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• Steve Bell on Donald Trump's attack on dead US soldier – cartoon

  19-10-2017 23:56 via theguardian.com
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• Olivier Giroud magic earns Europa League win for Arsenal over Red Star Belgrade

  19-10-2017 23:51 via theguardian.com
  It takes something unusual to create a moment of silence at Red Star Belgrade’s boisterous Marakana. Five minutes from the end of a Europa League encounter that scored higher on atmosphere than intrigue, Arsenal produced the game’s defining moment and for a few seconds the sound cut completely as the home crowd took in the blow.What a blow it was. The move of the night was carved out by Jack Wilshere, who changed gear to burst into dangerous space and exchanged passes with Theo Walco
  
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• 'We DON’T have to pay!' Tory bashes Labour MP for 'surrendering' to EU Brexit divorce bill

  19-10-2017 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  LABOUR MP Sarah Champion was bashed by a Tory in a live interview for giving in to demands from the European Union to pay a multi-billion Brexit divorce bill.
  
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• Burglar lit fire that killed dad and girl, 8

  19-10-2017 23:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  A BURGLAR who killed a girl of eight and her father by setting fire to their house to destroy evidence of a break-in across the road has been found guilty of manslaughter.
  
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• Shadow sports minister adds to pressure on ‘incapable’ FA over Eni Aluko affair

  19-10-2017 23:36 via theguardian.com
  • Dr Rosena Allin-Khan says she has ‘lost confidence’ in governing body
  • FA to investigate England Women’s goalkeeping coach Lee KendallAmid growing calls for urgent reform of the FA in the wake of the Eni Aluko affair, Labour has declared it has “lost confidence” in the leadership of English football’s governing body and called for decisive action.The criticism came as FA board members prepared to conduct an emergency conference-call on Thursday to
  
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• Leicester City players are unhappy over Shakespeare sacking, says Appleton

  19-10-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  •Squad voice displeasure and turn focus on club’s board
  • I’m not the person to answer questions, caretaker Appleton says
  Leicester City’s players demanded to know the reasons behind Craig Shakespeare’s dismissal and voiced their displeasure during a meeting before Thursday’s training session that turned the focus on the club’s board and left Michael Appleton, the caretaker manager, admitting he was unable to answer their questions.Appleton described
  
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• MH370: Malaysia in deal with private search firm to find missing plane

  19-10-2017 23:16 via theguardian.com
  ‘No find, no fee’ search to be undertaken by US-based seabed exploration company Ocean InfinityMalaysia has entered into a “no find, no fee” arrangement with a private search company, Ocean Infinity, in a bid to recover the missing MH370 plane and discover the fate of the 239 people on board.
  Late on Thursday, Australia’s minister for infrastructure and transport, Darren Chester, acknowledged the agreement between the Malaysian government and the US-based seabed exp
  
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• Lindstrøm: It’s Alright Between Us As It Is review – back on track with bubbling beats, jazz piano and goth feathers

  19-10-2017 23:15 via theguardian.com
  (Smalltown Supersound)Oslo producer Hans-Peter Lindstrøm, already known for being pretty cosmic, went further out than ever before with his last album, a collaboration with Todd Rundgren that turned them both to spaghetti in a psychedelic black hole. He’s now back out the other side, making his traditional “space disco”, but with some beautiful acid-flashback flourishes. Spire and Tensions evoke cocktail hour at an Ibizan villa, before But Isn’t It and Shinin nicel
  
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• British Bureaucracy keeps Royal Navy Top Gun from American wife

  19-10-2017 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A ROYAL Navy “Top Gun” who took on the Taliban yesterday told of his dismay at a British visa delay that has left his wife homeless and stuck in California.
  
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• British GQ Political Correspondent Rupert Myers Sacked As 'Allegations' Emerge

  19-10-2017 23:09
  British GQ has announced it has terminated the freelance contract of political correspondent Rupert Myers amid “allegations” about his behaviour.
  
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• Jessie Ware: Glasshouse review – smooth soul, ramped up when the diva lets loose

  19-10-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  (PMR/Island)Emerging at the tail end of the dubstep movement, south London’s Jessie Ware has long been the musical equivalent of a minimalist Scandi clothes store, all restrained vocals thoughtfully draped over barely there electronica. On Glasshouse, she manages to harness her rarely seen diva mode in among the pared-back hallmarks, but the result is a mixed one. Opener – and lead single – Midnight sees her push her vocals in all directions for striking falsetto-propelled soul
  
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• Gregor Townsend backs Scotland’s move to cast net for new players

  19-10-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  • Townsend: ‘You have to look at every way to increase your depth pool’
  • Scotland not denying link to buying into Premiership side WorcesterScotland has ramped up its attempts to attract England-based players with Scottish ancestry to play for them and refused to deny reports it is looking to take a controlling share in the Premiership strugglers Worcester, which would act as a base south of the border.As part of the new-look Scottish Qualified programme – an overhau
  
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• Michael Cole: Concern for 'long-term welfare' of missing boys from Berkshire

  19-10-2017 22:55
  Michael Cole, 43, and his sons Harry, eight, and Michael, seven, were reported missing on 2 October.Superintendent Shaun Virtue, from Thames Valley Police, said a court order had since been granted "allowing an appeal to be published".Despite receiving help from "a number of family members, friends and local residents", officers have been unable to locate them.
  
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• Damian Green SLAMS George Osborne's Standard editorship

  19-10-2017 22:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  THERESA May’s closest political friend has attacked George Osborne and compared his editorship of the London Evening Standard to Russian propaganda.
  
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• ‘Accept a debate’ Universities to be FINED if student unions ban controversial speakers

  19-10-2017 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  UNIVERSITIES that attempt to ban controversial speakers from appearing at their campuses could be fined or suspended under new government measures aimed at upholding free speech.
  
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• Ex-MI6 chief: Brexit means more spending to retain UK influence

  19-10-2017 22:48
  The UK's former spy chief has suggested Britain might not actually quit the EU - and warned greater spending on diplomacy, defence and intelligence will be needed if Brexit does go ahead.Sir John Sawers, who oversaw MI6 as spymaster "C" between 2009 and 2014, claimed the "default outcome" of Brexit is that the UK is "poorer and weaker" and will diminish the country's role in the world.The ex-civil servant also compared leaving the EU to the UK's situation in the 1970s, a period when Britain was
  
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• 'Sherlock Holmes' conman makes elementary mistake

  19-10-2017 22:48
  A conman who stole thousands of pounds while using a name from the Sherlock Holmes stories has been jailed for five years.Aaron Cowan called himself Greg Lestrade - the name of the police inspector from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective series.The 24-year-old wore a fake police badge as he targeted shops in Kent in March and April.
  
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• Home Office issues visa to stranded Royal Navy pilot's wife

  19-10-2017 22:11 via theguardian.com
  Marianne Rawlins, an American who was denied right to join British husband, receives apology for ‘inconvenience’The Home Office has issued a visa and apologised to the wife of a Royal Navy pilot left stranded in the US while her husband serves in the UK.Marianne Rawlins, 34, has been granted a UK visa to join her husband, Lt Simon Rawlins, after the UK Visa and Immigration department initially ruled her application was not straightforward and required extra information. Continue read
  
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• Richard Spencer: Speech By White Supremacist At University Of Florida Sparks Huge Protests

  19-10-2017 22:09
  A speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer at the University of Florida has sparked huge protests, with hundreds of demonstrators descending on the campus.
  
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• Oxford accused of 'social apartheid' as colleges admit no black students

  19-10-2017 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Labour MP attacks university where one in three colleges failed to admit a black British student with A-levels in 2015Nearly one in three Oxford colleges failed to admit a single black British A-level student in 2015, with the university accused of “social apartheid” over its admissions policies by the former education minister David Lammy.The data shows that 10 out of 32 Oxford colleges did not award a place to a black British pupil with A-levels in 2015, the first time the universi
  
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• Oxford accused of 'social apartheid' as colleges admit no black students

  19-10-2017 22:00
  David Lammy said the lack of diversity called into question Oxford University’s claim to national standing.Nearly one in three Oxford colleges failed to admit a single black British A-level student in 2015, with the university accused of “social apartheid” over its admissions policies by the former education minister David Lammy.The data shows that 10 out of 32 Oxford colleges did not award a place to a black British pupil with A-levels in 2015, the first time the university ha
  
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• Lewis Hamilton unlikely to kneel during American anthem at F1’s US Grand Prix

  19-10-2017 21:59 via theguardian.com
  • Mercedes driver supports protests but is intent on securing fourth title
  • ‘I am here to win, so I am not really focused on anything else’Lewis Hamilton has said he has no plan to join the protests that have been taking place across the US by kneeling during the national anthem before the US Grand Prix in Austin this weekend. The British driver, who could win his fourth world championship in Texas, had said he was considering making the gesture but insists that at the mom
  
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• May: Concrete progress has been made on Brexit

  19-10-2017 21:30
  The Prime Minister puts a positive spin on negotiations as she arrives in Brussels for talks.
  
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• Brazil prosecutors investigate plan to give reconstituted food to poor people

  19-10-2017 21:07 via theguardian.com
  São Paulo’s mayor claimed powder made from food close to its sell-by date was a cost-free way to tackle hunger but critics denounced it as ‘human pet food’Prosecutors in Brazil’s biggest city have opened an inquiry into a controversial plan to feed poorer citizens and schoolchildren with a flour made out of food close to its sell-by date that critics have described as “human pet food”.
  João Doria, the populist, conservative mayor of São Pa
  
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• UK is confusing the EU over Brexit, says Corbyn after meeting Barnier

  19-10-2017 21:06
  European leaders are “bemused and confused” by Britain’s attitude towards the Brexit negotiations, according to Jeremy Corbyn, who met Michel Barnier and three continental prime ministers on his visit to Brussels.The Labour leader held parallel discussions with the the EU’s chief negotiator and other European leaders, during which it is understood he was asked to explain how he intended to stop Britain from crashing out without a deal.Coming out of an 80-minute meeting wi
  
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• New pressure on bin collections over shock fly-tipping figures

  19-10-2017 21:03
  Theresa May is facing new pressure to order town halls to empty household bins weekly after Government figures revealed fly-tipping incidents topped a million last year.The shock figures, from Michael Gove's environment department, are up 7% on last year and the highest since 2008.It means councils have been left with a clean-up bill of £58m.
  
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• The Guardian view on Eni Aluko: a well-deserved victory | Editorial

  19-10-2017 21:01 via theguardian.com
  The courage of the England player in exposing racism and standing up the FA ought to move the dial on attitudes in sportThe Football Association’s senior management were left floundering on Wednesday, as they were forced to realise that their handling of Eni Aluko’s complaint of racism had, from beginning to end, been entirely inadequate. It was as if they had been shaken awake from a dream in which a little racist banter, such as telling a player of Nigerian descent not to let her f
  
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• Readers recommend: share your songs about clouds

  19-10-2017 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 23 October We’re looking to the skies this week and for your songs with clouds. For more on how to interpret the theme, keep an eye on the comments.You have until 11pm on Monday 23 October to post your nomination and make your justification. Regular RR contributor George Boyland (who posts as sonofwebcore in the comments) will select from your recommen
  
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• Mubashir Jamil: Gamer obsessed with 'martyrdom' found guilty of terror offences

  19-10-2017 20:57
  A warehouse worker is facing jail after he told an undercover police officer he was prepared to blow himself up at “good targets” in the UK.Former straight-A student Mubashir Jamil, 22, from Luton, was found guilty of terrorism offences at the Old Bailey after planning to join Islamic State in Syria.Jamil also bought a punch bag and a pull-up bar to boost his fitness in preparation, but told the undercover officer he was cautious of drawing attention so he bought a football to play w
  
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• Tourist killed by falling masonry in famous Florence church

  19-10-2017 20:56 via theguardian.com
  Death of Spaniard struck in Basilica di Santa Croce raises questions about state of Italy’s ageing and fragile monumentsA 52-year-old tourist from Spain has been killed by falling masonry in one of Florence’s most famous churches, the Basilica di Santa Croce.The fatal accident at the church where Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei and Niccolo Machiavelli are buried raised questions about the state of Italy’s many ageing and fragile monuments. Continue reading...
  
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• We're not ignoring you but vote doesn't bind, PM's deputy tells MPs

  19-10-2017 20:45 via theguardian.com
  Damian Green defends government stance that unanimously passed call for pause to universal credit rollout can be disregardedTheresa May’s deputy was forced to deny on Thursday that her minority administration was ignoring parliament after the government said it was not bound by an overwhelming vote calling for the rollout of universal credit to be paused.Labour’s motion, which called for the controversial welfare reform to be halted while glitches are fixed, passed unanimously on Wed
  
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• We're not ignoring you but vote doesn't bind, PM's deputy tells MPs

  19-10-2017 20:45
  Theresa May’s deputy was forced to deny on Thursday that her minority administration was ignoring parliament after the government said it was not bound by an overwhelming vote calling for the rollout of universal credit to be paused.Labour’s motion, which called for the controversial welfare reform to be halted while glitches are fixed, passed unanimously on Wednesday night after Tory whips told their MPs to abstain.“All governments have to abide by the rules of parliament.
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire: Former council leader Nicholas Paget-Brown quits

  19-10-2017 20:45
  The man in charge of Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council when the Grenfell Tower fire broke out has said he will stand down as a councillor at next year's local elections.Nicholas Paget-Brown quit as leader of the Conservative-run council in the weeks after the deadly blaze in June, in which 80 people died.In a statement issued on Thursday, he said he will not run again as a councillor because his staying on might be a "distraction".
  
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• The Guardian view on internet security: complexity is vulnerable | Editorial

  19-10-2017 20:39 via theguardian.com
  A huge weakness in wifi security erodes online privacy. But the real challenge is designing with human shortcomings in mindThis week’s security scandal is the discovery that every household with wifi in this country has a network that isn’t really private. For 13 years a weakness has lurked in the supposedly secure way in which wireless networks carry our information. Although the WPA2 security scheme was supposed to be mathematically proven to be uncrackable, it turns out that the m
  
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• Russian scrutinised for ties to Trump investigated in Monaco

  19-10-2017 20:39 via theguardian.com
  Dmitry Rybolovlev allegedly violated privacy of Tania Rappo and used political influence against former art dealerA Russian billionaire who has emerged as a central figure in the controversy surrounding the Trump campaign’s possible collusion with the Kremlin is under investigation in Monaco.Dmitry Rybolovlev, who is president of Monaco football club, is expected to be formally charged on Friday for allegedly violating the privacy of one-time confidant and friend Tania Rappo, in a case tha
  
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• Norfolk police plan to axe all community support officers

  19-10-2017 20:35
  PCSOs are cheaper to train and employ than police officers, but do not have the same powers.Norfolk constabulary wants to axe all of its police community support officers because of budget cuts and concentrate its resources on tackling growth in complex crimes such as sexual abuse.The plan would make the Norfolk force the first in the country to scrap the role of PCSOs, affecting 150 people.
  
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• HBOS takeover: Lloyds buyout was unique opportunity, says defence QC

  19-10-2017 20:33 via theguardian.com
  High court hears Lloyds shareholders’ £600m claim for compensation described as ‘legally unprecedented’ and ‘fundamentally flawed’The acquisition of HBOS was a “unique opportunity” for Lloyds Banking Group and regarded by its directors as in shareholders’ best interests, the high court has been told.Helen Davies, QC for Lloyds, opened the bank’s defence on Thursday by telling the court that a £600m claim for compensation by disgru
  
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• Photo Of Theresa May With 'Whispering' Angela Merkel And Emmanuel Macron Sparks Hilarious Theories

  19-10-2017 20:19
  In classic Theresa May fashion, the Prime Minister’s trip to Brussels has thrown up a less-than-optimal photo opportunity.
  
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• Illegal migrants hope Brexit provides opportunity

  19-10-2017 20:12
  Brexit may mean instability for businesses andEU citizens living here but an unlikely group of people are eagerly awaiting Britain's divorce from Europe.It is estimated that more than a million migrants are living in the UK illegally, according to a former head of Home Office immigration enforcement.
  
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• British banks can’t be trusted – let’s nationalise them | Owen Jones

  19-10-2017 20:12 via theguardian.com
  Our finance system is rigged in favour of a crisis-ridden City to reap profits for individuals. It’s time these institutions worked for the good of communitiesSometimes the case for a policy is as overwhelming as the level of ridicule it will get from the punditocracy. The nationalisation of Britain’s failed banking industry – the sector responsible for most of our country’s current ills – is one such example. According to a recent poll, half the electorate support
  
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• Illegal migrants want post-Brexit amnesty

  19-10-2017 20:05
  Sky News talks to illegal immigrants hoping for a post-Brexit amnesty amid a possible reduction in migration from the EU.
  
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• Azerbaijan Laundromat shows UK is choice of crooks and despots, says Hodge

  19-10-2017 20:04
  Margaret Hodge told MPs: ‘We have become the safe haven for dirty money.Britain is the “country of choice for every kleptocrat, crook and despot in the world”, a Labour MP has said following revelations by the Guardian and media partners of a massive money-laundering scheme run by the government of Azerbaijan.Margaret Hodge said the UK thought itself to be a “country of integrity, respectability and trustworthiness”.
  
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• 'Revolutionary' government pensions dashboard gets go-ahead

  19-10-2017 20:02 via theguardian.com
  Department for Work and Pensions approves scheme to enable people to monitor all their pensions entitlements in one placeOne of the most ambitious IT projects ever undertaken in financial services, to provide individuals with an online “pensions dashboard” covering all the schemes they may have, has been given the go ahead by the government.The Department for Work and Pensions is aiming to bring all the 64m different pension pots in Britain under one roof so that individuals can see
  
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• 'Urgent progress' needed in Brexit talks

  19-10-2017 20:00
  The director-general of the CBI, Carolyn Fairbairn, tells Sky's Ian King that Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein's Brexit tweet shows companies are frustrated by the Brexit process.
  
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• Samaritans has a letters service too | Letters

  19-10-2017 19:59
  Samaritans have been there for me throughout many life-changing events and our support network for volunteers is remarkable, as is what we do every duty.Many of those people are in prison, and sending a letter may be the only way they feel comfortable, or are able, to access us.Many people who contact Samaritans are unaware we exist, as are many Samaritan volunteers.
  
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• Are referendums the best way to shore up our feeble democracy? | Letters

  19-10-2017 19:59
  Boris Johnson MP with the EU leave campaign bus. ‘Referendums actually undermine democracy by reducing complex issues to a simplistic choice that is capable of being manipulated by one side or the other through emotive campaigning tangential to the main question posed,’ writes Michael Meadowcroft.Referendums actually undermine democracy by reducing complex issues to a simplistic choice that is capable of being manipulated by one side or the other through emotive campaigning tangentia
  
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• EU lawmakers agree to strengthen privacy rules for WhatsApp, Skype

  19-10-2017 19:51
  European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to bring online messaging and email services such as WhatsApp and Skype into the scope of tough telecoms privacy rules that will restrict how they can track users.The vote in the European Parliament's civil liberties committee was hailed as a step forward by privacy activists but heavily criticised by industry for being too restrictive and inconsistent with a separate data protection regulation.Under the reworked "ePrivacy" proposal, telecoms operators
  
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• Ulysses out of British Champions Day and saved for Breeders’ Cup

  19-10-2017 19:32 via theguardian.com
  • ‘Breeders’ Cup the objective for a very long time,’ says Ulysses owner
  • Highland Reel, with Ryan Moore, declared for the ChampionUlysses, one of the stars of this Flat season and the winner of two top-class races, has dropped out of British Champions Day and will instead go straight to the Breeders’ Cup next month. After mulling the possibility of a tilt at the Champion Stakes on Saturday, connections have decided against cramming one extra race into the hors
  
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• Andrea Leadsom takes the road to tyranny via the sea of incompetence

  19-10-2017 19:31
  Andrea Leadsom is a more than worthy successor to Andrew Lansley and Chris Grayling as house leader.Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
  
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• Malawi mobs kill two more people accused of being vampires

  19-10-2017 19:14 via theguardian.com
  Wave of attacks which had already killed six people spreads to country’s second city, Blantyre, where epileptic man is ‘torched’A wave of attacks in Malawi against people accused of vampirism has spread to its second-biggest city of Blantyre, where vigilante mobs killed two people, police said on Thursday. Related: UN moves staff after mobs kill five in Malawi vampire scareContinue reading...
  
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