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17 May 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Fixed-odds betting machines have games similar to fruit machines, as well as roulette and blackjack The government is set to announce new the rules to govern fixed-odds betting terminals l…
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17 May 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Fixed-odds betting machines have games similar to fruit machines, as well as roulette and blackjack The government is set to announce new the rules to govern fixed-odds betting terminals l…
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Stormy Daniels: Trump discloses payment to reimburse lawyer 16 May 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWas Trump's Stormy Daniels payment legal? US President Donald Trump has officially disclosed his reimbursement to his lawyer for a payment to a porn star to hush her claims of an affair. The Office of Government Ethics found …
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10 May 2018 First ever summit between sitting North Korean and US leaders will take place in Singapore on 12 June, Trump says This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest …
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East Coast train line to be put into public control 16 May 2018 Rail services on East Coast Main Line are being brought back under UK government control, operator Stagecoach Group says. Stagecoach says it has been advised that an "operator of last resort" would be appointed to run the London to Edinburg…
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16 May 2018 Image caption Jemma (left) and Vicki had to drag a burning tumble dryer out of their flat. New fears have been raised about tumble dryers bursting into flames, despite efforts to modify the machines. The BBC's Watchdog Live consumer programme has uncovered cases in which the machi…
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16 May 2018 Image caption Jemma (left) and Vicki had to drag a burning tumble dryer out of their flat. New fears have been raised about tumble dryers bursting into flames, despite efforts to modify the machines. The BBC's Watchdog Live consumer programme has uncovered cases in which the machi…
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Manchester Arena attack: Bomb 'injured more than 800' 16 May 2018 Related TopicsManchester Arena attack Image copyright PA Image caption Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson says the lives of t…
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Manchester Arena attack: Bomb 'injured more than 800' 16 May 2018 Related TopicsManchester Arena attack Image copyright PA Image caption Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson says the lives of t…
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Carillion board oversaw a 'rotten corporate culture', say MPs 16 May 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRachel Reeves says Carillion directors 'destroyed a British company' Carillion's board presided over a "rotten corporate culture" and was culpable for its "costly collapse", two committees of MPs have concluded. They also a…
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Carillion board oversaw a 'rotten corporate culture', say MPs 16 May 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRachel Reeves says Carillion directors 'destroyed a British company' Carillion's board presided over a "rotten corporate culture" and was culpable for its "costly collapse", two committees of MPs have concluded. They also a…
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Windrush: Sixty-three people may have been wrongly removed 15 May 2018 Related TopicsWindrush scandal Image caption Mr Javid became home secretary last month At least 63 members of the Windrush g…
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Royal wedding: Meghan's half-sister hopes father will attend 15 May 2018 Related TopicsRoyal Wedding 2018: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSamantha Markle told Good Morning Britain their father had suffered a heart attack Meghan Markle's estranged half-sister has said she hopes their father Thomas…
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Brexit: Jeremy Hunt warns Boris Johnson over customs comments 14 May 2018 comments Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright AFP Jeremy Hunt has warned Boris Johnson his public criticism could undermine the UK's Brexit negotiating position. The healt…
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14 May 2018 Related TopicsRussian spy poisoning Image copyright PA/Getty Images Image caption Andrew Parker, left, will warn so-called Islamic State still aspires to commit more atrocities in Europe, such as the lorry attack in Berlin in 2016 …
