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• Grassroots Voters Split Over Next Tory Leader

  06-07-2016 23:20
  
  Three candidates remain in the Conservative Party leadership contest with the second round ballot set to take place on Thursday. Theresa May won a comfortable first round victory, with energy minister Andrea Leadsom in second and former education secretary Michael Gove finishing third.
  
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• Gove Campaign's Plot To Knock Out Leadsom

  06-07-2016 23:16
  
  Michael Gove has been accused of more dirty tricks in the Tory leadership election less than a week after his "act of treachery" against Boris Johnson. His campaign has been exposed for sending a text to MPs supporting Theresa May, urging them to back him, in a bid to knock rival Andrea Leadsom out of the contest. The move could backfire spectacularly, with some MPs predicting it could now boost support for the Home Secretary in the decisive second round rather than see her lose votes.
  
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• Gove ally 'urges May backers to block Leadsom'

  06-07-2016 23:14
  
  The behind-the-scenes tomfoolery continues.
  
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• Wales' Euro Dream Shattered By Portugal

  06-07-2016 22:50
  
  Wales' dream of reaching the European Championship final is over after a 2-0 defeat by Portugal in the French city of Lyon. A goal and an assist from Cristiano Ronaldo in the space of three second-half minutes sent Portugal into Sunday's final and left Wales and their fans to reflect on an historic campaign. Portugal were the bookmakers' favourites and boasted by far the greater international pedigree.
  
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• Kate pulls off another bold dress choice for her night at the museum

  06-07-2016 22:50
  
  We love the dress that the Duchess of Cambridge wore to the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award in London – and the accessories.
  
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• Inquiry slams ex-PM Blair for catalogue of failures over Iraq war

  06-07-2016 22:40
  
  By Michael Holden and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's justification, planning and handling of the Iraq War involved a catalogue of failures, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday in a scathing verdict on Britain's role in the conflict. Eight months before the 2003 invasion, Blair told U.S. President George W. Bush "I will be with you, whatever", eventually sending 45,000 British troops into battle when peace options had not been exhausted, the long-await
  
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• Fake Spy Based WMD Reports On Action Movie

  06-07-2016 22:33
  
  MI6 was led to believe Saddam Hussein was continuing to produce weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by a false agent who based his reports on a Hollywood action movie, the Chilcot Inquiry has disclosed. In September 2002, MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove said the agency had acquired information from a new source revealing that Iraq was stepping up production of chemical and biological warfare (CBW) agents. Sir Richard told the chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), Sir John Scarlett, th
  
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• Apparently, there is going to be a huge power surge during Wales's Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal

  06-07-2016 21:16
  
  National Grid analysts explain why…
  
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• Debates are just beginning, but here are the Chilcot questions we can answer so far

  06-07-2016 21:03
  
  There are many questions to be answered now the Chilcot report has been published, but here are some of the basics covered.
  
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• Pound Hits New Low As Property Funds Pull Out

  06-07-2016 21:00
  
  The pound has plumbed new depths, as intensifying fears over the impact of Britain leaving the EU is causing investors to suspend trading in the UK commercial property market. Meanwhile, there were sharp share price declines led by supermarkets as figures showed the sector was still in the grip of sliding food prices and a report from analysts at HSBC suggested there would be more to come. The pound has been dragged lower in recent days as three more British commercial property funds worth about
  
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• These are the main topics in the Chilcot report - and they use the word 'fail' a LOT

  06-07-2016 20:20
  
  An at-a-glance look at what words and phrases were the key subjects of the Chilcot report.
  
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• Inquiry slams Blair for catalogue of failures over Iraq War

  06-07-2016 19:57
  
  By Michael Holden and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's justification, planning and handling of the Iraq War involved a catalogue of failures, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday in a scathing verdict on Britain's role in the conflict. Eight months before the 2003 invasion, Blair told U.S. President George W. Bush "I will be with you, whatever", eventually sending 45,000 British troops into battle when peace options had not been exhausted, the long-await
  
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• OAP Beaten After Asking Man To Stop Urinating

  06-07-2016 19:46
  
  Derek Laidlaw, 70, was left with severe facial injuries following what has been described as a "horrendous act of brutality". After approaching the man outside his partner’s house in Failsworth, Oldham, Mr Laidlaw was punched in the face and pinned against a wall. Greater Manchester Police described the attacker as white, of a stocky/muscular build and in his late 40s or early 50s.
  
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• Everything you need to know about the Chilcot inquiry to date

  06-07-2016 19:41
  
  On the date of its official publication, here are the key points of the Chilcot inquiry.
  
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• Number of UK property funds suspended since Brexit vote doubles

  06-07-2016 19:23
  By Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - The number of British property funds suspended following the country's vote to leave the EU doubled to six on Wednesday, leaving 15 billion pounds ($19.4 billion) frozen in the biggest seizing up of investment funds since the 2008 financial crisis. The funds pulled down the shutters after a wave of investors asked for their money back amid speculation about a possible drop in commercial property prices in reaction to the result of the June 23 r
  
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• Blair-Bush memos - key lines

  06-07-2016 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Memos sent between former UK PM Tony Blair and then US President George W Bush in the run-up to the Iraq War shine a light on the relationship between the two leaders.
  
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• Chilcot report: Families of soldiers react to inquiry

  06-07-2016 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relatives of some of the 179 UK service personnel killed in the Iraq campaign have reacted to the Chilcot report.
  
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• Corbyn Issues Iraq War Apology From Labour

  06-07-2016 18:29
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for the "disastrous decision" to invade Iraq in 2003, on behalf of the Labour party. The Labour leader called the Iraq War the "most serious foreign policy calamity of the last 60 years", and said he owed an apology to the people of Iraq and the soldiers who had died or been injured in the conflict. He said the decision to enter into Iraq was "long regarded as illegal" and had been launched on a "false pretext".
  
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• Chilcot report: Tony Blair's Iraq War case not justified

  06-07-2016 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's Iraq War inquiry says Tony Blair overstated Saddam Hussein's threat, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had "wholly inadequate" plans for the aftermath.
  
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• Celebrating Eid: 'As a conflicted Muslim, this day doesn't come easily' - The Guardian

  06-07-2016 18:20 via theguardian.com
  
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  Celebrating Eid: 'As a conflicted Muslim, this day doesn't come easily'
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  Muslims pray during Eid al-Fitr to celebrate the end of Ramadan in New York. Photograph: ACE Pictures/REX/Shutterstock. Fahima Haque · @fahima_haque. Wednesday 6 July 2016 12.20 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share ...
  Eid al-Fitr: Six things you might not know about the Muslim festivalThe Week UK
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• Syria conflict: Army declares 72-hour Eid al-Fitr truce - BBC News

  06-07-2016 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Syria conflict: Army declares 72-hour Eid al-Fitr truce
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  The Syrian military has unilaterally declared a 72-hour truce covering the whole country, state media report. The "regime of calm" began at 01:00 on Wednesday (22:00 GMT on Tuesday) and will last until midnight on Friday. A number of rebel groups have ...
  Syrian army declares temporary, nationwide truceDaily Mail
  Syrian army and rebels agree 72-hour Eid truce, but fighting continuesReuters UK
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• Blair: Iraq War Decision Hardest I Took As PM

  06-07-2016 18:06
  
  Tony Blair has said he will never accept that servicemen and women who were killed or injured in the Iraq War made their sacrifice in vain. Mr Blair's voice broke as he admitted at a news conference: "The intelligence assessments made at the time of going to war turned out to be wrong, the aftermath turned out to be more hostile, protracted and bloody than ever we imagined. The long-awaited report revealed that Mr Blair had told then US President George Bush he would be with him "whatever", eigh
  
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• Three more UK property funds suspend trading, complaints rise

  06-07-2016 17:59
  By Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Three more UK property funds have suspended trading, preventing investors from getting their money back and joining a trend that has prompted a rise in calls from savers to the financial services complaints body. The funds pulled down the shutters after a wave of investors asked for their money back amid speculation about a drop in UK commercial property prices following the country's vote to leave the European Union on June 23. Henderson Globa
  
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• Wimbledon 2016 LIVE: Andy Murray vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - follow all the action from quarter-final - Mirror.co.uk

  06-07-2016 17:56 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Wimbledon 2016 LIVE: Andy Murray vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - follow all the action from quarter-final
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  The British No1 takes on the 12th seed for a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Follow all the action from Centre Court as it happens. Shares. Get daily news by email. Andy Murray is gunning for a place in the SW19 semi-finals. Key Events So Far. 41 ...
  Wimbledon 2016 LIVE: Tennis results, scores from quarter-final with Andy Murray, Roger Federer and moreDaily Mail
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• Shares slide as Brexit fears take hold

  06-07-2016 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Global stock markets fall and the pound hits a fresh 31-year low as worries over the UK's vote to leave the European Union continues to rattle markets.
  
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• Andrea Leadsom and Michael Gove vie to take on May

  06-07-2016 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andrea Leadsom and Michael Gove battle it out to join Home Secretary Theresa May on the ballot to become the next Conservative leader and PM.
  
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• Sister of serviceman killed in Iraq: 'Tony Blair is a terrorist'

  06-07-2016 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman whose brother was killed during the Iraq War has called Tony Blair a "terrorist".
  
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• Blair denies lying as inquiry damns handling of Iraq War

  06-07-2016 17:44
  
  By Michael Holden and William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair told U.S. President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever", and relied on flawed intelligence and unsatisfactory legal advice, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday. In a scathing critique of Blair's leadership, the inquiry said the threat posed by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's supposed weapons of mass destruction had been over-hyped and the planni
  
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• Chelsea Manning rushed to the hospital after 'trying to hang herself inside prison cell' - Daily Mail

  06-07-2016 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Chelsea Manning rushed to the hospital after 'trying to hang herself inside prison cell'
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  Chelsea Manning, the ex-US-soldier who is serving a 35-year prison sentence for leaking thousands of secret military documents, allegedly attempted suicide in prison. Manning, 28, tried to hang herself inside a cell at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas on ...
  Source: Chelsea Manning hospitalized after apparent suicide attemptCNN
  Chelsea Manning suspected of having attempted suicide, CNN repor
  
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• Has Oscar Pistorius got off lightly with six-year sentence? - BBC News

  06-07-2016 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Has Oscar Pistorius got off lightly with six-year sentence?
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  Once the world's golden boy and the poster child for the resilience of the human spirit, Oscar Pistorius will now forever be remembered as a murderer. It has been a gruelling trial for the man known as the "blade runner", not just inside the Pretoria ...
  Reeva Steenkamp's family weep in court as Oscar Pistorius is sentenced for murderDaily Mail
  Oscar Pistorius begins murder term after trial that held mirror to South Afr
  
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• Hunt: Contract To Be Imposed On Junior Doctors

  06-07-2016 17:21
  
  The Government is to impose a contract on junior doctors across England, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs. Mr Hunt said there was little prospect of a negotiated settlement in the dispute over changes to working arrangements following Tuesday's ballot result. The move comes after junior doctors and medical students rejected a contract brokered between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Government.
  
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• Chilcot report reveals Tony Blair told George W Bush 'act now, explain later' with Iraq war - Daily Mail

  06-07-2016 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Chilcot report reveals Tony Blair told George W Bush 'act now, explain later' with Iraq war
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  Tony Blair's reputation was today lacerated by the Iraq War report as it revealed he told George W Bush they should 'act now, explain later' in a secret memo sent two years before the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The former prime minister was also accused ...
  Tony Blair stands by war decision but sorry for familiesBBC News
  Veterans' families push for Blair to face trial over Iraq &ndas
  
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• These Twitter users noticed some freaky similarities between Chilcot and Brexit

  06-07-2016 16:51
  
  It’s been a busy few weeks.
  
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• Tyne Tunnel blue light fake ambulance driver fined

  06-07-2016 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who fitted his car with blue lights and a siren to turn it into a fake ambulance before driving erratically on the roads is fined.
  
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• Contract To Be Imposed On Junior Doctors

  06-07-2016 16:44
  
  The Government is to impose a contract on junior doctors across England, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs. Mr Hunt said there was little prospect of a negotiated settlement in the dispute over changes to working arrangements following Tuesday's ballot result. The move comes after junior doctors and medical students rejected a contract brokered between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Government.
  
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• BREAKING: Man arrested after newborn baby discovered in A&E toilets

  06-07-2016 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A NEWBORN baby was discovered abandoned in the toilets of an A&E department in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• Emotional Blair: Put Yourself In My Shoes

  06-07-2016 16:33
  
  Tony Blair has said he will never accept that servicemen who were killed or injured in the Iraq War made their sacrifice in vain. Mr Blair's voice broke as he admitted at a news conference: "The intelligence assessments made at the time of going to war turned out to be wrong, the aftermath turned out to be more hostile, protracted and bloody than ever we imagined. Although Sir John Chilcot's report concluded Saddam Hussein was not an imminent threat at the time of the invasion, Mr Blair insisted
  
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• Junior doctor contract will be imposed - Hunt

  06-07-2016 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The junior doctor contract will be imposed on medics in England, following the profession's rejection of the terms and conditions, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed.
  
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• Messi given 21 months for tax fraud, likely to avoid prison - Daily Mail

  06-07-2016 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Messi given 21 months for tax fraud, likely to avoid prison
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  MADRID (AP) — A Barcelona court on Wednesday sentenced Lionel Messi and his father to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, with both sentences likely to be suspended. The court found the Barcelona star and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, each guilty of ...
  Lionel Messi and his father sentenced to suspended 21-month prison term over tax charges in SpainMirror.co.uk
  Barcelona star Lionel Messi sentenced to
  
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• Findings at a glance

  06-07-2016 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An at-a-glance summary of the findings of Sir John Chilcot's official report on the UK's involvement in the 2003 Iraq War.
  
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• Pound Hits New Low Amid Fresh Market Turmoil

  06-07-2016 16:24
  
  Stock markets were also on the back foot on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 down by over 100 points or 1.5%, wiping more than £25bn off the value of its constituent companies. A weak pound means higher prices for British holiday makers and makes imported goods including many supermarket staples more expensive, though it can help exporters sell their wares abroad as they will be cheaper for foreign buyers. House builders, which have been under pressure since the UK voted to quit the EU, were a
  
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• Alastair Campbell claims Chilcot proves public was NOT mislead over Iraq

  06-07-2016 16:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ALASTAIR Campbell has called for conspiracy theories regarding the Iraq War and Tony Blair to be laid to rest – despite the damning verdict of the Chilcot report.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn was heckled by his own MPs as he made his statement on Chilcot Report

  06-07-2016 16:07
  
  Both leaders have shared their initial thoughts on the report.
  
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• Tory leadership election polls and odds: All-female final likely - The Week UK

  06-07-2016 16:05 via theweek.co.uk
  
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  Tory leadership election polls and odds: All-female final likely
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  There are now just three candidates vying for the Tory leadership after Liam Fox was eliminated in the first round of voting and Stephen Crabb withdrew from the race after finishing fourth. Theresa May won more support from Conservative MPs than all of ...
  Crabb withdraws but 'overwhelmed' by MPs' supportBBC News
  Richard Godwin: It's a good time for Britain to embrace the feminocracyEvening Standard
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• Baby found abandoned and unconscious in Wigan hospital toilets

  06-07-2016 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A newborn baby boy is discovered unconscious and abandoned in a Greater Manchester hospital's toilets.
  
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• Inquiry slams Blair over Iraq war, reveals secret promise to Bush

  06-07-2016 16:03
  
  By Michael Holden and William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair told U.S. President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever", and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday. It strongly criticised Blair on a range of issues, saying the threat posed by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's supposed weapons of mass destruction had been over-hyped and the planning for
  
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• Reeva Steenkamp's family weep in court as Oscar Pistorius is sentenced for murder - Daily Mail

  06-07-2016 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Reeva Steenkamp's family weep in court as Oscar Pistorius is sentenced for murder
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  Although the state were given the opportunity to announce an appeal against the decision, they declined to do so. The 29-year-old runner's sister Aimee, wept loudly - her hands clasped to her face – as she watched her older brother descend into the ...
  Oscar Pistorius begins murder term after trial that held mirror to South AfricaThe Guardian
  Oscar Pistorius sentenced to six years in pr
  
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• PR worker in Labour 'coup' claims he has received death threat

  06-07-2016 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A PR worker whose firm union boss Len McCluskey was accused of "orchestrating" Labour MPs' "coup" against Jeremy Corbyn has claimed he has received a death threat.
  
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• Tony Blair expressed sorrow, regret and apology

  06-07-2016 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tony Blair has said that he takes "full responsibility" for the decisions that led to the UK's involvement in the 2003 Iraq War.
  
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• Syrian army declares temporary nationwide truce - Fox News

  06-07-2016 15:46 via foxnews.com
  
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  Syrian army declares temporary nationwide truce
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  The Syrian military declared a unilateral, three-day cease-fire for the entire country on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holidays that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, state media reported. The truce is to ...
  Syrian army declares 72-hour nationwide ceasefireDaily Mail
  Syria conflict: Army declares 72-hour nationwide truceBBC News
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