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• US Open 2017: Johanna Konta knocked out by Aleksandra Krunic in first round

  28-08-2017 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Johanna Konta is knocked out of the US Open in the first round, losing in three sets to Aleksandra Krunic.
  
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• The Verge looks back on season 7 of Game of Thrones - The Verge

  28-08-2017 23:49 via theverge.com
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  The Verge looks back on season 7 of Game of Thrones
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  Spoilers ahead for season 7 of Game of Thrones. Also: a lot of complaining. But some compliments too! A lot changed in season 7 of Game of Thrones. The season got shorter, while the episodes got longer. The pace accelerated rapidly. Characters who've ...
  Game of Thrones actor on his shocking season 7 finale deathEW.com
  Game of Thrones: What to Expect from the Final SeasonVanity Fair
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• Police dealing with record level of phone calls on mental health

  28-08-2017 23:30
  The Metropolitan police handled 115,000 calls concerning mental health in the last year, up 33% from 2011-12.Britain’s biggest police force received a phone call relating to mental health every five minutes last year, an escalating level of demand caused by NHS services struggling to cope.The number of calls handled by the Metropolitan police in which someone was concerned about a person’s mental health hit a record 115,000 in the last year: on average 315 a day, or about 13 an hour.
  
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• Lurid Trump allegations made by Louise Mensch and co-writer came from hoaxer

  28-08-2017 23:28 via theguardian.com
  Mensch and Claude Taylor tweeted details of criminal inquires that didn’t existHoaxer who fed information said she acted out of frustration over fake newsTaylor issues mea culpa on Twitter after being approached by GuardianExplosive allegations about Donald Trump made by online writers with large followings among Trump critics were based on bogus information from a hoaxer who falsely claimed to work in law enforcement. Related: New fake news dilemma: sites publish real scoops amid mess of
  
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• Hundreds of Notting Hill Carnival-goers suffer alcohol-related injuries

  28-08-2017 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  MORE than 120 people were arrested and hundreds more were treated for drink-related injuries after the Notting Hill carnival suffered a rowdy opening 24 hours.
  
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• Beachy Head 'chemical haze': Source of mist that left 132 hospitalised still a mystery

  28-08-2017 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE source of a chemical cloud that left 132 people needing hospital treatment remained a mystery today.
  
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• Banned Driver Crashes BMW During 115mph Police Chase In 30mph Zones

  28-08-2017 22:35
  A banned driver has been caught on camera reaching speeds of 115mph in 30mph zones as he tried to evade police through busy city streets.
  
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• Time to switch! Loyal consumers urged to ditch Big Six energy firms to save money

  28-08-2017 22:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  CONSUMERS are being urged to abandon the Big Six energy firms and switch to a new utility supplier to save money.
  
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• Liverpool fail with two bids for Monaco's Thomas Lemar - Eagle Radio

  28-08-2017 22:17 via 964eagle.co.uk
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  Liverpool fail with two bids for Monaco's Thomas Lemar
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  Liverpool have had two bids rejected by Monaco for winger Thomas Lemar, according to Sky sources. Sky Sports News understands the latest offer made by Liverpool was around £64.8m, having previously submitted an offer worth £55.5m. It is also ...
  Ambitious Spurs Set to Battle Liverpool in Pursuit of Highly Coveted Monaco Star90minall 214 news articles »
  
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• Deadpool star Ed Skrein quits Hellboy reboot after whitewashing controversy

  28-08-2017 21:58 via theguardian.com
  British actor steps down from his role in the upcoming comic adaptation in response to debate over white actor playing an Asian characterDeadpool actor Ed Skrein has quit the upcoming Hellboy reboot after his casting was met with controversy. Related: Ghost in the Shell’s whitewashing: does Hollywood have an Asian problem?Continue reading...
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival ACID ATTACK: Two injured as unknown substance thrown at group

  28-08-2017 21:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  TWO people were injured in acid attack after a group of people were attacked during Notting Hill Carnival celebrations this weekend.
  
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• This dancing policeman stole the show at Notting Hill Carnival, and you might recognise him

  28-08-2017 21:48
  Daniel Graham shot to fame earlier this year on a bigger stage than the London carnival…
  
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• UK Experiences Hottest Late-August Bank Holiday Monday On Record

  28-08-2017 21:46
  Bank Holiday Monday was the hottest on record in late August, the Met Office said.
  
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• Sir Chris Hoy – on middle age spread and Lycra

  28-08-2017 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  OLYMPIC hero Sir Chris Hoy has told overweight cyclists not to be embarrassed about wearing Lycra or shaving their legs.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival pauses to remember Grenfell Tower fire victims

  28-08-2017 21:35
  Revellers at Notting Hill Carnival have paused to observe a minute's silence for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.Around half-a-mile away from the tower, firefighters lined up, removed their helmets and bowed their heads outside North Kensington fire station.Emma Dent Coad, MP for Kensington, wiped away tears after the moment of reflection.
  
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• Sexual Harassment In Morocco, When Will It Stop?

  28-08-2017 21:29
  As Morocco appears to be rocked by the latest sex attack, where six men sexually assaulted a young woman on a public bus in Casablanca, in the middle of the day, in front of other passengers, I was not overly surprised.
  
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• Why Education Is Key When It Comes To Medicine

  28-08-2017 21:27
  It's been a long-fought battle in the pharmaceutical industry.
  
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• We Need To Be Paying Our Imams A Fair Wage

  28-08-2017 21:27
  Should religious leadership be seen as a career or a calling?
  
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• Look what you made her do: decoding the disses of Taylor Swift's new video

  28-08-2017 21:20 via theguardian.com
  The visuals for Look What You Made Me Do offer a manic set of self-referential images that find the pop star commenting on the fall of her reputationCelebrities are often accused of lacking self-awareness. And no one’s been on the receiving end of that criticism more than Taylor Swift. Despite a lengthy catalogue of hits in which she plays scorned exes and lovelorn balladeers, the country singer turned pop superstar has been seen less as a victim than as a purveyor of victimhood, using her
  
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• Order restored as MPs return from break – but how long will it last?

  28-08-2017 21:13
  While mums and dads are panic-buying pencil cases and ironing name labels on school jumpers this week, Britain’s politicians will be swotting up for their own new term at Westminster.Parliament doesn’t start sitting for another week, but with the Brexit talks kicking off again in Brussels on Monday and Theresa May relaunching her domestic policy agenda with a package of corporate governance proposals, there is a distinct back-to-school feeling in the air.The rows over Brexit had been
  
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• No, There's Not A Shark Swimming On The Freeway In Houston

  28-08-2017 20:58
  As thousands of people await rescue in Texas on Monday as heavy rains poured into the area surrounding Houston, the US was in the midsts of one of the most dramatic flooding disasters in its recent history.
  
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• UK-US trade could be derailed by 19 lost deals after Brexit, say MPs

  28-08-2017 20:46
  Unless the UK can strike replacement deals or stay within the EU arrangements Open Britain has identified 19 separate ways UK-US trade could go wrong.Closer trade links between the UK and the US after Brexit could be derailed by the loss of a series of complex US-EU commercial agreements covering aviation, food and duties on whisky among other things, a campaign group has said.Open Britain, a collection of MPs and other campaigners battling against a hard Brexit, said it had identified 19 bilate
  
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• EU urges swifter Brexit talks as London seeks 'flexibility'

  28-08-2017 20:33
  By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair MacdonaldBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday he was concerned at the slow progress of Brexit talks, while his British counterpart David Davis called for "imagination and flexibility" to move on.British officials arrived in Brussels on Monday hoping to push the EU towards talks about their post-Brexit ties, which the bloc refuses to launch until there is agreement on London's exit bill and other pressing "divo
  
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• Olympic medallist Colin Jackson announces he is gay

  28-08-2017 20:27 via theguardian.com
  Former world champion hurdler and BBC presenter recalls in Swedish documentary how he told his parents of his sexualityThe British Olympic silver medallist and BBC sports presenter Colin Jackson has spoken publicly for the first time about being gay, saying he thought the time was right to reveal his sexuality.In an interview for a Swedish documentary called Rainbow Heroes, the Welsh two-time 110m hurdles world champion said the reason he had not previously spoken of his sexuality was to avoid i
  
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• Just speaking English won’t get us very far in the world | Letters

  28-08-2017 20:22
  If all you want from a country is a selfie in front of a famous building, you don’t need to learn the language, says Thomas H Bak – but there are many good reasons to do so.Simon Jenkins is accurate in nReadoting the falling numbers studying languages in the UK (Ignore the panic.There is little point learning languages at school, 25 August, theguardian.com).
  
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• The many benefits of a good-quality school uniform | Letters

  28-08-2017 20:21
  Research by Oxford Brookes University showed the average secondary school outfit in 2015 cost £88, or £127 with PE kit, says David Burgess.This is at odds with research by Oxford Brookes University that showed the average secondary school outfit in 2015 cost £88, or £127 with PE kit.
  
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• UK swelters on hottest August bank holiday Monday on record

  28-08-2017 20:19
  The UK has experienced the hottest late-August bank holiday Monday on record, the Met Office has said, with much of the south and south-east recording above average temperatures and the mercury peaking at 28.2C at Holbeach in Lincolnshire.People flocked to beaches and parks to make the most of the fine weather – the month’s hottest day so far – with the south-east of England and east of Wales experiencing the best of the sunshine and temperatures reaching the mid-20s or higher.
  
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• Banned driver jailed after speeding at 115mph in 30mph zone

  28-08-2017 20:17
  Kamar Farooq ignored a request to pull over and sped through streets in Birmingham and Solihull at almost four times the legal speed limit.The 30-year-old's high-speed journey was captured on police dash cams and by a West Midlands Police helicopter, before ending when he hit a traffic island and smashed into a car at a petrol station in Castle Bromwich.After crashing his £85,000 BMW M3, Farooq climbed into the back seat with two other passengers and claimed not to have been the driver.
  
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• Michel Barnier 'concerned' about Brexit talks progress

  28-08-2017 20:04
  Davis, left, and Barnier address the media at the European commission headquarters in Brussels.The EU’s chief negotiator on Britain’s exit from the bloc is “concerned” about the progress of talks, as senior sources dismissed reports of a Brexit climbdown led by France.Michel Barnier urged the UK to start “negotiating seriously” as the third round of talks with the UK’s Brexit secretary, David Davis, began in Brussels on Monday.
  
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• US Open 2017: Kyle Edmund & Cameron Norrie win as Heather Watson beaten

  28-08-2017 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie reach the US Open second round but Heather Watson is knocked out.
  
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• Gary Lineker announces death of 'wonderful' father

  28-08-2017 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Leicester and England striker said he would miss Barry Lineker greatly.
  
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• May's scaremongering deters foreign students, says Melvyn Bragg

  28-08-2017 19:20
  Melvyn Bragg was chancellor of Leeds University for 17 years.The broadcaster and author Melvyn Bragg has attacked Theresa May’s “mule-headed and mendacious” policy of counting foreign students in the government’s immigration statistics, claiming international students are now “rejecting us in droves”.In a letter to the Guardian, Lord Bragg, 77, concludes he can only assume May wants to keep referring to “these 140,000-plus students as immigrants because
  
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• Foreign students bring so much to Britain | Letters

  28-08-2017 19:19
  With reference to your report on the official figures revealing that fewer than 5,000 students a year stay on after their visa expires (PM under fire as student visa myth exposed, 25 August), I have just retired after 17 years as chancellor of Leeds University and cannot credit that the government has got away with this mule-headed and mendacious policy for so long under Theresa May at the Home Office and now at 10 Downing Street.Foreign students have added immeasurably to the current remarkably
  
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• Is there animal fat in your blusher? Why vegan makeup is on the rise

  28-08-2017 19:05 via theguardian.com
  If you avoid meat, dairy and animal derivatives such as wool and leather, why would you want to tolerate animal cruelty in the products you put on your face?Veganism is moving from what we put into our bodies to what we put on our faces. In a decade, the number of vegans in Britain has increased from 150,000 to more than 540,000, according to the Vegan Society, fuelled by younger people, aged 16-34, who account for nearly half that number. It makes sense that those avoiding all meat, dairy and a
  
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• Michel Barnier voices concern over pace of Brexit talks - The Guardian

  28-08-2017 19:02 via theguardian.com
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  Michel Barnier voices concern over pace of Brexit talks
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  David Davis, left, and Michael Barnier at a media conference during the third round of Brexit negotiations in Brussels. Photograph: Isopix/Rex/Shutterstock. Brexit. Michel Barnier voices concern over pace of Brexit talks. EU's chief negotiator urges ...
  By John Stevens for the Daily MailDaily Mail
  EU demands that Britain 'start negotiating seriously' over BrexitFinancial Times
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• EU's Michel Barnier Signals Slow Progress Over Brexit Talks

  28-08-2017 19:00
  The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator has signalled the UK needs to take talks over exiting the bloc more “seriously” in a sign discussions may hit a wall.
  
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• Sierra Leone Mudslides: Responding To The Crisis

  28-08-2017 18:24
  It was a strange thing to be supporting Street Child's response to the mudslidesin Sierra Leone from Maiduguri, the epicenter of the Boko Haram crisis in North-East Nigeria.
  
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• Notting Hill carnival costumes – in pictures

  28-08-2017 18:24 via theguardian.com
  The second day of the Notting Hill carnival is the main day, and the costumes are not all just feathers and diamante Continue reading...
  
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• Transgender service members sue Trump administration for violating the constitution

  28-08-2017 18:14
  Trump’s attempt to exclude transgender people from military service is based on “discredited myths” according to a lawsuit filed by six transgender service members on 28 August.Donald Trump’s attempt to exclude transgender people from military service is based on “discredited myths” and “moral disapproval” and violates the constitution, six transgender service members claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday.The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberti
  
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• 'We owe them NOTHING!' Staunch Brexiteer rebukes EU attempts to force UK pay Brexit bill

  28-08-2017 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE UNITED KINGDOM does not have to pay a divorce bill upon divorcing from Brussels as EU treaties make no provision for a monetary Brexit "leaving present".
  
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• Royal Navy submarines of the future conceptualised

  28-08-2017 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A manta ray mothership and flying fish torpedoes are among visions of submarine warfare in 50 years.
  
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• Dancing Police Officer At Notting Hill Carnival is Just Brilliant

  28-08-2017 17:52
  Notting Hill Carnival has delivered an unlikely social media star in the from of a dancing police officer throwing some sick shapes and earning the respect of revellers in the process.
  
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• Oldest white supremacist site shut down after complaint

  28-08-2017 17:31
  The founder of the internet's oldest white supremacist site said he was trying to get back online Monday after a company revoked its domain name following complaints that it promotes hatred and is linked ...
  
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• Brexit: UK and EU negotiators call for more progress

  28-08-2017 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU's chief negotiator expresses concern about progress as the third round of talks gets under way.
  
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• 'Our eyes are burning' after mystery haze

  28-08-2017 17:30
  After a chemical haze rolled in off the sea at Birling Gap in East Sussex, Twitter user @rebecca_2804 posted a video of her "burning eyes".
  
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• Mystery gas cloud on Sussex coast 'a meteorological phenomenon'

  28-08-2017 17:26
  A gas cloud which affected hundreds of people along the East Sussex coast was a "meteorological phenomenon", an expert says.Residents were urged to keep windows and doors closed after the unknown haze emerged on Sunday, causing around 150 people to seek treatment for streaming eyes, sore throats and nausea.Consultant toxicologist Dr John Hoskins said it may have been generated from German or French traffic pollution which drifted over the English Channel and could reappear again.
  
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• This guy’s knowledge of classroom furniture helped him become world Scrabble champion

  28-08-2017 17:24
  You never know what knowledge might be useful in a Scrabble final.
  
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• Anti-cancer breakthrough CICD can eradicate tumours, researchers say

  28-08-2017 17:24
  A newly discovered process to kill cancer cells can eradicate tumours and reduce the risk of side effects and recurrence of the disease, scientists say.The method, called Caspase Independent Cell Death (CICD), completely removed tumours in experimental models.Current treatments like chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy kill cancer cells through a process called apoptosis, which activates proteins called caspases.
  
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• Donald Trump's Twitter Retweets Three Pretty Strong Statements

  28-08-2017 16:50
  They say “retweets aren’t endorsements” but in this case it’s fair to say that doesn’t apply.
  
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• New £1 coins 'being wrongly returned' by companies

  28-08-2017 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Efforts to phase out the old £1 coin are being hampered by firms returning new ones by mistake.
  
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