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• Labour London mayoral hustings: David Lammy puts focus on affordable homes

  20-07-2015 23:56
  
  MP for Tottenham and five other would-be mayoral candidates answer questions at event hosted by the Guardian at newspaper’s London office
  Each of the six contenders to be Labour’s London mayoral candidate own a home worth more than £750,000, David Lammy MP, one of the hopefuls has said. Continue reading...
  
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• Nazi hunters: Serge and Beate Klarsfeld awarded medals of honour by Germany

  20-07-2015 23:50
  
  A French couple who have spent decades hunting down Nazis who had gone into hiding after WWII have been awarded medals of honour by Germany.
  
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• Book Aims To Restore Hope After Dunblane Tragedy

  20-07-2015 23:49
  
  The parents of children killed in the Dunblane school shootings have published a book they hope will benefit other families caught up in tragedy. The Dunblane Centre - The Gift That Keeps Growing, tells the story of the community centre set up with funds donated following the 1996 massacre, in which sixteen children and their teacher were shot dead. The book's foreword is written by Dunblane-raised tennis star Andy Murray, himself a pupil of Dunblane Primary who was in the school when the s
  
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• Ezra Miller: simulating Stanford Prison Experiment carried risk of going too far

  20-07-2015 23:45
  
  The actor spoke about the grueling experience of making the first film about the infamous 1971 psychological study: ‘I think there were some background checks’The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the summer’s more grim offerings, but that didn’t stop audiences in New York and Los Angeles from flocking to it this past weekend. Its select opening performed “better than expected”, according to Thompson on Hollywood, proving that people are still fascinated by the infamous 1971 study
  
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• Welfare cuts vote: Welfare bill that will cut welfare spending by £12bn passed in parliament with a majority of 184, despite large Labour revolt

  20-07-2015 23:39
  The government's bill that will cut spending on welfare by £12 billion has been passed in the House of Commons, with 308 votes to 124.
  
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• Welfare cuts vote: Welfare bill that will cut welfare spending by £12bn passed in parliament with a majority of 184

  20-07-2015 23:39
  The government's bill that will cut spending on welfare by £12 billion has been passed in the House of Commons, with 308 votes to 124.
  
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• Government Wins Second Reading Of Welfare Bill

  20-07-2015 23:39
  
  The Government has won a second reading of the Conservatives' new welfare bill by 184 votes.
  
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• Benefit cuts to hit huge number of children, government figures show

  20-07-2015 23:25
  
  Study identifies more than 330,000 youngsters who will lose out in policy that will take £300m out of pockets of affected families in first full yearMore than 330,000 children from low-income families in England will be hit by Conservative plans to reduce the benefit cap, the government’s own impact assessment has concluded.The policy will take an estimated £300m out of the pockets of the affected families in its proposed first full year of operation in 2017/18, costing those who are hi
  
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• BFI Investigates Queen 'Nazi Salute' Film Leak

  20-07-2015 23:09
  
  The British Film Institute has launched an investigation into how footage of the Queen performing a Nazi salute came into the hands of The Sun newspaper. As a Buckingham Palace inquiry continues, the BFI confirmed it has been working to digitise private films from the royal household since 2012 - and some recordings date back to the 1920s. The BFI's National Archive has been responsible for the collection since the 1960s.
  
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• Scientists identify possible binge eating gene in teenagers

  20-07-2015 23:00
  
  Scientists have discovered a gene they believe may hold the key to why some teenagers binge eat.
  
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• Ukraine crisis: 'Putin is obsessed with the idea of testing Nato' - and the Baltics will be next, says Odessa governor Mikheil Saakashvili

  20-07-2015 22:57
  At first sight it seemed an improbable appointment: a man who had served twice as president of neighbouring Georgia, parachuted in as governor of a single region of Ukraine. But for the government in Kiev, beset in the east by pro-Russian rebels, and facing entrenched corruption and an array of powerful oligarchs elsewhere, it was an obvious choice.
  
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• Here's how Hillary Clinton can remain the favourite among black voters

  20-07-2015 22:53
  
  “Black lives matter.”
  
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• Here's how Hillary Clinton can remain the favorite among black voters

  20-07-2015 22:53
  
  “Black lives matter.”
  
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• US woman footballer Alex Morgan alongside Lionel Messi on Fifa 16 front cover

  20-07-2015 22:45
  
  Football video game Fifa 16 will have a female footballer on the front cover for the first time in the game's history.
  
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• Bosley wood flour mill bosses 'shocked' after blast left four believed dead

  20-07-2015 22:16
  
  Bosses at a wood flour mill say they are "shocked and saddened" by a blast where four people are feared to have died.
  
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• Safe words: A smart and subtle counter-extremism strategy

  20-07-2015 22:07
  
  The portents did not look good for David Cameron. His party’s previous attempts to tackle extremism had been angry in tone and light on solutions. In other words, the end result was counter-productive: Muslim communities felt alienated, and precious little – in terms of making Britain safer – was achieved. The Prime Minister has made a start on reversing these failures.
  
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• Liz Kendall: Labour must shake off its 'nanny state' tag if it is to win back power

  20-07-2015 22:02
  
  Liz Kendall has warned that Labour must move away from interfering in people’s lives if it is to win back power.
  
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• Lowest-income families will be £1,350 worse off after squeeze on tax credits, figures show

  20-07-2015 21:54
  
  More than three million of the lowest-income families will be left an average of £1,350 worse off by the Government’s squeeze on tax credits, new figures have disclosed.
  
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• Chattanooga shooting: Gunman battled depression, drug and alcohol abuse

  20-07-2015 21:48
  
  The 24-year-old man who is accused of killing five US service members in Chattanooga, Tennessee allegedly suffered from depression and drug abuse.
  
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• Fox News presenter Brian Kilmeade suggests sharks should be cleared from water after surfer Mick Fanning escapes from attack unscathed

  20-07-2015 21:48
  A Fox News presenter has responded to extraordinary footage of a professional surfer escaping unscathed from a shark attack in South Africa, by suggesting that the creatures should be cleared from the sea.
  
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• Tunisia attacks: Travel warning could push nation into recession, Tunisian politicians say

  20-07-2015 21:39
  
  The Tunisian economy risks falling into recession – creating fertile conditions for extremism – unless the British Government lifts its warning against UK holidaymakers travelling to the country, politicians have warned.
  
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• Government review of FoI criticised as 'a step back' that could 'water down' the Act

  20-07-2015 21:27
  
  A body set up by internet founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee has attacked the UK Government for claiming it was dedicated to transparency while announcing its decision to review the Freedom of Information Act.
  
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• Truro Council hopes 'anti-gull' paint will thwart seagulls putting the seaside town 'under siege'

  20-07-2015 21:03
  
  They are the menace of coastal communities across the country, aggressive seagulls that steal chips and sandwiches, “dive bomb” pensioners and children and, according to disturbing recent reports, viciously attack small pets.
  
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• US must hand Guantanamo Bay back to Cuba, says foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez after reopening embassy in Washington DC

  20-07-2015 21:01
  Pomp gave way to prickly politics as Cuba’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, ceremoniously reopened his country’s embassy in Washington DC after a gap of 54 years – and then promptly told guests that the United States must show his country respect by handing back Guantanamo Bay.
  
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• Zach Johnson wins The Open 2015: American beats Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in three-man play-off to win his second major

  20-07-2015 21:01
  Zach Johnson has won The 144th Open Championship after beating Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a three-man play-off for the Claret Jug.
  
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• Hundreds Watch Fight Arranged on Social Media

  20-07-2015 20:55
  
  Two teenage girls have been arrested in Belfast after what police say was a fight arranged on social media that brought 200 youths on to the streets. Police said the two teens, both 14, were held for disorderly behaviour and will be reported to the Youth Diversion Officer. The fight between two girls was believed to have been arranged on Facebook and took place on Sunday afternoon in the city centre.
  
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• David Cameron extremism speech: Muslim leaders give their views on the PM's plans

  20-07-2015 20:40
  Mohammed Shafiq: Chief Executive, Ramadhan Foundation
  
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• Police launch public appeal after two girls sexually assaulted in Nuneaton park

  20-07-2015 20:36
  
  Police are appealing for information after two girls were sexually assaulted in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
  
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• Andy McSmith's Diary: Louise Mensch's Twitter addiction – now up to 280 tweets a day

  20-07-2015 20:30
  
  Career Game, this year’s novel by the former Tory MP Louise Mensch, is to be her last, according to an interview she has given to the Northamptonshire Telegraph. The surprise is that she managed to write it at all, in between her obsessive activity on Twitter.
  
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• David Cameron: We must end Muslim 'segregation' to tackle 'scourge' of extremism

  20-07-2015 20:22
  
  Muslim communities in parts of Britain must no longer be allowed to exist in “segregation” if the country is to successfully tackle the “scourge” of Islamic extremism, David Cameron has warned.
  
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• Breaking Bad pop-up bar to open in London

  20-07-2015 20:22
  
  Breaking Bad addicts suffering withdrawal symptoms since the crime drama ended in 2013 will be pleased to hear that a pop-up bar themed around the show will soon be opening its doors in London.
  
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• Man arrested after two-hour police chase involving 'stolen' dumper vehicle

  20-07-2015 20:21
  
  A man has been arrested after a police chase involving a 30-tonne dumper lorry.
  
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• Fifa 16: Alex Morgan joins Lionel Messi to be game's first ever female cover star

  20-07-2015 20:21
  
  Fifa 16 will have its first ever female cover star, for the first game in the series to feature women’s football.
  
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• SNP MP Paul Monaghan sent encouraging message to cybernat whose account "posted racist tweets about 'p*kis' "

  20-07-2015 20:21
  
  An SNP MP sent an encouraging message to a Twitter user on whose account were posted racist tweets about ‘p*kis’ and jokes about anti-Scottish independence voters being hanged, telling her to “keep it up”.
  
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• British Film Institute investigating after leak of Queen Nazi salute film

  20-07-2015 20:19
  
  The British Film Institute (BFI) has confirmed it has been digitising some of the Royal Family's home movies as investigations continue into the leaking of the Queen's Nazi salute footage.
  
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• Mystery church painting is Renaissance treasure, Fake Or Fortune TV show reveals

  20-07-2015 20:17
  
  A mystery painting that has hung in a Lancashire church for hundreds of years has been revealed as a Renaissance treasure worth at least £100,000.
  
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• Seven Afghan soldiers killed by Nato air strike in 'friendly fire' incident

  20-07-2015 20:10
  
  A Nato air strike has hit two Afghan military checkpoints in a restive province east of the capital Kabul, killing seven Afghan troops in what an official described as an accident due to bad co-ordination.
  
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• Michael Fallon hints that Government will take military action against Isis in Syria

  20-07-2015 20:05
  
  The Defence Secretary has given the clearest indication yet that the Government is preparing to take military action against Isis in Syria.
  
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• Pc hopefuls must speak second language in Met Police pilot scheme

  20-07-2015 19:56
  
  Aspiring police constables must speak an additional language to join London's Metropolitan Police under a month-long pilot scheme starting today.
  
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• Paedophile Phillip Kirk who wrote a letter to Theresa May asking for sex with children to be legalised is jailed

  20-07-2015 19:53
  A paedophile was caught after he wrote to Home Secretary Theresa May asking for sex with children to be legalised.
  
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• Queen's childhood 'Nazi salute' stirs British mania for monarchy

  20-07-2015 19:44
  LONDON (Reuters) - A grainy 82-year-old image of a seven-year-old Elizabeth offering what appears to be a brief Nazi salute has touched some of Britain's deepest obsessions: a mania for monarchy and a fascination with World War Two.
  
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• Comet lander Philae in silent mode as scientists seek reason for blockage

  20-07-2015 19:42
  
  Comet lander Philae has fallen silent again, raising fears that it may have been moved into a position where its transmissions are being blocked.
  
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• Zip Wire Accident Kills Girl, 5, In Play Area

  20-07-2015 19:39
  
  A five-year-old girl has died following a zip wire accident at a children's play area in east London. Alexia Walenkaki was playing with friends when a rope swing snapped - causing a tree trunk to fall on her. The schoolgirl sustained severe head injuries, and when paramedics arrived at Mile End Park just after 5.30pm on Friday, she was discovered in cardiac arrest.
  
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• Who can blame the Scottish for trying to distance themselves from the deep-fried Mars bar?

  20-07-2015 19:38
  
  It is surely to the chagrin of many in Scotland, as well as Aberdeenshire Council, that they find themselves linked to the deep-fried battered Mars bar. Or “national delicacy, the battered Mars bar” as it’s sweepingly referred to, suggesting that just past Gretna Green one will spot hoards of sticky-faced, morbidly obese nougat-addicts, cramming fats fried in fat into shame-free fat gobs.
  
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• Emma Watson report claiming plot to 'kidnap' actress was foiled denied by Beauty and the Beast production team

  20-07-2015 19:36
  
  A spokesperson for a live action remake of Beauty and the Beast has denied a report that security at the film set was stepped up after a plot to kidnap Emma Watson was uncovered.
  
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• British pilots will continue Syria air strikes for allies - Michael Fallon

  20-07-2015 19:35
  
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not stop its pilots taking part in air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Monday, after some lawmakers accused the government of ignoring the will of parliament. Lawmakers voted against military action in Syria's civil war in 2013, but the government said on Friday some pilots had taken part in Syrian missions on behalf of the United States and Canada against the ultra hardline militants. Islami
  
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• David Cameron's counter-terrorism strategy is 'confusing, contradictory and over-simplified' - Muslim groups react to PM's big speech

  20-07-2015 19:33
  David Cameron’s approach to fighting home-grown Islamic extremism is confusing, contradictory and over-simplified, according to groups representing Muslims in the UK.
  
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• Khirbet Susiya: Israeli peace activists stage 'sleep-in' protest in Palestinian village to save it from demolition

  20-07-2015 19:31
  Israeli activists have taken shifts to sleep in the West Bank village of Khirbet Susiya, fearing the Israeli army may carry out a threat to demolish it.
  
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• Forced marriage: Summer is the season when many teens have every reason to be fearful

  20-07-2015 19:30
  
  A small corner of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s London headquarters will be a tense place this week. The Forced Marriage Unit, whose small team of seven is based at the department’s Whitehall offices, is now in the midst of its most stressful period: the summer holidays.
  
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• Former child actor 'invented claims he was molested by Ken Clarke'

  20-07-2015 19:22
  
  A former child actor falsely claimed he was molested by Kenneth Clarke, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, during a cash-for-questions TV sting 20 years ago, a court has heard.
  
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