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Harris hawk Aria, aged five, will be on duty at the station twice a week for two-hour shifts. Via: London Waterloo station recruits hawk after complaints…

Darren Vickers befriended, groomed and abused eight-year-old Jamie Lavis before killing him in Openshaw, Greater Manchester in 1997. A new documentary has analysed his actions. Via: How a tiny head shake gave away child killer bus driver Darren Vickers

Royal Festival Hall, London A programme marking the centenary of Czechoslovakia’s foundation elicited profound moments, and revealing pieces by composers lost to the HolocaustVladimir Jurowski’s all-Czech programme with the LPO, devised to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Czechoslovakia as an independent country, contained only one established repertory Read more

Comments come after MPs warned government funding cuts could have ‘dire consequences for public safety’ Via: London crime: Police furious after Sajid Javid tells them to 'step up response' to knife attacks in capital

Eventim Apollo, London The Portland hipsters have been forging a direct new electronic sound, but still treat a boisterous crowd to their beloved storytelling hits – and a monster surpriseThe Decemberists are the little band who arguably transformed the town of Portland, Oregon from a cool rock hub to the Read more

Memorial services, parades and seas of red poppies pay tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives a century ago Via: Remembrance Day 2018: How the end of the First World War will be honoured 100 years on

The Loughborough Lightning fly-half will lead England out at Allianz Park on Friday in a sport unrecognisable from 11 years agoFor Katy Daley-Mclean the wheel really has turned the full circle. Eleven years ago England’s fly-half made her first international appearance against Scotland in St Albans, coming off the bench Read more

Sheriff’s deputy is among the dead and the gunman was found dead inside the barTwelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded bar in southern California, police said on Thursday morning.A sheriff’s deputy is among the dead, the Ventura county Sheriff’s department said. The gunman was Read more

‘Shocking’ comment seen as proof that ‘the Brexiteers hadn’t really thought through any of the impacts of leaving the EU’ Via: Brexit secretary Dominic Raab says he 'hadn't quite understood' importance of EU trade to UK economy

Research shows many people prefer to communicate over social media rather than use phone Via: One third of Britons only use phone calls to speak to their parents, survey claims