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• Labour MPs Shout 'Waffle' As David Davis Outlines Brexit Plans

  05-09-2016 23:52
  Labour is accusing the Government of "making it up as it goes along" when it comes to its plan for the UK leaving the EU. In his first Commons statement since becoming Brexit Secretary, David Davis gave a lengthy address short on specific details about the Government's plan. Shadow Brexit secretary Emily Thornberry told Mr Davis: "The spin before today's statement was so much promise.
  
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• David Davis' explanation of Brexit is possibly the least helpful thing you'll hear today

  05-09-2016 20:20
  
  Almost as helpful as “Brexit means Brexit”.
  
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• Britain presses for 'unique' deal with EU after Brexit

  05-09-2016 20:13
  By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is pressing for a "unique" deal with the European Union to restore sovereignty, reduce immigration and boost trade with the bloc after their split, the minister charged with negotiating Brexit said on Monday. Britain's new government, under Prime Minister Theresa May, has so far given little detail of what the country wants when it leaves the EU, saying it was focussing on preparing its negotiating stance for when it triggers the
  
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• MPs debate petition demanding second Brexit referendum

  05-09-2016 19:08
  British members of parliament on Monday debated a petition signed by more than 4.1 million people that demands a second referendum on European Union membership. Britain's government has ruled out a second referendum and says that it is preparing to trigger the formal divorce proceedings that would eventually take Britain out of the club it joined in 1973. In the days following the referendum result, millions of people signed the petition calling for a second vote on membership.
  
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• Sainsbury's has changed its meal deal options - and people are absolutely livid

  05-09-2016 18:48
  
  You might have messed with the wrong group here, Sainsbury’s.
  
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• Domestic abuse trial in UK soap opera sheds light on needs of real-life victims

  05-09-2016 18:29
  By Pietro Lombardi LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A fictional domestic abuse trial in the popular British radio soap opera "The Archers" has prompted charities to call for more support for real-life victims of domestic abuse. The plight of character Helen Titchener, standing trial for stabbing her abusive husband Rob, has sparked a fundraising campaign, a social media hashtag and a debate on prison reform. "If Helen had access to specialist domestic abuse support in Ambridge (the fictiona
  
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• Brexit minister says rather delay divorce with EU than get it wrong

  05-09-2016 18:18
  Britain would be better off being a month late in starting the formal divorce procedure for leaving the European Union than getting its negotiating stance wrong, the minister who is in charge of negotiating Brexit said on Monday. David Davis also told parliament that Britain does not need to be a member of the EU's single market to have access to it.
  
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• Child Dies In Blue Cheese E.coli Outbreak In Scotland

  05-09-2016 18:15
  A child has died in Scotland after becoming infected with E.coli linked to a brand of blue cheese. The investigation found all those who became ill had eaten Dunsyre Blue, made by Lanarkshire-based Errington Cheese. Eleven of those infected were treated in hospital.
  
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• Controlling migration does not preclude good trade with EU - UK Brexit minister

  05-09-2016 18:02
  Britain does not believe that controlling immigration from the European Union precludes having good trade relations once the country leaves the bloc, the minister charged with negotiating Brexit said on Monday. EU officials say Britain must accept its four freedoms, including that of movement, if it wants to remain a member of the lucrative single market.
  
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• Ameen Jogee Guilty Of Killing Ex-Policeman Paul Fyfe After Retrial

  05-09-2016 18:00
  A man has been convicted of the manslaughter of a former police officer after his original conviction for murder under the "joint enterprise" law was quashed. Ameen Jogee had been facing life in jail over the death of Paul Fyfe in 2011 as an accomplice of Mohammed Hirsi, 29, who carried out the actual stabbing. The legislation on joint enterprise had been wrongly interpreted for 30 years, judges said at the time.
  
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• Junior Doctors Suspend Next Week's Five-Day Strike

  05-09-2016 17:57
  
  Junior doctors have suspended their plans for a five-day walkout next week in a dispute over contracts. The announcement follows warnings by the General Medical Council that industrial action at such a scale was unjustified at such short notice. In a statement, the British Medical Association (BMA) said the abandoned strike does not absolve Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, and warned remaining walkouts later in the year will go ahead as planned.
  
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• Keith Vaz Returns To Work Despite Investigation Call Over Sex Claims

  05-09-2016 17:51
  Keith Vaz has returned to work in Parliament despite facing a possible investigation by a Commons sleaze watchdog following claims he paid for sex. The Labour MP arrived in the House of Commons as Home Office question time was under way and took his usual seat on the backbench.
  
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• Britain will regain sovereignty without delay - Brexit minister

  05-09-2016 17:44
  Britain will leave the European Union and restore its sovereignty, the minister responsible for negotiating Britain's exit from the European Union said on Monday, vowing there would be no delay and no second referendum. "As the prime minister has made clear, there will be no attempt to stay in the EU by the back door," David Davis told parliament.
  
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• Armed Robbers Steal Car With Two Women In The Back Seat

  05-09-2016 17:18
  Investigating officer Sergeant Richard Narrowmore, from West Midlands Police, said the same men had also raided the Co-op in Glebe Lane, Norton, in similar circumstances less than an hour before the incident. Speaking about the car-jacking, Sergeant Narrowmore said: "The younger woman was slightly injured and both of them were terribly shaken by their ordeal, so we are keen to trace these men as soon as possible.
  
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• Child Dies After E.coli Outbreak In Scotland

  05-09-2016 17:17
  A child has died after an E.coli outbreak in Scotland.
  
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• China Willing To Show 'Patience' With UK Amid Hinkley Delay

  05-09-2016 17:15
  
  China's president has said he is willing to show "patience" with the UK Government, an apparent reference to the delay in approving the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant project. A Downing Street official said the prospect of a major free trade deal between the UK and Beijing was also raised by Xi Jinping during talks with Theresa May following the G20 summit in Hangzhou. A deal would be a major boost to the UK and the new Prime Minister, and comes despite a delay on whether to continue with the
  
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• Junior Doctors To Suspend Next Week's Five-Day Strike

  05-09-2016 17:14
  Junior doctors have suspended their plans for a five-day walkout next week in a dispute over contracts. The announcement follows a warning by the General Medical Council that industrial action at such a scale was unjustified at such short notice. In a statement, the British Medical Association (BMA) said the abandoned strike does not absolve Jeremy Hunt, and warned remaining walkouts later in the year will go ahead as planned.
  
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• Armed Robbers Steal Car With Two Women In The Backseat

  05-09-2016 17:04
  Investigating officer Sergeant Richard Narrowmore, from West Midlands Police, said the same men had also raided the Co-op in Glebe Lane, Norton, in similar circumstances less than an hour before the incident. In both robberies, the suspects made off with cash and cigarettes.
  
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• The King of Norway's speech on love and acceptance is exactly what the world needs

  05-09-2016 16:49
  
  King Harald V shows us the true meaning of tolerance.
  
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• Food Prices Fall To Record Low In August

  05-09-2016 16:35
  Food prices fell by 1.1% in the year to August, bringing the cost of food to record lows and continuing the decline of recent months. Analysis of shop prices by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen shows that overall prices saw a drop of 2% year-on-year, with clothing and footwear seeing a particular fall of 6.8%. Intense competition in the grocery market sector has pushed the price of a weekly shop ever lower, with BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson pointing to availability of resou
  
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• Police release CCTV footage in hunt for knife attackers

  05-09-2016 16:17
  
  Four men of Somali origin are being sought by detectives.
  
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• 500 year-old skull goes online in 3D as part of Mary Rose project

  05-09-2016 16:07
  A carpenter's skull recovered from Henry VIII's warship the Mary Rose, which sank in battle in 1545, can now be viewed in 3D online -- allowing the public to see his bad teeth and a head wound. Nine other Mary Rose skulls can be viewed by archaeologists, osteologists and forensic anthropologists who will take part in a study into the usefulness of 3D models to the world of science.
  
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• Armed Robbers Car-Jack Vehicle With Women In The Back

  05-09-2016 15:46
  Two women, aged 88 and 37, have been left "terribly shaken" after armed robbers took their vehicle with them in the backseat.
  
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• UK economy shows signs of recovery from Brexit vote, outlook still patchy

  05-09-2016 15:09
  By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy showed its clearest sign to date of bouncing back from the initial shock of June's vote to leave the European Union, but a big slowdown in growth and a further Bank of England rate cut remain on the cards. A closely-watched monthly gauge of Britain's giant services industry published on Monday reported a record leap in activity in August, echoing similar data released last week for the much smaller manufacturing and construction sectors. Mar
  
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• Amazing pictures show massive fires spreading near Benidorm

  05-09-2016 15:02
  
  Thousands of people have been evacuated from villas on the Spanish coast after a forest fire spread to tourist areas near Benidorm.
  
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• M&S To Axe 525 Jobs At Head Office As Chief Battles Sales Slide

  05-09-2016 14:59
  Marks & Spencer has announced it will axe 525 jobs at its head office as its new chief executive attempts to halt a protracted slump in sales which has left the company facing renewed questions about its strategy. The cuts, which were first reported by Sky News at the weekend, will see 260 permanent employees lose their jobs with 200 contractor positions also set to go. M&S store workers will not be affected.
  
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• Shop Owner John Leathem Admits 'Frenzied' Paige Doherty Murder

  05-09-2016 14:48
  A shop owner has pleaded guilty to the "frenzied" murder of 15-year-old schoolgirl Paige Doherty. Friends and family of the teenager gasped and stifled cries as CCTV of John Leathem carrying her body in a bin liner was shown at the High Court in Glasgow. Leathem, 32, inflicted more than 140 stab wounds and cuts on Paige, who had stopped at Delicious Deli, in Clydebank's Fleming Avenue, to buy a sandwich on her way to work.
  
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• May wants government control on migration, points system open to abuse

  05-09-2016 14:30
  British Prime Minister Theresa May said she wants a new system to give the government control over who is able to enter the country after it leaves the European Union, rather than a points-based system that selects candidates based on criteria. "What the British people voted for on the 23rd of June was to bring some control into the movement of people from the European Union to the UK," she told reporters on Monday after a two-day summit of leaders from G20 nations in China.
  
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• May says MP Keith Vaz must decide his own future

  05-09-2016 14:28
  Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that British Member of Parliament Keith Vaz should make his own decision about his future political career after claims in the Sunday Mirror newspaper about his personal life. Vaz has referred the allegations to his lawyer.
  
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• PM Theresa May Rejects Points-Based Immigration System

  05-09-2016 14:24
  
  Theresa May has ruled out the points-based immigration system championed by Brexit campaigners, saying it would not give full control of its borders. Mrs May said that while she was Home Secretary immigration officers told her the most important thing the Government should focus on was students who had met the criteria to come to the UK but did not appear to be coming to complete a genuine course. Mrs May said there were "various ways" for the Government to assert control&nbs
  
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• Keith Vaz Faces Sleaze Watchdog Investigation Call Over Sex Claims

  05-09-2016 14:19
  Keith Vaz is facing a possible investigation by a Commons sleaze watchdog following claims he paid for sex. The Labour MP is under pressure to stand aside as chairman of the powerful Home Affairs Select Committee after apologising to his wife and children for the "hurt and distress" he caused them. Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen told the Press Association he would write to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards about Mr Vaz's conduct.
  
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• 'Get over it' Nigel Farage issues stark message as MPs debate second EU referendum

  05-09-2016 14:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NIGEL Farage issued a blunt message to defiant Remain voters today as MPs debate a second EU referendum.
  
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• `Braconid' makes a British consultant World Scrabble Champion

  05-09-2016 14:07
  (Reuters) - A braconid is a parasitic wasp, and because Brett Smitheram knew the word and how to spell it, he's 7,000 euros (5,860 pound) richer and the World Scrabble Champion. Smitheram, 37, is a British recruitment consultant who beat fellow Briton Mark Nyman in a three-round final to become champion, after five days of competition among avid players of the venerable board game in the French city of Lille.
  
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• PM May says UK to become leader in free trade despite Brexit

  05-09-2016 14:05
  Prime Minister Theresa May said she wanted Britain to become a global leader in free trade as it exits the European Union. "As the UK leaves the EU I've set out our ambition to become the global leader in free trade," May told reporters after a two-day summit of leaders from G20 nations in China.
  
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• Owen Smith said his 'sexist' Tweet was 'banter' - so Twitter users replied with banter of their own

  05-09-2016 13:33
  
  ‘Banter’ has rarely been a wise choice of word in politics.
  
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• 41% Of Businesses Say EU Employees Worried By Brexit

  05-09-2016 13:18
  More than two-fifths of British businesses say that their EU employees in the UK have expressed concerns over the uncertainty of their position post-Brexit, according to research by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). 41% of the more than 800 businesses surveyed said that staff are worried about their ongoing residency status, with 5% having already had EU workers resign following the referendum result. A further 10% have had employees state their intentions to leave the UK.
  
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• Stars reveal heart-breaking bullying tales as part of Diana Award initiative

  05-09-2016 13:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CELEBRITIES including James McVey from The Vamps and Hollywood actor Will Poulter have spoken out about being bullied as part of a Back2School anti-bullying campaign.
  
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• Brit wins Scrabble World Championship after beating hundreds of rivals from 30 countries

  05-09-2016 12:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BRITISH wordsmith became the world Scrabble champion yesterday as the term for a parasitic wasp stung his finalist and fellow countryman into defeat.
  
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• Strictly speaking

  05-09-2016 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This year's Strictly Come Dancing contestants speak to the BBC about their hopes and fears for the new series.
  
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• UK finds enough homes to house 20,000 Syrian refugees, Government reveals

  05-09-2016 12:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE Government has revealed enough local authority homes to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees has been secured.
  
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• PM May rejects points-based immigration controls sought by Brexit campaigners

  05-09-2016 12:43
  By William James HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May rejected a "points-based" system to screen immigrants, setting up a potential conflict with Brexit campaigners in her government who promised to bring in Australian-style controls over EU migrants. May, who favoured staying in the European Union but has promised to deliver on the June 23 referendum vote by steering Britain out of the bloc, said such systems were difficult to manage and there was no "silver bullet" on
  
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• BREAKING: Police hunt two men after 12 year-old girl is approached by van in Blackpool

  05-09-2016 12:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PARENTS are being warned to be on their guard after a young girl was approached by two men in a van in the popular tourist spot Blackpool yesterday.
  
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• Deli owner who pleaded guilty to murder of schoolgirl, 15, facing life in prison

  05-09-2016 12:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A DELI owner is facing life behind bars after admitting murdering schoolgirl Paige Doherty by stabbing her 61 times in a frenzied attack.
  
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• UK money transfer site Transferwise volumes rise to 800 million pound a month

  05-09-2016 12:20
  Transferwise said customers were now transferring 800 million pounds in more than 600,000 transactions each month as the London-based money transfer website gave monthly transaction volumes and values for the first time publicly on Monday. An annual report for the money transfer site showed it had tripled revenue to 28 million pounds in the year to March, but the firm also said that figure was now around 5 million pounds a month, having doubled in the past 12 months. It said transaction volumes
  
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• One in Eight 'Forced To Quit Work Early Due To Ill Health Or Disability'

  05-09-2016 11:48
  At the end of last year, there were half a million people within five years of pension age who said they had to leave their job for medical reasons, according to a report by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The report, based on official labour force data, also shows a big regional variation in the figures, revealing a distinct north/south divide.
  
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• This is what happened when the UK's Brexit Department joined Twitter

  05-09-2016 11:18
  
  Trolls descended.
  
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• UK services PMI rebounds in August, economy still set to slow - Markit

  05-09-2016 11:15
  By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's services industry bounced back strongly last month from a slump triggered by June's vote to leave the European Union, a closely watched survey showed on Monday, reducing the likelihood of a recession. "But there's plenty of anecdotal evidence to indicate that the initial shock of the June vote has begun to dissipate." Overall the figures suggested "an imminent recession will be avoided", Williamson added.
  
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• Keith Vaz and his brushes with scandal as rent boy allegations rock Westminster

  05-09-2016 11:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  KEITH Vaz has been one of Westminster’s great survivors thanks to his talent for publicity and for cultivating connections at the highest levels of politics.
  
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• Wooden sculpture of London goes up in flames to mark Great Fire anniversary

  05-09-2016 10:58
  Flames once again licked the historic buildings of Britain's capital as a wooden replica of 17th century London went up in smoke to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. The wooden replica was designed by American artist David Best and built by unemployed young Londoners over several months. The spectacle marked the end of "London's Burning", a four-day festival of free art events to mark the anniversary.
  
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• UK wants government control over migration, not points system - PM spokeswoman

  05-09-2016 10:51
  Britain will pursue an immigration system that enables the government to decide who enters the country and not a points-based system that gives an automatic right to those who meet certain criteria, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday. "A points-based system would give foreign nationals the right to come to Britain if they meet certain criteria," the spokeswoman said.
  
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