Real World News
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New Trump attack against Attorney General Jeff Sessions 4 September 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Jeff Sessions has been a frequent target of Mr Trump's very public ire …
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Syria Idlib: Trump warns of 'grave humanitarian mistake' 4 September 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rebel fighters in Idlib are preparing for an at…
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Free childcare scheme 'closing' nurseries, education charity says 4 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The parents of more than 340,000 children aged between three and four …
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Chemnitz protests: Thousands attend free anti-racism concert 4 September 2018 Related TopicsEurope migrant crisis Image copyright AFP Image caption The German rock band Die Toten Hosen performed …
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Brazil's 200-year-old national museum hit by huge fire 3 September 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows the huge scale of the blaze A huge fire has broken out at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country. Firefighters are tackling the blaze at the building, w…
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3 September 2018 2018 was joint-hottest summer on record for UK as a whole and the hottest for England, Met Office says 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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Hundreds escape Libya prison amid deadly clashes in Tripoli 2 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Civilians in Libya's capital have been caught up in the deadly clashes betwe…
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All NHS hospital car parking charges scrapped in Wales 1 September 2018 Parking charges at all NHS hospitals in Wales is now free - a decade after the Welsh government announced the policy. Glangwili and Prince Philip hospitals, in Carmarthen, were the last to have the charges. But it will be free to p…
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HMRC 'blocks honours' for celebrities over tax avoidance 1 September 2018 Related TopicsBirthday Honours Image copyright PA Revenue & Customs is blocking people from getting honours if they are found to be avoiding tax, says the Times. The paper sa…
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Somalia's capital Mogadishu hit by huge explosion 2 September 2018 Image copyright Twitter/@abdi_adaani Image caption Eyewitnesses say buildings, including a school, were badly damaged …
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Palestinians brand US aid cut to UN group 'a flagrant assault' 1 September 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Unrwa provides health and education services to Palestinians …
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband tells of jail anguish 1 September 2018 Related TopicsNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case Image copyright Free Nazanin The husband of an imprisoned British-Iranian woman has spoken of her anguish at being released from jail…
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John McCain: Obama and Bush to lead Washington service 1 September 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUS political leaders pay tribute to John McCain Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush are to lead mourners at a service for Senator John McCain at Washington's National Cathedral. The Vietnam War hero, who became o…
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The Prime Minister has given her backing to a new '999 Day' to pay tribute to all the people working in the emergency services. Emergency Services Day, also referred to as 999 Day, aims to copy the success of Armed Forces Day, and will take place for the first time on September 9, beginning at 9am, to represent the 9th hour of the 9th day of the 9th month. The charity National Emergency Services Memorial (NESM) has won the backing of Theresa May for the event as it hopes to raise £2 million to build the first national cenotaph dedicated to the courage and sacrifice of public servants. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/999-day-planned-to-celebrate-eme…
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Hero cop Wayne Marques has returned to work one year after terrorists stabbed him in the head during the London Bridge attack. Pictured suited and booted on his first day back, PC Marques joked that he was looking forward to getting the tea rounds in. PC Marques was temporarily blinded in one eye and suffered several major stab wounds, when he fought off the terrorists. He was armed only with his baton. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/welcome-home-wayne-hero-pc-who-was-stabbed-in-the-head-while-single-handedly-taking-on-london-bridge-a3924921.html Well done and hope all go,s well for you.
