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UK and Scottish ministers in Brexit powers talks 9 August 2017 From the section Scotland politics Image copyright Reuters The possibility of releasing new powers to Holyrood after Brexit will be discussed in talks between the UK and Scottish ministers later. First Secretary of State Damian Green will meet Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Scotland's Brexit Minister Michae…
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British model kidnapped in Milan 'to be sold in online auction' 5 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Polizia di Stato Image caption The woman was loaded into a bag and put into the boot of a car A British model was threatened with being sold in an online auction after being drugged and kidnapped …
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Manchester Airport pipe bomb plot: Nadeem Muhammad guilty 8 August 2017 From the section Manchester Image copyright Reuters Image caption Muhammad intended to detonate the explosive device on a Ryanair flight, the court heard A man has been found guilty of trying to smuggle a pipe bomb on to a plane at Manche…
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Man dies attempting to swim English Channel 8 August 2017 From the section Kent Image caption The swimmer was about half way through his attempt when he became unwell A man in his 40s has died after attempting to swim the English Channel. The coastguard received a radio call from a support vessel because a cross channel swimmer was in difficulty at abou…
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UK South Asian women 'hiding cancer because of stigma' By Amber Haque BBC Victoria Derbyshire programme 8 August 2017 From the section Health Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption'I kept my chemotherapy a secret'A number of UK women from South Asian backgrounds who have cancer hide it because of a perceived stigma about the disease, the BBC has learned. One woman chose t…
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Venezuela: Hackers target Venezuelan government sites 7 August 2017 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionArmy officers posted a video calling their move "a legitimate rebellion"A hacking group has attacked Venezuelan government websites in an operation targeting the "dictatorship" of President Nicolás Maduro. Calling itself "The Binary Guardians", the gro…
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British woman 'shot in Brazil after getting lost' 7 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Angra dos Reis is a coastal resort about 90 miles from Rio de Janeiro The Foreign Office is in touch with authorities in Brazil following reports a British woman was shot after mistak…
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British woman 'shot in Brazil after getting lost' 7 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Angra dos Reis is a coastal resort about 90 miles from Rio de Janeiro The Foreign Office is in touch with authorities in Brazil following reports a British woman was shot after mistak…
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British woman 'shot in Brazil after getting lost' 7 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Angra dos Reis is a coastal resort about 90 miles from Rio de Janeiro The Foreign Office is in touch with authorities in Brazil following reports a British woman was shot after mistak…
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UK data protection laws to be overhauled 7 August 2017 From the section Technology Image copyright rusloc Image caption The updated laws hope to help people get more control over their data Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government. …
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UK data protection laws to be overhauled 7 August 2017 From the section Technology Image copyright rusloc Image caption The updated laws hope to help people get more control over their data Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government. …
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UK data protection laws to be overhauled 7 August 2017 From the section Technology Image copyright rusloc Image caption The updated laws hope to help people get more control over their data Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government. …
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A lone female paramedic was today revealed as the latest victim of moped robbers after a phone was snatched from her hand as she was about to respond to an emergency call. Katherine McKenna, 32, a member of London Ambulance Service’s cycle response team, was checking details on her personal Samsung S8 phone when she was attacked in Store Street, off Tottenham Court Road. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/moped-thugs-steal-phone-from-lone-female-paramedic-on-999-call-in-london-s-west-end-a3604036.html
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Vince Cable: Young 'shafted' over Brexit 6 August 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA Image caption Those with pensions had suffered "relatively little" in the financial crisis, Sir Vince said Older people who voted for Brexit have "comprehensively shafted the young", Sir Vince Cable has said…
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Review into energy costs launched by government 6 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA An independent review looking at ways to reduce energy costs has been launched by the government. The study will examine how the UK can keep household bills down while also meeting its climate change targets. Oxford University professor Dieter Helm, who is carrying out the wor…
