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Trump says he will boycott final pre-Iowa Republican debate 27 January 2016 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Getty Images Image caption "Let them have their debate," said Mr Trump, vowing to hold his own separate event Donald Trump has said he will boycott the final Republican presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses. The maverick Republi…
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Car with completely shattered windscreen stopped in Peterborough BCH ROAD POLICING Police photographed the damage and the driver's obscured view from inside the car A car with a completely shattered windscreen was pulled over after it was spotted moving "erratically" on a dual carriageway. The driver's view of the road was almost completely obscured, police said. An ambulance driver spotted the vehicle on the A1 at Barnack, Cambridgeshire, at about 21:45 GMT on Tuesday. It was found later in Peterborough. The man was reported for "a number of driving offences" police later said. "Can't believe this driver was driving on the A1, Peterborough... Dangerous," traffic …
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Disneyland Paris: Man arrested carrying two guns 28 January 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright Reuters Image caption The New York Hotel is one of several dotted around Disneyland Paris French police have arrested a man carrying two guns at an entrance to a hotel at Disneyland Paris. The man, reportedly aged 28 and not known to security services, wa…
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Migrant crisis: 24 drown off Samos island near Turkey 28 January 2016 From the section Europe Media captionThe BBC's James Reynolds reports that many of the bodies unloaded were childrenTwenty-four migrants have drowned off the Greek island of Samos near Turkey after their boat capsized. A search is continuing for 11 missing people and 10 others were rescued, the Greek coastguard says. Children were among the victims, and it was the second migrant boat to sink in as many days. Seven people drowned off the …
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Migrant crisis: EU threatens Greece over border controls 27 January 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright AP Image caption Migrants disembark on a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing from Turkey Greece has "seriously neglected" its obligations to control the external frontier of Europe's passport-free Schengen zone, the European Commissi…
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Joseph Fiennes 'shocked' to be cast as Michael Jackson 28 January 2016 From the section Entertainment & Arts Image copyright AP/Reuters Image caption Joseph Fiennes said the Sky Arts comedy was not 'in any way malicious' Joseph Fiennes has admitted he was "shocked" to be cast as Michael Jackson in a TV programme for Sky Arts. The actor plays the singer i…
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Novak Djokovic advances to the Australian Open final, where he is unbeaten in five previous appearances Australian Open Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 18-31 January Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on all Andy Murray matches, plus highlights on BBC TV and BBC Sport website. Listen to Tennis Breakfast on Radio 5 live sports extra and the BBC Sport website from 07:00 GMT. Novak Djokovic advanced to his sixth Australian Open final with a 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 victory over Roger Federer. The world number one dominated the first two sets with some superb hitting, then had to hold off a spirited Federer fightback. It is the third straight Grand Slam in which Djokovic has…
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Laurent Gbagbo: Ivory Coast ex-leader denies war crimes 28 January 2016 From the section Africa Image copyright AP Image caption Mr Gbagbo appeared relaxed as the trial began Ivory Coast's ex-President Laurent Gbagbo has denied charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as his landmark trial began at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The charge…
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Japanese economy minister Akira Amari quits over bribery claims 28 January 2016 From the section Asia Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Amari was regarded as the architect of Abenomics - PM Shinzo Abe's economic plan to pull Japan out of deflation Japan's Economy Minister Akira Amari has said he is resigning amid corruption allegations. Mr Amari unexpecte…
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Oregon leader Bundy tells remaining protesters to go home 28 January 2016 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ammon Bundy (centre) pictured earlier this month at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Ammon Bundy, the leader of an armed siege at a wildlife refuge in Oregon who was arrested on Tuesday, has urged the remaining o…
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UK to give sanctuary to unaccompanied refugee children 28 January 2016 From the section UK Politics Image copyright AFP Image caption Children in camps in Europe will not be among those being given refuge under the new initiative The UK is to give sanctuary to unaccompanied child refugees from Syria and other conflict zones but will not take in anyone who has…
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Sweden intends to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers whose applications have been rejected, the country's interior minister has announced. Anders Ygeman said that charter aircraft would be used to deport the migrants over several years. Some 163,000 migrants and refugees applied for asylum in Sweden in 2015, the highest per capita number in Europe. Of the approximately 58,800 cases processed last year, 55% were accepted. Sweden earlier this week became the latest of a number of European nations to see tensions over migrants heightened by violence. A 15-year-old asylum seeker was arrested in Molndal, near Gothenburg after a 22-ye…
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Sudan's Bashir orders border with South Sudan to reopen 27 January 2016 From the section Africa Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Although the border has not been officially open, refugees have crossed in both directions Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has ordered the opening of his country's border with South Sudan for the first time since the latter …
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Zika virus: US scientists say vaccine '10 years away' By James Cook BBC News, Galveston, Texas 27 January 2016 From the section US & Canada Media captionThe BBC's James Cook goes inside the high-security lab trying to find a cureAmerican scientists studying the Zika virus have warned that it could be a decade before a vaccine is publicly available. The virus is linked to shrunken brains in unborn children, leading to severe brain damage or death. It has spread to more than …
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prosecutions rise Some 985 people were prosecuted for disabled parking badge misuse Disabled parking badge prosecutions have risen by 84% in a year, new figures reveal. Councils in England took legal action against 985 people in 2014-15, the vast majority of them for using someone else's blue badge. It compares with 535 the year before, data from the Department for Transport has shown. Disability groups said they hoped legitimate holders of blue badges would be treated fairly by fellow motorists. Thefts of badges have also risen with 2,056 cases, compared with 1,756 the year before. Across England, all but 28 prosecutions were of non-badge holders using another…
