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• Hurricane Irma: Dramatic Videos Show Storm Battering Florida

  10-09-2017 23:52
  Dramatic videos have emerged of the devastating impact being wrought in Florida by Hurricane Irma as it flooded streets and knocked out power to millions of homes and businesses.
  
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• Ashworth: 'We are not blocking Brexit'

  10-09-2017 23:45
  Shadow health secretary, Jon Ashworth says Labour 'accepts Brexit' and insists the party has not shifted its position.
  
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• David Davis warns MPs not to vote against EU withdrawal bill

  10-09-2017 23:40
  David Davis has told MPs that voting against the Brexit repeal bill would result in the UK suffering a "chaotic" exit from the European Union.The Brexit Secretary said that British people had not voted for "confusion" when they took part in last year's referendum.As a result, he said, Parliament should respect the will of the people when it decides whether to back the Government on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
  
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• Blocking EU repeal bill is vote for chaotic Brexit, Davis warns lawmakers

  10-09-2017 23:34
  Refusing to back legislation to sever Britain's political, financial and legal ties with the European Union would be a vote for a chaotic Brexit, Britain's Brexit minister David Davis said ahead of a parliamentary vote on Monday.Parliament is due to hold a second day of debate on the EU withdrawal bill on Monday, before a late-night vote on whether to allow the legislation to continue to the next stage of the process, when more detailed scrutiny will take place.The bill seeks largely to 'copy an
  
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• I Rowed The English Channel In A Bathtub

  10-09-2017 23:30
  Imagine if you will, I'm out rowing in the middle of the English Channel.
  
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• Brighton gets all-clear after anonymous bomb threat

  10-09-2017 23:25
  Police seal off the Brighton seafront after the Brighton Centre and Grand Hotel were evacuated.The Brighton Centre, which is hosting the TUC conference, and the nearby Grand hotelwere evacuated on Sunday evening because of a bomb scare.The Grand hotel, where many delegates are staying, received an anonymous phone call alleging there was an explosive device, Sussex police said.
  
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• 5 Extraordinary New Revelations About Theresa May's Election Disaster

  10-09-2017 22:37
  Thought you knew everything about June’s incredible ‘snap’ general election, one of the greatest self-owns in British political history?
  
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• British trade union conference evacuated over bomb threat

  10-09-2017 22:35
  A hotel and nearby conference centre on the south coast of England where Britain's Trades Union Congress (TUC) is holding its annual conference were evacuated on Sunday due to a bomb threat, police said.Police said the Grand Hotel in Brighton, where five people were killed by an Irish Republican Army bombing during the Conservative Party conference in 1984, received an anonymous phone call at 1530 GMT on Sunday saying there was an explosive device in the building.The nearby Brighton Centre, wher
  
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• Chris Froome wins La Vuelta to clinch fifth Grand Tour title

  10-09-2017 22:31
  Chris Froome has won La Vuelta a Espana, becoming the first British cyclist in history to do so and near a status as an all-time great.The four-time Tour de France champion comfortably finished Sunday's final stage to Madrid in 11th place, to clinch victory in the three-week long race's general classification.Froome's victory means he has become only the third man in history to complete the double of winning Le Tour and La Vuelta in the same season.
  
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• Chris Froome wins fifth Grand Tour title

  10-09-2017 21:27
  Chris Froome has won La Vuelta a Espana, becoming the first British cyclist in history to do so and near a status as an all-time great.The four-time Tour de France champion comfortably finished Sunday's final stage to Madrid in 11th place, to clinch victory in the three-week long race's general classification.Froome's victory means he has become only the third man in history to complete the double of winning Le Tour and La Vuelta in the same season.
  
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• Britain to lift pay cap for police, prison officers, BBC reports

  10-09-2017 21:26
  (Reuters) - The British government is set to lift, for police and prison officers, a 1 percent cap on public-sector pay increases, the BBC reported on Sunday.Ministers are expected to accept recommendations for higher pay rises this week, paving the way for similar increases for other government employees, BBC said.Public-sector pay rises have been limited to 1 percent a year since 2013, but British media said Prime Minister Theresa has been under increasing pressure from ministers and lawmakers
  
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• The Pasco Sheriff’s office has had to tell people not to shoot at Hurricane Irma

  10-09-2017 21:01
  The sheriff’s office learned of a Facebook event called: ‘Shoot at Hurricane Irma’.
  
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• Thinktank warns Tories not to cut interest rates on student loans

  10-09-2017 20:39
  Bright Blue is calling for the government to raise the earnings threshold at which graduates start to repay their loans instead.A prominent Conservative thinktank is warning Philip Hammond against giving high-paid graduates a handout by cutting the interest rates on student loans in a bid to win over younger voters.The chancellor’s autumn budget is regarded by senior Tories as a key moment for the government to demonstrate that it has heard the concerns of voters during the election campai
  
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• Blair and Adonis have spoken, but will France and Germany help remainers?

  10-09-2017 20:16
  Tony Blair and Andrew Adonis, his former Downing Street policy chief, have made separate if coordinated proposals for new controls on UK migration as a viable route back from Brexit and for the UK’s continued membership of the EU single market.The ideas lean heavily on the presumption that there is an untapped mood in France and Germany to help the British pro-Europeans.The Blair pamphlet makes references to a smattering of largely middle-ranking former ministers and a thinktank to suggest
  
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• It's Time To Make Staying Put Work

  10-09-2017 20:02
  I think I'm becoming less patient - not in all of life, but certainly when it comes to the pace of change regarding things that could or should make fostered young people's lives better.
  
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• McDonnell pledges support if workers strike over public sector pay cap

  10-09-2017 19:25
  Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said public sector workers have ‘the democratic right to ballot for industrial action’.John McDonnell has pledged Labour’s support for workers who strike over the public sector pay cap as union leaders increase pressure on the government to lift it.The shadow chancellor told union activists that the party’s senior figures would join strikers on picket lines if they took on the government against a policy that has led to a 14% real-terms cu
  
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• Government to signal pay cap for police and prison officers may be lifted

  10-09-2017 19:25
  Shadow chancellor John McDonnell had pledged his support if workers were to decide to strike over the pay cap.Ministers are to signal this week that they are prepared to bust the 1% pay cap for police and prison officers, as a first step towards recognising the concerns of cash-strapped workers across the public sector.In a significant shift that was already being claimed as a victory by trade unions on Sunday night, Downing Street has indicated that it is time to consider easing the pay freeze
  
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• Britain needs more accessible housing | Letters

  10-09-2017 19:24
  ‘The accessible housing deficit is likely to reach a crisis point as the number of people with disability increases and more of us are living longer.’ Photograph: Getty Images/Westend61
  
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• Brexit Risks Leaving UK With 20,000 Shortfall In Nurses By 2020, Says Pro-EU Open Britain

  10-09-2017 19:18
  Britain’s shortage of nurses and midwives could increase by 20,000 by 2020 if trends following last year’s Brexit referendum continue, the Government has been warned.
  
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• North Korea News LIVE: UN Security Council imposes fresh sanctions on N Korea - Moneycontrol.com

  10-09-2017 18:55
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  North Korea News LIVE: UN Security Council imposes fresh sanctions on N Korea
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  South Korea has said it may have detected activity related to an intercontinental ballistic missile launch. Live updates. Top. highlights. 05:03 PM IST. The government on Wednesday again upgraded its estimated size of North Korea's latest nuclear test ...and more »
  
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• Barack Obama 'rang with reassurance for May' on election night

  10-09-2017 18:48
  May’s advisers were bitterly divided between presenting her as a radical reformer, or the ‘strong and stable’ face of continuity, McTague and Ross report.Barack Obama rang Conservative headquarters on election night with a mistaken but reassuring message for Theresa May because Labour insiders had told him the party was expecting to lose seats, according to a new book about the election.Shortly before the exit poll, which sent shockwaves through both party headquarters, the for
  
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• Schools abandon exclusion of sixth-formers after parents complain

  10-09-2017 18:38
  One parent said her daughter had failed two of her four AS exams and was told she could not return to her school in York for year 13.One of those that has dropped the requirement is Fortismere, a popular comprehensive in north London, that used to be run by Aydin Önaç, head of St Olave’s grammar school in Kent, where the illegal practice was first exposed.One parent, who asked to remain anonymous, said her daughter had been told she could not continue into year 13 at Fortismere
  
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• Clarke: Years of complicated Brexit negotiations ahead

  10-09-2017 18:30
  Tory MP Ken Clarke talks Brexit with Niall Paterson.
  
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• Police Warn People Not To Shoot At Hurricane Irma As Facebook Joke Goes Viral

  10-09-2017 18:18
  Florida police have warned people not to fire guns at Hurricane Irma after a joke on Facebook spiralled out of control.
  
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• Clarke: No chance Theresa May will be replaced by anybody 'sensible'

  10-09-2017 18:18
  Former chancellor Ken Clarke says he believes there is no way Theresa May will be replaced as Tory leader "by anybody sensible".Anti-Brexit Mr Clarke was answering a question from Sky's Niall Paterson about whether he would join the Conservatives if he was a young man today, alluding to rumours that various right-wing eurosceptic Conservatives could win a leadership contest.Among the MPs being talked about as a potential replacement for Mrs May is pro-Brexit Jacob Rees-Mogg, who is on record as
  
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• Paul Hollywood: Bake Off star 'devastated' over Nazi-like costume photo

  10-09-2017 17:35
  Paul Hollywood says he is "absolutely devastated" after a photograph emerged showing him dressed in a Nazi-like uniform.The Great British Bake Off judge was pictured in the grey ensemble with a red swastika armband, an Iron Cross and a badge featuring a white Nazi eagle.Hollywood, 51, was smiling in the photo in a pub with a friend who was wearing a military uniform.
  
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• Northern & Shell takeover may prolong Trinity Mirror's life, but its future is uncertain | Roy Greenslade

  10-09-2017 17:31
  Press baron Richard Desmond is willing to sell his Northern & Shell media group.Trinity Mirror’s bid for Northern & Shell tells us so much about the sorry state of the national newspaper business.On one side of the aisle, there is the Labour-supporting red-top Daily Mirror.
  
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• Labour refuses to rule out strike support over public sector pay cap

  10-09-2017 17:05
  Labour has refused to rule out supporting a coordinated strike over the issue of the 1% public sector pay cap.Four unions have tabled motions to this week's Trades Union Congress in Brighton calling for some kind of nationally coordinated action.Asked by Sky whether Labour would support any union-backed action, shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth said his party supports anyone who strikes for "industrial reasons".
  
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• Three injured in Birmingham church stabbing

  10-09-2017 17:00
  Three people have been injured in a stabbing inside a Birmingham church.Around 150 people were attending a service at the New Jerusalem Apostolic Church when "a man with a knife stormed into our sanctuary", according to minister Kevin Hutchinson.The church said the three suffered non-life threatening injuries, and West Midlands Police said a 33-year-old man was being treated in hospital.
  
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• Bell Pottinger Middle East bids to split from parent firm as administration nears

  10-09-2017 16:14
  The Middle East arm of Bell Pottinger is in talks to separate from the scandal-hit PR agency, as its parent prepares to go into administration as soon as Monday.Bell Pottinger Middle East (BPME), a separate legal entity headquartered out of the United Arab Emirates, said that it had rejected the opportunity to work on the Oakbay account in South Africa which is at the centre of the scandal that has brought down its London-based parent company.
  
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• Hurricane Irma Hits Florida Leaving Trail Of Destruction In It Wake

  10-09-2017 15:42
  Summary: Hurricane Irma hits Florida Keys on Sunday Hurricane upgraded to a Category 4 storm, with winds of 130 miles per hour recorded, but later weakened  Officials say three people have been killed in US Millions evacuated from US state Hundreds of thousands are in shelters across several states Fears storm could spread to Georgia, Alabama and beyond Hurricane Irma has battered Florida after making landfall in the US, submerging streets, knocking out power to millions and snapp
  
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• Hurricane Irma Hits Florida As Storm Makes Landfall In US

  10-09-2017 15:42
  Hurricane Irma has hit Florida’s southern islands, with police announcing that one man has died in a car crash during the storm.
  
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• We Are Manchester: The Most Memorable Moments From Reopening Of Manchester Arena

  10-09-2017 14:53
  Thousands crammed into Manchester Arena on Saturday night for the venue’s first concert since the terror attack nearly four months ago, which killed 22 people.
  
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• Police release two of group arrested over suspected far-right terrorism

  10-09-2017 14:49
  Two men arrested on suspicion of belonging to a banned far-right group and planning terrorist acts have been released without charge, British police said on Sunday.The men were among five, including some serving soldiers, arrested on Sept. 5 as part of a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation."Two men arrested by officers from West Midlands Police Counter Terrorism Unit on suspicion of terrorism offences have been released from custody ... without charge following enquiries," West Midlands Poli
  
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• Balloons take to London sky for Lord Mayor's Appeal

  10-09-2017 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The Lord Mayor's Hot Air Balloon Regatta takes off from London City Airport for the first time.
  
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• Hundreds of Scottish orphanage children allegedly buried in mass grave

  10-09-2017 14:32
  Former residents of the orphanage uncovered a burial plot containing the remains of a number of children at nearby St Mary’s cemetery in 2003.The Scottish child abuse inquiry is to investigate claims that the bodies of at least 400 children from a home once run by Catholic nuns are buried in an unmarked mass grave.The high infant mortality rate has raised concerns about conditions at Smyllum Park orphanage in Lanark, which was operated by the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul.
  
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• Clarke: Fight to remain in EU is 'hopeless'

  10-09-2017 14:10
  Prominent Remainer Ken Clarke says he is pessimistic about the chances of the UK staying in the EU.
  
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• Tony Blair's bid to stop Brexit with tougher immigration rules 'hopeless'

  10-09-2017 14:09
  Politicians have dismissed former prime minister Tony Blair's plan to stop Brexit by negotiating new EU freedom of movement rules.Mr Blair says introducing tougher immigration policies would fulfil the will of Brexit voters so make it unnecessary for the UK to leave the bloc.The institute he founded after he left Downing Street in 2007 has written a policy document that says Brexit is not "the sole, or even the best way to" overcome "public anxiety about immigration".
  
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• Oxford student who won right to stay in UK says visa process should be more transparent

  10-09-2017 13:22
  Brian White, the student who won a protracted battle to remain in Britain and take up his place at Oxford University, has called on the Home Office to be more transparent and clear in its visa application processes.White, 21, from Wolverhampton, faced losing his place at Oxford because of uncertainty over his immigration status, but following a nationwide campaign the Home Office granted him indefinite leave to remain in the UK.Despite making his application in April, White thinks he would not h
  
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• UK doesn't need Brexit to curb EU immigration, says former PM Blair

  10-09-2017 13:05
  By Kylie MacLellanLONDON (Reuters) - Britain could bring in tough new controls on immigration from the European Union without actually having to leave the bloc, former prime minister Tony Blair said on Sunday.Concerns over the impact of high levels of immigration on public services and housing were cited as a factor by many who voted to leave the EU in last year's referendum.Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government has said free movement of EU citizens coming to Britain must end.
  
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• Britain can control immigration without Brexit, Blair says - Financial Times

  10-09-2017 12:53
  Financial Times
  Britain can control immigration without Brexit, Blair says
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  Britain can control immigration without leaving the EU, Tony Blair has claimed, immediately drawing fire from a senior cabinet minister. Mr Blair, the former Labour prime minister, produced a report that said there are ways to end open borders without ...
  Tony Blair defends call for EU migration curbsBBC News
  Tony Blair urges all pro-EU MPs to defy leaders and start arguing to halt BrexitThe Independent
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• North Korea nuclear crisis: Dangers of triggering war 'extremely great', Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warns - The Independent

  10-09-2017 12:23
  The Independent
  North Korea nuclear crisis: Dangers of triggering war 'extremely great', Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warns
  The Independent
  North Korea's nuclear weapons programme must be “halted” before it develops a missile capable of hitting London, the Defence Secretary said. Asked if the rogue state could strike the UK capital, Sir Michael Fallon replied: “Not yet, but they are ...
  North Korea 'could bomb LONDON' Michael Fallon in stark warning over Kim's nuke planDai
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing should allow same-sex dance partners, says Richard Coles

  10-09-2017 12:15
  Strictly Come Dancing should include same-sex couples, according to contestant the Rev Richard Coles.The former member of the 1980s band The Communards, argued it made "no sense" that anyone would oppose the move on the hit BBC show.Coles also revealed he had had "a discussion" with the programmes bosses about allowing same-sex couples to take part.
  
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• Hurricane Irma Sucks Water Away From Bahamas Beach In Shocking Video

  10-09-2017 12:14
  Beaches in the Bahamas have been completely drained of water because of the sheer force of Hurricane Irma.
  
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• Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood 'devastated' as pictures of him in Nazi fancy dress emerge - Metro

  10-09-2017 12:12
  Metro
  Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood 'devastated' as pictures of him in Nazi fancy dress emerge
  Metro
  Great British Bake Off host Paul Hollywood has been left 'devastated' after pictures of him in fancy dress as a Nazi officer emerged, explaining he was dressed as a character from sitcom 'Allo 'Allo. Steve Coogan denies Richard Hammond 'wanted to punch ...
  Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood 'absolutely devastated' as photo emerges of him dressed as a NaziEvening Standard
  
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• Destructive winds, rain hit Florida as Hurricane Irma approaches Key West - Washington Post

  10-09-2017 11:56
  Washington Post
  Destructive winds, rain hit Florida as Hurricane Irma approaches Key West
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  MIAMI — The fierce winds of Hurricane Irma regained Category 4 strength early Sunday, and the massive storm already has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages across South Florida as its leading edge lashes several major population centers.
  Irma's Fearsome Winds Reach Florida Shores, With Full Strike Yet to ComeNew York Times
  Hurricane Irma's destruction: island by islandIrish
  
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• Australia same-sex marriage vote: PM comes out for Yes - BBC News

  10-09-2017 11:50
  BBC News
  Australia same-sex marriage vote: PM comes out for Yes
  BBC News
  Australian political leaders, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, have come out in support of a campaign for same-sex marriage. More than 20,000 people gathered in Sydney to campaign ahead of a non-binding postal vote on changing Australia's ...
  Coalition and Labor near breakthrough on laws to prevent marriage equality 'hatred'The Guardian
  Thousands rally in support of Australia gay marriage as polls narrowDail
  
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• Theresa May to consider reducing student debt to win young voters - Metro

  10-09-2017 11:40
  Metro
  Theresa May to consider reducing student debt to win young voters
  Metro
  Theresa May is rumoured to be looking at plans to ease the burden of student debt in a bit to win back young voters. The option comes months after the youth vote got behind Labour in the recent snap general election. Man describes horror encounter with ...
  The Observer view on Theresa May and the shambolic Brexit negotiationsThe Guardian
  Jeremy Corbyn under pressure to sack Labour MPs who refuse to vote against B
  
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• Wrongful convictions

  10-09-2017 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Four exonerated prisoners tell the BBC how they were permanently changed by their experiences.
  
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• Tony Blair Calls For New Immigration Rules In Bid To Stop Brexit

  10-09-2017 11:25
  Tony Blair has said that tough new immigration rules would allow Britain to exert greater control at its borders without leaving the European Union.
  
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