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• Three Britons killed as small plane crashes near Dubai airport

  16-05-2019 23:57
  Three Britons have died after a light aircraft crashed near Dubai International Airport, authorities have said.A South African person on board was also killed when the small plane came down about three miles south of the busy transport hub.The plane is owned by Honeywell, which provides engineering services and aerospace systems, and is registered to Flight Calibrations Service Ltd, based in Shoreham in West Sussex, the AP news agency reported.
  
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• Nike admits pregnant athletes faced performance-related pay cut

  16-05-2019 23:30
  US runners Alysia Montano, Phoebe Wright and Kara Goucher accused the brand's sponsorship deals of discrimination.
  
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• Hamas ‘salutes’ Corbyn for his support of Palestinians

  16-05-2019 23:25
  The group spoke of 'great respect and appreciation' after Jeremy Corbyn sent a message to a march in support of Palestinians in London on Saturday.
  
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• Labour MP Naz Shah Describes Her Fears She Could Be Murdered In Islamophobic Attack

  16-05-2019 23:16
  Labour MP Naz Shah has told MPs she worries that she could be murdered in anIslamophobic attack
  
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• Amazon to swallow slice of Deliveroo in £450m fundraising ‎

  16-05-2019 23:12
  Sky News can exclusively reveal that Amazon is close to announcing a deal to back Deliveroo as part of a $575m (£450m) fundraising.Sources said late on Thursday night that the deal was likely to be unveiled by Deliveroo in the coming days.If confirmed, Amazon is likely to invest a substantial proportion of the funds being raised by the British-based group, which has become one of the biggest players in the so-called 'gig economy'.
  
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• Bin Laden family member nearly invested in Sheffield United

  16-05-2019 22:41
  Lawyers told Mr Justice Fancourt that during a meeting in Dubai in 2017, Saleh Mohammed bin Laden was mentioned.Barrister Andreas Gledhill QC, representing a company controlled by Prince Abdullah, related some of the prince's evidence to the judge.Mr Gledhill said: "Prince Abdullah states in his evidence that at the Dubai meeting, 'the possibility of new investment in the football club and the associated real estate from Saudi-based investors was discussed'.
  
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• Farage vows to hasten end of May’s ‘rather sad premiership’

  16-05-2019 22:40
  The Brexit Party leader expects victory in the European elections on May 23.
  
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• David Cameron's Book Isn't Even Out Yet – But People Have Already Made Some Amusing Edits

  16-05-2019 22:27
  The dust certainly hasn't settled on David Cameron's time in Number 10
  
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• Britain's cross-party Brexit talks due to end soon - BBC's Watt

  16-05-2019 22:23
  Brexit talks between Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party will soon draw to a close after the ruling party gave up on finding a compromise to break the Brexit impasse, a BBC reporter said on Thursday.May opened cross-party talks with the Labour Party more than a month ago after parliament rejected her European Union withdrawal deal three times, leaving Britain in political limbo.Nicholas Watt, political editor of the BBC Newsnight programme, said he understo
  
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• Deer spotted swimming in canal before running through Manchester city centre

  16-05-2019 22:14
  The police and RSPCA were made aware, but the animal managed to run away.
  
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• Body of missing man found in woodland

  16-05-2019 22:02
  Members of the public discovered the body of Daryl Flockhart on Thursday afternoon, a few days after he went missing in Haddington.
  
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• Runners invited to celebrate their bodies whatever their shape

  16-05-2019 21:38
  A team of women will run the Vitality London 10,000 in their underwear to inspire others to be proud of their bodies.
  
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• Arron Banks 'Spent Nearly Half A Million Pounds On Nigel Farage' After Brexit Vote

  16-05-2019 21:38
  Arron Banks spent close to half a million pounds funding Nigel Farage in theyear following the European referendum, a Channel 4 News investigation hasclaimed
  
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• Arron Banks 'Spent Nearly Half A Million Pounds On Nigel Farage' After Brexit Vote

  16-05-2019 21:38
  Arron Banks spent close to half a million pounds funding Nigel Farage in theyear following the European referendum, a Channel 4 News investigation hasclaimed
  
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• Three Britons killed as small plane crashes in Dubai

  16-05-2019 21:36
  Three Britons have died after a light aircraft crashed near Dubai International Airport, authorities have said.A South African person on board was also killed when the plane came down about three miles south of the busy transport hub.The four-seater DA42, registered in the UK, was calibrating airport navigation systems, the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.
  
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• UPDATE 1-After fleeing bombs, Syrian families shelter in olive groves

  16-05-2019 21:35
  Families who fled Syrian government and Russian strikes in northwestern Syria are sleeping in an olive grove near the Turkish border without enough food and no place else to go.It marks the most intense escalation between President Bashar al-Assad and his rebel enemies since last summer, with dozens killed in the shelling of insurgent territory."The house fell in over my children and grandchildren at night ... but God saved them, they emerged from the rubble," said a 70-year-old woman who gave h
  
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• Endgame for Theresa May as she prepares to reveal departure date

  16-05-2019 21:18
  Theresa May will set out the timetable for her departure following one final attempt to get her Brexit deal passed by MPs.Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs, said he will meet Mrs May to agree the details of her exit from Downing Street early next month.This will come after a showdown vote on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which enshrines the PM's Brexit plan into UK law, in the week beginning 3 June.
  
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• Three Britons dead after plane crash near Dubai airport

  16-05-2019 21:15
  Three UK citizens and one South African died in the incident, the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority said.
  
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• Huawei pushes ahead with 5G phone launch despite security concerns

  16-05-2019 21:08
  The Chinese firm will release its Mate 20 X 5G in June.
  
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• 'I hope you enjoyed it' - £4.5k wine gaffe

  16-05-2019 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Diners were accidentally served a £4,500 bottle of red wine after ordering one worth £260.
  
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• British Steel operations ‘continue as normal’ as key stakeholders give backing

  16-05-2019 20:59
  The company had asked for a package of support to tackle Brexit-related issues and has been holding talks with the Government.
  
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• Dubai Plane Crash Kills Three Brits And A South African

  16-05-2019 20:55
  Three British citizens and a South African have been killed in a plane crash,according to the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
  
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• British teachers jailed in Oman for 'stealing dogs' but claim they were trying to 'rescue' them

  16-05-2019 20:53
  The brother of Jennifer Green, 33, from County Durham, says she and a female friend have been detained in Oman for over a week and that he is "worried sick".Mike Green, 35, claims his sister, from Stockton-on-Tees, tried to save the dogs from being mistreated by their owner, who is said to have left them in the scorching heat all day.Mr Green is desperately trying to fly to Oman from New Zealand where he is on a business trip.
  
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• Camilla visits farm and recalls riding to school on horse

  16-05-2019 20:49
  The Duchess of Cornwall took a tour of the farm, in Lewes, run by the charity, Jamie's Farm.
  
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• What You Need To Know If You Are Worried About Police Facial Recognition Cameras

  16-05-2019 20:43
  You may have spotted a video showing a London man being stopped by policeafter he covered his face while passing a facial recognition van
  
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• May to become latest Tory PM ousted over Europe

  16-05-2019 20:41
  After months of speculation, Theresa May's premiership appears to be drawing to a close and like her predecessors, Europe has been a decisive factor.
  
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• Brexit political mess a 'crushing disaster' for UK business – CBI chief

  16-05-2019 20:30
  CBI director general, Carolyn Fairbairn, says UK businesses are sinking hundreds of millions into contingency plans with ‘no upside’. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesThe continuing political mess over Brexit is a “crushing disaster” for business in Britain with investor confidence at the lowest since the financial crash a decade ago, the Confederation of British Industry’s director general has said. Carolyn Fairbairn told business leaders in London that &l
  
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• DNA find helps explain breathing problems in dogs

  16-05-2019 20:18
  The team led by the University of Edinburgh studied more than 400 dogs in reaching its findings.
  
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• UK raises threat level for British forces in Iraq and Gulf

  16-05-2019 20:05
  Theresa May speaks with British soldiers at the Camp Taji military base in Iraq. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty ImagesBritain raised the threat level for its forces in Iraq and the Gulf on Thursday, as the UK repaired a breach with the United States which had erupted earlier this week after a British general had contradicted claims made by the Trump administration. The heightened state of alert covers 400 forces personnel in Iraq, who provide training and support in the country, as well as soldiers
  
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• How will the contest to replace Theresa May work?

  16-05-2019 20:05
  The Prime Minister will set out a timetable for her departure in early June.
  
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• 'Uncovering the dirty secrets of the place I call home'

  16-05-2019 20:05
  It is being alleged that hundreds of children may have been abused by a suspected paedophile ring in County Fermanagh.A local newspaper, The Impartial Reporter, has been contacted by more than a dozen people making allegations of historical abuse.It brought back distressing memories of when she was sexually abused by up to 15 men in homes in County Fermanagh less than 20 years previously.
  
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• 'Hundreds' of children abused by 'Ulster paedophile ring'

  16-05-2019 20:04
  An alleged victim of a suspected paedophile ring in Northern Ireland says he believes "hundreds" of other children were abused.More than a dozen people have contacted a local newspaper in Enniskillen with allegations of historical abuse in County Fermanagh.One woman made the shocking claim that her childminder had sold her and other children to paedophiles.
  
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• Environmental protesters barred from HS2 site in west London

  16-05-2019 19:48
  The Colne Valley injunction is intended to prevent protests such as this by Extinction Rebellion.Photograph: Sarah Martin Morante/PAEnvironmental protesters have been barred from land where they say HS2 is carrying out works putting almost a quarter of London’s drinking water at risk, following a high court ruling on Thursday. The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, and HS2 Ltd were granted an extension to an existing injunction to prevent environmental activists from trespassing on the c
  
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• NI parties unite to demand Bradley releases compensation for abuse victims

  16-05-2019 19:40
  Earlier the Secretary of State said she was prepared to legislate but only 'once fundamental questions have been answered'.
  
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• Europe must maintain own course after U.S. blacklisting of Huawei - Germany

  16-05-2019 19:30
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the powerful BDI industry association distanced themselves on Thursday from the U.S. government's decision to put Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies on a blacklist."Europe needs to maintain its own course," the BDI said, adding that the European Union would decide independently which companies it would allow to build 5G network infrastructure."Europe must not be dragged into the trade dispute between China and the United States," it added.
  
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• Talking Trump-on-toilet robot coming to UK for state visit

  16-05-2019 19:29
  The robot's creator paid 25,000 US dollars (£19,500) of his own money for the robot to be built.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Europe must maintain own course after U.S. blacklisting of Huawei - Germany

  16-05-2019 19:27
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the powerful BDI industry association distanced themselves on Thursday from the U.S. government's decision to put Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies on a blacklist."Europe needs to maintain its own course," the BDI said, adding that the European Union would decide independently which companies it would allow to build 5G network infrastructure."Europe must not be dragged into the trade dispute between China and the United States," it added.
  
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• In Pictures: Plants and play combine at Kew’s new garden for children

  16-05-2019 19:26
  The new space is designed for youngsters aged two to 12.
  
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• Lib Dems Could Be Ahead Of Labour In Euro Elections Polls By Next Week, Sir Ed Davey Suggests

  16-05-2019 19:16
  The Liberal Democrats could be ahead of Labour in the race to win the Europeanelections by next week, a senior party figure has said
  
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• Arron Banks 'gave £450,000 funding to Nigel Farage after Brexit vote'

  16-05-2019 19:09
  Arron Banks (left) and Nigel Farage. Banks dismissed Channel 4’s report as a ‘smear’. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesNigel Farage was lavishly funded by Arron Banks in the year after the Brexit referendum, Channel 4 News has alleged, with the insurance tycoon providing him with a furnished Chelsea home, a car and driver, and money to promote him in America. According to invoices, emails and other documents, Banks, who regularly bankrolled Farage’s former party, Ukip,
  
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• Billionaire who lost three children in Sri Lanka blasts takes out newspaper ad in Scotland

  16-05-2019 19:08
  Britain's biggest private landowner has thanked the people of Scotland for their messages of support following the death of three of his children in the Sri Lanka terror attacks.Two of Anders Holch Povlsen's daughters, Agnes, 12, and Alma, 15, and his five-year-old son Alfred, were among 253 people killed in a series of blaststargeting churches and hotelsin the country on Easter Sunday.
  
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• Google action on abuse ‘not motivated by ad revenue loss after bad news stories’

  16-05-2019 19:07
  Kristie Canegallo, vice president and global lead for the trust and safety organisation, said ensuring a safe space for children online is a priority.
  
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• UK and US ‘share same assessment of Iran threat’, says Hunt

  16-05-2019 18:58
  Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he had discussed the situation with counterpart Mike Pompeo.
  
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• May clings on as she agrees to set timetable for her No 10 departure

  16-05-2019 18:54
  Boris Johnson says he will be a contender for the Tory crown as PM prepares a final attempt to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.
  
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• Torrid two weeks ahead for Theresa May

  16-05-2019 18:52
  The Prime Minister faces a series of challenges in the next fortnight.
  
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• Parents Of Bristol Student, 20, Who Took Her Own Life Criticise University After Coroner's Verdict

  16-05-2019 18:51
  The parents of a Bristol student who took her own life following a series ofmissed opportunities to help her have criticised her university
  
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• Birmingham man died after getting neck stuck in Vue Cinema seat, inquest hears

  16-05-2019 18:51
  The wife of a man who died after getting trapped in a cinema seat in a Birmingham theatre has recounted her husband's last moments to an inquest on Thursday.Father-of-one Ateeq Rafiq, 24, had misplaced his mobile phone and keys after watching a film at a Vue Cinema in March last year."At the end of the film, Ateeq noticed that he couldn't find his mobile phone and keys," she said.
  
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• Change UK is dying before it even learned to walk

  16-05-2019 18:48
  Rachel Johnson wisely chose to keep things lightish, but even she ended in gallows humour. Photograph: Geoff Caddick/AFP/Getty ImagesA recent opinion poll put Change UK on 2%. What wasn’t so clear was whether that figure had been rounded up or down. Just five minutes before its major EU election rally in the Remain heartlands of Bath was about to start, there were still plenty of seats available in the cricket pavilion where it was being held. And there were only 32 chairs to start with. A
  
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• Lloyds bank chairman dismisses allegations of criminality made by Noel Edmonds

  16-05-2019 18:44
  The former Noel's House Party host repeatedly asked Lord Blackwell how many 'police forces' were investigating the banking group.
  
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• MPs demand details of DWP's universal credit advertorials

  16-05-2019 18:41
  The Leicester Mercury ran a pro-universal credit article this week, based on interviews with jobcentre staff at the DWP’s invitation. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PAA cross-party group of MPs have written to Amber Rudd, the work and pensions secretary, demanding more details of a reported £250,000 “unbranded” PR campaign to promote universal credit. A leaked internal document revealed by the Guardian this week says the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has taken out newspa
  
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