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Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case 13 July 2018 comments Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Johnson & Johnson says the safety of its talcum powder i…
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Trump: Brexit plan 'will probably kill' US trade deal 12 July 2018 Related TopicsTrump UK visit Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMays greets Trumps for UK black-tie dinner Donald Trump has said the UK will "probably not" get a trade deal with the US, if the prime minister's Brexit plan goes ahead. He told The Sun the PM's plan …
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Donald Trump: May presses case for US trade deal at dinner 12 July 2018 Related TopicsTrump UK visit Image copyright Reuters Theresa May has welcomed Donald Trump to the UK with a lavish black-tie dinner - during which she made a case for a new trade de…
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12 July 2018 US President Donald Trump says Nato countries have agreed to increase their military spending. Speaking after a two-day summit in Brussels, he said allies had committed to spending more than 2% of their annual output (GDP) on defence budgets. The president has been highly critical of the alliance, complaining the US pays more than others. After the meeting, he said he believed in N…
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The UVF has threatened to “orchestrate and participate in serious disorder”, police have said, following a day of tensions where two bonfire sites in east Belfast were cleared. Contractors escorted by police officers were dispatched to dismantle pyres at Bloomfield Walkway and Cluan Place on Wednesday evening following an order from a High Court judge. Police moved into the area at around 5.30am on Wednesday morning, but loyalists set the Bloomfield Walkway bonfire alight before the material could be seized. http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/vehicles-hijacked-and-torched-following-police-clearing-of-loyalist-bonfires-in-northern-ireland/ar-AAzWRZ0?oc…
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World Cup 2018: England ready for semi-final 11 July 2018 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Never stop me dreaming: Supporters in London's Hyde Park …
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Theresa May hopes Donald Trump visit will boost US-UK links 12 July 2018 Related TopicsTrump UK visit Image copyright EPA US President Donald Trump's visit to the UK will be an opportunity to boost trade links and strengthen cooperation on security, The…
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Facebook faces £500,000 fine from UK data watchdog 11 July 2018 Related TopicsFacebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook has 28 days to decide w…
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Novichok victim Charlie Rowley speaks to police officers 11 July 2018 Related TopicsAmesbury Novichok poisoning Image copyright AFP A man who was poisoned by Novichok has spoken "briefly" to officers trying to find the source of the nerve agent, Scotlan…
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Kiara Moore: Father speaks of 'freak accident' of child's death 11 July 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKiara Moore drowned when her parents' car rolled into the River Teifi in March The father of a two-year-old girl who died when her parents' car rolled into a river has said there was "no point in blaming anyone". Kiara M…
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Trump-Nato summit: EU's Tusk warns president to appreciate allies 11 July 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"Appreciate your allies... you don't have that many," Trump is warned President Donald Trump is set to meet Nato leaders for potentially fractious talks at a summit in Brussels on Wednesday. Ahead of his visit, Mr Tru…
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Facebook faces £500,000 fine from UK data watchdog 11 July 2018 Related TopicsFacebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook has 28 days to decide w…
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2 July 2018 All 12 boys and their football coach have been found alive after nine days missing in caves in Thailand, the regional governor says. All 13 are safe, the governor confirmed, speaking after a mammoth search operation in the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai. Rescuers had hoped they would find safety from flooding on a mound in an underground chamber. This breaking news story is being updat…
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10 July 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright EPA Two vice-chairs of the Conservative Party are quitting their posts in protest at Theresa May's Chequers Brexit compromise plan. Maria Caulfield and Ben Bradley warned the PM her plan would not capitalise on the opportunities of Brexit. "This policy will be bad for our country and bad for the pa…
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Novichok: Man exposed to nerve agent is conscious 10 July 2018 Related TopicsAmesbury Novichok poisoning Image copyright AFP A man who was exposed to the nerve agent Novichok has regained consciousness after a "small but significant improvement", Salisb…
