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• Munich shopping centre shootings: What we know so far

  22-07-2016 23:49
  
  Munich police suspect there were three gunmen involved, with at least nine people dead.
  
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• Anniversary Games: Usain Bolt wins 200m

  22-07-2016 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Usain Bolt wins the 200m at the Anniversary Games and says he is "getting there" in his preparation for the Rio Olympics.
  
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• Public figures offer condolences after Munich shooting attack

  22-07-2016 23:38
  
  Nine people have been killed, possibly including the gunman.
  
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• Coming home?

  22-07-2016 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What will Brexit mean for small towns in Poland that have seen their populations shrink as people left to live and work elsewhere in the EU?
  
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• Teenage boys in Rottingdean school skirt protest over hot weather

  22-07-2016 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four teenage boys who were disciplined for wearing PE shorts to school on the hottest day of the year so far, stage a protest by wearing skirts instead.
  
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• Neighbours jailed for shining laser pen at police helicopter

  22-07-2016 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two neighbours who shone a laser pen into the cockpit of a police helicopter during a search for a missing person are jailed.
  
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• 'Several dead and wounded' after Munich shopping centre attack

  22-07-2016 20:38
  
  Six people were killed during the shooting, German public broadcaster BR reported.
  
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• Inside 'bankrupt' businessman Alan Yeomans' secret mansion

  22-07-2016 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A businessman who claimed he was bankrupt has been jailed after cannabis was found in a secret room in his illegally-built £1.2m mansion.
  
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• Standing room only at lonely WW2 soldier funeral

  22-07-2016 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Standing room only at funeral of World War Two soldier after appeals are made on social media.
  
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• Great Ouse river search: Woman's body found

  22-07-2016 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A body is found by police searching for a mother-of-three who went missing while playing with her children in a river.
  
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• More than 40 female MPs sign letter slamming Jeremy Corbyn

  22-07-2016 19:03
  
  They said his words had been inadequate.
  
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• Hate crime 'still far too high' post-Brexit - police

  22-07-2016 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 6,000 hate crimes have been reported to police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the wake of the EU referendum, figures show.
  
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• Sharp increase in use of mobile phone banking apps

  22-07-2016 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people using mobile phone apps to do their banking.
  
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• Sports Direct staff 'not treated as humans', says MPs' report

  22-07-2016 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Retailer Sports Direct is accused in a report by MPs of failing to treat its workers like human beings.
  
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• Brexit causes dramatic drop in UK economy, data suggests

  22-07-2016 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK economic activity in July fell at its fastest rate since the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2009, data compiled from business questionnaires shows.
  
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• Former teachers guilty of abusing boys at Fife residential school

  22-07-2016 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two former teachers are convicted of sexually and physically abusing boys at a residential school in Fife in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
  
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• Check out this absolute fail of a tweet from Southern Rail

  22-07-2016 16:23
  
  Their social media strategy isn’t great.
  
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• THC has been found in the water supply of a small American town

  22-07-2016 16:19
  Residents of Hugo, Colorado, have been told not to drink or bathe in water because THC is in the supply.
  
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• See the huge 20-foot postcard delivered by postal workers to the government

  22-07-2016 16:18
  
  Postal workers have delivered a warning over the future of the Post Office.
  
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• Prince George's third birthday marked with release of photos

  22-07-2016 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four photographs of Prince George at the family home in Norfolk are released by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to mark his third birthday.
  
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• Not even informal pre-negotiation talks for Britain, EU Commission VP says

  22-07-2016 15:50
  By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain cannot expect even informal talks with the European Union before it has notified the bloc of its intention to leave, European Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday. Britain is not expected to begin its formal divorce from the EU by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty this year, leaving a gap of six months or more during which London might seek to sound out its options with Brussels. "It's not possible because to negot
  
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• UK police say almost 6,200 hate crimes in month after Brexit vote

  22-07-2016 15:44
  British police said on Friday there had been almost 6,200 hate crimes reported in the last month following the vote to leave the European Union in a referendum where immigration had been a key issue. In the four weeks from June 16, police forces across the country said 6,193 offences had been reported, with the most common crimes being harassment, assault and other violence such as verbal abuse or spitting. Britons voted on June 23 to exit the EU following bitter and deeply divisive campaigning
  
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• Charity discovers "appalling" bird traps baited with dead rabbits in national park

  22-07-2016 15:07
  
  The RSPB has condemned a series of illegal bird traps that led to the deaths of several gulls in the Cairngorms National Park.
  
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• Seaside trip mum and friend locked up naked boy for hours

  22-07-2016 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mother and her friend who locked her young son naked in a cupboard for hours while they went on a day trip to the seaside, are jailed.
  
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• Terrorists exploit 70 online platforms to spread propaganda and recruit

  22-07-2016 14:21
  
  It’s up to the online platforms themselves to delete the content.
  
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• Fatima Manji complains over Kelvin MacKenzie hijab remarks

  22-07-2016 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Channel 4 News reporter Fatima Manji complains to the press watchdog over comments made by Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie about her wearing a hijab while reporting the Nice attack.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth's dresses on show to mark 90th birthday

  22-07-2016 13:45
  Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress is on display at Buckingham Palace in a collection of her clothes that will open to the public on Saturday, part of celebrations of the 90th birthday of the world's oldest monarch. Elizabeth is by far the oldest monarch in British history and last year she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain's longest-reigning sovereign.
  
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• New pictures released as Britain's Prince George marks 3rd birthday

  22-07-2016 13:11
  Britain's Prince George, the son of Prince William and his wife Kate, celebrated his third birthday on Friday with his father's office releasing new photographs of the great grandson of Queen Elizabeth. George, the third-in-line to the British throne, was pictured with the family dog Lupo and playing in the grounds of the country mansion in Norfolk, east England, which belongs to his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Photographs of the young prince, who attends a local nursery, are hug
  
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• Sadiq Khan strikes a chord with #LondonIsOpen campaign as he welcomes buskers

  22-07-2016 12:51
  
  Could The Vamps have a new member? London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he won’t be quitting his day job any time soon…
  
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• Britain's economy wilting fast after Brexit vote, may prompt more spending

  22-07-2016 12:47
  By Andy Bruce and Douglas Busvine LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy is shrinking, the broadest survey of business confidence since last month's historic vote to quit the European Union showed on Friday, piling pressure on new Prime Minister Theresa May's government to soften the impact. Philip Hammond, the new Chancellor, had already hinted at loosening the national purse strings. The flash, or preliminary, Markit survey of purchasing managers - executives who make spending decisions at 1,250
  
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• FCA finds potential mis-selling among insurance agents

  22-07-2016 12:37
  By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Insurance agents have potentially mis-sold policies to consumers, falsified documents, faked signatures and saddled people with products that will never pay out on a claim, Britain's markets regulator said on Friday. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), set up in 2013 to crack down on customer rip-offs after decades of mis-selling scandals, said its market study of 15 insurance firms and the agents they employ found widespread examples of poor practices. A firm
  
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• Brexit shrinks the economy at fastest rate since the recession

  22-07-2016 12:08
  
  The pound fell against the euro and the dollar as a result.
  
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• Corbyn 'regrets Eagle's language'

  22-07-2016 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he "regrets" language used by Angela Eagle - who had challenged him for the leadership - when she claimed he had allowed a "permissive environment" in which she was subject to threats.
  
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• The search for missing MH370 plane will soon be suspended

  22-07-2016 11:57
  
  The announcement could signal the end to all hope of solving aviation’s greatest recently mystery.
  
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• Brexit and the pound, property prices and more . . . - Financial Times

  22-07-2016 11:44 via ft.com
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  Brexit and the pound, property prices and more . . .
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  A month on from Brexit, FT Money has been swamped with requests for information from readers who want to know what the referendum vote means for their money. More. On this topic. Johnson expects City to keep passporting · What we know one month ...
  To deliver Brexit, Ukip must rise againThe Guardian
  UK officials seek draft agreements with EU before triggering article 50HITC
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• Flying high? BA flight makes emergency landing after 'cannabis-like smell' fills the cabin

  22-07-2016 11:40
  
  Passengers complained of smelling a foul odour during the flight from Gatwick to Greece.
  
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• Donald Trump vows to save America from crisis as he accepts presidential nomination

  22-07-2016 11:36
  
  The property tycoon put his case to America, and opponents within his own party, from the convention stage.
  
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• Boost in banking app users shows we prefer to manage our cash 'on the go'

  22-07-2016 11:27
  
  Latest figures show banking websites are falling in popularity as mobile banking app users rise by more than a half.
  
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• UK watchdog finds potential mis-selling among insurance agents

  22-07-2016 11:19
  Britain's markets regulator said on Friday it has found significant shortcomings and potential mis-selling in the way agents for insurance firms operate, forcing it to close down sales activities at two firms. Appointed representatives sell insurance under the supervision of the insurers who are directly authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). "The FCA's main concern is the material risk of customer detriment arising from the activities of appointed representatives that are not subj
  
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• William and Kate release adorable pictures of Prince George to mark his third birthday

  22-07-2016 11:16
  
  Happy birthday Prince George.
  
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• UK economy wilting fast after Brexit vote, as PMI shows record drop

  22-07-2016 10:53
  By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy appears to be shrinking at the fastest rate since the financial crisis in the wake of last month's Brexit vote, according to a business activity index that posted the biggest drop in its 20-year history. An early edition of Markit's purchasing managers' indices showed the services sector - one of the few drivers of British economic growth - has been hit especially hard by the vote to leave the European Union, with orders plunging and confidence
  
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• Charity worker to broadcast from buried coffin

  22-07-2016 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A recovered drug addict and charity worker has taken on the challenge to bury himself for several days and broadcast it live online.
  
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• Bikers who reached 146mph and performed wheelies banned

  22-07-2016 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six motorbike riders are banned from driving after travelling at speeds of over 100mph and performing wheelies.
  
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• Hammond says Britain may reset fiscal policy in strongest hint to change

  22-07-2016 10:36
  Britain could reset fiscal policy if necessary in the wake of the Brexit vote, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday in his strongest comments to date on how policy may change after Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union. The newly appointed finance minister said last week he would consider how quickly Britain should bring down its budget deficit, suggesting he would take a less aggressive approach to that of his predecessor George Osborne. "Over the medium term we will
  
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• Today in Rio

  22-07-2016 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Want to know what's happening when in Rio? Check out our comprehensive guide to all the action in Brazil.
  
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• School's out for summer: 2.3m people set to head abroad this weekend

  22-07-2016 10:30
  
  Saturday is expected to be the busiest day, with 4.5m journeys for long and short breaks.
  
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• MPs reveal 'appalling' working conditions during Sports Direct inquiry

  22-07-2016 10:16
  
  MPs looking into working conditions at Sports Direct reveal a “disturbing” picture of staff being treated as “commodities”.
  
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• Lonely funeral

  22-07-2016 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A World War Two veteran faced a "lonely funeral" with no friends or family, but an appeal
  
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• Five people charged over Nice truck terror attack

  22-07-2016 09:30
  
  The suspects were handed preliminary terrorism charges for their alleged roles in the truck rampage.
  
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• Hacker who stole nude photos of celebrities jailed

  22-07-2016 09:09
  
  Andrew Helton will receive six months in jail for stealing 161 explicit images, although none of the pictures of the unnamed celebrities were ever publicly released.
  
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