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North Korea: Pentagon addresses confusion over strike group 19 April 2017 From the section Asia Image copyright Reuters Image caption The USS Carl Vinson (left) and other warships were in the Indian Ocean over the weekend US defence chiefs have been clarifying the whereabouts of warships that President Trump …
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May to seek snap election for 8 June 18 April 2017 From the section UK Politics UK PM Theresa May announces plan to call snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Watch the Downing Street announcement here Laura Kuenssberg: May's election U-turn This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Ple…
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General election 2017: MPs back plans for 8 June poll 19 April 2017 From the section UK Politics A UK general election will be held on 8 June after MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May's call for a snap poll. The House of Commons backed the PM by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the two-thirds majority needed, as Labour and the Lib Dems supported the move. The PM has argued a fresh mandate would strengthen her hand in…
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General election 2017: MPs back plans for 8 June poll 19 April 2017 From the section UK Politics A UK general election will be held on 8 June after MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May's call for a snap poll. The House of Commons backed the PM by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the two-thirds majority needed, as Labour and the Lib Dems supported the move. The PM has argued a fresh mandate would strengthen her hand in…
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Motorists caught speeding are to face tougher penalties from next week when new sentencing guidelines take effect. Drivers responsible for the most serious speeding offences will be handed harsher fines, under a series of strict new rules for district judges and magistrates, designed to make drivers "think twice". At the moment the most you can be fined for speeding is £1,000, but on April 24 this is will be more than doubled to £2,500. http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/strict-new-speeding-laws-come-into-effect-next-week-with-fines-up-to-£2500-the-new-rules-in-full/ar-AAme9yW?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=spartandhp
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US gunman kills three 'in race attack' 19 April 2017 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Fresno County Sheriff Image caption Police have blocked off the four different locations where shots were fired Three white men were killed and another wounded when a black gunman opened fire in Fresno in a s…
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A herd of up to 60 cows are standing on a train platform in Kent, delaying Southern Rail trains. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/herd-of-60-cows-invade-station-platform-in-hever-forcing-southern-rail-to-delay-trains-a3515716.html I bet everyone that herd that announcement thought it was just another excuse from Southern Railway!!!
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May to seek snap election for 8 June 18 April 2017 From the section UK Politics UK PM Theresa May announces plan to call snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Justifying the decision, Mrs May referred to Brexit, saying: "The country is coming together but Westminster is not." There will be a Commons vote on the proposed election o…
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May to seek snap election for 8 June 18 April 2017 From the section UK Politics UK PM Theresa May announces plan to call snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Watch the Downing Street announcement here Laura Kuenssberg: May's election U-turn This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Ple…
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Syria civil war: UN calls emergency talks after 'gas attack' 5 April 2017 From the section Middle East Related Topics Syrian civil war Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRescue workers said many children were among those killed or injured in the attackThe UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks after a suspected chemical attack in Syria left…
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Hundreds sue NHS over 'barbaric' vaginal mesh implants By Victoria Derbyshire Presenter 18 April 2017 From the section Health Image caption Kate Langley has been left in permanent pain by her vaginal mesh implant More than 800 UK women are taking legal action against the NHS and the makers of vaginal mesh implants, the Vict…
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Hundreds sue NHS over 'barbaric' vaginal mesh implants By Victoria Derbyshire Presenter 18 April 2017 From the section Health Image caption Kate Langley has been left in permanent pain by her vaginal mesh implant More than 800 UK women are taking legal action against the NHS and the makers of vaginal mesh implants, the Vict…
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North Korea 'will test missiles weekly', senior official tells BBC 17 April 2017 From the section Asia North Korea will continue to test missiles despite international condemnation and increasing military tensions with the United States, a senior official has told the BBC. "We'll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis," Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-Ryol told the BBC's John Sudworth in Py…
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A North Yorkshire fire crew attending a 999 call was sent to the wrong address by a control room based more than 400 miles away. The Harrogate crew was wrongly sent two and half miles from where it should have been by call operators working in Cornwall. North Yorkshire and Cornwall fire and rescue services share control room operations at peak periods. The North Yorkshire service confirmed an investigation is under way. It said crews attending the business park fire at Killinghall, near Harrogate, were delayed 10 minutes as a result of the mix-up, but the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said fire engines were 17 minutes late. Simon Wall, chairman of Nor…
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Prince Harry sought counselling after hiding Diana death grief 17 April 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA Prince Harry has revealed he sought counselling after spending nearly 20 years "not thinking" about the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, he said it was not until his late 20s that he processed the grief - fo…
