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• Rio Olympics 2016: Britain's Justin Rose leads after third round

  13-08-2016 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's Justin Rose leads the Olympic golf tournament by one shot heading into Sunday's final round.
  
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• Grove Park murder: Victim named as Donna Williamson, 44

  13-08-2016 23:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman who was stabbed to death in a house in Lee has been named by police as Donna Williamson.
  
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• Deliveroo rider drops off takeaways around London on a Penny Farthing

  13-08-2016 22:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Deliveroo driver has been turning heads as he makes deliveries around the capital on a rather unusual mode of transport.
  
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• Man fighting for life after serious assault in Enfield street

  13-08-2016 22:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was attacked in Enfield in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• Mass 'kissathon' held at Sainsbury's store where gay couple were asked to leave for holding hands

  13-08-2016 22:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scores of people carrying rainbow flags and speaker systems packed the aisles of a Hackney Sainsbury's Local store to stage a mass "kissathon" in protest after a gay couple were ejected from the supermarket for holding hands.
  
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• Police launch murder inquiry after man's body was found near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park

  13-08-2016 21:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have said they are treating the death of a man whose body was found in Hyde Park as murder.
  
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• Four injured after police car collides with estate car in Enfield

  13-08-2016 21:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two members of the public and two police officers have been injured after a police car collided with an estate car in Enfield before smashing into a hedge.
  
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• Ginger people will get free zoo entry on World Orangutan Day

  13-08-2016 20:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Twycross Zoo has chosen to mark Wold Orangutan Day in a rather unusual way - by offering free entry to all redheads.
  
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• Pervert who exposed himself to woman on Tube handed suspended sentence

  13-08-2016 20:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  A pervert who exposed himself to a woman who was travelling alone on the Tube has been handed a suspended sentence.
  
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• County Championship: Ollie Rayner takes 4-17 to put Middlesex on top v Durham

  13-08-2016 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  County Championship leaders Middlesex enjoy a fine opening day with bat and ball to take control against Durham.
  
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• Crystal Palace 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

  13-08-2016 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Salomon Rondon's header is enough to give West Brom a narrow win over Crystal Palace in a dreary Premier League opener.
  
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• Star Wars actor Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2, dies

  13-08-2016 19:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kenny Baker, the British actor who played R2-D2 in the original Star Wars films has died at the age of 81.
  
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• Swan pedalo completes 100-mile journey down the Thames

  13-08-2016 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scout leaders cross more than 100 miles along the Thames in a swan shaped pedalo but a broken pedal thwarts their charity target.
  
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• Switzerland Salez train attack: passengers hurt after man 'launches an attack with fire and a knife'

  13-08-2016 18:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has reportedly launched an attack on board a Swiss train, injuring passengers with fire and a knife.
  
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• Gang 'lynchpin' gets 22 years for trafficking girls into Heathrow from Nigeria

  13-08-2016 17:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman known as the lynchpin of a Nigerian organised crime group has been jailed for 22 years for tricking and trafficking young woman from Africa into Europe to work in the sex trade.
  
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• One cup of coffee a day could 'prevent heart attack victims from early death'

  13-08-2016 16:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Drinking one or two cups of coffee per day could save the life of heart-attack patients, research reveals.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon hails proposal for Scotland to do 'reverse Greenland' and retain EU membership

  13-08-2016 16:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has welcome a proposal which could allow Scotland to retain its membership of the EU as England and Wales withdraw.
  
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• Dean Haverley: Murder probe after father-of-five killed in pub in Buckinghamshire

  13-08-2016 16:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  A father-of-five died after being attacked at a pub in a picturesque village in London's commuter belt.
  
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• Man dies after being hit by four cars while 'walking along' M66

  13-08-2016 15:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has died after being hit by four cars as he "walked along" the M66 motorway.
  
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• Women burn niqabs and men shave beards in extraordinary pictures after Syrian city freed from Isis

  13-08-2016 14:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Extraordinary pictures show men having their beards cut off and women burning niqabs after the Syrian city of Manbij was liberated from Islamic State.
  
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• Manbij: Niqabs burned and beards shaved as Syrian city liberated from Isis

  13-08-2016 14:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Extraordinary pictures show men having their beards cut off and women burning niqabs after the Syrian city of Manbij was liberated from Islamic State.
  
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• Student investigated for 'death threat' after telling MP to 'get in the sea'

  13-08-2016 14:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  A student who told an MP to "get in the sea" faced an investigation from her university after the politician said it was a "threat to kill".
  
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• Middle-aged man beaten to death at pub in picturesque village of Burnham

  13-08-2016 13:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  A middle-aged man was beaten to death in a village pub in Buckinghamshire.
  
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• Burnham murder: Middle-aged man beaten to death at pub in Buckinghamshire village

  13-08-2016 13:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  A middle-aged man was beaten to death in a village pub in Buckinghamshire.
  
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• Man 'recycled with cardboard' after sleeping in dumpster survives with just a broken leg

  13-08-2016 13:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man was scooped up by a recycling truck and "compacted several times" after sleeping in a dumpster.
  
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• Body of boy, 14, pulled from sea in north Wales after week-long manhunt for missing teens

  13-08-2016 12:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The body of a 14-year-old boy has been pulled out of the sea in north Wales following a week-long manhunt for two teenagers.
  
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• Body of 14-year-old boy pulled out of sea in north Wales after week-long manhunt

  13-08-2016 12:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  The body of a 14-year-old boy has been pulled out of the sea in north Wales following a week-long manhunt for two teenagers.
  
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• Eastbourne hit-and-run: Two dead after driver ploughs into parked cars in horror smash

  13-08-2016 12:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two people have died after a driver ploughed into parked cars in a horror smash in East Sussex.
  
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• Grove Park murder: Homicide detectives launch probe after woman found stabbed to death

  13-08-2016 12:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed to death at a home in south-east London last night.
  
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• Jailed: Thief who jumped into woman's car as she sat alone at traffic lights

  13-08-2016 11:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  A serial robber who climbed into a lone woman's car as she pulled away from traffic lights at night has been jailed.
  
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• Margate stabbing: Man 'had throat slit and was stabbed repeatedly' in front of horrified families

  13-08-2016 11:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man had his throat slit and was repeatedly stabbed in front of horrified families in a seaside town, witnesses said.
  
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• 'Families pay £62 per head extra for holidays thanks to hidden taxes'

  13-08-2016 10:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Families jetting off on their summer holiday could be paying out nearly £62 a head extra on their break because of taxes on the must-buy items they want for their trip, according to new figures.
  
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• VW car owners warned hackers can unlock their vehicles

  13-08-2016 10:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hackers could unlock hundreds of millions of Volkswagen cars using a £30 device, scientists have warned.
  
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• Police watchdog probes arrest of young black man pinned down by officers at London Bridge Station

  13-08-2016 10:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the arrest of a young black man who was pinned to the floor by officers who placed a hood over his head at London Bridge station.
  
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• Rio Olympics 2016: Sir Bradley Wiggins has team-mates in hysterics with cheeky display after record medal win

  13-08-2016 09:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Olympic cycling hero Sir Bradley Wiggins had his team-mates in hysterics as he cheekily stuck out his tongue during the national anthem.
  
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• North Koreans fed crystal meth to make them work faster

  13-08-2016 09:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  North Korean construction workers are being fed crystal meth in order to make them work faster and hit government targets.
  
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• Rail commuters set to be hit by fresh fare hikes despite months of misery

  13-08-2016 09:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The cost of the average annual rail season ticket is to be hiked by £40 despite commuters enduring misery caused by strikes and overcrowding.
  
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• Mother rescued from flooded flat while in labour three months ago still not allowed back home

  13-08-2016 08:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  A London mother who was rescued from her flooded home while in labour is unable to return more than three months after the deluge.
  
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• Rare texts

  13-08-2016 08:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A collection of rare Shakespeare texts on display at University of London offer an insight into how his work has evolved in the four centuries since his death.
  
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• Revealed: Sharp rise in violent and sex crimes on the Tube

  13-08-2016 08:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have seen a spike in the number of violent and sex crimes on the London Underground network, the Standard can reveal.
  
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• Wiggo

  13-08-2016 03:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Talkative and funny, or monosyllabic and detached, Sir Bradley Wiggins is a sporting hero like few others.
  
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