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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Moment cheeky revellers 'twerk' against Metropolitan Police officer

  29-08-2016 23:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two party-goers gave a police officer a cheeky performance as they twerked up against him at Notting Hill Carnival.
  
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• Heart-stopping moment car driving on wrong side of road narrowly avoids head-on smash

  29-08-2016 22:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  This is the heart-stopping moment a motorist "flew around a bend on the wrong side of the road".
  
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• Nigel Farage's moustache 'will make a comeback', former UKIP leader reveals

  29-08-2016 20:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage has revealed his much talked-about moustache will make a return.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Over 400 arrests as London street party reaches finale

  29-08-2016 20:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police made over 400 arrests and medics treated more than 600 people as the Notting Hill Carnival reached its climax today.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Over 300 arrests as London street party reaches finale

  29-08-2016 20:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police made over 300 arrests and medics treated more than 600 people as the Notting Hill Carnival reached its climax today.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival celebrates Caribbean culture

  29-08-2016 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spectacular costumes and loud sound systems at the final day of Notting Hill Carnival
  
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• Feeling the beat

  29-08-2016 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joining the crowds for the Grand Finale parade during the 50th anniversary of the Notting Hill Carnival.
  
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• Sadiq Khan: Safety 'must be addressed' at Fabric after drug deaths licence suspension

  29-08-2016 19:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan has warned safety must be addressed at Fabric after the drug-related deaths of two teenage boys.
  
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• Two pilots charged over being 'too drunk to fly plane' from UK to America

  29-08-2016 19:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two American airline pilots have been charged after allegedly turning up too drunk to fly a plane carrying 141 passengers from Scotland to America.
  
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• Sutton United 1-0 Dagenham & Redbridge

  29-08-2016 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bradley Hudson-Odoi's strike earns Sutton victory against a Dagenham side chasing a fifth consecutive league win.
  
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• Women 'twice as likely as men to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack'

  29-08-2016 18:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Women are twice as likely to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack as men, a new study has revealed.
  
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• Women 'fifty per cent more likely than men to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack'

  29-08-2016 18:04 via standard.co.uk
  
  Women are 50 per cent more likely to be misdiagnosed after a heart attack than men, a new study has revealed.
  
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• Ice Road Truckers star Darrell Ward dies with co-pilot in plane crash

  29-08-2016 18:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Darrell Ward, a star of hit TV show Ice Road Truckers, has died alongside his co-pilot in a plane crash at the age of 52.
  
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• Nacer Chadli: West Brom sign midfielder from Tottenham on four-year deal

  29-08-2016 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom sign Belgium midfielder Nacer Chadli from Premier League rivals Tottenham on a four-year deal.
  
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• Ireland family of five, including three children, found dead in house

  29-08-2016 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  A family of five, including three children, have been found dead at a house in Ireland.
  
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• Ireland family of five, including three children, found dead in 'murder-suicide'

  29-08-2016 17:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  A family of five, including three children, have been found dead at a house in Ireland in what police believe could be a murder-suicide.
  
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• Police officers 'should be allowed to have tattoos on their faces'

  29-08-2016 16:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police officers should be allowed to have tattoos on their faces, necks and hands, a national organisation has said.
  
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• Man in red dress wanted by police after sex shop robbery

  29-08-2016 16:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting a distinctively dressed man following an armed robbery at a sex shop called Nice N Naughty.
  
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• Eltham death: Murder detectives investigate after man, 49, found dead at house in south-east London

  29-08-2016 16:47 via standard.co.uk
  
  Murder detectives are investigating after a 49-year-old man was found dead at a house in south-east London.
  
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• Lift police visible tattoo bans, says federation

  29-08-2016 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police officers should be allowed to have tattoos on their hands, neck and even faces, the Police Federation of England and Wales says.
  
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• Uber driver takes sleeping woman on 35-mile detour across London

  29-08-2016 16:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman who fell asleep in an Uber car woke up to find she had been taken on 35-mile detour and charged £85 for a journey that should only have taken a few minutes.
  
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• More than 300 reindeer killed by lightning strike in freak disaster

  29-08-2016 15:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Warning: Some readers may find these images disturbing
  
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• Oliver Dearlove: Man who worked for the Queen's bank dies after 'single-punch attack' in Blackheath

  29-08-2016 15:36 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man who worked for the Queen's bank died after a single punch during an attack in a leafy south-east London street.
  
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• Serial killer dubbed China's 'Jack the Ripper' arrested after horrific '14-year spree'

  29-08-2016 14:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  An alleged serial killer dubbed China's 'Jack the Ripper' has been caught by police.
  
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• London Bridge station's new concourse 'won't solve problems in the long-term'

  29-08-2016 13:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Bridge's new concourse will not be enough to solve the problems of commuters who use the station in the long-term, the head of Network Rail has said.
  
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• Teddy Mezague: Leyton Orient sign French centre back

  29-08-2016 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leyton Orient sign French defender Teddy Mezague on a free transfer, subject to international clearance.
  
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• TfL has released a 'walk the Tube' map showing the distance between London stations

  29-08-2016 12:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Transport for London has released a new Tube map showing the distance in steps between Underground stations.
  
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• Blackheath attack: Murder probe launched after man dies from brutal assault in leafy street

  29-08-2016 12:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police have launched a murder probe after a man died following an attack in Blackheath.
  
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• Police arrest man over 'hoax report' of child abduction in Surrey

  29-08-2016 12:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice after a supposed eyewitness told police they saw a child being bundled into a van and abducted.
  
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• Mediterranean-style diet is key to stopping heart disease

  29-08-2016 11:43 via standard.co.uk
  
  Heart disease is better treated with a Mediterranean-style diet than cholesterol-lowering drugs, research shows.
  
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• Bank holiday shopper footfall 'down 4%'

  29-08-2016 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of people out shopping in the UK on Saturday and Sunday fell by 4.1% compared with last year's August bank holiday weekend, retail researchers say.
  
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• Pagham: Armed police in stand-off with 'gun-wielding' pensioner at house in West Sussex

  29-08-2016 10:54 via standard.co.uk
  
  Armed police have locked down a village in West Sussex amid a stand-off with a 72-year-old man who is thought to have a gun.
  
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• Paris restaurateur filmed 'refusing to serve women because they are Muslim'

  29-08-2016 10:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  A Paris restaurateur has been filmed apparently refusing to serve two Muslim women.
  
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• Man 'put hydrocloric acid in lube at gay sex club'

  29-08-2016 10:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police arrested a man after he allegedly poured highly corrosive acid into a lubricant dispenser at a gay venue in Australia.
  
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• Man 'put hydrochloric acid in lube at gay sex club'

  29-08-2016 10:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police arrested a man after he allegedly poured highly corrosive acid into a lubricant dispenser at a gay venue in Australia.
  
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• Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan gifted land and chief's name after Rio Olympics gold

  29-08-2016 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  English coach Ben Ryan is given three acres of land and a chief's name after leading Fiji's sevens team to Olympic gold in Rio.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival: Thousands expected for Grande Finale after five stabbings and 100 arrests on first day

  29-08-2016 09:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands of revellers are to descend on Notting Hill today after the first day of Carnival was marred by violence.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Thousands turn out for Grande Finale after five stabbings and 100 arrests mar first day

  29-08-2016 09:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands of revellers descended on Notting Hill today after the first day of Carnival was marred by violence.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival 2016: Thousands to turn out for Grande Finale after five stabbings and 100 arrests mar first day

  29-08-2016 09:44 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands of revellers are to descend on Notting Hill today after the first day of Carnival was marred by violence.
  
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• Young woman offers media a more flattering photo after police mugshot issued

  29-08-2016 09:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  A young woman sought to enhance her reputation by offering media outlets a more flattering picture than her police mugshot.
  
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• Los Angeles airport: Man in 'Zorro' costume sparks panicked evacuation amid fears of gunshots at US transport hub

  29-08-2016 08:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of passengers fled from Los Angeles airport after panic was apparently sparked by a man dressed as "Zorro".
  
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• London weather: Capital to bask in sunshine and warm temperatures on Bank Holiday Monday

  29-08-2016 08:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  London will bask in glorious sunshine and warm temperatures on the final day of the Notting Hill Carnival.
  
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• Brussels bomb: Explosion hits Belgian capital after car rams through fences

  29-08-2016 08:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  A bomb has exploded in the Belgian capital Brussels.
  
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