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• London fire: Blaze by Heathrow Airport sends HUGE cloud of smoke into sky

  21-07-2018 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  A HUGE fire has broken out near Heathrow Airport, sending thick clouds of smoke billowing near the runway.
  
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• Alesha MacPhail funeral: Tributes paid to 'special little girl', 6, killed in Isle of Bute

  21-07-2018 15:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE father of murdered six-year-old Alesha MacPhail today carried his daughter to her final resting place in a tiny pink coffin where hundreds of devastated mourners paid tribute to the “bright and bubbly” schoolgirl.
  
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• Mourners wear pink for Alesha farewell

  21-07-2018 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds gather in North Lanarkshire for the funeral of the six-year-old killed on the Isle of Bute.
  
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• Sir Tom Jones 'determined' to return to performing

  21-07-2018 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The Welsh singer called off four shows this week as he is in hospital with a "bacterial infection".
  
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• Wolverhampton shooting: Police begin murder inquiry

  21-07-2018 10:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Police were called to a Wolverhampton street after reports of gunshots on Friday.
  
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• Nine activists defending the Earth from violent assault

  21-07-2018 10:00 via theguardian.com
  On a planet of billions, nine represent the strong minority battling murder in the global corruption of land rightsIndividually, they are stories of courage and tragedy. Together, they tell a tale of a natural world under ever more violent assault.The portraits in this series are of nine people who are risking their lives to defend the land and environment in some of the planet’s most remote or conflict-riven regions. Continue reading...
  
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• The secret pavement code that helps me get around

  21-07-2018 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Have you ever noticed the lumps and bumps on our pavements? They're vital for partially sighted people.
  
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• Declan McKenna: My 12 months on the road

  21-07-2018 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The 19-year-old looks back on a year of touring the world and explains how he's approaching the follow-up to his debut.
  
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• Oldbury chemical leak: Homes evacuated due to ammonia

  21-07-2018 02:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Firefighters said half-a-tonne of ammonia is believed to be leaking on an industrial estate.
  
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• Whitley Bay's Spanish City restored to former glory

  21-07-2018 02:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The architects used historical images and drawings as reference where original details had been lost.
  
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• UK Heatwave 2018: The winners and losers

  21-07-2018 02:16 via bbc.co.uk
  There are, as with most things in life, pros and cons to the hot weather - here are some of the winners and losers of the season.
  
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• Sooty at 70: Magic, water pistols and enduring popularity

  21-07-2018 02:14 via bbc.co.uk
  How a glove puppet went from Blackpool's North Pier to much-loved screen star.
  
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• The celebrities 'banned' from the prime minister's party

  21-07-2018 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  What an annotated guest list for a party at Number 10 reveals about Denis Thatcher.
  
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• Lovell lights: turning a telescope into an art installation

  21-07-2018 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  How the giant Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank is transformed into a 3,200 tonne art installation.
  
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• Mourners to wear pink for Alesha farewell

  21-07-2018 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The funeral for the six-year-old killed on the Isle of Bute will take place later in North Lanarkshire.
  
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• 'That is it!' Tory MP delivers BRILLIANT Brexit speech Theresa May should give NOW

  21-07-2018 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXITEER Bob Stewart delivered the perfect Brexit speech as he called on Theresa May to toughen up against the EU in the Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: Britain's Brexit plan 'savaged by EU'

  21-07-2018 00:29 via bbc.co.uk
  PM Theresa May's plan for Brexit being criticised by the EU makes Saturday's front pages.
  
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