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• Pocket problems

  11-11-2016 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why is it so hard to find women's clothes with proper pockets?
  
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• What does a Donald Trump presidency mean for LGBT rights?

  11-11-2016 23:06
  
  People are worried and activists are gearing up for a tough four years.
  
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• Naked man falls from hotel window minutes after Armistice Day commemorations

  11-11-2016 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A NAKED man fell from a fourth floor hotel window in Glasgow moments after people had observed the Armistice Day commemorations.
  
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• Britain to warn Nato allies to pay 'fair share' amid fears Donald Trump will withdraw US support - Telegraph.co.uk

  11-11-2016 22:46 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Britain to warn Nato allies to pay 'fair share' amid fears Donald Trump will withdraw US support
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  Britain will next week warn Nato allies in Europe that they must pay their "fair share" on defence amid fears that Donald Trump will withdraw US support if they fail to do so. Sir Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, will on Monday use a Brussels ...
  Trump election: Juncker warns president may upset US ties with EuropeBBC News
  What Does Trump's Victory Mean For NATO
  
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• David Hockney marvels at a new medium, the art of 'drawing on glass' – video

  11-11-2016 22:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Guardian Australia sits down with David Hockney to talk about iPads, photography, politics and his latest exhibition, Current. The celebrated painter speaks of the challenges of ‘drawing on glass’, praising the iPad as a new medium that would be developed by other artists. He also explains how a smoking ban put him off Hillary ClintonExhibition Current, is now on at the National Gallery of Victoria
  David Hockney: I wasn’t keen on Hillary when she banned smoking in the White Hou
  
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• VP-elect Mike Pence to lead Donald Trump's transition team

  11-11-2016 21:59
  
  Other people advising Trump on the transition include some of his children and former Breitbart news executive Steve Bannon.
  
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• The Latest: EU official: Trump risk to Europe-US relations - Daily Mail

  11-11-2016 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  The Latest: EU official: Trump risk to Europe-US relations
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  The European Commission president says that Donald Trump's election as U.S. president poses risks to intercontinental relations. A banner with an image of Donald Trump promotes an exhibition titled; "Trump: A wall of caricatures," surrounded by papel ...
  The countries that stand to gain – and lose – from Donald Trump's presidencyThe Globe and Mail
  Will Donald Trump transform European politics?CNN I
  
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• ‘Go read some history books’ Comparing Trump to Hitler is IGNORANT, blasts Iain Dale

  11-11-2016 21:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RADIO host Iain Dale has launched a furious tirade against people comparing President-elect Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.
  
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• One of the world's deadliest snakes was found in Aberdeen

  11-11-2016 21:46
  
  Snake travels around the world to end up at an unlikely destination.
  
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• Croydon Tram Crash: Minute’s silence for victims

  11-11-2016 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN EXTRA minute’s silence was held today to remember the victims of the Croydon tram disaster as police investigated claims that another tram almost derailed near the same location last week.
  
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• British Airways cabin crew to vote on strike action over 'poverty wages'

  11-11-2016 21:27
  
  Unite says its members have rejected a 2% pay offer.
  
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• Syria's Assad welcomes Trump victory as it lessens chance of US targeting his regime - Daily Mail

  11-11-2016 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Syria's Assad welcomes Trump victory as it lessens chance of US targeting his regime
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  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad believes Donald Trump's election win has saved them from a Hillary Clinton administration which would have sought to stop Russia backing the regime's campaign in Aleppo. A senior pro-Assad official told Reuters they had ...
  Syrian opposition left with nowhere to turn after Trump's victoryThe Guardian
  Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin allience to end ISIS
  
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• Sister of prisoner who escaped London's Pentonville Prison appeared in court

  11-11-2016 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE sister of a violent prisoner who escaped from his cell after leaving a dummy in his bed appeared in court today.
  
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• Corrie McKeague: 1,100 hours of CCTV viewed in hunt for serviceman

  11-11-2016 20:46
  
  Detectives investigating the disappearance of RAF serviceman Corrie McKeague say that despite viewing more than 1,100 hours of CCTV, there have still not been any new sightings of the 23-year-old. The CCTV footage - which was gathered from local authority, business and private sources - has been sent for further analysis to make sure nothing has been missed. Volunteers from Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue, along with the RAF, have helped with water searches in the River Lark, and in other area
  
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• Library closures, cuts and false economies | Letters

  11-11-2016 20:07 via theguardian.com
  
  On 5 November, my family and I marched in the first national demonstration for libraries, museums and galleries. As part of my mission to dismantle poverty, I’ve placed social literacy – and the fight to promote our libraries and local bookshops – at the heart of my work. Make no mistake; if we lose our libraries, if we sit by and watch as our communities are philistinised not only will we have paved the way for the privatisation of leisure centres, parks and social centres but
  
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• Scotland’s Tartan Army turn Trafalgar Square into lout zone ahead of England match

  11-11-2016 19:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ENGLAND and Scotland’s World Cup qualifier got off to a rocky start when booze-fuelled fans scrapped in Trafalgar Square trashing the Armistice Day poppy displays.
  
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• The Obamas have found their new family home and it ain't too shabby

  11-11-2016 19:11
  
  Hopefully this should soften the blow.
  
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• Far-right party leader Marine Le Pen to appear on the Andrew Marr Show

  11-11-2016 18:52
  
  The booking has sparked furious debate on social media.
  
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• Rest of Europe 'churlish and sniffy' about Trump win, FCO says

  11-11-2016 18:14
  
  The rest of Europe has been "churlish and sniffy" about Donald Trump's presidential election victory - in contrast with the UK's more considered approach, the Foreign Office has told Sky News. The source added: "The rest of Europe has been churlish and sniffy about Trump's victory.
  
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• FTSE 100 loses more value as impact of Donald Trump win sinks in

  11-11-2016 18:04
  
  The FTSE 100 Index has slipped back for the second session in a row as investors take stock of Donald Trump's election win and the strengthening pound. London's blue-chip index fell 97 points, or 1.4%, to close at 6,730 after Friday trading, adding to a 1.2% decline the day before. Markets have been through a rollercoaster ride since Mr Trump emerged victorious on Wednesday.
  
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• Do you think Ferdinand Marcos should be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani?

  11-11-2016 17:32 via theguardian.com
  
  The supreme court in the Philippines ruled that the former president should be granted a ‘hero’s burial’. If you’re Filipino we’d like to hear your thoughts
  Thirty years after his death, the highest court in the Philippines has decided that former president Ferdinand Marcos will be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) and given a “hero’s burial”.Thousands of demonstrators whose families and friends experienced oppression an
  
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• Ireland REFUSE to speak to Nicola Sturgeon over her plans to thwart Brexit

  11-11-2016 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NICOLA Sturgeon’s bid to keep ties with the EU has been dealt another blow after Ireland said it would only hold formal talks with the UK Government.
  
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• Is there any way Donald Trump won't become president?

  11-11-2016 17:02
  
  We lay out four options.
  
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• Who owns the Guardian, and how is it funded?

  11-11-2016 16:47 via theguardian.com
  
  The Scott Trust’s ownership of the Guardian means that any financial gains are reinvested in journalism rather than shareholders’ pockets, but it can’t survive without support from readersContinue reading...
  
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• Are you homeless this winter? Share your story

  11-11-2016 16:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Statistics show that homelessness is a growing concern. We want to hear from those who don’t have suitable accommodation this yearThe number of children who are homeless and in temporary accommodation this Christmas will hit an eight-year year high, according to analysis by a leading housing charity.Related: Child homelessness this Christmas will hit eight-year high, says ShelterContinue reading...
  
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• FTSE 100 turns lower as impact of Trump win sinks in

  11-11-2016 16:21
  
  The FTSE 100 Index has slipped back for the second session in a row as investors take stock of Donald Trump's election win and the strengthening pound. London's blue-chip index fell by more than 100 points, or 1.5%, during Friday trading, adding to a 1.2% decline the day before. Markets have been through a rollercoaster ride since Mr Trump emerged victorious on Wednesday.
  
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• Jail for mother Jasmine Gregory after baby drowned in bath

  11-11-2016 16:10
  Jasmine Gregory, 24, forgot she had left Robyn Andrews-English unattended, after drinking alcohol at their village home. Gregory was convicted of her daughter's manslaughter and jailed following a six-day trial at Oxford Crown Court. Afterwards, detectives said Gregory, of Ulfgar Road, Oxford, had never given a full account of what happened.
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson: My festival toilet mishap

  11-11-2016 15:58
  
  The Grand Tour host appeared as a panellist on QI.
  
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• Deadly green mamba snake found on African ship docked in Aberdeen

  11-11-2016 15:53
  The green mamba was discovered on a cargo ship from West Africa, which arrived at the city's harbour on Wednesday. The highly venomous reptile's bite can kill a human in less than 30 minutes without specialist treatment, experts say - and the closest anti-venom held in the UK is in London, almost 400 miles away from Aberdeen. It is understood crew on the ship put the snake into a box themselves before contacting Scotland's animal welfare charity, the Scottish SCPA.
  
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• Oxford schoolgirl 'abduction' ruled out after CCTV analysis

  11-11-2016 15:43
  A claim made by a 14-year-old schoolgirl that she was snatched off the street in Oxford has been ruled out by police. "In the weeks after the incident higher-visibility patrols were in place to provide reassurance and gather information," Mr Kidman said.
  
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• Veteran's Légion d'Honneur sent to Liverpool Costco in error

  11-11-2016 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Légion d'Honneur medal destined for a World War Two veteran is sent to a supermarket instead.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: More victims named after derailment

  11-11-2016 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four of the seven people who died when a tram derailed in south London are named.
  
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• Croydon holds an extra minute of silence on Armistice Day to remember tram crash victims

  11-11-2016 15:07
  
  An interim report into what happened will be published by the rail accident investigation branch next week.
  
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• Paris waxworks caught out as London's Tussauds gets to work on Trump

  11-11-2016 15:05
  LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - While London's Madame Tussauds is showing off work well under way on its waxwork of Donald Trump, its Paris rival has found itself on the wrong side of a bet that Hillary Clinton would win the U.S. presidency. The Musee Grevin has only just started to create its effigy of Trump but has almost finished its Clinton, after deciding to take the risk the outsider would not win. "We are getting to work on it and the sculpture will be ready within six months," said Yves Delhomm
  
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• Leonard Cohen: see you down the road – video obituary

  11-11-2016 15:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Legendary singer, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen has died aged 82 at his home in Los Angeles. Born in Montreal, Canada, Cohen – who won several literary awards, received the Order of Canada and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – released an album only last month, called You Want It Darker.Leonard Cohen – he knew things about life, and if you listened you could learn
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• Armistice Day 2016: Two minutes' silence marks day of national remembrance

  11-11-2016 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A two-minute silence is observed across the UK to remember the nation's war dead for Armistice Day.
  
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• Croydon fatal tram crash: Victim's family 'in nightmare'

  11-11-2016 14:43
  
  Tributes have been paid to a father who was among seven people killed in a tram crash in south London. Mark Smith, who had a young son, died with five other men and one woman after the tram left the track in Croydon during the morning rush hour on Wednesday. Philip Seary, 57, and Dane Chinnery, 19, have also been named as victims of the crash.
  
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• Prince Harry reads poem as UK marks Armistice Day

  11-11-2016 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People fall silent and Prince Harry reads a war poem to mark Armistice Day.
  
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• Daughter received dead mother's pension for 22 years

  11-11-2016 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A grieving daughter received her mother's widow's pensions for 22 years after failing to tell administrators that she had died, a court hears.
  
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• King Lear in a care home: Phil Davis plays the storming monarch – video

  11-11-2016 14:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Cursing and raging, Lear is taken into care while he plots revenge on his daughters in a modern take on Act II, Scene 4 from Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Billy Lumby. This is the ninth film in the British Council’s series Shakespeare Lives 2016, celebrating the playwright on the 400th anniversary of his death.My love-hate relationship with Othello – videoNeon demons: A Midsummer Night’s Dream becomes futuristic duet – video Continue reading...
  
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• Teenager left this heartbreaking letter for his parents after running away because he was 'bored of life'

  11-11-2016 14:26
  
  “I know you will be upset, but understand that I have to do this,” he wrote.
  
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• 'I bunked off school to go and see him': readers' tributes to Leonard Cohen

  11-11-2016 14:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Our readers share their tributes and memories of the legendary singer-songwriter who has died at the age of 82Continue reading...
  
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• Oxford girl 'abduction did not take place'

  11-11-2016 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 14 year old allegedly snatched and raped on her way to school in Oxford "was not abducted".
  
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• More than 100 home evictions every day

  11-11-2016 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 100 households were evicted every day from rented homes in England last year, the latest figures show.
  
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• Head defends assembly apologies plan for disruptive pupils

  11-11-2016 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The principal of a Dorset academy which threatened to require poorly behaved pupils to apologise to classmates in assembly has defended the policy.
  
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• Police: Oxford schoolgirl 'abduction' ruled out

  11-11-2016 14:04
  A force spokesman said: "Thames Valley Police continue to investigate an offence of rape against the victim and are following all lines of inquiry to establish what has taken place. Superintendent Joe Kidman said there had been "a great deal of community concern".
  
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• Nigel Farage will not be Donald Trump go-between, says Government spokesman

  11-11-2016 13:46
  
  UKIP leader Nigel Farage will not be acting as a Donald Trump go-between, a Government spokesman has said. A newspaper report suggested Mr Farage would help to pave the way for discussions between the UK and Mr Trump because of his links to the President-elect. According to the Daily Telegraph, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox was planning to speak to Mr Farage before attempting to talk to Mr Trump's advisers.
  
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• Susan Calman webchat – post your questions now

  11-11-2016 13:41 via theguardian.com
  
  The searing Scottish comedian is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Monday 14 November – post them in the comments below 12.41pm GMTWith a voice that could wither concrete at ten paces, Susan Calman is one of the UK’s most politically astute comedians. The diminutive performer (four foot, 10 inches) has talked about the difficulties of growing up gay in 1980s Glasgow. During a subsequent seven-year career in corporate law, she began moonlighting in comedy clubs
  
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• Is this London’s first move to split from Britain and become a nation state?

  11-11-2016 13:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A PLAN to introduce London only visas designed to restrict migrants to the area within the M25 could be the first move which sees the cash-rich capital SPLIT from the rest of the UK.
  
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• Pound recovers ground after US election

  11-11-2016 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pound continues to recover ground following the US election result.
  
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