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• Massive fire at coal depot causes major disruption to Heathrow trains

  28-04-2019 23:32
  A massive fire at an old coal depot in west London caused major disruption to trains going to and from Heathrow Airport.A container, an industrial conveyor belt, 15 vans and three articulated lorries were consumed by the blaze at the depot in Tavistock Road, West Drayton.On Sunday afternoon Heathrow Express said no trains were coming in or out of Paddington as up to 40 firefighters and six appliances tackled the blaze.
  
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• 'Do you know this man?' First images of double rape and abduction suspect

  28-04-2019 22:34
  The 33-year-old is in custody at a west London police station.The main suspect, described as white, muscular, aged in his late 20s or early 30s, with a bald head or shaved blond hair and a light-coloured short beard, is thought to have snatched his victims in north London after approaching them in a car.
  
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• Motorist who died in A96 crash named

  28-04-2019 22:30
  Katrina Smith, 76, was in a collision on the A96 Forres to Inverness road on Sunday morning.
  
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• Conservative Party Faces Losing More Than 800 Seats In Local Elections Amid Brexit Backlash

  28-04-2019 22:26
  Voters prepare to go to the polls in England on Thursday against expectationsof a hammering and fears that worse could follow in May 23′s Europeanelections
  
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• Man in Big Ben costume gets stuck under London Marathon finishing arch

  28-04-2019 22:18
  Lukas Bates had to be helped over the line by a volunteer.
  
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• Boris Johnson ‘to dine with Donald Trump’ during President’s UK visit

  28-04-2019 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  BORIS JOHNSON could dine with Donald Trump during the US President’s state visit to Britain in June.
  
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• Leeds United let Aston Villa score after controversial goal

  28-04-2019 21:42
  Aston Villa players were allowed to walk the ball into the net after a controversial Leeds United opener as the sides played out a bizarre 1-1 draw in the Sky Bet Championship.Villa's Jonathan Kodjia fell with an apparent head injury after a tackle in the 73rd minute, and his teammates gestured for the ball to be kicked out while Kodija was treated.One player, Villa's Anwar el Ghazi, was sent off for apparently hitting out at Patrick Bamford - although there was no contact.
  
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• Edgware Abduction: Police Release Image Of Suspect In Hunt For Rapist Who Snatched Two Women

  28-04-2019 21:11
  Detectives probing the abduction and rape of two women in north London havereleased CCTV images of the suspect
  
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• Tories braced for electoral mauling in local and European contests

  28-04-2019 21:10
  Deputy chairman Helen Whately said the local elections would be 'difficult'.
  
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• CCTV image of suspect released in hunt for rapist who abducted two women

  28-04-2019 20:36
  The Metropolitan Police said the man has a distinctive tattoo.
  
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• Flights diverted from Gatwick after 'drone sighting'

  28-04-2019 20:12
  A possible drone sighting at Gatwick Airport forced the diversion of three flights on Sunday.The flights - two from Barcelona and Amsterdam operated by easyJet and a British Airways flight from Heraklion - were sent to Stansted Airport.Later the planes took off from Stansted and were able to land at Gatwick, more than 90 minutes after their scheduled arrival time.
  
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• Three planes diverted following Gatwick ‘drone sighting’

  28-04-2019 19:58
  All three passenger planes eventually landed at Gatwick more than 90 minutes after their scheduled arrival time.
  
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• Massive fire at coal depot causing major disruption to Heathrow trains

  28-04-2019 19:28
  A massive fire at an old coal depot in west London is causing major disruption to trains going to and from Heathrow Airport.A container, an industrial conveyor belt, 15 vans and three articulated lorries are on fire at the depot in Tavistock Road, West Drayton.Heathrow Express says no trains are coming in or out of Paddington Station as up to 40 firefighters and six appliances tackle the blaze.
  
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• Chris Evans heads to pub after completing fifth marathon

  28-04-2019 19:28
  Other celebrities who crossed the line included French tennis ace Amelie Mauresmo.
  
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• Same-sex marriage referendum in NI could break political impasse – Fianna Fail

  28-04-2019 19:25
  Party leader Michael Martin made his remarks at the annual Easter Rising commemoration at Arbour Hill in Dublin.
  
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• Barbara on my mind the whole time, says EastEnders star’s husband after marathon

  28-04-2019 19:08
  Scott Mitchell led a team of EastEnders stars raising money for Dementia Revolution after Dame Barbara was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2014.
  
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• In Pictures: Wartime Britain recreated in the Cotswolds

  28-04-2019 19:05
  Attendees dressed in 1940s military and civilian costumes at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway.
  
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• We are living through ‘most divisive period’, sister of murdered MP will say

  28-04-2019 19:00
  The third Great Get Together series of events will be launched in memory of Jo Cox.
  
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• Gatwick Airport 'drone' CHAOS: Flights diverted after drone 'near miss'

  28-04-2019 18:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  A DRONE sighting has sparked flights to be diverted from Gatwick Airport to London Stansted, according to reports.
  
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• SNP MSP speaks about Scottish Government’s ‘resistance’ to assisted dying

  28-04-2019 18:49
  Paisley MSP George Adam raised the issue at a fringe event at the SNP conference in Edinburgh.
  
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• How a diagnosis of autism can be your moment of liberation

  28-04-2019 18:42
  Reader John Nisbet says that his diagnosis of autism has allowed him to access essential services since childhood. Photograph: Getty/PhotoAltoHow I agree with Jim Cosgrove’s moving letter (27 April) about the perils of classifying children and young people into categories and the desirability of an inclusive approach to all manifestations of the human experience.However, as the mother of an adult son who was diagnosed with “non-typical Asperger’s” at the age of 20, I can
  
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• London Marathon Runner Dressed As Big Ben Gets Stuck At Finish Line

  28-04-2019 18:34
  The last mile of a marathon is probably the toughest, and for one runner thatwas case up until the very last step
  
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• London bloodbath: Boy, 17, stabbed ‘SIX TIMES’ on bus by attackers ‘wielding long knife’

  28-04-2019 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  A TEENAGE boy was stabbed “six times” on a bus in London as the capital’s knife crime epidemic continues to escalate.
  
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• Sturgeon pledges huge campaign to woo Scots on economics of independence

  28-04-2019 18:22
  SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said her party would deliver leaflets to all 2.4 million homes in Scotland.
  
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• Woman dies and man seriously injured in A96 crash

  28-04-2019 18:11
  The collision was on the A96 Inverness to Forres road.
  
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• Tories should expect to lose 800 seats in local elections, says analyst

  28-04-2019 18:00
  According to analysis by a Tory peer, Conservatives will lose hundreds of seats in Thursday’s elections. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PAThe Conservatives can expect to lose 800 or more seats at the local elections this week, as voters punish Theresa May’s administration for failing to pass a Brexit deal, a leading Conservative analyst has said.In his latest projection for Thursday’s polls, in which more than 8,000 council seats in England are being contested, the Tory peer Rober
  
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• D-Day anniversary: Bootprint tribute to US men killed in secret op

  28-04-2019 17:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  HUNDREDS of American soldiers and sailors killed during a secret D-Day landing rehearsal will be honoured today at the UK beach where they perished 75 years ago.
  
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• Broken UK politics means Scotland needs to choose its own path - SNP's Sturgeon

  28-04-2019 17:08
  EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Britain's parliamentary system is broken and as a result Scotland needs to make its own choice over its future, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday.
  
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• Leeds United allow Aston Villa to score after controversial goal

  28-04-2019 16:48
  Aston Villa players were allowed to walk the ball into the net after a controversial Leeds United opener as the sides played out a bizarre 1-1 draw in the Sky Bet Championship.Villa's Jonathan Kodjia fell with an apparent head injury after a tackle in the 73rd minute, and his teammates gestured for the ball to be kicked out while Kodija was treated.One player, Villa's Anwar el Ghazi, was sent off for apparently hitting out at Patrick Bamford - although there was no contact.
  
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• Former undercover officer says Police Scotland will have corrupt officers

  28-04-2019 16:47
  Neil Woods said the issue of police corruption is 'endemic' due to the nature of drugs policy.
  
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• New warning for opioid painkillers

  28-04-2019 16:45
  Opioid painkillers will have to carry prominent warnings about the risk of addiction, the health secretary has announced.The move comes amid a massive increase in the number of prescriptions for the painkillers - up by 60% in the last decade to 23 million annually, according to the Department of Health.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said packaging on common medications such as morphine or fentanyl will now have to carry a warning.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn challenged to press for People’s Vote in Brexit talks with Tories

  28-04-2019 16:28
  SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford made the call as he addressed the party's conference in Edinburgh.
  
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• Farage raises hackles in Oldham by saying town is split on racial lines

  28-04-2019 16:26
  Nigel Farage: ‘Literally on one side of the street everybody is white and on the other side everybody is black.’ Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesHe is supposed to be fronting a campaign to propel his Brexit party into the European parliament. But Nigel Farage abandoned Europe at the weekend and flew to the US to give a speech where he claimed entire streets of Oldham in Greater Manchester are split along racial lines.Addressing an audience of young libertarians at Lock Haven U
  
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• Murder probe launched after man stabbed in Co Antrim dies

  28-04-2019 16:12
  Four men, aged 19, 24, 25 and 29, remain in custody in connection with the incident.
  
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• In Pictures: Thousands hit the streets for London Marathon

  28-04-2019 15:51
  Many were raising money for charity - and there was a surprise royal visitor.
  
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• London Marathon fundraisers break £1bn barrier

  28-04-2019 15:46
  Race officials accepted the highest ever number of entrants.
  
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• Donald Trump Says Mothers Are Legally 'Executing' Their Own Babies, Crowd Goes Wild

  28-04-2019 15:27
  Donald Trump has told a campaign rally in Wisconsin that mothers and doctorsare "executing" their own babies as soon as they are born
  
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• Farage pinpoints KEY REASON Brexit Party has more impact than Change UK - 'Change WHAT?'

  28-04-2019 15:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  NIGEL Farage outlined his tactics behind gaining support for his Brexit Party during its launch and referred to Change UK as “frankly amateur”, during an interview with Iain Dale on Sunday morning.
  
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• Conservatives expected to get hammering in local elections

  28-04-2019 14:44
  Theresa May watches children use the climbing wall during a visit to the Leisure Box in Brierfield, Lancashire, while on the local election campaign trail. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA“The public have had enough,” the prime minister told voters in her televised address from the podium in No 10 last month. “You’re tired of the infighting. You’re tired of the political games. Tired of MPs talking about nothing else but Brexit.”On Thursday, many of those voters wil
  
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• London Marathon: Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge wins men's race for record fourth time

  28-04-2019 14:31
  Tens of thousands of runners are taking part in this year's London Marathon, where the total money raised for charity since the event began in 1981 is set to top £1bn for the first time.Some athletes have already crossed the finish line, with world record holder Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya victorious in the men's race for a record fourth time.Britain's Sir Mo Farah, who was hoping to claim his first marathon triumph in the capital, was fifth in a time of 02:05:39.
  
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• Missing Highland pensioner found safe and well

  28-04-2019 14:29
  Concern was raised for 86-year-old Isobel McPherson on Saturday.
  
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• Royal baby: Prince Harry at London Marathon finish line so no child for Meghan yet!

  28-04-2019 14:27
  Prince Harry is at the London Marathon finish line to hand out winners' medals, despite rumours that his wife may be about to give birth.A Royal Household statement said: "The Duke of Sussex will be attending the London Marathon today.This is a marked change to the way in which his brother and sister-in-law, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, announced the births of their three children - which has always been outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, central London.
  
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• Tory hierarchy braced for voter backlash in local and EU polls

  28-04-2019 14:23
  The party's difficulties over Brexit could translate into electoral maulings in the two contests in May.
  
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• Opioid painkillers to carry addiction warning, Health Secretary announces

  28-04-2019 14:06
  Matt Hancock said the measure would help tackle the growing numbers of people becoming dependent on opiate-based painkillers.
  
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• Coming week will be important for Brexit negotiation - EU's Barnier

  28-04-2019 13:42
  The outcome of talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May's government and the opposition Labour Party to break the deadlock over Britain's exit from the European Union could be known in the coming week, European Union's chief negotiator said on Sunday.Are these talks going to yield something?," Michel Barnier said on LCI television.
  
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• 'Fare-Dodging Snake' Removed From Scottish Bus

  28-04-2019 13:35
  A "fare-dodging" snake had to be removed from a bus in Scotland after escapingfrom a passenger's bag and going on an unwelcome jaunt around the vehicle
  
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• Donald Trump's 'Racist' NFL Tweet - Explained For Brits

  28-04-2019 13:27
  Donald Trump has prompted accusations of racism tweeting praise for a whiteAmerican footballer who was picked number two in the NFL draft but ignoringthe number one pick, a black player
  
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• Sir Francis Drake portrait returns to explorer’s Devon home

  28-04-2019 13:25
  The painting has made the journey to Buckland Abbey in Devon where the seafarer lived.
  
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• UK govt must move on Brexit red lines in talks with opposition - Labour

  28-04-2019 13:24
  Talks between the British government and the opposition Labour Party aimed at finding a consensus over the way forward on Brexit have been productive but the government needs to move on its red lines, Labour's business spokeswoman said on Sunday.Parliament has rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's exit agreement with Brussels three times and she now hopes to reach a compromise with Labour which will see the deal approved.One of the key sticking points is a customs union, which Labour has called
  
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• Labour: 'Dramatic' action needed on climate change

  28-04-2019 13:10
  Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey tells Sky News a "green industrial revolution" will unlock benefits for the economy.
  
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