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• This dog had no time for his owner doing a face mask

  26-04-2018 23:57
  Saint says no to the beauty regime.
  
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• A small plane has made a dramatic emergency landing on a Canadian highway

  26-04-2018 23:29
  Six people were on board.
  
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• Donald Trump to 'meet the Queen' on flying visit to UK

  26-04-2018 23:12
  Donald Trump will visit the UK on Friday, 13 July, the White House and Downing Street have said.On Wednesday, Sky's senior political correspondent Beth Rigbyrevealed that Mr Trump would make the trip in mid-July , with a full announcement expected within a day or so.In Washington, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed to reporters that the date had been set.
  
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• Amber Rudd's 10 days of contrition for Windrush scandal

  26-04-2018 23:09
  By the time she stood up on Thursday to make her fourth apology for the Windrush fiasco in the space of 10 days, Amber Rudd’s contrition over the victims of the scandal was becoming quite familiar.The Windrush generation “are legally here”, she said (again).This came only after anger exploded when Downing Street rebuffed Caribbean leaders’ request for a meeting with the prime minister to discuss the scandal.
  
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• TSB 'on its knees' over online banking fiasco says boss

  26-04-2018 22:47
  TSB boss Paul Pester has admitted the bank is on its knees as it struggles to recover from an online banking meltdown - and said it has taken a £10m hit to try to mitigate the impact on customers.The chief executive has been ridiculed on social media after he tweeted that services were back "up and running" at 4am on Wednesday - hours before having to admit that online banking was still only running at 50% capacity.
  
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• Cabinet's Brexiters push May to drop 'customs partnership'

  26-04-2018 22:30
  Theresa May’s Brexit inner cabinet are preparing for a showdown over the customs union next week, as leading Brexiters including Liam Fox and David Davis try to force the prime minister to ditch the “customs partnership” model.This so-called “hybrid model”, under which the UK would collect EU import tariffs on behalf of Brussels, is regarded as cumbersome and impractical by Brexiters, who fear it would leave open the option that Britain could rejoin a customs union.
  
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• You’ll wish your university had this ‘cry closet’ in the library

  26-04-2018 22:06
  ‘I have seen plenty of students go inside and take pictures of it, but have not yet seen someone legitimately cry inside it.’
  
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• Father of gravely ill child Alfie Evans seeks hospital truce

  26-04-2018 21:34
  The father of gravely ill Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old boy whose plight has drawn international attention, said on Thursday he wanted to build bridges with staff at the British hospital he has been battling in the courts over his son's treatment.Evans has a rare, degenerative disease and has been in a semi-vegetative state for more than a year.A British court rejected an appeal by the boy's parents, Tom Evans and Kate James, on Wednesday to take their son to Italy.
  
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• Prince William says it 'feels great' to be Harry's best man

  26-04-2018 21:31
  Prince William says it "feels great" to be his brother Prince Harry's best man at his wedding to Meghan Markle next month.As the princes opened a sports centre in London, William was asked by Sky News' Royal Correspondent Rhiannon Mills how it felt to be asked to support his brother on his big day."It feels great, feels great," he replied, saying that he was "really delighted".
  
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• 'The Dom Raab Special' Is Actually Pret's Bestselling Sandwich, Chain Reveals

  26-04-2018 21:16
  A politician's sandwich choice has inadvertently enthralled Westminster.
  
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• Amber Rudd fighting to 'stay in the game' as she triggers fresh row on Brexit

  26-04-2018 20:46
  Amber Rudd braved a second ferocious Westminster interrogation on Windrush in 24 hours, but inadvertently triggered a new row on Brexit.After a torrid two-hour hearing in front of the Home Affairs Select Committee of MPs, she subjected herself to 40 minutes of questions from political journalists.
  
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• Amber Rudd vows to scrap targets for removing immigrants from UK

  26-04-2018 20:42
  Amber Rudd was non-committal about meeting the government’s net migration target.Amber Rudd has vowed to scrap Home Office targets for removing people from Britain, after a chaotic 24 hours where she was summoned to the House of Commons to admit officials did have targets for departures, having previously denied their existence.The home secretary was hauled back in front of MPs on Thursday to answer an urgent question from Labour’s Diane Abbott, after documents revealed targets had p
  
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• Alfie Evans' father offers olive branch to hospital staff

  26-04-2018 20:30
  The father of 23-month-old Alfie Evans, who is at the centre of a life-support treatment battle, has said he wants to build bridges with hospital staff.Making a statement outside Alder Hey children’s hospital, where his son is being treated, Tom Evans thanked staff “for their dignity and professionalism” and acknowledged the legal battle must have been an “incredibly difficult time” for them.Earlier, he told reporters he would meet doctors to discuss taking his son
  
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• Alfie Evans' family pledge to 'build bridge' with doctors

  26-04-2018 20:30
  The parents of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans have said they will work with doctors to ensure their son has "the dignity and comfort he needs".Father Tom Evans said the family intend to "form a relationship, build and bridge and walk across it" with the hospital where their son has been treated."Our lives have been turned upside down by the intense focus on Alfie and his situation, he told reporters outside of Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool.
  
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• EU doesn't need the City of London, says chief Brexit negotiator

  26-04-2018 20:05
  Michel Barnier said Brussels was seeking to build on the EU’s current equivalence regime and could not see why the City could not work under the same system as Wall Street.The EU does not need the City of London, and Theresa May’s “pleading” for a special deal for the UK’s financial services sector will not be rewarded, the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has said.“Some argue that the EU desperately needs the City of London, and that access to fin
  
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• Dozens of genetic risk factors found for depression

  26-04-2018 19:47
  A major new study which has identified 44 genetic risk factors for depression has the "potential to revitalise treatment", scientists have said.The international study, co-led by King's College London, is the largest carried out into a genetic basis for depression and involved more than 200 scientists.Among the 44 genetic variants identified, 30 are newly discovered.
  
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• Online streaming services face '30% made in Europe' law

  26-04-2018 19:42
  Netflix, Amazon and other online streaming services will have to dedicate 30% of their output to TV shows and films made in Europe, which they must subsidise, under the terms of a new EU law agreed in Brussels on Thursday.As well as the “Netflix quota”, the streaming services will have to fund European TV series and films, either by directly commissioning the content or contributing to national film funds, under the terms of an outline deal on EU broadcasting rules reached by legisla
  
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• Save the Children suspends UK funding bids over abuse scandal

  26-04-2018 19:24
  Save the Children is facing a formal investigation into the handling of sexual harassment allegations.Save the Children is to suspend bidding for UK government funding in the wake of the scandal over alleged sexual abuse and inappropriate behaviour by staff in the charity sector.The announcement follows the launch of a Charity Commission inquiry into the handling of sexual harassment allegations against two senior Save the Children executives in 2012 and 2015.
  
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• Windrush Hotline Has Left Callers Feeling 'Afraid And Upset', MP Claims

  26-04-2018 19:11
  Users of a special hotline set up to help Windrush generation Britons have
  
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• 10 hacks for an instantly greener home

  26-04-2018 19:11 via theguardian.com
  From fixing leaks and buying locally produced food to choosing a cleaner energy supplier, these little changes will go a long way to making your household more sustainable – and save money tooSome of these are things your parents shouted at you for decades ago, others hadn’t been invented yet, but all of them will leave you with a greener home …Change your lightbulbs
  You could go around turning off all the lights your family members have left on (it’s a full-time job), b
  
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• Poo power: is it time to embrace our waste as a source of renewable energy?

  26-04-2018 19:10 via theguardian.com
  Whether it’s being used to fuel the local bus, or help tackle social challenges around the world, the value of human sewage could be greater than you thinkPoo: not the most glamorous topic, is it? Aside from the occasional bit of scatological humour (scatology being the study of faeces … delightful), most of us happily steer away from regularly talking about it, for fairly obvious reasons.But, if you push past the initial icky revulsion of talking about human waste, you’d find
  
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• Wembley stadium: key moments from its history – video

  26-04-2018 19:04 via theguardian.com
  The Football Association has reportedly been offered £600m (with Club Wembley rights for £300m) for Wembley stadium by the Fulham and Jacksonville Jaguars owner, Shahid Khan. With the stadium in the news once again, we take a look back at memorable moments from its historyFA holds talks to sell Wembley to Fulham owner Khan in £900m deal Continue reading...
  
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• Ireland says solid progress on post-Brexit border needed by June

  26-04-2018 19:00
  Britain and European Union negotiators must make further progress on the issue of the Irish border by June if talks are to move forward on a final withdrawal agreement, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursday.Northern Ireland will be the UK's only land frontier with the EU after its leaves the bloc.Both sides say they are committed to keeping the border with Ireland open, but findingpractical solution has proved elusive so far.
  
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• Donald Trump UK visit date confirmed for Friday, 13 July

  26-04-2018 18:58
  The White House and Downing Street have confirmed a Sky News story that Donald Trump will visit the UK on Friday, 13 July.On Wednesday, Sky's senior political correspondent Beth Rigby revealed that Mr Trump would make the trip in mid-July, with a full announcement expected within a day or so.Now White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has told reporters that the date has been set, which will mark his first visit to Britain since his 2016 election triumph.
  
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• Scandal-hit Save the Children cut off from UK government funding

  26-04-2018 18:52
  Save the Children is facing a formal investigation into the handling of sexual harassment allegations.Save the Children is to suspend bidding for UK government funding in the wake of the scandal over alleged sexual abuse and inappropriate behaviour by staff in the charity sector.The announcement follows the launch of a Charity Commission inquiry into the handling of sexual harassment allegations against two senior Save the Children executives in 2012 and 2015.
  
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• How you can help the Windrush generation

  26-04-2018 18:51
  If you know anyone who may be affected by the Windrush scandal the Home Office has provided a freephone number for help in finding the evidence to support a claim and getting No Time Limit permits.The Immigration Advice Service is offering free support for anyone in the Windrush generation needing assistance.Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants helps those who have been affected by immigration and asylum law.
  
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• First polar bear born in UK for 25 years given name after public vote

  26-04-2018 18:50
  The first polar bear born in the UK for 25 years has been called Hamish after more than 33,000 people took part in a public vote.The male cub, now four months old, was born in a special enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie in the week before Christmas.The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) drew up a shortlist of four names - Hamish, Artor, MacKinnon and Poulsen.
  
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• Patients seeking mental health treatment face delays of up to four months

  26-04-2018 18:47
  Mental health charities are concerned about the delays, noting that the programme was introduced by NHS England to cut waiting times and expand access.People with anxiety or depression are facing delays of more than four months to start having “talking therapies” treatment, new research shows.“It is deeply concerning that people in need of IAPT [Improving Access to Psychological Therapies] services in some areas are facing long waits, in some cases up to four months, to get the
  
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• We must address rises in custody rate and prison sentence lengths

  26-04-2018 18:31
  ‘The custody rate for indictable offences rose from 24% in 2010 to 32% in 2017 and the average custodial sentence has increased steadily from 12.4 months in 2007 to 16.7 months in 2017,’ writes Howard Thomas.The Sentencing Council’s warning to the courts that a punitive culture has developed, imposing suspended sentences “as a more severe form of community order” (Report, 23 April), certainly gives cause for concern.The latest Criminal Justice Quarterly St
  
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• Growing culture of militarism in UK

  26-04-2018 18:31
  The building in the background was once the medieval keep of Richmond Castle and housed imprisoned conscientious objectors in the first world war, writes Clive Barrett.It is welcome news that a growing number of MPs are calling for forces such as the SAS to be subject to parliamentary oversight (Special forces need to face scrutiny from parliament, say MPs, theguardian.com, 24 April).The rest of the armed forces, while theoretically subject to parliamentary oversight, are far less open to d
  
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• Why Amber Rudd Is Facing Calls To Resign: HuffPost Verdict

  26-04-2018 18:24
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• British lawmakers urge government to pursue customs union in symbolic vote

  26-04-2018 18:16
  LONDON (Reuters) - British parliament approved a motion in favour of urging the government to pursue a customs union in Brexit negotiations on Thursday in a symbolic vote after most of the governing Conservative Party decided not to take part.
  
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• Trump to visit Britain, hold talks with May on July 13

  26-04-2018 18:15
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Britain in July for a working visit with Prime Minister Theresa May, after months of back-and-forth over when the U.S. president would visit what traditionally has been the United States' closest ally.
  
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• Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson announces pregnancy

  26-04-2018 18:06
  The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, has announced that she is 13 weeks pregnant with her first child.The 39-year-old said she and her partner, Jen Wilson, were delighted to be expecting a baby in October after undergoing IVF treatment.Davidson said in a statement: “Like all new parents-to-be, we are excited and daunted about the months to come.
  
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• Carpetright wins backing for store closure plan

  26-04-2018 18:06
  Carpetright has won backing for a rescue plan that will see dozens of stores closed and hundreds of jobs lost.The embattled retailer was given the support of creditors and landlords for the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) at a meeting on Thursday.Carpetright had set out plans for the CVA - an arrangement which allows firms to shut loss-making outlets and secure rent reductions - earlier this month.
  
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• Ten of the best arts and culture experiences for spring and summer

  26-04-2018 18:02 via theguardian.com
  Open-air film screenings, festivals and craft fairs – it’s time to take your love of arts and culture outdoorsCatch Shakespeare in the park
  From The Sound of Music to Lord of the Flies, Regent’s Park Open Air theatre in London has played host to some of the capital’s brightest and boldest stage shows since 1932 – no mean feat when the whole thing is outside. Whatever the weather this summer, Shakespeare comedy As You Like It lends itself so well to the enchanting ba
  
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• Nine endorphin-boosting ideas to get you outdoors this spring and summer

  26-04-2018 18:02 via theguardian.com
  Time outdoors has a hugely positive impact on our mental health and wellbeing. Whether you fancy paddleboarding around the coast or zipwiring across the treetops, here’s how to unlock a healthier, happier you this spring and summerFrom reducing blood pressure to alleviating symptoms of depression, countless studies have proved that being outdoors and in contact with nature is beneficial for both physical and mental health. In these milder months, there’s no excuse not to be outside a
  
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• Case of Canadian pilots arrested on suspicion of being drunk collapses

  26-04-2018 18:01
  The case against two pilots who were accused of preparing to fly a plane while under the influence of alcohol has collapsed after key evidence was destroyed at a prison.Concerns over the pair's behaviour were raised at Glasgow Airport just before their Air Transat A310 with 250 passengers on board was due to depart for Toronto on 18 July 2016.Canadians Jean-Francois Perreault, 41, and Imran Syed, 39, were arrested before they were due to take off.
  
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• US President Donald Trump will visit the UK in mid-July, according to Sky sources

  26-04-2018 18:00
  US President Donald Trump will visit the UK in mid-July, according to Sky sources
  
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• Donald Trump's UK Visit On 13th July Confirmed By White House

  26-04-2018 17:39
  US President Donald Trump will visit the United Kingdom on 13 July this year,
  
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• Donald Trump's UK Visit On 13 July Confirmed As Mass Protests Planned

  26-04-2018 17:39
  Donald Trump is set to face wave of protests when he visits the UK in July as
  
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• A Dog’s Brexit: New play hopes to break down Brexit by using dogs

  26-04-2018 17:31
  In the production, six characters bound around the stage as 34 different doggie characters from Bowwow Town.
  
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• FA receives £600m Shahid Khan bid for Wembley Stadium

  26-04-2018 17:22
  The Football Association (FA) has confirmed receiving a bid for Wembley Stadium, in a deal Sky sources understand to be worth at least £600m.English football officials were tight-lipped on details publicly, saying only that "the FA has received an offer to buy Wembley Stadium".Sky sources suggest that if talks are successful, a deal would signal the creation of the first NFL franchise outside the US.
  
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• Britain will narrow its position to one customs option in Brexit talks

  26-04-2018 17:20
  Britain's government will narrow its position on a future customs arrangement with the European Union to one of the two options currently on the table in Brexit talks, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.
  
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• Police tight-lipped on goat report as man bailed after bomb squad search

  26-04-2018 17:15
  A 20-year-old man arrested under the Explosives Act has been released as police refuse to comment on reports a goat was removed from the house.On Tuesday, police searched an address in Brookside Avenue, Coventry, with a small number of neighbouring properties evacuated as a precaution.The army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team were called in to carry out an examination after officers found suspicious items.
  
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• 'Of course we're leaving': Rudd clarifies EU customs union position

  26-04-2018 17:10
  Amber Rudd said she was ‘committed to the government’s position, which to some extent, we are still working on’.Amber Rudd has been forced to issue a hasty clarification after appearing to hold out the possibility that Britain could remain in a customs union with the EU after Brexit.At a lunch with journalists in Westminster, which took place as MPs were debating the issue in the House of Commons, the home secretary was asked if she would vote to stay in in a customs union if s
  
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• Rudd refuses to quit over immigrants' treatment

  26-04-2018 16:53
  British interior minister Amber Rudd said she had no plans to resign after giving contradictory statements about meeting targets for deportations, deepening a scandal over Britain's treatment of Caribbean immigrants.For nearly two weeks, British ministers have been struggling to explain why some descendants of the so-called "Windrush generation", invited to Britain to plug labour shortfalls between 1948 and 1971, had been labelled as illegal immigrants.The "Windrush" scandal overshadowed the Com
  
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• Turner Prize: Film portrait of woman who live-streamed boyfriend's killing makes shortlist

  26-04-2018 16:50
  An artist's film portrait of a woman who live-streamed her boyfriend's death in a US police shooting has been shortlisted for the Turner Prize.Luke Willis Thompson, 30, made a black and white, silent 35mm film of Diamond Reynolds.Ms Reynolds was in a car with her young daughter and boyfriend Philando Castile in 2016 when he was shot by police in the US.
  
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• Germany probes emails pushing ASMALLWORLD stock, shares plunge

  26-04-2018 16:47
  German financial watchdog BaFin warned investors on Thursday about emails recommending the purchase of shares in Swiss social network operator ASMALLWORLD, saying they may containmisleading information or conceal conflicts of interests.Chief Executive Jan Leuscher said his company had nothing to do with the emails in question, which it also found misleading and had tried in vain to stop."I would like to stress that these activities are unconnected with ASMALLWORLD.
  
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• Peugeot's UK Vauxhall car workers agree pay deal as dispute in Germany continues

  26-04-2018 16:40
  Workers at Peugeot-makerPSA's Vauxhall car plant in Britain have agreed a pay deal with the French automaker, the Unite Union said on Thursday, as a dispute with the firm's Opel workers in Germany continues.At Britain's Ellesmere Port Vauxhall factory, workers voted in favour of a deal which will give them a lump sump of 750 pounds and a 1.5 percent pay rise in January 2019, mirroring a deal agreed at the firm's southern English van site."Our continued focus is to secure investment from PSA in n
  
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