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July 3, 2019
Officers warn a corpse is not a passenger after stopping hearse in carpool lane

A man driving a hearse was let off with a warning for driving in a carpool lane after saying he assumed a corpse would count as a passenger.

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July 3, 2019
Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gather for total eclipse in Chile and Argentina

Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gathered as a total eclipse of the sun darkened the skies over Chile and Argentina.

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July 3, 2019
Purplebricks to quit US market as annual losses widen

Online estate agency Purplebricks has confirmed further plans to scale back its overseas business by pulling out of the US market as annual losses nearly doubled.

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July 3, 2019
Austria to hold parliamentary election on September 29

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July 3, 2019
‘I think it’s a good idea’: Boris Johnson is an ‘enthusiast’ for bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland

Conservative leadership contender Boris Johnson says he is an “enthusiast” for the idea of a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

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July 3, 2019
JD Sports bucks high street decline with ‘encouraging’ sales

JD Sports has said it is on track to at least match its profit expectations for the year, on the back of a raft of new store openings.

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July 3, 2019
Gunmen kill two people in Lahore Airport visitor lounge

Gunmen have shot and killed two people in a visitors' lounge outside the main terminal of Lahore's international airport in Pakistan, police said.

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July 3, 2019
Iran warns it will increase nuclear enrichment within days

Iran's president has warned Europe that Tehran will “take the next step” in increasing its uranium enrichment on Sunday.

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July 3, 2019
Helicopters retrieve seven bodies believed to be Himalayan climbers

Seven bodies believed to be from a missing team of international climbers have been retrieved in helicopters from a notoriously dangerous Himalayan mountain in northern India, officials said.

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July 3, 2019
Dozens killed as air strike hits migrant detention centre in Libya

An air strike has hit a detention centre for migrants in the Libyan capital, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens more, officials with the UN-supported government said.

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July 3, 2019
‘Alex from Glasto’ recreates festival rap on Good Morning Britain

Alex Mann, who shot to fame after his performance with Dave on the Glastonbury stage, has recreated his famous rap on ITV's Good Morning Britain.

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July 3, 2019
Croydon murder: CCTV released of man walking towards pregnant stabbing victim’s home – and later running from scene

Police are looking to identify a man pictured walking towards the address of a murder victim and running away from the scene minutes later.

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July 3, 2019
Croydon murder: Police confirm newborn baby of pregnant woman who was stabbed to death has passed away

Police are looking to identify a man pictured walking towards the address of a murder victim and running away from the scene minutes later.

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July 3, 2019
Dallas plane crew spoke of engine trouble just before fatal crash – officials

Seconds before a small plane crashed at a suburban Dallas airport, killing all 10 people on board, the crew commented on a problem with the left engine, federal officials said.

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July 3, 2019
Former Chrysler and Ford executive Lee Iacocca dies aged 94

Ex-Chrysler boss and Ford innovator Lee Iacocca has died at the age of 94 in Bel Air, California.

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July 3, 2019
At least 40 migrants killed in air strike in Libya – official

At least 40 people have been killed after an air strike hit a detention centre for migrants in the Libyan capital, a health official in the country's UN-supported government said.

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July 3, 2019
Paris says tourist buses are no longer welcome in city centre

Paris aims to ban tourist buses from the city centre to spur visitors to walk, cycle or take public transport, tackling complaints about nuisances caused by mass tourism, the French...

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July 3, 2019
Record-breaking heatwave was 4C hotter ‘due to our fossil fuel usage’

Man-made climate change probably made last month's European heatwave, in which southern France experienced a national record 45.9C, 4C hotter than it would otherwise have been, scientists say.

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July 3, 2019
Submarine fire kills 14 Russian sailors at sea

Fourteen sailors on board a Russian defence ministry research submersible were killed in a fire while carrying out a survey of the sea floor, the ministry was quoted as saying...

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July 3, 2019
Thieves tunnel into cellar to steal fine wine

Thieves have broken into the cellar of a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris and made off with at least 150 bottles of some of the world's most expensive wine.

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July 3, 2019
US migrants being held in ‘horrifying conditions’

Migrants held at a border patrol station in El Paso, Texas, were being kept in "horrifying" conditions that included psychological abuse and being told to drink out of toilets, US...

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July 3, 2019
‘Room for dialogue’ as diplomats urge Iran to follow nuclear pact

France urged Iran yesterday to reverse its first major breach of a nuclear pact with world powers as European states signalled they would not seek to reimpose UN sanctions -...

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July 3, 2019
Biden’s support falls as Harris gains by attacking race record

Support for Joe Biden's presidential bid has dropped by a third after he was repeatedly challenged in the first debate between Democrats seeking the party nomination for the next US...

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July 3, 2019
China lifts blackout to show Hong Kong protests on mainland

Chinese state media ended its blackout of the Hong Kong protests yesterday, broadcasting footage of "serious illegal actions" after a group of demonstrators stormed the parliament building on Monday.

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July 3, 2019
Johnson vows there will be no hard Border

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt yesterday declared the Brexit backstop must be changed for fear that it could trap the UK indefinitely in the EU's customs union.

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July 3, 2019
No spirit of compromise: Trump’s tariff threat adding Irish whiskey to the jar

The Trump administration is threatening to slap $4bn (€3.54bn) in tariffs on an expanded list of EU goods - and Ireland's lucrative exports of whiskey would feel the burn.

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July 3, 2019
US government report finds ‘serious overcrowding’ in border facilities

A report from US government auditors has found “serious overcrowding” in Border Patrol facilities which require “immediate attention”.

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July 2, 2019
Chileans and Argentines gather for total solar eclipse

Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gathered as a total eclipse of the sun darkened the heavens over Chile and Argentina.

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July 2, 2019
Chileans and Argentines marvel at total solar eclipse

Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gathered as a total eclipse of the sun darkened the skies over Chile and Argentina.

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July 2, 2019
Navy Seal acquitted of murder in killing of captive in Iraq

A military jury in the US has acquitted a decorated Navy Seal of premeditated murder in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive under his care in Iraq in...

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July 2, 2019
Man who shot great-grandson (6) dead with air rifle ‘never once said sorry’ – boy’s mother tells judge

A pensioner jailed for three years for shooting dead his six-year-old great-grandson as he checked his air rifle has "never once said sorry to us", the boy's mother has told...

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July 2, 2019
Theresa May says Lionesses ‘inspired millions’ as social media reacts to defeat

The Prime Minister praised Phil Neville's England side for their performance both on and off the field after the Lionesses were knocked out of the World Cup by the USA.

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July 2, 2019
Officer craving ice cream nabs gun suspect

A police officer's craving for cake batter ice cream put him and his colleagues in the right place to take action when a loaded gun fell out of a man's...

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July 2, 2019
EU leaders to nominate Ursula von der Leyen as new European Commission president

EU leaders have agreed to nominate German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen as the new European Commission president following a marathon meeting in Brussels.

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July 2, 2019
Record-breaking arctic fox walks more than a marathon a day to reach Canada

Norwegian researchers say an arctic fox has walked from northern Norway to Canada's far north, a distance of 4,415 kilometres (2,737 miles), in 76 days.

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July 2, 2019
Safety messages are being raked in the sand on Cornwall’s beaches

Safety messages are being raked across Cornwall's beaches, to warn people against tidal dangers.

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July 2, 2019
EU leaders break deadlock on new heads for key posts

European Union leaders have broken three days of deadlock and nominated new heads for the 28-nation bloc's institutions.

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