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June 19, 2019
Goals rebuffs Mike Ashley over investigation of accounting blunder

Goals Soccer Centres has rebuffed efforts from Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley to hire an investigator of his choice to tackle its recent accounting crisis.

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June 19, 2019
Watch as three tiger cubs at Whipsnade Zoo celebrate their first birthday

Three endangered Amur tiger cubs at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo celebrated their first birthday on Wednesday with a set of multi-coloured party pinatas.

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June 19, 2019
Woman compared to Matt Lucas by stranger called ‘beautiful’ by the comedian

A woman who was compared to Matt Lucas because of her alopecia had the last laugh when the comedian got in touch and told her she was beautiful.

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June 19, 2019
Woman compared to Matt Lucas thanks Little Britain star for ‘overwhelming’ support

A woman who was compared to Matt Lucas because of her alopecia had the last laugh when the comedian got in touch and told her she was beautiful.

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June 19, 2019
Woman compared to Matt Lucas by bully thanks Little Britain star for support

A woman who was compared to Matt Lucas because of her alopecia had the last laugh when the comedian got in touch and told her she was beautiful.

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June 19, 2019
Four charged in Netherlands over shooting down of plane over Ukraine

Three Russians and one Ukrainian have been charged with murder in the Netherlands over the downing of flight MH17 in July 2014 with the loss of 298 lives.

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June 19, 2019
Mulberry swings to loss amid House of Fraser woes

Luxury brand Mulberry had a difficult year in its UK business as the collapse of House of Fraser took its toll.

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June 19, 2019
Jury to begin considering fate of alleged sex cult leader

Jurors are today expected to begin deliberating the fate of Keith Raniere, the New Yorker accused of running a cult-like group in which women were kept on starvation diets, branded...

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June 19, 2019
Discounters set to drive growth in UK food and grocery market

Discounters are set to play a significant role in driving 12.5% growth in the UK food and grocery industry by 2024, contributing £4 in every £10 of growth over the...

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June 19, 2019
Amazing slow-motion videos show dramatic scope of East Sussex lightning storm

Residents have filmed spectacular slow-motion footage of lightning in East Sussex as parts of the UK experienced torrential rain and stormy weather.

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June 19, 2019
Protesters take to streets of Nepal’s capital over plans to nationalise trusts

Thousands of people gathered in Nepal's capital to protest against proposed legislation that would allow the government to nationalise centuries-old community and religious trusts responsible for organising festivals and ceremonies.

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June 19, 2019
Activist investor misses the bus for FirstGroup board nomination

An activist investor in rail and bus business FirstGroup has failed to file the correct paperwork as part of an attempt to force out six directors, including the chief executive.

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June 19, 2019
Profits slump at housebuilder Berkeley amid cost rises and Brexit uncertainty

Housebuilder Berkeley Group reported a slump in annual profits, as the housing sector continues to be weighed down by cost rises and Brexit uncertainty.

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June 19, 2019
UN expert calls for Saudi crown prince to be probed over journalist’s death

An independent UN human rights expert investigating the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is recommending an investigation into the possible role of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...

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June 19, 2019
Search and rescue dog to star at Royal Highland Show

A search and rescue dog that has been deployed at major incidents including earthquakes in New Zealand and Nepal is to star at the Royal Highland Show.

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June 19, 2019
Turkish president says Egypt’s former leader Mohammed Morsi was killed

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi did not die of natural causes but that he was killed.

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June 19, 2019
Egypt criticises UN after call for probe into former president’s death

Egypt has saids the UN human rights office is trying to politicise the death of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, who collapsed inside a Cairo courtroom during his trial this...

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June 19, 2019
Chamber music: parliamentary string quartet brings harmony to the Commons

The House of Commons exchanged Brexit debate for classical music when an MP, a TV presenter and two parliamentary staffers performed as a string quartet inside the famous chamber.

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June 19, 2019
Man caught trying to smuggle flock of singing finches through JFK Airport

A 39-year-old has been caught trying to smuggle nearly three dozen live finches through John F Kennedy Airport in order to sell them for singing competitions.

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June 19, 2019
Warning of aftershock danger as powerful earthquake strikes north-west Japan

A powerful earthquake has jolted north-western Japan, causing minor injuries to 21 people and a brief evacuation of coastal areas before the risk of a tsunami passed.

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June 19, 2019
Russia and China block UN from declaring North Korea violated sanctions

Russia and China have blocked the UN Security Council from declaring that North Korea breached the annual limit for importing refined petroleum products which are key for its economy.

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June 19, 2019
Huntsman spider photographed eating a pygmy possum in Australia

A huntsman spider has been photographed eating a pygmy possum in Australia.

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June 19, 2019
Berlin freezes rents after locals complain housing crisis has priced them out

Berlin's city government has decided to freeze rents for five years, heeding complaints from residents that their once famously affordable city was pricing them out.

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June 19, 2019
Premier Inn owner Whitbread sees sales drop as Brexit woes bite

Premier Inn owner Whitbread has revealed a sharp drop in UK sales as Brexit uncertainty continues to take its toll on business travel.

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June 19, 2019
To ‘Keep America Great’ – and seven other promises Donald Trump made as he launched his re-election campaign

US President Donald Trump formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment four years ago and...

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June 19, 2019
Curing cancer and getting his space force into orbit – Donald Trump rolls out promises as he launches his re-election campaign

US President Donald Trump formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment four years ago and...

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June 19, 2019
Man arrested after trying to smuggle 34 finches in hair curlers

A 39-year-old Connecticut man has been caught trying to smuggle nearly three dozen live finches through John F Kennedy Airport in order to sell them for singing competitions.

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June 19, 2019
Brazilian model accusing Neymar of rape speaks to police again

A Brazilian model who has accused football star Neymar of raping her in a Paris hotel has testified to police in Sao Paulo for a second time.

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June 19, 2019
21 people injured as powerful quake hits north-west Japan

A powerful earthquake has jolted north-western Japan, causing minor injuries to 21 people and a brief evacuation of coastal areas before the risk of a tsunami passed.

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June 19, 2019
Hong Kong officials grilled over police brutality at extradition bill protest

Hong Kong opposition members have grilled the city's security secretary over allegations of police brutality during protests over a controversial extradition bill.

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June 19, 2019
Keep America Great: Trump kicks off 2020 re-election campaign

Donald Trump has officially kicked off his re-election campaign with a grievance-filled rally in Florida that focused more on settling scores than laying out his agenda for a second term.

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June 19, 2019
Walking on water: Scarcely-credible photo of Greenland huskies rings alarm over global warming

Climate experts have released a photo showing sled dogs appearing to walk on water as they wade through partially melted sea ice to retrieve scientific equipment in north-west Greenland.

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June 19, 2019
Boris Johnson defends himself in ill-tempered Tory clash

Boris Johnson took a step closer to becoming the UK's next prime minister yesterday, winning 40pc of votes in the second round of the Tory leadership battle.

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June 19, 2019
Attacks on oil tankers in Gulf ‘very minor’, claims Trump

Donald Trump undercut his more hawkish security advisers yesterday when the US president downplayed alleged Iranian attacks on oil tankers as "very minor", even as the United States ordered 1,000...

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June 19, 2019
Johnson defends himself in ill-tempered Tory clash

Boris Johnson took a step closer to becoming the UK's next prime minister yesterday, winning 40pc of votes in the second round of the Tory leadership battle.

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June 19, 2019
Man died while digging out tunnels for millionaire’s nuclear bunker

A millionaire stock trader in the US has been jailed over the death of a builder hired to dig tunnels for a secret nuclear bunker under his house in Maryland.

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June 19, 2019
Morsi is buried in a small ceremony as jail conditions denounced as torture

Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's ousted president, was buried yesterday morning at a small family ceremony in Cairo after authorities refused permission for a burial in his home province of Sharqiya.

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June 19, 2019
Pilot may have suffocated his passengers on doomed flight before suicide

The pilot of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may have been clinically depressed, leading him to starve the passengers of oxygen and then crash into the sea in a murder-suicide, according...

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June 19, 2019
Police quiz Platini over awarding of World Cup to Qatar

Michel Platini, the former head of European football association Uefa, was detained for questioning by French police yesterday over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

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June 19, 2019
Protesters target G20 summit as Hong Kong leader’s apology rejected

Angry Hong Kong protesters vowed to step up their campaign against a controversial extradition law after the city's chief executive refused to answer their calls to withdraw it and resign.

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