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MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Bashar Al Assad - the tyrant who drowned his nation in blood

MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Back in 2012, Barack Obama was unequivocal. He warned that if Bashar Al Assad used chemical weapons on his own people there would be untold consequences.




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Jeremy Corbyn says it's 'absolutely awful' for Trump to attack Sadiq Khan

Mr Corbyn (pictured) accused the President, who had called Mr Khan a 'national disgrace' over the latest wave of London violence, of 'trying to divide at a time we need to come together'.




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Sadiq Khan brands Donald Trump a 'poster boy for racists'

The Mayor said it was 'remarkable' the President was 'amplifying a racist tweet'. It comes after Trump said Khan was a 'national disgrace destroying London'.




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Sadiq Khan calls Donald Trump 'a six foot three child'

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan branded Donald Trump a 'six-foot-three child in the White House' a Together For Education event in Westminster's Central Hall on Saturday.




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London Mayor Sadiq Khan takes apparent dig at predecessor Boris Johnson

Police were called to the London house where Mr Johnson is living with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds on Friday after neighbours heard a furious row in which plates were thrown.




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Sadiq Khan lays flowers at the 7/7 memorial in Hyde Park to mark the 14th anniversary

The service in Hyde Park comes as the worst-injured survivor of the atrocity claimed that the public had forgotten about the attack which struck Londoners on July 7 2005. (Sadiq Khan pictured laying flowers.)




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London Mayor Sadiq Khan and wife Saadiya enjoy British Summer Time in Hyde Park

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan let loose with his wife Saadiya as they sang and danced along with thousands of others at the British Summer Time Hyde Park festival.




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Sadiq Kahn's Congestion Charge for minicabs does 'serious harm' to ethnic minority drivers

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) argues that removing minicabs' exemption from the £11.50 daily fee discriminates against a 94% black and minority ethnic workforce.




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Sadiq Khan is accused of using rising youth violence to 'bring out the begging bowl'

The London Mayor (pictured in Bermondsey today) claimed there was a direct link between poverty and violent crime as he published new City Hall data on crime rates in deprived areas.




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Sadiq Khan throws out plans for controversial 1,000ft Tulip tower skyscraper in City of London

The Mayor of London has rejected the application for the tower, that would have included a viewing platform with rotating pods, restaurant and a sky bar.




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Mayor Of London Sadiq Khan wins High Court fight

Court ruling means minicab drivers, which include Uber's 45,000-strong fleet, will have to continue paying the £11.50 daily fee which does not apply to black cab drivers.




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Donald Trump slams Sadiq Khan AGAIN as he retweets post attacking London mayor's height

Strain has been heaped on the relationship between Washington and City Hall in recent months as both men publicly criticise each other's administrations.




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New Ukip leader Richard Braine sparks a race row with tweet about Sadiq Khan and 7/7 terrorist

The right-wing politician, who took over as the Ukip leader at the weekend, referred to the mayor as 'Siddique Khan', before adding: 'Apologies, I often confuse him with the leader of the 7/7 bombers.'




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Sadiq Khan mocks Donald Trump for playing golf while Hurricane Dorian tears through the Caribbean

Sadiq Khan's comments come after Mr Trump pulled out of a trip to Poland for an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Poland.




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Trump slaps back at Sadiq Khan after London mayor mocked him for golfing during hurricane

'Many Pols exercise for hours, or travel for weeks. Me, I run through one of my courses (very inexpensive). President Obama would fly to Hawaii,' Trump jabbed on Twitter.




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Sadiq Khan's former policing adviser defects to Liberal Democrats over knife crime in London

In a shock switch, Leroy Logan, a former police superintendent, said that he was quitting the Labour Party over the London Mayor's record.




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London mayor Sadiq Khan is berated by Labour members over support for 'Israeli Zionists'

Mr Khan was berated in the street after addressing the Jewish Labour Movement event at the party conference in Brighton on Monday night.




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Sadiq Khan accused of hypocrisy for doubling tube ads for gambling companies 

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been accused of hypocrisy after gambling ads on London Underground trains have doubled since a ban made on all junk food advertisements.




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Sadiq Khan's £1.7million Twitter 'Hate Crime Hub' has prosecuted just six trolls in two years 

The London Mayor promised a zero-tolerance stance towards abuse on social media when the police unit was launched more than two years ago, which is staffed by five Scotland Yard officers.




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Sadiq Khan hits out at Jeremy Corbyn's 'fudge' Brexit strategy

The Mayor of London (pictured) said the Labour leader would be wrong to continue with his current Brexit strategy, branding it a 'fudge'.




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Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump 'only cares about white America'

In the latest escalation of a war of words between the leaders, London Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned US President Donald Trump for 'calling people rapists because they happen to be Mexican'.




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Boris Johnson and Sadiq Khan send support to injured and affected in Streatham terror attack

In a tweet Boris Johnson said his thoughts are with those who were injured in Streatham today. He is expected to return from Chequers to Downing Street this evening to respond to the attack.




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Laurence Fox slams Sadiq Khan over diversity Nubian Skin campaign for being 'non-diverse'

Sadiq Khan tweeted to congratulate the brand that specialises in nude underwear for people of colour on winning Transport for London's Diversity in Advertising competition.




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London Mayor Sadiq Khan demands Britons get the right to 'opt in' for EU citizenship despite Brexit

Sadiq Khan has begged the EU to grant pro-Remain Britons 'associate citizenship' of the bloc so they can continue to enjoy the benefits of free movement despite Brexit.




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London mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants to see Donald Trump lose election

London Mayor Sadiq Khan swiped that potential rival Mike Bloomberg 'gets under the skin' of Mr Trump because he was wealthier and more successful.




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Misogyny should be classed as a 'hate crime', says Sadiq Khan  

London Mayor Sadiq Khan underlined his credentials as a 'proud feminist' as he spoke at a Women of the World event yesterday.




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Sadiq Khan branded 'irresponsible' for hosting London Mayor's Question Time

Sadiq Khan last night hosted People's Question Time at the Battersea Arts Centre in Wandsworth, southwest London, which has a capacity for some 640 people.




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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warns he will ban people from pubs

The Mayor of London has hit out at people who continue to go to pubs and use public transport, warning he will 'infringe' their human rights if necessary.




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Mayor Sadiq Khan hits out at Londoners and tells them to stop socialising

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has slammed the government for 'not letting him attend Cobra meetings' as he tells Londoners to stay inside amid coronavirus crackdown.




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Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson slams Sadiq Khan as trains packed

London's Tube network is packed again today as the Mayor of London was accused of 'risking lives' after slashing number of trains at a time of national emergency .




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Victims of Sadiq Khan's REFUSAL to run more Tubes

The mother of a premature baby visiting her son in hospital, a special needs teacher and restaurant staff are among the victims of Sadiq Khan's refusal to increase Tube services across London today.




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Coronavirus UK: Sadiq Khan says London tube could be cut again

City Hall and No10 have been at loggerheads after commuters complained of packed tubes in breach of social distancing measures to tackle the coronavirus.




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Sadiq Khan insists 'we're running maximum Tube service possible'

The Mayor of London claims 'too many people are not staying at home' and again insisted they could not run any more services as he admitted only around half of all trains are now running.




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Furious key workers rage at Sadiq Khan over busy Tubes

Angry London commuters today called the situation 'ridiculous' and a 'mess' as they shared pictures of crowded platforms and trains with travellers standing just inches away from each other.




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Sadiq Khan is blasted for 'wasting time' by not giving bus drivers PPE

The approach is meant to reduce contact between the driver and their passengers, but critics - including the families of Transport for London workers - insisted it did not go far enough.




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Sadiq Khan reavels 14 TfL staff have died from coronavirus, but say's they don't need PPE

The London Mayor has come under fire from transport workers who say they are working in dirty conditions while 90 per cent of the capital's buses and more than half of Tube services continue to run.




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'Construction workers outnumber NHS staff': Fury at Sadiq Kahn for 'doing nothing'

Photos this morning showed commuters at London stations such as Canning Town and Leytonstone boarding busy trains.




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Coronavirus: Sadiq Khan says UK MUST ask for Brexit extension

Sadiq Khan today accused the government of putting 'dogma ahead of the national interest' as he urged ministers to agree a Brexit transition period extension with the EU.




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Sadiq Khan uses Covid crisis to roll-out 'fast-track' transformation of city's roads

Boris Johnson today said the coronavirus pandemic could signal a 'golden age' for cycling, amid warnings passenger numbers on the Tube will have to be reduced to around 13 per cent of pre-crisis levels.




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Nigel Farage ruled out of being UK's next US ambassador

Brexiteer hopes of Nigel Farage becoming the UK's new US ambassador have been dashed after it emerged the government is only accepting applications from existing civil servants.




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Player Ratings: Saul Niguez shines in Champions League win but Van Dijk and Sadio Mane struggle

Saul Niguez gave the hosts the lead in the fourth minute and defended well to keep out a dominant Liverpool in the second half. DOMINIC KING was there to rate the players' performances.




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Kim Jong-un's former sushi chef makes lunch for UK ambassador

Reports which emerged in Japan last month claimed that Kenji Fujimoto (pictured), a former chef for Kim Jong-un's father Kim Jong-il, had been arrested on suspicion of a 'past betrayal'.




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Fury as Katy Perry made ambassador for the British Asian Trust

The Prince of Wales - founder of the organisation - announced the pop star's new role at a black tie reception in London last night. But the appointment has provoked outrage online.




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Katy Perry announces pregnancy to grandmother Ann Pearl before her sad death

Katy Perry has shared a moving video of the moment she told her grandmother she was pregnant.




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Phoebe Burgess announced as 2020 Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival ambassador

She's the former NRL WAG who never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion.




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Sad photos of Bali Airport reveal the devastating impact coronavirus has had on tourism 

The photographs of Ngurah Rai International Airport were taken by an employee from Kania Bali Tour taken at 9.30am on Thursday.




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Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock surprises fan after she was left 'sad' over concert being cancelled

Presenters Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden were talking to Imogen, 10, who said she was upset Lytham Festival had been cancelled as the band were due to perform.




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Joe Biden 'confuses Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden' during rally in Iowa

The former Vice President, 77, reportedly made the gaffe in Des Moines last weekend while responding to a voter who had concern's about his foreign policy decisions.




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Donald Trump: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle situation 'sad'

Speaking to Fox News' Laura Ingraham this afternoon, President Trump voiced his disappointment at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's bombshell announcement this week.




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The sad reality of attending the Logies for Sophie Monk and other stars

The Logie Awards were the hottest ticket in town on Sunday night.