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• Boris Johnson backs Andrea Leadsom for Tory leader

  04-07-2016 22:10
  
  Johnson said Leadsom has the “zap, the drive, and the determination” to be the next PM.
  
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• Woman Survives Crash But Killed By HGV

  04-07-2016 22:09
  
  A special constable died when she was hit by a lorry after she got out of her car on a motorway. Ms Derbyshire was based in Bolton and had been recently been accepted to join Greater Manchester Police as a full-time constable later this year. Chief Inspector Mike Walmsley, of GMP's Special Constabulary, said her colleagues were "devastated".
  
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• West: Iraq War Planned Before Blair Told Public

  04-07-2016 21:08
  
  The decision to invade Iraq was taken before Tony Blair publicly announced it "but they were looking for a reason" to do it, the naval chief at the time has said. Admiral Lord West, first sea lord when war began in March 2003, said he was told by "some b******" to ready his forces in preparation for the conflict. Lord West said: "I think there had been a decision that we were going to invade Iraq, that that was going to happen, but they were looking for a reason to actually do it.
  
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• UK Labour MP says ready for leadership challenge; Corbyn clings on

  04-07-2016 21:06
  Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will face a leadership contest unless he considers his position, Labour Party lawmaker Angela Eagle said on Monday, saying she has the necessary support to trigger a challenge and is ready to do so. Corbyn has refused to resign following Britain's vote to leave the European Union, despite mass defections from his policy team and a no confidence motion that was passed by an overwhelming majority of lawmakers in his own party. The party's deputy leader Tom
  
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• Crunch Meeting For Unions Over Corbyn Future

  04-07-2016 20:54
  
  Labour deputy leader Tom Watson will hold emergency talks with trade union leaders on Tuesday after a tense party meeting in the House of Commons. Mr Watson told the Parliamentary Labour Party he had informed Jeremy Corbyn during a one-to-one meeting that he could not carry on as party leader without the support of the party's MPs. Sky's Chief Political Correspondent Jon Craig said the deputy leader told Labour MPs the trade union meeting was "the last throw of the dice" after they overwhel
  
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• I expected Chris Evans to quit Top Gear after constant criticism, says former Stig

  04-07-2016 20:46
  
  Perry McCarthy was Top Gear’s faceless test driver in 2002 and 2003 when the show relaunched with Jeremy Clarkson at the helm.
  
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• Exit stage right - UKIP leader Farage announces surprise departure

  04-07-2016 19:12
  By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of the insurgent right-wing UK Independence Party said on Monday he was stepping down after realising his ambition to win a vote for Britain to leave the EU, the latest twist in a dramatic reshaping of the nation's politics. The departure of brash former commodities trader Nigel Farage would sideline one of the most outspoken and effective anti-EU campaigners from the debate about how to sever Britain's ties with the other 27 c
  
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• Reality Check: What happens to Brits living abroad?

  04-07-2016 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some candidates for the Conservative Party leadership suggest that UK nationals living in the EU will automatically be able to carry on doing so.
  
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• New 'Top Gear' host Chris Evans steps down after just one series

  04-07-2016 18:29
  British TV and radio star Chris Evans said on Monday he was leaving BBC motoring show "Top Gear" after his first series at the helm ended with audiences at an all-time low. "Stepping down from Top Gear," he said on Twitter. The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best." Evans and former "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc took over as co-hosts of the global hit show after Jeremy Clarkson was dropped by the BBC because he hit and verbally abused a producer last year.
  
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• PM candidate Crabb says would approve new Heathrow runway if elected

  04-07-2016 17:53
  Stephen Crabb, one of the candidates to replace British prime minister David Cameron, said on Monday he would approve a new runway at Heathrow Airport immediately if he is elected. Britain's governing Conservatives are due to select a new leader, and prime minister, by Sept. 9 after Cameron said he would step down following last month's vote for Britain to leave the European Union. Heathrow, Britain and Europe's busiest airport, has been campaigning for 25 years to build an extra runway and a de
  
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• Guaranteed UK Status For EU Nationals 'Unwise'

  04-07-2016 17:16
  
  A government minister has said it would be unwise to provide EU nationals with guaranteed UK status without a deal for UK citizens. Responding to an urgent question in the House of Commons on Monday, Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said guaranteeing the status of EU nationals already living in the UK could prompt EU immigration to the UK.
  
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• New 'pop-up' paper on Europe for the losing 48 percent to hit UK news stands

  04-07-2016 17:05
  By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - A new 'pop-up' weekly newspaper aimed at the 48 percent of Britons who voted unsuccessfully to stay in the European Union is being launched this week in what its publishers said was an effort to cater for people feeling a real sense of loss. Will Hattam, chief marketing officer at Archant, said it would continue to serve its audience as long as they wanted it to.
  
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• In or Out? Brexit limbo gives EU headache

  04-07-2016 17:02
  By Alastair Macdonald and Alissa de Carbonnel BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union says it will not be "paralysed" after Britons voted to leave, but Brussels policymakers say uncertainty over Britain's future is already complicating the lawmaking process for the rest of the EU. As London waits, possibly for months, for a successor to Prime Minister David Cameron to start negotiating an exit that will retain its easy access to EU markets, some Europeans fear that Britain could obstruct legisla
  
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• Labour MP says ready for leadership challenge; Corbyn clings on

  04-07-2016 16:49
  Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will face a leadership contest unless he considers his position, Labour Party lawmaker Angela Eagle said on Monday, saying she has the necessary support to trigger a challenge and is ready to do so. Corbyn has refused to resign following Britain's vote to leave the European Union, despite mass defections from his policy team and a no confidence motion that was passed by an overwhelming majority of lawmakers in his own party. Discontent with the veteran s
  
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• Andrea Leadsom has set out her plans for the Tory leadership and denied UKIP connection

  04-07-2016 16:44
  
  Leadsom outlined her policy ideas for the Tory leadership to mixed reviews on Twitter.
  
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• New exhibition will give us a chance to peek inside the Queen's wardrobe

  04-07-2016 16:39
  
  Memorable outfits worn by Queen Elizabeth II throughout her royal career will go on public display in three limited exhibitions.
  
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• UK plans lower corporation tax to cushion hit from Brexit

  04-07-2016 16:31
  By William Schomberg and Conor Humphries LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Britain has announced plans to cut corporation tax to less than 15 percent in an attempt to cushion the shock of the country's decision to leave the European Union, raising the prospect of competitive tax cuts across the bloc. Chancellor George Osborne told the Financial Times he wanted to build a "super competitive economy" with low business taxes and a global focus, signalling a determination to remain in his job when a new pri
  
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• Corbyn Stages Fightback With Facebook Video

  04-07-2016 16:20
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has released a Facebook video with a message for rebel MPs that it's his responsibility to "carry on" as leader. The Labour leader released the video after former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle gave him an ultimatum to stand down or she would challenge him in a leadership contest. In it, Mr Corbyn makes an appeal directly to Labour members and says he wants to reach out to "trade union affiliates and MPs" repeatedly telling them to "come together" to take on the Tories and
  
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• EDF says has full confidence in Hinkley Point, Brexit no barrier

  04-07-2016 16:17
  French power utility EDF on Monday stuck to its plans to build a nuclear reactor complex at Hinkley Point in southern England, saying Britain's referendum vote to quit the European Union was no barrier to the plan. The 18 billion pound ($24 billion) Hinkley Point project and its implications for the country's main state power company has divided opinion in France at a time when it finances are severely stretched already by its absorption of loss-making nuclear plant builder Areva. EDF Chief Exec
  
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• Three former Barclays traders found guilty in Libor rigging trial

  04-07-2016 16:12
  By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn LONDON Reuters) - Three former Barclays traders have been found guilty by a London jury of conspiring to fraudulently manipulate global benchmark interest rates in a stark warning to junior bankers and a major victory for Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The verdicts bring to five the number of people convicted in London for being part of a global financial conspiracy that has forced banks to pay fines of $9 billion, discredited rates like Libor and helped
  
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• Alice Gross: Coroner Calls For Immigration Checks

  04-07-2016 16:07
  
  The coroner at the murdered teenager's inquest says she will raise concerns over checks on foreign nationals entering the UK. Dr Fiona Wilcox ruled last year that the inquest would examine whether failures by the British Government and police contributed to the teenager's death. The 14-year-old schoolgirl is believed to have died at the hands of builder Arnis Zalkalns, who had served a prison sentence for murdering his wife in his native Latvia.
  
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• Some of the best reactions to Nigel Farage's resignation 2.0

  04-07-2016 15:45
  
  The world’s smallest violins were out in force.
  
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• Anti-EU champion Farage quits after Brexit vote

  04-07-2016 15:14
  By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of the insurgent right-wing UK Independence Party said on Monday he was stepping down after realising his ambition to win a vote for Britain to leave the EU, the latest twist in a dramatic reshaping of the nation's politics. The departure of brash former commodities trader Nigel Farage would sideline one of the most outspoken and effective anti-EU campaigners from the debate about how to sever Britain's ties with the other 27 c
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty After Baby Shot With Air Gun

  04-07-2016 15:02
  
  A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm after a one-year-old baby was shot in the head with an air pistol in Bristol. Jordan Walters appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court on Monday. Police were called to a flat in Bishport Avenue in the Hartcliffe area of Bristol shortly after 4pm on Friday when neighbours reported hearing a child "screaming and screaming".
  
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• Ambulance Drug Smugglers Jailed For 90 Years

  04-07-2016 14:50
  
  Six men have been sentenced to over 94 years in prison for their part in handling class A drugs smuggled into the UK using a fleet of fake Dutch ambulances. Most of the men worked as couriers for James Gibson, 57, a drug dealer who had connections to criminal gangs in Holland. The National Crime Agency (NCA) used mobile data analysis and CCTV footage to link him to several deliveries after discovering the word 'Gibbo' written on a list of 20 names found in an ambulance they had under surveillanc
  
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• PM candidate Fox says no place for free movement in trade deal

  04-07-2016 14:41
  British prime ministerial candidate Liam Fox said the principle of free movement of people should not be on the table in negotiations about a trade deal with the European Union following the country's referendum vote to leave the bloc. Former Defence Secretary Fox is one of five lawmakers competing to replace David Cameron as prime minister. Cameron said he would resign after losing June's referendum, handing over responsibility for complex negotiations with the EU, including on key issues such
  
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• Law firm Mishcon de Reya tangles Brexit in legal challenge over divorce trigger

  04-07-2016 14:33
  By Guy Faulconbridge and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - London law firm Mishcon de Reya said it had started legal action to demand the British government win legislative approval from Parliament before triggering a formal divorce from the European Union. Mishcon de Reya, a leading London-based firm, said a British leader would need an Act of Parliament before invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the trigger for formal negotiations on exiting the bloc Britain joined in 1973. Because the refe
  
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• Southern To Cut 350 Trains A Day, Union Claims

  04-07-2016 14:02
  Southern will cancel 350 trains a day as it attempts to deal with the disruption caused by delays and strikes, according to the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ union (RMT). Southern’s parent company Govia Thameslink (GTR) has been given permission to introduce an emergency timetable, which will come into effect from next Monday, 11 July, the trade union said. General secretary Mick Cash said: "This latest savage attack on passenger services by GTR is nothing to do with staff si
  
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• Three former Barclays traders convicted in London Libor rigging trial

  04-07-2016 13:54
  By Kirstin Ridley and Carolyn Cohn LONDON Reuters) - Three former Barclays traders have been found guilty by a London jury of conspiring to fraudulently manipulate global benchmark interest rates in a stark warning to junior bankers and a major victory for Britain's Serious Fraud Office Calcutta-born Jay Merchant, 45, the most senior of the men on trial, was convicted unanimously while 35-year-old British former Libor submitter Jonathan Mathew and former trader Alex Pabon, a 38-year-old American
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty After Baby Shot With Air Rifle

  04-07-2016 13:53
  
  A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm after a one-year-old baby was shot in the head with an air rifle in Bristol. Jordan Walters appeared in the Bristol Magistrates Court on Monday. Police were called to a flat in Bishport Avenue in the Hartcliffe area of Bristol shortly after 4pm on Friday after neighbours reported hearing a child "screaming and screaming".
  
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• UK to slash corporation tax to cushion hit from Brexit

  04-07-2016 13:14
  By William Schomberg and Conor Humphries LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Britain has announced plans to cut corporation tax to less than 15 percent in an attempt to cushion the shock of the country's decision to leave the European Union, raising the prospect of competitive tax cuts across the bloc. Chancellor George Osborne told the Financial Times he wanted to build a "super competitive economy" with low business taxes and a global focus. The new rate, which was announced without a target date, compa
  
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• UKIP leader Farage quits, punching another hole in British politics

  04-07-2016 13:06
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's insurgent right-wing populist UK Independence Party said on Monday he was stepping down after realising his ambition to win a vote for Britain to leave the EU, punching another hole in the country's chaotic politics. The departure of brash former commodities trader Nigel Farage would sideline one of the most outspoken and effective anti-EU campaigners from the debate about how to sever Britain's ties with the other 27 countries in the
  
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• 'Not on the same page' - Brexit poses threat to British universities

  04-07-2016 13:02
  By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's vote to leave the European Union has left the country's universities with a problem to solve -- how to plug a funding gap and maintain prestige if the flood of students from across the EU slows to a trickle. Before the June 23 referendum backed a British exit, or Brexit, the heads of about 80 percent of British universities issued a joint appeal to "Remain" in the 28-country bloc. Since the vote, universities have been trying to calm their overseas st
  
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• Nigella Lawson's dad, Lord Lawson, says why he is backing Michael Gove for PM

  04-07-2016 12:58
  
  The leading EU Leave campaigner Lord Nigel Lawson says Michael Gove is the “best equipped” to be the next Prime Minister.
  
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• Future of EU nationals in Britain is for Brexit talks - PM spokeswoman

  04-07-2016 12:48
  The future status of European Union nationals living in Britain will have to be worked out as part of Brexit negotiations and will be for the next prime minister to decide, Prime Minister David Cameron's spokeswoman said on Monday. "Clearly we are then going to enter a process of negotiation with our other EU partners about leaving the European Union and there are a whole range of complex issues including this one which will need to be worked out," the spokeswoman told reporters.
  
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• Leadsom: We Will Have Our Freedom Back

  04-07-2016 12:42
  
  Leave campaigner Andrea Leadsom has formally launched her Tory leadership bid, declaring: "We will have our freedom back". "And the British Parliament will decide how many people enter our country each year to live, work and contribute to our national life.
  
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• Steepest Decline In Construction Since 2009

  04-07-2016 12:39
  
  Construction output in the UK has fallen at its sharpest rate since June 2009, hitting a seven-year low. The Markit/ CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) came in at 46.0 in June, down from 51.2 in May and crucially below the 50 mark, which means output is falling rather than growing. It is the first time the construction industry has reported a contraction since April 2013.
  
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• Candidate for PM Leadsom says Brexit talks should be short

  04-07-2016 12:39
  Talks over Britain's departure from the EU should be as short as possible to avoid prolonged uncertainty, prime ministerial candidate Andrea Leadsom said on Monday as she launched her leadership bid. Leadsom, second-favourite in the race to succeed David Cameron, was a leading figure in the campaign to leave the EU.
  
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• Nigel Farage Steps Down As Leader Of UKIP

  04-07-2016 12:38
  
  UKIP leader Nigel Farage has announced he will step down as leader of the party in the wake of the referendum to leave the EU. "My aim in politics was to get Britain out of the European Union," he said in a speech outlining the party's post-referendum strategy. Mr Farage has declined to endorse a successor but says he expects his replacement will be in place for the party's autumn conference.
  
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• Nigel Farage resigns as Ukip leader (again)

  04-07-2016 12:03
  Will it be for good this time?
  
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• Woman Survives Crash But Is Killed By HGV

  04-07-2016 12:02
  
  PC Paul Hailwood, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "I would like to extend my most sincere and heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of this young woman. "We currently have specially-trained officers working to provide them with any support they need at this tragic time.
  
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• UKIP leader Farage says will step down after Brexit victory

  04-07-2016 11:45
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's anti-European Union UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage said on Monday he would stand down after having realised his ambition of winning last month's referendum in favour of Brexit. My aim in being in politics was to get Britain out of the European Union," he told reporters. "So I feel it's right that I should now stand aside as leader of UKIP.
  
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• Gallagher Sings Royle Family Song For Aherne

  04-07-2016 11:37
  
  Noel Gallagher has dedicated the song used as The Royle Family theme tune to his friend Caroline Aherne, who created and starred in the television show. "Her name was Caroline and she was a very, very, very funny woman. The 49-year-old, who is touring with his band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, had promised the tribute earlier on his Instagram account.
  
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• Quick! Let's celebrate 4th of July before America wakes up

  04-07-2016 11:30
  
  Let’s get the celebrations in early.
  
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• Labour's Angela Eagle says she is ready to challenge party leader Corbyn

  04-07-2016 11:11
  Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will face a leadership contest unless he considers his position, Labour Party lawmaker Angela Eagle said on Monday, saying she has the necessary support to trigger a challenge and is ready to do so. Corbyn has refused to resign following Britain's vote to leave the European Union, despite an overwhelming majority of lawmakers in his own party passing a motion of no confidence in his leadership and resigning from his policy team en masse. "I have the support to run
  
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• Nepal investigating Indian couple's Everest summit claim

  04-07-2016 10:52
  
  The photographs look very similar to those taken by another climber.
  
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• Londoners gathered outside tube stations to stand in solidarity against hate crimes

  04-07-2016 10:46
  
  They aimed to spread the message “Love London. No place for Hate”.
  
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• Eagle: I'll Run If Corbyn Does Not Act Soon

  04-07-2016 10:41
  Angela Eagle says she has support to "resolve this impasse" over the Labour Party leadership "if Jeremy doesn't take action soon". Mr Corbyn's leadership is in crisis after 80% of his MPs called for him to step down and two-thirds of the shadow cabinet quit.
  
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• Small Business Confidence At Four-Year Low

  04-07-2016 10:38
  
  The Federation of Small Businesses' (FSB) index recorded its largest ever annual drop since it started in 2010. The survey of 1,000 FSB members was conducted in April and May - before the vote to leave the EU. The FSB said it was unclear how much uncertainty caused by the upcoming referendum affected confidence.
  
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• Top Scottish Conservative says London should not block second independence vote

  04-07-2016 10:35
  A second referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom should not be blocked by Britain's next prime minister, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has said, in a boost to nationalists who wish to protect Scotland's status in the EU. Scotland overwhelmingly voted to stay in the European Union on June 23, putting it at odds with England and Wales which voted to leave. Ruth Davidson, who leads Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservative party in Scotland, said that the Bri
  
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