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German prosecutors investigate McCann suspect over the disappearance of a five-year-old girl in 2015

Prosecutors in the northern town of Stendal tell media they have opened a preliminary investigation to determine whether there is anything to link the suspect to the 2015 disappearance of a five-year-old girl from a nearby forest.

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6/10/20

Prince Philip pictured by Queen's side in new photo to mark 99th birthday

Prince Philip will have to resort to video calls to receive birthday wishes this year, as the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen remain in self-imposed coronavirus isolation at Windsor Castle.

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6/11/20

Lockdown a week earlier could have halved UK COVID-19 deaths, scientist says

A former member of the UK Government's scientific advisory group says Britain took the right measures against coronavirus but did so too late.

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6/16/20

Pilot found dead after US fighter jet crashes into North Sea

The US Air Force F-15C Eagle was on a routine mission from RAF Lakenheath when it crashed into the sea off the English coast.

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6/17/20

McCanns deny they've received letter from German prosecutor saying Madeleine is dead

Kate and Gerry McCann say there have been "many inaccurate stories reported in the media" since police launched appeals following the identification of a prime suspect earlier this month.

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6/17/20

Manchester United star wins Boris Johnson U-turn on free meals

Marcus Rashford is a Manchester United star who relied on free school meals and food banks as a kid. Now the 22-year-old has forced the British Government to restore funding to feed poor children during the coronavirus.

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6/18/20

Boris Johnson involved in minor crash after protester incident

Downing Street said no-one was hurt in the incident on Tuesday afternoon which left a large dent in the boot of the armoured Jaguar the UK Prime Minister was travelling in.

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6/18/20

Jenifer (Zarknorph) said:
A former member of the UK Government's scientific advisory group says Britain took the right measures against coronavirus but did so too late.

Probably true in hindsight. Unfortunately, the scientific consensus at that time was that coronavirus infections were doubling only every 5 to 7 days so a lock down wasn't recommended.

They've since discovered the virus was doubling every 2 to 3 days. They didn't know that at the time.

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6/21/20

Three killed in stabbing rampage in UK park

Three people are killed in a stabbing attack in a park in the English town of Reading, with an eyewitness describing how a knifeman turned on people after "shouting some unintelligible words".

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6/21/20

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Three people are killed in a stabbing attack in a park in the English town of Reading, with an eyewitness describing how a knifeman turned on people after "shouting some unintelligible words".

Who knows? Couple of sisters stabbed in a North London park 10 days ago. Yesterday some chap stabs three to death in a Reading park. Are they connected?

Since the police haven't described this as a terrorist attack, and we know nothing about victims or perpetrator, we'll just have to wait on more info.