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• Ex-British Airways executive indicted over alleged JFK Airport bribery scheme

  20-11-2019 00:25 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  A former British Airways executive who oversaw the carrier's operations at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport has been indicted for accepting bribes to help a ground handling company win contracts, New York's attorney general said on Tuesday.The charges announced by Attorney General Letitia James against Steven Clark, who she said directed British Airways operations at JFK Terminal 7, arose from "Operation Greased Runway," a probe into contracting and procurement at JFK.John Kinsel
  
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• TV debate turns heated after audience member brands Swinson ‘Tory in disguise’

  08-12-2019 22:04 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  The comment during the Channel 4 debate sparked a row between Labour and the Lib Dems over their spending plans.
  
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• Thousands Of 'Crumbling' Schools In Need Of Immediate Repairs

  08-12-2019 21:39 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Government's own figures reveal almost 4,000 schools in England require restoration work.
  
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• Police given more time to question terror suspects arrested in Dover

  08-12-2019 21:18 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  The 32-year-old man and the 31-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of preparing to commit terrorism offences.
  
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• Prime Minister yet to speak to father of London Bridge terror attack victim

  08-12-2019 20:54 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Mr Merritt said Jack would be 'livid' if he could comment on his death.
  
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• Critics attack Johnson's plan for 'Australian-style' migration system

  08-12-2019 20:24 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Critics attack Johnson's plan for 'Australian-style' migration systemPM accused of misleading voters and not understanding value of non-high-skilled jobs
  
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• Thousands of schools in need of immediate restoration work

  08-12-2019 20:19 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said staff were trying to teach in buildings 'that are crumbling around them'.
  
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• Man held on suspicion of attempted murder of suspect in fatal stabbing of woman

  08-12-2019 20:19 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Detectives are investigating the death of a 25-year-old woman knifed near St George's Way in Rushden.
  
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• NHS gives Amazon free use of health data under Alexa advice deal

  08-12-2019 20:17 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  NHS gives Amazon free use of health data under Alexa advice dealUK health service will not gain commercial benefit from future Amazon products using its data
  
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• Campaign highlights: Johnson hits the phones while Coogan helps Lib Dems

  08-12-2019 20:02 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Jeremy Corbyn was in Wales for a members' rally on the final Sunday before polling day.
  
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• Confusion and tactical errors put Brexit party campaign on life support

  08-12-2019 19:48 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Confusion and tactical errors put Brexit party campaign on life supportNigel Farage can still work a crowd but not standing in Tory seats was a gamble that looks to have failed
  
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• Johnson's '40 new hospitals' pledge costed at up to £24bn

  08-12-2019 19:21 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Johnson's '40 new hospitals' pledge costed at up to £24bnPM has been criticised for refusing to say how much promised new hospitals would cost
  
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• Swinson: Neither Corbyn or Johnson are fit to be PM

  08-12-2019 19:20 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  The Lib Dem leader says Labour has failed to get to grips with antisemitism.
  
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• Ulster Hall event hears calls to resist Boris Johnson’s Brexit ‘betrayal act’

  08-12-2019 19:03 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds and TUV leader Jim Allister were among those in attendance.
  
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• Prime Minister yet to meet father of London Bridge terror attack victim

  08-12-2019 18:37 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Mr Merritt said Jack would be 'livid' if he could comment on his death.
  
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• Football faces calls for action on racism in wake of Manchester derby

  08-12-2019 18:30 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Football faces calls for action on racism in wake of Manchester derbyMan reportedly named as Anthony Burke arrested over alleged racist abuse of Manchester United player
  
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• Will getting Brexit done create another baby boom in the UK?

  08-12-2019 18:26 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Will getting Brexit done create another baby boom in the UK?. Boris Johnson says ‘euphoria’ around the London Olympics caused the birth rate to go up
  
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• Privatisation continues to threaten our NHS

  08-12-2019 18:23 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Privatisation continues to threaten our NHSWith the National Health Service a prominent issue in this general election, readers air their views
  
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• Don’t write Labour off – there is still hope for a fairer Britain

  08-12-2019 18:21 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Don’t write Labour off – there is still hope for a fairer Britain Les Bright and Dr Nicholas Falk respond to an article by Jonathan Freedland on a faultline running through Labour. And Alexis Rowell says he’s backing Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• Don’t blame parents for low vaccination take-up

  08-12-2019 18:20 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Don’t blame parents for low vaccination take-upAs cases of measles continue to rise, access to health services is a greater problem than online conspiracy theories, writes Prof Roger Penn
  
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• New teachers caught in an ideological trap

  08-12-2019 18:19 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  New teachers caught in an ideological trapThe Conservatives’ framework for teacher training ignores recent theories of learning and offers inadequate preparation, write education experts. The next government must hit rewind
  
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• Revealed: one in five school buildings in England require urgent repairs

  08-12-2019 17:18 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Revealed: one in five school buildings in England require urgent repairs. Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds almost 4,000 schools in need of immediate restoration work
  
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• Lena Dunham Says Moving To Wales Helped Her Heal 'A Broken Heart'

  08-12-2019 17:16 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  The "Girls" actor split with longtime boyfriend Jack Antonoff in 2017.
  
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• As in 2017, Labour is rising in polls as election nears – but not by enough

  08-12-2019 17:16 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  As in 2017, Labour is rising in polls as election nears – but not by enough. Comparison of average polling graphs suggests party slightly behind previous level this time
  
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• In Pictures: Cabinet dials in as Lib Dems enjoy some Hollywood help

  08-12-2019 16:27 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Jeremy Corbyn was in Wales where he met a young fan at a members' rally.
  
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• Ruth Davidson hints at future Conservative leadership run

  08-12-2019 16:09 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Ruth Davidson hints at future Conservative leadership runFormer Scottish Tory leader suggests she could return to Westminster when son is older* Latest election news - live updates
  
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• Ruth Davidson hints at future Conservative leadership bid

  08-12-2019 16:09 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Ruth Davidson hints at future Conservative leadership bidFormer Scottish Tory leader suggests she could return to Westminster when son is older* Latest election news - live updates
  
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• 13-year-old among suspects arrested after woman stabbed to death

  08-12-2019 16:04 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  13-year-old among suspects arrested after woman stabbed to deathNorthamptonshire police have appealed for any witnesses of murder in Rushden to come forward
  
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• Corbyn promises Labour campaigners will work flat out until polls close

  08-12-2019 16:01 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  The Labour leader urged hundreds of supporters at a rally to keep knocking on doors to ensure an 'early Christmas present'.
  
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• Jeremy Bamber lawyers challenge CPS over withheld evidence

  08-12-2019 15:46 via Yahoo News UK & Ireland - Latest World News & UK News Headlines
  
  Jeremy Bamber lawyers challenge CPS over withheld evidenceBamber serving life sentence for killing adoptive parents, sister and twin boys in 1985
  
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