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• Man dies after old church collapses in Cardiff

  18-07-2017 23:26
  A man has died after an old church collapsed in Cardiff, South Wales Fire and Rescue have said.
  
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• People had the perfect clap back to a job ad targeting Millennials who ‘don’t exist’ in the real world

  18-07-2017 23:22
  
  The controversial advert has since been taken down.
  
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• Two people rescued after major flooding hits Cornwall coastal village

  18-07-2017 23:21
  
  Two people have been rescued by helicopter after heavy thunderstorms led to "major flooding" in a coastal village in Cornwall.The rescues were made by a coastguard helicopter, based in Newquay.Zoe Holmes, who manages the Bay Hotel in Coverack, told Sky News it was "very extraordinary".
  
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• Appeal for abandoned baby's mum to come forward

  18-07-2017 23:10
  
  A new appeal has been made to the mother of an abandoned baby who was found last week in North Wales to come forward.
  
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• Divisions exposed over £66bn Brexit divorce bill

  18-07-2017 23:04
  
  Divisions over the UK’s Brexit divorce bill were laid bare on Tuesday as British negotiators pushed back against a mooted €75bn (£66bn) Brexit charge-sheet.On the second day of detailed Brexit negotiations the British team peppered the Brussels side with questions over how to pay for unwinding 44 years of the UK’s European Union membership.Both sides think the mood has improved after the British government admitted last week it had debts to the EU.
  
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• BBC Defends 'Incredible' Shows Ahead Of Revealing 96 Top Earners On Salaries More Than £150,000

  18-07-2017 23:01
  
  The BBC has defended its “incredible record of achievement” as it braces for the backlash when it publishes a list of 96 stars earning more than £150,000 a year.
  
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• BBC Defends 'Incredible' Shows Ahead Of Revealing 96 Stars Earning More Than £150,000

  18-07-2017 23:01
  
  The BBC has defended its “incredible record of achievement” as it braces for the backlash when it publishes a list of 96 stars earning more than £150,000 a year.
  
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• Police appeal to abandoned baby's mother to name her daughter

  18-07-2017 23:00
  The infant was found near the Magpie and Stump pub in Towyn, North Wales, at 7.15am last Tuesday.In a video on the North Wales Police website, midwife Louise says: "We are concerned for the health of mum and want to ensure that she is provided with the medical support she needs.
  
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• Grenfell Tower residents in uproar over failure to distribute donations

  18-07-2017 22:56
  
  Barry Quirk, centre, speaks during the public meeting with Grenfell Tower residents at the Notting Hill Methodist church.Angry questions were raised at a public meeting on Tuesday over the £20m raised by charities and individual fundraisers for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, with residents demanding to know why so little money had been disbursed to affected residents.The questions were directed at a panel of experts invited by the Grenfell Response Team, the official government an
  
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• Labour MP urges people to smoke cannabis at Parliament

  18-07-2017 22:45
  An MP has urged people to use cannabis at the Houses of Parliament in order to send a message about drugs policy to the Government.Labour's Paul Flynn said using the Class B substance at the Palace of Westminster was the "only way we can get through the common mind of the Government".The former Labour frontbencher said: "I would call on people, and I know we're not supposed to do this as members, to break the law.
  
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• Flood water flows to the sea in Cornwall

  18-07-2017 22:20
  
  Heavy rain has caused some parts of Cornwall to experience flooding.
  
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• How We're Turning Grenfell Donations Into Cash For Victims

  18-07-2017 21:55
  
  In the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, dozens of people started to arrive at the local rest centres with bottles of water, bags of bedding, clothing, children's toys, anything they could muster to help those who had lost everything.
  
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• Shock inflation fall as oil costs sink

  18-07-2017 21:45
  
  The latest inflation figures spark a fall in the value of the pound as they are seen as easing pressure for an interest rate rise.
  
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• Grenfell: lack of 'deadly' smoke regulation

  18-07-2017 21:45
  
  The government's fire safety advisers produced a report saying there is no case for regulations on toxic smoke.
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire: Government's safety advisers 'are not neutral', says academic

  18-07-2017 21:34
  The company testing cladding and insulation for the Government after the Grenfell Tower fire has a conflict of interest and is not neutral, according to a respected academic.Professor Richard Hull, a chemistry and fire science expert from the University of Central Lancashire, has accused the Building Research Establishment (BRE) of having an "unhealthy" mixture of commercial and advisory roles.
  
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• Cornwall Flash Floods: Homes Evacuated In Coverack Village After Thunderstorm

  18-07-2017 21:10
  
  Reports are coming in of serious flash flooding in Coverack, Cornwall.
  
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• Homes evacuated as Cornwall hit by flash floods

  18-07-2017 21:06
  
  Homes have been evacuated on the south coast of Cornwall as flash floods sweep through the county after violent thunder storms on Tuesday afternoon.Cornwall Fire and Rescue has told people to avoid the Coverack area because of “major flooding”.
  
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• Tom Watson paves way for Jeremy Corbyn to push Labour reforms

  18-07-2017 21:00
  
  Labour’s deputy leader, Tom Watson, stayed away from a crucial meeting of the party’s ruling body in a show of deference to Jeremy Corbyn, privately telling the Labour leader that he would no longer stand in the way of party reform.Watson is understood to believe that the general election result, in which Labour outperformed expectations, had given Corbyn political authority, which he may use to boost the strength of those on the left of the party.Watson has clashed with Corbyn&rsquo
  
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• 'City will have to launch Brexit plans if there is no transitional deal'

  18-07-2017 20:56
  
  International bank Citi is tipped to move its EU hub to Frankfurt as part of its planning for Brexit.Major City firms will start implementing their Brexit contingency plans at the end of the year unless there is an agreement about the UK’s transition terms for exit from the EU, according to the City regulator.Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Andrew Bailey said City firms were getting near to the point where they would have to take steps to move staff and other measures to ensure
  
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• Trump pivots from Obamacare repeal to ordering Republicans to 'let it fail' - The Guardian

  18-07-2017 20:39 via theguardian.com
  
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  Trump pivots from Obamacare repeal to ordering Republicans to 'let it fail'
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  Donald Trump seemingly outlined his new plan for Americans' healthcare: 'We'll let Obamacare fail and then the Democrats are going to come to us.' Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock. US healthcare ...
  Two more Republican senators oppose healthcare bill, dooming current GOP planLos Angeles Times
  Republicans had seven years to plan Obamacare repeal and they've still failedThe Independent
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• West Ham set to follow loan signing of Joe Hart with club record £24m signing of Stoke forward - City A.M.

  18-07-2017 20:31 via cityam.com
  
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  West Ham set to follow loan signing of Joe Hart with club record £24m signing of Stoke forward
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  West Ham are set to follow the season-long loan signing of England goalkeeper Joe Hart with the club record capture of Stoke forward Marko Arnautovic after agreeing a £24m fee with the Potters. The Hammers moved closer to signing their target after two ...
  Joe Hart sends Man City fans message as he signs for West HamManchester Evening News
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• Saudi Police Arrest Woman Who Wore Miniskirt in Online Video - New York Times

  18-07-2017 20:07 via nytimes.com
  
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  Saudi Police Arrest Woman Who Wore Miniskirt in Online Video
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  The police in Saudi Arabia arrested a woman on Tuesday who appeared in a video posted online in which she wears a miniskirt and crop top, exposing her legs and midriff in violation of the country's strict dress code for women. يجب ان لاتطلع في بلد ...
  Saudi woman arrested for wearing miniskirt in online videoSt
  
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• Bodies of couple missing for 75 years found in Swiss glacier - Sky News

  18-07-2017 19:51 via news.sky.com
  
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  Bodies of couple missing for 75 years found in Swiss glacier
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  Marcelin and Francine Dumoulin disappeared in August 1942, but their seven children never gave up hope of finding them. 18:48, UK, Tuesday 18 July 2017. Saint-Luc. Image: The bodies were found in the Swiss canton of Valais. File pic. By Andy Hayes ...
  Swiss couple's bodies found in Alps glacier 75 years after they went missingThe Independent
  Swiss glacier reveals couple lost in 1942BBC News
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• Where the Conservatives should look for inspiration | Letters

  18-07-2017 19:42 via theguardian.com
  
  The German version of conservatism provides a model, says John Veit-Wilson; while Derrick Joad suggests Michael Oakeshott should be essential readingKate Maltby’s analysis of the Conservative party’s disarray (My party has gambled away its reputation, 17 July) fails to see that its neoliberals are the equivalent of what the Trotskyists were in the Labour party of the past. Neoliberals are an entryist group standing for a body of economists’ ideas that can’t be implem
  
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• The case for (and against) moving parliament out of London | Letters

  18-07-2017 19:42
  
  ‘Imagine a modern debating chamber with electronic voting, state-of-the-art office accommodation, lower maintenance and running costs and, importantly, no adversarial seating plan,’ writes Les Farris.All Simon Jenkins’ arguments for moving parliament – and power – to the north of England are spot on (A parliament that listens has to get out of London, 17 July).There will be many advantages for both London and the rest of the country, but moving to an existing b
  
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• Women's World Cup: England edge past South Africa to reach final for first time since 2009 - The Independent

  18-07-2017 19:41 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Women's World Cup: England edge past South Africa to reach final for first time since 2009
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  In a nail-biting semi-final clash that went down to the final over, England held their nerve against South Africa to reach a first World Cup final since 2009 - winning by two wickets with just two balls remaining. With three runs needed off the final ...
  Women's World Cup: Heather Knight relishes England's progress to Lord's finalBBC Sport
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• Heel appeal: how the sexy shoe became the new status quo

  18-07-2017 19:37 via theguardian.com
  
  The catwalk has recently favoured outrage over allure. But now, whether it’s the Duchess of Cambridge’s vertiginous Pradas or Rihanna’s beloved rhinestone Saint Laurent boots, high heels are backThe Duchess of Cambridge has new shoes. On the offchance that it is not immediately obvious to you why this development is culturally significant, allow me to explain. The duchess’s style is remarkably consistent: for as long as anyone can remember, she has worn pretty clothes in
  
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• Tory MP: May detractors should 'zip it'

  18-07-2017 19:35
  
  Charles Walker says Theresa May is doing a 'deadly serious' job and that the next Prime Minister might well come from a new generation.
  
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• Royals arrive in Poland

  18-07-2017 19:35
  
  Prince George and Princess Charlotte have arrived in Poland with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
  
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• Think pink! How rosé became the booze of choice for millennials

  18-07-2017 19:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Sales of the pink wine are booming – thanks to its Instagram-friendly hues, some trendy rebrands and a hot summer. But it’s not just thirsty twentysomethings we’ve got to thank for its renaissanceFor some readers – I’m talking about the kind of reader who spent their youth sinking two-for-a-fiver off licence bottles of pink zinfandel before every night out – this article should perhaps come with a trigger warning. Because rosé wine, the oft-maligned dri
  
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• Plotters warned Tories could 'skip a generation' on May's successor

  18-07-2017 19:27
  Cabinet plotters angling for Theresa May's job have been told to "zip it" - or else the Conservatives will "skip a generation" when it comes to picking the Prime Minister's successor.Charles Walker, a vice chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs, told Sky News Mrs May would have the committee's backing if she decides to sack disloyal ministers who do not fall into line."The 1922 committee made clear to her when we met her last week that if she has to get rid of a Cabinet minister wh
  
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• Firefighters search for worker after old church collapses in Cardiff

  18-07-2017 19:26
  A search is underway for a missing construction worker after an old church collapsed next to a railway line in Cardiff.Eric Bellew, from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said it was a "multi-agency rescue incident".Other organisations involved include Network Rail and British Transport Police.
  
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• Cheesemaker kicks up a stink over vanishing prize-winning cheddar

  18-07-2017 19:12
  A British cheesemaker has offered a 500 pound reward for the recovery of 40 kilograms of prize-winning cheddar stolen from an agricultural show in south-west England.The award-winning cheddar and the reserve champion, each weighing 20 kilograms, were allegedly stolen on Saturday after being left in a marquee in Yeovil, not far from the village of Cheddar, after which the world-renowned cheese is named.The two blocks disappeared along with the certificates that prove their prize-winning quality w
  
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• Met Police asks retired detectives to return amid staffing crisis

  18-07-2017 19:00
  Britain's biggest police force is asking retired detectives to go back to their jobs to help solve a staffing crisis.The Metropolitan Police admits it is struggling to cope because of the demands of dealing with the aftermaths of the Grenfell Tower fire and terror attacks at Westminster and London Bridge.In a letter to hundreds of retired detectives, deputy commissioner Craig Mackey wrote: "The nature of the response is placing certain skills in high demand, particularly across the investigative
  
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• Female MPs urge May to review Brexit team's gender balance - The Guardian

  18-07-2017 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  Female MPs urge May to review Brexit team's gender balance
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  'This a self-perpetuating oligarchy of men at the top of the civil service and it is out of touch with modern Britain,' Harriet Harman said of Theresa May's EU negotiating team. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images. Women in politics ...
  Theresa May sacking ministers 'would get MPs' support'BBC News
  Theresa May calls for unity after battles between ministersFinancial Times
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• Female MPs urge May to review Brexit team's gender balance

  18-07-2017 19:00
  
  ‘This a self-perpetuating oligarchy of men at the top of the civil service and it is out of touch with modern Britain,’ Harriet Harman said of Theresa May’s EU negotiating team.The signatories – including Seema Malhotra, Yvette Cooper, Harriet Harman and Labour’s shadow women’s minister, Sarah Champion – argue that leaving the EU will have a significant impact on the lives of the whole population, yet there is only one woman among the nine senior civil s
  
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• Theresa May told to sack disloyal ministers by backbench MPs

  18-07-2017 18:57
  
  Theresa May should sack any disloyal ministers found to have leaked private details from cabinet or plotted against her leadership, the powerful 1922 Committee of backbenchers has said.Three senior members of the group, which represents rank and file MPs, said May had their full support to reestablish discipline in her top team and rejected the idea of a leadership election.Graham Brady, the chair of the committee, told the Guardian the party was “clear that it is supporting Theresa May an
  
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• Jane Austen: Six things - BBC News

  18-07-2017 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  It is 200 years since the death of Jane Austen and while the author is known as one of the world's greatest writers and has had her portrait unveiled on the new £10 note it was not always that way. Historian Lucy Worsley, who has written a new ...
  The new £10 note featuring Jane Austen has been revealed by Mark Carney, but it has a big problemTelegraph.co.uk
  Lost in Austen: why does the new £10 note quote one of her characters instead?
  
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• Prince William and Kate 'intensely moved' by visit to Holocaust camp

  18-07-2017 18:53
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met Holocaust survivors and visited a concentration camp on an emotional second day of their visit to Poland.Prince William and Kate spent more than an hour at the Stutthoff camp, just outside of Gdansk, where 65,000 people were killed by the Nazis.The couple left a message, saying: "We were intensely moved by our visit to Stutthof, which has been the scene of so much terrible pain, suffering and death.
  
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• Food delivery drivers protest after spate of acid attacks - BreakingNews.ie

  18-07-2017 18:38 via breakingnews.ie
  
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  Food delivery drivers have staged a protest in London's Parliament Square following the recent spate of acid attacks. About 200 moped drivers and motorcyclists blocked traffic in Westminster on Tuesday afternoon, before marching on foot to demand ...
  Food delivery moped riders blockade Parliament Square in protest against acid attacksEvening Standard
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• Life expectancy increases in Britain beginning to stall - report

  18-07-2017 18:34
  Life expectancy in Britain has all but stopped rising after more than 100 years of advances, a leading professor of public health said on Tuesday.Until 2010, life expectancy at birth was rising by one year every five years for women, and by one year every three and a half years for men.Its author, Michael Marmot, professor of public health at University College London, said the findings were historically unusual, and worrying.
  
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• Jane Austen Bank Note Sparks Controversy With Quote About Reading, Said By A Character Who Hated It

  18-07-2017 18:30
  
  A new Jane Austen bank note that was meant to address controversy has actually sparked more of it with its choice of Austen quotation.
  
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• Police helicopter crew recorded couple having sex, British court told

  18-07-2017 18:28
  The crew of a police helicopter filmed people sunbathing in the nude, naturists at a campsite and even a couple having sex, a court in Britain was told on Tuesday, the BBC reported.South Yorkshire police officers Matthew Lucas, 42, and Lee Walls, 47, and pilots Matthew Loosemore, 45, and Malcolm Reeves, 64, each denied charges of misconduct in public office when they went on trial in Sheffield in the north of England.
  
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• Melting glacier reveals bodies of ‘couple missing for 75 years’

  18-07-2017 18:20
  
  They were found with a backpack, book and watch.
  
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• Wang Yam trial: court of appeal hears from new witnesses over murder

  18-07-2017 18:17
  
  Wang Yam was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison in 2009 for the murder of Allan Chappelow.Fresh evidence in the case of the Chinese dissident Wang Yam, an MI6 informant convicted of murder after a secret trial, would have had a “dramatic impact” on the jury in his trial, the court of appeal has heard.A neighbour of Allan Chappelow, the murdered man, who came forward after reading a Guardian article on the case, told the court that he and his family had been threatened with
  
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• Davis leaves Brussels after Brexit talks

  18-07-2017 18:15
  
  The Brexit Secretary headed to Brussels at the start of 4 days of discussions. He is due to return there later in the week.
  
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• Why people are questioning the quote on the new £10 note and some suggestions for a replacement

  18-07-2017 18:12
  
  Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney has defended the decision on the quote, saying “it works on many levels”.
  
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• Acid attacks: delivery drivers stage protest outside parliament

  18-07-2017 18:09
  
  Motorcyclists and moped riders take part in a demonstration in Parliament Square, London.Delivery drivers led by Jabed Hussain, the victim of an acid attack last week, have held a noisy protest outside parliament demanding protection from violence.Hundreds of motorcycle and moped riders, who say they fear for their safety while working, brought traffic around Parliament Square to a standstill with their vehicles on Tuesday.
  
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• EU: No problem with Davis' swift exit from Brexit negotiations

  18-07-2017 18:03
  The European Commission has said it has no problem with David Davis leaving EU negotiations early, after the Brexit Secretary was accused of "skulking" away.Mr Davis left the latest round of talks with the bloc's chief negotiator Michel Barnier after an hour-long meeting in Brussels on Monday.An image of Mr Davis sat at a table with his EU counterpart with no papers also sparked claims Britain was unprepared.
  
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• Jane Austen takes pride of place on Britain's new plastic tenner

  18-07-2017 18:02
  
  By David MillikenWINCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The Bank of England unveiled its first plastic 10 pound note on Tuesday, which features 19th century British novelist Jane Austen and will be available to the public from September.The central bank has printed an initial run of a billion of the new notes, which are known in Britain as "tenners", after last year's launch of a five pound note made from a polymer film that the BoE said is more durable and harder to forge.Tuesday marks the 200th anniv
  
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