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• Camber Sands: Men killed by sea 'were trying to save friends trapped beneath water'

  25-08-2016 23:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Three of the men who died in the sea at Camber Sands were trying to save their stricken friends, a brother of one of the victims said.
  
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• Owen Smith accuses Jeremy Corbyn of being 'happy' with Brexit vote

  25-08-2016 22:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith has accused rival Jeremy Corbyn of being "happy" the UK's decision to leave the EU.
  
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• 'People trafficker' arrested in dawn raid on his Kent home

  25-08-2016 22:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Chinese man suspected of playing an instrumental role in smuggling migrants into the UK has been arrested today in a dawn raid on his Kent home.
  
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• Young child bundled into black van and 'abducted' in Surrey, police say

  25-08-2016 22:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an urgent appeal following reports a young child was bundled into a van and abducted during rush hour in the London commuter town of Redhill.
  
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• Three Brits dead in Italian earthquake, local officials say

  25-08-2016 22:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  At least three Britons have died in the earthquake that rocked central Italy yesterday morning.
  
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• D-Day veterans, 90, parachute from plane into field where one was shot down 72 years ago

  25-08-2016 21:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two 90-year-old Second World War veterans parachuted into a French field where one of them was shot down by the Luftwaffe 72 years ago.
  
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• fabric London - The Sun

  25-08-2016 21:00
  
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  NEW all-night Tube services were meant to make London a 24-hour city – but the capital's famous night life shows signs of being derailed. One of its most famous clubs, fabric, is closed with its licence suspended pending a review with Islington Council ...
  Fabric closure: More than 50000 sign DJ's petition to 'save' London superclub after licence suspension following ...Evening Standard
  A petition to save London's fabric nightclub has more than 41000 sig
  
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• Labour Party conference in doubt amid security row as G4S turns down the job

  25-08-2016 20:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour's annual conference could be scrapped as the party struggles to find a security provider.
  
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• Woman dies after falling 40ft from Go Ape course in the US

  25-08-2016 20:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman has died after falling 40ft from a zip line on a Go Ape course in America.
  
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• 'Seventh circle of hell': Passengers complain of 'nightmare overcrowding' as West Ham fans descend on Stratford station after Central line shut down

  25-08-2016 20:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passengers faced "intolerable" scenes at Stratford as West Ham fans piled into the station alongside rush hour commuters amid chaos on the Central line.
  
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• Jailed: Man who pretended to be Chelsea striker Loic Remy before raping woman, 61, in her own home

  25-08-2016 19:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man who pretended to be Premier League football Loic Remy before raping a woman in her own home has been locked up for nearly a decade.
  
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• Inquest into death of 'mystery man' found dead at beauty spot is put on hold after police fail to make progress

  25-08-2016 19:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  An inquest into the death of a man who was found dead on moorland in Greater Manchester after travelling north from Ealing has been adjourned after police failed to make progress in the case.
  
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• Shop worker tricked boss into eating 'Viagra sweet' for April Fools prank

  25-08-2016 19:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Home Bargains shop worker has confessed to tricking his boss into eating a jelly sweet laced with Viagra for a "terrible April Fools joke which went wrong in a big way".
  
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• Burkini Ban Protestors Threw a Beach Party Outside London's French Embassy - TIME

  25-08-2016 19:07
  
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  Burkini Ban Protestors Threw a Beach Party Outside London's French Embassy
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  Tolga Akmen—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Protesters stage a demonstration named "Wear What You Want" outside the French Embassy in London. "The war on terror should never begin in a woman's wardrobe". The French Embassy in London was the ...
  Burkini ban protesters throw beach party at French embassy in LondonThe Guardian
  Women protest French burkini ban with London beach party demoReuters
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• TfL 'fairy tale' notice at station sparks sexism row

  25-08-2016 18:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  A notice at a London station has sparked a sexism row after being snapped by a train passenger.
  
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• Tottenham Court Road station closed and Central Line part-suspended after person falls onto track

  25-08-2016 17:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  A person has died after falling onto the tracks at Tottenham Court station this afternoon.
  
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• Is the party over for London? - euronews

  25-08-2016 17:54
  
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  Is the party over for London?
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  "The night economy is really important to London, and my social life." Sadiq Khan Mayor of London · World news. about 12 hours ago. Death toll in Italian earthquake reaches almost 250 as rescue effort continues · Point of view. ""When faced with pain ...
  London Mayor Sadiq Khan hits out at French burkini ban during Paris visitTelegraph.co.uk
  London is hiring a 'night czar' and people are confusedMashable
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• Fury as 'drunken revellers hold debauched parties and expose themselves in London park' during heatwave

  25-08-2016 17:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Revellers were today accused of holding debauched parties at which people have been seen "exposing themselves" in a popular park.
  
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• Morris dancers in black face make-up banned from folk festival as race row ends 400-year tradition

  25-08-2016 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Morris dancers at a folk festival have been banned from wearing black face make-up as part of a 500-year-old tradition.
  
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• Brother of Camber Sands victim: 'They found his car'

  25-08-2016 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The brother of Nitharsan Ravi, one of five men who died at Camber Sands after being caught by the tide, has described how police discovered his identity.
  
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• Caledonian Road and Barnsbury station: Teenage boy, 17, stabbed on busy train platform in Islington

  25-08-2016 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy was stabbed in front of shocked bystanders on a busy train platform in Islington today.
  
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• Caledonian Road and Barnsbury station: Man stabbed on busy train platform in Islington

  25-08-2016 17:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man was stabbed in front of shocked bystanders on a busy train platform in Islington today.
  
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• Daughter of Strictly's Katie Derham dancing with joy over top GCSE results

  25-08-2016 17:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  BBC Proms presenter and Strictly star Katie Derham today said she was "delighted" after her daughter achieved a string of top GCSE results.
  
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• Camber Sands: family express anger over deaths of five friends from London - The Guardian

  25-08-2016 17:03
  
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  Camber Sands: family express anger over deaths of five friends from London
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  The five young men who died at Camber Sands were two brothers and their friends enjoying a day trip to the popular beach, it has emerged, as the family of one of the victims questioned why no safety measures had been brought in following the death of a ...
  Camber Sands deaths: Five men 'on day trip from London'BBC News
  Camber Sands Victims 'On Day Out From London'Sky News
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• Hyde Park stabbings: Teen facing jailed after knifing two men during water fight violence

  25-08-2016 16:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  A teenager who stabbed two men with a hunting knife during last month's violence at Hyde Park is facing jail after admitting a string of offences.
  
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• Hyde Park stabbings: Teen facing jail after knifing two men during water fight violence

  25-08-2016 16:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  A teenager who stabbed two men with a hunting knife during last month's violence at Hyde Park is facing jail after admitting a string of offences.
  
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• Fabric closure: More than 50000 sign DJ's petition to 'save' London superclub after licence suspension following ... - Evening Standard

  25-08-2016 16:51
  
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  Fabric closure: More than 50000 sign DJ's petition to 'save' London superclub after licence suspension following ...
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  More than 50,000 people including top record labels and DJs have signed a petition in less than 24 hours to "save" iconic nightclub Fabric. Last Monday, it was revealed the venue will be shut for four weeks while Islington Council reviews its licence ...
  A petition to save London's fabric nightclub has more than 41000 signaturesBreakingNews.ie
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• Fabric closure: More than 50,000 sign DJ's petition to 'save' London superclub after licence suspension following drug deaths

  25-08-2016 16:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 50,000 people including top record labels and DJs have signed a petition in less than 24 hours to "save" iconic nightclub Fabric.
  
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• Police officer injured during 'chaos' as huge street brawl breaks out in Kingston

  25-08-2016 16:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  A police officer was injured during "chaos" as a mass brawl broke out in south-west London.
  
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• 'A draining fight'

  25-08-2016 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents of children with learning disabilities are being left to struggle alone without support during the summer holidays, according to Mencap. Here are some of their stories.
  
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• Burkini ban protesters throw beach party at French embassy in London - The Guardian

  25-08-2016 16:20
  
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  Burkini ban protesters throw beach party at French embassy in London
  The Guardian
  Demonstrators have staged an impromptu beach party complete with sand, deck chairs and a lobster-shaped lilo outside the French embassy in London to protest against burkini bans that have become law in many French coastal towns and cities. Under the ...
  Burkini ban protesters hold beach party at French embassy in LondonTelegraph.co.uk
  'Don't tell women what to wear!' London's Muslim mayor condemn
  
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• Mississippi face transplant firefighter feels like 'normal guy' one year after operation

  25-08-2016 16:14 via standard.co.uk
  
  An American firefighter who had the most extensive face transplant in history has said he "would do it again in a heartbeat".
  
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• Police probe two shootings within hours of each other in south London

  25-08-2016 16:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating two shootings just hours apart in south London last night.
  
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• Mark Carne: Commuters will soon be able to see our rail renaissance

  25-08-2016 15:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  The railway network in the south of England is one of the most congested anywhere in Europe — as passengers standing on crowded commuter trains know all too well. In the past 20 years the number of people travelling on the rail network has doubled, and the rail network, our stations and our platforms are dealing with more passengers than they were ever designed for.
  
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• Liverpool Street suspect package: Offices evacuated and City workers left stranded after scare

  25-08-2016 15:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dozens of City workers were forced to flee their offices this afternoon as police investigated a suspect package in the Square Mile.
  
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• Upmarket London bar changes 'grossly insensitive' name after backlash - Evening Standard

  25-08-2016 15:49
  
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  Upmarket London bar changes 'grossly insensitive' name after backlash
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  An upmarket London bar changed its name after it was branded “deeply offensive” by black rights activists. The specialist rum bar was due to open on Duke Street, Marylebone, next month under the name 'The Plantation'. However, campaigners demanded ...and more »
  
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• Upmarket London bar changes 'grossly insensitive' name after backlash

  25-08-2016 15:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  An upmarket London bar changed its name after it was branded "deeply offensive" by black rights activists.
  
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• UberEATs couriers planning London “strike” over pay - TechCrunch

  25-08-2016 15:48
  
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  UberEATs couriers planning London “strike” over pay
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  Seemingly emboldened by the temporary success of Deliveroo “riders” who held a series of protests in London over proposed changes to the formula by which they are paid, couriers working for rival on-demand food delivery service UberEATs are planning a ...and more »
  
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• Usain Bolt Parties With 10 Women At London Hotel Room Amid Kasi Bennett Cheating Scandal: Report - International Business Times

  25-08-2016 15:42
  
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  Usain Bolt Parties With 10 Women At London Hotel Room Amid Kasi Bennett Cheating Scandal: Report
  International Business Times
  Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is continuing to celebrate his success at the 2016 Rio Olympics by partying overseas amid rumors he cheated on his longtime girlfriend, Kasi Bennett. After hitting up a few clubs in Brazil following the Olympic games, the ...
  Usain Bolt Takes Bevy of 10 Women Back to His London Hotel as He Celebrates His Olym
  
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• Liverpool Street station cordoned off and offices evacuated in bomb scare - Express.co.uk

  25-08-2016 15:36
  
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  Liverpool Street station cordoned off and offices evacuated in bomb scare
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  One of London's busiest stations was cordoned off after a suspect package was found at a nearby gym, sparking a bomb scare. By Ross Logan. PUBLISHED: 13:36, Thu, Aug 25, 2016 | UPDATED: 14:59, Thu, Aug 25, 2016 ...and more »
  
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• Govia Thameslink strikes: Commuters face more disruption as rail walkouts announced next month

  25-08-2016 15:27 via standard.co.uk
  
  London rail passengers are facing more travel disruption after the RMT announced that workers at Govia Thameslink Railway will strike on September 7.
  
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• London 2017 World Athletics Championships: Get your tickets while you can for Usain Bolt's final act - Evening Standard

  25-08-2016 15:04
  
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  London 2017 World Athletics Championships: Get your tickets while you can for Usain Bolt's final act
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  The ticket window for London 2017 closes at 8.17pm on Monday... to get your hands on a World Championships ticket go to tickets.london2017athletics.com · MATT MAJENDIE; 7 minutes ago. 0. usainbolt2508.jpg London calling: Usain Bolt signs off his ...
  Usain Bolt Parties With 10 Women At London Hotel Room Amid Kasi Bennett Cheating Scandal: ReportIntern
  
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• 'Oppressive' French burkini ban sparks protest by women in hijabs in London

  25-08-2016 15:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Women wearing hijabs hit out at France's "oppressive" ban on 'burkinis' in a protest at the country's embassy in London.
  
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• WhatsApp to allow businesses to send messages to millions of users

  25-08-2016 14:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  WhatsApp users could now get messages direct from businesses after the instant messaging app changed its privacy rules.
  
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• Duke of Cambridge reveals emotional toll of air ambulance flights on London visit with Duchess

  25-08-2016 14:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Prince William today revealed how his job as an air ambulance pilot has taken its toll on him.
  
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• Rio 2016: 'The Olympics have brought Britain and Brazil closer together'

  25-08-2016 14:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  During the closing ceremony of Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday night, when the British athletes entered the Maracanã stadium with their astonishing haul of gleaming medals, the feeling for everyone connected with Team GB must have been one of "mission accomplished".
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn finally gets seat on a Virgin train after explosive row

  25-08-2016 14:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn found a seat on a Virgin carriage today as he returned to the rail operator following the explosive Traingate row.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn finally gets seat on a Virgin service after explosive 'traingate' row

  25-08-2016 14:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn found a seat on a Virgin carriage today as he returned to the rail operator following the explosive Traingate row.
  
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• Hackney fight: Terrifying haul of weapons seized by police after 30 youths join mass street brawl

  25-08-2016 14:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police seized a terrifying haul of weapons after up to 30 youths joined a mass street brawl.
  
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• Uber Just Introduced This Perk to London Riders - Fortune

  25-08-2016 13:55
  
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  Uber Just Introduced This Perk to London Riders
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  Ride service Uber, which lets users instantly hail a ride using their smartphone, will allow customers to book trips days or weeks in advance in London, the first European city to get the option. Uber began offering scheduled rides in June in Seattle ...
  Uber launches scheduled rides in LondonMashable
  Uber adds advance bookings in LondonBBC News
  Uber will now let you book a car in advance in LondonTelegraph.co.uk
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