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UK temperatures top 29C in hottest April day since 1949 19 April 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption These lucky people enjoyed the sunshine beside the Thames at Richmond in London Temperatures have soared to over 29C in parts of London, making it the warmest April day for nearly 70 years. The unusuall…
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UK temperatures top 29C in hottest April day since 1949 19 April 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption These lucky people enjoyed the sunshine beside the Thames at Richmond in London Temperatures have soared to over 29C in parts of London, making it the warmest April day for nearly 70 years. The unusuall…
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UK temperatures top 28C in hottest April day since 1949 19 April 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption These lucky people enjoyed the sunshine beside the Thames at Richmond in London Temperatures have soared to over 28C in parts of London, making it the warmest April day for nearly 70 years. The unusuall…
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Cuba's Raúl Castro hands over power to Miguel Díaz-Canel 19 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Miguel Díaz-Canel had been widely expected to take over from Raúl Castro Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba's new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel i…
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A sex worker at a London brothel run by an ex-police officer has opened up about her life, stating: “I only do this kind of work because I choose to”. The brothel, in a two-bedroom flat in central London, was the subject of a report by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme. Its owner, a former detective, told the programme police are choosing to allow some brothels to operate if they offer a safe environment for their workers. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sex-worker-reveals-what-life-is-like-working-in-london-brothel-run-by-expolice-officer-a3816226.html
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Southwest Airlines engine explosion linked to prior accident 19 April 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption Signs of metal fatigue were found where the fan blade separated from the engine, experts said A mid-air engine explosion that punctured a passenger jet window has been linked to a similar incident …
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Trump 'will walk out' if North Korea talks not fruitful 19 April 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump on North Korea meetingUS President Donald Trump says that if his planned talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not fruitful he will "walk out". At a joint news conference, he and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said maximum pressure must be maintained on North Korea over nuclear disarma…
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Cuba nominates Castro replacement Miguel Díaz-Canel 18 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Miguel Díaz-Canel (left) has served as vice-president to Raúl Castro (right) Cuba's parliament has picked Miguel Díaz-Canel as the sole candidate to succeed Raúl Castro, 86, bringing the family's decades-lo…
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Trump hails CIA chief Mike Pompeo's secret trip to N Korea 18 April 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption The aim Mr Pompeo's mission was to pave the way for a Trump-Kim summit CIA director Mike Pompeo forged a "good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un when they met last week, US Presi…
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Starbucks to shut more than 8,000 cafes for race training 17 April 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption'Hey Starbucks, is it my skin colour?', asks Brandon WardCoffee chain Starbucks is to close more than 8,000 company-owned branches in the US for an afternoon next month to carry out "racial-bias" training. The aim is to prevent discrimination in Starbucks stores. The move comes after the f…
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Windrush cases must be dealt with better, says minister 16 April 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption A 'slap in the face for the Windrush generation'? The government must do "a better job" in dealing with the Windrush generation facing deportation from the UK, Penny Mordaunt has said. The international…
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Mike Pompeo, CIA chief, made secret trip to North Korea - reports 18 April 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Pompeo's (left) mission reportedly was to prepare for the Trump-Kim summit CIA director Mike Pompeo travelled to Pyongyang for a secret meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, US …
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18 April 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Barbara Bush, former US first lady and literacy campaigner, has died aged 92. A statement from the office of former president George HW Bush described her as a "relentless proponent of family literacy". Mrs Bush, the only woman to have seen her husband and son sworn in as US president, had been unwell for some time and had declined further medical treatment. She said she wanted to spend her last days in "comfort care" wi…
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France's Macron urges defence of democracy in EU 17 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption President Macron has a safe majority in the French parliament to enact reforms French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europeans to resist rising authoritarianism and renew their commitment to democracy. "…
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Syria war: Scores dead in Syria gas attack, rescuers and medics say 8 April 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Douma is the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, and is being heavily bombarded by government forces Rescuers in Syria say at least…
