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• Northern Ireland's DUP concerned over Hammond - newspaper

  14-10-2017 23:40
  A small Northern Irish party which is keeping Britain's government in power has concerns over Chancellor Philip Hammond, saying he is causing unnecessary division over Brexit, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing sources in the party.British Prime Minister Theresa May must warn Hammond he faces the sack unless he changes his approach to the UK's departure from the European Union, unnamed senior parliamentary sources in the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) told the newspaper.Hammond has faced cri
  
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• Micheal Martin: Brexit makes hard Irish border 'inevitable'

  14-10-2017 22:37
  A hard border is inevitable if Britain leaves the customs union and politicians need to stop "sugarcoating" the truth, Ireland's main opposition leader has said.Speaking to Sky News, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin also attacked Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson for his "unhelpful" rhetoric and for misleading the British public.
  
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• PM’s former security adviser warns of Brexit defence cuts

  14-10-2017 22:30
  Britain’s plans for a new defence armoury of jet fighters, attack helicopters and maritime patrol aircraft risk being derailed by the economic fallout from Brexit, Theresa May’s former security chief has warned.Mark Lyall Grant, who served as the prime minister’s national security adviser, said that a Brexit downturn would have a knock-on “impact on UK security” and force the military to rethink ambitious spending projects drawn up in the past two years.Writing in t
  
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• Hillary Clinton Andrew Marr Show Interview: Former US Secretary Of State Laughs Off Trade Deal With Trump

  14-10-2017 21:38
  Hillary Clinton has laughed off the notion that a big trade deal with Donald Trump and the US will benefit Britain after Brexit.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing: week four – live

  14-10-2017 20:59
  Thirteen couples remain, but who will light up the floor? Join us for another dazzling dance marathon 7.59pm BSTAt the Copa, Copacabana, the stiffest hips north of Havana. Karen looks amazing, however, and Simon has some nice bounce. I mean technically it’s definitely a Samba, but it’s making me want to drink everything in the cupboard, and then hit the antifreeze. 7.56pm BSTIt’s time for Simon and Karen! This week they will Samba to ‘Copacabana’ by Barry Manilow. S
  
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• Atlético Madrid v Barcelona: La Liga – live!

  14-10-2017 20:59
  La Liga updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-off in Madrid
  Getafe 1-2 Real Madrid: Ronaldo rescues sluggish RealLive scores: keep up with all Saturday’s goals and scorersAnd you can email Niall or tweet @niallmcveigh 7.57pm BST9 mins: Griezmann means business, and creates an even better chance all by himself – cutting inside, he nutmegs Piqué and leaves him sprawled on the deck, but can’t quite add the finish, his low shot parried away by Ter Stegen. 7.55pm BST7 mins: Atl&ea
  
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• Hearing boost for boy, 11, after pioneering non-surgical implant

  14-10-2017 20:58
  William Bird was diagnosed with moderate hearing loss in his left ear and mild hearing loss in his right ear.
  
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• Hillary Clinton Makes Brexit Intervention Urging Clarity For Children Of EU Citizens In Britain

  14-10-2017 20:57
  The children of EU citizens in Britain have been given “short shrift” in the Brexit process thus far with their futures “hanging in the balance”, Hillary Clinton said on Saturday.
  
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• 'Things went to hell': California firefighters battle new wildfire winds

  14-10-2017 20:40
  Officials report 35 dead, 5,700 homes and businesses destroyed and 100,000 people evacuated, in deadliest and most destructive fires state has seenStrong winds in northern California overnight brought bad news for thousands of firefighters working to stop historically deadly and destructive wildfires that have devastated whole wine country communities, left at least 35 people dead and caused 100,000 to leave their homes. Related: 'She was the love of my life': survivors mourn victims of Californ
  
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• Arsenal fall to soft penalty and Tom Cleverley’s late winner for Watford

  14-10-2017 20:35
  Per Mertesacker’s first league goal for almost four years counted for nothing as Arsenal relinquished the lead and left empty-handed following two second-half goals from Watford. Troy Deeney equalised from the penalty spot – his first goal of the season – before Tom Cleverley lashed in the winning goal in injury time. Related: Watford v Arsenal: Premier League – live!Continue reading...
  
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• Last Isis fighters in Raqqa broker deal to leave Syrian city – local official

  14-10-2017 20:22
  Militants including foreign fighters negotiate deal to withdraw as they run out of ammunition after three-month battle Islamic State fighters remaining in Raqqa, once the group’s de facto capital, have brokered a deal that would allow them to leave the city with a number of human shields, according to agencies in Syria.Omar Alloush, a senior official of the Raqqa Civil Council, told Agence France-Presse a deal had been reached to allow fighters out of the city, which is on the verge of bei
  
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• BBC Question Time Needs Overhaul To Prevent 'Venom' Of Audiences, Ex-News Boss Says

  14-10-2017 20:11
  The BBC’s flagship political programme ‘Question Time’ should be overhauled to prevent the “venom” of audiences and to combat its “ugly” studio atmosphere, an ex-Corporation boss has suggested.
  
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• 'Hard Irish border if UK leaves customs union'

  14-10-2017 20:10
  Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has told Sky News that a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic is inevitable if Britain leaves the customs union.
  
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• Trump responds to critics of healthcare order with claim 'millions' will benefit

  14-10-2017 19:54
  The president tweeted Saturday that he’s ‘very proud’ of executive order, despite analysts, politicians and others saying millions of people would in fact sufferOpinion: Trump’s biggest enemy isn’t the media. It’s poor peopleDonald Trump on Saturday heralded his latest moves to undermine Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, tweeting that “millions of people” would benefit from his executive order on access to cheaper insurance and his scr
  
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• Monarch collapse leaves yet another pension fund up in the air

  14-10-2017 19:48
  The state-sponsored pension rescue fund is creaking under the weight of final-salary schemes whose sponsoring companies can no longer support themPensions are the tail wagging the economic dog – sometimes in the strangest ways. Take the high-profile collapse at Monarch Airlines. It’s a sorry story of corporate raiders facing accusations of asset-stripping one of the country’s largest holiday airline businesses and leaving taxpayers to pick up the tab. The once strong, if slight
  
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• David de Gea’s block saves a point but cautious United miss their chance | Barney Ronay

  14-10-2017 19:44
  José Mourinho came for a point at Anfield yet Manchester United could ultimately regret not exploiting Liverpool’s defensive vulnerabilitiesFirst the highlights of Manchester United’s afternoon. Highlight No1. With 34 minutes gone David de Gea produced a genuinely brilliant save, sticking out his left foot to block a close-range shot from Joël Matip after a corner. It was a game‑saving moment, an example of the way a fantastic goalkeeper can drive his team from the
  
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• Football League: Sheffield United keep pace at top while Luton hit seven

  14-10-2017 19:36
  Sheffield United edge out Ipswich 1-0 in a result marred by an injury to Kieron Freeman, Leeds lose again and Wigan return to the top of League One• Sheffield United took their chance to draw level with Cardiff, the league leaders coming into the weekend, albeit a little unconvincingly with a 1-0 win over Ipswich at Bramall Lane. Chris Basham’s powerful header on 49 minutes was the difference, though the Blades’ afternoon was marred by a nasty injury when Cameron Carter-Vickers
  
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• Here is why Norwich City fans were wearing their old Colman’s shirts

  14-10-2017 19:32
  Canaries supporters were backing calls to save jobs at Colman’s.
  
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• GB para-swimming coach left police after ‘mocking disabled person’

  14-10-2017 19:10
  • Rob Greenwood alleged to have made jokes at takeaway restaurant
  • He was working for Lancashire police in 2002The coach who is at the centre of the Paralympic swimming bullying scandal resigned from a previous job with the police after it was alleged he and another officer made fun of a disabled person at a takeaway restaurant in Preston.Rob Greenwood was appointed as head coach of British Para-Swimming in 2013 but left his post before an independent investigation began into allegati
  
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• Government's new online hate crime hub given just £200,000

  14-10-2017 19:07
  MPs and campaigners criticise Amber Rudd for allocating modest amount, taken from existing budgets, to escalating problemThe government’s commitment to tackling online hate crime has been thrown into question after it emerged that its much-trumpeted new hub to improve the police’s response to the escalating problem has been allocated just £200,000.“The national online hate crime hub that we are funding is an important step to ensure more victims have the confidence to com
  
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• Bob Weinstein says he wants brother Harvey 'to get the justice he deserves'

  14-10-2017 19:06
  In an interview, Harvey Weinstein’s brother says ‘My brother has caused unconscionable suffering … I am heartbroken for the women that he has harmed’The movie executive Bob Weinstein has launched an extraordinary attack on his elder sibling, the disgraced Harvey Weinstein, insisting he had no idea about “the type of predator that he was” and saying he is sickened by his “depraved” sibling’s apparent lack of remorse over decades of alleged se
  
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• Grenfell survivors fear disbanding TMO will let officials escape blame

  14-10-2017 19:05
  Former residents and survivors of Grenfell Tower say the TMO should remain in place.Plans to formally disband the Kensington and Chelsea tenant management organisation (KCTMO), the body responsible for Grenfell Tower, are being fought by survivors of the fire who fear that the move will allow officials to escape blame and scrutiny for their part in the disaster.The proposal was first discussed in August by acting chief executive of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), Barry Quirk.
  
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• Courtney Barnett: ‘It’s easy to feel hopeless and lost in this weird world’

  14-10-2017 19:00
  The Australian singer-songwriter on collaborating with Kurt Vile on a new album, her mixed feelings about Instagram and why her love life is integral to her workCourtney Barnett is an Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne. She is known for her critically acclaimed releases The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas (2013) and debut album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015). Over in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kurt Vile is the former lead guitarist of the War on Drug
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo’s late winner spares sluggish Real Madrid’s blushes

  14-10-2017 18:52
  There were five minutes to go and the nerves were increasingly frayed, the prospect of slipping nine points behind Barcelona in the table growing more real by the minute, when the men on the Real Madrid bench leapt in relief and ran towards the corner. Isco clipped a clever pass into the penalty area, the ball sitting up in front of Cristiano Ronaldo, who hit it into the far corner. Down by the corner flag, team-mates piled on. Victory had looked like it was evading them for a fourth time in jus
  
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• Bayern Munich batter Freiburg while Hertha Berlin players ‘take a knee’

  14-10-2017 18:46
  • Jupp Heynckes oversees 5-0 win on his return as Bayern manager
  • Hertha show solidarity with NFL players before 2-0 defeat to SchalkeJupp Heynckes made a winning return to the Bayern Munich bench as the German champions crushed Freiburg 5-0 for their first win in three Bundesliga matches.The emphatic victory moved second-placed Bayern, who take on Celtic in the Champions League next week, two points behind undefeated leaders Borussia Dortmund, who host RB Leipzig later on Saturday. C
  
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• Leone Nakarawa inspires Racing 92 to victory over Leicester Tigers

  14-10-2017 18:38
  • Racing 22-18 Leicester
  • Matt O’Connor’s men take consolation of picking up losing bonus pointPerhaps not redemption for Leicester – Leone Nakarawa’s quite sublime skills put paid to that – but a step on the road nonetheless. The Tigers were simply dreadful away from home in Europe last season and while they still have not won in the competition on their travels since 2015, they begin this campaign with a losing bonus point and even a few lingering thoug
  
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• Olivier Ntcham’s strike seals Celtic’s narrow victory over Dundee

  14-10-2017 18:24
  Olivier Ntcham’s second-half goal was enough to give an under-strength Celtic side a 1-0 Premiership win over Dundee.The Celtic manager, Brendan Rodgers, reshuffled his team with one eye on their Champions League match at Bayern Munich in midweek, with the No2 goalkeeper Dorus de Vries and right-back Cristian Gamboa making their first appearances of the season. Continue reading...
  
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• Chris Wood equalises late for Burnley to thwart 10-man West Ham

  14-10-2017 18:20
  Some games are defined by false nines. This was a match that, for better and worse, revolved around old-fashioned target men. Long before Chris Wood headed Burnley’s equaliser, Andy Carroll had made a dramatic departure, dismissed for two challenges that evoked earlier eras and invited suggestions of idiocy. His Burnley counterpart ensured it eventually cost West Ham and the points were shared in a fixture some had dubbed “El Claretsico”. Related: Liverpool left frustrated agai
  
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• Briton Roger Stotesbury dies in temple fall in India while taking photos

  14-10-2017 18:18
  A British man in his 50s has fallen to his death as he took photos at a temple in India.Roger Stotesbury, from Oxford, was travelling around the world with his wife Hillary when the tragedy happened in Orchha, about 160 miles from the Taj Mahal.A family spokesman denied reports that Mr Stotesbury was taking a selfie when he fell around nine metres (30ft) from the second floor of Laxmi Narayan temple in Madhya Pradesh.
  
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• Crystal Palace shock champions Chelsea as Wilfried Zaha secures vital win

  14-10-2017 18:10
  Something remarkable happened here. At 3.11pm, albeit courtesy of a Chelsea player, Crystal Palace finally scored a league goal. And more significantly in the context of this club’s season as a whole, at just before 5pm when Andre Marriner’s whistle shrilled and the division’s whipping boys, previously pointless and goalless, had hoisted themselves not off the foot, but at least off the mark. “It is the start of the fightback,” offered Wilfried Zaha in the tunnel. T
  
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• Kevin De Bruyne leads the way as Manchester City thrash Stoke 7-2

  14-10-2017 18:09
  Something fairly amazing happened in the 27th minute of this latest Manchester City goalfest. A slick first-time passing move produced an unanswerable goal for the home side, but a bamboozled Stoke City defence was already wearily familiar with that routine. What shocked about the third goal was that Kevin De Bruyne was not behind it.The Belgian has been the inspiration behind much of what Manchester City have produced this season, yet here were his fellow forwards pinging the ball about with ac
  
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• A bar's best friend: Britain's pub dogs – in pictures

  14-10-2017 18:00
  Seven years ago, a chance encounter with a staffordshire bull terrier wearing a scarlet neckerchief in a pub gave London-based film-maker Abbie Lucas and journalist Paul Fleckney an idea. For their new book, Great British Pub Dogs (published 19 October by Little, Brown), the pair travelled the country to document the canine residents of the UK’s pubs. “It’s really useful knowing where they all are,” says Fleckney, who, like Lucas, doesn’t own a dog but would love to
  
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• Joshua Boyle: Canadian held in Afghanistan says his child was killed in captivity

  14-10-2017 17:59
  Joshua Boyle condemns ‘stupidity’ of kidnappers and says he hopes to build sanctuary for family after five-year ordeal A Canadian man who was held hostage with his family for five years has said that the Taliban-linked militants who abducted him and his wife in Afghanistan raped her and killed an infant daughter born in captivity.Giving new details of the family’s ordeal after arriving at Toronto airport following a rescue operation mounted on Wednesday by the Pakistani militar
  
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• Brexit YouGov Opinion Poll Shows Increasing Numbers Regret Decision To Leave EU

  14-10-2017 17:58
  An increasing number of people regret Britain’s decision to leave the EU, an opinion poll has found.
  
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• José Mourinho defends Manchester United tactics after Anfield stalemate

  14-10-2017 17:46
  • Manchester United manager says game was like ‘chess’ in second half
  • Jürgen Klopp: You could not play this way at LiverpoolJosé Mourinho defended Manchester United’s tactics after a 0-0 draw at Anfield that left Jürgen Klopp remarking that he would never set up his Liverpool side in such a defensive system.Klopp chose his words carefully to make sure it could not be construed as a verbal attack on Mourinho but the Liverpool manager was clearly frus
  
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• Missing Washington hawk 'likely to land on shoulders' found

  14-10-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The Harris hawk was eventually coaxed down from a tree with a day-old chick.
  
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• Catalonia calls for talks with Madrid but warns against Spanish direct rule

  14-10-2017 17:34
  In an interview, Catalonia’s foreign minister Raül Romeva says the region is ready for dialogue but Madrid must acknowledge its right to decideThe Catalan government has renewed its calls for dialogue to solve the independence crisis – but warned the rest of Europe that the issue will not disappear, even if the Spanish government makes good its threat to impose direct rule this week.In an interview with the Observer, Catalonia’s foreign minister, Raül Romeva, said the
  
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• Crystal Palace v Chelsea, Manchester City v Stoke and more: clockwatch – live!

  14-10-2017 17:11
  Premier League, Football League and European football updatesLive scores: follow all of today’s games | Get notifications to your phoneAnd you can email Niall or tweet @niallmcveigh 4.11pm BSTSheffield United get the breakthrought at Bramall Lane, John Fleck crossing to Chris Basham, who scores his first goal in a year. Rochdale have started the second half at a fair whip – they’ve scored twice to lead Fleetwood 2-0. 4.11pm BSTIn the Cup, which the FA are making impressively ha
  
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• Sealed with a kiss: Stokes gets hitched

  14-10-2017 17:10
  England cricketer Ben Stokes has married his fiancee Clare Ratcliffe in Somerset.
  
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• England cricketer Ben Stokes marries in country wedding

  14-10-2017 17:01
  England cricketer Ben Stokes has married his fiancee Clare Ratcliffe in Somerset.
  
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• Romania shrugs off label of Europe’s poor man as economy booms

  14-10-2017 17:00
  Since it joined the EU in 2015, government economic measures and communist-era educational excellence have spurredrapid growthAt a sleek new office in the heart of Bucharest, Fitbit co-founder and chief executive James Park explains why the smartwear giant is rapidly expanding its operations in Romania – and following the lead of a host of multinationals. “The tech talent here is amazing. Romania and other countries in central and eastern Europe have great existing talent, and also g
  
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• Liverpool left frustrated again by David de Gea and Manchester United

  14-10-2017 17:00
  If nothing else, Liverpool should probably take it as a compliment that Manchester United would choose to approach the game this way. It was the second successive season this fixture has ended goalless and it did not need a suspicious mind to deduce that José Mourinho had decided that would be enough to make it a satisfying day – and to hell with anyone who might question his lack of adventure.His team had averaged three goals a game from their previous seven Premier League fixtures
  
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• In the contactless payment era, why is cash making a comeback?

  14-10-2017 17:00
  It’s never been easier to pay without using real money, and yet the value of banknotes and coins in the economyis rising at a rapid rate. Austerity, fear of a looming Brexit apocalypse, or growing criminality may all be behind itAs we enjoy an era of contactless payment, credit cards and bitcoin, Sunday appears set to signal another blow to the longevity of cash. From midnight, the round pound coin, a British institution dating back to 1983, will pass its use-by date. Is cold, hard money g
  
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• Trump's biggest enemy isn't the media. It's poor people | Ross Barkan

  14-10-2017 16:56
  Trump’s most dramatic move yet to dismantle Obamacare will punish many of the poor people who voted for him and the rest who didn’tWhenever talk turns to Donald Trump’s enemies, the Democrats and the media are always assumed to be at the top of his hit list. This is a man, after all, who cries out “Fake News!” almost as often as he draws breath.But Trump’s truest enemy isn’t any card-carrying journalist, progressive Democrat, or disgruntled member of the
  
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• Robbie Henshaw puts Leinster on track despite Johnny Sexton absence

  14-10-2017 16:41
  • Leinster 24-17 Montpellier
  • Russian side Krasny Yar shock Stade Français in SiberiaLeinster made light of the absence of Johnny Sexton with a winning start to their European Champions Cup campaign, beating Montpellier 24-17 at the RDS Arena.Sexton has a leg injury but Leo Cullen’s side were 12-7 ahead at half-time thanks to tries from Joey Carbery and Josh van der Flier. Continue reading...
  
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• UK targets Eurovision viewers to counter Russia’s ‘infowars’

  14-10-2017 16:38
  Saatchi agency hired to run range of projects, from ‘rebranding’ Ukraine to influencing Russian-speaking minorities in Baltic statesBritain is seeking to counter a cold war-style “information war” by investing in a range of projects, from “rebranding” Ukraine to influencing Russian speakers in Baltic states.The UK’s efforts have included hiring M&C Saatchi – the advertising agency synonymous with Tory election campaigns – to run a project
  
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• Trump's marriage to the religious right reeks of hypocrisy on both sides | Daniel José Camacho

  14-10-2017 16:36
  Trump exposes the religious right’s moral pretension for the veneer it’s always been Donald Trump should be the last person to speak on moral values. Yet, on Friday, he received standing ovations for his speech at the Values Voter Summit in which he claimed that his administration is “stopping, cold, attacks on Judeo-Christian values.” This accentuates the moral hypocrisy of the religious right which has wedded itself to arguably the most immoral president in the history
  
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• US Navy Flag leads home Aidan O’Brien one-two-three-four in Dewhurst Stakes

  14-10-2017 16:26
  • Ryan Moore rides to Newmarket victory by two and a half lengths
  • Beats stablemates Mendelssohn, Seahenge and ThreeandfourpenceUS Navy Flag led his rivals a merry dance in the Dewhurst Stakes as Aidan O’Brien saddled the first four home in the Group One at Newmarket.The Ballydoyle colt was a 5-1 shot to secure a second Group One on the bounce following his Middle Park Stakes triumph a fortnight ago. Continue reading...
  
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• U S Navy Flag leads home Aidan O’Brien one-two-three-four in Dewhurst Stakes

  14-10-2017 16:26
  • Ryan Moore rides to Newmarket victory by two and a half lengths
  • Beats stablemates Mendelssohn, Seahenge and ThreeandfourpenceAidan O’Brien, the trainer who makes the extraordinary appear routine, had the first four home in the Dewhurst Stakes here and is now within touching distance of one of the sport’s great records. It is 14 years since the US trainer Bobby Frankel won 25 top-class races in a single year and O’Brien could match that total on Sunday night, when
  
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• The week in patriarchy: we are reaching a turning point | Jessica Valenti

  14-10-2017 16:20
  Perhaps that’s optimistic of me, but I really do feel like there’s something in the air writes Jessica Valenti in her weekly newsletter
  As more women come out with their stories of abuse and harassment by Harvey Weinstein, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed and discouraged. As someone who writes about rape and harassment quite frequently, even I was shook to the core after listening to the audio of Weinstein trying to bully a woman into his hotel room.The way he vacillated betwe
  
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