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• Kensington and Chelsea council terminates contract with Grenfell Tower landlord - The Independent

  27-09-2017 23:56 via independent.co.uk
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  Kensington and Chelsea council terminates contract with Grenfell Tower landlord
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  grenfell-justice.jpg People take part in a silent march for the Grenfell tower victims in West London on 15 September 2017. PA. Kensington and Chelsea Council (RBKC) has voted unanimously to terminate its contract with the landlord of Grenfell Tower.
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• 'Meghan who?'

  27-09-2017 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Pictures of Prince Harry's first public appearance with Meghan Markle were beamed around the world.
  
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• May defends free markets and debt reduction

  27-09-2017 23:33
  By David MillikenLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will defend free markets and fiscal prudence on Thursday, a day after opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn told her to step aside and said his left-wing ideas now represented the political mainstream.May will tell a conference hosted by the Bank of England that appropriately regulated free markets are essential to boost living standards, and that her government intends to cut public debt without raising taxes significantly."A free
  
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• Interest rate rise should not be feared, says Bank of England economist

  27-09-2017 23:29
  Britons should not fear higher interest rates, the Bank of England's chief economist has told Sky News, fuelling speculation that an increase is imminent.In an exclusive interview, Andy Haldane said that any rise in borrowing costs should be seen as a "good news story" - a sign that the economy was recovering.Mr Haldane said: "In the September minutes in particular, a majority of the committee - of which I am one - said that we could be nearing the point where a reduction in some degree of monet
  
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• Child rapist David Hart arrested after going on the run

  27-09-2017 23:26
  A convicted rapist who went on the run after being found guilty of raping a child has been arrested.David Hart, 60, was not present at Swansea Crown Court on Tuesday when he was found guilty of 12 counts of raping the child, two of indecently assaulting her, one of assault by penetration and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.Hart, from the Morriston area of Swansea, is understood to have been present during the trial but took himself to Morriston Hospital after falling ill.
  
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• Grenfell: Kensington Council Ends Contract With Tower Management Company

  27-09-2017 23:25
  Kensington and Chelsea Council has voted unanimously to terminate its contract with the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation, the body responsible for managing Grenfell Tower.
  
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• Bank of America names leaders for new European hub

  27-09-2017 23:12
  (Reuters) - Bank of America Corpnamed former CFO Bruce Thompson as the new leader of its European global banking and markets operations to be based in Dublin, according to a company memo from Chief Operating Officer Tom Montag.Thompson, a vice chairman at Bank of America, will continue to report to Montag, and will be moving to Dublin in the coming months, according to the memo, the contents of which were confirmed by a spokeswoman.Bank of America said in July it had selected Dublin as the base
  
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• Is National Action the next Neo-Nazi threat to the UK?

  27-09-2017 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Eleven men have been arrested on suspicion of membership of the banned group neo-Nazi National Action. But what does the group stand for - and why did it get banned?
  
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• Tfl plans to make £322m by collecting data from passengers' mobiles via Tube Wi-Fi

  27-09-2017 22:04
  At the end of 2016, TfL ran a pilot which tracked the Wi-Fi signals from 5.6 million phones as people moved around the London Underground, even if they weren't connected to a Wi-Fi network.TfL publicly stated that the purpose of the scheme was to use the aggregated, anonymised data "to better understand how people navigate the London Underground network, allowing TfL to improve the experience for customers".
  
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• Child rapist David Hart goes on the run after being convicted

  27-09-2017 21:57
  Police are hunting for a convicted rapist who has gone on the run after being found guilty of "sickening and gravely serious" sexual offences against a young girl.David Hart, 60, was not present at Swansea Crown Court on Tuesday when he was found guilty of 12 counts of raping the child, two of indecently assaulting her, one of assault by penetration and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.Hart, from the Morriston area of Swansea, is understood to have been present during the trial but took hi
  
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• 400,000 passengers face new Ryanair flight cancellations

  27-09-2017 21:50
  400,000 passengers face new Ryanair flight cancellations
  
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• Take a look at some of the world’s longest walls, from Britain to Berlin

  27-09-2017 21:45
  Do you know which is the longest in the world?
  
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• Ryanair faces action by regulator for 'persistently misleading passengers'

  27-09-2017 21:12
  Ryanair is facing "enforcement action" for failing to give customers accurate information about their rights following hundreds of flight cancellations.The low-cost carrier has been accused of falsely claiming that it did not have to re-route passengers on other airlines, particularly when there are no other services available.According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Ryanair also stopped short of providing details about its obligations to refund expenses incurred by passengers as a resul
  
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• Highlights of Jeremy Corbyn speech at Labour conference

  27-09-2017 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Highlights of Jeremy Corbyn's speech at the Labour Party conference.
  
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• A369 at Portbury closed after reports of police shooting - Somerset County Gazette

  27-09-2017 21:01 via somersetcountygazette.co.uk
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  A369 at Portbury closed after reports of police shooting
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  A man has died after being shot up to 10 times by armed police close to a busy motorway, according to eyewitnesses. Avon and Somerset Police confirmed a man died during an "incident involving police firearms" on the A369 The Portbury Hundred road, ...and more »
  
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• Hurricane Maria To Blast UK With Wet And Windy Weather This Weekend

  27-09-2017 20:57
  The UK is on course for a wet and windy spell of weather as the remnants of Hurricane Maria make their approach.
  
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• Uber challenges employment rights ruling at tribunal in London

  27-09-2017 20:47
  Uber is challenging a landmark ruling that says it must give drivers employment benefits.James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam won a case against the ride-hailing app last year after arguing they were workers and entitled to the minimum wage, sick pay and paid holiday.It comes at a time when the firm is under pressure, battling Transport for London over a decision to strip it of its right to operate in the capital on the grounds it is "not fit and proper".
  
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• Headteachers warn parents: there is not enough money to fund schools

  27-09-2017 20:47
  Justine Greening promised an extra £1.3bn for schools for the next two years.The letter from more than 4,000 heads will tell around a million families that the government’s new national funding formula still means their children face an unfair “postcode lottery”, with some schools able to afford class sizes of 20 but similar schools in other regions forced to have classes of 35 pupils.The heads argue that the proposed national formula – designed to iron out historic
  
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• Tfl plans to make £322m by collecting data from passengers' mobiles via Tube Wifi

  27-09-2017 20:46
  At the end of 2016, TfL ran a pilot which tracked the wifi signals from 5.6 million phones as people moved around the London Underground, even if they weren't connected to a wifi network.TfL publicly stated that the purpose of the scheme was to use the aggregated, anonymised data "to better understand how people navigate the London Underground network, allowing TfL to improve the experience for customers".
  
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• AC Grayling: our right to good government | Letters

  27-09-2017 20:34
  AC Grayling writes that ‘a rational society needs to ensure that the diverse and often conflicting preferences and interests of we the people are translated through agreed institutions into good government’.It is so predictable that a lazy reading of any discussion about how a democratic order can rebut the patronising view taken by Plato that “ordinary people” are not fit to have a vote, that I repeatedly stressed that the great debate about how to honour the right of ci
  
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• Pharmacist Zameer Ghumra 'showed boys videos of IS beheadings'

  27-09-2017 20:31
  It is alleged that pharmacist Zameer Ghumra, 38, shared the extremist material - including beheading videos - with the two unidentified children who are both of primary school age.The children's mother told Nottingham Crown Court that their characters were altered over several years, and she described how they ended up discussing becoming martyrs for their religion after spending time with Ghumra.
  
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• Paddy Power boss breaks ranks on fixed-odds betting terminals

  27-09-2017 20:15
  Next month, the Government is due to publish its triennial review of fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), the electronic gaming machines found in every high street betting shop.Until now, the bookies have been united in opposing such a significant cut, which the business services group KPMG - in a report for the industry - has estimated could result in significant closures among the UK's 9,000 high street betting shops.Today, though, Paddy Power Betfair has broken ranks.
  
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• Top judge urges 'living wills' for vulnerable elderly or sick people

  27-09-2017 20:01
  A senior judge has suggested people should make "living wills" in order to set out their wishes in the event of serious incapacitating illness.High Court judge Mr Justice Francis, who is based in the Family Division, suggested there should be a campaign to educate people about living wills.The judge's comments to lawyers came amid a Court of Protection hearing about the treatment of an elderly man who is in a minimally conscious state.
  
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• New journey for Saudi Arabia as women allowed behind the wheel - HeraldScotland

  27-09-2017 20:01 via heraldscotland.com
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  New journey for Saudi Arabia as women allowed behind the wheel
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  Campaigners say Saudi Arabia's surprise decision to grant women the right to drive is only the start of a long journey towards equality in the conservative kingdom. 0 comments. Get the latest local news straight to your inbox every day. Sign up ...
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• New Activists: Episode Three Of HuffPost UK's Docu-Reality Series

  27-09-2017 19:58
  HuffPost UK has launched New Activists, a daily docu-reality series following the lives of young people who are changing the world.
  
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• Army goat Lance Corporal Shenkin III dies aged seven

  27-09-2017 19:43
  The Queen has been notified about the death of Lance Corporal Shenkin III, a Kashmiri from the Royal Herd at the Great Orme in Llandudno.The goat was the Regimental Mascot of 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh.Described as a "total poser", Shenkin made regular appearances at rugby internationals with his handler, Goat Major Sergeant Mark Jackson.
  
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• TfL may make £322m by selling on data from passengers' mobiles via Tube wifi

  27-09-2017 19:16
  At the end of 2016, TfL ran a pilot which tracked the wifi signals from 5.6 million phones as people moved around the London Underground, even if they weren't connected to a wifi network.TfL publicly stated that the purpose of the scheme was to use the aggregated, anonymised data "to better understand how people navigate the London Underground network, allowing TfL to improve the experience for customers".
  
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• Labour aims to be tenants' champion but cheaper housing will take time

  27-09-2017 19:08
  In Brighton, Jeremy Corbyn made it clear that Labour wants to be the champion of a smaller but increasingly politicised electorate: tenants.This month the communities secretary, Sajid Javid, launched a green paper on social housing in response to the Grenfell Tower disaster.On Wednesday, Corbyn made a trio of promises aimed at the 20% of UK households who rent and others who want to buy but are angry at rising costs and poor conditions.
  
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• The Triumphalism Of Corbyn's Conference - HuffPost UK

  27-09-2017 19:03 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
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  The Triumphalism Of Corbyn's Conference
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  Jeremy Corbyn this week told the Labour Party conference in Brighton that his party was a “government in waiting”. Of course he did. Just as with the snap election, Corbyn has no choice but to talk up Labour's chances. A room packed to the rafters with ...and more »
  
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• Corbyn plays his greatest hits - and the crowd goes wild | John Crace

  27-09-2017 18:38
  Taylor Swift’s Look What You made Me Do played through the PA system.The video ended with the line: “Sorry, the old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now.It wasn’t just old Taylor that had croaked.
  
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• Pharmacist 'showed boys videos of IS beheadings', mother claims

  27-09-2017 18:33
  It is alleged that pharmacist Zameer Ghumra, 38, shared the extremist material - including beheading videos - with the two unidentified children who are both of primary school age.The children's mother told Nottingham Crown Court that their characters were altered over several years, and she described how they ended up discussing becoming martyrs for their religion after spending time with Ghumra.
  
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• Waitrose Issues Urgent Recall Of Chocolate Products Over Plastic Contamination Fears

  27-09-2017 18:24
  Waitrose is recalling four types of its own-brand chocolate over fears they could be contaminated with plastic.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: neoliberalism is broken and we are now the centre ground

  27-09-2017 18:08
  Jeremy Corbyn has described the “chilling wreckage of Grenfell Tower” as a monument to a broken neoliberal economic model in a keynote speech promising that a Labour government would “do politics differently”.The Labour leader pledged that his party would introduce rent controls, crack down on gentrification projects and ensure that tenants on estates being redeveloped would be allowed to return to them once they were rebuilt.Addressing his first conference since strippin
  
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• Man found with guns and knives at Dover jailed for five years

  27-09-2017 17:45
  A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after a cache of weapons, including pistols, a bow and arrow, machete and knuckle-duster, was found hidden in his van.Jaromir Hrbek, 59, was stopped last month as he drove through the port of Dover in his Peugeot Expert.The officers continued their search, uncovering a bow with arrows, five knives, including a 12-inch blade, a machete, a knuckle-duster, and a loaded Walther PPQ pistol wrapped in a paper bag, then hidden in the vehicle’s fram
  
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• London Cyclist Dies After Being Hit By Lorry On Chelsea Bridge During Rush Hour

  27-09-2017 17:44
  Cycling campaigners have demanded greater safety measures on London’s roads after a cyclist was fatally hit by a lorry during rush hour this morning.
  
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• NFL Kneeling And More: When Sport And Politics Meet

  27-09-2017 17:38
  The world of sport collided with the political sphere once again this week when a Donald Trump waded into a row over NFL players kneeling during the US national anthem.
  
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• Everything you need to know about the ban on women driving that’s been lifted in Saudi Arabia

  27-09-2017 17:15
  The Gulf kingdom has decided to lift the decades-long ban on female drivers.
  
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• Headteachers tell parents: you are still in a postcode lottery

  27-09-2017 17:00
  Justine Greening promised an extra £1.3bn for the next two years.Thousands of headteachers in England are writing to parents arguing that the government has failed to tackle a “postcode lottery” in which some schools receive hundreds of thousands of pounds less than others based on their location.A letter from more than 4,000 heads across England will also tell families that the government’s new national funding formula will do little to solve the funding crisis affecting
  
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• Boeing warned Bombardier dispute 'could jeopardise' future UK contracts

  27-09-2017 16:55
  Boeing's behaviour over a long-running trade dispute "could jeopardise" its chances of receiving future contracts, the UK Government has warned.In the strongest diplomatic comments from a minister yet, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said the aircraft manufacturer's status as a "long-term partner" was now at risk.Boeing had complained rival firm Bombardier was receiving unfair state subsidies, leading the US to impose a 220% import tariff on the sale of new C-Series jets - whose wings are m
  
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• 'People saw right through it': Corbyn hits back at Daily Mail attacks

  27-09-2017 16:51
  Jeremy Corbyn has attacked “overwhelmingly hostile” press coverage of Labour and his leadership and said the June election result showed people were no longer affected by walls of negative articles.In his speech at the Labour conference in Brighton, Corbyn said he had been targeted by 14 pages of attacks in one paper on a single day, but it had strengthened support for the party.“There were some who didn’t come out of the election too well,” he said to applause and
  
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• Man dead after police 'surround car and shoot into it' near Bristol

  27-09-2017 16:49
  A man has died after police opened fire on a car close to the M5 near Bristol, with one witness saying police vehicles boxed in the car and up to 10 shots were fired.It has been referred to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission.The road, the Portbury Hundred, is a few minutes’ drive from the Avon and Somerset police headquarters.
  
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• 400,000 hit by new Ryanair cancellations to solve pilot crisis

  27-09-2017 16:12
  Ryanair has announced it is cancelling thousands more flights, with up to around 400,000 passengers likely to be affected.The airline is also offering 315,000 customers who have already been affected a travel voucher worth up to €40 for each leg of a journey cancelled because of its pilot shortage crisis.It made the announcement while confirming plans to suspend 34 of its routes over the November-March winter season to prevent any further mass cancellations.
  
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• Ryanair Cancelled Flights List: Here Are All The Routes The Budget Airline Has Grounded Over Winter

  27-09-2017 16:09
  Ryanair has released a list of the almost 18,000 flights it has cancelled after it announced it would be temporarily suspending 34 routes over the winter.
  
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• BBC Forced To Deny Anti-BBC Site's Claim Laura Kuenssberg Is 'Speaking At Tory Party Conference'

  27-09-2017 16:09
  The BBC has been forced to deny a leftwing website’s suggestion that Laura Kuenssberg was speaking at Tory Party conference.
  
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• BBC Dismisses The Canary's Claim Laura Kuenssberg Is To Speak At Tory Party Conference

  27-09-2017 16:09
  The BBC has been forced to deny a leftwing website’s suggestion that Laura Kuenssberg was speaking at Tory Party conference.
  
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• 'Political mainstream', Corbyn says Labour ready for government

  27-09-2017 16:09
  By Elizabeth Piper and William JamesBRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn told Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday to step aside and make way for the Labour party to lead Britain's Brexit talks, saying his leftist ideas were now the "political mainstream".After taking the stage at his party's annual conference to a standing ovation and chants of "Oh, Jeremy Corbyn", the leftist leader, once written off by some lawmakers for driving the party into unelectable territory
  
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• Factbox: How the Bank of England's past rate signals have gone awry

  27-09-2017 15:59
  By Andy BruceLONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England under Governor Mark Carney has made a habit of signalling higher interest rates without delivering them.Most economists polled by Reuters last week said they thought the BoE will soon follow through on Carney's most recent signal that a first rate hike since 2007 is nearing, probably at its meeting in November.Below is a summary of the BoE's efforts to provide clarity on interest rates since Carney became governor in July 2013.
  
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• Who Is Roy Moore, The Republican Senate Nominee Backed By Nigel Farage

  27-09-2017 15:49
  Voters in Alabama elected conservative firebrand Judge Roy Moore as the Republican nominee for a US Senate seat on Tuesday, dealing a blow to Donald Trump who backed his rival... ... but a boon for Nigel Farage who took to a stage this week to trumpet the winner.
  
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• Man dies in 'police shooting' on A369 near Bristol

  27-09-2017 15:37
  A man has died in a "police shooting" on the A369 in Portishead, near Bristol.Avon and Somerset Police confirmed a man died after what it described as an "incident involving police firearms".Pictures from the scene showed a red Suzuki Swift with what appeared to be bullet holes in the back window and a black handgun on the roof.
  
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• Bank of America looking for more office space in Paris after Brexit - sources

  27-09-2017 15:18
  By Andrew MacAskill and Maya NikolaevaLONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Bank of Americais looking to lease more office space in Paris as the bank prepares to expand its operations in the French capital to cope with the impact of Britain's exit from the European Union, according to two sources familiar with the matter.International banks are planning to build up outposts in the EU to ensure they can continue to serve clients if their London operations lose the ability to operate across the bloc once Brita
  
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