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• I'm A Celebrity 2017 winner revealed

  10-12-2017 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The winner of the ITV show was crowned by Ant and Dec on Sunday evening.
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire: First stage of public inquiry due to begin

  10-12-2017 23:53
  The first stage of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry will begin on Monday which will provide information about its intended time-frame and structure.There will be no evidence heard during the procedural hearing at Holborn Bars in central London but many of the bereaved families and survivors of the fire are hoping they will hear more about the role they will play when the inquiry gets going early next year.For those people affected by the Grenfell fire and living in the community, the initi
  
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• Drivers warned to beware of 'Black Ice Monday' treacherous driving conditions

  10-12-2017 23:43
  Motorists have been warned to beware of "Black Ice Monday" as treacherous driving conditions are expected to hit the UK.The dangerous conditions follow heavy snow bringing major travel disruption over the weekend as severe weather left thousands of homes across the UK without power.The AA said that it dealt with more than 14,000 breakdowns, with its call centres dealing with a 40% increase in call outs to rescue cars stuck in snow and ice.
  
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• Thornton Heath kidnap: Arrests made over 50-hour ordeal

  10-12-2017 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The victim, 24, was stripped naked, tied up and beaten after being lured to a house in Croydon.
  
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• Ireland Angered By David Davis Claim Brexit Deal Is Not Legally Binding

  10-12-2017 22:52
  London and Dublin have clashed over whether the Brexit agreement intended to trigger trade talks is legally binding or not.
  
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• UK Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan matches Steve Davis with sixth title

  10-12-2017 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Ronnie O'Sullivan equals Steve Davis' haul of six UK Championship titles by beating Shaun Murphy 10-5 in York.
  
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• David Davis clashes with Ireland over Brexit deal

  10-12-2017 22:26
  David Davis appears on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday.David Davis has clashed with the Irish government after claiming that the Brexit divorce agreement between Britain and the EU was a “statement of intent” rather than something legally enforceable.Theresa May also appeared to suggest there was still some flexibility in the deal reached at the end of last week, writing to all Tory MPs – in a letter seen by the Guardian – to set out the details of the agreemen
  
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• Clifford crept up behind reporter

  10-12-2017 22:25
  Max Clifford walked up behind Sky's Tom Parmenter during the former celebrity publicist's trial in 2014 and gesticulated.
  
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• Why Max Clifford crept up behind me and messed around on camera

  10-12-2017 22:19
  Max Clifford was bored.In the cold light of day, within the drab confines of Southwark Crown Court, legal teams were dissecting his whole backstory - his professional prowess as a self-styled 'PR guru', his love life, the size of his manhood, his seedy encounters and the many many power games he had played with young women over the years.After careful consideration my editor and I concluded it had to be broadcast - she agreed it was the clearest evidence of Clifford's disregard for the appalling
  
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• These Dogs Are Having A Cracking Time In The Snow

  10-12-2017 21:56
  It’s been a miserable day for many across the UK as a major snowfall has caused travel disruption and power cuts as much of the country has been covered in snow.
  
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• 'Max Clifford rewrote the rules of PR: a made-up story was as good as a real one'

  10-12-2017 21:25
  Max Clifford arrives for sentencing at Southwark crown court in London in 2014.When I visited Max Clifford at Littlehey prison this August I didn’t recognise him.Clifford was bullish – convinced he was going to win an appeal against all his convictions and clear his name.
  
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• Plymouth Pryzm nightclub deaths: Tributes paid to teenagers

  10-12-2017 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The teenagers, who are suspected to have taken ecstasy, were found collapsed in the early hours.
  
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• Brexit deal backlash as David Davis interview sparks EU leader FURY

  10-12-2017 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  The leader of a European Union member state has been left furious after Brexit Secretary David Davis claimed the so-called breakthrough deal is not legally binding.
  
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• Bob Kerslake Quits As NHS Trust Boss In Latest Blast At Government Over Underfunding

  10-12-2017 20:18
  The former head of the civil service has quit a senior job in the NHS as the Government is failing to understand the scale of under-funding in the health service.
  
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• Boris Johnson fails to access inner layers of Iran's 'Russian doll' | Patrick Wintour

  10-12-2017 20:00
  Not long before travelling to Tehran for two days of talks, Boris Johnson described Iran as resembling “one of those Russian dolls”, in the sense that there is a state within the outer democratic Iranian state, primarily run by the Revolutionary Guards.At one level, the bulk of his high-stakes talks were with the outer state of the president, Hassan Rouhani, and the foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.
  
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• FERRY CRASH: Ship carrying 300 passengers bound for Dover smashes into port of Calais

  10-12-2017 19:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Calais Port has been closed after a ferry crashed into a sandbank, stranding more than 300 people.
  
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• Chancellor faces attempt by MPs to vote down budget

  10-12-2017 19:06
  Philip Hammond will try to ensure his budget bill passes its second reading in the House of Commons.Philip Hammond will face attempts to vote down his budget at the first hurdle on Monday on the grounds that tax cuts for big banks must be stopped and all policies should be subject to a gender audit to show how it affects women.Labour will object to the finance bill at second reading mainly on the grounds that cuts to the bank levy costing £4.7bn should be reversed to finance children&rsquo
  
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• NHS trust boss resigns in protest over underfunding of health services

  10-12-2017 19:00
  Hospitals are fighting against ‘inexorable pressures’ of rising demand, increased costs and the tightest restraints on spending in recent times, Bob Kerslake claims.The boss of one of the NHS’s biggest trusts has resigned in protest at what he claims is such serious government underfunding that hospitals cannot perform their key role properly.Bob Kerslake, who was the head of the civil service until 2015, is quitting as the chairman of the board at King’s College hospital
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Husband Hails 'First Ripple Of Freedom' After Iran Court Appearance Postponed

  10-12-2017 18:12
  The husband of imprisoned Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has hailed the “first ripple of freedom” after his wife’s court appearance in Iran was postponed following a visit to the country by Boris Johnson.
  
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• Pensions lifeboat could sink plan for Toys R Us UK revamp

  10-12-2017 17:49
  The UK's pensions lifeboat is weighing whether to reject a restructuring proposal for Toys R Us's British operations amid questions about a big loan write-off and bonuses awarded to company bosses.Sky News has learnt that the pension trustees of Toys R‎ Us in the UK have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the professional services firm, to advise them on a plan unveiled last week that will involve closing a quarter of its British stores.Sources said this weekend that PwC's appointment h
  
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• Gavin Williamson under fire for 'appalling' call to target British IS fighters

  10-12-2017 17:21
  Labour have branded the idea of targeted strikes on British jihadis fighting for so-called Islamic State "appalling" and an abandonment of the rule of law.Shami Chakrabarti, the shadow attorney general and a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn, condemned the comments by newly-appointed Defence Secretary.Gavin Williamson had suggested UK fighters should not be allowed to come home, telling the Daily Mail: "A dead terrorist can't cause any harm to Britain.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Case delay brings 'ripple of freedom', says husband

  10-12-2017 17:06
  The family of a jailed British mother says a delay in her court case signals a "ripple of freedom" that may change the tide.The case was postponed in the wake of Boris Johnson's visit to Iran.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is British-Iranian, said the latest news brought "some light at the end of the tunnel".
  
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• Trains cancelled, flights grounded after snow hits Britain

  10-12-2017 16:47
  Some trains were cancelled, flights were grounded and a rugby match was called off on Sunday after Britain experienced heavy snow fall in some areas.Britain's Met Office said there was an "amber weather warning" particularly across central England and warned travellers that "road, rail and air travel delays are likely, as well as stranding of vehicles and public transport cancellations".Flights were suspended in Birmingham in central England, while more than 10 train lines reported delays.
  
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• Carl Sargeant's son hopes to stand for Labour in father's former seat

  10-12-2017 16:38
  Jack Sargeant comforts his mother Bernie at this father’s funeral.The 23-year-old son of Carl Sargeant, the Welsh politician found dead after being sacked as a minister, is to attempt to follow his father into the Welsh assembly.Jack Sargeant has announced he will apply to be Labour’s candidate in Alyn & Deeside, north Wales, where a byelection is to be held in the new year following his father’s death.
  
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• Abuse victim Sammy Woodhouse: We need to give Asian women a voice

  10-12-2017 15:58
  It is their community, it is organised.Of course it is happening to black girls and Pakistani girls - I remember girls of different races but they don't want to come forward because if they do, they are pushed out of their community.For those with Asian heritage, it brings shame to the community.
  
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• P&O ferry carrying 300 passengers to Dover CRASHES as storm batters Channel - Daily Star

  10-12-2017 15:39
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  P&O ferry carrying 300 passengers to Dover CRASHES as storm batters Channel
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  The Pride of Kent vessel was on its way to Dover when it hit a bridge in massive 90mph winds. A spokesperson said a large gust of wind caused the ship to lose control. No one has been injured but cross-channel traffic has been disrupted as a rescue ...
  Passenger ferry runs aground on sandbank in Calais in stormBBC News
  Ferry runs aground in Calais harbourThe Guardian
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• Emily Thornberry attempts to slate Brexit negotiations but gets SHUT DOWN by BBC host

  10-12-2017 15:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  LABOUR’s Emily Thornberry slated the breakthrough Brexit deal on Sunday Politics but was left floundering when BBC host Sarah Smith called her out over Labour’s Brexit stance.
  
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• Chennai Six's Billy Irving: 'I can never forgive UK government'

  10-12-2017 15:19
  A former British soldier who spent four years in an Indian prison has said he will never forgive the UK government for failing to do enough to secure his release.Billy Irving, 37, touched down at Glasgow airport on Wednesday, the first of the so-called Chennai Six to arrive back in the UK after they were jailed in the southern Indian city on weapons charges.The men insisted they had been granted permits by the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, something the head of expor
  
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• Late Olivier Giroud equaliser spares Arsenal against Southampton - The Guardian

  10-12-2017 15:16
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  Late Olivier Giroud equaliser spares Arsenal against Southampton
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  Olivier Giroud rescued a point for Arsenal against Southampton with his late equaliser. Photograph: E/Mercury Press/REX/Shutterstock. Southampton. Late Olivier Giroud equaliser spares Arsenal against Southampton. Supported by. NBC Premier League 2017 ...
  Southampton 1-1 Arsenal result: All the Premier League action from St Mary's as it happenedDaily Mail
  Olivier Giroud leaves it late as Arsenal rescue a p
  
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• Donald Trump watches up to 8 hours of TV a day and drinks 12 Diet Cokes - ordered with a special button - Mirror.co.uk

  10-12-2017 15:12
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  Donald Trump watches up to 8 hours of TV a day and drinks 12 Diet Cokes - ordered with a special button
  Mirror.co.uk
  Donald Trump watches up to 8 hours of cable TV news a day, according to shocking new reports of how the President spends his days. The President flips on the TV when he wakes up at 5.30am each morning, and sometimes fires off his first tweets of the ...
  Donald Trump's reported TV habits would 'get most Americans sacked'The Independent
  Donald Trump spends up to eight
  
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• Publicist Max Clifford dies in hospital after collapsing in prison

  10-12-2017 15:06
  Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital after collapsing in prison, the Ministry of Justice has said.The 74-year-old had a heart attack after collapsing twice at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire, where he was serving an eight-year jail sentence for historic sex offences.A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice confirmed Clifford died in hospital on 10 December.
  
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• David Davis promises bespoke EU trade deal within eight months

  10-12-2017 14:59
  David Davis says the UK can negotiate a "bespoke" trade deal with the EU more wide-ranging than the one with Canada within less than a year.The EU's deal with Canada, which came into force in September, took seven years to negotiate.In his first TV interview since Theresa May struck a deal with Brussels on the divorce issues, the Brexit Secretary claimed striking a free trade deal with arrangements for specific sectors "is not that complicated".
  
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• Students to be offered two-year degrees 'to lower tuition fees'

  10-12-2017 14:57
  University students in England will be offered "accelerated" two-year degrees costing up to £11,100 a year under Government plans.The Department for Education (DfE) said undergraduates opting for the courses would save 20% on tuition fees compared with their peers on traditional three-year degrees.Under the proposals, a student on a shorter course would pay £22,200 in tuition fees, compared with £27,750 for a standard three-year degree.
  
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• Odds of no-deal Brexit have 'dropped dramatically' - David Davis

  10-12-2017 14:46
  ‘No deal means we won’t be paying the money,’ Davis told The Andrew Marr Show.David Davis has said that the odds of Britain crashing out of the EU without a trade deal have “dropped dramatically” as a result of last week’s breakthrough on the principles of a Brexit divorce agreement.
  
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• Chances of no-deal Brexit have 'dropped dramatically' - David Davis - The Guardian

  10-12-2017 14:46
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  Chances of no-deal Brexit have 'dropped dramatically' - David Davis
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  'No deal means we won't be paying the money,' Davis told The Andrew Marr Show. Photograph: Handout/Getty Images. Brexit. Chances of no-deal Brexit have 'dropped dramatically' - David Davis. Brexit secretary says he and Theresa May seeking 'Canada plus ...
  Brexit: May's EU deal not binding, says David DavisBBC News
  Risk of EU exit without trade deal has dropped dramatically – David DavisBT.com
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• Chances of no-deal Brexit have 'dropped dramatically' - David Davis

  10-12-2017 14:46
  ‘No deal means we won’t be paying the money,’ Davis told The Andrew Marr Show.David Davis has said the chances of Britain crashing out of the EU without a trade deal have dropped dramatically as a result of last week’s breakthrough on the principles of a Brexit divorce agreement.The cabinet minister, who is leading the UK’s negotiations with the EU, said he and Theresa May were seeking a deal that was best described as a “Canada plus plus plus” arrangeme
  
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• Former British celebrity publicist Max Clifford dies in prison

  10-12-2017 14:32
  Britain's best-known publicist, Max Clifford, died on Sunday after collapsing in prison, where he was serving an eight-year sentence for indecently assaulting teenage girls in the 1970s and 1980s.Britain's justice ministry said he had died in hospital."As with all deaths in custody there will be an investigation by the independent Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.
  
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• How to build the perfect snowman - three step guide - Coventry Telegraph

  10-12-2017 14:29
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  How to build the perfect snowman - three step guide
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  More snow on the way? Cambridgeshire weather forecast for Monday and beyondCambridge News
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• Labour urges action to improve voting among UK homeless

  10-12-2017 13:52
  Labour has urged the government to use planned reforms to the electoral system to ensure more people without a permanent home are helped to vote, after statistics showed that only about 2% are registered.The Cabinet Office is due later to announce details later this month of its democratic engagement strategy, which aims to improve voter turnout by making it more straightforward for people to join the electoral register.Concerted efforts to help overseas voters and students to sign up had increa
  
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• After Brexit, UK aims for trade deal with EU that tops Canada pact

  10-12-2017 13:49
  Britain is aiming to secure a comprehensive free trade deal with the European Union and wants it to be signed shortly after it leaves the bloc in 2019, Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday.After securing an initial agreement on Friday to move Brexit talks to a second phase, Prime Minister Theresa May is keen to start discussing future ties with the EU, and especially the type of trading agreement to try to offer greater certainty for businesses.
  
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• Max Clifford obituary: The publicist who became notorious - BBC News

  10-12-2017 13:45
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  Max Clifford obituary: The publicist who became notorious
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  Publicist Max Clifford was branded by some as a purveyor of sleaze. Rarely away from media attention, he became as famous as the celebrities he represented. He grew wealthy on the proceeds but claimed his real motivation was his hatred of hypocrisy in ...
  Max Clifford dead: Disgraced PR guru dies aged 74 in hospital after collapsing in prison then suffering heart attackMirror.co.uk
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• Spinner of stories

  10-12-2017 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Publicist who became as famous as the celebrities he represented.
  
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• German intelligence unmasks alleged covert Chinese social media profiles

  10-12-2017 13:43
  Germany's intelligence service has published the details of social network profiles which it says are fronts faked by Chinese intelligence to gather personal information about German officials and politicians.The BfV domestic intelligence service took the unusual step of naming individual profiles it says are fake and fake organisations to warn public officials about the risk of leaking valuable personal information via social media."Chinese intelligence services are active on networks like Link
  
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• Johnson: We want more choice at universities

  10-12-2017 13:40
  University students will be offered "accelerated" two-year degrees costing up to £11,100 a year under Government plans.
  
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• Brexit showdown SHOCK: Cable AGREES with Farage on criticism of European project

  10-12-2017 13:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  NIGEL Farage and Sir Vince Cable spoke earlier today in what promised to be a Brexiteer versus Remainer showdown – but the pair ended up agreeing on their view of the European project.
  
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• Max Clifford Dead, Disgraced Former Celebrity Publicist Dies Aged 74

  10-12-2017 13:37
  Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford, 74, has died in hospital after collapsing at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Justice has said.
  
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• Garvagh attempted murder arrest after Main St shooting - BBC News

  10-12-2017 13:33
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  Garvagh attempted murder arrest after Main St shooting
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  A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 46-year-old man was injured in a gun attack in Garvagh, County Londonderry. Three shots were fired in Main Street in the village at about 03:00 GMT. One shot hit the man in his lower leg ...
  Shooting in Garvagh like 'wild west' - Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murderBelfast Telegraph
  'Wild west scenes' as man is shot in GarvaghBelfast Newsletter
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• Bangladesh minister says wants to 'wipe out' Manila bank for heist role

  10-12-2017 13:18
  Bangladesh's finance minister said late on Saturday he wanted to "wipe out" a Philippines bank that was used to channel $81 million stolen from the Bangladeshi central bank's account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York last year.Abul Maal A. Muhith was responding to questions from reporters about a Reuters story on Friday that said Bangladesh Bank had asked the New York Fed to join a lawsuit it was considering filing against Manila-based Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC)seeking damages.
  
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• David Davis: 'No deal means we won't be paying the money'

  10-12-2017 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The Brexit secretary says if the UK fails to get a trade deal with the EU, it won't pay its divorce bill.
  
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• Johnson meets Iran president as he lobbies for jailed aid worker

  10-12-2017 13:07
  DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson held almost an hour of talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday after flying to Tehran to seek the release of a jailed British-Iranian aid worker."Both spoke forthrightly about the obstacles in the relationship and agreed on the need to make progress in all areas," said a spokeswoman for Britain's Foreign Office after Johnson concluded what was only the third visit to Iran by a British foreign minister in the past 14 y
  
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