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• The truth behind the biggest liars, adolescents

  01-08-2015 23:45
  
  When it comes to bending the truth, no one can match adolescents in terms of the frequency and proficiency with which they tell porkie pies, according to the first study into age-related dishonesty.
  
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• Bin Laden family plane crash could be due to pilot error

  01-08-2015 23:19
  
  Pilot error or brake failure are likely to have caused a private jet carrying three members of the Bin Laden family to crash land at an airport in Hampshire, killing everyone on board, aviation experts have said.
  
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• Bill Granger recipes: Heading off on holiday? Try out our chef's seaside-inspired dishes...

  01-08-2015 23:19
  
  Nothing says summer like a plate of beautifully cooked seafood eaten al fresco at the seaside. The noise of the waves and salty aroma of the sea make everything taste better – and just as long as they don't get too close, I even enjoy the chatting of the seagulls.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn dresses abysmally. That's a great thing because it's genuine

  01-08-2015 23:10
  
  The spin-doctoring of politicians' appearances has been a fascinating development of modern times. Remember the furore over President Barack Obama’s 2014 tan suit, or the much-derided "scrunchie" Hillary Clinton chose to pull her hair back into in 2012? With the advent of social media, everyone is a political pundit, and a fashion critic, often combined. And we journalists of each school are frequently asked to do double-duty.
  
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• Migrant Crisis: UK To Send In Security Guards

  01-08-2015 23:05
  
  Security will be ramped up at the Channel Tunnel after Britain and France agreed a new package of measures, according to reports.
  
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• Bin Laden Plane Crash 'Doesn't Make Sense'

  01-08-2015 22:53
  
  A plane crash that killed three members of the bin Laden family "doesn't make sense", according to a pilot who regularly flies into Blackbushe Airport. Speaking to Sky News, Simon Moores explained how the Phenom 300 jet, which came down over a car auction site in Hampshire on Friday, "has every conceivable state-of-the-art safety function you can possibly imagine". He explained how the plane takes approximately 750m to 800m to land - but as Blackbushe's runway is 1,
  
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• Bobbi Kristina Brown memorial service marred as bitter family row erupts in public

  01-08-2015 22:37
  
  The bitterness and anger that still rages between the families of the late singer Whitney Houston and her ex-husband, Bobby Brown, is the stuff of legend.
  
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• Art of the state: Pyongyang propaganda posters to be exhibited in China

  01-08-2015 22:35
  
  A set of North Korean propaganda posters is set to go on show in Beijing this week in a rare exhibition outside of the country.
  
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• Mixed reports concerning fate of Cecil the Lion's brother Jericho

  01-08-2015 22:18
  
  Cecil the Lion's story was given a further twist following conflicting reports that his brother Jericho had been shot dead by poachers in Zimbabwe.
  
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• Recovery of UK economy slowest ever, say unions

  01-08-2015 22:13
  
  George Osborne's boast that Britain's recovery is "motoring ahead" fails to acknowledge that the rate at which the nation is recovering from recession is the slowest since records began, it is claimed.
  
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• What goes up must come down – even, eventually, sterling

  01-08-2015 22:00
  
  It has been a good summer for the pound, or indeed for Britons heading abroad. The pound ended the week above $1.56, which is decent enough, though far short of the levels before the financial crash of 2008. But against the euro it is around €1.41, pretty much the best level since late 2007. For anyone going to Europe these are good times.
  
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• Turkey-Kurdish conflict: Obama's deal with Ankara is a betrayal of Syrian Kurds and may not even weaken Isis

  01-08-2015 22:00
  
  The deal between the US and Turkey which will allow American bombers to use Incirlik airbase while Turkey takes action against Islamic State (Isis) looks stranger and stranger. When first announced over a week ago, US officials spoke triumphantly of the agreement being “a game-changer” in the war against Isis. In fact, the war waged by Turkey in the days since this great American diplomatic success has been almost entirely against the Kurds, at home and abroad.
  
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• The male menopause and intimations of mortality

  01-08-2015 22:00
  
  As one whose 55th birthday looms like an iceberg through Arctic fog, I read last week’s reports of the “controversial” study alleging that the male menopause really exists with all the enthusiasm that a goose would bring to the news that Strasbourg pie was about to be banned by EU law. At last, I thought, someone understands us.
  
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• Republican presidential debates: This week's event promises rich entertainment, but is a nightmare in waiting for party grandees

  01-08-2015 22:00
  Oh, the travails of a Republican grandee in this mind-bending American political summer of 2015. First there’s Congress, where your party has comfortable majorities in both House and Senate, but where Republicans have been spending less time of late fighting President Obama than fighting each other. And then there’s the battle for next year’s presidential nomination.
  
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• Cecil the lion's death proves it's the sexy beasts that get all the love

  01-08-2015 22:00
  
  Poor old Cecil. Such a nice lion. Shot to death with an arrow fired by an American dentist. Not the end you would wish for him. Still, the global outrage that followed has been spectacular. Cecil’s death has played on the world’s heart strings like a manic harpist: the St Sebastian de nos jours.
  
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• Met Office staff set to soak up £20.8m in bonuses – just for doing their job

  01-08-2015 21:59
  
  Staff in the Met Office have been showered with bonuses totalling £20.8m in the past five years for correctly forecasting the weather. 
  
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• Sacked Hollyoaks actress Stephanie Davis 'drinking too much'

  01-08-2015 21:47
  
  Sacked Hollyoaks star Stephanie Davis has admitted she turned to alcohol to cope with a gruelling workload and the death of her grandmother.
  
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• Pilot Dan Griffith praised for emergency landing of Spitfire with engine trouble

  01-08-2015 21:26
  
  The pilot who crash landed a Spitfire at Biggin Hill Airport after it suffered engine trouble has been praised for his "textbook" emergency skills.
  
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• Cecil the Lion's brother Jericho killed by poachers in Zimbabwe

  01-08-2015 21:25
  
  Cecil the Lion's brother Jericho has been killed by poachers in Zimbabwe.
  
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• Cecil the lion's brother Jericho shot by poachers in Zimbabwe

  01-08-2015 21:15
  
  Poachers have shot dead Cecil the lion’s brother, Jericho, in Zimbabwe. The animal was killed at the Huwange National Park at around 4pm. It follows Cecil’s death at the hands of Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, earlier this month.
  
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• Cecil the lion's brother Jericho reportedly shot by poachers in Zimbabwe before his GPS tracker brings hope he is still alive

  01-08-2015 21:15
  
  Conservationists in Zimbabwe fear that Cecil the lion’s brother, Jericho, had been shot by poachers.
  
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• Suspect package bomb hoax intended 'to disrupt' Brighton and Hove Pride parade

  01-08-2015 21:02
  
  A bomb hoax which forced a major gay pride march to drop its new high profile route was deliberately designed to disrupt the event, Sussex Police said.
  
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• Syria's rebel fighters recruited to fight Isis, but captured and beaten by Jabhat al-Nusra for 'collaborating with crusaders'

  01-08-2015 20:31
  Farhan al-Jassem is not a reluctant soldier, but sadness lurked behind his smile and deep brown eyes when he talked about the past two and half years he spent trying to fight what he considers the good fight in Syria. In a tea garden in south-eastern Turkey last month, Lieutenant Jassem, 29, gulped down several bottles of water as he told the story of how he came to lead a key Syrian military brigade, trained and equipped by the US-led coalition, receiving training and equipment from a US-organ
  
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• VIPs gather for opening of second Suez Canal - but doubts linger over security

  01-08-2015 20:26
  
  Sunlight sparkles on the water as diggers and workers are still hard at work clearing the banks of the new Suez Canal channel. The odd plume of dust is kicked up into the hot summer air as the touring boats round the various statues being erected on the canal’s banks: Isis (the goddess of protection), a shiny silver metal globe and a 20ft-high rendering of a worker digging the soil.
  
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• 'Hippy crack' campaigners happy to make point with 'laughing gas' protest

  01-08-2015 20:10
  
  Demonstrators have protested against Government drug policy by staging a mass inhalation of so-called "hippy crack" in the shadow of Parliament.
  
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• Labour urges David Cameron to seek compensation from France over Calais chaos

  01-08-2015 20:05
  
  Labour is calling on David Cameron to demand compensation from France for hauliers, businesses and holidaymakers affected by chaos at the port of Calais.
  
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• Pilot Dies In Plane Crash At Chris Evans' Festival

  01-08-2015 20:02
  
  The pilot of a plane which crashed at a car festival in Cheshire has died. The Heritage Aircraft Trust, who named the pilot, said: "Kevin was a Royal Air Force trained fast jet pilot whose enthusiasm for flying the Folland Gnat was infectious. Chris Evans, who helped organise the event in aid of Children In Need, was visibly upset as he gave a news conference.
  
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• London borough seeks crackdown on noisy supercars

  01-08-2015 19:30
  LONDON(Reuters) - On one of London's most exclusive streets, the drivers of some expensive cars are getting ready to leave their parking spots.
  
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• Osama bin Laden's relatives among plane crash dead

  01-08-2015 19:14
  
  Relatives of al Qaida founder Osama bin Laden were among the four people who died when a private jet crash-landed at a car auction site in Hampshire.
  
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• Pilot Dies In Plane Crash At Car Festival

  01-08-2015 19:14
  
  The pilot of a plane which crashed at a car festival in Cheshire has died. Confirming his death, the Heritage Aircraft Trust said: "Kevin was a Royal Air Force trained fast jet pilot whose enthusiasm for flying the Folland Gnat was infectious. Chris Evans, who helped organise the event in aid of Children In Need, told a news conference: "Just after 2pm, there was a tragic accident - the result of which was one of the pilots involved in a synchro display lost his life.
  
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• Tributes to pilot Kevin Whyman who died in plane crash at CarFest event

  01-08-2015 19:09
  
  The pilot who was killed when his aircraft plummeted from the sky during an aerial display has been named as Kevin Whyman.
  
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• Ant gets Dec to the church on time as he ties knot with manager Ali Astall

  01-08-2015 19:03
  
  Ant McPartlin joked that people clapped and cheered at the wedding of his best friend and TV presenting partner Declan Donnelly "because he's finally got married".
  
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• Mike Huckabee: Republican presidential candidate says he'd use soldiers to stop abortions

  01-08-2015 18:22
  
  Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has said he is open to the idea of using federal troops to stop women from having abortions.
  
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• Women's FA Cup final Chelsea Ladies vs Notts County match report: 'Korean Messi' lifts Blues in front of record crowd

  01-08-2015 18:17
  
  A goal by the South Korean striker Ji So-Yun, dubbed “The Korean Messi” and the PFA Women’s Player of the Year, won the FA Cup to give the Chelsea Ladies their first major trophy in front of a record 30,710 crowd on what was the first occasion the final had been played  at Wembley.
  
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• Women's FA Cup final Chelsea Ladies vs Notts County match report: Ji So-Yun seals trophy for Blues at Wembley Stadium

  01-08-2015 18:17
  
  Chelsea Ladies claimed the first major trophy in their history by defeating Notts County Ladies 1-0 in the SSE Women's FA Cup final at Wembley.
  
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• Katie Hopkins reveals fear she will die during brain surgery to cure epilepsy

  01-08-2015 18:17
  
  Katie Hopkins has said she fears she may die during brain surgery to cure her epilepsy later this year.
  
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• Pilot killed as plane crashes at CarFest event in Cheshire

  01-08-2015 18:11
  
  A pilot was killed when an aircraft taking part in an aerial show plummeted to the ground in front of horrified spectators.
  
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• Pilot Dies In Plane Crash At UK Car Festival

  01-08-2015 18:02
  
  The pilot of a plane which crashed at a car festival in Cheshire has died. Chris Evans, who helped organise the event in aid of Children In Need, told a news conference: "Just after 2pm, there was a tragic accident - the result of which was one of the pilots involved in a synchro display lost his life. The jet, a Folland Gnat, is believed to have been taking part in an aerobatics display with another aircraft when the incident happened at Carfest North at Oulton Park in Cheshire.
  
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• Three members of bin Laden family killed in jet crash - police

  01-08-2015 18:02
  
  LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Three members of former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's family were killed when a private jet crashed in southern England on Friday, British police said on Saturday. The Embraer Phenom 300 jet with four people on board was flying from Milan's Malpensa airport to Blackbushe airport in southern England when it crashed at a nearby car auction site. It was not immediately clear how the victims were related to the late al Qaeda leader, whose family is one of the m
  
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• Dec Marries His Manager - With Ant As Best Man

  01-08-2015 17:51
  
  Declan Donnelly has married his manager Ali Astall at a ceremony in Newcastle - with Ant McPartlin as best man.
  
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• Kim Jong-un is awarded global statesmanship prize by Indonesia

  01-08-2015 17:43
  
  Kim Jong-un has been awarded a prize for global statesmanship.
  
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• Brighton Pride: The best photos from the festival's 25th year

  01-08-2015 17:29
  
  160,000 people have lined the streets of Brighton for the 25th anniversary of the city's Pride festival.
  
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• Brighton Pride in pictures: The best photos from the festival's 25th year

  01-08-2015 17:29
  
  160,000 people have lined the streets of Brighton for the 25th anniversary of the city's Pride festival.
  
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• VIDEO: 'We saw massive ball of black smoke'

  01-08-2015 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An eyewitness has described the moment a plane "disappeared" from view before crashing at CarFest in Cheshire.
  
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• Harman calls for Calais compensation

  01-08-2015 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour's acting leader writes to David Cameron calling for compensation from the French government for UK people affected by the Calais crisis.
  
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• Bin Laden relatives on crash plane

  01-08-2015 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Family members of Osama Bin Laden were on a private jet which crashed in Hampshire, killing all four people on board, the Saudi Arabian embassy in the UK says.
  
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• Plane crashes at CarFest event with emergency services on scene

  01-08-2015 17:07
  
  A plane thought to have been involved in an aerial display has crashed at Oulton Park in Cheshire.
  
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• 'Hippy crack' protest outside Parliament over 'legal highs' crackdown

  01-08-2015 17:07
  
  Demonstrators have protested against Government drug policy by staging a mass inhalation of so-called "hippy crack" in the shadow of Parliament.
  
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• Declan Donnelly and Ali Astall tying knot at church wedding in Newcastle

  01-08-2015 17:07
  
  Declan Donnelly and his fiancee Ali Astall have arrived at church for their wedding.
  
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• Plane crashes at CarFest in Cheshire

  01-08-2015 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A plane that was part of a display team crashes at the CarFest motoring event in Cheshire.
  
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