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Battle Of Britain Memorial Planes Grounded Due To Engine Issues
Most of the historic aircraft that make up the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) have been grounded due to an engine issue.
A Lancaster bomber, two Hurricanes and three Spitfire planes are all affected by the problem. The BBMF has three other Spitfires with different engines which are currently unavailable for other reasons.
The RAF said it had "taken the decision to temporarily pause flying of our aircraft powered by Merlin engines".
A spokesperson said: "A routine engine inspection has highlighted a fault with one of our Merlin engines. We are currently investigating the fault."
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British Volunteers Fighting Against IS Are A Security Threat To UK
British volunteers fighting against so-called Islamic State in Syria pose a domestic security threat to the UK, a think tank has claimed.
Since 2014, hundreds of people from Western countries, including the UK, have joined Kurdish rebel group YPG.
The Henry Jackson Society claimed the YPG was a front for a terrorist group and warned that those who join it could be drawn into terror activity at home. It said the government urgently needed to stop Britons joining the group.
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Republicans Angry Over Trump Comments
Leading figures in Donald Trump's Republican party have reacted angrily to his latest comments blaming both sides for the violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday.
They culminated with a person being killed and many injured when a car hit people opposed to a far-right rally.
Many echoed House Speaker Paul Ryan who said: "White supremacy is repulsive.. There can be no moral ambiguity." Mr Trump had condemned white supremacist groups on Monday. But on Tuesday he reverted to his initial reaction.
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Three Female Suicide Bombers Kill 27 In Nigeria
Three female suicide bombers have carried out an attack that has killed at least 27 people in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say.
Dozens were injured when the women blew themselves up outside a refugee camp near Maiduguri in Borno state - a stronghold of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. There has been an upsurge in violence in the city in recent months.
Boko Haram has been fighting to set up an Islamic state since 2009.
A report published by US anti-terrorist researchers last week said it is the first insurgency in history to use more women suicide bombers than men.
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Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Arrives In Portsmouth
The UK's new £3bn aircraft carrier has docked in its home port.
HMS Queen Elizabeth entered Portsmouth Harbour for the first time at about 07:10 BST following extensive preparations at the naval base.
The 65,000-tonne ship has been undergoing sea trials since setting sail from Rosyth dockyard in Fife, where it was built, in June.
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Car That Crashed Into French Pizza Restaurant Not Though To Be Terror Attack
A car has crashed into a pizzeria in a village east of the French capital Paris, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring 13 other people.
The driver of the BMW was arrested after the vehicle rammed the terrace of the cafe in Sept-Sorts, near the town of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre.
An interior ministry spokesman said the driver was 32 and French. While his actions are said to have been deliberate, the incident is not being treated as a terror attack.
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Plans To Fire Missiles To Guam On Hold
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reviewed plans to fire missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam but will hold off, state media said.
Although prepared for "the enveloping fire at Guam", the North said it would watch what "the foolish Yankees" do before taking a decision.
Last week's threat against Guam escalated the sharp rhetoric being exchanged between the two sides. This latest report points to a pause in the increasingly bitter war of words.
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Twenty Restaurant Diners Killed By Gunmen In Ouagadougou
Twenty people have been killed and a number wounded in a terror attack in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government says.
Gunmen opened fire on customers seated outside a restaurant, witnesses said. Foreign nationals are among the dead, but details are still emerging.
The attack is now over, authorities say, with the two assailants also killed by security forces.
A jihadist attack on a nearby cafe killed 30 people in January last year.
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Armed Officers To Begin Wearing Head Mounted Cameras
Armed officers are to be issued with head-mounted cameras in a effort to provide "greater transparency" in police shootings, the Met Police says.
The Met - the UK's largest police force - said officers in its armed response units will have cameras fitted to baseball caps and ballistic helmets. It will give "a documented and accurate account" of situations, the Met added.
Armed officers had trialled body-mounted cameras, but in 2015 they were criticised as "unfit-for-purpose".
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Soviet Missile Explodes In Russia Killing Two
A "stolen" 10m-long (35ft) Soviet-era anti-aircraft missile has exploded at a recycling centre in eastern Russia, killing two and injuring one.
Russian media were alerted to the explosion of the large-scale missile in the city of Chita after a YouTube user uploaded a car dashcam video showing the moment of the blast.
The missile was an S-200 Angara, known as the SA-5 "Gammon" in Nato countries. They have been in service since the 1960s, but are nowadays superseded by the S-300 and S-400 surface-to-air models.
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