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Russian athletes have been banned from competing in international competitions since November 2015Anti-doping officials in Russia are being stopped from testing athletes and threatened by security services, says a World Anti-Doping Agency report. The report was published two days before athletics' governing body rules on whether Russian competitors can take part in the Rio Olympics this summer. In November, Russia's athletes were banned after a Wada report highlighted widespread failing in testing. The country's athletics chiefs had pledged to make wholesale changes. The latest Wada findings include: 73 of 455 tests on athletes could not be collected 736 tests were …
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Euro 2016: Police fire tear gas at fans in Lille 15 June 2016 From the section UK Image copyright AFP Tear gas has been used against football fans in Lille amid reports of renewed violence at Euro 2016. There are also reports of clashes between fans and police in the city, but is has not yet been made clear which fans are involved. England and Wales fans have been gathering in Lille ahead of their match in nearby Lens on Thur…
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BHS: Sir Philip Green tells MPs of his sadness at collapse of BHS 15 June 2016 From the section Business Sir Philip Green has apologised for the demise of BHS, saying "nothing is more sad than how this has ended". The billionaire, whose empire includes Top Shop and Dorothy Perkins, is giving evidence to MPs about the BHS collapse. Sir Philip sold BHS last year for £1, but its collapse with the loss of up to 11,000 jobs has left a huge hole in the pension scheme. MPs kic…
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EU referendum: Osborne warns of Brexit budget cuts 15 June 2016 From the section EU Referendum Image copyright AFP George Osborne says he will have to slash public spending and increase taxes in an emergency Budget to tackle a £30bn "black hole" if the UK votes to leave the European Union. The chancellor will say this could include raising income and inheritance taxes and cutting the NHS budget. But a leading Brexit-backing T…
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Sir Clement Freud accused of abusing two girls 15 June 2016 From the section UK Image caption The late broadcaster and MP died aged 84 in 2009 The late broadcaster and MP Sir Clement Freud has been accused of abusing two girls between the late 1940s and 1970s. Sylvia Woosley, who first met Freud when she was 10 and later went to live with him, told the ITV Exposure programme that he abused her for years…
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Euro 2016: Alcohol ban and extra police ahead of England game 14 June 2016 From the section UK Media captionA French prosecutor says there were around 150 Russian "hooligans" who travelled to Marseille "well-prepared for violence"French authorities are restricting the sale of alcohol and drafting in 4,000 extra police in Lille ahead of England and Russia's next Euro 2016 matches. Shops selling alcohol will be closed until Friday, while some 350 bars will shut early on Wednesday and Thursday. England and Rus…
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French jihadist police killer 'was loyal to Islamic State group' 14 June 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright AP Image caption Flowers were laid outside the home on the murdered couple on Tuesday The man who killed a French police couple at their home near Paris was responding to calls by so-called Islamic State (IS) "to kill infidels", police say. L…
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Queen's Birthday Honours: Rod Stewart and Tim Peake head list 10 June 2016 From the section UK Image copyright PA/AP Singer Rod Stewart has been knighted in a Queen's Birthday Honours list which also recognises the achievements of British astronaut Tim Peake. Major Peake was on the International Space Station when he received the news he would become a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to space re…
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EU referendum: BT bosses and union leaders back Remain 13 June 2016 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images BT bosses and union leaders are sending a joint letter to staff saying they want the UK to stay in a reformed EU. The firm's chairman and chief executive and the leaders of the CWU and Prospect unions, which have members among BT's 81,400 staff, say the vote will have a big impact on the economy and compan…
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Betting machine gamblers 'offered perks' By Jim Reed & Sarah Bell Victoria Derbyshire programme 13 June 2016 From the section UK Image copyright PA Betting shop staff say they are told to offer gamblers perks to keep them playing on fixed-odds betting machines, a BBC investigation has found. One ex-manager said he was instructed to offer free bets and drinks - in one case it was suggested he c…
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Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Orlando nightclub shooting, which killed 50 people and injured 53 others, according to the Amaq news agency, which is tied to the group. The attack is the deadliest mass shooting in US history, eclipsing the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre which left 32 people dead. "The armed attack that targeted a gay nightclub in the city of Orlando in the American state of Florida which left over 100 people dead or injured was carried out by an Islamic State fighter," Amaq said. The Islamic State claim comes after US media reported that a man, suspected to have been the gunman, swore allegiance to IS in a 911 call around the time of the …
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Euro 2016: Violence mars England match build-up 11 June 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Reuters Image caption Further skirmishes have taken place in Marseille on Saturday afternoon England fans have been embroiled in fresh clashes with police and rival supporters in Marseille ahead of the team's opening match of Euro 2016. The fresh clashes follow t…
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An Aston Martin racing car with "an exceptional history" has been found by police 14 years after it was stolen. The DB2, which competed in the 1949 Le Mans 24-hour race, was taken in 2002 from Baldock, Hertfordshire. Police used intelligence to track it down to a storage facility in Eindhoven, Holland, in March this year. The car's owner at the time of the theft died before it was found so it was returned to a relative. It is being auctioned off for up to £900,000. Two men convicted of stealing the car in 2003 failed to return to court for sentencing and have never been caught again. Det Sgt Jo Goodson, from Hertfordshire Police, who travelled to Holland to seize t…
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The amount of vehicle excise duty collected from motorists fell by more than £200m in the six months after the tax disc was abolished, figures show. The data, obtained by the Financial Times, showed £2.7bn was collected in the six months after an online system was introduced in October 2014. Critics had warned the change would lead to confusion among motorists. The National Audit Office said the change had likely caused "an initial increase" in non-payment. But it added that "overall non-compliance remains very low". The figures obtained from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) show that between October 2014 and March 2015 some £2.7bn was collected in ve…
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Former Voice contestant Christina Grimmie shot dead in Orlando 11 June 2016 From the section US & Canada Image copyright AP Image caption Christina Grimmie has been taken to a local hospital in Orlando Singer Christina Grimmie, who had competed on the US TV programme The Voice, has died of her wounds after being shot in Florida, police say. They say a ma…
