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• Trump: My agenda is 'substantially ahead of schedule' - CNBC

  13-10-2017 23:48 via cnbc.com
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  The president told an audience of conservatives Friday that he doesn't keep a schedule, but if he did, he'd be "substantially" ahead of it. While Trump may not have a schedule anymore, the Contract with the American Voter he released in 2016 laid out ...
  Trump To Values Voters: In America 'We Don't Worship Government, We Worship God'NPR
  Trump claims his administration is 'substantially ahead of schedule' despite no legislative vict
  
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• Che Adams gives Steve Cotterill perfect start as Birmingham stun Cardiff

  13-10-2017 23:40
  Birmingham City, under the new management of Steve Cotterill, moved out of the Championship relegation zone with an impressive 1-0 home win over the league leaders, Cardiff City.An obviously fired-up Birmingham clinched a much-needed victory as a result of a fine individual first-half goal from Che Adams to give them optimism for the future. Continue reading...
  
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• Sacked worker arrested over Tesco roof protest at Reading store

  13-10-2017 23:36
  An ex-security guard at a Tesco store has been arrested after staging a day-long protest in the shop's roof.Adam Jammeh has been demonstrating for seven months over his claim that he was sacked over false accusations of stealing.Around 6pm on Thursday he turned up at the Reading Extra store and appeared to shout towards customers: "I'm not going nowhere.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp: I'll leave Liverpool when I doubt my ability to win league title - The Guardian

  13-10-2017 23:31 via theguardian.com
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  Jürgen Klopp: I'll leave Liverpool when I doubt my ability to win league title
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  Jürgen Klopp: 'If they sacked me now there would not be a lot of managers who would do the job better than I do'. Photograph: Greenwood/BPI/Rex/Shutterstock. Jürgen Klopp. Jürgen Klopp: I'll leave Liverpool when I doubt my ability to win league title.
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• Zaha return lifts Palace but Hodgson cautions pinning hopes on one player

  13-10-2017 23:30
  Winger will have to hit the ground running after two months out and manager has urged his struggling squad not to put too much ‘on his plate’A month into Roy Hodgson’s return to club football and he finally had some positive news to relay. Crystal Palace will benefit from the return of Wilfried Zaha on Saturday, a player “with the X factor” who has been absent since the opening-day defeat by Huddersfield. “He can dribble and beat people but most of all he has
  
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• Tiémoué Bakayoko: ‘To follow in Makelele’s footsteps is a real motivation’

  13-10-2017 23:30
  The midfielder arrived at Chelsea after a sensational title-winning season with Monaco but has had a few bumps along the road before becoming a Premier League star and France internationalThursday afternoon in sleepy Surrey and Tiémoué Bakayoko, sporting that shock of peroxide blond hair, is returning to his roots. The conversation has lingered on an insistence on wearing the No14 shirt both with Monaco and, since August, at Chelsea, with the justification taking him back to the cr
  
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• Jack Wilshere not ready for Premier League start, says Arsène Wenger

  13-10-2017 23:30
  • Arsenal midfielder has not played in top flight this season
  • ‘If the competition was less ferocious, he is ready. He is nearly back to his best’Arsène Wenger believes it would be a risk to start Jack Wilshere in the Premier League until he is convinced the Arsenal midfielder is ready to handle the intensity of the competition. Related: When Arsenal lost two league games to Watford in as many daysContinue reading...
  
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• Munroe Bergdorf Hits Back At Lack Of Diverse Panel After Appearing On BBC This Week

  13-10-2017 23:07
  In today’s episode of New Activists, Munroe Bergdorf has appeared in a film for the BBC’s This Week.
  
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• Martin Rowson on the woes of Philip Hammond – cartoon

  13-10-2017 23:04
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• Universal Credit Claimants Charged More Than Tax Avoiders To Call Government

  13-10-2017 23:03
  Universal Credit claimants are being charged more than tax avoiders to phone government helplines, HuffPost UK has found.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn praises Preston - Lancashire Evening Post

  13-10-2017 23:02 via lep.co.uk
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  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will single out Preston Council for praise in a major speech on public ownership and the economy. Here is an exclusive preview for the Post. Our economy is failing to deliver for millions of people. The existing system is ...
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• Brexit negotiations: Theresa May is 'failing Britain', Jeremy Corbyn says - The Independent

  13-10-2017 23:01 via independent.co.uk
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  Brexit negotiations: Theresa May is 'failing Britain', Jeremy Corbyn says
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  'The [Conservatives] are making a shocking mess of Brexit. They are split down the middle, negotiating with each other instead of the EU,' the Labour leader will say at the Co-operative party conference. Ashley Cowburn Political Correspondent ...and more »
  
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• Corbyn: Hammond right to say Labour threatens whole economic system

  13-10-2017 23:00
  Jeremy Corbyn will also warn of the dangers of a no-deal Brexit in his speech to the Co-operative party.Jeremy Corbyn will say the chancellor, Philip Hammond, is right to call the Labour party an “existential challenge to our economic model” as he pledges to lead a government that will overturn the economic status quo.Corbyn will tell the Co-operative party conference on Saturday that Labour would forge a fresh consensus for a modern economy, which would allow digital platforms and t
  
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• Chocolate teacake embarks on 37,007m space mission

  13-10-2017 22:56
  A chocolate teacake has been launched into space from Glasgow, as part of an experiment to spark people's imagination about science.Terry, a Tunnock's teacake made of marshmallow and chocolate, was blasted into the atmosphere and reached a peak altitude of 37,007 metres.The teacake was attached to a weather balloon for its journey, which was made possible by the Glasgow Science Centre.
  
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• EU plans Brexit summit gesture, May hints on cash

  13-10-2017 22:23
  By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair MacdonaldBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain will be offered a goodwill gesture at a European Union summit next week, European nations agreed on Friday, seeking to break the deadlock over Brexit, but no watering down of their demand for tens of billions of euros they say Britain owes.British Prime Minister Theresa May also indicated she might make a move at next week's summit.A spokeswoman said "there will be more to say there" on a promise May made last month to hono
  
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• ECB sticks with bad loan proposal amid growing backlash

  13-10-2017 21:38
  By John O'Donnell and Balazs KoranyiFRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank on Friday rejected criticism of its plans to tackle soured bad debt, arguing that the move was both legal and necessary to resolve a nagging problem that has bogged down banks for a decade.With support from the International Monetary Fund, ECB bank supervisor Daniele Nouy said the central bank is not creating an additional obligation for banks and the ECB even went beyond the necessary to involve all p
  
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• PSG’s Nasser al-Khelaifi alleged to have offered Jérôme Valcke use of £6.2m villa

  13-10-2017 21:32
  • Italian police claim luxury property in Sardinia was made available to Valcke
  • Qatari is president of TV company which will broadcast next four World CupsA Sardinian villa valued at €7m (£6.2m) was allegedly how Nasser al-Khelaifi, the Paris Saint-Germain chairman, bribed a top Fifa official. Italian police said on Friday they seized the luxury property they claim Khelaifi, who is also a Qatari television executive, made available to the former Fifa secretary general J&ea
  
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• Wonder Wheel review – Woody Allen's stagey 50s drama has him running in circles

  13-10-2017 21:16
  Kate Winslet is a bored waitress having an affair in the latest from the overly prolific writer-director that boasts stunning visuals but a clunker of a scriptIt’s that time of year again: time for Woody Allen’s ever decreasing fanbase to ignore their well-reasoned intuition and wish for the best from the overly prolific writer-director’s annual starry offering. At this stage of his career, coming off the back of the perfectly acceptable Café Society and the in-no-way-wh
  
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• Dismantling Obamacare: what has Trump done and who will it affect?

  13-10-2017 20:50
  The president took two decisions – expanding access to cheaper, skimpier insurance and scrapping federal subsidies – that may transform healthcareDonald Trump took two extraordinary steps to undo his predecessor’s signature health law on Thursday, measures that could fatally damage Obamacare despite the repeated failure of Republicans in Congress to repeal it.Having expanded access to cheaper and less comprehensive insurance – which experts predict will result in health p
  
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• Kurdish and Iraqi troops in Kirkuk standoff amid fears of new violence

  13-10-2017 20:13
  Political leaders on both sides try to calm nerves as Iraq’s prime minister insists he has no plans for an attack Kurdish and Iraqi government forces have squared off south of Kirkuk after rushing troops and armour to the oil-rich city two weeks after the country’s Kurds voted for independence from Baghdad.Peshmerga forces massed about 20 miles from Kirkuk’s southern limits on Friday after units loyal to the central government took positions on the city’s approaches, prom
  
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• Ophelia may slam Ireland, Britain as an ex-hurricane, but this isn't as rare as you might think - Washington Post

  13-10-2017 20:12 via washingtonpost.com
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  Ophelia may slam Ireland, Britain as an ex-hurricane, but this isn't as rare as you might think
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  Hurricane Ophelia is charging toward Ireland. A direct hit or close encounter by the storm, or actually its altered self, is likely on Monday. A frequent question we're hearing is: Has this ever happened before? The answer is, yes. This is not abnormal ...
  HURRICANE OPHELIA: Has Michael Fish confirmed catastrophe with THIS new weather forecast?Express.co.ukall 357 news
  
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• Brexit war of words heats up as 'enemy' EU tells Britain to pay up - The Guardian

  13-10-2017 20:11 via theguardian.com
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  Brexit war of words heats up as 'enemy' EU tells Britain to pay up
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  Philip Hammond: 'The enemy, the opponents, are out there. They're on the other side of the negotiating table.' Photograph: David Hartley/REX/Shutterstock. Brexit. Brexit war of words heats up as 'enemy' EU tells Britain to pay up. Philip Hammond ...
  Philip Hammond says his remarks were a poor choice of wordsBBC News
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• Brexit war of words heats up as 'enemy' EU tells Britain to pay up

  13-10-2017 20:11
  Philip Hammond backtracks after calling EU the enemy, but Brussels is clear Britain must make a better offer before talks can move onThe row over Britain’s Brexit divorce bill descended into the rhetoric of war on Friday, as Philip Hammond described Brussels as the “enemy” and Jean-Claude Juncker said any gratitude for the UK’s military defence of the continent did not exempt it from paying its dues, insisting: “Now they have to pay.” Related: This is Deal or
  
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• Provident Financial to hire debt collectors to revive doorstep lending

  13-10-2017 19:58
  Company cancels full-year dividend and recruits staff, including many axed earlier this year in failed restructuringProvident Financial is hiring debt collection agents, after axing them earlier this year, in an attempt to revive its door-to-door lending operation, which is on course to lose £120m in 2017.
  As the subprime lender confirmed the cancellation of its full-year dividend, it said it was recruiting 300 more staff to collect debt payments door to door. Many of these had worked for
  
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• In Britain’s landscape of cuts, it’s our children who are lost | Deborah Orr

  13-10-2017 19:56
  Austerity has starved their families of help. There are now 72,000 children are in care, and we don’t know what to doThe number of children being taken into care in England has risen every year since the financial crash of 2008. The figure now stands at 72,000. As failures of progress go, I can’t think of anything else that’s quite so singularly bleak as this steady, inexorable rise in childhood misery, pain and trauma. Related: Austerity policy blamed for record numbers o
  
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• This is Deal or No Deal, Tory style. The prize is a cliff-edge Brexit | Marina Hyde

  13-10-2017 19:47
  Churchill’s party now channels Noel Edmonds. Like him, it’s staying chipper as everything goes wrongWhy is the government refusing to publish its Brexit impact assessments? Is it because of spoilers? Guys, it’s not The effing Sixth Sense: in this case, people might prefer to know if they were actually done for all along.Then again, we have to consider the possibility that they’re keeping these forecasts secret so as not to dilute the euphoria that awaits once we reach the
  
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• Trump celebrates 'shared and timeless values' with Christian evangelicals - The Guardian

  13-10-2017 19:33 via theguardian.com
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  Trump celebrates 'shared and timeless values' with Christian evangelicals
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  Donald Trump addresses the 2017 Values Voter Summit in Washington on 13 October. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Reuters. Trump administration. Trump celebrates 'shared and timeless values' with Christian evangelicals. The first sitting president to address ...
  Trump To Values Voters: In America 'We Don't Worship Government, We Worship God'NPR
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• Philip Hammond 'Regrets' Calling The EU The 'Enemies' In The Brexit Negotiations

  13-10-2017 19:26
  Philip Hammond has said he “regrets” calling the European Union “the enemy” in the Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Donald Trump Will Not Certify Iran Nuclear Deal Citing 'Dangerous Aggression'

  13-10-2017 19:24
  Donald Trump has announced he will not certify that Tehran is complying with the Iran nuclear agreement in a major reversal of US policy Trump made the announcement in a speech that detailed a more confrontational approach to Iranover its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and its support for extremist groups in the Middle East.
  
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• EU mulls Brexit summit gesture, May hints on cash

  13-10-2017 19:21
  By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair MacdonaldLUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU governments wrangled on Friday over a goodwill gesture to Theresa May that some hope might break deadlock in Brexit talks but others fear may let Britain dodge demands for tens of billions of euros.The British prime minister indicated she too might make a move at next week's Brussels summit.A spokeswoman said "there will be more to say there" on a promise May made last month to honour financial commitments when Britai
  
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• It’s time to roll forward the frontiers of the state and heal the rifts | Letters

  13-10-2017 19:19
  Will he take his cue from the IMF and raise taxes on the well-off to tackle inequality in next month’s budget?Abi Wilkinson suggests a massive redistribution (How about an NHS for housing and food?, 12 October) and in your front-page story the IMF suggests a way of financing it (Higher taxes for rich will cut inequality without hitting growth).With the minor exception of George Osborne’s national living wage – which will distribute around £4bn to the poorest workers, comp
  
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• Caution over electoral gestures and PR | Letters

  13-10-2017 19:18
  Caroline Lucas suggests that, if other parties had been willing to work with the Greens, “Theresa May wouldn’t be sitting in No 10 today” (Effort to halt bitter split over election strategy, 10 October).It is simply not an electoral force in this country.It is not, however, unattractive policies or lack of leadership – Ms Lucas is an otherwise admirable politician, but it’s the electoral system that makes nonsense of such small party gestures.
  
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• European Champions Cup: pool-by-pool guide to the opening weekend

  13-10-2017 19:16
  Holders Saracens begin their defence at Northampton in Pool Two while Leigh Halfpenny makes a rapid return to Toulon in Pool Five with his new club ScarletsMike Brown has handed England a boost by returning to the Harlequins starting XV following an ankle injury to face Champions Cup newcomers La Rochelle. Harlequins are further bolstered by the return of their captain, James Horwill, to the second row while Will Collier is fit to take his place at tighthead prop after sustaining a back injury i
  
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• BBC's Emma Barnett Calls Children's Minister Robert Goodwill 'Woefully Ignorant' In Exchange Over Social Worker Numbers

  13-10-2017 19:11
  The Children’s Minister has been called “woefully ignorant” by BBC presenter Emma Barnett, after he admitted he did not know how many social worker vacancies there were.
  
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• UK raids uncover suspected suppliers of deadly diet drug

  13-10-2017 19:10
  Exclusive: US bodybuilding star and an ex-conman are linked to UK sales of the toxic diet drug DNP following searches on premises in CumbriaA series of raids in northern England has uncovered an operation suspected of selling a deadly fat-burning chemical used by bodybuilders that has killed eight young people in Britain in the last two years.Around 11 kilos of the chemical 2,4-dinitrophenol, known as DNP, was found last month at premises in Wigton, Cumbria, alongside other legal supplements and
  
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• 'I felt like I was burning up from the inside out': what are the effects of DNP?

  13-10-2017 19:10
  Chris Mapletoft was 18 and fresh from success in his A-levels when he died after taking the drug.Sarmad Alladin was also 18 when he died in February.Medical student Sarah Houston died after ordering pills from the internet.
  
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• Weather in South East to hit 25C this weekend but stormy elsewhere

  13-10-2017 19:06
  Parts of the UK are set for a mini heatwave this weekend, with temperatures hitting the mid-twenties celsius in the South East on Sunday and Monday.The Met Office said temperatures in the South East will be around 20C (68F), going up to 22C (72F) or 23C (73F) on Sunday and "almost mid 20s" on Monday, possibly getting to around 25C (77F).The balmy weather is thanks to scorching temperatures in the Mediterranean, with warm air from these areas hitting the South East on Friday.
  
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• Johnson to visit Moscow this year to discuss security

  13-10-2017 19:04
  British foreign minister Boris Johnson will travel to Moscow later this year to discuss international security issues, the British government said on Friday.Johnson cancelled what would have been the first visit to Russia in five years by a British foreign secretary in April due to a poison gas attack in a rebel-held area of Syria that prompted the United States to carry out missile strikes.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov subsequently met Johnson at the United Nations in September.
  
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• What's your experience of sexual harassment at work?

  13-10-2017 19:02
  As allegations mount against Harvey Weinstein, we’d like you to share your experiences of sexual abuse, harassment and abuse of power in the workplaceThousands of people marched in Los Angeles on Sunday in support of victims of sexual assault and harassment, inspired by a social media campaign that has exposed the extent of sexual abuse in everyday life.The #MeToo march along Sunset Boulevard follows a relentless series of accusations by men and women who say they were victimised by high-p
  
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• Fake holiday sickness couple from Wallasey jailed

  13-10-2017 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A judge warns other holidaymakers making bogus sickness compensation claims to expect jail terms.
  
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• I gave US 'compromising' evidence on Venezuela officials – ex-chief prosecutor

  13-10-2017 18:56
  Luis Ortega Díaz admits to meetings with US prosecutorsOrtega broke with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in MarchVenezuela’s former chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega Díaz has said that her team had supplied the United States with evidence “compromising” top officials in the leftist administration of President Nicolás Maduro. The Trump administration has already slapped sanctions on Venezuelan officials for alleged corruption and rights abuses
  
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• Hammond says he regrets calling EU negotiators 'the enemy'

  13-10-2017 18:56
  The chancellor has backtracked on his description of the EU’s Brexit negotiators as “the enemy” after he tried to portray the feuding UK cabinet as united against Brussels.Philip Hammond, a leading remainer in the cabinet and one of the most vocal advocates for a soft Brexit, said the Conservatives should stop fighting among themselves and concentrate on the other side of the Brexit table.In an interview with Sky News he said: “My message is this: I understand that passio
  
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• Conservatives split on whether May should sack Johnson or Hammond

  13-10-2017 18:56
  Conservative MPs are split between wanting Thereas May to sack Boris Johnson or Philip Hammond.Conservative MPs are split between Brexiters who want Philip Hammond sacked and remainers who would like to see Boris Johnson out of a job, but believe the prime minister may be too weak to get rid of either of them in a reshuffle in the coming weeks.Theresa May has hinted she could conduct a reshuffle after her trip to Brussels at the end of next week, as she comes under pressure from new MPs in her p
  
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• Sam Quilliam was kissing fish that blocked his throat, causing his heart to stop

  13-10-2017 18:45
  Sam Quilliam, 28, went into cardiac arrest after the Dover sole, which he had just caught, jumped into his mouth while he was fishing with friends on Boscombe pier in Dorset on 5 October.Returning to the scene, Mr Quilliam explained he was trying to "kiss the fish" - an angling tradition to thank the catch before throwing it back, when his plan backfired.Paramedic Matt Harrison, of the South West Ambulance Service (SWAS), who arrived within minutes to find his friends giving Mr Quilliam CPR afte
  
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• Couple who faked holiday sickness are jailed

  13-10-2017 18:43
  Pair claimed they fell ill twice in Mallorca but Thomas Cook took out landmark private prosecution after social media posts described happy timesThe government has stepped up attempts to eliminate fake holiday sickness scams, as a middle-aged British couple who had boasted on social media about having “sun, laughter and fun” on their holidays were jailed after making false insurance claims.Deborah Briton and her partner Paul Roberts tried to claim £20,000 compensation by statin
  
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• Birmingham Islamic faith school guilty of sex discrimination

  13-10-2017 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Appeal judges say Ofsted failed to identify the problem in schools across the country earlier.
  
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• FTSE retreats from record as pound, GKN weigh

  13-10-2017 18:38
  By Helen Reid and Julien PonthusLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's major share index ended Friday within touching distance of the previous session's record close, boosted by a late rally in mining stocks but dragged down by gains in the pound and a profit warning from engineering group GKN.The FTSE 100was down 0.28 percent at 7,535.44 points as Britain's pound rose to an 11-day high.Sterling benefited from a dollar weakened by U.S. inflation data and new- found optimism on the outcome of Brexit negoti
  
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• Donald Trump Praises Hate Group That Thinks Gays Are 'Vile' And Islam Is 'Evil'

  13-10-2017 18:37
  Donald Trump has become the first sitting US President to address the Values Voter Summit, an event hosted by an anti-LGBT, anti-Islam organisation that has been branded a “hate group”.
  
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• Driver reaches 100mph on M6 to escape police

  13-10-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Curtis Stewart is seen swerving to avoid police who filmed him driving at 100mph on the M6.
  
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• This company is offering to Photoshop the scaffolding out of Big Ben selfies

  13-10-2017 18:27
  Not only will the work cost £61 million, the scaffolding is ruining tourists’ holiday snaps.
  
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