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• Politically homeless?

  15-07-2017 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Are new political parties in the UK always doomed to fail?
  
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• Police say boy charged with 15 offences after London acid attacks

  15-07-2017 23:47
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Saturday they had charged a 16-year-old boy with 15 offences following five related acid attacks in London two days earlier. The charges include grievous bodily harm, possession of an item to discharge a noxious substance, and robbery. The boy is due to appear before Stratford Youth Court on Monday, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement. ...
  
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• London acid attacks: teenager charged with 15 offences - The Guardian

  15-07-2017 23:29 via theguardian.com
  
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  London acid attacks: teenager charged with 15 offences
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  The scene of one of the attacks on Hackney Road, east London, on Thursday night. Photograph: Social Media/Reuters. UK news. London acid attacks: teenager charged with 15 offences. 16-year-old boy to face court over five linked attacks on Thursday night.
  London acid attacks: 16-year-old charged over five linked incidentsThe Independent
  Man Stabbed To Death By Two Attackers On Moped In Greenwich, LondonHuffPost UK
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• Beauty queen and teen friend killed in horror car crash with van - Express.co.uk

  15-07-2017 23:04 via express.co.uk
  
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  Beauty queen and teen friend killed in horror car crash with van
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  A BEAUTY queen and her teenage friend have been killed after their car collided with a van in Cumbria. By Alix Culbertson. PUBLISHED: 21:48, Sat, Jul 15, 2017 | UPDATED: 22:03, Sat, Jul 15, 2017 ...
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  Two teenage girls die and a third fights for life after road crash tragedy on A595 in CumbriaNW Evening Mailall 14 news articles »
  
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• Sick patients dying ‘unnecessarily’ in NHS because of poor care

  15-07-2017 23:00
  
  A growing numbers of NHS patients receive non-invasive intervention (NIV) – oxygen through a face mask.Some of the sickest patients that hospitals treat are dying unnecessarily because they receive poor care, blighted by shortages of staff and equipment, a new NHS inquiry has revealed.A death rate of one in three among inpatients who need emergency help with breathing is already high by international standards, and is getting worse.
  
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• Former civil service head warns Theresa May of Brexit chaos

  15-07-2017 22:56
  
  Gus O’Donnell, the former cabinet secretary, said ministers need to be honest about ‘the complexity of the challenge’.Top former civil servants have warned Theresa May that squabbling cabinet ministers, unrealistic expectations and an overburdened administration risk derailing her hopes of a smooth Brexit.May faces renewed calls to compromise or face the prospect of crashing out of the European Union.
  
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• London acid attacks: 16-year-old charged over five linked incidents - The Independent

  15-07-2017 22:52 via independent.co.uk
  
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  London acid attacks: 16-year-old charged over five linked incidents
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  A 16-year-old has been charged over a string of acid attacks in London, police have said. The teenager was charged with 15 offences, including one count of possession of an item to discharge a noxious substance, three counts of robbery and one count of ...
  London acid attacks: teenager charged with 15 offencesThe Guardian
  Thugs carrying acid with intent to cause harm should be jailed for up
  
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• The Latest: Italy's migrant crisis is spawning new protests - Washington Post

  15-07-2017 22:46 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  The Latest: Italy's migrant crisis is spawning new protests
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  ROME — The Latest on the migrant crisis in Europe (all times local):. 10:40 p.m.. Italy's migrant crisis is spawning new protests, with a local mayor in Sicily leading a popular revolt to prevent a few dozen new arrivals from taking up residence in an ...
  Italy may grant temporary EU visas to 200000 migrantsMetro
  Italy Considering 'Nuclear Option' to Send Migrants Into Northern EuropeBreitbart News
  
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• Teenager charged over London acid attacks - BBC News

  15-07-2017 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Teenager charged over London acid attacks
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  A 16-year-old boy who was arrested in connection with five acid attacks in London on Thursday has been charged with 15 offences, police have said. The charges include robbery, grievous bodily harm and possession of an item to discharge a noxious ...
  London acid attacks: 16-year-old charged with 15 offences over five linked incidents, police sayThe Independent
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• Turkey coup anniversary: Emotional Erdogan hails 'defenders of nation' - BBC News

  15-07-2017 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Turkey coup anniversary: Emotional Erdogan hails 'defenders of nation'
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  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has delivered an emotional address to tens of thousands of people in Istanbul on the anniversary of a failed coup. Mr Erdogan said: "People that night did not have guns, they had a flag and more importantly, they ...
  The Latest: Erdogan honors those killed opposing coupDaily Mail
  Tens of thousands take part in unity march as Turkey marks first anniversary of quashed mi
  
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• Former civil service head warns Theresa May of Brexit chaos - The Guardian

  15-07-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
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  Former civil service head warns Theresa May of Brexit chaos
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  Gus O'Donnell, the former cabinet secretary, said ministers need to be honest about 'the complexity of the challenge'. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images. EU referendum and Brexit · The Observer ...
  Hard Brexit would deprive UK of vital intelligence and put national security at risk, parliamentary inquiry will warnThe Independent
  GP surgeries at risk of closure over funding issuesSTV News
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• Is the shine off Emmanuel Macron? - Gulf Times

  15-07-2017 22:29 via gulf-times.com
  
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  Is the shine off Emmanuel Macron?
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  Emmanuel Macron is on a winning streak. Within a year, he has gone from inexperienced political underdog, with no establishment backing, to President of the French Republic and leader of a newly created political party with an impressive parliamentary ...
  Trump faces tough return to Washington 'swamp'Daily Mail
  Julie Bishop says he was “taken aback” by Donald Trump's comments about Brigitte MacronNEWS.com.au
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• Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win mathematics' Fields medal, dies at 40 - The Guardian

  15-07-2017 22:26 via theguardian.com
  
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  Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win mathematics' Fields medal, dies at 40
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  Mirzakhani was born in Tehran and studied there and at Harvard University. Photograph: Stanford/EPA. US news. Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win mathematics' Fields medal, dies at 40. Stanford professor, who battled breast cancer, died on Saturday ...
  Maryam Mirzakhani, award-winning mathematician, dies at 40Reuters
  Sorrow as Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win mathematics' Fields
  
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• Garbiñe Muguruza banishes nerves to write her name in Wimbledon gold - The Guardian

  15-07-2017 22:10 via theguardian.com
  
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  Garbiñe Muguruza banishes nerves to write her name in Wimbledon gold
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  Throughout this Wimbledon Garbiñe Muguruza has paused at the Centre Court honours board, immersing herself in the legendary names of the past before willing herself to join them. On Saturday afternoon she got her chance – and, with a performance of ...
  Garbine Muguruza: Wimbledon champion says it is 'amazing' to beat 'role model'BBC Sport
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• Grenfell Tower survivors ‘must have total immigration amnesty’

  15-07-2017 22:00
  
  Doctors working with the Grenfell community have noticed a fall-off in numbers attending their clinics.The government will face calls this week to grant a complete amnesty and a permanent right to remain in the UK to undocumented residents of Grenfell Tower.Councillors convening on Wednesday for the latest meeting of Chelsea and Kensington’s beleaguered council will be asked to vote on a motion calling on the government to go further than the temporary 12-month immigration “amnesty&r
  
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• Turkey Marks 1-Year Anniversary of Failed Coup

  15-07-2017 21:37
  
  Tens of thousands joined a national unity march in Istanbul on Saturday, converging at the iconic July 15 Martyrs' Bridge to mark the anniversary of the failed military coup attempt that 250 people died resisting. (July 15)
  
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• Chelsea sign £35m Tiemoue Bakayoko but midfielder will miss start of season - Telegraph.co.uk

  15-07-2017 20:53 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Chelsea sign £35m Tiemoue Bakayoko but midfielder will miss start of season
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  The Chelsea squad fly to Beijing on Monday for the first part of their pre-season tour, and a game against Arsenal, with N'Golo Kante and Cesc Fabregas the only two first team central midfielders fit and available. Nemanja Matic is not fit to play and ...
  Tiemoue Bakayoko handed unglamorous Chelsea shirt numberDaily Star
  Bakayoko thanks 'agent' Batshuayi after completing Chelsea mov
  
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• England ease to victory over West Indies thanks to Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver in last World Cup group game - The Independent

  15-07-2017 20:36 via independent.co.uk
  
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  England ease to victory over West Indies thanks to Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver in last World Cup group game
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  England coasted to a 92-run win over West Indies in their last group match of the Women's World Cup at Bristol, where captain Heather Knight hit a half-century and Natalie Sciver finished with three wickets. Knight's side had already secured a place in ...
  England Women reach World Cup semi-final despite pitch concernsTelegraph.co.uk
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• Jeremy Corbyn believes it is now Tony Blair's turn to make the journey - Sky News

  15-07-2017 20:12 via news.sky.com
  
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  Jeremy Corbyn believes it is now Tony Blair's turn to make the journey
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  The Labour leader claims Tony Blair is out of touch on Brexit now the UK has embarked on a journey towards leaving the EU. 21:08, UK, Saturday 15 July 2017. Tony Blair and Jeremy Corbyn. Image: Corbyn says he hopes Blair recognises that Labour ...
  'What do you want?': As indecision and the UK's lack of leadership grow, EU gets seriousThe Guardian
  Tony Blair: Jeremy Corbyn could now win an electionSTV N
  
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• England beat Portugal to claim Under-19 European Championship glory - Goal.com

  15-07-2017 19:57 via goal.com
  
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  England beat Portugal to claim Under-19 European Championship glory
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  England have been crowned Under-19 European Championship winners as they beat Portugal 2-1 in the final in Georgia. All the latest transfer rumours. The Young Lions took the lead at the start of the second half as Aston Villa centre-back Easah Suliman ...
  England U19s 2 - Portugal 1: England win European U19s Championship finalExpress.co.uk
  England win Euro U19 title as Mason Mount masterminds win over Po
  
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• Lewis Hamilton answers critics by surging to Silverstone pole record - The Guardian

  15-07-2017 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
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  Lewis Hamilton answers critics by surging to Silverstone pole record
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  Lewis Hamilton celebrates pole position after holding off the challenge of Sebastian Vettel. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters. Lewis Hamilton · The Observer. Lewis Hamilton answers critics by surging to Silverstone pole record. • Three-times world ...
  British Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton says support of crowd makes him fasterBBC Sport
  British Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton feeling the love
  
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• Venus Williams' glorious reinvention undaunted by Wimbledon final defeat - The Guardian

  15-07-2017 19:28 via theguardian.com
  
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  Venus Williams' glorious reinvention undaunted by Wimbledon final defeat
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  Venus Williams during her defeat to Garbiñe Muguruza in the women's singles final at Wimbledon 2017. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian. Venus Williams · The Observer. Venus Williams' glorious reinvention undaunted by Wimbledon final defeat.
  Garbine Muguruza claims maiden Wimbledon title after straight-sets win over Venus Williams in finalDaily Mail
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• Turkey marks year since 'epic' defeat of anti-Erdogan coup - Channel NewsAsia

  15-07-2017 19:15 via channelnewsasia.com
  
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  Turkey marks year since 'epic' defeat of anti-Erdogan coup
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  People gather at the July 15 Martyr's bridge on a "National Unity March" to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Jul 15, 2016 botched coup attempt, in Istanbul on Jul 15, 2017. (Photo: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis). 16 Jul 2017 01:14AM (Updated: 16 Jul ...and more »
  
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• British couple to marry in first Antarctic wedding

  15-07-2017 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Sylvester and Julie Baum are to be married at the Rothera Research Station.
  
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• Rio Ferdinand pays tribute to late mother

  15-07-2017 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The footballer calls Janice St Fort 'a little fighter' after she died aged 58 from cancer.
  
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• London acid attacks: It felt like fire, says victim

  15-07-2017 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "My helmet saved me," says Jabed Hussain - one of five people attacked in one night.
  
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• Girl, 15, dies in Newton Abbot after 'legal high reaction'

  15-07-2017 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The girl was found unconscious in the early hours in a park in Newton Abbot, Devon, and later died.
  
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• Scarborough Athletic FC plays first match at home ground in decade

  15-07-2017 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scarborough Athletic FC has played home fixtures in Bridlington since the club was founded in 2007.
  
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• Fire Brigades Union Warns 'Postcode' Lottery Determines Ability Of Firefighters To Tackle Blazes Such As Grenfell

  15-07-2017 18:13
  
  The capacity for firefighters to respond quickly and adequately to a tower block blaze is a “postcode lottery”, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned.
  
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• Tiemoue Bakayoko's rise with Monaco and Chelsea role examined - SkySports

  15-07-2017 18:12 via skysports.com
  
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  Tiemoue Bakayoko's rise with Monaco and Chelsea role examined
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  As Chelsea announce the signing of Tiemoue Bakayoko, we look at how Claude Makelele helped his career and where he could fit at Stamford Bridge. The former Monaco midfielder, a £7m signing from Rennes in 2014, has become one of the most ...
  Tiemoue Bakayoko to Chelsea confirmed: Monaco man completes move to Stamford BridgeDaily Star
  Chelsea confirm the signing of Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko on fi
  
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• 'Charlie Gard is being held prisoner'

  15-07-2017 18:10
  
  The spokesman for Charlie Gard's parents has told Sky News that their son is being held prisoner by the NHS.
  
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• Gard spokesperson: Baby Charlie is effectively 'a prisoner of the state'

  15-07-2017 18:05
  Critically ill baby Charlie Gard has been "taken prisoner by the NHS and by the state",a spokesperson for the family has told Sky News.Alasdair Seton-Marsden, who represents Charlie Gard's family to the press, complained that if they were rich instead of "ordinary people" their child would be free to receive treatment in the US."Baby Charlie wouldn't have become what is essentially - and these are my words - a prisoner of the state.
  
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• Reebok is schooling Trump on what not to say to a woman

  15-07-2017 18:04
  
  It comes as the US president greeted France’s first lady by making unsolicited comments about her appearance.
  
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• The Earth, in plane sight – in pictures

  15-07-2017 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Californian artist Julieanne Kost started her photo series Window Seat while travelling for business. Creatively frustrated by the environments she found herself in – hotels, convention centres, airports – she started taking photographs of landscapes from her plane seat. This allowed her to see the environment in a new way, she says: ‘I now view the scenery not as the Earth 30,000ft below, but as an immense, constantly scrolling image.’ The project, for which she now phot
  
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• Saturday Kitchen Live features blood and gore - Your Local Guardian

  15-07-2017 17:48 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Saturday Kitchen Live features blood and gore
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  Saturday Kitchen Live fans got some added drama with their morning cooking tips when the programme's host sliced into his finger on air. Chef Donal Skehan lost concentration as he prepped some vegetables for a barbecue alongside guests Julian Clary ...and more »
  
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• John McDonnell hits back at Blair’s criticism of Labour’s Brexit policy

  15-07-2017 17:47
  
  The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said ordinary people want a Brexit that protects the economy and their jobs.The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, has hit back at Tony Blair’s criticism of Labour’s Brexit policy, accusing him of being out of touch with ordinary people.
  
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• Wilfred Frost: 'I'll never get over sudden death of my brother'

  15-07-2017 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wilfred Frost talks to the BBC about the disease which killed his brother at the age of 31.
  
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• Man Stabbed To Death By Two Attackers On Moped In Greenwich, London

  15-07-2017 17:10
  
  A man has been stabbed to death by two attackers on a moped in south-east London.
  
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• Saturday Kitchen: Show goes on after host cuts finger

  15-07-2017 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saturday Kitchen presenter Donal Skehan puts his injury down to the show's very sharp knives.
  
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• The law on former 'legal highs' has changed - now they're new psychoactive substances - Devon Live

  15-07-2017 17:04 via devonlive.com
  
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  The law on former 'legal highs' has changed - now they're new psychoactive substances
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  The death of a 15-year-old girl after taking what is suspected to have been a former 'legal high' has focused attention on drugs policy. The teenager was found unconscious in Baker's Park in Newton Abbot early on Saturday and was taken to Torbay ...
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• Tony Blair says EU could compromise on freedom of movement

  15-07-2017 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-PM says Britain could still stay in a reformed EU - but Labour says the referendum result "must be respected".
  
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• Skydiver texts wife telling her he won't pull parachute cord before jumping - Metro

  15-07-2017 17:01 via metro.co.uk
  
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  Skydiver texts wife telling her he won't pull parachute cord before jumping
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  A tragic skydiver contacted his wife minutes before jumping from a plane to tell her he was not going to release the cord. Capotorto Vitantonio then plunged to his death at Sky Dive DeLand in Florida. Italy may grant temporary EU visas to 200,000 migrants.
  Sky diver warned he wasn't going to pull cord before jumpingSan Antonio Express-News (subscription)all 17 news articles »
  
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• England v South Africa second test scorecard: Relive the action as tourists build 205-run lead on day two - Daily Mail

  15-07-2017 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  England v South Africa second test scorecard: Relive the action as tourists build 205-run lead on day two
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  South Africa dominated day two of the second Test against England to give themselves every chance of levelling this four-match series at Trent Bridge. Dean Elgar (38) and Hashim Amla (23) took the tourists to 75 for one at the close of play, a 205-run ...
  Reckless England collapse at Trent Bridge to leave South Africa in the driving seat on day twoThe Independent
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• Shepard Smith breaks with Fox News line on Trump: 'Why all these lies?'

  15-07-2017 16:48
  
  Shepard Smith said: ‘The deception, Chris, is mind-boggling.Fox News host Shepard Smith broke with network orthodoxy on Friday, issuing a sharp denunciation of the Trump administration’s handling of investigations into its links with Russia.Smith, a relative moderate in the Fox ranks who has decried Trump camp untruths before, described White House “deception” as “mind-boggling”.
  
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• Wimbledon 2017: Garbine Muguruza beats Venus Williams to win first title

  15-07-2017 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spain's Garbine Muguruza wins her first Wimbledon title with a straight-set win over five-time champion Venus Williams.
  
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• Man stabbed to death in armed attack by two on mopeds

  15-07-2017 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the attackers is thought to have had a gun while the other had a knife, police said.
  
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• Florida Sinkhole Swallows Up Boat And Homes In US State

  15-07-2017 16:11
  
  Two homes have been swallowed up by a huge sinkhole that opened up in Florida on Friday.
  
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• UK's tallest aerial fire engine in action

  15-07-2017 16:10
  
  Surrey Fire Service demonstrate the UK tallest high-rise aerial fire engine, which attended the Grenfell tower fire.
  
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• Kezia Dugdale in relationship with SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth

  15-07-2017 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Labour leader has been dating Mid Fife and Glenrothes MSP Jenny Gilruth for about four months.
  
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• 'Postcode lottery' affects firefighters' response to tower block blazes

  15-07-2017 16:06
  
  Firefighters’ capability to tackle devastating blazes such as the Grenfell Tower fire vary widely depending on where they are based in the UK, a union has said.The different standards in how fire services can respond to life-threatening tower block fires is a “postcode lottery”, the Fire Brigades Union has said.Differing levels of resources around the country mean that the numbers of fire engines that should automatically be sent to a fire varies greatly according to its locati
  
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