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Holocaust row: Abbas accused of anti-Semitism 1 May 2018 Related TopicsThe Holocaust Image copyright United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Image caption Child survivors found in Auschwitz death…
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Home Secretary Amber Rudd has resigned, Downing Street has said. Ms Rudd, who was due to make a statement in Parliament on Monday, was under growing pressure to quit over the Windrush scandal. Amber Rudd resigns as home secretary - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43944988
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Alfie Evans parents lose 'last-ditch appeal' over life support 24 April 2018 Related TopicsAlfie Evans case Image copyright ACTION4ALFIE Image caption Alfie Evans is in a "semi-vegetative state" in Alder Hey Children's Hospital The parents of seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans have lost a "last-ditch appe…
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Pamplona rape case: Protests over sentence go in to third day 28 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Thousands of people turned out on the streets of the Spanish city Pamplona on Saturday for the third day of protests after five men were cleared of rape. The men, who called themselves the Wolf Pack, were found guilty of sexual abuse, which many consider too lenient. The case…
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The YouTube stars being paid to sell cheating By Branwen Jeffreys and Edward Main BBC Trending 1 May 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe YouTubers selling cheating: 'Get an A on your paper - and you don't even need to do it' YouTube stars are being paid to sell academic cheating, a BBC invest…
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Iran nuclear deal: UK backs deal despite US and Israel accusations 1 May 2018 Related TopicsIran nuclear deal Image copyright AFP Image caption France, Britain and Germany have all said the deal …
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18 April 2018 Image copyright PA TV presenter Dale Winton, who hosted Supermarket Sweep, has died at the age of 62, his agent has said. He died at his home earlier on Wednesday, his long-term agent Jan Kennedy said in a statement. He presented a wide range of shows, including Family Fortunes and the BBC's lottery show In It To Win It. Fellow TV presenter Davina McCall described him as a "lovely, warm, kind, sensitive, generous soul with a touch of naughty!" TV p…
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Cardinal Pell will stand trial on sexual offence charge, court rules 1 May 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cardinal Pell enters a court in Melbourne on Tuesday …
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30 April 2018 Related TopicsIran nuclear deal Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Netanyahu sees a nuclear-armed Iran as the greatest threat to world peace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed what he says are "secret nucle…
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Sajid Javid to be new home secretary 30 April 2018 Sajid Javid has been named as the new home secretary after Amber Rudd's resignation. Mr Javid, the son of a Pakistani bus driver whose family came to the UK in the 1960s, is currently Communities Secretary. This breaking news story is being updated an…
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Syria war: 'Iranian personnel among dozens dead' in missile attacks 30 April 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Skip Facebook post by محردة الآن Report End of Facebook post by محردة الآن Missiles hit a number of military sites in northern Syria on Sunday night, state media say, with unconfirmed reports of dozens of fatalities. The Syrian military s…
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Kabul bombings: Photographer Shah Marai among 25 dead 30 April 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption The second explosion targeted those at the scene of the first …
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Dozens of migrants in 'caravan' stuck at US-Mexico border 30 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption The migrants began their gruelling trek north in southern Mexico on 25 March …
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North Korea: Chinese foreign minister to visit Pyongyang after historic talks 30 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption The two Korean leaders have agreed to begin "a new age of peace" …
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North Korea nuclear test site to close in May, South Korea says 29 April 2018 Related TopicsKorea leaders summit Image copyright Reuters Image caption A satellite image of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in North Korea North Korea's nuclear test site will close in May, the South Korean president's offic…