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Skipton Aldi stabbing: Man charged with murdering Jodie Willsher 22 December 2017 Image copyright Jodie Willsher/Facebook Image caption Tributes have been paid to 30-year-old Jodie Willsher A 44-year-old man has been charged with murdering a woman who was stabbed to death in an Aldi supermarket. Mum-of-…
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Skipton Aldi stabbing: Man charged with murdering Jodie Willsher 22 December 2017 Image copyright Jodie Willsher/Facebook Image caption Tributes have been paid to 30-year-old Jodie Willsher A 44-year-old man has been charged with murdering a woman who was stabbed to death in an Aldi supermarket. Mum-of-…
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Bitcoin volatility sees trades suspended on certain exchanges 22 December 2017 comments Image copyright Getty Images Bitcoin plunged on Friday, extending a fall that saw the crypto-currency lose more than a third of its value from a record of nearly $20,000 (£15,000). The crypto-currency's price dipped below $11,000 on Friday, according to the Coindesk exchange webs…
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Catalonia election: Spain PM Rajoy rejects Puigdemont talks call 22 December 2017 Related TopicsCatalonia independence vote 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Rajoy: "Something is broken, and it will take time to repair it." Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has rebuffed calls by Catal…
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Navy blue passports will be issued once more after Britain leaves the EU in 2019, the Home Office has confirmed. Immigration Minister Brandon Lewis described the return to the traditional blue passport as a “unique opportunity to restore our national identity”. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/uk-to-get-traditional-navy-blue-passports-back-after-brexit-in-bid-to-restore-our-national-identity-a3725621.html
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Skipton Aldi stabbing: Victim was supermarket worker 22 December 2017 Image caption Floral tributes have been left outside the Aldi store in Keighley Road A woman who was stabbed to death in an Aldi supermarket was working in the store at the time, the town's mayor has said. The 30-year-old was attacked in the store in Skipton, North Yorkshire, at a…
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Skipton Aldi stabbing: Victim was supermarket worker 22 December 2017 Image caption Floral tributes have been left outside the Aldi store in Keighley Road A woman who was stabbed to death in an Aldi supermarket was working in the store at the time, the town's mayor has said. The 30-year-old was attacked in the store in Skipton, North Yorkshire, at a…
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Catalonia election: Puigdemont hails 'defeat' for Spanish state 22 December 2017 Related TopicsCatalonia independence vote 2017 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Carles Puigdemont's supporters in Barcelona cheered his broadcast from Belgium Catalonia's ousted separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont, has…
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Amtrak Washington train crash: Investigators focus on speed 19 December 2017 Related TopicsAmtrak train crash Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows the scale of the derailmentA US passenger train that derailed, killing three people, was going at 81mph (130km/h) on a curve with a restricted speed limit, according to data from a train tracking website. The curve's speed limit drops to …
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'No 10 knew' of Damian Green claims in 2016, claims Kate Maltby 21 December 2017 Image caption Kate Maltby claimed Damian Green 'fleetingly' touched her knee in a pub in 2015', which he denies Kate Maltby, who claims Damian Green made inappropriate advances to her, says she told a senior Downing Street aide about his behaviour in 2016. The MP, who …
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'No 10 knew' of Damian Green claims in 2016, claims Kate Maltby 21 December 2017 Image caption Kate Maltby claimed Damian Green 'fleetingly' touched her knee in a pub in 2015', which he denies Kate Maltby, who claims Damian Green made inappropriate advances to her, says she told a senior Downing Street aide about his behaviour in 2016. The MP, who …
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Catalonia election: Separatist parties keep their majority 21 December 2017 Related TopicsCatalonia independence vote 2017 Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Pro-independence parties have retained their majority Catalan separatist parties are on track to win most seats in the new regional parliament…
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Hospitals to cancel ops to cope with winter surge By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 21 December 2017 Image copyright stockvisual Hospitals across England have been told to cancel non-emergency operations in the new year to prepare for a post-Christmas surge in patients. The first weeks of January are often the busiest of the year with wint…
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Hospitals to cancel ops to cope with winter surge By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 21 December 2017 Image copyright stockvisual Hospitals across England have been told to cancel non-emergency operations in the new year to prepare for a post-Christmas surge in patients. The first weeks of January are often the busiest of the year with wint…
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Catalonia election: Voters split over ties with Spain 21 December 2017 Related TopicsCatalonia independence vote 2017 Image copyright EPA Image caption Thursday's election could determine Catalonia's direction for years to come The people of Catalonia are voting in a closely watched regional election, ca…
