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• This map shows how much each state is worth in terms of electoral college votes

  04-11-2016 22:49
  
  We put the latest projection of votes into perspective.
  
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• PM May confident of Brexit plans, reassures EU leaders

  04-11-2016 21:17
  By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May told European Union leaders on Friday she was confident a court ruling that could delay Britain's departure from the bloc would be overturned and said she would stick to her Brexit timetable. May told German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker she believed her case that the government - not parliament - should be responsible for triggering Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty to begin the
  
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• Gina Miller targeted by online trolls over Brexit ruling

  04-11-2016 19:37
  
  The woman behind the successful High Court challenge on triggering Brexit has been subjected to a torrent of online abuse, including rape and death threats. Gina Miller, who was born in Guyana in South America, has also been the target of racist rants by internet trolls, who have called for her to be deported. Downing Street has said it is "confident" of winning its appeal against the decision, while Theresa May told Brussels chief Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel the form
  
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• Trump jitters see £76bn wiped off FTSE 100 in worst week since January

  04-11-2016 19:18
  Fears of a Donald Trump election victory have seen the FTSE 100 suffer its worst week since January, wiping £76bn off the value of its constituent companies. Investors, fearing a Trump presidency could usher in major uncertainty and damage global trade, have been spooked by signs of a narrowing poll lead for Hillary Clinton, seen as a continuity candidate. The negative sentiment saw the FTSE 100 close 97 points down at 6693 points to complete a gloomy week.
  
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• May's passage to India poses dilemma on trade, migration

  04-11-2016 17:43
  By Douglas Busvine and Kylie MacLellan NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will find that the trade-off between market access and migration applies not just to Brexit when she visits India for her first non-EU bilateral trip since Britons voted to quit the bloc. Leading Brexiteers in May's government have locked on to India's $2 trillion (1.6 trillion pounds) economy and market of 1.3 billion people as a chance to diversify trade and cushion any blow that a "hard" exit from t
  
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• Ex-police chief Gordon Anglesea jailed for 12 years for historical sex abuse

  04-11-2016 17:35
  A former police superintendent has been jailed for 12 years for child sex offences after he was finally exposed as a paedophile. Gordon Anglesea, 79, spent decades denying he was an abuser and even won a court case in the 1990s in which he was awarded £375,000 damages after similar allegations were made against him. Now the former North Wales Police officer is behind bars after being convicted of four indecent assaults against two boys.
  
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• Consultant Waney Squier wins appeal over shaken baby trials

  04-11-2016 16:32
  A doctor barred from practising over evidence she gave in trials involving shaken baby syndrome has got her licence back. Consultant paediatric neuropathologist Dr Waney Squier won a High Court appeal when a judge cleared her of dishonesty. Dr Squier, who worked at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, had her name struck off the medical register at a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in March.
  
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• N is for North Sea: share your artwork now

  04-11-2016 16:28 via theguardian.com
  
  For this month’s readers’ art project Adrian Locke, senior curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, invites you to share your artwork on the theme of North Sea A cut above: your art on the theme of MajestyThe North Sea joins the English Channel at the Belgian coastal city of Ostend. J.M.W. Turner visited Ostend on three occasions. Two paintings were the product of his last visit in 1840; Ostend Harbour and Ostend. They both capture the town twenty years before its most celebrated artist
  
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• A cut above: your art on the theme of Majesty

  04-11-2016 16:28 via theguardian.com
  
  We asked you to share your art on the theme of Majesty. Dr Anya Matthews at the Old Royal Naval College has selected her favouritesShare your artwork for this month’s theme on N is for North Sea by clicking on the button below Continue reading...
  
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• Brexit and Boston: How workers' exodus could hit UK's most eurosceptic town

  04-11-2016 15:47
  
  Boston in Lincolnshire had the UK's highest Leave vote, with more than 75% voting for Brexit - but with many European workers thinking of leaving there are fears it could be hit hard. Perhaps not a surprise as at last count 13% of people in Boston were born abroad, with many locals saying the town has changed massively as a result. Last year, more foreign people came to Boston than left and in some businesses 95% of the workforce are European.
  
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• Is this the best job ever? A Bristol festival is looking for a pizza judge

  04-11-2016 15:34
  
  Excuse us while we immediately write our application.
  
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• May confident of Brexit plans, reassures EU leaders

  04-11-2016 15:28
  By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May told European Union leaders on Friday she was confident a court ruling that could delay Britain's departure from the bloc would be overturned and she vowed to stick to her Brexit timetable. May told German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker she believed her case that the government - not parliament - should be responsible for triggering Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty to launch the d
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Chicago Cubs, Miroslav Klose and being 'like herpes'

  04-11-2016 14:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Who gave up his gun? Who stopped a game early? And who had died by 1908?Three of these historical figures were alive when the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series. Which one wasn't?Oscar WildeErnest HemingwaySaul BellowAl CaponeThe Chicago Cubs hadn’t won the World Series since 1908. When did the Cleveland Indians last win it?1939194819591970Tottenham will begin the north London derby on Sunday as the only unbeaten team in the Premier League. Who are the only team to have beaten Arsenal
  
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• Poppy row: Royal British Legion urges FIFA to rethink ban

  04-11-2016 14:48
  
  The Royal British Legion has urged FIFA "in the strongest terms" to rethink its ban on England and Scotland players wearing poppies. The football associations of both nations have rejected FIFA's ban on poppies being displayed on the pitch. The FA and SFA have said players will wear poppies on black armbands during their Armistice Day World Cup qualifier at Wembley on 11 November.
  
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• Ex-police officer Allan Richards jailed for 40 child sex crimes

  04-11-2016 14:47
  A former police officer and ex-scout leader has been jailed for 22 years for 40 historical child sex offences, spanning four decades. "Sexual predator" Allan Richards, who was a serving officer with West Midlands until he retired five years ago, targeted children as young as eight in a spate of offending that started back in the 1970s and lasted until 2013.
  
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• Why do young women keep dying after taking ecstasy? – video

  04-11-2016 14:46 via theguardian.com
  
  The number of young women dying from taking ecstasy is on the rise. Even though more than twice the number of males take the drug than females, this year the death rate for young women is substantially higher. After the death of Stephanie Shevlin, 22, on a night out in Crewe, Leah Green investigates what role hormones and super-strength tablets play in the trendClick here for harm reduction information on how to take ecstasy more safely Continue reading...
  
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• Pensioner Ethem Orhon guilty of Sainsbury's stabbing spree

  04-11-2016 14:43
  A pensioner has been found guilty of attempted murder after a stabbing spree in a supermarket car park. Orhon said the random attacks in the car park of Sainsbury's near his home in Hampton, west London, on 20 May had been sparked after he had felt humiliated by police who had arrested him the previous day for possession of another knife. Orhon said he was "like a zombie" and felt as though he was "hypnotised" as he prowled silently around the car park armed with a Leatherman knife.
  
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• Who is Amy Lame, London's first Night Czar?

  04-11-2016 14:21
  
  Lame will Champion London’s nightlife and fight for London venues in the wake of Fabric’s closure.
  
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• M&S seen axing stores at home and abroad as profits slump

  04-11-2016 14:13
  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Struggling British retailer Marks & Spencer is expected to announce plans next week to shut some stores at home and abroad, with analysts forecasting a slump in first-half profit and another fall in clothing sales. Steve Rowe, a 26-year company veteran, took over as chief executive in April and has the tough task of reviving the 132-year-old British institution that has fallen out of fashion over the last decade. Profit at M&S's overseas business, which
  
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• Tory MP Stephen Phillips quits over Brexit 'policy differences'

  04-11-2016 14:09
  
  Pro-Brexit Conservative Stephen Phillips has resigned as an MP with immediate effect over "irreconcilable policy differences" with the Government. Mr Phillips, who has repeatedly called for Theresa May to reveal her Brexit plan to Parliament before starting the formal process of leaving the European Union, said he was "unable to properly represent" his constituents. The resignation of the Sleaford and North Hykeham MP, who voted in favour of leaving the EU in June's referendum, triggers a by-ele
  
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• Football poppy row: Royal British Legion urges FIFA to rethink ban

  04-11-2016 14:07
  The Royal British Legion has urged FIFA "in the strongest terms" to rethink its ban on England and Scotland players wearing poppies. The football associations of both nations have rejected FIFA's ban on poppies being displayed on the pitch. The FA and SFA have said players will wear poppies on black armbands during their Armistice Day World Cup qualifier at Wembley on 11 November.
  
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• Meet Dave the UK’s biggest ever earthworm – video

  04-11-2016 13:51 via theguardian.com
  
  A giant earthworm called Dave has been euthanised by scientists after wriggling his way into the record books. The 40cm (15.7in) annelid, weighing 26g, was the size of a small snake and the largest earthworm found in the UK. Natural History Museum scientist Emma Sherlock tells BBC Breakfast on Friday why the worm came to an untimely demiseDave the earthworm dies after wriggling into UK record booksContinue reading...
  
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• Government 'confident' of winning Brexit court case appeal

  04-11-2016 13:46
  
  The Government has said it is "confident" of winning its appeal against the High Court's ruling on triggering Brexit. Theresa May has this morning spoken with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the aftermath of the High Court's decision. More pressure was heaped on the PM when Tory MP Stephen Phillips announced he was resigning with immediate effect over "irreconcilable policy differences" with the Government.
  
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• Marks & Spencer to axe dozens of high street stores in Rowe revamp

  04-11-2016 13:41
  The new boss of Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to axe dozens of UK stores and stop selling clothing in others in a radical shake-up of its high street presence aimed at persuading the City that he can revive the fortunes of Britain’s best-known retailer. Sky News has learnt that Steve Rowe, who took the helm at M&S earlier this year, will announce next week that a substantial chunk of its UK store portfolio is to be reorganised, a move that will include the outright closure of a sign
  
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• The wrong Gina Miller is being trolled online after High Court Brexit ruling

  04-11-2016 13:39
  
  A US news presenter is getting abuse as opposed to the UK businesswoman.
  
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• Conservative MP quits over policy differences with May's government

  04-11-2016 13:07
  MP Stephen Phillips has resigned with immediate effect as a result of "irreconcilable policy differences" with Prime Minister Theresa May's government. "It has become clear to me over the last few months that my growing and very significant policy differences with the current government mean that I am unable properly to represent the people who elected me," he said in a statement. In an article in the Guardian newspaper Phillips, who had voted in favour of leaving the European Union in Britain's
  
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• You can donate coats to London's homeless, elderly and refugees at these eight tube stations next week

  04-11-2016 12:56
  
  London’s busiest stations will be accepting donations between Monday 7 November and Wednesday 9 November.
  
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• Tory MP Stephen Phillips has quit due to 'irreconcilable policy differences' over Brexit

  04-11-2016 12:52
  
  This comes after the High Court’s ruling that the PM must get parliamentary approval before triggering Article 50.
  
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• Comic Amy Lame appointed Sadiq Khan's nocturnal sidekick after Fabric closure

  04-11-2016 12:50
  
  The former Mayoress of Camden is tasked with championing London’s night time economy.
  
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• May confident of winning appeal over Brexit trigger - spokesman

  04-11-2016 12:49
  British Prime Minister Theresa May is confident of winning an appeal to overturn a court decision that the government must get parliamentary approval to trigger the formal divorce process from the European Union, her spokesman said on Friday. In two telephone calls to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commision President Jean-Claude Juncker, May also reiterated that her timetable for triggering Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty had not changed. "Our focus is on going to the Supreme
  
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• Conservative MP Stephen Phillips resigns

  04-11-2016 12:23
  Tory MP Stephen Phillips has said he is standing down over "irreconcilable policy differences with the current Government".
  
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• Royal Navy to get new Type 26 submarine-hunting warships

  04-11-2016 12:10
  The Ministry of Defence has announced that work will begin next summer on the Royal Navy's newest submarine-hunting warships. Some £1.9bn has already been invested in the programme, which involves 27 UK companies in the supply chain. "Backed by Britain's rising defence budget, the Type 26 programme will deliver a new generation of cutting-edge warships for our Royal Navy at best value for taxpayers," he said.
  
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• Southern Railway passengers face Christmas and New Year strikes

  04-11-2016 11:57
  Rail passengers face more misery over Christmas and New Year after union bosses announced a new wave of strike action. The news comes as Southern Railway commuters suffered another day of delays and cancellations on Friday. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union began another 48-hour strike this morning.
  
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• Peter Whittle pulls out of UKIP leadership contest

  04-11-2016 11:49
  
  Peter Whittle has become the latest candidate to pull out of the UKIP leadership contest. The London Assembly member has offered his support to frontrunner Paul Nuttall. Mr Whittle's decision leaves three candidates in the contest - former deputy leader Mr Nuttall, former deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans and former soldier John Rees-Evans.
  
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• BAE, UK government agree start date of 2017 for building of new warships

  04-11-2016 11:49
  Britain's BAE Systems said on Friday it had agreed with the UK government that the manufacturing of eight new anti-submarine warships would start in the summer of 2017, adding that a final contract was still being negotiated. Europe's biggest defence contractor said in a statement that the Type 26 programme, the name given to the new combat ships which the government said last year it planned to buy, helped to secure jobs at its shipbuilding facilities in Scotland. Britain has to date invested 1
  
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• May moves to reassure EU over court decision on Brexit

  04-11-2016 11:27
  By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will tell European Union officials on Friday that a court ruling requiring a parliamentary vote will not derail her timetable for Britain to leave the bloc. May's aides say she will appeal the decision by the High Court, which said that the government must get parliamentary approval to trigger Article 50, the formal divorce announcement. Parliament is unlikely to defy the referendum vote by blocking Brexit, but if - as one aide sai
  
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• FA Cup first round: the minnows’ stories, from Westfields to Merstham

  04-11-2016 11:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Supporters, media and staff from six of the clubs looking to cause upsets this weekend tell the inside story of their journeys into the national spotlightWhen we founded Westfields 50 years ago, reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup would have been nothing more than a wild dream. Getting to this stage has been a memorable journey, starting on 6 August in the extra preliminary round against Stourport Swifts. We needed a last-minute penalty to win 4-3 and that slender win has mushroomed in
  
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• Deaths reported in bomb attack on police station in Turkey after pro-Kurd arrests

  04-11-2016 10:42
  
  The blast is believed to have been caused by a car bomb.
  
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• New West Coast rail franchise to operate HS2

  04-11-2016 10:38
  HS2 high-speed rail services are to be run by the same operator as the West Coast Main Line. It has been confirmed that a new franchise - to be called the West Coast Partnership - will cover services on the West Coast route from 2019 and run the initial high-speed trains between London and Birmingham from 2026. The west coast line is currently operated by Virgin Trains.
  
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• 'Supermoon' to shine brightest in mid-November

  04-11-2016 10:27
  A big and bright "supermoon" will shine over earth in 10 days time as it gets closer to Earth than at any time in almost 70 years. NASA is urging star gazers to look up to the sky on 14 November to see a moon that will seem to be up to one-third (30%) brighter and 14% bigger than average. Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, said: "It will be above rooftops and trees and chimneys and always appears bigger that way because you're comparing it to foreg
  
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• Kurupt FM's message to Trump: 'I'll destroy you with my lyrical wall' – video

  04-11-2016 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The cast of BBC3’s mockumentary series People Just Do Nothing – MC Grindah, Steves and Chabuddy G – tell Kate Hutchinson about the future of UK nightlife; the closure of Fabric nightclub; their relationship with Craig David; and their personal message to Donald Trump
  People Just Do Nothing Complete Series 1 – 3 is released on DVD on 7 November from Dazzler MediaKurupt FM’s Champagne Steam Rooms come to Brixton Academy in London on 17 December. Limited tickets are av
  
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• Travel industry demands date for resumption of Sharm flights

  04-11-2016 09:59
  The Government has signalled it is unwilling at this stage to lift its advice warning against UK flights to Sharm el-Sheikh - a year after they were suspended on safety grounds. The measure was imposed in the wake of concerns about security at the Egyptian resort's airport following the suspected terrorist bombing of a Russian Metrojet airliner that killed 224 people. Russia and the UK are now the only countries to have restrictions still in place according to Egyptian officials, who claim
  
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• 9 reasons why this US election race has been the most farcical in history

  04-11-2016 09:00
  
  With the battle to become Barack Obama’s successor approaching its conclusion, we take a look back at the campaign trail.
  
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• Theresa May seeks to regain control of Brexit after court setback

  04-11-2016 08:42
  
  Theresa May is attempting to take back control of Brexit after the High Court ruled she needs the support of MPs before starting negotiations to leave the EU. The Prime Minister will speak to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker this morning to reassure him she still intends to trigger Article 50, the formal process for cutting ties with Brussels, by the end of March. Meanwhile, acting UKIP leader Nigel Farage has added his voice to calls for Mrs May to call an emergency G
  
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• Inventor James Dyson is launching a new university

  04-11-2016 08:31
  
  It will be called the Dyson Institute of Technology.
  
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• Strikes mean Southern Rail customers can expect more travel woes

  04-11-2016 08:28
  
  The dispute is ongoing, and more stoppages are planned over Christmas and new year.
  
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• Theresa May is trying to restore her grip on Brexit after Thursday's High Court decision

  04-11-2016 08:19
  
  The PM is keen to reassure Brussels that she plans to stick to her timetable.
  
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• Locked out by sky-high rents, London's 'nomads' fight for a secure home

  04-11-2016 08:10
  By Matthew Ponsford LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lillie Basil supposes she was one of the luckier residents of Boundary House, a block of short-stay apartments in rural Hertfordshire for Londoners squeezed out by the capital's chronic housing shortage. When she found cockroaches crawling across her three-year-old daughter's cot, she still had family in London the pair could return to for support.
  
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• Monster earthworm named Dave wriggles into record books

  04-11-2016 07:58
  A giant earthworm called Dave has made his way into the record books after growing to the size of a small snake. Natural History Museum scientist Emma Sherlock, who chairs the Earthworm Society of Britain, said she could hardly believe it when she first laid her eyes on Dave. Earthworms from the Scottish island of Rum that were previously thought to be the UK's largest, but compared to Dave they are quite puny.
  
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• May seeks to regain control of Brexit after court setback

  04-11-2016 06:58
  Theresa May is attempting to take back control of Brexit after the High Court ruled she needs the support of MPs before starting negotiations to leave the EU. The Prime Minister will speak to European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker this morning to reassure him she still intends to trigger Article 50 by the end of March. Meanwhile, acting UKIP leader Nigel Farage has added his voice to calls for Mrs May to call an emergency general election following the legal setback.
  
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