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'Three Musketeer' jihadis get life sentences for UK terror plot 3 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright West Midlands Police Image caption Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain and Mohibur Rahman were sentenced at the Old Bailey Three would-be jihadists who dubbed themselves the Three Musketeers have been jai…
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Mental health patients stranded in units for years By George Greenwood and Michael Buchanan BBC News 3 August 2017 From the section Health Image caption Toni was delayed in an acute unit for six months Mental health patients across the UK are spending years stranded in acute units awaiting discharge, figures show. Over t…
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Mental health patients stranded in units for years By George Greenwood and Michael Buchanan BBC News 3 August 2017 From the section Health Image caption Toni was delayed in an acute unit for six months Mental health patients across the UK are spending years stranded in acute units awaiting discharge, figures show. Over t…
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Mental health patients stranded in units for years By George Greenwood and Michael Buchanan BBC News 3 August 2017 From the section Health Image caption Toni was delayed in an acute unit for six months Mental health patients across the UK are spending years stranded in acute units awaiting discharge, figures show. Over t…
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Bosses' fall in pay 'limited and late' 3 August 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Thinkstock Top chief executives' pay has fallen in the past year, but there is still "a huge gap" between them and the rest of their staff, a report has said. The bosses of FTSE 100 companies now make on average £4.5m a year, down 17% from £5.4m in 2015, according to the High Pay Cen…
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Bosses' fall in pay 'limited and late' 3 August 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Thinkstock Top chief executives' pay has fallen in the past year, but there is still "a huge gap" between them and the rest of their staff, a report has said. The bosses of FTSE 100 companies now make on average £4.5m a year, down 17% from £5.4m in 2015, according to the High Pay Cen…
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Diesel and petrol car ban: Clean air strategy 'not enough' 26 July 2017 From the section UK The government's £3bn clean air strategy does not go "far enough or fast enough", say campaigners. Moves including scrapping new diesel and petrol cars from 2040 and £255m for councils to tackle air pollution locally have been welcomed. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the government was determined to deliver a "green rev…
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'Three Musketeers' guilty of planning UK terror plot 2 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Julia Quenzler Image caption Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain and Mohibur Rahman denied preparing terrorist acts Three men who dubbed themselves the Three Musketeers have been found guilty of plotting a terror at…
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Prince Philip to carry out final official engagement 2 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA The Duke of Edinburgh will meet Royal Marines in his final public engagement before he retires from royal duties. The 96-year-old announced his retirement in May, after decades of supporting the Queen, as well as attending events for his own charities and organisations. …
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Prince Philip to carry out final official engagement 2 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA The Duke of Edinburgh will meet Royal Marines in his final public engagement before he retires from royal duties. The 96-year-old announced his retirement in May, after decades of supporting the Queen, as well as attending events for his own charities and organisations. …
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Prince Philip to carry out final official engagement 2 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA The Duke of Edinburgh will meet Royal Marines in his final public engagement before he retires from royal duties. The 96-year-old announced his retirement in May, after decades of supporting the Queen, as well as attending events for his own charities and organisations. …
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Fentanyl deaths: Warning as drug kills 'at least 60' 1 August 2017 From the section England Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Fentanyl is considered to be 50 times more potent than heroin At least 60 people have died in the UK in the last eight months after taking the strong painkiller fenta…
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Fentanyl deaths: Warning as drug kills 'at least 60' 1 August 2017 From the section England Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Fentanyl is considered to be 50 times more potent than heroin At least 60 people have died in the UK in the last eight months after taking the strong painkiller fenta…
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Fentanyl deaths: Warning as drug kills 'at least 60' 1 August 2017 From the section England Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Fentanyl is considered to be 50 times more potent than heroin At least 60 people have died in the UK in the last eight months after taking the strong painkiller fenta…
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EU airport security checks: Holidaymakers 'face long delays' 1 August 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Palma Airport in Majorca is among those where passengers have faced delays, Abta says New checks at many EU airports have left holidaymakers facing long queues, an airline …
