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• The Open 2015: Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia ready to step out of Rory McIlroy's shadow

  15-07-2015 23:44
  
  The bridesmaids are fighting over the bouquet again. Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler chased Rory McIlroy down the aisle at Royal Liverpool last year but failed to catch the world No 1. Here at St Andrews this week, one of them is hoping to upgrade on a runners-up position to elope with the Claret Jug.
  
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• The Open 2015: Special Jordan Spieth relishing chance to rewrite history at the home of golf

  15-07-2015 23:36
  
  Major trophies are just one measure of a golfer’s status. Another would be the number of reporters jammed into the media tent at the Open Championship. The gathering for Jordan Spieth here was Tiger-massive, standing room only, and when Spieth spoke reverence hung heavy in the air.
  
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• Large UK trial to ask if mindfulness boosts teenage mental health

  15-07-2015 23:13
  LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly 6,000 British school children are to take part in a major trial designed to assess whether mindfulness training for teenagers can improve their mental health.
  
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• English votes for English laws plan attacked in marathon Commons debate

  15-07-2015 23:11
  
  Plans for English votes for English laws (Evel) should be thrown out and begun again, the Government has been told after a marathon Commons debate.
  
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• Pluto flypast pictures reveal 'young' 11,000ft mountain range

  15-07-2015 22:33
  
  New pictures from the Nasa spacecraft New Horizons on its successful flypast of Pluto have revealed a major surprise - a range of mountains rising as high as 11,000ft (3,353m) above the surface of the icy planet.
  
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• M9 crash police call centre had 10% absence rate

  15-07-2015 22:29
  
  The police call centre which took the message about the couple who had crashed off the M9 had a 10% absence rate around a month before the incident, it has emerged.
  
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• Greece debt crisis: Tsipras' steers bailout reforms through parliament, but now he faces a revolt within his own party

  15-07-2015 22:23
  Greek MPs have passed a bill that will implement major economic reforms in return for a bailout, although many MPs from the ruling Syriza party have voted against it.
  
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• Greece debt crisis: Tsipras' bailout reforms passed by parliament, but now he faces a revolt within his own party

  15-07-2015 22:23
  Greek MPs have passed a bill that will implement major economic reforms in return for a bailout, although many MPs from the ruling Syriza party have voted against it.
  
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• Greece debt crisis: PM Alexis Tsipras faces make-or-break vote to agree unpopular austerity measures after day of strikes and protests

  15-07-2015 22:23
  Greece is bracing itself for unprecedented civil unrest as the nation’s parliament seemed set to choose drastic and unpopular austerity measures in return for loans that may, or may not, save the country from bankruptcy.
  
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• Rapper Young Thug arrested for making 'terroristic threats'

  15-07-2015 22:20
  
  Rapper Young Thug was arrested this morning by US Marshals on an outstanding warrant for "terroristic threats."
  
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• Rapper Young Thug arrested by US Marshals for making 'terroristic threats'

  15-07-2015 22:20
  
  Rapper Young Thug was arrested by the US Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force on an outstanding warrant for "terroristic threats."
  
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• Donald Trump declares personal wealth of over $10 billion - Telegraph.co.uk

  15-07-2015 22:18 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Donald Trump declares personal wealth of over $10 billion
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  Donald Trump, the property mogul turned US presidential candidate, has declared his personal wealth to be over 10 billion dollars (£6.4bn) in his official forms submitted to the US government's election commission. In a typically flamboyant statement ...
  First Draft | Donald Trump Claims His Wealth Exceeds 'TEN BILLION DOLLARS'New York Times
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• New Horizons: Pluto's moon, Hydra, shown in detail for the first time ever

  15-07-2015 22:17
  
  Scientists have known for ten years that Pluto’s moon, Hydra existed – and little more than that. But scientists have finally received pictures of Pluto’s outermost moon, answering some of the most important questions about the little rock.
  
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• Donald Trump: Tycoon and presidential candidate says he is worth $10bn

  15-07-2015 22:13
  
  “I’m really rich,” Donald Trump said last month when he officially launched his run for the White House. “I don’t need anybody’s money - it’s nice.”
  
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• Stockport horse 'arson': Police appeal for witnesses after stable set alight in 'callous' attack

  15-07-2015 22:12
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a horse was killed in a “callous” arson attack in Stockport.
  
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• Stockport horse arson: Animal killed in 'callous' stable attack

  15-07-2015 22:12
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a horse was killed in a “callous” arson attack in Stockport.
  
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• David Cameron admits he is forcing through controversial policies while Labour ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  15-07-2015 22:06 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  David Cameron admits he is forcing through controversial policies while Labour ...
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  David Cameron is deliberately trying to pass his most controversial policies while Labour is in disarray, he has admitted to his own MPs. The Prime Minister told a private meeting of the Conservative party's 1922 committee that he expected either ...
  Labour vows revenge as David Cameron declares war on unions, workers' rights ...Mirror.co.uk
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• Alzheimer's disease study reveals different racial pathologies, scientists say

  15-07-2015 22:00
  
  Alzheimer's disease may affect the brain differently in African-Americans than white Americans of European descent, scientists have said.
  
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• Google Effect: Is technology making us stupid?

  15-07-2015 22:00
  
  "Is the internet making us stupid?" I type. Press enter. Almost instantly, a raft of answers and articles on screen. It's an unsettling feeling that my first instinct – to Google my own stupidity – may be the root of my increasing daftness.
  
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• Authorities dismantle Darkode, hacker forum linked to millions of data thefts - Los Angeles Times

  15-07-2015 21:48 via latimes.com
  
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  Authorities dismantle Darkode, hacker forum linked to millions of data thefts
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  A global hacker forum that authorities said served as a bazaar where Internet thieves could buy, sell and trade stolen data from millions of people worldwide was dismantled Wednesday by investigators from the U.S. Justice Department and 19 other ...
  Darkode hacking forum forced offlineBBC News
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• Pluto has huge icy mountains, Nasa says, shown off in stunning pictures from New Horizons space craft

  15-07-2015 21:41
  Nasa's New Horizons mission has found that Pluto's icy surface is covered in huge, young mountains.
  
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• Iran nuclear deal: Benjamin Netanyahu should make the most of this 'stunning mistake'

  15-07-2015 21:39
  
  For an authentic flavour of reaction on the Israeli right to the nuclear agreement with Iran, this is from a Tuesday column on the website of the daily newspaper Israel Hayom. “The US government has been engaged in a delusional sword dance with Iran that will culminate with the death of all civilisation,” wrote Dr Haim Shine.  “The West is committing suicide... and it is now enslaved to the whims of the leading perpetrators of terrorism around the globe.”
  
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• Experts shine a light on Iran agreement - Financial Times

  15-07-2015 21:37 via ft.com
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  Experts shine a light on Iran agreement
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  The historic nuclear accord between Iran and six world powers has triggered a barrage of comment and much hand-wringing, from vituperative criticism to heedless praise. Opponents of the deal in the Middle East and Washington have lambasted it for its ...
  Iran nuclear deal needed to avoid 'more war in Middle East', US president ...ABC Online
  Five indicators of whether the Iran deal succeeds or failsUSA TODAY
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• Darkode: FBI shuts down notorious online forum and cracks 'cyber hornet's nest of criminal hackers'

  15-07-2015 21:35
  
  A notorious hacking forum used by the Lizard Squad and other groups accused of cybercrime, has been shut down following an investigation spanning 20 counties.
  
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• Reduction in voting age from 18 to 16 overwhelmingly back in House of Lords

  15-07-2015 21:32
  
  A reduction in the voting age from 18 to 16 for council elections has been overwhelmingly backed in the House of Lords.
  
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• New Pictures In Bid To Find Dead Baby's Mum

  15-07-2015 21:31
  
  The child was found in the River Taff in Cardiff on 23 June, wrapped in a fitted bed sheet and a blue towel. Detectives investigating the case have described the sheet as "golden brown" in colour with a satin finish, and say the towel is the size of a standard bath towel. "Both the bed sheet and the towel are from German-based companies," Detective Inspector Mark O’Shea said.
  
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• Flying ant day: Why are the winged insects swarming in the summer heat?

  15-07-2015 21:31
  
  As the summer weather ushers in balmy evenings, flying ants are taking to the skies.
  
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• Steve Wintercroft's fox masks stole the show at this week's anti-hunting demonstrations

  15-07-2015 21:30
  
  Great speech, Brian May, but it was the geometric vulpine masks worn by anti-hunting protesters that stole the show at Westminster this week.
  
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• Harry Procko inquest: Boy, 4, died two days after being discharged

  15-07-2015 21:26
  
  A four-year-old boy died two days after being discharged from hospital, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Iran nuclear deal: Agreement could increase risk of terrorism in UK, says Saudi official

  15-07-2015 21:23
  
  The lifting of economic sanctions on Iran as part of this week’s nuclear deal with Tehran may result in even greater bloodshed in Syria’s civil war, a senior Saudi official has claimed – and could increase the risk of terrorist attacks in Britain.
  
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• New Horizons: Nasa releases historic Pluto close-up images - BBC News

  15-07-2015 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  New Horizons: Nasa releases historic Pluto close-up images
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  Nasa has presented the first images acquired by the New Horizons probe during its historic flyby of Pluto. Chief scientist Alan Stern said the new images showed evidence of geological activity and mountains in the Pluto system. The team has also named ...
  New Horizons: Pluto's moon, Hydra, shown in detail for the first time everThe Independent
  See the Pluto portrait 85 years in the makingWashington Post
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• Syriza splinters ahead of crucial vote on Greece bailout deal - Financial Times

  15-07-2015 21:18 via ft.com
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  Syriza splinters ahead of crucial vote on Greece bailout deal
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  Greece's ruling Syriza party erupted into rebellion and recriminations on Wednesday as prime minister Alexis Tsipras appealed for support for a new bailout deal that will heap more austerity measures on the country. In a sign of the tensions before a ...
  Alexis Tsipras prepared to step down as parliament set to pass punishing ...Telegraph.co.uk
  Tsipras on the brink as Greek austerity vote looms lar
  
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• Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Theresa May pours cold water on Boris Johnson's ... - The Independent

  15-07-2015 21:17 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Commons statements can be a chore for the minister involved. But just occasionally they can be a sheer pleasure. Such was 15 July for Theresa May. Because this was “ganging up on Boris” day. Sensibly she treated with great outward sobriety the tricky ...
  Theresa May rejects Boris Johnson's request to use water cannonThe Guardian
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• Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Theresa May pours cold water on Boris Johnson's cannon

  15-07-2015 21:17
  
  Commons statements can be a chore for the minister involved. But just occasionally they can be a sheer pleasure. Such was 15 July for Theresa May. Because this was “ganging up on Boris” day.
  
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• On the front line of the war against Isis, joint action by US and Iran has never felt closer

  15-07-2015 21:12
  
  They are home to more than a million of Iraq’s Shia Muslims, and contain the tombs of that faith’s holiest figures. In recent months they have provided thousands of fighters for the militias battling Isis, but their inhabitants have watched in frustration as US air power has been deployed in support of the less effective Iraqi army.
  
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• David Cameron tells Civil Service to use simple language when communicating with ministers

  15-07-2015 21:10
  
  In 1988, having just won her third term in Downing Street, Margaret Thatcher issued an edict to her civil servants.
  
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• Obama on Bill Cosby scandal: 'This country should have no tolerance for rape'

  15-07-2015 21:10
  
  President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that there is no precedent to revoke Bill Cosby's Medal of Freedom.
  
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• Violence and protests erupt on the streets of Athens ahead of parliamentary vote on the tough bailout measures

  15-07-2015 21:08
  Violent protests have sprung up in Athens ahead of the Greek parliament's vote on tough economic reforms that must be passed if Greece is to receive its bailout.
  
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• Andy McSmith's Diary: Welcome to the House of fun, children

  15-07-2015 20:59
  
  Visiting Parliament is about to become much more fun, for children aged seven and over.
  
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• Daily Telegraph urges readers to 'doom' Labour by backing Jeremy Corbyn - The Guardian

  15-07-2015 20:58 via theguardian.com
  
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  Daily Telegraph urges readers to 'doom' Labour by backing Jeremy Corbyn
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  According to private polling seen by the New Statesman, Jeremy Corbyn is ahead in the Labour leadership contest. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images. Jamie Grierson · @JamieGrierson. Wednesday 15 July 2015 14.58 EDT Last modified on ...
  Labour leadership race: Jeremy Corbyn takes shock lead in battle to succeed Ed ...The Independent
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• Horse Dies In 'Callous' Arson Attack

  15-07-2015 20:56
  
  A horse has died in what police have described as a "callous" arson attack on a stable block near Stockport. Ms Pardon said it was "pure chance" that five other horses were in the field that night - not in the stable. Greater Manchester Police said officers and fire crews were called to the blaze on Winnington Road, Marple shortly before 2am on Tuesday.
  
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• Michael Gove: Court hearings could be held in town halls or hotel suites to cut costs

  15-07-2015 20:55
  
  Magistrates’ courts could meet in town halls or hotel suites to cut costs, Justice Secretary Michael Gove has suggested.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn profile: The hardline left winger not lacking in personal charm

  15-07-2015 20:50
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has been a thorn in the side of successive Labour leaders for more than 30 years. Now he is mounting an unlikely but spirited bid for the job.
  
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• Labour leadership race: Jeremy Corbyn takes shock lead in battle to succeed Ed Miliband

  15-07-2015 20:47
  
  Polling has put Jeremy Corbyn in a shock lead in the battle for the Labour leadership, according to a report which fuelled fears among mainstream figures that the veteran left winger is winning over large numbers of activists.
  
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• The two graphs that reveal the most difficult places to get a job in the UK

  15-07-2015 20:43
  
  The hardest place to find a job in the UK is in the North East, according to official figures released today.
  
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• More than half of Germans support Merkel's tough stance on Greece

  15-07-2015 20:42
  
  A poll conducted in Germany has found that more than half of Germans agree with Chancellor Angela Merkel's position on negotiations with Greece.
  
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• More than half of Germans support Angela Merkel's tough stance on Greece

  15-07-2015 20:42
  
  A poll conducted in Germany has found that more than half of Germans agree with Chancellor Angela Merkel's position on negotiations with Greece.
  
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• Government faces multi-billion pound black hole in budget to pay for clean energy supplies - which could mean your electricity bill rises

  15-07-2015 20:39
  The Government is facing a multi-billion pound black hole in its budget to pay for new clean energy supplies, which could result in rising household electricity bills unless there is a dramatic decline in investment in renewable technologies.
  
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• Greece debt crisis Q&A: What next in the battle to secure a bailout?

  15-07-2015 20:25
  
  Q. What’s the IMF doing?
  
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• Apple updates iPod Touch amid decline in sales

  15-07-2015 20:21
  
  Although the iPod's popularity has waned, Apple is updating its music player for the first time in nearly three years by giving the flagship Touch model a faster processor and better cameras.
  
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