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Ancient human settlement was obliterated by a COMET exploding in Earth's atmosphere 12,800 years ago

The event destroyed a village found in the Abu Hureyra dig site in Syria and splattered fragments of molten glass 'hot enough to melt cars' to the ground.




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Singapore, Osaka and Hong Kong are the most expensive cities in 2020, and Damascus is cheapest 

Researchers from The Economist Intelligence Unit looked at the prices of 160 items in 133 cities around the globe including the cost of food, clothing, transport and utility bills.




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TfL accused of sexism over Emily Davidson Tube notice

The 'hugely misjudged' quip was spotted by commuter Evelyn Clegg in south London this morning - the day after the 100-year anniversary of women getting the vote in Britain.




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Pontoon Dock DLR station evacuated following explosion

Police officers are currently at Pontoon Dock DLR station in east London assisting rail staff and passengers following a 'minor' explosion under a train.




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Brixton tube station closed after a body is found near the tracks

Police sealed off Brixton Station at around 3.30am today and are investigating whether the person was hit by a train or fell to their death.




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Police rubbish Olly Murs' Oxford Circus 'shooting cover up' claim

Piers Morgan (pictured) told the singer to 'stick a cork in it' after he claimed there was a 'cover up' over the incident in central London, despite police insisting today that there were no gunshots fired.




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Central Line sex attacker on the loose after 3 women were attacked

A sex attacker - caught on CCTV wearing a puffer jacket and black flat cap - is being hunted by police after he grabbed his first victim from behind during morning rush hour in east London.




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Southgate station explosion: At least five people injured in blast

Terrified commuters fled Southgate Tube station in panic after an electronic device overheated and a 23-year-old from Enfield has been arrested and released under investigation.




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Ex-TfL Tube announcer told he'd be deported in Home Office blunder

Franklin Azolukwam, 36, from north London, lost his job with bookmaker Betfred when he was seized by immigration officials last July and told the Home Office had no record record of him




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Uber wins stay of execution as judge grants a 15-month licence 

Uber has won a partial victory at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in getting its London operating licence renewed following safety concerns, with a judge granting a 15-month permit.




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Transport For London worker 'sexually assaulted colleague'

Damian Fichardo, 42, of Bexley, south east London, followed the victim into a women's toilet, pinned her against the washbasins and told her he wanted to ‘lick her’ intimately, a court heard.




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Person dies after being hit by Tube train sparking Oxford Street chaos

A person has reportedly been killed by a train a Victoria Line train at Oxford Circus sparking panic and causing commuters to evacuate the station.




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Tube strike: Piccadilly Line drivers prepare to strike again next month

Drivers on the Piccadilly Line will walk out for 24 hours on November 7 following industrial action last month. RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said the union was 'frustrated' with management.




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Limited edition £80 Adidas x TFL trainers which came with free oyster of same value go on eBay

The trainers were the first of three limited edition Adidas designs being released in collaboration with Transport for London to mark 15 years of the Oyster travel card in the capital.




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London bus chugs out horrific cloud of exhaust fumes

Commuters and young children on the No 42 bus were left gagging as clouds of diesel fumes poured in from outside through the doors shortly after 8am today in south east London.




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Weather: Temperature in London: Thermal imaging photos show extreme heat on Tube

The pictures show temperatures as high as 100F (38.2C) on the 220 bus from Willesden to Wandsworth and 97F (36C) on the Northern Line today.




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Uber is given a two-month licence extension to continue operating in London

Transport for London (TfL) said the app-based ride-hailing firm must meet new conditions to 'ensure passenger safety'. It could have granted Uber a new five-year licence.




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Troubled Uber faces crisis talks in a second city as Manchester considers banning the taxi firm

Manchester's leaders accused the US tech firm of 'flooding' the city with sub-standard drivers and even said its licensing standards were being 'undermined'.




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Ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone in angry Tube row after getting his foot stuck in a train door

Mr Livingstone, whose former role saw him in charge of the London Underground, held up a service for two minutes at Willesden Junction in north west London this morning.




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London TfL worker who announced trains like boxing announcer quits role to work as an actual MC

Hus Ragip introduced DLR trains in London's Bank station in the style of iconic ring announcer Michael Buffer. Following the videos' success, Mr Ragip had his first MC gig in October.




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Prince Harry's pal Alex Gilkes celebrates his 40th birthday with girlfriend Maria Sharapova

Showcasing their weekend of fun on Instagram,Prince Harry's friend Alex Gilkes and his tennis ace girlfriend Maria Sharapova marked his 40th birthday with a flamenco-themed bash in Andalusia, Spain.




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Maria Sharapova makes a rare appearance with beau Alexander Gilkes at Givenchy's PFW show

The tennis pro, 32, made a rare appearance with her millionaire beau Alexander, 40, at Givenchy's Paris Fashion Week show on Sunday, just weeks after his ex-wife Misha Nonoo's wedding.




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Maria Sharapova makes the most of a rare day off in Melbourne taking in an art exhibition

She's in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open later this month, and Maria Sharapova made the most of a rare day off on Friday, visiting the National Gallery of Victoria.




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Maria Sharapova pokes fun at ex-boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov's shorts

The Russian star jumped behind the microphone to provide commentary at the Kooyong Classic, a tournament ahead of the Australian Open, while Dimitrov was on court at the time.




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BEAUTY CLINIC: Can facial exercises sharpen your jawline?

I'm noticing my jawline getting a bit lax with the suspicion of jowls forming and a little pouch under my chin. I would love to stop them in their tracks but not keen on anything invasive




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Lucienne Renaudin Vary album review: Guaranteed to add an extra layer of good cheer this Christmas 

The trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary, France's answer in both glamour and virtuosity to our own Alison Balsom, has a new album that's guaranteed to add an extra layer of good cheer this Christmas.




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Beethoven box sets reviews: Which anniversary bumper box hits all the high notes?  

For many classical music lovers, myself included, Beethoven is the greatest. Even for those who don't rate him the best, it's hard to imagine any but the cloth-eared failing to rank him with Bach and Mozart.




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François Leleux album review: Secures a suitably exuberant and boisterous performance

Georges Bizet was 17, and a student working on a piano reduction of Charles Gounod's symphonies, when he wrote his own solitary Symphony.




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Trump escalates war of words with Paul Ryan in bizarre Fox News interview

Donald Trump has escalated his bitter battle with the Republican party by launching fresh attacks on the leadership and saying he 'doesn't want their support'.




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US election polls shows Trump six points behind Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump has slipped further in the polls, a survey showed Monday, as he battles to dismiss a series of sexual assault allegations by claiming that the election is rigged against him.




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US election poll finds Hillary Clinton extends lead on Trump by NINE points

The CBS News poll found that 47 per cent of likely voters support or lean towards Hillary Clinton while 38 per cent support Donald Trump.




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Final showdown: Trump brings Benghazi widows and promises to expose the Clintons’ ‘sordid past’ at final debate – as Bill’s ‘secret love child’ turns up in Vegas to file paternity suit

Trump unveiled a scorched earth attack on the Clintons ahead of the debate, taking mourning Benghazi relatives as his guests as a man who claims to be Bill Clinton's son turned up in Vegas.




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CNN and CBS polls name Clinton the winner of final presidential debate showdown in Vegas but Trump claims victory in Fox survey

The results of Wednesday's presidential debate began to trickle in in the early hours of Thursday morning, with neither candidate the clear winner thanks to contrasting polls.




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US election polls show Hillary Clinton maintain six point lead over Trump AFTER FBI bombshell

Hillary Clinton maintains a comfortable six-point lead over Donald Trump in a new poll that shows the FBI's announcement on Friday had no effect on voters.




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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump locked in dead heat with just six days to go

Clinton and Trump now have 46 per cent of the vote each, the ABC News/Washington Post poll showed Wednesday.




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US election polls show Trump pulling Texas and Arizona back into his column

Two red states that once looked liked they could be snatched up by Hillary Clinton are now trending back Donald Trump's way – while the two party hopefuls are tied in another.




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US election 2016: Donald Trump boasts it's 'gonna be Brexit plus plus plus'

Calling on voters to ‘reject a media and political elite that has bled our country dry’, he added: ‘It’s going to be amazing. We’re going to drain the swamp,’ speaking in vital swing state North Carolina.




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US election 2016: First results come in Dixville Notch with Clinton claiming victory 4-2

The 2016 US election has officially begun, with Hillary Clinton coming out on top in the first results to come back - the nine-person community of Dixville Notch.




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Us election 2016: First exit polls show voters backing Hillary Clinton

In an exit poll by Fox News, Clinton just edges out Trump as a better commander in chief, at 49 per cent to his 46 per cent. But the Republican wins on the economy, at 48 per cent to 46.




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As Donald Trump becomes 45th US President, USA vs Mexico takes on greater meaning

The timing of USA's meeting with Mexico for a World Cup qualifier on Friday could not have come at more explosive moment in the history of the two neighbouring countries.




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Fox News' Megyn Kelly encourages America to 'get behind' Donald Trump

Megyn Kelly encouraged Americans to say a prayer for Donald Trump on Wednesday morning while appearing in Live With Kelly, while also revealing that she thought Clinton would win early.




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Polling expert eats a bug to settle bet he made against Trump's shocking election result

Dr Sam Wang, a polling expert who said he would eat a bug if Donald Trump won more than 240 electoral votes during Tuesday's election has made good on that promise on Saturday.




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Recent election polls aren't as inaccurate as believed, say experts

Professor Will Jennings at the University of Southampton and Professor Christopher Wlezien, from the University of Texas at Austin, examined more than 30,000 national polls.




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Mick McCarthy hoping added Premier League experience for Parrott and Connolly will benefit Ireland

Mick McCarthy is hoping that the four-month break before Ireland's Euro 2020 playoff could see the likes of Troy Parrott and Aaron Connolly return with more Premier League experience.




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DEBORAH ROSS: Even Doctor Foster looks sane next to this crazy melodrama

Sticks And Stones is the latest drama from Mike Doctor Foster Bartlett, who also, less successfully, wrote Trauma and Press. Ultimately this was a standard melodrama that stretched credulity




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DEBORAH ROSS: It's the most moving show on the box... I was in pieces

The one show we all really need right now, at this most difficult time, has to be one of my personal favourites, The Repair Shop




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The Queen 'doesn't have an intimate relationship' with Kate', expert claims

The Queen 'doesn't have an intimate relationship' with Kate Middleton - but Meghan Markle 'makes her laugh,' royal expert and editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazie, Ingrid Seward, has claimed.




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Queen wants Sophie Wessex to be 'unofficial mentor' to Meghan Markle

The Queen has 'earmarked' Sophie Wessex to be an 'secret ally' to the Duchess of Sussex, according to Grazia.




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Boris Johnson to suspend Parliament to stop MPs blocking No Deal Brexit

Boris Johnson today opted for the nuclear option of suspending Parliament in a bid to stop MPs trying to block the UK leaving the EU on October 31 as he declared war on the 'Remain Alliance'.




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Boris Johnson renews 'do or die' Brexit vow in Queen's Speech

MPs gathered at Parliament to hear the Queen herald the government's package, which will include tougher sentences for foreign criminals and child abusers.