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Video Why the London attack is the definition of terror
Foreign news editor Craig Offman joins Hannah Sung to discuss the London terror attack from Wednesday that left one British soldier dead and the woman who bravely stepped ...
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Video British police search homes as Muslim leaders condemn soldiers killing
Muslim leaders condemned the killing of a British soldier, calling it an "evil act" as police raided two homes connected to the suspects. Deborah Gembara ...
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Obama condemns London killing
President Barack Obama condemned "in the strongest terms the appalling attack" that killed an off-duty British soldier in a London suburb. "There can be absolutely no justification for such acts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim, the police and security services responding to this horrific act and the communities they serve, and the British ...
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Rolf Harris bailed again over historic sexual offence claims
Rolf Harris has been bailed again over allegations of historic sexual offences.The TV entertainer, who is being investigated by detectives from Operation Yewtree, was told told he must answer bail again in August.Mr Harris, 83, did not have to attend a police station today, a Met Police spokesman said.A woman who answered the intercom at his gated home in Bray, Berkshire, said the star had ...
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April Jones murder trial Mark Bridger denies hes a paedophile despite child porn on computer
The man accused of murdering April Jones today insisted he was not a paedophile, despite the "library" of child porn found on his computer.Mark Bridger, 47, was asked five times in court if he had viewed the sick images before he admitted he had but insisted the photos were to check on the development of his children.He said he made a typing error when he searched for "naked ...
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Worcestershire nursery child abuse probe Five men arrested over toddlers sex assault claims
Police today raided three nurseries and arrested five male staff over claims of a sex assault on a toddler. Officers swooped on the private nurseries after the child told their mother they were attacked at playgroup last week. Det Supt Kevin Purcell said the allegation was being taken "extremely seriously" but reassured parents there was no evidence of a child sex ring. He said the ...
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800000 Nissan Micras recalled over fears steering wheels could come off
Nissan is recalling 133,000 Micras in Britain because their steering wheels could come off. Micras made in Sunderland between December 2002 and May 2006 are part of a global recall of 841,000 Micras, 576,00 of which were built on Wearside. A spokesman for the Japanese car giant said: "There is a very, very small risk that models require attention but safety is our upmost priority." ...
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Woolwich attack victim Lee Rigbys family pay tribute All he wanted to do was be in Army
Lee Rigby had dreamed of being a soldier since he was a young boy.Now his "unimaginable" murder in a London street in broad daylight yards from a primary school has left his two-year-old boy without a dad.Tonight Drummer Rigby's family issued the following tribute: "Lee was lovely. "He would do anything for anybody, he always looked after his sisters and always protected ...
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Oldest man to climb Everest Japanese mountaineer breaks record aged 80
A former extreme skier today became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest - at the age of 80. Japanese Yuichiro Miura also conquered the 29,028ft peak at 70 and 75. But his record may not last, his old rival Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, is hot on his heels. In a phone call to daughter Emili from the summit, Yuichiro said: "I made it! "I never imagined I could make it to the top of ...
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Queen catches bus in Cambridge and ends up 15 minutes late for event
The Queen shows she's just like the rest of us - by turning up late for an event after taking a bus. Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Cambridge by scheduled train today before boarding the single decker to travel though the city. Locals were delighted at the royal gesture - but the magic didn't rub off on public transport timekeeping. The monarch arrived 15 minutes ...
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Agathangelou in debut heroics
There is not much Andrea Agathangelou can't do on a cricket field, it would seem. Capable of bowling off-spinners as well as leg-breaks, he can keep wicket if required, catch flies in the slip cordon and bat anywhere in the top order. But that's not ...
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Smith and Thornely give Leics hope
Leicestershire's battle to salvage a draw from their Championship Division Two game against Glamorgan was boosted by bad weather and their best opening stand of the season at Grace Road. A total of 54.4 overs were lost on a rain-hit third day after Leicestershire followed on 300 runs behind but Greg Smith and Michael Thornely shared a partnership of 93 to lead the home side's bid to ...
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Stevens edges Kent ahead between showers
Rain greeted Chelmsford's early birds and, while it didn't affect the start time, it did return to produce a stop-start afternoon and evening session that Kent ended up handling better, thanks to a 145-run partnership between Darren Stevens and Ben Harmison. Coming together at 43 for 4, the pair worked patiently to see off the rain delays - 25 overs' worth - and give Kent a ...
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Another Onions bag stalls Middlesex
Graham Onions is fully aware that, at 30 years old and with major back surgery on his medical record, the prime years of his career are probably a matter for reflection now rather than anticipation. Yet there is still within him a desire for recognition that would have encouraged him to believe that the 18th five-wicket haul of his first-class career was worth a little more for there being an ...
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Two more arrested over London soldier murder
British police investigating the brutal murder of a soldier by suspected Islamists in London said on Thursday they had arrested two alleged ...
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London terrorist attack Ingrid Loyau-Kennett and other witnesses describe Woolwich army base horror
England Eyewitnesses have described the horror of seeing a man butchered in broad daylight outside an army base in the south-east London suburb of Woolwich.Two men were shot by police after launching the unprovoked attack on a man about 200 metres from the Royal Artillery Barracks.Cub scout ...
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Titanic struggle to prove violin’s authenticity resolved
The violin thought to have been played by the band leader on the Titanic as the ship sank has been declared genuine following a computerised scan at a ...
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Brian Greenhoff Dynamic heart of Tommy Dochertys 1970s Manchester United team
Brian Greenhoff, who has died suddenly at the age of 60, was a dynamic presence at the core of Tommy Docherty's swashbuckling Manchester United side which briefly illuminated the top flight of English football in the mid-1970s after bouncing back from the hitherto unthinkable - relegation to the Second Division - at the first attempt. The sturdy, blond Yorkshireman, who flourished initially ...
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Drummer Lee Rigby Identified As Killed Soldier In London Attack
Drummer Lee Rigby , Sky News reports. According to the outlet, the 25-year-old from Manchester was part of the 2nd Batallion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. He is leaving behind a 2-year-old son, Jack. ...
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London attack investigation nets 2 more arrests
Scotland Yard said counterterrorism officers arrested a man and a woman -; both 29 -; on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Both suspects are in custody at a south London police station. Two ...
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London attack
>Are you from the area affected, or London in general? What is your reaction to the incident? Send us your images, video and experiences. London (CNN) -- British police have arrested two more people as part of the probe of the brutal cleaver attack that killed a British soldier. A man and a woman, both 29, were arrested Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, Metropolitan Police said. ...
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Report At Least 1 London Terror Suspect is of Nigerian Descent
A picture of victim Drummer Lee Rigby, of the British Army's 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is displayed with flowers left by mourners outside an army barracks near the scene of his killing in Woolwich, southeast London May 23, ...
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Scout leader unlikely hero in London attack
LONDON // A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. Ingrid Loyau-Kennett got off a bus and tried to reason with the two attackers after she tried to help the man lying on the street but found he had no pulse and was already dead. The 48-year-old mother kept talking ...
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Free Pussy Riot Sir Paul McCartney in plea to Russia to release punk band members
Sir Paul McCartney has pleaded for the release of Russian all-girl punk band Pussy Riot after one of its jailed members went on hunger strike. The former Beatle has written letters to Russian authorities in support of imprisoned anti-Kremlin activists Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. Alyokhina, 24, said she would begin a hunger strike after being denied access to her own parole ...
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Arsonist admits killing paedophile Andrew Heath in firebomb attack
An arsonist admitted killing a convicted paedophile in an horrific firebomb attack on his home. Serial child abuser Andrew Heath, 52, was found dead inside his burned-out flat in December 2011. At the time of his death police said they were treating the blaze in Worcester as a possible vigilante attack. Mr Heath had five convictions for gross indecency and indecent assault against boys aged ...
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Metrolink expansion delays ongoing
Expansion plans for Manchester’s Metrolink seem shrouded in continual controversy or bureaucracy, from spending cuts and revisions, environmental concerns and claims that not enough is being done to ensure that the local workforce is employed in expanding the tram system. It seems that just as the benefits to be reaped from the tram line expansion are significant, so too are the problems associated with seeing it through.
It was way back in the 1980s that Manchester news media first reported that local government were considering expanding the tram system, but it wasn’t until 2001 that concrete action was taken in the form of half a billion pounds being set aside by the national government to expand the tram lines from Manchester’s city centre out into the Greater Manchester region. Read more
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