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Jamal Khashoggi disappearance: Last column published 18 October 2018 Related TopicsJamal Khashoggi disappearance Image copyright AFP Image caption Turkish officers again searched the Saudi consul…
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Jamal Khashoggi disappearance: US asks Turkey for recording evidence 17 October 2018 Related TopicsJamal Khashoggi disappearance Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPresident Trump speaking in the Oval Office The US has asked Turkey for a recording said to provide strong evidence that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was ki…
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Benefits errors trigger £5,000 refunds for ESA claimants 17 October 2018 Tens of thousands of people on sickness benefits will receive backdated payments averaging £5,000 following government errors. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed it is paying more than £1.5bn owing to the mista…
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The students who fear for their ambitions amid college cuts By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter 17 October 2018 These six young people are ambitious and determined. They are an aspiring teacher, a future social worker, a would-be accountant, a budding cardiol…
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Kerch blast: Crimea college 'bomb' kills 10 17 October 2018 At least 10 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an explosion at a college in Russian-annexed Crimea. Officials said an "unidentified explosive device" detonated at the technical college in Kerch, where Russia has built a bridge b…
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Jamal Khashoggi disappearance: Saudi crown prince 'denies involvement' 16 October 2018 Related TopicsJamal Khashoggi disappearance Image copyright AFP Image caption The US Secretary of State, Mik…
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John Bercow 'to quit as Speaker next summer' 16 October 2018 Related TopicsWestminster harassment scandal Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSpeaker: Commons needs new body to investigate bullying Speaker John Bercow has told friends he's decided to stand down next Summer, the BBC understands. His departure - in June or July - w…
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Jamal Khashoggi: Mike Pompeo to visit Saudi Arabia 16 October 2018 Related TopicsJamal Khashoggi disappearance Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPresident Trump and the King of Saudi Arabia discussed the disappearance of the Saudi journalist US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to meet Saudi King Salman amid growing controversy o…
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16 October 2018 UK unemployment fell by 47,000 to 1.36 million in the three months to August, official figures show. In the same three-month period, wages excluding bonuses rose by 3.1% compared with a year ago, their fastest pace in nearly 10 years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Inflation over the same period was 2.5%. Last week, Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane said …
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Royal tour: First glimpse of Meghan's baby bump 16 October 2018 Related TopicsWedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe couple were given a toy kangaroo, complete with joey, and little Ugg boots The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have begun their first overseas tour as news of Meghan's pregnancy …
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McDonald's has apologised after firefighters tackling a blaze at a branch of discount retailer B&M were denied free refreshments. Crews spent Saturday night bringing a huge fire, which left the building at York's Clifton Moor retail park "a burnt-out shell", under control. It later emerged two members of the public had paid for drinks out of their own pockets when none were provided. McDonald's has said free drinks "should have been provided on the night". A number of firefighters reportedly approached the branch, close to the B&M store, while taking a break from combating the blaze. They are said to have asked if the restaurant could prov…
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Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi Arabia calls murder claims 'lies' 13 October 2018 Related TopicsJamal Khashoggi disappearance Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCCTV footage shows missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Saudi Arabia has called accusations it ordered the killing of journalist Jamal…
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Meghan and Harry: Duchess of Sussex expecting a baby 15 October 2018 Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Meghan and Prince Harry have just arrived in Australia for a royal tour …
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How chemical weapons have helped bring Assad close to victory By Nawal al-Maghafi BBC Panorama 15 October 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright EPA After seven devastating years of civil war in Syria, which h…
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Merkel's Bavaria ally CSU suffer 'massive losses' 14 October 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption The CSU appears to have lost support to both right and left …
