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• Isle of Muck gets new teacher after online search

  01-12-2016 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Earlier in the year the BBC brought you a story about the Isle of Muck having trouble finding a new teacher. A woman saw that report, and liked the look of island life.
  
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• Polls close in Richmond Park by-election

  01-12-2016 23:54
  Polls have closed in the Richmond Park by-election, triggered after Zac Goldsmith resigned as a Conservative MP in protest at the Heathrow expansion go-ahead. Neither the Tories nor UKIP is fielding candidates to stand against Mr Goldsmith, who secured a 23,000 majority from the 2015 general election. Both Mr Goldsmith and Ms Olney are against a third runway at the west London airport.
  
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• Sofia, 3, calls 999 to save her unconscious mother

  01-12-2016 23:49
  Sofia Harman's mother Patricia Hannington suffers from a rare condition that causes her heart rate to speed up and her heart pressure to plummet. Ms Hannington had previously told her daughter what to do in an emergency. Essex Police call handler Julie Buckley kept the little girl talking about her pet dog while trying to find her address.
  
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• Three-year-old Sofia praised for life-saving 999 call

  01-12-2016 23:34
  
  Essex Police have released a recording of the phone call from “special little girl” Sofia Harman.
  
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• Talktalk becomes latest victim of software attack

  01-12-2016 22:38
  "Along with other Internet Service Providers in the UK and abroad, we are taking steps to review the potential impacts of the Mirai worm", Talktalk said, adding it has put additional controls in place. Mirai is a malicious software which in October cut off access to some of the world's best known websites, including Twitter and Spotify.
  
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• Parents disarmed their own son after he took two guns to his Utah school

  01-12-2016 22:32
  
  The boy took two guns from the family home to Mueller Park Junior High in Bountiful.
  
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• Steve Bell on Tony Blair's new institute for centre-ground politics – cartoon

  01-12-2016 21:49 via theguardian.com
  
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• Readers recommend: share your songs about disbelief

  01-12-2016 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Make your nomination in the comments and a reader will pick the best eligible tracks for a playlist next week – you have until Monday 5 December Whether it’s another person’s words, folklore or a wider philosophy being called into question, disbelief is everywhere. We’re looking for your songs on this very theme – which, we believe, is open to interpretation as you see fit.
  You have until 11pm on Monday 5 December to post your nomination and make your justification.
  
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• Francois Hollande says he will not stand for re-election as French president - Telegraph.co.uk

  01-12-2016 20:27 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Francois Hollande says he will not stand for re-election as French president
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  French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he would not seek a second term in office in the presidential election in 2017, a surprise move that throws the selection of a Socialist candidate wide open. It is the first time in decades that an ...
  François Hollande will not seek re-election as president of FranceThe Guardian
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• Britain vows to play its part to end female genital mutilation 'in a generation'

  01-12-2016 20:04
  By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Female genital mutilation can be "wiped out in a generation" across the globe, Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd said on Thursday, as she called for everyone to pull together to tackle this "horrendous crime". Rudd, who took office four months ago, said she was determined to see Britain's first successful prosecution for FGM that was made illegal in 1985. Britain, which has placed itself at the centre of the global debate to end FGM, has r
  
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• Police chief's tirade about breasts ruled as gross misconduct - The Guardian

  01-12-2016 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  Police chief's tirade about breasts ruled as gross misconduct
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  The panel recommended that Rebekah Sutcliffe receive a final written warning rather than be dismissed. Photograph: Chris Oldham/GMP/PA. Kevin Rawlinson. Thursday 1 December 2016 12.37 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email
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• Greater Manchester Police identify 10 football abuse suspects

  01-12-2016 19:44
  
  Ten suspects have been identified in a major police investigation into historical child sex offences in youth football. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it was investigating reports from 35 people and its inquiry is growing on a "daily basis". It comes as new England manager Gareth Southgate revealed he was once a teammate of an ex-professional who has spoken out about his ordeal.
  
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• Labour ‘confused and chaotic’ but far from defeated | Letters

  01-12-2016 19:39 via theguardian.com
  
  I agree with Owen Jones (Labour would save the NHS – but it won’t save labour, 1 December) that Labour needs to find a message that “chimes with the concerns of the overwhelming majority of society”. However, he said nothing about how Labour must convince voters that it is a party of patriots, for patriots.When up against the forces of the Conservative right and Ukip, it is easy for some to conflate patriotism with nationalism but patriotism is, as George Orwell notes, &l
  
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• A year after the San Bernardino terror attack, the FBI is still struggling to answer key questions - Los Angeles Times

  01-12-2016 19:29 via latimes.com
  
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  A year after the San Bernardino terror attack, the FBI is still struggling to answer key questions
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  In the year since Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, authorities have conducted more than 600 interviews, gathered more than 500 pieces of evidence and served dozens of search warrants.
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• Brexit minister says would consider paying into EU for market access

  01-12-2016 19:02
  By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain would consider making payments to the European Union after it leaves to achieve the best possible access for businesses to the bloc's markets, Brexit minister David Davis said on Thursday. The government is formulating its negotiating position ahead of formal divorce talks next year, and businesses have been seeking reassurance that it won't seek a "hard Brexit" which would prioritise curbing immigration over remaining in the EU single market. Sterli
  
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• 10 suspects identified by police force investigating football-linked sex abuse - BT.com

  01-12-2016 18:50 via home.bt.com
  
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  10 suspects identified by police force investigating football-linked sex abuse
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  Ten suspects have been identified in a major police probe into historical child sex abuse in youth football as the scandal continued to grow. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. Footballer Andy Woodward said he had been abused ...
  Police say 350 people have come forward to report child sex abuse in footballThe Guardian
  Manchester police identify 10 abuse suspectsSky News
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• Child abusers are 'evil in plain sight', says ex-England footballer

  01-12-2016 18:41
  Child abusers who prey on vulnerable youngsters desperate to achieve sporting success are "evil in plain sight", former England player Paul Stewart has told Sky News. The 52-year-old said years of abuse at the hands of youth team coach Frank Roper, who died 11 years ago, had "ruined" his childhood, and that the years since had been "turbulent to say the least". Mr Stewart said Roper "ingratiated" himself with his family with gifts and days out.
  
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• Air quality alerts issued across London due to high pollution levels

  01-12-2016 18:33
  High pollution levels in London have led to air quality alerts being declared at bus stops, Tube stations and roadsides. Anybody who suffers discomfort like sore eyes, a cough or sore throat is advised to consider reducing their activity, particularly outdoors. Air-quality alerts are being displayed at 2,500 bus countdown signs and river pier signs across London.
  
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• Greater Manchester football sex abuse probe identifies 10 suspects

  01-12-2016 18:32
  Greater Manchester Police say their investigation into historical child sex offences in youth football has identified 10 suspects.
  
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• This new HIV test can be performed at home and gives an instant result

  01-12-2016 18:31
  
  On World AIDS day, we speak to Dr Christian Jessen about the world’s fastest self-test HIV kit.
  
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• David Davis just suggested Britain could pay for single market access after Brexit: Here's what you need to know

  01-12-2016 18:25
  
  The Brexit Secretary said he wanted to “get the best possible access for goods and services”.
  
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• Columbia plane crash happened after jet ran out of fuel - Daily Star

  01-12-2016 18:23 via dailystar.co.uk
  
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  Columbia plane crash happened after jet ran out of fuel
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  COLOMBIA plane crash airline LaMia has been suspended from flying after shocking details surrounding the doomed jet's last moments emerged. By Margi Murphy / Published 1st December 2016. Colombia plane crash victims INSTAGRAM/PA. COLOMBIA ...
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  Bolivia suspends license of LAMIA airline involved in C
  
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• British American Tobacco opens e-cigarette shop with new product

  01-12-2016 18:23
  By Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) - British American Tobacco launched a new e-cigarette designed to appeal to young hipsters this week, with a retail store in Milan, stepping up its battle with rival Philip Morris to dominate the market for cigarette alternatives. BAT, in talks to buy Reynolds American for more than $47 billion, says its new brightly coloured, ergonomically shaped device, called the Vype Pebble, fills a gap in the market, which is currently dominated by e-cigarettes shaped li
  
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• London mayor issues pollution warnings at bus stops and tube stations - The Guardian

  01-12-2016 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
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  London mayor issues pollution warnings at bus stops and tube stations
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  The alerts will notify Londoners of high pollution levels during their commute home from work. Photograph: Aslu/Getty Images. Damien Gayle and John Vidal. Thursday 1 December 2016 13.16 EST First published on Thursday 1 December 2016 12.21 EST.
  Sadiq Khan issues high air pollution alert to millions of LondonersTelegraph.co.uk
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• Tobacco road

  01-12-2016 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A town in Belarus is producing billions of cigarettes per year, but how are many of them smuggled to the UK?
  
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• Brigitte Bardot: the style icon – in pictures

  01-12-2016 18:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Discovered by a magazine editor as a teenager, Brigitte Bardot became one of the most iconic faces, models and actors of the 1950s and 1960s. A muse for Dior, Balmain and Pierre Cardin, she ‘invented’ the wide headband, the off-the-shoulder top and the choucroute hairstyle. A new book looks back at her style historyBrigitte Bardot: My Life in Fashion by Henry-Jean Servat is published by Flammarion Continue reading...
  
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• Crystalline: art from the Arctic, space and beyond - in pictures

  01-12-2016 17:49 via theguardian.com
  
  From an Arctic expedition to working in a studio in the school of biology and environmental science at University College Dublin, artist Siobhan McDonald collaborates with researchers to broach subjects at the edges of current scientific knowledgeCrystalline, curated by Helen Carey, will open at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, on 26January 2017Continue reading...
  
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• Man gave cash to Brussels bomb suspect Mohamed Abrini, court told

  01-12-2016 17:47
  A man accused of handing over £3,000 to Brussels bombing suspect Mohamed Abrini has told a court he did not know he was "a bad person" and had "no idea" the money might be used to fund terrorism. Zakaria Boufassil, 26, allegedly gave the money to Abrini - who became known as "the man in the hat" following his suspected involvement in the terror attack in March - with the intention of committing or assisting another to commit acts of terrorism. A second man, Mohammed Ali Ahmed, has admitted
  
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• Arsenal's Santi Cazorla to miss three months after surgery on ankle - The Guardian

  01-12-2016 17:25 via theguardian.com
  
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  Arsenal's Santi Cazorla to miss three months after surgery on ankle
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  Santi Cazorla will travel to Sweden for surgery next week. Photograph: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images. Ed Aarons · @ed_aarons. Thursday 1 December 2016 11.20 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more sharing options
  Arsenal playmaker Cazorla out for 3 months with ankle injuryDaily Mail
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• 'Catwalk of shame' protest outside ASOS headquarters over working conditions for warehouse staff

  01-12-2016 17:21
  
  GMB warned “if they don’t listen to the union, this will be the next Sports Direct”.
  
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• 4 graphics to help you make sense of the latest UK immigration figures

  01-12-2016 17:11
  
  A record 650,000 people arrived in Britain in the year to the end of June.
  
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• British Gas and E.ON freeze standard energy tariffs for winter

  01-12-2016 17:01
  British Gas and E.ON are freezing standard energy tariffs for the winter in a move affecting millions of UK households. The decision by British Gas, which is the UK's biggest energy supplier, not to raise prices will mean that more than six million customers will see their charges for gas and electricity stay the same until at least March. E.ON have pledged that its customers on residential standard tariffs will not see prices rise until at least April.
  
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• Thailand's crown prince becomes country's new king - Daily Mail

  01-12-2016 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  BANGKOK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 64, became Thailand's new king on Thursday after he accepted an invitation from parliament to succeed his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October. King Bhumibol, 88, was ...
  Thailand's crown prince succeeds to throneThe Guardian
  Thailand's New King Faces Challenges National and PersonalNew York Times
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• Prison officers offered improved pay and pensions after safety crisis

  01-12-2016 16:57
  Prison officers are to get an improved pay and pensions deal after the Government reached agreement with the union following weeks of controversy over jail safety. The proposed package, which includes a reduction in the retirement age of up to three years, has been endorsed by the Prison Officers Association (POA) and will be put to a membership ballot. The offer had been made before thousands of POA members stopped work last month as prisons reported a surge in violence amid claims the system w
  
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• Ex-City boss Anthony Constantinou jailed for molesting two women

  01-12-2016 16:21
  Anthony Constantinou, 35, assaulted the women during after-work drinks at or near his offices in the Heron Tower in the heart of the Square Mile. Constantinou, who was then chief executive of corporate business and solutions company CWM, was convicted of two counts of sexual assault after a retrial at the Old Bailey. Sentencing, Judge Nicholas Cooke QC said: "Sexual bullying in the workplace blights lives.
  
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• Sharks and jellyfish slow British man's attempt to swim Atlantic

  01-12-2016 16:20
  A British man aiming to be the first person to swim across the Atlantic said on Thursday he is grappling with sharks, jellyfish stings, choppy water -- and a sea moth that tried to nest in his left ear. Ex-policeman Ben Hooper, 38, says he embarked on the nearly 2,000 mile (3,200 km) crossing from Senegal to Brazil to prove that nothing is impossible, inspired by explorers like Ranulph Fiennes, who crossed the Antarctic on foot. "Yes, this is far tougher than envisaged," said Hooper in a Faceboo
  
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• Child sex abuse in football clubs 'reported by 350 victims'

  01-12-2016 15:55
  
  Chief Constable Simon Bailey encouraged “those who have been the victim of child sexual abuse to report it”.
  
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• Boris Johnson denies freedom of movement comments

  01-12-2016 15:38
  
  Boris Johnson said he had told the ambassadors during a breakfast meeting that immigration had been a good thing for the UK but denied supporting EU freedom of movement rules. Speaking under the Chatham House rules, which allow comments to be reported but not attributed, one ambassador had told Sky News: "He (Mr Johnson) did say he was personally in favour of free movement, as it corresponds to his own beliefs.
  
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• Pound surges to eight-week high against dollar after Brexit minister hints at EU market access - Telegraph.co.uk

  01-12-2016 15:06 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Pound surges to eight-week high against dollar after Brexit minister hints at EU market access
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  The pound surged towards a three-month high against the euro after Brexit minister David Davis said Britain would consider making payments to the EU budget in return for access to EU markets. When asked by Labour MP Wayne David if the government ...
  David Davis: UK may pay for access to EU single marketBBC News
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• Teenager charged with manslaughter of Arkadiusz Jozwik in Harlow

  01-12-2016 14:18
  A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the manslaughter of Polish man Arkadiusz Jozwik, who was attacked in Essex in August.
  
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• England boss Gareth Southgate reveals teammate was abuse victim

  01-12-2016 14:05
  
  Speaking following his appointment, Gareth Southgate told a news conference: "I played with one of the players who has recently come forward. Former Crewe Alexandra player Andy Woodward was the first ex-player to reveal he had been abused, prompting an investigation by the Football Association. Fourteen police forces across the UK are now investigating claims of historical child sex abuse in the sport after receiving hundreds of calls.
  
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• UK factory growth cools as weak pound fuels cost pressures - PMI

  01-12-2016 13:41
  By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturing growth cooled unexpectedly in November as factories grappled with soaring costs caused by sterling's slump after June's Brexit vote, even before this week's jump in oil prices. Britain's economy has performed much better than expected since June's vote to quit the EU. Wednesday's 10 percent surge in crude oil prices - after OPEC and Russia agreed to restrict production - pushed the dollar cost of oil close to levels not seen in 18 months, an
  
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• Majority of UK pension funds say executive pay too high - survey

  01-12-2016 13:28
  Eighty-seven percent of UK pension funds say executives at UK listed companies are paid too much, a survey by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association said on Thursday, as Britain proposes changes to the way companies are run. Britain began consultations on encouraging better corporate behaviour and curbing executive pay this week, part of Prime Minister Theresa May's campaign to help those who voted for Brexit in protest at "out of touch" elites. "It's time companies got the message and st
  
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• Wildlife on your doorstep: share your December photos

  01-12-2016 13:08 via theguardian.com
  
  As the northern hemisphere prepares for cold winter months, and the southern hemisphere gets ready for sunny spells, what sort of wildlife will you discover?
  The temperatures are dropping fast in the northern hemisphere as December signals the start of the winter months ahead. While we’re getting ready for wintry weather, the southern hemisphere will be trying to adapt to the summer heatwaves and plenty of sunshine. So what sort of wildlife will we all discover on our doorsteps? We’d
  
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• Britain to decide how to spend taxpayers' money post-Brexit - PM May's spokeswoman

  01-12-2016 13:03
  Britain will decide how it spends taxpayers' money after it leaves the EU and is looking at ways of securing the best access for businesses to the bloc after Brexit, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday. Earlier, Brexit minister David Davis told parliament that Britain would consider making payments to the European Union in return for access to EU markets. "What he said in the house this morning is consistent with what we have said ... that it will be for the UK governme
  
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• Readers recommend playlist: your songs about iron and steel

  01-12-2016 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A reader forges a playlist of songs involving metal in their lyrics or title, with hits from Jethro Tull, Blondie and Bob MarleyHere is this week’s playlist – songs picked by reader Marco den Ouden (who runs the Marconium website) from your suggestions after last week’s callout. Read more about how our weekly readers recommend series works at the end of the piece.Iron is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. Not surprisingly then, it has been used as an industri
  
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• Arabic? Polish? Dutch? Your views on the languages schools should teach

  01-12-2016 12:50 via theguardian.com
  
  The Polish prime minister has called for Polish to be taught in English schools. We asked our readers about other languages that should be on the curriculumWhat languages should we teach children in schools, and why? The question came to the fore on Monday after the Polish prime minister, Beata Szydło, called on Theresa May to introduce Polish classes in British schools. Continue reading...
  
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• These school kids have recreated Martin Shkreli's $750 drug and it's very, very cheap

  01-12-2016 12:46
  
  Shkreli’s decision to increase prices of the drug last year by 5,000% led to criticism from US politicians.
  
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• Share your photos of cats for a chance to win Jane Bown's book

  01-12-2016 12:45 via theguardian.com
  
  We have ten copies of Jane Bown’s book on her collection of feline pictures and we’d like to see your best photos of cats
  Jane Bown is a legendary Observer photographer best-known for her portraits of icons from Beckett to Bjork. Her book Cats is a collection of 100 black and white pictures of felines which reveals the same sympathetic eye and wit as her portraits.She captures the cats sprawling, prowling, lolling, playing, feeding and lounging, with house cats, alley cats, show cats
  
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• Rolls-Royce to cut another 800 jobs at marine unit

  01-12-2016 12:31
  British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it would cut a further 800 jobs in its marine business to save an extra 50 million pounds a year, responding to weak demand from shipping and energy customers. The marine business, which depends on oil and gas-related customers for about 60 percent of its business and currently employs about 4,800 people with its main operations in Norway, has seen weak demand for new equipment and lower maintenance revenues as customers use their vessels less. Rolls-
  
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