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• England qualify for World Cup

  05-10-2017 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  England qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia after Harry Kane's late goal gives them victory over Slovenia at Wembley.
  
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• England qualify for 2018 World Cup in Russia

  05-10-2017 23:47
  England have qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia following a 1-0 win over Slovenia at Wembley.Captain Harry Kane's stoppage time winner helped transform the Three Lions' fortunes after a frustrating night.England only needed a draw to qualify from Group F, but Tottenham star Kane diverted home Kyle Walker's cross to give manager Gareth Southgate his seventh win of the qualifying campaign.
  
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• May should stay on as PM, Amber Rudd says

  05-10-2017 23:39
  Theresa May should stay on as British prime minister despite mishaps in her keynote party conference speech, Home Secretary Amber Rudd wrote in The Telegraph newspaper.Under the headline "Theresa May will stay as Prime Ministerand get the job done," Rudd said the government would deliver Brexit under May's leadership."She should stay," Rudd wrote in the article that will appear in the newspaper on Friday.
  
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• Remainers fight each other on second Brexit referendum as they REFUSE to accept leaving EU

  05-10-2017 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  REMAINERS fought each other in a heated live debate on whether Britain should have a second Brexit referendum.
  
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• Care worker ‘lost it and left dementia victim with bruises’

  05-10-2017 23:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  A FEMALE care worker stuffed toilet paper in the mouth of a dementia sufferer before kicking him in the chest, a court heard today.
  
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• Joanna Lumley Backs New Vegan Burger That 'Bleeds' Like Meat

  05-10-2017 23:10
  Joanna Lumley has been vegetarian for 45 years, but for the first time on Wednesday night she tried the revolutionary new vegan burger which is said to “sizzle” and “bleed” like real meat.
  
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• Migrant drug dealer jailed for street killing seen by children

  05-10-2017 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  A SOMALI immigrant was jailed for 18 years over the death of a handyman who was stabbed and beaten in the street in front of horrified children.
  
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• Owners wanted for 'stolen' cats seized from Stretford house

  05-10-2017 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Police found the animals at a property in Stretford, Greater Manchester.
  
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• Dramatic fall in number of vasectomies as couples start families later

  05-10-2017 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  COUPLES who wait longer to have a baby could have caused a fall in the number of men having vasectomies in the past decade, new figures suggest.
  
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• Burger King has used Stephen King’s It to mock its toughest competitor

  05-10-2017 22:23
  The in-cinema prank turned the film into the fast food firm’s longest ever advertisement.
  
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• Conservative donors call for May to stand down over 'bullying' by Johnson

  05-10-2017 22:21
  Conservative donors have called for Theresa May to stand down because she is being “bullied” by colleagues including Boris Johnson.In a further development, the party is discussing plans to emulate Labour and widen its financial support away from large donations from a select group of wealthy donors to smaller donations from its ordinary members.
  
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• Netflix raises prices for first time in two years

  05-10-2017 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The £1 or $2 a month increases for a premium subscription are the first for two years.
  
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• Sir Edward Heath: seven cases sifted from 1,580 lines of inquiry

  05-10-2017 21:10
  The former prime minister Edward Heath would have been questioned under caution, said Wiltshire police at the conclusion of Operation Conifer.Wiltshire police investigated allegations of sex attacks made by 40 individuals against Edward Heath and concluded that, had the former prime minister still been alive, seven were serious enough to merit questioning him under caution.The first is said to have taken place in 1961, when Heath allegedly raped and indecently assaulted an 11-year-old boy during
  
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• Republicans Open to Banning 'Bump Stocks' Used in Massacre - New York Times

  05-10-2017 21:10
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  Republicans Open to Banning 'Bump Stocks' Used in Massacre
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  Senators John Cornyn, left, and Lindsey Graham, both Republicans, said they would consider supporting a ban on so-called bump stocks. Credit Al Drago for The New York Times. WASHINGTON — Top congressional Republicans, who have for decades ...and more »
  
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• Readers recommend: share your songs with echoes

  05-10-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  Make your nomination in the comments and a reader will pick the best eligible tracks for a playlist next week – you have until Monday 9 October Specifically, we’re looking for the word “echo”, or derivations thereof, put to music – but our guru will consider any tunes that turn up the reverb. For more on how to interpret the theme, keep an eye on the comments.
  You have until 11pm on Monday 9 October to post your nomination and make your justification. RR contributor
  
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• Boris Johnson condemned in Libya for 'dead bodies' remark

  05-10-2017 20:40
  Boris Johnson is facing a growing backlash inside Libya to his suggestion that the city of Sirte might become a new Dubai once “the dead bodies” are removed, with the head of the country’s UN-backed government condemning the remarks.Fayez al-Serraj, who has been strongly supported by the British government over the past two years, met the British ambassador to Libya, Peter Millett, to seek an explanation and said some of the foreign secretary’s comments were unacceptable.
  
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• Reflections on a shambolic conference for the Conservatives | Editorial

  05-10-2017 20:01
  A sign on the stage, after the F of FOR fell off during Theresa May’s speech.Theresa May’s address was a hack job in more ways than one (May offers the ‘British dream’ but speech turns into a nightmare”, 4 October).The angry howl coming from ordinary, decent and tolerant citizens is a plea for structural, far-reaching, economic change.
  
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• Royal Navy could lose 'fight on beaches' ships in planned cuts

  05-10-2017 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The Royal Navy could lose ability to assault enemy-held beaches, under plans considered in the MoD.
  
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• Royal Mail vows to stop strike as union reveals date of walkout

  05-10-2017 19:58
  Royal Mail has vowed to stop the first national postal strike since 2013 after the union representing front line staff announced when it will stage a 48-hour walkout.The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which has refused to rule out strikes in the run-up to the crucial Christmas delivery period, said 110,000 workers will begin industrial action at 11am on Thursday 19 October.Earlier this week, the union said staff had voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of a walkout - with representatives calling
  
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• 'Attempted murder' victim is top parachutist, court hears

  05-10-2017 19:57
  The wife of an Army sergeant who survived after her husband allegedly tampered with her parachute in attempt to kill her is one of the top parachutists in the country, a court has been told.Emile Cilliers, of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, faces two charges of attempting to murder his former Army officer wife Victoria, who suffered serious injuries at Netheravon Airfield on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire in April 2015.Mark Bayada, chief instructor of the Army Parachute Association at Neth
  
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• Brexit divorce plan to be sent to WTO next week

  05-10-2017 19:50
  By Tom MilesGENEVA (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union plan to send a letter to the rest of the World Trade Organization's 164 members next week, setting out Brexit plans that have already been rejected by seven key agricultural exporters, trade officials said on Thursday.Britain is a member of the WTO in its own right but it has to establish its own distinct membership terms as part of its withdrawal from the European Union.Reuters reported in July that Britain and the EU would put forwa
  
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• Nick Clegg urges voters to join Labour or Tories to keep UK in EU

  05-10-2017 19:34
  Nick Clegg’s intervention has angered at least one senior Lib Dem.Nick Clegg, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, has urged voters to join Labour or the Conservatives if they wish to keep the UK in the EU.The former deputy prime minister has admitted it is “odd” for him to encourage voters to join a political party other than his own, but he believes that Brexit is a “time of national emergency” and requires greater pressure on the two main parties.
  
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• Royal Mail prepared to challenge planned strike in court

  05-10-2017 19:33
  Britain's Royal Mailwill use all legal options at its disposal to halt a strike by postal workers this month, it said on Thursday after the industry union announced the action over a pensions dispute.The Communications Workers Union (CWU) said the 48-hour strike would begin at 1000 GMT on Oct. 19 and would involve about 111,000 postal workers.Royal Mail said it is committed to further talks to reach an agreement as a matter of urgency but that there are no grounds for industrial action.
  
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• Social media stars breaching rules on promoting brands, watchdog says

  05-10-2017 19:31
  A video posted on Instagram by the reality star and designer Millie Mackintosh sparked a complaint.Social media stars are not following the law and telling fans when they are being paid to promote products, the UK advertising watchdog has warned.It comes as new data from the watchdog shows a sharp rise in complaints about adverts posted on social media over the last four years.
  
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• Calne's stolen bronze pig sculpture found after appeal

  05-10-2017 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The bronze statue was found in Gloucestershire following a police appeal for information.
  
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• The definitive guide to spring/summer 2018 fashion – a photo essay

  05-10-2017 19:01 via theguardian.com
  From Victoria Beckham’s pastels, Burberry’s checks and Clare Waight Keller’s Givenchy debut, to multiple sightings of Kaia Gerber, Gigi Hadid and Edward Enninful. Here is our comprehensive guide to the shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris It started in New York and ended in Paris. There were Burberry checks, nipple pasties and Elton John-inspired tracksuits. Stars were born and supermodels were reunited. We lost industry legends and the big beasts of fashion signed charte
  
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• 'Everywhere The Bombing Followed Us'

  05-10-2017 18:49
  "It is suffering that cannot be described in words, the words cannot describe the horror we have been through.
  
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• New Activists: Episode Nine Of HuffPost UK's Docu-Reality Series

  05-10-2017 18:44
  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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• Mixing Kafka with Jane Austen - Ishiguro wins literature Nobel

  05-10-2017 18:43
  By Simon Johnson and Justyna PawlakSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Kazuo Ishiguro, the British author of "The Remains of the Day", won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for a run of "exquisite" novels that the award body said mixed Franz Kafka with Jane Austen.The award of the 9-million-crown (£837,648) prize marks a return to a more mainstream interpretation of literature a year after it went to singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.Ishiguro is the first Briton to win the world's most prestigious li
  
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• Rethinking The War On Unwanted Wildlife

  05-10-2017 18:37
  When it comes to wildlife we can be pretty hypocritical.
  
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• Kurzgesagt explains the microbiome: The secret entity fighting for control of your body

  05-10-2017 18:31
  The organisms hitching a ride on our bodies can affect our weight, health and might even communicate with our brain.
  
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• Libyan Parliament Condemns Boris Johnson Over 'Dead Bodies' Comment

  05-10-2017 18:26
  Libya’s parliament has condemned Boris Johnson for joking about “dead bodies” getting in the way of businesses investing in the country after its bloody civil war.
  
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• Nick Clegg loses in Sheffield Hallam

  05-10-2017 18:20
  The former Liberal Democrat leader fails to retain his seat.
  
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• Ex-Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg: Join Labour or Tories to stop Brexit

  05-10-2017 18:17
  Former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has urged people to join Labour or the Tories in order to keep Britain in the European Union.Writing in his new book How To Stop Brexit, due to be published next week, Mr Clegg called for those worried about Brexit to "make your voice heard" by signing up as a Labour or Conservative Party member.
  
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• Pharmacist who showed beheading video to children guilty of spreading terrorist propaganda

  05-10-2017 17:56
  A man who showed a video of a beheading to two young children has been found guilty of spreading terrorist propaganda.Zameer Ghumra "brainwashed" the two boys, claiming Islamic State were "not bad people" and asking the children if they wanted to join the terrorist group or help recruit others.The 38-year-old was found guilty of disseminating "terrorist propaganda" in the form of a graphic Twitter video on his mobile phone following a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
  
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• EU executive to propose gradual introduction of EU deposit scheme to win over Germany - draft

  05-10-2017 17:47
  A European deposit insurance scheme should be introduced more gradually than initially planned, the European Commission is set to propose next week, in a bid to secure German support for a plan meant to increase financial stability in the euro zone.In a draft document seen by Reuters, set to be published on Wednesday, the European Union executive arm will propose that the insurance scheme, known as EDIS, could initially provide only loans to support depositors of failing banks.This phase would s
  
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• It Took Us Just Under Twelve Months, But We Finally Got Charity Status In The USA

  05-10-2017 17:35
  Sometimes it's hard to get my head around the fact that Ditch the Label as it is today started with just me, a laptop and my University campus bedroom.
  
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• Daredevil backflips motorcycle between barges on London's Thames

  05-10-2017 17:32
  Extreme sports rider Travis Pastrana performed a backflip motorcycle jump over a 23-metre (75-ft) gap between two barges floating on London's river Thames on Thursday, 11 years after the last rider who tried the stunt suffered serious injury.Set against the backdrop of London's O2 arena, Pastrana had only 150 feet to accelerate to takeoff speed before jumping, with only 36 feet to come to a stop before he would have fallen into the river.In 2006, motocross rider Mike Metzger fractured a vertebra
  
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• The Mission To Save New Zealand's Beloved Kiwi Birds

  05-10-2017 17:26
  The adorable, long-beaked kiwi bird is in great danger of extinction.
  
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• Teenage sex talk

  05-10-2017 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A 24-year-old teacher's account of teenage sexual activity prompts many to share their concerns.
  
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• Syria boost World Cup hopes after Al Soma's late leveller against Australia

  05-10-2017 17:02 via theguardian.com
  Syria 1-1 AustraliaAl Soma 85pen; Kruse 40Syria’s hopes of reaching their first-ever World Cup are alive and kicking after they came from behind to grab a controversial first-leg draw against Australia in Malacca.The Socceroos held a solitary one-goal lead for 45 minutes after Robbie Kruse’s strike in the first half but a disputed penalty, tucked home by Omar Al Soma with five minutes left, gave the Syrians a lifeline going into the return leg in Sydney.Continue reading...
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize: What is it and who decides who wins?

  05-10-2017 17:02
  Why did the inventor of dynamite set up an award to reward “fraternity between nations” and the “reduction of armies”?
  
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• Tesco whistleblower commissioned report on scale of profit hole, court hears

  05-10-2017 16:57
  Amit Soni arrives at Southwark crown court to testify in the trial of three former financial directors of Tesco on charges of fraud and false accounting.The whistleblower at the centre of the Tesco accounting scandal has told a court that he personally commissioned a detailed analysis of the scale of alleged profits manipulation at the retailer and that his team were “falling apart” in an aggressive environment where his bosses refused to downgrade targets.Amit Soni, a senior account
  
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• Cap on energy bills will not take effect this winter, says industry

  05-10-2017 16:56 via theguardian.com
  Legislative timeframe, consultation period and possible legal challenges mean consumers will have to wait until late 2018Energy industry figures have said it is virtually impossible for Theresa May’s wide-ranging cap on energy bills to take effect this winter, as ministers suggested bills for some consumers could be capped within months.Draft legislation will be published next week to help the regulator Ofgem cap prices for the 12m households in England, Wales and Scotland on standard vari
  
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• Frozen’s Elsa in a dress slit to her waist: this is the menace of Disney | Emma Brockes

  05-10-2017 16:55 via theguardian.com
  I hate banning things. But when my twin daughters absorb the stereotypes I have been trying to protect them from, something has to giveMy two-year-old twins came back from pre-school last week singing the chorus to Let it Go. For those fortunate enough not to know, Let it Go is the torch song at the heart of Frozen, the Disney princess movie of 2013 and beloved of girls everywhere. My children are played out by the song every week at ballet. Now, thanks to their teacher, they can sing the words
  
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• Which is the best desktop PC for photo editing?

  05-10-2017 16:48 via theguardian.com
  Paul is looking for a desktop PC to edit his photos in Adobe Lightroom. What sort of specification would be best?I saw your response to a question about a laptop for a photography student and noted the suggestion that a desktop would be a better option in terms of actual capability, not to mention the ergonomic advantages you’ve mentioned in previous articles. What specification would you recommend for someone with a mid-range DSLR using Adobe Lightroom for RAW files, but only as a hobby?A
  
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• Ted Heath would have been questioned over abuse claims, police say

  05-10-2017 16:40 via theguardian.com
  Investigators say former PM would have been interviewed about claims he sexually abused children, if he were still alive
  • Child abuse claims against Edward Heath: key points of police report
  • Edward Heath: whiff of scandal still surrounds enigmatic leaderThe police report into claims Sir Edward Heath sexually abused children says that seven allegations of rape and sexual assault would have merited his interview under criminal caution had he still been alive.The claims against Heath t
  
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• Newcastle United investigated over 'systemic abuse of tax system'

  05-10-2017 16:40 via theguardian.com
  Court papers show extent of allegations against Premier League clubHMRC alleges Newcastle used ‘sham’ contracts when signing playersNewcastle United are under investigation over alleged “extensive” tax evasion on player transfers, court papers have shown.Details of the allegations have emerged as the club failed in a legal challenge against search warrants issued to HM Revenue and Customs during Operation Loom, which saw dawn raids by HMRC on premises including St James&r
  
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• Libyan parliament condemns Boris Johnson's Sirte dead bodies comments

  05-10-2017 16:40 via theguardian.com
  Intervention will be a diplomatic blow to UK as foreign secretary insists his remarks have been misconstruedThe Libyan parliament’s foreign affairs committee has condemned as irresponsible and unacceptable Boris Johnson’s remarks about turning the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte into a new Dubai once the dead bodies are removed.The committee has also called for an explanation and apology from the prime minister, Theresa May. Continue reading...
  
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• Libyan parliament condemns Boris Johnson's Sirte dead bodies comments

  05-10-2017 16:40
  The Libyan parliament’s foreign affairs committee has condemned as irresponsible and unacceptable Boris Johnson’s remarks about turning the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte into a new Dubai once the dead bodies are removed.The intervention by the Tobruk-based parliament will be a diplomatic blow to the foreign secretary.The House of Representatives said in a statement on its website that Johnson’s remarks were irresponsible and called on May to clarify and apologise.
  
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