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• A senior Tory MP has waded into the French burkinis row

  28-08-2016 23:49
  
  Desmond Swayne’s response to the controversy is somewhat unorthodox.
  
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• Talk about an unconventional hen party: These ladies had to be rescued by a lifeboat crew

  28-08-2016 23:28
  
  This was definitely be a day to remember for the group.
  
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• Four stabbings reported on the first day of Notting Hill Carnival

  28-08-2016 23:12
  
  Despite a heavy police presence, there have still been multiple incidents on children’s day.
  
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• Shipwrecked couple stranded on remote island rescued after searchers spot 'SOS' in sand

  28-08-2016 23:09
  
  A US Navy aircraft crew spotted the pair on the beach on the Micronesia island.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival: Man In Critical Condition After One Of Four Stabbings

  28-08-2016 22:06
  Four people have been stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival, with one man fighting for his life in hospital. Emergency services were called to Wornington Road in Kensington and Chelsea at 4.25pm on Sunday, the day the festival is dedicated to children and families. A second man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
  
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• Brexit may send EU 'down the drain' - German vice chancellor

  28-08-2016 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Germany's vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel says the EU could go "down the drain" if Brexit is handled badly and that the UK cannot keep the "nice things" without any responsibility.
  
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• Swimmer Nick Thomas dies crossing English Channel

  28-08-2016 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A swimmer dies while trying to cross the English Channel.
  
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• Closing down

  28-08-2016 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Empty rails and closing signs as a stalwart of the British High Street says its final farewell.
  
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• Allardyce calls up Hammer for first squad

  28-08-2016 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uncapped West Ham winger Michail Antonio is called up to manager Sam Allardyce's first England squad.
  
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• All the weird and wonderful things that happened at Notting Hill Carnival today

  28-08-2016 20:38
  
  At Carnival, it’s best to expect the unexpected.
  
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• The teenager who died after attending Leeds Festival has been named

  28-08-2016 20:02
  
  17-year-old Lewis Haunch was cradled by a first aider
  
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• Sir Richard Branson 'should lose knighthood' - John McDonnell

  28-08-2016 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British tycoon Sir Richard Branson is a "tax exile" and should be stripped of his knighthood, shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggests.
  
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• Swimmer Nick Thomas Dies Trying To Cross English Channel

  28-08-2016 19:16
  A British man has died while trying to swim across the English Channel. Nick Thomas left Dover on Saturday morning and had been swimming for 16 hours when he began to struggle, according to reports. Mr Thomas, 45, was unconscious when he was pulled from the water by rescuers on Sunday, police said.
  
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• The M20 has been reopened after Saturday's accident

  28-08-2016 19:13
  
  The M20 in Kent was closed on Saturday after a lorry hit a footbridge.
  
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• M20 Reopens After Bridge Collapse Causes Chaos

  28-08-2016 18:51
  
  The M20 motorway has reopened after a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto the carriageway on one of the year's busiest travel days. Kent Police and Highways England said that a section of the bridge, weighing 170 tonnes, was brought down by a digger being transported on the back of a lorry.
  
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• Germany's Gabriel says poorly handled Brexit would see Europe go down the drain

  28-08-2016 18:49
  German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday that if Britain's exit from the European Union was badly handled and other member countries followed its lead, Europe would go "down the drain". "Brexit is bad but it won't hurt us as much economically as some fear - it's more of a psychological problem and it's a huge problem politically," Gabriel, the deputy to Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany's governing coalition, told a news conference. "If we organise Brexit in the wrong way, then we
  
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• BHS has closed its doors and people are frankly devastated

  28-08-2016 18:17
  
  Today heralds the end of an era for the department store.
  
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• Many apey returns! Chimp marks 21st birthday at zoo

  28-08-2016 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It was a case of many apey returns for a chimpanzee celebrating his 21st birthday at a Conwy zoo.
  
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• See the amazing pictures from Notting Hill Carnival

  28-08-2016 17:54
  
  Dancing in the streets? Sign us up.
  
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• Last BHS Stores Close After 88 Years On High Street

  28-08-2016 17:02
  
  Administrators for the department store chain, Duff & Phelps and FRP Advisory, have closed 22 stores, the last of the branches nationwide. The retailer's collapse in April has affected 11,000 jobs, 22,000 pensions, sparked a parliamentary inquiry and left its high-profile former owners potentially facing a criminal investigation. In March 2015, BHS was sold for £1 by Arcadia Group tycoon Sir Philip Green to former bankrupt Dominic Chappell, who in turn called in the receivers in May.
  
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• Germany's Gabriel - badly handled Brexit would send Europe 'down the drain'

  28-08-2016 15:55
  German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday that if Britain's exit from the European Union was badly handled and other member countries followed its lead, Europe would go "down the drain". "Brexit is bad but it won't hurt us as much economically as some fear - it's more of a psychological problem and it's a huge problem politically," Gabriel, the deputy to Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany's governing coalition, told a news conference. "If we organise Brexit in the wrong way, then we
  
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• Teen Dies After Taking Drugs At Leeds Festival

  28-08-2016 15:39
  A teenager has died after taking drugs at Leeds Festival.
  
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• Bake Off's Mary Berry criticised by MasterChef judge over fryers

  28-08-2016 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace criticises Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry, calling her comments on deep-fat fryers an "attack on our British way of life".
  
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• United Airlines pilots Brady Grebenc and Carlos Licona pictured after Glasgow arrest - Daily Mail

  28-08-2016 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  United Airlines pilots Brady Grebenc and Carlos Licona pictured after Glasgow arrest
  Daily Mail
  These are the two United pilots who were arrested at Glasgow airport on suspicion of being too drunk to fly their transatlantic passenger jet from Scotland to the US. Concerns about Carlos Roberto Licona and Brady Grebenc, were reportedly raised on ...
  Two US pilots held on suspicion of being under influence of alcoholThe Guardian
  United Airlines pilots arrested in Glasgow on alcohol
  
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• Woman's arm ripped off at the elbow after getting trapped in parked car - The Independent

  28-08-2016 15:24 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Woman's arm ripped off at the elbow after getting trapped in parked car
  The Independent
  The 78-year-old leant into the vehicle outside a house in Hayle, Cornwall, on Saturday afternoon, and became trapped. “What appears to have happened is that she leant into the car to close the electric windows," a spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall ...
  Pensioner airlifted to hospital after having arm ripped off in parked car accidentExpress.co.uk
  Pensioner has arm ripped off in fr
  
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• Nottingham Forest's manager's unusual chat about cheese

  28-08-2016 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest's manager Philippe Montanier goes off topic to discuss cheese, revealing he is 'the specialist of the cheese'.
  
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• Pair arrested after teen dies taking drugs at Leeds Festival

  28-08-2016 15:13
  
  It is thought the boy collapsed immediately after taking drugs.
  
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• Manchester United star Mkhitaryan could solve Sneijder conundrum - Manchester Evening News

  28-08-2016 14:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News
  Manchester United star Mkhitaryan could solve Sneijder conundrum
  Manchester Evening News
  Manchester United playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan showed why he should be starting for Jose Mourinho in the Premier League win vs Hull. Shares; Comments. Get Manchester United FC news by email. Watch: Luke Shaw says Hull win is best moment on a ...
  Shaw already preparing for Manchester DerbyITV News
  Marouane Fellaini: Manchester United midfielder rescues woman caught in crush durin
  
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• Italy investigates quake buildings, checking for code fraud - Daily Mail

  28-08-2016 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Italy investigates quake buildings, checking for code fraud
  Daily Mail
  AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — Bulldozers with huge claws pulled down dangerously overhanging ledges Sunday in Italy's quake-devastated town of Amatrice as investigators worked to figure out if negligence or fraud in building codes had added to the quake's ...
  Prosecutors Investigate Builders After Italy QuakeVoice of America
  Italy to see if building negligence raised earthquake death toll; 291 deadChicago Trib
  
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• Syria war: Turkey kills 25 people in latest round of air strikes - BBC News

  28-08-2016 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Syria war: Turkey kills 25 people in latest round of air strikes
  BBC News
  At least 25 people have been killed as Turkey continues to target Kurdish-held areas in Syria, near the border city of Jarablus. The Turkish military said those killed in Sunday's air strikes were Kurdish militants. Separately, a monitoring group said ...
  Turkish air strikes 'kill at least 40 civilians in Syria'The Independent
  Major powers take the reins in Syria as Turkey joins battle for control of its borderTe
  
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• Hurricane Gaston to batter Britain with chaotic 70mph blasts - The Sun

  28-08-2016 14:23 via thesun.co.uk
  
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  Hurricane Gaston to batter Britain with chaotic 70mph blasts
  The Sun
  WEATHER experts have warned Hurricane Gaston is set to batter Britain after blowing across the Atlantic from the United States. The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in Miami says the 90mph hurricane has formed off the coast in Florida and is heading ...
  UK Weather: Hurricane Gaston to cross Atlantic bringing 90mph winds to BritainDaily Star
  Hurricane Gaston could hit the UK say forecastersInternational Business
  
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• Woman, 78, has arm ripped off in parked car in Cornwall

  28-08-2016 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman's arm is ripped off after it is trapped in a parked car, police say.
  
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• Missing Camber Sands Swimmer Is Found Safe

  28-08-2016 14:07
  
  Fears that a swimmer had got into trouble off Camber Sands beach sparked a search and rescue operation - days after five men died there.
  
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• Sir Richard Branson 'should lose knighthood' - John McDonnell - BBC News

  28-08-2016 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Sir Richard Branson 'should lose knighthood' - John McDonnell
  BBC News
  British tycoon Sir Richard Branson is a "tax exile" and should be stripped of his knighthood, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has suggested. Mr McDonnell told the Sunday Mirror Sir Richard wanted to "undermine" democracy, after a row over Jeremy ...
  Richard Branson should lose his knighthood, says John McDonnellThe Guardian
  Corbyn ally calls for Sir Richard Branson and Sir Philip Green to lose titlesexpressand
  
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• Britain will retain access to single market and curb migration under plans considered by Theresa May - Telegraph.co.uk

  28-08-2016 13:56 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Britain will retain access to single market and curb migration under plans considered by Theresa May
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Britain will retain access to the single market for financial sector and the car industry while curbing migration under plans being considered by Theresa May. Philip Hammond will this week put forward plans for Britain to retain access to the single ...
  May summons Cabinet ministers to Chequers for Brexit talksITV News
  Theresa May 'acting like Tudor monarch' over
  
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• M20 reopening after footbridge collapse delayed - ITV News

  28-08-2016 13:35 via itv.com
  
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  M20 reopening after footbridge collapse delayed
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  The re-opening of the M20 in Kent has been delayed after a digger on the back of a lorry hit a footbridge and caused it to collapse. Highways England had previously said it hoped the motorway would be open again from midday on Sunday. The agency has ...
  M20 motorway remains closed after bridge collapseBBC News
  M20 bridge collapse: Motorway remains closed after bridge crashed down on top of vehiclesEvening Standard
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• Search For Missing Swimmer Under Way At Camber Sands

  28-08-2016 13:15
  A search is under way at Camber Sands in East Sussex following reports of a missing swimmer, days after five men died there. A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: "A member of the public has contacted police and the coastguard at Camber Sands after seeing an abandoned pair of flip-flops next to the sea.
  
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• Two Airline Pilots Arrested On Alcohol Charge At Glasgow Airport

  28-08-2016 12:39
  Two airline pilots have been arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol before a flight in Glasgow. Concerns were raised before the 9am United Airlines flight took off to New York on Saturday. A spokesman for United Airlines said: "The two pilots have been removed from service and their flying duties.
  
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• Hands off

  28-08-2016 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jane Austen's ring, a £50m Picasso and other objects the UK has fought to keep in the country.
  
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• God Save the Queen's coronet! Victoria's wedding jewels could be sold abroad

  28-08-2016 12:09
  
  It will cost you £5 million plus VAT if you fancy buying it.
  
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• Ministers Bar Export Of Queen Victoria Crown Made By Prince Albert

  28-08-2016 11:56
  The sapphire and diamond crown was designed for the monarch by Prince Albert in 1840, the year of their wedding. Culture minister Matt Hancock, who imposed the ban, said he hoped a UK buyer would come forward to match the £5m asking price. It was made in 1842 at a cost of £415, using stones which came from jewellery given to Queen Victoria by her uncle and predecessor William IV.
  
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• #TrainGate continues as John McDonnell says Richard Branson should be stripped of his knighthood

  28-08-2016 11:42
  
  Here we go again…
  
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• Last BHS stores to close for final time after 88 years - BBC News

  28-08-2016 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Last BHS stores to close for final time after 88 years
  BBC News
  The last BHS stores are set to close their doors for the final time, ending an 88-year presence on the High Street. The closure of the final 22 shops around the UK comes after the retailer was placed into administration in March but failed to find a buyer.
  BHS disappears from high street as final stores close their doorsThe Independent
  The rise and fall of British Home StoresITV News
  Last BHS Stores To Close After 88-Y
  
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• Man confesses to killing two nuns in their home - but gives no reason why

  28-08-2016 09:48
  
  They were committed to improving health care for the poor.
  
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• Father Of Oz Backpacker Stabbings Victim Tom Jackson 'Proud'

  28-08-2016 08:43
  Tom Jackson, 30, was critically injured when he intervened as Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, was stabbed to death in north Queensland on Tuesday. Reports that suspect Smail Ayad, 29, was "obsessed" with her are being investigated by police. Mr Jackson's father, Les, said: "There are many and varied reasons why we are, and always will be, immensely proud of Tom.
  
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• M20 Due To Reopen After Bridge Collapse Causes Chaos

  28-08-2016 07:07
  
  The M20 motorway will be closed until at least midday today after a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto the carriageway on one of the year's busiest travel days. 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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• Major operation to clear M20 after bridge COLLAPSES onto motorway blocking Dover port

  28-08-2016 06:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A DIGGER on the back of a lorry crashed into a bridge on the M20 causing it to collapse sparking traffic chaos as thousands of motorists attempted to get away for the Bank Holiday.
  
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• Prime Minister In Push To Gear Up Cabinet For Brexit

  28-08-2016 05:45
  The Prime minister has signalled there will be no slowing down with plans for Britain to leave the EU. Theresa May is expected to ask her Cabinet ministers to set out how how their department is preparing for Brexit when they gather on Wednesday. A Downing Street source told the Press Association Brexit remains "top of the in tray" for Mrs May who is also expected to discuss the UK's future outside the EU at the G20 summit in China at the weekend.
  
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• Last BHS Stores To Close After 88 Years On High Street

  28-08-2016 05:42
  
  The last remaining branches of BHS stores are set to vanish from the high street today, ending 88 years of trading across the UK. Administrators for the department store chain, Duff & Phelps and FRP Advisory, will shut 22 stores, the last of more than 150 branches nationwide. The retailer's collapse in April has affected 11,000 jobs, 22,000 pensions, sparked a parliamentary inquiry and left its high-profile former owners potentially facing a criminal investigation.
  
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• Sir Philip Green Wants Probe Dropped ‎If He Plugs BHS Pension Gap

  28-08-2016 05:40
  
  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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