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• NATO commitment has no caveats - British defence secretary

  21-07-2016 22:54
  By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO's mutual defence guarantee is a commitment that comes without any "conditions or caveats," British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Thursday. "It is an absolute commitment that we help each other if any one member of NATO is attacked," Fallon said in Washington. Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump told the New York Times that if he is elected, he might abandon NATO's guarantee that any member, including the United States, would defe
  
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• Donald Trump presidency would set US back 40 years, says UK mini-wall artist

  21-07-2016 22:25
  
  The artist, who is known by the pseudonym Plastic Jesus, built a 15cm high grey wall around the star, topped with razor wire, miniature US flags and Keep Out signs.
  
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• France's Hollande urges UK to deliver Brexit soon but offers May some time

  21-07-2016 21:20
  By Elizabeth Piper and Jean-Baptiste Vey PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande urged Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday to quickly come up with a negotiating stance for Britain's departure from the European Union but agreed she needed time to trigger the formal divorce. A day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel also endorsed May's call for some breathing space to prepare for formal talks to end Britain's membership, May won acceptance from Hollande of her position not to tri
  
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• Father of EU divorce clause demands tough stance on British exit

  21-07-2016 21:07
  By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - A former Italian premier who wrote the European Union divorce clause that Britain is poised to trigger said on Thursday that Brussels should offer no concessions to London in looming negotiations to quit the trading bloc. "When it comes to the economy they have to lose," said Giuliano Amato, explaining that only then might the British reconsider abandoning the world's largest single market. Britain voted in a referendum on June 23 to leave the EU.
  
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• No single market access without free movement of people, says Hollande

  21-07-2016 20:40
  
  Hollande spoke with Theresa May at a press conference in Paris.
  
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• Limping Larry the cat treated by vet amid 'fracas' with rival Palmerston

  21-07-2016 20:38
  
  The plot thickens…
  
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• Police warn UK opposition lawmaker Eagle of safety risks

  21-07-2016 19:40
  British opposition Labour lawmaker Angela Eagle, who this week dropped out of the race to oust party leader Jeremy Corbyn, has been advised by police not to hold her regular advice session with constituents due to safety risks, her office said on Thursday. Last month, Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was murdered as she attended her "surgery," one-to-one meetings when members of the public have the opportunity to raise issues with their local lawmaker. A 52-year-old local man, Thomas Mair, has been charge
  
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• 'Mission Impossible' - Tight Brexit timeline unsettles Germans

  21-07-2016 19:29
  By Noah Barkin BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and fellow European leaders are pressing the new British government to trigger divorce proceedings with the European Union as soon as possible. Further complicating the task, EU leaders have rejected the possibility of any negotiations before Britain moves on Article 50, a step which would start a two-year countdown to Brexit. Behind their stance is a desire to send a message to Britain that it cannot hold the EU hostage by horse
  
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• Some genius went and built a wall around Donald Trump's Hollywood star

  21-07-2016 18:13
  
  There are even “keep out” signs – written in both Spanish and English – on the side of the tiny wall.
  
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• Insight: 'Mission Impossible' - Tight Brexit timeline unsettles Germans

  21-07-2016 18:05
  By Noah Barkin BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and fellow European leaders are pressing the new British government to trigger divorce proceedings with the European Union as soon as possible. Further complicating the task, EU leaders have rejected the possibility of any negotiations before Britain moves on Article 50, a step which would start a two-year countdown to Brexit. Behind their stance is a desire to send a message to Britain that it cannot hold the EU hostage by horse
  
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• Police warn Angela Eagle of safety risks

  21-07-2016 17:55
  Labour MP Angela Eagle, who this week dropped out of the race to oust party leader Jeremy Corbyn, has been advised by police not to hold her regular advice sessions with constituents due to safety risks, her office said. "We have received advice from Merseyside Police that the safety of Angela, her staff and constituents cannot be guaranteed," a spokesman for her office said on Thursday. Labour is locked in a bitter internal power struggle, with Corbyn refusing to stand down despite most of his
  
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• Reports of rape in London clubs and bars have increased by 136%

  21-07-2016 16:50
  The information was obtained by Broadly through a Freedom of Information request.
  
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• Obama did too much in Syria, not too little: Column - USA TODAY

  21-07-2016 16:48 via usatoday.com
  
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  Obama did too much in Syria, not too little: Column
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  The recent tragedies in Orlando, Istanbul, Dhaka, Baghdad, Medina and Nice — like the related ones coming — all have roots in Syria. Conventional wisdom holds that if the United States had done more to affect the course of Syria's civil war, the ...and more »
  
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• Police 'unable to discount terrorism' as motive after RAF base abduction bid

  21-07-2016 16:24
  
  The serviceman told police he fought off two men who attacked him while he was jogging.
  
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• Complacency is new risk in HIV/Aids fight, warns Harry

  21-07-2016 15:37
  
  Prince Harry was joined by Sir Elton John at the summit in Durban, South Africa.
  
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• Lawyers seek harsher sentence for Oscar Pistorius following girlfriend's murder

  21-07-2016 14:43
  
  Prosecutors are appealing against the ‘too lenient’ six-year prison term handed to Oscar Pistorius for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
  
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• Party revolt forces UK opposition leader Corbyn back to campaign stump

  21-07-2016 14:31
  By Jemima Kelly LONDON (Reuters) - Socialist Jeremy Corbyn was forced to return to the campaign stump to defend his short tenure in charge of the opposition Labour Party on Thursday as he launched a campaign to keep his job in the face of a leadership challenge. Just 10 months after winning a landslide victory in a party leadership election on the back of a surge in grassroots support for his left-wing agenda, Corbyn faces another long summer of campaigning after his elected lawmakers last week
  
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• Key points from Jeremy Corbyn's leadership launch

  21-07-2016 13:59
  
  Corbyn has called for unity in the Labour Party after the September 24 leadership election.
  
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• UK must justify any delay on EU exit talks - Hollande

  21-07-2016 13:56
  British Prime Minister Theresa May must justify any foot-dragging over the opening of formal talks to quit the European Union, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday, adding pressure on her to launch negotiations quickly. Hollande, due to meet May in Paris later on Thursday, told a news conference during a visit to Ireland that he would hear May out but did not see an interest in putting off exit negotiations. May has said her government is unlikely to trigger the formal divorce pro
  
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• One in 10 people victims of fraud or computer misuse

  21-07-2016 13:11
  
  This could make fraud the most common crime likely to be experienced by the general population.
  
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• Study shows young people cannot deal with new job office politics

  21-07-2016 12:15
  
  Researchers find that over half of young people find themselves unequipped to deal with the politics they find when starting a new job.
  
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• Hammond says improved borrowing figures show strength of the economy

  21-07-2016 11:23
  British finance minister Philip Hammond welcomed official figures on Thursday showing public borrowing falling by a greater than expected amount, saying it showed the underlying strength of the economy. Public borrowing in June fell to 7.8 billion pounds from 10.0 billion a year earlier, a much bigger fall than the drop to 9.2 billion which economists had forecast. "These public finance figures highlight the underlying strength of the British economy," Hammond said.
  
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• Many Brits are now opting for 'staycations' and driving holidays rather than going abroad

  21-07-2016 10:51
  
  There has been a 250% rise over the past five years.
  
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• UK retail sales suffer biggest fall in six months, no EU effect reported

  21-07-2016 10:48
  British retail sales suffered their sharpest monthly fall in six months in June, with officials citing poor weather hurting clothing sales rather than any impact from the vote to leave the European Union. Retailers had not reported any anecdotal evidence of the unexpected result of the June 23 referendum affecting sales during the five-week period which ended July 5, the Office for National Statistics said.
  
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• Harry to join Sir Elton John at Aids awareness conference

  21-07-2016 09:55
  
  The Prince’s attendance is part of a series of visits and activities he is doing to raise awareness of HIV.
  
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• Thunderous boos for Ted Cruz as he refuses to endorse Donald Trump

  21-07-2016 09:44
  
  Ted Cruz refused to endorse the Republican nominee, leading to a backlash from the audience.
  
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• Government urged to ban energy drink sales to under-16s over 'health concerns'

  21-07-2016 09:42
  
  Sales in the UK increased by 155% between 2006 and 2014, from 235 million to 600 million litres.
  
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• Police shoot autistic man's carer as he lies in street with hands up

  21-07-2016 09:29
  
  The carer was shot in the leg while trying to calm the autistic man in his care.
  
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• UK nuclear submarine in 'glancing collision' near Gibraltar, no reactor damage

  21-07-2016 09:22
  A British nuclear Astute-class submarine was involved in a "glancing collision" with a merchant vessel off the coast of the peninsula of Gibraltar on Wednesday, Britain's Ministry of Defence said. "The submarine suffered some external damage but there is absolutely no damage to her nuclear plant and no member of the ship’s company was injured in the incident," the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. The submarine, HMS Ambush, was not carrying nuclear weapons as it is not part of Brita
  
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• Experts recommend vitamin D supplements over winter

  21-07-2016 09:09
  
  Experts have become concerned in recent years that rickets is re-emerging in children who do not get enough vitamin D naturally.
  
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• REVEALED: How Thatcher REFUSED to tie Pound to European currencies in 1980s

  21-07-2016 09:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MARGARET Thatcher faced down her leading Cabinet colleagues and refused point blank to take Britain into a European monetary union in the 1980s.
  
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• Police launch hunt for six-year-old twins missing with their father

  21-07-2016 08:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FEARS are growing for the safety of twin six-year-old boys who have gone missing with their father.
  
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• Barmaid ‘was very drunk’ at nightclub before her rape and murder, sobs friend

  21-07-2016 08:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MURDERED barmaid India Chipchase downed six alcohol shots in 10 minutes shortly before she was raped and strangled, a court heard yesterday.
  
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• Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff avoids driving ban after being caught speeding - again

  21-07-2016 08:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FORMER England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff is now one speeding offence away from a driving ban.
  
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• Tributes paid to mum and daughter shot in swimming pool in Lincolnshire

  21-07-2016 08:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TRIBUTES flooded in yesterday for the mother and teenage daughter gunned down in a swimming pool car park by husband and father Lance Hart.
  
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• Belgian police to secretly film terror suspects in bid to crackdown on deadly attacks

  21-07-2016 07:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BELGIAN police will be able to secretly film terror suspects even if they have not been officially charged by a court in an attempt to crackdown on deadly attacks.
  
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• 'Keep us in Europe' Alex Salmond issues desperate plea as Scotland's EU dream implodes

  21-07-2016 06:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ALEX Salmond has told Theresa May his aim is to “keep Scotland in Europe” in defiance of the Prime Minister.
  
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• BOOS CRUZ: Ted Cruz booed off stage REFUSING to endorse Trump at Republican Convention

  21-07-2016 06:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TED Cruz faced a barrage of angry abuse from a baying crowd as he refused to endorse Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention.
  
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• U.N. memo questions Britain's Security Council veto power

  21-07-2016 05:12
  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations officials have questioned if Britain is worthy of being a veto-power on the Security Council after the country withdrew police officers from a peacekeeping mission in South Sudan during recent violence without consulting the world body, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Germany and Sweden also withdrew police without consultation and the United Nations has barred all three countries from replacing the officer
  
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• Theresa May brokers peace deal with backbench MPs in a desperate bid to stop rebellions

  21-07-2016 04:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THERESA May is set to broker a peace deal with warring factions of the Tory Party in a bid to end divisive rebellions.
  
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• Britain BOOMS after EU vote: Ignore the doom-mongers…it’s good news all round

  21-07-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN was boosted by a host of positive economic reports yesterday putting paid to scaremongers who promised a financial crisis if we left the EU.
  
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