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Qatar crisis: Restrictions to continue 5 July 2017 From the section Middle East Restrictions on Qatar will continue after it rejected the ultimatum made by its Middle East neighbours, Saudi Arabia has said. The foreign ministers of four Arab countries, meeting in Cairo, said they regretted Qatar's "negative" response to their list of demands. The diplomats said Qatar lacked "understanding of the seriousness and gravity o…
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Grenfell Tower: Government sends in 'taskforce' 5 July 2017 From the section UK A taskforce will be sent in to take over parts of Kensington and Chelsea Council in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, the BBC understands. The local authority has been heavily criticised for its handling of the disaster on 14 June that killed at least 80 people. Both the council leader and chief executive have resigned as a result. Thi…
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Government sends in Grenfell 'taskforce' 5 July 2017 From the section UK Government to send "taskforce" to take over housing and other parts of council in wake of Grenfell fire, BBC understands This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC…
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Stalking victims being failed, say watchdogs 5 July 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Victims of harassment and stalking are being left at risk because of failings by police and prosecutors in England and Wales, say two watchdogs. Crimes were not being recorded, said a report by the Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorat…
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US says North Korea fired missile into Japanese waters 4 July 2017 From the section Asia Image copyright Korea News Service Image caption There have been 11 detected missile launches by North Korea this year North Korea has fired an intermediate range missile in the direction of Japan, US military officials s…
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Latimer Road fire: Huge fire engulfs west London flats 14 June 2017 From the section London Firefighters are tackling a huge fire in a tower block in Latimer Road, west London, with eyewitnesses saying the flames have engulfed 24 storeys. Police were called at 01:16 BST to reports of "a large fire" in the Grenfell Tower block of flats, in the Lancaster West Estate. The Metropolitan Police said "an evacuation process is u…
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A police officer who proposed to his partner during the Pride London parade last year has told how he regrets his actions after suffering a torrent of online abuse. PC Phil Adlem was taking part in the parade when he broke away from colleagues and got down on one knee in what is thought to be one of the first public marriage proposals by a gay Met Police officer. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/police-officer-who-proposed-at-pride-london-wishes-he-hadnt-after-torrent-of-online-abuse-a3578636.html
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Tories drop plan to end universal free lunches for infants 4 July 2017 From the section UK Politics comments Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Since September 2014 all infant pupils have been offered a free school meal Plans to axe free lunches for infant school children from better off famili…
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Tories drop plan to end universal free lunches for infants 4 July 2017 From the section UK Politics comments Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Since September 2014 all infant pupils have been offered a free school meal Plans to axe free lunches for infant school children from better off famili…
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Chief medical officer calls for gene testing revolution 4 July 2017 From the section Health Image copyright Getty Images Cancer patients should be routinely offered DNA tests to help select the best treatments for them, according to England's chief medical officer. Prof Dame Sally Davies says in her annual report that the NHS must deliver her "genomic dream" within five years…
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Katie Rough death: Girl pleads guilty to manslaughter 3 July 2017 From the section England A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to killing seven-year-old Katie Rough. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility. Katie was found with severe lacerations to her neck and chest on a playing field in Woodthorpe, York, on 9 January. She died later in hospital. T…
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Lib Dems seek end to pay cap for emergency services 25 June 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police have been stretched by attacks in London and Manchester The public sector pay cap should be scrapped in recognition of the work of the emergency services following re…
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Gulf row: Qatar is given a further 48 hours to agree to demands 3 July 2017 From the section Middle East Image copyright Reuters Image caption A letter from the Qatari emir, depicted in this picture, will be delivered to Kuwait on Monday Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for …
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No sprinklers in 300 Scottish tower blocks 3 July 2017 From the section Scotland Image copyright Getty Images Thousands of homes in tower blocks across Scotland do not have potentially life-saving sprinkler systems, a BBC Scotland investigation has found. There are no sprinklers in flats in more than 300 high-rise buildings in towns and cities across the country, including Gl…
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No sprinklers in 300 Scottish tower blocks 3 July 2017 From the section Scotland Image copyright Getty Images Thousands of homes in tower blocks across Scotland do not have potentially life-saving sprinkler systems, a BBC Scotland investigation has found. There are no sprinklers in flats in more than 300 high-rise buildings in towns and cities across the country, including Gl…
