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'Explosive device' sent to Clintons and Obama 24 October 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Suspected explosive devices were sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former US President Barack Obama, according to the Secret Service. It comes…
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Khashoggi murder: Crown prince due to speak at business forum 24 October 2018 Related TopicsJamal Khashoggi death Image copyright EPA Image caption The crown prince is scheduled to be on a panel …
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Two unborn babies' spines repaired in womb in UK surgery first 24 October 2018 Two unborn babies have had their spines repaired by surgeons - weeks before they were born. The operations - which are the first ever of their kind in the UK - were carried out by a team of 30 doctors at University College Ho…
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Khashoggi death: Turkey to reveal 'naked truth' on killing 23 October 2018 Related TopicsJamal Khashoggi death Image copyright AFP Image caption The search for evidence moved to an underground ca…
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An off-duty Scotland Yard murder detective allegedly racially abused a Somalian toilet cleaner and threatened to smash him against a wall, a misconduct hearing has heard. Detective Chief Inspector Glen Lloyd is accused of threatening and abusing Abdi Yare after using a toilet in St Pancras International railway station which had been shut for cleaning. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/scotland-yard-murder-detective-racially-abused-somalian-cleaner-in-st-pancras-toilets-a3968471.html
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Isle of Wight ferry captain and mate suspended 22 October 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAn eyewitness describes hearing shouting in the "disorientating" thick fog The master and mate of a car ferry that struck yachts and ran aground off the Isle of Wight have been suspended. The Red Falcon got into difficulties off East …
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Philip Morris accused of hypocrisy over anti-smoking ad 22 October 2018 Image copyright solidcolours/Getty One of the world's biggest tobacco firms, Philip Morris, has been accused of "staggering hypocrisy" over its new ad campaign that urges smokers to …
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UK urged to take back Islamic State 'foreign fighters' By Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent, BBC News 22 October 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Alexan…
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Government to examine university grade inflation 22 October 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption More than a quarter of students are now graduating with a first-class degree …
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Infected blood victims' support payments 'must increase' By Jim Reed Reporter, Victoria Derbyshire Programme 22 October 2018 Image copyright Factor 8/Marc marnie Victims of the NHS contaminated blood scandal have written to…
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Diesel and petrol ban should come much faster, say MPs 19 October 2018 Image copyright Getty Images A ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars should be brought forward by eight years to 2032, MPs have said. The government's current plans to ensure a…
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Jamal Khashoggi death: Saudi Arabia say journalist was murdered 21 October 2018 Related TopicsJamal Khashoggi disappearance Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJamal Khashoggi: What we know about the journalist's disappearance and death Saudi Arabia says that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, blaming rogue agents for a killi…
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Trump hails body slamming Congressman Greg Gianforte in Montana 19 October 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPresident Trump mimics the violent move at a rally US President Donald Trump has praised a Republican congressman who assaulted a journalist last year with a "body slam", referring to him as "my guy". "Greg is smart,"…
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Canada becomes second country to legalise recreational marijuana 17 October 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis. The nationwide market for cannabis …
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Jamal Khashoggi case: Liam Fox rejects Saudi summit 18 October 2018 Related TopicsJamal Khashoggi disappearance Image copyright AFP Image caption Turkish forensic investigators have been searchin…
