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• Boats collide over scallop fishing

  28-08-2018 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  French and British fishing fleets have come to blows over when they can catch scallops.
  
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• Labour NEC Set To Agree Jewish Community Demands To Adopt International Definition Of Anti-Semitism

  28-08-2018 22:50
  Labour will try to defuse its damaging row over anti-semitism by adopting an
  
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• Labour NEC Set To Adopt International Definition Of Anti-Semitism

  28-08-2018 22:50
  Labour will try to defuse its damaging row over anti-semitism by adopting an
  
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• Mother and daughter murdered in Solihull were 'on the phone to police' as attack unfolded

  28-08-2018 22:49
  A mother and daughter who were victims of a double murder were on the phone to police as the attack unfolded, detectives have said.Raneem Oudeh, 22, made multiple calls to emergency services on the night she was killed alongside her mother Khaola Saleem, 49.Police struggled to locate the pair until a later call where the "situation escalated" and officers were dispatched, arriving "within minutes".
  
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• How Britons would vote in second EU referendum 'not the issue', Theresa May says

  28-08-2018 20:44
  Theresa May has repeatedly refused to say whether she would back Brexit now, claiming how people would vote in a referendum on the final deal is "not the issue".The prime minister ruled out answering any "hypothetical questions" when quizzed by Sky News on her support for Brexit during a trip to South Africa.Asked whether she would now vote to leave the EU, the former Remain supporter said: "We're not in the business of having a second referendum on Brexit.
  
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• Former UK chief rabbi calls opposition leader Corbyn an anti-Semite

  28-08-2018 20:36
  Britain's former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks has called Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semite and said comments about Zionists he made five years ago were the most offensive by a senior UK politician in half a century.Labour has been battling accusations of anti-Semitism for months, and Corbyn has previously apologised for what he has described as "pockets" of anti-Semitism in his party.Sacks, who was Britain's chief rabbi from 1991 to 2013, accused Corbyn of having "given support
  
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• GMB asks members for views on Brexit deal People's Vote

  28-08-2018 20:21
  Protestors take part in the People’s Vote demonstration against Brexit on June 23, 2018 in London, England.The GMB trade union is polling its members about Brexit, as Labour campaigners for a second referendum look to trade unions to exert pressure on the leadership in the run-up to next month’s party conference.Brexit is likely to be a contentious issue when Labour members gather in Liverpool.
  
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• PM refuses to say if she would back Brexit now

  28-08-2018 20:10
  Theresa May ruled out answering 'hypothetical questions' when quizzed by Sky News on her support for Brexit.
  
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• Hampden or Murrayfield - which will it be?

  28-08-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The Scottish FA will meet on Wednesday to determine where Scotland will play their fixtures from 2020. Will it be Hampden or Murrayfield?
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn is an anti-Semite, ex-chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks claims

  28-08-2018 19:47
  The UK's former chief rabbi has called Jeremy Corbyn an "anti-Semite", saying he gives support to "racists, terrorists and dealers of hate".Lord Jonathan Sacks, a crossbench peer who was the Commonwealth chief rabbi from 1991-2013, said the Labour leader's comments on British Zionists were the most offensive made by a senior UK politician since Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech in 1968.Lord Sacks made the remarks after footage emerged of Mr Corbyn attacking British Zionists who had criticise
  
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• 'Game-changing' scans could predict heart attacks, study says

  28-08-2018 19:19
  Researchers have come up with a new form of medical scan which could predict heart attacks and prevent them from happening.The technology works by analysing fatty tissue surrounding the coronary arteries, flagging up potential problems and enabling the early detection of inflammations that are the leading cause of heart attacks.More than 100,000 people die from a heart attack or related stroke each year in the UK, and they are the two of the biggest overall causes of death worldwide, but the exp
  
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• Reality Check: How much crime do gangs commit?

  28-08-2018 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Iain Duncan Smith launches a report on tackling gang violence.
  
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• How Britons would vote in second EU referendum 'not the issue', May says

  28-08-2018 19:09
  Theresa May has repeatedly refused to say whether she would back Brexit now, claiming how people would vote in a referendum on the final deal is "not the issue".The prime minister ruled out answering any "hypothetical questions" when quizzed by Sky News on her support for Brexit during a trip to South Africa.Asked whether she would now vote to leave the EU, the former Remain supporter said: "We're not in the business of having a second referendum on Brexit.
  
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• Centre-ground politics too often misdefined

  28-08-2018 18:50
  ‘The only political will to change the status quo comes from Jeremy Corbyn,’ writes Diane Reay.Many of us in the Labour party are desperate to see a fairer world, and for a significant number Jeremy Corbyn represents hope and the possibility of a more socially just society.
  
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• Is abolishing the private school system the answer to inequality?

  28-08-2018 18:49
  Melissa Benn’s piece on the pernicious impact of private schools, while excellent, still underestimates the problem (How do we end the class divide?, Long read, 24 August).Given gift aid, as well as the donor’s tax break, the government is chipping in £4,000 towards the private student’s privilege there.My child is in a state school where the spending is £4,019.26 per child per year.
  
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• Widow shares heartbreaking appeal to find book with late husband’s inscription

  28-08-2018 18:48
  Even Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has responded to the appeal Ali Payne posted on Twitter.
  
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• Pope Faces Pressure Over Tuam Babies In Mass Grave

  28-08-2018 18:27
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• Two police officers kicked and heckled by crowd as they arrest suspect in McDonald's

  28-08-2018 18:18
  Footage has emerged of the moment two police officers were kicked and heckled as they arrested a man for fighting customers at a McDonald's.
  
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• David Beckham to go on trial after being charged with speeding in Bentley

  28-08-2018 18:03
  David Beckham is to go on trial for allegedly speeding in west London earlier this year.The former England footballer is accused of driving a Bentley at 59mph in a 40mph zone on the A40 in Paddington on 23 January.If Beckham is found guilty he could receive three points on his licence and have to pay a fine of up to £1,000.
  
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• 8 things Theresa May’s dancing has been compared with

  28-08-2018 18:03
  From an English footballer to apocalyptic robots.
  
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• Theresa May indicates she would fight a Boris Johnson leadership bid

  28-08-2018 18:00
  Theresa May indicated she would seek to fight off any leadership challenge from Boris Johnson and suggested she would lead the Conservatives into the next general election as she repeated a promise to lead the party “for the long term”.The prime minister said she was in politics “to deliver for the British people” and told journalists she would highlight housing, healthcare and other non-Brexit domestic issues in a relaunch at next month’s party conference in Birmin
  
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• Brexit: EU citizens seek judicial review over access to Home Office records

  28-08-2018 17:57
  EU citizens lobbying MPs to guarantee their post-Brexit rights.The groups seeking the judicial review say they have no option because the government refused to listen to their concerns.Campaigners for the rights of EU citizens settled in the UK have started legal proceedings against the government over new laws that prevent them from accessing their Home Office records.
  
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• Money Launderer Who Bought Dad A House After 'Winning Lottery 123 Times' Ordered To Repay £500,000

  28-08-2018 17:50
  The father of a convicted money launderer bought a £412,000 house with money
  
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• Home Office offered bonuses to Windrush firm, documents reveal

  28-08-2018 17:30
  Sajid Javid has declined requests to allow wrongly detained Windrush citizens to see the Capita files.The private company that detained and removed Britons from the Windrush generation had an incentivised Home Office contract that paid extra money if it deported more people, according to newly released documents.The information, sent to a parliamentary committee investigating the Windrush scandal, shows that the Home Office’s contract with Capita gave the company a bonus payment of 2.5% on
  
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• Solihull murders: Victim and suspect 'argued a lot', neighbour says

  28-08-2018 17:27
  A man suspected of a double murder in Solihull had "argued a lot" with one of the victims, a neighbour has said.Police are currently searching for Janbaz Tarin, 21, over the killings of his former partner, Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother, Khaola Saleem, 49.Neighbour Sarah Hollis described victim Ms Oudeh, who had a two-year-old son, as a "lovely woman".
  
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• Flips and tricks at Youth Urban Games

  28-08-2018 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Seventy people competed at the event, which was held in Glasgow at the weekend.
  
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• Corbyn's comments most offensive since Enoch Powell, says ex-chief rabbi

  28-08-2018 17:07
  Former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks has called Jeremy Corbyn an antisemite, saying the Labour leader’s comment about Zionists at a 2013 conference was the most offensive statement by a senior UK politician since Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” speech.In an interview with the New Statesman, Sacks, who was the UK’s chief rabbi from 1991 to 2013, said Corbyn had “given support to racists, terrorists and dealers of hate who want to kill Jews and remove Israel from
  
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• Leading Heart Surgeon Marjan Jahangiri Wins High Court Battle Over Ban From Hospital

  28-08-2018 17:04
  A leading heart surgeon excluded from working at a hospital pending a
  
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• There’s an explanation behind the mysterious glow lighting up the skies

  28-08-2018 16:57
  This time the strange hue was spotted above Greater Manchester but it has been seen elsewhere.
  
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• Why is there a children’s song about a baby shark in the official charts?

  28-08-2018 16:56
  The aptly named Baby Shark has been has over 1.6 billion views on YouTube.
  
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• Inspector 'urges' public to help trace murder

  28-08-2018 16:55
  Detective Inspector Caroline Corfield: "We've been working flat out to apprehend Tarin since the early hours of this morning"
  
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• Gary Cahill and Jamie Vardy quit England duty after World Cup campaign

  28-08-2018 16:55
  Chelsea defender Gary Cahill and Leicester striker Jamie Vardy have called time on their England careers by stepping away from international football.Both were part of the Three Lions' World Cup campaign in Russia this summer, in which Gareth Southgate's team finished fourth.Vardy, 31, has been a regular in England squads since May 2015, making his debut as a substitute against the Republic of Ireland in June of that year.
  
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• Are you wearing a wedding ring, Ed?

  28-08-2018 16:50
  Ed Sheeran has told Sky News that the speculation about the ring on his finger is an engagement ring.
  
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• Makers of The Crown reveals Prince Philip's new look as Tobias Menzies takes over

  28-08-2018 16:48
  The makers of The Crown have given fans a sneak preview of how Tobias Menzies will look in the role of Prince Philip.Menzies, best known for his roles in Game of Thrones and Outlander, will be taking over from former Doctor Who Matt Smith.Claire Foy is stepping down as Queen Elizabeth and being replaced by Broadchurch star Olivia Coleman.
  
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• Egypt Thomas Cook Hotel Deaths: Official Confirms ‘Strange Odour’ In John And Susan Cooper’s Room

  28-08-2018 16:47
  The governor in charge of the Red Sea resort where two British tourists died
  
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• Police briefly evacuate area near London's Canary Wharf

  28-08-2018 16:45
  LONDON (Reuters) - Police said they had stood down an investigation at South Quay station near London's Canary Wharf financial district after buildings and a footbridge were briefly evacuated in a security scare on Tuesday.
  
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• Has Ed wed? Sheeran may have secretly got married to Cherry Seaborn

  28-08-2018 16:45
  Ed Sheeran has added to speculation over whether he has already tied the knot with his fiancee.The 27-year-old announced his engagement to childhood friend Cherry Seaborn in January but has been tight-lipped ever since.On the red carpet for the Brits in February, he told Sky News the ring on his wedding finger was his engagement ring.
  
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• Aston Martin roars onto London stock market with £5bn float

  28-08-2018 16:40
  Aston Martin, the luxury car-maker‎, will turn the ignition key on its long-awaited £5bn stock market listing this week in one of the City's most prominent public offerings for years.Sky News can exclusively reveal that James Bond's favourite car marque will announce alongside interim results on Wednesday that it intends to list on the London Stock Exchange in the autumn.The formal launch of its initial public offering (IPO), which will involve the sale of roughly £1bn of shares
  
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• Anti-social commuters: Your tales of bad travel etiquette

  28-08-2018 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Readers share their stories of the most irritating etiquette they have witnessed on public transport.
  
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• Is A 'No Deal' Brexit Now More Likely? Key Questions Answered

  28-08-2018 16:33
  Theresa May has reassured Brits that no Brexit deal "wouldn't be the end of
  
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• Q&A: What next for Northern Ireland after a record 589 days adrift?

  28-08-2018 16:31
  Stormont in Belfast: the Northern Ireland secretary and civil servants are keeping government departments operational .Northern Ireland has marked 589 days without a fully functioning, elected government, surpassing Belgium’s record.Protesters using the hashtag #WeDeserveBetter have demanded restoration of the power-sharing executive.
  
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• Londoners welcome re-introduction of public drinking-water fountains

  28-08-2018 16:18
  Baked by a blazing summer and keen to reduce their use of plastic bottles, Londoners are welcoming a scheme to re-introduce drinking-water fountains across the British capital.Four have already been installed and one of them, off 1960s fashion hotspot Carnaby Street, has been used more than 10,000 times a month this summer, the office of London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Tuesday.Public drinking fountains were common in London as long ago as the Victorian era but have long since made way for plasti
  
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• Police Probe Launched After Sikh Temple Attacked With Suspected Firebomb

  28-08-2018 16:01
  Police have launched an investigation after a suspected petrol bomb was pushed
  
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• Man appears in court accused of knife attacks on two lone women in east London

  28-08-2018 15:58
  A man has appeared in court accused of stabbing two lone women in attacks in east London.Ivor Collingwood-Williams, 36, is alleged to have knifed the pair in the street close to his home in Bow.The alleged unprovoked attacks took place just two days apart.
  
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• London police briefly evacuate part of Canary Wharf's South Quay

  28-08-2018 15:58
  LONDON (Reuters) - Police said they had stood down an investigation at South Quay station in London's Canary Wharf financial district after nearby buildings and a footbridge were briefly evacuated in a security scare.
  
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• Family of Windrush migrant walk out of inquest into his death after coroner row

  28-08-2018 15:45
  The family of a Windrush migrant who died while trying to prove his British citizenship has walked out of an inquest into his death.Dexter Bristol, from Camden, north London, collapsed in the street after getting caught up in the immigration scandal in March.There were heated exchanges in court as the Bristol family's lawyer Una Morris repeatedly tried to make submissions about the Home Office.
  
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• Would it matter if chequebooks ran out?

  28-08-2018 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Debate over the future of cheques has been prompted amid a pay dispute among cheque printing workers.
  
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• Leicester striker Jamie Vardy quits England duty after World Cup campaign

  28-08-2018 15:15
  Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has called time on his England career by retiring from international football.The 31-year-old has been a regular in the Three Lions squad since May 2015, making his debut as a substitute against the Republic of Ireland in June of that year.The following season, Vardy and his Leicester teammates secured a shock title win, with the forward breaking a Premier League record by scoring 13 goals over 11 consecutive matches.
  
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• Primark evacuated after 'devastating' fire at Belfast store

  28-08-2018 15:01
  Staff and shoppers have been evacuated from a Primark store in Belfast after a large fire broke out on the roof of the building.The blaze began at about 11am - and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has sent 14 appliances and 80 firefighters to the scene in the Castle Street district of the city.According to local councillor Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston, the store had only recently been refurbished.
  
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• Solihull Murders: Police Raid Birmingham Homes As Manhunt For Janbaz Tarin Continues

  28-08-2018 14:52
  Police have searched a number of homes as they hunt for a suspect wanted in
  
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