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• Body found in search for men missing following Didcot power station collapse

  07-09-2016 23:57
  
  The building was previously too unstable to be approached and a 50-metre exclusion zone was set up around the site.
  
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• Body Found In Search For Workers After Dicot Power Station Collapse

  07-09-2016 22:55
  One of the two men missing since a building partially collapsed at Didcot power station earlier this year has been found, police believe. The families of the remaining two demolition workers - Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire - have been told of the latest discovery. The removal of debris was stopped at the Oxfordshire site so that emergency services could recover the remains.
  
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• British Florist's Picture Used In Islamic State Propaganda Magazine

  07-09-2016 22:45
  A florist has described his shock after being featured in an Islamic State propaganda magazine which calls on jihadis to "strike terror into the heart of disbelievers". Counter-terrorism police have interviewed Mr Leyland after the magazine emerged online. Mr Leyland, from Cheshire, added: "I don't know any jihadis.
  
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• Liberty Media To Buy Formula One Motor Racing

  07-09-2016 22:06
  US firm Liberty Media is to buy Formula One motor racing in a deal to be announced shortly, according to Sky sources. Sky News revealed last month that Liberty was on the verge of sealing a £6bn takeover of the sport. CVC Capital Partners is handing over its ownership after taking a controlling stake in 2005.
  
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• Brexit To Cause '15 Years' Of Economic Pain - Former EU Lawyer

  07-09-2016 21:59
  
  A former top EU lawyer who oversaw the drafting of every treaty from Maastricht to Lisbon has told Sky News he thinks the UK will suffer economically for at least 15 years as a consequence of leaving the EU. "The difficult things will begin after the exit," he told Sky News. "When you have got out, you have no trade agreement at all with anybody because you are losing the fact that you were a member of the single market and you were participating in the 60 or 70 agreements concluded with a
  
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• DJ Goldie threatens to melt his MBE over the closure of Fabric nightclub

  07-09-2016 20:53
  
  Goldie was given his MBE for services to music and young people.
  
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• Air China Under Fire For 'Racist' Warning On London Minority Areas

  07-09-2016 20:51
  A Chinese airline has come under fire after reportedly warning passengers to exercise caution when visiting areas of London "mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people". The advice in Air China's inflight magazine came to light after Beijing-based journalist Haze Fan posted a picture of the article on Twitter. The excerpt read: "London is generally a safe place to travel, however precautions are needed when entering areas mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people.
  
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• Swedish PM says UK must accept free movement if wants full EU market access

  07-09-2016 19:44
  By Simon Johnson and Johan Sennero STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Britain cannot expect to have full access to the European Union's single market if it rejects rules which allow European citizens free access to its labour market, Sweden's prime minister said on Wednesday. Sweden has been a close ally of Britain - its fourth largest export market - in efforts to pull down internal trade barriers within the EU and streamline bureaucracy, but Stefan Lofven said London could not expect the same treatment whe
  
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• Could Theresa May regret quoting from this man's Twitter account during PMQs?

  07-09-2016 19:34
  
  The PM used a tweet to mock Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Micro Focus Bucks M&A Trend With £7bn Hewlett Packard Megadeal

  07-09-2016 19:33
  One of Britain's biggest independent technology companies is to unveil a multi-billion pound deal to buy a chunk of Hewlett Packard’s software business in a move that will mark a rare exception to the usual flow of transatlantic takeovers. Sky News has learnt that Micro Focus, which has a market value of about £4.45bn, will announce what insiders called a "transformational deal" before the stock market opens for trading on Thursday. Sources said the target of the deal was the softwar
  
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• Mike Ashley Flashes Wads Of £50 Notes During Sports Direct HQ Tour

  07-09-2016 19:14
  
  Billionaire Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley was left red-faced after emptying wads of £50 notes from his pockets during a warehouse tour. Twitter users were quick to pick up on the footage after it emerged, with Mr Ashley, who also owns Newcastle United, soon trending on the social media site. Sport account Big Sport said: "Mike Ashley getting searched and pulling out a massive wad of £50 notes.
  
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• London's National Gallery sued in NY over alleged stolen Matisse

  07-09-2016 18:26
  By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Gallery of Art in London was sued on Wednesday in New York for the return of the 1908 Henri Matisse painting "Portrait of Greta Moll" by three grandchildren of its subject, who claim it was stolen. Margarete Moll, known as Greta and a pupil of Matisse, lived in Germany during World War 2, and soon afterward entrusted the painting for safekeeping from looters to an art student of her husband Oskar in Switzerland, according to the complaint. Ac
  
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• Sports Direct shareholders revolt

  07-09-2016 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sports Direct shareholders have delivered a blow to Mike Ashley's sportswear retailer by opposing the re-election of chairman Keith Hellawell.
  
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• Bank Governor 'Serene' Over Brexit Warnings

  07-09-2016 17:42
  
  Bank of England governor Mark Carney said he was "serene" about the warnings he issued about the economic impact of a Brexit vote. Mr Carney had warned prior to the vote that a Brexit outcome could lead to a slowdown and possibly see the UK slide into recession.
  
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• UK's May to discuss Brexit with EU's Tusk on Thursday

  07-09-2016 17:36
  British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet European Council President Donald Tusk in London on Thursday to discuss Britain's exit from the European Union, May's spokeswoman said. It will be the pair's first bilateral meeting since May took office in July, following Britain's vote to leave the EU. "It will be an opportunity in part to talk about the process of leaving the European Union, how we see the upcoming months," May's spokeswoman told reporters.
  
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• Hammond says wants best EU deal for financial services

  07-09-2016 17:27
  Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Wednesday he wants the "best deal" for the financial services sector after the UK leaves the European Union. Hammond met with top bankers and insurers to discuss issues affecting the financial services sector as Britain prepares for negotiations to leave the EU after June's referendum. Banks are worried about losing access to the bloc's single market once Britain had left.
  
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• Chinese airline magazine writes incredibly offensive travel advice for visitors to London

  07-09-2016 17:27
  
  It warned tourists about entering areas of London “mainly populated by Indians, Pakistanis and black people.”
  
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• PM May cannot take any part of Britain out of EU single market -Sturgeon

  07-09-2016 17:22
  Prime Minister Theresa May does not have a mandate to take any part of Britain out of the European Union's single market, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday, upping the stakes in talks for Britain to leave the bloc. May has said Britain will be leaving the EU after 52 percent of voters backed Brexit at a June 23 referendum. "We will seek to use whatever influence we have to shape the best, or the least bad option," Sturgeon told the Scottish parliament, providing an update
  
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• Sports Direct Investors Vote Against Chairman

  07-09-2016 16:56
  
  Sports Direct shareholders have delivered a bloody nose to Mike Ashley after they rejected the reappointment of its chairman to the board. The company's Annual General Meeting saw 53% of independent investors vote against Keith Hellawell amid major criticism over working practices and the way the company is run. Mr Hellawell denied that his position is now untenable, as he stood alongside the billionaire tycoon to face questions following the vote.
  
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• How computer games can help the elderly stay active

  07-09-2016 16:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the NHS looks to improve its use of technology, a specially designed computer game known as 'exergames' has been helping older people get back on their feet.
  
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• Twenty Margate pupils sent home in Hartsdown uniform row

  07-09-2016 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students flouting uniform rules are sent home for the second day in a row after police intervened in angry scenes at the school gates on the first day of term.
  
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• Mark Carney 'serene' about Bank of England's Brexit stance

  07-09-2016 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney tells MPs he is "serene" about the Bank's Brexit preparations and stands by the recent cut to interest rates.
  
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• Zane Gbangbola: Flood death caused by carbon monoxide poisoning

  07-09-2016 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of a boy was an accident as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from a petrol pump brought in by the family to get rid of floodwater, a coroner says.
  
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• Boy killed by floodwater pump's fumes

  07-09-2016 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of a boy was an accident as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from a petrol pump brought in by the family to get rid of floodwater, a coroner says.
  
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• Mike Ashley searched by Sports Direct security staff, pulls out huge wad of £50 notes

  07-09-2016 16:07
  
  The search occurred while journalists were being given a tour of the Sports Direct warehouse.
  
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• Ex-One Direction star Zayn Malik to make boy band TV drama

  07-09-2016 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik is making his first foray into TV with an hour-long drama about a boy band.
  
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• Chuka Umunna Set To Stand For Keith Vaz's Old Job

  07-09-2016 15:18
  Labour MP Chuka Umunna is expected to stand for the chairmanship of the powerful Commons Home Affairs Select Committee. It follows the resignation of Keith Vaz, who quit the post he has held since 2007 following allegations about his private life. It is thought that former Labour Cabinet minister Yvette Cooper could also throw her hat into the ring.
  
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• Sports Direct hears shareholder anger at annual meeting

  07-09-2016 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sports Direct has heard from angry shareholders at its annual meeting, despite the firm's pledge to improve working conditions for its staff.
  
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• 'Not much hope' for Jenny to buy home

  07-09-2016 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Labour leader challenges the PM on people being able to afford to buy houses.
  
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• Becky Godden killing: Taxi driver 'besotted' with victim

  07-09-2016 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A taxi driver accused of murdering a woman whose body was found "hidden in the middle of nowhere" was "besotted with her", a court hears.
  
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• Justice Secretary Liz Truss casts doubt on prison reforms

  07-09-2016 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The justice secretary refuses to say whether plans for wide-ranging reform of the prison system in England and Wales proposed by her predecessor will still go ahead.
  
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• Calais migrants: Work to start on UK-funded wall

  07-09-2016 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Construction of a UK-funded wall near the so-called Jungle migrant camp in Calais will begin "very soon", a minister says.
  
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• Why are junior doctors striking?

  07-09-2016 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Junior doctors are due to walk out numerous times over the next few months. Why are they striking?
  
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• The return of PMQs consisted of Jeremy Corbyn's Twitter mentions and a #traingate gag

  07-09-2016 14:15
  
  Forget sliding into someone’s DMs, May’s all about sliding into the mentions.
  
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• Charges follow London City Airport Black Lives Matters protest

  07-09-2016 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nine people are charged after a Black Lives Matter protest at London City Airport led to flights being heavily disrupted.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn targets housing in PMQs clash

  07-09-2016 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn focuses on housing costs as he took on Theresa May in the first Prime Minister's Questions since the summer recess.
  
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• Docklands' Lincoln Plaza luxury flats win Carbuncle Cup

  07-09-2016 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 31-storey luxury residential tower block in London's Docklands described by critics as "jarring, unsettling and shambolic" is judged the worst UK building of the year.
  
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• May says will not reveal hand on Brexit prematurely

  07-09-2016 14:01
  Britain must take time to consider what its post-Brexit relationship with the European Union will look like and will not reveal its hand ahead of time, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday. "I know many people are keen to see rapid progress and to understand what post-Brexit Britain will look like.
  
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• UK's Hammond says wants best EU deal for financial services

  07-09-2016 13:59
  Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Wednesday he wants the "best deal" for the financial services sector after the UK leaves the European Union. Hammond met with top bankers and insurers to discuss issues affecting the financial services sector as Britain prepares for negotiations to leave the EU after June's referendum. Banks are worried about losing access to the bloc's single market once Britain had left.
  
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• Britain faces long road to post-Brexit trade deals

  07-09-2016 13:46
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May wants to make Britain a global leader in trade after Brexit, but former negotiators say the country faces a long slog despite warm words from some world leaders over forging new relationships. With other countries reluctant to get involved in detailed discussions until Britain's future ties with the European Union are clear, and a lack of negotiators in London ready to begin talks, any firm deals could be years away. While the gove
  
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• Sports Direct Suffers AGM Investor Rebellion

  07-09-2016 13:44
  
  Sports Direct's AGM is witnessing a rebellion by major shareholders, despite its promises of action to placate anger over working practices and corporate governance. Confirmation that the company had failed to do enough came initially from Standard Life Investments, which said its clients controlling a 5.8% stake had voted against Sports Direct's pay report and the reappointment of all non-executive directors on the board. A number of senior investors had threatened such action ah
  
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• Nine Charged Over Black Lives Matter London City Airport Protest

  07-09-2016 13:42
  Nine people have been charged after a protest grounded flights at London City Airport. Flights were severely disrupted after protesters from Black Lives Matter UK crossed the Royal Docks and locked themselves together on the airport's single runway on Tuesday. Metropolitan Police officers were alerted to the demonstration at 5.40am.
  
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• Chimney demolished at Kent's Grain A power station

  07-09-2016 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Demolition experts destroy the chimney of the defunct Grain A power station in Kent, making it the UK's biggest concrete structure ever to have been demolished.
  
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• Southern Health boss Katrina Percy had new job 'created for her'

  07-09-2016 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief executive who resigned as the head of a troubled mental health trust had a new job created for her worth £240,000 a year, the BBC learns.
  
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• People think the Government has been taking tips from Trump over plans to build a 'big wall' in Calais

  07-09-2016 12:31
  
  A questionable source of inspiration.
  
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• DJs, musicians and clubbers react to Fabric's closure

  07-09-2016 12:25
  
  The news has sparked outpourings of emotion on Twitter.
  
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• Man Arrested After Five-Day-Old Baby 'Punched In Face' In Supermarket

  07-09-2016 12:16
  A man has been arrested after a five-day-old baby was allegedly punched in the face in a supermarket. Elsie Rose was on her first outing with her parents, Amy Duckers and Lewis Temple, and her seven-year-old sister, libby. The family was at the Tesco store in Baguley, Greater Manchester, and were showing her off to friends when it is alleged a man came over and punched Elsie, leaving a "very big fist mark" on the baby's forehead, according to Ms Duckers.
  
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• 'So under his control' - whirlwind romance turned to abuse

  07-09-2016 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One woman describes how a whirlwind romance turned into a marriage riddled by violence and abuse from her husband.
  
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• 'Texting driver had nine seconds to see my brother'

  07-09-2016 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Darrell Martin describes how his brother was killed by a texting driver
  
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• London's Hopper bus ticket will be launched next week

  07-09-2016 12:03
  
  Mayor Sadiq Khan is ‘determined to get on with the job of cutting the cost of transport in London’.
  
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