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• Ryder Cup 2016: United States beat Europe 17-11 to regain trophy at Hazeltine

  02-10-2016 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The United States dominate the final-day singles to win the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008, beating Europe 17-11 at Hazeltine.
  
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• Bafta Cymru: Terry Jones 'very proud' to get award

  02-10-2016 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Monty Python's Terry Jones receives a standing ovation at the Bafta Cymru awards as he is honoured for his outstanding contribution to television and film.
  
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• Donald Trump invites Nigel Farage to the next presidential debate

  02-10-2016 23:09
  
  The former Ukip leader has already spoken at a Trump rally.
  
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• Delays after Eurostar train hits wild boar in France

  02-10-2016 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eurostar passengers experienced delays earlier on Sunday after a train hit a wild boar that had strayed on to the track in northern France.
  
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• Britain is on track for a 'hard Brexit' as Theresa May confirms EU exit talks to start in March

  02-10-2016 22:37
  
  May said there would be “no unnecessary delays” to Brexit talks, but added she would not give a “running commentary” on their progress.
  
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• Bungay light aircraft crash: Man in 80s killed

  02-10-2016 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 80s has died after the light aircraft he was a passenger in crashed at Hardwick airfield near Bungay, with the pilot seriously injured.
  
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• Jesse Lingard: England call up Man Utd winger for World Cup qualifiers

  02-10-2016 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard is called up by interim England boss Gareth Southgate for two forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.
  
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• Boris Johnson called Africa a country and absolutely no one is going to let him live it down

  02-10-2016 19:24
  
  The Foreign Secretary misspoke while taking the stage at the Conservative Party conference.
  
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• Here's what Theresa May has to say about the future of The Great British Bake Off

  02-10-2016 17:31
  
  The Prime Minister suggested the recipe for success would be to have two Bake Offs, one airing on Channel 4 and the other on BBC.
  
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• Brexit minister says wants 'freest possible' trade with EU

  02-10-2016 17:19
  Britain will seek to maintain the freest possible trade terms with the European Union in its exit negotiations, but will insist on taking control of the country's own affairs, the minister in charge of Brexit, David Davis, said on Sunday. The Conservative government is using its annual party conference to end weeks of silence by setting out how it plans to start implementing the result of the June 23 EU referendum, in which Britons voted by 52-48 percent to leave the bloc. Earlier, Prime Ministe
  
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• Double-decker bus catches fire near Liverpool Street station

  02-10-2016 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A double-decker London bus burst into flames outside a train station in central London.
  
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• PM says Britain will forge bespoke relationship with EU

  02-10-2016 16:59
  There is no such thing as a choice between 'soft' and 'hard' Brexit as Britain will forge a unique future relationship with the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday. May said Britain will trigger formal divorce talks with the EU by the end of March next year, following a June 23 vote to leave the bloc. "The line of argument in which 'soft Brexit' amounts to some form of continued EU membership and 'hard Brexit' is a conscious decision to reject trade with Europe is simply a
  
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• Fox says wants new Brexit WTO terms with minimal disruption

  02-10-2016 16:58
  By Kylie MacLellan and William James BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Agreeing Britain's post-Brexit membership terms with the World Trade Organization will not be simple but should be done in a way that causes minimal disruption to global trade, trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday. Fox, a leading Brexit campaigner ahead of the June 23 referendum, said Britain did not need to re-apply to join the international trade body when it leaves the European Union as it was already "a full and founding
  
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• Trump mocks Hillary Clinton's illness during a rally speech

  02-10-2016 16:54
  
  The impression of an unwell Clinton was met with cheers from the crowd.
  
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• PM May - There will be no sudden withdrawal from the EU

  02-10-2016 16:33
  BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Britain will leave the European Union in accordance with established legal procedures, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday, ruling out the possibility of a disorderly withdrawal from the bloc. "There can be no sudden and unilateral withdrawal," she said at her Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham, central England. "We must leave in a way agreed in law by Britain and other member states." (Reporting by William James; editing by Guy Faulconbrid
  
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• Britain's Fox says wants new Brexit WTO terms with minimal disruption

  02-10-2016 16:19
  By Kylie MacLellan and William James BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Agreeing Britain's post-Brexit membership terms with the World Trade Organization will not be simple but should be done in a way that causes minimal disruption to global trade, trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday. Fox, a leading Brexit campaigner ahead of the June 23 referendum, said Britain did not need to re-apply to join the international trade body when it leaves the European Union as it was already "a full and founding
  
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• UK trade minister Fox - We want best Brexit deal, not the quickest

  02-10-2016 14:47
  The British government has prioritised getting the best exit deal from the European Union over finding the quickest way out of the bloc, trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham. "What we want is the best exit for the United Kingdom, not the quickest, and what we need to concentrate on is the quality of the relationship we will have afterwards," Fox said when asked if Britain would have left the EU by 2020.
  
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• When asked about Nissan ultimatum, trade minister says UK is top for safe investment

  02-10-2016 14:44
  BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Britain is a number one destination for safe investment, trade minister, Liam Fox, said on Sunday, when asked to comment on a carmaker's appeal for Britain to pay compensation for any tax barriers being put up after Brexit. Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said last week that he could scrap new investment in Britain's largest car plant unless the country pledged to pay such compensation. Fox, speaking at an event on the sidelines of the ruling Conservative Part
  
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• UK trade minister says Brexit talks going on in private

  02-10-2016 14:34
  BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Britain's trade minister, Liam Fox, said on Sunday discussions over the country's departure from the European Union in government were going on, but just not in public, and there were a number of options available for Brexit. Fox told an event on the sidelines of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, central England, that Britain would not need to reapply for membership of the World Trade Organization when it left the bloc. Earlier, Prime Minister There
  
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• PM May says to trigger EU divorce by end of March

  02-10-2016 14:07
  By Elizabeth Piper BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would trigger the process to leave the EU by the end of March, offering the first glimpse of a timetable for a divorce that will redefine Britain's ties with it biggest trading partner. Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union in June propelled May to power and the former interior minister has since been under pressure to offer more details on her plan for Britain's departure, beyond her ofte
  
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• UK to make airport expansion decision 'soon' - Transport minister

  02-10-2016 11:47
  The British government will make a decision on increasing London airport capacity in the "not-too-distant" future, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said on Sunday. Heathrow, Britain and Europe's busiest airport, is battling Gatwick for government approval for an extra runway. "We're going to take the decision in the not-too-distant-future, I'm not going to give you a set date," Grayling said, later adding that the decision would be announced "very soon".
  
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• Britain will trigger Article 50 by March 2017, says Theresa May

  02-10-2016 11:29
  
  The Prime Minister made the announcement on the Andrew Marr Show.
  
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• Repealing EU act will 'make UK independent' says Theresa May

  02-10-2016 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM says the government will bring in a bill which will repeal the law which took the UK into the European community in 1973.
  
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• British PM May says is listening to businesses' Brexit demands

  02-10-2016 11:25
  BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - The British government is talking to businesses to find out what sort of deal they want from the country's exit negotiations with the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday. "I want the right deal for trade in goods and services," she told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show when asked how important it was for British business to have tariff free access to the EU single market. ...
  
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• Enfield yellow box junction road rage caught on camera

  02-10-2016 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yellow boxes are making some drivers see red. This road rage incident was captured by a BBC Inside Out reporter at Carterhatch Lane in Enfield.
  
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• Scientists hail 'remarkable' progress in bid to cure HIV

  02-10-2016 10:31
  
  A collaboration of five universities has tested a “kick and kill” technique to to first expose then destroy the virus.
  
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• A big wave from Prince George as royal Canada trip ends

  02-10-2016 09:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge say Canada gave their family "happy memories" as their tour of Canada came to an end..
  
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• BBC Radio 4 presenter hits out at broadcaster after being fired

  02-10-2016 08:00
  
  Jon Holmes said he was dismissed because the show wanted to increase its diversity.
  
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• The REAL Birmingham bombers could FINALLY face justice 22 years after tragic event

  02-10-2016 03:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE terrorists responsible for the two bombings in Birmingham which left 21 dead may finally be brought to justice after a new DNA discovery.
  
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• Ruth Davison and Boris Johnson in secret talks regarding Scotland's interests post-Brexit

  02-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RUTH Davidson held secret talks with Boris Johnson to ensure that Scotland’s interests are put at the "front and centre" of the Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Rangers fan dies after coach crash on way to match

  02-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A FOOTBALL fan died on his way to a match after the coach carrying supporters crashed yesterday afternoon.
  
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• Police officer has photographic memory of criminals

  02-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A POLICE officer with an astonishing memory for faces has nabbed more than 850 suspects over the past four years.
  
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• Labour’s plotters vow they will beat Corbyn one day

  02-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LABOUR moderates are already planning a second pre-election coup to oust Jeremy Corbyn as the party’s leader.
  
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• I won’t let my son go into ring like his dad, says boxer Mike Towell's girlfriend

  02-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE girlfriend of tragic boxer Mike Towell has paid tribute to her “best friend” and vowed their young son will never follow his father into the ring.
  
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• Golfer’s mother is abused by US fans

  02-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE mother of golfer Danny Willett was on the end of a blast of abuse as she tried to stand up for her son after he was heckled by hostile US fans during the Ryder Cup.
  
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• Fury over axe to 1,000 country bus services

  02-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NEARLY 1,000 bus services have been axed from rural areas in the past five years, leaving many communities isolated.
  
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• Army’s bid to foil Great Train gang

  02-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SECRET files reveal prime minister Harold Wilson considered deploying the SAS to stop three of the Great Train Robbers escaping from a maximum security prison.
  
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• Desperate European official claims Britain will BEG to rejoin the EU 'in 10 or 20 years'

  02-10-2016 00:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A DESPERATE European minister has claimed Britain will beg to rejoin the failing Brussels bloc “in 10 or 20 years”.
  
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• William and Kate hail 'treasured memories' of their royal Canada trip

  02-10-2016 00:47
  
  The couple are waving goodbye to Canada as their eight-day tour of the country draws to a close.
  
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