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• Manchester: 16-Year-Old Boy Charged With Rape Of Girl, Eight, In Moston Park

  25-06-2017 23:49
  
  A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the rape of an eight-year-old girl in a park in Moston on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police has said.
  
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• Sky and Vodafone NZ walk away from sales deal, drop court appeal

  25-06-2017 23:38
  
  New Zealand pay television provider Sky Network TVon Monday said it was terminating a sales agreement to buy Vodafone'slocal unit, a deal the country's competition regulator had ruled against.The two companies had been fighting the New Zealand Commerce Commission's decision to block the proposed NZ$1.3 billion (£743 million) deal in February, but said in a joint statement to the New Zealand stock exchange that they were also dropping their High Court appeal.
  
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• 'I'll catch you, honey': girl, 14, saved in fall from New York fun park ride

  25-06-2017 23:37
  
  Incident at Six Flags Great Escape Amusement Park caught on videoRescuer: ‘I couldn’t let that little girl die … I couldn’t stand by and watch’A 14-year-old girl was taken to hospital after she fell 25ft from a ride at a New York state amusement park and was caught in the outstretched arms of onlookers.Two park-goers, Matthew Howard, 47, and his 21-year-old daughter, Leeann Winchel, caught the girl, from Greenwood, Delaware, who was taken to Albany Medical Center i
  
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• Tower block residents complain of aggression and chaos during evacuation

  25-06-2017 23:33
  
  A police officer walks past the Chalcots estate in Camden. Photograph: Tim Ireland/AP
  
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• Chalcots estate residents count the cost of evacuation order

  25-06-2017 23:33
  
  A police officer walks past the Chalcots estate in Camden. Photograph: Tim Ireland/AP
  
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• Stefan Kuntz hopes to put England on the spot again in Germany semi-final

  25-06-2017 23:30
  
  The hero of Germany’s Euro 96 semi-final win prepares his nation’s under-21s for another showdown with their old rivals in the European Under-21 ChampionshipStefan Kuntz has good reason to look forward to another semi-final against England. A day short of 21 years since he scored the equaliser and then converted the fifth penalty for Berti Vogts’s side in the Euro 96 shootout, the former striker will lead Germany into the European Under-21 Championship showdown with Aidy Boothr
  
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• Novak Djokovic’s peace mission may have neutered killer instinct – McEnroe

  25-06-2017 23:30
  
  • Former great questions Pepe Imaz’s influence on troubled Serb
  • Djokovic awaits confirmation Andre Agassi will be at Wimbledon as mentorJohn McEnroe fears Novak Djokovic’s burgeoning spirituality could be draining the Serb of his “killer instinct”.The American, who wrestled with his own volatile personality for much of his career, says of the one-time shirt-ripping beast of the Tour: “From an emotional standpoint he perhaps felt he wanted to bring in som
  
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• Camden: 'People had to decide in a few minutes'

  25-06-2017 23:20
  
  Camden residents have been talking about being advised to leave their homes because of fire safety fears.
  
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• Grenfell: Camden council may use law to evict remaining residents

  25-06-2017 23:19
  Two days after their dramatic departure from the tower blocks on north London's Chalcots estate, some of the residents have returned, allowed back to collect vital belongings they did not have time to pack on Friday.Camden Council leader Georgia Gould told Sky News she was planning to knock on doors herself in a bid to persuade those remaining residents to take up the offer of alternative accommodation.Friday night's forced evacuation of the high rise blocks was sudden and traumatic for their oc
  
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• The Handmaid's Tale recap: episode five – Offred the invincible

  25-06-2017 23:10
  
  Offred spies another giddy act of rebellion, as Serena finds a new sperm source. But can a fertile woman ever be forgiven for murder – or pleasure? Spoiler alert: this recap is for people watching The Handmaid’s Tale on Channel 4 in the UK. Please do not add spoilers from the novel, or from later episodes if you are further on in the series.The friendly vibe between Fred and Offred dissolves this week as their relationship hits a stone in the road. He is happy to pour her whisky and
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Tells Michael Eavis He'll Be Prime Minister 'In Six Months'

  25-06-2017 22:20
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has signalled he would scrap the UK’s nuclear weapon as soon as possible and thinks he’ll be Prime Minister by Christmas - at least that’s what Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis said the Labour leader told him.
  
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• Eoin Morgan says dropping himself from series decider was a ‘tough call’

  25-06-2017 21:41
  
  • England captain defends his decision for final South Africa match
  • Vaughan tweet: ‘1-1...Series decider...and England Skipper is resting!!!!’Eoin Morgan, the England limited-overs captain, defended the controversial decision to drop himself from the team’s series Twenty20 decider against South Africa on Sunday, insisting the need to blood new players for the future was his overriding priority.Dawid Malan struck 77 from 44 balls as England, captained by Jos Buttler,
  
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• Cyber-attack on UK parliament: Russia is suspected culprit

  25-06-2017 21:38
  
  The cyber-attack on parliament caused MPs to be locked out of their email accounts as officials worked to minimise damage.The Russian government is suspected of being behind a cyber-attack on parliament that breached dozens of email accounts belonging to MPs and peers.Although the investigation is at an early stage and the identity of those responsible may prove impossible to establish with absolute certainty, Moscow is deemed the most likely culprit.
  
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• Murdoch's Sky takeover bid: culture secretary's verdict due this week

  25-06-2017 21:17
  
  Some analysts believe Ofcom’s investigation into £11.7bn deal has raised concerns but suspect it will get green light six years after earlier bid’s failureRupert Murdoch is about to learn whether the government has cleared his latest bid to buy Sky or whether concerns about competition could yet derail the deal.The culture secretary, Karen Bradley, will this week deliver her verdict on whether to greenlight 21st Century Fox’s proposed £11.7bn takeover of the satelli
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh accompanies Queen to event after hospital treatment - Belfast Telegraph

  25-06-2017 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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  The 96-year-old royal presented prizes to the winners of a carriage driving competition in Windsor. Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh watch a British Driving Society parade during the. 1 1 Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh watch a ...
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• Jeremy Corbyn wants to scrap Trident nuclear plan, says Michael Eavis

  25-06-2017 20:53
  
  Labour leader who voted against weapons renewal programme quipped about ridding UK of it, says Glastonbury founderJeremy Corbyn intends to scrap the UK’s Trident nuclear programme as soon as possible, according to the founder of the Glastonbury festival, Michael Eavis. As the festival in Somerset ended on Sunday Eavis recounted a conversation he had had with the Labour leader, telling an audience on Sunday that he had asked Corbyn: “When are you going to get rid of Trident?” Co
  
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• Barry Gibb brings Bee Gee's disco fever to Glasto's legends slot

  25-06-2017 20:40
  
  By Paul SandleGLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) - Barry Gibb brought some Sunday afternoon fever to the legends slot at Glastonbury Festival when he entertained a huge crowd with Bee Gees hits "Stayin' Alive", "How Deep is Your Love", "Night Fever" and "Tragedy".The songs all featured on the soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever", released 40 years, and festival goers at the Pyramid Stage were dressed up and ready to play homage to the movie and music that defined disco."Stayin' Alive", the first of
  
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• Glastonbury 2017: 'the best one yet', declares organiser Emily Eavis

  25-06-2017 20:29
  
  Ed Sheeran is headliner for last night at Worthy Farm after secret set by the Killers, winding up politically charged festivalAs a politically fired-up Glastonbury 2017 ends, co-organiser Emily Eavis has said: “It has to be the best one yet.”Ed Sheeran was due to be the Sunday night headliner, completing a line-up that saw Radiohead, Foo Fighters and – in a secret set – the Killers take to the stages of Worthy Farm over the three-day festival. Continue reading...
  
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• RBS to cut 443 jobs in UK, move many of them to India

  25-06-2017 20:27
  
  (Reuters) - British lender Royal Bank of Scotlandis planning to cut 443 jobs dealing with business loans and many of them will move to India, the bank said.The Edinburgh-based bank said the cuts were part of a restructuring aimed at becoming a smaller bank."We realise this will be difficult news for staff and we will do everything we can to support those affected," the bank said in a statement."All roles which require customer contact will remain in the UK."RBS, which is more than 70 percent sta
  
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• Martin Rowson on tensions over the Tory leadership – cartoon

  25-06-2017 20:16
  
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• John McDonnell: 'Labour has broken the neoliberal grip on intellectual thought'

  25-06-2017 19:54
  
  Shadow chancellor says voters were put off by exaggerated attacks on Corbyn and party will continue to campaign in expectation of a general electionJohn McDonnell has been to Glastonbury a few times but he was particularly disappointed about having to cancel his trip to Worthy Farm last year.“We were supposed to be here but a coup occurred,” the shadow chancellor, dressed down in jeans, a polo shirt and a blazer, recalled backstage at the Left Field tent. “People started resign
  
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• Camden council leader goes door to door asking evacuation refuseniks to leave - The Guardian

  25-06-2017 19:54 via theguardian.com
  
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  Firefighters outside Burnham tower block on the Chalcots estate, one of the four evacuated on Friday evening. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters. Grenfell Tower fire. Camden council leader goes door to door asking evacuation refuseniks to leave. Georgia ...
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• Grenfell Tower tragedy shows social housing system has failed UK citizens | Letters

  25-06-2017 19:53
  
  In the housing system, cost-cutting and reckless decisions were made with little fear of anyone being held responsibleThe fire at Grenfell Tower has highlighted a number of issues relating to government housing policy in recent years, not only the failure to apply proper safety measures but also its whole approach to social housing.The 2012 national planning policy framework, often described as a “developers’ charter”, has given precedence to expensive private development while
  
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• Grenfell Tower tragedy shows social housing system has failed UK citizens | Editorial

  25-06-2017 19:53
  
  Police officers arrive at a tower block in north London from which residents are being evacuated due to fire safety fears.The fire at Grenfell Tower has highlighted a number of issues relating to government housing policy in recent years, not only the failure to apply proper safety measures but also its whole approach to social housing.The 2012 national planning policy framework, often described as a “developers’ charter”, has given precedence to expensive private development w
  
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• Cyberattack on Parliament: Dozens of email accounts hacked

  25-06-2017 19:36
  A cyberattack on Parliament has compromised dozens of parliamentary email accounts, according to Sky sources.On Saturday hackers attacked the email server for Parliament prompting the digital security team to shut down external access to MPs and peers' email accounts.While the investigation by Parliament's digital security team is ongoing, a statement has affirmed that "significantly fewer than 1% of the 9,000 accounts on the parliamentary network" have been compromised.
  
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• Daniel Ricciardo wins in Baku after Hamilton and Vettel clash on track - The Guardian

  25-06-2017 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
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  Daniel Ricciardo wins in Baku after Hamilton and Vettel clash on track
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  Sebastian Vettel remonstrates after running into the back of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Photograph: Sky Sports. Formula One 2017. Daniel Ricciardo wins in Baku after Hamilton and Vettel clash on track. • Vettel, who seemed ...
  Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel hits Lewis Hamilton as Daniel Ricciardo squeezes through to win dramatic raceThe Independent
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• UK heart disease deaths fall by over 20% since indoor smoking ban

  25-06-2017 19:29
  
  Deaths from heart disease and strokes caused by smoking have fallen dramatically since lighting up in pubs, restaurants and other enclosed public places in England was banned 10 years ago.New figures have shown that the number of smokers aged 35 and over dying from heart attacks and other cardiac conditions has dropped by over 20% since 2007 while fatalities from a stroke are almost 14% down.The statistics, which Public Health England (PHE) has shared with the Guardian, come as medical, public h
  
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• Grenfell Tower response: 60 high-rise blocks fail fire safety tests

  25-06-2017 19:23
  
  Sixty high-rise buildings in 25 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests carried out in the wake of the Grenfell blaze, the Government said.The figure amounts to a 100% failure rate as all buildings that were inspected have failed, the Department for Communities said.The number rose from 34 tower blocks in 17 local authorities, and hundreds more authorities have yet to be tested.
  
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• Racing news and tips: James Fanshawe takes aim at Northumberland Plate

  25-06-2017 19:15
  
  • Trainer has ambitions of second Pitmen’s Derby with Higher Power• ‘He doesn’t lack class,’ says Fanshawe of 10-1 hope for NewcastleHaving stored away the top hats, many trainers look to a less glamorous venue next Saturday – Gosforth Park and the Northumberland Plate, also known as the Pitmen’s Derby. The two-mile handicap is hardly cloth-cap territory, however, with a penalty value of £92,000 and an assured big field attracting runners from
  
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• Barry Gibb brings Glastonbury to its feet - BBC News

  25-06-2017 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  We're calling it: Islands In The Stream has become the unofficial anthem of Glastonbury. Kenny Rogers debuted the song in 2013; and Dolly Parton featured it in her record-breaking set a year later. Now Barry Gibb, who wrote the song, has made it the ...
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  Barry Gibb brings a touch of Saturday Night Fever to Sunday afternoon at Glastonbury - reviewTelegraph.co
  
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• A day of celebration that turned to horror: Six injured after car struck families - ChronicleLive

  25-06-2017 18:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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• Palestinian event in London faces ban over Hamas links

  25-06-2017 18:54
  
  Communities secretary Sajid Javid has raised concerns that organisers of event at the South Bank support proscribed groupsOne of the biggest Palestinian events in Europe scheduled to start in less than a fortnight is in doubt after intervention by the British government.Palestinian Expo, which includes political discussions, concerts, comedy acts, workshops, a food court and other events, is scheduled to run at the QE2 centre in London on the weekend of 8 and 9 July. The organisers are expecting
  
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• Sixty Tower Blocks Fail Fire Cladding Safety Tests After Grenfell Blaze

  25-06-2017 18:53
  
  Sixty high-rise buildings in 25 local authority areas have failed fire cladding safety tests, the Government has said.
  
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• Sixty high-rise buildings fail safety tests after London fire - government

  25-06-2017 18:49
  
  Sixty high-rise buildings have failed safety tests carried out after a fire killed at least 79 people in London earlier this month, the British government said on Sunday.British officials are conducting tests on some 600 high-rise buildings across England after fire ravaged the Grenfell tower block in west London on June 14, prompting public anger over the Conservative government's budget cuts.On Friday some 4,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes in north London after the fire briga
  
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• Sixty towers across England found to have unsafe cladding

  25-06-2017 18:48
  
  Burnham Tower, part of the Chalcots Estate in the borough of Camden, north London, is one of the unsafe buildings.Tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster have revealed that 60 high-rise buildings in 25 different areas of England are unsafe, the government has announced.There are concerns over the cladding used on the buildings after reports that the materials used on the Kensington tower block, in which at least 79 people are believed to have died, caused the fire to get out of control.
  
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• Artist colleagues of Khadija Saye demand swift justice for her and all Grenfell victims | Letter

  25-06-2017 18:45
  
  Photographer Khadija Saye, killed in the Grenfell Tower disaster. Photograph: International Curators Forum/PA
  
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• John McDonnell Says Grenfell Tower Victims Were 'Murdered By Political Decisions' Over Decades

  25-06-2017 18:18
  
  The victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster were “murdered by political decisions’ made by politicians over decades, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has warned.
  
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• Parliament email security breached by cyber-attack

  25-06-2017 18:17
  
  Hackers targeted the Houses of Parliament to access accounts with weak password protection.Parliament has been hit by a “sustained and determined” cyber-attack by hackers trying to gain access to the email accounts of MPs and their staffers.Both houses of parliament were targeted on Friday in an attack that sought to gain access to accounts protected by weak passwords.
  
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• Justice For Edson march: Protesters descend on police station as young father died after being detained by officers - Evening Standard

  25-06-2017 18:10 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Justice For Edson march: Protesters descend on police station as young father died after being detained by officers
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  Protesters demanding justice for a young father who died after being detained by police have descended on an east London police station. The police watchdog launched an investigation after Edir Frederico Da Costa, known as Edson, died in hospital six ...and more »
  
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• Parliament cyber-attack hits fewer than 90 email accounts - The Guardian

  25-06-2017 18:02 via theguardian.com
  
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  Parliament cyber-attack hits fewer than 90 email accounts
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  The Houses of Parliament. A spokesman said those whose emails were compromised had used weak passwords despite advice to the contrary. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters. Cybercrime. Parliament cyber-attack hits fewer than 90 email accounts.
  'Worst ever cyber-attack' as 90 MPs have emails hacked and Russia or North Korea could be to blameMirror.co.uk
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• Two children in intensive care in Newcastle after car hits pedestrians

  25-06-2017 17:09
  
  Two children are in intensive care after a car hit pedestrians outside a sports centre in Newcastle.Six people, including three children, have been taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.A 42-year-old woman has been arrested following the incident outside the Westgate Sports Centre at about 9.14am.
  
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• Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing more than 150 - The Guardian

  25-06-2017 17:06 via theguardian.com
  
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  Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing more than 150
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  The fireball, after a tanker overturned on a road near Bahawalpur, left many injured, some with 80% burns. Photograph: Faisal Kareem/EPA. Pakistan. Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing more than 150. People described as rushing to ...
  'Horrible Tragedy' as Fuel Tanker Fire in Pakistan Leaves at Least 150 DeadNew York Times
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• Cyberattack on Parliament: Up to 90 email accounts may have been hacked

  25-06-2017 17:06
  A cyberattack on Parliament may have compromised up to 90 email accounts, according to Sky sources.On Saturday hackers attacked the email server for Parliament prompting the digital security team to shut down external access to MPs and peers' email accounts.The investigation by Parliament's digital security team is ongoing, but it currently speculates that up to 90 accounts - or less than 1% of the network's 9,000 users - may have been compromised in the attack.
  
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• Labour's John McDonnell: Grenfell Tower victims 'were murdered'

  25-06-2017 16:50
  Labour's John McDonnell has told a Glastonbury crowd the victims of the Grenfell tower block fire "were murdered by political decisions".The shadow chancellor claimed public sector cuts "contributed to those deaths" at the west London tower block, which was engulfed by a huge fire earlier this month killing at least 79.Speaking during a debate at the Somerset festival's Left Field, organised by musician Billy Bragg, Mr McDonnell said: "Is democracy working?
  
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• Cladding: All material tested has failed

  25-06-2017 16:30
  
  Some 34 high-rise towers in 17 council areas fail combustibility tests, with other buildings checked as a "matter of urgency".
  
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• Six hurt as car hits people in Newcastle, not terrorism-related - police

  25-06-2017 16:15
  Six people were injured on Sunday after a car mounted a pavement outside a sports centre in the northern English city of Newcastle, but the incident is not believed to be terrorism-related, police said.Dozens of people were at the sports centre celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, when the car left the road and drove up onto the pavement."The enquiries that we have made so far ... are telling us that this was not a purposeful act, it appear
  
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• Grenfell Tower victims 'murdered by political decisions' – John McDonnell

  25-06-2017 16:04
  
  John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has claimed that the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire were “murdered by political decisions”, saying politicians’ decisions over recent decades were important factors in the deaths of 79 people in the tower block in north Kensington, London.Addressing a debate on Sunday at the Glastonbury festival, in Somerset, chaired by the Guardian’s John Harris, McDonnell said: “Is democracy working?
  
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• Sadiq Khan: We can't play Russian roulette with fire safety

  25-06-2017 15:57
  London's mayor has backed a decision to evacuate tower blocks, insisting "you can't play Russian roulette with people's safety".Sadiq Khan supported the move by Camden Council to move some 3,000 people out of their north London high-rise homes due to fire safety fears in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.The buildings are among 34 to have been deemed unsafe across the UK after emergency tests were carried out following the west London fire, which killed at least 79.
  
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• Reports Nicola Sturgeon To Suspend Plans For Second Referendum 'Entirely Speculative'

  25-06-2017 15:44
  
  Reports that Nicola Sturgeon is to put plans for a second independence referendum on hold to instead focus on delivering a soft Brexit are entirely speculative, a spokesman has insisted.
  
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• Muslims in Birmingham celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid increased security - The Guardian

  25-06-2017 15:30 via theguardian.com
  
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  Muslims in Birmingham celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid increased security
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  A mass prayer on Sunday at Celebrate Eid, in Birmingham, marking the festival's seventh year. Photograph: Tristan Potter/SWNS.com. Birmingham. Muslims in Birmingham celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid increased security. Europe's biggest festival marking end of ...
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