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Last updated: 03/10/14[]

UK News[]

  • UK Prime Minister David Cameron tells new Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani that Britain will always be a "strong partner and good friend"
  • Justice Secretary Chris Grayling says Tory plans to stop British laws being overruled by human rights rulings from Strasbourg are "viable and legal".
  • Thai Police say two Burmese men have apparently confessed to killing British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on Koh Tao island.
  • The BBC's Question Time is criticised by the sister of Alice Gross after it featured a question relating to the murdered schoolgirl.
  • Police forces are struggling to cope with the mountain of child abuse images they have to deal with, according to children's charity the NSPCC.

World News[]

  • Protesters blockading key parts of Hong Kong agree to talks with the government, hours after Chief Executive CY Leung rejected calls to step down.
  • JP Morgan says it suffered a massive cyber attack affecting 76 million private and seven million business customers in the US.
  • The Red Cross condemns indiscriminate shelling in eastern Ukraine after one of its employees is killed in the rebel-held city of Donetsk.
  • Australian PM Tony Abbott urges a rethink of plans to ban women who cover their faces from sitting in the main public galleries of parliament.

Sport news[]

  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Danny Welbeck is "electric" after his hat-trick in the 4-1 win against Galatasaray.
  • The Japanese GP could be called off if Typhoon Phanfone hits Japan on Sunday, says Force India driver Sergio Perez.
  • Yorkshire batsmen Adam Lyth and Alex Lees are named the PCA's player and young player of the year respectively.
  • Pramac Racing have signed Danilo Petrucci for the 2015 and 2016 MotoGP™ seasons.
  • Dennis Kimetto receives a hero's welcome on returning to Kenya after his world record-breaking run at the Berlin Marathon.
  • Britain's Shelley Rudman will not defend her world title next year as she is expecting her second child with Kristan Bromley.
  • Two-time World Championship finalist Ali Carter postpones his planned return after undergoing chemotherapy.
  • Jess Varnish claims her second title of the National Championships with victory's in the women's sprint in Manchester.
  • Four-time champion Novak Djokovic beats Canada's Vasek Pospisil to claim his 21st consecutive win at the China Open.
  • World number one Rory McIlroy is voted PGA Tour Player of the Year for a second time after winning two majors in 2014.
  • Exeter Chiefs flanker Tom Johnson is set to undergo neck surgery, forcing him to miss England's autumn internationals.
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