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Q Radio National News

• General election: Labour promises free broadband if party wins election

  BT will be part-nationalised and every household will be offered free full-fibre broadband if Labour win the election, the party has said.

• Inside Extinction Rebellion: Two months embedded with climate change protesters

  Their extreme form of activism has forced people to take notice - whether they like it or not.

• Children in hospital with severe allergic reactions up 72%

  The number of children admitted to hospital with severe allergic reactions has jumped up 72% in five years, new figures show.

• Taylor Swift 'blocked from using old songs' at AMAs and in Netflix doc

  Taylor Swift has claimed that the man who controversially bought her back catalogue is blocking her from performing her old songs on TV, casting doubt over an upcoming set at the American Music Awards (AMAs) and a Netflix documentary about her life.

• China condemns 'attack' on Hong Kong official in London

  The Chinese and Hong Kong governments have condemned an "attack" on a Hong Kong government official in London.

• 20 people injured after crash between minibus and car in Cambridgeshire

  At least 20 people have been hurt in a "serious" crash in Cambridgeshire between a minibus and a car, emergency services have said.

• Venice floods: Banksy artwork underwater after tides reach highest level in 50 years

  Banksy is used to seeing his artwork go under the hammer, but much of one of his most famous pieces is now under the water after Venice suffered its worst flooding in more than 50 years.

• Two dead and gunman in hospital after shooting at US high school

  Two teenagers have been killed and a gunman is in hospital after he opened fire on five students at a high school in California.

• UK weather: More rain falls overnight as floods force 1,200 homes to evacuate

  About 1,200 homes have been evacuated in South Yorkshire due to flooding across England, with rain continuing to fall overnight.

• Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor fails to appear at doping hearing

  The doctor at the centre of a medical tribunal into claims he ordered a banned substance to dope an unnamed cyclist failed to appear at Thursday's hearing in Manchester.

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Q Radio World News

• China condemns 'attack' on Hong Kong official in London

  The Chinese and Hong Kong governments have condemned an "attack" on a Hong Kong government official in London.

• Two dead and gunman in hospital after shooting at US high school

  Two teenagers have been killed and a gunman is in hospital after he opened fire on five students at a high school in California.

• Venice floods: Banksy artwork underwater after tides reach highest level in 50 years

  Banksy is used to seeing his artwork go under the hammer, but much of one of his most famous pieces is now under the water after Venice suffered its worst flooding in more than 50 years.

• Taylor Swift 'blocked from using old songs' at AMAs and in Netflix doc

  Taylor Swift has claimed that the man who controversially bought her back catalogue is blocking her from performing her old songs on TV, casting doubt over an upcoming set at the American Music Awards (AMAs) and a Netflix documentary about her life.

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Q Radio National Sport

• Mohamed Salah: Liverpool forward's return date unclear after ankle injury

  Mohamed Salah's return date for Liverpool remains unclear with the forward continuing to have treatment on his ankle injury, following his withdrawal from the Egypt squad on Tuesday.

• Raheem Sterling: Joe Gomez should not have been booed in England win over Montenegro

  Raheem Sterling has leapt to the defence of England team-mate Joe Gomez after he was booed by the Wembley crowd during the 7-0 win over Montenegro.

• Catriona Matthew retains Solheim Cup captaincy for 2021 contest

  Winning Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew has retained her role as European skipper for the 2021 contest in Ohio.

• Cleveland Browns' 21-7 win over Pittsburgh Steelers ends in brawl

  Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett ripped off Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph's helmet and hit him with it in the head in the final seconds as the Browns' 21-7 win over the Steelers ended with a wild brawl.

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Q Radio Entertainment News

• Taylor Swift 'blocked from using old songs' at AMAs and in Netflix doc

  Taylor Swift has claimed that the man who controversially bought her back catalogue is blocking her from performing her old songs on TV, casting doubt over an upcoming set at the American Music Awards (AMAs) and a Netflix documentary about her life.

• Jennifer Lopez: 'Director wanted to see my boobs - a bit of the Bronx came out'

  Jennifer Lopez has revealed how she reacted to a director demanding to look at her breasts during a fitting.

• Amanda Wakeley: Kate and Meghan's fashion designer robbed by axe-wielding moped thieves in Chelsea

  One of the Duchess of Cambridge's favourite fashion designers has been robbed by axe-wielding moped thieves in Chelsea, west London.

• Hugh Jackman trolls Ryan Reynolds over John Legend's "Sexiest Man Alive" win

  Hugh Jackman has posted a video trolling fellow actor Ryan Reynolds over the People magazine "Sexiest Man Alive" title.

• Disney+ streaming service bags 10 million subscribers on first day

  Disney says more than 10 million subscribers signed up for its new streaming service on its first day of launch.

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Q Radio Business News

• 'No industry consensus' on refunds for bank transfer scam victims

  Payment providers have failed to reach a deal on how to refund blameless victims of bank transfer scams, according to an industry body.

• General election: Labour promises free broadband if party wins election

  BT will be part-nationalised and every household will be offered free full-fibre broadband if Labour win the election, the party has said.

• Goldman-backed venture close to deal for TalkTalk broadband arm

  A new ultrafast broadband network backed by Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street bank, is closing in on a deal to take over a rival venture set up by TalkTalk, the FTSE-250 telecoms group.

• Interserve chief White to step down after rescue restructuring

  The chief executive of Interserve is to step down at the end of the year, months after leading a rescue restructuring that salvaged more than 40,000 British jobs.

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Q Radio Quirky News

• What a Pickle! Pig causes chaos for commuters in south west London

  A pig has been blamed for bringing some of London's busiest rail lines to a halt on Wednesday.

• 'Unicorn' puppy with tail on its face rescued from streets

  A "unicorn" dog with an extra tail on its face has gone viral after being rescued from the streets.

• Murderer who briefly 'died' in hospital goes to court to claim he's served his life sentence

  A man serving life for murder claims he has served his sentence because he "died" during a medical emergency.

• NFL: Black cat that stormed football pitch in the US is still on the run

  A black cat that found fame after delaying a Monday night NFL game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys is still on the run.

• Mysterious wave of texts leave Americans extremely confused

  A mysterious technical glitch has seen some American mobile phone owners receive unintelligible messages from their friends, family, and even exes.

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Q Radio Politics

• General election: Labour promises free broadband if party wins election

  BT will be part-nationalised and every household will be offered free full-fibre broadband if Labour win the election, the party has said.

• General election: Farage claims No 10 offered Brexit Party candidates jobs to stand down

  Downing Street rang Brexit Party candidates and offered them jobs in a bid to get them to stand down, Nigel Farage has claimed.

• General election: Here's what happened on day nine of the campaign

  The general election campaign is now well into its second week. Here's what happened on Thursday.

• General Election 2019: Why Great Grimsby may slip from Labour's grip

  Grimsby is all about fish, and they use every part of it.

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Q Radio Tech News

• General election: Labour promises free broadband if party wins election

  BT will be part-nationalised and every household will be offered free full-fibre broadband if Labour win the election, the party has said.

• SpaceX enjoys Crew Dragon test-fire success months after launchpad explosion

  SpaceX has finally successfully completed a static test fire of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, following an explosive failure earlier this year.

• Instagram making likes private for some UK users to 'remove pressure'

  Instagram is hiding the number of likes on some posts in the UK as part of a global trial to figure out how it can "remove pressure" on users.

• Mystery behind interstellar 'buckyballs' revealed by scientists

  Scientists believe they understand how mysterious interstellar "buckyballs" - complicated carbon molecules which appear scattered throughout the space between stars - are actually formed.

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