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• UK and Russia trade blows at the UN

  06-09-2018 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal was discussed at the UN Security Council.
  
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• Spy chief says Britain, allies will counter active Russian threat

  06-09-2018 23:38
  Britain and its allies will deploy a "full range of tools" against Russia after London accused two Russian agents of carrying out the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, a British spy chief said on Thursday.British prosecutors on Wednesday charged two Russian nationals with the attack on the Skripals in the English city of Salisbury using the nerve agent Novichok.Later, Prime Minister Theresa May said the men were officers in Russia's military intelligence ser
  
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• North Korean charged over cyber attack that hit NHS hospitals and GP surgeries

  06-09-2018 23:37
  A North Korean man has been identified as part of a group that hacked the NHS, as well as allegedly being responsible for hacks on Sony Pictures and the theft of $81m (£62m) from a bank.US authorities say Park Jin Hyok was part of the state-sponsored "Lazarus Group".Computers at hospitals and GP surgeries in 48 NHS trusts were frozen last year by the WannaCry ransomware virus - which demanded a bitcoin payment for users to regain access.
  
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• No-Deal Brexit Would Mean Fresh Round Of Austerity, Warns Philip Hammond

  06-09-2018 23:34
  Whitehall departments could be forced to cut spending programmes to help pay
  
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• Astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell donates £2.3m prize to boost diversity in science

  06-09-2018 23:33
  A British astrophysicist has donated £2.3m towards increasing diversity among leading scientists.Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was awarded the seven-figure sum after winning the Breakthrough Prize for her work on the discovery of pulsars, and her lifetime of scientific achievement.Dame Jocelyn said she did not need the "shocking" financial reward from the Breakthrough Prize and hoped the money would be used to support female and ethnic minority physicists.
  
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• Pair accused of belonging to far-right group charged with terror offences

  06-09-2018 23:18
  Mark Jones and Alice Cutter are due to appear in Westminster magistrates’ court this week.Two people have been charged with terrorism offences after counter-terror police alleged they were members of a banned far-right group.Mark Jones, 23, and Alice Cutter, 22, both of Wharf Street, Halifax, were charged with being members of the proscribed organisation National Action contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000 following an investigation by West Midlands counter terrorism unit.
  
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• Kia Oval scheme has stopped six tons of plastic going to landfill

  06-09-2018 23:10
  A scheme to reduce the amount of plastic used at the Kia Oval cricket ground has prevented at least six tons of material being sent to landfill.Switching to reusable drinking vessels and installing water fountains has prevented an estimated 690,000 pieces of plastic from being used at the venue.It comes a year after the cricket ground teamed up with the Sky Ocean Rescue campaign to slash the amount of single-use plastic around Surrey's pitch.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan attend mental health charity concert

  06-09-2018 23:04
  Britain's Prince Harry and his new American wife Meghan - the Duke and Duchess of Sussex - attended a gala music evening on Thursday to mark the centenary of the end of World War One.Help for Heroes, Combat Stress and Heads Together – The Royal Foundation's campaign and mental health initiative.Harry, who spent 10 years in the British army and served two tours in Afghanistan, is an active campaigner for the provision of mental health help to people serving in the British military if they n
  
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• British Airways website suffers data breach; 380,000 payments affected

  06-09-2018 22:40
  The thefts occurred during a data breach that affected bookings made on the airline's website between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5, parent International Airlines Groupsaid on Thursday.In May 2017, the carrier suffered a massive computer system failure caused by a power supply issue near London's Heathrow, which stranded 75,000 customers at Europe's busiest airport over a holiday weekend.IAG said the data breach had been resolved and the website was working normally, and that no travel or passport details
  
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• Children's party machine gun noise prompts police response

  06-09-2018 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  A concerned neighbour mistook the eighth birthday party for something more sinister.
  
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• Brexit negotiators risk 'sleepwalking into crisis' – Ivan Rogers

  06-09-2018 22:30
  Brexit negotiators on both sides of the Channel risk “sleepwalking into a major crisis” that could poison relations for a generation, the UK’s former ambassador to the European Union Sir Ivan Rogers, has warned.In a speech to the British Irish Chambers of Commerce in Dublin, he urged EU leaders to move beyond a technocratic approach to Brexit and give serious thought to “the British question” or risk “endless toxic running battles”.“There is now, i
  
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• Karen Bradley Admits Not Understanding Northern Ireland Politics Before Becoming Secretary of State

  06-09-2018 22:25
  The Northern Ireland Secretary has said she initially did not understand that
  
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• NHS should expand 'social prescribing', says health secretary

  06-09-2018 22:19
  Doctors and nurses should routinely tell patients to take part in sports and social activities rather than prescribing them drugs, the new health secretary has recommended.Matt Hancock backed a dramatic expansion of “social prescribing” as a way of relieving the pressure on the NHS as well as improving patients’ chances of recovering from their illness.GPs in particular are increasingly advising patients, especially those who are isolated or have certain mental health problems,
  
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• Drug shortage warning after 'no deal' Brexit

  06-09-2018 21:55
  Hospitals face the threat of drug shortages in the event of a "no deal" Brexit, NHS trusts have warned privately.
  
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• Medical supplies 'unhindered' in 'no-deal' Brexit, says health secretary

  06-09-2018 21:50
  Planes carrying urgent medical supplies will keep flying even if the UK quits the EU without a Brexit deal, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Sky News.The pharmaceutical industry is preparing to stockpile six-week supplies of medicines and airlift time-sensitive products in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit.Mr Hancock said he was confident the government would reach a deal with the EU, but insisted medical supplies would not be interrupted whatever the outcome of Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Novichok attack: Russia scorn for UK's 'cheap soap opera'

  06-09-2018 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Moscow still denies ordering the Salisbury poisoning - but officials are bracing for the consequences.
  
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• Britain says Brexit will open door to tougher Russia sanctions

  06-09-2018 21:14
  The UK ambassador, Karen Pierce, listens to Russia’s ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya at a UN security council meeting.The UK government has said a potential battery of tougher sanctions against Russia could be introduced once Britain has left the EU next March, raising the prospect that it will join the US in preventing Russian sovereign debt from being issued in its markets.The security minister, Ben Wallace, said: “There are winner and losers in Brexit.
  
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• UK’s Salisbury claims prompt a Russian rant at UN

  06-09-2018 21:13
  On Wednesday Theresa May had updated the House of Commons on the police investigation into the Salisbury poisonings.It had been one of the prime minister’s more convincing performances and she had been heard in silence and received unanimous support for her conclusions.The following day it was the turn of Karen Pierce, the UK ambassador to the United Nations, to present the same information at an emergency meeting of the UN security council in New York.
  
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• BA hacked: 380,000 card payments 'compromised' in breach

  06-09-2018 21:11
  British Airways (BA) says card payments made by at least 380,000 customers have been "compromised" in a data theft.The airline reported that people using BA.com and its mobile app for flight bookings were targeted by hackers between 21 August and 5 September.The stolen data did not include travel or passport details, its statement said.
  
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• Man Who Punched Police Horse After England's World Cup Defeat Given Community Order

  06-09-2018 21:03
  A man has admitted to punching a police horse after England's World Cup semi-
  
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• UK and Russia clash at UN over nerve agent attack

  06-09-2018 20:52
  The UK has warned Russia that it will respond robustly to "malign state activity" at a UN hearing on the novichok attack.Karen Pierce, the UK's ambassador to the United Nations, told the UN Security Council that the UK hopes to rebuild a strong partnership with Russia, but will take necessary action when its security is threatened.Ms Pierce added that the UK is determined to combat hostile activities on British soil and protect British citizens.
  
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• National Insurance tax cut scrapped for 3m self-employed workers

  06-09-2018 20:42
  A planned tax cut for millions of self-employed workers has been scrapped by Chancellor Philip Hammond.The Treasury revealed on Thursday it will no longer abolish Class 2 National Insurance contributions (NICs).Mr Hammond's predecessor George Osborne had announced the move in 2015, with the Treasury estimating at the time that 3.4 million people would benefit from an annual tax cut of £134 on average.
  
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• Russia faces barrage of criticism at UN over novichok attack

  06-09-2018 20:41
  With the stoney-faced Russian ambassador sitting two seats away, Karen Pierce accuses Moscow of flouting international law in a ‘brazen and reckless manner’.Russia has come under a sustained barrage of almost universal condemnation as nations lined up at the UN security council in New York to decry its role in the Salisbury chemical weapons attacks.A day after the prime minister, Theresa May, told the UK parliament that two members of the Russian military intelligence agency, GRU, ha
  
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• Philip Hammond considering 'Amazon tax' for online retailers

  06-09-2018 20:40
  In his strongest intervention yet, the chancellor says he is thinking of introducing a special retail tax on online businesses.
  
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• British Airways investigating data breach from 380,000 card payments - IAG

  06-09-2018 20:39
  (Reuters) - The British Airways website and mobile application have suffered a breach of customers' personal and financial data from around 380,000 card payments, the carrier's parent International Airlines Groupsaid on Thursday.
  
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• British Airways Hacked: Cyber-Theft 'Compromises' 380,000 Bank Cards

  06-09-2018 20:27
  British Airways has said police are investigating the online theft of customer
  
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• Windrush victims still prevented from working, officials told

  06-09-2018 20:20
  A protest over the Windrush scandal in May. The Labour MP Dawn Butler has called for swift payouts to victims.Several members of the Windrush generation remain stuck in homelessness hostels and are still prevented from working almost five months after the government first apologised for their plight, it has emerged in an emotional first fact-gathering roadshow designed to inform a government review.Wendy Williams, the independent adviser for the review, was joined by Martin Forde QC, who is over
  
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• Tax Cut For Self-Employed Workers Scrapped By Government In Philip Hammond U-Turn

  06-09-2018 20:04
  The Government has scrapped plans to give 2.7million self-employed workers a
  
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• BA hacked: 380,000 payment cards 'compromised' in breach

  06-09-2018 20:02
  British Airways (BA) says the payment cards of at least 380,000 customers have been "compromised" in a theft of data from its online booking systems.The stolen data did not include travel or passport details, its statement said."British Airways is communicating with affected customers and we advise any customers who believe they may have been affected by this incident to contact their banks or credit card providers and follow their recommended advice.
  
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• Fashion Week Diaires: NYFW glam with Ursula Stephen & Carly Cushnie

  06-09-2018 20:01
  New York Fashion Week is off with a bang!
  
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• Fashion Week Diaires: NYFW glam with Ursula Stephen & Carlie Cushnie

  06-09-2018 20:01
  New York Fashion Week is off with a bang!
  
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• British Airways investigating customer data breach - IAG

  06-09-2018 20:01
  The breach compromised personal and financial details of customers making bookings on the website and app between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5 this year, IAG said.IAG said the stolen data did not include travel or passport details and British Airways was communicating with affected customers.The breach has been resolved and British Airways website is working normally, IAG said.
  
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• Retiring captain Cook - in his own words

  06-09-2018 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Alastair Cook talks to Jonathan Agnew about the high and lows of his career before his final Test, which begins against India on Friday.
  
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• Man punched police horse after England crashed out of World Cup

  06-09-2018 19:58
  A man who punched a police horse after England's World Cup semi-final defeat to Croatia has been handed a community order.Scott Spurling had been watching the match at the Allstars Bar in Weston-super-Mare on 11 July before getting into a fight outside at about 9.50pm.Police Sergeant David Williams, who was riding police horse Quantock, attempted to break up the crowd using a "leg yield".
  
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• British-born boy stranded in Belgium to be reunited with family, Home Office says

  06-09-2018 19:55
  A British-born boy unable to leave Belgium due to a dispute over his passport will be reunited with his family, the Home Office has said.Mohamed Bangoura was born in the UK in 2012 but had been staying with family friends in Brussels during the holidays.The six-year-old was due to return home to his mother on Sunday but was stopped from travelling after Belgian officials said the Home Office had told them he could not travel to the UK.
  
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• Italian consumer group files complaint over Starbucks prices

  06-09-2018 19:53
  Italian consumer group Codacons has filed a complaint with the national competition watchdog accusing Starbucksof overcharging customers at its first cafeteria in the country.The world's biggest coffee chain is making its first foray into the home of espresso coffee by opening an upmarket roastery in a central Milan square.Codacons also said Starbucks' price tag of 4.50 euros for a cappuccino compared with the average Milan price of 1.30 euros.
  
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• Russia’s role in novichok poisonings still not clear

  06-09-2018 19:34
  Theresa May has ensured there is no possibility that those she accuses of the Salisbury events could get a fair trial in England (Report, 6 September).The select committee on procedure states on the sub judice rule: “In view of the public interest in maintaining the ‘rule of law’, parliament must be taken as being committed to the need for ‘due process’ in the system of civil and criminal justice .The courts have developed many rules that seek to achieve this &ndash
  
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• New visas for non-EU migrants to plug fruit-picking shortfall

  06-09-2018 19:04
  British farmers will be given the green light to recruit up to 2,500 migrants a year to alleviate labour shortages.Non-EU nationals who come to Britain to pick fruit and vegetables will be able to stay for six months.Ministers have drawn up the seasonal work scheme to supplement the agricultural sector, which relies on 75,000 temporary migrants to work on UK farms.
  
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• Corbyn Is A Crowd-Pleaser At Westminster Dog Of The Year 2018

  06-09-2018 19:01
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• Will espresso-loving Italy embrace country's 1st Starbucks?

  06-09-2018 18:54
  Will the country that gave us espresso embrace the company that gave us grande Frappucinos?Starbucks is about to find out as it opens its first store in Italy on Friday.Residents of Milan, the city whose coffee bars inspired Howard Schultz's vision for the chain decades ago, have mostly greeted the news with a shrug.
  
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• EU attacks on Chequers plan confused, claim UK Brexit negotiators

  06-09-2018 18:46
  Dominic Raab (second left) and EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (second right) during the meeting on Thursday.UK officials, led by the Brexit secretary Dominic Raab, have hit back in the negotiating room against Michel Barnier’s criticisms of their offer of a single market-style deal on goods by claiming that Brussels’ attacks are without merit and confused.The EU’s chief negotiator has in recent weeks warned that the British proposals are a threat not only to the internal m
  
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• Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan drowned in bath after drinking, inquest hears

  06-09-2018 18:45
  Dolores O'Riordan drowned in the bath after drinking an excessive amount of alcohol, a coroner has said.The 46-year-old Cranberries singer was found unconscious in a bath at the Hilton hotel in Park Lane on 15 January.Delivering a verdict of accidental death due to alcohol intoxication, Coroner Dr Shirley Radcliffe said it was a "tragic accident".
  
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• Monte dei Paschi kicks off 2.5 billion euro, unsecured bad loan sale - source

  06-09-2018 18:36
  Italy's state-owned Monte dei Paschi di Sienahas kicked off the sale of around 2.5 billion euros (2.3 billion pounds) in unsecured bad loans, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.A second source confirmed the amount, which was first reported by Il Sole 24 Ore daily on Wednesday.Monte dei Paschi declined to comment.
  
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• Kuldip Nayar obituary

  06-09-2018 18:32
  Kuldip Nayar earned his reputation for courage in the 1970s when he was jailed for opposing the state of emergency declared by the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi.Kuldip Nayar, who has died aged 95, was one of the last of a generation of remarkable Indian journalists who started their careers just after the partition of the sub-continent.As editor of the Indian Express, and then through his syndicated columns, which were published in 14 languages in about 80 papers, Kuldip was a courageous sp
  
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• Child abuse and neglect: understanding the scale of the problem, and how to tackle it

  06-09-2018 18:28 via theguardian.com
  High-profile cases make the headlines, but a study of the statistics relating to child abuse and neglect reveals the extent of a problem that continues to harm children and young people all over the UK. The NSPCC is leading the fight to help those who have suffered abuse, and is also dedicated to preventing it from happening in the futureThere are the stories that shock the nation: six-year-old Ellie Butler murdered by her father; four-year-old Daniel Pelka, starved to death by his own parents;
  
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• Ireland seeking Brexit side deal with EU to avoid border checks

  06-09-2018 18:27
  Traffic passes an anti-Brexit poster on the Dublin road between Newry in Northern Ireland and Dundalk in the Irish Republic.Ireland is hoping to seal a special Brexit side deal in Brussels allowing it to continue using the UK as a “land bridge” for goods in transit to Dublin without border checks, a senior Irish tax official has revealed.Under the special deal being discussed, goods from the continent would undergo checks in Calais.
  
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• Salisbury Novichok Attack: US, France, Germany And Canada Have 'Full Confidence' In UK's Conclusions

  06-09-2018 17:51
  Leaders of the US, France, Germany and Canada have said they have "full
  
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• Salisbury novichok poisoning: Russian 'spies' filmed window shopping after attack

  06-09-2018 17:49
  Two Russian men accused of the Salisbury novichok poisoning were filmed window shopping moments after the attack.Both men are dressed in winter clothing and appear to be talking enthusiastically about the collectors' items.The footage, obtained by Mail Online, emerged a day after Petrov and Boshirov were named as the prime suspects in the attempted murder of former spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia and police officer Nick Bailey.
  
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• Don’t flake out on flavour: why it’s time to make the most of your spice cupboard

  06-09-2018 17:44 via theguardian.com
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• Burberry to stop burning unsold stock and selling real fur

  06-09-2018 17:40
  Luxury fashion house Burberry has announced that it will stop burning unsold stock and selling real fur."Modern luxury" meant being "socially and environmentally responsible", it said.Burberry said no fur items would be included in Riccardo Tisci's debut collection later this month, while existing products made from the material are to be phased out.
  
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