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4 October 2018 Dutch security services expelled four Russians in April over a plot targeting the global chemical weapons watchdog, officials said. The cyber operation by Russia's GRU military intelligence targeted the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, Dutch officials said. The OPCW has been probing the chemical attack on a Russian ex-spy in the UK. It has als…
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Trump: 'Scary and difficult time for young men' in US 3 October 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump: "Somebody could accuse you of something and you're automatically guilty." President Donald Trump has told reporters it is a "difficult" and "scary" time for young men in the US. Mr Trump's remarks came as he reiterated hi…
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Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to over 1,200 2 October 2018 The number of people killed in Indonesia from Friday's earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,200, the country's disaster response agency says. The death toll jumped on Tuesday from a previous confirmed figure of 844. The 7.5-mag…
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Indonesian quake: Bodies found in church buried by landslide 2 October 2018 Related TopicsIndonesia tsunami Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Landslides have hit the island of Sulawesi, …
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Low-skill migration to fall after Brexit, promises May 2 October 2018 Image copyright Getty Images The UK will have control of its immigration policy for the first time in decades after Brexit, Theresa May has promised. The prime minister said low-skill…
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Trump: FBI can question 'anybody' about Kavanaugh 2 October 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump: I'd be the world's worst drinker President Trump has said he wants the FBI to conduct a "very comprehensive investigation" into sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court nominee - but not a "witch hunt". US media r…
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Donald Trump says new trade deal is 'most important ever' 1 October 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump: 'Without tariffs we wouldn't be standing here' Donald Trump said the new trade deal struck with Canada and Mexico was "the most important" ever agreed by the US. The president said the United States-Mexico-Canada Agre…
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Met failed to meet its 60-minute target to answer “S” grade calls in 14 boroughs in June Police are taking more than an hour to respond to 999 “priority” calls in nearly half of London boroughs amid a shortage of officers and a surge in the number of emergency calls. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-taking-over-an-hour-to-respond-to-999-priority-calls-in-london-a3949851.html
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Indonesia earthquake: Dozens feared trapped under quake rubble 30 September 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRescuers have been digging by hand in the search for survivors Dozens of people are thought to be trapped under the rubble of buildings in the Indonesian city of Palu following an earthquake and tsunami. Rescuers are…
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Waiters to be paid all tips under new law, Theresa May says 1 October 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRestaurant waiting staff bid to keep all customer tips (June 2018) Restaurants will be legally barred from keeping tips from staff under plans to be announced by Theresa May on Monday. High street chains including Prezzo, …
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Conservative Party conference app reveals MPs' numbers 29 September 2018 Image caption The Tory party's app for the conference was readily available to download on the Apple app store MPs and jour…
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EpiPen users told to use devices past normal expiry date By Alex Therrien Health reporter, BBC News 28 September 2018 Image copyright Science Photo Library People with severe allergies have been told they can use their EpiP…
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By Dave Lee North America technology reporter 28 September 2018 Facebook has said “almost 50 million” of its users were left exposed by a security flaw. The company said attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in a feature known as “View As” to gain control of people's accounts. T…
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Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in 1982, is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Judge Kavanaugh, who denies the allegations made by Prof Ford and by two other women who have come forward, will also testify later on Thursday. Judge Kavanaugh was nominated for the Supreme Court by Donald Trump in July and confirmation by the Republican-controlled Senate seemed assured until Ford's allegations became public. View the full article
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24 September 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Il-20 aircraft was returning to a Russian base on the north-western coast of Syria (file photo) Russia is to send new anti-aircraft missiles to Sy…
