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• Obama defends legacy at Asia-Pacific summit - Daily Mail

  20-11-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Obama defends legacy at Asia-Pacific summit
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  US President Barack Obama defended his legacy on free trade and security issues Sunday at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders thrown into uncertainty by the election of his radically different successor Donald Trump. Ending his final foreign visit as ...
  Obama Reflects on Presidency on Last Day of Final Overseas TourNBC4 Washington
  APEC Leaders Push Back Against ProtectionismVoice of America
  Trudeau tries to ease nerves over relatio
  
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• Nicolas Sarkozy concedes defeat in the French conservative presidential primary

  20-11-2016 23:51
  
  The former president of France has urged his supporters to back Francois Fillon.
  
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• The Latest: Police identify slain San Antonio officer - Fox News

  20-11-2016 23:49 via foxnews.com
  
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  The Latest: Police identify slain San Antonio officer
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  SAN ANTONIO – The Latest on the fatal shooting of a San Antonio police officer (all times local):. 4:30 p.m.. Authorities say the San Antonio police officer who was fatally shot while writing a ticket in his squad car was Det. Benjamin Marconi. Chief ...
  Texas police officer slain during traffic stop; manhunt underwayDaily Mail
  San Antonio police officer shot dead near headquarters, chief saysThe Guardian
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• Trudeau, APEC leaders look to put softer face on globalization to prepare for Trump - CBC.ca

  20-11-2016 23:42 via cbc.ca
  
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  Trudeau, APEC leaders look to put softer face on globalization to prepare for Trump
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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and leaders from Asian and Pacific nations — so eager to cement free trade in the region — are walking out of an annual summit facing an uncertain future about the movement of goods, people and services across borders.
  Asia-Pacific summit closes with call to work for free tradeDaily Mail
  The Latest: Obama affirms continuity of ties with CanadaU.S. News &
  
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• Schoolies plea after balcony hopping - 9news.com.au

  20-11-2016 23:41 via 9news.com.au
  
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  Schoolies plea after balcony hopping
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  Shocking footage has emerged of a teenage girl skirting the outside of a balcony at a Gold Coast hotel as police beg schoolies to make "smart decisions". The video, shared to Snapchat, shows the girl "balcony hopping" as one of her friends can be heard ...
  Sashes rather than 'silly shirts' at APECPerth Now
  Brawl mars first night of SchooliesCourier Mail
  Schoolies chaos: 13 arrests after night of blood and vomitNew Zealand Her
  
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• Andy Murray completes one of sport's most remarkable coups with serene conviction - Telegraph.co.uk

  20-11-2016 23:10 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Andy Murray completes one of sport's most remarkable coups with serene conviction
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  Made it, Ma. Top of the world. Andy Murray did not quite go full James Cagney on us, but the sentiment was clear enough as he looked disbelievingly towards his mother Judy in the crowd, flexing a single finger to denote his supremacy. Number One, not ...
  Andy Murray fights fatigue with fire to end 2016 in blistering fashionThe Guardian (blog)
  World number one andy murray reflects on
  
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• People in Scotland are lighting beacons along the Firth of Forth to show solidarity with Aleppo

  20-11-2016 23:07
  
  Scots want to spread the message that they’re offering a light in times of darkness.
  
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• Sarkozy defeated in primary for French right's presidential candidate - The Guardian

  20-11-2016 23:03 via theguardian.com
  
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  Sarkozy defeated in primary for French right's presidential candidate
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  Nicolas Sarkozy, former French president, reacts after his humiliating primary result. François Fillon and Alain Juppé will now contest the second round. Photograph: Reuters. Angelique Chrisafis in Paris. Sunday 20 November 2016 17.03 EST Last modified ...
  Nicolas Sarkozy crashes out of French Right-wing primaries as Thatcherite François Fillon takes surprise leadTelegraph.c
  
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• Philip Hammond's 'relentless negativity' around Brexit attacked by ministers and MPs - Telegraph.co.uk

  20-11-2016 23:01 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Philip Hammond's 'relentless negativity' around Brexit attacked by ministers and MPs
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  Philip Hammond has been attacked by ministers and MPs for his "relentless negativity" around Brexit after he said the UK was facing "unprecedented uncertainty" after voting to leave the European Union. With just days until his first Autumn Statement ...
  Autumn statement: what might the chancellor have up his sleeve?The Guardian
  Autumn Statement: UK economy must be watertight, say
  
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• Indore Patna Express derails: Train accident kills 120, many feared trapped; fractured rail likely cause - The Indian Express

  20-11-2016 22:59 via indianexpress.com
  
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  Indore Patna Express derails: Train accident kills 120, many feared trapped; fractured rail likely cause
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  Derailment is the cause of 50 per cent of all accidents in the Indian Railways. Probe to look into how coaches went off tracks, piled up. Written by RAMENDRA SINGH , Avishek G Dastidar | Pukhrayan (kanpur) | Updated: November 21, 2016 3:30 am.
  Trail derailment in India kills more than 100; death toll expected to riseCBS News
  At least 119 killed as India
  
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• Murray remains world No 1 after beating Djokovic at the O2

  20-11-2016 22:34
  Andy Murray has finished the year as world No 1 after beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the World Tour Finals.
  
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• Germany's Merkel will seek a fourth term, face populist tide - Daily Mail

  20-11-2016 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Germany's Merkel will seek a fourth term, face populist tide
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  "I literally thought about this decision endlessly ... but I am ready to run for office again," Merkel told reporters after meeting with high-ranking members of her center-right party. "I want to serve Germany." Repeatedly named "The World's Most ...
  Angela Merkel to stand for fourth term as chancellor in 2017The Guardian
  Burdened but unbowed, Merkel faces biggest test in tilt at fourth termReuters UK
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• Nigel Farage backtracks on promise to leave politics, claims he could run for MP again - RT

  20-11-2016 21:39 via rt.com
  
  Nigel Farage backtracks on promise to leave politics, claims he could run for MP again
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  Nigel Farage has backtracked on his promise to quit frontline politics, instead claiming he would run for MP again if there is a by-election in South Thanet in Kent. Farage has accused the Conservatives of having “cheated” in the election last year ...and more »
  
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• UK universities have developed a casual disregard for their staff | Letters

  20-11-2016 20:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Your articles on insecure employment at UK universities (University staff contracts ‘like Sports Direct’, 17 November) rightly draw attention to the appalling position of those on casual contracts (Dawn cleaning shift, shower, then teach: survival as a lecturer, 17 November; Universities are using casual contracts to put profit before people, theguardian.com, 17 November). There is, however, an important additional dimension: “permanent” jobs at universities are often per
  
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• Trump Lavishes Praise on General as He Nears National Security Picks - New York Times

  20-11-2016 20:09 via nytimes.com
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  Trump Lavishes Praise on General as He Nears National Security Picks
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  President-elect Donald J. Trump leaving his clubhouse for dinner at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey on Saturday night. Credit Hilary Swift for The New York Times. BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President-elect Donald J. Trump hinted strongly ...
  Retired general Mattis a top candidate for Pentagon chiefDaily Mail
  Trump election: Mitt Romney considered for secretary of stateBBC
  
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• Cancer-stricken Jessica Whelan shares final cuddle with dad before her death

  20-11-2016 19:54
  A four-year-old girl whose struggle against cancer was depicted in a harrowing photograph taken by her father has died.
  
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• Priebus: Trump's White House counsel will ensure no conflicts of interest - CNN International

  20-11-2016 19:45 via cnn.com
  
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  Priebus: Trump's White House counsel will ensure no conflicts of interest
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  Washington (CNN) Donald Trump's soon-to-be chief of staff, Reince Priebus, said Sunday that the incoming White House counsel will be tasked with making sure there are no conflicts of interest with the real estate mogul's business empire. In an ...
  Priebus: Trump plans no Muslim registryWisconsin Rapids Tribune
  Incoming Chief of Staff Reince Priebus: President-elect Trump's counsel will
  
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• London mayor Sadiq Khan demands compensation over 'dieselgate'

  20-11-2016 19:42
  
  The Mayor of London is demanding that Volkswagen pays £2.5m of "lost" Congestion Charge revenue after the "dieselgate" emissions scandal. It emerged last year that VW had been fitting software that enabled vehicles to detect when they were being tested, reducing emissions measured in the laboratory. It is estimated that 80,000 VWs registered in London were fitted with the so-called "defeat device", which hid the true level of emissions.
  
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• These pictures to celebrate the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's 69th anniversary will give you all the feels

  20-11-2016 19:07
  
  This is surely the country’s ultimate power couple.
  
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• 115 dead as train derails in north India; some still trapped - Daily Mail

  20-11-2016 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hindustan Times
  115 dead as train derails in north India; some still trapped
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  PUKHRAYAN, India (AP) — Rescuers worked through the night to pull people out of mangled coaches after an overnight passenger train derailed early Sunday in northern India, killing at least 115 people, police said. The death toll was expected to rise ...
  Deadly train derailment in IndiaBaltimore Sun
  Indore Patna Express derails: Train accident kills 120, many feared trapped; fractured rail likely c
  
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• Cargo ship evacuated off England's storm-hit southern coast

  20-11-2016 17:43
  Emergency services rescued 11 people from the Saga Sky cargo ship on Sunday after it collided with a barge carrying rocks and started to take on water as Storm Angus battered England's southern coast. Earlier, Coastguard Duty Commander Steve Carson said: "The weather conditions this morning are particularly challenging and we have declared this a major incident," adding that two search and rescue helicopters were involved in the evacuation. Storm Angus is Britain's first named storm of the winte
  
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• London mayor Sadiq Khan demands £2.5m VW 'dieselgate' compensation

  20-11-2016 17:21
  The Mayor of London is demanding that Volkswagen pays £2.5m of "lost" Congestion Charge revenue after the "dieselgate" emissions scandal. It emerged last year that VW had been fitting software that enabled vehicles to detect when they were being tested, reducing emissions measured in the laboratory. It is estimated that 80,000 VWs registered in London were fitted with the so-called "defeat device", which hid the true level of emissions.
  
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• Sisters Uncut block Waterloo Bridge in protest against the closure of domestic abuse refuges

  20-11-2016 17:12
  
  The blockage was part of a series of simultaneous protests happening in cities across the UK.
  
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• Hammond says budget options constrained by high debt

  20-11-2016 16:47
  By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's first budget plan since the Brexit vote will not include a big new spending push because of "eye-wateringly" high public debt levels, but will have some help for the economy and struggling families, the country's Chancellor said. Philip Hammond, who will spell out the economic priorities of the new government on Wednesday, said on Sunday he wanted to keep some fiscal "head-room" as two years of difficult negotiations about leaving the European Un
  
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• Putin generally right in approach to Syria, says Ukip leadership candidate

  20-11-2016 15:01
  
  The Ukip MEP and leadership hopeful was speaking on BBC One’s Sunday Politics.
  
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• Helicopter rescue from ship as Storm Angus lashes southern England

  20-11-2016 14:39
  
  A helicopter rescue has been carried out off Dover after a cargo ship collided with a barge as Storm Angus swept across southern England. Eleven members of the 23-man crew were air-lifted off the 200m-long Saga Sky when it began taking on water, the Maritime and Coastguard agency said. Two helicopters and lifeboats from Dover and Dungeness were sent to deal with what the coastguard called a major incident.
  
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• These pictures from the Hamleys Christmas Toy Parade will bring you Christmas cheer

  20-11-2016 14:24
  
  These life-size toys weren’t letting the rain get them down!
  
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• Helicopter resue underway as Storm Angus lashes southern England

  20-11-2016 14:00
  
  A helicopter rescue is under way off Dover after a cargo ship collided with a barge as Storm Angus swept across southern England. Lifeboats from Dover and Dungeness are also standing by the  vessel, which is registered in Hong Kong and is described as a general cargo ship built in 1996. The severe weather has meant that the cargo vessel drifted onto the Varne sand bank, but it now appears to have moved into clearer waters and is sailing under its own steam.
  
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• This Twitter account is using Lego to teach us about coastal safety and it's the best thing ever

  20-11-2016 13:57
  
  This guy is making safety advice fun for everyone.
  
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• The meeting with Her Majesty that Donald Trump cannot wait for

  20-11-2016 13:34
  It is a meeting that Donald Trump can't wait for. In an interview he called the Queen "a terrific person" and described how his mother loved her. "She always respected the Queen, always liked pomp and ceremony," he said. But how excited should the rest of us be about the prospect of Her Majesty meeting the new president?
  
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• Chancellor warns Brexit uncertainty leaves UK facing 'eye-watering' debt

  20-11-2016 13:25
  The Chancellor has warned that an unprecedented level of uncertainty surrounding Brexit has led to forecasts which predict slower growth for the UK and an "eye-wateringly" large debt. Philip Hammond admitted that the Government will not have any clarity on the UK's future trading arrangements after it triggers Article 50 to begin the Brexit process. Speaking ahead of his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, he cautioned those expecting giveaways that the economy is facing a "sharp challenge" but said
  
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• AA Gill 'elated' to get married after cancer diganosis

  20-11-2016 12:58
  Restaurant critic AA Gill has been diagnosed with cancer, prompting him to propose to his partner of 23 years, Nicola Formby. The 62-year-old wrote in his column: "I've got an embarrassment of cancer, the full English ... sorry to drop that onto the breakfast table. The father of four, who was educated at the independent St Christopher's School and was married to current Home Secretary Amber Rudd during the 1990s, said he had no regrets about the diagnosis.
  
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• Hammond says will get UK ready for Brexit challenge

  20-11-2016 12:57
  By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's first budget plan since the Brexit vote will seek to get the economy prepared for the challenges of leaving the European Union and help struggling families through tough times ahead, chancellor Philip Hammond said on Sunday.
  
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• Cargo ship being evacuated off England's storm-hit southern coast

  20-11-2016 12:30
  LONDON (Reuters) - A cargo ship with 23 people onboard was being evacuated off the coast of Dover on Sunday after it collided with a stone barge and started to take on water, the Coastguard said, as Storm Angus marked Britain's first named storm of the winter. Coastguard Duty Commander Steve Carson said: "The weather conditions this morning are particularly challenging and we have declared this a major incident." "We are now planning to evacuate the crew from the cargo vessel," he said in a stat
  
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• Britain must be able to transition smoothly out of EU - Hammond

  20-11-2016 12:18
  Britain must be able to transition smoothly when it leaves the European Union and that will be an important part of negotiations with the bloc, Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Sunday. Hammond told ITV television that businesses in Britain would face "an unprecedented level of uncertainty" as the government negotiates its exit deal with the European Union. "You're right of course that some visions of a future arrangement could take quite a long period of time to negotiate," he said in reply to
  
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• Hammond pledges to spread wealth, but debt 'eye-wateringly' high

  20-11-2016 11:23
  British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday he would aim to help struggling families and boost the country's long-term growth prospects when he announces Britain's first budget plans since the Brexit vote next week. "We've got to make sure that the prosperity that comes from seizing opportunities ahead is shared across the country and across the income distribution," he said, echoing promises by Prime Minister Theresa May to work for "just managing" families.
  
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• Ship in trouble off Dover as Storm Angus lashes southern England

  20-11-2016 11:17
  The coastguard says a cargo ship is in trouble and taking on water off Dover as Storm Angus sweeps across southern England.
  
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• How to get a job in politics – live chat

  20-11-2016 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Do you want to break into politics but not sure where to start? Get career advice from our panel of experts on Wednesday 23 November from 1–2.30pm GMT Hillary Clinton has not yet revealed whether she will be calling time on her long political career. She used her recent concession speech, however, to address people at the beginning of theirs. “Please never stop believing that fighting for what’s right is worth it,” she said.The US presidential election, like the EU refere
  
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• Snow, wind and rain: Storm Angus batters UK with gusts set to reach up to 80mph

  20-11-2016 10:31
  
  It’s grim out there, folks.
  
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• Hammond plans to spend £1.3bn on road improvements

  20-11-2016 08:35
  
  A major programme of road building and improvements will be announced in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, the Treasury has said. Philip Hammond will say on Wednesday that the Government is planning to free up £1.3bn for the UK's road network. According to the Treasury, road congestion costs the UK £13bn every year.
  
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• India v England, second Test: day four – live!

  20-11-2016 08:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Live updates from the fourth day’s play in VisakhapatnamEmail [email protected] says England must show more fightBuy Daniel’s new film, featuring Alastair Cook and Jimmy Anderson 7.01am GMTRight then, here we go. Five sessions of batting and England are one-up.6.59am GMTThose who enjoy joy will enjoy this from Ramapriya: “I just noticed that Kohli has scored as many as the England team did in its first dig – which implies that England would now
  
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• Yosma, London: restaurant review

  20-11-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  For great Turkish food you normally head to the suburbs… but Yosma in Baker Street is the exceptionYosma, 50 Baker Street, London W1U 7BT (020 3019 6282).Meal for two, including drinks and service: £80Through no fault of its own, Yosma may well have to fight the inverse snobbery of Londoners. We know where to go for good, cheap Turkish food; for rough-edged dishes prepared by stocky men with moustaches who cook sitting down, hunched over the smoking mangal grill like this is the onl
  
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• The joy of textiles: Britain’s new fabric designers

  20-11-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A new wave of designers is being inspired by nature and the great outdoors. Becky Sunshine meets three fabric artists brightening up the material worldTraditionally, textile designers have been tucked away in studios like busy worker bees, producing library-loads of mostly anonymous designs, for which recognition is rare.But that’s not the case at the moment. There’s a new crop of textile artists creating vibrant and distinctive prints for homes. Their work is not going unnoticed &nd
  
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• Sunday's best TV: Executed by Isis, Planet Earth II, Frankie Boyle's Election Autopsy

  20-11-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The moving story of journalist James Foley, killed by Isis, is told in a new documentary. Plus, a jungle-themed Planet Earth, and Frankie Boyle dissects the US election - but are there any laughs to be had?This moving film explores the capture and murder of journalist James Foley by Islamic State in 2014. It also documents his work, and it’s fascinating to be offered an insight into the lives of those intrepid souls who venture into the world’s troublespots in the hope of emerging wi
  
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• Storck Visioner C: bike preview | Martin Love

  20-11-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Known for its technical excellence and sky-high prices, the Storck was never going to be an everyday ride. But then along came this entry-level modelOn stage at last week’s Rouleur event in London, Ned Boulting finally got his wish: to interview the great German champion Jan Ullrich, who won the Tour in emphatic style in 1997. Joining them both was Markus Storck, the brains behind the eponymous, lusted-after brand. Jan now rides regularly at pro-am events with Markus, the two competing on
  
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• My wife is hooked on advice columns, and deeply suspicious

  20-11-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Married to a problem page addict, a man finds himself constantly being suspected of having affairs. Mariella Frostrup considers the case from an agony aunt’s perspectiveImagine what it’s like round my place. Exposure to the dark corners of other people’s lives, week in week out, for the past 15 years has certainly been no picnic in the park. The briefest of encounters encourages further scrutiny; the apparently unblemished exteriors of my fellow humans just incitement to deeper
  
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• Gardens: about a boysenberry

  20-11-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Now’s the time to plant this most delicious of hybridsTo me, the best thing about growing your own fruit and veg is that it opens up a vast array of flavours that just aren’t sold by the supermarkets – and nowhere is this truer than when it comes to berries. Gooseberries, currants and many of the weird and wonderful bramble hybrids that were once commonplace in the British diet have become increasingly rarer finds in the bland uniformity of flavourless commercial offerings. For
  
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• Doner dinner: 50 years of the kebab

  20-11-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Filling, spicy and a meal in one hand… It’s been the ultimate post-pub snack for half a century. David Farley heads to Berlin in search of the perfect donerHappy birthday to the humble kebab. The döner kebab has existed in Turkey for centuries, but there it arrives on the table as a heap of sliced meat on a plate with rice and vegetable sides. Exactly when, however, some Turkish immigrant in Europe had a burst of culinary inspiration, stuffing the meat and veg into a pocket of
  
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• At last the truth is out: most men hate stag nights

  20-11-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Clad in mankinis, chained to lampposts, laughed at by lap dancers and forced to get drunk. What’s not to like?he recent discovery by scientists that #NotAllMen love a stag party begs a couple of questions. First, I want to know more about the research methods. Loads more. The concept of ethnographic researchers following bands of men through the pubs of Brighton and bars of Prague analysing the angle of dicks scrawled on sleeping friends’ foreheads and the emotional response of groom
  
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• Storm Angus hits UK with gusts of up to 84mph

  20-11-2016 06:53
  
  A severe storm warning - indicating a threat to life - has been issued for an area hit by Storm Angus. The storm, the first named of the season, has hit the UK with gusts of over 80mph and heavy rain. The Environment Agency warned that the River Mole, from South Molton to Newnham Bridge, has "very deep and fast flowing water" and flooding is expected from 4am.
  
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