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Aum Shinrikyo: Japan executes cult leader Shoko Asahara 6 July 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Cult head Shoko Asahara headed the Aum Shimrikyo cult …
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Scott Pruitt quits as head of US environment agency 5 July 2018 Scandal-hit Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency. President Donald Trump said Mr Pruitt had done "an outstanding job, and I will always be thankful to him". But Mr Pruitt has been embroiled in allegat…
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5 July 2018 Related TopicsAmesbury Novichok poisoning Home Secretary Sajid Javid has called on Russia to explain the Novichok poisoning after two people were exposed to it in Wiltshire. The couple, believed to be Charlie Rowley, 45, and Dawn Sturgess, 44, fell ill at a house in Amesbury on Saturday and remain in a critical condition. Mr Javid said the nerve agent used in the latest poisoning was t…
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Kim Dotcom loses latest appeal against US extradition 5 July 2018 Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Kim Dotcom, born Kim Schmitz, argues he is not responsible for content people shared on hi…
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4 July 2018 Pair found unconscious in Wiltshire poisoned with same nerve agent as ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal, police say 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 al…
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NHS England to stop 'ineffective' treatments 30 June 2018 Image copyright PA Tonsils removal, breast reductions and snoring surgery will be offered to far fewer patients from next year, under plans being drawn up by NHS England. Officials are to discuss…
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Woman arrested in Countess of Chester Hospital baby deaths probe 3 July 2018 Image copyright Dennis Turner/Geograph Image caption Police have been investigating neonatal deaths between March 2015 …
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Macron warning over EU's Africa migrant centre plans 4 July 2018 Related TopicsEurope migrant crisis Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEmmanuel Macron tries speaking Pidgin in Nigeria French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC that EU plans to create migrant processing centres in North Africa will not work unless the proce…
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Amesbury: Two collapse near Russian spy poisoning site 4 July 2018 Related TopicsAmesbury major incident Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police have cordoned off a number of areas incl…
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Historic Fraud in the UK and US, this country alone since 2004, plus high probability of second child abduction. Threats of harm to former USMC by serving member of UK Army and estranged spouse. Allegedly some for e dealing with this, Social Services involved yet moonlight flit has occurred due to flight risk warning.. Why is nothing recorded and who the heck is actually going to do something about this?
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Chester Hospital baby deaths: Nurse Lucy Letby arrested 4 July 2018 Image caption Police officers searched a house and a car in Westbourne Road, Chester A woman held on suspicion of the murder of …
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Vote Leave broke electoral law, Electoral Commission expected to say By Laura Kuenssberg Political editor 3 July 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFormer Vote Leave chief Matthew Elliott defended his group's actions The official Brexit campaign is expected to be found guilt…
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Highlights: Colombia 1-1 England (3-4 pens) England won a World Cup penalty shootout for the first time on a night of high drama in Moscow, overcoming Colombia to secure a quarter-final meeting with Sweden. Amid a fevered atmosphere inside Spartak Stadium, Eric Dier scored the winning kick after Jordan Pickford's brilliant save from Carlos Bacca. England's famous victory sets up a meeting with Sweden in Samara on Saturday, a game that can be seen live across the BBC. Manager Gareth Southgate celebrated with his staff while his players mobbed the heroes Pickford and Dier after their first win at the knockout stage of major tournament since 2006. Southgate'…
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Highlights: Colombia 1-1 England (3-4 pens) England's new generation ended the World Cup penalty jinx by knocking out Colombia on spot kicks to reach the quarter-finals. Eric Dier scored the winning kick after Jordan Pickford's brilliant save from Carlos Bacca's attempt, with England's first ever World Cup shootout win setting up a meeting with Sweden in Samara on Saturday. Gareth Southgate's side had been seconds away from the last eight during normal time, with Harry Kane's penalty after he was fouled by Carlos Sanchez in the box - his sixth goal of the tournament - looking as though it was going to send them through. But deep into injury time, Colombia …
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Water companies have damaged trust, regulator Ofwat says 3 July 2018 Image copyright Scott Barbour/Getty Images High levels of payments to bosses and investors by water companies have damaged customer trust, the regulator Ofwat has said. Its latest prop…
