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• Seattle judge derided by Trump known for conservative views - Daily Mail

  04-02-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle judge derided by President Donald Trump on Twitter Saturday after blocking Trump's executive order on immigration is known for his conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children that includes ...
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• Chelsea star Eden Hazard ran the show at Stamford Bridge but Mesut Ozil disappeared when Arsenal needed him most - Daily Mail

  04-02-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Chelsea star Eden Hazard ran the show at Stamford Bridge but Mesut Ozil disappeared when Arsenal needed him most
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  Given that Chelsea are so good as a unit, it's hard to single out an individual, but Eden Hazard was outstanding on Saturday. When you play the big games, you want your big players to step up. That's exactly what he did. The contrast with Mesut Ozil ...
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• New Zealand v Australia: third one-day international – live!

  04-02-2017 23:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Live updates on the match at Seddon Park in HamiltonEmail Sam or get let him know your thoughts @sjjperry 10.23pm GMT5th over: New Zealand 18-1 (Williamson 5, Brownlie 11)Brownlie gets off strike on ball one to bring Williamson on strike for his first one. He leaves one before he jams down on a quick one from Starc - the open face beats second slip and Hazlewood at third man, giving the captain an early boundary. He tucks the next one fine off his hip - it too looks to be heading to the boundary
  
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• Ben Te'o comes to England's rescue after France threaten shock victory - The Guardian

  04-02-2017 23:21 via theguardian.com
  
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  Ben Te'o comes to England's rescue after France threaten shock victory
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  Ben Te'o starts to celebrate after scoring the late try that gave England victory over France in the Six Nations at Twickenham. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images. Supported by Microsoft About this content. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...
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• The Bowling Green Massacre Victims Fund is raising money for those affected by the attack - but all is not as it seems

  04-02-2017 23:04
  
  The satirical funding page is in fact collecting donations for the American Civil Liberties Union.
  
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• Trump beheading Statue of Liberty magazine cover sparks criticism - Middle East Eye

  04-02-2017 23:01 via middleeasteye.net
  
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  German news magazine Der Spiegel sparked controversy on Saturday with a cover depicting US President Donald Trump holding the severed head of the Statue of Liberty in one hand and a bloodied knife in the other. The weekly used for its front page an ...
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• Conor O’Shea points to Sergio Parisse in bid to end Italy’s cycle of failure

  04-02-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The new coach, kicking off against Wales, believes fundamental change is needed to produce more players with the captain’s ability and mental strengthConor O’Shea won the last of his 35 caps for Ireland 17 years ago on Sunday in a 50-18 defeat by England at Twickenham on the opening weekend of the first Six Nations. He is looking for a closer scoreline in his first match as a coach in the championship when Italy take on Wales while warning there is no short-term fix for a country tha
  
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• Sidestepper Robert Howley must get Wales living off their wits again

  04-02-2017 22:59 via theguardian.com
  
  The caretaker Wales coach has been blamed for performances lacking fluency and knows the style of rugby must change as he auditions for Warren Gatland’s jobWales’s interim head coach, Robert Howley, was asked after he had named his Six Nations squad whether the evolution in playing style, with its greater emphasis on retaining possession and seeking space, meant that the side had been one-dimensional before.If his players detect a trap as quickly, Wales will be contenders for the tit
  
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• Fewer but better clinics ‘will save more stroke victims’

  04-02-2017 22:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Dozens of units should be shut and reorganised into centres of excellence to lift survival rates, says charityDozens of hospital stroke units should be shut and the service reorganised into fewer centres of excellence in order to improve care, the charity representing stroke survivors has insisted.Centralising stroke treatment at a much smaller number of hospitals will increase patients’ chances of survival and reduce their risk of long-term disability, the Stroke Association says. Continu
  
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• Jurgen Klopp admits his players 'have to take all the criticism' after Liverpool flop again against lowly rivals - Daily Mail

  04-02-2017 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Jurgen Klopp admits his players 'have to take all the criticism' after Liverpool flop again against lowly rivals
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  Jurgen Klopp admitted it was impossible for him to defend criticism of his players' attitude as Liverpool's season reached its nadir. Liverpool have come off the rails in 2017, winning only one of their last 10 matches in all competitions. They are ...
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• UK faces massive rise in costs to fix stealth fighter

  04-02-2017 22:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump tweets and software problems heighten concerns over advanced jetBritain is being forced to pour millions of pounds of new funds into the troubled F-35 stealth fighter programme being developed in America and considered a vital part of the UK’s future defences.The F-35, being built by the US in partnership with countries including the UK, is the costliest weapon ever developed by the Pentagon. It is scheduled to go into service in the UK in 2018 and into full production in 2019, and i
  
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• Are you taking part in Visit My Mosque day? Share your stories

  04-02-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 150 mosques will open their doors to non-Muslim visitors on Sunday. If you are attending we’d like to hear your experiences
  Non-Muslims will have the chance to visit their local mosques on Sunday as more than 150 offer people the opportunity to ask questions about Islam and find out more about the faith.Organisers of Visit My Mosque day are expecting thousands of people to take part, with many across the UK opening their doors and hoping visitors will want to show solidarity afte
  
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• Rape accusers ‘face court ordeal by defence lawyers’

  04-02-2017 22:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Calls to tighten law as questions on sexual history allowed in trialsRape complainants are being routinely questioned in court about their sexual histories and even the way they were dressed on the night they were attacked, according to a damning dossier of case studies to be presented to MPs this week. The findings have triggered calls for the law to be tightened to protect complainants better.References to a person’s sexual history in court are supposed to be heavily restricted. Section
  
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• The US needs Australia, whether Donald Trump knows it or not - The Guardian

  04-02-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  About a thousand US marines are stationed in Darwin – just one of the many ways in which Australia is useful to the Americans. Photograph: Neda Vanovac/AAP. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more sharing options; Share on ...
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• Diane Abbott’s support for Jeremy Corbyn in doubt over Brexit vote

  04-02-2017 21:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Shadow home secretary’s office unable to confirm intentions for Brexit negotiations after missing article 50 voteDiane Abbott’s future in the shadow cabinet was in doubt on Saturday night after she failed to guarantee that she would vote to trigger Brexit negotiations in the Commons this week.The shadow home secretary missed a vote last Wednesday, citing a migraine, after Jeremy Corbyn imposed a three-line whip on his MPs to support a government bill to trigger article 50. Corbyn&rsq
  
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• Two-thirds of Britons believe Trump is 'threat to international stability'

  04-02-2017 21:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Over half surveyed believe US president is untrustworthy and that UK state visit should be cancelled, new poll findsAlmost two-thirds of the British public believe Donald Trump is a threat to international stability and a clear majority believe he will be a bad president, according to an Opinium/Observer poll conducted during his tumultuous second week in office. Related: Britain's verdict on Trump? Improve non-US allies and be preparedContinue reading...
  
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• Australian beach covered in a carpet of bright blue jellyfish

  04-02-2017 21:32
  
  The phenomenon, known as a “bloom”, occurred on Deception Bay.
  
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• Romania govt vows to repeal law that goes easy on corruption - Daily Mail

  04-02-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — After mass protests that have rocked the country for days, Romania's government announced Saturday that it will repeal a highly controversial emergency decree that decriminalizes official misconduct. Prime Minister Sorin ...
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• Leicester are showing all the symptoms of Cityitis | Daniel Taylor

  04-02-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  How did the team who eased to the league title return to the relegation quicksands so soon?It can be strange for those of us who remember Manchester City in the pre-money years to think that their new generation of followers might never fully understand why Joe Royle used to talk about a debilitating condition, unique to the club, called “Cityitis”. Suffice to say, though, that it could be particularly virulent at times and Royle, in keeping with many managers, never did go through w
  
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• Jürgen Klopp fears Liverpool have been deflated by end of title hopes

  04-02-2017 20:54 via theguardian.com
  
  • Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat at Hull continues poor start to 2017
  • Klopp’s team have won once in 10 games and are 13 points behind ChelseaJürgen Klopp said Liverpool deserved every criticism for a 2-0 defeat at Hull City that he fears could be connected to seeing the Premier League title disappear from view.Liverpool’s dreadful start to 2017 continued against Marco Silva’s relegation-threatened but revitalised team as goals from the debutant Alfred N’Dia
  
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• Harry Kane penalty allows Tottenham to unpick Middlesbrough’s lock

  04-02-2017 20:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Tottenham Hotspur knocked and knocked and finally broke down the Middlesbrough door, a penalty from Harry Kane preserving their outside chance of disturbing Chelsea at the top of the table. There was no doubt that Spurs were the dominant team but Boro made it darned tough to prove on the scoreboard.Mauricio Pochettino knew this match would test the depth of Spurs’ human and mental resources. How would the absences Danny Rose and Jan Vertonghen affect their defence? And how would the increa
  
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• Pence says Gorsuch will fill supreme court seat 'one way or the other'

  04-02-2017 20:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Vice-president tells conservative group ‘seat does not belong to any party’ Republicans refused to hold hearings for Obama pick to replace Scalia‘Lack of respect’: Democrats hit back at Trump outrage over ban rulingVice-President Mike Pence pledged on Saturday that supreme court nominee Neil Gorsuch will join the nation’s highest court “one way or the other”. Related: Travel ban: US temporarily suspends order as Trump derides judgeContinue reading...
  
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• Copy of article 50 bill 'signed by PM' to be auctioned at Tory dinner

  04-02-2017 20:35 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian has seen emails indicating document apparently signed by Theresa May is to go under the hammerA copy of the article 50 bill apparently signed by Theresa May is to be auctioned off at a Conservative party fundraising event. The Guardian has seen emails showing that a signed copy of the European Union (notification of withdrawal) bill, which MPs voted on this week, was acquired by a Westminster councillor for an auction at the inaugural regent’s dinner, organised by West End war
  
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• Romania: government retracts controversial decree after protests

  04-02-2017 20:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu announces repeal of decree as protests around the country continue for fifth dayRomania’s government is to scrap a decree decriminalising some corruption offences, Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu said on Saturday, after an estimated 140,000 demonstrators protested against the law a stone’s throw from his office. “We’ll hold an extraordinary meeting on Sunday to repeal the decree, withdraw, cancel it … you understand, and find a legal w
  
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• Tens of thousands join marches across UK against Trump's travel ban

  04-02-2017 20:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Chants of ‘Theresa May, shame on you’ and ‘Donald Trump is not welcome here’ as protesters descend on Downing Street
  Tens of thousands of protesters have taken part in marches across the country condemning Theresa May’s state visit invitation to Donald Trump. Demonstrators urged the prime minister to withdraw the invitation and denounced the American president’s travel ban as “racist”. Some of the UK’s most prominent Muslim organisations orga
  
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• Ben Te’o comes to England’s rescue after France threaten shock victory

  04-02-2017 20:05 via theguardian.com
  
  • England 19-16 France
  • France led with 10 minutes to go before replacement Te’o’s tryGood teams win when they play badly. England rarely resembled the side who went through last year unbeaten, injuries meaning they had too many missing links, but they found a way of winning a match that France, more resolute than they had been since the start of the decade, had controlled for long periods.Ben Te’o’s try 10 minutes from time extended England’s winning run
  
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• Travel ban: US temporarily suspends order as Trump derides judge

  04-02-2017 19:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Federal agencies say they will comply with order and restore visasPresident seeks to undermine ‘so-called’ judge, promises overturn
  Iranian baby girl in need of heart surgery gets waiver to enter USThe federal government said on Saturday it will comply with a federal judge’s temporary halt on Donald Trump’s travel ban, restoring travel for refugees and for people from seven Muslim-majority countries, even as the president berated the judge personally on Twitter. Related:
  
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• Emmanuel Macron enjoins uneasy US scientists: 'Move to France' - The Guardian

  04-02-2017 19:46 via theguardian.com
  
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• Emmanuel Macron enjoins uneasy US scientists: 'Move to France'

  04-02-2017 19:46 via theguardian.com
  
  French presidential candidate calls on those alarmed by Donald Trump’s rhetoric to relocate to the ‘new land of innovation’
  French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has called on US scientists, academics and entrepreneurs at odds with Donald Trump’s administration to move to France. The former economy minister, one of the frontrunners in the upcoming presidential election, urged US-based scientists working on climate change, renewable energy and health issues who wer
  
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• Donald Trump retains direct tie to businesses, documents show

  04-02-2017 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  ProPublica reveals existence of Donald J Trump Revocable TrustTrust run by president’s oldest son shown in liquor filing over DC hotelNew documents confirm that Donald Trump retains a direct tie to his business interests through a revocable trust overseen by one of his adult sons and a longtime executive of the Trump Organization. Related: Travel ban: US temporarily suspends order as Trump derides 'so-called' judgeContinue reading...
  
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• There's a Kate Middleton-inspired cafe in Australia and it's as regal as you'd imagine

  04-02-2017 19:19
  
  The Duchess’s beauty and demeanour became the muse for the brunch spot in Melbourne.
  
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• 'Everything is destroyed': on the ground as latest surge of deadly violence strikes eastern Ukraine - The Independent

  04-02-2017 19:19 via independent.co.uk
  
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  'Everything is destroyed': on the ground as latest surge of deadly violence strikes eastern Ukraine
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  While the fighting has been largely kept to the outskirts of Avdiivka during the day, the nighttime has been hellish for residents. Shells have landed indiscriminately throughout the town, and civilian casualties are racking up. Christian Borys ...
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• England vs France, Six Nations live score updates - England hang on for win - Telegraph.co.uk

  04-02-2017 19:16 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  England coach Eddie Jones: “We can't get much uglier than that. For some reason we sat back in the first half. I have to look at the preparation I gave the team. But we did enough good things in the second half to win it.” Asked if there were any signs ...
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• I’m no pussy when it comes to swearing | Alex Clark

  04-02-2017 19:15 via theguardian.com
  
  A five-letter word created a fuss last week, in a courtroomand also in publishing. WTF?How do you legislate against unmannerliness? The problems are both multiple and obvious: one person’s oath is another’s endearment; context and tone can change meaning from serious to light, comic to malevolent; and now, rather than a spirit of the age, we have a spirit of the day. More bluntly: once, telling someone to “fuck off” suggested they had probably bashed you round the head, s
  
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• RMT attacks Aslef deal in Southern rail dispute

  04-02-2017 19:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Conductors’ union says agreement over driver-only trains is a betrayal and vows to fight on in its own dispute with SouthernThe RMT has said a deal agreed between another union and Southern rail to end a dispute over driver-only trains is a “shocking betrayal” of workers and passengers. Leaders of Aslef agreed to recommend the deal to almost 1,000 drivers after saying it would improve safety. But the RMT said after seeing details of the agreement that it would lead to de-staffi
  
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• Is technology smart enough to fix the fake news frenzy? | John Naughton

  04-02-2017 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As we drown in misinformation, we’re looking to the tech giants to hit the truth button. If only it were that easyThe debate about “fake news” and the “post-truth” society we now supposedly inhabit has become the epistemological version of a feeding frenzy: so much heat, so little light. Two things about it are particularly infuriating. The first is the implicit assumption that “truth” is somehow a straightforward thing and our problem is that we just ca
  
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• The Moorside: ‘It’s a story of people who didn’t have a lot, giving everything’

  04-02-2017 18:59 via theguardian.com
  
  When Shannon Matthews went missing in 2008, the community worked tirelessly to find her – but were tarred as feckless, broken Britain. Ahead of a new BBC drama, the two women who rallied the locals tell their extraordinary storyThe Moorside estate in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, appears little different from many similar developments across Britain. The land, south of Leeds, was Brontë-endorsed rolling fields until the 1930s, when it was developed as part of the huge expansion in social
  
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• Shelling flares up in east Ukraine ahead of Trump's call to Kiev - Daily Mail

  04-02-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  KIEV, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists accused each other of resuming artillery attacks in east Ukraine on Saturday, breaking a lull in shelling at a frontline hot-spot that had raised hopes the conflict's worst escalation in ...
  Locals and aid agencies warn of 'humanitarian disaster' as Ukraine fighting sparks diplomatic crisisTelegraph.co.uk
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• Travel ban: US temporarily suspends order as Trump derides 'so-called' judge

  04-02-2017 18:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Federal agencies say they will comply with order and restore visasPresident says ruling ‘ridiculous’ and promises it will be overturned
  Iranian baby girl in need of heart surgery gets waiver to enter USThe federal government said on Saturday it will comply with a federal judge’s temporary halt on Donald Trump’s travel ban, restoring travel for refugees and for people from seven Muslim-majority countries, even as the president berated the judge personally on Twitter. Relat
  
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• Football League your thoughts: Tom Lawrence strikes again for Ipswich

  04-02-2017 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Reading slipped up at Portman Road while Gianfranco Zola earned his first win with Birmingham City and Sheffield United climbed to the top of League One • Away from St James’ Park it took until 3.40pm for a Championship net to ripple, when a flurry of goals landed just before half-time. Among them was yet another cracker by Ipswich’s 23-year-old Tom Lawrence, his strike crashing in off the underside of the bar, and he added a second on the hour – his eighth in eight games
  
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• Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland match report: Black Cats romp to victory in big relegation clash - ChronicleLive

  04-02-2017 18:51 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland match report: Black Cats romp to victory in big relegation clash
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  Sunderland thrashed relegation rivals Crystal Palace to claim their first victory of 2017 and cut the gap between themselves and safety to just two points. The Black Cats took an early lead through Lamine Kone, before sweeping Palace away with a three ...
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• 'Lack of respect': Democrats hit back at Trump's outrage over travel ban ruling - The Guardian

  04-02-2017 18:49 via theguardian.com
  
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• Hull 2-0 Liverpool analysis - dream becomes a nightmare as Klopp faces biggest test of Reds career - Liverpool Echo

  04-02-2017 18:49 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
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  Winning the Premier League? Winning one of its games would be seen as an absolute success at this moment. Still without one in this calendar year – oh, to go back to the advent of Trump and Brexit – this is not a blip or a slump. The biggest concern is ...
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• Arsenal’s Arsène Wenger fumes at first goal after defeat by Chelsea

  04-02-2017 18:38 via theguardian.com
  
  • Héctor Bellerín suffered suspected concussion in Marcos Alonso challenge
  • ‘The decision for me was very quick. You have to respect it’s the head’Arsène Wenger said the Premier League title is Chelsea’s to lose after Arsenal’s fading hopes received a mortal blow at Stamford Bridge, but the Frenchman was angry with the decision to allow Chelsea’s opening goal to stand after Héctor Bellerín suffered a suspected conc
  
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• Racing tips and news: Buveur D’Air and Top Notch sound Cheltenham warnings

  04-02-2017 18:37 via theguardian.com
  
  • Barry Geraghty now has tough choice for Champion Hurdle mount• Nicky Henderson lands big-race double at SandownWhen a trainer performs an about-turn in the middle of a season, there is obvious potential for embarrassment if Plan B immediately goes awry. There was never any prospect of Nicky Henderson leaving Sandown Park by the back door , however, as Buveur D’Air returned from fences to timber with one of the easiest victories of the winter, half an hour before his stable
  
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• Watford delight after new boy M’Baye Niang scores in win over Burnley

  04-02-2017 18:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Watford secured consecutive Premier League wins for the first time since September as 10-man Burnley saw their dismal away form continue.First-half headers from Troy Deeney and the January signing M’Baye Niang sealed a home win to build on their stunning victory at Arsenal in midweek. Continue reading...
  
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• Everton’s Romelu Lukaku hits four to floor Bournemouth in 6-3 thriller

  04-02-2017 18:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Do not be fooled by the scoreline, this was not a Six Nations match, though if someone had thrown on an egg-shaped ball in the second half it would scarcely have been any stranger than some of the events already taking place on the pitch.This was a seesaw of a nine-goal thriller, with Bournemouth threatening the most unlikely of comebacks after being dominated for most of the game. Ronald Koeman believes Everton emerged stronger from the January transfer window, and for a hour they were too much
  
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• Everton’s Romelu Lukaku hits four to deny Bournemouth in 6-3 thrilller

  04-02-2017 18:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Ronald Koeman believes Everton emerged stronger and leaner from the January transfer window, and for a hour they were certainly too much for a lightweight-looking Bournemouth to handle. Romelu Lukaku, who ended up with four goals and could have had more, was too powerful for Bournemouth’s defence on his own. Yet the Everton manager was nowhere near as pleased with what he saw in the second half, for after establishing complete control and cruising into a three-goal lead the home side went
  
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• Liverpool title hopes shatter after Hull City’s Oumar Niasse seals shock win

  04-02-2017 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Jürgen Klopp might have suspected the worst was over for Liverpool after their encouraging midweek display against Chelsea. He was wrong. Their slump deepened on an alarming afternoon at Hull City, where on-loan Everton flop Oumar Niasse came off the bench to seal victory for Marco Silva’s rapidly improving team. Champions League qualification will be beyond Liverpool at this rate.It is now one win in 10 for Klopp’s team and their problems with defending set-pieces or a countera
  
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• Andy Carroll inspires West Ham fightback to stun Southampton

  04-02-2017 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  There are ways and means of winning matches in the Premier League and in condemning Southampton to their sixth defeat in seven matches, Slaven Bilic taught Claude Puel a severe lesson.The Saints have their moments and those moments can be bewitching. Manolo Gabbiadini’s debut goal was one such, the £14m striker smashing home off the bar from an acute angle to give his side a 12th-minute lead. But in certain vital qualities – strength, aggression, determination – they are
  
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