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A cafe owner today described the terrifying moment a customer pulled out what appeared to be a gun. The woman, who asked to be named only as Magdalena, was hailed a hero by colleagues for her quick reactions after the man walked into the Village Café in Hayes, west London. She said he posed as a customer before pulling out what looked like a large black gun. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/terrifying-moment-hero-west-london-caf-owner-faced-gun-raider-a3707251.html
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David Dearlove found guilty of 1968 Paul Booth murder 1 December 2017 From the section Tees Image copyright Cleveland Police Image caption David Dearlove had denied murder and child cruelty A man who swung his toddler stepson by the ankles and smashed his head into a fireplace has been convicted of murder. Da…
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1 December 2017 From the section Business RBS says it will close 259 branches and cut 680 jobs as it reduces costs and encourages customers to use online and mobile services. The closures involve 62 Royal Bank of Scotland branches, and 197 NatWest branches. The bank says it will try to make the necessary redundancies voluntary ones. View the full article
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As the Police can be somewhat selective when recording and investigating crime,do you believe there should be an independent body to overview the Police,to ensure an investigation takes place where a crime has taken place.More so when the Police gather evidence including witness statements,CCTV,forensic evidence etc for the CPS to pursue a case in the courts or consider charges,due to information received.
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Damian Green computer porn claims: 'Thousands' of images viewed By Danny Shaw Home affairs correspondent, BBC News 1 December 2017 From the section UK Politics Image caption Damian Green is Prime Minister Theresa May's deputy A former Scotland Yard detective has told BBC News he was "shocked" by the amount of pornography vie…
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Damian Green computer porn claims: 'Thousands' of images viewed By Danny Shaw Home affairs correspondent, BBC News 1 December 2017 From the section UK Politics Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"I was shocked": Former detective constable Neil Lewis speaks to the BBCA former Scotland Yard detective has told BBC News he was "shocked" by the amount of pornography viewed on…
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Irish border: Brexit committee says solution doubtful 1 December 2017 From the section UK Politics Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright PA It is not possible to see how the Irish border issue can be resolved after Brexit, the influential group of MPs scrutinising the process has said. The government wants no hard border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland and no cu…
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30 November 2017 From the section Latin America & Caribbean The Argentine navy has said it has abandoned attempts to rescue 44 crew members on board a submarine that disappeared two weeks ago. "Despite the magnitude of the efforts made, it has not been possible to locate the submarine," navy spokesman Enrique Balbi said on Thursday. The, sub, the ARA San Juan, last made contact on Wednesday 15 November. Hopes of finding survivors faded since a suspected explosion was reported near its las…
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Sammy Wilson warns Brexit talks may jeopardise DUP-Tory deal By Mark Simpson BBC News NI 30 November 2017 From the section Northern Ireland comments Related TopicsBrexit Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAny attempt to 'placate Dublin and the EU' could jeopardise DUP support for ToriesDUP MP Sammy Wilson has warned that his party's deal to support the Conservat…
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Sammy Wilson warns Brexit talks may jeopardise DUP-Tory deal By Mark Simpson BBC News NI 30 November 2017 From the section Northern Ireland comments Related TopicsBrexit Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAny attempt to 'placate Dublin and the EU' could jeopardise DUP support for ToriesDUP MP Sammy Wilson has warned that his party's deal to support the Conservat…
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North Korea: Russia accuses US of goading Kim Jong-un 30 November 2017 From the section Asia Related TopicsNorth Korea missile tests Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNorth Korea says the latest missile is capable of reaching Washington DCRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the US of seeking to provoke North Korea into stepping up its nuclear missile programme. He rejected a call by …
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UK repeats condemnation of Trump far-right retweets 30 November 2017 From the section US & Canada Image caption Amber Rudd said the UK would not "tolerate" groups that spread hate UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has repeated Downing Street's condemnation of Donald Trump's retweeting of videos posted by a far-right group. Ms Rudd told MPs the US presiden…
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UK repeats condemnation of Trump far-right retweets 30 November 2017 From the section US & Canada Image caption Amber Rudd said the UK would not "tolerate" groups that spread hate UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has repeated Downing Street's condemnation of Donald Trump's retweeting of videos posted by a far-right group. Ms Rudd told MPs the US presiden…
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30 November 2017 From the section US & Canada Donald Trump has told the British PM Theresa May to focus on "terrorism" in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos. "Don't focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom," Mr Trump tweeted. The US president earlier retweeted three inflammatory videos posted online by a British far-right group. Mrs May's spokesman said it was "wrong for the president to have done…
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30 November 2017 From the section UK Net migration fell by nearly a third to 230,000 in the year to June, new figures show. It is the first time that a full year of data has been available since the UK voted to leave the EU last June. The figure is still short of the Conservatives' target to reduce net migration to the "tens of thousands". Net migration is the difference between people coming to the UK for more than a year, and the number of people leaving the UK for a year or more. View …
