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Banks and building societies snub Lifetime Isa launch 5 April 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Lisa is designed to help savers buy a property The government's flagship savings programme, the Lifetime Isa (Lisa), has been snubbed by banks and building societies on t…
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Banks and building societies snub Lifetime Isa launch 5 April 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Lisa is designed to help savers buy a property The government's flagship savings programme, the Lifetime Isa (Lisa), has been snubbed by banks and building societies on t…
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Members of the British public are getting their first extended trial of a driverless shuttle bus. Over the next three weeks, about 100 people will travel in a prototype shuttle on a route in Greenwich, London. The vehicle, which travels up to 10mph (16.1kmph), will be controlled by a computer. However, there will be a trained person on board who can stop the shuttle if required. Oxbotica, the firm that developed the shuttle, said 5,000 members of the public had applied to take part in the study. "Very few people have experienced an autonomous vehicle, so this is about letting people see one in person," chief executive Graeme Smith told …
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PM suggests free movement extension 5 April 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The PM says businesses and governments will need a "period of time" to adjust to new rules. EU free movement into …
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PM suggests free movement extension 5 April 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The PM says businesses and governments will need a "period of time" to adjust to new rules. EU free movement into …
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Josh Dinning was found hiding in a compartment under his bed A nine-year-old boy who sparked a police search when his mother awoke to find him missing was discovered hiding under his bed. Officers mounted a river search and scrambled a helicopter in a bid to find Josh Dinning, from Gateshead, who had not been seen since Monday night. Police were called at 09:15 BST and an initial search found nothing. He was discovered three hours later in a drawer under his bed. He said he had not wanted to go to school. Image copyright Glen Minikin Image caption The schoolboy was able to climb inside the bed and slide the door over to hide A Northumbria P…
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Richard David Curtis, 57, was found guilty in his absence of evading more than £1.3m in excise duty A lorry driver is on the run after being caught smuggling more than five-and-a-half million cigarettes into the UK under boxes of frozen chips. Richard David Curtis, 57, from Bawtry, South Yorkshire, was stopped at the Port of Dover in November 2013. He failed to attend trial at Maidstone Crown Court in November 2016 and was found guilty of evading more than £1.3m in excise duty. He was jailed for three years nine months in his absence. A total of 5,729,900 cigarettes were found hidden under boxes of chips in Curtis' HGV. He told customs …
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The ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) will initially apply to the current congestion charge zone A date for the introduction of the ultra low emission zone in London has been announced by the capital's mayor. From 8 April 2019, the most polluting cars, vans and motorbikes will have to pay £12.50 to drive through central London, while buses, coaches and HGVs will pay £100. Petrol cars that are more than 13 years old by 2019 and diesel cars more than four years old will also have to pay. City Hall hopes it will result in a 50% drop in vehicle emissions by 2020. Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sadiq Khan attended a meeting on air pollution durin…
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Syria conflict: 'Chemical attack' in Idlib kills dozens 4 April 2017 From the section Middle East Related Topics Syrian civil war Image copyright AFP Image caption Rescue workers said many children were among those killed or injured in the attack At least 5…
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St Petersburg metro explosion suspect 'from Central Asia' 3 April 2017 From the section Europe Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows passengers leaping from the wreckage in the minutes after the blastThe man suspected of killing 11 people in a St Petersburg train is in his early 20s and from Central Asia, Russian media report. At least 45 people were also injured in the explosion between …
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Firefighters have higher heart attack risk 'because of heat' 3 April 2017 From the section Health Image copyright Getty Images Working in hot temperatures increases the risk of suffering a heart attack, researchers have said. The study may explain why heart disease is the leading cause of death among on-duty firefighters, the researchers from the University of Edinburgh said. …
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Firefighters have higher heart attack risk 'because of heat' 3 April 2017 From the section Health Image copyright Getty Images Working in hot temperatures increases the risk of suffering a heart attack, researchers have said. The study may explain why heart disease is the leading cause of death among on-duty firefighters, the researchers from the University of Edinburgh said. …
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Firefighters have higher heart attack risk 'because of heat' 3 April 2017 From the section Health Image copyright Getty Images Working in hot temperatures increases the risk of suffering a heart attack, researchers have said. The study may explain why heart disease is the leading cause of death among on-duty firefighters, the researchers from the University of Edinburgh said. …
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St Petersburg metro blast leaves many injured - media 3 April 2017 From the section Europe An explosion has hit an underground station in the city of St Petersburg, Russian media report. The Tass and Interfax agencies reported a blast at the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, which left a number of victims. Images posted on social media showed a train carriage with its doors blown out and damage inside. View the full…
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Five charged over asylum teen attack 3 April 2017 From the section London Five people have been charged over an attack on a teenage asylum seeker at a bus stop in south London, police say. The Kurdish-Iranian victim was chased and subjected to a "brutal attack" which left him with a fractured skull and blood clot. The assault happened in Shrublands Avenue, Croydon, late on Friday night. View the full article
