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• Man arrested over failed Hither Green burglary

  20-04-2018 23:26
  A man wanted in connection with a failed burglary in southeast London has been arrested more than two weeks later in Kent.Police detained Billy Jeeves, 28, on Friday in connection with the burglary on 4 April, in which two men entered the home of Richard Osborn-Brooks in Hither Green, Lewisham.Henry Vincent, another intruder, died after an altercation with Mr Osborn-Brooks, who was not charged in connection with the death.
  
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• Man arrested over suspected role in Hither Green burglary

  20-04-2018 23:14
  A man suspected of being an accomplice in a burglary in which one of the intruders was stabbed to death earlier this month has been arrested, police have said.Billy Jeeves, 28, who had been on the run since the incident on Wednesday 4 April, was tracked to northern Kent and arrested on suspicion of two counts of burglary, theft and possession of a controlled substance at about 5.30pm on Friday.Henry Vincent, 37, was killed during the incident in Hither Green, southeast London, after a struggle b
  
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• Hither Green: Second Man Sought Over Failed Burglary Arrested

  20-04-2018 23:12
  A man wanted in connection with an aggravated burglary in which another
  
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• Prince Charles 'deeply touched' to be named next head of the Commonwealth

  20-04-2018 22:59
  It has been confirmed that The Prince of Wales will take over from the Queen as the next head of the Commonwealth.Prince Charles said he was "deeply touched and honoured" by the decision, which was made by leaders during a retreat at Windsor Castle on Friday afternoon.Commonwealth leaders said in a statement: "We recognise the role of the Queen in championing the Commonwealth and its peoples.
  
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• Avicii – a life in pictures

  20-04-2018 22:50 via theguardian.com
  The death of the 28-year-old Swedish DJ and producer cuts short a globally successful career, filled with arena tours and big star collaborations Continue reading...
  
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• Swedish DJ Avicii dies at 28 – video obituary

  20-04-2018 22:25 via theguardian.com
  Avicii, whose real name is Tim Bergling, has been found dead in Muscat, Oman at the age of 28. The DJ, from Sweden, retired from live performances in 2016 due to a string of health issues. Bergling's representative who announced the death has said 'no further statements will be given'.Avicii, Swedish DJ, dies aged 28Continue reading...
  
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• Windrush Campaigners Vow To Get Justice As May Backs 'Appropriate' Compensation

  20-04-2018 21:33
  > .@HackneyAbbott tells Brixton’s Windrush rally she “won’t stop until I have
  
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• EU mulls rules to strengthen protection of whistleblowers

  20-04-2018 20:46
  Whistleblowers may be given greater protection from reprisals when exposing fraud, tax evasion, data breaches and other misdeeds, under new rules proposed by the European Commission.Whistleblowing has become an increasingly hot topic since two former accounting firm employees were prosecuted in 2016 for leaking data about Luxembourg's tax deals with large corporations in the so-called "LuxLeaks" affair.The conviction of one was overturned by Luxembourg's highest court this year.
  
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• Care for 13,000 Britons at risk as provider seeks rescue plan

  20-04-2018 20:30
  Allied Healthcare has contracts with 150 local authorities.The care of more than 13,000 elderly and vulnerable Britons could be thrown into turmoil after one of the biggest providers of home care visits in the UK warned it would go bust unless creditors backed a rescue plan.Allied Healthcare, which has contracts with 150 local authorities and also provides out-of-hours services for the NHS, is asking for breathing space on its finances after cashflow problems that have been triggered in part by
  
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• Prince Charles confirmed as next head of the Commonwealth

  20-04-2018 20:06
  It has been confirmed that Prince Charles will take over from the Queen as the next head of the Commonwealth.The decision was made by leaders during a retreat at Windsor Castle on Friday afternoon.Commonwealth leaders said in a statement: "We recognise the role of the Queen in championing the Commonwealth and its peoples.
  
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• Nissan to cut 'hundreds' of jobs at its plant in Sunderland

  20-04-2018 20:01
  Nissan is set to cut hundreds of jobs at its plant in Sunderland because of a fall in demand for diesel-powered cars.A "short-term reduction in powertrain supply and plant volumes" had been "planned", it said.Models built at the Sunderland site, which employs around 7,000 workers, include the Juke and Qashqai, many of which are diesel.
  
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• Theresa May says Windrush victims will be paid compensation

  20-04-2018 19:45
  Theresa May: ‘These people are British.Theresa May has reassured Commonwealth leaders that members of the Windrush generation who had suffered “anxieties and problems” as a result of the government’s immigration rules would be paid compensation.The prime minister said she had given Caribbean leaders an “absolute commitment” at a meeting earlier this week that “the UK will do whatever it takes including, where appropriate, payment of compensation, to reso
  
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• Poll opens to name the first polar bear born in the UK in 25 years

  20-04-2018 19:39
  Voters are deciding the name of the first polar bear born in the UK for 25 years - with the frontrunner currently being Hamish.The four-month-old cub was born in December at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig, Scotland.Views are polarised on what to name the park's adorable new addition, although the four names shortlisted by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) are Artor, Hamish, MacKinnon and Poulsen.
  
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• 'Irreplaceable': Football world reacts to Arsene Wenger's departure

  20-04-2018 19:39
  The world of football has paid tribute to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after the club announced he will step down from his role at the end of the season.In a statement, the 68-year-old Frenchman, who has been at the club for almost 22 years, said he felt it was the "right time" to draw an end to his tenure at the Emirates.To all the Arsenal lovers take care of the values of the club.
  
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• Barber jailed for eight months for shaving boy's head as 'punishment'

  20-04-2018 19:38
  A barber who shaved a 10-year-old boy's head as "punishment" has been jailed for eight months.Abdulrahim Omar, 21, gave the boy a "number one" haircut after the boy had been playing with a razor which he claimed was dangerous.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was then made to sweep up his hair from the floor while others watched and laughed, Luton Crown Court heard.
  
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• Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig 'so happy' over impending birth of first child

  20-04-2018 19:36
  British actress Rachel Weisz has revealed she is expecting her first child with husband Daniel Craig.Ms Weisz said she and Bond star Craig, 50, who married in 2011, are delighted and added: "Daniel and I are so happy.The Mummy star has an 11-year-old son from her relationship with director Darren Aronofsky.
  
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• Leaders approve Prince Charles to succeed queen as Commonwealth head

  20-04-2018 19:00
  Prince Charles was approved as the successor to Queen Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth at a meeting of the group's heads of government on Friday."We recognise the role of the queen in championing the Commonwealth and its peoples," the Commonwealth leaders said in a statement.There have been calls for the role to be rotated around the 53 member-states, most of which are former British territories, but in recent days the queen, 91, the British government and other leaders have backed Charles,
  
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• Cliff Richard privacy case: I was not heavy-handed, says BBC reporter

  20-04-2018 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC journalist who broke the story about the probe into Sir Cliff denies pressurising police.
  
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• Prince Charles to be next Commonwealth head

  20-04-2018 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Commonwealth leaders agree that the Prince of Wales will be the next head of the organisation.
  
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• PSA union solidarity frays as Opel workers resist cuts

  20-04-2018 18:23
  FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) - Planned job cuts at carmaker Opel will save enough cash to meet owner PSA Group's turnaround targets, the works council chief said on Friday, as Opel workers' rejection of further concessions began to draw criticism from other PSA unions.PSAaims to eliminate 3,700 jobs under a programme of voluntary departures, with 2,000 candidates already identified, Wolfgang Schaefer-Klug said.PSA, which last year paid General Motors$2.6 billion for loss-making Opel and British sis
  
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• Top tips on getting through hot weather with hay fever

  20-04-2018 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  With the temperature rising, here are our top tips in reducing your hay fever-induced tears.
  
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• Dispatches from the housing crisis frontline

  20-04-2018 18:17
  Rev Paul Nicolson (Letters, 17 April) is quite right to identify parliamentary landlordism as a contributory factor in the growing housing crisis, but I fear the problem may be worse than he suggests.As local authorities struggle to meet their new homelessness prevention and relief duties without any corresponding increase in social housing or any reversal of the government’s welfare reform programme, it is perhaps inevitable that councils would turn to private landlords for their help, bu
  
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• Hammond: Brexit transition deal has averted City job losses

  20-04-2018 18:04
  UK chancellor Philip Hammond said City players were ‘much more relaxed’ since the Brexit transition deal had been reached.A damaging haemorrhage of jobs from the City has been averted by the signing of a Brexit transition agreement between the UK and the EU, according to an upbeat assessment of the economy’s prospects from Philip Hammond.Speaking in Washington, the chancellor said the mood among big US-owned financial institutions was much more positive than it had been before
  
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• Britons head to seaside as heatwave expected to last into weekend

  20-04-2018 18:02
  Alan and Daphne Smith enjoy the weather outside their beach hut in Herne Bay, Kent.Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to Britain’s coasts this weekend as the unusually hot weather lasts into Saturday and Sunday.There are warnings of traffic jams on coastal routes to Brighton, Dorset, Cornwall and Blackpool, while supermarkets are preparing for families and friends stocking up for barbecues.
  
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• Two years for teen 'cyber terrorist' who targeted US officials

  20-04-2018 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Kane Gamble accessed the details of top US security officials from his bedroom in Leicestershire.
  
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• Brexit bill needs ‘do no harm’ amendment to protect public health

  20-04-2018 17:51
  The House of Lords on 18 April, when the government suffered its first defeat there over the European Union (withdrawal) bill, as peers voted in favour of a customs union amendment. The upper house is due to vote on the ‘do no harm’ amendment on Monday. Photograph: PA
  
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• UK bolsters financial sanctions watchdog to tackle 'dirty money'

  20-04-2018 17:49
  Britain is increasing by nearly 20 percent the number of staff within its finance ministry who are focused on detecting and investigating breaches of international economic sanctions, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday."We must tighten the financial screws on rogue regimes and corruption," Hammond said in Washington, where he is attending a meeting of the International Monetary Fund.As the world's biggest international financial hub, London has faced criticism from bodies such as Tra
  
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• Everton plan 'Holy Trinity' statue near Goodison Park

  20-04-2018 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The club want to create a "permanent reminder" of Howard Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball.
  
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• Running wild: five of the best national park runs

  20-04-2018 17:47 via theguardian.com
  Boost your stamina by hitting a national park trail, where natural wonders will push you to new heightsLength: 4 miles
  Time: 50 minutes
  Start/finish: Loch Morlich Beach car park (OS Explorer OL57)
  Grade: Easy
  Ascent: 164 feet (50 metres)
  Terrain: Wide gravel paths and forest trails
  Refuel: Glenmore Visitor Centre cafe (PH22 1QU) Continue reading...
  
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• Five walks to bring spring alive (and where to refuel on the way)

  20-04-2018 17:47 via theguardian.com
  Jump into better weather, better moods and better surroundings in the life-affirming environment of the great outdoors – courtesy of these routes suggested by our expert nature writersLength: 8 miles
  Time: 3 1/2 hours
  Start/finish: Brighton college, rest stop the Needlemakers
  Grade: Moderate
  Refuel: Backyard Cafe at the Needlemakers, Lewes
  Picnic spot: Castle Hill nature reserve Continue reading...
  
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• London Marathon: The wacky outfits embraced by runners

  20-04-2018 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  It used to be rare but runners in fancy costumes are now a major part of the event and something the organisers encourage.
  
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• Special report: Rivers of Blood impact

  20-04-2018 17:30
  Enoch Powell delivered his infamous 'Rivers of Blood' speech 50 years ago on Friday.
  
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• Windrush: Alan Johnson says landing cards decision was made in 2009

  20-04-2018 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Labour home secretary says the "administrative decision" was made by UK Border Agency officials.
  
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• March garden body probe: Fourth arrest made

  20-04-2018 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The dead man had sustained "significant head trauma" but the cause of death is not yet confirmed.
  
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• Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood: The speech that divided a nation

  20-04-2018 17:22
  Powell's River of Blood speech was a first and that's why it was so electric.It was the first time that a major politician had spoken out against the cosy establishment consensus on immigration which had prevailed between both parties since the war.By the late 1960s, hundreds of thousands of Commonwealth citizens had exercised their legal right and settled in Britain.
  
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• Alfie Evans' parents lose latest legal battle at UK's highest court

  20-04-2018 17:22
  Alfie Evans’ parents, Kate James and Tom Evans, have failed to persuade supreme court justices to consider their case for a second time.The parents of a seriously ill baby who want to take him to Italy for treatment have lost the latest round of their legal fight after the UK’s highest court ruled that almost all of their son’s brain had been destroyed.Judges at the supreme court have approved a plan for withdrawing treatment to 23-month-old Alfie Evans, who has an undiagnosed
  
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• Wenger's 22 years at Arsenal

  20-04-2018 17:20
  As it is announced Arsene Wenger will leave Arsenal, we take a look back at the Frenchman's 22 years at the helm of the north London club.
  
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• Skripal poisoning: Salisbury toxic hotspots clean-up begins

  20-04-2018 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Police cordons seal off parts of the city but officials insist there is no danger to the public.
  
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• Euro zone economy needs global growth, open trade - ECB's Draghi

  20-04-2018 17:13
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The euro zone's economy needs strong global growth and open trade if it is to continue to prosper, the European Central Bank's President Mario Draghi said on Friday.
  
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• 'One of the greatest': Football world reacts to Arsene Wenger's departure

  20-04-2018 17:10
  The world of football has paid tribute to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after the club announced he will step down from his role at the end of the season.In a statement, the 68-year-old Frenchman, who has been at the club for almost 22 years, said he felt it was the "right time" to draw an end to his tenure at the Emirates.To all the Arsenal lovers take care of the values of the club.
  
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• Nick Timothy, Ex-Theresa May Aide, Deletes Twitter Account After Defence Of PM Is Disputed

  20-04-2018 16:57
  A former top aide to Theresa May has apparently deleted his Twitter account
  
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• Alfie Evans' parents lose latest legal battle

  20-04-2018 16:56
  The parents of 23-month-old Alfie Evans have lost a second appeal request for the Supreme Court to hear their case.Tom Evans and Kate James, who are both in their early 20s, made another application to the Supreme Court after losing a second fight at the Court of Appeal."But it is also sad for the people who have been keeping Alfie alive for so long, the doctors and nurses who are treating him in Alder Hey Hospital.
  
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• Alfie Evans case: Supreme Court rules against parents for second time

  20-04-2018 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The court has also refused permission for the parents of the terminally ill toddler to appeal.
  
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• Bigger than epic: the impossibly starry cast of Avengers: Infinity War

  20-04-2018 16:54 via theguardian.com
  Downey Jr, Hemsworth, Pratt, Cumberbatch, Johansson – Marvel’s latest megamovie has them all and more. Get up to speed with Infinity War’s dazzling cast before it hits cinemas in the UK on Thursday 26 April
  by Juno Dawson Continue reading...
  
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• John Tomlin jailed for 16 years over horrific acid attack on aspiring model and her cousin

  20-04-2018 16:52
  A man has been jailed for 16 years for an horrific acid attack on an aspiring model and her cousin.John Tomlin hurled sulphuric acid at Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar as they travelled in a car in east London after celebrating her 21st birthday last year.Mr Muhktar, who suffered third degree burns to his head and body and lost hearing in one ear, told Sky News that the attack had "destroyed" his life and Tomlin should face the death penalty.
  
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• It's time to stop believing in these 'magic' Brexit solutions

  20-04-2018 16:52
  The Irish government fears the UK is not serious about its proposals but merely using them as a sop to placate those worried about the peace process.From the minute the UK government first proposed its idea last August of maintaining “invisible borders” after Brexit, the convoluted plan was dismissed as “magical thinking” by EU officials.First, Downing Street reassurances were rejected on Wednesday by the House of Lords, where peers voted by a majority of 123 to push Brit
  
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• Wakanda forever: why Black Panther’s homeland speaks to 2018

  20-04-2018 16:47 via theguardian.com
  As anticipation for Avengers: Infinity War builds, Carl Anka takes a closer look at the fictitious African nation that the superhero of the decade calls homeAvengers: Infinity War hits cinemas in the UK Thursday 26 April
  “Wakanda forever” was the battle cry from Okoye in Black Panther – a rousing call that reached beyond the confines of the plot of the film and into the pop culture diaspora. Professional athletes started doing the Wakanda salute to each other in celebration, wh
  
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• 'Angry' Army veteran attacked Ipswich neighbours

  20-04-2018 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The court heard there had been "simmering tension" between the neighbours.
  
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• Phone shop staff watch as thief rips mobiles from shelf

  20-04-2018 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  CCTV pictures capture the moment a man walks off with four phones in front of shop staff.
  
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• Windrush Generation Scandal May Spark Human Rights Group Action Against Home Office

  20-04-2018 16:30
  A major law firm has signalled it may consider launching a Windrush group
  
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