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• Teen 'lucky to be alive' after being shot in the head moments after nearby shooting

  06-05-2018 23:39
  Two boys, aged 13 and 15, have been shot within two minutes of each other in north west London, police have said.Two minutes later, nearby in the same street, a 13-year-old boy was also treated for gunshot wounds.Both boys suffered head injuries and were taken to hospital.
  
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• 'I will miss you': Guard of honour for Arsene Wenger as he oversees final Arsenal home game

  06-05-2018 22:30
  Arsene Wenger was given a guard of honour before his last home game in charge of Arsenal, before telling fans he would "miss" them.Welcomed back on to the pitch by rapturous chants of "there's only one Arsene Wenger", the football manager addressed the crowd."Above all I am like you: I am an Arsenal fan.
  
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• Sporting world send well wishes to Sir Alex Ferguson

  06-05-2018 22:25
  Sporting world send well wishes to Sir Alex Ferguson
  
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• Boy, 13, among two children injured in north west London shooting

  06-05-2018 22:20
  Two boys, aged 13 and 15, have been shot within two minutes of each other in north west London, police have said.Officers were alerted to an incident in High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, at 1.17pm and found a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound.Two minutes later, nearby in the same street, a 13-year-old boy was also treated for gunshot wounds.
  
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• 'Touching' messages pour in as Sir Alex Ferguson remains in intensive care

  06-05-2018 22:16
  The world of football is waiting for an update on the condition of the legendary manager, who underwent emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage on Saturday.The procedure is said to have gone "very well", with Sir Alex "needing a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery".In a statement on Sunday evening, Manchester United said: "[We] would like to thank its friends in the wider football world for the countless messages of support that have been conveyed following the news that Sir Alex
  
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• Arsenal send Wenger off in style

  06-05-2018 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Arsene Wenger says his farewell to Emirates Stadium with a thrashing of Burnley to leave in the same way it all began for him as Arsenal manager 7,876 days ago - with victory.
  
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• Guard of honour for Arsene Wenger as he oversees final Arsenal home game

  06-05-2018 21:04
  Arsene Wenger was given a guard of honour before his last home game in charge of Arsenal before telling fans he would "miss" them.Welcomed back on to the pitch by rapturous chants of "there's only one Arsene Wenger", the football manager addressed the crowd."Above all I am like you: I am an Arsenal fan.
  
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• Boy, 12, among two children injured in shooting

  06-05-2018 20:19
  Two boys, aged 12 and 15, have been shot within two minutes of each other in north west London, police have said.Officers were alerted to an incident in High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, at 1.17pm and found a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound.Two minutes later, nearby in the same street, a 12-year-old boy was also treated for gunshot wounds.
  
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• Friendly seal nuzzles up to diver in Isle of Man

  06-05-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The playful mammal seemed to take a shine to Colin Peters.
  
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• Millions watch Tour de Yorkshire 2018

  06-05-2018 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The 2018 race was bathed in sunshine with huge crowds along the four-day route.
  
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• Local election verdicts: too much negative spin?

  06-05-2018 19:21
  It is not accurate to write of “the Tories’ narrow retention of fortress London boroughs like Westminster” (Editorial, 5 May).In 2014, there was a 44-16 Tory-Labour split on Westminster council.Labour had a golden chance to make bigger inroads in Westminster, which voted by 53,928 to 24,268 against leaving Europe.
  
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• Boys aged 12 and 15 shot within minutes of each other

  06-05-2018 19:15
  Two boys, aged 12 and 15, have been shot within two minutes of each other in north west London, police have said.Officers were alerted to an incident in High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, at 1.17pm and found a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound.Two minutes later, nearby in the same street, a 12-year-old boy was also treated for gunshot wounds.
  
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• Two boys shot in separate incidents in north-west London

  06-05-2018 19:07
  Officers have not made any arrests, and no firearms have been recovered.A 12-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy have been shot in two separate incidents in north-west London, police have said.Officers were first called at 1.17pm to High Street, Wealdstone, to reports of a person having been shot.
  
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• Brexit: jobs at risk without frictionless trade, warns Greg Clark

  06-05-2018 18:51
  The business secretary, Greg Clark, is one of Theresa May’s key allies on the issue of the customs partnership with the EU.Tory Brexit moderates and business groups have made a last-ditch attempt to push for Theresa May’s preferred customs plan, with the business secretary warning that thousands of jobs would be at risk unless there is frictionless trade.Greg Clark dismissed the idea that the prime minister’s idea for a customs partnership, in which the UK would collect import
  
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• Floodwaters wash away cars in Turkish capital – video

  06-05-2018 18:14 via theguardian.com
  A torrent of floodwater surged through Ankara on Saturday, sweeping away lorries and cars after heavy rain poured down on the Turkish capital. The country's minister for labour and social security said four people were injured in the floods, which damaged more than 160 cars and 25 businesses Continue reading...
  
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• Wanted fugitive Jamie Acourt will not fight extradition to UK

  06-05-2018 17:03
  Jamie Acourt - one of Britain's most-wanted fugitives – will not be challenging his extradition to the UK following his arrest in Barcelona.The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed that Acourt has accepted he will be returned to the UK.The 41-year-old, from south London, was arrested by armed officers in a joint police operation after he left the Metropolitan Sagrada Familia Gym on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Tories under pressure to act over 'racist joke' councillor Rosemary Carroll

  06-05-2018 16:59
  The Conservatives have said they are going to review the case of a councillor who shared a "racist" joke on Facebook, after it emerged her suspension was lifted as "votes were being counted" on Friday.Rosemary Carroll, who shared a post comparing an Asian man with a dog last June, was reinstated by the Tories in Pendle, Lancashire - giving the party enough seats to take control of the council.Ms Carroll, a former mayor, said she meant to delete the post but accidentally published it by mistake.
  
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• Premier League promotion 'could be worth £75m' to Cardiff

  06-05-2018 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Cardiff will see a multi-million pound economic boost when Premier League football returns to the city.
  
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• Mob fixer murdered on Merseyside stopped gangster called 'The Psycho' terrorising Gerrard

  06-05-2018 16:16
  A man who was shot dead by a gunman on a bicycle was a mob fixer who once stopped a gangster known as "The Psycho" from terrorising footballer Steven Gerrard.John Kinsella was shot by the cyclist on Saturday morning, and Merseyside Police believe the attacker was wearing a hi-vis jacket at the time.During his trial, the jury heard how Mr Kinsella had stopped a gangster terrorising Steven Gerrard, who played for Liverpool at the time.
  
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• Man murdered on Merseyside was mob fixer who 'stopped gangster terrorising Gerrard'

  06-05-2018 16:02
  A man who was shot dead by a gunman on a bicycle was a mob fixer who once stopped a gangster from terrorising footballer Steven Gerrard.John Kinsella was shot by the cyclist on Saturday morning, and Merseyside Police believes the attacker was wearing a hi-vis jacket at the time.During his trial, the jury heard how Mr Kinsella had stopped a gangster terrorising Steven Gerrard, who played for Liverpool at the time.
  
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• ZTE says asked U.S. Commerce Department to suspend business ban

  06-05-2018 16:01
  China's ZTE Corp has submitted an application to the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the suspension of a business ban, it said in a filing to the Shenzhen stock exchange on Sunday.Washington imposed a seven-year ban on U.S. companies selling components and software to ZTE last month after finding the Chinese telecoms company breached U.S. sanctions on Iran.ZTE's exchange filing on Sunday did not give details of its request or say when it had been made, but it
  
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• HMRC accused of ignoring online VAT fraud worth £1.2bn a year

  06-05-2018 16:01
  The scam involves foreign firms warehousing products in the UK and selling them without charging VAT via online market places.HM Revenue & Customs has been accused of being soft on billions of pounds of VAT fraud committed by rogue traders using online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay.The accusationcomes after a senior HMRC official said last week that his department had never seized goods from traders suspected of being part of a £1.2bn-a-year VAT fraud via Amazon’s marketpl
  
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• Royal baby photo brings back precious memories for families

  06-05-2018 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  After seeing new royal baby photographs, families have sent pictures of their own babies cuddled by elder siblings
  
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• Defeated Labour councillor: 'People think we're racist' in wake of anti-Semitism row

  06-05-2018 15:51
  A defeated Labour candidate has told Sky News the party's "catastrophic" loss in Barnet happened "because people think we're racist".Adam Langleben told Sky News that Labour's anti-Semitism row had cost it victory in the north London borough, which is home to 20% of the Jewish population of England and Wales.The party had been hopeful of gaining control of the authority in Thursday's local elections, but the Conservatives held it, a result which has been widely attributed to a drop in Jewish vot
  
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• Greening warns young voters won't forgive damaging Brexit deal

  06-05-2018 14:53
  The former education secretary Justine Greening has warned hardline Brexiters in the cabinet and parliament that they must make some compromises, adding that young voters will not forgive the Conservatives for an economically damaging departure deal.Before another crucial week of debate over various models of post-Brexit customs processes, Greening served notice that she and other backbench moderates were not willing to watch May be bullied by either the likes of Boris Johnson or the European Re
  
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• Mother of teenage shooting victim criticises police for failing to protect son

  06-05-2018 14:52
  The mother of a 17-year-old shot dead in south London has criticised police for failing to protect her "handsome boy".Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton was found with a fatal gunshot wound in Southwark at about 6pm on Saturday.Rhyhiem's mother, Pretana Morgan, paid tribute to her son - an aspiring architect and rapper - and criticised police for "putting us in danger".
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson in intensive care after emergency brain surgery

  06-05-2018 14:09
  Sir Alex Ferguson has had emergency surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage."We will keep Sir Alex and his loved ones in our thoughts during this time, and we are united in our wish to see him make a comfortable, speedy recovery," a club statement said.Sir Alex's son Darren Ferguson, who is manager of Doncaster Rovers, missed his team's match against Wigan on Saturday due to "family reasons".
  
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• PM's customs option remains on the table, Business Secretary insists

  06-05-2018 14:06
  Theresa May's preferred post-Brexit customs option remains on the table, the business secretary has insisted.Greg Clark highlighted the threat additional border checks could pose to potentially thousands of jobs as he argued in favour of adopting a customs partnership with the European Union.
  
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• Jamie Acourt will not challenge extradition following arrest in Spain

  06-05-2018 13:53
  Jamie Acourt - one of Britain's most-wanted fugitives – will not be challenging his extradition to the UK following his arrest in Barcelona.The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed that Acourt has accepted he will be returned to the UK.The 41-year-old, from south London, was arrested by armed officers in a joint police operation after he left the Metropolitan Sagrada Familia Gym on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Vivian Teed: 60 years since last man hanged in Wales

  06-05-2018 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Vivian Teed was hanged for the murder of a Swansea postmaster, but was he in his right mind at the time?
  
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• Seventeen-year-old dies from gunshot wound in south London - police

  06-05-2018 13:33
  A 17-year-old boy has died after he was found with a gunshot wound in south London, police said on Sunday, the latest killing in the British capital which has suffered a spike in knife crime this year.The shooting comes just after U.S. President Donald Trump, who is due to visit Britain on July 13, sparked anger by suggesting to the National Rifle Association that a "once very prestigious" London hospital had become overwhelmed with victims of knife attacks.Detectives have launched a murder inve
  
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• Sunny afternoon: temperatures soar across Britain

  06-05-2018 13:13
  Sunscreen, hats and sunglasses are essential across Britain on Sunday, with sunshine forecast to send spring temperatures soaring before reaching an early May bank holiday record of 29C (84F) on Monday.Sunshine is expected across almost the whole country, but those in the south-east of England will bask in the warmest temperatures, according to the Met Office.“We are looking at 25C, possibly 26C, probably somewhere west of London,” said Helen Roberts, a Met Office meteorologist.
  
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• As debate rages, Britain still weeks away from customs decision

  06-05-2018 13:05
  Britain is still weeks away from making a decision on its future customs arrangements with the European Union, a minister said on Sunday, adding fuel to a debate that is all but stalling talks in Brussels and politics at home.After local elections last week when Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party did better than many expected, how to solve Britain's new border with the EU when it leaves the bloc is increasingly a headache for her team.May, dependent on the support of a small Norther
  
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• What is a brain haemorrhage and how is it treated?

  06-05-2018 12:58
  Imaging of the brain from an MRI scan. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphotoWhat is a brain haemorrhage?
  
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• Campaigner Against NHS Cuts Jailed For Stealing £50,000 From GP Surgery

  06-05-2018 12:51
  A campaigner who protested against NHS cuts has been jailed after stealing
  
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• Mother of teenage shooting victim criticises police

  06-05-2018 12:31
  The mother of a 17-year-old boy shot dead in south London has criticised police for not protecting him.Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton died after police were called to reports of gunfire in Southwark at about 6pm on Saturday.Rhyhiem's mother, Pretana Morgan, paid tribute to her son and criticised police for "putting us in danger".
  
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• Strabane: Man Charged Over Possible 'Homophobic' Drill Attack

  06-05-2018 12:24
  A teenager has been charged with attacking a woman with a cordless drill in
  
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• Teenager charged after woman critically injured in drill attack

  06-05-2018 12:23
  A teenager has been charged after a woman in Northern Ireland was attacked with a cordless drill and left in a critical condition.In a statement, police said: "A 17-year-old male has been charged with GBH, possession of an offensive weapon and theft of a drill.Brenda McLaughlin, 38, is being treated at the Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry, where her condition is said to have stabilised.
  
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• Tory MP Michael Fabricant defends calling teen a 'complete t***' on Twitter

  06-05-2018 11:53
  A Conservative MP has defended calling someone a "complete t***" on Twitter.Michael Fabricant posted the insult to an account which reportedly belongs to a teenage girl.An argument had begun on the social network when the user accused Mr Fabricant of neglecting a town in his constituency of Lichfield.
  
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• My thoughts exactly: UK army accused of dictating soldiers' press statements

  06-05-2018 11:23
  The army has been accused of manipulating teenage soldiers by spoonfeeding them identikit quotes to be used in local and regional newspaper articles extolling life in the military.Child Soldiers International, a charity that campaigns against the recruitment of under-18s to the armed forces, noticed that graduates of the Army Foundation College (AFC) had spoken of their sense of achievement in exactly the same upbeat terms in dozens of newspaper reports.“Graduating from AFC Harrogate in fr
  
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• My thoughts exactly: UK army accused of dictating recruits' press statements

  06-05-2018 11:23
  The army has been accused of manipulating teenage soldiers by spoonfeeding them identikit quotes to be used in local and regional newspaper articles extolling life in the military.Child Soldiers International, a charity that campaigns against the recruitment of under-18s to the armed forces, noticed that graduates of the Army Foundation College (AFC) had spoken of their sense of achievement in exactly the same upbeat terms in dozens of newspaper reports.“Graduating from AFC Harrogate in fr
  
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• Waiting to hear from British government on customs plans, says DUP leader

  06-05-2018 11:22
  LONDON (Reuters) - The Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May in parliament is waiting to hear her government's plans to deal with future customs arrangements with the European Union, its leader Arlene Foster said on Sunday.
  
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• UK Weather Forecast: Scorching Bank Holiday Monday On Its Way

  06-05-2018 11:21
  Sun-seekers across England are in for a treat this weekend as temperatures on
  
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• Coming to right post-Brexit customs plan takes time, minister says

  06-05-2018 11:20
  Britain's government is taking its time to make sure it comes to the right decision on a future customs arrangement with the European Union and is working on its two proposals, business minister Greg Clark said on Sunday.
  
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• Man dies after stabbing in Liverpool city centre

  06-05-2018 10:37
  A 20-year-old man has died after being stabbed in Liverpool city centre.
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson: Rivalries Put Aside As Fans Across The World Wish Legend Well

  06-05-2018 10:29
  Football fans across the world have shared their well-wishes for Sir Alex
  
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• Hundreds Of Junior Doctors Have Job Offers Withdrawn After Recruitment Error

  06-05-2018 10:13
  Hundreds of junior doctors offered hospital positions have had their job
  
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• Hundreds Of Junior Doctors Have Job Offers Withdrawn After Recruitment 'Shambles'

  06-05-2018 10:13
  Up to 1,500 junior doctors offered posts as registrars have had their job
  
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• Hundreds of UK doctors have job offers withdrawn after error

  06-05-2018 10:09 via theguardian.com
  Junior doctors offered positions in hospitals by mistake after mix-up with interview marks Hundreds of junior doctors offered hospital positions have had their job offers rescinded after a mistake was discovered in the recruitment process.The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said it would have to rerun the offers process, blaming human error and calling it a “dreadful situation”. Continue reading...
  
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• Teenage boy shot dead in Southwark, south London

  06-05-2018 10:06
  A 17-year-old boy has been shot dead in south London, police have said.Officers were called to reports of gunfire in Southwark at about 6pm on Saturday.The victim has not been formally identified but his next of kin have been informed, Scotland Yard said.
  
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