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• May challenges Trump on impact of Iran sanctions in phone call

  11-05-2018 23:25
  Theresa May has challenged Donald Trump on the impact of sanctions against Iran which will affect UK firms doing business there, amid a growing European backlash.In a phone call dominated by Iran, the Prime Minister and President agreed to hold talks between the UK and US governments on the effect ofsanctions on British companies .The sanctions clash came as some European countries, including France and Germany, served notice that they are considering counter measures to allow their firms to kee
  
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• Liam Fox superbly SHUT DOWN Dimbleby when he attacked Tory Brexiteers as INCOMPETENT

  11-05-2018 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  SECRETARY of State for International Trade Liam Fox shut down a savage attack by Jonathan Dimbleby on the BBC Any Questions show when the host accused the Conservatives of being a “bunch of incompetents”.
  
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• May challenges Trump over Iran sanctions on phone

  11-05-2018 23:04
  Theresa May has challenged Donald Trump on the impact of sanctions against Iran which will affect UK firms doing business there, amid a growing European backlash.In a phone call dominated by Iran, the Prime Minister and President agreed to hold talks between the UK and US governments on the effect of sanctions on British companies.The sanctions clash came as some European countries, including France and Germany, served notice that they are considering counter measures to allow their firms to kee
  
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• ‘Whole army SMALLER than US Special forces!’ Brexit debate savages UK defence spending

  11-05-2018 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE BRITISH armed forces are so underfunded that the entire army “is now smaller than the US Special operation forces”, a US Department of Defence expert claimed.
  
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• Hayfever sting: Thousands pay too much for tablets

  11-05-2018 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  HUNDREDS of thousands of hay fever sufferers are paying over the odds to relieve their symptoms.
  
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• May and Trump agree talks needed over Iran sanctions

  11-05-2018 21:37
  Theresa May and Donald Trump have agreed talks are needed to discuss how US sanctions will affect companies operating in Iran.Downing Street confirmed the pair talked over the phone and agreed on the importance of destabilising activity in the region.Mrs May also reiterated her support for the Iran nuclear deal despite Mr Trump's announcement this week that he will pull out of the accord and enforce stronger sanctions on Tehran.
  
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• Petrol bomber says he 'didn't mean to harm anybody' after four children die in fire

  11-05-2018 21:21
  Zak Bolland was high on cocaine and alcohol when he attacked the house, and claims he believed it was empty at the time.The 23-year-old says his co-accused, David Worrall, had first suggested the fire bombing attack in Walkden, Manchester Crown Court heard.Bolland and Worrall, 25, went to Michelle Pearson's house.
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg REJECTS calls to visit Northern Ireland to talk Brexit

  11-05-2018 21:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  JACOB Rees-Mogg has insisted he does not need to visit Northern Ireland to understand the challenges Brexit poses for border communities there.
  
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• We must lift ban on new grammars opening, PM told

  11-05-2018 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  THERESA May will face pressure to lift Labour’s ban on opening new grammar schools, a senior Conservative said yesterday.
  
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• No more Eurovision? Tory MP causes CHAOS with Brexit demand as MPs erupt with laughter

  11-05-2018 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXITEER MP Michael Fabricant joked that he hoped fellow MPs shared his “dismay” that Brexit does not mean the UK is leaving the Eurovision song contest during a light-hearted exchange in the House of Commons.
  
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• Argentines haunted by memories of crisis oppose IMF's help

  11-05-2018 20:58
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It seemed like a collective moan could be heard across Argentina as President Mauricio Macri uttered three words that many in this country associate with the worst of times: International Monetary Fund.
  
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• Cheese shops to day spas. A look at Meghan Markle’s Toronto haunts

  11-05-2018 20:20
  The future bride of Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, may have been born and raised in California, but for much of the past seven years the actress has called Toronto home.The city where she first met Harry was the backdrop for her TV series "Suits" and the subject of many of her now-deleted social media posts.The Annex neighbourhood where she lived was first alerted to the budding romance when Canadian police "started hanging out in their SUVs and they would just stay there, parked revving their veh
  
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• Driver £1MILLION CHAOS! 'Mr Pot Hole' furious UK road network has NEVER been so DAMAGED

  11-05-2018 20:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  CAMPAIGNER Mark Murrell, also known as ‘Mr Pot Hole’, is furious about the current spending on the UK's pothole 'epidemic' and claims that £1billion would not be enough to fix the UK’s roads.
  
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• ‘Rees-Mogg has a VERY REAL chance of becoming PM!’ Brexit expert in GLOWING recommendation

  11-05-2018 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  JACOB Rees-Mogg has “a very real chance” of becoming Prime Minister because the Conservative Party is now very “pro-leave”, a Brexit expert declared.
  
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• Brexit, austerity and immigration policies 'have made UK more racist'

  11-05-2018 19:43
  A United Nations inspector has hit out at the Government over austerity and its immigration policies, saying it has made the UK a more racist country.Tendayi Achiume, the UN's special rapporteur on racism, also said Brexit had made people "vulnerable to racial discrimination and intolerance".
  
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• Pensions lifeboat braces for Mothercare to launch rescue plan

  11-05-2018 19:38
  Britain's pensions lifeboat has drafted in advisers to prepare for a rescue‎ financial restructuring at Mothercare that is certain to spark further high street job losses.Sky News‎ has learnt that the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is taking advice from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) ahead of a crucial week for the struggling retailer.The appointment is significant because the PPF will have the largest vote on a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) which is expected to be unveiled next week
  
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• School bans PENCIL CASES to stop pupils from poor families being stigmatised

  11-05-2018 19:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  A SCHOOL has banned pencil cases in a bid to stop pupils from poor families being stigmatised.
  
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• Luton Airport Strike: May Bank Holiday Weekend Disruption Expected Over Pay Dispute

  11-05-2018 19:15
  "Severe disruption" is expected at London Luton Airport over May Bank Holiday
  
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• May rejects Williamson criticism over Troubles-era killings consultation

  11-05-2018 19:01
  Theresa May faced down criticism from the defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, to launch a long-delayed consultation on a new unit to investigate Troubles-era killings, which sources close to the process said would leave veterans vulnerable.The four-month consultation was launched on Friday, amid a bitter cabinet rift over the omission of a statute of limitations for service personnel.May is understood to have backed her Northern Ireland secretary, Karen Bradley, and pushed through the plan afte
  
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• Brexiteer blasts EU attempts to form DOMINATE United States of Europe 'BY STEALTH'

  11-05-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  PRO-BREXIT MP Roger Godsiff said Britain's decision to Brexit from the European Union was deeply influenced by the anger voters felt towards plans to furtively create a "United States of Europe".
  
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• House of Lords wants to limit ITSELF - and is demanding Theresa May act

  11-05-2018 18:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  PEERS are prepared to drive lazy lords out of Parliament, and are urging Theresa May to commit to an overall cap on numbers in the House of Lords.
  
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• Top EU diplomat takes veiled SWIPES at Brexit and Trump during Italy speech

  11-05-2018 18:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE European Union’s foreign policy chief has taken a jaw-dropping swipe at Brexit by insisting “no country is strong enough to face the world alone” while discussing the strength of the bloc at a conference in Italy.
  
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• Education leaders oppose Tory plans to expand grammar schools

  11-05-2018 18:37
  The plans will provide £50m a year to help grammar schools expand.Opposition to the latest attempt to revive grammar schools remains undimmed, as the government published details of its plans to pump funds into making more places available at selective schools in England.The government is arguing for expanding school admissions on the basis of exam results for children at 11 - but its latest effort appears unlikely to win converts despite the claim by the education secretary, Damian Hinds,
  
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• British nationals taken hostage in eastern Congo park - park service

  11-05-2018 18:37
  British citizens were among a group of people taken hostage on Friday in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman for the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) said."For the moment the (ICCN) cannot communicate much about the incident because the hostages are still in captivity.
  
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• London bans junk food ads on public transport to fight child obesity

  11-05-2018 18:34
  London plans to ban junk food advertising on its entire public transport network to tackle child obesity, which is among the highest in Europe, Mayor Sadiq Kahn said on Friday.Almost 40 percent of children aged 10 and 11 in London are overweight or obese, according to research compiled for Britain’s parliament."Child obesity in London is a ticking timebomb and I am determined to act. If we don't take bold steps against it we are not doing right by our young people as well as placing a
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg brilliantly CORRECTS angry BBC presenter during heated Brexit row

  11-05-2018 18:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  JACOB Rees-Mogg brilliantly corrected an angry BBC presenter during a heated Brexit row when he pointed out the statement he made was not true.
  
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• WATCH: Andrew Neil's DAZZLING rant on how Brexit has SHAKEN British politics to its core

  11-05-2018 18:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  ANDREW NEIL launched into an epic rant explaining how Britain's decision to break from the European Union has "upended" traditional British politics.
  
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• Cheer up, there’s a royal wedding coming

  11-05-2018 18:00
  Union flag decorations in London’s Regent Street ahead of the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images
  
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• Bob Woffinden obituary

  11-05-2018 17:55
  Bob Woffinden investigated dozens of cases of people who had been unfairly jailed.No one did more to highlight issues of miscarriage of justice over the past three decades than the journalist and author Bob Woffinden, who has died of mesothelioma, aged 70.In the tradition of Ludovic Kennedy and Paul Foot, he investigated dozens of cases on behalf of the unfairly jailed.
  
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• More than 2,000 of UK's most dangerous criminals were 'born abroad'

  11-05-2018 17:54
  Growing number of criminals - more than 2,000 - were born overseas, according to new data
  
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• Corbyn condemns EU withdrawal plan as 'Whitehall power grab'

  11-05-2018 17:50
  Jeremy Corbyn has condemned as a “power grab” the UK government’s plans to share powers between Whitehall and the devolved administrations after Brexit, despite Welsh Labour agreeing to the deal two weeks ago.On a visit to Glasgow on Friday afternoon, the UK Labour leader echoed the phrase used consistently by Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, during the long-running dispute over how to jointly manage areas such as genetically modified crops, fishing quotas and
  
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• John Major in furious rant against Theresa May's Brexit plans for customs union

  11-05-2018 17:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  FORMER prime minister Sir John Major has launched a blistering attack on Theresa May’s Brexit plans and warned neither of her options to create a customs union alternative to the EU would succeed.
  
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• UK in contact with Congo after incident with two British nationals

  11-05-2018 17:01
  Britain's Foreign Office said on Friday it was in contact with the authorities in Democratic Republic of the Congo after an incident involving two British Nationals.Britain's Daily Mail newspaper reported earlier that two British citizens had been kidnapped while visiting the Virunga National Park."We are in close contact with the authorities in Democratic Republic of the Congo following an incident involving two British nationals, and our staff are providing support to their families," the Fore
  
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• Third London Acid Attack In A Week Sees Man Suffer Facial Injuries

  11-05-2018 16:30
  A man in his 40s has been hospitalised in London after two thieves hurled a
  
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• VW Group set to 'recall up to 28,000' Volkswagens and Seats over seatbelt issue

  11-05-2018 16:28
  Volkswagen and Seat could be about to recall tens of thousands of cars over fears of malfunctioning seatbelts.The move by German firm VW Group, which owns the brands, would affect up to 28,000 recently sold Seat Aronas, Seat Ibizas, and Volkswagen Polos.Tekniikan Maailma, a Finnish motoring magazine, carried out tests that uncovered a safety issue when three people are sat in the back of the car at high speed.
  
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• 'Get on with it.' - May under pressure on EU customs decision

  11-05-2018 16:19
  A row over Britain's future customs arrangements with the European Union has left the opposing Brexit camps more deeply entrenched than ever and Prime Minister Theresa May facing one of her toughest decisions yet.Crucial bills must also be passed by parliament before Britain's EU departure next March.The battle is the latest in what is a long series of conflicts waged not only inside her own party, but in Britain's upper and lower houses of parliament and across a deeply divided country since it
  
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• Scott Hutchison's music 'meant so much to people'

  11-05-2018 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Fellow musicians say the Frightened Rabbit singer's music will resonate with audiences for years to come.
  
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• Royal wedding to spark power demand surge – National Grid

  11-05-2018 16:15
  The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on May 19 is expected to cause a surge in power demand in Britain as millions tune in to watch on television and reach for the kettle when it has finished, the National Grid said on Friday."TV pickups are when we see an increase in demand at key points during an event," a spokeswoman for National Grid, which oversees Britain's power network said via email.
  
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• Police confirm death of Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison

  11-05-2018 16:14
  Police Scotland have confirmed that a body found on Thursday evening is that of Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison.The body was discovered at Port Edgar, South Queensferry, at about 8.30pm.Hutchison was last seen on CCTV at the nearby Dakota Hotel at around 1am on Wednesday.
  
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• Royal wedding: Will Meghan Markle's gown follow the unspoken royal dress code?

  11-05-2018 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  An animated guide looking at the kind of dress Meghan Markle might wear for the royal wedding.
  
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• Exclusive - Banks to seek special exemptions for foreign staff after Brexit: sources

  11-05-2018 15:57
  Global banks in Britain are calling for a special work visa waiver after Brexit to preserve the City of London's standing as a top global financial centre, two industry sources said, a move that would be more generous than the current arrangements.Since Britain voted to leave the European Union two years ago, London's financial services industry has been trying to prepare for losing access to its biggest trading bloc, its toughest challenge since the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
  
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• Rees-Mogg: I need not visit Northern Ireland to understand Brexit issue

  11-05-2018 15:34
  Jacob Rees-Mogg made the comments in an interview with BBC Northern Ireland.The Eurosceptic Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he does not need to visit Northern Ireland to understand the challenges Brexit has posed for communities on the border, in comments described as arrogant and judgmental by people living there.Asked if he had “recently made any effort to visit the border”, Rees-Mogg said he had not but pointed to a recent visit by the Brexit select committee, of which he is a me
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg REVEALS key loophole that WILL save UK's post-Brexit trade

  11-05-2018 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXITEER Jacob Rees-Mogg revealed a key trading rule ignored by the House of Lords EU Committee in their latest report will guarantee the UK to carry on with zero tariffs trade before securing a free trade agreement with the Brussels bloc.
  
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• Amputee gets Millionaire question right from crash site where he injured leg

  11-05-2018 15:08
  Gareth Kendall lost his leg after a car crash in Scotland, while travelling with his wife for a booked tour in May 2012.In the course of their journey to Inverness, they crashed, and he ended up having his leg removed.As the audience gasped he said: "Not in the castle! In Inverness.
  
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• Forward guidance - doesn't always map the route

  11-05-2018 15:03
  After the financial crisis rocked the framework of monetary policy, rate setters took to giving "forward guidance" to steady the ship, but the recent experience of British and Japanese central banks suggests it doesn't guarantee a smooth journey.Just a few weeks ago markets and economists were convinced the Bank of England was all set to hike interest rates on May 10, until Governor Mark Carney gave a surprisingly dovish interview and suddenly all bets were off.In theory, forward guidance smooth
  
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• Labour criticises delay over fund for disabled election candidates

  11-05-2018 14:53
  Labour has expressed alarm after the government missed its own deadline to decide whether to reinstate a grant intended to help people with disabilities stand for election as councillors and MPs or for other public office.Ministers had said they would confirm by 11 May plans for the access to elected office (AEO) fund, which offered grants of between £250 and £40,000 to help cover the additional costs incurred by disabled people in England seeking election.It was set up in 2012 under
  
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• Why Eurovision is so much more than a song contest – video

  11-05-2018 14:51 via theguardian.com
  Love it or hate it, it’s Eurovision time again. The event aims to be a fun pop contest and is so successful that it's even broadcast to Australia and China. But there is more to the competition than music with political and cultural statements. This year the contest takes place in Lisbon. You can watch the Eurovision song contest at 8pm on BBC OneContinue reading...
  
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• Body found in Scotland is Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison

  11-05-2018 14:49
  Police Scotland have confirmed the body they found on Thursday evening is that of Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison.The body was discovered the body at Port Edgar, South Queensferry, at about 8.30pm on Thursday.Hutchison was last seen on CCTV at the nearby Dakota Hotel at around 1am on Wednesday.
  
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• Sellafield nuclear site to be prosecuted over employee contamination

  11-05-2018 14:46
  Britain's Sellafield Ltd, which reprocesses nuclear fuel, is to be prosecuted after an employee was contaminated, the country's nuclear regulator said on Friday.The incident occurred in February at a facility handling special nuclear materials, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said."For legal reasons we are unable to comment further on the details of the case which is now the subject of active court proceedings," the ONR said in a statement.
  
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• Troubles-era killings consultation launched amid amnesty row

  11-05-2018 14:29
  Defence secretary Gavin Williamson raised concerns that ex-soldiers who had already been investigated would not be protected from new inquiries.A long-delayed consultation for a new unit to investigate Troubles-era killings in Northern Ireland has finally been unveiled, amid a cabinet rift over the omission of an amnesty for military personnel.Cabinet ministers are divided over plans for the creation of a historical investigations unit, which the government agreed to establish in 2014 as part of
  
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