Новости за 26.12.2017

Lewis Hamilton apologises for 'boys don't wear dresses' remark
BBC News
Lewis Hamilton has apologised for making "inappropriate" comments in a video in which he appeared to mock his nephew's princess dress. In an Instagram video, which has since been deleted, the Formula 1 driver says "boys don't wear princess dresses". He ...
Lewis Hamilton apologises after telling nephew on Snapchat 'boys don't wear princess dresses'The Independent
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Panic on Oxford Street as armed police respond to reports of gunshots
The Guardian
Police mingle with the shoppers on Oxford Street in central London. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images. London. Panic on Oxford Street as armed police respond to reports of gunshots. One woman hurt in fall as panic spreads among shoppers ...
Sales shoppers flee Oxford Street in 'gunfire' panicBelfast Telegraph
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Laura Plummer jailed for three years for taking drugs into Egypt
The Guardian
Laura Plummer was arrested in October at Hurghada airport after the tablets were found in her suitcase. Photograph: Family handout/PA. Egypt. Laura Plummer jailed for three years for taking drugs into Egypt. Family of 33-year-old Hull woman say she ...
Newspaper headlines: Briton in 'hell' jail and shoplifting 'boom'BBC News
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Laura Plummer jailed for three years for smuggling drugs into Egypt
The Guardian
Laura Plummer was arrested in October after the tablets were found in her suitcase. Photograph: Family handout/PA. Egypt. Laura Plummer jailed for three years for smuggling drugs into Egypt. Family of 33-year-old Hull woman say she brought 290 tramadol ...
Briton Laura Plummer jailed in Egypt for drug smugglingBBC News
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Police officer and passenger killed in Christmas Day crash
The Press, York
TWO people, including a police officer, were killed in a crash in Yorkshire on Christmas Day. A 46-year-old male officer with South Yorkshire Police was driving a marked BMW 3 Series police car on the A57 near Coisley Hill, Sheffield, when he was ...

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Scots bargain hunters up early as billion blown in Boxing Day sales
HeraldScotland
Bargain-hunters have been hitting Scots high streets and malls from early this morning as the nation prepares to splurge £4.3 billion getting bargains in the Boxing Day sales. Queues built up outside Next in Edinburgh's Princes Street from 6am, ahead ...
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Laura Plummer 'jailed for three years for smuggling drugs into Egypt'
The Guardian
Laura Plummer was arrested after she was found to be carrying 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase, a painkiller which is legal in the UK but which is banned in Egypt. Photograph: Family handout/PA. Egypt. Laura Plummer 'jailed for three years for ...
Brit tourist accused of smuggling drugs into Egypt in suitcase sentenced to three years in jailMirror.co.uk
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White Christmas declared as parts of Scotland see snow
STV News
Those dreaming of a white Christmas were in luck, as parts of Scotland saw snow towards the end of Christmas Day. Rain turned to snow in areas of southern Scotland late on December 25. This allowed the Met Office to officially classify the day as a ...
Last-minute flurry in Cumbria makes it officially a white ChristmasThe Guardian
A weather warning for rain and has been extended across WalesWalesOnline
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Universities must promote freedom of speech and open minds, warns minister
BT.com
Students must be able to challenge controversial opinions, according to the Universities Minister, who says there are dangers to shielding students from differing views under the banner of “no-platforming” or “safe spaces”. In a speech at the Limmud ...
Universities must promote free speech and open minds, Universities Minister Jo Johnson saysSky News
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Navy crew spends Christmas Day escorting Russian warship in North Sea
Belfast Telegraph
A Royal Navy crew spent Christmas Day escorting a Russian warship through the North Sea near UK waters. The 190-strong company aboard the HMS St Albans set sail on December 23 to monitor the Russian Admiral Gorshkov frigate and tracked its progress ...
HMS St Albans: Russian warship escorted by UK frigate in North SeaBBC News
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Universities could face fines over 'no-platforming'
BBC News
Universities must protect free speech and "open minds, not close them", Universities Minister Jo Johnson will say in a speech in Birmingham later. He will say "no-platforming", the policy of banning controversial speakers, is stifling debate. From next ...
Boris Johnson's brother attacks university snowflakes who silence opinions they don't shareMirror.co.uk

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Last-minute flurry in Cumbria makes it officially a white Christmas
The Guardian
Boxing Day could bring rain and snow for many after snow in Cumbria and Scotland earned 25 December 2017 its 'white Christmas' tag. Photograph: Jeffrey Goodman / Snapwire/Getty Images/Snapwi.re. Weather. Last-minute flurry in Cumbria makes it ...
Britain officially had a white Christmas in some parts – and there's more snow to comeMetro
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Jo Johnson to tell universities to stop 'no-platforming' speakers
The Guardian
Jo Johnson will claim that some student campaigners are trying to stifle debate. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA. Higher education. Jo Johnson to tell universities to stop 'no-platforming' speakers. Higher education minister to reiterate plans to suspend ...
Boris Johnson's brother attacks university snowflakes who silence opinions they don't shareMirror.co.uk
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White Christmas for some areas of UK
BBC News
It has officially been a white Christmas in the UK for some, with areas of Cumbria and the south of Scotland recording light snowfall. The Met Office confirmed the snowfall in Spadeadam, Cumbria, at about 22:00 GMT. In a tweet, the forecaster added ...
Britain officially had a white Christmas after snow flurries in CumbriaBelfast Telegraph
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