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• Eastern gorillas are now one step away from extinction

  04-09-2016 23:44
  
  The number of eastern gorillas has plummeted in the past 20 years by more than 70%.
  
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• PM Hints At No Points-Based Immigration System

  04-09-2016 23:20
  
  Theresa May has promised to respond to voters' calls for controls on immigration but has hinted it may not come in the form of a points-based system. People sometimes say, are you doing the Norway model, are you doing the Switzerland model, are you doing a sort of Canada trade agreement one? When asked about whether any system of immigration control might include a points-based system on the lines of what is used to restrict the number of people entering Australia, she suggested she felt there w
  
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• A 17th Century London skyline was set ablaze to commemorate the Great Fire of London

  04-09-2016 23:08
  
  A replica of the skyline that caught fire 350 years ago burned along the River Thames on Sunday.
  
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• Keith Vaz Under Pressure To Step Aside Over Sex Claims

  04-09-2016 20:59
  
  Keith Vaz is under pressure to step aside as chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee following claims he paid for sex. Mr Vaz also opposed government attempts to criminalise Poppers. In a statement, Mr Vaz said he will inform other members of the Home Affairs Select Committee whether he will stand aside when it meets on Tuesday.
  
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• Keith Vaz To Stand Aside Over Sex And Drug Allegations

  04-09-2016 19:02
  
  Keith Vaz is to stand aside as Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee following allegations in a Sunday newspaper. Select Committee member Naz Shah, who has spoken to Mr Vaz, has told Sky News "he has done the right thing" by standing aside as chair. In a statement to Sky News he said: "It is deeply disturbing that a national newspaper should have paid individuals to have acted in this way.
  
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• Polish Men Attacked In Harlow Hours After Vigil For Arek Jozwik

  04-09-2016 17:44
  
  Essex Police are considering the "vicious and horrible attack" as a possible hate crime, but have stressed it is not being linked with the death of Arkadiusz Jozwik, known as Arek, on 27 August. Mr Jozwik, 40, died from head injuries last Monday after he and his friend were attacked outside a takeaway in Harlow. Following the latest attack, Supt Trevor Roe said: "I want to reassure the public and the community in Harlow we are treating this very seriously and do not tolerate assaults of any
  
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• Obama Warns Of No Special Favours For The Uk Over Trade

  04-09-2016 16:05
  
  Theresa May has welcomed the economic reaction to Brexit - as Barack Obama warned there would be no favours for the UK over a trade deal. Speaking to reporters en route to the G20 summit in China, the PM said the economic reaction to the EU vote was better than expected. The visit is Mrs May's first to China, and one of her first tasks was to hold a joint news conference with President Obama.
  
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• Obama: Don't Let UK Relationship With US Unravel

  04-09-2016 15:32
  
  Theresa May welcomed the economic reaction to Brexit - as Barack Obama warned Britain's relationship with the US could "unravel". Speaking to reporters en route to the G20 summit in China, the PM said the economic reaction to the EU vote was better than expected. "Now I'm not going to pretend it will be plain sailing. There'll be some difficult times ahead.
  
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• Five charged with conspiracy to murder teenager in Telford

  04-09-2016 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five people are charged with conspiracy to murder and false imprisonment after a man is found injured at a Telford house.
  
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• Man Charged After Eddie Izzard's Beret Snatched At Pro-EU March

  04-09-2016 15:19
  
  A man has been charged with the theft of comedian Eddie Izzard's bright pink beret during a pro-Europe march attended by thousands of people in London. The pair clashed near Downing Street and then Izzard, wearing high heels, chased the man before he was caught by police who pinned him to the ground. The beret was originally returned to Mr Izzard by officers, but was then taken away as evidence.
  
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• Aardman Animations celebrates 40 years in Bristol

  04-09-2016 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The creators of Wallace and Gromit, Morph and Shaun the Sheep are celebrating 40 years in the animation business.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon has shared her painful miscarriage story prompting a wave of support online

  04-09-2016 15:12
  
  The SNP leader shared her story to “challenge some of the assumptions and judgments that are still made about women who don’t have children”.
  
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• Polish men attacked in Harlow hours after vigil in 'possible hate crime'

  04-09-2016 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An attack on two Polish men in Harlow just hours after a march and vigil in honour of a Pole murdered in the town is a "potential hate crime", police say.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing launch gets record audience

  04-09-2016 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing's series launch gets an average of 9.3 million viewers - a record audience for an opening episode of the BBC One show.
  
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• Keith Vaz reportedly quitting home affairs role after male escort allegations

  04-09-2016 14:36
  
  Vas was elected chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee in 2007.
  
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• G20: Theresa May faces Brexit trade pressure

  04-09-2016 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK PM Theresa May comes under pressure at the G20 summit over Britain's trade links with the US and other countries after it leaves the EU.
  
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• Camber Sands victims: Hundreds turn out for funerals

  04-09-2016 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nearly 2,000 mourners line up to lay petals on the coffins of five friends from south-east London who died while on a day trip to Camber Sands beach.
  
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• Childless Scottish nationalist leader Sturgeon reveals 2011 miscarriage

  04-09-2016 13:35
  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, whose childlessness has been a matter of media speculation over the years, has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in 2011. Following the publication of extracts from a book in the Sunday Times, in which the author referred to Sturgeon losing a baby, the Scottish National Party leader said she hoped it would challenge some of the assumptions and judgements made about women, especially in politics, who don't have children.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon miscarriage: First minister reveals baby loss

  04-09-2016 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks for the first time about her "painful experience" of losing a baby in 2011.
  
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• Brexit protests: Man charged with Eddie Izzard beret theft

  04-09-2016 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged with theft after comedian Eddie Izzard has his pink beret snatched during a pro-Europe rally in London.
  
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• What did Mother Teresa do to become a saint?

  04-09-2016 13:07
  
  A life committed to God and two miracles helped Mother Teresa on the way to sainthood.
  
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• UK plans 3 billion pound house building fund to boost sector post-Brexit - report

  04-09-2016 13:05
  LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is set to announce a 3 billion pound house building fund to provide developers with cheap loans to boost the sector following the vote to leave the European Union, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported. Finance minister Philip Hammond, who has talked of the need for a "fiscal reset", is due to set out the government's fiscal response to the June 23 vote in an autumn budget statement, although no date has yet been set for it. ...
  
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• May to review security risks of Chinese-funded nuclear deal

  04-09-2016 12:58
  By William James HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she wanted her security advisers to help review a delayed nuclear power investment from China - a source of diplomatic tension - as she arrived for a G20 summit. May upset Chinese officials in July by delaying a $24 billion project that would see French firm EDF build Britain's first new nuclear power plant in decades with the help of $8 billion from China. Speaking during her first visit to China, May
  
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• Five Injured After Seat On Funfair Ride In Ayr 'Comes Off'

  04-09-2016 12:57
  Five people were taken to hospital following an accident at a fairground in Ayr. Police Scotland said in a statement that two teenage boys and three teenage girls were taken to Ayr and Crosshouse Hospitals for treatment. Anne Mcdonald said that her two granddaughters were on the ride when the accident happened.
  
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• Five teenagers injured after fairground ride incident

  04-09-2016 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five teenagers are treated in hospital after reportedly being thrown from a ride at a fairground in Ayr.
  
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• Keith Vaz 'paid for male escorts', Sunday Mirror claims

  04-09-2016 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, paid for the services of male escorts, the Sunday Mirror reports.
  
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• London’s Burning - again

  04-09-2016 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 120m long wooden replica of 1666 London to float down the River Thames, and be set ablaze to mark 350 years since the Great Fire.
  
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• Two men arrested over city stab murder in Wolverhampton

  04-09-2016 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was found in a Wolverhampton street with multiple stab wounds.
  
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• RAF Marham kidnap bid airman knew he was 'fighting for life'

  04-09-2016 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A serviceman at the centre of an attempted abduction outside an RAF base tells how he knew he was fighting for his life when he hit back.
  
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• British government to set out plans on post-Brexit ties with EU in coming week

  04-09-2016 12:12
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will set out in the coming week how it plans to shape its relationship with the European Union upon leaving the bloc, Prime Minister Theresa May said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Since taking office in July, May and her Brexit minister David Davis have given little detail about what Britain's future relationship with the EU will look like, saying only they want it to involve curbs on immigration and a good deal on trade. "He (D
  
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• Bangor Uni: Wild mango could tackle chocolate crisis

  04-09-2016 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists in Wales believe they may have found a solution to the global chocolate crisis caused by a cocoa shortage - the wild mango.
  
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• Keith Vaz Stands Down Over Sex And Drug Allegations

  04-09-2016 11:38
  Keith Vaz is to stand aside as Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee following allegations in a Sunday newspaper. Select Committee member Naz Shah, who has spoken to Keith Vaz, has told Sky News that "he has done the right thing" by standing aside as chair. In a statement to Sky News he said: "It is deeply disturbing that a national newspaper should have paid individuals to have acted in this way.
  
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• Thousands Attend Funerals Of Five Camber Sands Victims

  04-09-2016 11:28
  Around 3,000 people have attended a joint funeral for the five young men who drowned at Camber Sands last month. There were emotional scenes at Plumstead Common in southeast London as the tight knit Tamil community paid its respects at a traditional Hindu service. Nitharshan Ravi, 22, Kobi Saththiyanathan, 22 and his 18-year-old brother Kenugen, Kurushanth Srithavarajah, 28, and Inthushan Sriskantharasa, 23, all drowned on the East Sussex coast on 24 August.
  
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• PM May says government to set out progress on Brexit this week

  04-09-2016 11:10
  The British government will set out next week the work it has done so far on preparing to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Since taking office in July, May and her Brexit minister David Davis have given little detail about what Britain's future relationship with the EU will look like, saying only they want it to involve curbs on immigration and a good deal on trade. "He (Davis) will be making a statement to parliament this week about
  
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• Cancer Cases In Children Leap By 40% In 16 Years

  04-09-2016 10:02
  Fast food diets and lack of exercise could be responsible for a rise in cancer cases in young adults, scientists have warned. Alasdair Philips, science adviser at Children with Cancer UK, says there seems to be "a correlation between the lifestyle of young people" and a significant increase in the number of teenagers being diagnosed. "They tend to be doing a lot less exercise and there's also a lot of fast food being eaten, which is fine in moderation, but we know they do contain cancer giv
  
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• Newspaper headlines: 'Modern life killing children' and 'Calais carnage'

  04-09-2016 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Modern life is killing children, the Sunday Telegraph reports, while the Mail on Sunday says migrants are deliberately causing crashes near Calais to sneak onto lorries.
  
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• Funeral of five men who died in Camber Sands beach tragedy

  04-09-2016 09:55
  
  A Hindu ceremony and petal laying is taking place at Plumstead Common, south east London.
  
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• Britain, Russia hope to improve strained relations

  04-09-2016 09:53
  Britain and Russia said on Sunday they hope to improve their relations through dialogue following the first meeting between new British Prime Minister Theresa May and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Relations between London and Moscow have been strained by differences over Ukraine and Syria in addition to Britain's complaint that flights by long-range Russian bombers near British air space have increased. May said she hoped for an open dialogue with Russia even though the two countries have se
  
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• Reading Prison hosts Oscar Wilde tribute

  04-09-2016 09:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  HMP Reading is to open to the public for the first time for an arts project celebrating former inmate Oscar Wilde.
  
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• Three Injured After Seat On Funfair Ride In Ayr 'Comes Off'

  04-09-2016 08:55
  Three people have been injured following an accident at a fairground in Ayr. A Scottish Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the three, including a boy and a girl, have been taken to Ayr and Crosshouse Hospitals. Anne Mcdonald said that her two granddaughters were on the ride when the accident happened.
  
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• Polish Foreign Minister Tells Britain To Keep Citizens Safe From Xenophobia

  04-09-2016 08:32
  
  Poland's foreign minister has urged British authorities to keep its nationals safe from xenophobia. Arkadiusz Jozwik, 40, died from head injuries after he and his friend were attacked outside a takeaway shop in the town on 27 August. Police say they are looking into whether the Pole's killing was a hate crime, but stress the motive is still unclear.
  
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• Prime Minister Theresa May Rules Out General Election Before 2020

  04-09-2016 08:28
  
  The Prime Minister has ruled out calling a snap general election before 2020 to try and ensure "stability". It comes after speculation Theresa May would take advantage of her poll lead over Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to try and bolster her fragile majority in the House of Commons. The PM also warned there will be "difficult times ahead" after the vote to leave the European Union, despite recent better than expected economic figures.
  
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• Obama quashes prospect of fast-track Brexit UK-U.S. trade deal

  04-09-2016 08:28
  By Roberta Rampton and William James HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama offered Britain little hope of a fast-track post-Brexit trade deal on Sunday, but said he would work to ensure the economic relationship between the two does not unravel after the British vote to leave the European Union. Obama met with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the start of a G20 summit in China as Britain embarks on the long process of reinventing itself as an independent trading nation fol
  
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• Where have all the bell ringers gone?

  04-09-2016 08:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The peculiarly English tradition of bell ringing is under threat, because it's becoming harder to recruit new ringers.
  
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• UK and US reaffirm 'special relationship' at G20 summit

  04-09-2016 07:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Theresa May pledge to continue the strong relationship between their two nations after meeting at the G20 summit in China.
  
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• Three Injured After Fairground Accident In Ayr

  04-09-2016 06:37
  Three people have been injured following an accident at a fairground in Ayr. A Scottish Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the three, including a boy and a girl, have been taken to Ayr and Crosshouse Hospitals. Anne Mcdonald said that her two granddaughters were on the ride when the accident happened.
  
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• Australia says committed to Britain free trade deal

  04-09-2016 06:35
  Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Sunday his country and Britain were both very committed to having an early free trade agreement after Britain leaves the European Union. "Prime Minister May and I are very committed to having an early free trade agreement put in place so that when Britain leaves the EU, we have very open markets between Australia and Britain," Turnbull told reporters on the sidelines of a G20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
  
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• Obama says May a steady influence at time of transition

  04-09-2016 06:10
  HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that UK Prime Minister Theresa May was a steady influence during a time of transition, and that the United States had every intention of ensuring the U.S.-Britain relationship continues post-Brexit. At a joint news conference in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, Obama also said the United States would continue to work with the UK on cyber threats, the Islamic State and Ukraine. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Writing by John Ruwit
  
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• UK Athletics To Review Paralympic Classification

  04-09-2016 06:07
  UK Athletics is to launch a review of track and field athletes after the Games following concerns that competitors in some disciplines have significantly different impairments. Bethany Woodward, who has Cerebral Palsy and won a silver medal in the London Games, has turned her back on the sport she loves. "(The) classification for Cerebral Palsy in particular has been broadened to include people that have Cerebral Palsy-like symptoms.
  
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• PM May says discussed Brexit with Obama

  04-09-2016 05:58
  HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday that she had discussed Britain leaving the European Union with U.S. President Barack Obama, and will consult on how the make sure the two countries have the closest possible trading relationship. The two were meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. (Reporting by William James; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Kim Coghil)
  
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