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Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy rocket launches successfully 6 February 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLive: Falcon Heavy rocket launchElon Musk has just launched his new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from the Kennedy Space centre in Florida. The mammoth vehicle - the most powerful since the shuttle system - lifted clear of its pad without incident to soar high over the Atlantic Ocean. It was bil…
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Julian Assange arrest warrant still stands - court 6 February 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption The WikiLeaks founder has been living at the Ecuadorean embassy for more than five years A UK arrest warrant against Julian Assange is still valid, Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled. Lawyers for th…
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6 February 2018 UK arrest warrant against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still valid, court rules 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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6 February 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWall Street's worst day since the crisis – explained in 90 seconds.European markets have followed Asian markets lower on Tuesday as investors continue to dump stocks following the biggest US market fall for six years. London, Frankfurt and Paris all fell sharply when they opened on Tuesday with losses of up to 3%. In the US overnight the Dow lost 4.6%. Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 4.7%. The falls follow some good years for investors.…
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6 February 2018 comments Image copyright Getty Images US stocks suffered their worst falls in more than six years on Monday in a sell-off sparked by concerns of higher interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index tumbled 1,175 points, or 4.6% to close down at 24,345.75. The White House moved to reassure investors saying it was focused on "long-term economic fundamentals, which remain exceptionally strong". Signs of improvement in the economy h…
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Remove hard Brexiteers, ex-minister Anna Soubry tells PM By Nicholas Watt Newsnight political editor 6 February 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright PA A pro-European ex-business minister has called on Theresa May to "get a spine" and remove 35 "hard ideological Brexiteers" from the Tories. Anna Soubry told BBC Newsnight she is willing …
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Dow Jones index tumbles nearly 1,500 points 5 February 2018 comments Image copyright Getty Images The Dow Jones Industrial Average has plunged by nearly 1,500 points in a day of volatile trading that has rattled global markets. The leading US stock market index is down more than 5.8% at 24,025.33. It is the worst one day fall in points since September 2008 during t…
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Maldives state of emergency declared by government amid political crisis 5 February 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Police stood guard outside the Supreme Court on Monday evening The Maldives government has declared a state of emergency for 15 days amid a political crisis in the island nation. The…
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President Trump: NHS 'going broke and not working' 5 February 2018 Image copyright AFP US President Donald Trump has claimed the NHS is "going broke and not working" as he targeted rival Democrats pushing for a universal health system. In his tweet he also said "thousands of people are marching" about it. This was believed to be a reference to a Save the NHS march on Down…
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President Trump: NHS 'going broke and not working' 5 February 2018 Image copyright AFP US President Donald Trump has claimed the NHS is "going broke and not working" as he targeted rival Democrats pushing for a universal health system. In his tweet he also said "thousands of people are marching" about it. This was believed to be a reference to a Save the NHS march on Down…
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Smart CCTV technology should be used to scan public spaces in London for knives and other weapons in the battle against youth violence, a report says today. The study by a Conservative London Assembly member says artificial intelligence technology could be used to monitor police-run CCTV cameras and detect knives being brandished in public. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/cctv-should-be-used-to-scan-streets-for-weapons-a3758161.html
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Sinn Fein's policing spokesman has sought legal advice after he was filmed apparently using bolt cutters to remove a clamp from his car. Gerry Kelly removed the device after finding his car had been immobilised while he was at a gym in Belfast city centre on Friday morning, the party said. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/sinn-fein-policing-spokesman-gerry-kelly-filmed-removing-car-clamp-with-bolt-cutters-a3757406.html
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Lauri Love case: Hacking suspect wins extradition appeal 5 February 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption Lauri Love was first arrested in October 2013 Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love has won his High Court appeal against his extradition to the US. Mr Love, 32, from Stradishall, Suffolk, who was first…
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Lauri Love case: Hacking suspect wins extradition appeal 5 February 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption Lauri Love was first arrested in October 2013 Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love has won his High Court appeal against his extradition to the US. Mr Love, 32, from Stradishall, Suffolk, who was first…
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Salah Abdeslam: Paris attacks suspect to go on trial in Belgium 5 February 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Extra police have been drafted in to guard the court in Brussels The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks has arrived at a Belgian court to face trial over the shootou…
