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12 December 2018 UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of no confidence in her leadership later on Wednesday This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. …
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13 December 2018 French police have "neutralised" the man believed to have attacked Strasbourg's Christmas market, police sources have told reporters. Cherif Chekatt had been on the run since the attack on Tuesday evening. Three people have died following the shooting at the popular attraction. Gunshots have been heard in an area of the French city and the police helicopter can be seen. …
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Trump: 'I never directed Michael Cohen to break the law' 13 December 2018 Related TopicsRussia-Trump inquiry Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCohen walked free from court - but will have to report to jail in March US President Donald Trump has said he never directed his former private lawyer to break the law, a day after he was …
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A judge has criticised the “scandalous waste” of almost £200,000 of taxpayers’ money on an anarchist protester’s doomed bid for compensation from police. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/judge-blasts-scandalous-200k-bill-over-anarchists-failed-bid-to-sue-police-claiming-they-called-him-a4016376.html
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Michael Spavor: Second Canadian 'missing' in China 13 December 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Canada was urgently seeking information on the two…
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Brexit: Theresa May to join EU summit after surviving vote 13 December 2018 Related TopicsConfidence vote in Theresa May Image copyright EPA Theresa May is heading to Brussels for an EU summit, less than 24 hours after surviving a vote of confidence. T…
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Strasbourg shooting: France hunts gunman as alert level raised 12 December 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPater Fritz describes hearing gunshots and helping a victim of the Strasbourg shooting France has issued a maximum level of alert as police hunt a gunman who opened fire at a Christmas market in the eastern city of Str…
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Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou released on bail in Canada 11 December 2018 The chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been granted bail by a Canadian court. Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei's founder, could be extradited to the US to face fraud charges linked to the alleged viol…
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Strasbourg shooting: One dead, six wounded and gunman at large 11 December 2018 Image copyright Reuters One person has been killed and six others wounded in a shooting in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, police say. The gunman is still at large, t…
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This is the shocking moment a drunk former soldier smashed his car through metal barriers into two nightclub doormen. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shocking-cctv-captures-moment-exsoldier-ploughs-car-into-two-bouncers-a4013901.html
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This is the shocking moment a thug drop-kicks a homeless tent in a city centre. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/hull-homeless-attack-shocking-moment-thug-drop-kicks-tent-as-two-people-sleep-inside-a4013841.html
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US-Russian spat over Russian bombers landing in Venezuela 11 December 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino (second from left) welcomed the Russians …
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India election results show Narendra Modi's BJP trailing in key states 11 December 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption India will hold general elections in 2019 …
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Brexit: Theresa May to meet EU leaders in bid to rescue deal 11 December 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTheresa May announces Tuesday's planned Brexit deal will not go ahead: "I've listened very carefully" Theresa May will meet European leaders and EU officials later for talks aimed at rescuing her Br…
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'Surprise' Palu tsunami clue found on seafloor By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent, Washington DC 11 December 2018 Related TopicsIndonesia tsunami Image copyright Georgia Institute of Technology …
