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Birling Gap beach: Hundreds treated after chemical 'mist' 27 August 2017 From the section Sussex Image copyright Eddie Mitchell Image caption Police said an "unknown haze" coming in from the sea was affecting the East Sussex coast Hundreds of people have been treated in hospital after a suspected chemical lea…
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Brexit: Keep single market for transition period - Labour 27 August 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright PA Labour would keep the UK in the EU single market and customs union for a transitional period after leaving the EU, the party has said. Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer clarifi…
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'Several dead' in M1 minibus and lorry crash 26 August 2017 From the section Beds, Herts & Bucks Several people have died and four others have been taken to hospital after a crash involving a minibus and two lorries, police say. It happened on the southbound M1 at Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire just before 03:15 BST. Thames Valley Police said the minibus was believed to have travelled from the Nottingham area. T…
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'Several dead' in M1 minibus and lorry crash 26 August 2017 From the section Beds, Herts & Bucks Image copyright Google Image caption The crash happened on the southbound carriageway of the M1 at Newport Pagnell near Milton Keynes Several people have died and four others have been taken to hospital after …
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'Several dead' in M1 minibus and lorry crash 26 August 2017 From the section Beds, Herts & Bucks Several people have died and four others have been taken to hospital after a motorway crash involving a minibus and two lorries, police say. It happened on the southbound M1 at Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire just before 03:15 BST. Thames Valley Police said the minibus was believed to have travelled from the Nottingham…
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Anti-terror police have launched an investigation after officers were injured as they swooped on a knifeman near Buckingham Palace. Police stormed the Mall after a man stopped his car in a restricted area of the Mall on Friday evening, Scotland Yard said. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/antiterror-police-probe-after-knifeman-arrested-and-police-officers-injured-near-buckingham-palace-a3620681.html
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RBS accused of mistreating businesses in leaked report By Joe Lynam Business correspondent, BBC News 25 August 2017 From the section Business Image copyright AFP The RBS department set up to help companies in trouble mistreated many of its clients, a leaked report for the Financial Conduct Authority says. It found some "inappropriate action" - su…
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'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads 25 August 2017 From the section Technology Image copyright AFP Image caption Platooning experiments have been carried out elsewhere in Europe Small convoys of partially driverless lorries will be tried out on major British roads by the end of next year, the gove…
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Cyclist Charlie Alliston guilty over pedestrian's death 23 August 2017 From the section London Image copyright Met Police Image caption Kim Briggs died after being injured while crossing Old Street in Shoreditch in February A cyclist who knocked over and killed a 44 year-old woman in east London last year has…
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McDonald's could face first UK strikes 18 August 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Global fast-food giant McDonald's could face its first UK worker strikes Fast-food company McDonald's could face its first staff strike in the UK, after workers at two stores backed a cal…
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Self-driving lorries will hit motorways across the UK by the end of next year. Fleets of up to three computer-controlled HGVs will travel in convoy on England’s roads in a bid to test out the technology, the Department for Transport has announced. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/selfdriving-lorries-to-hit-uk-roads-from-next-year-despite-experts-safety-fears-a3619651.html
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Kim Wall case: Murder charge sought for Peter Madsen 24 August 2017 From the section Europe Danish prosecutors plan to charge inventor Peter Madsen with the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, reports say. It comes after a headless torso found in waters off Denmark was identified as belonging to Ms Wall. DNA from the torso matched that from Ms Wall's hairbrush and toothbrush. Chief investigator Jens Moller Jensen sai…
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GCSE results: Half a million pupils to get their grades By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter 24 August 2017 From the section Education & Family Image copyright PA Image caption Under pressure: Candidates have been sitting some new, tougher exams in England and Wales …
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UK government to investigate impact of overseas students 24 August 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright Reuters Home Secretary Amber Rudd is launching an investigation into the impact of international students on the UK's society and economy. It will look at the effect EU and non-EU students have on the UK labour market while they are in the UK. The study is bein…
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Dutch gig cancelled over terror tip-off 23 August 2017 From the section Europe Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Police are at the venue A rock concert in the Dutch city of Rotterdam has been cancelled and a van containing gas canisters found nearby after a tip-off from Spanish police, the city's mayor …
