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• Heads roll as Theresa May continues her reshuffle

  16-07-2016 23:15
  
  Cameron’s allies were swiftly sacked.
  
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• Britain reaffirms commitment to Gibraltar post Brexit

  16-07-2016 22:55
  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson reaffirmed Britain's commitment to Gibraltar on Saturday and said it would fully involve the territory in its discussions with the European Union following last month's vote to leave the bloc. Johnson told Chief Minister Fabian Picardo in talks in London that Britain would never agree to the people of Gibraltar being transferred to the sovereignty of another state against their wishes, the Foreign Office said in a statement. Last month acting Spanish foreign minis
  
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• Flying to Turkey? Here's the travel information after Friday night's attempted coup

  16-07-2016 22:33
  
  The Foreign Office says the situation “remains potentially volatile”.
  
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• Turkey coup attempt: Britons describe gunfire and explosions

  16-07-2016 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britons in Turkey describe how they heard gunfire and explosions during an attempted coup, in which 265 people died, 161 of them civilians.
  
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• Pakistani model 'strangled by brother'

  16-07-2016 20:39
  
  Hundreds of Pakistani women are murdered by family members each year in so-called honour killings.
  
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• Tragic story of the man who lost six members of his family in the Nice attacks

  16-07-2016 19:38
  
  He was said to be too traumatised to speak.
  
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• Murder inquiry over decomposed body in Glasgow flat

  16-07-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police launch a murder inquiry following the discovery of a man's decomposed body at a Glasgow flat on Thursday.
  
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• Students' phones stolen playing Pokemon Go game in Hulme

  16-07-2016 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three students were robbed at knifepoint of their mobile phones while they were playing Pokemon Go in Manchester, police say.
  
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• Pokemon Go-playing students robbed at knifepoint

  16-07-2016 17:36
  
  Greater Manchester Police urged users to be aware of their surroundings.
  
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• Helen Bailey death: Partner charged with murdering children's author

  16-07-2016 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The partner of children's author Helen Bailey is charged with her murder after human remains were found at her home in Hertfordshire.
  
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• Taxi driver killed helping at A19 crash scene

  16-07-2016 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is arrested after a taxi driver who stopped to help at the scene of a crash is killed by a passing vehicle.
  
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• Jack Gudge murder: Four held over Bournemouth teen's death

  16-07-2016 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men and a 15-year-old boy are arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17-year-old found with injuries in Bournemouth dies.
  
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• Partner of children's author Helen Bailey charged with her murder

  16-07-2016 16:21
  
  Ian Stewart has also been charged with perverting the course of justice and preventing a lawful burial.
  
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• Thousands attend Trident protests across Scotland

  16-07-2016 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anti-Trident demonstrations are taking place across Scotland ahead of Monday's House of Commons vote on whether to renew the nuclear missile system.
  
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• Mzee Mohammed: Custody death man's family holds vigil

  16-07-2016 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The family of a man who died while in police custody, after being detained by security staff at a shopping centre, holds a vigil in his memory.
  
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• PM Theresa May makes more ministerial changes

  16-07-2016 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May unveils more junior ministerial appointments as she continues to shape her administration.
  
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• Nice killer had 'psychological problems', says neighbour

  16-07-2016 14:21
  
  A closer look at the man who killed 84 people when he rammed a lorry into people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice.
  
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• Warzone RAF sniffer dog honoured

  16-07-2016 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A memorial is unveiled in memory of an RAF sniffer dog said to have saved "a thousand lives" in warzones around the world.
  
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• Everything we know so far about the coup attempt in Turkey

  16-07-2016 12:54
  
  Everything we know about the military action that hit Turkey on Friday night.
  
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• British Airways cancels all Turkish flights on Saturday

  16-07-2016 12:50
  British Airways said it had cancelled all flights to and from Turkey that were due to fly on Saturday, and at least one flight departing from Istanbul on Sunday, following an attempted coup in the country. BA said in a statement it would also keep flights to Turkey under review. "In the light of events in Turkey we have cancelled all flights to and from Turkey on Saturday 16 July 2016, and BA675 departing from Istanbul on Sunday 17 July," it said.
  
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• No further action over Mohamed Al Fayed rape claim

  16-07-2016 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No further action will be taken over a historic allegation of rape made against former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, the Crown Prosecution Service says.
  
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• Turkey: Boris Johnson urges calm and 'avoidance of bloodshed'

  16-07-2016 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says that the British government is "very concerned" about the situation in Turkey.
  
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• See some of the scenes in Turkey as witnesses describe the chaos

  16-07-2016 11:22
  
  Witnesses caught up in the attempted coup in Turkey describe a chaos of explosions and confusion.
  
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• Search for missing tanker crewman in Channel called off

  16-07-2016 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A search for a crewman, missing overboard from a tanker in the Channel, is called off after six hours.
  
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• UK will support Turkish government despite coup, says Boris

  16-07-2016 10:06
  
  The new Foreign Secretary has said Britain will support the Turkish government after an attempted military coup that has seen at least 90 killed.
  
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• Crack SAS team rushed to London after Nice attack sparks terror fears

  16-07-2016 07:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TEAM of 40 SAS soldiers was secretly flown into London within hours of the Nice attack ready to provide an immediate response to an Islamic State assault, it has been revealed.
  
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• Worried Brits left stranded in Turkey as military coup grips nation

  16-07-2016 05:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TERRIFIED Britons trapped in Turkey because of the military coup are "seriously worried" for their safety as airstrikes continue to rock the capital, Ankara.
  
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• Turkey military coup 'caused by BREXIT', claims Labour MP

  16-07-2016 04:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A FORMER Labour frontbencher has caused outrage after claiming the military coup in Turkey was caused by the campaign for Britain to leave the EU.
  
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• Pregnant mental health patient 'pinned to floor'

  16-07-2016 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A London mental health trust launches an investigation after a heavily pregnant patient is allegedly dragged from a seat and pinned to the floor by staff.
  
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• Executed by the Germans

  16-07-2016 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He was the "terrorist" whose execution bolstered a flagging British war effort. But why would a ship captain ever ram a submarine?
  
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• Craze to catch 'em all

  16-07-2016 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pokemon Go may be the biggest game on the planet right now, but what does it mean for the first generation of Pokemon masters?
  
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• Ipswich hedgehog officer post gains worldwide interest

  16-07-2016 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A job advert for a hedgehog officer in Ipswich sparks international interest.
  
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• Car clocking ban called for by councils

  16-07-2016 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A proposed EU ban on companies who provide mileage "correction" for cars should be retained by the UK and brought forward, the Local Government Association says.
  
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• Panic as travel company crashes: Brexit blamed as Britons could miss out on holiday

  16-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THOUSANDS of Britons were last night scrambling to get back to the UK after a travel bookings firm crashed.
  
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• Man held as body found at missing author Helen Bailey’s home

  16-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BODY was found yesterday in the grounds of missing children’s author Helen Bailey’s home.
  
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• A further two days of strike action hits ScotRail services

  16-07-2016 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  RMT union members working for ScotRail take part in a further two days of strike action over the role of train guards.
  
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• President Erdogan calls for Turks to take to the streets amid coup attempt

  16-07-2016 00:38
  
  Erdogan spoke to CNN-Turk via FaceTime from a “secure location” after the military said it had seized control of the country.
  
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