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• Nigel Farage becomes first UK politician to meet Donald Trump on fourth day of protests

  12-11-2016 23:29
  
  Nigel Farage has become the first British politician to meet President-elect Donald Trump since his victory. The one-on-one meeting - which is likely to irk Downing Street - took place at Trump Tower in New York. Earlier, Mr Farage told American TV that Theresa May had to "mend fences" when she finally met Mr Trump.
  
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• Protesters gather on Fifth Avenue as Nigel Farage visits Trump Tower

  12-11-2016 23:14
  
  Farage has been a popular outside influence in Trump’s election campaign.
  
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• Sting brings music back to the Bataclan one year after terrorist murders

  12-11-2016 23:09
  
  The former Police frontman re-opened the Bataclan where 89 people were killed on November 13 last year.
  
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• Isis sends female supporters to serve as frontline suicide bombers

  12-11-2016 22:58 via theguardian.com
  
  As jihadis retreat from key Middle East territories, they have made a ‘drastic U-turn’ on deploying female recruits, posing a challenge for security organisationsIslamic State is using increasing numbers of women to evade security measures and spearhead a wave of attacks across Europe and the Islamic world as it loses territory in the Middle East.Previously, female members of Isis have been confined to support roles and kept away from the battlefield. However, this policy appears to
  
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• Suicide, self-harm, stabbings and riots – prisons reach crisis point

  12-11-2016 22:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Anger boiling over as prisoners confined to cells 23 hours a day due to staff shortages and 2016 sees highest number of prisoner suicidesA dozen of the country’s jails now have such chronic staff shortages they are having to draft in officers from other prisons to help maintain order.The staff shortage has forced some jails into locking prisoners in their cells for extended periods, especially at weekends. Anger at the time they were spending in their cells was cited as a major factor behi
  
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• Campaigners claim victory after Lego stops Daily Mail promotions

  12-11-2016 22:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Danish firm announces deal with newspaper has ended after pressure from Stop Funding Hate groupLego will not run any more promotional giveaways with the Daily Mail, marking the first success for a campaign to stop companies advertising in newspapers that run “divisive hate campaigns”.The Danish toy company has been giving away free toys with the newspaper, but it told the Stop Funding Hate campaign: “We have finished the agreement with the Daily Mail and are not planning a
  
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• Nigel Farage arrives at Trump Towers on fourth day of protests

  12-11-2016 22:11
  
  Nigel Farage has arrived at Trump Towers amid rumours he will be the first British politician to meet the President-elect since his victory.
  
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• Social mobility tsar calls for an end to unpaid internships and hits at ‘elitist’ UK

  12-11-2016 21:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Radical reform needed of current system which favours children from wealthy families says government body led by Alan MilburnThe failure of employers in elite professions such as law and the media to stop using unpaid interns in the face of warnings must be met with a ban on the “unfair” practice, the government’s social mobility commission will recommend this week.The most sought-after professions have become even less representative than the most selective universities, with
  
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• Tories join NHS chiefs in call for increased social care funding

  12-11-2016 21:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Chancellor pressured for urgent action as alarm grows over winter crisis facing frail and elderlyPhilip Hammond is being urged by senior Tories to give the crumbling care system a double boost in his autumn statement, amid growing alarm that social care and the NHS will be unable to cope with demand this winter.The chancellor is under intense pressure from health secretary Jeremy Hunt, local council leaders and NHS bosses to find some extra money to prop up the social care system in England. Wel
  
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• Lego ends Daily Mail toy giveaway after protest on migrant coverage

  12-11-2016 21:17
  Danish toymaker Lego said on Saturday it would stop giving away free toys with Britain's Daily Mail, following a campaign to stop advertising in newspapers accused of discrimination in their coverage of migrants. Lego has been criticised by Stop Funding Hate, an online campaign, for cooperating with the Daily Mail - a newspaper it accuses of portraying migrants negatively and spurring hatred before and after Britain's June referendum on EU membership. "We have finished the agreement with the Dai
  
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• Nigel Farage arrives at Trump Towers as protesters close in

  12-11-2016 21:10
  
  Nigel Farage has arrived at Trump Towers amid rumours he will be the first British politician to meet the President-elect since his election.
  
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• Boris Johnson snubs EU talks on President-elect Donald Trump

  12-11-2016 20:51
  
  Boris Johnson is to snub an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss Donald Trump.
  
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• Sore throat? Soon you could be visiting your pharmacist instead of your GP

  12-11-2016 20:24
  
  The on-the-spot Sore Throat Test and Treat initiative will check if patients need antibiotics, in a bid to cut down on unnecessary prescriptions.
  
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• Paolo Nutini backs bid for home town to be UK City of Culture 2021

  12-11-2016 19:49
  
  Paolo was brought up in Paisley, Renfrewshire, and still has a home there.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Final three victims named

  12-11-2016 19:35
  Police have named the final three victims of a tram crash which killed seven people in south London. Donald Collett, 62, Philip Logan, 52, and 63-year-old Robert Huxley were among those who died when the tram came off the track in Croydon during the morning rush hour on Wednesday.
  
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• Nigel Farage: PM must 'mend fences' after 'rude' Trump comments

  12-11-2016 19:27
  
  Nigel Farage claims Theresa May has to "mend fences" when she finally meets Donald Trump because her team have been "quite rude" about the President-elect.
  
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• Relatives remember Croydon tram crash dead as police name remaining victims

  12-11-2016 19:17
  
  Six men and one woman died and more than 50 people were injured when a tram derailed in Croydon earlier this week.
  
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• Paris: One Year On - New York Times

  12-11-2016 18:39 via nytimes.com
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  A wounded man was evacuated at the Bataclan concert hall on Nov. 13, 2015. In all, 90 people were killed in the attack there. Credit Christian Hartmann/Reuters. Paris: One Year On. This is the story of the Paris attacks by those who lived through them.
  Revisiting the Bataclan's Paris Neighborhood a Year After the Terrorist AttacksBillboard
  Surviving Bataclan: 'You have to live life to the full for the people who died'The Guardian
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• Boris Johnson snubs EU foreign ministers' emergency meeting over Trump win

  12-11-2016 18:06
  
  Johnson has previously called upon continental ministers to stop the collective “whinge-o-rama” about Trump becoming president, despite last year suggesting he would be worried about the result.
  
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• Floral tributes to massacre victims at Bataclan concert hall ahead of Sting show

  12-11-2016 18:03
  
  Police are outside the theatre ahead of the star’s show.
  
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• Four Americans killed and 16 wounded in Afghanistan suicide blast

  12-11-2016 17:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Taliban claim responsibility for Afghanistan attack at Nato airfield
  Polish service member also wounded as US promises investigationFour Americans were killed and 17 people, 16 of them American, were wounded when a Taliban suicide bomber dressed as a labourer blew himself up at a Nato airbase in Afghanistan on Saturday. Related: At least four killed in Taliban raid on German consulate in AfghanistanContinue reading...
  
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• 1 shot in Oregon amid nationwide anti-Trump protests - Daily Mail

  12-11-2016 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  1 shot in Oregon amid nationwide anti-Trump protests
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  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As protests of President-elect Donald Trump entered another day, police in Portland, Oregon, say one person was shot by a man who had gotten into a confrontation with a protester. Portland police said the person who was shot was ...
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• Pharmacies to offer sore throat tests to help GPs

  12-11-2016 17:24
  People with sore throats will be urged to visit chemists instead of GPs under plans to tackle antibiotic resistance and reduce NHS costs. Sufferers in England will be encouraged to have a swab test at pharmacies to see if they need antibiotics and the results will be available in five minutes. Every year around 1.2 million people visit their GP with sore throat symptoms - and six in 10 were reportedly prescribed antibiotics.
  
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• Four Americans killed and 16 wounded in Afghanistan suicide blast - The Guardian

  12-11-2016 17:19 via theguardian.com
  
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  Four Americans killed and 16 wounded in Afghanistan suicide blast
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  Afghan National Army soldiers keep watch outside the Bagram airfield entrance gate following the attack. Photograph: Omar Sobhani/Reuters. Martin Pengelly and agencies. @MartinPengelly. Saturday 12 November 2016 11.31 EST Last modified on ...
  Bagram blast: Bomber kills Americans at Afghan baseBBC News
  Four Americans killed in US base attack in AfghanistanChannel NewsAsia
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• The Latest: Demonstrators protest Donald Trump in Germany - Daily Mail

  12-11-2016 16:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  The Latest: Demonstrators protest Donald Trump in Germany
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  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on nationwide and international protests against President-elect Donald Trump (all times PST):. 7:50 a.m.. About 300 people protested Donald Trump's election as the next American president outside the U.S. Embassy by ...
  Protester shot in Portland as anti-Trump demonstrations sweep US citiesWashington Post
  Anti-Trump protesters gear up for weekend demonstrations across the
  
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• Post-its on New York subway provide post-election therapy – in pictures

  12-11-2016 16:58 via theguardian.com
  
  An art installation has been set up on the walls of a 14th Street subway stop, encouraging people to put their thoughts on Post-it notes to protest Trump’s election win. The idea was created by the artist Levee, and hundreds of people have participated Continue reading...
  
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• Sore throats to be tested by pharmacists instead of GPs under NHS move

  12-11-2016 16:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Sufferers will go for on-the-spot tests under initiative designed to relieve pressure on GPs and tackle antibiotic resistanceSore throat sufferers will visit their pharmacist instead of their GP for an on-the-spot test to see if they need antibiotics under a new NHS initiative.The planned walk-in “sore throat test and treat” service will be rolled out across the country over the next year, after a six-month pilot project. It could help relieve pressure on family doctors and tackle an
  
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• Lego ends Daily Mail promotions after Stop Funding Hate campaign

  12-11-2016 16:50
  Lego says it has ended a promotional agreement with the Daily Mail and has no plans for further activity in the future. It comes after a campaign called on firms not to fund newspapers that promote "hate, demonisation and division". The campaign, which has also hit out at The Sun and Daily Express, says it supports freedom of expression but opposes an "upsurge in media hate speech" following June's EU referendum.
  
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• Donald Trump 'tapped into real problems', says Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - BT.com

  12-11-2016 16:50 via home.bt.com
  
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  Donald Trump 'tapped into real problems', says Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
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  Donald Trump's election is a "global wake-up call" showing that Britain must take back control from the billionaires bank-rolling the Tories, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has warned. 0. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. Labour ...
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn attacks politicians who 'demonise' the disabled and those on benefitsManchester Evening News
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• Paris attacks: Bataclan to reopen with Sting concert - BBC News

  12-11-2016 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Paris attacks: Bataclan to reopen with Sting concert
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  A concert by Sting will reopen the Bataclan hall in Paris for the first time since 90 people were killed by jihadists from so-called Islamic State. Scores of survivors are expected to attend the concert, which is being held on the eve of the first ...
  Sting to breathe life into the Bataclan on eve of Paris attacks anniversaryTelegraph.co.uk
  Sting to reopen Bataclan concert hall on first anniversary of Isis Paris attacksThe I
  
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• Prince and England rugby team lead poppy tributes at Twickenham ahead of Remembrance Sunday - Mirror.co.uk

  12-11-2016 16:45 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Prince and England rugby team lead poppy tributes at Twickenham ahead of Remembrance Sunday
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  Prince Harry lead a poignant tribute at Twickenham ahead of Remembrance Sunday as England's rugby stars wore their poppies with pride against South Africa. His Royal Highness laid a wreath at the foot of the Rose & Poppy Gates outside the national ...and more »
  
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• Teen suicide bomber kills dozens at memorial in Pakistan - Daily Star

  12-11-2016 16:42 via dailystar.co.uk
  
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  Teen suicide bomber kills dozens at memorial in Pakistan
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  AT LEAST 90 people are feared dead and 150 injured after a 14-year-old suicide bomber attacked a memorial in Pakistan, it has been reported. 0. By Joshua Nevett / Published 12th November 2016. Memorial bomb blast DS. BLAST: Cops confirmed a ...
  Two dozen killed in attack on Pakistan shrineAljazeera.com
  Bomb at Muslim shrine kills at least 25 people in huge explosion in PakistanExpress.co.uk
  At least 10 dead and
  
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• Bagram blast: Bomber kills Americans at Afghan base - BBC News

  12-11-2016 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Bagram blast: Bomber kills Americans at Afghan base
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  A suicide bomber has killed four Americans inside Bagram airbase, the largest US military facility in Afghanistan. US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said two members of the armed services and two contractors had died in the attack. A further 16 US ...
  Afghanistan suicide bomb kills four Americans at Bagram airbase – reportsThe Guardian
  Suicide Blast at US-Run Bagram Airbase Kills 4 Americans, Wounds 17 OthersVoice of Amer
  
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• Even the rain couldn't put a dampener on the Lord Mayor's Show

  12-11-2016 16:11
  
  Who doesn’t love a parade?
  
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• Hundreds of people have joined sick Walnut the dog on his final walk - BT.com

  12-11-2016 15:45 via home.bt.com
  
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  Hundreds of people have joined sick Walnut the dog on his final walk
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  Hundreds of people have joined a dog on his final walk on his favourite Cornish beach before he was put to sleep. Earlier this week, Mark Woods made an emotional appeal on Facebook for people and pets to join him on Saturday morning with his beloved ...
  Owner 'flabbergasted' as hundreds join Walnut the whippet on his final walk after Facebook invitationTelegraph.co.ukall 44 news articles »
  
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• Lego ends Daily Mail links after Stop Funding Hate campaign

  12-11-2016 15:38
  Lego says it will no longer advertise in the Daily Mail after a campaign called on firms not to fund newspapers that promote "hate, demonisation and division". The campaign, which has also hit out at The Sun and Daily Express, says it supports freedom of expression but opposes an "upsurge in media hate speech" following June's EU referendum. Stop Funding Hate is urging retailers like John Lewis, Waitrose and the Co-op to follow Lego's lead and take the same action.
  
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• Councils accuse Home Office of dragging heels over Calais children

  12-11-2016 15:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Local authorities ready to take in young unaccompanied refugees say government has so far failed to transfer them Frustrated council leaders have accused government officials of dragging their heels over the slow transfer of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who have arrived from Calais and elsewhere. An estimated 320 unaccompanied children from Calais have been allowed entry to the UK so far, but very few have been settled in new homes. Continue reading...
  
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• England 37-21 South Africa, Autumn Internationals 2016 RESULT - Daily Mail

  12-11-2016 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  England 37-21 South Africa, Autumn Internationals 2016 RESULT
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  The waiting is over. England ended 10 long years of hurt against South Africa with a convincing 37-21 victory over the Springboks. In the process, Eddie Jones' men made it 10 games unbeaten as their impressive form under their new Australian coach ...
  England vs South Africa match report: Eddie Jones' side end Springboks curse and maintain winning streakThe Independent
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• Pakistan shrine blast kills 10 - BBC News

  12-11-2016 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Pakistan shrine blast kills 10
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  At least 10 killed in explosion at shrine in Balochistan province, Pakistan officials say. Scores more are reported to have been wounded. Local media report there is no hospital nearby and emergency services are struggling to reach the area because of ...
  BREAKING: Explosion at Muslim shrine 'kills at least 30 people' in PakistanExpress.co.uk
  Blast Kills Scores at Crowded Sufi Shrine in PakistanVoice of America
  30 killed, 100 injured in Pakistan'
  
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• Hundreds join Walnut the whippet on final walk on Cornish beach - The Guardian

  12-11-2016 15:16 via theguardian.com
  
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  Hundreds join Walnut the whippet on final walk on Cornish beach
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  Mark Woods's story made it on to national television after his Facebook post Walk With Walnut went viral. Photograph: Neil Hope/SWNS.com. Press Association. Saturday 12 November 2016 09.16 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...
  Walnut the whippet takes final 'walk' in CornwallBBC News
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• Sting to breathe life into the Bataclan on eve of Paris attacks anniversary - Telegraph.co.uk

  12-11-2016 14:49 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Sting to breathe life into the Bataclan on eve of Paris attacks anniversary
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  Sting faces the daunting task of bringing Paris' Bataclan concert hall back to life on Saturday night in what promises to be an emotionally-charged concert – the first since terrorists massacred 90 within its walls during the Paris attacks a year ago ...
  Surviving Bataclan: 'You have to live life to the full for the people who died'The Guardian
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• Walnut the whippet went on his heartbreaking 'last walk' - and hundreds turned up to say goodbye - Mirror.co.uk

  12-11-2016 14:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Walnut the whippet went on his heartbreaking 'last walk' - and hundreds turned up to say goodbye
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  Walnut the whippet recently captured hearts and minds when his owner, Mark Woods, posted a moving open invitation for people to join them on Walnut's walk today. The picturesque stretch of sand on Porth Beach, in Newquay, has long been a favourite spot ...
  Dogs and their owners around the world join Walnut the whippet on final walkITV News
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• Got a sore throat? 'Visit your chemist, not GP'

  12-11-2016 14:21
  People with sore throats will be urged to visit chemists instead of GPs under plans to tackle antibiotic resistance and reduce NHS costs. The scheme could save the health service £4m a year and help alleviate pressure on family doctors by cutting 800,000 GP consultations nationwide. Sufferers in England will be encouraged to have a swab test at pharmacies to see if they need antibiotics and the results will be available in five minutes.
  
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• Here are all the best Joe Biden memes to truly brighten your day

  12-11-2016 14:14
  
  We’re going to miss him so much.
  
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• Prince Harry announces Sydney Invictus Games in hilarious Kylie Minogue video - Evening Standard

  12-11-2016 13:45 via standard.co.uk
  
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  Prince Harry announces Sydney Invictus Games in hilarious Kylie Minogue video
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  This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Hilarious video: Prince Harry announces Sydney Invictus Games with Kylie Minogue ...
  Prince Harry announces Sydney will host 2018 Invictus GamesDaily Mail
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• England 3-0 Scotland: Scots should follow Irish examples to improve - BBC News

  12-11-2016 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  England 3-0 Scotland: Scots should follow Irish examples to improve
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  In a preamble that drew so much on nostalgia, there was another throwback, of sorts, in the dying minutes at Wembley on Friday night. England, emboldened by their three-goal lead, knocked it about as if toying with the tired Scots. They passed and ...
  England 3-0 Scotland: five talking points from the World Cup qualifierThe Guardian (blog)
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• Amid anti-Trump protests, 1 injured in Oregon shooting - Daily Mail

  12-11-2016 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Amid anti-Trump protests, 1 injured in Oregon shooting
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  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As protests of President-elect Donald Trump entered another day, police in Portland, Oregon, say one person was shot and injured by a man who had gotten into a confrontation with a protester then opened fire. Portland police said ...
  Portland marcher shot amid nationwide anti-Trump protestsUSA TODAY
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• Eyewitness: Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates

  12-11-2016 13:33 via theguardian.com
  
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• Fraudster fleeced victims of £250000 in elaborate eBay scam before fleeing to South America with prostitute girlfriend - The Sun

  12-11-2016 13:09 via thesun.co.uk
  
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  Fraudster fleeced victims of £250000 in elaborate eBay scam before fleeing to South America with prostitute girlfriend
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  A FRAUDSTER who fleeced victims out of £250,000 before fleeing to South America with his prostitute girlfriend and splurging it on a 'Champagne lifestyle' has been jailed. Marcus Elliot, 26, leased shipping containers and claimed he would rent them to ...and more »
  
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• The Croydon tram has been removed from the fatal crash scene

  12-11-2016 13:04
  
  Inquiries continue.
  
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