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A London black cabbie has accused two rickshaw drivers of drinking on the job in central London. The 41-year-old taxi driver told the Standard he noticed the men sitting in a pedicab with a can of lager on Tuesday. He had pulled into a taxi rank next to them on Wardour Street near to the M&M store. After confronting the pair, he claimed they accused him of being racist for targeting them, and his ability to speak English was criticised. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/black-cabbie-claims-he-caught-rickshaw-drivers-drinking-on-the-job-in-central-london-a3913411.html
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17 August 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption The Chinese Liberation Army is being reformed China's military "is likely training for strikes" against US and allied targets in the Pacific, a Pentagon report warns. The annual report to Congr…
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US threatens more action against Turkey unless pastor freed 17 August 2018 Related TopicsTurkish lira crisis Image copyright Getty Images The US has threatened to impose more economic sanctions on Turkey if it does not free a detained American pastor. …
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E-cigarettes can be key weapon against smoking, say MPs 17 August 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Around 2.9 million people in the UK are using e-cigarettes …
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US military parade ordered by Trump postponed 'to 2019' 17 August 2018 Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption The US put on a grand military spectacle back in 1991, when troops were celebr…
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Pope Francis on side of victims of 'predator' priests in US 16 August 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"It's your word against God's" Pope Francis is on the side of victims of more than 300 "predator" priests in the US accused of abusing children in one state, the Vatican says. In a statement, it said the Church wanted to l…
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Aretha Franklin: Tributes flow in for Queen of Soul 16 August 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSister Sledge and the Rev Jesse Jackson are among those who have paid tribute Aretha Franklin Tributes are pouring in from the worlds of entertainment and politics for Aretha Franklin, the US singer known as the Queen of Soul, who …
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RMT angry at Chris Grayling's rail fare index suggestion 15 August 2018 Image caption Rail fare rises are calculated using the Retail Price Index A suggestion that rail fare and wage increases sho…
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Manchester mosque sermon 'called for armed jihad', say scholars By Ed Thomas and Noel Titheradge BBC News 16 August 2018 Related TopicsManchester Arena attack Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHear from the man who 'called for armed jihad' at Didsbury Mosque A sermon at the mosque where the Manchest…
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Struck-off Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba wins appeal to work again 13 August 2018 Image caption Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence in 2015 A doctor who was struck off ov…
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Trump ends ex-CIA head John Brennan's security access 15 August 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption John Brennan stepped down as CIA director in January 2017 …
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Kabul suicide bomber kills 48 in tuition centre attack 15 August 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption Teaching was under way when the bomb went off …
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Motorway bridge collapses in Genoa, Italy 14 August 2018 Image copyright Polizia di Stato Image caption Police shared this photo of the bridge after its collapse …
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Jeremy Corbyn 'wreath laying' attacked by Israeli PM 13 August 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCorbyn asked about Tunisia wreath-laying criticism Israel's PM has criticised Jeremy Corbyn over his presence at a ceremony said to have honoured the perpetrators of the 1972 Munich terror attack. Benjamin Netanyahu said Mr Corby…
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Plan to end rough sleeping in England by 2027 13 August 2018 Image copyright Getty Images The government has vowed to end rough sleeping on England's streets by 2027. It has promised £100m "to help people turn their lives around", including support for …
