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Stockholm suspect 'admits truck attack' 11 April 2017 From the section Europe The Stockholm truck attack suspect has confessed to a "terrorist crime", his lawyer says. The admission came at a custody hearing in the Swedish capital. Rakhmat Akilov, 39 from Uzbekistan, admitted responsibility for the attack in court. Four people were killed when a lorry was driven into a department store on Friday. A number of people w…
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This is the shocking moment a drink-driving mother launched her car 14ft in the air, landing on its roof, while her toddler was in the back seat. Horrific dash-cam footage shows Tania Chikwature’s car overtaking an lorry on the wrong side of solid white lines before travelling straight into a roundabout. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shocking-moment-mother-who-downed-vodka-launches-car-14ft-into-air-with-20monthold-son-inside-a3512006.html
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Social care system 'beginning to collapse' as 900 carers quit every day By David Rhodes BBC News 11 April 2017 From the section England Image copyright Christopher Furlong Image caption An ageing population is placing greater demands on the social care sector More than 900 adult…
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Social care system 'beginning to collapse' as 900 carers quit every day By David Rhodes BBC News 11 April 2017 From the section England Image copyright Christopher Furlong Image caption An ageing population is placing greater demands on the social care sector More than 900 adult…
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Egypt in state of emergency after attacks on Coptic churches 9 April 2017 From the section Middle East Egypt's president has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that killed at least 45 people. Abdul Fattah al-Sisi had earlier ordered the deployment of the military across the country. So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the blasts in Tanta and Alexandria. They were …
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Egypt's Coptic churches hit by deadly blasts on Palm Sunday 9 April 2017 From the section Middle East Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows the scene following an explosion at a church in Tanta in northern EgyptTwo blasts targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt on Palm Sunday have killed at least 36 people, officials say. In Alexandria, an explosion outside St Mark's Coptic church killed 11 …
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Stockholm attack: British national confirmed as victim 9 April 2017 From the section UK A British national was one of the four people killed in the Stockholm lorry attack, along with two Swedes and one Belgian, police in Sweden have said. A hijacked lorry was driven into a department store in the capital in Friday's attack, thought to have been carried out by a 39-year-old man from Uzbekistan. Police are yet to release t…
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Stockholm attack: 'Suspect device' in Sweden crash lorry 8 April 2017 From the section Europe Swedish police have confirmed they discovered a suspect device inside the lorry which was driven into a Stockholm department store on Friday. The "technical device" was found in the driver's seat of the vehicle, National Police Commissioner Dan Eliasson said. At this stage, he said it was impossible to know what it was - only th…
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Hundreds of 'restraint injuries' at special schools By Alys Harte 5 live Investigates 9 April 2017 From the section UK Image copyright iStock Hundreds of children have been injured while being physically restrained in special schools, according to figures obtained by 5 live Investigates. Some youngsters were pinned face-down on the floor, while o…
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Two dead after care home fire 8 April 2017 From the section England Two people dead and 33 rescued after fire at residential care home in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, says fire service 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 News App the…
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Two dead after care home fire 8 April 2017 From the section England Two people dead and 33 rescued after fire at residential care home in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, says fire service 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 News App the…
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Boris Johnson calls off Moscow visit over Syria 8 April 2017 From the section UK Image copyright AFP The foreign secretary has called off a visit to Moscow in the wake of the Syrian chemical weapons attack. Boris Johnson, who was set to travel on Monday, said the situation had changed "fundamentally" and his priority was to continue contact with the US to provide international…
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M4 death crash: Woman, 66, killed chasing her dog 8 April 2017 From the section South East Wales Image copyright Robin Drayton/Geograph The woman who died in a crash on the M4 in Cardiff was a 66-year-old who chased her dog after it got loose on the motorway. South Wales Police said the westbound carriageway was closed for five hours between junctions 29 and 32 on Friday. A d…
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M4 death crash: Woman, 66, killed chasing her dog 8 April 2017 From the section South East Wales Image copyright Robin Drayton/Geograph The woman who died in a crash on the M4 in Cardiff was a 66-year-old who chased her dog after it got loose on the motorway. South Wales Police said the westbound carriageway was closed for five hours between junctions 29 and 32 on Friday. A d…
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Southern, Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North strikes begin 8 April 2017 From the section England Image copyright EPA Image caption Passengers have been advised to plan their journeys carefully Workers at three rail companies have begun a 24-hour strike on the day of the Grand National horse race. The action, i…
