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• This is what would happen in the event of a no-deal Brexit

  19-08-2018 23:15
  This is what would happen in the event of a no-deal Brexit
  
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• Brexit: Why political crisis could be well on the way

  19-08-2018 23:09
  Westminster might be deep in recess, but the Brexit wars that defined the last political term are firing up once more.Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage is teaming up with the Leave Means Leave team to campaign against what he describes as Theresa May's "fraudulent" Brexit plans.As the two campaigns ready for battle, Mrs May and her team are preparing for battle too - in Brussels and at home.
  
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• Labour 'finished' if it backs Brexit in a snap election, says Adonis

  19-08-2018 23:00
  Lord Adonis said Labour could not afford to be seen as an ‘accomplice to Brexit’.A pro-EU Labour peer and former cabinet minister has said the party is “finished” if it contests another election promising to back Brexit, as a new poll suggested the party’s support depends heavily on remain voters who could switch their allegiance to the Lib Dems.Andrew Adonis, a former transport minister and a vocal critic on Britain’s departure from the EU, said the party cou
  
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• Is public support shifting toward a second EU referendum?

  19-08-2018 23:00
  The former education secretary Justine Greening is the most high-profile Conservative backing a new poll.Is public support shifting towards a second referendum?Polls have consistently shown over the past year that Britons do not think Brexit is being managed well, but that had not been matched by any appetite to re-run the referendum.
  
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• Sir Bruce Forsyth's ashes laid to rest beneath stage at London Palladium

  19-08-2018 22:39
  Sir Bruce Forsyth's ashes have been laid to rest under the stage at the London Palladium.A blue plaque on the wall below the stage says Sir Bruce first hosted Sunday Night At The London Palladium in 1958, and performed his one man show there for the last time in 2015.Sir Bruce's widow, Lady Wilnelia, told The Mail on Sunday she misses him every day.
  
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• British Woman Who Fell From Cruise Ship Rescued From Adriatic Sea After Being Stranded For 10 Hours

  19-08-2018 22:38
  A British woman was rescued from the sea on Sunday after falling from a cruise
  
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• Suspect held after 'violent' street attack leaves women critically injured

  19-08-2018 21:59
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of two attempted murders after a mother and daughter were violently attacked in London.Joe Xuereb, 27, was arrested after two women were left critically injured in Adderley Gardens, Eltham, southeast London.The Met Police has said the suspect was detained as a direct result of a media appeal to find him.
  
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• Joe Xuereb Arrested On Suspicion Of Attempted Murder After Mother And Daughter Attacked In Greenwich

  19-08-2018 21:56
  Police have arrested a 27-year-old man following a manhunt after a mother and
  
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• Merseyside Police accused of 'victim blaming' on social media

  19-08-2018 21:50
  Merseyside Police and Liverpool City Council have apologised for tweets that were accused of blaming victims for sexual assault.A personal safety video attached to the tweets was also accused of blaming victims.Citysafe, Liverpool's Community Safety Partnership, said in a statement: "The video 'Know to when to step in' is part of a wider campaign which aims to encourage friends to look after each other on a night out to prevent someone becoming vulnerable or separated from the group.
  
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• Brexiteers Dismiss Fashion Tycoon's £1m Funding Boost For People's Vote Campaign

  19-08-2018 21:28
  Brexiteers have dismissed a £1m donation by the co-founder of Superdry, Julian
  
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• Labour MP Dawn Butler Accuses Jamie Oliver Of Cultural Appropriation Over 'Punchy Jerk Rice' Product

  19-08-2018 20:41
  A Labour MP has accused celebrity chef Jamie Oliver of cultural appropriation
  
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• Jamie Oliver Accused By Labour MP Dawn Butler Of Cultural Appropriation Over 'Punchy Jerk Rice' Product

  19-08-2018 20:41
  A Labour MP has accused celebrity chef Jamie Oliver of cultural appropriation
  
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• Greenwich Attack: Police Hunting Joe Xuereb Following 'Horrific' Attack On Two Women

  19-08-2018 18:37
  Police are hunting a 27-year-old man following a "horrific" hammer attack on a
  
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• An educational system not fit for purpose

  19-08-2018 18:37
  Government reforms to the curriculum and exam assessment are out of kilter with good educational practice and the wider skills and competencies that employers’ organisations like the CBI have identified as being a desirable outcome of the education system (We need an alternative to universities, 17 August).To this list can be added the fragmentation of the school system, an obsession with academies and grammar schools, school performance indicators fixed to favour progression to a limited
  
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• Liverpool council and police apologise for 'victim-blaming' tweet

  19-08-2018 18:36
  Following the backlash, Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police deleted the posts.Merseyside police and Liverpool city council have apologised after posts on their social media accounts were criticised for blaming victims for sexual assault.The force and local authority had posted a link to a video titled Know When To Step In, which was part of a wider campaign by Citysafe, Liverpool’s community safety partnership, to encourage friends to look after each other on nights out.
  
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• For and against a People’s Vote

  19-08-2018 18:36
  Martin Kettle (16 August) is correct to warn of the risks associated with a second referendum.As we approach the autumn, the central political issue will be the real position of the Labour party towards Brexit.The question that will then emerge is whether Labour’s current position of a closely aligned Brexit is as much pie in the sky as Chequers.
  
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• Time for Jeremy Corbyn to end the sideshow

  19-08-2018 18:35
  ‘Yes to making central the history of opposition to oppression by Corbyn and the Labour party.’ Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA
  
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• Manhunt as two women critically hurt in 'horrific' attack by stranger

  19-08-2018 18:15
  Two women are fighting for their lives after being attacked in the street by a stranger, Scotland Yard has said.Detectives are looking for a man who is believed to have mental health issues.Members of the public are being told not to approach Joe Xuereb, 27, from Greenwich, southeast London.
  
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• Peterloo massacre 'could happen again', warns Maxine Peake

  19-08-2018 18:03
  An event like the Peterloo massacre, which killed an estimated 15 people 199 years ago, could happen again today, the actor Maxine Peake has said, speaking following a rally to mark the event’s anniversary.On 16 August 1819, cavalry charged into a crowd of about 60,000 people who had gathered at St Peter’s Field, Manchester, to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.“We’re in a very dangerous place politically at the moment and protest is really important.
  
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• British woman saved 10 hours after falling off cruise ship in Croatia

  19-08-2018 16:45
  A British woman has been pulled out of the sea alive 10 hours after falling from a cruise ship off the coast of Croatia.The ship's captain, Lovro Oreskovic, said that she was exhausted.A Norwegian Cruise Line spokesperson said: "A report was made that a guest aboard Norwegian Star had gone overboard while the ship was returning to Venice.
  
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• Terror fears as grenade numbers in UK soar

  19-08-2018 16:31
  The largest haul included six grenades and 1.5kg of dynamite which were discovered by Police Scotland.Police fear there are several stashes of unused explosives in the country that are in criminal hands and may be sold to terrorists.Chris Farrimond, deputy director of investigations at the National Crime Agency, said: "If we just work on the figures that we know about, the ones that have been recovered over the past four years and the ones that we know of that have been exploded, then somewhere,
  
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• Met police deny looser background checks put people in danger

  19-08-2018 16:19
  Ian Huntley, who killed the Soham schoolfriends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.Police checks failed to unearth his past, prompting reforms in the vetting system.The Metropolitan police have rejected claims that the force put children and vulnerable adults in danger by reportedly relaxing its vetting system for thousands of people.
  
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• Sir Peter Tapsell obituary

  19-08-2018 15:37
  Each time Sir Peter Tapsell, the veteran Conservative MP, rose to speak in his later years, it was almost as if the Commons had been transported back five decades.Before Margaret Thatcher’s election victory in 1979 Tapsell had endured a brief and unhappy period as a member of the Tories’ opposition Treasury team, surrounded by monetarists – “the single biggest mistake I made in politics in my life,” he said later – before quietly resigning.
  
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• BMW to give careful consideration to raising stake in China venture - Xinhua

  19-08-2018 15:07
  BMWwill give the possibility of raising its stake in its Chinese joint venture careful consideration, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, citing a company executive.Potential for the German carmaker to boost its Chinese stake was opened up when the National Development and Reform Commission said in April that the country would scrap foreign ownership limits on commercial vehicle manufacturers in 2020 and lift restrictions on passenger vehicle companies in 2022.
  
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• 'Don't Sit On Buses Or The Tube': Bed Bugs Are Thriving After Heatwave

  19-08-2018 14:18
  Britain faces a huge increase in the numbers of bedbug infestations as warm
  
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• Most Wanted: Scottish man James Ward is hunted by FBI

  19-08-2018 14:15
  The FBI has listed a Scottish man as one of its "most wanted" for his involvement in a precious metals fraud scheme.James Alexander Ward, who is also known as Jamie D Ward, is thought to have been on the run since 2012.In a photograph the FBI says was taken this year, he is pictured with dyed blonde hair - but officials say "he may change his hair colour frequently".
  
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• UK Weather Forecast: Cloud And Rain For Most But Warmer Temperatures Are Coming

  19-08-2018 13:15
  Milder temperatures are set to give way to a burst of "very warm" weather this
  
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• Yorkshire council leaders threaten to pull out of asylum seeker housing scheme

  19-08-2018 12:22
  As of March this year, the majority of the 5,258 asylum seekers in Yorkshire and the Humber were living in its biggest cities, including Bradford (pictured).Council leaders have threatened to pull out of a scheme to house asylum seekers unless their concerns over the current system are addressed.In letter to the home secretary, Sajid Javid, the heads of 14 local authorities across Yorkshire warned that the current system was at risk of “catastrophic failure”.
  
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• Brexit: Superdry founder gives £1m boost to People’s Vote campaign

  19-08-2018 12:18
  The campaign for a referendum on the final Brexit deal has been boosted by a record £1m donation, amid growing public concern that Britain will leave the EU without any agreement.The multimillionaire Julian Dunkerton, who co-founded the Superdry fashion label, said he was making the donation to the People’s Vote campaign because he saw a “genuine chance to turn this around”.One in five (22%) think Britain will leave with a deal, while 16% think Britain will not leave the
  
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• Man in his 60s killed in stabbing in Catford, southeast London

  19-08-2018 11:45
  A man in his 60s has been killed in a stabbing in southeast London.Police were called to a report of a stabbing at what they described as a multi-occupancy address in Ringstead Road, Catford at 4am on Sunday.A post-mortem will take place in due course, police said.
  
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• March for 'people's vote' on Brexit deal

  19-08-2018 11:40
  March calls for 'people's vote' on Brexit deal
  
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• Boris Johnson's Official Facebook Page Host To Islamophobic Messages

  19-08-2018 11:38
  Boris Johnson's official Facebook page is host to hundreds of Islamophobic
  
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• Britain's May could face trouble over Brexit deal, Conservative lawmaker warns

  19-08-2018 11:30
  Prime Minister Theresa May could face trouble getting her Brexit deal approved by the British parliament before exit day unless she changes her proposals, the head of an influential group of pro-Brexit lawmakers said in an interview published on Sunday.Jacob Rees-Mogg, chair of the European Research Group, a faction within May's Conservative Party, is strongly opposed to the government's so-called Chequers plan for Brexit and favours a clean break with the bloc on March 29 next year."If she stic
  
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• New Zealand Women's Minister Cycles To Hospital To Give Birth

  19-08-2018 10:15
  New Zealand's minister for women cycled to a maternity unit as she prepared to
  
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• What British sport can learn from America about taming its drinking culture

  19-08-2018 09:00
  Danny Cipriani leaving Jersey magistrates’ court in St Helier, where he admitted common assault and resisting arrest.British sports stars involved in drink-fuelled crimes and other incidents should be treated like their American counterparts who are subjected to strict protocols to ensure they do not repeat their mistakes, an expert on sport and alcohol has said.Carwyn Jones, professor in sports ethics at Cardiff Metropolitan University, who himself gave up alcohol after it threatened to r
  
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• How not to let the bedbugs bite as summer plague hits British cities

  19-08-2018 08:00
  The UK is facing an exponential increase in bedbug infestation as a result of this summer’s hot weather, which is exacerbating a major problem in densely populated cities, experts are warning.In higher temperatures, the reproductive cycle of the bugs – Cimex lectalurius – shortens from 18-21 days to eight or nine days, according to David Cain, of extermination company Bed Bugs Limited.The problem is compounded by social stigma which often results in a reluctance to seek help, a
  
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• Bedbugs plague hits British cities

  19-08-2018 08:00
  The UK is facing an exponential increase in bedbug infestation as a result of this summer’s hot weather, which is exacerbating a major problem in densely populated cities, experts are warning.In higher temperatures, the reproductive cycle of the bugs – Cimex lectalurius – shortens from 18-21 days to eight or nine days, according to David Cain, of extermination company Bed Bugs Limited.The problem is compounded by social stigma which often results in a reluctance to seek help, a
  
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• Letters: let’s call time on this Brexit shambles

  19-08-2018 06:59
  Boris Johnson ‘endorses’ the Observer’s front-page Brexit story.As the whole Brexit concept continues to unravel, I cannot be the only one thinking “enough is enough” (“Brexit shift: more than 100 Leave seats now back Remain”, News).
  
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• British warships being raided for scrap metal - report

  19-08-2018 03:59
  British ships sunk during the Second World War have been plundered for scrap metal, according to a report.The 10 ships are designated as war graves and lie off the coasts of Malaysia and Indonesia, where they contain the graves of more than 1,000 sailors.Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said the government "absolutely condemns" the unauthorised disturbance of any wreck containing human remains.
  
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• Superdry co-founder gives £1m to referendum campaign

  19-08-2018 03:29
  The co-founder of clothing label Superdry has made a record donation to the campaign for a referendum on the final Brexit deal.
  
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• 'Dumb phone' sales on the rise as smartphone users hope to switch off

  19-08-2018 03:17
  Sales of so-called dumb phones have seen an increase for the first time in years.Phones that simply make and receive calls are known in the industry as feature phones and are being marketed as a means to switch off from the constant connectivity we've all grown used to.While global sales of smartphones rose by just 2% last year feature phone sales went up by 5%.
  
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• Experts warn of UK water supply crisis due to hot summers

  19-08-2018 02:40
  There are fears that the UK may not be able to manage an "ever decreasing" water supply.The warning from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers follows the hottest, driest summer since 1976 - with average June temperatures of around 19C (66F).Its report, Water: Drought And Flood, calls on all major UK cities to publish research on their infrastructure needs, which could include improving drainage or water recycling in new buildings.
  
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• Sir Peter Tapsell, former 'Father of the Commons', dies

  19-08-2018 02:05
  Sir Peter Tapsell, one of few MPs in parliamentary history to have spent more than 50 years in the Commons, has died aged 88.The Conservative MP represented Louth and Horncastle in a career of public service that spanned more than 50 years.A colourful character who preferred champagne over coffee and had homes in Paris, Gstaad, Morocco and Barbados, he was the 'Father of the Commons' from 2010 to 2015.
  
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• The comedian who really doesn't want to die on stage

  19-08-2018 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Comedian Rebecca Shorrocks has a serious heart condition, which could put her at risk on stage.
  
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