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• Vigil for pair in fatal police pursuit in Leigh-on-Sea

  29-12-2016 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A vigil is being held to remember two teenage boys who died when a car crashed while being followed by police.
  
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• Someone documented all of Theresa May's outfits since she became Prime Minister and you really need to see it

  29-12-2016 23:07
  
  The world of politics has been a little bleak this year, so take this as a peace offering.
  
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• Brexit for bankers and corporate world 'not good enough' - Corbyn

  29-12-2016 23:03
  Protecting bankers and corporate interests as we leave the European Union is simply 'not good enough' according to Jeremy Corbyn, speaking in his New Year message. In a Brexit-heavy wrap up of 2016, the Labour leader also took a swipe at the Government's handling of jobs, housing and health policy. Labour won't block Article 50 - the formal process for leaving the EU - Mr Corbyn reaffirmed, and acknowledged the opportunities presented by Brexit, despite himself backing a Remain vote in June.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's New Year message says he understands lack of trust in EU

  29-12-2016 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In his New Year message, Jeremy Corbyn says he understands why people voted to leave the EU.
  
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• Readers recommend: share your most startling songs

  29-12-2016 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 2 January Songs that surprise this week’s guru from start to finish will make the playlist – think eclectic and take the challenge now.
  You have until 11pm on Monday 2 January to post your nomination and make your justification. Regular RR contributor Pairubu will select from your recommendations and produce the playlist, to be published on 5 Jan
  
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• Armed police to be on NYE London Tube trains after Berlin attack

  29-12-2016 19:08
  
  Armed police will be deployed on London Underground trains for the first time on New Year's Eve following a review of security. "We police around 3,500 large events every year, including New Year's Eve, and we meticulously plan those events.
  
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• Amazon could be planning flying warehouses as part of future deliveries

  29-12-2016 18:28
  
  The delivery system comes combined with a fleet of drones.
  
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• A green Christmas? 41% of electricity used on Xmas Day was renewable

  29-12-2016 16:15
  Renewable sources provided 41% of electricity used in the UK on Christmas Day. A study for energy company Drax by experts at Imperial College London shows a 25% increase from last year as wind, sun, hydro-power and biomass powered a green Christmas. Wind power accounted for three quarters of the renewable energy used and supplied more than 30% of the total electricity generated on 25 December in the UK.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn compares Theresa May to Henry VIII over Brexit

  29-12-2016 15:14
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has compared Theresa May's handling of negotiating Brexit to Henry VIII. Mr Corbyn told The Guardian it was reminiscent of the overbearing Tudor monarch: "The idea that on something as major as this, the Prime Minister would use the royal prerogative to bypass parliament is extraordinary - I don't know where she's coming from. Mr Corbyn pointed out that MEPs would have a vote in the European Parliament over the deal, while the Prime Minister would effectively be denying UK MPs
  
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• Loneliness and social isolation: share your experiences

  29-12-2016 15:13 via theguardian.com
  
  If you experience loneliness, or work with a charity tackling it, we’d like you to share your experiences with usAn ageing and more transient population, and changes to the way we make social connections, are responsible for more lonely people than ever before.Amongst older people, rates of chronic loneliness have remained steady since the 1940s, with 6-13% of people over the age of 65 reporting they feel lonely “all or most of the time” according to the ONS. 18-34 year-olds ar
  
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• Mum appeals over missing airman CCTV

  29-12-2016 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mum of missing airman Corrie Mckeague has taken part in a Facebook Live to appeal for witnesses who may have seen her son on the day he disappeared.
  
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• Bacon on mosque offender dies in prison

  29-12-2016 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 35-year-old man who was jailed for tying rashers of bacon on to the door handles of a Bristol mosque has died in prison.
  
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• Two bodies found at block of flats in Cornwall

  29-12-2016 14:00
  Two men have been found dead at a block of flats in Cornwall.
  
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• Sikh police officers in New York can now wear turbans

  29-12-2016 13:08
  
  They can also grow beards up to an inch and a half long.
  
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• Harry Maceachen and dad on liver transplant

  29-12-2016 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harry, who caused chaos in the BBC Breakfast studio last year, on his vital transplant.
  
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• Brexit is the 'firing gun on a decade of disruption', report finds

  29-12-2016 12:20
  
  Britain is on course for a "decade of disruption" in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union, a report has warned. It said: "Brexit is the firing gun on a decade of disruption. "Even as what we do and how we work changes, the UK is likely to remain trapped in a low growth, low interest rate decade driven by demographic shifts, productivity trends, weak investment, weak labour power, high levels of debt, and the headwinds of a slowing global economy.
  
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• Calais camp children in legal challenge to Home Secretary Amber Rudd

  29-12-2016 12:07
  Lawyers for 36 children from the Calais 'Jungle' camp have launched a legal challenge claiming the Government has reneged on a commitment to bring vulnerable child refugees to the UK. The challenge to Home Secretary Amber Rudd is the first time children from the camp have taken individual legal action against ministers. It centres on an amendment to the Immigration Act that means Britain has to accept some of the most vulnerable unaccompanied child refugees who do not necessarily have ties to th
  
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• Donald Trump turned into giant chicken in China

  29-12-2016 12:06
  
  Seriously.
  
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• Corbyn accuses May of acting like Henry VIII over Brexit

  29-12-2016 11:56
  Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is acting like Tudor King Henry VIII in refusing to commit to giving parliament a vote on the deal to leave the European Union, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said. Corbyn told the Guardian newspaper on Thursday that any deal thrashed out between the British government and the 27 remaining countries in the European Union had to be endorsed by parliament. "The idea that on something as major as this the prime minister would use the royal prerogative to
  
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• British woman 'sex slave for 13 years'

  29-12-2016 10:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British woman describes her horrific sexual abuse over 13 years, after meeting a taxi driver when she was 15.
  
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• MP: Wiggins' medical proof 'looks odd'

  29-12-2016 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MP Damian Collins says package sent to Sir Bradley 'doesn't look quite right'
  
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• UK house prices rise in December, slowdown likely in 2017 - Nationwide

  29-12-2016 10:40
  British house prices rose faster than expected in December, but the pace of growth is likely to slow in 2017 amid uncertainty about economic developments, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Thursday. Britain's property market slowed immediately after the vote in June to leave the European Union, but since then the economy has fared better then many economists expected and house prices have continued to rise. Nationwide reiterated a forecast that house prices are likely to grow by around 2 percen
  
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• 'Missing' student Isabel Gayther found after Facebook post

  29-12-2016 10:36
  A student whose apparent disappearance on Christmas Day prompted a police appeal - and a bizarre Facebook spat - has been found safe and well. Isabel Gayther, 21, has been located at an address in north London after she was reported missing when she failed to join her family in Oxford on 25 December. Scotland Yard issued a public appeal for help in tracing Miss Gayther, describing her behaviour as "extremely out of character".
  
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• The public were tasked with summing up 2016 in four words - and by golly they cracked it

  29-12-2016 10:18
  
  When will it end?
  
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• Unwanted gifts

  29-12-2016 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many of us will receive gifts we don't want this Christmas, so the question is, when is it ok to regift something?
  
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• Health warning as temperatures plunge and freezing fog descends

  29-12-2016 09:59
  
  A health warning has been issued for the elderly and ailing as temperatures plummet and freezing fog disrupts travel across the country. Public Health England (PHE) has issued its first "level three" cold weather alert since January. Met Office forecaster Mark Wilson said visibility could be limited to 100m or less in some parts on Thursday morning.
  
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• Boxer Ricky Hatton: 'I tried to kill myself several times'

  29-12-2016 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boxer Ricky Hatton opens up about his depression and a suicide attempt.
  
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• 'I've been in a cage and wrestled heavily'

  29-12-2016 09:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  TV chef Gordon Ramsay describes mixed martial arts or MMA as "an art"
  
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• A sheep stuck in a traffic cone is among 2016's strangest animal rescues

  29-12-2016 08:54
  A sheep who got her head stuck in a traffic cone was among the most unusual animal rescues of 2016, according to the RSPCA.
  
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• Islanders ate 18 birds a day... each

  29-12-2016 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 18th century census for the Scottish island of St Kilda has been discovered, revealing its residents unusual diet.
  
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• UK house prices rise in December - Nationwide

  29-12-2016 08:30
  British house prices rose more than expected in December, although economic uncertainty looks likely to curb the pace of growth in 2017, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Thursday. Nationwide repeated its forecast that house prices are likely to rise by around 2 percent in 2017, although that would depend on how the economy fares. "Low interest rates are expected to help underpin demand while a shortage of homes on the market will continue to provide support for house prices," said Nationwide c
  
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• Patients waiting up to four weeks to see GP

  29-12-2016 08:26
  Increasing waits of up to four weeks to see a GP could be posing a "serious risk" to patients. The chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs claims overstretched medics are struggling to keep waiting times down during the busy winter period. Helen Stokes-Lampard said if some patients are forced to wait three to four weeks "the non-urgent stuff may become urgent".
  
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• Debbie Reynolds had 'a wonderful career' after getting her break young – video

  29-12-2016 06:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Debbie Reynolds said she ‘had a wonderful career and it’s been a joy’ during a red-carpet interview before her death at the age of 84. The Hollywood star said she was very lucky because she got her break when she was really young. Reynolds died a day after her daughter, actor and author Carrie Fisher Continue reading...
  
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• Extended GP waiting times pose 'serious risk' to patients

  29-12-2016 05:16
  Increasing waits of up to four weeks to see a GP could be posing a "serious risk" to patients. The chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs claims overstretched medics are struggling to keep waiting times down during the busy winter period. Helen Stokes-Lampard said if some patients are forced to wait three to four weeks "the non-urgent stuff may become urgent".
  
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• NICE block of cancer drug Kadcyla 'is a huge setback'

  29-12-2016 05:10
  
  Cancer charities and patients have urged health bosses to think again after they decided a life prolonging cancer drug is still too expensive to be routinely offered on the NHS. Research has shown the drug can extend the life of some breast cancer patients when compared to other treatments. Charities say Kadcyla can extend life by on average nine months.
  
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• Australia v Pakistan: second Test, day four – live!

  29-12-2016 05:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Live updates from the Boxing Day Test at the MCGEmail: [email protected]| Tweet: @JPHowcroft 4.05am GMTThis should be the front cover to the Lonely Planet Australia edition. MCC committee room toilet - still the king of toilets. https://t.co/5GokalLWLO pic.twitter.com/e0K8j6GBcI 4.04am GMTBrisbanesque rain at the G. #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/pg5FzqzZrH Continue reading...
  
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• Xinjiang attack: four 'terrorists' and one bystander killed, says China

  29-12-2016 04:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Assailants shot dead after driving up to regional Communist party headquarters and setting off bomb, according to official media, in flare-up in Uighur regionAttackers drove a car into a government building in China’s restive far western region of Xinjiang on Wednesday and set off explosives, killing one person while all four of the assailants were shot dead, the regional government said.Hundreds of people have been killed in recent years in resource-rich Xinjiang, on the borders of centra
  
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• Brigid Delaney's diary | Defy the 'wellness' industry: here are some free ways to feel better in 2017

  29-12-2016 04:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Diet and detox marketing makes us feel bad about our holiday season excess. But most of the best advice is obvious and cheapIt’s that time of year when all the messaging and marketing by the wellness industry starts to land. Diets! Detoxes! Gyms! We are vulnerable – and puffy. Our tongues perma-coated in pastries, eye whites turned the colour of chardonnay, pants straining, zips gaping like the teeth of a hungry dog. There is the feeling of dread when neighbours invite us over for dr
  
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• Obama set to hit Russia with further sanctions before leaving office

  29-12-2016 03:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Outgoing president to impose sanctions over claims – dismissed by Trump – of hacking and interference in US electionThe outgoing US administration is poised to hit Russia with further sanctions before Barack Obama leaves office next month, in response to allegations of Russian hacking and interference in the US electoral process. The Obama administration has had a rocky relationship with Russia and has already imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow, mainly for its actions in U
  
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• Drive-thru at 30

  29-12-2016 03:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's first McDonald's drive-thru is 30 years old, prompting memories of those who visited restaurants in the 1980s when the brand was still new in the UK.
  
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• NHS trials barcode system to reduce mistakes during treatments

  29-12-2016 03:13
  Universal barcodes are attached to medical supplies and equipment - as well as to patients, nurses and doctors. The technology is designed to help bring down the number of mistakes made during treatments. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told Sky News: "The costs will be of that order to begin with, but of course the savings are huge because one of the most expensive things you can do in a trust is to give someone the wrong care.
  
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• Debbie Reynolds dies, aged 84, one day after daughter Carrie Fisher

  29-12-2016 02:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Oscar-nominated star told her son ‘that she would like to be with Carrie again’, 15 minutes before she had severe strokeDebbie Reynolds obituaryHollywood legend Debbie Reynolds has died aged 84, just one day after the death of her daughter, famed actor and author Carrie Fisher.
  Her death was confirmed by her son, Todd Fisher.Continue reading...
  
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• Art and dementia

  29-12-2016 02:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Early dementia could be detected in subtle changes in art composition and brushstrokes.
  
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• Madrid bans half of cars from roads to fight air pollution

  29-12-2016 02:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Odd- and even-numbered vehicles will swap use of roads in Spanish capital until smog easesMadrid has ordered half of most private cars off the roads on Thursday to tackle worsening air pollution, a first in Spain.The restrictions will operate between 6.30am and 9pm and will be re-evaluated daily depending on pollution levels. The city council said in a statement: “vehicles with even-number registration plates will be allowed to drive around on even-number days and cars with odd-number regi
  
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• Telling porkies: German MP attacks vegetarian products with meaty names

  29-12-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Agriculture minister Christian Schmidt calls for ban on labels like ‘vegan curry sausage’ that he says are ‘misleading and unsettling’ for consumersGermany’s agriculture minister has called for a ban on names such as “vegetarian schnitzel” for meat-substitute products, which he said were misleading consumers.Among the “wurst” offenders is “vegan curry sausage”, a meat-free version of a heavily spiced pork dish born of post-second
  
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• Carrie Fisher's mother Debbie Reynolds 'rushed to hospital' - BT.com

  29-12-2016 01:42 via home.bt.com
  
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  Carrie Fisher's mother Debbie Reynolds 'rushed to hospital'
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  Debbie Reynolds has reportedly been rushed to hospital after suffering a suspected stroke, barely a day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher. 0. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie ...
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• Burke Ramsey, JonBenét's brother, sues CBS in $750 million slander suit - The Denver Post

  29-12-2016 01:37 via denverpost.com
  
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  Burke Ramsey, JonBenét's brother, sues CBS in $750 million slander suit
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  The brother of JonBenét Ramsey has filed a lawsuit seeking $750 million against CBS Corporation, saying the broadcast company produced a fraudulent documentary that slandered him by accusing him of striking and killing his sister with a flashlight in ...
  Brother of JonBenet Ramsey sues CBS for $1 billion over seriesNew Zealand Herald
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• Israel-Palestine: Netanyahu condemns John Kerry speech - BBC News

  29-12-2016 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Israel-Palestine: Netanyahu condemns John Kerry speech
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  Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned as biased a speech by outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry on Israeli-Palestinian issues. Mr Kerry said the prospect of a peace deal based on a two-state solution was in grave jeopardy.
  John Kerry's Middle East plan mirrors Bill Clinton's futile end-of-term attemptThe Guardian
  Read US Secretary of State John Kerry speech on the Israeli settlement in fullInternat
  
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• May accused of acting like Henry VIII - The Times (subscription)

  29-12-2016 01:24 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  May accused of acting like Henry VIII
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  Jeremy Corbyn has said that Theresa May is behaving like an autocratic monarch in the mould of Henry VIII in her refusal to offer parliament a final say on the government's Brexit deal. The Labour leader said that the prime minister could not be ...and more »
  
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• Southampton vs Tottenham: Mauricio Pochettino hails Spurs 'character' following impressive fight-back - The Independent

  29-12-2016 01:09 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Southampton vs Tottenham: Mauricio Pochettino hails Spurs 'character' following impressive fight-back
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  Mauricio Pochettino hailed the character of his Tottenham team after they recovered from 1-0 down to beat Southampton 4-1 at St Mary's last night. Spurs conceded to Virgil van Dijk's header after just 70 seconds before going on to dominate the game and ...
  Three things we learned: Southampton 1-4 SpursITV News
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