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IS-fighting British man Jac Holmes killed in Syria By Emma Vardy BBC News 24 October 2017 From the section England Image copyright Facebook Image caption Jac Holmes, 24 from Bournemouth, had been fighting with Kurdish militia the YPG since 2015 A British man who has been fighting…
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IS-fighting British man Jac Holmes killed in Syria By Emma Vardy BBC News 24 October 2017 From the section England Image copyright Facebook Image caption Jac Holmes, 24 from Bournemouth, had been fighting with Kurdish militia the YPG since 2015 A British man who has been fighting…
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IS-fighting British man Jac Holmes killed in Syria By Emma Vardy BBC News 24 October 2017 From the section England Image copyright Facebook Image caption Jac Holmes, 24 from Bournemouth, had been fighting with Kurdish militia the YPG since 2015 A British man who has been fighting…
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Brexit: Outcome of negotiations 'up to UK' says Tusk 24 October 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit The outcome of Brexit negotiations is "up to the UK", European Council president Donald Tusk has said. He told the European Parliament the UK would determine whether there was a "good deal, no deal or no Brexit". In an update following last week's EU s…
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Brexit: Outcome of negotiations 'up to UK' says Tusk 24 October 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit The outcome of Brexit negotiations is "up to the UK", European Council president Donald Tusk has said. He told the European Parliament the UK would determine whether there was a "good deal, no deal or no Brexit". In an update following last week's EU s…
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/19/smacking-children-to-be-banned-in-scotland#comments This debate seems to have reared its head again following the announcement about the change to the law in Scotland. I have to say I don’t agree with it at all, of course people have their views on how to discipline children and what is best for their kids. I’m not sure criminalising people is going to help anything at all. What is typical of this sort of story is other than a sound bite and people patting each other on the back it does very little other than cause issues for many normal people. If there are cases of abuse then this is already covered by legis…
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Harvey Weinstein: British assistant 'paid £125k for silence' 24 October 2017 From the section UK Image copyright AFP Image caption The allegations are the latest in a slew of claims made by women across the entertainment industry A British former assistant of Harvey Weinstein claims she was paid £125,000 to ke…
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Harvey Weinstein: British assistant 'paid £125k for silence' 24 October 2017 From the section UK Image copyright AFP Image caption The allegations are the latest in a slew of claims made by women across the entertainment industry A British former assistant of Harvey Weinstein claims she was paid £125,000 to ke…
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Harvey Weinstein: British assistant 'paid £125k for silence' 24 October 2017 From the section UK Image copyright AFP Image caption The allegations are the latest in a slew of claims made by women across the entertainment industry A British former assistant of Harvey Weinstein claims she was paid £125,000 to ke…
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Police 'let down' modern slavery victims, says report 24 October 2017 From the section UK Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAurel was forced to work and felt he couldn't escapeVictims of modern slavery are being let down "at every stage" by police in England and Wales, a report has said. Cases had been closed without any enquiries being made, and in some cases detectives didn't speak to the victims,…
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Nuneaton bowling alley incident: Man charged 24 October 2017 From the section Coventry & Warwickshire Image copyright PA Image caption Warwickshire Police was called to MFA Bowl in Bermuda Park at around 14:30 BST on Sunday A man has been charged with a number of offences following an incident at a bowlin…
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23 October 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted failings in the way it treated some small business customers. The Financial Conduct Authority has published an interim report into the conduct of the bank's Global Restructuring Group. GRG operated from 2005 to 2013 and at its peak handled 16,000 companies. RBS said it had previously acknowledged failings with GRG customers and has again apolo…
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23 October 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted failings in the way it treated some small business customers. The Financial Conduct Authority has published an interim report into the conduct of the bank's Global Restructuring Group. GRG operated from 2005 to 2013 and at its peak handled 16,000 companies. RBS said it had previously acknowledged failings with GRG customers and has again apolo…
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch fined £35m by UK watchdog 23 October 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images The UK's financial regulator has fined Bank of America's Merrill Lynch £35m for breaking reporting rules. The US bank failed to report nearly £69m of transactions over two years, the Financial Conduct Authority said. The watchdog said it was the first …
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T-Charge: New London traffic charge comes into force 23 October 2017 From the section London Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The T-Charge aims to cut pollution in the capital Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles will have to pay almost twice as much to drive in central London. Mayor Sadiq Khan…
