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Missing student Sophie Smith: Possible CCTV sighting 28 December 2017 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSophie Smith vanished from her home in Avondale Road, Gorleston, dressed in just a vest top and shortsPolice have been scouring CCTV in an effort to locate a student who has been missing since Boxing Day. Sophie Smith, 21, left her home in Gorleston, Norfolk, dressed in shorts and a vest top …
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US missions in Turkey to resume full visa services after row 28 December 2017 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Visa applications at the embassy in Ankara were suspended in October US missions in Turkey are to resume full visa services following security assurances from Turkey's government on US consu…
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NHS parking charges: Hospitals made £174m in a year 28 December 2017 Image copyright PA Image caption Hospitals in England collected more than £174m in car parking fees in the last year Hospitals in England made a record £174m last year in charging for parking, an investigation has found. The figure for …
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NHS parking charges: Hospitals made £174m in a year 28 December 2017 Image copyright PA Image caption Hospitals in England collected more than £174m in car parking fees in the last year Hospitals in England made a record £174m last year in charging for parking, an investigation has found. The figure for …
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An elderly couple were left with tears of joy after police bought them a brand new car for Christmas. Officers in south London surprised the husband and wife, both in their 70s, with keys to their new Vauxhall Corsa which appeared on their driveway on Christmas Day morning – plus a cheque for £2,300. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/kindhearted-police-officers-surprise-elderly-couple-with-new-car-for-christmas-after-theirs-was-a3727431.html
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Afghanistan suicide attack: Dozens killed as Shia centre hit in Kabul 28 December 2017 Image copyright AFP Image caption Security forces sealed off the area after the attack At least 40 people have been killed and 30 wounded in a suicide attack at a Shia cultural and religious organisation in a western ar…
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UK enjoyed 'greenest year for electricity ever' in 2017 28 December 2017 Image copyright PA Image caption Wind farms helped the UK experience its first coal-free day since the Industrial Revolution The UK has achieved its greenest year ever in terms of how the nation's electricity is generated, National G…
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UK enjoyed 'greenest year for electricity ever' in 2017 28 December 2017 Image copyright PA Image caption Wind farms helped the UK experience its first coal-free day since the Industrial Revolution The UK has achieved its greenest year ever in terms of how the nation's electricity is generated, National G…
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Syria child evacuees may be used as bargaining chips, UN warns 28 December 2017 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCampaigners are covering their eyes in solidarity with baby KarimA senior UN official says he fears children waiting to be evacuated from a besieged rebel-held area of the Syrian capital, Damascus, are being used as bargaining chips. UN special envoy …
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Briton Laura Plummer jailed in Egypt for drug smuggling 26 December 2017 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKarl Turner MP: "This is a... decent, honest, hard-working Hull woman, who was simply naive"A British woman has been convicted of smuggling 300 painkiller tablets into Egypt and jailed for three years. Laura Plummer, 33, was arrested after she was found with the Tramadol tablets in her sui…
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Obama warns against 'irresponsible' social media use 27 December 2017 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPrince Harry warns President Obama he will get "the face" if he uses long pausesFormer US President Barack Obama has warned against the irresponsible use of social media, in a rare interview since stepping down in January. He warned that such actions were distorting people's understanding of …
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Police warn drivers of 'hazardous' snow 27 December 2017 Image copyright Northants RAPT Police are warning drivers of hazardous conditions on roads after snow fell in parts of the UK overnight. The M1 was blocked at junction 19 after a lorry accident, while police said there had been "multiple collisions" on the A14 in Northamptonshire. The Met Office has issued warnings …
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Grenfell firm to pass responsibility for homes to council 27 December 2017 Related TopicsGrenfell Tower fire Image copyright Reuters The firm that managed Grenfell Tower says it will hand over responsibility for thousands of properties to the local council by the end of January. Kensington & Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) said it would "temporarily" give…
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Grenfell firm to pass responsibility for homes to council 27 December 2017 Related TopicsGrenfell Tower fire Image copyright Reuters The firm that managed Grenfell Tower says it will hand over responsibility for thousands of properties to the local council by the end of January. Kensington & Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) said it would "temporarily" give…
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Syria war: Eastern Ghouta medical evacuations begin 27 December 2017 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright ICRC Image caption The ICRC published pictures of ambulances brought in to carry out the evacuation Medical evacuations have begun in a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, the…
