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• 5 key talking points in the Corbyn-Smith debate

  04-08-2016 23:46
  
  The pair went head-to-head as part of the Labour leadership campaign.
  
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• Four charged over foiled watch shop raid

  04-08-2016 22:35
  
  Luckily all items were insured and no customer stock was damaged in the raid.
  
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• London stab victim 'was hours away from returning home to US'

  04-08-2016 22:26
  
  Darlene Horton had accompanied her husband to the capital while he taught summer classes.
  
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• Husband recalls Jane Tomlinson's 'indomitable spirit' after Ride to Rio

  04-08-2016 21:49
  
  Mike Tomlinson and his team reached the Christ the Redeemer statue after a gruelling 3,000-mile challenge.
  
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• U.S. woman killed in London was wife of Florida State professor

  04-08-2016 21:37
  By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - An American woman killed in a knife attack in London on Wednesday night was the wife of an eminent psychology professor at Florida State University (FSU), the university said in a statement on Thursday. Richard Wagner, the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and his wife were in London where he taught in the summer session at FSU's London Study Program, it said. Police in London have said she was in her 60s.
  
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• Head of British child sexual abuse inquiry quits

  04-08-2016 21:33
  The head of a major public inquiry into decades of child sex abuse in Britain resigned on Thursday without giving a reason, the investigation's third leader to quit in the last two years. The inquiry, which will last at least five years and cost about 18 million pounds, was set up in July 2014 after a series of child sex abuse scandals dating back to the 1970s, some involving celebrities and politicians. "Dame Lowell Goddard wrote to me today to offer her resignation as Chair of the Independent
  
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• Shouting And Booing In Labour Leadership Clash

  04-08-2016 21:16
  
  The Labour leadership debate has been dominated by shouting and booing in a feisty showdown between the two candidates.
  
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• Knife Attack Victim Named As Darlene Horton

  04-08-2016 21:15
  
  The woman killed in a mass stabbing in London's Russell Square has been named as American citizen Darlene Horton. Mrs Horton's death was confirmed in a statement issued by Florida State University (FSU), where her husband works as a psychology scholar. It comes after the 19-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder following the knife attack in central London was named by Sky sources as Zakaria Bulhan.
  
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• Goddard Resigns As Head Of Child Abuse Inquiry

  04-08-2016 20:38
  Dame Lowell Goddard has resigned as Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, the Home Secretary has confirmed. The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, reassured victims of abuse that "the work of the inquiry will continue without delay and a new chair will be appointed". Dame Goddard, a New Zealand judge, was appointed after two previous chairwomen.
  
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• London Knife Attack Suspect Identified

  04-08-2016 20:22
  
  The 19-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder after a knife attack in London has been named as Zakaria Bulhan from south London, Sky sources say. The Norwegian national, who is believed to suffer from mental health problems, is in custody after the deadly knife attack that left one dead and five injured in central London. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said it appeared terrorism was not a motive in the Russell Square attack.
  
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• Factbox - Britain introduces aggressive measures to cushion blow from Brexit

  04-08-2016 19:37
  By Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England announced on Thursday unexpectedly aggressive measures to protect the economy from Britain's decision to leave the European Union, after it cut interest rates for the first time since 2009. Below are the details of the measures announced: RATE CUT The Bank of England cut its main lending rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 0.25 percent. It said a majority of members of its rate-setting committee were expected to support a fur
  
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• Bank of England wields stimulus 'sledgehammer' to beat Brexit blues

  04-08-2016 19:12
  By David Milliken and Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England cut interest rates to next to nothing on Thursday and unleashed billions of pounds of stimulus to cushion the economic shock from Britain's vote to leave the European Union. Acting on its chief economist's wish to use "a sledgehammer to crack a nut", the BoE reduced interest rates by 25 basis points to a record-low 0.25 percent. ...
  
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• Man drives himself to hospital after 'machete attack'

  04-08-2016 19:06
  
  A number of police cars surrounded the hospital, but officials confirmed A&E remains open for patients with urgent and serious conditions.
  
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• Cameron's Resignation Honours List Revealed

  04-08-2016 19:06
  Samantha Cameron's "special adviser" Isabel Spearman is among those awarded honours in David Cameron's resignation honours list.
  
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• U.S. woman killed in London knife attack, no evidence of terrorism link

  04-08-2016 18:53
  By Costas Pitas and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. woman was killed and five other people injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on a rampage with a knife in central London, but police said there was no evidence that the attack was terrorism related. Armed police were called late on Wednesday evening after a Norwegian man of Somali origin started to attack people in London's Russell Square, an elegant park near the site of a 2005 suicide bombing. "All of the work
  
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• UK savers and borrowers left waiting as banks ponder rate cut

  04-08-2016 17:59
  By Sinead Cruise and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of savers and mortgage borrowers were still waiting to see on Thursday what impact the Bank of England's move to cut its base rate to a record low of 0.25 percent would have on them after a number of big banks resisted calls to act immediately. HSBC , Lloyds Banking Group , Barclays , Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander UK started to review hundreds of savings and mortgage products on Thursday, but only two committed to immediate
  
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• Sterling dives, FTSE flies, after BoE cuts rates and restarts QE

  04-08-2016 17:58
  By Jemima Kelly LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling sank to an eight-day low and Britain's main share index jumped on Thursday, after the Bank of England surprised markets with a 60 billion pound bond-buying package, and cut interest rates to record lows. The BoE's interest rate cut, the first since 2009, was widely expected. The Bank cut its main lending rate to 0.25 percent from 0.5 percent and launched two new schemes, one to buy 10 billion pounds of high-grade corporate bonds and another - potential
  
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• Carney - low rates raise legitimate questions about bank profitability: Sky News

  04-08-2016 17:35
  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said there were legitimate questions about ultra-low interest rates squeezing banks' profitability, but added that the central bank was keeping a close eye on British banks.
  
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• William, Kate and Harry wish Team GB's athletes good luck for Rio

  04-08-2016 17:19
  
  The Royals hope the 366 British athletes will bring back more medals than they did from the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
  
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• Bank of England brings down stimulus sledgehammer to beat Brexit blues

  04-08-2016 15:56
  By David Milliken and Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England swung into action on Thursday against the economic shock from Britain's vote to leave the European Union, cutting interest rates to near nothing and unleashing billions of pounds to cushion the Brexit blow. In what one bank dubbed a "sledgehammer stimulus", the BoE cut interest rates 25 basis points to 0.25 percent and said it would buy 60 billion pounds ($79 billion) of government bonds with newly created money o
  
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• British Muslim woman detained under Terrorism Act for reading Syrian art book on plane

  04-08-2016 15:44
  Faizah Shaheen says she was discriminated against because of her faith.
  
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• Bank of England eases banks' capital leverage rule to help support economy

  04-08-2016 15:24
  By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England took a rare step on Thursday to ease its broad measure of capital adequacy for banks to help avoid crimping the flow of credit to an economy hit by the referendum vote in June to leave the European Union. The BoE's Financial Policy Committee said it decided at a meeting on July 25 to permanently exclude money held at the central bank and loans of up to three months from the calculation of a bank's leverage ratio. The 'leverage ratio' measures a
  
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• Plans for UK infrastructure fund worry local authorities

  04-08-2016 15:15
  By Simon Jessop, Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - A government plan to overhaul how local authorities invest their workers' pension money is meeting opposition from some trustees worried they will be forced to accept low returns for funding new roads, railways and other capital projects. The government has proposed merging nearly 200 billion pounds ($280 billion) of local authority retirement savings into investment pools to help pay for improvements to Britain's infrastructure.
  
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• Best shots at gold

  04-08-2016 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A total of 366 athletes will represent Team GB at this summer's Rio Olympics - BBC Sport picks the dozen with the best shots of winning gold.
  
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• Rate cut, stimulus measures mark BoE's 'whatever it takes' moment -BBA

  04-08-2016 15:00
  By Sinead Cruise and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - The British Bankers Association said Thursday's rate cut and economic stimulus measures marked the Bank of England's 'whatever it takes' moment to jumpstart a shaky UK economy, as lenders prepared to shave mortgage and savings rates once more. Britain's main banking lobby group said the decision to halve rates to a record low 0.25 percent showed policymakers were ready to use all available tools to support individuals and businesses rattle
  
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• Carney speaks after Bank of England cuts rates, restarts QE

  04-08-2016 14:21
  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and other members of the Monetary Policy Committee gave a news conference on Thursday after the Bank cut rates for the first time since 2009 and said it would buy 60 billion pounds of government debt to ease the blow from the Brexit vote on June 23. MARK CARNEY REMARKS DURING QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION WITH REPORTERS: TERM FUNDING SCHEME CAREFULLY CALIBRATED We have very carefully calibrated the pricing the sizing of the TFS to neutralise this effect, so in
  
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• Bank Cuts Base Interest Rate To Historic Low

  04-08-2016 14:18
  The Bank of England has taken radical action to prevent the UK from falling into recession, cutting interest rates to 0.25% - the lowest level in the institution’s 322 year history - and pumping billions of pounds of newly-created money into the economy. The Bank cut its forecasts for the growth of the UK economy by the biggest single amount since it starting producing regular forecasts in 1993, slashing its GDP projection next year from 2.2% to 0.8% and predicting a rise in unemployment f
  
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• London Knife Attack Suspect A Norwegian

  04-08-2016 14:11
  
  A 19-year-old Norwegian believed to have mental health issues is in custody after a deadly knife attack that left one dead and five injured in central London. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said it appeared terrorism was not a motive in the Russell Square attack. Mr Rowley described it as a "spontaneous attack and the victims were selected at random".
  
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• Bank of England will take 'whatever action is necessary' - Carney

  04-08-2016 14:03
  The Bank of England will take "whatever action is necessary" to achieve monetary and financial stability, Governor Mark Carney said on Thursday, adding that lower interest rates would be felt immediately in the economy. "The Bank continues to stand ready to take whatever action is needed to achieve its objectives for monetary and financial stability as the UK adjusts to new realities, and moves forward to seize new opportunities, outside the EU," Carney said, speaking after the BoE cut rates to
  
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• Bank of England cuts rates, ready for 'whatever action necessary' after Brexit vote

  04-08-2016 14:03
  By David Milliken and Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday for the first time since 2009, revived its bond-buying programme and said it would take "whatever action is necessary" to achieve stability in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union. The central bank said it expected the economy to stagnate for the rest of 2016 and suffer weak growth throughout next year. Sterling fell 1 percent against the dollar following the announ
  
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• What Does The Interest Rate Cut Mean For You?

  04-08-2016 13:53
  
  The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 0.5% to 0.25% - a record low and the first cut since 2009, in a bid to counter the threat of a post-Brexit vote recession. Customers on tracker mortgages, however, will benefit immediately as their mortgage rate is linked to the Bank of England's base rate. For example, let's say a homeowner has a tracker mortgage of £150,000 over 25 years with a base rate of 2%.
  
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• Rate cut and stimulus measures mark BoE's 'whatever it takes' moment - BBA

  04-08-2016 13:51
  The British Bankers Association said Thursday's rate cut and economic stimulus measures mark the Bank of England's 'whatever it takes' moment, as it seeks to jumpstart a UK economy rattled by post-Brexit recession fears. In a statement issued shortly after the UK central bank led by Mark Carney cut rates by 25 basis points to a record low 0.25 percent, the lobby group said the decision to cut sent a "clear signal" that policymakers were ready to use all available tools to support individuals and
  
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• U.S. woman killed in London knife attack, no evidence of terrorism link say police

  04-08-2016 13:39
  By Costas Pitas and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. woman was killed and five other people injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on a rampage with a knife in central London, but police said there was no evidence that the attack was terrorism related. Armed police were called at 10:33 p.m. (2133 GMT) after a Norwegian man of Somali origin with a knife started to attack people in London's Russell Square, an elegant park near the site of a 2005 suicide bombing. "All
  
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• London Attack: Tourists Battled To Save Victim

  04-08-2016 13:34
  A cyclist has told how he tried to save the Russell Square stabbing victim as she lay dying on the pavement.
  
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• Corbyn: No MP Would Leave Labour 'Family'

  04-08-2016 13:34
  
  Jeremy Corbyn said no Labour MP would dream of leaving the "family" that put them in Parliament, in an attack on rebels. Dismissing the idea of a party split in a scathing response after setting out his 10-policy leadership vision, Mr Corbyn suggested Labour MPs who quit would be betraying the people who voted for them. When questioned after a speech in Dagenham about the suggestions Labour rebels could quit and form a new party if he was re-elected as leader, Mr Corbyn said: "I'm sure
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn promises £500 billion of investment in a campaign he says can win a general election

  04-08-2016 13:33
  
  He said the NHS was on the brink of disaster.
  
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• Sterling falls, gilt yields hit record lows, after BoE cuts rates and restarts QE

  04-08-2016 13:31
  LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling fell sharply and British gilt yields hit record lows on Thursday, after the Bank of England cut interest rates for the first time since 2009 on Thursday and said it would buy 60 billion pounds of government debt. As well as cutting rates to a record-low 0.25 percent, from 0.5 percent previously, the BoE launched two new schemes, one to buy 10 billion pounds of high-grade corporate bonds and another - potentially worth up to 100 billion pounds - to ensure banks keep le
  
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• Norwegian national suspected of killing after London knife attack -police

  04-08-2016 13:28
  OSLO (Reuters) - Norway police said on Thursday they have been told a 19-year old Norwegian national is suspected of homicide following a knife attack in central London. A woman from the United States was killed by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in London, police said on Thursday, adding there was no evidence to suggest the attack was terrorism-related. (Reporting by Stine Jacobsen and Terje Solsvik; Editing by Catherine Evans)
  
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• American woman killed in London knife attack, police say

  04-08-2016 13:28
  An American woman was killed by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in London, police said on Thursday, adding there was no evidence to suggest the attack was terrorism-related. "The woman who was murdered was an American national. Rowley said that a Norwegian national of Somali origin had been detained but they had found no evidence of radicalisation to suggest the motive was related to terrorism.
  
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• Woman killed in Russell Square attack was American and the suspect is a Norwegian national, police confirm

  04-08-2016 13:24
  
  Scotland Yard say there is no sign of terrorist links.
  
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• Right to use monetary policy to support economy through Brexit - Hammond

  04-08-2016 13:23
  It is right to use monetary policy to support the economy as Britain leaves the European Union, Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Thursday after the Bank of England cut interest rates for the first time since 2009. "The vote to leave the EU has created a period of uncertainty, which will be followed by a period of adjustment as the shape of our new relationship with the EU becomes clear ... It's right that monetary policy is used to support the economy through this period of adjustment," Hammond
  
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• Terrorist Or Not, Attack Fuels Public Fear

  04-08-2016 13:11
  If the Russell Square attack was carried out by a terrorist, it is exactly what the UK has been bracing itself for - an act Britain's most senior policeman said only this week was inevitable, a question of "when, not if". Police and intelligence services say they have prevented dozens of UK Islamist extremist terror plots since the 2005 London Tube bombings. The Government's terror threat level has been at the second highest point - severe, meaning an attack is highly likely - since 2014.
  
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• No Evidence London Knife Attack Was Terror

  04-08-2016 13:02
  A knife attack in central London that left one woman dead and five others injured is not thought to have been terror-related.
  
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• Zika Cases In Scotland As UK Total Rises To 60

  04-08-2016 12:16
  A number of people have been diagnosed with Zika in Scotland, officials have admitted, as the number of cases across the UK rises to 60. The Scottish Government said that the virus, which is causing a major health alert in South America, "does not pose a public health risk" in Scotland. It follows widespread reports six days ago that three people were treated for Zika in the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust area in West Yorkshire.
  
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• No production, maintenance impact from North Sea strikes - Shell

  04-08-2016 12:09
  Hundreds of maintenance workers employed by Wood Group on Shell's North Sea platforms started a 48-hour strike on Thursday over a pay dispute but field production or maintenance schedules were not affected, Shell said. Two of the affected Shell oil and gas platforms, Nelson and Shearwater, are currently on outage for planned maintenance unrelated to the strike, a spokesman said. On July 26, the same workers downed tools for 24 hours in what was the first North Sea strike action undertaken by Uni
  
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• Police release shocking footage of hit and run to help find culprit

  04-08-2016 11:57
  
  Norfolk Police are appealing for information about the incident.
  
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• Woman killed, five wounded in central London knife attack

  04-08-2016 11:44
  By Costas Pitas and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A woman was killed and five other people injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on a rampage with a knife in central London, an attack police said could be linked to terrorism. Armed police were called at 10:33 p.m. (2133 GMT) after a man with a knife started to attack people in London's Russell Square, an elegant park near the site of a 2005 suicide bombing. "Early indications suggest that mental health was a factor in
  
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• Bank of England set to cut rates for first time since 2009

  04-08-2016 11:42
  By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates for the first time since 2009 on Thursday as Britain's economy slips towards recession in the wake of June's vote to leave the European Union. The Bank wrong-footed financial experts three weeks ago by leaving rates unchanged, but it said most of its policymakers were likely to support action in August as post-referendum uncertainty depressed the economy. Since then growth appears to have slowed sharply -
  
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• Russell Square knife attack: Everything we know so far

  04-08-2016 11:26
  
  Police are on high alert after a knife attack in central London last night.
  
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• The Zika virus has spread to Scotland, infecting an 'undisclosed' number of people

  04-08-2016 10:40
  More than 50 people across the UK have been treated for the infection.
  
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