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• Newspaper headlines: China deal 'cold feet' and bag use cut

  29-07-2016 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Several papers lead on the UK government's move to delay approving a new Chinese-backed nuclear power plant, while others hail a big fall in plastic bag use.
  
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• Honeysuckle Weeks: Missing actress found 'safe'

  29-07-2016 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Missing Foyle's War actress Honeysuckle Weeks, 36, is found "safe and well", following a search by Sussex Police
  
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• Weekend tax credit and tax payment deadlines alert

  29-07-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people face a deadline of the end of Sunday to renew tax credits and pay tax owed, or face losing payments or being hit with penalties.
  
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• RBS performs poorly in stress tests

  29-07-2016 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  RBS Group performed poorly in the latest European stress tests which assess how the banks might perform in adverse economic conditions.
  
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• Ellie Butler murder: Father displayed 'pattern of impulsive violence'

  29-07-2016 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who murdered his six-year-old daughter was described as displaying a "pattern of impulsive violence" three months before she died, it is revealed.
  
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• Two men jailed for smuggling Albanians into the UK

  29-07-2016 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men have each been jailed for more than four years for smuggling 18 Albanian migrants into the UK.
  
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• Armada portrait saved after £10.3m appeal

  29-07-2016 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Considered to be a masterpiece of the English Renaissance, a historic portrait of Queen Elizabeth I celebrating the defeat of the Spanish Armada will be owned by the public.
  
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• Noah Serra-Morrison murder: Hardeep Hunjan jailed for life

  29-07-2016 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 23 years for the murder of his partner's 13-month-old son.
  
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• Honeysuckle Weeks: Fears grow for missing Foyle's War actress

  29-07-2016 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Concerns are growing for Foyle's War actress Honeysuckle Weeks who was reported missing on Thursday night.
  
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• Justin Bieber pours 'Cold Water' on Drake's chart run

  29-07-2016 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pop star Justin Bieber ends Drake's 15-week run at number one, with his single Cold Water.
  
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• British men prefer their pals to be married, funny and slightly uglier than themselves

  29-07-2016 18:28
  
  A good sense of humour and loyalty are what British men look for in a BFF.
  
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• Ken Barrie: Postman Pat voice actor dies

  29-07-2016 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ken Barrie, the voice of children's TV favourite Postman Pat, dies at the age of 83.
  
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• Police Appeal Over Missing Foyle's War Actress

  29-07-2016 18:08
  
  Sussex Police say they are concerned for Foyle's War actress Honeysuckle Weeks after she went missing. Detective Kate Witt said: "We are concerned about Honeysuckle as her recent behaviour has concerned family and friends and she has expressed to them she is feeling anxious.
  
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• Hinkley Point delay 'frustrates' Chinese investors

  29-07-2016 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government's surprise announcement to delay a final decision on Hinkley Point has left the Chinese company investing in it 'bemused' and "frustrated" according to a source.
  
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• Basking sharks in 'good numbers' around Coll and Tiree

  29-07-2016 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sightings of basking sharks are appearing in "good numbers" around Coll and Tiree says a wildlife tour operator.
  
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• Man, 86, hit by train arrested over alleged murder in Cardiff

  29-07-2016 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 86-year-old man who was injured after being struck by a train in Cardiff is arrested in connection with the alleged murder of his wife.
  
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• All-clear given after a six-hour brewery search sparked by reports of gunman in Sheffield

  29-07-2016 17:43
  
  Officers sealed off a large part of the Neepsend area after receiving reports that a gunman had entered the site.
  
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• Girl sues politician over Facebook post

  29-07-2016 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chair of Stormont's Justice Committee is being sued by a 15-year-old girl for breaching her privacy.
  
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• Florida Zika cases 'came from mosquitoes in Miami area'

  29-07-2016 16:31
  
  Florida state governor Rick Scott said health officials believe the infections occurred in a small area just north of central Miami.
  
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• England are good at something - our teens just became World Debate Champions!

  29-07-2016 16:12
  
  They had to make it through 12 rounds of debates before making it to the final.
  
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• Online child sex abuse investigation identifies 523 potential victims

  29-07-2016 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 500 children are identified and 77 people charged as part of a Police Scotland investigation into online child abuse.
  
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• Are we there yet?

  29-07-2016 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five ways to avoid a holiday disaster when travelling with children.
  
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• Trevor Gray case: Wrong not to reinstate detective

  29-07-2016 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former police officer who was wrongly convicted of rape is told the decision not to reinstate him was wrong.
  
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• Five-year-old Harry competes in Transplant Games thanks to new liver from dad

  29-07-2016 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A five-year-old boy who received part of his father's liver is 'competing' in the British Transplant Games - with dad.
  
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• Britain casts doubt on EDF's $24 billion nuclear project

  29-07-2016 14:58
  By Nina Chestney and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has cast doubt on a $24 billion project with French utility EDF to build the UK's first new nuclear plant in decades, delaying a final decision on the plan just weeks after the Brexit vote ushered in a new prime minister. The surprise decision to review the Hinkley Point C project was made public hours after the board of French state-controlled EDF voted to proceed with it. The review came little more than a month after Britons vo
  
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• San Diego shooting leaves one police officer dead and another badly injured

  29-07-2016 14:55
  
  Police urged residents to stay indoors after the incident happened late on Thursday night.
  
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• Rapper Grymey D jailed for sex with schoolgirls

  29-07-2016 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rapper who groomed schoolgirls on social media then filmed himself having sex with them is jailed.
  
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• Virgin Media engineers 'cut off home'

  29-07-2016 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A home in the north-west of England has been cut off by digging work carried out to install super-fast broadband services.
  
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• Test yourself

  29-07-2016 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Find out if you have the mindset needed to win gold or are you just an Olympic day dreamer?
  
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• Treasury cat Gladstone joins feline crowd in Whitehall

  29-07-2016 13:11
  
  A new moggy on the block.
  
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• Police search disused Sheffield brewery after a supposed gunman was spotted

  29-07-2016 12:54
  
  The search caused significant disruption to Neepsend Lane as police combed the area.
  
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• Biggest drop in UK consumer morale since 1990 puts BoE on track to act

  29-07-2016 12:50
  By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer morale suffered its sharpest drop in more than 26 years after last month's decision by voters to leave the European Union, according to figures that are likely to embolden Bank of England policymakers to take action next week. Market research firm GfK said its gauge of consumer confidence fell to -12 from -1 in June, the biggest drop since March 1990 - when Margaret Thatcher was prime minister and Britons were reeling from interest rates rising t
  
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• Britain casts doubt on EDF's Hinkley Point nuclear plan

  29-07-2016 11:53
  By Nina Chestney and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new government has cast doubt over a project with French energy company EDF to build the UK's first new nuclear plant in decades, delaying a decision on the plan just a day after the company's board voted to proceed. In a surprise move, the government said it wanted to give the Hinkley Point C project further consideration, postponing approval until early autumn and leading to concerns the plant's construction will be pushed bac
  
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• Neighbours star Vivean Gray, aka Mrs Mangel, has died

  29-07-2016 11:39
  
  She was aged 92.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: Nuclear power station, airport alcohol and Gobi the dog

  29-07-2016 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The long-running deliberations over the Hinkley Point nuclear power station and a suggestion by the new aviation minister that he will look at the sale of alcohol at airports make the front pages.
  
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• The Liberal Democrats take more council seats in post-Brexit winning streak

  29-07-2016 11:27
  
  They’ve taken seven seats in recent weeks.
  
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• Boat on loch wins photo award

  29-07-2016 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A photograph of a fishing boat on an Argyll loch wins first prize in a new Scottish landscape photography competition.
  
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• Cotswold Wildlife Park has 'booming' summer

  29-07-2016 10:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A wildlife park in Oxfordshire has had more than 150 new animals born over the summer.
  
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• UK mortgage approvals hit one-year low in June, consumer lending strong

  29-07-2016 10:54
  British mortgage approvals dipped to the lowest level since May 2015 in the weeks around last month's vote to leave the European Union, but lending to consumers expanded at the fastest pace in almost 11 years. The Bank of England said lenders approved 64,766 mortgages in June compared with 66,722 in May, extending a gentle slide since the start of the year and undershooting analyst expectations for 65,650 mortgage approvals. Lending to consumers expanded 10.3 percent year-on-year in June, the fa
  
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• You couldn't trust Trump with nuclear weapons, says Hillary Clinton

  29-07-2016 10:32
  
  “A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.”
  
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• 'We want women to feel safe'

  29-07-2016 10:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's first maternity service for victims of rape and sexual abuse, which opens today at the Royal London Hospital.
  
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• UK's first maternity clinic for rape victims opens

  29-07-2016 10:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's first maternity clinic for victims of rape and sexual assault opens in London.
  
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• Britain to review EDF's Hinkley Point nuclear energy plan

  29-07-2016 09:58
  By William Schomberg and Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to launch a new review into a project led by French energy company EDF to build two new nuclear reactors, which would be the country's first new nuclear plant in decades. EDF's board narrowly voted to proceed with the Hinkley Point C project on Thursday but in a surprise move, the government of Britain's new Prime Minister Theresa May said it wanted to give the project further consideration. "The UK needs a reliable and secure
  
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• New UK home registration hits highest since 2007 in run-up to EU vote

  29-07-2016 09:57
  The number of new homes registered for construction in Britain rose in the second quarter to its highest since the financial crisis as building plans picked up before the EU referendum, an industry group said on Friday. Registration of new homes rose 1 percent in the second quarter of 2016 versus a year ago to 41,222, the highest since the fourth quarter of 2007, the National House Building Council (NHBC) said. Britain voted on June 23 to leave the European Union, a decision many predict will hu
  
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• UK consumer morale posts biggest drop since 1990 after EU vote - GfK

  29-07-2016 09:52
  British consumer morale suffered its sharpest drop in more than 26 years after last month's decision by voters to leave the European Union, as Britons became increasingly pessimistic about the economic outlook. Market research firm GfK said its gauge of consumer confidence fell to -12 from -1 in June, the biggest drop since March 1990 - when Margaret Thatcher was prime minister and Britons were reeling from interest rates rising to 15 percent. By contrast, the Bank of England will probably cut r
  
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• Tesco to offer free fruit to children while parents shop

  29-07-2016 09:11
  
  The UK’s biggest supermarket is setting up stands with a selection of fruit in stores across the UK.
  
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• Airport alcohol sales to be reviewed after spate of plane incidents

  29-07-2016 08:54
  
  Hundreds of passengers were arrested on suspicion of being drunk on a plane or at an airport in the last two years.
  
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• UK says to review EDF's Hinkley Point nuclear energy plan

  29-07-2016 07:30
  Britain's government has said it will launch a new review into a controversial project to build two new nuclear reactors led by French utility EDF, the country's first new nuclear plant in decades. EDF's board narrowly voted to proceed with the Hinkley Point project on Thursday. "The UK needs a reliable and secure energy supply and the government believes that nuclear energy is an important part of the mix," Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark said in a statement shortly after EDF gave its
  
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• One Dance

  29-07-2016 06:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drake is on the verge of equalling the record for the longest ever UK number one single.
  
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• Haircuts for the homeless

  29-07-2016 05:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Coombes gives free haircuts to homeless people and publishes their stories online.
  
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