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• Sexual harassment in Westminster: The allegations and denials

  03-11-2017 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Allegations of inappropriate behaviour by MPs from different parties surfaced more than a week ago.
  
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• 'Beast defeated': 130-ton 'fatberg' removed from sewer after nine-week battle

  03-11-2017 23:44
  A massive 'fatberg' - made of oil, fat, nappies,wipes, sanitary products and condoms - has been removed from a London sewer.It took nine weeks for Thames Water to blast and hack away at the ghastly blockage, which was longer than two football pitches.The last stretch needed brute force and shovels to dismantle the "rock hard" fatberg and it was "gut-wrenching work", said Thames Water's Alex Saunders.
  
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• Tory MP Charlie Elphicke referred to police

  03-11-2017 23:32
  Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been referred to police following serious allegations, the Tory chief whip has said.The senior backbencher has also had the Conservative whip suspended, Julian Smith confirmed.Mr Elphicke tweeted in response to the claims, denying any wrongdoing.
  
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• Watch the moment a British-born US cop pulled a woman from a burning car

  03-11-2017 23:23
  Chris Godby and his colleagues have been honoured for these heroics.
  
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• Insurers 'burying price rises' in renewal letters

  03-11-2017 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Several cases of companies failing to comply with rules have emerged, risking customers losing out.
  
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• Clive Lewis denies sexual harassment allegations

  03-11-2017 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Labour MP Clive Lewis has denied groping a woman at the party's annual conference this year.
  
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• Police misconduct case over fatal 2009 crash dropped over delays

  03-11-2017 22:49
  A misconduct hearing into two police officers officers accused of removing evidence after a fatal car crash has been dropped.PC John Wills and Inspector Mandy Chamberlain faced gross misconduct allegations over a crash involving teenager Liam Albert, who was being chased by police as he drove a stolen Mazda through Merton, south London, and into Surrey in July 2009.The 17-year-old eventually crashed into another car in Esher, Surrey, and died eight days later.
  
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• Tory MP Charlie Elphicke Has Whip Suspended Following 'Serious Allegations'

  03-11-2017 22:47
  Charlie Elphicke has had the Conservative whip suspended following serious allegations that have been referred to the police, Tory chief whip Julian Smith said.
  
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• BA father-daughter pilot team share last flight

  03-11-2017 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  David and Kat Woodruffe have shared their last BA flight together.
  
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• Sounds Like Friday Night: Dizzee Rascal performs live

  03-11-2017 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Grime star replaces Gallagher, after the ex-Oasis frontman cancels on doctor's orders.
  
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• Donald Trump's Own Government Has Rubbished His Views On Climate Change

  03-11-2017 21:58
  The rapid pace of global climate change is almost certainly driven by human activity, like burning fossil fuels, according to a US government report that contradicts assertions by President Donald Trump and members of his administration.
  
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• Desperately seeking Sue: Police search launched over mystery message in Oxfordshire field

  03-11-2017 21:18
  A cryptic message spotted in a field in Oxfordshire has had curious social media users - and police - searching for a mystery 'Sue'.In a picture tweeted by the National Police Air Service (NPAS), the letters SUE x could be seen etched into the field in Tetsworth, near Thame.Police encouraged social media users to spread the message "far and wide" to track down the mystery Sue.
  
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• Labour demands inquiry into delayed payments to trainee GPs

  03-11-2017 20:52
  Trainee GPs have failed to receive payments from Capita in three areas.Labour is demanding an inquiry into how trainee GPs did not receive their salaries from a private firm that is meant to pay them on behalf of the NHS.Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, has urged Jeremy Hunt to act after the Guardian disclosed that the delays had led to some family doctors being unable to pay their mortgage and having to seek help from a charity.
  
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• Labour Party Investigating Shadow Minister Clive Lewis Over Groping Claim

  03-11-2017 20:41
  Labour is investigating Clive Lewis after an official complaint accused the shadow minister of groping a woman at the party’s annual conference last month.
  
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• Businessman jailed after causing death of dog walker by dangerous driving

  03-11-2017 20:38
  Kane said he was unaware of what he hit in July last year, suspecting it was an animal or a wheelie bin.A multi-millionaire businessman has been jailed for causing the death by dangerous driving of a dog walker before driving off as he had an important meeting to get to.Company director Jonathan Kane glanced at his phone to check he was on time and hit Catherine Bailey, sending her flying into a ditch and causing her to suffer a fractured spine and 14 broken ribs.
  
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• Bonfire night: Weather set to be cold but dry as Guy Fawkes celebrations kick off

  03-11-2017 20:24
  Remember, remember the fifth of November - so goes the popular Guy Fawkes rhyme.As millions of Britons head out to firework displays around the country, many bonfire piles may be more than a little damp due to heavy rainfall forecast for the early hours of Saturday morning.
  
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• Conservatives draw up code of conduct amid Westminster harassment claims

  03-11-2017 20:07
  Theresa May has introduced a code to help people to complain about harassment, bullying or discrimination.Theresa May has unveiled a new party code of conduct guaranteeing an independent voice in investigations of abuse and harassment, as both the Conservatives and Labour faced pressure over whether they had failed victims.The code was revealed by May in a letter to the Speaker of the Commons, John Bercow, about her party’s plans to tackle the issue, following claims that have led to the r
  
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• Boy, 14, held over 'life-threatening' acid attack which left driver likely to lose sight

  03-11-2017 19:56
  A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after an acid attack which left a delivery driver in a life-threatening condition and likely to lose sight in both eyes.The boy was held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm in relation to the attack in Walthamstow, east London.At around 6pm on Thursday, the fast food delivery driver was approached by two men on a scooter in Walpole Road.
  
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• Hunter's Moon: When and where to see supermoon this weekend

  03-11-2017 19:54
  A bigger and brighter moon will shine over Earth this weekend, in the second supermoon of the year.Hunter's Moon - also known as a Beaver moon, a Frosty moon and a Snow moon - will light up the night sky as it travels closer to Earth, appearing about 30% brighter and 14% bigger as it comes more than 12,700 miles nearer than usual.The Hunter's Moon will be visible on Friday and Saturday night, and at peak full phase at 5.23am on Saturday.
  
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• 7 uses people have already found for Animojis

  03-11-2017 19:40
  The iPhone X’s showpiece has already fallen victim to cliches and karaoke…
  
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• Soldier accused of trying to murder skydiver wife tells jury of huge debts

  03-11-2017 19:37
  Emile Cilliers described to Winchester crown court how he concealed his debts from his wife because he was afraid she would leave him.An army sergeant accused of trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute before a skydive has told a jury that he had been struggling to keep up with spiralling debts and had been living beyond his means.Emile Cilliers, of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, is alleged to have had debts of £22,000 and could have received a £120,000 ins
  
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• Journalist Petronella Wyatt Tells Today Programme She Was 'Flattered' By Groping In Westminster

  03-11-2017 19:24
  A senior political journalist has revealed she was “flattered” by men groping her when she worked in Westminster in the 1990s, during a heated exchange on Radio 4′s Today programme.
  
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• Candy Atherton obituary

  03-11-2017 19:13
  Candy Atherton, the former Labour MP who has died suddenly aged 62, was an indomitable campaigner who spent her life fighting inequality and injustice.When she won the marginal seat of Falmouth and Camborne in 1997, famously defeating the Conservative incumbent, Sebastian Coe, she became the first Labour MP in Cornwall since 1970 and the first woman MP in the county since 1920.During her eight years in the House of Commons she helped persuade the Labour government to pursue “Objective One&
  
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• Workplace behaviour: Where do you draw the line?

  03-11-2017 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Where do people draw the line between harmless flirting and sexual harassment in the workplace?
  
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• Boy, 14, held over acid attack on London delivery driver

  03-11-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The teenager is being held by detectives investigating two acid attacks on London delivery drivers.
  
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• Woman defends keeping hand-reared fox as a family pet

  03-11-2017 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Natalie Reynolds has looked after the cub for seven months since it was handed in to a vet.
  
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• Grayson Perry's dresses really are works of art in new exhibition

  03-11-2017 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The artist's famously outlandish outfits are exhibited as works of art in their own right.
  
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• Labour suspends Welsh Assembly member over 'personal conduct' claims

  03-11-2017 18:27
  The Labour Party has suspended a senior figure within the Welsh administration following allegations about his "personal conduct".Carl Sargeant said he resigned as Wales' cabinet secretary for communities and children and called for an independent investigation "to allow me to clear my name".
  
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• Nonsense and sensibility: MP calls Austen 'living'

  03-11-2017 18:20
  Andrea Leadsom accidentally said Jane Austen was 'living', despite having been dead for 200 years.
  
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• FTSE 100 closes at record high

  03-11-2017 18:20
  The FTSE 100 has closed at a record high of 7,560, a day after the Bank of England raised the interest rate.
  
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• Theresa May launches new Conservative code of conduct after Westminster scandal

  03-11-2017 18:15
  All Conservative elected officials and their staff will be forced to sign up to a new code of conduct, as the Westminster sex scandal continues to unfold.
  
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• Police officer says he thought Met armourer wanted to be shot dead

  03-11-2017 18:14
  A police officer who was in an armed standoff with one of his force’s civilian armourers has told an inquest that he believed the man was trying to goad officers into fatally shooting him.PC Jonathan Oke was one of two officers who fired baton rounds at Tony Hanley, a Metropolitan police civilian employee who believed he was haunted by the ghost of Mark Duggan.Oke told south London coroner’s court that he decided to pull the trigger because he believed Hanley, 51, was about to turn t
  
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• Could this end the cycle of knife crime?

  03-11-2017 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  How a charity is trying to help people escape gang violence.
  
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• Is Our Welfare System Fit For Those With Severe Mental Illness?

  03-11-2017 17:54
  In 1942 the Liberal MP William Beveridge authored his landmark report outlining his vision of welfare reformation for the United Kingdom.
  
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• Teen held over 'life-threatening' acid attack which left driver likely to lose sight in both eyes

  03-11-2017 17:51
  A teenage boy has been arrested after an acid attack which left a delivery driver in a life-threatening condition and likely to lose sight in both eyes.The boy was held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm in relation to the attack in Walthamstow, east London.At around 6pm on Thursday, the fast food delivery driver was approached by two men on a scooter in Walpole Road.
  
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• Letter: Sir Brian Barder obituary

  03-11-2017 17:43
  Brian Barder, whom I had known since student days, was the least pompous of diplomats.In his first home posting, as assistant head of the West African department, he urged during the civil war in Nigeria that Britain should use its leverage more forcefully with the federal government to negotiate an agreement with Biafra.
  
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• Harriet Harman urged to apologise for 'staggering judgement error' over joke

  03-11-2017 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Harriet Harman is urged to apologise for repeating on TV a Holocaust joke that she had found offensive.
  
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• May sets out rules for her party on harassment, bullying

  03-11-2017 17:10
  Prime Minster Theresa May published on Friday a code of conduct for all her MPs and party officials to follow, the latest step in her response to growing allegations of improper conduct in parliament.Britain's parliament is the latest institution to become embroiled in a sex scandal after abuse allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein prompted thousands of women and men to share stories about improper behaviour.On Wednesday, defence secretary Michael Fallon resigned saying his pas
  
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• WhatsApp's hour-long outage today was global in scale, likely caused by software bug

  03-11-2017 16:56
  The Facebook-owned messaging service experienced a roughly hour-long global outage on Friday, which led to difficulties in accessing the app and sending messages to friends.
  
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• Bonfire night: chilly and damp weather looms over festivities

  03-11-2017 16:54
  Fireworks displays on Saturday night should see dry weather in most areas after heavy rain during the day.Britons face a wet bonfire night this weekend, with heavy rain forecast for most of the country on Saturday, followed by widespread chilly temperatures on Sunday.A spokeswoman for the Met Office said the mercury could dip down to the low single figures in England and Wales on Sunday evening.
  
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• Kevin Spacey: UK police investigate sexual assault claim

  03-11-2017 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A man made a complaint about an alleged incident that took place in 2008.
  
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• Andrew Neil Shuts Down Harriet Harman After Awkward Holocaust 'Joke'

  03-11-2017 16:33
  Labour’s Harriet Harman has been accused of “appalling” behaviour after recounting a Holocaust joke on the This Week show and claiming “people like [host] Andrew [Neil] think things like that are perfectly alright”.
  
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• Priti Patel says Foreign Office knew about Israel meetings

  03-11-2017 16:31
  Priti Patel said the Foreign Office should explain why it claimed she hadn’t declared the meetings.The international development secretary, Priti Patel, has accused Foreign Office officials of briefing against her following claims she broke the ministerial code by holding undeclared meetings in Israel.The cabinet minister insisted that Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, was aware in advance of her trip in August this year.
  
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• Priti Patel accuses Foreign Office of briefing against her over Israel meetings

  03-11-2017 16:31
  Priti Patel said the Foreign Office should explain why it claimed she hadn’t declared the meetings.The international development secretary, Priti Patel, has accused Foreign Office officials of briefing against her following claims she broke the ministerial code by holding undeclared meetings in Israel.The cabinet minister insisted that Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, was aware in advance of her trip in August this year.
  
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• Welsh communities secretary quits over allegations about ‘personal conduct’

  03-11-2017 16:25
  Carl Sargeant said details of the allegations had not been disclosed to him.Wales’s cabinet secretary for communities and children has stepped down amid allegations about his “personal conduct”.Carl Sargeant, the assembly member for Alyn and Deeside, said in a statement that he had met the first minister, Carwyn Jones, on Friday and been told that allegations had been made against him.
  
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• Handwritten note reveals police recruit’s motivation to become cop

  03-11-2017 16:19
  “It was a lifelong dream,” wrote one NYPD newcomer.
  
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• Ready for action

  03-11-2017 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Team UK are taking on eight other countries to become world champions of the video game Overwatch.
  
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• Non-custodial sentencing falls sharply in England and Wales

  03-11-2017 15:59
  England and Wales have recorded the highest rate of imprisonment in western Europe.Use of non-custodial sentences in England and Wales has fallen sharply but risen significantly in Scotland, according to a report highlighting their effectiveness in preventing re-offending.The comparative study by the Centre for Justice Innovation reveals that over the past decade there has been a 24% decrease in the number of community sentences imposed in England and Wales compared with an 18% increase in Scotl
  
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• 'Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault Allegation' Investigated By London's Metropolitan Police

  03-11-2017 15:57
  London’s Metropolitan Police is reportedly investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Kevin Spacey.
  
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• This barnacle-covered basketball prompted a wave of Castaway references

  03-11-2017 15:55
  Wilson, meet Spalding.
  
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