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Crossrail worker death: Firms fined £1m for safety breaches 28 July 2017 From the section London Image copyright leigh day Image caption Rene Tkáčik was a "hugely experienced" worker Companies working for Crossrail have been fined £1m for three sets of failures, one of which led to the death of a construction…
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Grenfell Tower: Sixty blocks 'fail new fire test' 28 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Reuters Cladding and insulation used in at least 60 tower blocks has failed a new fire safety test, the BBC understands. The test was more thorough than previous checks after the Grenfell Tower fire, which just examined cladding from high-rise buildings. The new test checked the…
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US Senate backs new Russia sanctions 28 July 2017 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump has said he wants to mend relations with Russia The United States Senate has voted 98-2 to impose new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, despite objections from…
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Grenfell Tower: Police say manslaughter charges possible 27 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA There are grounds for corporate manslaughter charges over the Grenfell Tower fire that killed at least 80 people, police have said. Kensington and Chelsea council and the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation have both been told there are grounds for con…
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Charlie Gard hospice move approved 27 July 2017 From the section England Image copyright Featureworld Image caption The 11-month-old has encephalomyopathic mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome Terminally-ill Charlie Gard will be moved to a hospice and have his life support withdrawn soon after, a High Court j…
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No change in transgender policy, says Pentagon 27 July 2017 From the section US & Canada Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRiley Dosh wanted to defend her country and the rights of those who disagree with herTransgender people will not be banned from serving in the US military until the president issues guidance to the Pentagon, military officials say. In a surprise tweet on Wednesday, Presiden…
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Cody-Anne Jackson jailed for suffocating daughter, 2 27 July 2017 From the section Stoke & Staffordshire Image copyright Staffordshire Police Image caption Cody-Anne Jackson sent a photo of her daughter Macey Hogan before killing her A mum who suffocated her two-year-old daughter after sending the toddler…
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A fraudulent HSBC bank employee who stole more than £150,000 from an elderly man with dementia has been jailed. Issachar Stainrod-Holness, from Balham, changed the victim’s telephone banking details to his own, siphoning £156,700 into his own bank account. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/hsbc-worker-who-stole-150k-from-elderly-dementia-sufferers-bank-account-is-jailed-a3597146.html
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Trump's transgender military ban 'not worked out yet' 27 July 2017 From the section US & Canada Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRiley Dosh wanted to defend her country and the rights of those who disagree with herThe White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president's ban on transgender people serving in the US military. Mr Trump's surprise Twitter announcement on Wednesday …
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Tories 'wrong' on gay rights in past, Theresa May says 27 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Reuters Image caption The PM acknowledged people may be sceptical about her own position on gay issues The Conservative Party has been "wrong" on gay rights in the past - but can be proud of the role it has…
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Tories 'wrong' on gay rights in past, Theresa May says 27 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Reuters Image caption The PM acknowledged people may be sceptical about her own position on gay issues The Conservative Party has been "wrong" on gay rights in the past - but can be proud of the role it has…
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Tories 'wrong' on gay rights in past, Theresa May says 27 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Reuters Image caption The PM acknowledged people may be sceptical about her own position on gay issues The Conservative Party has been "wrong" on gay rights in the past - but can be proud of the role it has…
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Brexit EU migration study launched by Amber Rudd 27 July 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright Getty Images The government is commissioning a "detailed assessment" of the costs and benefits of EU migrants as it plans how to manage immigration after Brexit. A new set of rules is needed for wh…
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Brexit EU migration study launched by Amber Rudd 27 July 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright Getty Images The government is commissioning a "detailed assessment" of the costs and benefits of EU migrants as it plans how to manage immigration after Brexit. A new set of rules is needed for wh…
