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• Labour drops investigation into Margaret Hodge row with Jeremy Corbyn

  06-08-2018 22:32
  Labour has dropped its disciplinary investigation into Margaret Hodge after she called Jeremy Corbyn "racist" and "anti-Semitic".In a major climbdown by the embattled Labour leader, he has bowed to pressure from senior Labour MPs and close allies and backed down.A Labour leadership source told Sky News the investigation had been dropped after she apologised to Chief Whip Nick Brown for the manner of her comments, but not the content.
  
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• Reports: UK preparing to seek extradition of Russian suspects over novichok attacks

  06-08-2018 22:25
  A UK bid to seek the extradition of two Russians over the novichok attacks is not as advanced as reports claim, Sky News understands.The Guardian newspaper earlier said the government will make the bid to Moscow.Russia's embassy in London says they have not yet received any extradition requests over allegations any of its citizens were involved in the novichok poisonings.
  
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• Labour probe into Dame Margaret Hodge dropped

  06-08-2018 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The party will not investigate claims the MP shouted at leader Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism.
  
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• Labour activist Emily Benn says abuse makes 'mockery' of Corbyn hope for kinder politics

  06-08-2018 21:49
  A Labour activist attacked online for speaking out on anti-Semitism has accused some of Jeremy Corbyn's supporters of making a "mockery" of his hope for a kinder, gentler politics.Emily Benn, who stood twice for the party as a parliamentary candidate and is a granddaughter of socialist stalwart Tony Benn, told Sky News that online, Labour is an "increasingly intolerant and unfriendly place to be".
  
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• Met police hunt 'stolen car' driver who nearly crashed into cyclists

  06-08-2018 21:46
  Police are hunting for a man who was filmed appearing to drive a car along a pavement towards cyclists, telling them the vehicle was stolen, then reversing it at speed away from officers down a side road.Scotland Yard said they had received a complaint that the driver nearly hit cyclists repeatedly in south London.The video shows him throwing rubbish from the car at one of the cyclists before speeding off.
  
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• Earth is '1C away from Hothouse State that threatens the future of humanity'

  06-08-2018 21:08
  The Earth's global temperature is 1C away from a climatic tipping point that threatens the future of humanity, scientists have warned.Experts added that the planet is just decades away from the event that would trigger runaway global warming.The threshold will be reached when average global temperatures are only around 2C higher than they were in pre-industrial times, research suggests.
  
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• Women more likely to survive heart attack if treated by female doctor – study

  06-08-2018 21:00
  The research team looked at the patients’ age, gender, other health issues, whether the patient had died during their hospital stay, and the gender of the emergency room doctor.Female heart attack patients treated by male doctors have a worse chance of survival than those treated by female doctors, a study suggests.Previous studies based on data from Australia and Sweden have revealed that men and women experience different care if they have a heart attack, while UK research has shown wome
  
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• Labour ends action against Margaret Hodge in antisemitism row

  06-08-2018 20:45
  Margaret Hodge has clashed with the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, over antisemitism.Labour has ended its disciplinary action against the MP Margaret Hodge, launched by the party after she called Jeremy Corbyn “an antisemite and a racist” over his handling of Labour’s dispute with Jewish community leaders.
  
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• UK to ask Russia to extradite suspects in nerve agent attack - Guardian newspaper

  06-08-2018 20:14
  Britain is ready to ask Russia to extradite two men it suspects of carrying out a nerve agent attack on a Russian former spy in the English city of Salisbury, the Guardian newspaper reported on Monday, citing government and security sources.The newspaper said prosecutors had completed the extradition request and it was ready for submission.The Russian embassy in Britain said it had not received an official request from London.
  
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• Michael Stirling in court on midwife Samantha Eastwood murder charge

  06-08-2018 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Murder-accused Michael Stirling is the brother-in-law of midwife Samantha Eastwood's former fiancé.
  
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• Margaret Hodge Refuses To Apologise To Jeremy Corbyn After Inquiry Dropped

  06-08-2018 20:04
  A veteran Jewish MP has refused to apologise for accusing Jeremy Corbyn of
  
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• Disciplinary Case Against Dame Margaret Hodge Dropped By Labour Party

  06-08-2018 20:04
  The Labour Party has dropped the disciplinary action against a veteran Jewish
  
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• Fentanyl and cocaine-related deaths on the rise

  06-08-2018 19:56
  Deaths linked to cocaine and the painkiller fentanyl are rising, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.There were 75 deaths linked with fentanyl in England and Wales in 2017, up by nearly a third from the 2016 statistic of 58.There has also been a slow rise in cocaine deaths for the sixth consecutive year, up to 432 in 2017, compared to 371 in 2016.
  
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• England cricketer Ben Stokes 'mocked gay men' outside Bristol club, court hears

  06-08-2018 19:47
  England cricketer Ben Stokes mocked two gay men before knocking two other men unconscious outside a Bristol nightclub, a jury has heard.The 27-year-old all-rounder appeared at Bristol Crown Court for the first day of a trial in which he is accused of punching Ryan Hale, 27, to the ground then allegedly knocking out Ryan Ali, 28.Stokes denies mocking the gay men and said he stepped in after Hale and Ali made homophobic remarks, while the prosecution said Stokes himself was mocking the two men.
  
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• Safety concerns over websites selling prescription drugs

  06-08-2018 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A Panorama investigation reveals safety concerns relating to some websites selling prescription drugs.
  
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• Music mogul Jonathan King receives police apology over failed trial

  06-08-2018 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonathan King had been accused of assaulting teenage boys.
  
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• Holidaymakers hit as pound falls

  06-08-2018 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Travellers are currently being offered $1.26 or €1.09 for every pound, according to exchange company Travelex.
  
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• Turkish lira hits record low after U.S. reviews duty-free access

  06-08-2018 19:16
  The Turkish lira plunged to record lows on Monday after the Trump administration said it was reviewing Turkey's duty-free access to the U.S. market, a move that could affect $1.7 billion of Turkish exports.The U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) review, announced on Friday, came after Ankara imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to American tariffs on steel and aluminium.The currencyhas lost 27 percent of its value this year, battered primarily by concerns about President Tayyip E
  
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• So-called 'IS Beatles' El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey dispute extradition

  06-08-2018 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Two Londoners accused of belonging to IS speak to the BBC's Quentin Sommerville from jail in Syria.
  
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• Saudi Arabia would not tolerate outside interference in its affairs - foreign minister

  06-08-2018 19:02
  Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Monday criticised Canada's calls to free arrested civil society activists as a position built on "misleading" information, and said his country would not tolerate any interference in its own affairs."The kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not interfere in the internal affairs of other states and it won't accept any attempt to interfere in our internal affairs," Jubeir said in remarks on his Twitter account.Describing Canada's position was puzzling, he said that
  
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• Single white men more likely to die of drug misuse, ONS finds

  06-08-2018 18:56
  People who die from drug misuse in England are more likely to be single white men who live alone and have a history of mental ill-health, a study from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has concluded.The report, commissioned by Public Health England, examined coroners’ reports of drug-related deaths across the country in 2014 and 2015.The study found some of the most common characteristics of individuals in these cases were that they were “white, single or divorced, living alon
  
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• Ben Stokes arrives at Bristol Crown Court for trial

  06-08-2018 18:55
  England cricketer Ben Stokes has arrived at Bristol Crown Court for the start of his trial in which he is accused of affray.
  
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• Six-year-old died from pellet gun wound to abdomen, inquest told

  06-08-2018 18:48
  Police said the incident on 26 July in Sproatley, east Yorkshire, appeared to have been a tragic accident.A six-year-old boy died after being shot in the abdomen with a pellet gun in east Yorkshire, a coroner has heard.Stanley Metcalf died at Hull Royal Infirmary after an incident at a house in Sproatley, a village north-east of Hull, on 26 July.
  
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• Seal found 17 miles inland on Somerset Levels

  06-08-2018 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The RSPCA said it probably followed the fish upstream but seals were "usually capable of finding their way back".
  
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• The way ahead for Labour on antisemitism

  06-08-2018 18:34
  The views of your correspondents (Populist Jeremy Corbyn is riding the tiger of antisemitism, Letters, 6 August) and the response of Jewish communal leaders to Jeremy Corbyn’s recent statements (Opinion, 4 August) are deeply depressing for those seeking a resolution to the debilitating row over antisemitism.Corbyn has acknowledged that Labour has been too slow to get a grip on this issue or to consult with the Jewish community.It will take time to restore trust, but with goodwill on both s
  
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• Problems posed by a second Brexit referendum

  06-08-2018 18:34
  People gather to protest on Parliament Square the day after the vote to leave the European Union in June 2016. ‘We remainers lost the Brexit referendum, and we can’t really expect a rerun of essentially the same question because we didn’t like the result,’ writes Nigel Shindler.With the conference season approaching, it is becoming alarmingly clear that the only people capable of stopping Brexit are the delegates to this year’s Labour party conference.Steve Richards
  
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• Boris Johnson faces criticism over burka 'letter box' jibe

  06-08-2018 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Boris Johnson is accused of stoking Islamophobia to boost his Conservative leadership ambitions.
  
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• Cricketer Ben Stokes 'mocked gay men before nightclub fight'

  06-08-2018 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The England all-rounder is one of three men accused of fighting outside a nightclub in Bristol.
  
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• Welsh Government lawyer and PC jailed for child sex abuse

  06-08-2018 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A Welsh Government lawyer and South Wales Police officer carried out sex attacks on young children.
  
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• Harry Kane fiver: Is it legal to draw on money?

  06-08-2018 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  After Harry Kane notes went into circulation, some might consider making their own version.
  
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• Man bun hairstyle 'gets British Airways worker the sack'

  06-08-2018 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Check-in staff member Sid Ouared says it is "sexist" that the style is only banned for men.
  
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• UK poised to ask Russia to extradite suspects in nerve agent attack - Guardian newspaper

  06-08-2018 17:35
  Britain is poised to ask Russia to extradite two men it suspects of carrying out a nerve agent attack on a Russian former spy in the English city of Salisbury, the Guardian newspaper reported on Monday, citing government and security sources.The newspaper said prosecutors had completed the extradition request and it was ready for submission.Sergei Skripal, a former colonel in Russian military intelligence who betrayed dozens of agents to Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service, and his daughter
  
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• Parole Board sparks outcry over decision to release rapist ex-police officer from prison

  06-08-2018 17:30
  An MP has hit out at the Parole Board over a "disturbing" decision to release a former police officer who was jailed for rape.Stephen Mitchell was warned he might never be freed when he was handed two life sentences at Newcastle Crown Court in January 2011.Yvette Cooper, the chair of the Commons home affairs committee, has called for an urgent update from the Justice Secretary David Gauke after reports Mitchell was released on parole.
  
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• Extradition request for Russian suspects has zero chance of success

  06-08-2018 17:00
  Vladimir Putin described the UK as ‘arrogant’ after a past extradition request in 2007.Russia is likely to brusquely reject any request by the UK for the extradition of two Russian nationals who police appear to have identified in connection with the deadly nerve agent attack in Salisbury.Past form suggests the Kremlin will refuse point-blank to cooperate in the latest legal standoff between Moscow and London.
  
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• Labour official George McManus suspended over Jewish donors attack

  06-08-2018 16:54
  A new Labour official has been embroiled in the party's anti-Semitism row, over criticism of the party's deputy leader.George McManus, who sits on the influential National Policy Forum, attacked Tom Watson for saying Labour faces "eternal shame" over its response to fears raised by Jewish leaders.Mr McManus posted on Facebook that Mr Watson received "£50,000 from Jewish donors".
  
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• UK heatwave could continue until October

  06-08-2018 16:42
  Britain's heatwave could continue for several months, with warmer than average temperatures likely until October.A Met Office outlook says that above average temperatures are more likely in the months until October, and the chances that they will be in the warmest of all five categories is 55%.It follows a sweltering weekend across the UK where the hottest temperature of 30.2C (86.36F) was recorded in Northolt, Greater London, on Sunday.
  
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• This incredible photo appears to show four seasons from one view

  06-08-2018 16:41
  Mysterious, yet beautiful.
  
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• Italy Explosion: Truck Crash Sparks Huge Fireball On Motorway Near Bologna

  06-08-2018 16:25
  Two trucks colliding on a motorway in northern Italy sent a ball of fire and
  
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• Liverpool gangland attack: Pair jailed after man's ears cut off

  06-08-2018 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Kisa Kasambara cut off the victim's ears after Michael Huxley "served him up on a plate".
  
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• England Cricket Star Ben Stokes ‘Mocked Gay Man Before Knocking Two Clubbers Unconscious’

  06-08-2018 16:16
  England cricketer Ben Stokes mocked a gay man and threw a cigarette butt at
  
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• UK weather to stay warmer than average until October

  06-08-2018 16:11
  The UK’s warmer than average weather could last until October, although the current heatwave is only expected to last for another two days.In a briefing for local authorities, the Met Office said that above-average temperatures were more likely than below-average ones between August and October.Temperatures in parts of the UK were set to edge past 30C (86F) on Monday, with yet another hot day forecast for Tuesday when the mercury could reach 34C in Essex or Norfolk.
  
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• Warmer weather could last until October, Met Office says

  06-08-2018 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A briefing for local authorities said above-average temperatures were likely for the next three month period.
  
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• Cricketer Ben Stokes mocked gay couple before fight, jury hears

  06-08-2018 15:57
  Ben Stokes outside Bristol crown court, where he is on trial accused of affray.The cricketer Ben Stokes mocked two gay men, “mimicking their voices and mannerisms in a derogatory manner”, in an exchange captured on CCTV, Bristol crown court has heard.A jury of seven men and five women was shown footage which the prosecution said depicted the Durham and England cricket star mocking the couple, Kai Barry and William O’Connor, and flicking the stub of a lit cigarette towards O&rsq
  
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• Survey shows pub pints are unaffordable

  06-08-2018 15:55
  Campaign for Real Ale spokesperson, Tom Stainer, suggests why most people think the price of a pub pint is too expensive.
  
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• Man and woman found dead at same home in Ipswich

  06-08-2018 15:52
  Police have launched an investigation after a man and a woman were found dead at the same home in Ipswich.Officers were called to an address in Siloam Place just after 8.50am, where they discovered the man outside with serious injuries.One resident - who did not want to be named - told the Ipswich Star the incident had left them feeling "shaken up".
  
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• Pre-season moaning, transfer chat and managerial bows – Football Weekly

  06-08-2018 15:50 via theguardian.com
  The pod returns to look back at the big stories of the (three-week) summer break, José Mourinho moaning, Gerrard and Lampard playing the same role once again and Gary Mackay-Steven’s pre-match playlistRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.Max Rushden returns for a new season with Barry Glendenning, Paolo Bandini and Lars Sivertsen to discuss everything that’s been hap
  
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• Ai Weiwei’s Studio Demolished “Without Warning”

  06-08-2018 15:43
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• Support for May's handling of Brexit falls to record low - ORB poll

  06-08-2018 15:33
  British voters approval of Prime Minister Theresa May's handling of Brexit negotiations has fallen to 22 percent, according to the ORB International pollster on Monday, the lowest figure it has recorded.According to the poll of around 2,000 adults, 60 percent of voters were not confident May would get the right deal, up from 56 percent last month while 22 percent thought she would get the right deal and the rest didn't know.
  
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• 'Absolutely No Way' Demands For People's Vote On Brexit Deal Can Be Ignored, Says Senior Momentum Source

  06-08-2018 15:22
  There is "absolutely no way" Momentum members demanding a debate and vote on
  
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• Silks actress Maxine Peake defends being paid to appear in NHS advert

  06-08-2018 15:17
  Actress and Tory critic Maxine Peake has hit out at critics who accused her of hypocrisy for being paid to appear in an NHS advert.The star of hit TV law drama Silk faced criticism for allegedly pocketing a four figure fee of "taxpayers' money" for voicing the NHS nurse recruitment commercial.
  
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