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• VIDEO: Students' views on scrapping of grants

  21-07-2015 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students from the poorest backgrounds in England will graduate owing up to £53,000 after maintenance grants are replaced by loans, a think tank has suggested.
  
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• Teenage footballers as young as 14 being 'trafficked' to Laos

  21-07-2015 23:35
  
  Underage African footballers, some as young as 14, are reportedly being trafficked to Asia and forced to sign contracts.
  
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• SNP stages Labour benches takeover

  21-07-2015 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  SNP MPs stage a Commons takeover of the Labour opposition benches as they push their case as the "real opposition" to the Conservatives.
  
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• Corbyn Gets Poll Boost In Labour Leader Race

  21-07-2015 23:27
  
  Some 43% of Labour supporters would back left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn as the party's new leader, suggests a YouGov poll.
  
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• Cincinnati police officer fatally shoots unarmed black man during traffic stop

  21-07-2015 23:26
  
  A newly engaged father was shot and killed by a University of Cincinnati police officer on Sunday night after a routine traffic stop.
  
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• Robber released from jail in error

  21-07-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers look for a prisoner who was released from jail by mistake.
  
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• Government defeat over NHS devolution

  21-07-2015 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is defeated in the Lords over the process of devolving NHS budgets to local authorities.
  
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• Corbyn Gets Poll Boost In Labour Leadership Bid

  21-07-2015 23:12
  
  Some 43% of Labour supporters would back left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn as the party's new leader, suggests a YouGov poll.
  
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• Police hunt for convicted robber mistakenly released from Wandsworth Prison

  21-07-2015 22:55
  
  Police are hunting a robber serving a nine year jail term who was released from prison in error.
  
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• Mysterious 'sleeping sickness' that affected a Kazakhstan village turns out to be carbon monoxide poisoning

  21-07-2015 22:53
  
  People in a remote area of Kazakhstan have fallen victim to a mysterious 'sleeping sickness' that causes sufferers to fall asleep suddenly, and leaves them with memory loss, weakness and headaches when they wake up.
  
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• VIDEO: Street View smoker's wife 'fuming'

  21-07-2015 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who was trying to give up smoking was caught lighting up a cigarette on Google Street View by his "fuming" wife.
  
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• Petition for Parliament to debate a vote of no confidence in Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt hits 100,000 in just 24 hours

  21-07-2015 22:31
  A petition to call a debate on a vote of no confidence in Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has hit the required number of signatures to be considered for debate in Parliament, in less just 24 hours.
  
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• Prisoner released from jail in error hunted

  21-07-2015 22:28
  
  Police are hunting a prisoner who was released from jail in error.
  
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• Mother's tribute to murdered Alice Gross at music concert in her memory

  21-07-2015 22:28
  
  The mother of murdered schoolgirl Alice Gross has paid tribute to her daughter at a concert organised in her memory.
  
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• Froome Data Released To Quell Doping Speculation

  21-07-2015 21:54
  
  Chris Froome's team has released data showing his riding power in an attempt to combat speculation that the Tour de France leader was doping. The data release on the race's second rest day comes after a French doctor of physiology estimated figures for Froome that were "so wildly wrong on so many levels", said Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford. Appearing on the TV channel France 2, Pierre Sallet suggested the Briton's power output was an "abnormally high" 425 w
  
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• Suruc bombing: Turkish police investigate suspect's links to Isis following suicide attack

  21-07-2015 21:48
  
  A suspect has been identified in the suicide bombing in the Turkish town of Suruc that killed at least 32 people, according to the country’s Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu. Mr Davutoglu said that the suspect’s “links domestically and internationally are being investigated”. He added that there was a “high probability” that Isis was to blame for the attack, although responsibility has not yet been claimed by the group.
  
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• Bionic eye therapy 'total success' for visually impaired Manchester United fan

  21-07-2015 21:45
  
  A partially sighted pensioner has had his central vision restored for the first time in nearly a decade after he received a "bionic eye".
  
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• Kenya signs up to Giants Club to protect African elephants from illegal poaching trade

  21-07-2015 21:43
  
  The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has signed up as a founding member of the pan-African Giants Club, joining political and business leaders to combat an illegal wildlife trade that has devastated Africa’s elephant herds.
  
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• Sending planes to Syria but stopping them bombing Isis is 'militarily inefficient', says Foreign Secretary

  21-07-2015 21:35
  
  Dispatching British aircraft on surveillance missions over Syria but stopping them from bombing Isis positions is “militarily inefficient”, the Foreign Secretary argued as the Government seeks to win support for launching strikes on Islamists in the country.
  
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• Froome's Data Released To Quell Doping Claims

  21-07-2015 21:30
  
  Chris Froome's team has released data showing his riding power in an attempt to combat speculation that the Tour de France leader was doping. The data release on the race's second rest day comes after a French doctor of physiology estimated figures for Froome that were "so wildly wrong on so many levels", said Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford. Appearing on the TV channel France 2, Pierre Sallet suggested the Briton's power output was an "abnormally high" 425 watts
  
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• Diplomacy not bombs will defeat Isis – the West is being sucked into sectarian conflict

  21-07-2015 21:24
  
  Towards the end of the 1960s jungle war Britain fought to protect Sarawak [in Borneo] against rebel incursions, I received orders to lead my commando unit over the border and take the fight to the insurgents, based on the other side of the Indonesian frontier. It was a controversial policy, but an effective one– the war ended not long afterwards.
  
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• John Kasich is running for president: 4 things to know about the Ohio governor

  21-07-2015 21:23
  
  John Kasich has jumped into the presidential race, becoming the 16th Republican presidential candidate to announce a campaign.
  
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• Osborne Tells Departments To Prepare For Cuts

  21-07-2015 21:23
  
  George Osborne has ordered Government departments to devise plans to sell off land and other public assets in a drive to save £20bn. The Chancellor launched the 2015 Spending Review by asking Whitehall departments to be "bold and imaginative" in making savings to eliminate the deficit by 2019/20. Mr Osborne published a document pointing out that the Ministry of Defence alone owns about 1% of all UK land.
  
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• Donald Macintyre's sketch: New BBC champion Cerys Matthews rises in the Lords

  21-07-2015 21:05
  
  As a bit of a 21st-century renaissance woman, Welsh singer, songwriter and author Cerys Matthews, who had an early break from the BBC, was not appearing before the House of Lords committee considering Charter renewal to slag off the Corporation.
  
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• Bank of England's Carney sees rate decision around turn of year

  21-07-2015 21:02
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will need to decide around the turn of the year whether the time is right to start to raise interest rates from their current record low, Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday. Carney, speaking at an event hosted by the Policy Exchange think tank, said Britain's economy still faced headwinds from economic weakness in the euro zone, the strength of sterling and further government austerity. Carney's remarks echoed those he made in a speech in Lincol
  
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• US presidential race: Donald Trump leads Republican field as Ohio governor John Kasich becomes latest contender

  21-07-2015 20:59
  
  Governor John Kasich of Ohio became the 16th – and presumably the last – serious contender to join the overflowing field of Republicans seeking the White House, hoping to find oxygen in a nomination race that has suddenly been turned upside down by the insurgent candidacy of Donald Trump.
  
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• Andy McSmith's Diary: Minister fails to challenge Saudis over flogging of blogger

  21-07-2015 20:58
  
  There have been reactions from all around the world to the shocking story of the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes to be administered in public, 50 lashes at a time, and a hefty fine, for having opinions unacceptable to the Saudi authorities – but one person not talking about it is the Foreign Office minister, Tobias Ellwood.
  
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• George Osborne orders 40% Whitehall budget cuts with foreign aid and welfare set to be hit

  21-07-2015 20:50
  
  George Osborne has ordered Whitehall departments to draw up plans to cut their budgets by up to 40 per cent in a move which could see more services privatised, new charges for the public and more welfare cuts.
  
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• The Duke of Fife: Aristocrat who renounced the playboy lifestyle to become a respected estate owner and cattle breeder

  21-07-2015 20:45
  "For the last 30 years I have been the most low-profile Duke in the land. I'll bet you that 95 per cent of those living in Fife have no idea that a Duke of Fife exists!"
  
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• Team Sky release Froome's Tour data

  21-07-2015 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team Sky release Chris Froome's riding power data in an effort to end speculation about doping at the Tour de France.
  
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• Hammond Defends Tourist Pull-Out In Tunisia

  21-07-2015 20:29
  
  Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has defended his decision to tell British holidaymakers to leave Tunisia in the wake of the Sousse terror attack, saying the safety of UK citizens was "our number one priority". Mr Hammond told MPs that he changed the Foreign Office travel advice to the North African country based on intelligence, which indicated a further attack was likely. Gunman Seifeddine Rezgui, 23, killed 38 people, including 30 British nationals, in his murderous rampage at the b
  
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• Blatter prankster charged by police after FIFA complaint

  21-07-2015 20:24
  
  The British comedian who showered FIFA president Sepp Blatter with fake dollar bills has been charged by Swiss police after being arrested and interrogated, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. Lee Nelson, real name Simon Brodkin, had been taken away by police from FIFA headquarters after Blatter's security had escorted him out of the press conference room where he carried out the stunt on Monday. FIFA were not immediately available for comment.
  
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• Draw up 40% cuts plans, ministers told

  21-07-2015 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some government departments are told to prepare for a 40% cut in their budgets as Chancellor George Osborne launches his spending review.
  
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• Diabetes drugs glitazones may protect against Parkinson's disease

  21-07-2015 20:00
  
  A class of drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes may offer protection against Parkinson's disease, research suggests.
  
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• Apple services back to normal after crash

  21-07-2015 19:58
  
  Apple services which were experiencing problems and crashed on some users have now returned to normal, according to the technology giant.
  
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• VIDEO: Record breaking Blue Bird flies again

  21-07-2015 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is 90 years since Sir Malcolm Campbell set a world land speed record of 150mph and his grandson has marked the occasion by driving the very same car in the same location.
  
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• Philip Hammond plays down George Osborne's call for 40% Whitehall cuts

  21-07-2015 19:45
  
  George Osborne's demands for cuts of up to 40% from government departments have been played down as "aspirational" by a Cabinet minister.
  
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• My wedding day hero! Veteran, 101, walks his granddaughter down the aisle

  21-07-2015 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A 101-YEAR-OLD Second World War hero made his granddaughter’s dream come true when he walked her down the aisle.
  
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• Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran lead MTV VMA nominations

  21-07-2015 19:19
  
  Taylor Swift leads the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards with nine nominations.
  
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• Sir Malcolm Campbell's grandson takes record-breaking Blue Bird out for a spin

  21-07-2015 19:18
  
  They say history has an uncanny way of repeating itself - and the grandson of motoring daredevil Sir Malcolm Campbell can prove it.
  
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• I left US for the BBC, Cerys Matthews tells Lords committee

  21-07-2015 19:18
  
  Pop star Cerys Matthews has said she gave up her life in the US and came back to Britain so her children could grow up watching the BBC.
  
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• Sugar-laden fizzy drinks put thousands of Britons at greater risk of Type 2 diabetes

  21-07-2015 19:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN’S taste for sugar-laden fizzy drinks will trigger 80,000 new cases of diabetes in a decade, a study suggests.
  
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• Simon Brodkin arrested after showering Fifa's Sepp Blatter with 'money'

  21-07-2015 19:09
  
  Prankster Simon Brodkin was arrested for trespassing after storming in to Sepp Blatter's press conference and showering the Fifa president with money.
  
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• Don't let Britons fly to join Islamic State, says Met Police anti-terror boss

  21-07-2015 19:09
  
  Britain's top counter-terrorism officer has dismissed suggestions that authorities should allow people to join Islamic State.
  
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• Man Jailed For 15 Years For Murdering Toddler

  21-07-2015 19:04
  
  Keith Brown, who was accused of causing fatal head injuries to Khaleel Hussain, will serve at least 15 years behind bars. The child, who suffered a serious head injury, was taken to hospital in Birmingham but died the following day. Detective Inspector Jim Foy, from West Midlands Police, said: "This was a difficult case as there were no witnesses and no CCTV showing what led to Khaleel's death.
  
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• Tragedy as bodybuilder who saw off cancer TWICE after refusing chemotherapy dies

  21-07-2015 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BRAVE bodybuilder who saw off cancer twice with natural remedies after refusing chemotherapy has tragically died.
  
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• Rat study suggests acupuncture can help treat chronic stress

  21-07-2015 19:00
  
  A biological mechanism explaining part of the mystery of acupuncture has been pinpointed by scientists studying rats.
  
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• Max Clifford denies indecently assaulting girl, 17

  21-07-2015 18:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FORMER celebrity publicist Max Clifford has appeared in court charged with indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl.
  
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• Public consultation set for Brighton beach smoking ban plan

  21-07-2015 18:55
  
  The first step has been taken towards making Brighton beach a smoke-free zone.
  
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• England win Women's Ashes opener

  21-07-2015 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England begin their defence of the Women's Ashes with a four-wicket victory over Australia in the first ODI at Taunton.
  
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