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• Conservative Party Deletes Tweet Claiming 'Most Vulnerable Road Users’ Need Protection From Cyclists

  12-08-2018 23:38
  The Conservative Party has deleted a tweet suggesting that new laws would
  
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• UK weather: Thunderstorm and flood warnings across UK

  12-08-2018 23:36
  Heavy showers and thunderstorms are set to hit large parts of the UK on Monday.The Met Office has issued six yellow weather warnings for Monday.The North East, North West, Yorkshire and Humber, Dumfries and Galloway, and Lothian and Borders have warnings in place until 9am.
  
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• Nicholson painting bought for £165k is 'fake'

  12-08-2018 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The still life, thought to be by artist Sir William Nicholson, failed to convince a leading expert.
  
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• Bell ringers, your country needs you for WWI centenary

  12-08-2018 22:14
  Hundreds of bell ringers are being recruited to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War in a unique way.The British and German governments are calling for church, military and other bells to ring out across the world in unison to celebrate the day the guns finally fell silent.There were 1,400 British bell ringers among the millions who lost their lives in the Great War and the hope is that 1,400 new ringers can be found.
  
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• Boris Johnson Savaged As He Dodges Burka Questions And Makes Tea For Journalists

  12-08-2018 22:02
  Boris Johnson has ducked questions over his controversial comments about women
  
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• Asher-Smith leads GB to 4x100m relay gold

  12-08-2018 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Dina Asher-Smith surges away from the field to lead Britain to 4x100m relay glory and become the first British women to win three gold medals at the same European Championships.
  
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• Boris Johnson must face full inquiry, Muslim leaders tell May

  12-08-2018 21:30
  The Muslim Council of Britain said Islamophobic incidents had spiked since Johnson’s controversial column article was published.Britain’s largest Islamic organisation will write to Theresa May on Monday demanding that Boris Johnson be subject to a full disciplinary inquiry, arguing that no one should be allowed to victimise minorities with impunity.The Muslim Council of Britain said Islamophobic incidents had spiked since Johnson’s controversial article was published a week ago
  
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• England v India: Hosts win second Test by innings and 159 runs

  12-08-2018 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  James Anderson and Stuart Broad each take four wickets as England complete an innings and 159-run win in the second Test against India.
  
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• Rochdale Murder Probe: Pensioners Among Six Arrested After Man Found Dead In Rochdale Flat

  12-08-2018 20:08
  Six people, including two pensioners, have been arrested on suspicion of
  
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• Doctors should avoid saying ‘cancer’ for minor lesions – study

  12-08-2018 20:00
  Low and intermediate-grade breast cancers, small thyroid cancers and localised prostate cancer would be better monitored than treated aggressively, doctors say.The word “cancer” should be dropped from some medical diagnoses because the term can scare people into invasive treatments they do not need, Australian and US researchers say.An analysis published by the British Medical Journal on Monday described “cancer” as particularly problematic when used to describe some thyr
  
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• Two pensioners among six arrested after body found in Rochdale home

  12-08-2018 19:57
  Two pensioners are among six people arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found at a flat in Greater Manchester.Police discovered the body of a man in his 50s at a property in Palatine Street, Rochdale, at about 10.30pm on Saturday after being called by paramedics.A murder investigation was launched and three people were initially arrested - two men aged 49 and 43, and a 44-year-old woman.
  
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• Omagh bomb service hears victims 'still suffering'

  12-08-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  A cross-community event is held ahead of the 20th anniversary of the car bombing in County Tyrone.
  
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• 112 seats switch to support UK staying in EU - poll

  12-08-2018 19:45
  More than 100 parliamentary seats that backed Brexit in the 2016 referendum have flipped to support staying in the EU, according to a major new poll.
  
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• 'Drunk' driver went up M69 the wrong way and crashed

  12-08-2018 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The driver eventually crashed into an embankment and was arrested by police.
  
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• Off-duty PC stabbed trying to stop moped robbers

  12-08-2018 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  An unarmed officer is stabbed with a kitchen knife while trying to stop four men from stealing a moped.
  
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• Three charged over Ramsgate fishing boat migrants

  12-08-2018 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men, a pregnant woman and a child were aboard the boat found drifting off the Kent coast.
  
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• LONDON BLOODBATH: Two men stabbed in broad daylight in Peckham

  12-08-2018 19:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  LONDON's violent crimewave this year has continued after two men were stabbed in broad daylight on a road in Peckham.
  
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• UK weather: Thunderstorm and flood warnings across England and Wales

  12-08-2018 19:16
  Heavy showers and thunderstorms are set to hit large parts of England and Wales.The Met Office has issued eight yellow weather warnings for Sunday and Monday.On Sunday evening, the East Midlands, North West, South West, Wales, the West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber could see a deluge.
  
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• Lewisham Stabbing: Off-Duty Police Officer Injured While Fighting Off Moped Thieves

  12-08-2018 19:06
  An off-duty police officer has been stabbed while fighting off four men trying
  
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• Guinea pigs 'fly-tipped' in East Grinstead car park

  12-08-2018 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Some of the guinea pigs escaped into the undergrowth and have not been found, the RSPCA said.
  
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• Moss Side shooting: Two children among 10 injured

  12-08-2018 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The shooting at a street party in Manchester's Moss Side is being treated as attempted murder.
  
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• How 3,000 teenagers are trying to combat London's knife crime

  12-08-2018 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  After Jake O'Neill's friend was stabbed to death, he tried to divert teenagers away from crime.
  
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• Omagh families could get justice 'if science develops'

  12-08-2018 18:30
  Thousands of exhibits from the Omagh bombing could be revisited if "technology and science develop", according to Northern Ireland's chief constable.George Hamilton said families deserve to have the evidence reassessed, as no one has ever been criminally charged with the bombing."But if evidence emerges or if technology and science develops that means that we can exploit better the over 2,000 exhibits we have in this case then we'll do that.
  
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• HS2 and the continuing north-south divide

  12-08-2018 18:21
  Regarding Simon Jenkins’ article (HS2 fails every test.This must be the end of it, 10 August), HS2 trains will serve the city centres of Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield.There are at least 20 city and town centre locations that will be served by HS2 trains from the south-east to Scotland.
  
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• Rail passengers should get automatic compensation for delays, says Which?

  12-08-2018 18:09
  Northern cancelled about 80 train services on Sunday.Rail companies are being urged to introduce automatic compensation across the whole network for passengers whose trains have been delayed or cancelled.Research from the body suggests that only 33% of passengers who are entitled to compensation actually apply for it.
  
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• Stanley Johnson: Voters should be 'grateful' for Boris's burka comments

  12-08-2018 18:03
  Boris Johnson's father has said people should be "grateful" to the former foreign secretary for putting the issue of banning the burka "on the table".The debate needed to move on from "letterboxes and so on and so forth", Mr Johnson added, because the "real issue" was whether it was "appropriate to restrict the use of the burka or the niqab in certain circumstances"."I think we should all be grateful to Boris because he's put this issue on the table," Mr Johnson said.
  
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• Off-duty officer stabbed in attempted moped robbery in Lewisham

  12-08-2018 17:54
  Police are appealing for witnesses after an off-duty officer was stabbed when he tried to stop a robbery in south London.The 37-year-old saw four men on mopeds trying to steal another moped shortly before 6pm on Saturday.According to Scotland Yard, the suspects were armed with a large kitchen knife.
  
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• Thomas Markle: Why I hung up on Prince Harry during heated telephone call

  12-08-2018 17:38
  The Duchess of Sussex's father has revealed he hung up on Prince Harry during a heated telephone conversation days before the royal wedding.
  
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• Polling guru warns pro-remain party WILL emerge as May struggles to seal the deal

  12-08-2018 17:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITISH polling guru John Curtice said he expects a new anti-Brexit centrist party to emerge amid the political chaos threatening both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Supermarkets warn no-deal Brexit would see food prices SOAR by 12 percent

  12-08-2018 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  SUPERMARKETS have warned that a no-deal Brexit would force them to hike the prices of food by a whopping 12 percent.
  
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• Brexit no-deal WARNING: Supermarkets warn food prices could SOAR by 12 percent

  12-08-2018 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  SUPERMARKETS have warned that a no-deal Brexit would force them to hike the prices of food by a whopping 12 percent.
  
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• LONDON CRIMEWAVE: Brave off-duty police officer stabbed while fighting off robbers

  12-08-2018 17:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  LONDON'S crimewave continues after an off-duty police officer was stabbed while fighting off a group of would-be moped robbers in Lewisham.
  
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• Manchester shooting: Moss Side incident treated as 'attempted multiple murder'

  12-08-2018 17:06
  Police have launched an investigation into "attempted multiple murder" after 10 people were hurt when shots were fired overnight in the Moss Side area of Manchester.Police believe a shotgun was used in the attack, which left victims with predominantly pellet-based leg injuries.One man was said to be in a serious but stable condition with leg injuries.
  
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• Donald Trump Responds To N-Word Accusations In Typically Grown-Up Manner

  12-08-2018 16:46
  Donald Trump has responded to allegations he is a "racist" and tapes exist of
  
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• British tourist, 23, dies after Ibiza 'fight'

  12-08-2018 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Authorities in the resort of San Antonio are investigating the death, the Foreign Office say.
  
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• Ulster Grand Prix motorcycle racer Fabrice Miguet has 'un-survivable injuries'

  12-08-2018 15:40
  A motorbike racer who crashed in Saturday's Ulster Grand Prix remains on life-support but has sustained "un-survivable injuries".Fabrice Miguet, a 49-year-old from Normandy, France, was injured in the Superstock race on Saturday.Organisers of the the grand prix, held every year at Dundrod Circuit in Northern Ireland, said he underwent surgery but that "the medical expectation is that he has sustained injures that are un-survivable".
  
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• Traveller crackdown: Tory MPs urge new law to move camps on QUICKLY

  12-08-2018 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  CONSERVATIVE MPs are pushing for a new law to make trespassing a criminal offence to stop travellers living on private land. MPs said the new law would enable police officers to swiftly handle unauthorised encampments on private or public land, speeding up the current powers that are often time consuming.
  
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• Man stabbed in two Suffolk attacks on same day

  12-08-2018 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Three people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and another on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.
  
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• 'Elba, Idris Elba': Star's tweet stokes James Bond rumours

  12-08-2018 15:18
  Idris Elba has posted a cryptic tweet, fuelling speculation he could be the next James Bond.The actor posted a filtered selfie - only featuring the top part of his face - with the words "my name's Elba, Idris Elba".New rumours emerged this week amid reports that Bond producer Barbara Broccoli said it was now "time" for a black actor to take the role.
  
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• 'I thought lap dancing was empowering - but it wasn't'

  12-08-2018 15:06
  Sammy Woodhouse became a victim in the Rotherham sex-grooming scandal aged 14 and began working in lap dancing clubs four years later.At the time, girls might be getting a lot of compliments, it might make them feel great, they're earning money but that's very short-lived.
  
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• UK Weather Forecast: Thunderstorms And Flooding On Their Way As British Summer Finally Arrives

  12-08-2018 14:42
  Thunderstorms are set to bring "intense downpours" to parts of Britain
  
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• Drayton Manor Theme Park 'may face charges' over death of girl

  12-08-2018 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Evha Jannath, 11, died when she fell from the splash canyon ride at Drayton Manor in May last year.
  
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• Cornwall hit by 'tourist overcrowding' amid UK heatwave

  12-08-2018 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Visit Cornwall has actively stopped promoting some beaches because they are proving too popular.
  
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• Splits deepen over Johnson's burqa comments

  12-08-2018 13:56
  Former British foreign minister Boris Johnson returned from his summer holiday to face both criticism and support over his remarks about burqas, amid deepening divisions in Britain's ruling Conservative Party on Sunday.Johnson, seen as the biggest threat to Prime Minister Theresa May's struggling leadership, has become a lightning rod for discontent within the party after a newspaper column in which he said Muslim women who wear burqas look like letter boxes or bank robbers.Under the headline "B
  
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• Sajid Javid Suggests Jeremy Corbyn Should Go Over Wreath Pictures Row

  12-08-2018 13:53
  The Home Secretary has suggested that Jeremy Corbyn should quit as Labour
  
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• Ulster Grand Prix biker Fabrice Miguet sustains 'un-survivable injuries'

  12-08-2018 13:39
  A motorbike racer who crashed in yesterday's Ulster Grand Prix remains on life-support but has sustained "un-survivable injuries".
  
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• Idris Elba stokes Bond rumours with 007-style tweet

  12-08-2018 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The actor's given the biggest hint yet that he might be in line to take on the role of James Bond.
  
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• Christine Hamilton axed from charity over burka tweet

  12-08-2018 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Muscular Dystrophy UK severs links with Christine Hamilton after she compared burkas to KKK hoods.
  
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• B&Q and Homebase could PULL weedkiller from shelves - DIY stores carry out safety review

  12-08-2018 12:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  TWO of Britain’s biggest DIY chains are reviewing their weedkiller range after a man with terminal cancer successfully sued a manufacturer in the US.
  
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• VS Naipaul dies: Tributes for Nobel Prize winning author ‘one of the greatest of our time’

  12-08-2018 12:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  SIR VS Naipaul has died aged 85 sparking tributes from literary figures to the outspoken writer. The Trinidad-born British writer penned more than 30 novels over his lifetime and was famously outspoken on politics, religion and literature.
  
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