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• Triathlon - Rio event will be Leeds versus the world

  31-07-2016 23:36
  By Mitch Phillips RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Triathlon was invented in San Diego, made famous in Hawaii and polished on the beaches of Australia but the sport’s current epicentre, home to five Britons with serious Olympic prospects, is the slightly less glamorous northern British city of Leeds. Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, gold and bronze medallists in the 2012 Games, have always been based in Yorkshire, eschewing warm-weather training camps in South Africa's Stellenbosch and Boulder, Colo
  
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• Lidl is recalling bags of peanuts because the packets didn't say they contained nuts

  31-07-2016 22:38
  
  And some of their yoghurts failed to mention they contain milk, too.
  
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• Is frontrunner Steven Woolfe out of the race to be Ukip leader after missing the nomination deadline?

  31-07-2016 22:13
  
  Life is as chaotic as ever in the UK Independence Party.
  
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• Thousands of insects released at Byron Hamburger restaurants by protesters

  31-07-2016 19:28
  
  Two London branches were forced to close on Friday night.
  
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• Two RideLondon cyclists airlifted to hospital after crashes

  31-07-2016 16:28
  
  Thousands were expected to take part in the ride, which set off from London on Sunday morning and followed a route into Surrey.
  
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• RideLondon cyclists diverted as air ambulance called to incident

  31-07-2016 12:22
  
  Some participants and spectators on social media suggested there had been a prolonged hold-up.
  
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• Diver Tom Daley eyes Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro

  31-07-2016 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team GB diver Tom Daley speaks to the BBC about his quest to win gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  
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• Pippa Middleton scales Matterhorn in memory of fiance's brother

  31-07-2016 10:35
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge’s sister and brother scaled the 14,692ft mountain to raise money for the Michael Matthews Foundation.
  
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• May's China calculus

  31-07-2016 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As PM Theresa May delays a decision on Hinkley Point, what is the reason and what might be the effects of such a move from a Chinese perspective?
  
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• Flaviu the lynx captured after three weeks on the run

  31-07-2016 10:04
  
  The animal had only been at Dartmoor Zoological Park for a day before he made his escape.
  
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• Theresa May 'raised objections' to Hinkley Point deal during coalition - Cable - BT.com

  31-07-2016 08:38 via home.bt.com
  
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  Theresa May 'raised objections' to Hinkley Point deal during coalition - Cable
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  Prime Minister Theresa May raised objections to the Hinkley Point nuclear deal during the coalition government, Lib Dem ex-business secretary Sir Vince Cable has claimed. 0. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. A CGI image of ...
  Lights, camera, rate cuts: Brexit demands an all-action blockbuster from the BankThe Guardian
  SIMON WALTERS on why Theresa May went nuclearDaily Ma
  
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• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child review – this spell-binding play is utterly theatrical - The Guardian

  31-07-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child review – this spell-binding play is utterly theatrical
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  'A stage rippling with change': Noma Dumezweni (Hermione), Jamie Parker (Harry) and Paul Thornley (Ron) in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Photograph: Manuel Harlan/PA. Susannah Clapp · @susannahclapp. Sunday 31 July 2016 02.00 EDT Last ...
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• Texas hot air balloon crash leaves no apparent survivors - Daily Mail

  31-07-2016 07:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Texas hot air balloon crash leaves no apparent survivors
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  LOCKHART, Texas (AP) — A hot air balloon carrying 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, and it appeared no one survived, authorities said. Authorities would not confirm the exact number of deaths in Saturday's crash, but Lynn Lunsford ...
  16 People Are Killed in Fiery Hot-Air Balloon Accident in Central TexasThe Boston Globe
  Hot air balloon with 16 aboard crashes in Texas; no survivorsCNN
  
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• ‘How could I know?’ Theresa May jokes Juncker ‘could have been DRUNK’ during Brexit chat

  31-07-2016 04:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THERESA May has run the risk of causing a rift between Britain and EU bureaucrat Jean-Claude Juncker after she made a joke about his alleged drinking habits.
  
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• Turkey to shut military academies as it targets armed forces for 'cleansing' - The Guardian

  31-07-2016 03:18 via theguardian.com
  
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  Turkey to shut military academies as it targets armed forces for 'cleansing'
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  Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan he will shut the country's military academies. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images. Reuters. Saturday 30 July 2016 21.18 EDT Last modified on Sunday 31 July 2016 03.02 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on ...
  Turkey's Erdogan slams West for failure to show solidarity over coup attemptDaily Mail
  Turkey coup: Lib Dems urge Nato suspension after
  
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• Eight-year-old questioned after teachers mistake his t-shirt for ISIS propaganda

  31-07-2016 03:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SCHOOLBOY has been questioned under anti-terror legislation after teachers confused his t-shirt for Islamic State propaganda.
  
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• LONDON BOMB SCARE: Bars in Camden evacuated after suspicious vehicle found

  31-07-2016 02:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PUBS, clubs and the streets of one of London’s busiest town were evacuated last night after police sent a bomb squad robot to assess a suspicious vehicle.
  
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• LONDON BOMB SCARE: Bars and clubs in Camden evacuated after suspicious vehicle found

  31-07-2016 02:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CLUBS and bars in one of London’s busiest party scenes were forced to evacuate after police sent a bomb squad robot to assess a suspicious vehicle.
  
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• BRITISH TERROR ATTACK: ‘It’s a matter of when, not if’ warns Met police chief

  31-07-2016 01:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TERROR attack on Britain is imminent according to a chilling warning by the UK’s top policeman Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.
  
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• Jewish people in Scotland ‘fear Paris-style terror attack amid growing anti-Semitism'

  31-07-2016 01:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JEWISH people in Scotland report rising levels of anti-Semitism and increasingly fear a terrorist shooting like the attacks in Paris or Copenhagen.
  
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• Theresa May orders massive new security war to foil UK terror plots

  31-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TERROR laws face a major overhaul amid fears Islamic State is plotting a French-style atrocity on British soil.
  
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• Sir Philip Green told ‘enjoy the knighthood while he still can’ by MP

  31-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SIR PHILIP GREEN should enjoy his knighthood while it lasts, the MP leading the investigation into the collapse of BHS has warned.
  
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• Seaside has high hopes for tourism after Brexit

  31-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE British tourism industry is booming post-Brexit thanks to a rise in the number of foreign and domestic travellers, a survey has found.
  
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• Pytchley Hunt pulls out of Countryfile after fox rearing allegations

  31-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A CONTROVERSIAL hunt has pulled out of showing their foxhounds and horses on BBC Countryfile’s first live show after a row over allegations of rearing fox cubs for the sport.
  
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• Mother of girl, 7, given unwanted counselling at school gets apology from council

  31-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SCOTS council has apologised to a mother whose seven-year-old daughter was given unwanted mental health counselling at primary school.
  
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• Investors put faith in Tories to stabilise the economy post Brexit

  31-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  EIGHT out of 10 investors believe Theresa May and Philip Hammond will steady the economy and restore market confidence post Brexit.
  
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• Football star jailed for attempting to smuggle Calais migrants into England

  31-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A FORMER professional footballer has been jailed for 10 months after he tried to smuggle 10 Afghan migrants into England in the back of a furniture van.
  
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• ‘Radical’ Muslim cleric tells young British Muslims it is ‘ACCEPTABLE’ to keep sex slaves

  31-07-2016 00:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A MUSLIM cleric from a Cardiff mosque where three British jihadis are believed to have been radicalised has told young worshippers it is “permissible” to keep sex slaves.
  
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• 90-year-old woman killed by alligator at South Carolina nursing home - WQAD.com

  31-07-2016 00:10 via wqad.com
  
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  90-year-old woman killed by alligator at South Carolina nursing home
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  CHARLESTON, S.C. – A 90-year-old woman was found dead in a pond after she went missing from her nursing home in what is believed to be the first-ever fatal alligator attack in South Carolina history, according to officials. Investigators said they ...
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  Death of 90-year-old woman is first alligator-related fatality in South
  
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