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• How a hungover customer's Facebook post helped a struggling fish and chip shop get back in business

  27-08-2016 23:37
  
  Owner who couldn’t “even pay himself at the end of the day” now has customers queuing up for his meals.
  
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• Tesco store forced to close as rainwater pours through roof onto shop floor

  27-08-2016 22:28
  
  The supermarket giant said a pipe between the ceiling and the roof had overflown due to heavy rainfall.
  
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• M20 Bridge Collapse: Travel Chaos Leaves Road Closed Overnight

  27-08-2016 21:35
  
  The M20 motorway will be closed until at least midday on Sunday after a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto the carriageway. Kent Police and Highways England have confirmed the bridge was brought down by a digger being transported on the back of a lorry. The drama happened between junctions 4 and 3, on the London-bound carriageway northwest of Maidstone, at around midday.
  
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• Surrey Police Continue Search for 'Abducted Boy'

  27-08-2016 20:00
  
  Police are continuing to investigate a suspected child abduction in Redhill and say they have received more than 100 calls from members of the public in less than 24 hours. Senior investigating officer Superintendent Pete Fulton said officers had been reviewing CCTV footage of the area as part of the investigation.
  
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• Watch as mourners pay tribute to the victims of the Italian earthquake

  27-08-2016 19:51
  
  The state funeral took place today.
  
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• Theresa May spent her Saturday afternoon at Lord's and some people loved it

  27-08-2016 18:53
  
  Turns out our new PM is a cricket fan.
  
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• Green Wants Probe Dropped ‎If He Plugs BHS Pension Gap

  27-08-2016 18:02
  
  Sir Philip Green is seeking assurances that regulators will abandon a probe into‎ BHS's vast pension deficit if he makes a "voluntary" financial contribution to the retirement pots of thousands of the collapsed chain's former employees. Opinions differ about whether the watchdog would be willing or able to offer such a guarantee to Sir Philip, with sources close to it suggesting that every case "would be evaluated on its merits". The regulator can also‎ seek information from or pursue an
  
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• Terror Arrests: Police Given More Time To Question West Midlands Men

  27-08-2016 17:54
  The men were arrested in Stoke and Birmingham on Friday. An Army bomb disposal team was also called to the Lee Bank area of Birmingham on Friday just hours after the arrest. On Saturday detectives from West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit appeared before Westminster magistrates via video link to ask for permission to keep the men for longer.
  
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• The best things that happened at Manchester Pride today

  27-08-2016 17:37
  
  The theme was “Once Upon A Time” and the parade didn’t disappoint.
  
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• M20 Bridge Collapse: Motorway Travel Chaos As Biker Injured

  27-08-2016 17:12
  
  A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with suspected broken ribs after a pedestrian bridge collapsed on the M20 in Kent. Video footage shows the top of a lorry's trailer sheared off, and debris littering the carriageway. Aerial pictures filmed by Sky News show one half of the bridge has completely collapsed.
  
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• Reveller, 26, Dies At Creamfields Dance Music Festival

  27-08-2016 17:08
  The 26-year-old was found collapsed in a campsite at the event at Daresbury, near Warrington, Cheshire Police said. The four-day festival includes appearances from stars including Calvin Harris, Tiesto, Fatboy Slim and Pete Tong. A Cheshire Police spokesman said: "Last night we were notified following concerns for a man in one of the campsites and, sadly, a 26-year-old man from the Cornwall area passed away.
  
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• Sir Philip Green Makes Conditional Offer To Plug BHS Pension Hole

  27-08-2016 16:48
  
  Sir Philip Green is seeking assurances that regulators will abandon a probe into‎ BHS's vast pension deficit if he makes a "voluntary" financial contribution to the retirement pots of thousands of the collapsed chain's former employees. Opinions differ about whether the watchdog would be willing or able to offer such a guarantee to Sir Philip, with sources close to it suggesting that every case "would be evaluated on its merits". The regulator can also‎ seek information from or pursue an
  
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• Now we'll never know what the English language's least favourite word is

  27-08-2016 16:39
  
  Oxford Dictionaries had to halt their search as suggestions became increasingly offensive.
  
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• M20 in Kent shuts after a bridge collapses in the middle of the motorway

  27-08-2016 16:29
  
  One person was injured.
  
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• At Least One Person Injured After Bridge Collapses On M20

  27-08-2016 14:38
  
  At least one person has been injured after a pedestrian bridge collapsed on the M20 in Kent. Kalpana Fitzpatrick, who had been driving on the motorway, told Sky News: "What we can see is two trucks squashed by this bridge and emergency services are at the scene.
  
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• Brexit Not Inevitable, Says Ex-Cabinet Secretary Lord O'Donnell

  27-08-2016 12:57
  Former cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell has said Brexit is not inevitable - especially if the EU undergoes reforms to make it less closely aligned. Lord O'Donnell also told The Times that whatever happens, the UK will keep some EU laws and rules. Lord O'Donnell added that implementing Brexit would be extremely complicated.
  
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• Tributes pour in for the Brits killed in Italy's devastating earthquake

  27-08-2016 12:55
  
  Marcos Burnett, just 14 years old, was described as “utterly charming”.
  
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• We might remain in a 'reformed' EU after all says former head of the civil service

  27-08-2016 11:50
  
  Brexit – the argument that never dies.
  
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• New Islamic State video appears to show a 'British boy executing a prisoner'

  27-08-2016 10:09
  
  The boy’s identity has not been verified.
  
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• I wouldn't 'rush' to invoke Article 50 - Lord O'Donnell

  27-08-2016 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former head of the civil service says leaving the EU will take a long time.
  
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• N Ireland's Martin McGuinness: 'I Will Deal With' Questions On Past

  27-08-2016 07:50
  Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has told Sky News he's ready to answer any questions about his past if new truth and justice structures are established in Northern Ireland. Plans for a new historical investigations team and a truth recovery process stalled amid claims the release of some documents could compromise Britain's national security. When asked if he was ready to tell the truth himself, Mr McGuinness replied: "The mechanisms and structures that we have agreed be established make
  
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• Theresa May To Find Out How Race Affects Access To Public Services

  27-08-2016 06:31
  Theresa May has launched an audit of Whitehall departments to find out how people from different races are treated by Britain's public services. It aims to identify and publish information showing how outcomes are affected as part of a drive to tackle inequality and reveal "difficult truths". Downing Street says every UK resident will be given the ability to check whether there are racial disparities in the provision of health, education and empl
  
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• May Aims To Find Out How Race Affects Access To Public Services

  27-08-2016 05:58
  Theresa May has launched an audit of Whitehall departments to find out how people from different races are treated by Britain's public services. It aims to identify and publish information showing how outcomes are affected as part of a drive to tackle inequality and reveal "difficult truths". Downing Street says every UK resident will be given the ability to check whether there are racial disparities in the provision of health, education and empl
  
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• Tombstoning Surge Triggers Call For More Action

  27-08-2016 04:15
  A summer holiday surge in tombstoning has led to calls for the Government to extend an awareness campaign to schools across the UK. Currently, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's campaign warning of the dangers of jumping from big heights into water unsupervised and of cold water shock is targeted at men aged between 18 and 29. Simon Blackburn, chairman of the LGA's safer and stronger communities board, urged the Government to act quickly to increase
  
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• 'Boarded out'

  27-08-2016 03:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Previously unseen photographs of some of England's first foster children - and the stories of what happened next - are released by the charity Barnardo's to mark its 150th birthday.
  
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• Ukrainian 15-year-old Iryna Mynich Fighting 'Scary' Deportation

  27-08-2016 03:17
  A Ukrainian teenager whose mother was murdered is due to find out if she will be deported back to Ukraine. Iryna Mynich, 15, has been fighting to be allowed to stay in the UK since her mother's death four years ago. Iryna told Sky News she fears for her safety if she is sent back.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival: Clary Salandy's guide to costume-making

  27-08-2016 02:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the Notting Hill Carnival, BBC News goes behind the scenes with Clary Salandy who has been making costumes for the event for 30 years.
  
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