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• Jeremy Corbyn to hold crisis talks as Labour MPs try to force him out

  26-06-2016 23:52
  
  Supporters rally round party leader after mass resignations from shadow cabinet in wake of UK vote to leave EUJeremy Corbyn will attempt to confront the crisis facing his leadership on Monday morning as he enters emergency talks with the deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, amid a series of further shadow cabinet walkouts and a likely vote of no confidence from his MPs.The Labour leader, who was left reeling after his decision to sack the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn, was followed by the r
  
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• England recall Raheem Sterling in six changes against Iceland

  26-06-2016 23:48
  
  • Sterling expected to replace Adam Lallana on left of front three
  • Harry Kane to be centre-forward with Daniel Sturridge on rightRoy Hodgson is set to recall Raheem Sterling to his starting lineup against Iceland as England attempt to secure a first victory overseas in the knockout phase of a European Championship.The winger is expected to replace Adam Lallana on the left side of an attacking three, with Harry Kane the central forward and Daniel Sturridge operating nominally off the
  
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• UK will retain access to the EU single market, says Brexit leader Johnson

  26-06-2016 23:44
  Britain will continue to have access to the European Union's single market despite voting to leave the bloc, leading Brexit campaigner and favourite to become the country's next prime minister Boris Johnson said in a newspaper article on Sunday. Johnson said Britain could now forge a relationship with the EU based on free trade and partnership rather than a federal system, and that Britain would also be able to do free trade deals with growth economies outside the EU. "There will continue to be
  
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• Rollercoaster incident injures several people

  26-06-2016 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least eight children and two adults have been injured after a rollercoaster crashed off the rails at a theme park in North Lanarkshire.
  
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• Firms plan to quit UK as City braces for more post-Brexit losses

  26-06-2016 23:40
  
  Chancellor to make morning statement to reassure markets as survey reveals negative business impact of EU voteBritish businesses have warned that Brexit will trigger investment cuts, hiring freezes and redundancies as the consequences of leaving the European Union threaten to destabilise markets further this week. The survey by the Institute of Directors (IoD), which found that the majority of businesses believed Brexit was bad for them, comes amid fears that investors will wipe billions more po
  
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• Liverpool close in on signing £30m Sadio Mané from Southampton

  26-06-2016 23:30
  
  • Senegal forward to have medical on Monday
  • Mané the man after Jürgen Klopp fails to land Mario GötzeSadio Mané will have a medical on Merseyside on Monday as Liverpool close in on the signing of the Southampton forward. Liverpool have been in negotiations over the 24-year-old for several weeks and hope to complete a deal for around £30m, with officials at St Mary’s Stadium initially holding out for closer to £40m.The clubs are understood to
  
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• James Ward greets Novak Djokovic draw with mixture of joy and trepidation

  26-06-2016 23:22
  
  Unseeded Briton has never played the world No1 but now meets him in the full glare of Centre Court during the first round of WimbledonWhen James Ward heard he was to play Novak Djokovic on Centre Court in the first round at Wimbledon on Monday, he reacted as any son of a London taxi driver might. “Oh fuck,” he said, when Pierre‑Hugues Herbert showed him the draw on his mobile phone at the All England Club.“I was in the gym doing some yoga with my physio,” Ward said.
  
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• British EU vote causes alarm abroad as ripples spread

  26-06-2016 23:11
  By Estelle Shirbon and Ben Blanchard LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain plunged deeper into political crisis on Sunday after its vote to leave the European Union, spreading further confusion and uncertainty to the continent, where officials were unable to agree about what to do next. China's finance minister said fallout from Thursday's referendum "will cast a shadow over the global economy" while a senior official in Tokyo warned of the danger of "speculative, violent moves" in currencies. Brit
  
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• Labour leader Corbyn says will not resign after Brexit vote

  26-06-2016 23:10
  Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday he regretted the resignations of several members of his senior team of lawmakers in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union but he did not plan to resign. Twelve members of Corbyn's team or "shadow cabinet" withdrew their support for him on Sunday, with many criticising his contribution to the referendum campaign and saying they doubted his ability to lead the party to victory in the next election. "I regret there hav
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill hits her stride as preparations for Rio gather pace

  26-06-2016 23:05
  
  • Olympic champion claims personal best at IAAF event in Germany
  • Denise Lewis: ‘She is definitely the favourite for Rio’Jessica Ennis-Hill believes she is fitter now than at any time since winning heptathlon gold at London 2012 and she showed her Olympic defence is on track by scoring an impressive 6,733 points to win the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in Ratingen, Germany.Not only was the tally 64 points higher than her score of 6,669 to win the world championships in Be
  
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• Eden Hazard sparkles as Belgium crush Hungary to set up Wales quarter-final

  26-06-2016 22:58
  
  Eden Hazard knew the question was coming and he did not miss a beat. Had this been his best match for Belgium? “Yes,” was the characteristically precise response from a man of few words. Hungary had been torn apart from the opening minutes and, while Belgium should have been out of sight well before the closing stages, the element of doubt allowed their captain to apply two flourishes that may have far-reaching consequences.The first came 12 minutes from time, more than an hour after
  
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• Pope Francis says Christians should apologise to gay people

  26-06-2016 22:55
  
  The pontiff says Church teachings dictate that gay people should not be discriminated against, but respectedPope Francis said on Sunday that Christians and the Roman Catholic Church should seek forgiveness from gay people for the way they had treated them. In an hour-long conversation with reporters on the plane taking him back to Rome from Armenia,the pontiff was asked if he agreed with recent comments by a German Roman Catholic cardinal that the Church should apologise to gay people. Continue
  
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• Multiple people stabbed at Sacramento white nationalist rally

  26-06-2016 22:39
  
  Seven people taken to hospitals including one white nationalistPolice break up chaotic fight between group and anti-fascistsMultiple people were stabbed and beaten in a brutal clash between white nationalists and counter-protesters just outside the California capitol building in Sacramento on Sunday.Tenpeople were taken to hospitals with injuries, two with “critical trauma stab wounds”, the fire department said, after what it called a “mass casualty incident”. Continue re
  
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• Analysing the sound of thunderstorms

  26-06-2016 22:30
  
  Weatherwatch: Meteorologists are counting ‘thunder days’ – and checking they’re not hearing jet planes or fireworksRumbles of thunder have been performing multiple symphonies in the skies recently. Already the UK has clocked up more than its average quota of thunderstorms for a whole year. Normally, the most thunder-prone region – London and the south-east – would expect to have 15 to 19 days when thunder is heard, but by mid-June that number had already been
  
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• Racist incidents feared to be linked to Brexit result

  26-06-2016 22:29
  
  Suspected racist graffiti at Polish cultural centre in London among incidents thought to be fuelled by vote to leave the EUPeople have been reporting incidents of racism believed to be fuelled by the result of the EU referendum, including alleged racist graffiti and cards reading “no more Polish vermin” posted through letterboxes.Suspected racist graffiti was found on the front entrance of the Polish Social and Cultural Association (POSK) in Hammersmith, west London, early on Sunday
  
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• Finding Dory crushes Independence Day: Resurgence at US box office

  26-06-2016 21:54
  
  Finding Nemo sequel remains on top in second week as alien invasion film sans Will Smith underwhelms with $41.6m opening weekendFinding Dory overwhelmed the sputtering sequel Independence Day: Resurgence at the US box office, on its second weekend in theaters.In its second week, the sequel to Finding Nemo easily remained on top with an estimated $73.2m, according to studio estimates on Sunday. That far surpassed the $41.6m opening of Resurgence, well off the pace of its 1996 original. The first
  
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• Rollercoaster crash injures eight children and two adults

  26-06-2016 21:38
  
  The Tsunami ride at M&D’s amusement park in Motherwell, near Glasgow, had been full when it came off its track, according to eyewitnesses.
  
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• Nerves and surprises

  26-06-2016 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray on feeling the Wimbledon nerves, facing Liam Broady, and how British players can spring surprises this year.
  
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• The Guardian view on post-Brexit politics: perilous times for progressives | Editorial

  26-06-2016 21:12
  
  Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership is in crisis. But his travails are only the start of it. This is the most frightening period for the left in generationsBritain’s 27 erstwhile European partners will meet next week to discuss the UK’s future with the country itself locked outside the room. The constitutional ground-rules of our democracy are in contention as never before, with arguments raging about whether or not Westminster can block Nicola Sturgeon’s mooted Scottish referendu
  
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• Adam Blythe overtakes Mark Cavendish to win British road race title

  26-06-2016 21:05
  
  • Tinkoff rider passes 2013 winner in last 20 metres to clinch jersey• Stockton-on-Tees race missed by reigning champion Peter KennaughAdam Blythe is the men’s British road race champion after beating Mark Cavendish in a sprint finish in Stockton-on-Tees. The Tinkoff rider passed the 2013 winner Cavendish in the last 20 metres to take the national championship jersey. Related: Chris Froome to be supported by Geraint Thomas at Tour de FranceContinue reading...
  
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• To Brexit or Regrexit? A dis-United Kingdom ponders turmoil of EU divorce

  26-06-2016 20:58
  After Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union, there is no indication that a so-called Brexit will happen soon. Prime Minister David Cameron, who is resigning, has said he will not take the formal step to an EU divorce on the grounds that his successor should. A petition on the UK government's website on holding a second referendum has gained more than 3 million signatories in just two days.
  
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• Ten Hurt As M&D's Rollercoaster Derails

  26-06-2016 20:42
  
  Ten people have been injured after a rollercoaster derailed at M&D's amusement park in Motherwell, Scotland. Witness James Millerick told Sky News: "You heard shrieks from other customers at the theme park. "When we got there the rollercoaster had come off the track entirely.
  
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• Liam Plunkett gets 50th ODI wicket in England washout with Sri Lanka

  26-06-2016 20:34
  
  • Sri Lanka 248-9, England 16-1 (4.0 overs): no result
  • Plunkett reaches landmark 11 years after his debutFifty-four overs and no result was the gloomy outcome of another Bristol one‑day international. In 2014 against India not a ball was bowled when the circus arrived here. on Sunday England had restricted Sri Lanka to 248 for nine and they fancied knocking off those runs despite the first-ball dismissal of Alex Hales. After four overs England’s reply was halted by dismal
  
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• EU may refuse informal Brexit talks until UK triggers article 50

  26-06-2016 20:25
  
  Brussels has given up hope that exit process will be formally launched at summit this week but wants it to begin soonLondon and Brussels appear headed for stalemate two days before a European Union summit to discuss Britain’s vote to leave.With Europe’s leaders divided over how to negotiate Brexit and Britain apparently reluctant to initiate formal talks on leaving, an EU source said lawyers had concluded that a member state could not be forced to launch the process. Continue reading
  
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• Berlin and Paris send conflicting signals on Brexit

  26-06-2016 20:06
  By Noah Barkin and Andreas Rinke PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and France agree on one thing: that Europe must change following the shock of last week's Brexit referendum. Over the weekend, as Europe began digesting the prospect of an EU without Britain, a cacophony of conflicting signals were being sent out by politicians on either side of the Rhine, despite a joint paper by the German and French foreign ministers meant to minimise the differences and highlight common ground. The most obviou
  
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• Rollercoaster crash at Scottish theme park leaves 10 injured

  26-06-2016 20:02
  
  Police say emergency services are at the scene of the incident at M&D’s amusement park in MotherwellTen people have been injured in a rollercoaster crash at a theme park in Scotland.
  Visitors to M&D’s amusement park in Motherwell, near Glasgow, posted images on social media appearing to show a carriage on a pathway surrounded by dozens of people. Continue reading...
  
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• Martin Rowson on the attempted coup against Jeremy Corbyn – cartoon

  26-06-2016 19:51
  
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• Scotland would do what it takes to stay in EU, may try to block Brexit - Sturgeon

  26-06-2016 19:43
  By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland will do whatever it takes to remain in the European Union, including potentially blocking the legal process behind Britain's exit from the bloc, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday. Scotland, a nation of five million people, voted to stay in the EU by 62 to 38 percent in Thursday's referendum, putting it at odds with the United Kingdom as a whole, which voted by 52 to 48 percent in favour of an exit from the bloc, or Brexit. Sturgeon has s
  
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• Serena Williams set on catching Steffi Graf at Wimbledon after painful defeats

  26-06-2016 19:41
  
  The world No1 needs one major title to equal Steffi Graf’s 22 and, after coming up short in her last three attempts, believes she can match it this fortnightSerena Williams left Wimbledon a year ago heading for New York and history: the first calendar grand slam since Steffi Graf’s in 1988 was one win away. Yet there was an unmistakable nervousness about the American, who steadfastly refused to talk about the prospect of adding her own country’s Open title to those she had coll
  
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• Eleven Hurt As M&D's Rollercoaster Derails

  26-06-2016 19:31
  
  Eleven people have been injured after a rollercoaster derailed at M&D's amusement park in Motherwell, Scotland. Witness James Millerick told Sky News: "You heard shrieks from other customers at the theme park. "When we got there the rollercoaster had come off the track entirely.
  
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• Warren Gatland says Wales will learn from Test series defeat by All Blacks

  26-06-2016 19:21
  
  • New Zealand 46-6 Wales
  • Wales coach says team missed too many tackles in final Test in DunedinWarren Gatland, the Wales coach, has said that, despite suffering a 3-0 Test series defeat at the hands of the All Blacks, the tour to New Zealand had been a good experience for his players and important lessons had been learned for the team’s development.Wales had pushed the world champions in the first two Tests, losing them 39-21 and 36-22 respectively, but were soundly beaten 46-6
  
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• Labour crisis: how the coup against Jeremy Corbyn gathered pace

  26-06-2016 19:20
  
  Small group of Labour MPs had been briefing for months to expect movement but Brexit changed the calculationsThe fireworks began at 9.59pm on Saturday when an article outing Hilary Benn as the chief plotter against Jeremy Corbyn was published by the Observer.The Labour leader’s aides scrambled on to a conference call to work out a plan to deal with the rebellion. It did not take long for Benn to be bombarded with a stream of messages from Katy Clark, Corbyn’s political secretary, ask
  
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• The Painted Wagon Wild West show – in pictures

  26-06-2016 19:14
  
  Giffords Circus’s show is touring the UK. Photographer Tom Pilston goes behind the scenes to meet the performers Continue reading...
  
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• Cindy Gallop: ‘Advertising is dominated by white guys talking to white guys’

  26-06-2016 19:07
  
  Former BBH boss on the lack of women creatives, the slow pace of change in gender equality, and sex tapesIn the freebie bag given to every delegate at the Cannes Lions advertising festival last week was a book, The Case for Creativity. Cindy Gallop sat down to read it, saw that in the list of advertising experts quoted there was not a single woman and tweeted her dismay. The book’s author James Hurman responded apologetically, saying his “heart sank” when he saw Gallop’s
  
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• Fears for children as at least seven people injured in rollercoaster crash

  26-06-2016 19:06
  
  Police Scotland said that emergency services were responding to an ongoing incident at M&Ds theme park in Motherwell, near Glasgow.
  
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• Get ready for more market reaction to Brexit

  26-06-2016 19:04
  
  Sterling and the stock market are only likely to settle once the UK’s new relationship with Europe has taken shapeA lame-duck prime minister; a (so far) silent chancellor; an opposition party in turmoil; a possible general election in the autumn that could produce a hung parliament; and the threat of a second referendum in Scotland. Do not be surprised if financial markets take a second look at Brexit and decide that Friday’s initial response was too tame.The $2tn (£1.5tn) of s
  
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• Star Wars leads charge as Sky gears up for an attack on its empire

  26-06-2016 19:03
  
  Sky Cinema and eSports projects launched to counter threats from entertainment rivals Netflix, Amazon and BTSky’s jewel in its movie deal crown, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, deals with a new threat to the galaxy far, far away. Closer to home, within the media constellation that contains Sky, new threats are emerging to the pan-European broadcaster, and spurring it into action.Earlier this month the company announced Sky Movies would rebrand as Sky Cinema. Days later it announced an invest
  
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• 7 contenders for Jeremy Corbyn's job should he stand down

  26-06-2016 18:54
  
  Including Dan Jarvis and Angela Eagle.
  
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• Corbyn sabotaged Labour’s remain campaign. He must resign | Phil Wilson

  26-06-2016 18:52
  
  The opposition leader’s wilfully abysmal performance during the EU campaign is the final straw. He is incapable of fulfilling his roleEvents of the past few days underline just how serious the consequences of the decisions made by our political leaders are. David Cameron’s decision to gamble with Britain’s future in the referendum has proved his own undoing. It was an exercise in Conservative party management that has put the long-term prosperity of the UK under threat and unde
  
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• Seven Hurt As M&D's Rollercoaster Derails

  26-06-2016 18:31
  
  Seven people have been injured after a rollercoaster derailed at M&D's amusement park in Motherwell, Scotland. Police, fire and ambulance officers are working at the scene in Strathclyde Country Park and a rescue operation is under way. A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said six ambulance crews and a specialist operation team are at the scene.
  
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• How will Brexit affect Britain's trade with Europe?

  26-06-2016 18:29
  
  From the possibility of a new trade deal to higher tariffs and quotas, here are the key issues that will impact British businessesBritain will have to reach a new trade agreement with the European Union following its decision to sever links with Brussels. The task will be complex and will have to be carried out under the pressure of a two-year deadline. Here are some of the key issues. Continue reading...
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: third one-day international – as it happened

  26-06-2016 18:28
  
  England were 16 for one chasing 249 when rain forced the match to be abandoned in Bristol 5.28pm BSTThe game has been put out of its misery by the umpires. It was an inevitable decision. So England lead 1-0 with two matches to play, the next of which is on Wednesday. Thanks for your company and emails; I’ll leave you with this summary of the last seven days. 5.02pm BSTThere must be some play by 18:11 or the match will be declared no result #ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/Wloj9TlFqO Continue readin
  
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• The Garadona Possibility: can Wales’s Bale do a Diego at Euro 2016?

  26-06-2016 18:25
  
  Chris Coleman has given his star man freedom and no other country, with the possible exception of Portugal, has an attacking talent to match himIn the end nobody was on fire at the Parc des Princes. No one seemed that terrified either, except perhaps those spectators haunted by the possibility this gruelling last-16 match might stretch on into extra time. Not that the afternoon was a complete loss. There was certainly a great deal of na-na na na-na na from the stands as Northern Ireland’s
  
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• Cornwall fears loss of funding after backing Brexit

  26-06-2016 18:11
  
  Region was on course to benefit from £2.5bn of funding between 2000 and 2020 but voted 56% in favour of leaving EUNewsagent Nick Carey is one of the 182,665 Cornish people who voted to leave the EU even though Brussels has ploughed many millions of pounds into the area where he lives and works.His arguments are familiar ones: “I want our sovereignty back. I want control. And, yes, I’m worried about immigration. It’s fine to share what we’ve got with others, but let&
  
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• Parliamentary fightback against Brexit on cards

  26-06-2016 18:10
  
  Pro-remain figures urge second EU referendum, with Lord Heseltine pointing to majority in Commons against leaving The prospect of a parliamentary fightback against the result of the EU referendum gathered pace on Sunday, with pro-remain figures saying they would not “roll over and give up”. Some are urging a second referendum after Brexit negotiations have taken place. Continue reading...
  
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• Watch the world's tallest bonfire being burnt down to the ground in Norway

  26-06-2016 18:07
  
  It’s weirdly satisfying.
  
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• In the Left Field, a glimmer of hope behind the Brexit doom

  26-06-2016 18:07
  
  One subject dominated political debate in Glastonbury’s activist area – but all is not lostOn Friday morning, I stood ankle-deep in the mud, held out a microphone, and asked the people walking away from the Pyramid stage to sum up their feelings about the EU referendum result in one word. I was after gut feelings rather than eloquence, and out they came: “Crap”, “Bollocks”, “Shocking”. Only one passerby went the other way: “Great – I&rs
  
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• Fallout from British EU vote alarms Asia, deepens party conflicts

  26-06-2016 17:54
  By Estelle Shirbon and Ben Blanchard LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Turmoil unleashed by Britain's vote to leave the European Union heightened anxiety in Asia on Sunday, with China, Japan and South Korea all fretting over the risk to world financial stability a few hours before markets reopen. China's finance minister said fallout from Thursday's referendum "will cast a shadow over the global economy" while a senior official in Tokyo warned of the danger of "speculative, violent moves" in currencies
  
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• 'I want to see unity, we're in scary times': readers on Labour in crisis

  26-06-2016 17:45
  
  As Brexit triggers political turmoil in the Labour party, we speak to its supporters about what they want to happen next When news of Britain’s decision to leave the EU hit, Alice Marples, 27, from Northumberland rushed to sign up to the Labour party. The main reason? Jeremy Corbyn. Marples believes in the values he stands for and also wanted to show her support for the main opposition party in the coming months.But just two days later, Corbyn’s role looks uncertain, with widespread
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn has made his point. Now it’s time for Labour to move on | Zoe Williams

  26-06-2016 17:36
  
  He has been a principled and decent leader, but the party needs new blood to channel the remain side’s anger into election victoryAs manoeuvres against Jeremy Corbyn develop into a full-blown ambush, it is possible to imagine scenarios in which he survives as leader, but hard to conceive why he’d want to. I don’t agree with the analysis that he lost the referendum with incompetence, a lack of leadership, and an inability to keep his mind on the matter when distracted by his hat
  
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