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Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:22:52 GMT

As of Thursday evening, Maria was moving off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. . A completely ruined house is seen in El Negro community a day after the impact of Hurricane Maria, in Puerto Rico, Thursday, September 21, 2017.

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 19:01:02 GMT

Ahmed Hassan, 18, is accused of attempting to kill Londoners on a packed District Line Tube train with a home-made bomb contained in a bucket hidden inside a Lidl carrier bag. Hassan allegedly bought parts to make the improvised explosive device online and left the carriage of the District Line train at Putney Bridge before the device partially detonated at the next station last Friday morning.

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 19:01:01 GMT

William Tweed, from Ingatestone, in Essex, died on Thursday afternoon following the collision near to the village's train station. Police and paramedics were called at around 4.35pm and the incident sparked major disruption during rush-hour between London Liverpool Street and Chelmsford.

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:37:59 GMT

The UK could continue to be subject to existing EU rules and regulations until 2021 under the terms of an implementation period lasting two years after the date of Brexit proposed by Prime Minister Theresa May. In a landmark Brexit speech, Mrs May also pledged that other EU nations would not be left out of pocket by Britain's decision to pull out, paving the way for an estimated payment of around A 18 billion into Brussels budgets up to 2020. Mrs May put no figure on the amount the UK will pay in its so-called "divorce bill" and stuck to her position that the final total cannot be agreed until the future trade relationship is settled.

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:04:17 GMT

Prince Harry is to make his first official visit to Denmark next month at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Kensington Palace has said. Harry, who is in Toronto, Canada, for his Invictus Games which begin on Saturday, will tour the Danish capital Copenhagen over two days, October 25 and 26. Prince Harry will undertake a two day visit to Copenhagen, Denmark on the 25th and 26th October.

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:04:16 GMT

Theresa May's trip to Florence for her crunch speech on Brexit will be funded by British taxpayers, Downing Street has confirmed. In what has been seen as an unusual move, the Prime Minister decided to travel to Italy to address European leaders directly in an attempt break the deadlock in negotiations.

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:44:31 GMT

The arrival into the Caribbean of Britain's biggest in-service warship, dispatched to help with hurricane recovery efforts, has been branded "hugely significant". Loaded with more than 60 tonnes of aid, HMS Ocean's cargo includes more than 5,000 hygiene kits, 500,000 water purification tablets and 10,000 buckets.

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:44:30 GMT

A UK task force chief says it is a "huge relief" the worst of Hurricane Maria swerved British overseas territories, but it is too early to be "counting our chickens". Claiming the lives of at least 19 people so far, with many others missing, Maria has barrelled across the Caribbean over the past few days, unleashing devastation on islands in its path.

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:37:10 GMT

Desperation mounted among the families of those still missing as painstaking attempts to reach survivors in quake-ravaged buildings across Mexico City stretched into a third day on Thursday. President Enrique Pena Nieto's office raised the death toll from Tuesday's magnitude 7.1 earthquake to 273, including 137 in the capital.

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 03:26:50 GMT

A demonstrator who got up and shouted "Terrorist!" at Turkey's president during a speech at a hotel on Thursday was grabbed by bodyguards and rushed out of the hall as others in the emotional crowd pushed, shoved and shouted. It happened at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was speaking to a large audience at an event organized by the Turkish American National Steering Committee.

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 23:02:11 GMT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called Trump "deranged" and said in a statement that he will "pay dearly" for his threats. Kim Jong Un: 'Deranged' Trump will 'pay dearly' for threat North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called Trump "deranged" and said in a statement that he will "pay dearly" for his threats.

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:27:57 GMT

20, 2017. The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 yea... . Power lines are down after the impact of Hurricane Maria, which hit the eastern region of the island in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept.

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:43:39 GMT

Alexander Kirk, from Lincoln, has commissioned a pottery firm famous for its depictions of British prime ministers to produce the collectible - with a choice of a red or a "non-political" blue tie. The 19-year-old hopes the jug - which has a red flag as its handle - will turn a profit, helping him fund his university tuition fees and make donations to the Jo Cox Foundation.

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:32:10 GMT

A policeman accidentally shot himself in the foot after an early-morning call at a west London property with previous links to guns.

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 07:09:35 GMT

The British Virgin Islands have been "spared the worst" from Hurricane Maria, the governor has said, as the storm continues her path of destruction towards another UK overseas territory. Claiming the lives of at least nine people so far, Maria has barrelled across the Caribbean and unleashed devastation on islands in its path.

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 07:09:34 GMT

Theresa May will brief senior ministers on her plans for Brexit before a major speech aimed at helping to break the deadlock in the negotiations with Brussels. The Prime Minister will chair a special Cabinet meeting after returning from New York, where she used the gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to hold talks with key EU counterparts.