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• Obama declares a state of emergency in Florida as Hurricane Matthew approaches

  06-10-2016 23:47
  
  It is the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade.
  
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• The Apprentice review – Lord Sugar is a human sausage machine - The Guardian

  06-10-2016 23:03 via theguardian.com
  
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  A new set of candidates are spoiling for a fight in the boardroom, but is it time for new recipe? Plus, parenting styles raise an eyebrow in Anne Robinson's Britain. The Apprentice 2016 candidates (left to right) Jessica Cunningham, Michelle Niziol and ...
  The Apprentice 2016: did Lord Sugar fire the wrong candidate? Plus the other talking points from week oneTelegraph.co.uk
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• Jeremy Corbyn gives top job to Diane Abbott in shadow cabinet reshuffle - The Guardian

  06-10-2016 22:55 via theguardian.com
  
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  Jeremy Corbyn gives top job to Diane Abbott in shadow cabinet reshuffle
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  From left, Diane Abbott, Keir Starmer and Shami Chakrabarti, who are respectively shadow home secretary, shadow Brexit secretary and shadow attorney general. Composite: Composite. Rajeev Syal and Jessica Elgot. Friday 7 October 2016 02.10 EDT.
  Diane Abbott is made shadow home secretary as Jeremy Corbyn launches his reshuffleDaily Mail
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• UKIP EU lawmaker in hospital after 'altercation' with colleague

  06-10-2016 22:44
  By Gilbert Reilhac and Michael Holden STRASBOURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Steven Woolfe, a candidate to be the new leader of Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party, was recovering in hospital after suffering seizures on Thursday following an "altercation" with a colleague at a meeting about the party's future. Described as "unseemly behavior" between "two grown men" by UKIP's leader, the incident took place as the UKIP members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Strasbourg, sought to clear the air a
  
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• Scottish nurse tests negative for Ebola after readmission to hospital

  06-10-2016 22:32
  British nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola in 2014 while caring for patients in Sierra Leone, has tested negative for the virus after she was readmitted to hospital in Scotland, Glasgow's health service said on Thursday. "We are pleased to report that tests for the Ebola virus are negative. On her return to Britain in 2014, she was treated at a special isolation unit in London but has continued to suffer from ill health linked to the consequences of her Ebola infection.
  
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• Britney Spears' London crush revealed

  06-10-2016 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 42-year-old man from Surrey has been revealed as the object of pop star Britney Spears' unrequited affection.
  
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• Mark Carney seeks to downplay impression of rift with Theresa May on Bank of England money printing - The Independent

  06-10-2016 19:06 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Mark Carney seeks to downplay impression of rift with Theresa May on Bank of England money printing
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  The Bank of England Governor suggested he was not alarmed by the Prime Minister's words to the Tory Party conference and said he 'absolutely [did] not' see them as an attack on the Bank's independence. Ben Chu Economics Editor; @Benchu_; 10 hours ...
  Bank of England buys £507m of company bonds in push to help economyBelfast Telegraphall 121 news articles
  
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• Who is Steven Woolfe? 11 things to know about the Ukip leadership favourite who's recovering in hospital

  06-10-2016 19:02
  
  He’s recovering in hospital after what Nigel Farage called an ‘altercation’.
  
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• Muslim leader loses bid to sue Donald Trump over 'radicalised London' claim

  06-10-2016 18:58
  
  Master Victoria McCloud ruled that Malik’s case was not actionable.
  
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• PM May's monetary policy comments not an attack on BOE - Carney

  06-10-2016 18:42
  Prime Minister Theresa May's comments on the distributional consequences of the Bank of England's low interest rate policy are not an attack on the central bank's independence, Governor Mark Carney said on Friday. When asked on a panel at the International Monetary Fund's meetings whether May's comment that ultra low rates had "some bad side-effects" was an attack on the central bank's independence, Carney said: "Absolutely not".
  
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• How would you feel?

  06-10-2016 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victims of bullying reveal what they would say, if given a chance, to people who picked on them at school.
  
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• UK gives go-ahead to second-ever shale gas permit

  06-10-2016 17:20
  By Karolin Schaps and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government approved its second-ever shale gas fracking permit on Thursday, overruling a local authority decision and boosting the country's position as Europe's most promising shale gas exploration ground. Britain's Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Sajid Javid gave the go-ahead for shale gas company Cuadrilla to carry out hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, at a site in northwest England.
  
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• Steven Woolfe says he's feeling 'brighter and happier' after reported altercation at Ukip meeting

  06-10-2016 17:16
  
  He released a statement from hospital – but made no mention of the reported altercation.
  
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• Hammond says will decide on any further QE 'carefully and cautiously' - CNBC

  06-10-2016 17:08
  Any future decision on whether the British government should approve another round of quantitative easing to spur the economy will be taken "carefully and cautiously," Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Thursday. "I approved a round of quantitative easing back at the beginning of August as a response to the shock that the economy had felt, but we are conscious of the impacts that QE has and we will use it carefully and cautiously," Hammond, who is currently in New York, said in a television inter
  
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• Hammond says would like Carney to extend time at BoE

  06-10-2016 17:04
  Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Thursday he would like Bank of England Governor Mark Carney to serve a full eight-year term at the central bank, rather than leave in 2018 as he originally agreed. Carney has said he intends to say before the end of this year whether he will stick to his original plan to step down as BoE governor in less than two years' time, or extend his stay until 2021.
  
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• Chancellor Hammond says to focus on per capita GDP growth after Brexit

  06-10-2016 16:46
  Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Thursday that he would focus on increasing the country's economic output by improving productivity, but that overall growth could slow as Britain barred most low-skilled European Union migrants. "What we need to drive is a growth in GDP per capita. Hammond also said Britain's government was looking at the costs and benefits of remaining in a customs union with the EU, as being outside would have "frictional costs" for manufacturers such as carmakers.
  
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• Senior member of UKIP in hospital after 'altercation' at party meeting

  06-10-2016 16:40
  By Gilbert Reilhac and Michael Holden STRASBOURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Steven Woolfe, a leading candidate to be the new leader of Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party, was in hospital after suffering "epileptic-like" seizures on Thursday following an "altercation" at a heated European Parliament meeting on the party's future. The incident took place at a meeting of UKIP's European Parliament lawmakers, or MEPs, held to discuss what direction the party, riven by factional infighting since Britons
  
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• Twitter users change their profiles in protest at Conservative immigration policy

  06-10-2016 16:34
  
  Many have even changed their names to “Citizen of nowhere”.
  
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• Senior member of Britain's UKIP in hospital after "altercation" at party meeting

  06-10-2016 15:37
  By Gilbert Reilhac and Michael Holden STRASBOURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Steven Woolfe, a leading candidate to become the new leader of Britain's UK Independence Party, collapsed and was taken to hospital in Strasbourg on Thursday after an "altercation" during a heated meeting about the party's future. Woolfe, was involved in the altercation at a meeting of UKIP members of the European Parliament (MEP) to discuss the direction of the party, riven by factional infighting since Britain voted to leave t
  
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• Theresa May on BoE: new mood music or warning shot?

  06-10-2016 15:33
  By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Was Prime Minister Theresa May sending a warning to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney when she highlighted the damaging side-effects of his ultra-low interest rates? May took the unusual step of commenting on central bank policy on Wednesday when she said near-zero rates and the BoE's huge bond-buying programme had hurt savers. The blunt words represented a clear change of tone from Downing Street, under its new occupant, towards the Bank of England and
  
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• Tributes paid as UFC fighter Josh Samman dies aged 28

  06-10-2016 14:42
  He was found unresponsive in his Florida home last week.
  
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• Steven Woolfe is in hospital after an 'altercation' at a Ukip meeting

  06-10-2016 14:29
  
  Nigel Farage has issued a statement.
  
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• This tea shop's method of encouraging customers to buy local is brilliantly cheeky

  06-10-2016 14:17
  
  Fighting the chains, one promo at a time.
  
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• UKIP MEP in hospital after party meeting 'altercation' - Farage

  06-10-2016 14:13
  STRASBOURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Steven Woolfe, a leading member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the UK Independence Party, was in a serious condition in a Strasbourg hospital on Thursday after an "altercation" during a meeting of UKIP MEPs, party leader Nigel Farage said. "I deeply regret that following an altercation that took place at a meeting of UKIP MEPs this morning that Steven Woolfe subsequently collapsed and was taken to hospital.
  
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• UK's economic productivity finally returns to pre-crisis peak - ONS

  06-10-2016 13:28
  By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic productivity - the key driver of living standards - has finally clawed back the ground it lost during and after the financial crisis, but remains almost a fifth below where it might have been had the crisis never happened. Official figures on Thursday highlight the challenge Britain faces as it prepares to leave the European Union, something the Bank of England expects will make firms think twice about costly investment projects to lift lon
  
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• Hidden victor

  06-10-2016 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A sleek, modernist concrete house built in the middle of a rural beauty spot wins a BBC News vote to find readers' favourite new British building.
  
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• Read grieving mum's heartbreaking letter to bullies after she lost her son to suicide

  06-10-2016 13:01
  
  “We need to wake up to the cruel world we are living in.”
  
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• Scottish Ebola nurse back in hospital, condition stable

  06-10-2016 12:55
  British nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola in 2014 while caring for patients in Sierra Leone, has been readmitted to hospital in Scotland for monitoring and is in stable condition, Glasgow's health service said on Thursday. "Ms Cafferkey was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital under routine monitoring by the Infectious Diseases Team," NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said in a statement. On her return to Britain in 2014, she was treated at a special isolation unit in Lond
  
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• British nurse who contracted Ebola in 2014 taken back to hospital - PA

  06-10-2016 11:58
  Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola in 2014 while caring for patients in Sierra Leone, was taken back to hospital on Thursday with a police escort, the Press Association (PA) reported. Cafferkey, 40, who was infected during an outbreak of the highly contagious disease that killed more than 11,300 people in three West African countries, was taken to a hospital in Glasgow, PA said citing sources. On her return to Britain in 2014, the nurse was treated at a special isolation unit
  
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• Heathrow expansion would not break European pollution law, study finds

  06-10-2016 11:10
  London's Heathrow airport could build a third runway without breaking European pollution laws, according to research published before a British government decision on airport expansion, the BBC reported on Thursday. Europe's busiest airport is battling Gatwick, London's number two airport, for government approval to build an extra runway, with a final decision due in the next few weeks after more than two decades of deliberations due to local protests about noise and pollution. Heathrow, Britain
  
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• Everything you need to know about the Lancashire fracking plans

  06-10-2016 11:10
  
  A decision is expected to be made by the Government today.
  
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• UK to set out plans to rely less on BoE for growth - PM's adviser

  06-10-2016 10:38
  Chancellor Philip Hammond will set out next month how Britain will try to rely less on ultra-low interest rates that have hurt savers, and focus more on other ways to boost growth, an adviser to Prime Minister Theresa May said. In a speech on Wednesday, May said there had been bad side-effects from the Bank of England's emergency measures to protect the economy since the financial crisis and the time had come for a new approach to spurring growth. The head of her policy unit, George Freeman, sai
  
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• Heathrow expansion would not break European pollution law - BBC

  06-10-2016 08:39
  London's Heathrow airport could build a third runway without breaking European pollution laws, according to research published ahead of a British government decision on airport expansion, the BBC reported on Thursday. Research from the University of Cambridge showed that potentially increased levels of poisonous nitrogen oxide from the runway would be offset by decreased pollution from traffic nearby, the BBC said. The research, with no formal links to the airport or the government, used small s
  
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• TERROR WARNING: al-Qaeda plotting wave of attacks on BRITAIN as part of deadly resurgence

  06-10-2016 05:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HEINOUS al-Qaeda is planning a string of terror attacks across Europe as part of a comeback once Islamic State is defeated, it has been claimed.
  
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• UKIP donor Arron Banks backs Steven Woolfe for leader after shock Diane James resignation

  06-10-2016 03:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ONE of Ukip’s biggest donors last night threw his weight behind Steven Woolfe to become the party’s leader as the next leadership election begins to shape up.
  
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• WATCH: Horror as lorry smashes into Ford Fiesta and sends driver through the WINDSCREEN

  06-10-2016 03:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THIS is the terrifying moment a motorist was thrown feet first through his windscreen after a lorry ploughed into the back of his vehicle.
  
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• Hammond to tell Wall Street that London still top finance hub despite Brexit

  06-10-2016 02:50
  Chancellor of exchequer Philip Hammond, on his first trip to Wall Street since being appointed in July, plans to assure some of the top U.S. top banks on Thursday that Britain is still the world's leading global finance hub despite its Brexit vote. Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Dublin have made pitches to lure finance companies from Britain, and a survey last week suggested London's dominance could be under threat as the implications of leaving the Europen Union sink in. Hammond will say that
  
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• SHOCK CLAIM: Nigel Farage ‘plotted to dethrone Diane James to run for Parliament again’

  06-10-2016 02:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NIGEL Farage reportedly had a secret plot to become Ukip leader again in a bid to become an MP.
  
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• Muslim killer stabbed his care worker wife EIGHT TIMES because she looked after men

  06-10-2016 01:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A DEVOUT Muslim has been jailed after stabbing his wife to death because her job required her to look after men.
  
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• Young knife criminals who post offences on social media could face tougher punishments

  06-10-2016 01:04
  
  New draft guidelines are being published by the Sentencing Council.
  
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• Alcohol is being sold at 'pocket money prices', says report

  06-10-2016 01:04
  
  Alcohol is still too cheap according to the AHA.
  
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• SNP pledges to double free nursery hours and drive recruitment B&Q-style

  06-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NURSERIES may have to launch "B&Q-style" recruitment drives to meet one of the SNP's flagship election promises, MSPs heard yesterday
  
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• Holiday hell: Nine out of 10 get annoyed with their fellow Britons abroad

  06-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NINE out of 10 British people get annoyed with their fellow Britons while holidaying abroad, according to a new study.
  
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• Children repeatedly check their phones through the night for 'fear of missing out'

  06-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHILDREN as young as nine are so dependent on their mobile phones that they check their devices repeatedly throughout the night because of the "fear of missing out", researchers have found.
  
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• Apprentice star Karren Brady takes aim at BBC for not making enough of its own shows

  06-10-2016 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  APPRENTICE star Karren Brady has taken a swipe at the BBC for failing to make enough of its own shows.
  
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