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• Underfunded and overstretched – the crisis in care for the elderly

  10-12-2016 23:21 via theguardian.com
  
  With life expectancy rising, tighter regulation and staff shortages, the care home model is unsustainable. What must be done?‘It’s like being at home,” was the verdict that one resident at West Hall, a care home in West Byfleet, relayed to inspectors. When you walk through the doors, you can see why. The first thing that strikes a visitor is its immaculate grounds and impressive architecture, which blends a beautifully converted old manor house with three eco-build residential
  
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• Ipswich: Teenager charged with murder of two men

  10-12-2016 23:15
  A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a man and a teenager in Ipswich, Suffolk Police has said.
  
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• Barnsley’s slip suggests football’s child protection system still has holes

  10-12-2016 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The FA’s chairman has admitted clubs were ‘sleepwalking’ in the 1980s and 1990s but Barnsley’s confirmation they hired an academy physio in 2011 without full checks poses wider questions for the sportIt hasn’t been an easy few weeks, to say the least, for what we used to know as the good old days and no doubt there are plenty of us who desperately want to believe football has wised up and everything is different now. It just isn’t easy to be entirely sure when
  
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• Riyad Mahrez finds perfect opportunity to show off all his creative beauty | Barney Ronay

  10-12-2016 22:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Leicester’s midfield mastermind dawdled one way, drifted the other and all the time produced an artful display that took Manchester City apartJamie Vardy scored a brilliant hat-trick at the King Power Stadium, but of all the old steamrollering Leicester City title tropes to return on a sodden night it was the sight of Riyad Mahrez in regal, unimpeded form that will linger in the memory.It is not often a football match is decided by a pair of near-identical cushioned backspun half-voll
  
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• Sport picture of the day: Skaters speeding by in Shanghai

  10-12-2016 22:23 via theguardian.com
  
  This colourful multiple-exposure photograph shows speed skaters competing in the men’s 500m short-track semi-final at the ISU World Cup in Shanghai Continue reading...
  
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• Brexit must be fair to working people – or there will be a backlash | Ed Miliband

  10-12-2016 21:57 via theguardian.com
  
  No one will tolerate a deal that leads to Britain’s poor being worse off – even leave votersThe phoney war is over. Parliament has signalled that it supports article 50 being triggered. We are leaving the European Union. The pretence that this was at risk was used by some to argue that those questioning the government are somehow unpatriotic Brexit-deniers. This illusion can now end and the real debate over what Brexit means can begin.Polling of Brexit voters by the Open Britain camp
  
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• Police wounded in car bomb blast outside football stadium in Istanbul

  10-12-2016 21:56
  
  Witnesses reported gunfire following the explosion.
  
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• Football chief under fire for ‘smear’ on Hillsborough supporters

  10-12-2016 21:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Victims’ family calls for review of evidence given by ex-chairman of Premier LeagueSerious doubts have been cast over the evidence about the Hillsborough disaster given in a statement by the former Premier League chairman, Sir Dave Richards, which included a notorious allegation against some Liverpool supporters.Trevor Hicks, whose two teenage daughters, Sarah and Vicki, were among the 96 people unlawfully killed at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, has ca
  
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• Murdoch's new Sky bid should be probed say opposition politicians

  10-12-2016 20:38
  By James Davey and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's new takeover approach for British pay-TV firm Sky should be investigated by the UK's competition authorities, according to opposition politicians, though analysts said a deal should be easier to get through this time round. Lib Dem Vince Cable, who was the business secretary at the time of Murdoch's first bid in 2010-11 told BBC radio the media tycoon's new takeover attempt would not be in the public interest. Cable referred Murd
  
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• Bulgaria tanker train blast leaves seven dead and at least 29 injured

  10-12-2016 19:17
  
  “There will be more casualties,” the country’s prime minister told reporters.
  
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• AA Gill, journalist and restaurant critic, dies aged 62 – video obituary

  10-12-2016 18:43 via theguardian.com
  
  AA Gill, the award-winning journalist and restaurant critic, has died three weeks after revealing cancer diagnosis. His death on Saturday morning was confirmed by Sunday Times editor and colleague, Martin Ivens, who described Gill as “a giant among journalists”AA Gill dies weeks after revealing he had cancer in restaurant reviewContinue reading...
  
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• 'Fed up' passengers urge Theresa May to meet union leaders over rail disruption

  10-12-2016 18:40
  
  “We are ordinary people and call on you to intervene directly in this dispute.”
  
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• Restaurant critic AA Gill dies aged 62 after short fight with cancer

  10-12-2016 18:04
  Restaurant critic AA Gill has died aged 62 after a short fight with cancer. 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. In an interview with The Sunday Times three weeks ago, headlined "I'm elated to get married - oh, and I'm ill", Adrian Anthony Gill, who used the byline A. A. Gill and sometimes AA Gill, blessed his good fortu
  
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• Fantasy fashions: Johanna Goodman's Imaginary Beings – in pictures

  10-12-2016 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  New York-based artist Johanna Goodman has been drawing, painting and making collages for more than 20 years. In 2015, she began, on a whim, the project Imaginary Beings – collages of people wearing surreal garments such as clouds or trains or bird wings. She follows no set rules when creating her pieces and makes intuitive choices until she feels the collage is ready. “The more I surprise myself the better,” she says. “I find it exhilarating as well as challenging to take
  
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• Drugs alert after teenage girl's ecstasy death in Manchester

  10-12-2016 17:46
  Police in Manchester have warned about the dangers of ecstasy after the death of a teenager who took the drug. Superintendent Stephen Howard, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "This is a tragic situation, the death of a young person is always devastating.
  
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• Writer AA Gill dies after short battle with cancer

  10-12-2016 17:09
  
  He was the Sunday Times’ popular restaurant critic.
  
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• Restaurant critic AA Gill dies after short fight with cancer

  10-12-2016 17:00
  Restaurant critic AA Gill has died after a short fight with cancer, The Sunday Times has announced. 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, had  said he had no regrets about the diagnosis. In an interview with The Sunday Times three weeks ago, headlined "I'm elated to get married - oh, and I'm ill", Adrian Anthony Gill, who uses the byline A. A. Gill and sometimes AA
  
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• Personal letter from Muhammad Ali to Nelson Mandela to be sold at auction

  10-12-2016 16:31
  
  The letter is expected to fetch between £6,000 and £8,000.
  
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• Murdoch's new Sky bid should be probed say UK opposition politicians

  10-12-2016 14:07
  By James Davey and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's new takeover approach for British pay-TV firm Sky should be investigated by the UK's competition authorities, according to opposition politicians, though analysts said a deal should be easier to get through this time round. Liberal Democrat Vince Cable, who was Britain's business secretary at the time of Murdoch's first bid in 2010-11 told BBC radio the media tycoon's new takeover attempt would not be in the public interest. Cabl
  
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• You now don't have to pay to use the toilet at Victoria and Charing Cross train stations

  10-12-2016 13:08
  
  A small glimmer of hope in a bleak year.
  
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• Murdoch's new Sky bid should be probed says former UK minister

  10-12-2016 12:50
  Rupert Murdoch's new takeover approach for British pay-TV firm Sky should be investigated by the UK's competition authorities, according to the former minister who referred the tycoon's previous bid. Vince Cable, who was Britain's business secretary at the time of Murdoch's first bid in 2010-11 told BBC radio the media tycoon's new takeover attempt would not be in the public interest. On Friday Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox said it had struck a preliminary deal to buy the 61 percent of Sky
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's speech was disrupted by a protest over the war in Syria and it was very awkward

  10-12-2016 12:13
  
  “Peeeeterrrrrr!”
  
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• Peter Tatchell leads protesters in disrupting Jeremy Corbyn speech

  10-12-2016 12:05
  Demonstrators led by Peter Tatchell have disrupted a speech by Jeremy Corbyn in protest at Labour's response to Syria.
  
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• Four killed after explosions as a train derailed in Bulgaria

  10-12-2016 11:59
  
  At least 20 buildings in the village of Hitrino were destroyed in the blast.
  
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• Boris Johnson charms the Gulf after 'proxy wars' rebuke

  10-12-2016 10:56
  
  Boris Johnson has called for deeper ties to Gulf nations and said Brexit could lead to free trade deals with them as he sought to move past his earlier criticism of Saudi Arabia. The Foreign Secretary was speaking during a tour of the Gulf just days after footage showed him accusing Saudi Arabia, a key UK ally, and Iran of "puppeteering" and stoking "proxy wars" across the Middle East. In a speech in Bahrain, Mr Johnson did not directly address the controversy, but said Britain's decis
  
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• England fight back with four wickets after Vijay ton

  10-12-2016 10:15
  By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - India opener Murali Vijay struck his eighth hundred before England bounced back with four wickets in the second session to leave the fourth test at the Wankhede Stadium evenly poised on the third day on Saturday. The hosts, leading 2-0 in the five-match series, reached 348 for six in their first innings at tea, still trailing England by 52 runs. Captain Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 83 at the crease with Ravindra Jadeja 22 not out at the other end.
  
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• Murdoch's new Sky bid should be probed says Cable

  10-12-2016 10:09
  Rupert Murdoch's new takeover approach for British pay-TV firm Sky should be investigated by the UK's competition authorities, according to the former minister who referred the tycoon's previous bid Vince Cable, who was Britain's business secretary at the time of Murdoch's first bid in 2010-11 told BBC radio the media tycoon's new takeover attempt would not be in the public interest. On Friday Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox said it had struck a preliminary deal to buy the 61 percent of Sky i
  
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• Hundreds of people are killing themselves after being released from police custody

  10-12-2016 09:59
  
  Almost all the deaths happened within 48 hours of release.
  
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• At least 45,000 left homeless after an earthquake in Indonesia

  10-12-2016 09:51
  
  Around 100 people were killed and hundreds have been injured too.
  
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• 21st Century Fox makes takeover bid for Sky

  10-12-2016 09:45
  
  21st Century Fox, the international film and television giant behind hit shows like The Simpsons and Modern Family, has tabled a takeover bid for Sky, the owner of Sky News. 21st Century Fox, whose other media assets include 20th Century Fox, one of Hollywood's largest studios, currently owns 39.1% of Sky and it has long been speculated in the City that it would seek to buy full control.
  
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• Boris Johnson: 'Profound concern' for people of Yemen

  10-12-2016 08:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The foreign secretary voices "profound concern" for the plight of the people of war-torn Yemen.
  
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• Brexit could harm fight against modern slavery - charities

  10-12-2016 08:46
  
  Brexit could harm the fight against modern slavery, making victims less likely to come forward because they fear being sent back to their home country, charities have said. The amount of support victims can get could be affected and European arrest warrants, which are used to track down offenders, could also be under threat. Andrew Wallace, from the Bristol-based charity Unseen, told Sky News: "The potential is that every victim found in this country would have to apply to stay here and tha
  
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• Speaking out

  10-12-2016 08:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe talks about political correctness, sexism and how she'd relish a return to government.
  
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• Top 10 winter city breaks in Europe

  10-12-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Winter is the time for exploring snowy European cities that are full of cosy cafes – such as Zagreb, Ljubljana and Tromsø – especially when they’re served by budget airlines with low-season faresTake one small city with a heart of medieval mitteleuropean quaintness at the foot of magnificent, snowy mountains. Then add an open-air spa where everyone has year-round fun, be it quietly relaxing in hot pools or screaming down water slides. The happy result is Poprad in Slovak
  
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• Drugs, developers and diplomacy: London night tsar Amy Lamé on the challenges of the job

  10-12-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From cabaret star to the woman tasked with turning London into a 24-hour city, Amy Lamé’s appointment by Sadiq Khan has put her under a new level of scrutiny – but she is optimistic about the future of the ‘night-time economy’There are night mayors across cities in Europe now, in Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, Toulouse. In August, Sadiq Khan advertised for London’s version, which he would call a “night tsar”. The post was part-time, two-and-a-half days
  
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• Four hundred deaths after police custody raise concern

  10-12-2016 07:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A report says 400 people killed themselves after being held by police in the last seven years.
  
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• Readers’ recipe swap: nibbles for drinks

  10-12-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  There are some serious party animals behind these savoury dips, crisps, crackers, pastries and biscuits
  Take part! Scroll to the bottom to find out how...The rules for a good drinks nibble are simple and finite: no plates, no crumbs, and a combo of fat, salt and spice so addictive that you can’t stop eating them until they’re all gone. And you want a dip in there too. Your recipes were right on the money. I just wish you’d been there to taste them with me: they did my bottle of
  
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• Blind date: ‘it didn’t feel like we’d just met’

  10-12-2016 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Elise, 17, meets fellow student Oliver, 17What were you hoping for?To meet someone I could get along with without having to force the conversation.Continue reading...
  
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• My mother is terrible with money. Am I doomed to be the same?

  10-12-2016 06:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Her mother’s profligate spending means she has no assets and must now sell her house. Alice Simpson worries that she may follow her mother into the same financial abyssLast week, my aunt got a phone call from my mum. “I’m destitute,” she said. “I have to sell my house as soon as possible or I’ll be left with nothing.” This came as no surprise.My mum’s spending habits have been a cause of family concern for years – a source of t
  
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• Newspaper review: Gift card 'rip-offs' and credit card 'cons'

  10-12-2016 06:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unfair charges faced by shoppers concern Saturday's press, while other headlines focus on the death of the mother of One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson.
  
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• Fly-tippers could have vehicles crushed in UK crackdown

  10-12-2016 05:18
  Vehicles used by fly-tippers will be crushed as part of local authority powers in a pre-Christmas crackdown across the UK. Councils have reported a significant rise in the "man with van" phenomenon - where cold callers offer to dispose of household goods including fridges and furniture for cash, and then dump them. The cost of clearing up fly-tipping is almost £50m across England, with the number of recorded incidents rising 6% in 2014/15 to 900,000 cases.
  
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• Brexit could harm fight against modern slavery

  10-12-2016 04:49
  Brexit could harm the fight against modern slavery, making victims less likely to come forward because they fear being sent back to their home country, charities have said. The amount of support victims can get could be affected and European arrest warrants, which are used to track down offenders, could also be under threat. Andrew Wallace, from the Bristol-based charity Unseen, told Sky News: "The potential is that every victim found in this country would have to apply to stay here and tha
  
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• Nightclub stalker

  10-12-2016 04:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How a night out with friends saw one woman's life unravel into terror, assault and harassment.
  
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• Fly-tipping Christmas crackdown by councils

  10-12-2016 03:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Councils in England and Wales launch a "pre-Christmas zero-tolerance" crackdown on fly-tipping.
  
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• Greetings from the Royals: Charles and Camilla's Christmas card

  10-12-2016 03:02
  The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have unveiled their Christmas card which pictures them with a troupe of Croatian dancers. Charles and Camilla were snapped with members of the HKUD Osijek 1862 group during the Royal couple's tour of Croatia in March. Wearing traditional national costumes, the dancers entertained the duo with a performance.
  
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• Funds sought for Brexit court case in Ireland

  10-12-2016 02:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British QC is launching a campaign to raise funds to bring a case on Brexit in the Irish courts.
  
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• Apple tree to honour pilot who found Bismarck

  10-12-2016 02:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pilot who took what Churchill called "the pictures that sank the Bismarck" is being commemorated.
  
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• Street artist ATM to paint Ipswich hedgehog mural

  10-12-2016 02:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A giant hedgehog mural is to be painted in a town which has been identified as a hotspot for the mammal.
  
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• Cryogenic storage offers hope for renewable energy

  10-12-2016 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The world's largest cold energy storage plant, which can act like a giant battery for renewable energy, is being commissioned at a site near Manchester.
  
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• Homes for Christmas shoppers – in pictures

  10-12-2016 00:45 via theguardian.com
  
  You can shop till you drop if you live in one of these properties, located in Essex, Wiltshire and LeedsContinue reading...
  
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