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• Save Your Uber petition against TfL decision not to renew licence tops 600,000

  23-09-2017 23:26
  More than 600,000 people have signed a petition calling on Transport for London to reverse its decision to stop Uber operating in the capital.Save Your Uber in London was started by the taxi-hailing company on the Change.org website after Friday's announcement by TfL that it would not renew its licence when it ends on 30 September.Mayor of London Sadiq Khan backed the TfL decision and in fresh comments said anger "should be directed at Uber".
  
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• Six hurt after being sprayed with 'noxious substance' at Westfield in Stratford

  23-09-2017 23:21
  Six people are believed to have been injured after reports a group were spraying a "noxious substance" in east London.A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after the incident at Stratford Centre.Sky's Mark White said Scotland Yard had told him the incident was not being treated as terror-related.
  
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• Boris Johnson's transition red lines are vital to ensuring Brexit is fully delivered - Telegraph.co.uk

  23-09-2017 23:15 via telegraph.co.uk
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  Boris Johnson's transition red lines are vital to ensuring Brexit is fully delivered
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  Given the Government's lack of progress in preparing Britain for Brexit, it makes sense for it to seek a transition, or implementation, period with the EU to avoid a cliff-edge exit in 2019. Regrettably, the UK needs a lot more time to sort out its ...and more »
  
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• Six people believed injured in suspected London acid attack

  23-09-2017 23:00
  Six people were believed to have been injured on Saturday after a group of males reportedly sprayed a noxious substance in an area around a large shopping centre in east London, police said.The incident near the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford was not being treated as terror-related, a police spokesman said."A number of people have been reported injured at different locations - believed to be six people.
  
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• Six People Sprayed With Noxious Substance In Westfield Shopping Centre

  23-09-2017 22:58
  Six people are believed to have been injured and a man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after reports a group were spraying a noxious substance in Westfield shopping centre, in Stratford, east London, Scotland Yard said.
  
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• Labour should commit to staying in the single market and customs union

  23-09-2017 22:00
  ‘So at our Conference this week, Labour should commit to staying in the Single Market and Customs Union – ruling out no options for how to achieve this’ Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn urged to make Labour the pro single market party

  23-09-2017 22:00
  Jeremy Corbyn arrives at the Labour party women’s conference in Brighton yesterday.Jeremy Corbyn today faces calls from across the Labour movement to commit to full and permanent membership of the EU single market and customs union – so the party can offer a clear alternative to the Tories over Brexit.As Labour’s annual conference opensin Brighton, more than 30 MPs, together with MEPs, Labour peers, trade union leaders and mayors, publish an open letter in the Observer, demandi
  
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• Brexit battles face Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘mainstream’ party in Brighton

  23-09-2017 22:00
  Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour party leader, visits the Brighton Table Tennis Club on Saturday ahead of his party’s annual conference.As Labour MPs prepared to head to Brighton yesterday, some were scratching their heads and asking themselves the same question: can it really only be two years ago that they last trooped to the Sussex seaside for the first annual gathering under the new leadership of Jeremy Corbyn?Back then, shellshocked MPs spent the conference attempting to ensure the party did
  
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• Foster charities fear child refugee crackdown after Parsons Green attack

  23-09-2017 21:30
  Foster carer Penelope Jones, whose house in Sunbury-on-Thames was searched after Hassan’s arrest, receives an MBE from the Queen in 2010.Britain’s largest fostering charity has made an impassioned plea that the Parsons Green terror attack should not lead to a new crackdown on child refugees coming to Britain.Eighteen-year-old Ahmed Hassan, who is believed to have arrived illegally in the UK two years ago as an orphan from Iraq, was charged with the terror attack that injured 30 peopl
  
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• LeBron James calls Donald Trump a ‘bum’ as row between White House and sports stars continues

  23-09-2017 21:02
  James’s reponse comes following comments Donald Trump made about fellow player Stephen Curry.
  
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• Belfast emergency services free person trapped under bus

  23-09-2017 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The man is in a stable condition following the incident in Belfast City Centre.
  
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• Motorists on M3 stuck for hours as bomb squad investigate hazard alert

  23-09-2017 19:18
  Thousands of motorists and passengers were stranded for up to 12 hours on a motorway as bomb disposal experts dealt with a mystery hazard on the carriageway.The M3, which is the main route between London and Southampton, was closed between junctions 9 and 11 after the emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 4am on Saturday, after reports of a "potentially hazardous material in the road".Hampshire Police said they were unable to confirm the nature of the substance and whether i
  
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• Colin Firth gets dual Italian citizenship after Brexit vote

  23-09-2017 19:00
  British actor Colin Firth, who has often played the role of a quintessential Englishman in his many films, has become an Italian citizen, Italy's Interior Ministry said."The very famous actor, who won an Oscar for the film 'The King's Speech', is married to a citizen from our country and has often declared his love for our land," the ministry said in a statement.Firth said he would remain a dual national, adding that his Italian-born wife would also be seeking British nationality.
  
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• Meet ‘hepeated’ – the new word people are loving that’s even more irritating than mansplaining

  23-09-2017 18:59
  Everyone, add ‘hepeated’ to your vocabulary.
  
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• Colin Firth becomes Italian citizen after Brexit vote

  23-09-2017 18:50
  Film star Colin Firth has taken Italian citizenship in the wake of the Brexit vote, it has been revealed.The 57-year-old actor, famous for his roles in movies such as Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones' Diary and Kingsman, is married to Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli, who is applying for a British passport.The couple live in the UK with their two sons, and have been married since 1997.
  
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• Two babies die in 'tragic accident' in Wildmill, Bridgend

  23-09-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The baby boys, who were two of a set of triplets, were found not breathing at a house in Bridgend.
  
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• Actor Colin Firth gets dual British-Italian citizenship

  23-09-2017 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The Bridget Jones actor is now a dual British-Italian citizen, because of "the uncertainty around".
  
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• Christchurch woman appeals after love letter stolen

  23-09-2017 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The woman's stolen handbag contained an "irreplaceable" letter written by her late husband..
  
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• This artist created a tiny Lego version of himself in his quest to land a dream job

  23-09-2017 18:06
  Employers, meet Lego Andy.
  
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• Covering the counterculture: the 60s underground press – in pictures

  23-09-2017 18:00 via theguardian.com
  In 1966, author Barry Miles and photographer John “Hoppy” Hopkins founded International Times, or IT, Britain’s first underground newspaper. The following decade saw an explosion of publications – including Oz, Friends/Frendz, Gandalf’s Garden and Ink – dedicated to avant garde poetry and music, radical politics, the sexual revolution, psychedelia, vegetarianism and other ideas associated with 1960s counterculture. “It was everything to do with youth cul
  
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• Germany calls May's Brexit speech 'disappointing'

  23-09-2017 17:59
  German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Saturday described British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit speech as "disappointing", saying it offered no concrete details on how Britain wants to structure its exit from the European Union.It is time for the government of Great Britain to clearly state under what conditions it wants to leave the European Union."May set out a plan on Friday to retain full access to the EU's single market for two years after Brexit to try to reassure business and res
  
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• Here's What You Need To Know Before Signing That Uber Petition

  23-09-2017 17:55
  Over half a million people have signed a petition calling for the “Saving of Uber in London”.
  
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• M3 Winchester closed: Thousands of drivers hit by delays

  23-09-2017 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  A bomb disposal unit and fire crews were called when "potential hazardous material" was found.
  
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• 'NAIVE!' Heseltine blasts Brexiteers for not understanding how the ECJ works

  23-09-2017 17:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  STAUNCH Remainer Michael Heseltine has condemned the "naivety" of Brexiteers for their obsession with the European Court of Justice.
  
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• Tattoos move into cultural mainstream

  23-09-2017 17:03
  By Mark HanrahanLONDON (Reuters) - Mothers shopping with teenage children and parents pushing baby buggies joined the crowds of body art enthusiasts at this weekend's annual London Tattoo Convention, underscoring the increasing acceptance of tattoos in mainstream culture.The London convention, one of Europe's biggest tattoo events, saw over 400 artists from around the world converge on an east London convention centre, which organisers expect will host over 20,000 people during the three-day eve
  
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• 'I was kicked out of halls after one night' – your freshers' week regrets

  23-09-2017 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Readers tell us what they got wrong in their first week of universityThe very first night at university I had a few drinks (of course). I went to bed and I was woken up in the early hours by the fire alarm in my halls of residence. Being tipsy, as well as young and foolish, I punched the fire alarm control panel and dented it. The next day the hall manager gave me a massive telling off and evicted me from the accommodation. I spent the next two months living with a strict vegetarian family who s
  
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• Corbyn: People of Birmingham deserve 'clean streets'

  23-09-2017 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The Labour leader says Birmingham has been "under the cosh" from central government spending.
  
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• Uber and out? Cab app loses licence

  23-09-2017 16:45
  Transport for London say ride-hailing app Uber is not 'fit and proper' to hold a licence.
  
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• Save Your Uber petition against TfL decision not to renew licence tops 500,000

  23-09-2017 16:42
  More than half a million people have signed a petition calling on Transport for London to reverse its decision to stop Uber operating in the capital.Save Your Uber in London was started by the taxi-hailing company on the Change.org website after Friday's announcement by TfL that it would not renew its licence when it ends on 30 September.Mayor of London Sadiq Khan backed the TfL decision but in a new statement, he said anger "should be directed at Uber".
  
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• 'You're STILL not happy!' BBC host blasts Czech minister on EU citizen rights after Brexit

  23-09-2017 16:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  BBC host Nick Robinson blasted the Czech EU secretary for using Brussels jargon and continuing to be unhappy about the national rights of his countrymen in Britain despite Theresa May making concessions.
  
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• Brexit: UK needs to clarify issues - Macron

  23-09-2017 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The French president says Theresa May needs to sort out three key issues before talks turn to trade.
  
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• National Lottery: Anger as five balls AND bonus ball net winners just £14K

  23-09-2017 16:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  FURIOUS punters have hit out after seeing the National Lottery prize fund slashed to just £14,000 for matching five numbers and the bonus ball.
  
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• What Is Happening In Catalonia?

  23-09-2017 16:14
  Recipe for this Autumn’s cocktail: in a glass, mix powerful emotional concepts like rebellion, democracy, disobedience, independence, and “we want to vote.”
  
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• 'I was speaking on behalf of the people!' Luvvie Russell Brand says he led UK to Corbyn

  23-09-2017 15:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  RUSSELL Brand is back in the spotlight and has boasted that the success of Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn has vindicated his controversial intervention into politics.
  
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• Former Brexit minister blasts BBC Remain dig as he reveals 'sympathy' for leave voters

  23-09-2017 15:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  FORMER Brexit minister Lord Bridges batted away a dig by a BBC host that a two-year transitional deal will be like staying in the European Union but reveals he has “a lot of sympathy” for Leave voters.
  
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• Versace: backstage at the S/S 2018 show – in pictures

  23-09-2017 15:31 via theguardian.com
  To mark the 20th anniversary of Gianni Versace’s death, Donatella paid homage to her brother with a collection that delved into the archives. From Cindy Crawford to Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer, his supermodel friends joined the tribute Continue reading...
  
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• Uber London licence: 'Direct anger at firm' says mayor

  23-09-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Sadiq Khan defends the decision to strip Uber of its London licence after a petition gets 500,000 names.
  
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• BREXIT SUMMIT? Theresa May has called backbench Tories to Chequers after Florence speech

  23-09-2017 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  PRIME Minister Theresa May has summoned backbench Tories to a Champagne reception at Chequers in the wake of her Brexit speech.
  
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• Eurozone WARNING: Single currency crisis poses threat to democracy and 'social cohesion'

  23-09-2017 14:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE single currency crisis is posing a threat to “social cohesion” and democracy, a top banker has warned.
  
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• 'I'm so annoyed'

  23-09-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Some women say the loss of Uber's licence will make travel less safe and leave them out of pocket.
  
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• M3 Winchester Closed Due To 'Potential Hazardous Material' Bomb Scare

  23-09-2017 14:18
  Thousands of drivers have been stranded on a section of the M3 due to reports of a “potential hazardous material”.
  
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• More than half a million people have signed a petition protesting Uber ban in London

  23-09-2017 14:09
  “That is the fastest growing petition we’ve seen in the UK this year.”
  
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• Donald Trump Calls NFL Players Advocating Black Rights 'Sons Of Bitches'

  23-09-2017 13:58
  Donald Trump has called for the firing of American football players who kneel during the pre-match national anthem in protest of the treatment of black people by police.
  
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• Liam Gallagher claims his Twitter was hacked over Noel tweets

  23-09-2017 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Oasis singer denies accusing his brother of faking tears at Manchester Arena.
  
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• Petition against Uber's London ban hits 500,000

  23-09-2017 13:10
  LONDON (Reuters) - A petition organised by Uber against London's decision not to renew its operating licence has gathered 500,000 signatures, little more than 24 hours after the decision was announced, a website monitoring its progress showed on Saturday. The online petition was started on Friday after transport authorities in the British capital deemed Uber unfit to run a taxi service and stripped it of its license from next week. ...
  
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• BREXIT RUSH: Surge in British citizenship applications from Germans, French and Italians

  23-09-2017 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  APPLICATIONS for British citizenship have more than tripled since the year before the Brexit referendum.
  
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• 'Suspected Explosion' Detected In North Korea Sends Analysts Scrambling To Determine Cause

  23-09-2017 13:02
  A magnitude 3.4 earthquake in North Korea has sent analysts scrambling to determine if it was the result of another nuclear test or a natural event.
  
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• Over 500,000 sign petition backing Uber in London

  23-09-2017 13:00
  Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for taxi-hailing app Uber to be allowed to continue in the capital.On Friday, Transport for London said it would not renew Uber's private hire licence after finding it is "not fit and proper" to hold one.In the early hours of Saturday, a petition on Change.org had gathered signatures from more than 500,000 people who wanted the company to keep operating in London.
  
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• 'We have forged our own identity': Welsh readers on 20 years of devolution

  23-09-2017 12:48 via theguardian.com
  Readers in Wales on issues facing their country after marking 20 years since the vote for a devolved governmentWales voted for devolved government 20 years ago this week by a very narrow margin - just 50.3 to 49.7. We asked readers from Wales to consider what impact this decision had on the country and to share their hopes and concerns about the future post Brexit.We have heard how the referendum affected communities, national identity and society as a whole. Here are some of their views. Contin
  
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• Horsham stabbing: Two men face murder charges

  23-09-2017 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Anthony Williams was killed at a property in Horsham, West Sussex, on Tuesday.
  
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