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• Executed British spy's sketch auctioned in New York

  21-06-2016 23:58
  By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - A portrait sketched by British spy John Andre, who was executed for funnelling messages to Revolutionary War turncoat Benedict Arnold, sold for $47,500 (£32,480) on Tuesday, said the New York auction house that sold it. The pencil drawing on paper, dated sometime in 1776, portrays Abraham Cornelius Cuyler, mayor of Albany, New York, and his wife, Jannetje Jacobse Glen, who were strong British loyalists, Swann Auction Galleries spokeswoman Alexandra Nel
  
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• Becks, Barnes And Bond: Where Stars Stand On EU

  21-06-2016 23:57
  
  James Bond star Daniel Craig. Vote Remain on 23rd June" on the Twitter account of Stronger In, the official campaign group for Remain. Turner Prize-winning artist Wolfgang Tillmans, a Remain campaigner whose design appears on the T-shirt, said on his Instagram account that Craig had sent him the picture.
  
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• Prisoner Charged With Murder Of Fellow Inmate

  21-06-2016 23:51
  
  A serving prisoner has been charged with the murder of a fellow inmate at Long Lartin Prison in Worcestershire. Victor Castigador, 61, will appear at Worcester Magistrates' Court accused of causing the death of a 59-year-old man at the high-security jail. He is believed to be convicted child killer Sidonio Teixeira, who was jailed for life in 2007 for killing his three-year-old daughter and trying to kill his son, aged nine.
  
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• Money transfer site Transferwise to suspend service during Brexit vote

  21-06-2016 23:09
  (Reuters) - Transferwise said it will suspend pound transfers on Thursday in anticipation of currency volatility caused by Britain's referendum on European Union membership. The London-based money transfer website will resume its service when the referendum results are announced on Friday. The vote on whether Britain should remain in the 28-member bloc is too close to call, according to recent polls, and uncertainty about the outcome has driven trade in sterling since late last year.
  
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• Daily Mirror backs 'Remain' in EU referendum

  21-06-2016 22:47
  Britain's left-leaning Daily Mirror newspaper has urged its readers to vote to remain in the European Union in Thursday's referendum. "This paper certainly has its issues with the EU but after the most divisive, vile and political campaign in living memory, we say ... vote remain tomorrow," it said in a front-page editorial in its Wednesday edition. The Daily Mirror, which is owned by Trinity Mirror, had a daily circulation of 786,000 in April.
  
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• Ryanair warns of two to three-year downturn if Britain leaves the EU

  21-06-2016 22:04
  By Tim Hepher and Cyril Altmeyer PARIS (Reuters) - Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary warned on Tuesday of a two to three-year economic downturn if Britain votes to leave the European Union and said that Brussels has been given a "wake-up call" regardless of the result of Thursday's UK referendum. Speaking at an aviation conference in Paris, the head of the Irish budget carrier -- Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers -- said that economic and political disruption could weaken the rest of the
  
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• Black Plague-like disease which eats dogs ALIVE killing canines across UK

  21-06-2016 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BLACK PLAGUE-like disease which eats dogs alive is killing canines across Britain.
  
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• Scottish doctors' leader in NHS cash warning

  21-06-2016 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NHS SCOTLAND does not have enough money to provide every vital service over the next five years, a leading medic says.
  
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• Prince Charles visits sporran maker in Perth and naval dockyard in Rosyth

  21-06-2016 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE Prince of Wales learned first-hand yesterday how traditional sporrans are made when he dropped in at a family-run business.
  
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• Acid Attack Brothers Jailed For 24 Years

  21-06-2016 20:56
  
  Billy and Geoffrey Midmore spayed Carla Whitlock in the face with drain cleaner outside a restaurant in revenge for a botched £2,000 drug deal. Southampton Crown Court heard that following the attack last September Geoffrey Midmore sent a photograph of the bottle on WhatsApp to an acquaintance. Ms Whitlock, 37, suffered severe burns and police say she is still struggling to cope with her injuries.
  
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• Briton arrested at Trump rally 'wouldn't hurt a fly,' father says

  21-06-2016 20:46
  By Sarah Young DORKING, England (Reuters) - A man charged with trying to attack Donald Trump with a policeman's gun found it hard to cope with life but did not have political views and was never violent, his father told British media on Tuesday. Michael Sandford was arrested after trying to grab a police officer's side arm at a Trump rally in Las Vegas on Saturday. When asked why, he told police: "To shoot and kill Trump," according to U.S. court papers.
  
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• British dad miraculously survives 80ft fall from Benidorm hotel balcony

  21-06-2016 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BRITISH holidaymaker has miraculously survived falling seven storeys from his Benidorm apartment.
  
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• Cameron says Britain's EU referendum is 'very close' - Financial Times

  21-06-2016 20:23
  Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday's referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union was likely to be very close. Earlier, Cameron had appealed to Britons, especially older voters, to think about the impact leaving the European Union would have on the country and future generations.
  
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• Continued UK access to EU single market vital for Ireland - Noonan

  21-06-2016 20:20
  It would be very important for Ireland that Britain retains its access to the European Union's single market in the event it votes to leave the union this week, Ireland's finance minister said on Tuesday. Ireland's nearest and largest trading partner could lose its unfettered access to the EU's single market of over 500 million consumers if it decides to leave the 28-member bloc in Thursday's referendum. While Norway is part of the single market via a trade deal it has with the EU, fellow non-EU
  
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• BBC Says It's 'Very Sorry' To Sir Cliff Richard

  21-06-2016 20:15
  
  The BBC has said it is "very sorry" that Sir Cliff Richard "suffered distress" after its coverage of the raid on his home over historical sex abuse allegations. However, the broadcaster defended its decision to report the investigation by South Yorkshire Police, and the search of his property. In a statement, it said: "Once the South Yorkshire Police had confirmed the investigation and Sir Cliff Richard's identity and informed the BBC of the timing and details of the search of his property, it w
  
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• Holiday Brit dies after being hit by boat propeller

  21-06-2016 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BRITISH tourist has been killed after being hit by a boat’s propeller as he swam in the sea off the Maltese island of Gozo.
  
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• What do footballers and other famous faces say about the EU referendum?

  21-06-2016 19:36
  
  It’s a mixed bag of actors, singers, sportsmen and authors.
  
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• My Local Chain To Be Placed In Administration

  21-06-2016 19:35
  
  The convenience store chain, My Local, is to be placed in administration by its owners just nine months after it was sold off by Morrisons. It's been a torrid few months for the retail sector following the failures of BHS and Austin Reed . Joanne McGuinness, national officer at union Usdaw, said: "My Local staff are devastated by the news that the company is going into administration.
  
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• WATCH: The moment irate father pays school £60 holiday fine – in COPPERS

  21-06-2016 19:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THIS is the priceless moment a father paid a £60 fine for taking his son out of school - in one and two pence pieces.
  
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• Barnes Denies Gove Claim He Backs Brexit

  21-06-2016 19:28
  
  Former England footballer John Barnes has told Sky News he doesn't back Brexit - contradicting Vote Leave campaigner Michael Gove. The Justice Secretary had claimed on Sky this morning that the ex-Three Lions player supported an exit from the European Union, as he gave his reaction to the news that David Beckham was backing Remain on 23 June. But Barnes told Sky News his views had been "misinterpreted" after he said in an interview that Brexit would be good for English footballers.
  
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• When do the polls open and how do I vote? Everything you need to know about referendum day

  21-06-2016 18:58
  
  We’ve got your back.
  
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• David Cameron makes one final plea for parents and grandparents to vote to stay in the EU for their kids

  21-06-2016 18:58
  
  The Prime Minister made a last attempt to swing voters to Remain.
  
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• MP Cox was killed because of her political views - husband

  21-06-2016 18:50
  British MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed in the street last week, died because of her strong political views, her husband said on Tuesday. Cox, a supporter of Britain's European Union membership who had also campaigned for Britain to do more to help refugees, was killed in her northern English electoral district by a man heard shouting "Britain first". "She had very strong political views and I believe she was killed because of those views," her husband Brendan Cox told broadcasters.
  
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• Too many children: Ukip's latest referendum poster takes on school places

  21-06-2016 18:22
  
  Farage claims Ukip’s campaign had not been toned down following the death of Jo Cox.
  
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• Jo Cox Killed For 'Very Strong Political Views'

  21-06-2016 18:18
  
  The husband of Jo Cox has said he believes his wife was killed for her "very strong political views". In an emotional interview, Brendan Cox spoke of his wife's concern about the "tribal" direction politics was taking before she was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire. He said: "She was a politician and she had very strong political views and I believe she was killed because of those views.
  
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• Flat Day For Pound As EU Vote Looms Large

  21-06-2016 18:09
  
  Sterling remains at its highest level since the start of the year despite polls suggesting a boost for the Remain campaign in the EU referendum. Last week, sterling was changing hands closer to $1.41, after polls appeared to indicate the Leave campaign was taking the lead. But that changed as campaigning was suspended following the killing of Labour MP Jo Cox - with Monday's recovery in the pound's value in the dollar being explained by polls suggesting Remain in front.
  
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• Astronaut Tim Peake would return to space station 'in a heartbeat'

  21-06-2016 18:03
  Britain's first official astronaut said on Tuesday he would join another trip to the International Space Station "in a heartbeat" and would love to explore the moon. Tim Peake was one of three astronauts to return to earth on Saturday after spending half a year on the space station. It was "extremely important" for Britain to be involved in the advancement of human space flight, Peake, said on Tuesday.
  
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• There's a big Mexican surprise waiting for Trump when he visits Scotland this weekend

  21-06-2016 17:16
  
  Residents near Donald Trump’s Scottish golf course erect Mexican flags to protest against his upcoming visit to the area.
  
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• Ellie Butler: A Child Failed By The System

  21-06-2016 16:58
  
  The murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler at the hands of her violent father took place less than a year after she was returned into the custody of her parents. It also followed a protracted legal battle over Ellie's future, which ended when a senior judge ruled that her parents had been "wronged by the system". Ellie's ordeal began in February 2007 when her mother Jennie Gray took her to visit a GP with burns to her head and hands.
  
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• BA Scraps Sharm Resort Flights 'Indefinitely'

  21-06-2016 16:44
  
  British Airways has scrapped indefinitely all flights for the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh, in a further blow to the country's tourism industry. All UK operators had suspended services on security grounds in the wake of the downing of a Russian airliner last October, which killed 224 passengers and crew. The terror theory prompted widespread criticism of security procedures at Sharm el Sheikh airport - with the authorities in Cairo responding by pledging improvements to meet the demands of
  
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• Corbyn: We Are Ready For Snap General Election

  21-06-2016 16:36
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has said he is "very, very ready" to fight a snap General Election following the EU referendum vote. But he also made domestic political points, saying a vote to leave the EU "would only embolden Nigel Farage" and the politics of "division". He was speaking shortly after Unite boss Len McCluskey - whose union is Labour's biggest financial backer - said in an article that free movement had been a "gigantic experiment at the expense of ordinary workers" - although he also backs a Rem
  
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• Ellie Butler: Dad Gets Life For Daughter's Murder

  21-06-2016 16:29
  
  Ben Butler, 36, killed his daughter Ellie just 11 months after winning her back in a high-profile custody battle. His partner, Jennie Gray, 36, was jailed for 42 months for child cruelty and perverting the course of justice.
  
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• Man Dies From Serious Burns At Glastonbury Site

  21-06-2016 16:28
  
  A man has died after suffering serious burns on the Glastonbury Festival site.
  
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• PM's EU Appeal: Vote Remain 'For Your Family'

  21-06-2016 16:11
  
  David Cameron has pleaded with parents and grandparents to vote to remain in the European Union for the sake of younger generations. The PM said "future generations" would be "hit hardest" by a vote to leave, adding such a decision would be "irreversible". Polls suggest older voters are more likely to support a vote to leave, and Mr Cameron addressed them directly outside Number 10.
  
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• Father Murdered Girl 11 Months After Custody Win

  21-06-2016 16:03
  
  Ben Butler, 36, killed his daughter Ellie just 11 months after winning her back in a high-profile custody battle. His partner, Jennie Gray, 36, was jailed for 42 months for child cruelty and perverting the course of justice.
  
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• 'In' regains ground as EU referendum gets down to wire

  21-06-2016 16:00
  By Elisabeth O'Leary EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Two opinion polls on Monday suggested support for Britain staying in the European Union had recovered some ground following the murder of a pro-EU MP, but a third poll found support for a "Brexit" ahead by a whisker. Britons vote on Thursday to decide whether to quit the bloc they joined in 1973, a choice with far-reaching economic and political consequences for Britain and the whole of Europe. Earlier on Monday, as expectations grew that Britain would
  
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• Soros' Brexit Intervention: A Warning Or A Bet?

  21-06-2016 15:51
  
  A geopolitical event isn't a geopolitical event until George Soros has opined on it - and so, with an air of inevitability, the billionaire fund manager and philanthropist has waded into the debate on the EU referendum. Mr Soros, famed as "the man who broke the Bank of England" in 1992, has written an article in The Guardian newspaper in which he warns that a vote for Brexit would lead to a devaluation in sterling far greater than the one that enriched him and his investors to the tune of almost
  
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• 'Brits don't quit', Cameron declares as EU referendum in balance

  21-06-2016 15:48
  By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron made a dramatic last-minute appeal to voters on Tuesday to back staying in the European Union two days before a referendum that will shape the future of West, as polls indicated the outcome was too close to call. In a rare televised address outside his Downing Street office, Cameron repeated his message that leaving the EU would jeopardise Britain's economy and its national security, with fewer jobs and higher prices. Just
  
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• Thousands gather at Stonehenge to watch summer solstice sunrise

  21-06-2016 15:41
  SALISBURY PLAIN, England (Reuters) - Thousands of people watched the sun rise at Stonehenge on Tuesday after gathering at the ancient monument site in southern England to mark summer solstice. English Heritage, which seeks to protect historical sites, said some 12,000 people watched the 04:52 a.m. (0352 GMT) sunrise at Stonehenge. "The weather was fine throughout and the highlight of the evening was a spectacular full, strawberry moon over the ancient stones," it said in a statement. "The m
  
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• PM Dismisses Immigration Target Claims

  21-06-2016 15:36
  
  David Cameron was warned four years ago that the Government would not be able to meet its immigration promises while Britain remained in the European Union, it has been claimed. The Prime Minister's former policy adviser Steve Hilton says civil servants told the Prime Minister "directly and explicitly" that the pledge to reduce migration to the tens of thousands would fail. Mr Hilton said that Mr Cameron had restated his commitment to the now famous target in the 2015 general election even thoug
  
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• Leave Rejects Brexit Pound Plunge Warning

  21-06-2016 15:35
  
  The Leave campaign has dismissed claims from the billionaire currency trader George Soros that exiting the EU could trigger a bigger plunge in the pound than on Black Wednesday in 1992. But his concerns were dismissed by the Justice Secretary and Leave campaigner Michael Gove, who told Sky News: "George Soros was someone who thought that we should join the single currency.
  
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• Peake Would Return To ISS 'In A Heartbeat'

  21-06-2016 15:30
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake has said he would return to the International Space Station (ISS) "in a heartbeat". Asked by Sky News science correspondent Thomas Moore to describe the trip back to earth on Saturday , Major Peake said: "The descent is a really exciting ride. Expanding on his desire to go back into orbit, Major Peake said: "Working and living on board the International Space Station is the best place you could possibly wish as a professional to be.
  
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• In English town, migrant Poles worry over Brexit sentiment

  21-06-2016 15:28
  Whether Britain decides to leave or to stay, many among Boston's eastern European migrants, including its many Poles, are worried about anti-EU feeling stirred in a tense, often emotional campaign. "People fear attitudes will change," said Patrycja Walentynowicz, co-founder of Lincs PL which provides translation and other services to her fellow Poles in Boston.
  
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• 'In' lead cut to just 1 point ahead of EU vote - poll

  21-06-2016 15:20
  The campaign for Britain to stay in the European Union has seen its lead over the rival "Out" camp cut to just one point, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday, two days before the country's historic EU membership referendum. The poll, conducted by Survation for spread-betting firm IG, put support for "In" at 45 percent ahead of "Out" on 44 percent, IG said. The findings seemed to wrong-foot some investors after several other recent opinion polls suggested that momentum had swung bac
  
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• British astronaut Tim Peake would return to space station 'in a heartbeat'

  21-06-2016 15:17
  Britain's first official astronaut said on Tuesday he would join another trip to the International Space Station "in a heartbeat" and would love to explore the moon. Tim Peake was one of three astronauts to return to earth on Saturday after spending half a year on the space station. It was "extremely important" for Britain to be involved in the advancement of human space flight, Peake, said on Tuesday.
  
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• Victoria Beckham blasts the Leave.EU campaign for misrepresenting comments made 20 years ago

  21-06-2016 15:07
  
  Don’t mess with the Beckhams.
  
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• 'Abortion drone' delivers pills to women in Northern Ireland

  21-06-2016 15:06
  
  The stunt aimed to highlight the strict laws around terminations that exist on both sides of the Irish border.
  
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• Queen Tweets Thanks For 90th Birthday Messages

  21-06-2016 14:47
  
  The Queen has sent a tweet of thanks to everyone who sent her 90th birthday wishes via social media. The account then tweeted a picture of The Queen writing her message of thanks at Windsor Castle. The Queen sent her first ever tweet in 2014 when she opened a new Science Museum exhibition with the message: "It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting.
  
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• Billionaire currency trader George Soros predicts gloomy future for the pound if Brexit goes ahead

  21-06-2016 14:47
  
  Soros is the latest financial expert to warn against the economic dangers linked to Brexit.
  
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• Man dies after suffering burns at Glastonbury Festival

  21-06-2016 14:32
  
  Police are not treating the death of the man, reported to be in his 20s, as suspicious.
  
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