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Personal Independence payments: All 1.6 million claims to be reviewed 29 January 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption The government made changes to Personal Independence Payments in 2017 Every person receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will have their claim reviewed, the Department for Work a…
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Personal Independence payments: All 1.6 million claims to be reviewed 29 January 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption The government made changes to Personal Independence Payments in 2017 Every person receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will have their claim reviewed, the Department for Work a…
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Personal Independence payments: All 1.6 million claims to be reviewed 29 January 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption The government made changes to Personal Independence Payments in 2017 Every person receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will have their claim reviewed, the Department for Work a…
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Personal Independence payments: All 1.6 million claims to be reviewed 29 January 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption The government made changes to Personal Independence Payments in 2017 Every person receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will have their claim reviewed, the Department for Work a…
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Andrew McCabe, FBI deputy director, quits after Trump criticism 29 January 2018 Image copyright EPA The Federal Bureau of Investigation's deputy director, whom US President Donald Trump accused of political bias, has resigned. Andrew McCabe was forced to step down ahead of his official retirement date in March, reports CBS News. His exit from the top law enforcement agenc…
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Isaiah Haastrup: Baby's life-support 'can be stopped' 29 January 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption Isaiah, pictured with an aunt, suffered "catastrophic" brain damage, the court was told Doctors can stop life-support treatment to a brain-damaged 11-month-old against parents' wishes, a High Court judge…
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They need to deport him, says woman who narrowly escaped being seriously injured by Albanian gangster as he fled police This is a notorious convicted Albanian gangster seen smirking as he laughs at justice from jail. Tristen Asllani, who is serving a 25 year sentence for drugs and firearms offences, stands defiantly in his cell, believed to be in Wandsworth Prison. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/laughing-at-the-law-drug-baron-smirks-in-illegal-picture-in-his-cell-a3752116.html
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UVF 'supergrass' Gary Haggarty jailed for six years 29 January 2018 Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption Gary Haggarty, 45, was sentenced for more than 200 offences, including five murders A loyalist "supergrass" has been jailed for more than six years after admitting more than 200 offences, including …
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UVF 'supergrass' Gary Haggarty jailed for six years 29 January 2018 Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption Gary Haggarty, 45, was sentenced for more than 200 offences, including five murders A loyalist "supergrass" has been jailed for more than six years after admitting more than 200 offences, including …
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German row over car exhaust tests on humans and monkeys 29 January 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption German carmakers have already been hit by a damaging scandal over cheating in emissions tests There has been condemnation of experiments funded by German carmakers in which humans and monkeys reported…
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29 January 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Of the 1,316 cases recorded, the youngest victim was a seven-year-old girl Children at risk of online grooming should be sent automatic alerts as part of the government's internet safety strategy, the NSPCC has said. The children's charity said existing algorithms could be used to flag suspected groomers to moderators. A "staggering" 1,3…
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29 January 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Of the 1,316 cases recorded, the youngest victim was a seven-year-old girl Children at risk of online grooming should be sent automatic alerts as part of the government's internet safety strategy, the NSPCC has said. The children's charity said existing algorithms could be used to flag suspected groomers to moderators. A "staggering" 1,3…
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29 January 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Of the 1,316 cases recorded, the youngest victim was a seven-year-old girl Children at risk of online grooming should be sent automatic alerts as part of the government's internet safety strategy, the NSPCC has said. The children's charity said existing algorithms could be used to flag suspected groomers to moderators. A "staggering" 1,3…
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Kabul bomb attack injures more than 50 in Afghan capital 27 January 2018 Image copyright BBC Afghan Image caption A plume of smoke from the explosion was seen around the city More than 50 people have been injured in a suicide bombing in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say. It happen…
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Yemen crisis: Separatists seize government buildings in Aden 28 January 2018 Related TopicsYemen crisis Image copyright EPA Image caption A rift has opened between two forces that were formerly on the same side Separatists in southern Yemen have seized government buildings in the city of Aden amid fierce…
