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Tories will keep pledge to cut migration to 'tens of thousands' 7 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA The Conservatives will once again promise to cut net migration to the "tens of thousands" in their election manifesto, the BBC understands. On Sunday, Home Secretary Amber Rudd refused to say whether the pledge - which was in the 2010 and 2015 Tory manifes…
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French election: Macron 'defeats Le Pen to become president' 7 May 2017 From the section Europe Related Topics France presidential election 2017 Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, projected results say. Mr Macron defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen by about 65% to 35% to become, at 39, the country's youngest pr…
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Amber Rudd won't say if immigration target to stay 7 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright EPA The home secretary has refused to say whether the Conservative manifesto will repeat their 2015 pledge to cut net migration to the "tens of thousands". Amber Rudd told the BBC the manifesto was "not going to be identical to the last one" and said things had changed si…
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Amber Rudd won't say if immigration target to stay 7 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright EPA The home secretary has refused to say whether the Conservative manifesto will repeat their 2015 pledge to cut net migration to the "tens of thousands". Amber Rudd told the BBC the manifesto was "not going to be identical to the last one" and said things had changed si…
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A van driver has been fired after he was caught on camera swerving into a cyclist and forcing him off of the road. The footage provoked outrage from thousands of people online with many calling on police to investigate the motorist amid claims the cyclist could have been seriously injured. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/white-van-man-sacked-after-video-shows-him-swerving-into-cyclist-in-road-rage-clash-a3532586.html
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French elections: Voters decide between Le Pen and Macron 7 May 2017 From the section Europe Related Topics France presidential election 2017 Image copyright Reuters Image caption A pro-business liberal faces a France-first nationalist French voters are to …
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Election 2017: Labour rules out tax rises for 95% of earners 6 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright AFP Image caption Only the top 5% of earners will pay more tax, Labour will say Labour is pledging not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year as part of a "personal tax …
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Election 2017: Labour rules out tax rises for 95% of earners 6 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright AFP Image caption Only the top 5% of earners will pay more tax, Labour will say Labour is pledging not to raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year as part of a "personal tax …
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Prince Edward says 'the show goes on' as the Duke of Edinburgh retires 6 May 2017 From the section UK Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPrince Edward: "Nobody's ever forgotten meeting him."The show will go on when the Duke of Edinburgh steps down from public duties as other royal family members take on his roles, the Earl of Wessex says. But Prince Edward, the first royal to publicly comment about …
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French election: Macron hack details 'must not be spread' 6 May 2017 From the section Europe Related Topics France presidential election 2017 Image copyright AFP Image caption Strict election rules are now in place ahead of Sunday's vote The French media an…
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Seamus Ruddy: Human remains found in search of French forest By Mervyn Jess BBC News NI 6 May 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption Seamus Ruddy was working as a teacher in Paris when he was abducted and murdered Human remains have been …
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Seamus Ruddy: Human remains found in search of French forest By Mervyn Jess BBC News NI 6 May 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption Seamus Ruddy was working as a teacher in Paris when he was abducted and murdered Human remains have been …
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General election 2017: Voters will return to UKIP, says Nuttall 6 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPaul Nuttall: "UKIP expected local elections to be hard"UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has insisted its local election drubbing was not a disaster and voters will come back when Theresa May "buckles" over Brexit. Speaking for the first time since it lost all but one of…
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General election 2017: Voters will return to UKIP, says Nuttall 6 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPaul Nuttall: "UKIP expected local elections to be hard"UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has insisted its local election drubbing was not a disaster and voters will come back when Theresa May "buckles" over Brexit. Speaking for the first time since it lost all but one of…
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General election 2017: Labour have to 'come out fighting' 6 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA Image caption The shadow chancellor said Labour had to work on getting its message across Labour must "come out fighting" after what has been a "terrible" 48 hours for the party, John McDonnell…
