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• Plane Crashes Into Sea Off East Sussex

  06-08-2016 23:35
  A search for the pilot of a light aircraft that crashed into the sea off East Sussex has been called off for the night. The plane is understood to have gone into the water about half a mile from Rye Harbour and close to Winchelsea Beach. A statement from the RNLI said: "Rye Harbour and Dungeness RNLI lifeboats were requested to launch this afternoon by HM Coastguard following reports of a light aircraft which ditched into the sea off Rye Harbour.
  
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• Rebels claim breakthrough in Aleppo - Financial Times

  06-08-2016 22:15 via ft.com
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  Rebels claim breakthrough in Aleppo
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  Syrian rebels aligned with jihadi forces say they have broken a weeks-long siege in the northern city of Aleppo, a symbolic and strategic victory that sent crowds of residents from its besieged districts celebrating in the streets. Pro-government media ...
  Syria rebels say Aleppo siege brokenDaily Mail
  Syria rebels 'break government siege' of AleppoBBC News
  Syria's rebels unite to break Assad's siege of AleppoThe Guardian
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• Two British Climbers Found Dead On Matterhorn

  06-08-2016 22:08
  Two British climbers have been found dead on the Matterhorn in the Alps after they disappeared in bad weather. The men sent out an alert from the mountain on Friday as storms came in and temperatures plummeted.
  
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• Why activists brought the Black Lives Matter movement to the UK - The Guardian

  06-08-2016 21:18 via theguardian.com
  
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  Why activists brought the Black Lives Matter movement to the UK
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  Activists outside Nottingham Theatre Royal shut down part of the city centre tram and bus network to protest for social justice movement Black Lives Matter. Photograph: Edward Smith/PA. Tracy McVeigh. Saturday 6 August 2016 15.18 EDT Last modified on ...
  People took to the streets of Cardiff for a Black Lives Matter protestWalesOnline
  Raymond Kelly calls Black Lives Matter protesters 'silly'New York D
  
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• Winchelsea aircraft crash UPDATED: One person missing - Hastings and St. Leonards Observer

  06-08-2016 21:16 via hastingsobserver.co.uk
  
  Winchelsea aircraft crash UPDATED: One person missing
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  One person was travelling on board a light aircraft which crashed into the sea off the coast of Winchelsea Beach, the RNLI has said. It was intially feared that up to four people were on board the aircraft when it hit the sea. However the emergency ...and more »
  
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• Attacker wounds 2 police in Belgium, shouts 'Allahu Akhbar' - Daily Mail

  06-08-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Attacker wounds 2 police in Belgium, shouts 'Allahu Akhbar'
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  CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) — Two female officers were attacked and wounded by a man wielding a machete and shouting "Allahu Akhbar" outside the main police station in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, police said. The assailant was shot by a ...
  Assailant dies after machete attack on Belgian police officersThe Guardian
  Belgium PM: 'Preliminary Indications' Suggest Machete Attack Was Act of Terrori
  
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• Plane Crashes Into Sea Off Sussex - Reports

  06-08-2016 20:31
  Police are investigating reports that a light aircraft with up to four people on board has crashed into the sea off East Sussex.
  
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• The Latest: Belgian premier says attack may be terrorism - Daily Mail

  06-08-2016 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  The Latest: Belgian premier says attack may be terrorism
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  Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel says "preliminary indications" suggest the attack against two female officers in the city Charleroi was an act of terrorism, but that authorities are still collecting information. Police officers secure the scene ...
  Man yelling 'Allahu Akbar!' wounds two Belgian police in machete attackReuters UK
  Assailant dies after machete attack on Belgian police officersThe Guardian
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• A machete-wielding man who was shot while attacking police in Belgium has died

  06-08-2016 19:35
  
  The man allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” when he attacked two female officers.
  
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• 'They're calling your name'

  06-08-2016 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Froome has to be told to register for the men's road race by two BBC journalists, minutes before the start.
  
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• Austrian far-right leader likens Turkish coup to Reichstag fire - Daily Mail

  06-08-2016 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Austrian far-right leader likens Turkish coup to Reichstag fire
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  VIENNA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Turkey's failed coup and President Tayyip Erdogan's subsequent purges of state institutions are reminiscent of the Reichstag fire in Nazi Germany and its use by Hitler to amass greater power, the head of Austria's far-right ...
  Many Turks blame US for failed coupThe Columbian
  Turkey releases hacked message implicating Gulen followers in coupMiddle East Eye
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• Belfast Pride parade revellers call for 'equal marriage' legislation

  06-08-2016 17:32
  
  Among the chants resonating along the snake of floats were: “What do we want? Equal Marriage. When do we want it? Now.”
  
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• Protest and vigil mark fifth anniversary of Mark Duggan death

  06-08-2016 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A demonstration has begun to mark the fifth anniversary of the fatal shooting by police of Mark Duggan, which sparked a wave of riots in London and across the country.
  
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• Black Lives Matter: Protesters charged over blocked Nottingham tram tracks

  06-08-2016 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four people accused of blocking tram tracks on a day of anti-racism action by Black Lives Matter are charged.
  
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• EDF to take legal action over union's claims about Hinkley Point

  06-08-2016 15:28
  EDF Chairman and CEO Jean-Bernard Levy had no prior knowledge of Britain's decision to review the Hinkley Point nuclear project and will sue a French union for suggesting otherwise, the French utility said. EDF's board approved the 18 billion pound nuclear plant project on July 28, but hours later the government of new British Prime Minister Theresa May said it wanted more time to study the plan and would decide on it in the autumn. In a statement late on Friday, EDF said Levy would take legal a
  
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• Here's why there's a major flaw with a petition to remove all French words from British passports

  06-08-2016 15:24
  
  Erm, so what about the word “passport” itself?!
  
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• River Dart in Totnes searched for 'legal high' teenager

  06-08-2016 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Search teams are continuing to look for a teenager feared to have fallen into a river after taking a so-called "new psychoactive substance" (NPS).
  
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• Man 'Who Sparked Riots': They Could Happen Again

  06-08-2016 14:54
  
  Five years after England's worst riots in a generation, the man accused of triggering four days of violence says they could happen again.
  
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• Brighton Pride 'more important than ever'

  06-08-2016 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 300,000 people are at this year's Brighton Pride, which organisers have said is "more important then ever".
  
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• Three men stabbed at Wolverhampton house

  06-08-2016 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men are stabbed in an attack at a house in Wolverhampton, police say.
  
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• Search For Missing Teenager In River Dart

  06-08-2016 14:21
  Police are searching for a teenage boy who was last seen near the River Dart while possibly under the influence of a "psychoactive substance". Nathan Wood was spotted on the banks of the river at Swallowfields, Totnes, around 6pm on Friday. Police divers, a police helicopter, dogs and search teams were involved in an initial search on Friday night.
  
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• Thames pedalo challenge under way

  06-08-2016 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three Scout leaders begin a charity challenge to ride a swan pedalo the length of the River Thames.
  
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• Camper killed after tree falls on tent in Edinburgh

  06-08-2016 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man dies and another man is injured after a tree fell on their tent in the Water of Leith area of Edinburgh.
  
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• Man charged for punching moving car in Leicester

  06-08-2016 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who was captured on film jumping on a moving car and punching the windscreen is charged.
  
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• Teenager accused of Russell Square knife rampage remanded in custody

  06-08-2016 13:13
  
  Zakaria Bulhan, 19, is accused of murdering 64-year-old retired teacher Darlene Horton in the attack on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Man appears in court charged with murder after London knife attack

  06-08-2016 12:56
  A 19-year-old man appeared in court on Saturday charged with the murder of a U.S. woman during a knife attack in central London this week that left five others wounded, British media reported. Zakaria Bulhan, a Norwegian man of Somali origin, was detained pending trial, charged with the murder of 64-year-old tourist Darlene Horton, the BBC said. Bulhan was also charged with five counts of attempted murder.
  
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• Could Chakrabarti Be On Corbyn's Frontbench?

  06-08-2016 12:42
  
  Shami Chakrabarti may be appointed to Jeremy Corbyn's frontbench when she joins the House of Lords. The human rights campaigner has been engulfed in an honours storm after the Labour leader nominated her for a peerage, shortly after she did an "independent" report into anti-Semitism in his party. The report - described as a "whitewash" by critics - concluded that Labour was "not overrun" by anti-Semitism or other forms of racism, despite an "occasionally toxic atmosphere".
  
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• Russell Square stabbings: Man remanded in custody over tourist murder

  06-08-2016 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man charged with the murder of a US tourist in a knife attack in London's Russell Square is remanded in custody.
  
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• River Dart in Totnes searched for boy, 16

  06-08-2016 12:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager is feared to have fallen into a river after taking a so-called "new psychoactive substance" (NPS).
  
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• London Stabbing Murder Suspect In Court

  06-08-2016 12:09
  A teenager has been charged with the murder of an American tourist following a mass stabbing in central London. Zakaria Bulhan, 19, appeared in court on Saturday accused of murdering 64-year-old Darlene Horton. Ms Horton, a university professor from Florida, had been just hours away from flying home with her partner when she was killed.
  
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• Migrants rescued off Libyan coast tell their stories

  06-08-2016 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC hears from people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
  
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• Three Wounded In Wolverhampton Stabbing

  06-08-2016 11:40
  Three men have been seriously wounded after they were stabbed at a home in Wolverhampton. Police discovered two of the men with stab wounds inside the house in Goldthorn Hill. West Midlands Police said a car was spotted driving away from the area soon after the attack.
  
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• Isla Fisher interviewed by child about her first kids' book

  06-08-2016 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actress Isla Fisher talks to six-year-old Ottilie about writing her first children's book, dressing chickens and her favourite roles.
  
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• Isle of Wight row: Ofsted boss 'should not resign'

  06-08-2016 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief inspector of schools in England does not think the chairman of Ofsted should resign after describing the Isle of Wight as a 'ghetto'.
  
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• MPs To Move Out Of Houses Of Parliament

  06-08-2016 11:09
  
  MPs will move out of the Houses of Parliament for the first time since the Blitz, while the building has a £4bn facelift, it is claimed. Politicians are set to be relocated for six years while urgent renovation work is carried out at the 19th century Palace of Westminster, according to a leaked report. Instead, they will relocate to the Department of Health where staff have already been told to vacate their offices.
  
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• Ofsted chairman 'should not resign' over Isle of Wight comments

  06-08-2016 10:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofsted chairman David Hoare went "over the top" by calling the Isle of Wight a "ghetto" but should not resign, the chief inspector of schools says.
  
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• Fire at bar in French city of Rouen kills at least 13 and injures six

  06-08-2016 10:37
  
  The blaze broke out at a birthday party in the basement of the bar.
  
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• 'They used us and threw us away'

  06-08-2016 10:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Byron restaurant worker Rafa describes the raid which led to his deportation.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: Rio Olympics begin and judge told 'explain yourself'

  06-08-2016 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The beginning of the Rio Olympic Games and the fallout after the resignation of the chairwoman of the child sexual abuse inquiry make the front pages.
  
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• Scientists Hail 'Exciting' New Asthma Drug

  06-08-2016 06:38
  An "exciting" new drug shows "massive promise" in its ability to help asthma sufferers, according to a study. A report in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal reveals that a trial of the drug Fevipiprant helped reduce inflammation in the airways of asthma patients. The trial was conducted by scientists at the University of Leicester.
  
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• London Stabbing Murder Suspect Due In Court

  06-08-2016 04:57
  A teenager has been charged with the murder of an American tourist following a mass stabbing in central London. Zakaria Bulhan, 19, will appear in court on Saturday accused of murdering 64-year-old Darlene Horton and the attempted murder of five others injured in the attack. Ms Horton, a university professor from Florida, had been just hours away from flying home with her partner when she was killed.
  
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• British army officer charged with sexual assault in Canada

  06-08-2016 04:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A senior British army officer is charged with the sexual assault of a female military officer in Canada, police have said
  
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• Unknown spy

  06-08-2016 04:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Among the hundreds of graves in a Welsh cemetery is one of World War Two's unsung spies who was parachuted into France on his first mission 75 years ago.
  
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• Byron hamburger worker felt 'used' after immigration arrest

  06-08-2016 03:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former worker at the Byron hamburger chain, who was arrested and deported after immigration raids last month, says he feels "used".
  
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• Murder Investigation After Teenager Stabbed

  06-08-2016 03:14
  A murder investigation is under way after a teenager was stabbed to death neara house party in south London.
  
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• Belfast Pride: Calls For Equal Marriage In NI

  06-08-2016 03:02
  Northern Ireland's devolved government will face calls for the immediate introduction of same-sex marriage when Belfast hosts one of the UK's largest Pride parades today. Fifteen months ago, the Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to endorse gay marriage by referendum but their neighbours are still resisting any change. It was the main topic of conversation at an open training session for the Azlans - the only rugby team in Belfast with both gay and straight players.
  
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• To the rescue

  06-08-2016 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite their aloof reputation, cats can be as devoted and brave as dogs. BBC News pays tribute to some heroic felines.
  
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• Policing the riots

  06-08-2016 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five years on from the England riots, two former Met Police officers describe what it was like policing the disorder in London.
  
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• Asthma pill 'promising' for people with severe symptoms

  06-08-2016 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An experimental pill could help people with severe asthma, an early study in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal suggests.
  
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• Neck-break police dog Nero home from hospital

  06-08-2016 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police dog that broke its neck in two places while chasing suspected muggers is recovering at home after being released from a veterinary hospital.
  
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