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NYT and New Yorker win joint Pulitzer for Weinstein exposé 16 April 2018 Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Harvey Weinstein fell from his position of power in Hollywood after a series of sexual harassment allegations The New York Times and New Yorker magazine have won a joint Pulitzer Prize for thei…
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Ex-FBI chief James Comey says Trump 'morally unfit to be president' 16 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption James Comey has infuriated President Trump as he promotes a new book Former FBI director James Comey has said Donald Trump is a man "morally unfit to be president", who treats women like "pi…
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Cliff Richard: BBC raid report 'shocking and upsetting' 13 April 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption Sir Cliff Richard arrived at the High Court with broadcaster Gloria Hunniford Sir Cliff Richard has said watching a BBC report of a police raid of his home in 2014 was "shocking and upsetting". The sing…
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Airport police dogs have been given their own ID cards offering security advice to passengers. The dogs, based at London Luton Airport, are part of a campaign to encourage people to be aware of what to do in a terrorist incident. The ID cards, which are being handed out to passengers, have information about each dog and a security message. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-43730590/luton-airport-police-dogs-given-id-cards
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This may be taking the subject slightly off topic... But I feel it is important to post up. I don't know if someone can fact check this but did the Mayor honestly spend £6million of his budget on specialist toilets for bus drivers?! This has to be a joke.
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12 April 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption In the days after the poisoning, specialist officers wore protective suits at the scene in Salisbury The international chemical weapons watchdog has confirmed the UK's analysis of the type of nerve agent used in the Russian ex-spy poisoning. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons did not name the nerve agent as Novichok, b…
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Theresa May summons cabinet to decide Syria response 11 April 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSuspected chemical attack is 'barbaric' - MayThe prime minister will summon the cabinet on Thursday to discuss the government's response to the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. Ministers will consider the options for backing military action threatened by the United States and its alli…
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Algeria military plane crash: 257 dead near Algiers 11 April 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage of the crash was broadcast on Algerian TVAt least 257 people have died after a military plane crashed in northern Algeria, the defence ministry says. The incident happened shortly after the aircraft took off from Boufarik military airport near the capital Algiers in the morning. Most of …
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Sadiq Khan’s plan to close more than half of London’s police stations to the public has been put on hold following a legal challenge from a university professor brutally attacked at home. The High Court has agreed to hear a crowdfunded judicial review application from Paul Kohler, questioning the legality of the consultation process being used to shut 38 of the 73 police front counters in the capital. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/professor-rescued-from-thugs-stalls-sadiq-khans-plan-to-close-police-stations-a3811291.html
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Syria 'chemical attack': Allies agree need for response 10 April 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSuspected chemical attack is 'barbaric' - MayThe prime minister has agreed with her US and French counterparts that the international community must respond to an alleged chemical attack in Syria. In phone calls, Theresa May, Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron sa…
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Zuckerberg: Facebook is in 'arms race' with Russia 10 April 2018 Related TopicsFacebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal Image copyright Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told US Senators his company is in a constant battle with Russian operators seeking to exploit the social network. "This is an arms race. They're going to keep getting better," he said. Mr Z…
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Nearly 60 firefighters were tackling a blaze on the thirteenth floor of a tower block in south London. Smoke could be seen billowing out of the upper floors of an apartment block on Winstanley Road in Battersea. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/battersea-fire-nearly-60-firefighters-battle-tower-block-blaze-in-south-london-a3809411.html
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Good Friday Agreement played up, suggests Labour's Barry Gardiner 10 April 2018 Related TopicsGood Friday agreement Image copyright UK Parliament Image caption Barry Gardiner called the Good Friday Agreement a "shibboleth" at an event in Brussels The shadow international trade secretary has suggested the…
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9 April 2018 The FBI have raided the offices of Michael Cohen, the long-time personal lawyer for US President Donald Trump. Law enforcement acted on a "referral" from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Officials in New York seized "privileged communications" between Mr Cohen and his clients, his lawyer said in a statement after the raid. Documents regarding a payment to a porn actress were also seized, US media say. View the full artic…
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Shocking CCTV footage of the moment a man was fatally punched in Trafalgar Square was released by police as his sister issued an emotional appeal to catch the "cowardly" killers. Scotland Yard today released a horrifying clip of the moment Desmond O’Beirne collapsed outside the National Gallery immediately after a man hit him on the back of his head. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shocking-cctv-shows-senseless-fatal-punch-attack-in-trafalgar-square-as-police-and-sister-appeal-for-a3809181.html
