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• Cesc Fabregas: Midfielder rejects claims of a bust-up with manager Antonio Conte

  28-08-2016 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas rejects suggestions that he has fallen out with manager Antonio Conte.
  
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• Police hunt sex attacker who set upon woman in grounds of west London cricket club

  28-08-2016 22:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman was dragged to the ground and sexually assaulted as she walked through the grounds of a west London cricket club.
  
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• Tory MP wades into burkini-ban row saying 'there is something attractive about concealment'

  28-08-2016 22:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  A senior Tory MP has waded into the burkini-ban row by declaring there is something "attractive, alluring, even sensual" about concealment.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Four stabbed as violence erupts on Children's Day

  28-08-2016 21:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four men have been stabbed on the first day of Notting Hill Carnival, with one victim left fighting for his life in hospital.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Four men stabbed on Children's Day

  28-08-2016 21:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four men have been stabbed on the first day of Notting Hill Carnival, with one victim left fighting for his life in hospital.
  
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• Mia Ayliffe-Chung: Ashes of British backpacker will be scattered around the world

  28-08-2016 21:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The mother of murdered British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung has said her daughter's ashes will be scattered around the world so she "can visit places" she will now never discover.
  
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• Michail Antonio: Uncapped West Ham man in Sam Allardyce's first England squad

  28-08-2016 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uncapped West Ham winger Michail Antonio is called up to manager Sam Allardyce's first England squad.
  
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• Pair facing jail after vulnerable man was stabbed in his own home for refusing to sell drugs

  28-08-2016 20:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman are facing jail after taking part in a violent assault that left a vulnerable man fighting for his life.
  
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• Women's Super League One: Notts County Ladies 0-2 Arsenal Ladies

  28-08-2016 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asisat Oshoala's double sees Arsenal Ladies beat Notts County despite goalkeeper Emma Byrne being sent off.
  
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• Manchester City 3-1 West Ham

  28-08-2016 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Raheem Sterling's double and a goal from Fernandinho help Manchester City beat West Ham to maintain their 100% start to the season
  
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• Final BHS shop shuts its doors as Wood Green store closes

  28-08-2016 19:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The final BHS store in the UK has closed after the Wood Green shop shut its doors today.
  
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• Five force cars damaged after men 'try to flee arrest' near closed M20

  28-08-2016 19:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  A police officer was injured and five squad cars were damaged after two men tried to escape arrest near a closed section of the M20 motorway in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Steven Davies leads Surrey to semi-final victory over Yorkshire

  28-08-2016 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven Davies hits 104 as Surrey beat Yorkshire by 19 runs to reach the One-Day Cup final for the second year running.
  
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• Cross-channel swimmer dies after collapsing just a mile away from France

  28-08-2016 19:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man attempting to cross the English Channel has died just a mile short of reaching France, organisers have said.
  
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• M20 bridge collapse: motorway fully reopens to traffic after debris from footbridge is cleared

  28-08-2016 19:02 via standard.co.uk
  
  The M20 has completely reopened to traffic more than 24 hours after a footbridge collapsed onto the carriageway.
  
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• Waterloo station: trackside fire sparks severe delays to train services

  28-08-2016 18:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  A trackside fire at Waterloo has caused severe disruption to trains coming into and out of the station.
  
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• Waterloo station fire: trackside blaze sparks severe delays to train services

  28-08-2016 18:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  A trackside fire at Waterloo has caused severe disruption to trains coming into and out of the station.
  
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• Women's Super League One: Birmingham City Ladies 0-4 Chelsea Ladies

  28-08-2016 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Karen Carney scores as Chelsea Ladies thrash Birmingham City 4-0 to maintain the pressure on WSL leaders Manchester City.
  
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• M20 bridge collapse: Motorway partially reopens after footbridge debris is cleared

  28-08-2016 18:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The M20 has partially reopened more than 24 hours after a footbridge collapsed, sparking hours of traffic chaos on one of the busiest weekends of the year.
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after fire breaks out in house in Streatham

  28-08-2016 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been rushed to hospital after a fire broke out in a house in Streatham.
  
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• Iraqi refugee from London reaches finals of Brave Briton awards

  28-08-2016 17:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man who fled war-torn Iraq after losing an arm and a foot in a missile attack has been named as a finalist in a national award for brave Britons.
  
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• London taxi organisation for war disabled crowned UK's best charity

  28-08-2016 17:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled charity has been crowned the UK's best voluntary organisation, following a public vote.
  
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• Tenishia to perform at Brixton Academy in London - Times of Malta

  28-08-2016 17:08
  
  Times of Malta
  Tenishia to perform at Brixton Academy in London
  Times of Malta
  Maltese international DJ Tenishia will be joining a line-up made of only World's Top DJs at the O2 Brixton Academy in London on October 22 for the Top 100 DJ Party. The Brixton Academy, officially called O2 Academy Brixton, is one of London's leading ...
  
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• Elderly woman has arm ripped off in freak car window accident

  28-08-2016 16:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  An elderly woman had her arm ripped off in a freak accident after she got it trapped in her car window.
  
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• Elderly woman has arm ripped off in freak accident after it becomes trapped in car window

  28-08-2016 16:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  An elderly woman had her arm ripped off in a freak accident after she got it trapped in her car window.
  
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• #OneWordMap: Campaign to find most hated word in English axed after 'severe misuse'

  28-08-2016 16:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  A campaign to find the English language's most hated word has been axed - after the website was flooded with foul-mouthed contributions.
  
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• Theresa May calls Cabinet meeting to plan for Brexit

  28-08-2016 16:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has ordered her Cabinet ministers to Chequers on Wednesday to discuss her plans for Brexit.
  
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• Indonesia church attack: would-be suicide bomber with backpack full of explosives injures priest with an axe

  28-08-2016 16:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  A teenage would-be suicide bomber has attacked a church in Indonesia during Sunday Mass, injuring a priest with an axe before being restrained, police said.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Revellers kick off festival with paint fight party

  28-08-2016 16:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Notting Hill Carnival got underway with an explosion of colour today as revellers took to the streets at sunrise for an early morning paint fight party.
  
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• Two teens held by police after drug death at Leeds Festival

  28-08-2016 15:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old who collapsed after taking drugs at Leeds Festival has died and two other teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences.
  
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• Victoria star Jenna Coleman said she 'loved' playing the pregnant young queen

  28-08-2016 15:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  Actress Jenna Coleman "loved" playing a pregnant Queen Victoria in ITV's lavish new drama about the young queen.
  
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• M20 bridge collapse: Motorway shut until evening as workers battle to clean up footbridge crash

  28-08-2016 15:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  Motorways workers are still battling to reopen a section of the M20 after a 170 tonne footbridge came crashing down on top of vehicles on the carriageway.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's adviser works as councillor in London but has marital home 70 miles away - Telegraph.co.uk

  28-08-2016 14:29
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Jeremy Corbyn's adviser works as councillor in London but has marital home 70 miles away
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Jeremy Corbyn's campaign director is facing questions after it emerged that he works as a Labour councillor in London despite owning a marital home 70 miles away in Brighton. Sam Tarry, a rail official who defended Mr Corbyn last week during the ...
  Rail union official is a councillor in London's East End despite owning home in BrightonDaily Mailall 73 news articles &raq
  
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• Did Jack the Ripper escape London to carrying on his brutal killings in Yorkshire? - Mirror.co.uk

  28-08-2016 13:58
  
  Mirror.co.uk
  Did Jack the Ripper escape London to carrying on his brutal killings in Yorkshire?
  Mirror.co.uk
  Historian Mike Covell tells in Jack The Ripper – Or Something Worse? how the Ripper was actually a criminal called Fred Deeming. Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Western Australian Police. Fred Deeming in March 1892. Jack the Ripper ...and more »
  
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• Manchester United footballer Marouane Fellaini rescues woman crushed by surging crowds

  28-08-2016 13:56 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the moment Manchester United player Marouane Fellaini rushed to the rescue of a supporter who became crushed under frenzied fans.
  
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• Blackheath attack: Man, 30, fighting for life after late night assault in south-east London street

  28-08-2016 13:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for life in hospital today after he was attacked in the street in south-east London.
  
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• United Airlines pilots arrested after being allegedly 'too drunk to fly' from Scotland to US

  28-08-2016 13:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two pilots accused of being drunk as they prepared to fly a passenger plane from Scotland to the US have been arrested.
  
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• UberEATS couriers are planning to go on strike outside popular London restaurants - Business Insider

  28-08-2016 13:12
  
  Business Insider
  UberEATS couriers are planning to go on strike outside popular London restaurants
  Business Insider
  Cyclists and moped drivers protested outside the company's London HQ on Friday but now they're threatening to protest outside popular restaurants in the capital that use the UberEATS platform to deliver their food to people's homes and offices ...
  UberEATS drivers plan protests at London restaurants as row over pay escalatesEvening Standard
  UberEats drivers vow to take pay protest
  
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• Man hospitalised after assault in London minicab - International Business Times UK

  28-08-2016 13:04
  
  International Business Times UK
  Man hospitalised after assault in London minicab
  International Business Times UK
  The 23-year-old is in a critical condition after a fellow passenger attacked him in a minicab during a night out in London. The group took the cab from close to Farringdon station on Friday night at around 11.20pm. The cab was forced to pull over close ...and more »
  
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• London teen from Highgate charged with murder after knife attack outside newsagent in Birmingham

  28-08-2016 12:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  A London teenager has been charged with murder after a man was killed in a knife attack outside a a newsagent in Birmingham.
  
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• Camber Sands: Major search launched for swimmer missing in sea days after five died in beach tragedy

  28-08-2016 12:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  A major search-and-rescue operation has been launched for a swimmer believed missing at Camber Sands just days after five men died there.
  
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• SAS at Notting Hill Carnival put ring of steel around London festival to foil ISIS attack - Express.co.uk

  28-08-2016 12:17
  
  Express.co.uk
  SAS at Notting Hill Carnival put ring of steel around London festival to foil ISIS attack
  Express.co.uk
  REVELLERS setting out to one of the world's biggest carnivals are to be surrounded by SAS officers amid a massive security crackdown in London. By Siobhan McFadyen. PUBLISHED: 10:55, Sun, Aug 28, 2016 | UPDATED: 13:01, Sun, Aug 28, 2016.
  Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Bus routes and travel disruption mappedEvening Standard
  Notting Hill Carnival: The parade route, timings and what's
  
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• Police searching for missing elderly man Oswald Henderson Mapp, 76, recover body from River Thames

  28-08-2016 12:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police searching for a missing elderly man have recovered a body from the River Thames today.
  
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• West Ham: Simone Zaza joins on loan from Juventus for £4.3m

  28-08-2016 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham sign Italy striker Simone Zaza from Juventus on a season-long loan deal.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Bus routes and travel disruption mapped

  28-08-2016 11:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  With two million people predicted to attend this year's Notting Hill Carnival, Londoners have been warned to plan for road closures and reduced services.
  
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• Shipwrecked couple stranded on desert island rescued after flagging down plane with 20ft 'SOS' sign

  28-08-2016 10:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  A couple who were stranded on a desert island for a week have been rescued after a plane spotted their 20ft SOS message written in the sand.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Thousands set to descend on festival as police vow crime crackdown

  28-08-2016 10:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of revellers are expected to descend on Notting Hill Carnival today as police vow to crackdown on crime at the festival.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Thousands descend on festival as police vow crime crackdown

  28-08-2016 10:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of revellers descended on Notting Hill Carnival today as police vow to crackdown on crime at the festival.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Police vow crackdown on crime as thousands set to descend on festival

  28-08-2016 10:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of revellers are expected to descend on Notting Hill Carnival today as police vow to crackdown on crime at the festival.
  
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• M20 bridge collapse: Motorway remains closed after bridge crashed down on top of vehicles

  28-08-2016 10:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police hope to have a section of the M20 open again by lunchtime after a footbridge came crashing down on top of vehicles on the busy motorway.
  
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