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North Korea missile developers hit by US sanctions 26 December 2017 Related TopicsNorth Korea missile tests Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ri Pyong-chol (L) and Kim Jong-sik (R) are reportedly among Kim Jong-un's most trusted aides The US has placed sanctions on two North Korean officials it says …
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This is the moment thieves stole £1,000 of savings from a pensioner's handbag after distracting her in a lift in an east London shopping centre. The 69-year-old victim withdrew the cash from her account at Lloyds Bank in Ilford on July 26, the Metropolitan Police said. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/moment-callous-thieves-distract-pensioner-to-steal-1000-from-her-handbag-in-ilford-shopping-centre-a3727066.html
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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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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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Brexit: German minister sees model for Turkey and Ukraine 26 December 2017 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sigmar Gabriel is foreign minister in Germany's current, caretaker government A "smart" Brexit deal could serve as a model for the EU's future relations with other no…
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HMS St Albans: UK frigate shadows Russian warship in North Sea 26 December 2017 Image copyright PA Image caption HMS St Albans (foreground) escorts Admiral Gorshkov A British frigate shadowed a Russian warship through the North Sea near UK waters on Christmas Day, the Royal Navy has revealed. HMS St Alba…
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Fujimori: New clashes after Peru ex-president is pardoned 26 December 2017 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption'No to the pardon!' shouted protesters in the capital LimaPolice in Peru have fired tear gas and clashed with thousands of protesters angry at the authorities' decision to pardon ex-President Alberto Fujimori. "No to the pardon!" the crowds chanted in the capital Lima during a second day…
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Universities could face fines over 'no-platforming' 26 December 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Universities must protect free speech and "open minds, not close them," Universities Minister Jo Johnson will say in a speech in Birmingham later. Addressing the Limmud Festival, Mr Johnson will reaffirm his concerns over "no platforming" and "safe spaces" stifling debate in …
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Universities could face fines over 'no-platforming' 26 December 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Universities must protect free speech and "open minds, not close them," Universities Minister Jo Johnson will say in a speech in Birmingham later. Addressing the Limmud Festival, Mr Johnson will reaffirm his concerns over "no platforming" and "safe spaces" stifling debate in …
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Universities could face fines over 'no-platforming' 26 December 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Universities must protect free speech and "open minds, not close them," Universities Minister Jo Johnson will say in a speech in Birmingham later. Addressing the Limmud Festival, Mr Johnson will reaffirm his concerns over "no platforming" and "safe spaces" stifling debate in …
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Pope Francis pleads for migrants at Christmas Eve Mass 24 December 2017 Related TopicsEurope migrant crisis Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Many migrants, the pontiff said, were being forced to flee from leaders who "see no problem in shedding innocent blood" Pope Francis has urged the wor…
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Meghan Markle joins royals for Christmas service 25 December 2017 Related TopicsWedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Image copyright PA Image caption Meghan Markle arrived holding the arm of Prince Harry Prince Harry's fiance Meghan Markle has joined the Royal Family for the Christmas Day service at…
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Meghan Markle joins royals for Christmas service 25 December 2017 Related TopicsWedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Image caption Meghan Markle arrives with Prince Harry Prince Harry's fiance Meghan Markle has joined the Royal Family for the Christmas Day service at the Queen's Norfolk estate. She arrived with her fiancee, Prince Harry, to at…
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Queen's message hails terror-hit London and Manchester 25 December 2017 Image copyright PA The Queen will pay tribute to London and Manchester in her Christmas Day broadcast for the way in which they dealt with this year's terror attacks. Looking back over the events of 2017, the Queen says both cities' "powerful identities" had "shone through". The Queen will also prais…
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Queen's message hails terror-hit London and Manchester 25 December 2017 Image copyright PA The Queen will pay tribute to London and Manchester in her Christmas Day broadcast for the way in which they dealt with this year's terror attacks. Looking back over the events of 2017, the Queen says both cities' "powerful identities" had "shone through". The Queen will also prais…
