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• Theresa May vows to tackle 'inhuman destruction of Rohingya people'

  13-11-2017 23:46
  Theresa May has said the Rohingya crisis "looks like ethnic cleansing", during a speech in which she praised Sky News' "heartbreaking" reports on Myanmar's brutal crackdown.In a major foreign policy address, at the Lord Mayor's Banquet in the City of London, the Prime Minister pledged to deepen partnerships with countries in Asia to combat major issues."This includes tackling the problems in the region today - such as North Korea, where we have played a leading role in securing sanctions in resp
  
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• Awaiting The Crown, Charles Faces 'Unprecedented' Challenge At Home And Abroad

  13-11-2017 23:19
  When you speak to Royal observers, two portrayals of Britain’s future monarch emerge.
  
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• May pledges to protect Europe from Russian threats

  13-11-2017 22:56
  British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday the government would maintain its commitment to protecting Europe after Brexit as she accused Russia of military aggression and meddling in elections.The prime minister said Britain would continue to provide assistance to states that were victims of aggression."The UK will remain unconditionally committed to maintaining Europe's security," May said in a speech at the Guildhall in London's financial district.
  
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• Parliament to have 'take-it-or-leave-it' vote on final Brexit deal, Davis says

  13-11-2017 22:23
  David Davis has promised to introduce legislation to parliament that will allow MPs to vote on the final Brexit deal but the concession was not enough to kill off a potential rebellion from Conservative backbenchers.The Brexit secretary announced the move in the Commons after it became clear that the government could face defeat on an amendment laid down by the former attorney general Dominic Grieve that calls for a meaningful vote.“It is clear that we need to take further steps to provide
  
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• Special Report: Rohingya's Exodus

  13-11-2017 22:15
  Special Report: Rohingya's Exodus
  
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• Theresa May accuses Russia of interfering in elections and fake news

  13-11-2017 22:11
  Theresa May (second from right) at the lord mayor’s banquet before her speech with husband Philip, the lord mayor Charles Bowman and Samantha Bowman.Theresa May has accused Russia of meddling in elections and planting fake stories in the media in an extraordinary attack on its attempts to “weaponise information” in order to sow discord in the west.The prime minister spoke out against “the scale and nature” of Russia’s actions during an address at the lord mayo
  
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• Theresa May accuses Russia of fake news and interfering in elections

  13-11-2017 22:11
  Theresa May (second from right) at the lord mayor’s banquet before her speech with husband Philip, the lord mayor Charles Bowman and Samantha Bowman.Theresa May has accused Russia of meddling in elections and planting fake stories in the media in an extraordinary attack on its attempts to “weaponise information” in order to sow discord in the west.The prime minister spoke out against “the scale and nature” of Russia’s actions during an address at the lord mayo
  
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• Bob Geldof: Lord Mayor Of Dublin Blasts Singer's Hypocrisy Over Aung San Suu Kyi Protest

  13-11-2017 21:40
  The Lord Mayor of Dublin has blasted Bob Geldof after returning his Freedom of the City award in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi holding the same honour, claiming the gesture was ironic as the singer held a British knighthood despite “the shameful record of British imperialism across the globe”.
  
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• This student committed a food ‘crime’ in the form of a Pop Tart and cheese sandwich

  13-11-2017 21:35
  The campus police tweeted this student about his crime against Iowan foodstuffs.
  
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• UK hit by icy temperatures as lengthy cold spell predicted

  13-11-2017 21:24
  A man scrapes snow off his car in Tomintoul, in the Highlands. Photograph: Peter Jolly/Rex/Shutterstock
  
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• Rein in Isis and terrorism coverage, police chiefs tell media

  13-11-2017 21:21
  ‘You have to ask are you helping them to influence,’ said Mark Rowley, assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan police.Britain’s top counterterrorism officers have urged the media to rein back on coverage about Islamic State and terrorist attacks because of concerns that it helps to spread propaganda.Mark Rowley, the assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan police, said a “fine balance” was needed in coverage of terrorism because Isis tries to use events as prop
  
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• Police shoot runaway bullock dead near Solihull school

  13-11-2017 21:17
  An escaped bullock which ran through the grounds of a school in Birmingham has been shot dead by police.A West Midlands Police marksman killed the animal after it moved too close to the M42 motorway, causing it to pose "an increased danger to the public", according to the force.Officers were alerted to reports of the escaped bullock in Monkspath Hall Road in Solihull, near Birmingham, on Monday morning.
  
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• What does the latest Brexit concession mean?

  13-11-2017 20:32
  David Davis says that failure to pass the bill (or passing any overly ambitious amendments) will simply mean that Britain crashes out without an exit deal at all.The government’s decision to cave into backbench pressure and seek statutory approval for whatever divorce deal it strikes with Brussels has rekindled fears about the future of Brexit itself, and closer examination of the fine print raises more questions than answers about the true scale of its climbdown.Assuming there is a withdr
  
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• British government introduces budget for Northern Ireland

  13-11-2017 20:29
  The British government outlined a budget for Northern Ireland on Monday for the first time in a decade in a major step toward imposing direct rule after attempts to form a power-sharing government in Belfast collapsed.There is a risk the civil service could run out of money unless the British government passes the bill in Westminster before the end of the month, Britain's minister for the region James Brokenshire told parliament.Irish Nationalists Sinn Fein and the pro-British Democratic Unionis
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Boss Is Still Correcting Boris Johnson's 'Huge, Huge Gaffe'

  13-11-2017 20:26
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s boss has condemned Boris Johnson for committing a “huge, huge gaffe” after incorrectly suggesting the British mother jailed in Iran is a journalist who was training other reporters.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Boss Condemns Boris Johnson's 'Huge, Huge Gaffe'

  13-11-2017 20:26
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s boss has condemned Boris Johnson for committing a “huge, huge gaffe” after incorrectly suggesting the British mother jailed in Iran is a journalist who was training other reporters.
  
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• Boris Johnson apologises to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe over 'anguish'

  13-11-2017 20:18
  Boris Johnson has apologised to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe for the "further anguish" caused by his error over her detention in Iran.The Foreign Secretary admitted his remarks "could and should have been clearer" when he previously stated the British-Iranian national was training journalists in Iran prior to her arrest.During a House of Commons grilling, Mr Johnson told MPs: "The British Government has no doubt Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in Iran on holiday and that was the sole purpose of her
  
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• BOJ to persist with monetary easing to boost inflation - Kuroda

  13-11-2017 20:18
  The Bank of Japan will continue to persist with "powerful monetary easing" to nurture positive inflation developments, BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said in Zurich on Monday."Going forward, with the output gap improving steadily, firms' stance is likely to gradually shift towards raising wages and prices," Kuroda said in a lecture at the University of Zurich."The Bank will continue to persist with powerful monetary easing to ensure that such positive developments are not cut short," he added.
  
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• PFI firms are arming themselves for a Jeremy Corbyn government | Nils Pratley

  13-11-2017 20:15
  Jeremy Corbyn is likely to have PFI deals in his sights if he enters 10 Downing Street.The business world is making preparations for Jeremy Corbyn’s arrival in Downing Street.Exhibit A was the friendly reception the Labour leader received after his speech to the CBI conference last week.
  
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• Suitcase full of gems worth £1m stolen from jewellery dealer on train

  13-11-2017 20:09
  A suitcase containing rubies, emeralds, and sapphires worth £1m has been stolen from a London to Birmingham train.A jewellery dealer boarded the 7.03pm Euston train on Wednesday 8 November, travelling to Birmingham New Street.Police want to speak to a man who was seen on CCTV in connection with the theft of the large black suitcase.
  
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• Vanity Fair: Radhika Jones confirms she will succeed Graydon Carter as editor

  13-11-2017 20:03
  Before joining the New York Times a year ago, Radhika Jones was deputy managing editor at Time.Radhika Jones, the editorial director of the books department at the New York Times, announced on Twitter on Monday that she will succeed Graydon Carter as editor of Vanity Fair.“I’m honored and excited to succeed Graydon Carter as editor in chief of Vanity Fair,” Jones wrote.
  
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• No reason to apologise to xenophobic leavers | Letters

  13-11-2017 20:02
  Pro-Brexit demonstrators call for government to trigger article 50 in November 2016. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images
  
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• Boris: My Iran remarks should have been clearer

  13-11-2017 20:00
  Boris Johnson has apologised to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe for the "further anguish" caused by his error over her detention in Iran. The Foreign Secretary admitted his previous remarks over the jailed Briton "could and should have been clearer".
  
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• Teenage killer of teacher Ann Maguire asked classmate to film attack

  13-11-2017 19:36
  Will Cornick was given a minimum 20-year jail sentence in 2014.Most of Will Cornick’s classmates did not believe he was serious when announced he planned to kill their Spanish teacher, Ann Maguire, a jury at her inquest was told on Monday.Just one student at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds told a teacher, but their warning came too late, Wakefield coroner’s court heard.
  
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• Campaigners demand Welsh zoo be shut after death of second lynx

  13-11-2017 19:31
  Lillith escaped from her enclosure at Borth Wild Animal Kingdom and was shot dead on Friday amid fears she was prowling too close to homes.The owners and staff at Borth Wild Animal Kingdom in west Wales said on Monday evening that they were devastated at the deaths of the two wild cats but were determined to carry on if they are allowed to.More than 3,000 people have signed a petition launched by the Lynx UK Trust demanding that what it has dismissed as a “hobby zoo” be shut.
  
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• Michael Gove and Boris Johnson: how did their friendship come out of the deep freeze?

  13-11-2017 19:03
  Let’s be friends – again: Boris Johnson and Michael Gove.Not too long ago Michael Gove would describe his once-close relationship with Boris Johnson as being in the “deep freeze.” Such froideur was inevitable, given the way Gove had torpedoed his chum’s bid to replace David Cameron as Tory party leader and prime minister.You’ll recall that fine June day in 2016 when Johnson was poised to launch his campaign for the top job – the room was booked, the acol
  
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• Johnson makes fuller apology for remarks on jailed aid worker in Iran

  13-11-2017 19:00
  British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson issued a second, fuller apology on Monday for remarks about an Iranian-British aid worker jailed in Iran that critics said might have prompted Iran to extend her prison sentence.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was sentenced to five years after being convicted by an Iranian court of plotting to overthrow the clerical establishment.
  
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• Parliament to have final say on Brexit deal, David Davis announces

  13-11-2017 18:50
  Brexit Secretary David Davis said the government would use primary legislation to introduce a bill.David Davis has promised that British MPs and peers will be able to scrutinise, amend and vote on the final Brexit agreement through primary legislation in a concession to pro-EU Conservative backbenchers.The secretary of state announced the move in the Commons as the government faces possible defeat on an amendment laid down by Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general, which had called for a me
  
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• A dream project

  13-11-2017 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Artist Jeremy Deller and the people of Newcastle recreate a speech the civil rights hero gave there.
  
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• Weaker than ever, May faces test in parliament over Brexit plans

  13-11-2017 18:33
  Prime Minister Theresa May's blueprint for Britain's exit from the European Union faces a crucial test starting on Tuesday, when members of parliament try to win concessions from a weakened leader on the government's legislation to sever ties.
  
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• Minister Davis offers parliament new vote on any Brexit deal

  13-11-2017 18:30
  British Brexit minister David Davis said on Monday the government would allow parliament the opportunity to debate, scrutinise and vote on any final Brexit agreement, offering a concession to Conservative Party rebels.Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to offer a 'meaningful vote' on any deal for Britain's departure from the European Union.Members of her own party are willing to vote against the government to stymie a bill which she says is needed to sever ties with the bloc.
  
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• The Most Reverend And Right Honourable The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: Thank You

  13-11-2017 18:22
  You could be forgiven for thinking - given the way the press has covered trans issues this year - that it's all abusing and sacrificing children, attempting to storm women's shelters, and waiting inside toilets and changing rooms to jump out at unsuspecting non-transgender folk.One day, I think the press will look back and hang their heads for the lies they've told, and personally, I can't wait for that day.
  
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• Boris Johnson apologises to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

  13-11-2017 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Boris Johnson addresses remarks he made about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is being held in Iran.
  
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• London authorities failing people displaced by deadly fire - MP

  13-11-2017 18:12
  Hundreds of people displaced by a fire that killed about 80 people in London in June are still living in hotels or friends' houses because of a failure by local authorities to rehouse them, the member of parliament representing the area said on Monday.The 24-storey Grenfell Tower, a social housing block in a deprived area within the wealthy borough of Kensington and Chelsea, was destroyed on June 14 in a blaze that left hundreds bereaved and homeless."The council and the government are failing i
  
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• 10 people. 10 days. One phone. Welcome to The Chain.

  13-11-2017 17:51 via theguardian.com
  Ten people. Ten days. One phone. Welcome to The Chain.How do we connect today? So often through the touch of a phone. Which is why we gave one Google Pixel 2 to 10 strong individuals from the worlds of fashion, art and activism and asked them to record their day. As Google has pushed boundaries and opened new digital frontiers, this new generation of artists, activists and models are challenging the culture by asking more. From the front row, via social media and a lot of frank debate, they prov
  
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• EU business leaders tell PM: agree Brexit deal or face collapse in confidence

  13-11-2017 17:49
  Theresa May was told to commit to a Brexit divorce settlement within a fortnight or face a collapse in economic confidence in Britain, according to European business leaders at a confrontational Downing Street summit on Monday.
  
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• Can fashion change the world?

  13-11-2017 17:49 via theguardian.com
  So often dismissed as superficial, fashion has the power to change behaviour and attitudes. And that’s something that’s needed now more than ever, says Laura Craik.“Fashion? You don’t want to study fashion, do you? You’re bright. You could go to university.” So, aged 17 and obsessed with Elle magazine, as well as making questionable clothes on an old Singer, I went to university. I did what my teachers thought was best: studied English, read Chaucer, got my de
  
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• Boris Johnson says sorry for 'mistake' over jailed Briton in Iran

  13-11-2017 17:48
  Boris Johnson has apologised for his “mistake” in comments about a British-Iranian mother detained in Iran, which had led for calls for his resignation for putting her at further risk.The foreign secretary said he was in no doubt that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been in the country on holiday visiting relatives with her young daughter, not “training journalists” as he had told the foreign affairs select committee.Downing Street said earlier on Monday they would consider
  
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• 10 trends to know and share for next season

  13-11-2017 17:47 via theguardian.com
  The hottest intel for next season. Pass it onContinue reading...
  
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• Why I'm Saying NO To Child Marriage In Tanzania

  13-11-2017 17:45
  Upendo is 23 and lives in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
  
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• Letter: Iona Opie and the ‘kindness of friends’

  13-11-2017 17:40
  Shortly after I first read The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, I wrote to Iona and Peter Opie to pass on a playground chant from my schooldays.To my surprise and delight, within a week I received a letter from Iona commenting in detail on where my offering fitted their research.Thus began a correspondence that lasted 45 years and included examples from my daughters’ school playgrounds and those of grandchildren.
  
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• Want A Healthy, Prosperous And Resilient City? You Need A Bicycle Mayor

  13-11-2017 17:37
  Katelijne Boerma becomes the second person to hold the title and promises to take what is arguably the world capital of city cycling onto even more exciting developments.
  
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• Russian economy grows at slower pace

  13-11-2017 17:32
  Russia's economic bounceback slowed in the third quarter with GDP growth of 1.8 percent, according to figures published by government statistics agency Rosstat
  
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• Acid Attack Murder Victim ‘Complained To New Woman His Girlfriend Was Controlling’

  13-11-2017 17:27
  A man allegedly murdered in an acid attack by his ex-girlfriend, had planned to move out of her flat just two weeks before, a court heard on Monday.
  
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• Have you suffered from serious loneliness and come out the other side?

  13-11-2017 17:25
  Research by the University of Chicago suggests perceived social isolation is a major health risk that can increase the risk of premature death by 14 percent.There’s no doubt loneliness is a serious problem – in 2014, Britain was named the loneliness capital of Europe, with a significant proportion of us having no one to rely on in a crisis, and suffering from a lack of friends and contacts in our local area.The leader of Britain’s GPs warned in October that loneliness is as bad
  
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• Father tried to kill girl to repair his relationship, UK judge finds

  13-11-2017 17:25
  A man twice tried to suffocate his infant daughter thinking her death might help heal his relationship with his partner, a judge has concluded.A family court in Blackburn heard that the couple had become closer after the death of their first two children as babies but that their relationship became strained after the birth of their third.The judge, Alan Booth, told the hearing that the man twice tried to suffocate the girl in the hope that “tragedy or near tragedy would draw them back toge
  
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• Johnson apologises for distress caused by remarks on jailed aid worker in Iran

  13-11-2017 17:00
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was sentenced to five years after being convicted by an Iranian court of plotting to overthrow the Islamic Republic's clerical establishment."Of course I apologise for the distress, for the suffering that has been caused by the impression I gave that I believed she was there in a professional capacity.
  
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• Factbox - Divided, rebellious parliament takes on May's Brexit plan

  13-11-2017 16:41
  British lawmakers will debate legislation underpinning the government's plan to leave the European Union this week, the latest stage in an arduous journey through parliament.A total of eight days of debate are planned during this 'Committee Stage', used to make changes to the government's proposed wording of the bill.Formally known as the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, the legislation will then face several more stages of approval in the lower house of parliament, and must also make its way t
  
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• Clubbers hold their faces after acid attack

  13-11-2017 16:40
  Arthur Collins, a former boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, has been found guilty of an acid attack in a London nightclub. Police have released CCTV of people holding their faces after the incident.
  
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• Geldof hands back Dublin honour in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi

  13-11-2017 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  He returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi.
  
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