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• Theresa May calls abuse in public life 'a threat to democracy'

  05-02-2018 23:30
  Theresa May will argue that abuse is disproportionately aimed at female, BAME and LGBT people.Theresa May will mark the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act on Tuesday by warning that abuse in public life has become so severe it is threatening democracy.The prime minister will give a speech in Manchester marking the anniversary of the act, which extended the parliamentary vote to some women and paved the way for universal suffrage 10 years later.
  
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• Government could take control of collapsing East Coast Mainline

  05-02-2018 23:11
  The Government could take direct control of the East Coast Mainline as the Transport Secretary came under attack for his management of rail franchises.Chris Grayling informed MPs on Monday that Stagecoach, which runs the East Coast franchise with Virgin, had "got their sums wrong" and will suffer "significant losses" of nearly £200m.The Cabinet minister had previously announced the £3.3bn franchise - running between London and Edinburgh - was set to collapse, but informed the House o
  
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• University of Cambridge reveals 'significant' sexual misconduct problem

  05-02-2018 22:30
  The University of Cambridge has admitted it has a "significant problem" with sexual misconduct.Some 173 complaints were received between May last year, when the university launched an anonymous reporting system, and the end of January 2018.Some 119 complaints were made by students alleging sexual misconduct against other pupils.
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg rails against 'gloomy' Tory tactics in 2017 election

  05-02-2018 22:15
  Jacob Rees-Mogg has made scathing criticisms of the Conservative party’s gloomy vision during last year’s general election, claiming that its campaign involved forcing old people to sell their homes and had nothing to say to the young.The MP, who recently topped a ConservativeHome poll of who should be the next party leader when Theresa May departs, said the Tories should learn from the way the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, set out a vision for what he believed in.Rees-Mogg made the
  
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• Flights cancelled as snow expected to hit most of UK in coming days

  05-02-2018 21:43
  British Airways has cancelled dozens of flights amid warnings that almost every part of the UK will be hit by snow over the next two days.The Met Office says it could be one of the coldest weeks of the winter so far.British Airways says adjustments are made when bad weather is expected.
  
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• SAS pair face court martial for negligence in Brecon Beacon training deaths

  05-02-2018 20:57
  Two SAS soldiers are to face a court martial for negligence in the deaths of three reservists, who died after a 16-mile training march in the Brecon Beacons.1A is a serving captain who was the training officer in charge of the march, and 1B, a former warrant officer, was the chief instructor on the exercise.Lance Corporal Edward Maher and Lance Corporal Craig Roberts were pronounced dead on the Brecon Beacons after suffering heatstroke.
  
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• Barry Bennell a 'child abuser on an industrial scale', court hears

  05-02-2018 20:25
  Barry Bennell was a child molester "on an industrial scale", a court has heard.The former football coach is on trial for sex crimes against promising young footballers, all of which he denies.A jury at Liverpool Crown Court has already been directed by the judge to return not guilty verdicts in relation to three charges, leaving 45 (32 of indecent assault, 11 of buggery and two of attempted buggery) still to be deliberated on.
  
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• Theresa May hits back at Donald Trump over NHS tweets

  05-02-2018 20:18
  Theresa May has told Donald Trump she is "proud" of the NHS after the US President triggered yet another diplomatic spat by claiming the UK's healthcare system "is going broke and not working".Mr Trump criticised the NHS on Monday as he targeted his Democrat opponents for pushing for a British-style universal healthcare system in America.Shortly after former UKIP leader Nigel Farage spoke about the NHS on Mr Trump's favoured Fox & Friends TV show, the US President tweeted: "The Democrats are
  
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• Gerry Kelly 'regrets' removing clamp from car with bolt cutters

  05-02-2018 20:07
  Sinn Fein's policing spokesman Gerry Kelly says he decided to remove a clamp from his car using bolt cutters during an "on-the-spot decision which I now regret".Mr Kelly found his car had been clamped outside a gym in Belfast on Friday morning.Footage of Mr Kelly's actions was posted on social media.
  
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• Minister avoids more Brexit confusion by not having a plan

  05-02-2018 19:52
  Over the last few months the government seems to have come up with a different plan almost on a daily basis.In the last week alone, some bits of Britain – no one was clear exactly which – were first going to stay in the customs union, then they were going to stay in a customs union and finally they were going to be in a customs arrangement that would be in some unspecified way different to either the or a customs union, which we would be definitely be leaving while retaining whatever
  
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• Snow expected to hit almost all parts of UK in coming days, Met Office says

  05-02-2018 19:36
  Almost every part of the UK will be hit by snow over the next two days, the Met Office has warned.Snow and ice is expected to grip much of the UK by Tuesday evening, having already caused chaos for drivers on Monday morning in Kent and Essex.Kent Police said the "heavy snowfall" had led to treacherous conditions causing several crashes on the M20.
  
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• Meghan 'sparkles' on visit to Wales

  05-02-2018 19:10
  Hundreds of people braved the bitter cold in Cardiff to get a glimpse of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on their third official engagement.
  
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• Meghan Markle's half-sister questions her motives for her humanitarian work

  05-02-2018 19:08
  Meghan Markle's half-sister has questioned the future Royal's motives for the humanitarian work she has dedicated much of her time to.Samantha Markle said: "I've seen in my lifetime a lot of situations where celebrities visit a place which is poverty stricken and they're wearing impeccable clothing, they themselves are wealthy.The writer has also told Prince Harry's fiancee to "step up to the plate" and help their bankrupt father rebuild his life.
  
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• 'Mind-reading' computers could enhance human brain and help police, surgeons and City traders

  05-02-2018 19:06
  "Mind-reading" computers could be routinely used to enhance the human brain in as little as five years, Sky News has been told.The technology, which monitors brain activity, could help people analyse complex information and make critical decisions."We are doing this for human enhancement, to go beyond our limits," he said.
  
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• Barnier: new trade barriers 'unavoidable' if UK leaves single market

  05-02-2018 19:04
  David Davis (right) said talks with Michel Barnier had been ‘very constructive’.Britain will inevitably face fresh trade barriers if it leaves the single market and customs union , the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has said following talks with Theresa May and the Brexit secretary, David Davis.After the discussions at Downing Street, Barnier also said the “time has come to make a choice” whether new trade barriers were a price worth paying for greater separ
  
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• Remains of the auroch at Stonehenge depend on a Bullock

  05-02-2018 19:02
  Stonehenge, close to where perfectly preserved hoofprints of wild cattle known as aurochs have recently been found.Can the Guardian stop going on about why the UK voted for Brexit (The delusions of war and empire that led to Brexit, Opinion, 3 February)?The vote was over a year ago and if you had talked to people outside the London bubble you would have found that most people were not extreme one way or the other, and that the balance of opinion went towards a protest vote over a feeling of losi
  
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• Michel Barnier warns UK of 'unavoidable' post-Brexit trade barriers

  05-02-2018 18:51
  The EU's chief Brexit negotiator has warned Britain "the time has come to make a choice" as he warned of "unavoidable" trade barriers.In a visit to Downing Street on Monday, Michel Barnier outlined a robust stance over the impact on trade in goods and services if the UK leaves the single market and customs union.It follows a recent bout of infighting within the Conservative Party, over whether or not Britain should retain a customs union with the EU beyond 2019.
  
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• EU's chief negotiator tells Britain - Time has come to make a Brexit choice

  05-02-2018 18:37
  The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told Britain on Monday that the time had come for Britain to make a choice on what sort of relationship it wanted with the bloc after Brexit.Britain has ruled out staying in any customs union with the EU after Brexit, but the nature of its trading relationship with the world's biggest trading bloc has split Theresa May's government and Conservative Party.
  
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• Inflation threat deepens European equity sell-off

  05-02-2018 18:22
  European stocks suffered a sharp sell-off on Monday as growing inflation expectations and rising bond yields took their toll on equity markets.Europe's STOXX 600fell 1.6 percent to close at its lowest level since mid-November 2017.Among major European equity markets, only Spain and Italy are still higher than at the turn of the year, with Britain the worst performer.
  
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• Broad sell-off sends Britain's FTSE to two-month lows

  05-02-2018 18:09
  MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - The UK's top share index fell to its lowest level in around two months on Monday as worries over inflation and rising bond yields took their toll on global equity markets and a survey showed Britain's economy slowed sharply in January.The FTSElost 1.4 percent and is down more than 4.5 percent year to date, partly weighed down by a continued recovery in the pound from post-Brexit lows."Equity nervousness seems to be about repricing for higher yields and tighter Fed policy
  
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• Britain defends healthcare system after Trump Twitter attack

  05-02-2018 18:06
  U.S. President Donald Trump drew a fierce reaction from angry Britons, including health minister Jeremy Hunt, on Monday after criticising Britain's publicly funded healthcare system as "going broke and not working".Trump used Britain's National Health Service (NHS) to make a domestic political point arguing against the provision of universal healthcare, but in doing so was perceived to have bad-mouthed a system held dear by his country's closest ally."The Democrats are pushing for Universal Heal
  
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• Lauri Love ruling 'sets precedent' for trying hacking suspects in UK

  05-02-2018 17:50
  A high court ruling blocking extradition to the US of Lauri Love, a student accused of breaking into US government websites, has been welcomed by lawyers and human rights groups as a precedent for trying hacking suspects in the UK in future.The decision delivered by the lord chief justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, is highly critical of the conditions Love would have endured in US jails, warning of the risk of suicide.Lawyers for the 33-year-old, who lives in Suffolk, had argued that Love should b
  
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• EU tells Britain - Time has come to make a Brexit choice

  05-02-2018 17:42
  The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told Britain on Monday that the time had come for Britain to make a choice on what sort of relationship it wanted with the bloc after Brexit.Britain has ruled out staying in any customs union with the EU after Brexit, but the nature of its trading relationship with the world's biggest trading bloc has split Theresa May's government and Conservative Party.
  
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• Ex-footballers Mark Aizlewood and Paul Sugrue guilty of fraud

  05-02-2018 17:41
  Former Middlesbrough and Cardiff City player Paul Sugrue (left) and former Wales international Mark Aizlewood were convicted of fraud.The former Wales international, 57-year-old Mark Aizlewood, and fellow ex-pro, Paul Sugrue, 56, were convicted of fraud on Monday.The group promised to help struggling youngsters gain an NVQ in activity leadership and told colleges they would provide full-time training in football coaching, as well as work experience and a £95 weekly stipend to 3,800 student
  
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• Donald Trump 'Does The Impossible' And Makes People Agree With Jeremy Hunt

  05-02-2018 17:38
  The row over Donald Trump’s assertion the NHS is “broke” has had one consequence that a few people are feeling very uneasy about - they’re agreeing with Jeremy Hunt.
  
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• UK PM May says proud of British health system, responding to Trump criticism

  05-02-2018 17:20
  "The prime minister is proud of having an NHS that is free at the point of delivery."In the recent the Commonwealth Fund international survey the NHS was rated the best in the world for a second time.
  
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• Michel Barnier warns UK 'time has come to make a choice' on Brexit

  05-02-2018 17:13
  Michel Barnier warned of "unavoidable" barriers to trade in goods and services if the UK leaves the single market and customs union.Tory Brexiteers have expressed fears remaining in a customs union with the EU after Brexit will hinder the UK's ability to sign independent trade deals with countries outside the bloc.
  
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• University of Cambridge admits significant sexual misconduct problem

  05-02-2018 17:09
  The University of Cambridge said the large number of complaints received through its anonymous sexual misconduct reporting system was ‘a metric of success’.The University of Cambridge has admitted it has “a significant problem” with sexual misconduct after it received 173 complaints in nine months after launching a new anonymous reporting system.The majority of complaints (119) alleged student-on-student misconduct, while seven complaints were made by staff against collea
  
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• Google says its AI can diagnose some eye diseases

  05-02-2018 16:57
  Google's artificial intelligence company DeepMind says it is capable of diagnosing optical diseases by analysing retinal scans with its algorithms.DeepMind received a million retinal scans belonging to Moorfields Eye Hospital patients as part of a research study in 2016, according to the Financial Times.Labels on the scans added by doctors at the London hospital indicated whether they were of healthy or diseased optical systems, and these labels have been used by the algorithm to train itself to
  
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• Trade barriers 'unavoidable' outside customs union, says EU's Barnier

  05-02-2018 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU's chief negotiator says trade barriers are "unavoidable" if UK leaves the customs union.
  
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• Aldi recalls frozen vegetables after rat found inside one pack

  05-02-2018 16:15
  Supermarket chain Aldi has recalled 38,000 packs of frozen mixed vegetables after a women said she found half a rat inside one.Pat Bateman, 60, was putting the bag of veg back in the freezer after making lunch for her two-year-old granddaughter when she noticed something was "out of place".
  
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• Donald Trump claims 'thousands marching' in UK over 'broke' NHS

  05-02-2018 15:58
  Donald Trump has claimed that "thousands of people are marching in the UK" because the NHS "is going broke and not working".The US President criticised the UK's healthcare system as he targeted Democrats pushing for a British-style universal health system.Mr Trump's remarks come after demonstrations on Saturday near Downing Street, which saw protesters demanding more money for the NHS.
  
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• Freemasons in Westminster ‘should declare membership’

  05-02-2018 15:52
  The identities of the members of the three lodges at Westminster remain unknown outside the world of Freemasonry.The journalists’ union and a senior Conservative MP have expressed alarm at the disclosure that two Freemasons’ lodges have been operating secretly at Westminster.The National Union of Journalists said both journalists and members of parliament should openly declare their membership of Freemasonry.
  
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• Hatton Garden jewellery raider Terry Perkins dies

  05-02-2018 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Perkins, who died in prison, had been jailed for the "largest burglary in English legal history".
  
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• Formula 1: 'Grid kids' to replace 'grid girls' from start of the season

  05-02-2018 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Formula 1 will replace 'grid girls' with a new programme called 'grid kids' from the start of the new season.
  
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• President Trump: NHS 'going broke and not working'

  05-02-2018 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK health secretary hits back saying "all get care no matter the size of their bank balance".
  
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• Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly pays fine for removing clamp

  05-02-2018 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The Sinn Féin MLA says he agreed to pay a fine following the incident on Friday.
  
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• Patient’s grandson buys 200 bottles of water to help ease hospital leak crisis

  05-02-2018 15:28
  Marcus McClusky spent three hours helping hospitals hit by a water leak on Sunday.
  
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• Mica McNeill: British bobsleigher crowdfunding her place at Olympics – video

  05-02-2018 15:19 via theguardian.com
  After financial  'mismanagement' at British Bobsleigh ended Mica McNeill's hopes of a place at the 2018 Winter Olympics, she decided to crowdfund the money needed to complete her season and remain in contention. She did so successfully, in just five days. Tom Jenkins and Donald McRae followed McNeill and her team in Königsee, Germany, as she talks about being 'powered by the people', terrifying crashes and her hopes for the Winter Olympics Continue reading...
  
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• These are the Super Bowl 2018 adverts that got people talking

  05-02-2018 15:17
  Forget touchdowns, passing yards and game analysis: there’s a whole load of big event adverts.
  
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• Here's Donald Trump In 2015 Describing The NHS As 'Great'

  05-02-2018 15:16
  Donald Trump’s claim the NHS is “broke” is in stark contrast to the view he expressed in the run up to the US presidential election, when he described it as a “great system”.
  
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• Inflation fears send global markets into red

  05-02-2018 15:05
  Global markets have turned sharply lower as investors worry about the impact of rising inflation and higher interest rates.London's FTSE 100 Index was down by more than 100 points during Monday's session, mirroring steep declines across the board in Europe.Stock exchanges in London and New York have been trading at record highs recently, helped by Donald Trump's tax cut policies and burgeoning global growth.
  
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• Lauri Love: Autistic hacking suspect wins US extradition appeal

  05-02-2018 14:59
  An autistic man accused of hacking into US government computers must not be extradited to America, a UK court has ruled.The Court of Appeal heard 33-year-old Lauri Love has severe mental health issues and was at a "very high risk" of committing suicide if he was sent to the United States to face charges.In the judgment handed down by the Lord Chief Justice and Mr Justice Ouseley, it was found Mr Love's extradition would have been against his human rights.
  
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• Neo-Nazi guilty of plotting gay pride machete attack

  05-02-2018 14:57
  A white supremacist who made a series of chilling Google searches - including "I want to go on a killing spree" - has been convicted of plotting to carry out a machete attack on a gay pride event.Armed police swooped on neo-Nazi Ethan Stables as he walked towards the New Empire pub in Barrow, Cumbria, after receiving a tip-off.
  
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• Thousands march to Downing Street over NHS

  05-02-2018 14:55
  A march highlighting the NHS "crisis" and demanding increased funding has attracted thousands of demonstrators to the streets of central London.
  
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• Donald Trump says NHS is 'going broke' and 'thousands' are marching

  05-02-2018 14:46
  Donald Trump has claimed that "thousands of people are marching in the UK" because the NHS "is going broke".The US President criticised the UK's healthcare system as he targeted Democrats pushing for a British-style universal health system.The tweet has already had thousands of retweets and likes.
  
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• Met Office Warns Snow Could Hit Every Part Of The UK This Week

  05-02-2018 14:45
  Snow will fall in almost every part of the UK over the coming days, forecasters have warned as bad weather brought disruption to south-east England.
  
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• Hatton Garden raid ringleader Terry Perkins dies in prison

  05-02-2018 14:40
  Terry Perkins, left, and Brian Reader were among those convicted of the £14m burglary of safe deposit facility in central London in 2015.Terry Perkins, one of the ringleaders of the £14m Hatton Garden raid, has died in his cell in Belmarsh prison, a week after he was ordered to pay £6.5m in compensation or face a further jail term.Perkins, 69, a career criminal who had diabetes and heart problems, is understood to have died from natural causes.
  
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• How bad was the NHS winter crisis?

  05-02-2018 14:25
  After demonstrators marched through London demanding more money for the NHS, the chair of the Health Select Committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston, spoke to Sky News.
  
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• Replace National Insurance with tax dedicated to NHS and social care, say experts

  05-02-2018 14:17
  National Insurance should be replaced with a new, ring-fenced tax dedicated to health and social care, a panel of health experts has recommended.The extra cash "should be matched by equivalent increases in funding for the devolved nations under the Barnett Formula", it adds.For an additional two years, it is also recommending a further rise of £2.5bn a year, again matched by increases under the Barnett Formula for the devolved nations.
  
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