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• Met Office loses BBC weather forecasting contract

  22-08-2015 23:33
  
  The Met Office has lost its lucrative weather forecasting contract with the BBC after nearly a century of providing the service.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt: NHS staff must declare gifts from drug companies

  22-08-2015 23:33
  
  NHS staff will have to declare gifts or hospitality they receive from drugs and medical device companies or face being disciplined, sacked or even sent to prison if found guilty of wrongdoing, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
  
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• US airman stabbed in French train terror attack leaves hospital

  22-08-2015 23:07
  
  The US airman who was stabbed in the neck as he disarmed a terrorist with a Kalashnikov on a French passenger train has left hospital.
  
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• Harvey Proctor: Former Tory MP faces second police interview in relation to murder allegation

  22-08-2015 23:07
  
  The former Tory MP Harvey Proctor will be interviewed for a second time on Monday by detectives from Operation Midland, in relation to an allegation of murder, The Independent on Sunday can reveal. He was interviewed in March following claims that he was present when underage boys were sexually abused and murdered at parties in Dolphin Square, in central London, and elsewhere. He has not been arrested.
  
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• France vs England match report: Late flurry from Danny Cipriani and Jonathan Joseph cannot hide English faults

  22-08-2015 23:01
  The second of England’s three World Cup warm-up friendlies was heading only one way, and in very painful fashion, until a flurry of two tries by Danny Cipriani and Jonathan Joseph in the last nine minutes suggested at least that the long summer’s training including a stint at high altitude in Colorado, had wrought some effect. It was not enough to rescue the result, though, as mistakes and mishaps had given France too big an advantage to be reined in.
  
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• Labour leadership: Andy Burnham says he will bring Ed Miliband into his team if elected

  22-08-2015 23:00
  
  Ed Miliband could make a swift return to frontline politics if Andy Burnham wins the Labour leadership race, the shadow Health Secretary has revealed. Mr Burnham told The Independent on Sunday he would “certainly” talk to Mr Miliband about joining his shadow Cabinet, should he beat veteran left-winger Jeremy Corbyn next month.
  
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• Shoreham air show plane crash: Police say death toll may rise above seven as pilot fights for his life

  22-08-2015 22:37
  
  The bodies of more victims may be found as investigators and emergency services continue to search the scene of the Shoreham Airshow plane crash, police have said.
  
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• Shoreham Airshow crash death toll may rise above seven as pilot fights for life

  22-08-2015 22:13
  
  The bodies of more victims may be found as investigators and emergency services continue to search the scene of the Shoreham Airshow plane crash, police said.
  
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• Migrant crisis: Only by working together can EU states hope to deal with refugees fleeing violence, poverty and drought

  22-08-2015 22:00
  When Angela Merkel said recently that the EU’s refugee crisis could “preoccupy” Europe “much, much more” than the issue of Greece and the stability of the euro, was she actually understating the case? Pay attention, holiday-makers: what is now happening on the EU’s external borders threatens the entire post-war European project, and it will take more than her Berlin meeting with President François Hollande tomorrow to sort it out.
  
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• PSNI Chief: Provisional IRA Still Exists

  22-08-2015 21:49
  
  The Provisional IRA remains in existence but is not engaged in terror-related activities, Northern Ireland's senior police officer has said. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable George Hamilton said some of the organisation's structures from the 1990s remain, although the group's purpose has changed. He added that while individual members of the Provisional IRA (PIRA) cooperated in the shooting death of Kevin McGuigan in East Belfast, there is no evidence the killing was san
  
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• Kos police 'must stop locking child migrants in adult cells'

  22-08-2015 21:42
  
  Police on the holiday island of Kos must end the "completely unacceptable" practice of locking up children in adult police cells, UN workers said.
  
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• John Prescott suggests Iraq inquiry chairman Sir John Chilcot should face MPs

  22-08-2015 21:00
  
  The chairman of the Iraq inquiry must be hauled before parliament if he refuses to swiftly publish the findings, John Prescott has said.
  
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• Seven killed as Shoreham Airshow plane crashes on major road

  22-08-2015 20:30
  
  Seven people have died after a plane crashed in to cars on a major road during an aerial display at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.
  
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• Provisional IRA still exists but not involved in terrorism - George Hamilton

  22-08-2015 20:14
  
  The Provisional IRA still exists but is not engaged in terrorism, Northern Ireland's senior police officer said.
  
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• Duke of Cambridge praises Queen's life of service in new biography

  22-08-2015 20:14
  
  The Duke of Cambridge has paid tribute to the Queen's life of service in a preface to a new biography of his grandmother.
  
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• France train terror attack: UK businessman 'thought he was going to die'

  22-08-2015 20:08
  
  A British businessman said he helped three Americans overpower a gunman who opened fire on a train because he thought he was "probably going to die anyway".
  
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• 10-year-old boy missing in Inverness found safe and well

  22-08-2015 19:58
  
  A 10-year-old boy who was reported missing in Inverness has been traced.
  
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• Nintendo game-style 'power ups' to become reality for electric cars

  22-08-2015 19:13
  
  Electric cars will have a special lane on the motorway for re-charging their power levels, much like a classic Nintendo game where racers top up on speed.
  
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• New York’s terrible idea for how to get rid of topless panhandlers in Times Square

  22-08-2015 19:13
  
  Times Square, famously home to street acts of all kinds, has finally attracted a cast of characters this summer that some New Yorkers simply cannot abide. The sprawling tourist mecca in the heart of Manhattan has filled lately with desnudas, topless but patriotically painted ladies who preen in photos for tips.
  
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• Teenager hailed as 'hero' for saving a woman being kidnapped - by buying her captor lunch

  22-08-2015 18:52
  
  Police have praised the quick thinking of a teenager in Canada who saved a woman being kidnapped by befriending her captor.
  
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• Dresden riots: Protesters in Germany attack refugee buses shouting 'foreigners out'

  22-08-2015 18:45
  
  Up to 1,000 protesters have clashed with police in eastern Germany in riots reportedly sparked by the arrival of 250 migrants.
  
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• Air pollution has halved in the Middle East - due to armed conflicts since Arab Spring

  22-08-2015 18:38
  
  Air pollution has decreased dramatically in parts of the Middle East in the past five years - partly due to armed conflicts since the Arab Spring.
  
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• Seven Dead As Airshow Jet Crashes On Road

  22-08-2015 18:09
  
  Seven people have been confirmed dead after a plane crashed during an airshow in Shoreham-By-Sea.
  
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• Witnesses Describe 'Ball Of Fire' On A27

  22-08-2015 18:08
  
  The Hawker Hunter jet hit several cars as it fell from the sky during a display at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex. Laura Raymond, who was commentating on the display for Splash FM, said: "Within seconds we were thinking: 'Gosh that plane was going rather low'. One person is in a critical condition at Royal Sussex County Hospital, while 14 others have been injured.
  
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• Two US service members and college student overpower train gunman in Belgium

  22-08-2015 18:00
  
  Three childhood friends became heroes on Friday after subduing an armed attacker on a 554 passenger train near the France-Belgium border.
  
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• France train shooting: Gunman's weapon highlights rise in black market firearms

  22-08-2015 17:59
  
  The heavily armed shooter who was taken down by three unarmed US men on a train outside Arras was reportedly carrying a Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle, along with nine magazines and up to 300 rounds of ammunition.
  
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• Seven killed as Shoreham Airshow jet crashes on road

  22-08-2015 17:58
  
  Seven people died when a plane crashed into cars on a major road during an aerial display at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.
  
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• Ieng Thirith dead: Former 'first lady' of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime dies aged 83

  22-08-2015 17:38
  
  Ieng Thirith, the former ‘first lady’ of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime, has died aged 83 on Saturday without victims ever seeing her face trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. Thirith was the highest-ranking woman in the genocidal regime that oversaw the death of nearly two million Cambodians in the late 1970s.
  
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• Briton who helped overpower France train gunman 'thought he was going to die'

  22-08-2015 17:30
  
  A British businessman said he helped three Americans overpower a gunman who opened fire on a train because he thought he was "probably going to die anyway".
  
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• Firearm recovered after London siege ends with police shooting

  22-08-2015 17:25
  
  A firearm has been recovered after a man was shot and seriously injured by police following a seven-hour siege.
  
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• Boy, 10, goes missing in Inverness

  22-08-2015 17:25
  
  Police are searching for a 10-year-old boy who has gone missing in Inverness.
  
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• Man arrested amid 'pink tablets' probe

  22-08-2015 17:20
  
  A man has been arrested over an incident in which nine youngsters ended up in hospital after taking unidentified pink tablets.
  
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• Shoreham air show: Jet crash is latest in series of UK aerial display incidents

  22-08-2015 17:11
  
  The incident at the Shoreham air show is the latest in a series of aerial display accidents in the last five months.Here is a list of six air show disasters to hit Britain over the last decade.
  
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• Wallyball: Every year the border between America and Mexico hosts the world's most subversive game of volleyball

  22-08-2015 17:06
  Welcome to the border between the US and Mexico. Home to numerous migrant deaths every year, snarling police officers – and the most subversive game of volleyball in the world.
  
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• Giant house spiders are invading British homes following wet and warm summer

  22-08-2015 17:02
  
  Bad news if you are an arachnophobe: giant house spiders are probably invading your home at this moment.
  
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• Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie sentenced to 'life in prison' - on top of death sentence

  22-08-2015 17:01
  
  Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie has been sentenced to life in prison for murder and inciting violence.
  
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• Shandong chemical plant explosion: Firefighters on scene after warehouse catches fire

  22-08-2015 16:53
  
  An explosion has been reported at a chemical warehouse in the eastern Chinese province of Shangdong.
  
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• Several Dead As Airshow Jet Crashes On Road

  22-08-2015 16:48
  
  Police say the plane, believed to be a Hawker Hunter, hit several cars on the A27 in West Sussex at about 1.20pm. The plane ended up in a bush, according to a spokesman for the airshow, but there were reports the pilot managed to escape before the crash. Laura Raymond from Splash FM was watching and commentating the display, and said: "Within seconds we were thinking 'Gosh that plane was going rather low'.
  
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• Shoreham air show plane crash: Video footage purportedly shows moment jet came down

  22-08-2015 16:42
  
  Video footage has emerged which purportedly show the moment a plane crashed at the Shoreham air show in Sussex.
  
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• Shoreham air show plane crash: 'It was like a war zone' say witnesses following accident

  22-08-2015 16:42
  
  Witnesses have described the scenes at a Sussex air show as being “like a war zone” after an aircraft crashed during a performance in front of hundreds of people. 
  
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• Cat lovers petition for their pets to have equal status with dogs in 'hit-and-run' cases

  22-08-2015 16:32
  
  Thousands of cat lovers have signed up to a petition calling for it be made illegal to run over a cat and not report it.
  
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• France train shooting: Famous actor claims staff locked passengers out when gunman opened fire

  22-08-2015 16:31
  
  A famous French actor who was on board the train from Amsterdam to Paris when a gunman opened fire has spoken about the ordeal.
  
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• France train shooting: Famous actor claims staff locked passengers out of car when gunman opened fire

  22-08-2015 16:31
  
  A famous French actor who was on board the train from Amsterdam to Paris when a gunman opened fire has spoken about the ordeal.
  
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• Manchester United vs Newcastle match report: Goalless United left to ponder transfer business as Wayne Rooney's goal drought continues

  22-08-2015 16:01
  Once Wayne Rooney feasted on Newcastle defences. A decade ago he had driven a volley past Shay Given and into the roof of the Stretford End net, a goal that is still remembered as one of the greatest ever scored at Old Trafford. That evening he travelled down to London to receive his award as the Young Footballer of the Year.
  
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• Venezuela declares martial law after smugglers attack Colombia border region

  22-08-2015 15:55
  
  Venezuela has declared a state of emergency in a border region near Colombia after an attack by smugglers that left three soldiers and a civilian injured.
  
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• Plane crashes at air show in south England, casualties reported - police

  22-08-2015 15:49
  LONDON (Reuters) - A plane crashed and caused several casualties at an air show in Brighton, on England's south coast, emergency services said on Saturday.
  
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• Thousands of music fans enjoy summer sunshine at V Festival

  22-08-2015 15:30
  
  Crowds have packed out Hylands Park, Essex for a scorching first day of V Festival.
  
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• Afghanistan veterans embark on 1000-mile Walking With The Wounded charity trek

  22-08-2015 15:25
  
  A 1,000-mile charity walk supported by Prince Harry has got under way with a group of wounded Afghanistan veterans embarking on an "epic" trek across the country.
  
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• Pensioner, 81, dies after being attacked in the street in Rotherham

  22-08-2015 15:24
  
  A pensioner has died after he was attacked in the street and left with serious injuries.
  
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• Fireball As Airshow Jet Crashes On Major Road

  22-08-2015 15:18
  
  A Hawker Hunter plane has crashed during an airshow in Shoreham-By Sea, West Sussex, reportedly hitting cars as it crashed onto a busy road. Laura Raymond from Splash FM was watching and commentating the display and said: "Within seconds we were thinking 'gosh that plane was going rather low'. The Hawker Hunter was introduced in the 1950s and retired from military service in 2014.
  
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