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• Sydney beaches reopen after first shark attack in Botany Bay in 25 years

  24-02-2018 23:53 via theguardian.com
  Anna Shurapey recovering in hospital after being bitten by a suspected juvenile great white off Little Congwong beachSwimmers at a Sydney beach where a woman was bitten by a shark shouldn’t have reservations about venturing back into the water when it reopens on Sunday, experts say.Anna Shurapey, 55, survived the first shark attack in Botany Bay in at least 25 years after she was bitten on the leg about 7pm Friday, prompting the Randwick City Council to close nearby beaches for 24 hours. C
  
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• NRA calls companies' Florida shooting boycott 'political and civic cowardice'

  24-02-2018 23:31 via theguardian.com
  More than a dozen prominent businesses end partnershipsOpinion: Young people could tip balance on gun lawsThe National Rifle Association has criticized more than a dozen companies for choosing to sever partnerships following the shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead. The lobby group called such moves a “shameful display of political and civic cowardice”. Related: Florida students try to rebuild their lives – but they won't stop pushing for gun controlC
  
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• José Mourinho loses special feeling for Chelsea and talks up Liverpool rivalry

  24-02-2018 23:30 via theguardian.com
  The Manchester United manager says, with time passing, he demotes match against Antonio Conte’s side to ‘any normal game’It is the fixture that releases an adrenaline rush at Manchester United according to José Mourinho, the game that carries extra significance for supporters and the rivalry of the Premier League. According to Mourinho that fixture is Liverpool. He has demoted Chelsea to the ranks of “any normal game”. The ramifications of Sunday’s resu
  
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• Aymeric Laporte: ‘We were told one in a thousand kids would make it’

  24-02-2018 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Manchester City’s new centre-half left home at 11 to pursue his dream of being a footballer. Now he wants his first trophy in the Carabao Cup final against ArsenalAs one door closes another one opens for Aymeric Laporte, dumped out of the FA Cup on a hectic night at Wigan on Monday but now in line for a first taste of Wembley in the Carabao Cup final in what would be only his fourth game since joining Manchester City.“Our job is to keep our heads up and focus on the next game,”
  
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• Bank of England's Ramsden sees case to raise rates sooner than he thought

  24-02-2018 23:17
  The Bank of England might need to raise British interest rates somewhat sooner than Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden had expected if wage growth picks up early this year, according to a newspaper interview released on Saturday.Ramsden was one of two policymakers who opposed the BoE's decision in November to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade, but appears to have shifted his stance somewhat in comments published by the Sunday Times newspaper.Earlier this month the central bank said i
  
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• Troy: Fall of a City recap – series one, episode two: Conditions

  24-02-2018 23:10 via theguardian.com
  Joseph Mawle’s mournful Odysseus and the otherworldly Gods save the show from Bella Dayne and Louis Hunter’s lack of chemistryI’m not sure what Trojan negotiating school King Priam went to , but personally I was entirely in Hector’s camp regarding the stupidity of suggesting that a bucketload of gold would convince Menelaus to bury his hurt pride and forget his errant wife.Continue reading...
  
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• Tiger Woods’ late errors dent his big charge at Honda Classic

  24-02-2018 23:10 via theguardian.com
  • American’s resurgence halted by missed chances on way to 69
  • ‘I still believe I have a shot going into tomorrow’But for a series of missed opportunities, Tiger Woods would have been beginning day four with an outstanding chance of ending a wait for a PGA Tour victory stretching back to 2013.The 14-times major champion, amid what is now more of a resurgence than a return from a fourth back surgery, should still be a key part of the Honda Classic denouement but the t
  
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• Romanian film about fear of sexual intimacy wins Golden Bear at Berlin film festival

  24-02-2018 22:45 via theguardian.com
  Surprise win for Touch Me Not means Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs has to settle for best director prizeTouch Me Not, a Romanian film about fear of intimacy and achieving sexual liberation was the unexpected winner of the Golden Bear, the Berlin film festival’s top award at the festival’s concluding ceremony on Saturday. Directed by Adina Pintilie, Touch Me Not was picked ahead of 18 other films, including Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs and Utoya July 22, by a jury headed by Ge
  
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• UN security council votes unanimously for month-long Syria ceasefire

  24-02-2018 22:35 via theguardian.com
  United Nations votes to allow humanitarian access and evacuations
  Moscow mired in Syria as Putin’s gameplan becomes bogged downThe UN security council voted unanimously on Saturday for a month-long ceasefire across Syria to allow for humanitarian deliveries and medical evacuation.Related: Syria death toll over 500 as eastern Ghouta bombing continuesContinue reading...
  
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• We must participate in the EU single market

  24-02-2018 22:31
  Senior Labour party members are calling on Jeremy Corbyn to ensure Britain remains in the EU single market Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
  
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• Crewe fans’ forum a chance to put chairman on spot over Barry Bennell

  24-02-2018 22:31 via theguardian.com
  Monday night’s event is called ‘Let’s Talk About Football’ but some Crewe fans will demand answers from the chairman, John Bowler, no matter whatThey are holding a fans’ forum at Crewe Alexandra on Monday. The title is “Let’s Talk About Football” and that’s very clever if, presumably, it means that anyone who is impertinent enough to ask about the issues that have made the club international news can be shushed down by the people at the top t
  
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• Clarify Brexit now, Mrs May, so that the UK can get back to business

  24-02-2018 22:31 via theguardian.com
  Losing EU workers undermines UK trading and we urgently need investment in training to bridge the looming skills gapThis Friday business will hopefully get more clarity on the government’s vision for the UK’s future trade relationship with the EU, when Theresa May reveals her plans. Evidence strongly suggests that a comprehensive customs union with the EU, alongside a deep relationship with the single market, is best for jobs, investment and living standards.But it is equally urgent
  
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• Labour alliance piles pressure on Corbyn over Brexit stance

  24-02-2018 22:30 via theguardian.com
  Senior Labour figures urge EU single market rethink as party leader prepares to set out new strategyLabour’s divisions over Brexit are exposed today as an alliance of more than 80 senior figures from across the party warn Jeremy Corbyn that he will be unable to fund his promised investment in schools, hospitals and social care unless the UK stays in the EU single market.In a statement issued exclusively to the Observer on the eve of a keynote Brexit speech by Corbyn, the group of MPs, MEPs
  
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• Labour faces new furore over return of Ken Livingstone

  24-02-2018 22:18
  Labour’s National Executive Committee is planning to launch a new inquiry into allegations of antisemitism against Ken Livingstone after MPs reacted furiously to information from party insiders who said he was likely to be readmitted to the party within weeks.After a day of confusion in the high command, Labour officials said that an NEC inquiry first announced ten months ago by Jeremy Corbyn, but never begun, would probably be opened next month – just weeks before the former London
  
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• Toxic toad invasion puts ecology of Madagascar at risk

  24-02-2018 22:07 via theguardian.com
  The Asian amphibians arrived just 10 years ago. Now in their millions, they threaten the island’s unique wildlifeRustling branches and a canopy cacophony – part howl, part screech, part snigger – proclaim the presence of black-and-white ruffed lemurs as visitors enter Ivoloina zoological park in eastern Madagascar.The raucous primate is one of several critically endangered species in this biological refuge, which breeds and protects rare wildlife from the growing pressures on t
  
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• Women’s rights activist: ‘I was harassed working at UN aid agency’

  24-02-2018 22:01 via theguardian.com
  Leading campaigner calls for inquiry into bullying and sexual assault at UNAidsThe head of a leading women’s rights movement has called for an independent investigation into what she calls pervasive bullying and sexism within a UN agency, alleging that she was harassed and sexually assaulted while working for the organisation.Malayah Harper, now general secretary of the World YWCA, one of the world’s oldest women’s rights organisations, said the agency UNAids must urgently revi
  
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• The Labour Party Is Still Arguing About Ken Livingstone And Hitler

  24-02-2018 21:58
  Labour MPs have warned against re-admitting Ken Livingstone to the party ahead of the end of his suspension over anti-Semitism.
  
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• BREAKING: Camden Roundhouse venue EVACUATED during Annie Mac show

  24-02-2018 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  LONDON's Roundhouse music venue in Camden has been evacuated following an 'emergency' during a show by DJ Annie Mac featuring musical acts Wretch 32 and Disclosure, witnesses from the scene have claimed.
  
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• Revealed: British university vice-chancellors’ five-star expenses

  24-02-2018 21:31 via theguardian.com
  Channel 4 Dispatches investigation exposes lavish spending by university chiefs, at a time when lecturers are striking over pensionsThe lavish expense accounts of some of Britain’s university vice-chancellors are today laid bare in an investigation whose revelations have drawn comparisons with the 2009 scandal that did much to undermine the reputation of Britain’s MPs.A Channel 4 Dispatches programme has unearthed evidence that, at a time when lecturers are taking industrial action o
  
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• The 15 best keyboards for the iPhone, from Thumbly to Gif

  24-02-2018 21:15
  Apple first allowed third-party keyboard integration with iOS 8, and now, there are scores of alternative keyboards on the market. Here's a rundown of the best keyboards for the iPhone, from SwiftKey to Fleksy.
  
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• 'If your child is a lazy toerag, I'll tell them' Headteacher defends snowflake blog post

  24-02-2018 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  A school headmaster who called-out generation snowflake on the growing sense of “entitlement” has refused to apologise, despite his former students firing back at him.
  
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• Delta and United airlines join firms cutting NRA ties after Florida shooting

  24-02-2018 20:50 via theguardian.com
  More than a dozen prominent businesses have ended discount and loyalty schemes for NRA membersOpinion: Young people could tip balance on gun lawsTwo major airlines, Delta and United, announced on Saturday they would cut ties with the National Rifle Association (NRA), adding to the escalating fallout from the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school that left 17 people dead. Related: Florida students try to rebuild their lives – but they won't stop pushing for gun controlContin
  
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• Troy Deeney’s goal earns Watford sweet revenge over insipid Everton

  24-02-2018 20:32 via theguardian.com
  Blunt as ever, Troy Deeney described this match as “pretty dire”. That may have been something of an exaggeration but it was not wholly inaccurate – yet ultimately this was an occasion to savour for Watford’s captain.His first league goal from open play since April was both stunning and decisive, securing the hosts a victory that moves them into the top half of the table and revenge over the club whose behaviour precipitated the sacking of his previous manager. Continue r
  
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• Troy Deeney’s goal earns Watford narrow win over Everton

  24-02-2018 20:32 via theguardian.com
  From Watford’s point of view, Troy Deeney’s first Premier League goal from open play since April was sweet in more ways than one. Firstly there was the finish – clean, crisp, clinical, and then there was the opponent – Everton, the side who those in charge here blame for destabilising Marco Silva to the point where they had no choice but to sack the Portuguese in late January and replace him with Javi Gracia. If revenge was the aim in these parts prior to kick-off than it
  
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• Finn Russell masterminds historic Scotland victory over England

  24-02-2018 20:13 via theguardian.com
  • Scotland 25-13 England
  • Two tries from centre Huw Jones set tone at MurrayfieldTwo years ago, Scotland started against England here, following a rousing rendition of Flower of Scotland, like a deflated bagpipe. This time they were at full bellow and played with a sustained, controlled fury to record their first victory over the auld enemy for 10 years.They scored three tries, having not managed one against England here since 2004, and took the game to their opponents from the kick-o
  
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• Britain will have ‘extra advantage’ with smart borders AFTER Brexit admits EU expert

  24-02-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXIT smart borders could provide Britain with “the most advanced customs system in the world”, giving the nation “an extra advantage” in trade – an EU funded expert has revealed
  
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• 18 Insights Into Donald Trump's World From Armando Iannucci's Interview With Michael Wolff

  24-02-2018 20:08
  Armando Iannucci sat down with Michael Wolff in London last night to discuss all things Donald Trump.
  
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• Joe Schmidt calms fears on injured trio after Ireland victory over Wales

  24-02-2018 19:58 via theguardian.com
  • Coach hopeful Sexton, Murray, Earls will be fit for Scotland game• Ringrose and O’Brien could also be ready to return in a fortnightEarly concerns were that Ireland’s victory might have come at a cost but Joe Schmidt allayed fears over the condition of Johnny Sexton, Conor Murray and Keith Earls, all of whom finished with niggles. Murray stayed on and was walking freely on the ankle he twisted towards the end while the other two had to be replaced.“Johnny has a dead
  
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• Two car bombs kill at least six and wound 43 in Yemen city of Aden

  24-02-2018 19:39 via theguardian.com
  Isis says it carried out attacks, aimed at anti-terrorism camp and office of the separatist STCTwo car bombs killed at least six people and wounded 43 in Yemen’s southern city of Aden on Saturday, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State.The first bomb targeted an anti-terrorism military camp with detention facilities for suspected militants, while the other targeted an office for the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) which is also the residence of Aden’s former governo
  
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• Boy, three, found safe after going missing in shopping centre

  24-02-2018 19:25
  A three-year-old boy has been found two hours after he went missing from a shopping centre play area, police said.Officers had been searching Wembley Park Boulevard for little Abdullah Mohammed after he was reported missing at 3.23pm on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• We need a special court for free speech, delivering justice for all | Nick Cohen

  24-02-2018 19:05 via theguardian.com
  Two recent privacy cases have made the case for an urgent overhaul in the lawIn the 21st century, everyone can be a journalist and everyone can be a victim of journalism. Debates about free speech are fierce because millions now feel the urgency of questions that were once rarely aired outside publishers’ offices. All it takes is a mobile phone and a social media account for a citizen to become a serious commentator explaining the misconceptions of Brexit, an investigative journalist showi
  
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• Labour civil war: Corbyn's MPs turn on each other over bid to legalise cannabis

  24-02-2018 19:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  A ROW is erupting within Labour over the attempt to have the class B drug cannabis legalised to be used to treat patients with illnesses such as cancer and epilepsy.
  
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• The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller review – yours for half a billion

  24-02-2018 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Christie’s, King Street, LondonPicasso’s bolshy flower girl is just one of the rare gems to be glimpsed in London before this vast private collection goes under the hammerGertrude Stein was angry when Leo, her brother, bought Picasso’s Fillette à la corbeille fleurie (Young Girl With a Flower Basket) in 1905. The Steins were shown the painting by Clovis Sagot, the former circus clown who had become Picasso’s dealer in Montmartre. The painting is of a pubescent girl
  
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• One to watch: Kali Uchis

  24-02-2018 19:00 via theguardian.com
  The Grammy-nominated singer’s dreamy, soulful vocals belie a life marked by struggleKali Uchis isn’t exactly a musical unknown. With Grammy nominations, collaborators such as Gorillaz and funk icon Bootsy Collins, plus Amy Winehouse comparisons aplenty, it’s remarkable that this LA-based singer – real name Karly-Marina Loaiza – is only just releasing her first album.The genre-weaving artist emerged in 2012 with her laptop-produced mixtape Drunken Babble. Though just
  
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• Chambers with Grant and Roberts

  24-02-2018 18:50
  A clip of actress Emma Chambers as Honey in the 1999 comedy Notting Hill.
  
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• Warren Buffett says Republican tax cut 'delivered' $29bn to his company

  24-02-2018 18:47 via theguardian.com
  Billionaire reports record quarterly and annual profit for Berkshire Hathaway, in large part due to Congress’s tax code changesWarren Buffett on Saturday reported a record quarterly and annual profit for his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, thanks in part to a $29.1bn boost “delivered” by the Republican tax cut.In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire investor wrote: “Berkshire’s gain in net worth during 2017 was $65.3bn.” Continue reading...
  
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• Jamie Murphy’s guile inspires Rangers’ victory over Hearts

  24-02-2018 18:34 via theguardian.com
  Rangers closed to within six points of Celtic, the Premiership leaders, with an impressive over Hearts at Ibrox.Both sides had chances to score in an open and entertaining first half before a fine solo goal from the Rangers wide-man Jamie Murphy four minutes before the break gave them the advantage. Continue reading...
  
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• Scotland v England: Six Nations – live!

  24-02-2018 18:30 via theguardian.com
  Six Nations updates from the Calcutta Cup clashIreland 37-27 Wales: hosts’ grand slam dream alivePremiership: Exeter go top after thriller against NorthamptonAnd feel free to mail Ben or tweet @benfisherj5.30pm GMT Crikey, Murrayfield is absolutely rocking. Huw Jones flies through between Lawes and Farrell to touch down. Laidlaw will convert ...5.28pm GMT 37 min: Scotland get the penalty again, and they are, Barclay, in particular, having plenty of joy at the breakdown. England are getting
  
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• Watford v Everton: Premier League – live!

  24-02-2018 18:29 via theguardian.com
  Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-offLive scores – all the latest from Saturday’s matchesEmail Gregg or tweet @GreggBakowski 5.29pm GMT It looks like Everton are lining up with Rooney playing deeper than Davies, who will be required to use his brilliant engine to get up in support of Niasse. Watford are playing with a flat back four instead of three at the back.5.26pm GMT Z-Cars whistles through the chill Hertfordshire air, which means the teams are out and it’s a
  
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• Tory MP Ben Bradley apologises to Jeremy Corbyn over spy claims, Labour says

  24-02-2018 18:21
  Tory MP Ben Bradley has apologised and will make a "substantial" donation to charity after claiming Jeremy Corbyn sold British secrets to communist spies, Labour has said.Mr Bradley, a Conservative Party vice-chairman, was threatened with legal action after he made the allegation about the Opposition leader in a Twitter message which he later deleted.It followed newspaper claims about Mr Corbyn's contact with a Czech intelligence agent in the 1980s, which the Labour leader has labelled "increasi
  
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• Dwight Gayle’s Newcastle double cancelled out by late Bournemouth rally

  24-02-2018 18:20 via theguardian.com
  A brave second-half performance by Bournemouth earned them a point they barely deserved as Eddie Howe’s men came back from two goals down to take a point against Newcastle.The visitors were on top after a Dwight Gayle double gave them a convincing half time lead. But two goals in the final 10 minutes from Adam Smith and Dan Gosling undid Newcastle’s good work to leave Rafael Benítez apoplectic on the touchline. Continue reading...
  
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• Steve Mounié and Huddersfield push Alan Pardew to brink at West Brom

  24-02-2018 18:15 via theguardian.com
  Alan Pardew described the last week as one of his toughest in football but there is no respite for the West Bromwich Albion manager, who was left clinging to his job after yet another damaging defeat amid growing unrest at the Hawthorns. “You’re not fit to wear the shirt,” was the chant that reverberated from the Albion supporters after Huddersfield scored their second goal of the afternoon on a day when they gave their own survival hopes a huge boost.Albion, in contrast, look
  
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• Mohamed Salah strike helps Liverpool to resounding win over West Ham

  24-02-2018 18:12 via theguardian.com
  It is testament to the power of Liverpool’s attack and momentum that even on a day when Jürgen Klopp’s side were not at their fluent best they cruised to victory over West Ham United and into second in the Premier League. The fab three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané were all on the scoresheet once again as David Moyes’ long wait for success at Anfield was taken into another season.Liverpool’s forward trio, who were all on target in the Champi
  
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• Glenn Murray scores twice to help buoyant Brighton down Swansea

  24-02-2018 18:06 via theguardian.com
  Chalk up another win, in one of the most pleasant rivalries in football, for Chris Hughton over Carlos Carvalhal. When the Swansea manager was in charge of Sheffield Wednesday, the two competed good-naturedly for Championship promotion, but in six games Carvalhal won one.Make that one from seven now after Brighton’s comfortable 4-1 win, inspired by two goals from Glenn Murray, which pulls Brighton away from the relegation zone and reminds Carvalhal’s men that their recent run of fine
  
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• Three-year-old boy missing from shopping centre

  24-02-2018 18:05
  A three-year-old boy has gone missing after last being seen at a shopping centre play area, police have said.Abdullah Mohammed, from Harrow, was last seen playing football in a play area at the London Designer Outlet in Wembley Park Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.Officers from Brent, in north-west London, are searching around Wembley and have asked that anyone who sees Abdullah call them by phoning 999.
  
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• Pair in court over young brothers' road deaths in Coventry

  24-02-2018 18:01 via theguardian.com
  Corey and Casper Platt-May, aged six and two, died in hospital after being hit by vehicle
  Two people have been remanded in custody after two young brothers were killed in a collision in Coventry, a court heard.Robert Brown, 53, and Gwendoline Harrison, 41, were both charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. Brown, from Wyken, also faced charges of driving while disqualified, with no insurance and otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Harrison, also from Wyken, faced a
  
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• 'They are strong and attractive': Vespa Club Uganda – in pictures

  24-02-2018 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Once seen as a status symbol in Uganda and the capital Kampala, the iconic Piaggio Vespa is now derided as an anachronism. For devotees, though, old habits die hard Continue reading...
  
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• Missing boy, 3, who 'disappeared from Wembley play park' found after frantic police hunt

  24-02-2018 17:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  POLICE frantically searching for a three-year-old boy who went missing at a shopping centre in Wembley, North West London have confirmed he is safe and well.
  
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• Emma Chambers, The Vicar of Dibley actor, dies aged 53

  24-02-2018 17:56 via theguardian.com
  The actor was best known for her role as Alice Tinker in the BBC comedy, and also starred in Notting HillEmma Chambers, best known for playing Alice Tinker in The Vicar of Dibley, has died aged 53.Her agent said Chambers died of natural causes on Wednesday evening, and said the actor “brought laughter and joy to many, and will be greatly missed”. Continue reading...
  
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• Vicar Of Dibley and Notting Hill actress Emma Chambers dies at 53

  24-02-2018 17:54
  British actress Emma Chambers, known for her roles in The Vicar Of Dibley and Notting Hill, has died age 53.In 1998, Chambers won the British Comedy Award for best actress for her performance.One year later, she grasped international attention for her role in the Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts comedy Notting Hill.
  
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