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Boris Johnson told to apologise for burka jibe 7 August 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson resigned as foreign secretary last month over Brexit …
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Venezuela crisis: Maduro to curb fuel subsidies 14 August 2018 Image copyright EPA Venezuela's president has said its subsidised fuel prices should rise, to stop smugglers cheating the country out of millions of dollars. "Gasoline must be sold at an in…
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Social housing proposals 'to give tenants greater power' 14 August 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Giving tenants greater support so they can hold their landlords to account is being considered as part of government proposals on social housing. The me…
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University unconditional offers 'undermine education' By Bethan Lewis BBC Wales education correspondent 14 August 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEmile and Lleucu both have unconditional offers but said they still worked hard The education system is being undermined by universities making more…
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By Kevin Peachey Personal finance reporter 14 August 2018 Image copyright FCA Image caption A new TV advert shows how a fraudster might spend someone else's savings …
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Turkey lira plunge: Minister pledges action to calm markets 13 August 2018 Image copyright EPA Image caption Turkey's president wants manufacturers to shore up the lira by not using foreign curren…
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Parker Solar Probe: Nasa launches mission to 'touch the Sun' 12 August 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionParker Solar Probe: How Nasa is trying to 'touch' the Sun US space agency Nasa has launched its mission to send a satellite closer to the Sun than any before. The rocket carrying the Parker Solar Probe shot up into the sk…
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Arms depot in Syria's Idlib province kills 39 - monitor 12 August 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Rescuers used bulldozers to remove the rubble …
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Northern cancels Sunday rail services again 12 August 2018 Related TopicsEngland rail timetable disruption Image copyright PA Image caption Northern said about 5% of its Sunday services were affe…
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'Stolen' plane closes Seattle airport before crashing into sea 11 August 2018 All flights were grounded at Seattle-Tacoma international airport in the US when a passenger plane took off without permission. Authorities said an airline employee had made "an unauthorised take-off" without any passengers on…
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Samantha Eastwood: Vigils held and rose bush donated to remember midwife 11 August 2018 Image copyright Samantha Eastwood Image caption Samantha Eastwood's family has thanked members of the public…
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Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial 11 August 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Crops are often treated with the herbicide glyphosate …
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11 August 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption M&S wants to move a third of its sales online Marks & Spencer is implementing the latest round of its store closure programme this weekend as it battles to improve its fortunes. Seven m…
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Trump doubles metal tariffs on Turkey as lira falls by 20% 10 August 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The two men spoke on the sidelines of a Nato summit in Brussels last month …
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Homeless people are wearing barcodes around their necks as part of an initiative to allow those who do not carry change to give donations via online payments. The new wearable QR codes, like those found on online tickets, are being trialled in Oxford as part of a scheme backed by Oxford University named Greater Change. Money can be transferred to a homeless person by people scanning their phones on the barcode, linked to an online profile of the person it belongs to, and making an e-payment. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/homeless-people-wearing-barcodes-to-accept-online-payments-a3908101.html
