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Minister changes parole challenges after Worboys case 3 February 2019 Image copyright Metropolitan Police Image caption The decision to simplify challenges to a violent offenders' release comes af…
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UK weather: Warnings upgraded as heavy snow forecast 31 January 2019 Related TopicsUK snow Image copyright PA Heavy snow is expected to fall across Wales and southern England later, bringing travel disruption for the evening rush hour. The Met Office h…
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INF nuclear treaty: Russia follows US in leaving pact 2 February 2019 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAre we on the cusp of a new nuclear arms race? Russia has withdrawn from the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty following a similar decision by the US, the Kremlin has said. President Vladimir Putin said Russ…
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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam sorry for racist yearbook photo 2 February 2019 Image copyright Getty Images Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has apologised after his 1984 medical yearbook page emerged, showing a photo featuring men in racist costumes. …
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Brazil dam: Startling pictures of Brumadinho collapse 1 February 2019 Related TopicsBrazil dam collapse Image copyright TV Bandeirantes Image caption The trail of destruction caused by the collap…
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Polar vortex brings deadly cold snap to US states 30 January 2019 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPolar vortex brings extreme cold for US Deadly cold weather has brought what meteorologists call a "once-in-a-generation" deep freeze to large areas of the US. Forecasters say temperatures over the next few days will go as low as -…
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A newborn has been found abandoned at an east London park amid freezing temperatures. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/newborn-baby-girl-found-abandoned-london-park-amid-freezing-temperatures-a4054806.html
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Trump condemns wall talks in New York Times interview 1 February 2019 Related TopicsUS election 2020 Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The interview came after Mr Trump reached out to the N…
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US envoy Stephen Biegun reveals North Korea nuclear pledge 1 February 2019 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun revealed the pledge in a Stanf…
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A paramedic who worked in the aftermath of the London Bridge terror attack and during the Grenfell Tower fire had his £20,000 Land Rover stolen from an ambulance station car park. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/gang-steals-20000-car-from-the-medic-hero-of-terrorist-attack-and-grenfell-fire-a4053846.html scum the person who stole this paramedics car.
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Police minister Nick Hurd today told of his personal mission to stop more “broken and shattered” families from being torn apart by knife crime. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-minister-it-is-my-personal-mission-to-stop-families-being-torn-apart-by-knife-crime-a4054031.html
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Image copyright PA Image caption The Old Bailey was told Fiona Onasanya had been texting on her phone when she was spotted speeding, in July 2017 An MP has become the first sitting politician in nearly three decades to be jailed after she lied to police when she was issued with a speeding ticket. Solicitor Fiona Onasanya had denied being behind the wheel when her car was spotted being driven at 41mph in a 30mph zone, in July 2017. The Peterborough MP was thrown out of the Labour Party after being convicted of perverting the course of justice. She has been jailed for three months after a re-trial at the Old Bailey. The court heard evidence …
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President Trump tells US spy chiefs: 'Go back to school' 30 January 2019 Related TopicsIran nuclear deal Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption President Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear dea…
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A teenager who avoided jail after attacking a car with a “zombie knife” is set to have his sentence reviewed. Police officers in particular had slammed the judge’s decision not to jail him. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/joshua-gardner-latest-teenager-who-avoided-jail-after-attacking-car-with-zombie-knife-to-have-a4052476.html knife crime is on the up and I agree the courts need to hand out a strong sentence and not a slap on the wrist.
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Venezuela seeks curbs on opposition leader Juan Guaidó 29 January 2019 Related TopicsVenezuela crisis Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMr Guaidó urged Venezuelans to "choose freedom, democracy and prosperity" Venezuela's attorney general has called for opposition leader Juan Guaidó to be banned from leaving the country and for his bank accou…
