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• Sir Philip Green losing his knighthood is real possibility, says minister

  12-02-2019 11:25 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A Government minister today claimed Sir Philip Green is not "worthy" of his knighthood as pressure grows on him to be stripped of his honour.
  
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• Man arrested in London on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism

  24-04-2019 13:16 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A 20-year-old man has been arrested in London on suspicion of terrorist offences linked to Syria.
  
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• Lyra McKee: Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and colleagues of murdered journalist attend Belfast funeral

  24-04-2019 13:11 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Friends and family of Lyra Mckee and political leaders including Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May gathered to pay tribute to the murdered journalist at her funeral in Belfast today.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's brother Piers labels teen climate activist Greta Thunberg an 'ignorant brainwashed child'

  24-04-2019 13:05 via Evening Standard - News
  
  The older brother of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has labelled 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg an "ignorant brainwashed child".
  
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• Joseph Russo quits: Second Change UK candidate resigns in 24 hours over 'crazy black wh***' tweet

  24-04-2019 12:58 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A second European election candidate from Change UK has resigned within 24 hours over offensive social media posts.
  
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• Durban floods: More than 50 people dead in South Africa after flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rain

  24-04-2019 12:29 via Evening Standard - News
  
  More than 50 people have been killed in southern and eastern parts of South Africa after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides.
  
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• Change UK candidate Ali Sadjady 'embarrassed' over Romanian pickpockets remark

  24-04-2019 12:11 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Ali Sadjady, a mixed martial arts fighter and former Conservative, agreed to resign after an old tweet was uncovered in which he said he wanted Brexit if it stopped Romanian pickpockets on the Tube
  
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• Women in the running as hunt begins for next Bank of England Governor

  24-04-2019 11:57 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Philip Hammond today kicked off the search for a successor to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney with the appointment of headhunters specialising in recruiting senior women.
  
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• Tories urged to stop branding Jeremy Corbyn a 'Marxist'

  24-04-2019 11:47 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Tories were today warned to stop branding Jeremy Corbyn a "Marxist", claiming the label means very little to most people.
  
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• Royal Navy admiral blasts 'bonkers' move to make ships gender neutral and says it's an 'insult to a generation of sailors'

  24-04-2019 11:47 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A Royal Navy admiral has blasted a "bonkers" move to make ships gender neutral and to stop referring to them as "her" or "she".
  
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• Sri Lanka attacks: Spy chiefs probe bomber's time in UK

  24-04-2019 11:31 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Police and security services know name of attacker who studied in Britain
  
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• The Londoner: Labour's proxy war spills into MEP list

  24-04-2019 11:27 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Fight between Momentum founder and Corbyn's team over MEPs/ Mary Beard's two cents on Gove meeting Thunberg/ Ian McEwan on the order of the universe
  
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• Spy chief: We'll stop Chinese using Huawei to snoop on UK

  24-04-2019 11:27 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A spy chief today pledged adequate security to stop China being able to use Huawei technology in 5G networks to snoop on Britain.
  
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• Brexit Party candidates list: The big names standing for Nigel Farage's new party at European elections 2019

  24-04-2019 11:27 via Evening Standard - News
  
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• MPs blast Facebook and YouTube on terror footage as bosses admit far-Right Christchurch atrocities are 'still available online'

  24-04-2019 11:16 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Social media chiefs were attacked by MPs today for failing to remove terror posts as they warned that footage of the Christchurch far-Right massacre was still appearing on their sites.
  
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• Brexit news latest: Senior Tory tells Theresa May to quit after 'failing to be strong enough on Brexit'

  24-04-2019 11:13 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Theresa May faced a fresh call from a high-ranking Conservative to resign today for failing to be "strong enough" in Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Vegan café that charged 18 per cent 'man tax' is set to close

  24-04-2019 10:59 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A café that caused controversy by charging male customers a "man tax" to bridge the gender pay divide is closing down.
  
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• Saudi Arabia executions: US-bound student 'among 37 beheaded'

  24-04-2019 10:58 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A young man held as he was set to fly to America to start university was among 37 people beheaded by Saudi Arabia for what it called "terror-related crimes", campaigners said today.
  
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• Money launderer tried to flee UK with £1.5m cash stuffed in suitcases

  24-04-2019 10:53 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A money launderer caught by Border Force officers trying to smuggle £1.5 million in suitcases on a flight to Dubai has been stripped of his illicit cash.
  
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• Theresa May to attend funeral of murdered journalist Lyra McKee in Belfast

  24-04-2019 10:38 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May will attend the Belfast funeral of murdered journalist Lyra McKee today.
  
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• Ex-special constable jailed for sexually abusing boy at children's home

  24-04-2019 10:35 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A former police special constable has been jailed for sexually abusing a boy in a children's home he managed.
  
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• Virgin Trains announces plans to 'abolish' standing on trains under 'airline model' for rail travel

  24-04-2019 10:32 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Standing on trains could be a thing of the past under radical new proposals by Virgin Group.
  
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• Young humpback whale found dead and tangled in rope on Scottish beach

  24-04-2019 10:17 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A young humpback was found washed up dead on a beach and tangled up in rope in East Lothian, Scotland.
  
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• What is Anzac Day? Everything you need to know about Australia and New Zealand day of remembrance

  24-04-2019 10:17 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Memorial services will be held in Australia and New Zealand this week to mark Anzac Day.
  
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• Missing out on just 16 minutes of sleep during the week could wreck the next day at work, new study finds

  24-04-2019 10:07 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Staying up for an extra 16 minutes to watch one more episode in a series or to scroll through social media could wreck the following day at work, a new study has found.
  
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• Harlesden stabbing: One man killed and another fighting for life after wave of knife violence across London

  24-04-2019 09:28 via Evening Standard - News
  
  One man was killed today and another left critically injured following a wave of knife violence in London.
  
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• Surprisingly difficult hand drawing tutorial sweeps the internet with some hilarious results

  24-04-2019 09:23 via Evening Standard - News
  
  A video of a seemingly simple sketch of a woman's hand being drawn has swept the internet and led to some hilariously bad results.
  
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• Hong Kong 'umbrella movement' protesters jailed as China's civil liberties crackdown continues

  24-04-2019 08:41 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Hong Kong democracy protesters have been jailed for up to 16 months as China's civil liberties crackdown on the territory continues.
  
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• Search for New Bank of England boss to replace Mark Carney begins

  24-04-2019 08:25 via Evening Standard - News
  
  The search to find Mark Carney's replacement as Governor of the Bank of England has begun.
  
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• Brexit Party news: Anne Widdecombe leaves Tories to stand in Euro elections for Nigel Farage's new party

  24-04-2019 08:08 via Evening Standard - News
  
  Former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe has joined Nigel Farage's Brexit Party and will stand in next month's European elections.
  
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