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• Staff claim Cambridge Analytica ignored US ban on foreigners working on elections

  17-03-2018 23:00
  Cambridge Analytica worked on Donald Trump’s election campaign, despite having mainly non-US employees.Cambridge Analytica employed non-American citizens to work on US election campaigns in apparent violation of federal law, despite receiving a legal warning about the risks.The company’s responsibilities under US law were laid out in a lawyer’s memo to the company’s vice-president, Steve Bannon, British CEO Alexander Nix and Rebekah Mercer, daughter of billionaire owner R
  
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• Carpool karaoke mums' Down's syndrome video goes viral

  17-03-2018 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Rebecca Carless says the response to the video has been "mad" and they want everyone to see it.
  
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• Newsnight Denies Altering Jeremy Corbyn’s Hat 'To Make Him Look Russian'

  17-03-2018 20:29
  A Newsnight boss has dismissed claims the programme photoshopped Jeremy
  
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• Police contact Russian exiles in UK over safety after 'murder' of Nikolai Glushkov

  17-03-2018 19:47
  Police have contacted Russian exiles in the UK to discuss their safety following the suspected murder of businessman Nikolai Glushkov, Sky News understands.Counter-terror police are investigating the death of the 68-year-old tycoon, whose body was found at his home in New Malden, southwest London, on Monday.A Russian exile in London has told Sky News he has been spoken to by police about his own safety in the wake of Mr Glushkov's death.
  
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• Britain and allies plan next steps against Russia

  17-03-2018 19:10
  Speaking at the Conservative spring forum on Saturday, Theresa May said Britain "would never tolerate a threat to the life" of its citizens, or others in the country, from the Russian government."This act of Russian aggression is the very antithesis of the liberal and democratic values that define the United Kingdom," she said.The pledge comes as23 British diplomats based in Russiabegin packing their bags as they are expelled from the country in retaliation for Russian representatives being told
  
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• Multi-car accidents as 'Beast from the East' sequel hits UK

  17-03-2018 18:31
  Multi-car accidents have been caused by a new cold snap gripping the country and at least one major road has been closed.Derbyshire Police said the A57 Snake Pass has been closed due to snow, while multi-car accidents have also caused congestion on the A53 and A515 near Buxton.Drivers have been urged to avoid both routes, with heavy snow thought to have contributed to both incidents.
  
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• Ex-GMTV Host Fiona Phillips Reveals Eamonn Holmes Pay Gap

  17-03-2018 18:17
  Former GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips has revealed she was paid far less than
  
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• Swedish foreign minister rejects 'unacceptable and unfounded' Russia toxin claim

  17-03-2018 17:55
  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom rejected Russian claims on Saturday that the country could be the source of a nerve toxin used against a former Russian double agent and his daughter in Britain, calling them "unacceptable and unfounded".
  
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• Murder inquiry under way after man shot and stabbed in north London

  17-03-2018 17:10
  A murder investigation is under way after a man was found shot and stabbed in north London.A second man was also found with stab injuries and was taken to a hospital in east London, where he is in a serious but stable condition."Detectives from the homicide and major crime command are investigating," a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said.
  
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• Spy Poisoning: Third Of Brits ‘Would Support Russia World Cup Boycott’

  17-03-2018 17:07
  A third of Britons would support a World Cup boycott by the England football
  
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• Murder investigation under way after man shot and stabbed

  17-03-2018 16:27
  A murder investigation is under way after a man died of stab and gunshot wounds in Enfield, north London.A second man was also found with stab injuries and was taken to a hospital in East London, where he is in a serious but stable condition.
  
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• Britons back May over Corbyn to handle Russia row, poll finds

  17-03-2018 16:11
  Theresa May is seen by those polled as being better equipped to stand up for the national interest.More than twice as many people back Theresa May to handle the UK’s response to the crisis in relations with Russia as those who would prefer Jeremy Corbyn to be in charge, according to an Opinium/Observer poll.The findings suggest the prime minister’s action in expelling 23 Russian diplomats and laying the blame for the Salisbury nerve gas attack directly at the door of Moscow has struc
  
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• Man dies after being shot and stabbed in north London

  17-03-2018 15:56
  The scene in Enfield, north London, where a man died after being found shot and stabbed in the street.A man in his 20s has died after being shot and stabbed in north London.Officers attended along with the London ambulance service and found two seriously injured men, both aged in their early 20s.
  
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• Russia expels 23 British diplomats as crisis over nerve toxin attack deepens

  17-03-2018 15:45
  Russia expelled 23 British diplomats on Saturday in a carefully calibrated retaliatory move against London, which has accused the Kremlin of orchestrating a nerve toxin attack on a former Russian double agent and his daughter in southern England.Escalating a crisis in relations, Russia said it was also shutting down the activities of the British Council, which fosters cultural links between the two countries, and Britain's consulate-general in St. Petersburg.The Russian Foreign Ministry said the
  
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• Prince Charles travels with own bed and toilet seat, claims new book

  17-03-2018 15:39
  During royal trips, he allegedly loads up his must-have possessions, including his own bed linen, rolls of Kleenex Premium Comfort lavatory paper, Laphroaig whisky, bottled water and two landscape paintings of the Scottish Highlands.The book, Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Princess Charles by investigative journalist Tom Bower, is being serialised in the Daily Mail and claims the 69-year-old heir to the throne makes five outfit changes a day.The author also lifts the lid on the
  
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• Insults and expulsions - what next for Britain and Russia in spy poisoning row?

  17-03-2018 15:33
  There's been a lot of what you might call "huffing and puffing" on both sides. But Russia will likely now hope this whole thing blows over.
  
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• Ciao cricket! Kevin Pietersen retires from the game on social media

  17-03-2018 15:33
  Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced on social media that he is retiring.Pietersen had said last month the current Pakistan Super League would be his last appearance in a cricket tournament abroad.A later tweet read: "Just been told that I scored 30000+ runs which included 152 fifty's & 68 hundreds in my professional career.
  
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• Fiona Phillips: I was paid far less on GMTV than Eamonn Holmes

  17-03-2018 15:18
  Fiona Phillips, pictured with Emonn Holmes in 2001, says she also had to fight for maternity pay after being told by bosses that ‘viewers don’t like pregnant woman on TV’.The former GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips has revealed that she was paid considerably less than her co-host Eamonn Holmes.The pair formed one of Britain’s most memorable breakfast TV partnerships between 1996 and 2005, when Holmes departed for Sky News.
  
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• Russia expels 23 Brits from Moscow

  17-03-2018 15:00
  Russia is to expel 23 British diplomats from Moscow.
  
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• Theresa May Says Tories Must Face Up To People's Doubts They Care About The NHS

  17-03-2018 14:55
  The Tories must "face up" to the fact many people doubt they care enough about
  
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• May says considering next steps after Russia expels British diplomats

  17-03-2018 14:53
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday Britain would consider its next steps alongside its allies in the coming days after Russia had earlier said it would expel 23 British diplomats.
  
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• Britain says its priority is looking after staff in Russia

  17-03-2018 14:53
  Britain said on Saturday its priority was looking after its staff in Russia, after Moscow expelled 23 British diplomats in a escalating crisis between the two countries over the poisoning of a double agent.Russia's move came after Britain's decision on Wednesday to expel 23 Russian diplomats over the nerve toxin attack in the English city of Salisbury that left a former Russian spy and his daughter critically ill in hospital.Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement on Saturday that the count
  
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• 'I'm eternally grateful to the NHS,' Theresa May says

  17-03-2018 14:41
  Theresa May has taken on critics of the Tories' record on public services with a highly personal speech about her own experiences.Addressing the Conservative Spring Forum, she admitted public services face real challenges - but claims doubts about the Tory record are unfair.
  
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• Ciao Cricket! Kevin Pietersen quits game on social media

  17-03-2018 13:25
  Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced on social media that he is retiring.Pietersen had said last month the current Pakistan Super League would be his last appearance in a cricket tournament abroad.A later tweet read: "Just been told that I scored 30000+ runs which included 152 fifty's & 68 hundreds in my professional career.
  
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• Russian spy poisoning: police release picture of Skripal's red BMW

  17-03-2018 13:24
  Police have made a new appeal for information about the movements of Sergei Skripal in the hours before he and his daughter were found slumped on a bench in Salisbury earlier this month.Scotland Yard has released a picture of his red BMW – registration plate HD09 WAO – and wants anyone who saw his car on the morning of 4 March to contact the police.The Met deputy assistant commissioner, Neil Basu, said officers needed to better understand their exact movements that morning.
  
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• Russian spy poisoning: police release picture of Skripal's BMW

  17-03-2018 13:24
  Police want anyone who saw Sergei Skripal’s car on the morning of 4 March in Salisbury to get in touch.Police have made a further appeal for information about the movements of Sergei Skripal in the hours before he and his daughter were found slumped on a bench in Salisbury earlier this month.Scotland Yard has released a picture of his burgundy red BMW – registration plate HD09 WAO – and wants anyone who saw his car on the morning of 4 March to contact the police.
  
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• More flights cancelled as new cold snap hits UK

  17-03-2018 12:44
  Snow has fallen across many parts of the UK as a new cold snap begins to grip the country.Most areas are likely to see wintry showers with gusty winds making it feel bitterly cold.As a mini "Beast from the East" is expected to hit Britain, the Met Office has warned of snow accumulations of up to 10cm (4in).
  
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• Russia expels British 'spies' after Salisbury poisoning attack

  17-03-2018 12:42
  Russia is kicking out 23 British diplomats - many believed to be intelligence officers - as the row intensifies over the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury.The move follows the UK's expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats - thought to be intelligence agents - earlier this week, after Moscow failed to respond to a deadline set by Theresa May for the Kremlin to explain whether it was behind the nerve agent attack.The British ambassador Laurie Bristow was summoned for
  
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• Thousands of Syrians flee as two major battles rage

  17-03-2018 11:45
  Thousands of civilians streamed out of their towns to escape battles at opposite ends of Syria on Saturday, where two different offensives have prompted an exodus in recent days.Air strikes pounded a rebel pocket in eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus, rescuers and a war monitor said, with a new wave of at least 10,000 people fleeing to army lines since the morning.In the northern Afrin region, people fled other frontlines closing in on their homes as Turkish troops and allied rebels struck
  
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• Murder Investigation Launched After Two Women Are Shot Dead At East Sussex House

  17-03-2018 10:46
  Two women have been shot dead at a house in East Sussex, police have said.
  
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• Man Arrested In Murder Probe After Two Women Are Shot Dead In East Sussex

  17-03-2018 10:46
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women were shot dead
  
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• Russia expels 23 British diplomats after spy poisoning

  17-03-2018 10:42
  Russia is kicking out 23 British diplomats as the row intensifies over the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury.The move follows the UK's expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats - believed to be intelligence agents - earlier this week, after Moscow failed to respond to a deadline set by Theresa May for the Kremlin to explain whether it was behind the nerve agent attack.The British ambassador Laurie Bristow was summoned for talks with the Russian foreign ministry on Sa
  
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• Russia expels 23 British diplomats in spy-poisoning response

  17-03-2018 10:19
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Saturday announced it is expelling 23 British diplomats and threatened further measures in retaliation in a growing diplomatic dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain.
  
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• Cricketer Kevin Pietersen hints at retirement

  17-03-2018 09:48
  Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has appeared to announce his retirement from cricket in a four-word tweet.Pietersen had said last month the current Pakistan Super League would be his last appearance in a cricket tournament abroad.The 37-year-old, who represented Quetta Gladiators during the PSL, has played for a number of teams across the world since 2014 when he was told he was no longer part of England's plans.
  
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• Russia Hits Back By Expelling 23 UK Diplomats In Response To Salisbury Poisoning

  17-03-2018 09:22
  Russia has expelled 23 British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response that
  
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• British ambassador in Moscow arrives at Russian foreign ministry

  17-03-2018 09:10
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Britain's ambassador to Russia arrived at the foreign ministry in Moscow for a meeting on Saturday, a Reuters witness said.
  
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• Snow blankets eastern Britain as temperatures drop to -5C

  17-03-2018 09:08 via theguardian.com
  Amber warnings issued for Midlands, Yorkshire and London as wintry weather returnsSnow has covered large parts of eastern England and Scotland as a cold snap dubbed the “mini beast from the east” heads over the country.Forecasters said on Saturday morning that the snowfalls had swept in overnight with temperatures down to -5C and that the weather front would continue westwards towards the Midlands and Wales.Continue reading...
  
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• 'I have never heard about these nerve agents'

  17-03-2018 09:05
  One of Russia’'s most senior diplomats has spoken to Sky News about the Salisbury poisoning. Alexander Shulgin is ambassador to the Netherlands and Russia's representative at the OPCW (the global chemical weapons watchdog).
  
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• Irvine Welsh: ‘When you get older, it’s harder to be a bastard’

  17-03-2018 09:00 via theguardian.com
  The author talks about his obsessive-compulsive thing, which Trainspotting character he most resembles, and losing his temperIrvine Welsh is doing just fine for money. He knows he never has to work another day in his life, but he can’t stop himself. “I don’t like it when people say I’ve got an addictive personality,” he says. “It’s people who never take drugs who say that. But I have an obsessive-compulsive thing going on.” Writing is an itch he&rs
  
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• Russia summons British ambassador as it readies to expel diplomats

  17-03-2018 08:53
  Russia's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to the country, Laurie Bristow, for a meeting on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, citing an unidentified ministry source.Russia is expected to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to kick out 23 Russians, as relations between the two countries crash to a post-Cold War low over an attack involving a military-grade nerve agent on English soil.Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakha
  
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• St Patrick's Day Revellers Warned To Stay At Home As Snow And Ice Worsen

  17-03-2018 08:45
  Parts of Britain are bracing for disruption as snow and ice from the "mini
  
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• 'Mini Beast From The East' Looms As Snow Falls Overnight In The UK

  17-03-2018 08:45
  More snow has fallen across parts of the UK overnight as a cold snap dubbed
  
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• Secret Teacher: I was undermined for a decade. Now I can call it bullying

  17-03-2018 08:30 via theguardian.com
  My inspirational headteacher soon became intimidating. It ripped my life apart – but I know I’m not the only teacher who has sufferedI stared at the screen, feeling physically sick, as I read the long list of signs of bullying on a teaching union website. Excessive fear, loss of self worth, a reluctance to go to school, physical ill health including weight loss, disrupted sleep, headaches, depression, panic attacks. Suddenly it all made sense. The realisation left me reeling. Related
  
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• Russian police put the squeeze on election observers before vote

  17-03-2018 08:30 via theguardian.com
  Beyond the lacklustre battle for votes, there is a fiercer one over the electoral monitorsDays before Russia’s presidential elections, police are trying to seize documents that give activist observers access to polling stations and a leading elections watchdog has unexpectedly seen its office lease revoked.“You shouldn’t hold this event here or you’ll have trouble,” Roman Udot, a representative for the independent Golos Association elections watchdog, said his landl
  
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• Russia's foreign ministry calls in British ambassador for meeting - TASS

  17-03-2018 08:17
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry has called in Britain's ambassador to Russia, Laurie Bristow, for a meeting on Saturday, TASS and other Russian news agencies reported, citing a source at the ministry.
  
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• ‘I live frugally so I can spend £3,000 a year on yoga’

  17-03-2018 08:10 via theguardian.com
  Freelance journalist and yogi Dearbhla Gavin on the sacrifices she has to make to pursue her hobby seriouslyI’ve been a journalist since I was 16, and two years ago I gave up a staff job on an Irish newspaper to freelance for BBC radio with a view to moving into TV.My take-home pay averages £2,000 a month, out of which £700 goes on rent for a three-bedroom flatshare and £90 towards utility bills. Train fares to work make one of the biggest dents in my purse at £33 a
  
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• Rough Sleeper ‘Death Fears’ As Sophia House Homeless Shelter Prepares For Eviction

  17-03-2018 08:07
  Volunteers who claim to have cared for over a 150 rough sleepers a night at a
  
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• Flights cancelled as UK set for 'bitterly cold' conditions

  17-03-2018 08:02
  The UK is set for "bitterly cold" conditions as snow and ice warnings are issued for much of the country this weekend.As a mini "Beast from the East" is expected to hit Britain, the Met Office has warned of snow accumulations up to 10cm (4in).Amber warnings for snow and ice are in place from 4pm on Saturday until 9am on Sunday for northwest England, Yorkshire and the Midlands, as well as in London, the South East, and east of England.
  
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• Trapped in the Sunken Place: how Get Out’s purgatory engulfed pop culture

  17-03-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  A year after Jordan Peele’s horror, its key scene has come to signify a sinister state of being for the likes of Kanye West, Stacey Dash and OJ SimpsonIn February 2016, Daniel Kaluuya arrived on set at a large suburban home in Fairhope, Baldwin County, Alabama. In many ways it seemed like any other morning during the three-week, low-budget feature shoot. However, the movie’s director, Jordan Peele, seemed to believe the footage they would shoot that day might take on a greater resona
  
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• Top 10 spring walks in the UK

  17-03-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The countryside is about to burst into life with fresh greens, yellows and blues replacing the muted tones of winter. Nature writers reveal their favourite walks – and pubs – for springStart/end | Pateley Bridge Google map
  Length | 5 miles/2½ hours
  Grade | Moderate
  At the cusp between spring and summer, cuckoos come to steep, narrow Nidderdale. Sounds echo from wood to river. A cuckoo hunt is harder than it should be. Over the years I’ve persevered. This walk gives you a
  
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