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• Forty bodies identified following Grenfell Tower blaze

  25-07-2017 23:45
  Forty bodies identified following Grenfell Tower blaze
  
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• Charlie Gard case raises ethical questions

  25-07-2017 23:40
  The parents of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard have ended their legal challenge to take him to the US for experimental treatment.
  
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• Britain to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040

  25-07-2017 23:38
  The UK’s high level of air pollution could be be responsible for 40,000 premature deaths a year.As part of a government strategy to improve air quality, Britain is to ban all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 amid fears that rising levels of nitrogen oxide pose a major risk to public health.The commitment, which follows on from a similar pledge in France, is part of the government’s much-anticipated clean air plan, which has been at the heart of a protracted high court le
  
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• Charlie Gard's parents in urgent plea for help to take son home to die

  25-07-2017 23:36
  The parents of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard have pleaded for help from doctors to take him home to die.
  
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• Angry Grenfell residents tell judge 'we need someone real'

  25-07-2017 23:26
  Angry Grenfell residents have told the inquiry chair they "need someone real" and questioned his ability to "do them justice" in the final meeting ahead of the investigation.There have also been calls for Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the retired judge leading the enquiry into the disaster, to step down and for greater ethnic diversity on the panel.Sky News North of England Correspondent Gerard Tubb who was at the meeting said: "At times it descended into chaos, with people shouting over one another.
  
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• Everything you need to know as Senate votes to debate healthcare bill

  25-07-2017 23:17
  The vote, which comes amid Senate protests, gives president Donald Trump and Republican leaders a crucial initial victory.
  
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• Residents call for chair of Grenfell Tower inquiry to bring prosecutions

  25-07-2017 23:15
  Sir Martin Moore-Bick, centre, arrives to speak at the meeting about the Grenfell Tower fire at Notting Hill Methodist church.Furious residents have demanded that the chair of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire bring those responsible for the fire’s catastrophic spread to justice, with many rejecting his explanation that he has no power to bring prosecutions.A meeting at the Notting Hill Methodist church, close to the blackened shell of the tower, saw survivors and local peopl
  
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• Matt Groening's new Netflix-commissioned series to air in 2018

  25-07-2017 23:12
  Matt Groening will create 20 episodes, to be aired in two series.Groening, whose Simpsons show first aired in 1987, has been commissioned by Netflix, the online TV and film provider, to create 20 episodes of the adult-themed animated comedy, called Disenchantment.Its leading character is Princess Bean, a royal with issues, and will be voiced by Abbi Jackson, a comedian and illustrator.
  
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• 'Hospital or hospice' for Charlie Gard's last days - judge

  25-07-2017 23:01
  Charlie's parents want to take him home to die, but Great Ormond Street Hospital believes he cannot get the specialised care he needs there and is at risk of a "distressing" death.Mr Grant accused GOSH of putting "obstacles" in the way, and said, "we struggle with the difficulties the hospital is placing in the way of the parents having a... short period of time before the final act in Charlie's short life".Ms Yates and her partner Chris Gard withdrew their bid to take their terminally ill baby
  
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• Bethnal Green acid attack: Two victims treated at scene

  25-07-2017 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  An acid attack in east London has injured two men, believed to be in their late teens.
  
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• Donald Trump's Mental Health Is Ok To Comment On, Psychoanalysts' Group Tells Members

  25-07-2017 21:25
  Psychoanalysts should feel free to publicly debate Donald Trump’s mental health, a group representing them has said.
  
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• This barber shop has a rather unusual floor

  25-07-2017 21:22
  You wouldn’t want to drop your loose change in here…
  
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• Armed man in hostage situation in Shaw, near Oldham

  25-07-2017 21:22
  An armed man is believed to be locked inside a property, along with a woman and two children, Greater Manchester Police say.Police negotiators are at the scene and say they are dealing with a hostage situation in Shaw, near Oldham.
  
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• Judge's decision on Charlie Gard's final moments tomorrow

  25-07-2017 21:16
  A judge will make a decision tomorrow on whether to allow Charlie Gard's parents to take him home to die.Mr Justice Francis told the court he believes there are only two options for Charlie, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) or a hospice.Speaking on behalf of Charlie, lawyer Victoria Butler-Cole said that Charlie would be able go to a hospice "at the end of this week".
  
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• Charlie Gard Unlikely To Be Allowed To Spend Final Days At Home, Judge Says

  25-07-2017 21:11
  Terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard is unlikely to be allowed to spend his final days at home with his parents, a High Court judge has said.
  
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• US doctor's intervention in Charlie Gard case 'raises ethical questions'

  25-07-2017 21:04
  At the heart of the long legal battle to treat Charlie Gard or allow him to die was the figure of Dr Michio Hirano, an eminent doctor and expert in his field, but who had never seen the child he thought he could help.Jonathan Montgomery, professor of health care law at University College London, said there could be a case for a judge stipulating that a medical expert must see the patient before giving their opinion in court.Hirano gave evidence to the high court in April in front of Mr Justice F
  
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• How The Oval is hitting plastic waste for six

  25-07-2017 20:50
  Find out how the Kia Oval is helping Sky's Ocean Rescue campaign.
  
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• Kia Oval cricket ground aims to go plastic-free in three years

  25-07-2017 20:35
  In the time it takes England fast bowler Stuart Broad to bowl an over, the equivalent of four rubbish trucks' worth of plastic is dumped into the ocean.It's a fact that has prompted Broad and his teammates to back a campaign to reduce the use of plastic at one of the UK's leading cricket grounds.The Kia Oval has partnered with Sky's Ocean Rescue campaign to cut down on the amount of single-use plastic used at the London venue.
  
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• Charlie Gard: judge to decide on Wednesday if child can die at home

  25-07-2017 20:19
  Connie Yates’ lawyer said the case was returning to court for the ‘most difficult emotional part’.A judge will decide on Wednesday whether to grant the “last wish” of Charlie Gard’s parents and allow their son to go home to die.A day after Connie Yates and Chris Gard ended their opposition to the removal of their critically ill baby’s life support system, the couple returned to court on Tuesday to ask that Great Ormond Street hospital’s objections
  
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• Mega-farms’ devastating effects go far beyond the chicken shed | Letters

  25-07-2017 20:01 via theguardian.com
  Ben McCarthy of Plantlife, Ruth Borthwick of the creative writing charity Arvon, Minette Batters of the NFU, Graeme Willis of the CPRE, Tracy Worcester of Farms not Factories and Gwyn Jones of RUMA respond to reports on the increase in intensive factory farming of poultry, pigs and cattle in the UKThe “unnoticed” expansion of mega-farms raises serious concerns about farm animal welfare and our food system (Mega-farms transforming UK countryside, 18 July). Even less visible is the air
  
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• BBC Panorama's 'A Prescription For Murder?' Prompts Fears People Will Stop Taking Anti-Depressants

  25-07-2017 19:51
  Mental health campaigners fear a BBC Panorama exploring the violent side effects of anti-depressants could stop people unduly taking their medication.
  
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• WW1 'melting' mud sculpture

  25-07-2017 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A "melting" mud sculpture is unveiled in Trafalgar Square to remember the Battle of Passchendaele.
  
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• 'Melting' mud WW1 sculpture unveiled in Trafalgar Square

  25-07-2017 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A "melting" mud sculpture is unveiled in Trafalgar Square to remember the Battle of Passchendaele.
  
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• British newlyweds say they were barred from entering US

  25-07-2017 19:39
  Natasha Politakis said she and her husband, Ali Gul, were barred from entering the US after flying to Los Angeles to begin their £7,000 honeymoon.The couple, who live in Enfield, north London, had planned to travel on to Hawaii.Gul, 32, had applied for a visa though the US embassy in London, having previously being turned down for a visa for a different trip after applying through Esta, the usual application system for travelling to the US for less than 90 days.
  
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• Judge to decide on Charlie's final moments tomorrow

  25-07-2017 19:38
  A judge will make a decision tomorrow on whether to allow Charlie Gard's parents to take him home to die..A lawyer for the parents of the terminally ill baby has accused Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) of putting "obstacles" in the way of their son being taken home.Ms Yates and her partner Chris withdrew their bid to take their terminally ill baby to the US for experimental therapy on Monday, saying tests had shown the window of opportunity to help their son had closed.
  
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• Charlie Gard: Great Ormond Street on the 'key obstacle' stopping him going home to die

  25-07-2017 19:09
  Charlie Gard's parents have accused Great Ormond Street Hospital of putting "obstacles in the way" of him going home to die.The hospital says they have to balance Charlie's best interests with the wishes of his parents, and say the care plan must be safe, must spare Charlie from all pain and allowing him to die with dignity.Below is the full statement issued in the High Court on Tuesday afternoon on behalf of the hospital (GOSH).
  
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• Love Island couples set to cash in on show's surprise success

  25-07-2017 19:02
  The stars of the reality TV show Love Island could emulate the post-series success enjoyed by Big Brother contestants during the programme’s heyday more than a decade ago, according to media experts.Love Island has been one of the cult television hits of the summer.The reality show brought together a group of young people in a villa in Majorca who attempted to pair-up and be named the winning couple as rivals were voted off.
  
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• UK judge to rule Wednesday on taking baby Charlie Gard home to die

  25-07-2017 18:56
  A British judge hearing the case of Charlie Gard said he would give his ruling on Wednesday on where the terminally ill baby should be allowed to die."I will make my final decision tomorrow unless something completely new comes up," Nicholas Francis said at the end of a hearing at the High Court in London.A court hearing is scheduled at 1300 GMT on Wednesday.
  
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• CPS considers file on alleged £1m fraud at Police Federation

  25-07-2017 18:33
  An alleged £1m fraud at the Police Federation has been referred to prosecutors.Lawyers at the Crown Prosecution Service will now consider if criminal charges should be brought against Will Riches, the former vice-chair of the federation and a serving Metropolitan police officer.The investigation began in March 2016 and it is alleged £1m in Police Federation funds was transferred to an organisation called the Peelers Charitable Foundation.
  
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• Prison officers off sick from inhaling smoke after 5.6kg spice haul

  25-07-2017 18:19
  Sixteen prison officers who work in a jail where 5.6kg of spice was recovered from prisoners’ cells are off sick after inadvertently inhaling the psychoactive drug.The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) said the officers from Holme House prison in County Durham were off work having breathed in smoke blown from prisoners’ cells.The union revealed that the spice – worth £200,000 and thought to be the biggest ever haul of the drug in a British prison – has been r
  
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• Theresa May takes a break from Brexit politics on visit to northern Italy

  25-07-2017 18:15
  British Prime Minister Theresa May was photographed with her husband Philip on holiday in Italy on Tuesday, the first leg of a three week summer holiday.May was pictured strolling through the streets of Desenzano del Garda, a town on the southern shore of the picturesque Lake Garda.
  
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• Parents, UK hospital clash over taking baby Charlie Gard home to die

  25-07-2017 18:07
  By Michael HoldenLONDON (Reuters) - The parents of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard on Tuesday accused a London hospital of preventing their son from coming home to die, the latest harrowing confrontation in a legal battle that has raised emotions far and wide.The renowned children's hospital treating Charlie told a court that the reality of the invasive ventilation the infant requires means that proper end-of-life care cannot be provided to him in his parents' home.The plight of 11-month-old Ch
  
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• Nothing to see here, just a bunch of circus performers outside the Houses of Parliament

  25-07-2017 18:05
  Just your average day in London.
  
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• Alton Towers: Passengers Escorted Off ‘Oblivion’ After Roller Coaster Stops At Highest Point

  25-07-2017 18:00
  Passengers have been escorted off the ‘Oblivion’ roller coaster at Alton Towers after it stopped at highest its highest point of 180ft.
  
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• Charlie Gard: parents' 'last wish' is for son to be able to die at home

  25-07-2017 17:58
  Charlie Gard’s parents have told the high court that their “last wish” for their son is that he should be allowed to die at home.A day after Connie Yates and Chris Gard ended their opposition to the removal of their critically ill son’s life support system, they returned to court on Tuesday to ask that Great Ormond Street hospital’s objections to Charlie being allowed to go home be overruled.Charlie is expected to be removed from his ventilator at the hospital in th
  
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• Brexit weekly briefing: Fox's trade narrative derailed by chlorinated chicken

  25-07-2017 17:54
  Welcome to the Guardian’s weekly Brexit briefing, a summary of developments as the UK heads to the EU door marked “exit”.Round two of the preparatory talks on a Brexit settlement took place over four days in Brussels, and were described by the Brexit secretary, David Davis – who was there for the beginning and end – as “robust”.Some progress was seemingly made, but the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, stressed at the closing press conference
  
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• Prince Philip's final official engagement announced

  25-07-2017 17:51
  The Duke of Edinburgh's final official royal engagement before retirement has been announced.Prince Philip will attend a parade at Buckingham Palace on 2 August to mark the finale of the Royal Marines 1664 Global Challenge, a palace spokeswoman said.Buckingham Palace announced in May that the Duke would give up his official public duties from the autumn.
  
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• Eight penguins killed by fox at Chessington World of Adventures

  25-07-2017 17:48
  Eight penguins have been killed by a fox in their water enclosure at Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey.Five adult and three infant Humboldt penguins were killed in the attack, which staff have put down to an "urban fox".According to a sign hung outside Penguin Bay, the remaining 20 birds have been moved to "their other home behind-the-scenes" while staff carry out alterations.
  
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• GM promises to cut high inventory as profit beats expectations

  25-07-2017 17:46
  By Nick Carey and Joseph WhiteDETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Coon Tuesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit, helped by cost cuts, and promised to cut production in the second half to curtail its burgeoning U.S. inventory of unsold vehicles.GM Chief Financial Officer Chuck Stevens cautioned in a call with analysts that production of its profitable large pickup trucks in North America could fall by 10 percent in 2018 as a new generation of trucks is launched.
  
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• Trump says he is working on 'very big and exciting' trade deal with UK

  25-07-2017 17:35
  Donald Trump has said he is working on a "major" post-Brexit trade deal with the UK that could be "very big".The announcement in a tweet came as International Trade Secretary Liam Fox is visiting Washington to prepare the ground for possible US-UK trade agreements after Britain leaves the European Union.The US President criticised the EU's trade relationship with the US, saying Brussels is "very protectionist" toward America.
  
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• Leaseholds On New Builds Could Be Banned Under Government Plans To Protect Homeowners

  25-07-2017 17:21
  Leaseholds on new-build houses could be banned and ground rents slashed to zero under government proposals to protect homeowners.
  
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• Six Years Ago A Terrorist Took Aim At My Head, Fired His Gun, And Missed

  25-07-2017 17:12
  Every year around this time I'm asked to write something.
  
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• Labour MP says shadow minister is 'fundamentally wrong' on Brexit

  25-07-2017 17:06
  Heidi Alexander said people now wanted an ‘economy-first, immigration second’ position on Brexit.A Labour MP has described the shadow international trade secretary’s position on Brexit as “fundamentally wrong”, calling his arguments “depressing and disingenuous”.Heidi Alexander said she believed Barry Gardiner to be “intelligent and witty” but that his Guardian article outlining why the UK should leave both the EU single market and customs un
  
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• Number of deaths in police road chases and shootings highest in over a decade

  25-07-2017 17:00
  The number of people killed in police pursuits has more than doubled, figures show.Six people were killed in police shootings during the period, twice the number the previous year, making it the worst since the police watchdog started collecting figures in 2004.None of the road chases in which someone was killed last year was a response to an emergency and “two-thirds of the people who died were passengers, bystanders or other road users”, the Independent Police Complaints Commission
  
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• Number of deaths from police road chases and shootings soars

  25-07-2017 17:00
  The number of people killed in police pursuits has more than doubled, figures show.Six people were killed in police shootings during the period, twice the number the previous year, making it the worst since the police watchdog started collecting figures in 2004.None of the road chases in which someone was killed last year was a response to an emergency and “two-thirds of the people who died were passengers, bystanders or other road users”, the Independent Police Complaints Commission
  
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  25-07-2017 16:53 via theguardian.com
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• Charlie Gard’s Parents Wrangle With Hospital Over WHERE He Should Die

  25-07-2017 16:48
  The parents of Charlie Gard are embroiled in yet another battle with the hospital treating him – this time over permission to take their son home to die.
  
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• UK hospital says baby Charlie Gard's care cannot be provided at home

  25-07-2017 16:44
  The London hospital treating terminally ill baby Charlie Gard told a court on Tuesday that the key obstacle to Charlie being taken home to die was that the invasive ventilation he requires can only be provided in a hospital setting.The 11-month-old baby suffers from an extremely rare genetic condition and a bitter dispute between his parents and the hospital has made international headlines, drawing comment from U.S. President Donald Trump and Pope Francis among many others.Charlie's parents, Co
  
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• Time For Us All To Open Up About What We Earn?

  25-07-2017 16:41
  Who really benefits from keeping their pay confidential?
  
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• Holiday like a PM

  25-07-2017 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Point at fish or get a street named after you to recreate these prime ministerial summer holidays.
  
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