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• Girl, 5, died after doctor turned her away for being 10 minutes late

  26-02-2018 23:50
  A coroner has ruled it was unacceptable that a five-year-old girl died after she was turned away from an emergency doctors for being minutes late.
  
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• Staying in EU customs union a 'sell-out' for Britain, says Fox

  26-02-2018 23:30
  Liam Fox will attack Labour’s pledge to keep Britain in a customs union after Brexit.Liam Fox will say remaining in a customs union with the EU post-Brexit would leave Britain in a worse position than it currently holds, calling the prospect “a sell-out of Britain’s national interests”.In a speech on Tuesday, part of the Conservative government’s Road to Brexit series of cabinet speeches laying out the future of the UK after leaving the EU, Fox will attack Labour&rs
  
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• Snow cancels trains and flights as freezing weather grips Britain

  26-02-2018 23:04
  Hundreds of trains and dozens of flights have been cancelled as snow showers sweep across Britain, with warnings of more freezing weather on the way.Up to 10cm (4in) of snow is expected on Tuesday and the Met Office is predicting as much as 20cm (8in) in some parts of eastern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland by the end of Wednesday.Amid fears of heavy snow, amber warnings (indicating a possible risk to life) have been issued for northern, central, eastern and southeastern England on Tuesda
  
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• Tories seek legal advice on vote after Jeremy Corbyn backs customs union

  26-02-2018 21:08
  Conservative MPs have sought legal advice about the prospect of Theresa May losing a parliamentary vote on a post-Brexit customs union as Jeremy Corbyn made clear that it had now the support of Labour, the Guardian understands.Corbyn’s suggestion that Labour would pursue “a new, comprehensive UK-EU customs union” after Brexit was praised by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Institute of Directors (IoD), as well as the former Conservative chancellor George Osbo
  
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• This apology to Jeremy Corbyn now has more retweets than all of Theresa May’s 2018 posts combined

  26-02-2018 21:00
  Ben Bradley’s apology for his “seriously defamatory statement” has more than 49,000 retweets.
  
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• Four Far-Right Plots Foiled In Past Year, Outgoing Anti-Terror Chief Says

  26-02-2018 20:48
  Four far-right plots and 10 Islamist-inspired schemes have been averted last year, Britain’s leading anti-terror chief has confirmed.
  
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• Four far-right terror plots foiled in the last year as threat rises

  26-02-2018 20:30
  The terrorist threat from extreme right-wing groups and individuals has grown significantly, with four right-wing plots foiled in the past year, according to the UK's most senior counter-terror police officer.Scotland Yard assistant commissioner Mark Rowley, who retires in a fortnight's time, said neo-Nazi and far-right plots were becoming more organised and a matter of "real concern".The figures are not routinely disclosed but Mr Rowley said it was important to make them public in order to "ill
  
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• Brexit weekly briefing: cabinet makes itself a basket case at Chequers

  26-02-2018 20:11
  All present and accounted for: Theresa May’s Brexit war cabinet all ready to get stuck in at Chequers.You can also catch up with our Brexit Means podcast right here.Also, producing the Guardian’s independent, in-depth journalism takes time and money.
  
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• Britain will keep data flowing post-Brexit - minister

  26-02-2018 19:53
  Britain is working to ensure data will flow unhindered between the UK and Europe after Brexit, and technology companies will still be able to access the best international talent, junior trade minister Graham Stuart told Reuters on Monday.Frictionless data transfer, as enshrined in new European legislation shaped by Britain, and the ability to find talented engineers and other workers after Brexit are the top two demands from tech and telecoms companies.
  
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• Sogefi targets new investment, acquisitions after profit rise

  26-02-2018 19:37
  Italian automotive parts maker Sogefiplans to grow organically and through acquisitions in all three of its business segments, its Chief Executive Laurent Hebenstreit said.Sogefi, which develops and produces filtration systems, suspension components as well as air management and engine cooling systems, hopes to strengthen its position in Europe but also grow further in North America, India and China."I'm looking at different opportunities as we speak," Hebenstreit told Reuters in an interview on
  
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• Former professional footballers jailed in UK for apprenticeship scam

  26-02-2018 19:19
  Two former professional footballers were among a group of six men jailed in Britain on Monday for fraud offences after targeting schools and colleges in a football coaching apprenticeship scam labelled "shameful" by a London judge.Former Welsh international Mark Aizlewood was sentenced to six years and Paul Sugrue, whose past clubs include Manchester City and Cardiff City, received a seven-year sentence, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) prosecutor said.
  
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• This teenager’s tracksuit bottoms optical illusion has Twitter divided

  26-02-2018 19:13
  Can you see one leg or two?
  
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• Why misconceptions of eating disorders can be damaging

  26-02-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  People living with eating disorder say misconceptions around their figures can be very damaging.
  
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• Ex-footballers Mark Aizlewood and Paul Sugrue jailed for scamming schools out of £5m

  26-02-2018 18:47
  A former Wales international who totted up more than 500 Football League appearances has been jailed for his role in a "shameful" multi-million pound scam targeting schools and colleges.Mark Aizlewood worked alongside ex-Manchester City forward Paul Sugrue to run a false scheme promising to help struggling youngsters gain apprenticeships in activity leadership by running full-time football coaching training courses at colleges across the UK.During a sentencing hearing on Monday, Southwark Crown
  
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• Leicester explosion: Five people confirmed dead

  26-02-2018 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The death toll rises as police say it may be some days before the cause of the blast is known.
  
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• UK expects post-Brexit devolution deal but Scotland begs to differ

  26-02-2018 18:40
  Britain's government said on Monday that it expected to reach an agreement with the United Kingdom's devolved nations on how power will be shared after Brexit, but its latest proposal to unlock a political impasse fell flat in Scotland.Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales do not have a veto on Brexit legislation, but ignoring them risks worsening already strained relations, stoking nationalism in Scotland, and further complicating the already-difficult withdrawal process.The government needs a d
  
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• Leicester explosion: family missing as death toll rises to five

  26-02-2018 18:40
  Another four people are in hospital, and attempts to ensure no one else was trapped in the building had to be suspended on Monday afternoon due to fears about the structural integrity of a neighbouring property.The explosion on Hinckley Road has left the community reeling.Matt Cane, group manager for Leicestershire fire and rescue service, whose staff had worked throughout the night alongside police and ambulance staff, said the tragedy had caused “deep shock and real upset”.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's customs union plan 'impossible to deliver'

  26-02-2018 18:28
  Jeremy Corbyn's pledge to keep Britain in a permanent customs union with the EU has been branded Blairist spin "at its best" by a senior MP from his own party.In a speech in Coventry on Monday, the Labour leader sought to reboot Labour's Brexit policy by backing a customs union to ensure no trade tariffs were imposed with Europe and avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland.Mr Field is one of the few Brexiteer Labour MPs, whose lack of support for an amendment to the Trade Bill could help scupper
  
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• Abuse concerns over unregistered schools

  26-02-2018 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC filming of a suspected unregistered school in Essex appears to show a teacher striking a pupil.
  
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• UK weather: Snow falling as Siberian blast hits UK

  26-02-2018 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Some train services have already been cancelled as the cold weather front arrives in the UK.
  
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• Ellie-May Clark died after GP turned her away for being late

  26-02-2018 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Ellie-May Clark collapsed at home after a Newport doctor imposed a "10 minute" late rule, an inquest hears.
  
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• Ryanair cabin crews in Portugal set three one-day strikes around Easter

  26-02-2018 18:14
  A union representing Portuguese cabin crew working for Ryanair will hold three one-day strikes during the Easter holidays, on March 29, April 1 and April 4, an official with the SNPVAC union said on Monday.Fernando Gandra told Reuters SNPVAC had sent a notice of strike action to Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, and the Portuguese labour ministry.The strike was motivated by "worsening labour conditions, a lack of respect for the dignity of the cabin crew ... and threats over sales obje
  
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• It started snowing in London and people had the most British responses possible

  26-02-2018 18:04
  “Had eight flakes of snow so I’m off to Tesco to buy 52 loaves of bread and 94 pints of milk.”
  
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• Tesco 'extremely sorry' for Black Panther costume mistake

  26-02-2018 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The supermarket labelled a fancy dress outfit as Dark Panther.
  
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• Grandad Allan Fairweather thrown 12 metres in deadly go-kart crash, inquest hears

  26-02-2018 17:52
  A grandfather was thrown 12 metres from his go-kart and died after his daughter-in-law crashed into the back of him, an inquest has been told.Allan Fairweather, 63, suffered a traumatic chest injury on the finish straight during the last lap of a six-lap practice race.CCTV of the lead-up to the September 2016 tragedy - at Ellough Park Raceway near Beccles, Suffolk - has been shown at the hearing.
  
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• Diageo launches Jane Walker Scotch

  26-02-2018 17:50
  LONDON (Reuters) - Diageo , the world's largest spirits company, is launching a U.S. limited edition of its Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch featuring a woman on the label, called Jane Walker, it said on Monday.
  
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• How hard is it to learn to write by hand as an adult?

  26-02-2018 17:46
  This week, paediatric occupational therapists warned that children were entering primary school not knowing how to hold pens and pencils, owing to an overuse of technology instead of activities that build muscles in the hands and teach control of movement, such as using building blocks.“You can, but the brain of a very young child is so plastic that it just absorbs information quite well,” says Angela Webb, recently retired clinical psychologist and the chair of the National Handwrit
  
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• Organ transplant boy 'honoured' by law plan

  26-02-2018 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Changes to organ donation laws in England could be named after 10-year-old Max. This is his story.
  
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• Business groups welcome Jeremy Corbyn's customs union pledge

  26-02-2018 17:29
  Business groups have broadly welcomed Jeremy Corbyn's backing for a customs union with the EU after Brexit - but remain sceptical about the Labour leader's wider agenda.The CBI said Mr Corbyn's position put "jobs and living standards first", though it remains troubled by the prospect of the nationalisation of key industries should Mr Corbyn enter Downing Street.Other private sector organisations also welcomed - with their own caveats - Mr Corbyn's pledge to negotiate a "new and strong relationsh
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn backs permanent customs union after Brexit

  26-02-2018 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The Labour leader announces a major shift in his party's policy on trade with the EU after Brexit.
  
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• Mark Aizlewood jailed over football apprenticeship fraud

  26-02-2018 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-footballers Mark Aizlewood and Paul Sugrue are jailed for their part in a £5m football apprenticeship fraud.
  
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• Greater Anglia, Southeastern And Southern Warn Commuters To Get Home Early Amid Snow Cancellations

  26-02-2018 17:10
  Commuters could be facing a battle to reach their homes this evening after a number of rail operators announced they were reducing and even cancelling some services amid the snow.
  
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• Heavy snow cancels trains and flights as freezing weather grips Britain

  26-02-2018 17:08
  Hundreds of train services and dozens of flights have been cancelled as heavy snow sweeps across Britain, with warnings of more freezing weather on the way.A total of 228 Greater Anglia trains are no longer running on Monday and Tuesday, while South Eastern passengers were told to finish journeys by 6pm today to avoid disruption.British Airways said it had cancelled about 68 short-haul flights, with sub-zero temperatures set to last throughout the week.
  
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• Hayes triple teenage death crash driver pleads guilty

  26-02-2018 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Jaynesh Chudasama was driving at more than 70mph when he hit the boys as they walked to a birthday party.
  
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• 'Now Corbyn needs to really flesh it out': your best comments today

  26-02-2018 17:06
  Jeremy Corbyn’s speech confirming that his party wants the UK to remain in a customs union with the EU for good is by far the most popular talking point of the day.A warning from senior paediatric doctors that children are increasingly finding it hard to hold pens because of an excessive use of technology, and Polly Toynbee’s questioning of how popular William Beveridge’s work on social policy would be now, are other discussions that people are interested in.
  
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• Teenager in court on drugs charges after 13-year-olds fall ill

  26-02-2018 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Six children were treated in hospital in Ayrshire after they were reported to have become unwell.
  
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• Aston Martin seeks green light for new car in EU not UK due to Brexit uncertainty

  26-02-2018 17:05
  Luxury carmaker Aston Martin is applying to have a new model licensed by a regulator in the European Union rather than Britain due to uncertainty over vehicle rules after Brexit.Firms are seeking to protect themselves from any risk relating to Britain's planned EU exit next year and the quintessentially British brand, famed for being James Bond's car of choice, wants an EU body to approve its new Vantage model.Britain's Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) can for now sign off on models to be used
  
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• Could drones replace fireworks in the UK?

  26-02-2018 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  After spectacular shows at the Winter Olympics, could LED drones take over from traditional displays?
  
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• Where has Liam Fox travelled as trade secretary?

  26-02-2018 16:50
  The international trade secretary, Liam Fox, has flown 290,000 miles – slightly further than a trip to the moon – to meet politicians and business leaders in countries where he hopes free-trade deals can be struck after Brexit, according to a Guardian analysis.Ahead of a key speech outlining the government’s post-Brexit plans for trade with the rest of the world, the Guardian analysis shows Fox has travelled to almost 40 different countries since taking over at the Department f
  
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• Parlaympic hopeful has car and prosthetic leg stolen in home burglary

  26-02-2018 16:45
  Rosie Bancroft relies on her Fiat 500 to get to and from training and to university.
  
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• Leicester Explosion Death Toll Rises To Five As Search Operation Is Suspended

  26-02-2018 16:43
  The death toll from the house explosion in Leicester has risen to five and rescue work has been temporarily suspended due to the structural integrity of a neighbouring building, police have said.
  
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• What's to blame for the cold weather?

  26-02-2018 16:40
  Nazaneen explains the cold weather and disruptive snow warnings for the start of next week.
  
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• Explosion flattens shop: Five dead in 'major incident' in Leicester

  26-02-2018 16:20
  Five people were killed when an explosion destroyed a shop in Leicester, police have said.Six fire engines were sent to the Polish shop with two flats above it after members of the public reported a large blast in Hinckley Road at around 7pm on Sunday.During the night search and rescue teams found four bodies in the collapsed building and another body was found on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Starbucks in 'latte levy' London trial on disposable cups

  26-02-2018 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Customers are being charged 5p for disposable cups in a trial in 35 London stores to reduce waste.
  
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• Putting pressure on May, Labour backs new customs union with EU

  26-02-2018 16:09
  Britain should enter a new customs union with the European Union, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Monday, setting up a possible parliamentary defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May who has vowed to leave the arrangement after Brexit.After months watching May's Conservatives voice deep divisions on the EU without committing himself to a clear vision of life outside the bloc, Corbyn said he wanted a "bespoke" customs union with exemptions for Britain on a number of issues.
  
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• Landlords who say 'no DSS' breaking equality laws

  26-02-2018 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  "No DSS" landlords who turn down housing benefit claimants risk breaching equality laws.
  
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• UK hit as global raisin supplies dry up

  26-02-2018 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The cost of hot cross buns will not rise, but Christmas puddings could take a hit, experts warn.
  
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• Leicester explosion: family feared dead as shop blast death toll hits five

  26-02-2018 16:02
  A man is desperately seeking information about members of his extended family after the explosion that flattened a building in Leicester on Sunday evening, killing at least five people.Firefighters using search and rescue dogs are continuing to search the collapsed property amid fears there are people who remain unaccounted for.A Leicestershire fire and rescue spokesman said emergency services were searching for gaps in the building in which people could have survived.
  
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• Starbucks trials 5p paper cup charge to help reduce plastic waste

  26-02-2018 15:53
  Starbucks is to charge customers 5p to use a paper cup at some of its stores to reduce plastic waste.The three-month trial will take place at 35 branches across London, including the City and West End.The proceeds will go to an environmental charity, Hubbub, which will track whether the move changes customers' behaviour.
  
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• Could these Trump-shaped ice cube trays help save the planet?

  26-02-2018 15:48
  This is one way to grab the US President’s attention.
  
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