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• Fans in Cardiff celebrate Wales' win

  01-07-2016 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crowds in Cardiff's fan zone celebrate Wales' third goal against Belgium in the Euro 2016 semi-final.
  
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• Wales Through To Euro 2016 Semi-Finals

  01-07-2016 23:16
  
  Wales have reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016 after coming from behind to beat Belgium 3-1. Goals from Ashley Williams, a sublime effort from Hal Robson-Kanu - a striker who doesn't even have a club after being released by Reading two weeks ago - and substitute Sam Vokes saw them beat the team ranked second in the world. Wales had not lost to Belgium in their last three meetings and won their last game, in qualifying for this tournament, so there was little danger of them being intimidate
  
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• Snappy apps

  01-07-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new generation of energy switching services is emerging, claiming to offer better ways for millions of people to cut their gas and electricity bills.
  
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• German connection

  01-07-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's Brexit vote is testing the cultural bonds between Britain and Berlin, but film studio boss Charlie Woebcken says "these links aren't going away".
  
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• Gove denies treachery as he pitches to be next prime minister

  01-07-2016 22:56
  By Kylie MacLellan and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Justice Secretary Michael Gove pitched on Friday to be the prime minister to take Britain out of the EU, a day after he destroyed the chances of another frontrunner in what some colleagues called an act of treachery. Gove's decision on Thursday to throw his hat in the ring to replace David Cameron, who is standing down after Britons voted to leave the European Union last week, upturned British politics after he had previously said he would
  
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• Wimbledon 2016: Play on middle Sunday given go-ahead

  01-07-2016 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wimbledon organisers give the go-ahead for play on the middle Sunday of the tournament for the first time since 2004.
  
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• Rain-ravaged Wimbledon to hold matches on middle Sunday

  01-07-2016 22:12
  Wimbledon matches will be held on the middle Sunday, organisers said on Twitter, to try to clear the backlog after scheduling delays built up over the first five days of what has been a rain-ravaged tournament. The tournament's official Twitter feed said details would be announced on Saturday, with all tickets to be bought in advance online and none available on the day. The last time matches were held on the middle Sunday of the fortnight at Wimbledon was in 2004.
  
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• Royal Troon: Open Championship venue votes to allow women members

  01-07-2016 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Royal Troon members vote "overwhelmingly" at a special meeting to allow the admission of women members.
  
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• UK financial sector 'determined' to keep EU passport - representative

  01-07-2016 21:43
  By Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - Britain's financial services sector is working hard behind the scenes to communicate with Brussels and the UK government to ensure they don't lose "passporting" rights within the European Union following Britain's vote last month to leave the trading bloc, the Lord Mayor of the City of London said on Friday. "I think we're determined that we won't," lose passporting rights, Lord Jeffrey Mountevans, who serves as an ambassador and representative for the UK financ
  
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• Jo Cox's final questions in Parliament have been answered by the Government

  01-07-2016 21:23
  
  Written questions tabled by MPs are usually answered within five sitting days of Parliament.
  
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• Struck down in Battle of the Somme

  01-07-2016 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nearly one in 10 of the soldiers who died on the first day of the Battle of Somme were from the 36th Ulster Division.
  
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• 'WWI Soldiers' Appear Across UK In Somme Tribute

  01-07-2016 21:09
  
  Hundreds of volunteers dressed as World War I soldiers appeared in public places across the UK today. The National Theatre project was described as a "modern memorial" marking the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. They appeared unannounced in locations across the UK, including train stations and shopping centres.
  
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• Somme marked by uniformed men across UK with #wearehere

  01-07-2016 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of volunteers took part in an artwork by Jeremy Deller to commemorate 100 years since the Battle of Somme.
  
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• Battle of the Somme: Royals at Somme centenary commemoration

  01-07-2016 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people, including members of the Royal Family, attend a ceremony in France marking 100 years since the start of the World War One Battle of the Somme.
  
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• Police Not At Fault For Alice Death - Coroner

  01-07-2016 20:05
  
  A coroner has told a jury that evidence does not show that the actions of the police or Home Office contributed to the death of schoolgirl Alice Gross. Dr Fiona Wilcox announced her legal ruling on the fifth day of the hearing into the circumstances surrounding the 14-year-old's death in 2014. Latvian builder Arnis Zalkalns - who had served a prison sentence for murdering his wife in his home country - is believed to have killed Alice in a sexually motivated attack.
  
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• Commemorative Somme lapel pins being sold on Ebay for hundreds of pounds

  01-07-2016 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Commemorative lapel pins made from Battle of the Somme shells are being sold at more than 10 times the original asking price.
  
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• Battle Of Somme Fallen Remembered 100 Years On

  01-07-2016 19:44
  
  The tens of thousands of soldiers who gave their lives on the first day of the Battle of the Somme have been honoured at commemorations in the UK and France. "My grandfather had a living death until he died," she told Sky News.
  
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• Kayleigh Haywood murder: Stephen Beadman jailed for life

  01-07-2016 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Beadman jailed for life with minimum of 35 years for rape and murder of schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood.
  
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• Artists behind 'ghost soldiers' project revealed

  01-07-2016 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National Theatre head Rufus Norris and artist Jeremy Deller were behind a Somme commemoration project featuring men dressed as World War One soldiers.
  
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• Cerys Matthews at Eurotunnel terminal: 'Fans heartbroken'

  01-07-2016 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The singer and BBC 6 Music presenter said she was "heartbroken" after getting stuck in traffic on the way to Lille.
  
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• 10 things

  01-07-2016 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One in 10 Icelanders is in France right now, plus more news nuggets.
  
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• Romanians offer symbolic EU membership to 'Remain-ian' Brits

  01-07-2016 18:56
  By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanians are offering a glimmer of hope for millions of disappointed Britons who voted to remain in the European Union last week - adopting British 'Remainians' and providing them with symbolic identity papers. The Brexit referendum result stunned global financial markets, threw British politics into turmoil and highlighted deep divisions among British voters - more than 17.4 million chose to leave the European Union, while 16.1 million voted remain.
  
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• Eurotunnel Delays: Wales Fans Could Miss Game

  01-07-2016 18:49
  
  Thousands of Wales fans could miss their side's crunch match against Belgium tonight because of huge Eurotunnel delays. Among those stuck in queues is Welsh singer Cerys Matthews, who tweeted Eurotunnel: "This is a once in a lifetime event.
  
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• Adele tops post-Glastonbury album chart

  01-07-2016 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adele's 25 shoots back to the top of the album chart after experiencing a 231% sales surge following her headline appearance at Glastonbury.
  
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• A third of voters think Brexit won't happen - poll

  01-07-2016 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a third of voters are not convinced the UK will leave the EU despite referendum result, Newsnight poll suggests.
  
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• Tory leadership: Gove 'standing out of conviction not ambition'

  01-07-2016 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michael Gove launches his bid to be Tory leader and prime minister with a promise of leaving the EU's single market and cutting immigration.
  
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• Sadiq Khan is returning Boris Johnson's water cannon and spending the money on youth services

  01-07-2016 18:26
  
  The London Mayor said it “beggars belief” that they were bought.
  
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• Watch Boris Johnson get heckled and called an 'absolute disgrace'

  01-07-2016 18:23
  
  He’s a man in demand.
  
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• Labour MP Sorry For 'Coloured Skin' Comments

  01-07-2016 18:16
  
  A Labour MP has apologised after saying in a radio interview that the only people with "coloured skin" in his constituency "run takeaways". Wayne David was asked how much of an issue immigration is in his Caerphilly constituency in terms of the number of people coming in from abroad. "There are some workers who are migrant workers from the rest of the European Union but the numbers are relatively small.
  
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• In pictures

  01-07-2016 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Images of the commemorations being held to mark 100 years since the Battle of the Somme, in which more than one million men on the opposing sides were left dead or wounded.
  
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• EU referendum result must be respected, says John McDonnell

  01-07-2016 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's decision to pull out of the European Union must be respected, the shadow chancellor has said, as he outlined Labour's vision for "Brexit".
  
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• EU should give UK a quick and fair exit deal: Bundesbank

  01-07-2016 18:04
  The European Union should give Britain a quick and fair exit deal to minimise the economic cost and not hinder the process for the sake of setting a political example, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said on Friday. "Neither side has an interest in putting up trade barriers," Weidmann, who also sits on the European Central Bank's Governing Council, said in a speech. "But the EU should also not give the UK a better treatment than it does to Switzerland and Norway." He also said that while Brex
  
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• Lohan 'Happy' To Light Up Pro-Brexit Kettering

  01-07-2016 17:55
  
  Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan has said she would be happy to turn on the Christmas lights in Kettering after an "offensive" tweet about the town on the night of the EU referendum. The 29-year-old pro-Remain American actress was taken to task by the Northamptonshire town's Conservative MP after she "slagged off" areas that voted Brexit, as she live tweeted the results. This was despite it being home to Weetabix breakfast cereal, record FA Cup goalscoring Kettering Town FC and upmarket shoemakers C
  
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• US woman guilty of Stephen Hawking Tenerife death threats

  01-07-2016 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US woman is given a suspended jail sentence in Spain for threatening to kill British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking.
  
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• Kayleigh Haywood Killer Sentenced To Life

  01-07-2016 17:32
  
  A former landscape gardener who raped and murdered 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood after holding her prisoner has been jailed for life. Stephen Beadman killed Kayleigh after she was groomed online and lured to the home of his neighbour Luke Harlow. Beadman will serve a minimum of 35 years for rape, false imprisonment and murder.
  
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• Twitter really enjoyed Michael Gove's leadership speech

  01-07-2016 17:25
  
  Michael Gove officially launched his candidacy for leader of the Conservative Party today, so how did it go down on Twitter?
  
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• Someone bought a Michael Gove website and the result is hilarious

  01-07-2016 16:50
  
  Ingenious.
  
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• See this stunned busker get an unexpected backing singer - and it's Seal

  01-07-2016 16:44
  
  British singer-songwriter Seal surprises a busker – and a whole crowd – when he decides joins her show in Manchester.
  
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• Woman Dragged Along Platform By Train

  01-07-2016 16:23
  
  The passenger suffered head, back and hand injuries after being pulled more than 60ft at Hayes and Harlington station. A report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) found that the woman had deliberately put her hand between the closing doors. The RAIB recommended further research so the industry can learn how to deter people from obstructing train doors.
  
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• Sex work should be decriminalised, say MPs

  01-07-2016 16:19
  
  Alternative laws are being looked at.
  
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• Ryan Giggs' Future Announced 'In 24 Hours'

  01-07-2016 15:54
  
  The next move for Manchester United hero Ryan Giggs will be announced within 24 hours, according to Sky Sports' sources. The former player and, until now assistant manager, has been a stalwart at the club for 29 years. But new manager Jose Mourinho is expected to take Rui Faria as his faithful assistant to the job, pushing Giggs out.
  
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• Watch moving #WeAreHere tributes to the Battle of the Somme as WW1 'soldiers' gather across the country

  01-07-2016 15:43
  
  Commuters witnessed outbursts of song as they were handed cards with the name of a soldier who died in the battle on July 1 1916.
  
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• Spaghetti western?

  01-07-2016 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Like their British colleagues, European commentators have enthusiastically seized on references to Shakespeare to describe the crisis currently engulfing the Conservative Party leadership.
  
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• Fraudster who stole hire cars sentenced to two years in prison

  01-07-2016 15:15
  
  A conman from Lancashire used a complicated scam to obtain hire cars with a collective value of more than £200,000, then sold them on for a profit.
  
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• British family treated to a night in Eiffel Tower apartment

  01-07-2016 14:56
  PARIS (Reuters) - The Eiffel Tower is a must-see for many tourists visiting Paris but for one British family this week it also became their home for the night. ...
  
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• British Gas Launches Free Weekend Power Offer

  01-07-2016 14:15
  
  Consumers are being urged to shop around for the best deal to suit their needs as British Gas introduces an industry first - free weekend electricity for customers with smart meters. Under the offer, known as FreeTime, the UK's biggest supplier said its 2.4 million home customers currently eligible would be able to select getting free power between 9am and 5pm on a Saturday or Sunday from this weekend. Sarwjit Sambhi, managing director of UK Home at British Gas, said customers who wanted smart m
  
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• Osborne Admits Defeat On Budget Surplus Aim

  01-07-2016 14:08
  
  The Chancellor has said the UK's vote to leave the European Union means he will miss a key target - achieving a budget surplus in time for the next scheduled general election. During a speech in Manchester, George Osborne said the effects of the referendum result meant the public finances would no longer be able to return to a surplus in the 2019/20 financial year as he had hoped. He said: "As the Bank of England said yesterday, the referendum result is expected likely to lead to a signific
  
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• Michael Gove just made his case for being the next Tory leader and people got quite annoyed

  01-07-2016 14:08
  
  People watching the live stream of his speech were less than impressed by most of it.
  
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• Watch the key points you need to know about the Battle of the Somme

  01-07-2016 14:07
  
  It was a long, complicated and bloody period in military history – but these key points sum up what really happened in the Battle of the Somme.
  
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• Osborne drops 2020 budget surplus target after Brexit vote

  01-07-2016 13:31
  British finance minister George Osborne said on Friday he was no longer sticking to his centrepiece policy of turning the country's budget deficit into a surplus by 2020 after voters decided to leave the European Union last week. "The government must provide fiscal credibility, so we will continue to be tough on the deficit but we must be realistic about achieving a surplus by the end of this decade," Osborne said in a speech. Osborne inherited a deficit of more than 10 percent of gross domestic
  
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