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Trump's London knife crime comments ridiculous, says surgeon 5 May 2018 Image copyright EPA A London surgeon has hit back at US President Donald Trump for criticising the level of knife crime in the city while defending US gun laws. Prof Karim Brohi, a …
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US Navy resurrects Second Fleet in Atlantic to counter Russia 5 May 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Second Fleet will be based at its former home - Norfolk, Virginia …
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Local election results 2018: Labour and Tories neck-and-neck 5 May 2018 Image copyright Reuters/Getty Images No clear winner has emerged from the local elections in England. As the final election result was declared in the London borough of Tower Hamlet…
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Kilauea: Fresh eruptions from Hawaii volcano 5 May 2018 Image copyright USGS Image caption The USGS said "vigorous lava spattering" was happening …
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Trump contradicts lawyer Rudy Giuliani over Stormy Daniels 4 May 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump on Giuliani: 'He'll get his facts straight' US President Donald Trump has said his new lawyer will "get his facts straight" about a legal case involving claims of an affair with a porn star. Rudy Giuliani this week contr…
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Mount Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruption 4 May 2018 Image copyright AFP The Mount Kilauea volcano has erupted near a residential area on the largest island of Hawaii, prompting a local state of emergency and mandatory evacuation f…
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India dust storms: More than 125 killed as storms continue 4 May 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe storms destroyed homes and uprooted trees At least 125 people are now reported to have died in fierce dust storms in northern India, with officials warning of more bad weather to come. High-speed winds and lightning have d…
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Local elections 2018: Polls close in elections across England 3 May 2018 Related TopicsEngland local elections 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption About two thirds of the results will be declar…
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Local elections 2018: Polls close in elections across England 3 May 2018 Related TopicsEngland local elections 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption About two thirds of the results will be declar…
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Local elections 2018: Polls close in elections across England 3 May 2018 Related TopicsEngland local elections 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption About two thirds of the results will be declar…
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Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski expelled from Oscars academy 3 May 2018 Image copyright Reuters/EPA Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski have been expelled from the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The academy - which runs the Oscars - said this w…
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A Met officer who lost part of his ear in a Halloween attack said he believes there is “no respect” for police, after his assailant was jailed for seven years. Pc Andrew Burton, 50, was attacked by Shayhon Francis during a routine drugs search outside flats in Brixton on October 31 last year. Francis, 23, first headbutted the officer and then, as they tussled on the ground, bit down on his ear and tore off a small piece, Inner London crown court was told. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-officer-was-headbutted-and-had-ear-bitten-off-by-attacker-during-routine-drugs-search-a3830021.html
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Thousands of calls made to breast screen error helpline 3 May 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Breast cancer screening is offered once every three years to women aged 50 to 70 …
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Trump repaid lawyer's $130,000 Stormy Daniels hush money, says Giuliani 3 May 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Trump has previously said he knew nothing of the payment to Ms Daniels …
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Dust storms kill nearly 100 in northern India 3 May 2018 Image copyright PTI Image caption The storm affected three districts in Rajasthan state, as well as parts of Uttar Pradesh …
