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• Mrs Merton and 'Scorchio!'

  02-07-2016 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look at some of the best-loved characters - and comedy moments - created by writer and comedian Caroline Aherne, who has died at the age of 52.
  
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• See why thousands of protesters gathered to show their EU love

  02-07-2016 22:55
  
  Tens of thousands of people descended on central London to protest against Brexit.
  
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• Bangladesh restaurant attack: everything we know so far

  02-07-2016 22:38
  
  The attack killed at least 28 people.
  
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• Could Brits in Europe be given dual citizenship after Brexit vote?

  02-07-2016 20:43
  
  Germany’s vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel thinks settled Brits should be allowed to stay in the EU.
  
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• Worry for Hillary Clinton's campaign as she faces FBI questioning

  02-07-2016 20:41
  
  FBI questioning could spell trouble for Hillary Clinton’s bid for US president.
  
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• Thousands of protesters share their reasons for why they "love EU"

  02-07-2016 20:28
  
  Tens of thousands of people descended on central London to protest against Brexit.
  
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• Wales Fans Rush To Euro 2016 After Shock Win

  02-07-2016 20:19
  
  Chris Coleman's team came from a goal down to win 3-1 in Lille, setting up a quarter-final clash with Portugal next week. The win follows years in football's international wilderness - Wales's last appearance in a major football championship was the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. Nick Marshall, 42, from Manchester, said: "I sent a message to my friends who couldn't get to Lille saying to just book flights as soon as.
  
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• Colours, crowds and cuddles in Edinburgh for the city's 21st Pride festival

  02-07-2016 19:51
  
  It was all about crazy costumes, free hugs and solidarity.
  
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• Watch Nicola Sturgeon tell the Queen how immigration is crucial for Scotland

  02-07-2016 18:01
  
  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has opened Scottish Parliament with a powerful speech about the importance of immigration to the country.
  
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• Comedian Caroline Aherne Dies Of Cancer At 52

  02-07-2016 17:31
  
  Comedian Caroline Aherne has died at the age of 52 after a battle with cancer, her publicist has said. The actress, best known for her roles in The Mrs Merton Show, The Fast Show and The Royle Family, died at her home in Timperley, Greater Manchester. Neil Reading, her publicist, said on Saturday: "Caroline Aherne has sadly passed away, after a brave battle with cancer.
  
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• How agony aunt Aherne became TV star

  02-07-2016 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Sillito looks back at the career of actress and comedian Caroline Aherne, who has died aged 52.
  
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• Corbyn's Supporters Rally Against Quit Calls

  02-07-2016 15:54
  
  Thousands of Momentum supporters have rallied in support of Labour's beleagured Jeremy Corbyn amid new calls for him to step aside. Sources have told Sky News that a group of freshly appointed shadow cabinet ministers attempted to see the leader to urge him to resign, to prevent a split in the party. It is also understood that the party rebels are trying to avoid a formal leadership contest, as 60,000 new members have joined this week further bolstering Mr Corbyn's position.
  
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• Ryan Giggs Leaves Man Utd For 'New Challenge'

  02-07-2016 15:39
  
  Manchester United has confirmed that Ryan Giggs is leaving the club after 29 years, citing his ambition to be a manager. The Welshman had one more year on his contract as assistant manager at the club, but its new boss Jose Mourinho is expected to give that role to Rui Faria. He said: "After 29 seasons at Manchester United as a player and assistant manager, I know winning is in the DNA of this club - giving youth a chance, and playing attacking and exciting football.
  
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• Queen, in Scotland after Brexit vote, says staying calm can be hard

  02-07-2016 15:37
  Britain's Queen Elizabeth told Scottish lawmakers on Saturday that staying calm in a fast-changing world can be difficult. Speaking as she formally opened the fifth session of Scotland's devolved parliament, she made no mention of last week's vote by Britain to leave the EU, a result which prompted dismay in Scotland and sparked calls for another independence referendum.
  
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• MP Leadsom emerges as top pro-Brexit candidate for PM

  02-07-2016 15:15
  British lawmaker Andrea Leadsom emerged on Saturday as the top pro-Brexit candidate to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron, earning the support of a former Conservative Party leader and several members of parliament. Leadsom, a junior minister not well known to most voters, has attracted slightly more support from Conservative lawmakers than Michael Gove, the justice secretary and leading "Leave" campaigner, British media reported. Bookmaker William Hill said she was now second-favourite to suc
  
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• Baby Critical After Being Shot With Air Rifle

  02-07-2016 14:39
  
  Police we called to a property shortly after 4pm yesterday and the child is now in a critical condition with a serious head injury at Bristol Children's Hospital. Detective Inspector Jonathan Deane said: "We're carrying out enquiries at the scene to establish what happened but clearly these are very tragic circumstances.
  
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• Thousands march through London to protest against Brexit vote

  02-07-2016 14:33
  By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday in a loud and colourful protest against last week's vote to leave the European Union, a result that has plunged Britain into political chaos and which most people in the capital rejected. Stay in the EU," as they marched towards the Westminster political district to a soundtrack of songs like Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" and Whitney Houston's "I Will always Love You." "I
  
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• Queen Urges Pause For Thought By Leaders

  02-07-2016 14:09
  
  The Queen has stressed the need for political leaders to make "room for quiet thinking and contemplation" in dealing with challenges. Speaking at the opening of the new session of the Scottish Parliament, the monarch did not make any direct reference to the Brexit vote that has sent shockwaves through the British political system. But she will no doubt have had it uppermost in mind as she referred to the "remarkable speed" at which events can take place.
  
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• London Brexit Protest: Thousands March For EU

  02-07-2016 13:32
  
  Tens of thousands of people have set off on a march through London to protest against the vote to leave the EU. Starting on Park Lane, the crowd is making its way via Pall Mall and Whitehall towards Parliament Square. The March For Europe demonstration was organised on social media by comedian Mark Thomas who wanted to express his "anger, frustration and need to do something".
  
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• Wales Fans Go Wild After Team's Shock Victory

  02-07-2016 13:31
  
  Wales fans have continued celebrating their side's shock win over Belgium - with scenes of pure ecstasy in Lille and around Wales. Fans went wild after substitute Sam Vokes put the game beyond reach for Belgium - the team ranked second in the world - putting the underdogs through to the semi-finals. Wales fans chanted "Don't take me home, please don't take me home", as well as songs about Hal Robson-Kanu and Gareth Bale.
  
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• Brexit protest: Thousands descend on London in pro-EU rally

  02-07-2016 13:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THOUSANDS of pro-EU voters have converged on central London today in protest after Britain voted to leave the European Union last week.
  
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• Thousands gather in London to protest against Brexit vote

  02-07-2016 13:21
  By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday to march in protest against last week's vote to leave the European Union, a result that has plunged Britain into political chaos and which most people in the capital rejected. "I was genuinely stunned on the morning after the vote," said one marcher, Nathaniel Samson, 25, from Hertfordshire north of London.
  
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• Baby seal has to be put down after woman carries it home from beach in plastic bag

  02-07-2016 12:50
  
  Sadly the pup was so “lethargic” that experts decided to put him down.
  
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• Queen Expresses Her Confidence In Scotland

  02-07-2016 12:36
  
  The Queen is making a speech at the opening of the new session of the Scottish Parliament. While the majority of people across the UK backed splitting from Brussels, most voters in Scotland supported Remain and has led to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to state a second independence referendum is "highly likely". In addition to the Queen's address to MSPs, Ms Sturgeon is also to make a speech.
  
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• 20 hostages killed after 10-hour siege at Bangladesh cafe

  02-07-2016 11:47
  
  Two officers were killed and another 25 are being treated for injuries.
  
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• GOT THEM! Three ISIS jihadis who fled to Libya from Britain KILLED in special forces op

  02-07-2016 11:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THREE British jihadis fighting for ISIS in Libya have been killed in a covert operation by British special forces.
  
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• Queen To Give Speech At Holyrood After EU Vote

  02-07-2016 11:36
  The Queen is to make a speech later at the opening of the new session of the Scottish Parliament. The visit to Holyrood by the monarch, who will be accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, comes amid political turmoil in the wake of the Brexit vote. While the majority of people across the UK backed splitting from Brussels, most voters in Scotland supported Remain and has led to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to state a second independence referendum is "highly likely".
  
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• Majority of trade unionists don't back Jeremy Corbyn, reveals survey

  02-07-2016 11:15
  
  Jeremy Corbyn isn’t having a particularly great week, is he?
  
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• WATCH: Ecstatic Robbie Savage loses the plot after Wales beats Belgium 3-1 in Euro 2016

  02-07-2016 11:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THIS is the moment football pundit Robbie Savage goes mental in the commentary box after Wales’ third goal sent them into the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
  
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• 'Terror threat' against Heathrow-to-US flight

  02-07-2016 10:30
  
  The threat was made by a pro-Islamic State Twitter account.
  
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• Outraged mum accused of fly-tipping by leaving babies pram out

  02-07-2016 10:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SHOCKED mother has been accused of fly-tipping by leaving her babies’ pram outside her home.
  
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• Bangladesh attack: 13 hostages freed after security forces storm restaurant

  02-07-2016 09:47
  
  At least six militants were killed by security services.
  
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• 'We need a Brexit politician to lead Brexit Britain' NIGEL FARAGE wants 'Leave' PM

  02-07-2016 09:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NIGEL Farage says the next Prime Minister must be an MP who backed the Leave campaign to reflect the electorate’s wishes.
  
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• Soggy Wimbledon set to bring back People’s Sunday

  02-07-2016 08:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AFTER a week of wet weather, the biggest backlog of matches in a decade has forced officials at Wimbledon to draw up emergency plans to bring back People’s Sunday.
  
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• Euro 2016: Fans celebrate as Wales storm into semi-final after beating Belgium 3-1

  02-07-2016 08:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MILLIONS of football fans celebrated wildly last night as Wales kept the British flag flying in Euro 2016.
  
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• Wales Fans Go Wild After Team's Surprise Victory

  02-07-2016 07:31
  
  Wales fans are celebrating after their side's shock win over Belgium - with scenes of pure ecstasy at a big screen in Cardiff. Fans went wild after substitute Sam Vokes put the game beyond reach for Belgium - the team ranked second in the world - putting the underdogs through to the semi-finals. On social media, Welsh celebrities including Katherine Jenkins toasted the win, while others shared images of the extraordinary celebrations seen after the final whistle.
  
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• Wales In Euro 2016 Semi-Finals After Stunning Win

  02-07-2016 07:30
  
  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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• Cambridge academic turns up to meeting NAKED in Brexit protest… and NO ONE mentions it

  02-07-2016 06:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A CAMBRIDGE scholar turned up to a faculty meeting naked with a protest against Brexit scrawled across he bare breasts and stomach.
  
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• THE EXECUTIONER OF EUROPE: Greece blasts German finance minister over secret Brexit plan

  02-07-2016 05:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GERMAN finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble has been mocked as the 'Mad Executioner of Europe' after Britain's vote to Leave the EU.
  
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• Rare Insight Into Life Away From WW1 Front Line

  02-07-2016 05:39
  
  A treasure trove of letters recently discovered at the Staffordshire archive service has shed light on the men who made a stand against conscription during World War One for the sake of their families, jobs and communities. The 100-year-old documents, which should have been destroyed after the war, offer a rare look at home life during the war, as conscription was introduced to bolster the undermanned frontline. It was then the jobs of military service tribunals to decide whether a reasonable ex
  
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• Boy 'reported for RADICALISATION after saying Brexit would stop immigrants coming to UK'

  02-07-2016 03:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A PRIMARY school pupil has been reported to social services after telling his classmates Britain’s vote to leave the EU would stop immigrants entering and leaving the country.
  
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• Testing times

  02-07-2016 03:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK science is one of the biggest winners from Britain's membership of the EU. Now it stands to lose the most from Brexit.
  
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• Hunt For Sex Offender After 'Spray-Paint' Attack

  02-07-2016 03:00
  
  Detectives are appealing for the public's help to trace a violent registered sex offender over a series of alleged attacks ranging from assaults to indecent exposure, and racist abuse. Vitalij Kovaliov, 35, escaped a mental health unit in Hammersmith, west London, while on escorted leave on 24 June. On 28 June at 12.20pm, a 25-year-old woman in west London was waiting for a parcel delivery when a man spray-painted her hair red before fleeing.
  
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• Potteries' power

  02-07-2016 02:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Is there more to culture in Stoke than its world-famous potteries?
  
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• Newspaper review: 'Maymentum' in Tory race and 'Welsh dragons roar'

  02-07-2016 02:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The front pages focus on the "Maymentum" - as one puts it - building behind Theresa May in the Conservative leadership contest, and also celebrate Wales's historic run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals.
  
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• Leave campaign forced to deny ‘HYPNOTISING’ voters into backing Brexit

  02-07-2016 01:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BREXIT campaign have been forced to confirm they “didn’t hypnotise anyone” after enlisting the help of Paul McKenna to help run their social media campaign.
  
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• Brexit: The immigrants who voted Leave

  02-07-2016 01:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many would assume that those who had migrated to the UK would support others being able to do so. It's not as simple as that.
  
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• Fearless moles

  02-07-2016 01:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Somme is remembered for slaughter with men machine-gunned in their tens of thousands. But it also featured a bold attempt at breaking the deadlock.
  
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• Wales Fans Go Wild After Surprise Win

  02-07-2016 01:07
  
  Wales fans are celebrating after their side's shock win over Belgium - with scenes of pure ecstasy at a big screen in Cardiff. Fans went wild after substitute Sam Vokes put the game beyond reach for Belgium - the team ranked second in the world - putting the underdogs through to the semi-finals. On social media, Welsh celebrities including Katherine Jenkins toasted the win, while others shared images of the extraordinary celebrations seen after the final whistle.
  
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• Scotland will be 'Greece without the sun' in EU alone: Sturgeon warned over shameless bid

  02-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NICOLA Sturgeon's bid to keep Scotland in the EU could transform the country into "Greece without the sun", a leading think-tank has claimed.
  
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