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• A two-minute silence will be held in memory of Jo Cox during by-election count

  16-06-2016 23:12
  
  Cox, who was the MP for Batley and Spen, died after being shot and stabbed in the street outside her constituency advice surgery.
  
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• Northern Ireland Fan Dies During Euros Match

  16-06-2016 22:38
  A Northern Ireland football fan in his sixties has collapsed and died at the European Championships in Lyon. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it happened during the game against Ukraine, which Northern Ireland won 2-0. The man collapsed in the upper part of the Stade de Lyon and was treated by paramedics, but they were unable to revive him.
  
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• MP Jo Cox Killed In 'Appalling' Street Attack

  16-06-2016 22:18
  
  Labour MP Jo Cox has died after she was shot and stabbed on a street in her West Yorkshire constituency. He later led a vigil surrounded by colleagues in Parliament Square, telling reporters that the politician's death was "beyond appalling".
  
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• MP shot dead, EU referendum campaigns suspended

  16-06-2016 21:45
  By Craig Brough BIRSTALL, England (Reuters) - A British member of parliament was shot dead in the street on Thursday, causing deep shock across Britain and the suspension of campaigning for next week's referendum on the country's EU membership. Jo Cox, 41, a lawmaker for the opposition Labour Party and a vocal advocate for Britain remaining in the European Union, was attacked while preparing to meet constituents in Birstall near Leeds in northern England. West Yorkshire regional police said a 52
  
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• Killing Of Jo Cox Renews MPs' Security Fears

  16-06-2016 20:06
  
  The killing of Jo Cox has renewed concerns about the safety of MPs, especially when they hold surgeries for their constituents. The Labour MP, who was married with two children, died after being shot and stabbed outside her advice surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire. The attack came a week after Tory whip Gavin Barwell was threatened outside his constituency office in Croydon.
  
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• Britain First says Jo Cox murder 'has nothing to do with us' amid reports that attacker shouted party name

  16-06-2016 20:06
  
  Britain First leader Paul Golding addressed the reports in a Facebook video.
  
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• Obituary: rising star Jo Cox tipped as a future minister

  16-06-2016 20:05
  
  Labour MP went from campaigning charity role to seat at Westminster.
  
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• Westminster In Shock At MP's 'Horrific' Death

  16-06-2016 19:58
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says the whole party will be in shock "at the horrific murder" of Jo Cox in her constituency.
  
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• Euro 2016: Northern Ireland and Ukraine fans unite in tribute to tragic fan Darren Rodgers

  16-06-2016 19:51
  
  The 24-year-old from Ballymena died in Nice on Monday.
  
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• Fight against hatred, says husband of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox

  16-06-2016 19:47
  
  Brendan Cox pays tribute to his wife saying: “Jo believed in a better world and she fought for it every day of her life.”
  
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• British lawmaker shot dead, EU referendum campaigns suspended

  16-06-2016 19:46
  By Craig Brough BIRSTALL, England (Reuters) - A British member of Parliament was shot dead in the street in northern England on Thursday, causing deep shock across Britain and the suspension of campaigning for next week's referendum on the country's EU membership. Jo Cox, 41, a lawmaker for the opposition Labour Party and vocal supporter of Britain remaining in the European Union, was attacked as she prepared to hold a meeting with constituents in Birstall near Leeds. West Yorkshire Police said
  
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• Tributes pour in for MP Jo Cox who has died following shock attack

  16-06-2016 19:34
  
  MPs reacted with horror after the Labour MP was attacked by a man outside her constituency advice surgery.
  
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• MP's Killer Walked Off Coolly - Witness

  16-06-2016 18:59
  
  A gunman who stabbed and shot dead a 41-year-old Labour MP in a Leeds street "walked off very coolly, very slowly" after the attack, an eyewitness has told Sky News. Hichem Ben Abdallah, who was in a cafe next door to the library where Jo Cox was believed to have been holding a surgery, described seeing a man wearing a dirty white baseball cap and a grey short jacket, pulling a gun out. Mr Abdallah told Sky News: "I saw people rushing down the road towards the library.
  
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• Labour In Shock At 'Horrific' Jo Cox Murder

  16-06-2016 18:59
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says the whole party will be in shock "at the horrific murder" of Jo Cox in her constituency. In a statement Mr Corbyn said: "The whole of the Labour Party and Labour family - and indeed the whole country - will be in shock at the horrific murder of Jo Cox today. "Jo had a lifelong record of public service and a deep commitment to humanity.
  
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• MP Jo Cox Dies After Being Shot And Stabbed

  16-06-2016 18:56
  
  Labour MP Jo Cox has died after she was shot at least two times and stabbed in her West Yorkshire constituency.
  
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• Former Oxfam Activist Was A Labour 'Star'

  16-06-2016 18:48
  
  Jo Cox was elected as Labour MP for Batley and Spen in the 2015 general election.
  
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• Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot in the street outside her constituency

  16-06-2016 18:27
  
  Cox was in a critical condition after she was shot and stabbed.
  
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• Labour MP Jo Cox Shot And Stabbed In Street

  16-06-2016 18:06
  
  Labour MP Jo Cox is in a critical condition after she was shot at least twice and stabbed in her constituency in West Yorkshire. Eyewitness Hichem Ben Abdallah said a "very brave" bystander tried to stop a man who pulled out a gun and shot her twice and also assaulted her. He saw a man wearing a "dirty white baseball cap" who started "jostling with somebody", a bystander who appeared to be trying to stop him.
  
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• England earn thrilling win over Wales

  16-06-2016 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Daniel Sturridge scores a dramatic injury-time winner as England come from behind to beat Wales in Group B at Euro 2016.
  
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• Jo Cox MP: Aerial pictures show scene of attack

  16-06-2016 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An MP is in a critical condition after she was shot and stabbed during an attack in her constituency.
  
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• Late Winner Sees England Beat Wales 2-1

  16-06-2016 17:41
  
  England have beaten Wales 2-1 in their crucial Euro 2016 clash after striker Daniel Sturridge scored a late winner. The Liverpool striker pounced in stoppage time to send the Three Lions top of Group B and the England fans in the Stade Felix Bollaert-Delelis in Lens into raptures. He was the second substitute to score for Roy Hodgson's men, after Leicester City frontman Jamie Vardy capitalised on a defensive mistake to equalise in the 56th minute.
  
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• The black box from crashed EgyptAir plane has been found in the Mediterranean Sea

  16-06-2016 17:34
  
  The flight from Paris to Cairo crashed between Crete and the Egyptian coast last month.
  
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• Father on losing both sons to ecstasy on same night

  16-06-2016 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ray Lakeman talks to the Victoria Derbyshire programme about the death of his two sons after they took ecstasy together.
  
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• Pair found not guilty of Remembrance Day beheading plot

  16-06-2016 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are cleared of planning to behead a poppy seller, soldier or a police community support officer (PCSO) during Remembrance Day commemorations.
  
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• Jo Cox MP critically injured amid shooting reports

  16-06-2016 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MP Jo Cox is in a critical condition after suffering serious injuries in a shooting and stabbing attack in her constituency.
  
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• PM Steps Up A Gear And Calls In Clarkson

  16-06-2016 16:57
  
  David Cameron has called in the cavalry - in the shape of Jeremy Clarkson. The Prime Minister appeared with his neighbour and friend at the former Top Gear presenter's TV production company, where Clarkson spoke of his backing for staying in the EU. It will be hoped Mr Cameron's appearance with Clarkson - for an informal chat over coffee, where they posed with cameras - will provide a shot in the arm for the Remain campaign.
  
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• Everything you need to know about Jo Cox - a plain speaking young MP tipped for the top

  16-06-2016 16:52
  
  The MP is a Remain supporter and former Oxfam policy adviser.
  
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• Man arrested as Labour MP Jo Cox in critical condition after being shot in the street

  16-06-2016 16:44
  
  The MP was left lying in a pool of blood on the pavement after the attack in Birstall, West Yorkshire.
  
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• Video: England Fans Mock 'Roma' Children

  16-06-2016 16:39
  
  England fans in Lille have been filmed humiliating children understood to be from the Roma community. The shocking footage shows supporters throwing coins at the children and laughing - with one man seen pretending to fight a small child. The children are said to be from the Roma community, but Sky News has been unable to verify this.
  
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• Sir Cliff Richard: Gloria Hunniford says star has found past two years 'difficult'

  16-06-2016 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The broadcaster Gloria Hunniford says the allegations of historic sex abuse against Sir Cliff Richard have "taken a terrible toll" on him, both physically and mentally.
  
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• Scotland to increase armed police numbers

  16-06-2016 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland is to increase its number of armed police officers by about a third following warnings that the country would not be able to cope with a major terror attack.
  
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• England And Wales Meet In Key Euro 2016 Clash

  16-06-2016 16:21
  
  England and Wales have kicked off in their vital Euro 2016 clash in the French city of Lens, following further trouble involving Three Lions supporters in the build-up to the game. The two home nations are facing each other at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, with the score currently 1-1 after Jamie Vardy cancelled out a Gareth Bale free kick. Outside the ground a few chants could be heard as both sets of supporters mingled before kick-off in the Group B match.
  
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• Killer 'danced around victim' following fatal punch

  16-06-2016 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man danced around his fallen victim after delivering a fatal blow during a street attack, a court heard.
  
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• Uber can now deliver food - these are some of the restaurants to choose from

  16-06-2016 16:02
  
  Warning: reading this post might make you very hungry…
  
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• This poster just compared Nigel Farage to Hitler

  16-06-2016 15:59
  
  His new Brexit poster turned a few heads.
  
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• Polls show Britain's EU 'Out' campaign pulls ahead as referendum nears

  16-06-2016 15:54
  By Freya Berry and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - British support for leaving the European Union has surged, according to two telephone opinion surveys published a week before the June 23 referendum, with one pollster putting support for "Leave" at a more than three-year high. The Ipsos MORI poll of 1,257 adults across Britain from June 11-14 showed 51 percent of all voters wanted to leave the bloc and 49 percent wanted to stay. A separate phone poll by Survation showed 'Leave' ahead on 45 p
  
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• This Anonymous hacker just did the best thing to Isis twitter accounts

  16-06-2016 15:53
  
  It was in response to the Orlando shootings.
  
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• British MP in critical condition after attack

  16-06-2016 15:45
  By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A British member of parliament was in critical condition after an incident in her constituency in northern England on Thursday, British police said, with media reports suggesting she had been shot and stabbed. Media reports said Jo Cox, 41, who is a lawmaker for the opposition Labour Party, had been attacked as she prepared to hold an advice surgery for constituents in Birstall near Leeds. West Yorkshire Police said a 52-year-old man had been arrested by arme
  
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• Bank: 'Probable' Pound Risk On UK Brexit Vote

  16-06-2016 15:42
  
  The Bank of England has issued a fresh warning on the economy ahead of the EU referendum, saying it is "increasingly probable" a Brexit would send the pound plunging further. It issued the commentary hours after governor Mark Carney became embroiled in a row with a senior 'Leave' campaigner over his own comments, seen by some Brexiteers as an endorsement of 'Remain', during the campaign. Minutes of the Bank's latest monetary policy committee meeting were released at midday on Thursday, alon
  
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• Aladdin's magic carpet lands in London

  16-06-2016 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Disney musical Aladdin, featuring a number of lavishly choreographed dance scenes, opens in London's West End.
  
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• Labour MP Jo Cox shot and injured in constituency attack

  16-06-2016 15:18
  
  An eyewitness said the MP left lying bleeding on the pavement.
  
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• Disney considers alligator warnings after two-year-old dies at resort beach

  16-06-2016 15:04
  
  There will be a ‘thorough review’ into the matter.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson: 'Gut tells me I feel European'

  16-06-2016 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Clarkson tells David Cameron he "feels European" as he endorses the Remain campaign.
  
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• MP injured after 'shooting' reports

  16-06-2016 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MP Jo Cox injured following reports of shooting and stabbing in Birstall, West Yorkshire
  
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• Murder charge over mum and daughter found dead in Anfield

  16-06-2016 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged with the murder of a mother and daughter who were found dead at a house in Liverpool.
  
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• Sir Cliff Richard sex abuse inquiry: No charges for singer

  16-06-2016 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Cliff Richard hits out at the way sex abuse claims against him were handled, but says he is "thrilled" no charges will be brought.
  
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• Brexit poses global financial risk, Bank of England warns

  16-06-2016 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bank of England warns that uncertainty about the EU referendum is the "largest immediate risk" facing global financial markets.
  
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• EU Referendum: 'My grandfather voted on my behalf'

  16-06-2016 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At 17, Freddie Wells is too young to have a say in the EU referendum, so his grandfather voted for him.
  
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• Hopes for British-Iranian mother in jail in Iran

  16-06-2016 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The husband of a British-Iranian woman imprisoned in Iran says he hopes "senior intervention" from UK and Iranian authorities will lead to her release.
  
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• 'An unseemly spectacle' Nigel Farage hits out again at 'chief luvvie Sir YOB Geldof'

  16-06-2016 14:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NIGEL FARAGE has continued his spat with Bob Geldof – and claimed the musician’s obscene gesture at fishermen could be the enduring image of the referendum campaign.
  
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