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June 15, 2019
Nasa makes Star Trek joke after finding ‘dune footprint’ on Mars

Nasa scientists tweeted a Star Trek joke after a photo was captured of a “dune footprint” on the surface of Mars that looks similar to the Starfleet insignia from the...

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June 15, 2019
Petition calling on BBC to reverse licence fee move reaches 500,000 signatures

A petition opposing the BBC's decision to axe free TV licences for the over-75s has reached half a million signatures.

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June 15, 2019
500,000 sign petition demanding Government fund free TV licences

A petition opposing the BBC's decision to axe free TV licences for the over-75s has reached half a million signatures.

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June 15, 2019
Media built false story around me, Amanda Knox tells Italian conference

Amanda Knox has accused the media of building a false narrative around her during her murder trial and appeals process, depicting her as guilty even though she was eventually acquitted.

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June 15, 2019
First mass to be held at Notre-Dame Cathedral since devastating fire

A SMALL congregation wearing hard hats will attend mass at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday, the first service to be held since fire devastated the Gothic landmark two months...

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June 15, 2019
KT Tunstall hails ‘spirit’ of Isle of Wight Festival

KT Tunstall has said it is “really special” to be performing at the Isle of Wight festival after more than a decade since she was last on the bill.

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June 15, 2019
‘I was portrayed as cunning, psychopath, drugged, whore, guilty’ – Amanda Knox accuses media of ‘false narrative’

AMANDA Knox has accused the media of depicting her as guilty over the murder of British student Meredith Kercher despite her proven innocence.

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June 15, 2019
Who are the six contenders left in the Tory leadership race?

JUST six hopefuls remain in the Tory leadership race after UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock withdrew.

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June 15, 2019
Romeo And Juliet director Franco Zeffirelli dies aged 96

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, who was famed for productions including the 1968 movie adaptation of Romeo And Juliet, has died in Rome at the age of 96.

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June 15, 2019
Amanda Knox accuses media of ‘false narrative’ over Meredith Kercher murder

Amanda Knox has accused the media of depicting her as guilty over the murder of British student Meredith Kercher despite her proven innocence.

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June 15, 2019
Hong Kong suspends China extradition bill following mass outrage

Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam has shelved plans to introduce a controversial extradition bill, caving to popular opposition that saw mass street protests and clashes with police. Read Full...

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June 15, 2019
‘Absolutely tragic’ – two teenagers killed and three men stabbed in separate attacks in London violence

A DAY of violence saw two teenagers killed within minutes of each other in different parts of London while three men were stabbed in a separate attack hours later.

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June 15, 2019
‘Absolutely tragic’ – two teenagers killed wand three men stabbed in separate attacks in London violence

A DAY of violence saw two teenagers killed within minutes of each other in different parts of London while three men were stabbed in a separate attack hours later.

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June 15, 2019
Hong Kong leader suspends controversial extradition bill indefinitely

HONG Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has said she will suspend a proposed extradition bill indefinitely.

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June 15, 2019
Hong Kong leader suspends unpopular extradition bill indefinitely

Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has said she will suspend a proposed extradition bill indefinitely.

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June 15, 2019
Pressure increasing on Hong Kong leader amid extradition bill tensions

Pressure on Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam is mounting amid signs that she may delay an unpopular extradition bill which has drawn hundreds of thousands of people into the...

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June 15, 2019
Trump blames Iran for oil tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz

US president Donald Trump has blamed Iran for attacks on oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but also expressed hope that implicit American threats to use force will...

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June 15, 2019
Brazilians hold general strike amid anger over pensions overhaul

Thousands of people filled the streets of Brazil's main cities for the first general strike of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro's administration over pension reforms and budget cuts.

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June 15, 2019
Moscow fatal crash plane ‘lost autopilot after lightning hit’

A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft which crashed in May, killing 41 people, lost autopilot after a lightning strike and came in to land at excessive speed, according to crash...

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June 15, 2019
New York ends religious exemption for vaccines

New York yesterday eliminated the religious exemption to vaccine requirements for schoolchildren, as the US's worst measles outbreak in decades prompted states to reconsider giving parents ways to opt out...

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June 15, 2019
Support wavers for controversial Hong Kong bill

Cracks appeared yesterday in the support base for a proposed Hong Kong law to allow extraditions to China, while opponents of the bill said they would stage more demonstrations after...

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June 15, 2019
Tories sink to fourth place in humiliating poll as Farage soars

The plight of the Conservatives has been laid bare as a fresh Westminster election poll shows the party in a humiliating fourth position - trailing Nigel Farage's Brexit Party.

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June 15, 2019
Trump’s broken republic

Pity anyone trying to explain the day-to-day workings of the American Republic in 2019. Theory and practice collide with such regularity the original concept gets crushed in the fallout.

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June 15, 2019
Trump does U-turn on reporting interference

US President Donald Trump has reversed course over whether he would report any foreign interference in a political campaign to US law enforcement, telling Fox News he would, "of course"...

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June 15, 2019
‘It’s free speech’ – Trump refuses to fire ‘repeat offender’ Conway

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he will not fire White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway for repeated violations of the Hatch Act, which bars federal employees from engaging in political...

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June 15, 2019
Adrian Blomfield: ‘Dire straits: Gulf chokepoint has world on edge’

In its 40-year struggle with the United States, Iran has never been under any illusion about the strength of a foe it has imbued with supernatural powers.

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June 15, 2019
Assange’s extradition hearing is set for 2020

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a British court yesterday that "175 years of my life is effectively at stake" as a judge ruled he would face a full extradition hearing...

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June 15, 2019
Iran ‘a nation of terror’ for oil attacks, says Trump

Donald Trump called Iran "a nation of terror" yesterday after accusing the country of being behind attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

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June 15, 2019
It’s ‘perfectly realistic’ to renegotiate Brexit: Boris

Conservative Party leadership race front-runner Boris Johnson has claimed it is "perfectly realistic" to renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement to allow Britain to leave the European Union in October.

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June 14, 2019
Baby cut from murdered woman’s womb dies

A baby boy who was cut from his mother's womb with a butcher's knife has died in hospital where he had been in grave condition since the April attack that...

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June 14, 2019
Ex-Marine donates amputated toe to hotel cocktail collection after winter race

A former British Marine has donated his big toe to a hotel in Canada after losing it to frostbite during a race in the Yukon.

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June 14, 2019
UK pins blame on Iran for tanker attacks at Gulf of Oman

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June 14, 2019
Serbia’s Vucic urges Trump to bring Kosovo back to talks

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June 14, 2019
Police video shows man falling from Tulsa bridge after chase

Video from a police body camera shows a shooting suspect falling about 30 feet from an Oklahoma bridge as he fled from officers.

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June 14, 2019
US must show evidence if it wants to claim Russia breached nuke test treaty – Moscow

If the United States accuses Russia of violating a crucial nuclear test treaty, there should be robust evidence backing up those claims, the Russian Foreign Ministry official has said. Read...

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June 14, 2019
Hundreds get 4p dinner at launch of fish and chip museum in York

Around 1,000 portions of fish and chips were sold for just 4p in York at the opening of the National Fish & Chip Museum.

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June 14, 2019
UN says Ebola not yet a global emergency

The World Health Organisation says the Ebola virus outbreak in Congo — which spread to Uganda — does not yet merit being declared a global emergency, but is “an extraordinary...

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