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Obit Kathleen Blanco

Ex-Louisiana governor whose career was ended by Hurricane Katrina dies aged 76

River safety warning on 30th anniversary of Marchioness disaster

Migrants jump off rescue boat to try to reach Italian island

K-pop stars signal support for Beijing amid Hong Kong protests

Afghanistan’s president vows to crack down on Islamic State following attack

PM orders urgent action to boost vaccination rates after measles rise

Johnson to meet EU leaders as Number 10 plays down Whitehall no-deal dossier

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Funniest joke of Edinburgh Fringe announced

Government criticised for spending £10m on Brexit advertising campaign

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Duke of York ‘appalled’ over Epstein sex scandal claims

Search for boy missing in river to resume but police say survival ‘unlikely’

Man accused of threat against Jewish centre in Ohio detained

One of James Bulger’s killers ‘could be freed in weeks’, claims victim’s father

What the papers say – August 19

GP surgeries in England ordered to stop half-day closing

Extent of injuries to child who fell from Tate Modern still unknown, parents say

North ‘to receive £2,300 less per person in transport spending than London’

Iranian tanker sought by US heads to unknown destination

Man finds 50-year-old message in bottle sent from Russian Navy

£100,000 raised for Pc Andrew Harper’s family as 10 quizzed in murder probe

Batley rugby league player found dead in France

‘No surprise’ at reports of Brexit food shortages and hard border

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Power cut and reports of ‘minor injuries’ after power station demolished

Iceland bids farewell to glacier

Unlikely that six-year-old boy missing in river will be found alive, police say

Four dead as rival fans clash before Honduran football game

Iran ‘preparing new satellite launch’ despite US criticism

Jihadi Jack parents condemn ‘coward’ Javid over ‘legal black hole’

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British rider ‘breaks world record for fastest headstand on a motorbike’

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Massive turnout for march in latest Hong Kong protest

Obama’s high school basketball shirt sells for £100,000

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Gibraltar rejects US pressure to hold Iranian oil tanker

Feminist figurehead Steinem blasts Israeli PM over US congresswomen travel ban

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Queen attends church service in Aberdeenshire

Minister dismisses Whitehall dossier on no-deal Brexit as ‘scaremongering’

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Box of snakes left outside vet’s in Somerset

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In Pictures: Traction engines geared up for steam spectacular

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

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British daredevil ‘thrilled’ to set new cycling speed record of 174mph

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

IS claims responsibility after 63 killed in Kabul wedding suicide bombing

Government accepts it cannot prorogue Parliament for no-deal, says Gina Miller

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Power station demolished three years after worker deaths

Death toll from Kabul wedding party suicide bombing rises to 63

Mexico City assesses damage after violent feminist protest

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Keyboard used on 10cc’s greatest hits to go up for auction

China condemns US politicians’ support for Hong Kong protests

Pig hearts could be transplanted into humans within three years – report

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

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What the papers say – August 18

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

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

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Carrie Symonds to accompany Boris Johnson to Balmoral

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