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PETER HITCHENS reveals evidence UN watchdog suppressed report casting doubt on Assad gas attack

PETER HITCHENS: This newspaper has now obtained the team's original, uncensored interim report which differs sharply from all later versions, including the March document.




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Syrian refugee, 18, who arrived in Britain eight years ago studies medicine at Cambridge

Nazh Chendi barely spoke a word of English when she arrived in Britain as a refugee from Syria eight years ago. She is now studying medicine at Cambridge University.




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Qassem Soleimani was Hezbollah ally and helped kill US troops

Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike Thursday, led Iran's feared Quds force for two decades, helping Shia militias kill US troops in Iraq and backing Assad as he slaughtered civilians.




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Somalia, South Sudan and Syria are ranked the world's most corrupt nations

Somalia, South Sudan and Syria have been ranked as the world's most corrupt nations in Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index report released on Thursday.




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German gay man reveals how he turned to far-right political party AfD after homophobic attack

Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls meets Karsten, 55, from Bremen in tonight's Travels In Euroland on BBC2, to find out why the gay man voted for far right party, Alternative for Germany.




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Sudesh Amman told fellow prison inmates he planned to copy fatal attack on Jo Cox 

Streatham terrorist Sudesh Amman was freed from jail despite telling inmates he wanted to kill an MP, with one claiming he said that he wanted to copy the murder of Jo Cox.




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Syrian military helicopter is shot down by Turkey-backed rebels in Idlib

Dramatic video captured the final moments of a Syrian government helicopter after it was hit by missiles fired by Turkey-backed rebels in Syria's Idlib province on Tuesday.




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Shocking moment US military vehicle runs Russian armored truck off the road in Syria

The footage, posted online, is thought to have been filmed in Qamishli, in the north east of the country, from inside a civilian car on Wednesday.




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Camila Cabello marks 23rd birthday with heartfelt message to shed light on Syrian civil war

Camila Cabello took some time on her birthday on Tuesday to think about those a lot less fortunate than her - namely, the youth of Syria.




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Syrian girl who was taught to LAUGH at bombs has managed to escape to Turkey

Three-year-old Syrian girl Salwa has safely reached Turkey, it has emerged. Her father came up with a game to make his daughter laugh every time bombs fell near their home in Idlib,




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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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Syrian-born refugee becomes a hospital cleaner after 'England welcomed me with open arms'

Hassan Akkad, who fled to the UK after he was imprisoned and tortured in Syria, is working at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London after deciding he had to do something to help.




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Police arrest a man suspected of travelling to Syria to engage in 'hostile activities' 

Counter terrorism police have arrested a man suspected of travelling to Syria to engage in 'hostile activities'. 




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London Tube passenger abused and kicked woman in stomach

The mother, in her thirties, was targeted after getting on an eastbound Central line train from Oxford Circus with her two children, aged between two and five.




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Tube commuter 'pulled under carriage' at Notting Hill Gate

Fellow rush hour commuters at Notting Hill Gate reported hearing the woman yelling 'help me' after ending up under the carriage. The London station has been closed after the incident.




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Passenger stabbed on Tube after fight at London Bridge

The altercation is believed to have broken out after two people got into an argument on a train, before it spilled out onto the platform at London Bridge.




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TfL worker fined £750 for abusing tube staff

Caroline Murphy, 40, drank a 'bottle or two of wine' after attending a TfL buffet and made her way to Westminster underground station in October 2016 when she was told she was too drunk to travel.




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ASK TONY: TfL wanted £513 to release my car

In September 2016, I sold my car. During the journey to drop it off, I unknowingly drove into the London Congestion Charge zone. I'd never driven in London before and got terribly lost.




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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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Commuter claims she pulled emergency lever to stop abuse

A passenger who was caught on video pulling an emergency lever on a London Tube during a furious row claims she did it because she was being racially abused.




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London Tube is evacuated as 'carriage fills with smoke'

The incident happened on the Tube at Mansion House station at 7.30am. Passengers were ordered off the westbound train and it has sparked major delays on the Circle and District line. File photo.




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Driving fine overturned due to unreliable camera evidence

Raymond Bryce was given an £130 fine for not paying London's congestion charge. It was cancelled after TfL did not confirm if their cameras were linked to atomic time, according to an appeal body.




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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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Parsons Green bomber jailed for 34 years after trying to kill 93

A judge was satisfied that Ahmed Hassan lied about his age to remain in the UK. He was convicted of attempting to kill 93 commuters with a homemade bomb at Parsons Green station.




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Parsons Green bomber lied about age to stay in Britain, rules judge

Ahmed Hassan claimed he was a 16-year-old orphan when he entered the UK illegally three years ago and applied for asylum. The case raises concerns over how many terrorists are using the loophole.




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Transport for London worker lied he was gay to take council flat

Patrick Ofori-Sampong, 50, said he was gay to take over his alleged partner's property in London then tried to take possession of a man's home while claiming to be his adopted son.




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Potential terrorists working on London's transport network being rooted out

Security minister Ben Wallace confirmed there was an ongoing purge to rid the system of would-be extremists who 'pose a risk to London and its transport network'.




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London Tube staff walk-out in support of driver removed from duty

The District Line driver had been qualified for 18 weeks but only drove for 11 of them, due to sickness, retraining and a compulsory removal from duty, London Underground said.




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Woman's fingers trapped in brand new Elizabeth Line train door

A woman had to be rescued after she got her fingers caught in the door of a brand new Elizabeth Line train in east London. The passenger was forced to stay on board the train for three stops.




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Woman viciously attacked on London Tube train for speaking Spanish

The 24-year-old was attacked after speaking to friends in Spanish on a Central Line train from Liverpool Street to Stratford last week, leaving her with an injured scalp and cuts to her face.




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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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Transport for London is accused of 'body shaming'

The offensive message was written on a whiteboard at Blackhorse Road tube station in North London on Saturday. Baker Michael Hawkes spotted it and shared it on Twitter.




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Jubilee line suffers severe delays after being closed by power failure 

The entire Jubilee line was at a standstill this morning thanks to a power failure, which sparked travel mayhem across London.




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Sir Robert Malpas saved after he is 'pushed' onto London Tube tracks

A leading industrialist cheated death after he was allegedly pushed in front of a train by another man. Sir Robert Malpas, 90, was left lying on the tracks after the apparently unprovoked attack.




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District, Circle Lines delayed after person killed by train at Gloucester Road

Commuters were hit with serious delays across London this morning after a person was killed by a train at Gloucester Road Station. Police have said the death is not being treated as suspicious.




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Car owners being fined for offences they've not committed

An investigation by motoring title Honest John found that TfL is using a clause created in 2003 to chase owners of vehicles, rather than their drivers, for payment of fines relating to traffic offences.




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Britain's slowest bus revealed as Number 15 from London's Tower Hill

Many commuters could travel faster by donkey than if they take the number 15H bus that runs between Tower Hill and Trafalgar Square via Fleet Street in London.




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Video shows driver’s-eye-view of new Elizabeth Line being tested 

The new trains are currently being tried out on a section of track between Abbey Wood in south east London and Canary Wharf in the city on what will be called the Elizabeth line.




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TfL Tube strike: All you need to know about the Jubilee line walkout

London commuters, it’s happening again: TfL’s Jubilee line will be suspended and chaos on the Underground is expected amid plans for a 24-hour Tube strike.




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Loughborough Junction: 3 people killed when hit by train in London

The three bodies were found close to Loughborough Junction near Brixton shortly after 7.30am today and sources claim paint canisters were found nearby.




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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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Charing Cross station evacuated after man 'claims to have a bomb'

Armed police swooped on the Underground station at Charing Cross in central London after a man, 38, later detained under the Mental Health Act, made a bomb threat as he ran onto Northern Line tracks.




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'Heavily pregnant' woman forced to ask for a seat on the London tube

Blogger Anna Whitehouse - aka Mother Pukka - took to London's Underground network wearing a fake bump as part of a social experiment on Brits' attitudes towards pregnant women.




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TfL tube strike: All you need to know about the Piccadilly Line closures 

London’s Piccadilly line will be suspended in a TfL strike, slated to coincide with Donald Trump’s visit and could affect England fans heading home after watching the World Cup semi-final match.




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UK heatwave: Which London Underground lines are air conditioned?

As the heatwave in the UK looks like it's just about to hit another gear, many London commuters taking the tube are worried about the like of air-conditioning on trains. However, some lines do feature aircon.




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Poor puppy named George left on London Tube in soaring temperature

A tiny dog abandoned on the tube in soaring heatwave temperatures is now looking for a loving new home. The poor Chihuahua cross - now named George Michael - was scared and confused.




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Police hunt London Tube passenger 'who threatened mother and baby'

Police are hunting a woman who allegedly launched a verbal attack on a mother with a pram and threatened her - because her young child accidentally kicked her on the Central Line.




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Tube passenger hunted over knife threat to mother and baby revealed

Millicent Barnes, from South London, was said to have launched a furious verbal attack on a family, including a one-year-old child, before implying she had a weapon on a Central Line train.