Real World News
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Infra red footage taken from a police helicopter captured the moment a teenage acid attacker was snared by police as he attempted to flee. The footage was released as 17-year-old Derryck John was starting a 10-and-a-half year jail term after pleading guilty to a series of attacks against moped riders. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/dramatic-police-helicopter-footage-shows-moment-teen-acid-attacker-was-snared-as-he-starts-10-year-a3788226.html What a nice prison sentence for this scumbag.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond to unveil spring statement 13 March 2018 Related TopicsSpring Statement 2018 Image copyright Reuters The UK economy is in better shape than expected, Chancellor Philip Hammond is set to say in his spring statement. But he will resist calls from Labour and some Tories to use the extra cash from tax receipts to ease the spending squeeze they say is…
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Chancellor Philip Hammond to unveil spring statement 13 March 2018 Related TopicsSpring Statement 2018 Image copyright Reuters The UK economy is in better shape than expected, Chancellor Philip Hammond is set to say in his spring statement. But he will resist calls from Labour and some Tories to use the extra cash from tax receipts to ease the spending squeeze they say is…
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By Sean Coughlan BBC News education and family correspondent 13 March 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption University staff will decide on Tuesday whether to back the deal announced by unions and employers An agreement has been reached in the university strike - with union leaders and employ…
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By Sean Coughlan BBC News education and family correspondent 13 March 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption University staff will decide on Tuesday whether to back the deal announced by unions and employers An agreement has been reached in the university strike - with union leaders and employ…
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Highly likely Russia behind spy attack, says Theresa May 12 March 2018 Related TopicsRussian spy poisoning A former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia, Theresa May has told MPs. The prime minister said the government had concluded it was "highly likely" that Russia was responsible for the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury…
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Plane crash at Nepal's Kathmandu airport 12 March 2018 Image copyright Twitter/@Bishnusapkota A plane has crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, officials say. The plane, operated by US-Bangla, a Bangladeshi airline, veered off the runway while landing on Monday afternoon, causing a blaze that firefighters have been tackling. About 67 pa…
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Kim Jong-un 'wants closer North-South Korea ties' 6 March 2018 Related TopicsNorth Korea missile tests Image copyright Reuters Image caption Kim Jong-un was pictured welcoming delegates to the dinner North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he wants to "vigorously advance" closer ties with South Korea, a…
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12 March 2018 Comedian Sir Ken Dodd has died at the age of 90, his publicist has confirmed. The Liverpool legend had recently been released from hospital after six weeks of treatment for a chest infection. On Friday, he had married Anne Jones, his partner of 40 years, at their house, which was the on he grew up in. View the full article
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China's 'president for life': Congress to vote on abolishing term limits 11 March 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionShould China's Xi be president for life?China is set to approve the removal of term limits for its leader, in a move that will effectively allow Xi Jinping to remain as president for life. The change is part of a set of constitutional changes expected to be passed by China's …
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Damian Hinds to cut workload to tackle teacher shortage By Sean Coughlan BBC News education and family correspondent 10 March 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Recruitment targets for teaching have been missed for five years in a row The education secretary wil…
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5 March 2018 A man who is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, the BBC understands. Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a "spy swap" between the US and Russia in 2010. Police declared a major incident on Sunday after a man and a woman were reported ill in a shopping centre in Salisbury. The substance is still unknown. A number of locations in the city centre were cordoned off and the A&…
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By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst 9 March 2018 Image copyright PA A proposal to impose a so-called latte levy on throwaway coffee cups has been rejected by the government. MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee had suggested a charge of 25p for disposable coffee cups to reduce their use. But ministers say it is better for shops to offer voluntary di…
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Talks on three-year pay deal for NHS staff 'positive' 9 March 2018 Image copyright PA NHS chiefs and health unions in England are understood to be close to agreeing a three-year pay deal. Talks on an award for all health staff - except for doctors and dentists - are said to be constructive and going well. The government has already said it would scrap the 1% cap on pub…
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Damian Hinds to cut workload to tackle teacher shortage By Sean Coughlan BBC News education and family correspondent 10 March 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Recruitment targets for teaching have been missed for five years in a row The education secretary wil…
