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• World Cup Day 14 in a nutshell: Germany crash out, Brazil through - SkySports

  27-06-2018 23:57 via skysports.com
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  World Cup Day 14 in a nutshell: Germany crash out, Brazil through
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  We round up Wednesday's talking points from Russia as Germany crash out, Mexico survive and South Korea celebrate. Each day during the tournament, we will be pulling together all the big stories and best reaction right here in a nutshell, so you do not ...
  'Don't mention the VAR!': How the world reacted to Germany's shock World Cup exit to South KoreaTelegraph.co.uk
  'Mein Gott. Auf Wiedersehen!': Gary Lin
  
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• Squabbling ministers are told to 'put a sock in it' or risk undermining efforts to secure a good Brexit deal - Daily Mail

  27-06-2018 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
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  Squabbling ministers are told to 'put a sock in it' or risk undermining efforts to secure a good Brexit deal
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  Squabbling ministers were last night told to 'put a sock in it' or risk undermining efforts to secure a good Brexit deal. Senior backbenchers spoke out following a string of public spats involving Cabinet ministers in recent days. The Government has ...
  May sticks fingers in ears as blue-on-blue battles rage onThe Guardian
  Brexit about to get tough: Theresa May faci
  
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• Ticketmaster admits user data was stolen in breach

  27-06-2018 23:39
  Ticketmaster has said some customers' personal information and credit card details have been stolen in a data breach.The ticket sales website said in a statement that it was hit by "malicious software" on Saturday through a third-party supplier to Ticketmaster.In a statement on their website, Ticketmaster added customers in North America were not affected.
  
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• Syria's role in chemical weapons attacks to be investigated

  27-06-2018 23:31 via theguardian.com
  The chemical weapons watchdog can now attribute blame after UK overcomes Russia’s protestsThe Syrian government’s alleged role in a wave of chemical weapons attacks during the country’s civil war will be investigated, it has been confirmed. Members of the world chemical weapons watchdog agreed to expand its powers to identify those behind the attacks in the past three years.Continue reading...
  
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• May insists Brexit talks still on track ahead of key EU summit

  27-06-2018 23:30
  Theresa May is increasingly leaning towards a Norway-style EU deal, Whitehall sources believe.Theresa May will seek to paper over the cracks in her warring cabinet and insist the government is making progress on Brexit when she updates EU leaders over dinner in Brussels on Thursday.The prime minister will be given a brief opportunity to address her EU counterparts at a summit that was until recently billed as a make-or-break moment on the road to Brexit.
  
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• Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh to tackle length of English Channel

  27-06-2018 23:28
  An endurance swimmer is to tackle the length of the English Channel in a bid to get the government to better protect UK waters.Lewis Pugh will swim 560km (350m) from Land's End in Cornwall, to Dover, in Kent, in just Speedo trunks, a cap and goggles, as part of the worldwide Action for Oceans campaign.The campaign calls on government to fully protects at least 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
  
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• Saddleworth Moor fire rages on as army prepares to move in

  27-06-2018 23:20
  Firefighters are hoping a military helicopter will be at Saddleworth Moor on Thursday morning to help them tackle worsening wildfires.Fire chiefs called in the military on Wednesday afternoon as the fire worsened three days after it started on the edge of the moor in Greater Manchester on Sunday.More than 100 firefighters on 29 fire engines have been using beaters and specialist wildfire equipment to tackle seven pockets of fire, up from four on Tuesday, over a 6km area.
  
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• Man, 20, stabbed to death in Edmonton, north London

  27-06-2018 23:17
  A 20-year-old man has been stabbed to death in north London in the latest violence to hit the capital.Police have launched a murder investigation after officers were called to reports of a row between men armed with baseball bats in Edmonton on Wednesday evening.
  
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• "Stoke-on-Trent is crying" - tributes pour in for tragic Ryan Evans - Stoke-on-Trent Live

  27-06-2018 23:04 via stokesentinel.co.uk
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  "Stoke-on-Trent is crying" - tributes pour in for tragic Ryan Evans
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  Tributes have been pouring in for Ryan Evans after the 13-year-old's body was found in Westport Lake. Emergency services were first called to the beauty spot on Monday afternoon after reports three children were in difficulty in the water. Two children ...
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• England hit Australia for six with Jos Buttler to the fore again in T20

  27-06-2018 22:54 via theguardian.com
  • England 221-5; Australia 193
  • England win one-off Twenty20 international by 28 runsAustralia will depart these shores with six defeats from six to show for their efforts after a one-off Twenty20 match in which England reproduced the dominance of the whitewashed one-day-series in microcosm.Indeed the faces they will see when eyes are shut at night remain the same from the 5-0 hammering, with Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid continuing their form here in a relatively straightforward 28-run
  
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• Abortion rights in 'dire, immediate danger' as Anthony Kennedy retires

  27-06-2018 22:41 via theguardian.com
  Potential nominees shortlisted by Trump are believed to be jurists who would overturn the landmark decision, Roe v WadeThe US supreme court legalized abortion in 1973. Now, 45 years later, activists say the departure of the court’s moderate, Justice Anthony Kennedy, represents the most direct threat to reproductive freedom since abortion was legalized. Related: Anthony Kennedy: US supreme court justice to retireContinue reading...
  
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• Paulinho and Thiago Silva put Brazil through and send Serbia home

  27-06-2018 22:19 via theguardian.com
  There was joy for Brazil in Moscow, but also schadenfreude at one remove as a 2-0 defeat of Serbia propelled Tite’s improving team into the World Cup knockout stages on the same afternoon Germany left the tournament.A projected last-16 meeting with Brazil’s nemesis of four years ago can now be safely placed away in the box of horrors. Germany’s defeat by South Korea in Kazan brought great booming cheers around the Spartak Stadium press room and squeals of joy from the Brazil su
  
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• Medical Cannabis Prescriptions Could Be Available In Two Weeks

  27-06-2018 22:16
  Prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in exceptional cases could be available
  
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• Ticketless England fans urged to travel to Russia after ID loophole exposed

  27-06-2018 22:02 via theguardian.com
  • Fans’ group gets World Cup IDs using same ticket number
  • Fan IDs allow visa-free entry into RussiaThe Football Supporters’ Federation said it hoped a loophole exposed in the Russian security service’s Fan ID system would encourage England fans without tickets to travel to Russia in support of Gareth Southgate’s side.Fan IDs are being given to all supporters who have tickets to World Cup matches to allow them visa-free entry into the country. But the FSF manag
  
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• Met Police To Deploy Facial Recognition Cameras Amid London Violence

  27-06-2018 21:48
  Detectives will deploy controversial facial recognition cameras in London for
  
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• Who is Anthony Kennedy? Supreme court wildcard was critical 'swing vote'

  27-06-2018 21:47
  Justice Anthony Kennedy was nominated by Ronald Reagan and served on the court for 30 years.The retirement of Anthony Kennedy marks the end of a 30-year career on the US supreme court for a conservative jurist who often found ways to frustrate those on both sides of the aisle.Since taking his seat, Kennedy has been central in nearly every major case.
  
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• Trump and Putin to reveal details of first official summit

  27-06-2018 21:23 via theguardian.com
  Russian presidential aide says location of meeting will not be in the US or Russia, after meeting between Putin and John BoltonDonald Trump and Vladimir Putin have agreed a time and place to hold their first official summit, a senior Russian official announced on Wednesday.The Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told journalists that the summit will be held in a country other than Russia or the United States. The date and location of the meeting will be announced on Thursday, Ushakov said. Co
  
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• 'Heads will roll': fans begin blame game after Germany's World Cup exit

  27-06-2018 21:16 via theguardian.com
  Fans in Berlin say defending champions’ group-stage failure was ‘totally deserved’As the final whistle blew, Miranda Perk and her sisters Milena and Mariella were among the first fans to desert the area in front of the Brandenburg Gate, where thousands had gathered in front of a big screen to watch Germany take on South Korea in the World Cup.
  “That was just shit – and totally deserved too,” said Perk, 23, from near Osnabrück, wearing the same white Germa
  
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• Andy Murray dumped but not disgraced under Kyle Edmund’s Eastbourne storm

  27-06-2018 21:15 via theguardian.com
  • Edmund wins 6-4, 6-4 in all-British second-round match
  • Murray yet to decide on participation at WimbledonAndy Murray has only a day or so to analyse his form and fitness three matches into his comeback but, if he does commit to playing Wimbledon next week – he was still undecided on Wednesday night – he will return as surely the best three-digit outrider in the world rankings since Andre Agassi.The mercurial American, Murray’s childhood hero, drifted as low as No&
  
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• Ryan Evans' body discovered in Westport Lake after search in Stoke-on-Trent

  27-06-2018 21:11
  The body of a 13-year-old boy has been found in Westport Lake in Staffordshire after a search by divers.
  
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• Surrey earthquake: A 'few seconds of rumbling' in Dorking

  27-06-2018 21:07
  An earthquake measuring 2.6 magnitude shook Surrey, causing a "few seconds of rumbling" through a town centre.The shaking was centred on Newdigate, in the Mole Valley, about 4km (2.5m) from Gatwick Airport.It was detected at 1.28pm (BST) and happened at a depth of 5km (3.1m), the British Geological Survey has said.
  
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• Ryan Evans Dead: Body Of Teenager Missing In Stoke-On-Trent Lake Found

  27-06-2018 21:07
  The body of missing 13-year-old Ryan Evans has been found in Westport Lake,
  
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• Wildfires sweep across moors outside Manchester - in pictures

  27-06-2018 20:49 via theguardian.com
  Summer weather sparked a wildfire across moors in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, which continued to burn overnight, and a major incident was declared as firefighters worked to control the blazeSaddleworth Moor fire declared major incident as residents evacuated Continue reading...
  
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• Fire commander explains resources couldn't cope with scale of Grenfell fire

  27-06-2018 20:45
  The fire commander who attended Grenfell told the inquiry officers were unable to get water to the top floors because the system wasn't designed to deliver it.
  
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• Identity theft warning after major data breach at Ticketmaster

  27-06-2018 20:35 via theguardian.com
  People in UK who bought tickets since February told to be wary of suspicious activityUK customers of Ticketmaster have been warned they could be at risk of fraud or identity theft after the global ticketing group revealed a major data breach that has affected tens of thousands of people.The company could face questions over whether there was a delay in disclosing the breach after it emerged that some UK banks have known about the incident since early April.Continue reading...
  
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• Grenfell fire manager felt "helpless" faced with tower blaze

  27-06-2018 20:34
  The first Grenfell fire watch manager "felt helpless" when confronted with the blaze, an inquiry has heard.Michael Dowden, a watch manager from North Kensington station, marshalled the response until around 1.50am on 14 June last year, by which point the fire had reached the 23rd floor.Mr Dowden's rank meant he should only have been the incident commander for fires requiring four engines.
  
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• Ex-minister Robertson to lead Camelot into next licence review

  27-06-2018 20:10
  A former Foreign Office minister will this week be named as the first independent chairman of Camelot, the National Lottery operator, since it changed ownership nearly a decade ago.Sky News has learnt that Sir Hugh Robertson, who also served as the Sport and Olympics Minister during the London 2012 Games, is to be unveiled in the role on Thursday.Sir Hugh's appointment will come after a difficult period for Camelot, with declining ticket sales triggering a comprehensive review of the company's s
  
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• Two Charged With Murder Of 21-Year-Old In Bristol After Reported Burglary

  27-06-2018 20:06
  Two men have been charged with the murder of another man who died following
  
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• Ten face charges in France over suspected far-right terror plot

  27-06-2018 19:47 via theguardian.com
  Police linked those arrested to extremist group urging people to combat MuslimsTen alleged extreme-right militants suspected of a terrorist plot to attack Muslims in France are to appear before a judge and face preliminary charges. Nine men and one woman aged 32 to 69 – including one retired police officer – were arrested in raids across France on Saturday, in the Paris area, the Mediterranean island of Corsica and the western Charentes-Maritimes region. Continue reading...
  
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• 'You have not been forgotten,' Prince William tells Palestinians

  27-06-2018 19:40 via theguardian.com
  Duke greeted by honour guard and marching band on historic trip to occupied West BankThe Duke of Cambridge was clapped and cheered by Palestinians as he visited a refugee camp in Ramallah during an historic first visit by a member of the British royal family to the occupied West Bank.A red carpet, marching band and honour guard welcomed the 36-year-old prince on his official visit, during which he toured a clinic and school in Jalazone camp, where 15,000 people live. Continue reading...
  
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• Looming beer shortage risks leaving England's World Cup fans gasping

  27-06-2018 19:38
  A shortage of carbon dioxide has hit Britain's biggest brewers and soft drink makers, disrupting production just as drinkers'thirst peaks due to a heatwave and a World Cup soccer tournament in which England is doing unusually well.Hot weather and a build-up of beer stocks ahead of the World Cup lifted CO2 demand from brewers just as the gas was in short supply due to production shutdowns at chemical factories that produce it as a byproduct.The CO2 shortage is also affecting producers of meat and
  
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• The Guardian view on heterosexual civil partnerships: a good thing | Editorial

  27-06-2018 19:30 via theguardian.com
  The world has moved on. The law should too – and offer a legal union that is not marriage to opposite-sex couplesSince 2005, gay couples in the UK have been able to form civil partnerships. Since 2014, those in England, Scotland and Wales have also had the right to wed. Yet this choice for opposite-sex couples has been denied. Many assume that for heterosexual relationships, the courts recognise a common-law wife or husband. They do not. By affording rights to same-sex couples and not oppo
  
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• May sticks fingers in ears as blue-on-blue battles rage on

  27-06-2018 19:22
  ‘We are very clear:’ Theresa May speaks during PMQs.It’s come to something when Theresa May regards prime minister’s questions as a bit of light rest and recreation.Not that the Labour leader is going out of his way to make things easy for her.
  
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• Germany go out of World Cup 2018 at group stage – in pictures

  27-06-2018 19:02 via theguardian.com
  For the first time in 80 years Germany have not made it through to the World Cup second round. We look at the reaction of players and fans• Germany crash out after defeat by South Korea Continue reading...
  
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• FTSE 350 firms falling short of female board member targets

  27-06-2018 18:59 via theguardian.com
  Progress on objective for corporate gender equality by 2020 is at snail’s pace – MPBritain’s 350 biggest stock market-listed companies will have to appoint women to more than 40% of all their boardroom positions over the next two years to meet the government-backed target for corporate gender equality by 2020.Figures released on Wednesday by the Hampton-Alexander review, a government initiative to tackle UK corporate gender inequality, show that FTSE 350 companies are still far
  
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• How do we save the world from Instagram 'influencers'? A new mural could help

  27-06-2018 18:56 via theguardian.com
  A mural appeared this week in Los Angeles that supposedly only ‘verified influencers’ were allowed to photograph. Perhaps this stunt was on to somethingThe Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House, Singapore’s infinity pools, the street art of Shoreditch, São Paulo and Melbourne – scrolling through your Instagram feed can feel like Groundhog Day, with the same spots, in the same city, shot from a handful of angles, millions of times.Blame “influencers”. As Inst
  
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• British Museum given more than 500 'exquisite' ivory figures

  27-06-2018 18:52 via theguardian.com
  Decision to accept objects from private collection not endorsement of ivory trade, director saysThe British Museum has defended its decision to accept a donation of more than 500 “exquisite” Chinese ivory figures, saying it did not mean it condoned the ivory trade.The museum revealed on Wednesday that it had accepted the gift of 556 ivory items acquired in the early 20th century by Sir Victor Sassoon, a Shanghai-based businessman and hotelier. Continue reading...
  
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• Call for all racecourses to offer free meals to stable staff

  27-06-2018 18:44 via theguardian.com
  • ARC comes under pressure to follow Jockey Club’s lead
  • Several tracks have been providing free meals for yearsPressure is expected to mount on all racecourses to provide a free meal for stable staff following the commitment on Wednesday by the Jockey Club to do so at all 15 of its tracks. George McGrath, who leads the stable staff union, greeted the news by saying: “The hard work starts now, with ARC,” referring to Arena Racing Company, the racecourse group which c
  
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• 'Doing her best': doctor criticised in Gosport inquiry responds

  27-06-2018 18:38
  A doctor who overprescribed opiates to hundreds of elderly patients at a Hampshire hospital in the 1990s has said she was “a hard-working” doctor doing her best in an underresourced part of the NHS.The brief statement was Jane Barton’s first comment since an inquiry found last week that the lives of 456 patients had been shortened by high doses of the drugs at the Gosport War Memorial hospital.Barton was a GP running two wards where frail and elderly people were admitted, often
  
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• Joe Jackson was one of the most monstrous fathers in pop

  27-06-2018 18:30 via theguardian.com
  The failed blues musician’s main talent appeared to be devising innovative ways to make his children’s lives miserable – and he reserved the worst abuse for MichaelObituary: Joe JacksonAt the risk of damning a dead man with faint praise, perhaps the best thing you can say about Joe Jackson is that he may not unequivocally be the most tyrannical and monstrous father in pop history. There are other contenders for the title, not least the appalling Murry Wilson, father of the Beac
  
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• Army called in to help tackle Saddleworth Moor wildfire

  27-06-2018 18:30
  Fire chiefs in Greater Manchester have called for army assistance as a fire that has spread across three miles of moorland continues to rage.Theresa May told MPs the government was keeping the situation “under constant review” after police declared a major incident in an area near Saddleworth Moor on Tuesday night.On Wednesday afternoon, Greater Manchester fire and rescue confirmed that they had requested help from the army to transport high volume water pumps and fire fighters to ha
  
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• Army called in to help tackle fire near Saddleworth Moor

  27-06-2018 18:30
  Fire chiefs in Greater Manchester have called for military assistance as a blaze that has spread across three miles of moorland continues to rage.Theresa May told MPs the government was keeping the situation under constant review after police declared a major incident in an area near Saddleworth Moor on Tuesday night.On Wednesday afternoon, Greater Manchester fire and rescue confirmed that they had requested help from the army to transport high-volume water pumps and firefighters to areas of moo
  
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• Grenfell Firefighter Admits He Felt 'Helpless' As Tower Blaze Raged

  27-06-2018 18:17
  The first firefighter to arrive on the scene of the Grenfell Tower blaze
  
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• British army called in to help tackle moorland fire

  27-06-2018 18:17
  The army was called in to help battle a moorland blaze on Wednesday which has been spreading for days in hot weather near Manchester, northern England.Soldiers will operate high-volume pumps and help move firefighters move across Saddleworth moor, Greater Manchester assistant chief fire officer Dave Keelan said."We have been liaising with a military adviser on the scene and ... have requested military assistance." Keelan said.
  
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