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• Worst recession in 100 years - but not in 300 years as first feared, Bank of England predicts - Daily Mail

  06-08-2020 23:34 via news.google.com
  Worst recession in 100 years - but not in 300 years as first feared, Bank of England predicts  Daily MailCOVID-19: UK's economic slump to be 'longer but less severe'  Sky NewsBank of England boss Bailey backs end of furlough scheme  BBC NewsBank of England say economic recovery following coronavirus is under way but admit risks remain  The TelegraphBank of England governor: Coronavirus is 'bigger immediate shock to the economy'  Channel 4 NewsVie
  
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• Brexit breakthrough: Leaver predicts Macron will backdown as UK heads for win-win deal

  06-08-2020 23:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BREXITEER has predicted French President Emmanuel Macron will eventually backdown and agree to a win-win trade deal with the UK.
  
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• Life-saving medical research cancelled as coronavirus hits funding – Labour

  06-08-2020 23:30
  
  The party said just 3% of charities involved in such work are eligible for Government funding support.
  
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• Facebook removes hundreds troll farm accounts posing as African-Americans supporting Donald Trump - Daily Mail

  06-08-2020 23:22 via news.google.com
  Facebook removes hundreds troll farm accounts posing as African-Americans supporting Donald Trump  Daily MailFacebook and Twitter restrict Trump accounts over 'harmful' virus claim  BBC NewsTwitter and Facebook have crossed the Rubicon by unfairly censoring Donald Trump  Telegraph.co.ukWhy Twitter and Facebook blocking Trump’s posts could actually help him stay in the White House  The IndependentTrump doesn’t seem to understand that opening sch
  
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• Beirut explosion: Final moments of brave firefighters trying to enter warehouse - Mirror Online

  06-08-2020 23:02 via news.google.com
  Beirut explosion: Final moments of brave firefighters trying to enter warehouse  Mirror Online
  
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• 'Furious' Priti Patel backs sending the Royal Navy to tackle the migrant crisis - Daily Mail

  06-08-2020 23:00 via news.google.com
  'Furious' Priti Patel backs sending the Royal Navy to tackle the migrant crisis  Daily MailRecord 235 migrants intercepted in English Channel in one day  Sky NewsNavy could be asked to stem flow of migrants after record number cross Channel in one day  Telegraph.co.ukMigrant crisis: Heavily pregnant woman among 140 intercepted in Channel  Metro.co.ukMPs to investigate surge in migrants crossing Channel in small boats  The GuardianView Full covera
  
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• Travelex strikes rescue deal, but 1,300 UK jobs to be cut

  06-08-2020 22:59
  
  The purchaser is Travelex Acquisitionco Limited, a special purpose vehicle controlled by the Noteholders to the global Travelex Group.
  
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• 10 Moments WWE Don't Want You To Find On The Network - WhatCulture

  06-08-2020 22:37 via news.google.com
  10 Moments WWE Don't Want You To Find On The Network  WhatCultureAJ Styles Gives His Take On RAW Underground, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Becoming Co-Owner Of The XFL  Wrestling Inc.Who wants next in Raw Underground?: WWE Now  WWECM Punk ‘absolutely loved’ WWE’s new MMA-style idea RAW Underground  talkSPORT.comDana Brooke Interested In Working RAW Underground Segments (Video)  eWrestlingNewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Aberdeen coronavirus outbreak: Number of cases rises to 79

  06-08-2020 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of cases linked to a cluster in Aberdeen rises to 79 - with more expected in the coming days.
  
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• Children's author shot in head as gunman dies fleeing scene - Metro.co.uk

  06-08-2020 22:26 via news.google.com
  Children's author shot in head as gunman dies fleeing scene  Metro.co.ukChildren's author shot in rural village by motorbike gunman who crashed and died  Mirror OnlineGunman crashes motorbike and dies during police chase after shooting 42-year-old man in Hampshire  Daily MailArtist critically wounded in Hampshire shooting as suspect dies in chase  The GuardianChildren's author shot in head before gunman killed in motorbike crash after fleeing  Da
  
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• Jofra Archer unfazed after being outpaced by Pakistan's Naseem Shah - The Guardian

  06-08-2020 22:08 via news.google.com
  Jofra Archer unfazed after being outpaced by Pakistan's Naseem Shah  The GuardianEngland v Pakistan: Shan Masood century inspires tourists  BBC SportCome to Pakistan before 2022, implores board chief Wasim Khan  The TimesEngland v Pakistan: first Test, day two – as it happened  The GuardianEngland v Pakistan: Stuart Broad dismisses Asad Shafiq  BBC NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Veteran runners denied chance to race their 40th London Marathon

  06-08-2020 22:06
  
  Ten friends known as the Ever Present have competed in every single London Marathon since the event began in 1981.
  
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• Iranians, Russians receive text messages seeking U.S. election hacking info

  06-08-2020 21:47
  
  When Mohamad first got the text message offering him up to $10 million for information about attempts to interfere with the U.S. election, he thought it was "some kind of cyber attack."Russian media reported that citizens there also received similar messages on Thursday.Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova joked on Facebook that the State Department's website would be overwhelmed by denunciations.
  
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• Belgium, Andorra And The Bahamas Added To UK Quarantine List

  06-08-2020 21:40
  
  People arriving from these countries will need to quarantine for 14 days from Saturday.
  
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• Eight Aberdeen FC players self-isolating

  06-08-2020 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eight Aberdeen players are self-isolating and will miss three Scottish Premiership matches after two squad members tested positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Arrivals from Belgium, Andorra and The Bahamas join 14-day quarantine list

  06-08-2020 21:37
  
  Rising infection levels in the countries are to blame for the change, the Transport Secretary said.
  
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• The Matrix trilogy is a transgender allegory, says co-director Lilly Wachowski - Sky News

  06-08-2020 21:26 via news.google.com
  The Matrix trilogy is a transgender allegory, says co-director Lilly Wachowski  Sky NewsThe Matrix director: I'm glad film recognised as trans metaphor  The GuardianNetflix explains transgender themes in The Matrix after co-director's comments  digitalspy.comThe Matrix: How film can help trans people as Lilly Wachowski reveals meaning  Metro.co.ukThe Matrix Was A Trans Allegory All Along, Confirms Co-Creator Lilly Wachowski  HuffPost UKView Full
  
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• Lewis Hamilton feels 'awkward' discussing new Mercedes contract - PlanetF1

  06-08-2020 21:15 via news.google.com
  
  Lewis Hamilton feels 'awkward' discussing new Mercedes contract  PlanetF1Valtteri Bottas signs new Mercedes deal for 2021  BBC SportHamilton 'not comfortable' agreeing new contract amid mass job losses  RaceFansHamilton: "I'm not at all worried about my contract for 2021"  GPblog70th Anniversary Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton says 2020 is his most important year  BBC SportView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK to remove Belgium, Andorra and Bahamas from safe travel list

  06-08-2020 21:14
  
  Passengers arriving into Britain from Belgium, the Bahamas and Andorra will need to quarantine for 14 days due to concerns over rising COVID-19 infection rates, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday."Data shows we need to remove Andorra, Belgium and The Bahamas from our list of #coronavirus Travel Corridors in order to keep infection rates DOWN," Shapps wrote on Twitter.
  
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• Chief constable backs Pc Harper’s widow in call for police killer life terms

  06-08-2020 21:05
  
  Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley said those who kill police should face life imprisonment.
  
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• Coronavirus: NI public told to wear masks in shops

  06-08-2020 21:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first minister adds that pubs that do not serve food will remain closed amid coronavirus concerns.
  
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• Artist critically wounded in Hampshire shooting as suspect dies in chase

  06-08-2020 21:00
  
  Artist critically wounded in Hampshire shooting as suspect dies in chase. Children’s writer James Nash is shot by attacker who fled on a motorcycle, which he crashed
  
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• Refugees tell of brutality as people-smuggling across Channel booms

  06-08-2020 20:47
  
  Refugees tell of brutality as people-smuggling across Channel booms. Exclusive: People reportedly forced on to small boats at gunpoint as gangs move into trade
  
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• Prime Minister pumps iron during gym visit

  06-08-2020 20:46
  
  Boris Johnson took a tour of a branch of The Gym Group in his South Ruislip constituency.
  
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• 'He held a gun to my head': savage stories of Channel people-smuggling

  06-08-2020 20:45
  
  'He held a gun to my head': savage stories of Channel people-smuggling. One man who couldn’t swim says he was ordered at gunpoint to board a small boat to the UK despite rough seas Refugees tell of brutality as people-smuggling across Channel booms
  
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• Cancellation of NBC Sky World News plan leaves 60 out of job

  06-08-2020 20:42
  
  Cancellation of NBC Sky World News plan leaves 60 out of job. Channel that had hoped to challenge dominance of CNN now will not launch
  
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• London Marathon Switched To Elite-Athlete Race As Mass Event Cancelled

  06-08-2020 20:26
  
  No spectators will be allowed at the enclosed St James’s Park event, where runners will do laps.
  
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• Travelex strikes rescue deal but 1,300 UK jobs go

  06-08-2020 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A cyber-attack followed by the Covid-19 crisis "acutely" hit the firm, administrators said.
  
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• Nine Tory MPs criticise government's 'crude' lockdown strategy

  06-08-2020 20:16
  
  Nine Tory MPs criticise government's 'crude' lockdown strategyLetter to Matt Hancock comes as Preston faces fresh coronavirus lockdown* Coronavirus – latest updates* See all our coronavirus coverage
  
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• Affordable housing 'will diminish due to UK planning changes'

  06-08-2020 20:06
  
  Affordable housing 'will diminish due to UK planning changes'National Housing Federation criticises idea of developer levy replacing obligation to provide social housing
  
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• Coronavirus: 'The Royals visited my dad's care home but I couldn't'

  06-08-2020 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The care home says Rhys Thomas' father and others who had been isolated were not part of the visit.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: R-rate could be as high as 1.8 - Daily Mail

  06-08-2020 20:05 via news.google.com
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: R-rate could be as high as 1.8  Daily MailCoronavirus: Face coverings to be made mandatory indoors in Northern Ireland as R number may be at 1.8  Sky NewsCoronavirus R rate in Northern Ireland could be as high as 1.8 thanks to local clusters  Mirror OnlineFive Covid-19 clusters identified in Northern Ireland in past week, say PHA  Belfast LiveCoronavirus in Northern Ireland: Face masks to be made mandatory indoors as R number
  
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• 'This is ground zero - Sky News

  06-08-2020 20:00 via news.google.com
  
  'This is ground zero  Sky News
  
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• Prove Dominic Cummings did not make second Durham trip, No 10 urged

  06-08-2020 20:00
  
  Prove Dominic Cummings did not make second Durham trip, No 10 urgedExclusive: Two of four people who say they saw PM’s aide in north-east complain to police watchdog* Coronavirus – latest updates* See all our coronavirus coverage
  
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• 'My brain scan was urgent, but because of Covid-19 it didn't go ahead'

  06-08-2020 19:54
  
  'My brain scan was urgent, but because of Covid-19 it didn't go ahead'. Tumour patient says second operation might have been avoided had MRI image been taken
  
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• Belly Mujinga: no charges after CPS review of rail worker's Covid-19 death

  06-08-2020 19:47
  
  Belly Mujinga: no charges after CPS review of rail worker's Covid-19 deathProsecutors rule out charges after test finds suspect who allegedly spat at Mujinga did not have coronavirus
  
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• Swimmer completes 13 Lake District lakes in three days

  06-08-2020 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Taplin swam 43 miles of Lake District waters over the course of the challenge.
  
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• German U-boat sunk in North Sea surveyed for the first time

  06-08-2020 19:40
  
  Archaeologists said the remains of the main hull, which was intact along its length, were visible above the seabed.
  
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• Brexit fishing fury: Warning of scallop wars with France exploding as EU talks row erupts

  06-08-2020 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BREXIT fishing agreement with the EU could help prevent future clashes with French fishermen, according to an expert.
  
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• Face coverings to become compulsory in all enclosed public spaces

  06-08-2020 19:29
  
  The Northern Ireland Executive also agreed on Thursday that all children should be back at school by the start of September.
  
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• Sir Gavin Lightman obituary

  06-08-2020 19:02
  
  Sir Gavin Lightman obituaryForthright high court judge passionate about ensuring access to justice for ordinary people
  
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• London Marathon: 2020 edition to be elite-only race, with mass event cancelled

  06-08-2020 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2020 London Marathon will involve only elite athletes, with 45,000 runners unable to take part in the mass participation race.
  
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• Rio's boxing school for at-risk youth reopens

  06-08-2020 18:56
  
  From the favelas to the ring This boxing school in Rio’s slumsis a safe space for its 50 students from the Morro do Tuiuti favelaThe school closed over lockdown but trainers felt they had to re-open (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) TEACHER AND FOUNDER OF THE "DEL MORRO PARA EL RING" PROJECT, BRUNA COSTA MENDES DA SILVA, SAYING:"When some things started opening, we saw our students getting involved in drug trafficking so we found ourselves in a position where we had to resume classes.But we’v
  
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• BBC receives 18,000 complaints after repeating N-word allegedly used in attack

  06-08-2020 18:56
  
  BBC receives 18,000 complaints after repeating N-word allegedly used in attackBroadcaster also facing staff anger over news report containing racial slur on NHS worker
  
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• How has coronavirus impacted your mental health?

  06-08-2020 18:54
  
  How has coronavirus impacted your mental health?. We’d like to talk to readers who have struggled with their mental health as a result of the pandemic
  
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• Salmond inquiry should see unredacted documents, MSPs say

  06-08-2020 18:53
  
  Opposition MSPs say the Scottish Government must be transparent about what went on after complaints were made about the former first minister.
  
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• Labour report 'misused private messages to portray party members as racist'

  06-08-2020 18:47
  
  Labour report 'misused private messages to portray party members as racist'Exclusive: officials seeking damages from party over claims that they insulted pro-Corbyn colleagues
  
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• Britons warned not to be ‘caught out’ in heat ahead of 37C end-of-week scorcher

  06-08-2020 18:45
  
  The UK is expected to be hotter than some of Europe's holiday destinations, including Ibiza and Tenerife, on Friday.
  
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• Caroline Flack was an easy target for cruel people, presenter’s mother says

  06-08-2020 18:41
  
  Mrs Flack described her daughter as 'beautiful, fun, opinionated, kind, loyal, full of confidence, and full of fears'.
  
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• Boris Johnson defends refusal to suspend Tory MP accused of rape

  06-08-2020 18:39
  
  Boris Johnson defends refusal to suspend Tory MP accused of rapeCharities and trade unions call on Commons authorities to suspend unnamed ex-minister due to seriousness of allegations
  
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