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• Guardian named Newspaper of Year at Football Supporters’ Federation awards

  05-12-2016 23:28 via theguardian.com
  
  • Fourth successive occasion the Guardian has won award
  • Football Weekly wins Podcast of the YearThe Guardian has been named the Newspaper of the Year at the Football Supporters’ Federation awards for the fourth year in a row..@owen_g accepts the Newspaper of the Year award on behalf of @guardian_sport (presented by Chris Foy, not @chrishoy) #fsfawards pic.twitter.com/0Gbifc1xCj Continue reading...
  
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• Royal Navy frigate shadows Russian warship in English Channel

  05-12-2016 23:12
  A Russian ship sailing through British waters is being shadowed by a Royal Navy frigate. HMS Sutherland left her base at Devonport in Plymouth to monitor the Vice Admiral Kulakov as it passes along the English Channel. The Russian destroyer is on her return journey after recently operating in the eastern Mediterranean, where she has been escorted by other NATO warships.
  
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• Helen Marten named 2016 Turner Prize winner

  05-12-2016 23:01
  
  The artist was praised for her “exceptional contribution” to “contemporary visual art”.
  
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• Helen Marten: an artist who thinks differently from the rest of us

  05-12-2016 22:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Marten’s playful and inventive way with language and things won the Turner Prize over Andrea Hamilton’s bottom, while Michael Dean’s installation was a pile-up of too many elementsThe first time I saw Helen Marten’s work at Chisenhale Gallery in 2013, I knew I was in the presence of an artist who thinks differently from the rest of us. Out of the artists in this year’s Turner prize, she was the one I wanted to win, although the exhibition as a whole felt a great dea
  
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• Trotskyist factions seeking to take over Momentum, member claims

  05-12-2016 22:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Momentum executive member suggests it is inevitable that Jeremy Corbyn will be abandoned by some factions if he is not ‘ideologically pure enough’Sharp divisions have emerged within Momentum, the grassroots organisation that supports Jeremy Corbyn, following reports of an attempted takeover by Trotskyist and factional groups, an executive committee member has claimed.Momentum’s women’s officer has written a blog claiming that members of the Alliance for Workers’ Lib
  
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• Football abuse victims 'were paid to keep quiet'

  05-12-2016 21:47
  A number of former players linked to “several” professional football clubs have claimed they were paid to keep quiet about allegations of child abuse, according to a lawyer representing victims. Edward Smethurst said he had been contacted in recent days by players claiming they had been paid off. The players are understood to have allegations that they were asked to sign confidentiality clauses after receiving compensation payments from clubs.
  
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• Love Is a Drag: the story behind the groundbreaking secret 60s gay album

  05-12-2016 21:38 via theguardian.com
  
  It was Liberace’s favorite LP and gained a cult following, but the collection of love songs was released at a time when those behind it had to stay in the shadowsMore than 50 years ago, an album appeared that let the love that dare not speak its name sing out loud. The man who voiced the male-to-male love songs contained on the album wasn’t identified on the cover. Neither were the musicians who played on it, the man who produced the music, nor the two male figures who lurked in the
  
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• Steve Bell on the Casey review – cartoon

  05-12-2016 21:21 via theguardian.com
  
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• Trevor Noah on Trump's America: 'Divided people are easier to rule'

  05-12-2016 20:54 via theguardian.com
  
  The Daily Show host compared the current US political climate to apartheid he witnessed growing up in South Africa in his essay for the New York TimesTrevor Noah has compared Donald Trump’s America to South African apartheid in a new essay for the New York Times.The Daily Show host has expressed his disappointment and fears over the decision to elect the reality TV star as president while calling for unity as the ultimate weapon against him. Continue reading...
  
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• EU citizens living in Britain will need ID after Brexit, Rudd says

  05-12-2016 20:43
  Three million EU citizens living in the UK will need to have some form of ID documents following Brexit, the Home Secretary Amber Rudd has told MPs. The Home Secretary's warning that Europeans living in the UK will require documentation came in reply to a question from the senior Labour MP Hilary Benn, who chairs the new Brexit Select Committee of MPs.
  
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• The Guardian view on votes in Austria and Italy: it’s not just about the EU | Editorial

  05-12-2016 20:39 via theguardian.com
  
  British Eurosceptics talk as if every national crisis in Europe is interchangeable with the Brexit vote. The facts suggest otherwiseIf Euroscepticism alone explained everything in European politics, as Brexiters and parts of the UK press pretend, then Matteo Renzi’s government would have fallen in Italy and Norbert Hofer would be the new president of Austria. In reality, one of those things – Mr Renzi’s fall – has come to pass; but the other – a Hofer win in Austria
  
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• Tech investors say UK must clarify Brexit immigration stance

  05-12-2016 20:20
  By Paul Sandle and Eric Auchard LONDON (Reuters) - London could lose its position as the leading destination for start-ups in Europe if it does not remain open to the best talent after the British vote to leave the European Union, investors warned on Monday. Six months after the referendum, tech investors used the TechCrunch Disrupt London conference, a major annual gathering for hot start-ups, to call on the government to answer many lingering questions around immigration policy.
  
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• Governor's 'dynamite' warning on wages and globalisation

  05-12-2016 20:04
  Since becoming Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney has delivered his fair share of important speeches. There was the one he gave the morning after the EU referendum, in which he reassured markets that the Bank would keep the financial system afloat.
  
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• TalkTalk denies cyber bug has led to WiFi passwords being stolen

  05-12-2016 19:58
  
  A security researcher has claimed router passwords have been compromised.
  
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• BoE governor Mark Carney makes globalisation warning

  05-12-2016 19:49
  The Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned that those left behind by the financial crisis need more help. Mr Carney said that people had paid "a heavy price" for globalisation but had come to associate it with low wages, insecure employment, stateless corporations and "striking inequalities".
  
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• Chess no longer plays to old stereotypes | Letters

  05-12-2016 19:35 via theguardian.com
  
  As a keen amateur chess player, I was very happy to see an editorial about one of my favourite games (Hurrah! Chess is no longer a game between superpowers, 30 November). However, you risk perpetuating the image of the chess player as male, eccentric and socially awkward, in saying that “Carlsen … is personable, good looking (at least compared to the average chess player)”.I played last month with my amateur team, Luxembourg Bonnevoie, at the European Chess Club Championships
  
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• New sculpture to honour children buried without headstones in London

  05-12-2016 19:32
  A special memorial has been unveiled to honour hundreds of impoverished children buried in unmarked graves. A £10,000 Portland stone sculpture carved by Tom Nicholls depicts a pair of hands releasing a symbolic cockney sparrow at the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in the East End of London. The 2m (6.5ft) memorial is a tribute to the 513 "Barnardo's children" who were cared for by the charity.
  
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• Supreme court judges pick up the Treasury Devil on the detail | John Crace

  05-12-2016 19:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Left by the attorney general to do all the heavy lifting, James Eadie blustered on vaguely between the justices’ interruptionsA lone man, disguised as an elf – though he could have been a lone elf, disguised as a man – carried a placard that read: “Nigel Farage was sent by Christ to get Britain out of Europe and Fulfill [sic] Bible Prophecy”. He didn’t quote chapter and verse. Of Nigel himself, there was no sight. Christ had come to him in a vision and warned
  
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• US author says London is 'all Islamic' and Twitter hilariously puts her in her place

  05-12-2016 18:54
  
  Janie Johnson thinks the city has “gone”, but luckily the British public are here to help.
  
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• Leak inquiry into leaking of letter warning about leaks

  05-12-2016 18:54
  In a move that is pure Yes Minister, the Cabinet Secretary has ordered a leak inquiry into the leak of a letter he wrote warning civil servants not to leak and threatening those who are caught leaking with the sack. The letter was written by Sir Jeremy Heywood, who is dubbed "Sir Cover-Up" over his reputation for Whitehall secrecy and is the current holder of the post held by the fictional Sir Humphrey Appleby in the TV comedy. Now, asked whether an inquiry would be launched into the unauth
  
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• 'Golden backside' and £20,000 in pennies among Turner Prize contenders

  05-12-2016 18:49
  The winner of this year's Turner Prize will be announced later - with a golden backside and a huge pile of pennies among the contenders. This year's 32nd winner will join the ranks of previous victors such as Damien Hirst, Grayson Perry and Anthony Gormley. Among those up for the award this year are Anthea Hamilton , whose series of installations includes a giant golden pair of buttocks.
  
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• BoE governor Mark Carney in globalisation warning

  05-12-2016 18:36
  The Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned that those left behind by the financial crisis need more help. In a speech given at Liverpool's John Moores University, Mr Carney said that people had paid "a heavy price" for globalisation, something that had come to be "associated with low wages, insecure employment, stateless corporations and striking inequalities". Sky's Economics Editor Ed Conway said: "This speech is important because tonight Mr Carney effectively admitted globalisat
  
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• Banks line up £150 million buyout financing for Independent Vetcare

  05-12-2016 18:23
  Banks are lining up debt financing of around £150m backing the buyout of UK veterinary care business Independent Vetcare from Summit Partners, three sources familiar with the matter said. Bain, EQT and Nordic Capital are all lining up bids before Thursday's bid deadline, the sources said. Canadian pension fund giant Omers’ private equity arm is also eyeing the business, one of the sources said.
  
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• 2016 was jinxed by karmic voodoo but never thought I'd live to see it

  05-12-2016 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Death has been relentless this year, with one quite important exception – me. When I was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago, the worst case scenario was ‘dead by Christmas 2006’What a great year 2016 was. It was a tremendous year, full of hope. Honestly, this year made me glad to be alive. Landmark. Vintage. I for one will look back on 2016 with fondness. It was a Good Year. That would be my “hot take” if I could ever use that phrase with any conviction, but I can&r
  
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• Tube drivers suspend planned 24-hour strike

  05-12-2016 18:12
  A planned 24-hour strike by London Underground drivers has been suspended, the RMT union has said. Drivers on the Piccadilly and Hammersmith and City lines were due to walk out from 9.30pm tomorrow, amid claims of a breakdown in industrial relations, breaches of procedures and bullying and harassment of staff. RMT said all its objectives in the Piccadilly Line dispute have now been achieved, adding it was committed to further talks for a long-term agreement on the Hammersmith and
  
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• I felt sick when I saw anti-Semitic blogs, Luciana Berger tells court

  05-12-2016 17:43
  
  The MP gave evidence at the Old Bailey.
  
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• Brexit prompts tenfold rise in British lawyers registering in Ireland

  05-12-2016 17:14
  The number of British lawyers registering in Ireland is set to be 10 times higher this year than in 2015 as they seek to ensure they can still practise in the European Union after Brexit, the Law Society of Ireland said on Monday. The five major London firms often called the "magic circle" were among the highest sources of applicants, as they secured additional jurisdictional status, primarily for anti-trust, competition and trade lawyers. "The tsunami of new solicitors has been caused by Brexit
  
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• British woman stabbed to death in 'Santa' resort in Lapland

  05-12-2016 16:59
  A man has been arrested after his 26-year-old British girlfriend died from stab wounds while working at a remote holiday resort in Lapland. A police helicopter and husky search was launched after the 36-year-old suspect, thought to be Czech, fled into hostile terrain near the town of Kuttanen with the couple's dogs. The unnamed victim from Scotland and her boyfriend were seasonal employees with tour operator Santa Safari, which describes itself as one of Lapland's leading inbound
  
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• Patti Smith to sing at Nobel prize banquet in Bob Dylan's absence

  05-12-2016 16:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Singer to perform A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall in Stockholm, while speech will be read out on literature laureate’s behalfPatti Smith will perform one of Bob Dylan’s best-known tracks at the Nobel prize banquet in his absence, and a speech written by the Nobel literature laureate will be read out on his behalf. Dylan was named the winner of this year’s Nobel prize for literature but, after a long period of silence about his thoughts on the accolade, last month confirmed he
  
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• Russell Oberlin obituary

  05-12-2016 16:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Countertenor who became a leading light in the early music movementTwo countertenors, one British, one American, were at the centre of the early music movement as it gathered momentum in the middle of the 20th century: Alfred Deller and Russell Oberlin. While Deller was firmly rooted in the Anglican choral tradition, the voice and stylistic address of the Ohio-born Oberlin, who has died at the age of 88, were conspicuously more secular – early professional assignments included the advertis
  
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• Government begins legal fight against ruling that could derail Brexit

  05-12-2016 16:39
  By Michael Holden and Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - The British government launched a Supreme Court battle on Monday over who has the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union, seeking to overturn a legal ruling that could derail its Brexit strategy. The government appealed to the country's highest judicial body after the High Court ruled last month that ministers could not trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and begin two years of Brexit talks without lawmakers'
  
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• Supreme Court told key Government power 'not an ancient relic'

  05-12-2016 15:55
  
  The powers invoked by the Government to begin divorce procedures from the European Union are not an out–of-date "ancient relic" but a pillar of the British constitution, the Attorney General has told the Supreme Court. Jeremy Wright made his remarks on the first day of a landmark case that will decide who has the power to trigger the UK's exit from the European Union - the Government or Parliament. Underlying the major implications in the case, it is the first time in the Supreme Court's h
  
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• American Honey wins big at British Independent Film Awards

  05-12-2016 15:55
  Road trip drama American Honey was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).
  
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• The Government's integration review has received a passionately-divided response

  05-12-2016 15:39
  
  The review has been reported as being very negative towards Muslims.
  
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• Student who died on Oxbridge ski trip to French Alps named

  05-12-2016 15:34
  
  Matt Smith, a student at St John’s College, was found by friends in their accommodation on Sunday morning.
  
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• Ministers say listening closely to City of London's Brexit concerns

  05-12-2016 15:28
  Britain's government is listening closely to the financial services sector's Brexit concerns, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and the minister in charge of the process for the country's exit from the European Union, David Davis, said. "We want the best deal for trade in UK goods and services, including our world-leading financial services industry," Hammond and Davis said in a joint statement after meeting finance executives on Monday. "That is why these meetings, where we listen clos
  
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• Footballers' trust to 'fight for justice' over abuse

  05-12-2016 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three ex-football players who say they were abused as children launch a trust to support victims.
  
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• Why Sean Penn has a soft spot for Castro, Chávez ... and Madonna

  05-12-2016 14:50 via theguardian.com
  
  The actor, activist and friend of revolutionaries bid $150,000 at a charity event last week to remarry his old flame – proof that 80s revivalism has gone too farName: Sean Penn.Age: 56. Continue reading...
  
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• Is body odour the last taboo?

  05-12-2016 14:47 via theguardian.com
  
  The Dorchester hotel has apparently told female staff to avoid oily skin, bad breath and body odour. If so, they have walked into a minefieldThe Dorchester hotel has reportedly emailed a list of grooming rules for female staff, instructing them to avoid, among other things, oily skin, bad breath and body odour. It seems that customers had complained. What sneaks, going and whingeing to the management.Bad enough that it’s just females getting the drubbing, as usual, but does anyone think th
  
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• Segregation at 'worrying levels' in parts of Britain, Dame Louise Casey warns

  05-12-2016 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Segregation is at "worrying levels" in parts of Britain with some women denied basic rights, a report says.
  
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• Student Matt Smith dies on Oxbridge ski trip to Alps

  05-12-2016 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A student dies during a ski trip attended by Oxford and Cambridge university scholars in France.
  
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• Escort girlfriend 'wanted to fleece' killer millionaire

  05-12-2016 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A millionaire who killed his escort girlfriend heard her brag she would "fleece him", his trial is told.
  
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• British Santa Safari tour worker killed in Lapland

  05-12-2016 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British woman working for a Santa Safari tour company is stabbed to death in Lapland.
  
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• Google's satellite timelapses show the inconvenient truth about our planet

  05-12-2016 14:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Google’s new Timelapse project allows you to see how anywhere in the world has changed in the last 32 years; from evaporating lakes to exploding cities, it’s a document of recklessnessThe image of the Earth from space is so seared into human consciousness that it is hard to conceive what it was like to live without the picture of our planet as a blue sphere that we all now carry in our minds.The first photographs of the Earth’s surface seen from 100 miles were taken in 1947. By
  
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• Birmingham man, 101, on trial for child sex abuse

  05-12-2016 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 101-year-old man - believed to be the oldest defendant in British legal history - goes on trial accused of child sex abuse.
  
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• Britain publishes draft sugar tax

  05-12-2016 14:23
  Britain moved forward with its planned sugar tax on Monday, publishing draft legislation confirming a two-band levy for sugar-added soft drinks aimed at fighting obesity. The tax, announced in March, is due to come into force in April 2018, giving sellers of soft drinks, such as Coca-Cola European Partners and Britvic, time to reduce sugar in their products. The companies, which sell Coca-Cola and PepsiCo drinks respectively, have already been promoting no-sugar drinks such as Coca-Cola Zero Sug
  
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• Tim Peake spacecraft will arrive in UK in 2017

  05-12-2016 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK has bought the capsule which sent Tim Peake into space and returned him to Earth.
  
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• American Honey wins big at BIFAs including best British independent film

  05-12-2016 14:13
  Road trip drama American Honey was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).
  
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• Best photographs of the day: ice skaters and tigers

  05-12-2016 14:01 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including ice skaters in the Netherlands and fighting Siberian tigers Continue reading...
  
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• Your key questions about the Brexit Supreme Court case answered

  05-12-2016 13:45
  
  It’s one of the biggest constitutional decisions in history.
  
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