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• Conservatives extend lead by 6 points ahead of June 8 election - YouGov poll

  06-05-2017 23:36
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party extended its lead by six percentage points over the main opposition Labour Party in the past week ahead of a June 8 national election, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Sunday Times. The Conservatives were at 47 percent against Labour's 28 percent, the paper said in a limited extract released on Saturday but no further details of comparisons or survey methodology were immediately available. (Reporting by Stephen Addison;
  
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• ‘If Trump can get in, if Brexit can happen, then why can’t Labour win?’

  06-05-2017 23:01
  
  Jeremy Corbyn at a rally at Leicester Tigers’ stadium on Saturday, where he was greeted with rapturous applause.A defiant Jeremy Corbyn told a rally of cheering activists on Saturday that he was still “fighting to win” the 8 June general election – despite admitting that Thursday’s mauling for Labour in local council elections had left the party with a mountain to climb.As the faithful gathered in a function room inside the Leicester Tigers’ rugby stadium, mos
  
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• Conservatives extend lead in ORB poll ahead of national election

  06-05-2017 22:49
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party has extended its lead slightly over the main opposition Labour party in the past week, according to an ORB opinion poll on Saturday.The Conservatives were on 46 percent, up four points from last week's ORB poll, while Labour was unchanged on 31 percent ahead of a June 8 national election, the poll said.The online poll of 1,552 people was conducted on May 3 and 4.
  
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• Poll shows Tories holding election advantage with five weeks to go

  06-05-2017 22:16
  
  The Tories have dropped one point to 46% in the Observer/Opinium poll since last week, while Labour is unchanged on 30%.The Conservatives hold a 16-point lead over Labour with less than five weeks to go before the 8 June general election, according to the latest Opinium/Observer poll.The Tories have dropped one point to 46% since last week, while Labour is unchanged on 30%.
  
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• Q&A: What you need to know as woman wins record £85m in lawsuit alleging baby powder caused cancer

  06-05-2017 21:06
  
  Company disputes scientific evidence behind accusation.
  
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• Britons ready to pay more council tax to fund social care

  06-05-2017 21:06
  
  A majority of Britons are prepared to pay more council tax to help stem the growing crisis in social care, with some ready to hand over £200 a year extra, according to a new survey.In all, 57% of the public are ready to pay more council tax in order to boost social care.The survey results come as the Conservatives finalise their manifesto, which is due to be published in the next few days and is widely expected to contain new plans to improve social care, after Theresa May promised that sh
  
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• Exit Ukip stage right as Tories build formidable Brexit coalition | Robert Ford

  06-05-2017 21:03
  
  Ukip’s rise took the headlines four years ago, when most of the seats decided on Thursday were last up for election.In 2013, Nigel Farage marched his Eurosceptic rebels up the high streets of England’s home counties, returning a large crop of local councillors in purple colours for the first time.The national vote for Brexit last June accomplished Ukip’s founding goal, and last week its electoral collapse was total.
  
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• Man dies in latest London stabbing amid surge in knife attacks

  06-05-2017 20:46
  A 23-year-old man has died in another stabbing in London, the latest victim in a surge of knife attacks in the capital.The victim was found unconscious by police on Saturday at about 1am in Waterloo Road in Uxbridge.The man, from Hayes, was taken to a west London hospital but died from his injuries a short time later.
  
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• Conservative lead stays strong ahead of June election - Opinium poll

  06-05-2017 18:27
  
  British Prime Minster Theresa May's Conservative Party is still a strong 16 points ahead of the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a national election on June 8, according to a poll by Opinium on Saturday.The Conservatives polled 46 percent in an online survey of 2,005 adults, down one point from the last Opinium survey on April 25, while Labour were unchanged on 30 percent.The survey, carried out before this week's big Conservative victory in local elections, put the Liberal democrats on 9 p
  
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• UKIP leader Paul Nuttall upbeat despite party's local election wipeout

  06-05-2017 17:41
  
  UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has made his first public appearance since his party's devastating local election results - which saw more than 100 councillors swept away as voters shifted to the Conservatives.During a visit to the Boston and Skegness constituency he will be contesting on 8 June, Mr Nuttall acknowledged the party was now facing a fight for survival, claiming the goal was now to "stay on the pitch".The UKIP leader was warmly received by some residents of the sleepy Lincolnshire town of
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh won't be putting his feet up, Prince Edward says

  06-05-2017 17:41
  
  Prince Edward has told Sky News his father's decision to take a step back from royal duties is "very sensible" - and said he does not think the Duke of Edinburgh will vanish from public life.The Earl of Wessex said the royal family respects Prince Philip's decision - and he expressed hope that the 95-year-old will have more time for activities he enjoys.Prince Edward described his father's announcement as a way to make "absolutely clear" to organisations that he will no longer be guaranteed to a
  
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• Nuttall: 'We were hit by Tory tidal wave'

  06-05-2017 17:40
  
  UKIP leader Paul Nuttall on why voters will return to his party "in droves".
  
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• Corbyn: 'Labour is under attack'

  06-05-2017 17:40
  
  The Labour leader says his party will draw a line under decades of privatisation as he looks to seize back ground on the Tories.
  
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• General Election: May insists she is 'taking nothing for granted'

  06-05-2017 17:36
  Theresa May has insisted she is "taking nothing for granted", despite predictions she is on course for a landslide on 8 June in the wake of the Tories' strong performance in the local elections.:: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn acknowledged he faces a "challenge on a historic scale" to turn around dire polling figures which suggested the party is headed for its worst defeat in decades.:: Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said Thursday's elections showed Labour was "finished" as a viable opposition
  
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• Prince Edward: Duke is 'sensible and practical'

  06-05-2017 17:15
  
  Prince Edward has told Sky News his father's decision to take a step back from royal duties is "very sensible" - and said he does not think the Duke of Edinburgh will vanish from public life.
  
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• BT chief and ex-CFO take £400,000 hit over Italian scandal

  06-05-2017 17:14
  BT Group will dock six-figure sums from the pay packages of its chief executive and former finance director next week when it reports annual results tarnished by a £530m accounting scandal at its Italian operations.Sky News has learnt that both Gavin Patterson and Tony Chanmugam, who stepped down as the telecoms giant's finance chief last year, will each forfeit hundreds of thousands of pounds due to have been paid in deferred share awards in 2018 and 2019.In total, the two men will lose o
  
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• Stricken Alitalia debts totalled $3.3 billion at end of February

  06-05-2017 17:06
  
  Loss-making airline Alitalia, which asked to be put under special administration on Tuesday, had debts of around 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion/2.5 billion pounds) as of the end of February, Italy's government said on Saturday.In a document marking the opening of the special administration process and the appointment of three commissioners to run the airline, the government said Alitalia had current liabilities of around 2.3 billion euros and assets worth 921 million.Alitalia, 49 percent owned by
  
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• Andy Burnham denies snubbing Jeremy Corbyn at Manchester rally

  06-05-2017 16:39
  
  The new Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has denied snubbing Jeremy Corbyn after failing to join his party leader at a rally in the city following his election victory.Burnham said his absence from the event was “not in the slightest” intended as a snub, and that he had told Corbyn’s office earlier in the week that he had prior engagements.Burnham told the BBC: “I had made it clear … that I wouldn’t be able to be at the rally at 7 o’clo
  
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• Amputee teen vows to race again

  06-05-2017 15:00
  
  Teenage British racing driver Billy Monger who had both legs amputated following a crash has said his goal is to get back behind the wheel.
  
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• Human remains found in search for republican victim Seamus Ruddy

  06-05-2017 14:59
  Teams searching a forest in France for the body of republican murder victim Seamus Ruddy have found human remains.The discovery was made at Pont-de-l'Arche near the city of Rouen in northern France.Mr Ruddy was in Paris when he was abducted, killed and buried by the INLA republican paramilitary group in 1985.
  
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• Three men in court charged with murder of businessman Guy Hedger

  06-05-2017 14:04
  Three men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a businessman in his home, allegedly during a botched burglary.Guy Hedger, 61, was shot in the early hours of 30 April at the house in Ringwood, Dorset.Kevin Downton, 40, from Winterborne Stickland near Blandford, Dorset, appeared along with Jason Baccus, 41, and Scott Keeping, 44, both of Verney Close in Bournemouth, at Poole Magistrates' Court for a short hearing on Saturday.
  
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• An Apprentice winner is standing for Parliament

  06-05-2017 12:51
  
  The constituency was represented by Alan Johnson, who announced he would be stepping down at this election after 20 years as one of Labour’s top politicians.
  
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• Here are all the best candidates who were elected yesterday in the local elections

  06-05-2017 11:53
  
  One of them used to be on Big Brother
  
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• Homes urged to save water after driest winter in 20 years

  06-05-2017 11:09
  While suppliers have stopped short of issuing a warning, they have reminded consumers of conservation tips to reduce the chance of restrictions being imposed this summer.Although it is forecast to get wetter towards the middle of the month, dry conditions are expected to return by the end of May.Southern Water has restated its water-saving tips, including taking a shower instead of a bath and making sure the washing machine and dishwasher are full before using them.
  
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• Emmanuel Macron's campaign has been the victim of a "massive and co-ordinated" hacking attack

  06-05-2017 10:48
  
  The presidential vote is due to take place tomorrow
  
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• French candidate Macron claims massive hack as emails leaked

  06-05-2017 10:19
  
  By Eric Auchard and Bate FelixFRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) - Leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign said on Friday it had been the target of a "massive" computer hack that dumped its campaign emails online 1-1/2 days before voters choose between the centrist and his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen.Macron, who is seen as the frontrunner in an election billed as the most important in France in decades, extended his lead over Le Pen in polls on Friday.In a statement, Macron's
  
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• More than a quarter of young adults in the UK do not drink alcohol – in data

  06-05-2017 10:00
  
  Make mine an orange juice … teetotalism among young people is on the rise.Young adults in the UK are more likely to be teetotallers than their older counterparts, according to figures released this week.Ten years ago, 19% of young adults said they did not drink alcohol, compared with 27% last year.
  
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• Amputee teen amazed by well-wishers

  06-05-2017 09:00
  
  Teenage British racing driver Billy Monger who had both legs amputated following a crash has said his goal is to get back behind the wheel.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: Tory 'triumph' and Zoe Ball's 'torment'

  06-05-2017 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Local election results dominate Saturday's front pages, alongside news of the death of Zoe Ball's boyfriend.
  
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• Zoe Ball to miss Radio Two shows after death of boyfriend

  06-05-2017 05:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC Radio 2 presenter will be replaced for at least two shows after boyfriend Billy Yates died.
  
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• Amputee teen driver vows to race again

  06-05-2017 05:50
  
  Teenage British racing driver Billy Monger who had both legs amputated following a crash has said his goal is to get back behind the wheel.
  
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• Billy Monger: Amputee Formula 4 teen driver vows to race again

  06-05-2017 05:44
  A teenage British racing driver who had both legs amputated following a crash has said his goal is to get back behind the wheel.Hospital staff battled to save his life after he was trapped inside his car for 90 minutes but despite their best efforts Billy lost both of his lower legs.Speaking from the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, the teenager said: "When I found out the extent of my injuries I still didn't think I would get the support that I have got.
  
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• Lib Dems pledge 1p income tax rise to fund NHS

  06-05-2017 05:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The party says the move would raise around £6bn a year for health and social care costs.
  
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• Zoe Ball's boyfriend found dead aged 40 at London flat

  06-05-2017 05:00
  TV presenter Zoe Ball has said she is "devastated" following the death of her boyfriend.Antiques Roadshow cameraman Billy Yates, 40, was found dead by police at his flat in Putney, southwest London, on Thursday night."Police were called at 18:40hrs on Thursday, 4 May to a residential address on Lower Richmond Road, SW15 following reports of a man found deceased," the Met Police said.
  
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• General election 2017: Theresa May 'not taking victory for granted'

  06-05-2017 04:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM plays down talk of an election landslide, as Labour insists it can close the gap to the Tories.
  
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• Lib Dems and Labour in fightback after Conservatives' success in local elections

  06-05-2017 04:56
  Labour and the Liberal Democrats are attempting to launch an instant fightback after their drubbing by the Conservatives in the local elections.The Lib Dems are announcing a controversial plan to increase all rates of income tax by 1p to raise an extra £6bn for the NHS and social care.
  
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• Schools to get new powers to sack 'maverick governors'

  06-05-2017 02:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Department for Education closes a loophole that prevents elected governors from being removed.
  
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• Prince William snapped on royal duties with the Queen after Prince Philip steps down - The Sun

  06-05-2017 02:41 via thesun.co.uk
  
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  Prince William snapped on royal duties with the Queen after Prince Philip steps down
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  PRINCE William steps into Prince Philip's shoes yesterday — but looks awkward alongside the Queen at a royal do. His brother Harry also paid a visit to sick children in a surprise hospital visit the day after Philip announced he was retiring from ...
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• Jeremy Corbyn claims Labour are 'closing gap' with Tories despite HUGE local election loss

  06-05-2017 02:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EMBATTLED Jeremy Corbyn has refused to accept the damaging local election results as members of his own party declared his leadership was “simply not good enough”.
  
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• Archbishops of Canterbury and York voice election concerns

  06-05-2017 02:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A three-page message calls on politicians to "renew" the UK's shared values amid recent divisions.
  
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• Fact Check: Rumors, Claims and Context on GOP Health Bill - New York Times

  06-05-2017 02:27 via nytimes.com
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  Fact Check: Rumors, Claims and Context on GOP Health Bill
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  Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee plowed through a stack of amendments for the American Health Care Act, which would repeal most of Obamacare, in March. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times. WASHINGTON — Rumors ...
  Health care vote puts Republicans on hot seat in next election cyclesChicago Tribune
  What's in the AHCA and how would it impact Colorado?The Denver Post
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• Auction houses see signs of art market uptick ahead of New York sales

  06-05-2017 02:12
  By Chris MichaudNEW YORK (Reuters) - As auction powerhouses Christie's and Sotheby's gear up for their New York spring sales, hopes are high that a host of major works the likes of which have not hit the block for several seasons will reap strong, even record, prices.After years of gangbuster results marked by soaring prices, both auction houses staged relatively modest sales last year,owing largely, they say, to hesitancy on the part of consignors in an unsettled global market.
  
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• Navy SEAL Killed in Somalia in First US Combat Death There Since 1993 - New York Times

  06-05-2017 02:01 via nytimes.com
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  Navy SEAL Killed in Somalia in First US Combat Death There Since 1993
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  A Somali soldier next to wreckage of a car used in an attack by suspected Shabab fighters in April. Credit Mohamed Abdiwahab/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. WASHINGTON — A member of the Navy SEALs was killed and two other American ...
  US navy Seal killed in clash with al-Shabaab militants in SomaliaThe Guardian
  US military member killed in Somalia, first American death since
  
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• Decent, trusted journalism is worth fighting for. We have to find a way | Lenore Taylor

  06-05-2017 01:54
  
  The Fairfax Media reporters striking to try to salvage their profession are respected colleagues, former workmates and friends.Anyone who wants to reach a million people with a poorly produced conspiracy theory video is in luck.
  
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• Billy Monger crash: Amputee teen driver vows to race again

  06-05-2017 01:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old Formula 4 driver said he would be back racing as soon as he could.
  
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• Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack as documents leaked - BBC News

  06-05-2017 01:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Macron condemns 'massive' hacking attack as documents leaked
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  The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron says it has been the target of a "massive hacking attack" after a trove of documents was released online. The campaign said that genuine files were mixed up with fake ones in order to ...
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• Labour's losers turn on Corbyn - Daily Mail

  06-05-2017 01:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Labour's losers turn on Corbyn
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  Labour candidates turned on Jeremy Corbyn last night after he led his party to an unprecedented defeat in the local elections. The party lost more than 380 seats – far more than expected – including shock defeats in their heartlands of Wales and the ...
  Local and mayoral results: Tories advance amid Labour lossesBBC News
  Labour pains as Jeremy Corbyn suffers mauling in local electionsMirror.co.uk
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• New mayor Andy Burnham ‘SNUBS’ Jeremy Corbyn’s Manchester celebrations

  06-05-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EMBATTLED Jeremy Corbyn was left red-faced after he appeared to be snubbed by Andy Burnham at a planned joint rally to celebrate the mayoral victory in Manchester.
  
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• JAILED: Child abuse couple for 16-year reign of terror

  06-05-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN elderly couple who locked five children up in a basement during 16 years of “abuse, neglect and cruelty” have been jailed for a total of 21 years.
  
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• Three men charged with murder of businessman Guy Hedger

  06-05-2017 00:58
  Three men have been charged with the murder of businessman Guy Hedger in Dorset.Mr Hedger, 61, was shot in the early hours of 30 April at his £1m home in Ringwood allegedly during a botched burglary.Kevin Downton, 40, from Winterborne Stickland near Blandford, Dorset, Jason Baccus, 41, and Scott Keeping, 44, both of Verney Close in Bournemouth, have been charged with murder and aggravated burglary.
  
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