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Brexit: Michael Gove says UK voters can change final deal 9 December 2017 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright EPA Image caption Michael Gove says 'nothing is agreed until everything is agreed' Voters can use the next general election to have their say on a final Brexit deal, Michael Gove has said. Th…
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Israel strikes Gaza Hamas sites after rocket attacks 9 December 2017 Image copyright AFP Image caption At least 25 people were injured in the first air strikes on Gaza, Palestinian health officials said Israel says it has targeted a number of sites belonging to militant group Hamas in retaliation for rock…
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8 December 2017 Sufficient progress made in Brexit talks - Jean-Claude Juncker; paving way for talks on future UK-EU relationship This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. View the full article
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Irish border: New draft Brexit agreement proposed 7 December 2017 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Disagreements remain over how the Irish border should be treated after Brexit New language for a draft Brexit deal on the Irish border has been proposed in talks between the UK, …
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Brexit: PM urged not to let Eurosceptics 'dictate' talks 6 December 2017 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright PA Image caption Downing Street has insisted it is still confident of a first-phase Brexit deal before next week's summit Theresa May has been urged not to allow Eurosceptic MPs in her party to "…
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Two men due in court over alleged plot to kill PM 6 December 2017 From the section London Image copyright Getty Images Two men are due in Westminster Magistrates' Court later over an alleged plot to kill Theresa May. Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, 20, from north London and Mohammed Aqib Imran, 21, from Birmingham, have been charged with terrorism offences. The BBC understands the …
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Poppi Worthington inquest: Expert casts doubt on abuse theory 6 December 2017 Related TopicsPoppi Worthington death Image copyright Family photo Image caption Some important items were lost or never recovered, including Poppi's last nappy and her pyjama bottoms, the inquest heard An expert witness has ca…
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Impact assessment of Brexit on the UK 'don't exist' 6 December 2017 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright House of Commons The government has not carried out an impact assessment of leaving the EU on the UK economy, Brexit Secretary David Davis has told MPs. "There's no sort of systematic impact assessment," Mr Davis told the Brexit committee. He said the government had p…
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Two men due in court over alleged plot to kill PM 6 December 2017 From the section London Image copyright Getty Images Two men are due in Westminster Magistrates' Court later over an alleged plot to kill Theresa May. Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, 20, from north London and Mohammed Aqib Imran, 21, from Birmingham, have been charged with terrorism offences. The BBC understands the …
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Banks should end unplanned overdraft charges, charity says 6 December 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Banks should end all unauthorised overdraft charges because they are trapping people in persistent debt, the financial charity StepChange has said. The organisation also wants banks and regulators to do more to identify people caught up in a "vicious…
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Just studying for University and it currently has me over right now. I'm so confused with it. I have been given a number of situations and I have to say which crimes have been committed (if any) and relate them to cases. This one case is so difficult to understand for some reason. I've been researching all morning and can't get my head round it so I would appreciate it if someone could help me. The situation: "Jack goes into an art gallery to view a painting, which is for sale. He likes the painting so takes it home without paying for it. He intends to enjoy the painting for a few years at which time he will return it to the gallery. What offences if any has…
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Russia has been banned from competing at next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee. But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag. It follows an investigation into allegations of state-sponsored doping at the 2014 Games hosted by Russia in Sochi. "This should draw a line under this damaging episode," the IOC said. IOC president Thomas Bach made the announcement in Lausanne on Tuesday. Bach and his board have come to their decision after reading through the findings and recommendations of a 17-month investigation headed up by the former president of Switzerland,…
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Drug dealers are laundering illicit funds through London's bitcoin ATMs, the Met police have said. Officers said they saw a dramatic increase in the use of about 100 machines across the UK where anybody can deposit sterling in exchange for crypto currencies such as bitcoin. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/drug-dealers-using-londons-bitcoin-atms-to-launder-cash-according-to-organised-crime-cops-a3709221.html
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Trump-Russia probe: Mueller 'demands Deutsche Bank data' 5 December 2017 From the section US & Canada Related TopicsRussia-Trump inquiry Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mueller is investigating alleged links between the Trump campaign and the 2016 election US special counsel Robert Mueller has …
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5 December 2017 From the section Europe A Spanish judge had withdrawn an international arrest warrant for ex-Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four other ministers who fled to Belgium a month ago. Spain's Supreme Court said they still faced possible charges for sedition and rebellion against the state, but had showed willingness to return to Spain. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can…
