicary-Smith, the chief executive of consumer champion Which? doesn’t hesitate. Which was the last company to fail him? Step forward energy provider Npower, the incumbent  supplier at the house Vicary-Smith bought last summer.
  
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• Isis, a year of the caliphate: Who can defeat the so-called 'Islamic State' – and how?

  28-06-2015 18:43
  
  As the bloody events of Friday demonstrated, Isis has become a threat far beyond the borders of its so-called “Islamic State”.
  
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• Racial hatred charge ahead of rally

  28-06-2015 18:39
  
  A man has been charged with inciting racial hatred ahead of a planned neo-Nazi demonstration in London next weekend.
  
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