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• Widower: 'Change law on dangerous cycling'

  20-09-2017 23:50
  Matthew Briggs spoke outside court after cyclist Charlie Alliston was sentenced.
  
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• Government to consider 'death by dangerous cycling' offence

  20-09-2017 23:44
  The Government is to conduct an urgent review into whether cyclists who put others' lives at risk should be subject to equivalent laws as drivers.Ministers will look at creating a new offence for cyclists comparable to causing death or serious injury by careless or dangerous driving.It follows the high-profile death of mother-of-two Kim Briggs, 44, who was knocked over and killed by cyclist Charlie Alliston, 20, in east London last year.
  
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• Big Bangs theory: In Milan, Gucci goes back to the 80s

  20-09-2017 23:17
  It's yesterday once more at Gucci
  
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• Barbican exhibition of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who inspired Banksy

  20-09-2017 22:45
  For the first time in the UK, the Barbican's major retrospective of Jean-Michel Basquiat gives audiences the chance to see his explosive expressionistic style up close."What's really amazing to see is the range of people who were inspired by his work," curator Eleanor Nairne admits.At the start of the 80s, in a matter of years, Jean Michel Basquiat went from being a homeless graffiti artist to a star of New York's art scene.
  
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• Theresa's speech to the UN proved that it's not only a British audience the Maybot can lose | John Crace

  20-09-2017 22:35
  Theresa May speaks to the United Nations general assembly in New York.Under normal circumstances, a speech to the United Nations general assembly would be a big deal.The prime minister was made to wait more than an hour for her big moment.
  
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• Theresa May Delivered Her Big United Nations Speech To A Pretty Empty Room

  20-09-2017 22:33
  It was Theresa May’s big moment at the United Nations, and she used her keynote speech in New York to have a dig at Donald Trump and warn the multi-nation body it needed to reform.
  
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• Theresa May: UK will withhold funding from UN unless it reforms

  20-09-2017 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Addressing the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Theresa May says the UK will withhold millions in funding unless the UN achieves "sufficient results".
  
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• Justin Trudeau’s Chewbacca socks caused quite a stir at a business forum in New York

  20-09-2017 21:50
  Canada’s Prime Minister was at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York.
  
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• Nigel Farage Ridiculed For Posting Video Of Himself Delivering Complaint Letter To BBC

  20-09-2017 21:02
  Nigel Farage has threatened to stop paying his licence fee in a long-standing protest against the BBC broadcasting an interview that claimed he had “blood on his hands” following the death of a Polish man in the wake of Brexit.
  
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• Theresa May speaks out against Trump climate change stance at UN

  20-09-2017 21:01
  Theresa May sought to project her vision of a rules-based international order.Theresa May has issued a veiled warning to Donald Trump, arguing that his plan to withdraw from the Paris climate change treaty ranks alongside North Korea’s nuclear missile tests as a threat to global prosperity and security.In a speech to the United Nations general assembly, the prime minister, whose authority at home has been severely tested since June’s general election result, sought to project her vis
  
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• Court decision no longer required in right-to-die cases, judge rules

  20-09-2017 20:40
  Legal permission will no longer be required by a court before life-supporting treatment is withdrawn from patients with severely debilitating illnesses, a high court judge has ruled.The landmark ruling by Mr Justice Peter Jackson in the court of protection marks a significant change in how right-to-die cases may be handled in future by hospitals and families.As long as doctors and relatives of the patient are in agreement and medical guidelines have been observed there is no need to bring a leng
  
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• Post-results university admissions would be a step backwards | Letters

  20-09-2017 20:39
  Students graduating from the LSE. ‘We lack robust data on the finances of students since 2012, when £9,000 tuition fees came in,’ writes Nick Hillman.Anyone who has been through the long summer of waiting for their or their children’s A-level results will have some sympathy with the idea that it would be far better if the business of university admissions was dealt with after you knew your results (Historians will laugh at us when they look back at the university applicat
  
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• More balance needed in debate over statues | Letters

  20-09-2017 20:38 via theguardian.com
  In every age, people will find ways to justify and celebrate what is in their economic interests, writes Joseph Cocker, while Jenny Blackwell says controversial statues should remain, but context should be providedToppling statues of everyone who supported racist and discriminatory views effectively whitewashes history (White supremacist statues must fall, 19 September). We could start with Plato and St Paul. And who is going to decide and how grave does the offence have to be? Far better to mak
  
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• Five of the worst things people have done on The Sims

  20-09-2017 20:34
  Is there anything more sadistic than a swimming pool without ladders?
  
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• England women's football manager Mark Sampson sacked following new evidence

  20-09-2017 20:21
  The Football Association has announced it has sacked England women's football manager Mark Sampsonafter evidence of "inappropriate behaviour".The FA says Sampson was investigated while manager of Bristol Academy in 2013 and and in 2014 allegations were made against him.The statement said: "The Football Association can confirm that Mark Sampson's contract as England Women's Head Coach has been terminated with immediate effect.
  
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• LVMH keen to be green as sector embraces ethical fashion

  20-09-2017 20:06
  By Sarah WhitePARIS (Reuters) - LVMH , the world's largest luxury group, will invest more to improve its environmental credentials as fashion businesses seek to reassure shoppers who are increasingly drawn to eco-friendly brands, it said on Wednesday.In an industry not known for half-measures and that has drawn flak for cruel or wasteful practices, including some companies embroiled in animal abuse scandals, many luxury houses are trying to improve their "green" image.LVMH, which owns fashion ho
  
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• Russia's VTB says no exposure to B&N bank

  20-09-2017 20:00
  Russian bank VTBsees no risks from and has no exposure to smaller peer B&N bank or the group it belongs to, VTB said in email to Reuters after B&N asked the central bank for a bail-out on Wednesday.In August, Mikhail Gutseriyev, whose family owns the Safmar group to which B&N belongs, told Vedomosti newspaper that its oil company Russneft owes VTB $1.26 billion (926.88 million pounds).Sberbank did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
  
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• Success rates for people quitting smoking hit record high

  20-09-2017 19:39
  Success rates for smokers trying to give up have hit a record high in part thanks to the increasing use of e-cigarettes, figures reveal.Nearly 20% of those who attempted to quit in the first half of 2017 managed to kick the habit, a University College London report shows.UCL researchers defined successful quitting as not having smoked in the previous 12 months.
  
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• Mark Sampson Sacked As England Women’s Head Coach Over 'Unacceptable Behaviour', FA Confirms

  20-09-2017 19:20
  Mark Sampson has been sacked as England Women’s head coach, the Football Association has confirmed  The FA said he has been removed over “inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour” after safeguarding allegations from when at Bristol Academy.
  
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• All children on Grenfell Tower missing list formally identified

  20-09-2017 19:11
  Sixty inquests have been opened into the the victims of the fire.The remains of all children on the Grenfell Tower missing list have been formally identified 14 weeks after the deadly fire.Fiona Wilcox, the Westminster coroner, who is overseeing inquests into the victims of the fire, said the identification of all children reported missing was a “huge milestone”.
  
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• London tube bombing arrests: five now held

  20-09-2017 19:02
  Police investigating the attempted bombing of a London tube train are questioning five men after carrying out three arrests in south Wales in addition to the two arrests in London last weekend.A 25-year-old was arrested in a Newport street on Tuesday night, and two other men, aged 30 and 48, were detained on Wednesday following a pre-dawn raid on a house in the city.Detectives in London continued to question Yahyah Farroukh, a Syrian student, aged 21, who was arrested in west London on Saturday
  
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• Parsons Green attack: Latest suspects lived in 'halfway house' for asylum seekers, say neighbours

  20-09-2017 18:47
  The two latest men being questioned over the Parsons Green tube attack were arrested in a raid on a "halfway house" for asylum seekers, neighbours have said.The two suspects, aged 48 and 30, were taken into custody in Newport, South Wales, just after 5am on Wednesday.Searches are being carried out at four addresses and Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met Counter-Terrorism Command, says they are expected to take "some days to complete".
  
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• George Osborne takes on seventh job with Stanford University role

  20-09-2017 18:35
  Osborne stepped down as an MP amid controversy about whether he could serve constituents while having so much else to do.George Osborne has taken on a seventh professional role, and his third at a university, it has been announced.Osborne, the editor of the London Evening Standard, among many other jobs, has been named a visiting fellow at Stanford University in California, the university said in a statement on Wednesday.
  
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• Birmingham bin strike suspended after High Court win for workers

  20-09-2017 18:26
  Birmingham's lengthy bin strike, which left the city's streets festering with piles of rubbish for weeks, has been suspended following a High Court victory for workers.Unite, Britain's biggest union, temporarily called off the strike, planned to last until Christmas, after a judge granted an interim injunction to block redundancy notices being issued by Birmingham City Council.Later this year, a trial will rule on the underlying legal dispute over the council's bid to shed staff and change worki
  
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• Ryanair asks pilot rota error customers to 'bear with us'

  20-09-2017 18:22
  Ryanair has pleaded with customers affected by the cancellation of 2,100 of its flights to "bear with us" as it gets to grips with refunds and rescheduling.Amid a flurry of complaints about customers being left stranded - with many forking out for accommodation and struggling to contact the airline - it announced on Wednesday that it was making progress in tackling the backlog.Ryanair said it expected to have re-booked 55% of the total affected by close of business on Wednesday, with 20% of cust
  
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• Online battlefield

  20-09-2017 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The prime minister wants tech companies to do more to tackle extremist content. They say it's not that easy.
  
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• We want it in writing - Scotland and Wales seek clarity on post-Brexit powers

  20-09-2017 18:13
  By Elisabeth O'LearyLONDON (Reuters) - Scotland and Wales proposed changes on Wednesday to the central UK government's Brexit bill in an attempt to bed down their current powers which they fear could be weakened after Brexit.Scotland's Brexit minister Michael Russell said verbal assurances from London that Edinburgh and Cardiff would keep all their powers after Britain leaves the European Union were not sufficient due to distrust towards the central government.
  
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• Finding Irish border solution after Brexit 'lies with UK', says Verhofstadt

  20-09-2017 18:11
  The burden of finding a solution to the issue of the Irish border after Brexit lies firmly with the UK Government, the European Parliament's Brexit co-ordinator has said.Guy Verhofstadt spoke about the issue in Belfast at the start of a two-day fact-finding mission.Reiterating the EU stance, he said ideas to solve the problem of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland proposed by the Government so far were not acceptable.
  
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• Wetherspoons Offers One-Day Discount Of 7.5 Percent In VAT Protest

  20-09-2017 18:07
  JD Wetherspoon has been praised for drastically reducing the price of its food and drink on Wednesday in a protest over VAT.
  
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• Dying breed?

  20-09-2017 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Film stars and other celebrities may influence choice of baby names but it seems politicians don't.
  
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• Ian King Special: Ireland after Brexit

  20-09-2017 18:00
  Sky's Ian King presents a Brexit special from Belfast.
  
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• Is The Care Act Dream Over?

  20-09-2017 17:57
  It not only consolidated the law on adult social care, it also made progressive ideas like the importance of 'wellbeing' central.
  
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• Watch: What does a lead oboist do if his reed breaks onstage?

  20-09-2017 17:39
  Olivier Stankiewicz explains a viral video and life in the London Symphony Orchestra.
  
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• Lionesses inspire next generation of female footballers

  20-09-2017 17:10
  The Euro dream might have ended last night for England's women's football team, but they've gained plenty of new fans, as support for them continues to grow.
  
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• It's Time To Raise Up And Speak Up

  20-09-2017 17:08
  It was actually on Bon Fire Night year 2000 when I arrived.
  
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• Abuse inquiry 'should hear more evidence from Cyril Smith complainants'

  20-09-2017 17:04
  The Crown Prosecution Service said in 2012 that Smith would have faced prosecution if the allegations had emerged at that time.More alleged victims of the former Liberal MP Cyril Smith and officials who investigated him should be allowed to testify at the child sexual abuse inquiry, a preliminary hearing has been told.The call for additional evidence comes before three weeks of public examinations – due to start on 9 October – into historical allegations involving council homes and s
  
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• England women's football manager Mark Sampson to leave role - Sky sources

  20-09-2017 16:43
  England women's football manager Mark Sampson is to leave his role, Sky sources have confirmed.
  
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• Rashan Charles's family criticise Met for refusing to suspend policeman

  20-09-2017 16:37
  The Metropolitan police have been criticised by the family of Rashan Charles for ignoring the advice of the police watchdog and refusing to suspend the officer involved in his death.Charles, 20, died in July in east London after a police officer wrestled him to the floor of a shop.With the cause of death still unknown despite two postmortems and toxicology tests, last week the family called for the Met to suspend the officer and the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) formally recomm
  
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• Rashan Charles's family criticise Met for refusing to suspend police officer

  20-09-2017 16:37
  The Metropolitan police have been criticised by the family of Rashan Charles for ignoring the advice of the police watchdog and refusing to suspend the officer involved in his death.Charles, 20, died in July in east London after a police officer wrestled him to the floor of a shop.With the cause of death still unknown despite two postmortems and toxicology tests, the family last week called for the Met to suspend the officer and the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) formally recomm
  
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• Going downtown, the New York subway reaches Delhi - in pictures

  20-09-2017 16:31 via theguardian.com
  Art lovers in India will this month have the chance to see panoramic views of New York Subway stations and their passengers, on display as part of the Indian Photography Festival in Hyderabad. Natan Dvir’s series Platforms, is on show until October 8thContinue reading...
  
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• Amazon reviewing website after algorithm suggests bomb-making ingredients

  20-09-2017 16:31
  Amazon.com said on Wednesday it was reviewing its website after an investigation found that it could help users buy the ingredients to make a bomb using its "Frequently bought together" and "Customers who bought this also bought" features.Britain's Channel 4 News found the online retailer's algorithm was suggesting items that could be bought together to produce explosives on Monday, days after an apparently home-made bomb was detonated on the London Underground network.The ingredients, which are
  
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• Millicent Fawcett statue in Parliament Square given the go ahead

  20-09-2017 16:25
  Parliament Square is to get its first ever statue of a woman after planning permission was granted for a memorial to suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett.Artist Gillian Wearing unveiled the design shortly before its building application was granted conditional approval by Westminster City Council's planning committee.Ms Wearing - a Turner Prize winner who is the first female artist to create a statue for Parliament Square - said she was "delighted" it had been given the go ahead.
  
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• Leaders of far-right group charged with religiously aggravated harassment

  20-09-2017 16:22
  The leaders of a far-right British political group, Britain First, were charged with causing religiously aggravated harassment on Wednesday, police said.Paul Golding, 35, and his deputy Jayda Fransen, 31, both from southeast London, were arrested in May over the distribution of leaflets in Kent to the east of London, and online videos they posted during a court trial.The fringe group, which is opposed to all mass immigration and says it is not a racist but a loyalist movement, has staged a numbe
  
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• A teenager is being praised for returning a wallet that had over $1,000 in it

  20-09-2017 16:17
  The whole thing was caught on camera.
  
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• Man Charged With Manslaughter Over Thames Speedboat Death Of Charlotte Brown

  20-09-2017 16:12
  A man has been charged over the death of a young woman who was thrown from a speedboat into the River Thames.
  
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• Inside the fight against Islamic State

  20-09-2017 16:10
  Sky News goes behind the scenes to see how key Islamic State targets are identified and eliminated by British Intelligence.
  
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• Britain First leader Paul Golding and deputy Jayda Fransen charged with harassment

  20-09-2017 16:09
  Britain First leader Paul Golding and his deputy Jayda Fransen have been charged with causing religiously aggravated harassment.Golding, 35, and Fransen, 31, both from Penge in southeast London, were arrested on 10 May.Kent Police said their investigation into the pair was related to leaflets distributed in Thanet and Canterbury, and videos posted during a trial at Canterbury Crown court during the same month.
  
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• Everything you need to know about the first woman to have a statue on Parliament Square

  20-09-2017 16:08
  Millicent Fawcett and artist Gillian Wearing both represent firsts for the Westminster square.
  
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• Two Britain First leaders charged with religiously aggravated harassment

  20-09-2017 16:02
  Paul Golding, 35, and Jayda Fransen, 31, leading members of the far-right group Britain First. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA
  
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• Seabirds covered in mysterious black oil rescued

  20-09-2017 16:00
  More than 20 seabirds have been rescued after being found covered in a mysterious black oil.The distressed animals were spotted by members of the public at multiple locations spanning the North East and Yorkshire coastline.Using the product not only cleans them but also makes the birds waterproof, ensuring they will keep warm enough to stay alive when released, Ms Miller said.
  
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