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• White Nationalists Such As Those In Charlottesville Have No Platform For Free Speech

  13-08-2017 22:24
  The utter fact that we have to have a discussion about Nazism in 2017 is despicable, but here we are.In Charlottesville on Saturday, a group of white nationalists, who sported KKK uniforms and Nazi symbols, took to the streets in some form of protest over plans to remove a Confederate statue.As tensions remain high, three deaths have been confirmed, one of which was Heather Heyer, deliberately mowed down by a terrorist whilst protesting against white supremacy.
  
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• We Need A Fairer Immigration System For Young People Who Have Grown Up In The UK

  13-08-2017 21:52
  This year, International Youth Day was dedicated to celebrating young people's contributions to inclusion and social justice.
  
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• Cell-fie shame: Thugs make a mockery of ‘holiday camp’ British prisons

  13-08-2017 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITISH prison security has declined so rapidly thugs have compared jail to ‘holiday camps’ as they snap selfies on their mobile phones.
  
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• Jason Kessler, Unite The Right Organiser, Chased Away From Charlottesville Press Conference

  13-08-2017 20:35
  One of the organisers of the ‘Unite the Right’ march that resulted in the deaths of three people has had to be rushed away by police after attempting a press conference in Charlottesville.
  
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• Abusive Brexit debate insults our intelligence | Letters

  13-08-2017 20:29
  Gina Miller’s success in winning a parliamentary vote for whatever deal is finally struck between Britain and the EU was admirable, but it is obscene to invoke the India-Pakistan partition in 1947 in discussing Brexit (Britain must ask for more time to negotiate Brexit, 12 August).Others have compared the Brexit vote with Munich in 1938.Both the partition and the sacrifice of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany and the world war that followed were devastating events in human history, with the l
  
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• D-Day heroes secret mission revealed as medals go on sale

  13-08-2017 19:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE remarkable story of a Second World War hero who led a secret D-Day mission has been revealed after his medals were put up for auction.
  
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• Model Chloe Ayling Insists Abduction Story Is True And Her 'Worst Nightmare'

  13-08-2017 19:24
  The British model allegedly sedated, handcuffed and kidnapped by masked men while in Milan has insisted her story is true and hit back at those who have raised suspicions.
  
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• Hammond accused of giving ground to pro-hard Brexit Tories

  13-08-2017 18:49
  Philip Hammond has spent the last few weeks arguing strongly for a lengthy Brexit transitional period.Philip Hammond, was accused of ceding ground to cabinet Brexiters on Sunday after he signed an article saying the UK will not remain in the customs union framework during the transitional period after Brexit.The chancellor clarified the government’s position in a statement jointly written with Liam Fox, the international trade secretary, saying that the UK would be “outside the custo
  
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• Charlottesville Protests: 15 Things Donald Trump Has Condemned In The Past

  13-08-2017 18:44
  Donald Trump has refused to outright denounce white supremacy, Nazis and racism after a far-right rally turned violent in the US city of Charlottesville.
  
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• Alex Salmond ... Unleashed review – Edinburgh show is all bark and no bite

  13-08-2017 18:29 via theguardian.com
  Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
  The former first minister of Scotland and ex-MP promises a political kiss and tell, but while a convivial host, fails to deliver the goodsWhen the former first minister of Scotland and now ex-MP Alex Salmond announced this last-minute fringe run, it sold out faster than you can say “independence in Europe”. Perhaps punters were seduced by the promise of (as the title runs) “Alex Salmond ... Unleashed”. He’s been promising to kiss and tell,
  
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• Scotland's Salmond and Brexit Minister Davis in surprise Fringe double act

  13-08-2017 18:17
  Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond charmed a home crowd at the first of his Edinburgh Fringe shows on Sunday, as he and a surprise guest, Brexit Minister David Davis, both took swipes at Brexit, the prime minister and themselves."Alex Salmond Unleashed" at the world's largest arts festival is designed as a breather from a diet of politics as usual.Salmond, who is often outspoken, is the senior Scottish nationalist to have lost his parliamentary seat in Britain's June election and he als
  
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• 'No answers!' Labour lord calls for UK to REMAIN in customs union in Ireland swipe at PM

  13-08-2017 17:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE FORMER Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain has lashed out at the Government over its response to the issue of the Irish border.
  
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• Ivanka Trump Condemns White Supremacy - But Still No Such Statement From Donald

  13-08-2017 17:18
  As Donald Trump continues to face strong criticism for failing to specifically condemn white supremacy, his daughter has finally said what her father won’t - but it seems like it’s too little, too late.
  
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• Publishing salacious material as public interest besmirches press freedom

  13-08-2017 17:03
  Former police officer Adrian Pogmore, who admitted four counts of misconduct in a public office after filming naked sunbathers and a couple having sex.All too often this apparently high-minded ambition amounts to nothing more than a desire to publish salacious material that besmirches the concept of press freedom.A classic example occurred last week following the trial of a former police officer who filmed a couple having sex on their patio.
  
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• Charlottesville Protests And 7 Terrifying Things That Happened

  13-08-2017 17:01
  A day of violence in Charlottesville, Virginia has left three people dead, dozens injured and laid bare the increasingly roiling racial and political divisions.The largest gathering of white supremacists on American soil in over a decade was ostensibly to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, enshrined in bronze on horseback in the city’s Emancipation Park.
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg brushes off leadership talk – but does not rule out bid

  13-08-2017 16:34
  Jacob Rees-Mogg, the backbench Tory traditionalist, has dismissed reports that he could be the next Conservative party leader as products of the August “silly season”.“I wouldn’t put any money on it,” he told Radio 4’s Broadcasting House on Sunday, when asked why two Sunday newspapers were running stories, separately sourced, saying he would like to succeed Theresa May.The “silly season” is a newspaper term for the period in the summer when the rel
  
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• Brexit: UK retirees rushing to settle in Europe, say financial advisers

  13-08-2017 16:23
  A British flag in Spain. ‘The golden age of British retirees heading to the Costas is probably over,’ said a migration expert.British retirees are rushing to settle in European countries such as Spain, Portugal and France ahead of the Brexit deadline, according to financial advisers, believing that such a move will become significantly more difficult in the future.One company that supports those moving to mainland Europe after they finish working revealed that the number of monthly i
  
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• David Miliband says Brexit 'unparalleled act of self-harm'

  13-08-2017 15:57
  Former foreign secretary David Miliband has used an attack on the ministers spearheading Brexit to call for a second EU referendum.The Labour ex-frontbencher said "abdicating" all approval for a final exit deal to politicians like Boris Johnson and Liam Fox was "delusional".Mr Miliband said he respected last year's referendum result, but also maintained "democracy did not end on 23 June 2016".
  
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• Hammond and Fox unite over Brexit transition

  13-08-2017 15:55
  The Cabinet ministers present a united front by agreeing the UK will have a "time-limited" transition period when it exits the EU.
  
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• Middlesbrough V Sheffield United Sees Children As Young As 10 Injured In Brawl

  13-08-2017 15:50
  Children as young as 10 have been injured as more than 200 football fans fought in a coach park, police said.
  
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• FLEA WARNING: Prepare for INVASION of randy SUPER-FLEAS who want to use your home to mate

  13-08-2017 15:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  A PLAGUE of randy super-fleas are set to invade British homes as the washout summer has made them desperate to get indoors and get loved-up!
  
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• Emotional Farah attacks media

  13-08-2017 15:30
  Mo Farah gets emotional, telling the press “You've been unfair towards me”, also saying he is "proud to be British" and "a clean athlete".
  
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• UK’s first GENDER FLUID FAMILY: mum is dad, dad is mum and child is non-specific

  13-08-2017 15:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITAIN’S first gender fluid family are raising their four-year-old son as a “person” rather than a “boy” because they do not believe in imposing gender.
  
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• Letter: Mary Turner held my hand in the Blackpool ballroom

  13-08-2017 15:21
  Mary Turner, president of the GMB for 20 years, ‘fizzed and sparked like a fire cracker’. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA
  
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• Alternatives to university: there’s more to life than a degree

  13-08-2017 15:00
  Choosing to work as an apprentice is an increasingly popular choice, with 509,400 people starting an apprenticeship in 2015-16, up 1.9% on the previous year, according to the Department for Education.“Apprenticeships give you the opportunity to earn while you learn without the need to move away to university or get into debt – and you also get your foot on the first rung of the career ladder,” says Kirstie Donnelly, managing director at City & Guilds.Recently, the governmen
  
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• MSF and Sea-Eye Suspend Migrant Rescues In Mediterranean Over Security Fears

  13-08-2017 14:57
  AQUARIUS, Mediterranean Sea - Two NGOs have been forced to suspend rescue operations in the Mediterranean due to the increasingly threatening behaviour of the Libyan coastguard.
  
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• 'The party would be KILLED' Baroness bashes Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg's leadership chances

  13-08-2017 14:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  TORY Baroness Patience Wheatcroft has ripped into Jacob Rees-Mogg and the “Moggmentum” movement calling for him to replace Theresa May.
  
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• Hard Brexit could split Tory party, says Anna Soubry

  13-08-2017 14:40
  Anna Soubry, who urged Theresa May to side with ‘sensible, moderate wise owls in the cabinet’.The Conservative party could split if Theresa May insists on pursuing a “hard Brexit”, the former business minister Anna Soubry claimed on Sunday.
  
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• Practical to spectacle: how Britain's appetite for cooking shows is changing

  13-08-2017 13:53 via theguardian.com
  As Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain returns to screens, Emine Saner looks at how food programmes have fared over the yearsThe main ingredient in the BBC’s new cooking competition show seems to be hugs. And the main giver and receiver of those hugs is Nadiya Hussain. At one point Zoe Ball, Hussain’s co-presenter in The Big Family Cooking Showdown, puts an arm around her; Hussain hugs the contestants, they squeeze her back. After winning The Great British Bake Off in 2015, Hussain’
  
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• Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – live!

  13-08-2017 13:52 via theguardian.com
  Premier League updates from the 1.30pm BST kick-off on TynesideRose causes thorny issue for Levy | Benítez wants players to do talkingAnd feel free to email Daniel or tweet him @DanielHarris 12.52pm BSTDid you know: Metallica’s black album is 26 years old today. What a piece of work that was and is, making headbangers out of indy kids.12.37pm BSTNewcastle United (a usual 4-2-3-1): Elliot; Manquillo, Clark, Lejeune, Dummett; Hayden, Shelvey; Atsu, Perez, Ritchie, Gayle. Subs: Darlow,
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg Distances Himself From Claims Of Tory Leadership Bid

  13-08-2017 13:52
  Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has distanced himself from suggestions that he is considering a bid for the Conservative leadership.
  
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• Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky – in pictures

  13-08-2017 13:47 via theguardian.com
  Views from UK, Macedonia, Spain and Turkey of the Perseid meteor shower, which occurs every year when the Earth travels through debris shed by comet Swift-Tuttle Continue reading...
  
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• 17 army instructors charged with assaulting teenage recruits

  13-08-2017 13:44 via theguardian.com
  Claims of six alleged victims involve being punched, kicked and having animal dung smeared on their faces during a battle camp in ScotlandSeventeen army instructors have been charged with assaulting teenage recruits at a battle camp in Scotland.The instructors – who are thought to be veterans of the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan – face 40 charges of battery, ill-treatment and actual bodily harm. They could be jailed if found guilty. Continue reading...
  
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• Chloe Ayling calls doubts over kidnapping 'frustrating and hurtful'

  13-08-2017 13:42 via theguardian.com
  British model described Milan abduction in Mail on Sunday interview and said she understood why people had questionsA British model who was allegedly abducted in Milan by kidnappers who planned to sell her as a sex slave has said doubts over her account of the ordeal have been “frustrating and hurtful”.Chloe Ayling, 20, told Italian police she was attacked by two men as she attended a photoshoot on the outskirts of the city in July. She says she was then drugged and transported in a
  
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• Where your 5p plastic bag charge goes (clue, it’s not to charity)

  13-08-2017 13:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHARITIES barely see any of the £105m spent on 5p plastic bags by shoppers, despite the government promising proceeds would go to good causes, it was revealed today.
  
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• Britain says Brexit talks should move to next phase, as ministers show unity

  13-08-2017 13:26
  By William James and Alistair SmoutLONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday that it wants talks with the EU to move on to the next phase, as it set out details of the future relationship it envisages with the bloc and senior ministers presented a united approach to negotiations.Britain is keen to start talking about its post-Brexit relationship with Europe, wary of the need to reassure anxious businesses, citizens and investors."We need to get on with negotiating the bigger issues around our fu
  
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• Corbyn: UK should stay out of any military action against North Korea

  13-08-2017 13:05
  Jeremy Corbyn has urged Theresa May not to "drag" Britain into any US military action against North Korea.The Labour leader has called on President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un to "wind down the war of rhetoric".Mr Trump has threatened to rain "fire and fury" on the reclusive state after Pyongyang said it was "carefully examining" a plan to strike Guam with missiles.
  
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• Why I run by Malcolm Gladwell, Denise Lewis, Sadiq Khan and more

  13-08-2017 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Former political strategist Alastair Campbell says he gets his best ideas while running, DJ Charlie Dark uses it to bring communities together and chef Michel Roux Jr says it helps him deal with stressWe asked celebrity runners how they got into the sport, where and how they do it, and if they had any tips to pass along. Continue reading...
  
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• 'We'll be EU's BIGGEST export market' Tory MP hails UK's 'powerful position' post-Brexit

  13-08-2017 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  FORMER Brexit minister David Jones has insisted the UK remains in a “powerful position” to secure a trade deal with the European Union after it breaks away from the bloc.
  
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• 'We'll be EU's BIGGEST export market' Ex-Brexit minister on UK's 'powerful' Brexit stance

  13-08-2017 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  FORMER Brexit minister David Jones has insisted the UK remains in a “powerful position” to secure a trade deal with the European Union after it breaks away from the bloc.
  
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• Tenerife's pop-up restaurants: tradition and taste – without the hype

  13-08-2017 13:00 via theguardian.com
  In sheds, gardens and fields in the north of the island, wine growers run makeshift guachinches, selling their own wine and excellent local foodIn the green, wine-growing areas of northern Tenerife, sharp-eyed visitors might spot makeshift restaurants in garages and courtyards. These unpretentious places are guachinches, originally outlets for small growers to sell their surplus wine. The atmosphere is convivial and relaxed. Oilcloths in vibrant colours cover the tables and they are traditional,
  
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• Rise of the robocar: are connected cars safer, or a target for hackers?

  13-08-2017 13:00 via theguardian.com
  It’s predicted that 200m connected cars will be on the roads by 2020, but there’s a risk that more technology will lead to more hacking A threshold was quietly crossed in the first quarter of 2016. For the first time, mobile carriers reported activating more connected cars than phones. At a vehicle tech demonstration in Manhattan this month, a group of reporters stood around a custom-made, tablet-screened display console as Darrin Shewchuk, a spokesman for Harman International, expla
  
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• How Trump v Kim can wreck the world economy without a shot being fired | Larry Elliott

  13-08-2017 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Tension is more likely to spark a US trade war with Beijing than a shootout with Pyongyang. China’s debt bubble will burst, with major consequencesFull marks for timing, Mr President. Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the start of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, making it an appropriate moment for Donald Trump to threaten North Korea with obliteration.One of the few achievements Trump can point to in his first six months in office is that shares on Wall Stre
  
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• Chest-thumping Mo Farah: 'I'm a clean athlete'

  13-08-2017 12:59
  Sir Mo Farah has attacked the media for repeatedly raising drug allegations about his controversial coach Alberto Salazar during his fairytale career.A silver medal in the 5,000m in the World Championships in London on Saturday saw the British legend fall agonisingly short of five golden global doubles in his last major event before retiring from track racing.Later, Sir Mo, thumping his chest and with tears in his eyes, said: "Over the years you guys have done many things to build a person up an
  
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• Nigel Farage's Tweet About Nazi Salutes At Charlottesville Rally Goes Down Particularly Badly

  13-08-2017 12:41
  Nigel Farage was among those giving his opinion on a far-right rally in the US city of Charlottesville - but his tweet did not exactly go down well.
  
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• Skin review – brave attempt to dance gender transition

  13-08-2017 12:15 via theguardian.com
  Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
  Despite past form in translating complex emotion into dance, 201 Dance Company’s attempt to navigate gender-reassignment intricacies feels too tidyThere was a thrill and a buzz around 201 Dance Company when they brought their last production, Smother, to Edinburgh. In telling the stories of two gay men and their community of friends, 201 were staking out significant new ground for hip-hop, proving that the language of street dance was supple and expressive en
  
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• Kids hurt as 200 thugs turn Middlesbrough v Sheffield United game into mass brawl

  13-08-2017 12:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHILDREN as young as 10 were injured after getting caught up in violent clashes between more than 200 football fans as the Middlesbrough v Sheffield United game turned ugly.
  
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• Trump: Attack US and you'll 'regret it fast'

  13-08-2017 12:10
  The US President keeps the verbal pressure on North Korea, saying he will sort out the problem quickly.
  
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• Radical millennials are a climate force to be reckoned with | Geoff Dembicki

  13-08-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  The window for hope is closing rapidly for the planet. But young activists are demonstrating their power at the ballot box to push for a different futureGeoff Dembicki is the author of Are We Screwed? How a New Generation is Fighting to Survive Climate ChangeIf progressives can’t take back control of the White House and Congress from climate change deniers in the next three years, it’s conceivable that humankind could be screwed. But evidence is mounting that a new political force is
  
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• James Damore, Google, and the YouTube radicalization of angry white men

  13-08-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Damore became an ‘alt-right’ hero after Google fired him over his views on women. Did Google-owned YouTube play a role in reinforcing those ideas?
  For the YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, the Google manifesto was personal and painful. After reading the news of engineer James Damore’s 10-page memo criticizing diversity initiatives, her daughter asked: “Mom, is it true that there are biological reasons why there are fewer women in tech and leadership?”Wojcicki recounted t
  
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