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GB's Morgan seals big air bronze after 'very precious' third run XXIII Olympic Winter Games Venue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-25 February Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and mobile app. Full coverage times Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's snowboarding big air to secure Great Britain their highest medal tally in Winter Olympics history. The medal for Morgan, 28, is Team GB's fifth in Pyeongchang, taking them past the four medals won in 1924 and 2014. It follows a skeleton gold for Lizzy Yarnold as well as bronze medals for Dom Parsons, Laura Deas and Izzy Atkin. Canada's Sebastien Toutant won gold with a scor…
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Donald Tusk: UK Brexit plans 'pure illusion' 23 February 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEC President Donald Tusk rejected any idea of the UK being able to join a "single market a la carte"The UK's approach to the next stage of Brexit negotiations seems to be based on "pure illusion", Donald Tusk says. The European Council president told a news conference in Brussel…
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Paramedics have told of their anger after a fake patient dialled 999 and pretended he could not walk to get a lift to hospital to see his friend. Shaun Gerrard, emergency medical technician at North West Ambulance Service said the man claimed he had "reduced sensation in his legs and that his mobility was poor." https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/paramedics-fury-as-man-fakes-illness-to-get-a-lift-to-the-hospital-to-see-his-friend-a3773541.html People like him who used the 999 service make me mad and hope the send him a BIG BILL for wasting the Paramedics time.
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Operation Sanctuary review finds adult abuse 'extensive' 23 February 2018 Image copyright Northumbria Police Image caption Eighteen people were jailed for their involvement in the sexual abuse of vulnerable young women in Newcastle Vulnerable women are most likely being "extensively" abused across the UK …
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Operation Sanctuary review finds adult abuse 'extensive' 23 February 2018 Image copyright Northumbria Police Image caption Eighteen people were jailed for their involvement in the sexual abuse of vulnerable young women in Newcastle Vulnerable women are most likely being "extensively" abused across the UK …
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Operation Sanctuary review finds adult abuse 'extensive' 23 February 2018 Image copyright Northumbria Police Image caption Eighteen people were jailed for their involvement in the sexual abuse of vulnerable young women in Newcastle Vulnerable women are most likely being "extensively" abused across the UK …
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23 February 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland has returned to profit for the first time in a decade as it continues its recovery. A spokesman for the bank said it was "a symbolic moment." The bank, which is majority-owned by the taxpayer, made an annual profit of £752m compared with a £6.95bn loss the year before. RBS still faces a potentially massive fine from the US Department of Justice over the sale of financial products linked to risky mortgages. View the full article
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23 February 2018 Royal Bank of Scotland has returned to profit for the first time in a decade as it continues its recovery. A spokesman for the bank said it was "a symbolic moment." The bank, which is majority-owned by the taxpayer, made an annual profit of £752m compared with a £6.95bn loss the year before. RBS still faces a potentially massive fine from the US Department of Justice over the sale of mortgage-backed securities. View the full article
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Jonathan Udall dies after Grand Canyon helicopter crash 22 February 2018 A fourth British tourist has died following a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon 12 days ago while on his honeymoon. Jonathan Udall, who is in his 30s and from Brighton, has been in hospital in Las Vegas since the accident on 10 February. His family has been told of his death. Mr Udall's wife, Ellie Milward, 29, was injured when the aircraft…
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Jonathan Udall dies after Grand Canyon helicopter crash 22 February 2018 A fourth British tourist has died following a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon 12 days ago while on his honeymoon. Jonathan Udall, who is in his 30s and from Brighton, has been in hospital in Las Vegas since the accident on 10 February. His family has been told of his death. Mr Udall's wife, Ellie Milward, 29, was injured when the aircraft…
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22 February 2018 Ex-Save the Children chief executive Justin Forsyth resigns from Unicef saying he doesn't want to 'damage' charities This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. View the full article
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22 February 2018 Ex-Save the Children chief executive Justin Forsyth resigns from Unicef saying he doesn't want to 'damage' charities This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. View the full article
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22 February 2018 Ex-Save the Children chief executive Justin Forsyth resigns from Unicef saying he doesn't want to 'damage' charities This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. View the full article
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Boy, 2, killed in 'hit-and-run' in Coventry 22 February 2018 Image caption The boys were struck by a car on MacDonald Road, Stoke, Coventry A two-year-old boy has died and his six-year-old brother is critically ill after a suspected hit-and-run crash in Coventry. They were struck by a car on MacDonald Road, Stoke, at about 14:00 GMT and taken to ho…
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Boy, 2, killed in 'hit-and-run' in Coventry 22 February 2018 A two-year-old boy has died and his six-year-old brother is critically ill after a hit-and-run in Coventry. They were struck by a car on MacDonald Road, Stoke, at about 14:00 GMT and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest…