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• Sir John Chilcot: 'There are many lessons in the report'

  05-07-2016 23:26
  
  Sir John Chilcot says there are "many lessons" to be learned from his report into Britain's role in the Iraq conflict.
  
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• 7 eyebrow-raising things said by Andrea Leadsom - the Tory who could be our next Prime Minister - Mirror.co.uk

  05-07-2016 23:19
  
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  7 eyebrow-raising things said by Andrea Leadsom - the Tory who could be our next Prime Minister
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  Tory leadership hopeful Andrea Leadsom called for the minimum wage and maternity rights to be axed as she demanded “scrapping the entire burden of regulation on micro-businesses”. The current runner-up in the race to be Prime Minister urged the ...
  Richard Godwin: It's a good time for Britain to embrace the feminocracyEvening Standard
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• Leave campaigners' rhetoric 'has made racism socially acceptable again'

  05-07-2016 22:41
  Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi heavily criticised Nigel Farage and his ‘breaking point’ poster.
  
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• May leads three-horse PM race as Brexit hits pound and property

  05-07-2016 22:28
  By William James and Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) - Home Secretary Theresa May opened up a strong lead on Tuesday in what is now a three-horse race to become Britain's next prime minister, but the first stage of voting was overshadowed by post-Brexit carnage for property investors and the pound. In symptoms of market concern about the economic impact of leaving the European Union, sterling hit new 31-year lows and three funds investing in British property said they were suspending trading bec
  
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• May Wins First Tory Vote As Fox And Crabb Out

  05-07-2016 22:00
  
  Theresa May has won an emphatic victory in the first round of voting for the Tory leadership, as Stephen Crabb and Liam Fox left the contest. Mrs May secured more than half the votes - 165  from 329 MPs - with Andrea Leadsom coming second with 66. Mr Fox was eliminated after receiving the least number of votes - 16 - while Stephen Crabb bowed out later after getting 34 votes.
  
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• Stephen Crabb has pulled out of the race for the Tory leadership title

  05-07-2016 21:41
  
  The work and pensions secretary is now backing Theresa May instead.
  
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• PM candidate Crabb withdraws from race, endorses May

  05-07-2016 21:22
  Conservative MP Stephen Crabb pulled out of the race to be the next prime minister on Tuesday and endorsed front-runner Theresa May as the list of candidates was reduced to three. Crabb, 43, withdrew after he came fourth out of five in the first round of voting, securing support from just 34 out of 330 Conservative MPs. Home Secretary Theresa May secured 165 votes, ahead of Andrea Leadsom and Michael Gove.
  
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• May and Leadsomlead race for Downing St. as Brexit hits pound and property

  05-07-2016 21:02
  By William James, Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Home Secretary Theresa May opened up a strong lead over her nearest rival, Andrea Leadsom, on Tuesday in the contest to become Britain's next prime minister, but the race was overshadowed by post-Brexit carnage for property investors and the pound. In symptoms of market concern about the economic impact of leaving the European Union, sterling hit new 31-year lows and three funds investing in British property said they were
  
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• Prime minister can launch EU exit procedure without parliament - Letwin

  05-07-2016 20:56
  Lawyers have advised the British government that the prime minister does not need parliamentary approval to trigger the procedure to leave the European Union, government minister Oliver Letwin said on Tuesday. Formal talks on Britain's departure cannot start until it triggers Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, after which it has two years to negotiate the terms of its exit. Prime Minister David Cameron, who has announced his resignation but is staying in power until his ruling Conservatives c
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet agrees to Labour peace talks - The Guardian

  05-07-2016 20:43
  
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  Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet agrees to Labour peace talks
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  Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet has agreed to back formal peace negotiations between the warring factions of the Labour party to try to prevent all-out war. Len McCluskey, the general secretary of the Unite union, met Corbyn and his deputy leader, Tom ...
  We'll Cox you: How 'Labour activists' threatened a party PR manYorkshire Post
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• Theresa May wins first round in Tory leadership vote with Andrea Leadsom second - Daily Mail

  05-07-2016 20:42
  
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  Theresa May wins first round in Tory leadership vote with Andrea Leadsom second
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  Ms Morgan criticised Mrs Leadsom's performance at a Tory hustings event on Monday, saying she 'struggled to get her message across to the audience'. Gove supporter Jacob Rees-Mogg told Sky News: 'I think Michael has done extremely well from a ...
  9 reasons you should be truly terrified of Andrea Leadsom becoming Prime MinisterNew Statesman
  Richard Godwin: It's a good time for Britain to em
  
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• May Wins First Round Of Tory Vote As Fox Out

  05-07-2016 20:28
  
  Theresa May has emphatically won the first round of voting in the Tory leadership battle, with low-scoring Liam Fox eliminated. Mrs May secured more than half the votes from 329 MPs, with Andrea Leadsom coming second with 66. Michael Gove came third with 48 votes, Stephen Crabb secured 34 and Liam Fox received 16.
  
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• Hate Crime In London Up 50% Since Brexit Vote

  05-07-2016 20:02
  The number of hate crimes reported in the capital has risen by more than 50% in the days since the EU referendum result, the latest figures show. Scotland Yard has confirmed the average number of hate crimes reported daily in London has risen to 67 - a 52% increase on the pre-referendum average of 44. A total of 599 incidents of race hate crime were reported to the Metropolitan Police between 24 June and 2 July.
  
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• 'Spine-tingling' Beatrix Potter drawings found hidden inside books

  05-07-2016 19:54
  
  Previously unknown drawings by Beatrix Potter are discovered hidden between the pages of books during cleaning work at a National Trust property.
  
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• Fox Out As May Wins First Round Of Tory Vote

  05-07-2016 19:44
  
  Liam Fox has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership contest after the first round, with Theresa May winning most votes. Fox was the poorest performing candidate out of five – the others are May, Michael Gove, Stephen Crabb and Andrea Leadsom.
  
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• May leads first round of voting to succeed PM Cameron - committee

  05-07-2016 19:34
  British lawmaker Theresa May won the first round of voting to decide a successor to Prime Minister David Cameron, the Conservative Party said on Tuesday, as former defence minister Liam Fox was eliminated from the contest. The vote among Conservative lawmakers saw interior minister May win 165 votes, with junior energy minister Andrea Leadsom second on 66. Brexit campaigner Michael Gove was in third on 48.
  
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• PM candidate May is 'bloody difficult', senior MP says

  05-07-2016 18:23
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Theresa May, the frontrunner to replace British Prime Minister David Cameron, is "bloody difficult" without much experience in foreign affairs, a senior Conservative lawmaker was caught on camera saying on Tuesday. Ken Clarke, 76, a minister in the governments of Conservative leaders Cameron, John Major and Margaret Thatcher, criticised several of the candidates for his party's leadership in a conversation with another former minister broadcast by Sky News.
  
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• Brexit worries hit pound and property as Conservatives vote for PM

  05-07-2016 18:16
  By Kylie MacLellan, William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Worries about the economic impact of leaving the European Union hit Britain's property market and hammered the pound on Tuesday as Conservative members of parliament began voting for a new prime minister. Interior minister Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom, a junior energy minister, emerged as early front-runners to replace David Cameron, who has said he will step down after Britons voted on June 23 to break away from the EU.
  
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• Who has the edge?

  05-07-2016 17:37
  
  As Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo go head to head at Euro 2016, BBC Sport compares their tournament and careers to date.
  
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• Prime minister can trigger formal exit procedure from EU, says UK minister

  05-07-2016 17:12
  Lawyers have advised the British government that the prime minister does not need parliamentary approval to trigger the procedure to leave the European Union, government minister Oliver Letwin said on Tuesday. Formal talks on Britain's exit cannot start until it triggers Article 50 of the EU treaty, after which it has two years to negotiate the terms of its exit. Prime Minister David Cameron, who has announced his resignation but is staying in power until his ruling Conservatives choose a new le
  
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• Woman Accused Of 'Demonic' Stun Gun Killing

  05-07-2016 16:15
  
  Sarah Williams, 35, was described in Preston Crown Court as a jealous and obsessive woman who planned and carried out the killing of someone she regarded as a love rival. Williams is accused of killing "decent, hard-working" Sadie Hartley, 60, by stabbing and slashing the mother of two 40 times in an "orgy of violence" on the doorstep of her home in the village of Helmshore, Lancashire. The defendant had previously been in a relationship with Ian Johnston, 57, Ms Hartley's partner, but he ended
  
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• Teachers Stage 24-Hour Walkout Over Cuts

  05-07-2016 16:03
  
  Seven out of eight schools are "refusing to close" despite a 24-hour teachers' strike over funding, schools minister Nick Gibb has said. Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) are staging the strike as part of a long-running dispute with the Government over what it describes as the "the worst cuts in funding since the 1970s". Responding to an urgent question in the House of Commons about the strike, Mr Gibb said: "The industrial action by the NUT is pointless but it is far from inc
  
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• This couple face jail for throwing pizza rolls at each other

  05-07-2016 15:45
  
  Mum and dad always said that you shouldn’t throw food.
  
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• UK commercial property funds take Brexit hit, regulator sounds warning

  05-07-2016 15:27
  By Simon Jessop, Vikram Subhedar and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Two British commercial property funds suspended trading within 24 hours, and the financial regulator pointed on Tuesday to the danger to the sector from a sudden swoon caused by Britain's decision to leave the European Union. Aviva Investors, the fund arm of insurer Aviva , suspended trading in its 1.8 billion pound UK Property Trust on Tuesday. Late on Monday, Standard Life Investments, the fund arm of insurer Standard Life ,
  
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• Watch: Ken Clarke Ridicules Tory Candidates

  05-07-2016 15:15
  
  Ken Clarke has been caught criticising Tory leadership candidates in a candid off-air moment at Sky News' Westminster studio. The former chancellor had just been interviewed when he was recorded on a live microphone giving his opinions to Sir Malcolm Rifkind about the "fiasco". Sir Malcolm, who was also appearing as a guest, started the conversation with Mr Clarke when he leaned in to say: "I don't mind who wins as long as Gove comes third.
  
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• Brexit worries hit UK economy as Conservatives start choosing PM

  05-07-2016 14:49
  By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Worries about the economic impact of leaving the European Union hit Britain's property market and drove the pound to a new 31-year low on Tuesday as Conservative members of parliament began voting for a new prime minister. Interior minister Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom, a junior energy minister, emerged as early front-runners to replace David Cameron, who has said he will step down after Britons voted on June 23 to break away from the EU.
  
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• Osborne - banks report strong capital and liquidity after Brexit vote

  05-07-2016 14:33
  British banks have reported strong capital and liquidity in the aftermath of the vote to leave the European Union, Chancellor George Osborne said on Tuesday after meeting with the heads of major banks and building societies.
  
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• Teachers across England are spending the day striking and chanting about Nicky Morgan

  05-07-2016 14:09
  
  The National Union of Teachers has written to the Education Secretary about its concerns.
  
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• Councils should do more to get us walking and cycling, according to experts

  05-07-2016 14:03
  
  We should get around without a car more often to keep down air pollution, apparently.
  
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• Mourinho At United: 'I Am Where I Want To Be'

  05-07-2016 13:59
  
  Jose Mourinho has said he wants to be "aggressive" and to win "everything" in his first news conference as Manchester United manager. He said he wanted to "forget" the club's largely unsuccessful last three years under David Moyes and Louis Van Gaal. The Portuguese coach also said it was "not his fault" that Ryan Giggs had left the club after 29 years.
  
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• Junior Doctors Reject Govt's Contract Deal

  05-07-2016 13:59
  
  Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association have voted to reject a contract agreement with the Government. Following a referendum involving 37,000 junior doctors and medical students, 58% voted against accepting a contract which had been agreed between the BMA and the Government following extensive talks in May. The BMA said that although some junior doctors felt the contract represented an improved offer, others had concerns that the deal would have an impact on their work
  
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• Tory MPs Start Voting In Leadership Race

  05-07-2016 13:51
  
  Conservative MPs have begun voting for their new party leader and the country's next Prime Minister, with Theresa May the frontrunner to replace David Cameron. The Home Secretary currently has the backing of 122 MPs as the first ballot begins, according to the latest Sky News research. Some 330 MPs are voting in a ballot which will be overseen by the backbench 1922 Committee and its chairman Graham Brady, with the result set to be announced shortly after 6pm.
  
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• PM candidate May says EU exit deal must preserve London's financial sector

  05-07-2016 13:50
  Britain must seek to preserve London's financial industry and its competitive advantages in negotiations on leaving the European Union, Theresa May, a leading candidate to replace Prime minister David Cameron, said on Tuesday. "We need to maintain the City of London and the advantages that the City has," she told the London Evening Standard newspaper in an interview. "Ensuring that we can continue to get the right deal for the UK in terms of financial services is part of the negotiation." She al
  
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• Branson And May Meet As Tycoon Demands New Poll

  05-07-2016 13:46
  
  The Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson has held secret talks with Theresa May in an effort to boost his plea for a second referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union (EU). Sky News understands that Sir Richard and the Home Secretary, who is the front runner to succeed David Cameron as the Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister, met last week following his warning that Brexit would cause "long-term damage [to Britain's economy] that is on the verge of going beyond repair".
  
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• Bank Of England Signals £150bn Lending Boost

  05-07-2016 13:45
  
  The Bank of England is to ease rules for banks following the EU exit vote, in a move that will allow them to increase lending to households and businesses by up to £150bn. Measures announced in the Bank's Financial Stability Report are designed to dampen the impact of financial market uncertainty caused by the poll result on the real economy. He said the Bank would not be able fully to offset the volatility caused by the Brexit vote and that the future for the economy and jobs, wages and w
  
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• Sadiq Khan wants to charge London drivers with the most polluting cars an extra £10 a day

  05-07-2016 13:31
  
  The London mayor announced his plans to improve the city’s air quality.
  
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• MPs say rubbish careers advice given at schools is worsening skills crisis

  05-07-2016 13:09
  
  Advice on what to do after school just isn’t making the cut.
  
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• UK commercial property feels chill of Brexit fallout

  05-07-2016 12:51
  By Vikram Subhedar and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's commercial property market took a beating on Tuesday as a jump in demand by investors to take out money from one real estate fund led the manager to suspend withdrawals, driving a sell-off in a range of industry-related stocks. The trigger for the early market slide was news late Monday that Standard Life Investments, the fund arm of insurer Standard Life, had suspended trading on one of its UK property funds. In response, listed m
  
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• NUT Walkout: Why Teachers Are Protesting

  05-07-2016 12:42
  
  Thousands of children in England are missing lessons today as members of the National Union of Teachers strike. On 23 June, the NUT - the largest teachers' union - announced members had voted in favour of industrial action. The NUT has concerns over funding for schools and teacher workloads.
  
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• 5 things Cristiano Ronaldo could learn from Gareth Bale

  05-07-2016 12:40
  
  Football is supposed to be fun. Enjoy it.
  
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• Chilcot report: 4 charts that show the scale of the Iraq war

  05-07-2016 12:22
  
  The Iraq Inquiry has been seven long years in the making.
  
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• Southern Railway Cuts 341 Trains A Day

  05-07-2016 10:59
  
  Southern Railway is to cancel 341 trains a day in a revised timetable from next Monday, the company has announced.
  
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• Tory MPs Set To Vote In Party Leadership Race

  05-07-2016 10:46
  
  Conservative MPs will vote today in the first ballot of the Tory leadership race after Boris Johnson backed fellow Leave campaigner Andrea Leadsom to succeed David Cameron. Mrs Leadsom, the energy minister, is running alongside front runner Theresa May, and three other candidates: Michael Gove, Liam Fox and Stephen Crabb. The former London mayor's support for Mrs Leadsom's campaign is widely seen as an act of revenge against Mr Gove, who was expected to back Mr Johnson's own bid for the Tory lea
  
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• Crunch Talks With Unions Over Corbyn Future

  05-07-2016 10:44
  
  Labour deputy leader Tom Watson will hold emergency talks with trade union leaders today 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 overwhelmingl
  
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• Teachers Begin 24-Hour Strike Over Cuts

  05-07-2016 10:40
  
  Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) are staging the one-day strike as part of a long-running dispute with the Government over what it describes as the "the worst cuts in funding since the 1970s". "The strike is about the underfunding of our schools and the negative impact it is having on children's education and teachers' terms and conditions," he said.
  
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• Conmen are using social media to commit identity fraud

  05-07-2016 10:17
  
  There were 148,463 victims of the crime in 2015.
  
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• Inches from death

  05-07-2016 09:23
  
  A nursery nurse who saved the lives of children from a machete-wielding attacker 20 years ago says she has forgiven the assailant.
  
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• Andy Murray on...

  05-07-2016 09:10
  
  Andy Murray on beating Nick Kyrgios, relishing the big moments - and helping out around the house.
  
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• Conservatives begin selecting next prime minister to handle Britain's EU exit

  05-07-2016 09:06
  Britain's ruling Conservative Party begins selecting a new leader to replace David Cameron as prime minister on Tuesday with interior minister Theresa May and junior minister Andrea Leadsom the leading candidates to get the top job. Cameron announced he would resign in the political maelstrom that followed when Britons voted on June 23 to leave the European Union despite his exhortations to remain, with his successor due in Downing Street by early September. The leadership battle inside the Cons
  
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• This is what Juno's epic Jupiter mission looks like in numbers

  05-07-2016 08:59
  
  Here’s some key figures from the spacecraft’s epic five-year voyage across space.
  
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