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• It's a historic moment for two nations as first US commercial flight in 55 years lands in Cuba

  31-08-2016 22:59
  
  JetBlue 387 opens a new era of US-Cuba travel.
  
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• More than 100,000 people sign petition to force MPs to debate whether they should work Saturdays

  31-08-2016 22:46
  
  The petition was set up by a GP.
  
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• Drug Trials Offer 'Tantalising' Hope In Fight Against Alzheimer's

  31-08-2016 21:51
  A cure for Alzheimer's could soon become a reality following trials of a drug that fights sticky deposits in the brain linked to the disease. According to a leading charity the research provides "tantalising evidence" Alzheimer's could become treatable with the antibody 'aducanumab'. The findings will bring hope for the estimated 850,000 people in the UK that suffer from some form of dementia, most having Alzheimer's. By 2025 their numbers could increase to more than a million.
  
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• Russia honours first British Arctic convoy, 75 years on

  31-08-2016 21:26
  By Dmitry Madorsky ARKHANGELSK, Russia (Reuters) - British and Russian veterans of World War Two gathered on Wednesday in Arkhangelsk, 75 years to the day since Britain's first Arctic convoy of military supplies steamed into the northern port. Britain's Princess Anne has been among those attending events honouring those who sailed and protected the convoys carrying supplies to aid the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. On Aug. 31, 1941, two months after Hitler's surprise attack on his erstwhile
  
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• More rough sleepers 'in need of psychiatric support'

  31-08-2016 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rough sleepers in England are more likely to be suffering from mental health issues, analysis shows.
  
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• Climate Change Will Make UK Coastline More Dangerous, Expert Says

  31-08-2016 20:59
  The UK's coastlines will become even more dangerous because of climate change, an expert has told Sky News. Two more people died today on Britain's shores - a man scuba diving in Cornwall and a 17-year-old boy in the waters near Sunderland. Last week, five young men were drowned at Camber Sands. The weekend before, seven people died in different parts of waters around the UK.
  
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• England Women's Footballer Zoe Tynan Fatally Struck By Train

  31-08-2016 20:44
  A teenage footballer who played for Manchester City and Everton women's teams has been struck and killed by a train. Zoe Tynan, 18, an England Women's Under-19 midfielder, died at the scene at West Allerton station on Tuesday at 4:15pm. The death is not being treated as suspicious, British Transport Police said.
  
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• Junior Doctors To Stage 'Worst Strike In NHS History'

  31-08-2016 20:26
  
  Junior doctors are to stage a whole week of industrial action, which could lead to the cancellation of 100,000 operations. The proposed strike action will see medics walking out for five days with "full withdrawal of labour". The action was approved by the British Medical Association (BMA) this afternoon following a meeting with the junior doctors committee (JDC).
  
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• Junior doctors to stage further industrial action amid contract row

  31-08-2016 20:06
  
  The BMA Council approved further industrial action as the bitter row continues between leading doctors and the Government.
  
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• UK cosmetics group Lush relocates staff to Germany post-Brexit

  31-08-2016 19:46
  UK cosmetics maker and retailer Lush is relocating European staff from Britain to Germany and has expanded production at its German factory in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union, it said on Wednesday. Lush, which makes cosmetics by hand, said uncertainty caused by the June Brexit vote had led it to accelerate plans to increase production at its factory in Duesseldorf, western Germany, for the European market. "While this was always the plan - to make product for Europe i
  
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• Junior Doctors To Stage Five Days Of Strikes Over Training Contract

  31-08-2016 19:08
  
  Junior doctors are to stage further industrial action in the row over the contract for training medics. The proposed strike action will see medics walking out for five days with full withdrawal of labour between the hours of 8am and 5pm between September 12 and September 16, with further dates to be confirmed. The action was approved by the British Medical Association (BMA) Council this afternoon following a meeting with the junior doctors committee (JDC).
  
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• Body Found In Search For Teenager Missing In River Thames

  31-08-2016 19:07
  The body of a 15-year-old boy has been found after a search was launched in the River Thames, police said. The teenager was seen in the water near Sunbury Lock in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, just after 2.20pm on Wednesday. A police helicopter was scrambled to aid the search operation, alongside a team of divers from Specialist Group International.
  
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• Britain to seek unique deal with EU, including immigration curbs

  31-08-2016 19:04
  By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May and her top ministers on Wednesday agreed Britain would seek a unique relationship with the European Union, involving controls on immigration as well as a good trade deal. After a summer of political earthquakes followed by a few weeks of holiday calm, May gathered her cabinet team for the first time since she asked them to use the break to come up with options for Britain's future ties with the bloc after a div
  
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• Body Found At Collapsed Didcot Power Station, Six Months On

  31-08-2016 19:04
  A body has been recovered from the site of the Didcot power station which collapsed in February, Thames Valley Police said. The families of three men missing since the disaster have been informed of the discovery on Wednesday, Thames Valley Police said. Demolition workers Ken Cresswell, 57, John Shaw, 61 and Chris Huxtable, 34, have been missing since the collapse.
  
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• Penge car crash: Live updates after woman and boy killed after police pursuit of 'stolen' car - Mirror.co.uk

  31-08-2016 18:28 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Penge car crash: Live updates after woman and boy killed after police pursuit of 'stolen' car
  Mirror.co.uk
  Two people, including a young boy, have died after a car being chased by police crashed into a family. The vehicle crashed in Lennard Road near Penge, south London, shortly after 2pm today. A woman and young boy were pronounced dead at the scene.
  Woman and boy die as car chased by police crashes into pedestriansThe Guardian
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• Samsung ticks forward with new Gear S3 smartwatch - USA TODAY

  31-08-2016 18:04 via usatoday.com
  
  USA TODAY
  Samsung ticks forward with new Gear S3 smartwatch
  USA TODAY
  NEW YORK—Samsung is clocking in with a brand new smartwatch. The company unveiled its Gear S3 wristwatch in Berlin, just ahead of the IFA trade show that kicks off in the German capital later this week. The watch will be available in two styles, the ...
  Samsung Gear S3 preview: The final Frontier for smartwatches?Pocket-lint.com
  Samsung's Gear S3 has GPS, LTE, and a bigger screenThe Verge
  Samsung Is Trying to Solve the
  
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• US doubts Russia's claim it killed ISIS spokesman - CNN

  31-08-2016 17:59 via cnn.com
  
  CNN
  US doubts Russia's claim it killed ISIS spokesman
  CNNDeath of Isil propaganda chief 'could see decline in attacks on West'Telegraph.co.uk
  Isis dealt 'major blow' by death of spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani in air strike claimed by US and RussiaThe Independent
  Russia One-Ups U.S. by Claiming Al-Adnani ISIS KillU.S. News & World Report
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• MP Jacob Rees-Mogg on Conservative Brexit 'turf wars' claims

  31-08-2016 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Tory MP says there has been only 'cricket pitch mowing', not turf wars, over Brexit
  
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• 'Embrace life'

  31-08-2016 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of 10 to 15-year-old girls who are unhappy with their life has increased. So what advice would you give to a younger you?
  
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• Witness on Polish man Arkadiusz Jozwik's killing

  31-08-2016 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A witness has described seeing Polish man Arkadiusz Jozwik lying motionless and bleeding on a restaurant floor.
  
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• Trump to make surprise trip to Mexico after harsh criticism - Daily Mail

  31-08-2016 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Trump to make surprise trip to Mexico after harsh criticism
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  WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Donald Trump will travel to Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto in a surprise trip to a country which the Republican presidential candidate has vilified as the main source of illegal immigration and ...
  What Does Enrique Peña Nieto Want From Trump's Visit?The Atlantic
  Donald Trump to deliver highly anticipated immigration speech following Mexico visitCNN
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• Two Die As Car Hits Pedestrians In Police Chase

  31-08-2016 17:24
  Two people have been killed after they were hit by a car being chased by police in Penge, southeast London.
  
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• Stranger Things season 2: An analysis of the new episode titles - The Independent

  31-08-2016 17:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent
  Stranger Things season 2: An analysis of the new episode titles
  The Independent
  Essentially delaying the inevitable, Netflix took a while to confirm Stranger Things would be getting a season 2, but it's eventual announcement came with a pretty interesting addition: a trailer revealing all nine episode titles for the new season ...
  7 Things We Know About the New Season of Stranger ThingsTIME
  Stay Strange, Stranger Things Season TwoThe Atlantic
  Netflix Renews Stranger Things and R
  
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• UK launch of Dash pitches Amazon as FMCG 'Frenemy' - CampaignLive

  31-08-2016 17:22 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  CampaignLive
  UK launch of Dash pitches Amazon as FMCG 'Frenemy'
  CampaignLive
  Amazon's connected button Dash launched so close to April Fool's day last year, that it was greeted with bemusement and amusement in equal measure, writes Nicholas Larder, digital strategy director at Mediavest. Surely we haven't become so lazy and ...
  Now Amazon brings its Dash button to the UK - and you can reorder top brands with the push of a buttonWalesOnline
  You can now order loo roll from Amazon by pressing
  
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• May and ministers reiterate commitment to fiscal discipline

  31-08-2016 17:20
  British Prime Minister Theresa May and her team of top ministers reiterated the government's commitment to fiscal discipline on Wednesday, her spokeswoman said. Finance minister Philip Hammond has said he will move more slowly than his predecessor to turn the government's budget deficit into a surplus and that the extent of any fiscal stimulus will depend on how the economy copes with Brexit.
  
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• Irish cabinet may need more time to decide on Apple appeal- minister - Daily Mail

  31-08-2016 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Irish Examiner
  Irish cabinet may need more time to decide on Apple appeal- minister
  Daily Mail
  DUBLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Ireland's cabinet may need more time to decide whether to appeal a European Commission ruling against Dublin's tax dealings with Apple, a minister said on Wednesday. Finance Minister Michael Noonan has recommended ...
  Apple tax receipts could help cut Ireland's debt pile: S&P's KraemerReuters UK
  Irish cabinet considers appealing against Apple tax rulingBBC News
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• Jeremy Corbyn is not Dumbledore, says JK Rowling

  31-08-2016 16:58
  
  The famous author and creator of boy wizard Harry Potter has made her feelings very clear on Twitter.
  
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• Chelsea transfer deadline day live: David Luiz's Stamford Bridge return nears as Blues and PSG agree £32m fee - Telegraph.co.uk

  31-08-2016 16:55 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Chelsea transfer deadline day live: David Luiz's Stamford Bridge return nears as Blues and PSG agree £32m fee
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Chelsea are now close to sealing the return of central defender David Luiz after agreeing a fee of around £32million with Paris Saint-Germain, reports Matt Law. Personal terms are not thought to be an issue, which leaves very little to be done to get ...
  Leicester to splash £60m, Chelsea eye up David Luiz and Marcos AlonsoESPN (blog)
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• Two people killed after car being chased by police ploughs into pedestrians - Telegraph.co.uk

  31-08-2016 16:33 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Two people killed after car being chased by police ploughs into pedestrians
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Two people have been killed after a car being chased by police ploughed into pedestrians in south London. The incident occurred at around 2.05pm on Wednesday in Leonard Road in Penge. Scotland Yard said the car involved was being pursued by police ...
  Two pedestrians hit and killed by car being chased by police in south east LondonITV News
  Two Dead After Being Hit By Car In Police Ch
  
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• Keeping up appearances

  31-08-2016 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why are girls suffering from low self-esteem and what can we do to make them feel better about themselves?
  
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• Surprise Return Of Missing Turtle Clyde After Aquarium Theft

  31-08-2016 16:24
  A missing turtle though to have been stolen from an aquarium in Ellesmere Port on Tuesday has been returned safe and sound.
  
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• You're no Dumbledore! JK Rowling vents her frustration at hero-worship of Jeremy Corbyn - Daily Mail

  31-08-2016 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Independent
  You're no Dumbledore! JK Rowling vents her frustration at hero-worship of Jeremy Corbyn
  Daily Mail
  Harry Potter author JK Rowling has vented her frustration at hero-worship of Jeremy Corbyn - insisting he is 'not Dumbledore'. Rowling dismissed comparisons between the white-bearded veteran left-winger and the Hogwarts headmaster from her books.
  Jeremy Corbyn is not Dumbledore, says JK RowlingBelfast Telegraph
  Labour's Jeremy Corbyn and cyber-communist Richard Barbrook comes up wi
  
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• 16 passengers injured after United Airlines plane flying to Heathrow hits turbulence - Daily Mail

  31-08-2016 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail
  16 passengers injured after United Airlines plane flying to Heathrow hits turbulence
  Daily Mail
  ... Texan cheerleader Nikki Hartin Boriack, 38, said passengers went flying; Passenger Leslie Chi told friends on Facebook: 'I really thought I might die'; Were you on the flight? Send your experiences, pictures and video to: martin.robinson@mailonline ...
  United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing Following Severe Turbulence, Leaving Passengers And Crew InjuredHuffington Post UK
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• Flying pigs and prisms - Pink Floyd expo to open at London's V&A

  31-08-2016 16:02
  By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - A pink inflatable pig the size of a bus floated above London's venerable Victoria and Albert museum on Wednesday but unlike an infamous outing above Battersea Power Station in 1976 it did not break free and ground planes at Heathrow. One of the many globally recognisable emblems of Pink Floyd, along with prisms and marching hammers, the pig was flying to mark the launch of "The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains", a retrospective to be hosted at the mu
  
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• The Mayor of Dover Is Your New Favourite Mayor - VICE

  31-08-2016 15:59 via vice.com
  
  VICE
  The Mayor of Dover Is Your New Favourite Mayor
  VICE
  Because I would like to be straight up about the fact that my favourite mayor is the mayor of Dover. No other British mayor is even coming close to that right now. Not even close. Via the Telegraph: The Mayor of Dover has insisted he will not be ...and more »
  
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• Chelsea transfer news: Confusion over David Luiz and Cesc Fabregas - The Week UK

  31-08-2016 15:26 via theweek.co.uk
  
  The Week UK
  Chelsea transfer news: Confusion over David Luiz and Cesc Fabregas
  The Week UK
  Deadline Day could be an eventful one at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea negotiate over a sensational deal to bring former defender David Luiz back to the club and confusion rules over the future of midfielder Cesc Fabregas. Claims that Antonio Conte, who ...
  Leicester to splash £60m, Chelsea eye up David Luiz and Marcos AlonsoESPN (blog)
  David Luiz on brink of Chelsea return after Blues agree transfer
  
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• Restaurant Brands to launch Tim Hortons in Great Britain

  31-08-2016 15:19
  (Reuters) - Canada's Restaurant Brands International Inc said it would launch Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shops in Great Britain as part of its expansion plans. The move into Europe comes after Tim Hortons, which has outlets in Canada, the United States and the Middle East, said last month that it would enter Asia by opening its first outlet in the Philippines. Restaurant Brands, which also owns the Burger King chain of restaurants, said on Wednesday that it formed a master franchise joint v
  
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• Brit Murder Suspect And Girlfriend Reconstruct Bali Policeman Death

  31-08-2016 15:19
  
  A British man and his Australian girlfriend accused of killing a policeman on the Indonesian island of Bali have taken part in a reconstruction of the murder. Wayan Sudarsa's body was discovered with head and neck wounds on Kuta beach on 17 August. Connor has claimed she saw Taylor "beating" the traffic officer as she looked for her purse, according to her lawyer, Erwin Siregar.
  
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• Black schoolgirls in South Africa are protesting against 'racist' hair policy

  31-08-2016 15:13
  
  Many young women have apparently been sent home for having afros or cornrows.
  
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• Specialist firefighters called in after 800kg horse collapses

  31-08-2016 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 800kg horse called Tess has to be helped back to her feet by fire crews.
  
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• Missing Turtle Clyde May Have Been Taken From Aquarium By Boy

  31-08-2016 15:07
  Clyde the turtle was taken from the Blue Planet Aquarium in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, on Tuesday. Detective Sergeant Rob Grantham, of Cheshire Police, said: "The boy was completely soaked and had no top on, which may have attracted your attention if you had been there yesterday.
  
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• EDF union board members file challenge to annul Hinkley Point vote

  31-08-2016 14:52
  Five staff representatives on the board of EDF have filed a legal complaint seeking to annul the utility's decision to go ahead with its Hinkley Point nuclear project in Britain, EDF unions said in a joint statement on Wednesday. On July 28, EDF's board voted 10 to seven to proceed with the 18 billion pound project to build two nuclear reactors. The unions argue that EDF Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy and representatives of the French state should have informed the board that they knew the Br
  
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• Donald Trump 'will not change his rhetoric' when he meets Mexican president - The Independent

  31-08-2016 14:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent
  Donald Trump 'will not change his rhetoric' when he meets Mexican president
  The Independent
  Donald Trump has not changed his position on an amnesty for undocumented immigrants and will not alter his rhetoric when he meets with Mexico's president, his campaign chief has said. Speaking on NBC ahead of trip to Mexico, Kellyanne Conway, was ...
  What is Mexico's president thinking?Politico
  Mexico wonders why its president is meeting with TrumpDaily Mail
  Trump Visit a Big Gamble
  
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• Mayor Who Snorted White Substance Refuses To Resign

  31-08-2016 14:33
  A video circulating online shows Councillor Neil Rix, the mayor of Dover, telling an unidentified man: "Don't let anyone come... shut that door. Mr Rix says he was drunk at the time the clip was filmed, and that he had been coerced.
  
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• This jewellery designer is proving you are never to old too be a model

  31-08-2016 14:23
  
  The Magic Hands campaign uses older women whose hands tell a story.
  
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• Joe Hart to Torino and 12 other bizarre British moves abroad - Mirror.co.uk

  31-08-2016 14:08 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Mirror.co.uk
  Joe Hart to Torino and 12 other bizarre British moves abroad
  Mirror.co.uk
  If you thought the England goalkeeper's move to Serie A was weird, you've obviously forgotten about these other intrepid British footballers... Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. These transfers were very odd indeed. When reports first emerged ...
  Manchester City transfer news: Joe Hart ready for 'important turn' in his career after completing Torino loan moveThe Independent
  Goalkeeper Joe Hart joins
  
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• United Airlines flight diverts to Ireland after 16 hurt in turbulence

  31-08-2016 14:06
  Fourteen passengers and two crew members were injured on Wednesday when a United Airlines flight ran into severe turbulence and had to divert to Ireland's Shannon Airport, the airport said. Ambulances were at the scene when the Boeing aircraft that was en route from Houston to London Heathrow landed at 0455 GMT. Ten of the passengers and the two crew members were taken to a local hospital, a United Airlines spokesman said.
  
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• Official: Hart joins Torino - Football Italia

  31-08-2016 13:34 via football-italia.net
  Official: Hart joins Torino
  Football Italia
  Manchester City's Joe Hart has officially joined Torino on a season-long loan - “I accepted immediately.” The England international flew into Turin yesterday, posing for fans with his new shirt and a club scarf, and today both clubs officially ...and more »
  
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• Labour is now rejecting new members for tweeting support of the Green Party

  31-08-2016 13:33
  
  The person in question labelled the decision a “total farce”.
  
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• Two-wheel CCTV

  31-08-2016 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What difference do helmet cameras make to road safety?
  
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