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Crews were called to the blaze late on Tuesday night A large fire has ripped through Weybridge Community Hospital in Surrey. Fire crews were called to the blaze at the building, which houses a walk-in centre that is only open during the daytime, late on Tuesday night. People living near the scene of the fire have been evacuated from their homes for safety reasons and offered refuge inside St James' Parish Church. Images shared on social media show the roof of the three-storey all-purpose medical centre engulfed in flames. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service said they had eight pumps, two aerial ladder platforms and three water carries at the scene at t…
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Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia begin UK state visit 12 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Image caption King Felipe and Queen Letizia will be greeted by the Queen at Horse Guards Parade The Queen is to formally welcome the king and queen of Spain to the UK as they begin a three-…
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Lloyds Bank to abolish charges for unplanned overdrafts By Brian Milligan Personal Finance reporter 12 July 2017 From the section Business Fees for unplanned overdrafts are to be scrapped for the 20 million customers of Lloyds Banking Group, which includes the Halifax and Bank of Scotland. From November this year, any customer going over their overdraft limit will face no fees at all, Lloyds…
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Lloyds Bank to abolish charges for unplanned overdrafts By Brian Milligan Personal Finance reporter 12 July 2017 From the section Business Fees for unplanned overdrafts are to be scrapped for the 20 million customers of Lloyds Banking Group, which includes the Halifax and Bank of Scotland. From November this year, any customer going over their overdraft limit will face no fees at all, Lloyds…
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Taylor Review: UK should end cash in hand economy 11 July 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images The author of a government review into work practices is calling for the end of the "cash in hand economy". Matthew Taylor, whose report is out on Tuesday, said cash jobs like window cleaning and decorating were worth up to £6bn a year, much of it untaxed. Ins…
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Birmingham pub bombings: IRA suspect Hayes issues apology By Kevin Magee BBC News NI 10 July 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMichael Hayes said he was speaking out to give 'the point of view of a participant'A self-confessed IRA bomb maker who has said he was part of the group responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings has issu…
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Grenfell fire: Police say 255 people survived the blaze 10 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Reuters The Metropolitan Police believe there were around 255 survivors from last's month fire at Grenfell Tower in London. Police say "extensive investigations" led them to conclude 350 people should have been in the Kensington tower block on the night of the blaze on 14 J…
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Witnesses have told how they burst into tears at the "awful" sight of a major fire which tore through Camden Lock Market last night. More than 70 firefighters were called to the scene just before midnight. They spent more than two hours battling the blaze. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/camden-fire-witnesses-burst-into-tears-at-sight-of-blaze-at-camden-lock-market-a3583726.html
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Theresa May to launch fight-back with 'fairer Britain' vow 9 July 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright EPA Theresa May is to say she has an "unshakeable sense of purpose" to build a "fairer Britain" in her first big speech since losing her majority. The prime minister will say her commitment to changing the country is "undimmed" a year after taking office. But sh…
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Theresa May to launch fight-back with 'fairer Britain' vow 9 July 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright EPA Theresa May is to say she has an "unshakeable sense of purpose" to build a "fairer Britain" in her first big speech since losing her majority. The prime minister will say her commitment to changing the country is "undimmed" a year after taking office. But sh…
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Labour 'aim' to wipe £100bn student debt - Angela Rayner 9 July 2017 From the section UK Politics Labour's "ambition" is to write off all student debt, which would cost £100bn, shadow education secretary Angela Rayner has said. The Labour MP said it was a "huge amount" and the party would not commit to doing it "unless we can afford to". The Conservatives said it was a "shambolic" proposal, which Labour had no idea how t…
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Brexit may never happen - Sir Vince Cable 9 July 2017 From the section UK Politics Sir Vince Cable - the likely next Lib Dem leader - says he is "beginning to think Brexit may never happen". He said "enormous" divisions in the Labour and the Tory parties and a "deteriorating" economy would make people think again. "People will realise that we didn't vote to be poorer, and I think the whole question of continued membershi…
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Brexit may never happen - Sir Vince Cable 9 July 2017 From the section UK Politics Sir Vince Cable - the likely next Lib Dem leader - says he is "beginning to think Brexit may never happen". He said "enormous" divisions in the Labour and the Tory parties and a "deteriorating" economy would make people think again. "People will realise that we didn't vote to be poorer, and I think the whole question of continued membershi…
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Prison Service finds 225kg of drugs in one year 9 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA Prison officers confiscated about 225kg (496lbs) of drugs in one year, according to the Ministry of Justice. In 2016 20,000 mobile phones and sim cards, which are also contraband, were also seized from prisoners. The haul comes after £2 million investment in mobile phone detec…
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Prison Service finds 225kg of drugs in one year 9 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA Prison officers confiscated about 225kg (496lbs) of drugs in one year, according to the Ministry of Justice. In 2016 20,000 mobile phones and sim cards, which are also contraband, were also seized from prisoners. The haul comes after £2 million investment in mobile phone detec…
