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• Pep Guardiola demands explanation for Raheem Sterling’s sending off

  26-08-2017 23:50 via theguardian.com
  • Winger sees red at Bournemouth after celebrating late winner with City fans
  • Allegation Sergio Agüero assaulted a match-day steward has been withdrawnPep Guardiola once again complained about the match officials as Manchester City had Raheem Sterling sent off after he picked up a second yellow card for his celebrations among jubilant away supporters, following his 97th-minute winner at Bournemouth. It was the second time in six days that City had been reduced to 10 men, after K
  
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• Tottenham’s Kieran Trippier determined to profit having finally got his chance

  26-08-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Wing-back faces his old side Burnley but will let nothing get in his way after two years in Kyle Walker’s shadowWhen Kieran Trippier is asked if Mauricio Pochettino and Sean Dyche have anything in common, he laughs. “There are similarities for sure. The defensive side we work a lot on here but, when I was at Burnley with Sean Dyche, he was the exact same. He wants a nice compact team that will run for 90 minutes, that’s a given. Burnley are a tough side to break down. It will b
  
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• Maria Sharapova straight in at the deep end after free pass to US Open

  26-08-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Buzz around former world No1 may not see her through tough first-round match against Simona Halep, while Britain’s Johanna Konta eyes breakthrough victoryWhen the wise citizens who run the US Open risked public outcry by giving Maria Sharapova a free pass into their 2017 tournament, they can hardly have anticipated the Russian would be thrown in against the world No2, Simona Halep, in the first round.In a way the gamble paid off, because this is the sort of first-up match that makes TV exe
  
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• Jürgen Klopp happy to have frustrated strikers in Liverpool ranks

  26-08-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  • Manager says all players will have chance to play
  • Klopp surprised at criticism of Arsenal’s Mesut ÖzilJürgen Klopp has sprung to the defence of Mesut Özil after his fellow German’s defending came under fire following Arsenal’s defeat at Stoke City.Steven Gerrard led the criticism of Özil’s performance in that game, claiming Arsenal were practically a man down when out of possession because the World Cup winner “did not want to know&
  
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• Labour to offer alternative soft Brexit in policy shift

  26-08-2017 23:07
  Britain's main opposition Labour Party is announcing a policy shift which opens the possibility of the country remaining in the European Union's single market and customs union for several years as part of a "soft" brexit, a spokesman said on Saturday.The party would propose the same "basic terms" as Britain's current relationship with the EU during a transition period following Brexit in 2019, and after that for all options to be open, a spokesman for Labour said.
  
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• Warnings over shock dementia revelations from ancestry DNA tests

  26-08-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Companies have been told to accept moral responsibility and provide counselling for people who inadvertently discover health risksPeople who use genetic tests to trace their ancestry only to discover that they are at risk of succumbing to an incurable illness are being left to suffer serious psychological problems. Dementia researchers say the problem is particularly acute for those found to be at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, which has no cure or effective treatment. Yet these people are s
  
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• Tory pledge on more free childcare in disarray

  26-08-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Parents and providers are left in confusion by the troubled introduction of 30 hours of free nursery to three and four-year-oldsTens of thousands of parents are still waiting to find out if they can take up a government offer of 30 hours’ free childcare days before the scheme is due to be launched.According to the latest figures, revealed in a letter sent by the Department for Education to local authorities and seen by the Observer, 82,000 parents entitled to the extra childcare have not y
  
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• Kraigg Brathwaite channels idol in heroic six-hour stand to revive West Indies | Andy Bull

  26-08-2017 22:17 via theguardian.com
  Opener displays shades of Shivnarine Chanderpaul with stubborn resistance to England’s attack – punctuated by the odd flourish – on way to sixth Test centuryNewsprint never tastes so very good, but a lot of people at Headingley were happy enough to eat their words on Saturday. West Indies, written off here, there and everywhere else, are in charge of the second Test. Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope put on 246 runs for the fourth wicket. It was West Indies’ sixth-highest p
  
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• Andy Murray pulls out of US Open because of ‘too sore’ hip injury

  26-08-2017 22:02 via theguardian.com
  • Murray withdraws two days before start of final grand slam of year
  • ‘I did pretty much everything I could to get myself ready,’ says 2012 championAll the woes and pain of Andy Murray’s troubled season hit a dramatic pitch on Saturday when he withdrew from the US Open. Citing the hip pain that has dogged him for several months, he said he was unsure if it will require surgery – having already had an operation on his back four years ago – or if he will pl
  
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• Rogue doctors ‘use superhero status to abuse patients’

  26-08-2017 22:00
  Myles Bradbury, who abused young cancer patients in his care, cultivated unusually close relationships with patients and families.Examples included breast surgeon Ian Paterson, who was jailed in May for 15 years for carrying out unnecessary cancer operations, and specialist Myles Bradbury, who was jailed for 22 years (reduced to 16 on appeal) in 2014 for abusing young cancer patients.The probe, by experienced NHS investigators Verita, has been shared with the Observer.
  
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• Labour makes dramatic shift on Brexit and single market

  26-08-2017 22:00
  Shadow Brexit secretary Kier Starmer’s announcement will please pro-EU wing of the party.Labour is to announce a dramatic policy shift by backing continued membership of the EU single market beyond March 2019, when Britain leaves the EU, establishing a clear dividing line with the Tories on Brexit for the first time.In a move that positions it decisively as the party of “soft Brexit”, Labour will support full participation in the single market and customs union during a lengthy
  
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• Labour makes dramatic Brexit shift and backs single market membership

  26-08-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Party opens clear divide with Tories, with support for free movement and paying into EU budgets for up to four yearsLabour is to announce a dramatic policy shift by backing continued membership of the EU single market beyond March 2019, when Britain leaves the EU, establishing a clear dividing line with the Tories on Brexit for the first time.In a move that positions it decisively as the party of “soft Brexit”, Labour will support full participation in the single market and customs u
  
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• Japan to seek Brexit reassurances from Theresa May

  26-08-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com
  As the PM visits Tokyo, Japanese companies invested in the UK have voiced fears over single market accessTheresa May is under pressure to reassure Japanese companies over the likely impact of Britain’s exit from the European Union on their UK investments when she visits Tokyo this week.The prime minister will arrive on Wednesday on a three-day trip that is expected to include a meeting with Emperor Akihito and free-trade talks with her Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe. Under EU rules, offi
  
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• British tourists tell of misery abroad with pound at eight-year low

  26-08-2017 22:00
  European holidays are increasingly expensive for British tourists as the pound weakens against the euro.The pound’s slump in value against the euro reached an eight-year low during their trips and many holidaymakers bore tales of the woes they had endured at foreign cash machines.“You do become more aware of it each time you take money out,” said Tom Wake as he and his wife Pip made their way through Stansted airport after a break in Pisa.
  
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• Spain attacks: thousands march through Barcelona in show of defiance

  26-08-2017 21:46 via theguardian.com
  King Felipe VI, Spanish PM and Catalonian president join emergency service workers to show no tinc por – I am not afraid – after terror attacksHundreds of thousands of people marched down Barcelona’s broad Passeig de Gràcia this afternoon behind the slogan no tinc por (I am not afraid), in a show of defiance after last week’s terror attacks that left 15 people dead and over 100 injured in Barcelona and Cambrils.The protest, the largest in the city since some two mi
  
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• Macron heads for autumn showdown with unions in push to transform labour laws

  26-08-2017 21:30 via theguardian.com
  With threats of strikes and street protests the stakes could hardly be higher for a president under pressureThe unions are threatening national strikes and blockades. A growing number of critics are warning that France is a “powder keg” waiting to blow. After an unconvincing summer, in which his popularity has plummeted, crunch time for Emmanuel Macron has arrived. The new French president is facing the prospect of a September standoff in the streets over his controversial plans to r
  
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• FA struggling to close the credibility gap in Eni Aluko affair

  26-08-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  There is a huge contrast between the handling of Roy Hodgson’s monkey joke and that of Eni Aluko’s allegations about Mark SampsonOn the back of everything that has come out lately in the Eni Aluko affair, I have been doing a little digging in the last few days to look at how the previous Football Association regime reacted when Roy Hodgson tried to home-spin a joke and got himself into all sorts of bother at half‑time of England’s World Cup qualifier against Poland i
  
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• Cardiff City’s perfect start keeps on rolling with deserved win over QPR

  26-08-2017 20:59 via theguardian.com
  Cardiff City are a club on a roll, and it has been a while since you have been able to stay that. Neil Warnock’s side made it five straight Championship wins with this victory over QPR as they came from behind through goals from Junior Hoilett and Sol Bamba.Rangers had taken a shock lead with Matt Smith’s header but Cardiff were the better team throughout and were deserving of the three points. Continue reading...
  
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• Marcus Rashford makes instant impact as Manchester United defeat Leicester

  26-08-2017 20:47 via theguardian.com
  Marcus Rashford had been in the contest only two minutes when he sparked Manchester United’s third successive league victory.On as a 68th-minute substitute, the 19-year-old initially won a corner when his cross was deflected out. Then from Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s delivery Rashford hit an instant finish beyond the Leicester City goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel, for his first goal of the season. Continue reading...
  
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• Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope put West Indies on top against England

  26-08-2017 20:03 via theguardian.com
  • Second Test, day two: England 258; West Indies 329-5
  • Brathwaite and Hope share fourth-wicket partnership of 246Headingley has a bit of form in the upset department and while only two days of this Test have been completed that reputation may be enhanced. When West Indies arrived in Leeds the general consensus was they did so with no hope alongside the brothers Kyle and Shai. Now they are, rather brilliantly, in charge of the game. They may not win it, but they are the strong favouri
  
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• Could a heroin vaccine cure the west’s drug epidemic?

  26-08-2017 20:00 via theguardian.com
  There are a million heroin users in the US, and the UK has Europe’s highest rate of use. It is a huge problem. But can there be a chemical answer to a social issue?The effect of heroin has been described as “a warm blanket on the brain”. Within seconds of the drug entering the bloodstream, it hits receptor molecules in the brain’s neurons that induce a surge of euphoria, followed by a prolonged sense of tranquillity. Yes, it feels good – and that’s the problem
  
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• Joselu blows away Newcastle gloom and adds to the pressure on Slaven Bilic

  26-08-2017 19:56 via theguardian.com
  The only downside for Rafa Benítez is that winning as comprehensively as this will probably convince Mike Ashley that his summer transfer market parsimony has been fully justifiedFine performances from Joselu, Ciaran Clark, Mikel Merino, Isaac Hayden, Matt Ritchie and Chancel Mbemba, in particular, certainly suggested that Newcastle United’s squad might not be quite as weak as their manager fears after all. Continue reading...
  
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• Take a look at the footage of Hurricane Harvey, as seen from space

  26-08-2017 19:51
  The hurricane has caused severe damage to parts of Texas.
  
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• The numbers still don’t add up for less able GCSE pupils | Laura McInerney

  26-08-2017 19:30 via theguardian.com
  Michael Gove meant well with his reforms, but the few that were implemented only rewarded the brightestHere’s an unlikely sentence: in 2012, Michael Gove was right about something. I say this as a former teacher who, at the time, was dealing with his terrible ideas on a daily basis. But, if he’d managed to pull it off, the faff over GCSE results this week would have been very different.On Thursday more than half a million children got their GCSE results. That’s the equivalent o
  
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• Julian Alaphilippe wins stage eight and Chris Froome extends Vuelta lead

  26-08-2017 19:11 via theguardian.com
  • French rider marks return from knee injury with maiden grand tour win
  • Froome attacks on final climb to add 17 seconds to leadFrance’s Julian Alaphilippe signalled his return to top form after knee surgery when he took his maiden grand tour win in the eighth stage of the Vuelta a España on Saturday.Chris Froome, looking to become the first rider to achieve a Tour de France-Vuelta double since 1978, attacked on the final climb to extend his overall lead because only Albe
  
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• Ten killed in Kashmir clashes as Indian forces regain control of police camp

  26-08-2017 19:08 via theguardian.com
  Gunbattle in Pulwama in southern Kashmir lasted hours, with eight policemen and two fighters dying in conflict Indian security forces in the Kashmir Valley shot dead two militants after an hours-long gun battle to regain control of a government compound in which eight policemen were also killed, the state’s top police official has said. The shootout started after the militants stormed into the police camp in Pulwama, a town in southern Kashmir, early on Saturday, SP Vaid, the director gene
  
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• Why Donald Trump pardoned the unpardonable Joe Arpaio

  26-08-2017 19:05 via theguardian.com
  In pardoning the former sheriff of Maricopa County, our president sided with a lawless renegade over our federal judiciary and the constitution itselfWho will go first, President Trump or our constitutional order? The question presses after the president’s most recent affront to our system of governance, his unpardonable pardon of former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, announced last night in a presidential tweet. This is hardly an ordinary exercise of the power to pardon, gra
  
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• Light Aircraft Crash Near Compton Abbas Airfield Leaves Two Dead

  26-08-2017 18:41
  Two men have died in a light aircraft crash near Shaftesbury, police said.
  
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• M1 minibus crash: Six men and two women killed near Milton Keynes

  26-08-2017 18:38
  Six men and two women have died after a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the M1 near Milton Keynes.A woman, a man and a five-year-old girl who were also in the minibus are in hospital with life-threatening injuries, said Thames Valley Police.Two men - a 31-year-old from Worcestershire and a 53-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent - have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
  
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• Hull beat Wigan to retain Challenge Cup thanks to Marc Sneyd masterclass

  26-08-2017 18:34 via theguardian.com
  • Hull FC 18-14 Wigan Warriors
  • Half-back wins Lance Todd Trophy for second consecutive yearWembley is no stranger to great half-back performances in the Challenge Cup final. Immediately you think of Andy Gregory in 1990, Mark Aston in 1998 – even Marc Sneyd 12 months ago when Hull finally won here for the first time.Perhaps it was fitting that two evenly matched sides were split only by the goal-kicking of Hull’s scrum-half as he created a slice of history for himself and
  
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• Gloom for Crystal Palace after Tammy Abraham inspires Swansea to easy win

  26-08-2017 18:15 via theguardian.com
  The good news for Frank de Boer is that the natives are not restless just yet. Well, not all of them, if the applause directed towards the Dutchman and his players from many home supporters after the final whistle is anything to go by. But there were boos, too, after a third straight Premier League defeat for a Crystal Palace side struggling badly to come to terms with the ways of their latest manager and even at this early stage of the season there must be doubts about whether he will be given
  
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• 'Good riddance': progressives hail exit of hardline Trump aide Sebastian Gorka

  26-08-2017 17:53 via theguardian.com
  Activists hoped the Trump adviser, known for his illiberal views on immigration and terrorism, would follow fellow Breitbarter Steve Bannon out the doorProgressive groups have welcomed the departure from the White House of national security aide Sebastian Gorka. One Muslim organisation proclaimed: “Good riddance.”Gorka’s hardline views on immigration and terrorism were a source of discord inside the Trump administration and beyond. On Friday night, he told the Associated Press
  
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• Lidl Prosecco Deal Ends In Chaos And Disappointment

  26-08-2017 17:50
  So Lidl really should have known better when they put on a deal which offered a box of six bottles of the fizzy stuff for a mere £20.
  
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• Ranking the Most Hyped Boxing and MMA Events of All Time - Bleacher Report

  26-08-2017 17:34 via bleacherreport.com
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  Ranking the Most Hyped Boxing and MMA Events of All Time
  Bleacher Report
  The media circus surrounding Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been a whirlwind. It will be a four-month process from the time the fight was signed until it happens tonight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. By the time it ends, it may have ...
  Time to doff your cap because the last laugh will be Floyd Mayweather'sThe Guardian
  Boxing will be 'over' if McGregor beats Mayweather, says Amir KhanLiverpool
  
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• Manchester City show mark of champions at Bournemouth but doubts remain over title credentials - The Independent

  26-08-2017 17:18 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent
  Manchester City show mark of champions at Bournemouth but doubts remain over title credentials
  The Independent
  Winning an away game like this, in the seventh of five allocated added minutes, is always said to be the mark of champions. The celebrations from the Manchester City bench and away end when Raheem Sterling's shot span off Andrew Surman's heel, up and ...
  Bournemouth 1 - Man City 2: Sterling delivers at the death to sink battling CherriesExpress.co.uk
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• Man charged with attempted murder of four children

  26-08-2017 17:15 via theguardian.com
  Owen Peter Scott accused of intending to murder girls aged seven and eight and two baby boys by crashing into pub wall near BarnsleyA man has been charged with the attempted murder of four children, including two babies, after the car he was driving them in smashed into the wall of a pub.Owen Peter Scott is accused of the attempted murder of two girls aged seven and eight, and two baby boys, aged nine months and 21 months. He was also charged with one count of dangerous driving. Continue reading
  
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• Students struggling with finances in 'desperate state', claims union

  26-08-2017 16:50 via theguardian.com
  National Union of Students’ leader warns that many students struggle to pay for food, basic travel and textbooks Nearly half of Britain’s students are are worried about having enough money to buy essential groceries such as bread and milk from an average weekly food spend of £24.32, according to research by the National Union of Students Extra (NUS Extra).The survey also finds that many students are struggling to get together enough money to cover basic costs such as travel and
  
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• Texas cities brace for 'catastrophic flooding' under Hurricane Harvey - The Guardian

  26-08-2017 16:35 via theguardian.com
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  Texas cities brace for 'catastrophic flooding' under Hurricane Harvey
  The Guardian
  A burnt out house, after Hurricane Harvey hit Corpus Christi, Texas. Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images. Hurricane Harvey. Texas cities brace for 'catastrophic flooding' under Hurricane Harvey. Storm downgraded after landfall but rainfall ...
  Hurricane Harvey: Storm Slams Southern Texas as Residents FleeNew York Times
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• Notting Hill Carnival to show 'regard and respect' to Grenfell Tower tragedy

  26-08-2017 16:28
  Notting Hill Carnival will show "regard and respect" to the Grenfell Tower disaster when it is staged in its shadow over the bank holiday.Performers in the world-famous event have been asked to lower the volume of their music and walk respectfully in memory of those who died as they pass near to the burnt-out shell of the high-rise block.Resident Huey Walker, 39, who has been involved in the run-up to the carnival, said: "I think people see it as an opportunity to continue the healing of what's
  
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• "A family destroyed": Man fought to save little girl trapped in minibus after Bank Holiday horror crash kills 8 - Mirror.co.uk

  26-08-2017 16:18 via mirror.co.uk
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  "A family destroyed": Man fought to save little girl trapped in minibus after Bank Holiday horror crash kills 8
  Mirror.co.uk
  A man has described how he fought to save a little girl trapped in a minibus after the vehicle was crushed "flat" in a Bank Holiday horror crash that killed eight. Eyewitness Brett Smith held the child by her arms and gave her his jacket to keep her ...
  M1 horror crash - eight deadCoventry Telegraph
  Eight dead in M1 minibus and lorry crashBBC News
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• Grandma Forgets: The picture book that helps families cope with pathos of dementia

  26-08-2017 15:48 via theguardian.com
  In a publishing first, Paul Russell uses his own experience to bring the disease out of the shadows for young readersFrom the earliest fairytales warning of the dangers of talking to strangers in the woods, to Roald Dahl’s moral messages about selfishness and greed, stories for children have been useful devices to broach difficult subjects. Now a new picture book tackles an issue largely overlooked by children’s literature, yet which affects an increasing number of families: what hap
  
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• Here’s what you need to know about the terrorism incident outside Buckingham Palace

  26-08-2017 15:40
  A suspect is being questioned by counter-terror police after he was armed with a sword outside the royal residence.
  
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• Man with sword injures police outside Queen's palace

  26-08-2017 15:19
  By Elisabeth O'Leary(Reuters) - A man shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) reached for a four-foot sword in his car and assaulted police officers outside Britain's Buckingham Palace on Friday night, police said.Two officers suffered slight cuts as they detained the man, who was now being held by counter-terrorism officers, London's Metropolitan Police said.The man drove at a police van in an area close to Queen Elizabeth's London residence, and stopped in front of the vehicle, police said.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton takes Belgian F1 GP pole to equal Schumacher record

  26-08-2017 15:16 via theguardian.com
  • Mercedes driver sets Spa record with 1min 42.553sec lap
  • ‘To have equalled Schumacher on poles is very surreal and humbling’At the top of his game and hungrier than ever for a fourth world title, Lewis Hamilton had gone into qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix focused entirely on his championship battle with Sebastian Vettel. By the time he had taken pole, the driver who is unafraid to indulge his emotions allowed the grand plan to take a back seat as he revelled in an
  
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• Wayne McGregor: ‘Dancers are no more unfaithful than other people’

  26-08-2017 15:00 via theguardian.com
  The choreographer, 46, discusses Saturday Night Fever, being vegan, physical intimacy, clubs, whippets, ageing and working with dronesI always say dance entered my life with John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, but my mother reminds me it was English country dancing at school, which is actually true. If you’re five or six and doing country dancing, you’re touching other bodies, you’re working rhythmically, and that knowledge is really useful at the beginning of your life.You
  
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• Photo finish: 10 of the best Instagram beauty accounts

  26-08-2017 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Instagram beauty isn’t all about wacky, unwearable trends – although those are fun too. Here is our pick of the best accounts for minimal looks, a boy’s perspective, older women, glamour, new trends and blemish-prone skinThe many beauty aficionados of Instagram get a bad rap for creating outlandish looks that attract “likes” online but veer beyond anything that works in real life. But the world of Instagram beauty is not all unicorn-horn eyeliner, sushi lip-art and
  
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• Buckingham Palace Attacker Drove At Police And Reached For Sword, Met Reveals

  26-08-2017 14:58
  A suspect deliberately drove a car at police outside Buckingham Palace, reached for a four foot sword and shouted “Allahu Akbar” before being incapacitated with CS spray, the Metropolitan Police have said.
  
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• Edinburgh festival fringe comedy award shared for first time

  26-08-2017 14:52 via theguardian.com
  Judges could not choose between shows by Hannah Gadsby and John Robins – so have given both the £10,000 first prizeFor the first time in the history of Edinburgh’s festival fringe, the top comedy award has been shared between two acts.Stand-up performers Hannah Gadsby and John Robins won the best comedy show at the lastminute.com Edinburgh comedy awards.Continue reading...
  
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• Eight people killed in British motorway crash during holiday weekend

  26-08-2017 14:34
  EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Eight people died when two lorries and a minibus collided on one of Britain's main motorways early on Saturday at the start of a busy bank holiday weekend, police said. Four others were injured in the collision just before 3.15 a.m. (0230 GMT) in the southbound lane of the M1 motorway, near the English town of Newport Pagnell, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of London, the force added. The minibus was believed to have travelled from the Nottingham area, Thamses Valley police sai
  
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• Two men arrested after eight killed in M1 crash near Milton Keynes

  26-08-2017 14:26
  Eight people have died after a crash involving two lorries and a minibus on the M1 near Milton Keynes.Two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following the smash just before 3.15am.All those killed and injured were travelling in the minibus.
  
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