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Prostate cancer deaths overtake those from breast cancer 2 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Prostate cancer is killing more men because the population is living longer The number of men dying from prostate cancer has overtaken female deaths from breast cancer for the first time in …
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Syria conflict: Air strike in Hama province cripples cave hospital 1 February 2018 Image copyright UOSSM Image caption Five missiles managed to blast through the rock protecting the cave hospital A hospital built under 20m (60 feet) of rock in a rebel-held part of central Syria has been wrecked by a power…
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1 February 2018 Image copyright Julia Quenzler A man who drove a van into a crowd of Muslims near a London mosque has been found guilty of murder. Darren Osborne, 48, ploughed into people in Finsbury Park in June 2017, killing Makram Ali, 51, and injuring nine others. Osborne, from Cardiff, was also found guilty of attempted murder and is due to be sentenced on Friday. The jury took an hour to return the verdict at Woolwich Crown Court after an eight day trial. …
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Lactalis baby milk scare in France: Salmonella taint 'began in 2005' 1 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The tainted baby milk scandal will cost Lactalis hundreds of millions of euros The French dairy group at the centre of a baby milk scandal, Lactalis, has admitted some of its pro…
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Police officers arranged for the victims to meet the Duchess of Cornwall and visit 10 Downing Street Three elderly siblings with a combined age of 260 told of their terror after armed thieves raided their home twice in just over a week. Cruel thugs threatened Mary Dowling, 88, sister Alice, 81 and older brother George, 89, with a screwdriver before stealing money meant to their life savings, police said. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/elderly-siblings-forced-to-barricade-themselves-in-their-own-home-following-two-violent-breakins-in-a3753476.html
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Kenya TV shutdown: Court suspends stations' ban 1 February 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Raila Odinga declared himself the "people's president" in Nairobi on Tuesday Kenya's High Court has suspended the government's shutdown of three of the largest private TV channels. They were taken off-ai…
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Manchester Arena attack 'hero' jailed for theft 30 January 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChris Parker was interviewed by reporters in the aftermath of the attackA homeless man who stole from victims of the Manchester Arena bomb attack victims has been jailed. Chris Parker, 33, was initially hailed as a hero after claiming he helped the injured, but CCTV showed him in the arena foyer, s…
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Trump Russia: Republicans accused of tampering with memo on FBI 1 February 2018 Related TopicsRussia-Trump inquiry Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAll you need to know about the Trump-Russia investigationThe top Democrat on the US House Intelligence Committee has accused Republicans of tampering with a memo about FBI spying at the 2016 election. Adam Schiff said Republicans had changed the t…
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Brexit: Theresa May to fight EU transition residency plan 31 January 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright AFP Image caption The prime minister said those arriving after Brexit would have a different set of expectations Theresa May has indicated she will fight a proposal to give EU citizens moving to…
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Brexit: Theresa May to fight EU transition residency plan 31 January 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright AFP Image caption The prime minister said those arriving after Brexit would have a different set of expectations Theresa May has indicated she will fight a proposal to give EU citizens moving to…
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FBI has 'grave concerns' about controversial Republican memo 31 January 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption Republican Devin Nunes' staff wrote the secretive memo The FBI has publicly challenged a push by Republican lawmakers to release a controversial memo which purports to show anti-Trump bias at the…
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Carrie Gracie tells MPs of BBC pay 'insult' 31 January 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCarrie Gracie: "If they don't report the truth how can we?"Former BBC China editor Carrie Gracie has said she is "very angry" about the way the BBC has treated some female members of staff. The presenter, who resigned from her post earlier this month in protest at pay inequality, was giving evidence to…
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Carrie Gracie tells MPs of BBC pay 'insult' 31 January 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCarrie Gracie: "If they don't report the truth how can we?"Former BBC China editor Carrie Gracie has said she is "very angry" about the way the BBC has treated some female members of staff. The presenter, who resigned from her post earlier this month in protest at pay inequality, was giving evidence to…
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Larry Nassar case: USA Gymnastics doctor 'abused 265 girls' 31 January 2018 Image copyright Reuters The number of known sexual abuse victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has grown to 265, a Michigan judge has said. At least 65 victims are set to confront Nassar in court this week in the last of three sentencing hearings, prosecutors say. He was sentenced l…
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Hyponatraemia inquiry: Children's hospital deaths were avoidable 31 January 2018 Related TopicsHyponatraemia Inquiry Image caption Adam Strain, Raychel Ferguson, Claire Roberts and Conor Mitchell. Lucy Crawford's family chose not to release a photograph An inquiry into the deaths of five children in Northern Ireland's hospitals has found that four …
