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GB win gold as Bolt pulls up in 4x100m relayGreat Britain's men claimed a stunning 4x100m relay gold at the World Championships as Usain Bolt pulled up injured in his final ever race. On a febrile night of track and field, Mo Farah's own finale ended with 5,000m silver as he was beaten in a global final for the first time in six years. But with the young GB women's sprint quartet storming to a silver of their own it felt like a generational shift as the stadium came alive just as it had at the 2012 Olympics. Never before has a British team won a world sprint gold, but the quartet of CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake ran a near-perfect race…
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GB win gold as Bolt pulls up in 4x100m relayGreat Britain's men claimed a stunning 4x100m relay gold at the World Championships as Usain Bolt pulled up injured in his final ever race. On a febrile night of track and field, Mo Farah's own finale ended with 5,000m silver as he was beaten in a global final for the first time in seven years. But with the young GB women's sprint quartet storming to a silver of their own it felt like a generational shift as the stadium came alive just as it had at the 2012 Olympics. Never before has a British team won a world sprint gold, but the quartet of CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake ran a near-perfect ra…
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Government to consider laser pen licence after attack rise 12 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Thinkstock Buying powerful laser pens could require a licence in future, the government has said, amid concerns over the number of attacks on aircraft. Ministers say they could also bring in new measures to licence retailers and restrict advertising after warnings abou…
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Government to consider laser pen licence after attack rise 12 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Thinkstock Buying powerful laser pens could require a licence in future, the government has said, amid concerns over the number of attacks on aircraft. Ministers say they could also bring in new measures to licence retailers and restrict advertising after warnings abou…
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Donald Trump has been getting involved in a war of words with Kim Jing In, Trump stated "he would unleash fire and fury like the world has never seen on North Korea" Kim has equally spoken provocatively about targeting US cities with nuclear strikes. Another article today stated US bombers take off from Pacific air base on 10-hour mission as US declares itself ready to 'fight tonight' after North Korea warns of attack on Guam Is war really close between the 2 nations? Or are the 2 leaders just spouting meaningless rhetoric?
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Eleven traveller family members convicted following slavery trials 11 August 2017 From the section Lincolnshire Image copyright Lincolnshire Police Image caption The 11 defendants will be sentenced in September Eleven members of a traveller family have been convicted following a series of trials for modern sl…
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UK could face Islamist threat for decades, former MI5 chief warns 11 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images The UK may continue to face the threat of Islamist terrorism for another "20 to 30 years", the former head of MI5 has said. Lord Evans told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the issue was a "generational problem" and that the UK needed to "persevere" w…
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How long could my summer holiday flight be delayed? 11 August 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Oli Scarff Image caption Passengers leaving Gatwick have suffered the longest average delays, the research found. Air passengers leaving Gatwick have suffered the longest average delays during summer g…
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How long could my summer holiday flight be delayed? 11 August 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Oli Scarff Image caption Passengers leaving Gatwick have suffered the longest average delays, the research found. Air passengers leaving Gatwick have suffered the longest average delays during summer g…
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How long could my summer holiday flight be delayed? 11 August 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Oli Scarff Image caption Passengers leaving Gatwick have suffered the longest average delays, the research found. Air passengers leaving Gatwick have suffered the longest average delays during summer g…
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Tainted eggs in Denmark: 20 tonnes sold 10 August 2017 From the section Europe Twenty tonnes of insecticide-tainted eggs have been sold in Denmark, the country's food safety authority says. The boiled and peeled eggs were mainly sold to cafeterias, cafes and catering firms, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said in a statement. Denmark is the latest European country to discover eggs contaminated fipronil in i…
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North Korea Guam missile strike plan 'ready by mid-August' 10 August 2017 From the section Asia Image copyright AFP Image caption The threats by North Korea have caused alarm in the region, especially in South Korea North Korea says it will be ready by mid-August to fire four missiles near the US territory of…
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Eggs scandal: 700,000 sent to UK but risk is 'unlikely' 10 August 2017 From the section Europe comments Image copyright Getty Images About 700,000 eggs have been sent to the UK from potentially contaminated Dutch farms, up from an early estimate of 21,000, the food watchdog has said. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it was very unlikely that there was a risk to publ…
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Eggs scandal: 700,000 sent to UK but risk is 'unlikely' 10 August 2017 From the section Europe comments Image copyright Getty Images About 700,000 eggs have been sent to the UK from potentially contaminated Dutch farms, up from an early estimate of 21,000, the food watchdog has said. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it was very unlikely that there was a risk to publ…
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Child sex abuse: Sarah Champion says race and culture 'should be considered' 10 August 2017 From the section Tyne & Wear Image copyright Northumbria Police Image caption Mostly British-born, those men convicted in the Newcastle grooming case are from Iraqi, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, Iranian and Turkish communities …
