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Alesha murder trial: Accused says he did not kill the six-year-old 19 February 2019 Related TopicsAlesha MacPhail murder trial Image caption Alesha MacPhail was holidaying on the Isle of Bute where her body was found …
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The US cannot crush us, says Huawei founder 18 February 2019 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRen Zhengfei described the arrest of his daughter as politically motivated. The founder of Huawei has said there is "no way the US can crush" the company, in an exclusive interview with the BBC. Ren Zhengfei described the arrest of his …
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Image caption Guns recovered and stored at the National Ballistics Intelligence Service New laws to prevent the criminal use of antique firearms will be introduced "as soon as possible", the government said. The National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS), which advises police forces across the UK, has called for nine types of ammunition used in such guns to be made illegal. There has been a sharp rise in the number of antique guns being seized in recent years. NABIS said such weapons had been linked with at least four homicides. It said gangs had increasingly used antique firearms over the past 10 years to get around the UK's strict laws …
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Pension contribution hike to hit pay packets By Rob Young Business correspondent, BBC News 17 February 2019 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Workers with a…
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Bloodsports videos taken down from Facebook and YouTube 17 February 2019 Image copyright YouTube Image caption YouTube said it had removed content that broke its policy guidelines but the BBC foun…
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Islamic State group plans to rebound with more attacks - MI6 15 February 2019 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright EPA Image caption Alex Younger, head of MI6, said people returning fro…
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Venezuela crisis: US planes carrying aid arrive in Colombia 16 February 2019 Related TopicsVenezuela crisis Image copyright AFP Image caption The first of several US military transport planes car…
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This 25 year old is crowd funding to pay for legal costs to clear his name and to save having to be bankrupt as he cannot afford to pay a £20,000 fine. He has already raised over £75K - would you add to that amount? https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/darrengrimes/
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47186875 Prince Philip has voluntarily given up his driving licence aged 97. Good on him, we should all recognise the right time to give up.
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Airbus says A380 superjumbo production will end 14 February 2019 Image copyright EPA European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has said it will stop making its A380 "superjumbo", the world's largest passenger aircraft. In a statement on Thursday, the firm s…
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Gay couples sue Japan over right to get married 14 February 2019 Image copyright Ai Nakajima Image caption Ai Nakajima and Tina Baumann are married in Germany, but Japan doesn't recognise that …
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Detectives still searching for the body of Ian Brady victim Keith Bennett have reportedly been denied access to his briefcases and papers. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-searching-for-body-of-ian-brady-victim-keith-bennett-refused-permission-to-search-his-a4065531.html
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12 February 2019 Related TopicsEl Chapo trial Image copyright Reuters Image caption Guzmán was extradited to the US in 2017 Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán has been found guilty on all 10 counts at his drug trafficking trial at…
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Watch: Banks makes wonder save to deny Pele at 1970 World CupEngland's 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has died aged 81. Regarded as one of the game's greatest in his position, Banks was named Fifa goalkeeper of the year six times and earned 73 caps for England. He is perhaps best known for his wonder save from Pele during the 1970 World Cup against Brazil. Born in Sheffield, he won the League Cup with Stoke and Leicester, before retiring in 1973. "It is with great sadness that we announce that Gordon passed away peacefully overnight," his family said. "We are devastated to lose him but we have so many happy memories and could not have been more proud …
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Facebook and Google news should be regulated, report says 11 February 2019 Image copyright Getty Images A regulator should oversee tech giants like Google and Facebook to ensure their news content is trustworthy, a government-backed report has suggested.…
