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• Samantha Eastwood: Michael Stirling, 32, Charged With Murder Of Midwife

  05-08-2018 23:58
  Police have charged a 32-year-old man over the murder of midwife Samantha
  
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• Samantha Eastwood: Man, 32, Charged With Murder Of Midwife

  05-08-2018 23:58
  Police have charged a 32-year-old man over the murder of midwife Samantha
  
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• Man stabbed to death after 10-person brawl in Kingston, southwest London

  05-08-2018 23:50
  Police believe a young man stabbed to death in southwest London was involved in a brawl involving up to 10 people.The 22-year-old was pronounced dead at Cambridge Gardens in Kingston in the early hours of Sunday morning.There are no arrests as yet, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• Tom Watson Gets Support From MPs As #ResignWatson Trends After Labour Anti-Semitism Intervention

  05-08-2018 23:45
  Bitter divisions within Labour ranks have been laid bare after Tom Watson was
  
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• Watson: Labour faces 'eternal shame' over anti-Semitism

  05-08-2018 23:00
  Watson: Labour faces 'eternal shame' over anti-Semitism
  
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• #ResignWatson: Labour's deputy leader bemused over calls to resign after anti-Semitism intervention

  05-08-2018 22:55
  Tom Watson has expressed surprise after being hit with calls to resign over his intervention on anti-Semitism within Labour.The party's deputy leader faced demands to quit on social media after challenging Jeremy Corbyn's handling of the deepening row within Labour.Mr Watson admitted "it sometimes feels like people have been calling for me to stand down from day one", but added that he never saw it happening "for standing up for people who are facing prejudice and hate".
  
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• ‘Armageddon’ disease could WIPE OUT hundreds of British horses – deadly warning issued

  05-08-2018 21:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  A DISEASE dubbed the “Armageddon” of animal infections could kill hundreds of British horses as the sickness with a 95 percent mortality rate threatens the UK, experts have warned
  
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• CBS entertainment chief defends network amid Moonves allegations

  05-08-2018 21:33
  The president of CBS Entertainment said on Sunday that the broadcast network is committed to a safe workplace following a "tough week" clouded by allegations of sexual misconduct against Chief Executive Leslie Moonves.CBS Corpexecutive Kelly Kahl was hit with several questions about the accusations against Moonves and the overall culture at CBS Entertainment, the unit that oversees programming for the broadcast unit, during a 25-minute session at a Television Critics Association event where netw
  
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• Cardiff Crash: Dad, 24, Named As Victim Of Collision That Killed Three People

  05-08-2018 21:33
  A man in his twenties who "lived for his daughter" was one of three men killed
  
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• Play along with this fork-themed choose-your-own adventure

  05-08-2018 20:55
  All you need is a Twitter account.
  
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• Virgin awarded almost £2bn of NHS contracts in the past five years

  05-08-2018 20:00
  The NHS in Crisis march in London in February highlighted Virgin’s expansion into the healthcare sector.Virgin has been awarded almost £2bn worth of NHS contracts over the past five years as Richard Branson’s company has quietly become one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers, Guardian analysis has found.In one year alone, the company’s health arm, Virgin Care, won deals potentially worth £1bn to provide services around England, making it the biggest winne
  
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• How Virgin became one of the UK's leading healthcare providers

  05-08-2018 20:00
  Branson’s Virgin Care has won almost £2bn worth of contracts since 2010, and he says he will reinvest any profit back into the NHS.Alan Milburn, the then health secretary, wanted fresh ideas to help make hospitals more patient-friendly – and he asked for them from a rather unusual place: Sir Richard Branson.
  
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• Clarke Gayford is staying at home with baby Neve. So what's the big deal?

  05-08-2018 20:00
  Many have criticised the fanfare surrounding New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford.When Jacinda Ardern returns to parliament on Monday, her partner, Clarke Gayford, will stay at home to look after little Neve Te Aroha.Much has been said about Ardern being the first elected world leader to take maternity leave and only the second – after Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto 28 years ago – to have a child while in office.
  
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• Metropolitan police release images of man rescued from Thames

  05-08-2018 19:38
  The Metropolitan police are appealing for anyone who can identify this man to contact them on 101.Detectives released photographs of the man in a hospital bed.The Metropolitan police said the white man is believed to be in his 30s and has tattoos on his hand and lower leg.
  
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• Labour Warns 'No Deal' Brexit Would Be 'Catastrophic' As Liam Fox Blames EU For Stalemate

  05-08-2018 19:35
  Labour has warned a 'no deal' Brexit would be "catastrophic" after Cabinet
  
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• Theresa May confident of reaching Brexit deal, sources say

  05-08-2018 19:34
  Theresa May cut short her holiday to meet the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to discuss Brexit.Downing Street has insisted that Theresa May is confident of securing a Brexit deal with Brussels despite Liam Fox’s assertion that the UK appears set to crash out of the EU without reaching an agreement.Ministers, however, have been growing increasingly anxious that Brussels’ determination to stick to its red lines despite a round of intense British diplomacy in recent days – inc
  
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• Man stabbed to death after 10-person brawl in Kingston, south west London

  05-08-2018 19:19
  Police believe a young man stabbed to death in southwest London was involved in a brawl involving up to 10 people.The 22-year-old was pronounced dead at Cambridge Gardens in Kingston in the early hours of Sunday morning.There are no arrests as yet, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• UK heatwave forecast to continue until middle of the week

  05-08-2018 19:12
  Britain’s prolonged heatwave is expected to continue this week with temperatures expected to reach 33C in parts of the country.Following a balmy weekend, when temperatures peaked at 29.8C (85.64F) in Gosport, Hampshire, forecasters predict more hot weather until a respite after Wednesday.Highs of 33C (89.6F) are possible on Tuesday, with south Lincolnshire and north Norfolk expected to be the hottest parts of the country.
  
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• A Snake Has Eaten A Pigeon On A Street In East London

  05-08-2018 18:12
  A boa constrictor has been pictured eating a pigeon on an east London street.
  
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• Boozy Blackpool: Brits quench their thirst in seaside town amid sweltering 30C heatwave

  05-08-2018 17:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  BOOZY Brits quenched their thirst amid the European heatwave by getting lashed on a night out in Blackpool.
  
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• Sajid Javid accused of 'buying silence' of Windrush citizens

  05-08-2018 17:54
  Sajid Javid said last month that a new compensation scheme for Windrush-era migrants would not involve gagging clauses.Sajid Javid has been accused of trying to “buy the silence” of the Windrush generation by imposing non-disclosure agreements on citizens in return for fast-track compensation payments.The Guardian revealed last month that several Windrush citizens had been paid some compensation by the Home Office, but then asked to sign an NDA, to the concern of others still waiting
  
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• Scottish figures 'point to hidden UK crisis in tranquiliser abuse'

  05-08-2018 17:53
  Data from Scotland shows a surge in deaths linked to the benzodiazepine Alprazolam, which is sold under the trade name Xanax.A rise in prescription drug use across the UK could be fueling a hidden crisis affecting millions, experts have said, as Scottish government data shows a dramatic rise in deaths linked to tranquilisers.Doctors, drug counsellors and charity workers say a growing number of people coming through their doors are seeking help for prescription drug addictions.
  
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• 'Masked fascists' attack socialist bookshop Bookmarks

  05-08-2018 17:41
  A socialist bookshop says "fascists" wearing masks threw books around and attempted to "intimidate staff and customers".Bookmarks, in London's Bloomsbury, claimed about a dozen far-right protesters arrived just before it closed on Saturday.Staff were called "traitors" and books "ridiculed and thrown around".
  
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• A young artist shared the fruits of their practice and gained a bunch of internet fans

  05-08-2018 17:26
  Reddit users were wowed by the paintings.
  
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• The greatest show on turf, Luxembourg team win 12-hour UK lawn mower race

  05-08-2018 17:08
  A team from Luxembourg fought off 42 others to claim victory in Britain's lawn mower race on Sunday, a 12-hour competition that pits modified grass cutters against each other in a competition that runs through the night."Les' Lux Pussies" became the first overseas team to win the annual endurance race in the English village of Five Oaks, West Sussex, southern England over the weekend, after completing 430 laps of the circuit.The winning trio were Bob Koedinger, Christian Kaiser and Jeff Wilmes i
  
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• Midwife's family thanks public after police find body in Staffordshire

  05-08-2018 16:58
  Samantha Eastwood was last seen leaving Royal Stoke University hospital after a night shift at 7.45am on Friday 27 July.The family of midwife Samantha Eastwood have thanked the public for their support after police found a body eight days after she went missing.Police officers discovered a body, believed to be that of the missing 28-year-old, near Caverswall, Staffordshire, on Saturday.
  
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• Body pulled from pond in hunt for teenage girl in Cheshire

  05-08-2018 16:58
  "Me and Claire Kinsella would like to help the parent of Teya Davies who sadly drowned yesterday," it reads.Cheshire Police are yet to name her and formal identification is still to take place, but her family have been informed.
  
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• Bookmarks Socialist Bookshop In London Attacked By 'Mask-Wearing Fascists'

  05-08-2018 16:19
  Authors and an MP have expressed solidarity with staff after a socialist
  
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• NHS threatened with legal action over transgender fertility policy

  05-08-2018 16:09
  The NHS has been warned it risks breaking the law if it does not offer transgender patients access to fertility services before they begin their transitioning treatment.In a damning letter, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) threatened to take legal action against the health service over its "outdated" policy, which it said discriminated against the transgender community.The written correspondence - which is the first step towards a judicial review - told the NHS it should offer pat
  
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• Manchester Arena attack police dog Mojo retires

  05-08-2018 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Mojo, who was the first dog on the scene at the arena bombing, is putting his paws up.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch must make £26bn-plus Sky bid to thwart Comcast

  05-08-2018 15:50
  Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox wants to buy the 61% of Sky it does not already own.Rupert Murdoch must table a new £26bn-plus offer for Sky this week or see rival Comcast become the new owner of Europe’s biggest pay-TV broadcaster.Under UK takeover rules, Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has until the end of Thursday to table a new bid to take control of the 61% of Sky he does not already own.
  
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• Defendants 'gaming system' to get domestic violence cases dropped

  05-08-2018 15:32
  Domestic abuse courts should recognise coercive control of partners, the report says.Defendants are “gaming the system” in specialist domestic violence courts by intimidating partners into not appearing in the expectation that magistrates will drop charges, a critical report has said.The report, commissioned by the police and crime commissioner for Northumbria, Dame Vera Baird QC, was based on the monitoring more than 220 cases in the north-east of England.
  
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• Media coverage of Ukip helped to increase its support, study says

  05-08-2018 15:22
  Disproportionate British newspaper coverage of Ukip helped to increase support for the party, according to a new academic study, amid a growing debate on the role the media plays in boosting the popularity of anti-immigrant political parties.Political scientists at the University of Southampton investigated whether increased media coverage of Ukip caused support for the pro-Brexit party to rise – or whether the opposite is true, and increased public support for Ukip prompted the media to d
  
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• Family of midwife Samantha Eastwood thank supporters after body found

  05-08-2018 14:48
  The family of Samantha Eastwood have thanked supporters after police found a body believed to be that of the midwife.Ms Eastwood was last seen when she left her night shift at the Royal Stoke Hospital at 7.47am last Friday, and officers investigating her disappearance found a body in a rural area near the city at around midday on Saturday.Staffordshire Police have now confirmed that the body is believed to be that of the 28-year-old, with formal identification and a post mortem to take place lat
  
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• 'A HUGE surrender is coming' Farage predicts shock UK-EU campaign to SUSPEND Article 50

  05-08-2018 14:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARDENT Brexiteer Nigel Farage has predicted a shock plot between the UK and EU establishment forces to suspend Article 50 by launching a "huge campaign in autumn".
  
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• Samantha Eastwood's Family Thanks Public For Support After Body Found In Search For Missing Midwife

  05-08-2018 14:29
  The family of midwife Samantha Eastwood have thanked the public for their
  
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• Corbyn 'sorry' for hurt inflicted on Jewish people by antisemitism row

  05-08-2018 14:17
  Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for the hurt inflicted on Jewish people by the Labour antisemitism row as he vowed to speed up scores of disciplinary cases.In a video message released on social media, the Labour leader said that working with the Jewish population to rebuild trust was a “vital priority” as Jewish groups responded angrily to his earlier attempts to defuse the row.“I am sorry for the hurt that has been caused to many Jewish people.
  
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• Mystery after man with dragon tattoo is plucked from Thames

  05-08-2018 14:05
  Police have launched an appeal for help in finding friends and family of a man with a dragon-like tattoo who was rescued from the Thames.The man is in a critical but stable condition but his identity remains a mystery after he was pulled out of the river near Putney Embankment.The tattoo on the leg appears to be "tribal", while the one on his hand resembles a dragon.
  
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• Aberdeen v Rangers: Scottish Premiership – live

  05-08-2018 14:01 via theguardian.com
  Minute by minute updates as Steven Gerrard takes his league bowScottish football unusually buoyant after Rangers’ summerAny thoughts? You can email John | Tweet @JohnBrewin_ 1.01pm BST First, there is a minute’s applause for Neale Cooper, Aberdeen legend and former Rangers player, too, who passed away in June and we are underway.12.59pm BST Stevie, slouching a little as he makes his way to the dugout, claps the travelling hordes in blue. He and his opposite number exchange what doesn
  
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• It’s time to reimagine consent in our romantic lives | Mandy Len Catron

  05-08-2018 13:43 via theguardian.com
  Often we talk about consent in terms of power: who has it and how are they wielding it? What if we thought of it in terms of attention?Since the short story Cat Person was published in the New Yorker late last year, my friends and I have spent a lot of time talking about bad sex. If consent is a spectrum with an enthusiastic, joyful yes at one end and sexual assault at the other, bad sex lives in the middle. There are lots of reasons why so many women have had so much bad sex: an impulse to plea
  
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• Barry Chuckle, one half Chuckle Brothers duo, dies aged 73

  05-08-2018 13:42 via theguardian.com
  Manager says comedy entertainer died peacefully at home with his wife and familyBarry Chuckle – a life in picturesThe entertainer Barry Chuckle, one half of the comedy duo the Chuckle Brothers, has died aged 73, his manager has said.“It is with great sadness that the family announce that Barry passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife Ann and all his family,” said Phil Dale. Continue reading...
  
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• Up to 20 feared dead in Swiss Alps plane crash

  05-08-2018 13:39 via theguardian.com
  Investigation underway after mid-century JU-Air plane crashed into mountainsideUp to 20 people are feared dead after a small plane crashed in the Swiss Alps. Authorities have provided few details about those on board the JU-Air plane which crashed on the west side of the Piz Segnas mountain in the canton of Graubünden on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Act on anti-Semitism or face "eternal shame", deputy leader of UK's Labour

  05-08-2018 13:38
  The deputy leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party increased pressure on its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, over anti-Semitism on Sunday, saying the party could "disappear into a vortex of eternal shame" unless he tackled a growing crisis.Corbyn has been criticised by Jewish groups for what they describe as his tolerance of anti-Semitism in Labour, a crisis that has threatened his standing at a time when the governing Conservatives are struggling to unite behind a Brexit plan.Corbyn's again appealed
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Releases Video Saying 'Sorry For The Hurt' Caused By Anti-Semitism Row

  05-08-2018 13:37
  Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for the hurt caused to Jews by anti-Semitism in
  
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• Barry Chuckle death: Memorable moments from his career

  05-08-2018 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Barry Chuckle from the comedy duo has died aged 73. Relive some of their classic TV moments
  
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