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• Celtic 2-0 Ross County: Hoops march on towards sixth successive league title - Daily Mail

  28-12-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Celtic 2-0 Ross County: Hoops march on towards sixth successive league title
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  Finding new ways to describe Celtic's relentless march to a sixth successive Scottish league title is becoming a challenge. Credit Ross County for what they tried on Wednesday night. They closed down, tracked back and created a couple of openings on ...
  Celtic ease past Ross County but Rangers draw before Old Firm meetingThe Guardian
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• How urgent was Sir Bradley Wiggins' medicine if it took Team Sky four days to get the package to him? - Daily Mail

  28-12-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  How urgent was Sir Bradley Wiggins' medicine if it took Team Sky four days to get the package to him?
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  How urgent was Sir Bradley Wiggins' medicine if it took Team Sky four days to get the package to him? Sir Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from cycling on Tuesday; Questions continue to mount about the medical package delivered to him; Package ...
  Sir Bradley Wiggins reaches the 'end of the road' after golden cycling careerHerald Scotland
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• Few fanfares for Bradley Wiggins, cycling's king of gold... but should he be stripped of his knighthood? - Daily Mail

  28-12-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Few fanfares for Bradley Wiggins, cycling's king of gold... but should he be stripped of his knighthood?
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  Few fanfares for Sir Bradley Wiggins, cycling's king of gold... but should he be stripped of his knighthood? In Rio, when he won a fifth gold, all appeared perfect for Sir Bradley Wiggins; Wiggins was a cyclist who had conquered the world at just about ...
  Bradley Wiggins' versatility on the bike set him apart as one of the sport's all-time greatsThe Independent
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• Liverpool consider January move for Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - The Guardian

  28-12-2016 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
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  Liverpool consider January move for Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
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  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has scored six goals in all competitions for Arsenal this season but has become frustrated at being unable to pin down a regular starting spot. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images. Daniel Taylor · @DTguardian. Wednesday 28 ...
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• Brother of JonBenet Ramsey sues CBS for $750M over series - Daily Mail

  28-12-2016 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  DENVER (AP) — The older brother of JonBenet Ramsey is suing CBS and others for $750 million, saying his reputation was ruined after a television series that concluded he killed his 6-year-old sister two decades ago. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday ...
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• Carrie Fisher's mum Debbie Reynolds 'rushed to hospital' - Belfast Telegraph

  28-12-2016 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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  Carrie Fisher's mum Debbie Reynolds 'rushed to hospital'
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  FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003 file photo, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher arrive at the "Runway for Life" Celebrity Fashion Show Benefitting St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and celebrating the DVD release of Chicago in Beverly Hills ...
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• US set to announce response to Russian election hacking -sources - Daily Mail

  28-12-2016 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  US set to announce response to Russian election hacking -sources
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  WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals and leaking information in an effort to help President ...
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• George Michael has left three full albums of unreleased music in his private collection - Mirror.co.uk

  28-12-2016 23:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  George Michael has left three full albums of unreleased music in his private collection
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  Fans mourning the superstar singer's death will be eager to hear the new tracks but they may be disappointed. Perfectionist George, 53, had shelved the nearly finished albums and former Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley tweeted: “GM controlled all his ...
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• 'You're not Henry VIII,' Jeremy Corbyn tells Theresa May

  28-12-2016 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour leader accuses prime minister of behaving like an overbearing Tudor by refusing to commit to Commons vote on Brexit dealJeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of behaving like Henry VIII or a similar autocratic monarch because of her refusal to commit to putting a final Brexit deal to a vote in parliament.In an interview with the Guardian, the Labour leader insisted that the prime minister could not be allowed to use the royal prerogative to bypass the Commons over the UK’s future re
  
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• Tottenham beat 10-man Southampton as Dele Alli hits double to lead fightback

  28-12-2016 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Tottenham Hotspur had been forced to wait and, as each one of their top-six rivals won on Boxing Day or Tuesday, it might have felt pretty tortuous. But when they finally got their festive programme under way they made it count – and how. Related: Southampton 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – as it happened!Continue reading...
  
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• Samir Nasri facing questions over drip treatment at Los Angeles clinic - Daily Mail

  28-12-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Samir Nasri facing questions over drip treatment at Los Angeles clinic
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  Samir Nasri will have to explain the intravenous drip treatment he is said to have received at a Los Angeles clinic amid concerns he may have violated anti-doping rules. The Spanish Agency for Health Protection in Sport (AEPSAD), which handles doping ...
  Manchester City's Samir Nasri facing doping probe during Sevilla loan spellExpress.co.uk
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• Human hand washes up on Isle of Wight beach

  28-12-2016 22:52
  A human hand has been discovered washed up on a beach. It was found by a member of the public at Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight and passed to police, who are investigating. A spokesman for Hampshire Police said: "A member of the public handed in human remains at the Boat House at Freshwater Bay this morning.
  
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• Ben Jennings on the doping scandal of Russian Olympic athletes – cartoon

  28-12-2016 22:52 via theguardian.com
  
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• François Hollande pardons woman for murder of husband

  28-12-2016 22:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Jacqueline Sauvage receives presidential pardon and is released from prison in ‘strong message’ to domestic abuse victims
  A French woman who was convicted of murdering her allegedly violent husband has been freed from prison after a second intervention from the country’s president.Two hours after François Hollande gave her a complete pardon, Jacqueline Sauvage, 69, was seen leaving a prison southeast of Paris after spending more than three years behind bars. Continue rea
  
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• Benjamin Netanyahu subject of criminal investigation – report

  28-12-2016 22:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Attorney general orders investigation into two unspecified matters involving prime minister, Israeli television station saysIsrael’s attorney general has ordered police to open a criminal investigation into two unspecified matters involving the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Channel 10 television has said. A spokeswoman for Israel’s justice ministry declined to respond to the report. Netanyahu has in the past denied wrongdoing in the purchase of submarines from Ge
  
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• Dense fog warning for drivers after fatal pile-up in Oxfordshire

  28-12-2016 22:36
  
  Motorists are being warned to take extra care overnight and on Thursday morning with dense fog and freezing temperatures bringing difficult icy driving conditions. A witness to the pile-up said poor visibility meant it was difficult for cars to see each other before they were "on top of it". Paramedics said freezing temperatures, icy road conditions and poor visibility had hampered rescue efforts.
  
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• Canadian man punches cougar in the face to save his dog

  28-12-2016 22:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Cougar killed after husky and owner injured in central Alberta forest during unusual attack on pet dogA Canadian man punched a cougar in the face to stop it attacking his dog, police have said.The incident occurred in a wooded area near a fast food chain in Whitecourt, central Alberta, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel's Attorney General launches full criminal investigation into PM Benjamin Netanyahu - Mic

  28-12-2016 22:27 via mic.com
  
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  Israel's Attorney General launches full criminal investigation into PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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  New reports of a corruption investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu roiled Israel Wednesday, coinciding dramatically with the United States' defense of its abstention from a United Nations vote allowing a rebuke of Israeli settlements.and more »
  
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• The boss is taking all of his employees on a week-long Caribbean cruise

  28-12-2016 22:23
  
  Talk about a Christmas bonus.
  
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• Dense fog warning for drivers after fatal pile-up - Sky News

  28-12-2016 22:08 via news.sky.com
  
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  Dense fog warning for drivers after fatal pile-up
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  Forecasters issue a warning over foggy and icy conditions on the road after a woman is killed in a 20-car pile-up in bad weather. 21:05, UK, Wednesday 28 December 2016. Crash Image Caption: Police at the scene of the deadly crash. Motorists are being ...
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• George Michael death: Celebrities plan special tribute concert - Herald Sun

  28-12-2016 21:42 via heraldsun.com.au
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  George Michael death: Celebrities plan special tribute concert
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  A NEVER-before-heard song written and recorded by George Michael has been released on Twitter — by George's partner, Fadi Fawaz. Michael had written and recorded This Kind Of Love in the 1991, but the song never went public because of legal red ...
  Debate rages over George Michael's unreleased music, as boyfriend posts poignant 'lost' songTelegraph.co.uk
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• Obama-Trump trade barbs as relationship deteriorates - CNN International

  28-12-2016 21:17 via edition.cnn.com
  
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  Obama-Trump trade barbs as relationship deteriorates
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  Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) Separated by the entire North American continent and half the Pacific Ocean, the incoming and outgoing presidents are trading barbs -- both veiled and overt -- from their respective holiday vacations, souring a once a ...
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• The future of 'Star Wars' without Princess Leia - CNBC

  28-12-2016 21:11 via cnbc.com
  
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  The future of 'Star Wars' without Princess Leia
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  While fans and the cast and crew of the beloved films mourn the death Carrie Fisher, questions have arisen about how the actress' passing will affect the sci-fi franchise going forward. Fisher completed filming the yet unnamed "Star Wars: Episode VIII ...
  Carrie Fisher was planning sequel to her one-woman show Wishful Drinking before fatal cardiac arrestDaily Mail
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• Text of Kerry speech on Israeli settlements dispute - Daily Mail

  28-12-2016 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Text of Kerry speech on Israeli settlements dispute
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  Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you. For those of you who celebrated Christmas I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State ...
  John Kerry Israel speech: Transcript of demand for two-state solution to Middle East crisisThe Independent
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• Manchester United shun Benfica’s Victor Lindelof after defence improves

  28-12-2016 20:54 via theguardian.com
  
  • Talks over Sweden defender were in progress for several weeks
  • United have conceded only two goals in a winning run of five gamesManchester United have opted against making a move for the Benfica defender Victor Lindelof after José Mourinho decided he is satisfied with his defensive options despite the prospect of losing Eric Bailly for up to six weeks due to the Africa Cup of Nations.Negotiations with the Portuguese champions over the Sweden international Lindelof have been
  
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• The moment the coastguard saved a man who had been stranded on a boat near Ramsgate all night - Kent Live

  28-12-2016 20:50 via kentlive.news
  
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  The moment the coastguard saved a man who had been stranded on a boat near Ramsgate all night
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  The moment the coastguard saved a man who had been stranded on a boat near Ramsg... X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in your message. /. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in your message. The first crew member being rescued ...and more »
  
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• Bradley Wiggins' versatility on the bike set him apart as one of the sport's all-time greats - The Independent

  28-12-2016 20:39 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Bradley Wiggins' versatility on the bike set him apart as one of the sport's all-time greats
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  For a one word summary of why Bradley Wiggins was so great as a racer to many out-and-out cycling fans you would have to choose: versatility. No other rider, not even the all-time great Eddy Merckx, has spanned such a broad reach of victories as the ...
  Five-time Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins reaches 'end of the road' after golden cycling careerHerald Scotland
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• FTSE 100 soars to new closing high

  28-12-2016 20:35 via theguardian.com
  
  US optimism, falling pound and surge in mining shares leave London’s blue-chip index at record high of 7,106.08 points
  Britain’s blue-chip share index has soared to a new all-time closing high powered by soaring confidence in the US, a surge in the share prices of mining companies and the impact of the falling pound.On the first day’s trading after the Christmas break the FTSE 100 index of the biggest listed companies in London jumped by 37 points, or 0.5%, to close at 7,106.08
  
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• One crew member dies after fishing boat capsizes off Kent coast

  28-12-2016 20:02 via theguardian.com
  
  One of two people pulled from the Channel after boat overturned dies in hospital while one person is still missingOne crew member has died after a fishing vessel carrying three people capsized in the middle of the Channel, with one person still missing a day later.A Belgian-registered boat got into trouble off the Kent coast on Tuesday night, and two of the crew were rescued by a coastguard helicopter based at Lydd. Continue reading...
  
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• Search called off for missing crew member after fishing boat capsizes

  28-12-2016 19:56
  The Coastguard has called off a search for a crew member missing at sea after a fishing boat capsized off the Kent coast. One crew member was winched to safety from the Belgian-registered boat, while another was also rescued from the water later, but has since died the other remains missing. UK Coastguard duty controller, Kaimes Beasley, told Sky News a "passing merchant vessel" had spotted an "upturned hull with a gentleman clinging to it" just after 7.30am.
  
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• Kerry defends US decision not to veto UN resolution against Israeli settlements

  28-12-2016 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  US secretary of state pushes two-state solution and criticises Netanyahu in toughest remarks on Israel by a US official in yearsThe US secretary of state, John Kerry, has offered a blistering defence of the US decision to allow a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements, saying if Washington had vetoed it, Israel would have been given a licence for “unfettered settlement construction” and the end of the peace process.
  Framing a two-state solution as “the only way to achieve
  
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• Man shot in Antigua begins journey home to UK

  28-12-2016 19:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Christopher Tester, who is in an induced coma, flown to Guadeloupe as crowdfunding campaign passes £60,000 A Briton shot in the head during an attempted robbery in Antigua on Christmas Day has begun his journey home to the UK.Christopher Tester, 37, who is in an induced coma, was flown to Guadeloupe on the first leg of the trip and is expected to return to the UK in the next few days, according to his family. Continue reading...
  
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• Debenhams apologises to homeless man for Boxing Day drenching

  28-12-2016 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Portsmouth store replaces Russell Lucas Allen’s belongings after water poured out on him from inside shop as he slept in doorway
  Debenhams has apologised to a homeless man after his possessions were drenched as he slept in a doorway of its city-centre Portsmouth store on Boxing Day. Russell Lucas Allen alleged a security guard told him to “enjoy your water bed” after he woke up to find his belongings, and those of his dog Lexy, soaked with water. He wrote on Facebook that water
  
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• Turkey and Russia have ceasefire plan for Syria, says Turkey's foreign minister - The Independent

  28-12-2016 19:48 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Turkey and Russia have ceasefire plan for Syria, says Turkey's foreign minister
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  'There are two texts ready on a solution in Syria. One is about a political resolution and the other is about a ceasefire'. Orhan Coskun Ankara; 28 seconds ago. Click to follow. The Independent Online. turkey-1.jpg Turkey and Russia have prepared an ...
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• Bradley Wiggins: British cycling great retires after winning five Olympic titles - BBC Sport

  28-12-2016 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Bradley Wiggins: British cycling great retires after winning five Olympic titles
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  Olympic champion. Tour de France winner. World record holder on the track. World titles on the track and road. A knighthood. Wiggomania. It has been quite a ride. After almost two decades of professional pedalling around the roads and velodromes of the ...
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• The Guardian view on English local identities: a clash of cash against community | Editorial

  28-12-2016 19:35 via theguardian.com
  
  A court case about whether Chesterfield can leave Derbyshire to become part of Sheffield illuminates the inexorable wasting of English local government and identityIs Derbyshire in the north of England or the Midlands? The question is as old as the redrawing of the map of England following the Norman conquest. But it is no longer such a parochial or academic question as it may seem. Derbyshire’s dilemmas now illuminate what we mean by local democracy and local government in England more ge
  
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• The Guardian view on Brexit and the arts: a backlash against the modern | Editorial

  28-12-2016 19:35 via theguardian.com
  
  The right wants to believe that contemporary art is a liberal-elite conspiracy. Five million visitors to Tate Modern will tell you differentHaving a pop at the absurdities of contemporary art has long been a sport beloved of elements of the press, and it has often been enjoyably and wittily played. The Sun, for example, had great fun in 2001, when Martin Creed won the Turner prize, inviting readers to suggest their own ideas to add to Mr Creed’s scrunched-up paper, Blu-Tack, and lights swi
  
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• Coastguard calls off search for final crew member missing after fishing boat capsizes - BT.com

  28-12-2016 19:25 via home.bt.com
  
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  Coastguard calls off search for final crew member missing after fishing boat capsizes
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  A search has been called off for the final crew member missing at sea after a fishing vessel capsized, leading to the death of another member of the crew. One person was winched to safety from the Belgian-registered boat when it got into trouble off ...
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• Lengthy waits to see GPs may pose serious risk to patients, says top doctor

  28-12-2016 19:22 via theguardian.com
  
  People with non-urgent conditions may be neglected amid long waiting times, leading to acute problems, warns head of GPs’ bodyThousands of patients could be put at serious risk of life-threatening or life-changing health problems as they wait several weeks to see family doctors, a leading GP has warned.Surgeries have been struggling to keep waiting times down during the busy winter period, with some patients waiting two or three weeks to see GPs for non-urgent matters, such as suspect lump
  
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• Ana Ivanovic announces retirement from tennis at age of 29

  28-12-2016 19:21 via theguardian.com
  
  • Ivanovic won French Open in 2008 and was world No1 for nine weeks
  • Current world No63 admitted to being ‘hampered by injuries’ in recent yearsAna Ivanovic, the former world No1 and 2008 French Open champion, has retired from tennis at the age of 29, the Serb confirmed on Wednesday.“There is no other way to say this. I have decided to retire from professional tennis. It was a difficult decision but there is so much to celebrate,” Ivanovic said on her Facebook
  
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• Carrie Fisher was planning sequel to her one-woman show Wishful Drinking before fatal cardiac arrest - Daily Mail

  28-12-2016 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Carrie Fisher was planning sequel to her one-woman show Wishful Drinking before fatal cardiac arrest
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  Before her death at 60 years old, Carrie Fisher was cobbling together a sequel to her one-woman show Wishful Drinking, according to Indiewire. Commissioned by the Geffen Playhouse last Thursday, it would've been called Wishful Drinking Strikes Back: ...
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• Chris Coleman tops Swansea managerial shortlist to replace Bob Bradley

  28-12-2016 19:03 via theguardian.com
  
  • Wales manager is frontrunner to replaceAmerican sacked after 11 games
  • Ryan Giggs and former Birmingham manager Gary Rowett also in frameChris Coleman is fast emerging as the leading contender to take over at Swansea City as the club’s board seek to whittle down their shortlist and step up their pursuit of the club’s third manager of the season. Ryan Giggs and Gary Rowett are among the names also under consideration, with Swansea keen to weigh up all available options, b
  
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• Middlesbrough close in on £6.5m signing of Aston Villa’s Rudy Gestede

  28-12-2016 19:01 via theguardian.com
  
  • Benin striker set to reject West Brom and Crystal Palace interest
  • Villa could move for Boro’s Jordan Rhodes as replacementMiddlesbrough are closing in on the signing of the Aston Villa striker Rudy Gestede, with Aitor Karanka’s side expected to pay around £6.5m to secure the Benin international. Related: Bob Bradley could not escape the stigma against a US coach in British footballContinue reading...
  
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• Climate change driving birds to migrate early, research reveals

  28-12-2016 18:58 via theguardian.com
  
  A University of Edinburgh study finds birds are arriving at breeding grounds too soon, causing some to miss out on foodMigrating birds are responding to the effects of climate change by arriving at their breeding grounds earlier as global temperatures rise, research has found.The University of Edinburgh study, which looked at hundreds of species across five continents, found that birds are reaching their summer breeding grounds on average about one day earlier per degree of increasing global tem
  
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• Channel fishing boat capsize: Rescued crewman dies - BBC News

  28-12-2016 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Channel fishing boat capsize: Rescued crewman dies
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  One man has died, a second has been rescued and a third is missing after their fishing boat capsized in the English Channel. The vessel from Belgium overturned off Ramsgate on the Kent coast at about 23:00 GMT on Tuesday. One person was rescued from ...
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• A smooth transition? 'NOT!' Trump decries Obama's 'roadblocks' in tweets - The Guardian

  28-12-2016 18:49 via theguardian.com
  
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  A smooth transition? 'NOT!' Trump decries Obama's 'roadblocks' in tweets
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  Donald Trump on 28 December 2016 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images. Amber Jamieson in New York. @ambiej. Wednesday 28 December 2016 12.49 EST Last modified on Wednesday 28 December 2016 ...
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• A smooth transition? 'NOT!' Trump decries Obama's 'roadblocks' in tweets

  28-12-2016 18:49 via theguardian.com
  
  The president-elect complained about Obama’s ‘inflammatory statements’, but didn’t specify what the US president has done or said to anger him this timeThe thin veneer of civility between Barack Obama and Donald Trump has a few more cracks in it, after Trump tweeted to accuse Obama of throwing up “inflammatory” roadblocks during the presidential transition of power.Doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks.Thought i
  
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• Kerry defends US decision not to veto UN resolution against Israeli settlements - The Guardian

  28-12-2016 18:48 via theguardian.com
  
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  Kerry defends US decision not to veto UN resolution against Israeli settlements
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  The US secretary of state, John Kerry, has offered a blistering defence of the US decision to allow a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements, saying if Washington had vetoed it, it would have given Israel a licence for “unfettered settlement ...
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• Liverpool v Manchester City: a game that threatens to live up to the hype | Sachin Nakrani

  28-12-2016 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Two of the Premier League’s highest scorers meet at Anfield on New Year’s Eve. It promises to be an explosive encounter in a tightly fought title contestOne can only imagine how many dustbins have been kicked and desks banged by Sky Sports’ department for hyperbole as they come to terms with not having the rights to show the New Year’s Eve game between Liverpool and Manchester City. After Red Monday and Mersey Monday this could have been Shit-hot Saturday. Instead BT Spor
  
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• We need a mature Brexit debate – we’re not getting it from Michael Gove | Jonathan Portes

  28-12-2016 18:29 via theguardian.com
  
  My criticism of Change Britain’s report on the benefits of leaving the EU drew a childish response from the Brexiteer. It’s time for a discussion based on evidenceChange Britain – the “campaign to make a success of Britain’s departure from the EU” – published a “report” on the economics of Brexit yesterday. I described it as “junk”. But one response to my comments was interesting – and surprising: Michael Gove tweeted that &
  
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