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Mike Pence denies he wrote 'gutless' anonymous editorial 6 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rumours are swirling over who wrote the scathing article - but the vice-preside…
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Callous thieves stole a World War I memorial from an east Sussex village prompting police to launch an appeal for it safe return. The memorial is a black silhouette of a soldier and was taken during the night of August 29 from Main Road in Yapton. The silhouette is a temporary memorial and part of an initiative by the Royal British Legion to mark the centenary of the end of World War I. According to police, statue is around five feet tall and has the words “Lest we Forget” written on its base. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/appeal-launched-to-find-first-world-war-memorial-cruelly-stolen-from-east-sussex-village-a3928991.html H…
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By Sean Coughlan BBC News education and family correspondent 4 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Universities say that the UK is slipping behind in attracting …
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India's top court to deliver landmark gay sex ruling 6 September 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption There has been a long-running campaign to decriminalise homosexuality in India …
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Paraguay and Israel in spat over Jerusalem embassy 5 September 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy the ancient city of Jerusalem is so important Paraguay's new government has announced that it will move its embassy in Israel back to Tel Aviv - just three months after shifting it to Jerusalem. President Mario Abdo Benítez,…
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Donald Trump denies discussing assassination of Syria's Assad 5 September 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump: 'Woodward book a work of fiction' US President Donald Trump has denied assertions by prominent journalist Bob Woodward in his new book that he ordered the assassination of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Mr Tr…
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Facebook, Twitter 'too slow' to tackle meddling 5 September 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg arrive at the hearing in Washington DC …
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Salisbury Novichok poisoning: Two Russian nationals named as suspects 5 September 2018 Related TopicsRussian spy poisoning Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPolice are appealing for information on Alexander Petrov (left) and Ruslan Boshirov Two Russian nationals have been named as suspects in the attempted murder of former Russia…
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5 September 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe #YouMeBigC team talk about the importance of their podcast and friendship BBC presenter Rachael Bland has died at the age of 40, almost two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Her family confirmed she died peacefully at home in the early hours of this morning. Bland was a familiar voice on Radio 5 Live as a newsreader and presenter, and won praise for co-host…
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Meat testing: A fifth of samples reveal unspecified animals' DNA By Hamish Mackay BBC News 5 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images More than a fifth of meat sample tests in 2017 found DNA from animals not on the label…
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Japan's strongest typhoon in 25 years kills at least six 5 September 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTyphoon Jebi has left tens of thousands of people without power Japan has been hit by its strongest typhoon in 25 years, causing at least seven deaths and 200 injuries. Typhoon Jebi made landfall in western areas, bringing …
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Deal for NHS to offer exciting new child cancer therapy By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online 5 September 2018 Image copyright SPL A deal has been struck to let the NHS offer children an expensive new cancer th…
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Labour's ruling body set for crunch anti-Semitism talks 4 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Critics say Labour has been slow to discipline those guilty of anti-Jewish preju…
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Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh hearing rocked by 'mob rule' 4 September 2018 Related TopicsRussia-Trump inquiry Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Brett Kavanaugh (R) faces four days bef…
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Sadiq Khan audit day 2: Mayor is told "We don't feel safe anymore" Six months into 2018, as the number of violent deaths in London tipped 80 amid an onslaught of stabbings, gang attacks and moped muggings, a woman confronted Mayor Sadiq Khan at a public debate. Headlines spoke of police losing control of the streets, murder rates overtaking those of New York and almost daily reports of murder and robbery. Even comedian Michael McIntyre had fallen victim, losing a £15,000 Rolex to moped robbers who threatened him at knifepoint on the school run. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/mayor-poured-10m-extra-into-culture-that-would-fund-182…
