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Afghan police stand guard outside the wedding hall

Kabul wedding party suicide bomber ‘set off explosives near children’

Search for six-year-old boy who fell into river to resume on Sunday

Carrie Symonds to accompany Boris Johnson to Balmoral

Muslim convert dubbed Jihadi Jack ‘stripped of British citizenship’

Boris Johnson to tell Merkel and Macron there must be new Brexit deal

Jeremy Corbyn vows to stop ‘influx of big money into politics’

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Woman who thought she had kidney stones gives birth to triplets

Emergency services search for six-year-old boy after river fall

Detectives given extra 36 hours to quiz suspects in death of Pc Andrew Harper

Marie Colvin biography wins literary award in Edinburgh

Hundreds attend funeral of El Paso victim after public invited

Plane makes emergency landing on road in Croatia

Iranian tanker set to leave Gibraltar despite US pressure

Jeremy Corbyn vows to reverse ‘depressing’ decline of town centres

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Pub gives away free meals to children going hungry in school holidays

Teenager on murder charge after lawyer stabbed to death

Family of Pc Andrew Harper ‘devastated’ following his death

Acclaimed animator who created Roger Rabbit dies aged 86

Italian minister allows child migrants to disembark rescue vessel

Sudanese protesters sign transition deal with army

Veterans parade to mark 50 years since start of Operation Banner

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Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to be caretaker prime minister receives further blow

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Jeremy Corbyn insists he should be caretaker PM despite plan’s blows

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Senior Tory says Boris Johnson’s rhetoric has led directly to death threats

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Hong Kong riot police deployed to chase down protesters

Rapist absconds from open prison

Service commemorates British Army’s decades-long deployment in Northern Ireland

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Grieving officers lay floral tributes for killed newlywed colleague

Ten in custody as newlywed police officer killed in Berkshire

Baby dugong rescued in Thailand dies after ingesting plastic

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Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir

Sajid Javid hints higher earners could benefit from tax cuts

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Hong Kong teachers’ rally kicks off another weekend of protests

Nora Quoirin’s family call for an end to ‘unhelpful’ comments about her death

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What the papers say – August 17

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US issues warrant for seizure of Iranian tanker previously held in Gibraltar

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Customs and Border Protection outage delays flights from major US airports

PM’s partner on politicians’ ‘gigantic’ environmental responsibilities

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Hundreds defy restrictions to join protests in Kashmir

Seaside town to spend £170,000 on anti-sex toilets that spray users with water

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Blustery showers batter UK with no Bank Holiday heatwave in sight

Epstein’s death was suicide, medical examiner rules

PM’s partner Carrie Symonds speaks out on environment at Birdfair event

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Florida holiday home invaded by vomiting vultures

Newlywed police officer killed in Berkshire was dragged along by vehicle

Energy watchdog receives interim report into power cut that sparked travel chaos

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Boris Johnson’s partner Carrie Symonds arrives for Birdfair environmental event

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Clarke ‘wouldn’t object’ to leading national unity government to avoid no-deal

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Council withdraws threat of legal action against cyclists at cafe

Mother who drowned young twins in bath locked up for 10 years

Man who went missing after leaving for work more than three weeks ago found

Tributes paid to police officer who married four weeks before being killed

Record numbers find degree places through Clearing

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