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• Shadow chancellor calls for Richard Branson to be stripped of knighthood amid 'traingate' row

  27-08-2016 22:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The shadow chancellor has called for Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson to be stripped of his knighthood, as the row between Jeremy Corbyn and the entrepreneur escalated.
  
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• Everton fan dies after collapsing during Stoke City match at Goodison Park

  27-08-2016 21:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  An Everton fan has died after collapsing during the Premier League side's 1-0 win at home against Stoke City.
  
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• Theresa May spotted at the cricket watching England play Pakistan at Lord's

  27-08-2016 21:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Theresa May took time out from running the country to watch England play cricket at the sport's spiritual home.
  
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• I Am Team GB: Sports clubs open doors for free

  27-08-2016 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sports clubs across the UK welcomed visitors free of charge after Team GB's success at the Rio Olympic Games while ITV switched off for an hour to encourage people to get active.
  
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• M20 motorway shut after lorry crash causes bridge collapse

  27-08-2016 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A footbridge collapses on the M20 motorway in Kent after it was hit by a lorry carrying a digger, on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
  
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• M20 bridge collapse: Road will remain closed overnight after footbridge smashes onto motorway

  27-08-2016 20:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  A stretch of Kent motorway will remain closed tonight as the clear-up continues after a footbridge crashed onto the carriageway of the M20.
  
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• Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez: Arsene Wenger confirms transfers to Arsenal

  27-08-2016 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger confirms that Arsenal have signed Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi and Spanish striker Lucas Perez.
  
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• Patrick Bamford: Burnley set to sign Chelsea striker on loan

  27-08-2016 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley are close to signing Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford on loan, according to Clarets boss Sean Dyche.
  
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• Sluggish oil price recovery forces mid-cap explorers to delay London listing plans - Telegraph.co.uk

  27-08-2016 19:40
  
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  Sluggish oil price recovery forces mid-cap explorers to delay London listing plans
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  A string of London listings planned for the oil sector has stalled amid concerns that the tentative recovery in global oil prices may take a year longer than first hoped. Small to mid-cap oil companies are understood to be lining up to list on the ...
  
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• Rochdale 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

  27-08-2016 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An own goal by goalkeeper Ryan Clarke denies AFC Wimbledon their first league win of the season
  
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• Barnet 0-1 Carlisle United

  27-08-2016 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jabo Ibehre's first goal of the season sees Carlisle continue their unbeaten start in League Two by beating Barnet.
  
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• Crystal Palace 1-1 Bournemouth

  27-08-2016 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scott Dann's injury-time equaliser gives Crystal Palace their first point of the season against Bournemouth.
  
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• Mass state funeral held for victims of Italian earthquake

  27-08-2016 19:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  A mass state funeral has held in Italy victims of the earthquake that struck the country earlier this week.
  
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• Brentford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

  27-08-2016 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Hutchinson scores late on as Sheffield Wednesday claim a point at Brentford, as both clubs have players sent off.
  
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• Wigan Athletic 0-1 Queens Park Rangers

  27-08-2016 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Queens Park Rangers edge a tight match at Wigan to avoid a third straight Championship defeat.
  
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• Chester 4-0 Sutton United

  27-08-2016 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sutton's sequence of three straight wins ends as Chester halt a run of three games without a victory, with a home win.
  
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• Chelsea 3-0 Burnley

  27-08-2016 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea maintain their 100% start to the season with a comfortable victory over Burnley at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Boy, 13, 'robbed at knifepoint' at Oxford Circus Tube station

  27-08-2016 19:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help to catch a robber who allegedly held up a teenage boy at knifepoint.
  
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• Watford 1-3 Arsenal

  27-08-2016 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A superb first-half performance earns Arsenal their first Premier League win of the season against Watford.
  
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• Chesterfield 1-3 Millwall

  27-08-2016 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steve Morison scores twice as Millwall inflict Chesterfield's first home league defeat of the new season.
  
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• Man fighting for life after he was 'attacked inside a minicab'

  27-08-2016 18:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was attacked in a minicab as he made his way home from a night out.
  
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• Traffic tailback warning for bank holiday weekend

  27-08-2016 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Motorists are warned to expect tailbacks and travel disruption, with some 20 million Britons expected to take to the roads over the bank holiday weekend.
  
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• Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Fulham

  27-08-2016 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Cairney's injury-time goal gives Fulham victory against bottom-of-the-table Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.
  
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• Charlton Athletic 1-1 Bolton Wanderers

  27-08-2016 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ademola Lookman rescues a point for Charlton with a 90th-minute equaliser against Bolton at The Valley.
  
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• Pedigree kitten dies after being found dumped in east London park

  27-08-2016 18:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  An animal charity is appealing for information after a pedigree kitten was found dumped in an east London park.
  
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• Shepherd's Bush tower block fire caused by faulty tumble dryer

  27-08-2016 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A faulty tumble dryer sparked a fire that led to people evacuating an 18-storey tower block in west London, the fire brigade believes.
  
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• Woman guilty of causing death by careless driving after hitting girl, 2, in Asda car park

  27-08-2016 17:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving after she killed a two-year-old girl in a supermarket car park.
  
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• Holborn stabbing: Two men seriously injured after being knifed in central London

  27-08-2016 17:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two men are seriously injured in hospital today after they were stabbed in a central London street.
  
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• Police divers pull man's body from Windsor Lake in Virginia Water

  27-08-2016 17:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  The body of a man in his 20s has been pulled from a lake in Kent after he was seen struggling in the water.
  
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• Dagenham & Redbridge 3-0 Wrexham

  27-08-2016 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oliver Hawkins scores a first-half hat-trick as Dagenham & Redbridge sweep aside Wrexham in the National League.
  
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• How to create London's new 'village' communities - The Guardian (blog)

  27-08-2016 16:45
  
  The Guardian (blog)
  How to create London's new 'village' communities
  The Guardian (blog)
  Can new London “villages” be as villagy as Dulwich? Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian. Dave Hill. Dave Hill has been writing for the Guardian since 1984 and its award-winning London commentator since 2008. Saturday 27 August 2016 10.39 EDT ...
  
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• Bethnal Green murder: fifth man held over death of Luther Edwards at boxing match brawl

  27-08-2016 16:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  A fifth man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a young father who was knifed to death in a boxing match brawl.
  
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• M20 bridge collapse: Motorists describe moment footbridge crashes own on top of vehicles in Kent

  27-08-2016 16:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Stunned motorists today told of their shock after a footbridge came crashing down on top of vehicles on a busy motorway.
  
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• Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool

  27-08-2016 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham fight back to earn a point against Liverpool at White Hart Lane thanks to a second-half strike from Danny Rose.
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after accident on industrial estate

  27-08-2016 16:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been rushed to hospital after he was injured on a south London industrial estate.
  
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• Footbridge collapses above M20 lorry crash

  27-08-2016 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A pedestrian footbridge has collapsed on the M20 motorway in Kent after a lorry collided with it.
  
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• London Bridge station to open after revamp

  27-08-2016 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The newly renovated London Bridge station is nearly ready to open after three years of waiting.
  
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• Creamfields Festival death: Man, 26, dies after collapsing at music festival

  27-08-2016 15:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  A young man has died after he collapsed at the Creamfields Festival, police said today.
  
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• UberEATS drivers plan protests at London restaurants as row over pay escalates

  27-08-2016 15:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  UberEATS delivery drivers are planning protests outside popular London restaurants as the row over pay escalates.
  
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• Masterchef's Gregg Wallace blasts Bake Off's Mary Berry in row over deep-fat fryer

  27-08-2016 14:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace has criticised Bake Off veteran Mary Berry, saying her opposition to the deep-fat fryer is "an attack on our British way of life".
  
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• M20 bridge collapse: Motorway horror as bridge crashes down on top of vehicles in Kent

  27-08-2016 13:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A bridge has collapsed on top of vehicles after it was struck by a lorry on a major motorway.
  
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• Police probe whether Surrey 'child kidnap' was boy being told off by parents

  27-08-2016 13:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police probing the suspected kidnapping of a young boy in Surrey are investigating whether the child was being told off by his own parents.
  
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• Camber Sands deaths: Lifeguards to remain for summer season

  27-08-2016 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lifeguards are to remain for the rest of the summer at Camber Sands beach where five men drowned, the BBC learns.
  
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• Boy aged two critical after being hit by a car in Brent

  27-08-2016 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A two-year-old boy is critical after he was struck by a car when out walking with his grandfather in north-west London.
  
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• Brexit is not inevitable and Britain could remain in EU, former head of civil service says

  27-08-2016 11:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Brexit is not inevitable and Britain could still remain part of a changed European Union, a former civil service chief has said.
  
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• Leyton Orient 1-2 Mansfield Town

  27-08-2016 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mansfield earn a win at Leyton Orient with second-half goals from Mitchell Rose and Matt Green.
  
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• Best friends, swapped at birth, break down as they find out they were raised by each other's parents

  27-08-2016 11:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two best friends broke down crying after being told they were switched at birth and grew up living with each other's biological families.
  
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• Walworth murder probe: Detectives investigate death of Reginald Ofei-Berko, 25, found unconscious in street after brawl

  27-08-2016 10:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Murder detectives today launched an investigation into the death of a man who was found unconscious in a busy street after being involved in a brawl.
  
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• Police hunt man who 'sexually attacked women in front of children' at London bus stop

  27-08-2016 10:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a man who allegedly carried out sex attacks on two women in front of young children at a London bus stop.
  
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• Kent police hunt man in connection with horrific boiling water torture burglary

  27-08-2016 10:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kent police are hunting for a man after two pensioners were tortured with boiling water during a horrific two-hour burglary.
  
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