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• West Ham boss Slaven Bilic wants Wilfried Bony after missing out on Carlos Bacca

  24-08-2016 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is "interested" in Manchester City's Wilfried Bony after missing out on AC Milan's Carlos Bacca.
  
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• Fulham 2-1 Middlesbrough (AET)

  24-08-2016 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lasse Vigen Christensen scores in extra-time as Championship side Fulham knock out Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup..
  
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• New Cross shooting: Police called to reports of gunfire in south-east London

  24-08-2016 23:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police locked down a major high street after gunfire broke out in dramatic scenes in south-east London.
  
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• Camber Sands: five confirmed dead after two more bodies wash up on beach

  24-08-2016 23:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Five people have now died in the sea off Camber Sands on the hottest day of the year, after two more bodies were pulled from the water.
  
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• Michael Coe guilty of attack on cuddling teens in east London - BBC News

  24-08-2016 22:48
  
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  Michael Coe guilty of attack on cuddling teens in east London
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  An associate of convicted hate preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of knocking a boy unconscious as he was cuddling a girl. Michael Coe, 35, saw the two 16-year-olds hugging in east London and demanded to know if they were Muslims.and more »
  
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• Michael Coe guilty of attack on cuddling teens in east London

  24-08-2016 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An associate of convicted hate preacher Anjem Choudary is found guilty of knocking a boy unconscious as he was cuddling a girl.
  
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• This Knightsbridge flat a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace costs just £295k ... but there's a catch

  24-08-2016 22:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  An apartment with Harrods, Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace on its doorstep is on the market for just £295,000
  
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• Police in '£1m' drugs bust after raid on 'cannabis jungle' in south-west London house

  24-08-2016 22:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  This was the moment police uncovered a "cannabis jungle" with a suspected street value of nearly £1 million in a south-west London house.
  
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• More than 100 criminals given longer prison terms after sentences were deemed too soft

  24-08-2016 21:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 100 criminals were given longer prison terms last year after their original sentences were deemed to be too soft.
  
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• Irish Olympic tickets inquiry to also probe London 2012 ticket sales

  24-08-2016 21:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ireland's judge-led into the Olympics ticketing scandal in Rio will also probe ticket sales for London 2012, it has been announced.
  
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• Italy earthquake: Death toll climbs to 120 after devastating tremors hit central region

  24-08-2016 21:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least 120 people including children have died after an earthquake hit central Italy in the early hours of this morning, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced.
  
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• Scientists discover earth-like planet orbiting the star closest to our sun

  24-08-2016 20:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered a potentially habitable planet orbiting the closest star to Earth.
  
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• David Robinson murder: First picture of young father shot dead in row outside music studio

  24-08-2016 20:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A young father who was shot in the head in a quiet residential street was "turning his life around" his friends said today.
  
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• London weather: hottest temperature of the year recorded in Kent as bookies slash odds on a record-breaking August

  24-08-2016 20:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Today was officially the hottest day of the year, with a temperature of almost 34C recorded in Kent.
  
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• Historic Event In London Honors 'International Slavery Remembrance Day' - Huffington Post

  24-08-2016 20:24
  
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  Historic Event In London Honors 'International Slavery Remembrance Day'
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  “This is the first ever memorial service for the victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to be held in Trafalgar Square.” 08/24/2016 02:20 pm ET | Updated 7 hours ago. 5.9k. Lilly Workneh Black Voices Senior Editor, The Huffington Post ...
  
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• Bernie Sanders rejects Jeremy Corbyn's claim he backed Labour chief in leadership contest

  24-08-2016 20:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Left-wing US senator Bernie Sanders has flatly denied sending Jeremy Corbyn a message of support in his bid to retain the Labour leadership.
  
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• Islington music studio shooting victim named

  24-08-2016 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man found with fatal gunshot wounds in an east London music studio is named by police.
  
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• Nigel Farage to appear at Trump rally for speech on story of Brexit

  24-08-2016 19:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Outgoing Ukip leader Nigel Farage is set to give a speech at a Donald Trump rally in the US tonight on the topic of Brexit.
  
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• Car smashes into side of Tesco supermarket in Piccadilly Circus

  24-08-2016 19:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A driver was lucky to escape without serious injury when their car smashed into the side of a shop in Piccadilly Circus in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• Motorist slapped with £1.4m parking bill after 'admin error'

  24-08-2016 19:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  A motorist was slapped with a £1.4million parking charge after popping to his local shopping centre.
  
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• Usain Bolt's girlfriend reacts on social media to sprinter's Olympic party marathon

  24-08-2016 19:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The girlfriend of Usain Bolt has appeared to react to criticism of the sprint star after he was seen partying with a number of women following his Rio success.
  
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• County Championship: Surrey batsmen prosper against Lancashire

  24-08-2016 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kumar Sangakkara is one of four batsmen to hit fifties as Surrey end day two 67 runs ahead of Lancashire at The Oval.
  
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• Muslim bully facing jail after being found guilty of attacking schoolboy for cuddling girlfriend

  24-08-2016 18:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  A close associate of hate preacher Anjem Choudary who beat up a schoolboy for cuddling his girlfriend in a Muslim Patrol-style street attack is facing jail today.
  
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• Police hunt man after attack outside Stratford pub

  24-08-2016 18:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the man police are looking to trace in connection with an assault outside a pub in east London.
  
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• Video shows Jewish family being abused in east London - BBC News - BBC News

  24-08-2016 18:11
  
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  Video shows Jewish family being abused in east London - BBC News
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  Video emerges of a Jewish family, including six young children, facing anti-Semitic abuse while on a day out in east London.
  Anti-Semitic attack in London: 'Go back to Isra-hell'Jerusalem Post Israel News
  WATCH: Jewish Family In East London Told To 'F*ck Off'Breitbart News
  Report: London Jewish Family Targeted by Antisemitic Abuse, Told to 'F*** Off Back to ...Algemeinerall 41 news articles »
  
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• Video shows Jewish family being abused in east London - BBC News

  24-08-2016 18:11
  
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  Video shows Jewish family being abused in east London
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  A video has emerged of a Jewish family, including six young children, facing anti-Semitic abuse while on a day out in east London. The family were about to take the Emirates airline cable car when they said a man apparently shouted: "Jews, go back to ...
  Anti-Semitic attack in London: 'Go back to Isra-hell'Jerusalem Post Israel News
  Report: London Jewish Family Targeted by Antisemitic Abuse, Told to 'F*** Off Back to .
  
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• DeAndre Yedlin: Newcastle United sign Spurs full-back on five-year deal

  24-08-2016 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United sign USA international defender DeAndre Yedlin from Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Video shows Jewish family being abused in east London

  24-08-2016 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video emerges of a Jewish family, including six young children, facing anti-Semitic abuse while on a day out in east London.
  
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• Cabin fever: Air stewards' row on easyJet flight sparks Gatwick delay

  24-08-2016 18:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  An easyJet flight from Gatwick was delayed by more than an hour after two flight crew began rowing as it taxied for take-off.
  
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• Camber Sands: three men die after being pulled from the sea

  24-08-2016 18:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three men have died after getting into trouble in the sea off Camber Sands on one of the hottest days of the year.
  
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• Japanese father stabs son, 12, to death for not studying

  24-08-2016 18:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Japanese father has stabbed his 12-year-old son to death after the child failed to study for an entrance exam.
  
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• Family faces anti-Semitic abuse in east London on day out

  24-08-2016 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Jewish family, including six young children, faced anti-Semitic abuse while on a day-out in east London.
  
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• 200 rare ducks rounded up and stolen from farm

  24-08-2016 17:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting thieves who stole more than 200 ducks from a farm.
  
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• Man held in London on Syria-related terror charge

  24-08-2016 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 32-year-old man is arrested in north-west London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts linked to Syria, police have said.
  
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• Tareiq Holmes-Dennis: Charlton Athletic left-back joins Huddersfield Town

  24-08-2016 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield Town sign Charlton left-back Tareiq Holmes-Dennis on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Attacked pregnant woman 'induced after son's heartbeat stopped'

  24-08-2016 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A pregnant woman had to be induced as her unborn baby had no heartbeat after she was attacked by a robber who punched and stole her phone, police say.
  
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• Man held in London on Syria-related terror charge - BBC News - BBC News

  24-08-2016 17:11
  
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  Man held in London on Syria-related terror charge - BBC News
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  A 32-year-old man is arrested in north-west London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts linked to Syria, police have said.
  Police make Syria-linked terror arrest in west London | Crime | News ...Evening Standardall 8 news articles »
  
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• Man held in London on Syria-related terror charge - BBC News

  24-08-2016 17:11
  
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  Man held in London on Syria-related terror charge
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  A man has been arrested in north-west London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts linked to Syria, the Metropolitan Police have said. The 32-year-old is now being questioned at a central London police station. Police said the arrest was not linked ...
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• Police make Syria-linked terror arrest in west London

  24-08-2016 17:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police today arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of terror offences in a swoop on a west London property.
  
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• Rio Paralympics: Seven athletes added to GB team after Russia ban

  24-08-2016 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seven athletes are added to the British team for the Rio Paralympics, after Russia's ban on competing was upheld.
  
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• Italy earthquake death toll soars with at least 73 dead and hundreds more believed injured

  24-08-2016 16:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least 73 people have died after a powerful earthquake which left a string of small towns in central Italy in ruins.
  
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• London street art recreates harrowing image of Syrian boy in ambulance

  24-08-2016 16:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  A London street artist has recreated the harrowing image of the Syrian boy pulled from rubble in war-torn Aleppo.
  
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• London club Fabric to improve security and procedures after drug-related closure

  24-08-2016 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The club says it'll continue to work with police and the local council after it was forced to shut following two drug-related deaths.
  
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• Muslim mother 'subjected to humiliating racist abuse for wearing hijab on French beach'

  24-08-2016 15:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  A mother has told how she was racially abused by a crowd of locals in France after being ordered by police to remove her hijab or face a fine.
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge offer message of support to courageous self-harm survivors

  24-08-2016 15:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince William and Kate met "courageous" teenage survivors of self-harm and mental health problems.
  
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• Former officer wins holiday case against Met Police

  24-08-2016 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-detective constable Andrea Brown told the Victoria Derbyshire programme she was "very angry" at how she was treated by Met Police.
  
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• Girl swept into sea at Newquay dies days after father

  24-08-2016 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A two-year-old girl whose father was killed when a family were swept off rocks and into the sea by a large wave also dies.
  
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• FA Cup 2016-17: Crazy wind-assisted goal for Thamesmead in preliminary round

  24-08-2016 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A wayward shot that looks destined to go behind is kept in play by the wind, allowing Jack Mahoney to score for Thamesmead Town in the preliminary round of the FA Cup.
  
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• London hiring UK's first 'Night Czar' to create 24-hour city - The Independent

  24-08-2016 14:51
  
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  London hiring UK's first 'Night Czar' to create 24-hour city
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  London is to recruit the UK's first ever "Night Czar" to save its struggling club scene and “shape its future as a 24-hour city”. The move comes at a difficult time for nocturnal entertainment in the capital, after major venue Fabric closed ...and more »
  
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• Serving member of the British Armed Forces arrested over terror offences

  24-08-2016 14:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  A serving member of the British Armed Forces was today arrested on suspicion of terror offences.
  
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