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Tommy Robinson bailed after Court of Appeal win 1 August 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tommy Robinson founded the English Defence League in 2009 but quit the group in 2013 …
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Tommy Robinson bailed after Court of Appeal win 1 August 2018 Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been bailed after partly winning an appeal against a finding of contempt of court, which he admitted. Robinson, 35, of Bedfordshire, received a 13-month jail term in May after he filmed outside Leeds Crown Court during a trial. At the Court of Appeal, Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett ruled there had been technical flaws by the judge wh…
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A man is seriously injured in hospital after rampaging through a children's play centre and falling through a balcony while trying to evade police. He stormed through the play centre in Bradford, which provides play areas for children under 12 and toddlers, and allegedly “grabbed” customers “by the throat and slapped them”, witnesses said. Police said he was eventually caught after falling through a balcony. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/bradford-alphabet-zoo-incident-man-seriously-injured-after-rampaging-through-childrens-play-area-and-a3900991.html
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Jeremy Corbyn apologises for hosting 2010 Holocaust event 1 August 2018 Related TopicsThe Holocaust Image copyright Reuters Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for appearing on platforms with people whose views he "completely rejects". Mr Corbyn…
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Jeremy Corbyn apologises for hosting 2010 Holocaust event 1 August 2018 Related TopicsThe Holocaust Image copyright Reuters Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for appearing on platforms alongside people whose views he "completely rejects". Mr C…
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US release of 3D-printed gun software blocked 1 August 2018 Image caption A prototype 3D-printed plastic gun A US federal judge in Seattle has blocked the release of software that allows consumers…
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Facebook bans pages aimed at US election interference 31 July 2018 Related TopicsUS mid-term elections 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Facebook says it has removed 32 accounts and pages believed to have been set up to influence the mid-term US electio…
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A woman dialled 999 to tell police she had been “mugged off” by a takeaway company that delivered her a mushroom pizza instead of a meat feast. A recording of the exchange was released by Essex Police as part of a campaign against hoax and inappropriate calls. The call handler asks the woman if everything is OK, and she replies: “Yeah, no, I’ve been mugged off by a f****** takeaway would you believe it. “I rung up for an 18, a number 18 meat feast and she’s trying to tell me nah, nah you ordered a number eight. http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/woman-called-999-to-complain-about-mushrooms-on-pizza/ar-BBLj3VT?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=iehp
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Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance says Chamisa beat Mnangagwa 31 July 2018 Related TopicsZimbabwe election 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption The electoral commission has to compile results from across…
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Aid sector 'almost complicit' in sex scandal, say MPs 31 July 2018 Related TopicsCharities' sexual misconduct scandal Image copyright Oxfam Image caption Allegations surfaced about abuse in Haiti…
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North Korea 'working on new missiles', US officials say 31 July 2018 Related TopicsNorth Korea missile tests Image copyright KCNA Image caption North Korea carried out a series of long-range miss…
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Corrie Mckeague: Airman 'somewhere in Suffolk waste disposal system' 31 July 2018 Image copyright Family photo Image caption Corrie Mckeague, from Dunfermline, Fife, was last seen at 03:25 BST on …
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Corrie Mckeague: Airman 'somewhere in Suffolk waste disposal system' 31 July 2018 Related TopicsCorrie Mckeague disappearance Image copyright Family photo Image caption Corrie Mckeague, from Dunf…
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Sexual abuse 'endemic' in aid sector, say MPs 31 July 2018 Related TopicsCharities' sexual misconduct scandal Image copyright Getty Creative Image caption Allegations surfaced about abuse in Hait…
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Four teenagers have been arrested after a group of yobs allegedly attacked a woman with flour and eggs and posed for a Snapchat picture of their “severely distressed” victim. The woman, aged in her forties, was disabled and vulnerable, according to posts on social media. Police said she was set upon by a group of teenagers who threw flour and eggs on her after a verbal altercation on Friday evening. A shocking photo was then shared on Snapchat of four youths posing and laughing next to the victim who is seen hunched over on a bench completely covered in flour. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/four-teens-arrested-after-yobs-attack-disabled-wo…
