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• Henry Moore watercolour sketch found among Nazi art hoard

  26-08-2018 23:55
  A watercolour sketch by British sculptor Henry Moore has been identified among a hoard of Nazi art housed in Switzerland's Museum of Fine Art.The sketch was among 1,500 works found in Germany in 2012 that had belonged to art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt.
  
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• Theresa May to make first trip to sub-Saharan Africa by UK leader in five years

  26-08-2018 23:30
  Theresa May will take a 29-member trade delegation with her on her three-day trip.Theresa May will become the first British leader in five years to visit sub-Saharan Africa this week, making a three-day trip that includes meetings with the presidents of South Africa, Nigeria and Keyna.The prime minister will bring a trade delegation with her on a chartered RAF Voyager in an attempt to boost Britain’s post-Brexit export prospects, although she comes at a time when the government has been ac
  
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• Barely Anyone Showed Up To See The Pope's Mass In Ireland

  26-08-2018 22:50
  Some half a million people had been expected to witness the Papal Mass in
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has returned to Iran prison

  26-08-2018 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The British-Iranian mother chose to return to jail "with her head held high", her husband says.
  
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• Jacksonville Landing Shooting Sees 'Multiple Fatalities' At Computer Game Tournament

  26-08-2018 21:04
  Four people have been killed and at least 10 wounded in a mass shooting at a
  
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• Four Dead In Mass Shooting At Computer Game Tournament In Florida

  26-08-2018 21:04
  Four people are dead and at least 10 wounded in a mass shooting at a computer
  
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• Payday lender Wonga 'close to collapse'

  26-08-2018 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The company is considering "all options" after struggling with a spike in compensation claims.
  
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• Chemical alert after man found dead in Bath

  26-08-2018 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A man in his 20s is found dead at a property in Bath, prompting a chemical alert.
  
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• Bank holiday weekend washout: Wet and windy weather across UK

  26-08-2018 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Wet and windy weather hits sporting and music events ahead of predicted sunshine on Monday.
  
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• UK sunny spells forecast after wet bank holiday weekend

  26-08-2018 19:53
  People make their way to Notting Hill carnival in London.Warmer temperatures and sunny spells are forecast for Monday after heavy rain dampened the bank holiday weekend across much of the UK on Sunday.Highs of 21C (69.8F) are expected after a bright start to the day, although clouds will develop later on, with most parts – particularly southern and eastern areas – set for a dry, breezy day.
  
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• Cruel “shock collars” used to control cats and dogs to be banned - Mirror.co.uk

  26-08-2018 19:51 via mirror.co.uk
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  Cruel “shock collars” used to control cats and dogs to be banned
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  Cruel “shock collars” used to control cats and dogs are to be banned, the Government will announce today. Environment Secretary Michael Gove said a consultation overwhelmingly backed outlawing the collars which cause “harm and suffering” and can ...and more »
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon: 'No legal basis' to suspend Alex Salmond

  26-08-2018 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon responds to calls to suspend her predecessor from the party amid harassment claims.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival: Revellers party through rain

  26-08-2018 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Thousands of performers take to the streets for Notting Hill Carnival's Family Day.
  
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• Couple who died in Egypt hotel 'killed by something in their room', says daughter

  26-08-2018 19:14
  John and Susan Cooper, from Burnley, Lancashire, died on Tuesday morning while on holiday at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in Hurghada with their daughter and her child.An inspection of the couple's hotel room revealed there were no toxic or harmful gas emissions or leaks, prosecutor Nabil Sadeq said.The deaths of the couple, aged 69 and 63, prompted tour operator Thomas Cook to evacuate 301 of its customers from the hotel as a "precautionary measure".
  
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• Donald Trump's Tribute To John McCain Called Out By Fox News Analyst

  26-08-2018 18:38
  A senior political analyst for Fox News, Donald Trump's favourite news
  
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• The GCSE system is bottom of the class

  26-08-2018 18:29
  A 9 in 2018 is now the top GCSE grade if you live in England, but was the bottom grade previously (Tougher GCSEs hit the mark as 16-year-olds get improved grades, 24 August).If you took English or Maths GCSE last year, 9 was the top grade, but it wasn’t for any other subject.Some boards, plus Northern Ireland and Wales have retained A-C pass grades.
  
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• Bodies of missing fishermen found by Norfolk coastguard

  26-08-2018 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The search for two missing North Sea fishermen is called off after bodies are discovered.
  
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• British-Iranian aid worker returns to jail after temporary release - husband

  26-08-2018 18:27
  A detained British-Iranian aid worker sentenced to five years in jail in Iran was returned to prison on Sunday after a request to extend her three-day temporary release was rejected, her husband said.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested in April 2016 at a Tehran airport as she was heading back to Britain with her two-year-old daughter after a family visit.Iranian authorities and her lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.
  
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• Govt lays bare consequences of 'no deal' to British people

  26-08-2018 18:20
  Government papers on a "no-deal" Brexit have raised fears for shoppers, farmers, businesses, NHS patients and UK expats.
  
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• 'No deal' Brexit could impact 2019 Grand National, says British Horseracing Authority

  26-08-2018 18:13
  Next year's Grand National might see an absence of Irish jockeys and horses if the UK leaves the EU without a Brexit deal, according to horseracing authorities.The annual showpiece event at Aintree racecourse, Liverpool, will take place little more than a week after the UK's formal departure from the EU on 29 March, 2019.The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has voiced fears the race could be affected in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit, if the European Commission rejects UK efforts to keep the
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival crowds defy London rain for annual celebration

  26-08-2018 18:09
  LONDON (Reuters) - London's famous Notting Hill Carnival transformed the streets into a sea of colour and sound on Sunday as revellers joined one of Europe's largest open-air parties in their thousands despite heavy rain in the British capital.
  
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• Bodies of two fishermen found after three are rescued in North Sea by passing cruise ship

  26-08-2018 18:04
  Ships and rescuers have been called off their search for two sailors after their bodies were found off the east coast of England after a fishing boat sank.Three other fishermen were rescued alive from a life raft by a cruise ship, prompting passengers to applaud as they were brought on board.Aimee Rampton, the coastguard operations controller, said: "The helicopter located the bodies of the missing crew near the sunken fishing vessel wreckage.
  
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• Could Stephen Port have been stopped? Questions haunt victims' families

  26-08-2018 18:00
  Jack Taylor’s family speak to the media at the Old Bailey in 2016.Donna Taylor was on the phone to her mother, both of them worried that her brother had not been home for two days, when police officers arrived at her parents’ front door.Because you know what that scream is,” recalled Donna.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns to Iranian prison after failed bid to extend temporary release

  26-08-2018 17:59
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has returned to prison in Iran after failing in a bid to have her temporary release extended, her husband has said.The British-Iranian mother was allowed out of her cell this week and was able to spend time with her young daughter Gabriella, who is staying with family in Tehran.Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in April 2016 for "plotting to overthrow the Iranian regime" and was convicted last year despite her denials, with her family - from Hampstead, north London - c
  
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• Norwich goalkeeper's shirts 'found in Australian charity shop'

  26-08-2018 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Shirts possibly worn by an obscure ex-Norwich City goalkeeper turn up in an Australian charity shop.
  
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• 'Funding secured' for Galileo satellite alternative as government readies post-Brexit space race with EU

  26-08-2018 17:07
  Philip Hammond has signed-off on funding for the UK to develop its own satellite navigation system if it is excluded from the EU's Galileo project following Brexit, according to reports.The Treasury has committed as much as £100m to "map out plans for a post-Brexit UK satellite system", The Sunday Telegraph reported.Brussels has insisted that the UK cannot remain a full member of the Galileo system for security reasons following its departure from the EU.
  
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• Liam Gallagher denies 'grabbing girlfriend Debbie Gwyther by throat'

  26-08-2018 16:44
  Musician Liam Gallagher and his girlfriend Debbie Gwyther have both denied allegations he grabbed her by the throat in a late-night incident.The former Oasis frontman said he has "never put my hands on any woman in a vicious manner", while Gwyther attacked a "pack of lies".The Sun reported that Gallagher, 45, had "lost control" during an argument with his partner at London's Chiltern Firehouse hotel and restaurant, a favourite celebrity hangout.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns to Iranian jail after temporary release

  26-08-2018 16:41
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has returned to prison in Iran after a bid to extend her temporary release was rejected, her husband has said.Earlier on Sunday, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe went to see the deputy prosecutor with her lawyer and was told she would not need to return to Evin prison immediately.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Denied Extension To Temporary Release

  26-08-2018 16:36
  Charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has not been granted an extension to
  
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• Egypt hotel deaths: Daughter recalls parents' death

  26-08-2018 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The daughter of a British couple who died on an Egyptian holiday has spoken about the ordeal.
  
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• Murder inquiry opened as man 'senselessly' dies after Deptford stabbing

  26-08-2018 16:02
  A murder investigation has been launched following a fatal stabbing in south London, as the capital continues to suffer a high rate of violence.A young man was stabbed in Deptford on Saturday night and later died in hospital.In the latest incident, which takes the number of inquiries above 100, officers were called around 11.45pm on Saturday to reports of a man found unresponsive at the junction between Creek Road and Deptford Church Street.
  
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• Irish foreign minister says no-deal Brexit 'very, very unlikely'

  26-08-2018 15:50
  It is "very, very unlikely" that Britain will crash out of the European Union next year without an exit deal with the bloc, Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Sunday."I have said and I continue to say that I believe a no-deal Brexit is very, very unlikely," Coveney told Irish state broadcaster RTE, when asked about the publication by the British government last week of planning for a possible no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Galileo: Funding pledge for UK rival to EU sat-nav system

  26-08-2018 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's own satellite navigation system project is to get a £92m boost, an official tells the BBC.
  
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• Egypt hotel deaths: 'Something in room killed my parents'

  26-08-2018 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Their daughter describes how she found her parents critically ill in their hotel room.
  
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• Vince Cable to push for radical reforms before quitting Lib Dems

  26-08-2018 15:22
  The latest Guardian/ICM poll has Vince Cable’s party at 8% of the vote.Vince Cable has told his MPs he will not remain Liberal Democrat leader for the long term, but hopes to push through radical reform of his party’s rulebook before stepping aside.Cable is due to make a speech on 7 September, a week before party members gather for their annual conference in Brighton.
  
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• Vince Cable to push for radical reforms before quitting as Lib Dem leader

  26-08-2018 15:22
  The latest Guardian/ICM poll has Vince Cable’s party at 8% of the vote.Vince Cable has told his MPs he will not remain Liberal Democrat leader in the long term, but hopes to push through radical reform of his party’s rulebook before stepping aside.Cable is due to make a speech on 7 September, a week before party members gather for their annual conference in Brighton.
  
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• UK Somali teenagers taken 'on holiday' and forced into marriage

  26-08-2018 14:25
  The country has more cases of forced marriage than India.British Somali teenagers are being taken back to their parents’ homeland under the pretence of a holiday and then kept in detention centres before being forced into marriages, it can be revealed.Under the practice of dhaqan celis – loosely translated as “the rehabilitation community” – Somali children and teenagers are routinely taken to the African nation.
  
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• Wonga on brink of collapse after customer compensation claims deluge

  26-08-2018 14:02
  Wonga, the payday lender which was once one of Britain's fastest-growing consumer finance companies, is on the brink of collapse this weekend following a deluge of customer compensation claims.Sky News has learnt that the company has lined up Grant Thornton, the professional services firm, to act as administrator if its board decides in the coming weeks that it is unable to avoid becoming insolvent.Sources close to Wonga said that it could appoint Grant Thornton as soon as this week.
  
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• Bank holiday weekend is a washout for much of Britain

  26-08-2018 14:01
  People make their way to Notting Hill carnival in London.The bank holiday weekend is proving a washout for many, with barbecues and outdoor events hastily brought under shelter, and the first revellers at the Notting Hill carnival adding raincoats to their feathers and glitter.Bands of heavy rain and strong winds moved across the country, and temperatures struggled to get above 14C or 15C in many places, less than half the tropical heat of a few weeks ago.
  
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• Bank holiday weather is a washout for much of Britain

  26-08-2018 14:01
  People make their way to Notting Hill carnival in London.The bank holiday weekend is proving a washout for many, with barbecues and outdoor events hastily brought under shelter, and the first revellers at the Notting Hill carnival adding raincoats to their feathers and glitter.Bands of heavy rain and strong winds moved across the country, and temperatures struggled to get above 14c or 15c in many places, less than half the tropical heat of a few weeks ago.
  
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• Have people inspected at Irish border after Brexit, says Rees-Mogg

  26-08-2018 13:29
  Jacob Rees-Mogg has previously been criticised for saying he did not need to visit Northern Ireland to understand the border issue.Jacob Rees-Mogg has sparked a fresh row about the status of the Irish border after Brexit after a video emerged in which he suggests a return to checks “as we had during the Troubles”.“Ireland would not be a free for all.
  
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• 'Have people inspected' at Irish border after Brexit, says Rees-Mogg

  26-08-2018 13:29
  Jacob Rees-Mogg has previously been criticised for saying he did not need to visit Northern Ireland to understand the border issue.Jacob Rees-Mogg has sparked a fresh row about the status of the Irish border after Brexit after a video emerged in which he suggests a return to checks “as we had during the Troubles”.“Ireland would not be a free for all.
  
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• Two of four stolen giant tortoises found in Dorset

  26-08-2018 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Blastoise and Jeffery were found, but the other two - Squirtle and Wartortle - are still missing.
  
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• Thomas Cook vows to 'get to the bottom' of British couple's deaths in Egypt hotel

  26-08-2018 12:59
  Thomas Cook's chief executive has vowed to "get to the bottom" of what caused the deaths of a British couple at a hotel in Egypt.John and Susan Cooper, from Burnley, Lancashire, died on Tuesday morning while on holiday at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in Hurghada with their daughter and her three children.An inspection of the couple's hotel room revealed there were no toxic or harmful gas emissions or leaks, prosecutor Nabil Sadeq said.
  
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• Paul Gascoigne arrested at train station on suspicion of sexual assault

  26-08-2018 12:44
  England football legend Paul Gascoigne has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.The 51-year-old was held by police at Durham railway station following allegations a woman was touched inappropriately on a CrossCountry service from York.Gascoigne, from Gateshead, has been released while officers continue to investigate the incident on Monday evening.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2018: Police to use stop and search powers in violence crackdown

  26-08-2018 12:21
  Police have imposed an order which allows them to use stop and search powers in a bid to crack down on violence at Notting Hill Carnival.The Metropolitan Police said it would be imposing the Section 60 order across the annual event's geographic area between 9am and 11.59pm on Sunday.This means police are able to search people they believe may be carrying offensive weapons or in anticipation of violence.
  
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• Daughter: 'Something suspicious' caused parents' deaths

  26-08-2018 12:00
  Daughter: 'Something suspicious' caused parents' deaths
  
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• Thomas Cook vows to 'get to the bottom' of couple's deaths in Egypt hotel

  26-08-2018 11:44
  Thomas Cook's chief executive has vowed to "get to the bottom" of what caused the deaths of a British couple at a hotel in Egypt.John Cooper, 69, and Susan Cooper, 63, from Burnley, Lancashire, died on Tuesday morning while on holiday at the resort in Hurghada with their daughter and her three children.An inspection of the couple's hotel room revealed there were no toxic or harmful gas emissions or leaks, prosecutor Nabil Sadeq said.
  
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• Cycle helmets should be compulsory, Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas says

  26-08-2018 10:47
  Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas wants helmets to be compulsory for cyclists - putting him at odds with leading cycling campaigners.The 32-year-old, who rode to glory with Team Sky last month, believes cyclists have "no reason not to" wear a helmet on UK roads.Unlike for motorcyclists or moped drivers, there is no compulsion in UK law for cyclists to wear a helmet while out on the roads, despite it being recommended under the Highway Code.
  
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• Singer Phoebe Austin, 13, makes first music video

  26-08-2018 09:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The teenager wants her music to help youngsters deal with their emotions.
  
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