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Ford announces £2,000 scrappage scheme for pre-2010 cars 22 August 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Ford is the latest car company to launch an incentive for UK consumers to trade-in cars over seven years old, by offering £2,000 off a new model. Unlike schemes by BMW and Mercedes, which are only for diesels, Ford will also accept petrol cars. All of…
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US Navy ship collides with oil tanker off Singapore 21 August 2017 From the section Asia Image copyright US Navy Image caption The USS John McCain was performing a routine stop when it struck an oil tanker Ten sailors are missing and five injured after a US destroyer collided with an oil tanker off the coast …
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Unpaid Dart Charge fines: Nick Freeman says UK is 'soft' on foreign drivers 21 August 2017 From the section Kent Image copyright Simon Leatherdale / Geograph Image caption The charge at the Dartford Crossing is payable between 06:00 and 22:00 daily The UK is being "soft and stupid" over the unpaid fines of m…
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Unpaid Dart Charge fines: Nick Freeman says UK is 'soft' on foreign drivers 21 August 2017 From the section Kent Image copyright Simon Leatherdale / Geograph Image caption The charge at the Dartford Crossing is payable between 06:00 and 22:00 daily The UK is being "soft and stupid" over the unpaid fines of m…
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© Provided by The TelegraphA police boss has been accused of short changing his force after he sold off a rare number plate for hundreds of thousands of pounds less than its market value to a former chief constable. http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-force-sells-valuable-number-plate-for-a-fraction-of-market-value-to-its-former-chief-constable/ar-AAql9cf?li=AAmiR2Z&ocid=spartandhp
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Ministers 'must act on faulty white goods fire risk' 21 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA Image caption The Grenfell Tower fire started in a faulty fridge-freezer More people will die from fires started by faulty white goods if ministers do not act to implement safety guidelines, the London F…
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Ministers 'must act on faulty white goods fire risk' 21 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA Image caption The Grenfell Tower fire started in a faulty fridge-freezer More people will die from fires started by faulty white goods if ministers do not act to implement safety guidelines, the London F…
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Boston march against alt-right rally draws thousands 19 August 2017 From the section US & Canada Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCrowds march to Boston Common to confront the "free speech" rallyThousands of anti-racism protesters are converging on a "Free Speech Rally" in the US city of Boston that features far-right speakers. They have surrounded a fenced-off area on Boston Common, where the…
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'Hard' Brexit offers '£135bn annual boost' to economy 20 August 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Removing all trade tariffs and barriers would help generate an annual £135bn uplift to the UK economy, according to a group of pro-Brexit economists. A "hard" Brexit is "economically much superior to soft" argues Prof Patrick Minford, lead author of a re…
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Finland killings: Briton who helped victims says he is 'not a hero' 19 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Hassan Zubier/Facebook A British man who went to the aid of victims of a knife attack in Finland has told the BBC he is "not a hero". Hassan Zubier, a paramedic born in Kent who now lives in Sweden, said he did "what he was trained for" when a knifeman stabbed…
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Finland killings: Briton who helped victims says he is 'not a hero' 19 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Hassan Zubier/Facebook A British man who went to the aid of victims of a knife attack in Finland has told the BBC he is "not a hero". Hassan Zubier, a paramedic born in Kent who now lives in Sweden, said he did "what he was trained for" when a knifeman stabbed…
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Finland killings: Briton who helped victims says he is 'not a hero' 19 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Hassan Zubier/Facebook A British man who went to the aid of victims of a knife attack in Finland has told the BBC he is "not a hero". Hassan Zubier, a paramedic born in Kent who now lives in Sweden, said he did "what he was trained for" when a knifeman stabbed…
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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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Key Barcelona attack suspect confirmed dead 18 August 2017 From the section Europe Key suspect in Barcelona attacks Moussa Oukabir identified as one of men killed by police in Cambrils This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App…
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Sir Bruce Forsyth: TV legend dies aged 89 18 August 2017 From the section Entertainment & Arts Sir Bruce Forsyth, the veteran entertainer and presenter of many successful TV shows, has died aged 89. The former Strictly Come Dancing presenter had been unwell for some time and was in hospital earlier this year after a severe chest infection. His long career in showbusiness began when he was aged just 14. He became B…
