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Two teenagers arrested over killing of journalist Lyra McKee
Two teenagers have been detained under anti-terror laws in connection with the death of the journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot in the head during disturbances on Thursday night in Londonderry.
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More than 750 arrested after week of climate change protests
More police officers have been drafted in to control the climate change protests in central London – with the number of people arrested now more than 750.
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Violence in Paris flares for the twenty-third weekend of protests
Yellow Vest protestors in Paris have set fire to vehicles and barricades – many declaring that rebuilding the fire damaged Notre Dame cathedral shouldn’t be the government’s only priority.
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More deaths in clashes in Libyan capital
Another 15 people have been killed in clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli over the last two days – according to the World health organisation.
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Mueller report finally published
The report may not have been the smoking gun that many Democrats were hoping for, but it still does not make entirely comfortable reading for Donald Trump.
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Ukip launch EU election campaign amid candidate controversy
Ukip have launched its EU election campaign, with their leader insisting the party is the “true voice” of Brexit. But just as Gerard Batten unveiled his top candidates, there were calls from some UKIP members to deselect one of them for offensive comments made online.
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Three climate change activists charged over obstructing a train during London protests
It is now day four of disruption caused by the group Extinction Rebellion. More than 480 people have been arrested and the Home Secretary has said police must use the “full force of the law” against them.
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Who are the ERG? And why do they matter so much to Brexit?
Since the EU referendum three years ago, an obscure sounding group of Conservative MPs has shot to prominence.
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Two brothers of ousted Sudanese president arrested on corruption charges
Omar al-Bashir was toppled in a coup last week and the military has tried to be seen to act swiftly against officials and former supporters of the regime.
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Manchester bombing: Report urges firefighters to work with government to end dispute
It has emerged that a dispute between the Fire Brigades Union and employers at the Fire and Rescue Service, means that terrorism response teams are no longer in operation in Greater Manchester.
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Washington Post reporter on Mueller: ‘There’s still a number of unanswered questions’
Jackie Alemany is a political reporter at the Washington Post.
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Revealed: Brexit group covered up its targeting of right-wing extremists
Brexit-backer Arron Banks repeatedly denied that Leave.EU appealed to National Front supporters – in a bid to get the BBC to drop an investigation
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Revealed: How Leave.EU faked migrant footage
An investigation by Channel 4 News also reveals how Arron Banks’ pro-Brexit group appears to have staged photos of migrants attacking women in London
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Footballers stage ‘social media strike’ in protest at the handling of racism in the sport
Professional footballers have been taking part in a 24 hour social media strike. The #Enough campaign is in protest at the way they say Twitter are dealing with racism on its platform.
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Thousands camp outside Sudan’s military headquarters demanding civilian rule
Protest leaders in Sudan say they’ll name a new civilian body this weekend – which they hope will take over power from the country’s ruling military council.
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Police close in on climate change activists after a fifth day of protests
Police say more than 680 people have now been arrested in connection with the climate change protests in central London – as they started clearing demonstrators away from Oxford Circus – describing the disruption caused by the Extinction Rebellion blockades as “unacceptable”.
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Police hunt for suspects in the killing of journalist Lyra McKee
Police are searching for a number of suspects in the killing of the journalist Lyra McKee – who was shot and killed following rioting in Londonderry last night.
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Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill condemns killers of journalist Lyra McKee
Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill responds to the killing of journalist Lyra McKee, and calls for those who rioted yesterday to “desist and to disband.”
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Condolences pour in for family of journalist shot and killed in Londonderry
She was a ‘journalist of courage, style and integrity’… ‘a writer drawn to subjects usually met with silence’… a ‘tremendous talent’.
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Congress steps up investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election
The US Congress is stepping up its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether the White House was involved – issuing a subpoena to see the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
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Mental healthcare group The Priory fined £300,000 over death of teenager
The mental healthcare group, the Priory, has been fined 300,000 pounds over the death of a teenager in their care. 14-year-old Amy El-Keria died in 2012, after being found in her room at one of the group’s psychiatric hospitals.
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More than 300 arrested at London climate change protests
Four environmental activists have glued themselves together and chained themselves to the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s house. Its unclear just how much disruption that has caused – but more than 300 people have now been arrested after 3 days of protests in London over climate change.
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Sudan: Ousted president transferred to prison amid calls he faces charges for atrocities
The ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has been transferred to a prison in the capital Khartoum according to officials.
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Knife crime: Campaigns demand more government action
Parents who have lost children to knife crime, bereaved family members and campaigners gathered in Whitehall today for a march they called ‘Operation Shutdown’ – demanding that the government take more action over the recent surge in violence.
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€800m pledged to rebuild Notre-Dame
Now, around 800 million Euros have been pledged and a global call put out for architects. Just two days after Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris was ravaged by fire, thoughts have already turned to the rebuilding effort.
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Poll puts Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party in the lead for May’s European elections
Well MPs may be on their Easter break, but there’s no holiday from Brexit news. The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has told the Irish parliament that there would be “no-chance” of a UK-US trade deal if Brexit undermines the Good Friday Agreement. And a new opinion poll has put Nigel…
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Saudi sisters flee to Georgia
Two Saudi sisters have made an online appeal for help after fleeing their country. In a video filmed in Georgia, the sisters say they are escaping abusive members of their family and that their father and brothers are already tracking them down.
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Notre-Dame at heart of French culture for centuries
“This is the place where we have lived all of our great moments, the epicentre of our lives. It is the cathedral of all the French.” So declared President Macron, attempting to put into words the huge importance of Notre-Dame, not just as historical monument but as the very symbol of a nation. From art and literature…
