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• Unsend, unsend! New WhatsApp feature lets you take back your sent messages

  28-10-2017 23:58
  Everyone has sent messages that they instantly regretted. Now, WhatsApp is allowing you to delete unwanted messages. The feature will be available for both group and individual messages.
  
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• Unsend, unsend! New WhatsApp feature lets you take back sent messages

  28-10-2017 23:58
  Everyone has sent messages that they instantly regretted. Now, WhatsApp is allowing you to delete unwanted messages. The feature will be available for both group and individual messages.
  
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• Hillfoot Train Station Death Sparks Police Appeal For Help In Identifying Mystery Man

  28-10-2017 22:42
  Police are appealing for help to identify a man who died after being hit by a train in Glasgow on Friday.
  
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• Simon Cowell misses first X Factor live show of new series after 'falling down stairs'

  28-10-2017 22:27
  Simon Cowell has missed the first live show of this year's X Factor after being treated in hospital following his reported fall down stairs at his London home.
  
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• Self-Employed Universal Credit Claimants Told They're 'Better Off Jobless'

  28-10-2017 22:00
  Self-employed people claiming in-work benefits through Universal Credit have been told by government advisors they’d be better off jobless, risking further turmoil for the crisis-hit benefit reform.
  
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• Sopranos Actress Annabella Sciorra Accuses Harvey Weinstein Of Rape

  28-10-2017 21:51
  Actress Annabella Sciorra, who appeared in the popular US TV series The Sopranos, has become the latest woman to accuse disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape.
  
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• Threat Of North Korea Nuclear Attack 'Accelerating', US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis Warns

  28-10-2017 20:46
  The threat of nuclear attack from North Korea is increasing, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday.
  
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• Vanity Fair hunts for an editor in a post-Weinstein world

  28-10-2017 20:06
  Actor Kate Beckinsale attends the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter on 26 February 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.The publishing industry guessing game over who will assume Vanity Fair’s leadership role from long-serving superstar editor Graydon Carter may have been abruptly altered by sexual harassment accusations sweeping through the institutions of film, fashion and publishing.The impact of the fall of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, mired in sexual harassment a
  
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• Foden brace helps England clinch maiden Under-17 World Cup

  28-10-2017 19:40
  England, who lost the Under-17 European Championship final to Spain on penalties in May, added to their success at youth level this year following victories in the Under-20 World Cup and Under-19 European Championship.It was a remarkable comeback for coach Steve Cooper's side in front of more than 60,000 spectators as they scored five goals without reply after going down 2-0 with 31 minutes gone.
  
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• England win Under-17 World Cup, beating Spain 5-2 in thrilling final

  28-10-2017 19:38
  England have won the Under-17 World Cup after coming back from 2-0 down in the final to beat Spain 5-2 in India.Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden scored twice in Kolkata, with the other goals coming from Rhian Brewster, with his eighth of the tournament, Morgan Gibbs White and Marc Guehi.The Young Lions trailed Spain 2-0 after 31 minutes of the final in the sold-out Salt Lake Stadium, thanks to two goals from Barcelona's Sergio Gomez.
  
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• UK set to shiver as temperatures plummet

  28-10-2017 18:42
  The first widespread frost of the season is expected to hit the UK on Monday morning as overnight temperatures plummet to lows of minus 4C (25F).While much of the country has enjoyed a comparatively balmy October so far, a blisteringly cold Sunday night will see temperatures fall below freezing in places.Many people will wake up to frost on the ground on Monday morning.
  
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• Barack Obama To Show Up For Jury Duty After Being Called To Serve In Cook County

  28-10-2017 18:29
  Barack Obama reportedly plans to show up for jury duty next month after being called to serve in Illinois.
  
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• Anthony Joshua ready to defend heavyweight crown against 'tricky' stand-in Carlos Takam

  28-10-2017 18:04
  British boxer Anthony Joshua says he is properly focused and ready for tonight's world heavyweight title defence against his "tricky" stand-in opponent Carlos Takam.The Cameroon-born Frenchman, 36, is a late replacement for the injured Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev, stepping in with just 12 days notice.Joshua, 28, will be putting his IBF and WBA heavyweight belts on the line in his fourth world title defence, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
  
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• Noxious Odour In Seaford Causes Stinging Eyes And Nausea As Residents Told To Stay Indoors

  28-10-2017 16:52
  Residents in Seaford were told to stay indoors after reports of a noxious odour led some to complain of stinging eyes and nausea.
  
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• Catalans Urged To Oppose Spanish Government's Takeover By Sacked President Carles Puigdemont

  28-10-2017 16:40
  Catalonia’s sacked president has urged the region’s people to show “democratic opposition” to Spain’s takeover after Madrid fired the region’s government for declaring independence.
  
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• Police Halloween Crackdown On Motorcyclists Driving 'Recklessly' In London In Organised 'Ride Out' Events

  28-10-2017 15:31
  Police are planning a crackdown on anti-social behaviour over the Halloween period carried out by “ruthless” motorcyclists in central London.
  
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• Michael Gove 'sorry' over Harvey Weinstein sex assault joke on Today programme

  28-10-2017 15:11
  Michael Gove has sparked outrage by making a joke about sexual assault on the BBC's flagship radio news programme.The Environment Secretary was appearing on a 60th anniversary edition of Today, aired before a live audience."You just pray that you emerge with your dignity intact," Mr Gove added.
  
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• Kids Company bosses seek voluntary board bans

  28-10-2017 14:25
  The former trustees of Kids Company are seeking to avoid court action by agreeing to voluntary boardroom bans in the aftermath of its collapse.Sky News has learnt that lawyers for a number of the charity's ex-directors are in talks with the Government's Insolvency Service about giving formal undertakings not to serve as company directors for several years.The individuals seeking to offer such undertakings are thought to include Alan Yentob, the former BBC creative director who chaired Kids Compa
  
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• Ben Stokes was defending us from homophobic abuse, say gay men

  28-10-2017 14:12
  Two gay men say England cricketer Ben Stokes was defending them from homophobic abuse when he was allegedly caught on CCTV punching a man outside a Bristol nightclub.Kai Barry, 26, and Billy O'Connell, 20, have told The Sun the all-rounder was "a real hero".Mr O'Connell said: "We were so grateful to Ben for stepping in to help.
  
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• Woody Harrelson’s Dinner Date With Donald Trump Did Not End Well

  28-10-2017 13:53
  Actor Woody Harrelson has recalled the “brutal” meal he once had with President Donald Trump.
  
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• Halloween warning over motorcycle 'ride-outs'

  28-10-2017 13:47
  Police have issued a stark warning to motorcyclists planning to cause chaos this Halloween in so-called "ride-outs".Officers in London have launched a crackdown on incidents after dealing with groups of bikers engaging in anti-social behaviour, a trend in the past two years.Metropolitan Police said those responsible were intent on causing disruption across the capital by riding recklessly on the wrong side of the road, mounting pavements and running red lights.
  
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• UK Weather Forecast Predicts First Widespread Frost Of The Autumn

  28-10-2017 13:36
  Temperatures could fall as low as minus 4C (25F) this weekend as the autumn’s first widespread frost spreads across the country.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: sexually abusive MPs must be held to account

  28-10-2017 13:36
  A “warped and degrading culture” of sexual harassment and abuse exists and thrives in Westminster, Jeremy Corbyn will say.Senior MPs have raised complaints that allegations of sexual harassment are still not being taken seriously enough by their parties and whips despite years of warnings.MPs made their fears known to their parties after the Labour MP Jared O’Mara was suspended over allegations of misogynistic abuse, and parliamentary staff aired allegations of sexual harassmen
  
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• The article that changed my view ... of who deserved my vote

  28-10-2017 13:31 via theguardian.com
  Guardian supporter Sandra Moretti explains the impact of reading Yasmin Alibhai-Brown’s article in praise of London mayoral candidate Sadiq KhanSandra Moretti, 43, is a language and cookery teacher from Brittany, France, who lives in Bromley, Greater LondonI read Yasmin Alibhai-Brown’s opinion article, headlined Sadiq Khan as mayor of London would be the terrorists’ worst nightmare, in May 2016. The vote for London’s next mayor was approaching and the campaigns were in fu
  
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• British navy sacks nuclear submariners over cocaine use

  28-10-2017 12:46
  Britain's navy has fired nine sailors serving on a nuclear-armed submarine after they tested positive for using cocaine, the country's defence ministry said on Saturday.The crew were from HMS Vigilant, one of four Royal Navy submarines which operate the Trident nuclear missile system.The Daily Mail newspaper reported that the sailors had failed drugs tests while the submarine was docked in the United States to pick up nuclear warheads and undergo work, and the sailors had been accommodated in ho
  
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• Trident Submarine HMS Vigilant Crew Discharged After 'Testing Positive For Cocaine'

  28-10-2017 12:38
  Nine service personnel on a nuclear submarine have been discharged from the Royal Navy after testing positive for drugs.
  
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• Navy sailors on nuclear Trident submarine HMS Vigilant axed over drugs tests

  28-10-2017 12:36
  The Royal Navy has sacked nine service personnel on a nuclear submarine for testing positive for drugs.The compulsory drugs tests on the HMS Vigilant - one of four Vanguard Class submarines maintaining the UK's nuclear deterrent - showed positive results for the nine people in question, leading them to be discharged.A Royal Navy spokesman said: "We do not tolerate drugs misuse by service personnel.
  
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• Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – live!

  28-10-2017 12:31 via theguardian.com
  Minute-by-minute updates from the 12.30pm kick-off at Old TraffordLive scores: all the goals from around the UK and EuropeScott’s new book: The Title: The Story of the First DivisionSend your thoughts to [email protected] 11.31am BSTManchester United: de Gea, Bailly, Smalling, Jones, Valencia, Herrera, Matic, Young, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku, Rashford.
  Subs: Mata, Martial, Lingard, Blind, Romero, Darmian, McTominay.Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Alderweireld, Dier, Vertonghen, Aurier, Erik
  
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• Michael Gove rebuked over Harvey Weinstein sex assault joke on Today programme

  28-10-2017 12:24
  Michael Gove has sparked outrage by making a joke about sexual assault on the BBC's flagship radio news programme.The Environment Secretary was appearing on a 60th anniversary edition of Today, aired before a live audience."You just pray that you emerge with your dignity intact," Mr Gove added.
  
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• Snatch: a cock-er-nee gangster tale that’s a right load of old pony

  28-10-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Guy Ritchie’s tale of bare-knuckle boxing, diamonds and geezers is transplanted to the small screen. They really shouldn’t have gone to the Barney Rubble Related: Snatch review – Rupert Grint gives Guy Ritchie's comedy an obnoxious TV remake Blimey fellas, strike a light – the cockney geezer is back. A matter of months after BBC2’s loving paean to the male rogue White Gold roared off in its tatty Ford Capri, here comes the all-new Snatch (31 October, 10.05pm, AMC),
  
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• How to help garden wildlife survive winter

  28-10-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Winter is often a tough time for birds and animals, but there are lots of things gardeners can do – and not do – to help them outThe pretty autumnal changes outside your window – the fiery colouring of leaves, the gentle decline of herbaceous plants – are all about survival. With the mean months ahead of them, garden plants are shedding everything soft and vulnerable, withdrawing their energies below the earth to a bundle of roots, or dropping soft leaves so that only tou
  
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• Canada's health system serves as model for Sanders – but faces troubles of its own

  28-10-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Experts warn of ‘major threat’ of privatisation and point to concerns over gaps in coverage, even as Canadians are widely proud of their healthcare systemBernie Sanders will arrive in Toronto this weekend for a crash course in an unrivalled point of pride for most Canadians: the country’s healthcare system.Continue reading...
  
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• Spain dissolves Catalan parliament and calls fresh elections

  28-10-2017 11:56 via theguardian.com
  Political crisis deepens after secessionist MPs vote to create ‘Catalan republic as an independent and sovereign state’ Catalonia: tracking independence movements across Europe
  The Spanish government has taken control of Catalonia, dissolved its parliament and announced new elections after secessionist Catalan MPs voted to establish an independent republic, pushing the country’s worst political crisis in 40 years to new and dangerous heights.Speaking on Friday evening, the Span
  
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• Michael Gove apologises for 'clumsy' Harvey Weinstein joke

  28-10-2017 11:55 via theguardian.com
  MP criticised for comparing Today show interview with John Humphrys to entering the film producer’s bedroomMichael Gove has apologised following an outcry over an ill-judged joke comparing tough interviews on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to going into Harvey Weinstein’s bedroom.The environment secretary said his “clumsy attempt at humour ... wasn’t appropriate. I’m sorry and apologise unreservedly.” Continue reading...
  
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• Gove jokes about sex assault in radio interview

  28-10-2017 11:35
  Michael Gove has sparked outrage by making a joke about sexual assault on a radio show.
  
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• Raising a black son in the US: ‘He had never taken a breath, and I was already mourning him’

  28-10-2017 11:30 via theguardian.com
  Even before her son was born, Jesmyn Ward was preoccupied with one thing – how she would prepare him for survivalFive years ago, I bore my first child, a daughter. She was born six weeks early. She was slow to cry and pale when she emerged from behind the tent shielding my stomach. In a response that I am ashamed to admit, and one that I suspect was driven by stress, shock and anaesthesia, my first words to her were, “Why is she so white?” My obstetrician laughed as she began t
  
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• Mental health services are in crisis and we police struggle to pick up the slack

  28-10-2017 11:23 via theguardian.com
  I feel sorry for the person I arrested recently who had caused criminal damage because they didn’t have the mental health help they needed I am a police officer in an English police force and I’d like to apologise for the lack of support we can offer to people facing mental health problems. Cuts to NHS mental health services in recent years have put mounting pressure on the police force to pick up the slack and we aren’t trained or prepared to deal with it. Recently I went to t
  
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• High libido? Cannabis smokers have 20% more sex, researchers find

  28-10-2017 11:23 via theguardian.com
  Report’s author cautions that findings should not be misinterpreted as proof of causal linkCannabis smokers have about 20% more sex than those who abstain from the drug, an American study has shown.Survey participants were asked how many times they had had heterosexual intercourse in the past four weeks and how frequently they had smoked marijuana over the past 12 months. Continue reading...
  
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• England to take part in extraordinary set-piece training session with Wales

  28-10-2017 11:13 via theguardian.com
  • England and Wales to break with convention before autumn internationals
  • Rivals will hope to improve scrummaging in training session on MondayEddie Jones promised his England players this past week to prepare for chaos in the buildup to the 2019 World Cup and the first instalment of mayhem will arrive shortly in the form of a no-holds barred set-piece session in Bristol against their fierce rivals Wales.Jones is set on toppling New Zealand from the top of the world rankings by the s
  
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• Mattis: threat of North Korea nuclear attack 'is accelerating'

  28-10-2017 11:11 via theguardian.com
  In Seoul US defence secretary said Pyongyang engages in ‘outlaw’ behaviour and that the US will never accept a nuclear North Korea.US defence secretary Jim Mattis has said the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating.In remarks in Seoul with South Korean defence minister Song Young-moo at his side, Mattis accused the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programs – and vowed to defeat any attack. Continue reading...
  
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• Nestlé, Hershey and Mars 'breaking promises over palm oil use'

  28-10-2017 11:10 via theguardian.com
  This year’s Halloween confectionery will contain palm oil grown on land that should lawfully be habitat to orangutans, rhinos and clouded leopards, despite commitment to clean up supply chainsNestlé, Mars and Hershey have been accused of breaking pledges to stop using “conflict palm oil” from deforested Indonesian jungles, just days before the annual Halloween confectionery frenzy.The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) says consumers have been “deceived” by prom
  
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• Yes he can: Barack Obama plans to show up for jury duty, says judge

  28-10-2017 11:08 via theguardian.com
  The former president will complete his civic duty in Chicago, court officials say, and he’s not the only high-profile individual to have done so recentlyBarack Obama has been called for jury duty and the former US president plans to show up, according to court officials.The chief judge of Cook County, Illinois, announced at a budget hearing on Friday that Obama would be completing his civic duty next month, the Chicago Tribune reported. Continue reading...
  
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• Women accusing Trump of sexual harassment are lying, says White House

  28-10-2017 11:04 via theguardian.com
  Administration asked to clarify its official position on women whose allegations surfaced during campaign and which president has called ‘fake news’The White House’s “official position” on the sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump that came out during the presidential campaign is that all of the women were lying, a spokesperson said. At a briefing on Friday, which came amid a series of sexual harassment scandals across the country, a CBS News reporter n
  
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• Yaa Gyasi: ‘I write a sentence. I delete it. I wonder if it’s too early for lunch’

  28-10-2017 11:00 via theguardian.com
  The Ghanaian-American novelist tries to recreate the feeling of working on her award-winning debut in ‘the dungeon’, a dank nook in her first apartmentI recently had a prolonged phone battle over a desk I had ordered and not received. Online, it said the desk had shipped, but weeks passed and nothing. I would call, repeat my story to the customer service rep du jour and be greeted with commiseration, as though they too didn’t quite understand how their shop worked. Maybe t
  
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• Organic or starve: can Cuba's new farming model provide food security?

  28-10-2017 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Once it grew only sugar and was heavy handed with fertilizers and pesticides, now Cuba is in the grip of a small-scale organic farming revolutionIn the town of Hershey, 40 miles east of Havana, you can see the past and the future of Cuban farming, side by side.The abandoned hulk of the Camilo Cienfuegos sugar plant, shut along with 70 other cane refineries in 2002, towers over the town. But in the lush hills and grasslands around Hershey, fields of cassava, corn, beans, and vegetables are a sign
  
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• Kelela: ‘I know deep down I’m a star’

  28-10-2017 11:00 via theguardian.com
  The R&B singer talks about epiphanies, privilege and eliminating old friends Deeply serious and sitting in a cartoonishly oversized white hoodie that exaggerates an already tiny frame, LA musician Kelela tells me her clear-eyed, no-holds ambitions to be huge. “I think I could fuck shit up,” she says. “It’s just about where the world is.” Related: Kelela: Take Me Apart review – future-facing glitchy R&B with tractionContinue reading...
  
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• Esther Perel: the relationship guru who thinks infidelity isn't all bad

  28-10-2017 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Perel wouldn’t actually advise you to have an affair, but if you do, it might actually make your marriage stronger in the long run, she says in her new book.Esther Perel is animated, leaning forward in her chair and throwing up her hands to reinforce a point about her specialist subject: infidelity. The renowned sex and relationship therapist is adamant that many marriages can recover from the bombshell of betrayal, but she is indignant that there is a stigma today about a deceived spouse
  
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• Beck: ‘I wanted to make something that felt good’

  28-10-2017 11:00 via theguardian.com
  He wrote his sunniest album yet – and then parked it when Trump won the presidency. Is the world ready for some fun?Beck Hansen has been sitting on his new album – his gleeful, giddy, what-a-wonderful-world-we-live-in album Colors – for at least a year now. The Californian, who records as Beck, began writing tracks for it a while back, “when the biggest song in the world was Happy by Pharrell Williams”, he recalls. As the veteran composer of a dozen albums since the
  
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• Navy discharges nine submariners from nuclear vessel over drugs

  28-10-2017 10:49 via theguardian.com
  Firing of service personnel from HMS Vigilant follows recent claims of ‘inappropriate’ onboard relationshipNine service personnel on a nuclear submarine have been discharged from the Royal Navy after testing positive for drugs.
  Compulsory drugs tests on HMS Vigilant – one of four Vanguard class submarines that maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent – produced nine positive results, leading to nine individuals being discharged.Continue reading...
  
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• Michael Gove's Harvey Weinstein Joke Called 'Appalling' As Minister Apologises For 'Clumsy' Humour

  28-10-2017 10:42
  Michael Gove has been criticised for joking about the sex abuse and harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein during a radio appearance.
  
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