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• Large grass fire breaks out on Wanstead Flats

  15-07-2018 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Grass land the size of five football pitches was damaged by the fire
  
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• Trump leaves Scotland on Air Force One

  15-07-2018 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The US president flies out of Prestwick Airport, ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
  
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• Longleat prepares for arrival vulnerable Southern Koalas

  15-07-2018 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  It's hoped a breeding programme will help maintain numbers of the vulnerable species.
  
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• Kate Bush fans re-enact Wuthering Heights video

  15-07-2018 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Women, men and children joined a mass homage to the singer.
  
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• Wimbledon 2018: GB's Jack Draper beaten by Tseng Chun-hsin in boys' final

  15-07-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Jack Draper is beaten by top seed Tseng Chun-hsin in the boys' singles final at Wimbledon.
  
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• Trump's motorcade leaves Turnberry

  15-07-2018 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The US president is heading to Prestwick Airport, where he is expected to board Air Force One.
  
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• High tides leaves family stranded on rocks at Brean Down

  15-07-2018 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The family of four and their dog were cut off due to the high tides at Brean Down prompting a lifeboat rescue.
  
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• Deer drowns in failed rescue attempt at Southsea

  15-07-2018 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The three-year-old roe deer is thought to have swum across The Solent before getting stuck.
  
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• Theresa May: Five things from her Andrew Marr show interview

  15-07-2018 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Trump, immigration, leadership, EU law and 'cutting out David Davis' - here are five things the Prime Minister revealed.
  
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• Man rows across Devon harbour in bathtub for charity

  15-07-2018 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Iain Bevan is raising money for cancer research after the death of his mother and father-in-law.
  
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• Wallingford farmers plough fields to help stop fire

  15-07-2018 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Crews had to work in "challenging conditions" to bring the crop fire under control.
  
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• Debenhams denies cash crunch problem

  15-07-2018 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The department store chain says credit insurers are continuing to provide cover to its suppliers.
  
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• Pride organisers apologise over ticket chaos

  15-07-2018 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds of people were denied entry to the festival at Kelvingrove Park, despite having valid tickets.
  
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• Sean Cox: Liverpool fan 'conscious' after attack

  15-07-2018 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Sean Cox, who was attacked before a Champions League game in April, is slowly recovering, according to reports.
  
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• Theresa May: Trump told me to sue the EU

  15-07-2018 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM reveals the advice the US president gave her on how to handle Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Wife-carrying race is hit at Dalriada Festival

  15-07-2018 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  It's all about tactics at Northern Ireland's only such competition - the piggy back or reverse Estonian?
  
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• Trump tees off again before leaving UK

  15-07-2018 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The US president is playing a final round of golf before flying to Finland, ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
  
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• Max Blakeley: Amateur rugby league player dies during match

  15-07-2018 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The 32-year-old player collapsed after becoming unwell at half time.
  
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• Two escape as aircraft crashes in trees near Winchester

  15-07-2018 11:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Police said the two men "walked away with only scratches" after the plane came down on farmland.
  
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• Theresa May brought in ‘establishment elite’ to DESTROY hard Brexit plan, minister reveals

  15-07-2018 11:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  THERESA May is leading a “cloak and dagger” plot by an “establishment elite” to hoodwink Britain into a soft Brexit, a former minister believes.
  
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• Woman's body recovered from sea by kayaker off Cornwall

  15-07-2018 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Witnesses reported seeing the woman "in difficulty" off Porthleven, on the south coast of Cornwall.
  
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• 'You are responsible!' Sadiq Khan admits work to stop London stabbings NOT good enough

  15-07-2018 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  SADIQ KHAN took the blame over a rise in violent crime in London by Andrew Marr, as stabbings in London have increased by 23 percent in the last year.
  
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• Sandbanks hotels redevelopment plans 'ghastly'

  15-07-2018 11:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The owners wants to replace buildings on the exclusive peninsula with flats, a hotel and apartments.
  
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• Large grass fire near Heathrow Airport extinguished

  15-07-2018 10:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Grass land the size of five football pitches was damaged by the fire
  
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• Thomas Channon is third British tourist to die at Magaluf block

  15-07-2018 09:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Thomas Channon, 18, was celebrating the end of his A-levels at the Spanish party resort.
  
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• Minister Andrew Griffiths resigns over texts to women

  15-07-2018 09:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Andrew Griffiths quits after sending messages of a sexual nature to two female constituents.
  
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• 'Caving is the last true wilderness in the UK'

  15-07-2018 08:24 via bbc.co.uk
  British cavers explain the appeal of exploring underground.
  
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• FURY as Emily Thornberry ‘pockets profits’ from house sale in DEFIANCE of Labour policy

  15-07-2018 07:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  EMILY THORNBERRY’s Oxford-educated husband defied Labour party policy when he made more than half a million pounds profit after buying a former housing association property for her brother to live in.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: PM warns 'there may be no Brexit'

  15-07-2018 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  In a piece for the Mail on Sunday, Theresa May says "we risk ending up with no Brexit at all".
  
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• Canary Islands holiday THREAT as bacteria SPREADS among tourists with risk of ‘EPIDEMIC'

  15-07-2018 06:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  DEADLY bacteria resistant to antibiotics has swarmed the Canary Islands infecting a number of tourists as fears of an epidemic on the holiday hotspot rise.
  
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• Police ‘conspired to block evidence’

  15-07-2018 05:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  SCORES of people have been wrongly convicted after police and prosecutors conspired to withhold evidence that could have cleared them, MPs have been told.
  
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• Dirty 60s syringe killed Lou

  15-07-2018 05:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rock legend Lou Reed was treated extensively with the anti-Aids drug Interferon before his death, a top American pathologist has revealed.
  
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• Veterans cut a dash on Civvy Street

  15-07-2018 05:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARMED forces veterans are being offered jobs as barbers in an employment scheme designed by a former soldier. Former Coldstream Guardsman Liam Hamilton has set up the Armour to Barber project which is organising placements at hairdressers around the UK.
  
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• Sinatra’s first wife dies at 101

  15-07-2018 05:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  NANCY SINATRA SR, the first wife of singer Frank and mother of his three children, has died aged 101.
  
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• Travel CHAOS hits north of UK as train service cancellations blamed on World Cup final

  15-07-2018 03:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  RAIL passengers in the north of the UK face further travel chaos today after Northern Rail cancelled more than 170 services due to staffing shortages because of the FIFA World Cup final.
  
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• David Davis and Boris Johnson in major ROW over timings of Brexit resignations

  15-07-2018 03:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  DAVID DAVIS and Boris Johnson are understood to be engaged in a furious argument over claims the pair attempted to coordinate the timings of their resignations, with both former ministers accusing the other of attempting to sabotage Theresa May.
  
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• Heatwave causes spike in insect bite calls to NHS

  15-07-2018 02:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Horsefly bites are painful and can lead to a skin infection that may require antibiotics, say doctors.
  
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• Nation's botanical treasures to go on display

  15-07-2018 02:58 via bbc.co.uk
  From Darwin's potato to the man who saved the daffodil. Pictures tell the story of the nation's plants.
  
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• Why one Welsh village name has more than 20 spellings

  15-07-2018 02:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Trellech, Tryleg, Trelech or Trelleck? Why one Welsh is spelt in so many different ways.
  
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• The Welsh village name with more than 20 spellings

  15-07-2018 02:38 via bbc.co.uk
  A normal village... so why is this Welsh village spelt more than 20 different ways?
  
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• Theresa gets TOUGH: MPs told to get behind May's Chequers plan or risk NO BREXIT AT ALL

  15-07-2018 02:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  THERESA May has sent a stark message to Brexit dissidents in the Commons by warning they could be left with “no Brexit at all” if they refuse to back her Chequers negotiation stance.
  
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• Africa's WWI effort recognised in new Tate Modern exhibit

  15-07-2018 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Many events have marked the centenary of World War One - but Africa has seldom rated a mention until now.
  
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• Africa's WWI effort recognised in new Tate exhibit

  15-07-2018 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Many events have marked the centenary of World War One - but Africa has seldom rated a mention until now.
  
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• Govia Thameslink Railway introduces third timetable in two months

  15-07-2018 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Govia Thameslink Railway says the interim timetable starting on Sunday will be "more reliable".
  
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• Household Cavalry: Behind the scenes at Bodney camp

  15-07-2018 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Join the mounted regiment at their annual summer camp as they swap London life for rural Norfolk.
  
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• Trump told Theresa May to SUE the EU: PM reveals 'brutal' Brexit advice from President

  15-07-2018 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  THERESA May revealed US President Donald Trump suggested she sue the European Union instead of negotiating a Brexit deal with Brussels.
  
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• Sadiq Khan baby balloon crowdfunding SMASHES target in outrage over Trump protest

  15-07-2018 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  SADIQ Khan may be forced to approve a request from protesters seeking to float a huge balloon depicting him as a giant baby after the initial crowdfunding target to have the blimp made was smashed in less than a week.
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg in unprecedented attack on ‘secretive’ May: She ALWAYS wanted soft Brexit

  15-07-2018 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  JACOB REES-MOGG has launched a scathing attack on “oddly secretive” Theresa May, accusing her of breaking the public’s trust by deceiving Leave voters over Brexit. It came as Boris Johnson, described by colleagues as feeling “utterly betrayed” by the Prime Minister, prepares to deliver a resignation speech this week criticising her Brexit plans.
  
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• Brexit plan under THREAT: EU has ‘considerable doubts’ over customs plan, MEP claims

  15-07-2018 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  THERESA May’s Brexit blueprint is under fire again after a top Brussels MEP rounded on the Prime Minister’s plans.
  
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