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14 December 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Derek Mackay arrived in the Holyrood chamber alongside First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ahead of his budget speech The Scottish government has announced income tax changes that will see higher earners pay more than elsewhere in the UK - and lower earners pay less. The country's finance secretary, Derek Mackay, announced a new tax band of …
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14 December 2017 Walt Disney says it is to buy 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets for $52.4bn (£39bn). The deal includes Fox's 39% stake in satellite broadcaster Sky, and the 20th Century Fox film studio, Disney announced. Fox's remaining assets, including news and sports, will form a new company. The deal ends more than half a century of media expansion by Mr Murdoch, who is 86 years old. He turned a single Australian newspaper he inherited from his father at the age of 21 into one of the world's lar…
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Buckling helmets and bracing themselves for trouble, this is the police unit who smashed a network of Class A drug dealers in east London. Six people were held as part of a blitz on drug dealing in Shadwell following 10 weeks of surveillance by police and council officials. Crack cocaine and more than £10,000 in cash was seized in the raids on seven addresses early yesterday. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/were-like-a-rude-alarm-clock-meet-the-met-polices-drugbusters-in-south-london-a3718386.html Well done to the Met in getting more drug dealers off the streets.
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Grenfell fire: Families and survivors gather for St Paul's memorial 14 December 2017 Related TopicsGrenfell Tower fire Image copyright Reuters Image caption Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are attending the service Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have gathered for a memorial at St Pau…
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Grenfell fire: Families and survivors gather for St Paul's memorial 14 December 2017 Related TopicsGrenfell Tower fire Image copyright Reuters Image caption Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are attending the service Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have gathered for a memorial at St Pau…
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Putin: Trump opponents harm US with 'invented' Russia scandal 14 December 2017 Related TopicsRussia-Trump inquiry Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Putin is giving his marathon annual news conference in Moscow Russia's president has accused opponents of his US counterpart Donald Trump of harming t…
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MSF estimates more than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar 14 December 2017 Related TopicsAsia migrant crisis Image copyright Reuters Image caption MSF says the experiences recounted by refugees were "horrific" Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said it believes at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in the m…
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13 December 2017 The government has been narrowly defeated in a key vote on its Brexit bill after a rebellion by Tory MPs. In a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, MPs voted to give Parliament a legal guarantee of a vote on the final Brexit deal struck with Brussels. The government had argued this would jeopardise its chances of delivering a smooth Brexit. The amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill tabled by ex-Attorney General Dominic Grieve was backed by 309 to 305. View the full article
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Alabama Senate race: Trump records message for Roy Moore 11 December 2017 Image copyright Getty Image caption Roy Moore's campaign has been rocked by allegations US President Donald Trump has recorded an audio message for a Republican Senate candidate accused of sexual misconduct, on the eve of the elec…
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13 December 2017 A three-year-old has become the fourth child to die as a result of a house fire in Salford. She was left fighting for her life after the blaze in Walkden which also claimed the lives of three others on Monday. View the full article
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12 December 2017 Image copyright PA Inflation rose to 3.1% in November, the highest in nearly six years, as the squeeze on households continued. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that airfares and computer games contributed to the increase. The most recent data shows that average weekly wages are growing at just 2.2%. Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, will now have to write a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond explaining how the Bank…
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Rebellion threat to EU Withdrawal Bill 13 December 2017 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright Getty Images The government is facing the threat of a defeat by rebel backbenchers when MPs vote on its flagship EU legislation. Led by the former Attorney General Dominic Grieve, the rebels want to insert a legal guarantee that MPs should get a vote on any final Brexit deal befor…
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New York explosion at Manhattan bus terminal 11 December 2017 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe explosion occurred as the Monday rush hour was getting under wayA man is being held after an attempted terror attack at America's biggest and busiest bus terminal, officials say. "Terrorists won't win. We are New Yorkers," said Mayor Bill De Blasio said after a blast in an underpass at the Port A…
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Salford house fire 'targeted attack' 12 December 2017 A house fire which killed three children was a "targeted attack", police have said, and one further arrest has been made. Police have also confirmed they had visited the house on Jackson Street, Walkden, Salford, a few hours before the fire, which happened at about 05:00 GMT on Monday. View the full article
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12 December 2017 Image copyright PA Inflation rose to 3.1% in November, the highest in nearly six years, as the squeeze on households continued. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that airfares and computer games contributed to the increase. The most recent data shows that average weekly wages are growing at just 2.2%. Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, will now have to write a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond explaining how the Bank…
