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• How one couple is fighting back against China's financial penalties for unmarried parents

  04-07-2015 22:44
  
  For most families, having a child is complex enough, without adding layers of red tape. In China, new parents Shen Bolun and Wu Xia feel bureaucracy is a reasonable price to pay for the freedom to choose how they live.
  
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• Greece debt crisis: In the tiny village of Hercules frightened workers plan to vote No to the EU

  04-07-2015 22:44
  
  It isn’t every day that you drive into a village called Hercules and ask the locals if they want to go on living in the European Union. And it’s not every day that you are asked in a coffee shop how you would vote if you were a Greek. No if you’re brave, I suggested. Yes if you’re wise.
  
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• Isis propaganda video shows 25 Syrian government soldiers executed in Palmyra by young Islamists

  04-07-2015 22:38
  Isis has released a video showing the killing of 25 government soldiers in the historic town of Palmyra in central Syria.
  
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• Isis propaganda video shows 20 Syrian government soldiers executed in Palmyra by young Islamists

  04-07-2015 22:38
  
  Isis has released a video showing the killing of 20 government soldiers in the historic town of Palmyra in central Syria.
  
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• Greece debt crisis referendum: Greeks want to vote No to austerity – but Yes to Europe

  04-07-2015 22:36
  
  It wasn’t until Saturday, six days after Greece’s forced bank holiday began, that the anxiety in the queues outside Athen’s ATMs became palpable. Greeks, anxiously awaiting today’s referendum – which could decide their future in the eurozone – began to feel the real pressure on their wallets.
  
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• London is now the global money-laundering centre for the drug trade, says crime expert

  04-07-2015 22:20
  
  The City of London is the money-laundering centre of the world’s drug trade, according to an internationally acclaimed crime expert.
  
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• Roberto Saviano interview: 'Gomorrah' author on how writing a mould-breaking book on organised crime cost him his freedom

  04-07-2015 22:19
  When I tell some Italian friends I am going to interview Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah, the mould-breaking book on Naples’ notorious Camorra crime syndicate that has meant he is now guarded round-the-clock, I mention that I plan to ask him how he gets by, how he copes with having to plan every aspect of his life to the finest detail, only going outdoors with a squad of carabinieri to protect him from vengeful camorristi. In short, how does he live?
  
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• Eurotunnel faces difficult night

  04-07-2015 22:19
  
  Eurotunnel is poised for another difficult night after around 150 migrants tried to storm the Channel Tunnel terminal in a bid to board UK-bound freight trains.
  
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• Machetes fail to maim this human spirit

  04-07-2015 22:00
  
  When a slight woman with cropped dark hair walked on to a stage in a London hotel on Thursday evening, she was greeted with an immediate standing ovation. Four months ago, Rafida Bonya Ahmed and her husband, Avijit Roy, were attacked with machetes by Islamic extremists in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Roy died and Ahmed was seriously injured, receiving deep wounds to her head.
  
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• Isis in Syria: We can't win a war without taking sides

  04-07-2015 22:00
  
  A sense of unreality and  lack of seriousness flavours the British Government’s approach to bombing Isis in Syria in retaliation for the murder of British citizens in Tunisia. Give due allowance for the British tradition of procrastination and there is still something strangely languid about our lead-up to the moment when we try to kill members of the most dangerous organisation in the world.
  
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• Greece crisis: Referendum exposes a gaping hole at the heart of the European Union – its lack of genuine legitimacy

  04-07-2015 22:00
  And now for Greece’s moment of truth. Or not, as the case may be. The effectively bankrupt country, its economy paralysed and its banks set to run out of cash on Monday, goes to the vote in a referendum that may determine its continuing membership of the euro, as well as the fate of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Syriza government. But no one knows what will happen. Only one thing is sure. More hardship beckons.
  
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• Budget 2015: Time to take on the Tories' brutal myths and give George Osborne the fight he has had coming for a long time

  04-07-2015 22:00
  George Osborne’s emergency Budget raises a simple question: what’s the emergency? My guess is that it has little to do with the hardships facing ordinary people, or Britain’s productivity problem, and everything to do with the craving for political positioning that is the hallmark of the Chancellor.
  
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• Budget 2015: It takes a lot of hard work to be as lucky as George Osborne

  04-07-2015 22:00
  
  George Osborne has been a lucky Chancellor. This is a problem because he likes to think of himself as the greatest political mind of his generation, which means that the danger of this week’s Budget is hubris. A post-election Budget is when a new government, especially one with an unexpected mandate, can take tough, unpopular decisions. But it is also when it is most likely to make a mistake.
  
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• Two Held After Woman, 21, Stabbed To Death - Sky News

  04-07-2015 21:55 via news.sky.com
  
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  Two Held After Woman, 21, Stabbed To Death
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  The 21-year-old woman died in hospital from her injuries after she was stabbed several times in a rural area of Basildon. 20:51, UK, Saturday 04 July 2015. Woman murdered in Basildon. The woman was attacked near Essex Horse and Pony Protection ...
  Police arrest two after fatal stabbing at horse sanctuaryThe Times (subscription)
  Murder investigation as woman killed by horse sanctuaryTelegraph.co.uk
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• Two Held After Woman, 21, Stabbed To Death

  04-07-2015 21:51
  
  Two men have been arrested after a 21-year-old woman was stabbed to death near a horse sanctuary in Essex. Officers were called to reports of an argument between a man and woman near Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society, in Basildon, on Friday night. Two men, aged 22 and 20, both from Basildon, have been arrested in connection with her murder.
  
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• Bangladeshi family from UK joins IS - The Hindu

  04-07-2015 21:51 via thehindu.com
  
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  Bangladeshi family from UK joins IS
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  A Bangladeshi family of 12 from England, who went missing on the way back from a holiday in Dhaka, have confirmed in a statement that they are in the 'Islamic State'. The statement from the Mannan family, obtained by The Times, came with accompanying ...
  Luton family of 12 say they were not "kidnapped"Telegraph.co.uk
  Bangladeshi 'missing' family from UK traced to Islamic StateTimes of India
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• Murray keeps Wimbledon hopes alive

  04-07-2015 21:38
  
  Andy Murray is Britain's sole Wimbledon survivor once again after fellow Briton James Ward crashed out of the tournament today.
  
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• Andy Murray overcomes shoulder injury to beat Andreas Seppi and move into the fourth round at Wimbledon

  04-07-2015 21:38
  
  Andy Murray is the last Briton standing in the singles at Wimbledon after he overcame a third-set blip to beat Italy's Andreas Seppi and book his place in the fourth round.
  
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• Alton Towers Victim's 'Inspirational' Picture

  04-07-2015 21:28
  
  A 17-year-old girl whose leg was amputated after a rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers has posted an "inspirational" picture of her recovery. Leah Washington, from Barnsley, is seen surrounded by beaming friends and family just a month after suffering life-changing injuries. Miss Washington, who was sitting in the front row of the ride with her boyfriend Joe Pugh, 18,  could receive "several million pounds" in compensation, according to her lawyer.
  
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• Hillary Clinton comments on viral Humans of New York photo of gay teen: 'Your future will be amazing'

  04-07-2015 21:03
  
  Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton posted a heartbreaking photo on Friday of a homosexual teen who’s afraid of what the future holds.
  
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• More sunshine due after rainy days

  04-07-2015 20:07
  
  The UK is set for more balmy July weather but not before an unsettled few days of showers.
  
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• Two arrested over woman's murder

  04-07-2015 19:56
  
  Two men have been arrested over the "horrific" murder of a young woman who was stabbed to death near a horse sanctuary.
  
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• Police condemn bridge woman taunts

  04-07-2015 19:56
  
  Police have condemned people stuck in traffic who taunted a distressed woman as negotiators tried to save her life by talking her down from a bridge.
  
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• Man charged over girl's 1984 murder

  04-07-2015 19:56
  
  A 63-year-old man has been charged with the historic murder of teenager Melanie Road who was stabbed to death more than 30 years ago.
  
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• Wimbledon 2015: Defending champion Petra Kvitova crashes out to Jelena Jankovic

  04-07-2015 19:53
  
  Petra Kvitova, the reigning Wimbledon champion, was knocked out by Jelena Jankovic in the third round yesterday. A match that started in desultory fashion ended in thrilling style as the Serbian fought back from a set and 3-1 down to win 3-6 7-5 6-4.
  
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• Anger As Distressed Woman Taunted On M3 Bridge

  04-07-2015 19:52
  
  Police have condemned members of the public who taunted a distressed woman as she stood on a bridge over the M3 motorway. The M3 at Sunbury in Surrey was closed for over two hours as the incident took place on Saturday morning. One driver in the traffic jam tweeted Surrey Police, saying: "Tell her to get on with it.
  
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• Wimbledon 2015 - Nick Bollettieri: What I texted my old pupil Heather Watson afterwards

  04-07-2015 19:45
  
  Watching Heather Watson go so close against Serena Williams, the best woman tennis player in the world, I felt so proud of the girl who first came to my academy at the age of 12.
  
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• Ward loses in Wimbledon thriller

  04-07-2015 19:36
  
  James Ward's Wimbledon dream is over as he crashed out in the third round today, leaving Andy Murray to carry the nation's hopes for success at SW19.
  
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• California man dies of heart attack after 'more than five cops sit on him', tying up his arms and legs

  04-07-2015 19:23
  
  The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a man who died in police custody on Thursday, NBC Los Angeles reported.
  
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• Two men killed in Oxfordshire microlight crash - Telegraph.co.uk

  04-07-2015 18:59 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Two men killed in Oxfordshire microlight crash
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  A pilot aged in his sixties, and his passenger, in his fifties, suffered fatal injuries when their microlight crashed at Enstone Airfield, near Chipping Norton, shortly after 7pm on Friday. Both victims' next of kin have been told, but their identities ...
  Two dead in Enstone Airfield microlight crashBBC News
  Two Die After Microlight Crashes At AirfieldSky News
  Breaking Two men have died after a microlight crash
  
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• British mother 'has newborn baby seized by Spanish hospital and is forced to take DNA test to prove maternity'

  04-07-2015 18:23
  
  A British mother says she has had her newborn baby seized from her by a Spanish hospital, pending a DNA test that proves the child is hers.
  
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• Assange denies letter to French president was 'asylum plea'

  04-07-2015 18:19
  
  Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has denied making an unsuccessful asylum request to France.
  
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• Tour de France 2015: Chris Froome stays in touch as Rohan Dennis sets race record

  04-07-2015 18:11
  
  The opening stage of the Tour de France saw Australia’s Rohan Dennis take the race’s first yellow jersey as the BMC rider racked up the fastest average speed for a time trial in the race’s history. The four leading favourites for overall victory were separated by a remarkably narrow margin of 18 seconds.
  
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• Staff-prisoner relationships are key to managing suicide risk in prison, say researchers

  04-07-2015 18:04
  
  Identifying and managing vulnerable prisoners requires the building of staff-prisoner relationships, says new research on prisoner suicide.
  
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• Rescue team trapped by lightning storm forced to call in help after saving walker who fell 300ft

  04-07-2015 17:59
  
  A rescue team who successfully airlifted a trapped walker who fell almost 300ft off a remote Devon cliff had to request help after they became trapped by yesterday’s lightning storms.
  
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• Tennis fans salute military heroes

  04-07-2015 17:50
  
  Tennis fans saluted a group of British military heroes today as they joined a host of sporting greats in the royal box at Wimbledon.
  
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• Greece crisis: What are the consequences of a 'yes' or a 'no' vote at Tspiras's referendum?

  04-07-2015 17:40
  
  On Sunday July 5, the Greeks are going to vote in a referendum on whether they want to accept the European lenders' proposals for reform, which they must do if they are going to receive any more emergency aid.
  
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• Greece crisis: Referendum explainer – how will the Greek public vote for their future?

  04-07-2015 17:40
  
  What is the Greek referendum?Alexis Tsipras, the Greek Prime Minister, has said that the Greek people will get a chance to vote on whether their government should accept a programme of budget cuts and reforms proposed by its European lenders in exchange for emergency aid.
  
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• UK protesters make Greece debt plea

  04-07-2015 17:36
  
  Protesters in Britain today urged the cancellation of Greece's debt as voters in the country's referendum prepared to go to the polls.
  
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• Philippines ferry disaster: Owner and crew charged with murder

  04-07-2015 17:29
  
  Police in the Philippines have charged the owner and crew of a ferry which capsized of the coast of Leyte, killing at least 56 people, with murder.
  
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• 19 British bands signed to indie labels are getting government grants to help them make it big abroad

  04-07-2015 17:17
  
  Nineteen British bands that are signed to independent labels are getting government grants of up to £15,000 to help them make it big abroad.
  
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• Tunisia attack: Government declares state of emergency

  04-07-2015 17:15
  
  The president of Tunisia has declared a state of emergency.
  
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• Three held as van overturns on M11

  04-07-2015 17:10
  
  Police have arrested two men on suspicion of people trafficking after a van overturned on a motorway.
  
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• Families get Tunisia attack bodies

  04-07-2015 17:04
  
  The bodies of four Scottish tourists killed in the Tunisia terror attack have been released to their families.
  
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• The biggest first date turnoff has been revealed

  04-07-2015 16:57
  
  What's the biggest turnoff for those going in for a kiss on a first date?
  
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• Confederate flag erected outside a black family’s home in Belfast

  04-07-2015 16:38
  
  A Confederate flag has been erected outside a black family’s home in Belfast.
  
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• Law firm 'kept £7m in an offshore bank account for a Northern Irish politician' following a major property deal, claims MP

  04-07-2015 16:34
  A Belfast law firm set aside £7m in an off shore bank account ‘for a Northern Irish politician’ following a major property deal, it has been claimed.
  
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• More Britons believe that multiculturalism makes the country worse - not better, says poll

  04-07-2015 16:27
  
  More people in Britain believe that multiculturalism makes the country worse than those who believe it makes the country better, according to a new survey.
  
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• Last five Tunisia victims back home

  04-07-2015 16:20
  
  The final five bodies of the Britons killed in the Tunisian beach massacre have landed back in the UK.
  
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• London Teens 'Married' To Syria IS Miliants

  04-07-2015 16:19
  
  Two of the three east London schoolgirls who fled to Syria to join Islamic State have been married to militants in the terrorist group, their families have said. Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15, fled Britain in February. Tasnime Akunjee would not say which of the girls had married and said he had no information about the status of the third girl.
  
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