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LONDON (Reuters) - Net migration to Britain fell sharply by 106,000 to 230,000 people in the 12 months to June, with more than three-quarters of the drop due to EU citizens, official data showed on Thursday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2jx9IcV

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The Warriors guard said he spoke to the Lakers legend for tips on how to play with a painful, injured ring finger on his shooting hand. from www.espn.com - TOP http://ift.tt/2AIahM9

Serial killer Levi Bellfield is alleged to have confessed to murdering Lin Russell and her daughter Megan (pictured) in 1996. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2igXoBb

Official figures show 230,000 more people came to the UK than left in the year to June - down from 246,000 in the year to March. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2jyYqVI

Net migration fell to 230,000 in year to June - first full year of data since UK voted to leave EU from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2j3gBU6

Reuters Bosnian Croat war crimes convict dies after taking 'poison' in UN court Reuters THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A former Bosnian Croat military commander swallowed what he said was poison in a U.N. war crimes courtroom on Wednesday and died shortly after losing an appeal against his 20-year prison term. Slobodan Praljak's apparent courtroom ... and more » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2jzk1xf

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This is the horrifying moment a creepy pervert sits down next to a young woman half his age and puts his hand up her skirt in broad daylight on the Queensland Gold Coast. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2zEMV5G

By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World http://ift.tt/2kcq8va

Jimmy Fallon opened The Tonight Show by noting the recent lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree before adding: 'Also getting lit tonight, the HR rep over at the Today Show.' from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2zAoVRt

The romantic (pictured) from Texas, removed one of his $440 Air Jordon Concords before getting down on one knee to ask his girlfriend to marry him. He wanted to protect the shoe from creasing. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2ni81Fg

Geoffrey Rush's co-star Max Cullen has jumped to his defence against an allegation of 'inappropriate behaviour' to a fellow actor on the set a Sydney production of King Lear. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2zAVqiq

BEIRUT (Reuters) - When Iran declared victory over Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, it hailed the "strong and pivotal" role played by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2AoX1LL

President Trump's son-in-law is asked about former top White House aide Michael Flynn, reports say. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2j33d2h

Leevon Birchall, 24, (pictured) was well known in Salford, Greater Manchester, and got his teeth whitened and eyebrows waxed after being inspired by US 'hot felon' Jeremy Meeks. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2BwzCFQ

Paul Worthington (pictured today) has been accused of sexually assaulting the 13-month-old shortly before her tragic death in Cumbria in 2012 - but he escaped prosecution. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2zB1oj8

It shows a handful of naked men and women chasing each other around a former gas chamber at the camp where some 65,000 people were murdered by Nazis during World War II. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2i1XAAm

One photograph in the fascinating collection shows hundreds men and women flock to busy fairs including the Amusement Park at Wembley, north west London (pictured), in the early 1900s. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2Al4gEr

A baby boy died after being accidentally left in a car in summer by a busy mother who believed she had taken him out and put him down to nap, a Victorian coroner has been told. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2jy2KEu

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coast guard on Thursday boarded a North Korean fishing boat near a Japanese island where the crew said they had taken shelter from rough seas, the latest in a series of North Korean vessels in distress drifting into Japanese waters. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2j1JbVK

The rapper says issues he had from his childhood led him to push his wife away, which led to infidelity. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2zASnH0

President Trump's son-in-law is asked about former top White House aide Michael Flynn, reports say. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2j33d2h

Andrew Chaney, 34, of Portsmouth, has been jailed for three years after admitting sex offences when he was caught trying to groom children as young as 10 online. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2k96yjD

The rapper says issues he had from his childhood led him to push his wife away, which led to infidelity. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2zASnH0

By ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World http://ift.tt/2AqqwNe

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Morrisons recalls some chicken and mushroom pies as the packaging actually contains fish pie. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2zRoUwq

The rapper says issues he had from his childhood led him to push his wife away, which led to infidelity. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2zASnH0

The war of words has been compared by many in the UK to the scene in Love Actually where the UK Prime Minister, played by Hugh Grant, criticises a US President played by Billy Bob Thornton. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2ALzaq4

BANGKOK (Reuters) - An election could be a year away in army-ruled Thailand, but Anutin Charnvirakul is already eyeing a role as a potential kingmaker with ties across the traditional political divide and to the politicized generals. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zQJkps

About 25 women and girls, as young as 11, have reported being attacked in the past year in south London, mainly in Lewisham and Greenwich but also including Southwark and Bromley. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2jzd2Ex

Arran Maye from Leicester was with 30 friends in Benidorm when he got the £9 henna tattoo so he could take part in a fancy dress competition - but he suffered a severe allergic reaction. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2i1TMPA

The Hill Warren sees stock rise with Trump insults The Hill President Trump's latest “Pocahontas” insult of Sen. Elizabeth Warren · Elizabeth Ann WarrenWarren fundraises off of Trump's 'Pocahontas' jab 25 Dem lawmakers file court brief backing English over Trump consumer bureau pick Overnight Finance: Directors ... Trump's disrespect for Native Americans is nothing new CNN The Bubble: Trump's Pocahontas comment wasn't racist because Warren isn't Native American, conservative says USA TODAY Trump's 'Pocahontas' swipe raises the long history of problems between the government and Native Americans Los Angeles Times Fox News  - U.S. News & World Report  - TIME  - CBS News all 1,294 news articles » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2zRHK6U

A Gold Coast mother has taken her eight year old son out of an elite private school because she believes he was unfairly judged at his Year 3 spelling bee.  from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2ncPXfR

Lewis Bennett, 40, will appear in custody in a Miami court for a change of plea hearing over the gold and silver coins allegedly from a batch worth $100,000 which were reported stolen. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2Aq5Sg5

While a country-wise breakup was not available, according to a State Department official, the sale of military equipment was the maximum in Central Asia and Near East region, which amounted to $22 billion from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://ift.tt/2i2KLWB

KARANGASEM, Indonesia (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of villagers on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali are refusing to evacuate a 10-km (six-mile) danger zone around an erupting volcano, putting their fate in the hands of the gods or simply staying put to protect homes and livestock. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zCMB7O

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh could start relocating Rohingya Muslim refugees to a flood-prone island off its coast in the middle of next year, a government official said on Thursday, as it pushes ahead with the plan despite criticism from aid agencies and rights groups. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2jwfBav

Fox News Democrat Conyers used his power to protect himself, top staffer in sexual harassment cases, accuser says Fox News One of the women accusing the powerful Democratic Rep. John Conyers of sexual harassment claimed to Fox News on Wednesday night that in addition to touching her inappropriately, he also failed to protect her when one of his top staffers assaulted her ... and more » from Top Stories - Google News http://ift.tt/2BwxjTc

The US president demanded the PM focus on 'Islamic terrorism taking place in the UK' after Mrs May said he was 'wrong' to share anti-Muslim videos posted by Britain First. from News Articles | Mail Online http://ift.tt/2AejgUh

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's football association failed to pass a vote to secure reforms demanded by FIFA on Thursday, paving the way for the global governing body to take over the governance of soccer in the country. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 http://ift.tt/2ApAmPG

KARANGASEM, Indonesia (Reuters) - Airlines laid on extra flights to Bali on Thursday to allow some of the thousands of passengers stranded by the eruption of Mount Agung to fly out, as a switch in wind direction sent volcanic ash away from the holiday island's airport. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 http://ift.tt/2Aklbod

KARANGASEM, Indonesia (Reuters) - Airlines laid on extra flights to Bali on Thursday to allow some of the thousands of passengers stranded by the eruption of Mount Agung to fly out, as a switch in wind direction sent volcanic ash away from the holiday island's airport. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 http://ift.tt/2kaczg7

(Reuters) - A court in Vietnam on Thursday upheld a 10-year jail sentence for a prominent blogger convicted of publishing propaganda against the state, her lawyer said, the latest move in a crackdown on critics of the one-party state. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 http://ift.tt/2AouJ3V