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• World premiere for new Doctor Who

  24-09-2018 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Series 11 of the show starring Jodie Whittaker premieres in Sheffield, where the first episode is set.
  
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• Labour to vote against PM's Brexit deal, says Sir Keir Starmer

  24-09-2018 23:39
  Labour will vote against Theresa May's Brexit deal, the party has confirmed ahead of its conference debate on a "People's Vote".The shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer MP will tell delegates in Liverpool that Labour will vote down a "blind Brexit"."No ifs, no buts," he will declare in his speech in the Brexit debate at Labour's conference.
  
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• Theresa May tells ministers to 'hold their nerve' in face of Brexit deadlock

  24-09-2018 23:37
  Theresa May has told cabinet ministers to hold their nerve after her Chequers plan was rejected by EU leaders - as top Brexiteers backed an alternative to the proposal.Senior Conservative Leave supporters have continued to pile pressure on her to ditch the plan in favour of a recommendation from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).David Davis and Jacob Rees-Mogg attended the launch of the IEA's report, which calls on the government to seek a "basic" free trade agreement for goods of the kind
  
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• May to meet Iran's Rouhani, lobby for detained aid worker's release

  24-09-2018 23:36
  British Prime Minister Theresa May will lobby for the release of detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani when both attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.A senior British official said that the meeting with Rouhani would discuss consular cases, including that of Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has been sentenced to five years in jail in Iran.
  
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• Labour opposition says preparing to vote against May's Brexit deal

  24-09-2018 23:34
  Britain's main opposition Labour Party is preparing to vote against any deal Prime Minister Theresa May clinches with the EU as it is increasingly unlikely to meet the tests Labour has set out, its Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer will say on Tuesday.Labour has listed six tests it would apply to any Brexit deal, including whether it ensured a strong future relationship with the EU and delivered the same benefits Britain has as a current member of the bloc's single market and customs union."If There
  
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• Labour Set To Vote Against Theresa May's Brexit Deal, Keir Starmer To Confirm

  24-09-2018 23:30
  Labour is set to vote against Theresa May's Brexit deal, Keir Starmer will
  
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• Ministers bail out £335m Liverpool hospital‎ after Carillion collapse

  24-09-2018 23:16
  Ministers are to step in to bail out Liverpool's new £335m ‎NHS hospital, nine months after the collapse of construction giant Carillion left the project in crisis.Sky News has learnt that the government will make an announcement within days that it is terminating the Royal Liverpool Hospital (RLH) private finance initiative (PFI) deal and taking it into full public ownership.The trust responsible for the hospital is due to hold a board meeting on Tuesday, with a statement from ministe
  
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• The stars come out for the Fifa football awards 2018 in London – in pictures

  24-09-2018 22:32 via theguardian.com
  Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Marta, Mbappé, Noel Gallagher and many more put on their best for the awards ceremony in LondonModric and Marta take top Fifa awards Continue reading...
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Plays Bingo With Singing Fans In Liverpool Club

  24-09-2018 22:26
  Jeremy Corbyn played bingo to huge cheers in Liverpool on Monday evening.
  
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• Fresh Blow For May’s Chequers Plan As Poll Shows Voters Prefer 'Canada-Style' Brexit Model

  24-09-2018 22:00
  Theresa May's Chequers plan for Brexit has suffered a fresh blow after a new
  
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• UK coach operators could be barred from operating within EU in 'no-deal' Brexit

  24-09-2018 21:31
  Brexit documents are said to have "laid bare" the realities of a "no-deal" departure, with the government warned of disruption to food supplies and coach firms being unable to operate within the EU.The government has been warned a "no-deal" Brexit could lead to an increase in business costs.One technical note described how UK bus and coach operators might not be able to run services within the EU if an agreement isn't reached.
  
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• Labour Signals It Will Back Major Expansion Of State-Funded Childcare

  24-09-2018 21:30
  Labour has signalled it will back a major expansion of state-funded childcare,
  
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• UK ministers back compromise plan on post-Brexit migration - FT

  24-09-2018 21:22
  Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet of ministers agreed on a plan to focus Britain's post-Brexit migration system on high-skilled migrant workers but which would also allow companies to hire low-skilled foreign workers, the Financial Times said.Last week, official experts recommended prioritising high-skilled migrant workers after Brexit and that there should be no preferential treatment for workers from the European Union, proposals that worried some business leaders.The FT said that while min
  
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• Keir Starmer: second Brexit vote could contain remain option

  24-09-2018 20:57
  Keir Starmer has been forced to reaffirm that Labour has not ruled out a referendum that could cancel Brexit, after John McDonnell appeared to insist the party could only back a vote on the deal itself.Labour has said it intends to vote against Theresa May’s deal, if it resembles the Chequers proposals set out in the summer white paper.Remain campaigners are urging the party to take that opportunity to seek to reverse Brexit altogether, but the frontbench would much prefer a general electi
  
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• No-deal Brexit could hit UK-EU flights, says Whitehall

  24-09-2018 20:56
  Flights could cease between the UK and the rest of the EU if Britain crashes out of the bloc without a deal, the government has said.In its latest set of “no deal” notices, the government said flights could be disrupted because the EU-issued aviation licences would not be valid and airlines would have to seek individual permissions to operate with respective states.“If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 with no agreement in place, UK and EU licensed airlines would lose the auto
  
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• Tesco Bank faces huge fine as FCA gets tough over cyberattacks

  24-09-2018 20:47
  Tesco's banking arm is facing the City regulator's biggest-ever cyberattack-related fine two years after its online services were hacked by criminals attempting to steal funds from customers.Sky News has learnt that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned Tesco that it is considering imposing a penalty of more than £30m on the company.It follows an incident in November 2016 when Tesco Bank was forced to suspend all online transactions after it detected criminals trying to access i
  
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• A ‘No Deal’ Brexit Would See UK-EU Flights Grounded And Farm Exports Blocked, Government Papers Reveal

  24-09-2018 19:56
  Flights between between the UK and EU could be grounded and British farm
  
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• Monday at the Labour party conference

  24-09-2018 19:48
  From Stephen Kinnock, on Barry Gardiner: “Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake, fine.When is a Brexit referendum not a Brexit referendum?John McDonnell was out on the morning media round, suggesting that whatever had been negotiated in Sunday night’s five-hour compositing meeting, Labour had no intention of calling for a referendum with “remain” as an option.
  
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• David Davis: Brexit negotiations 'in a cul-de-sac'

  24-09-2018 19:40
  Former Brexit secretary David Davis says "Salzburg was, unfortunately, all too predictable"
  
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• Respect the EU, Mrs May, and it might respect you

  24-09-2018 19:38
  Theresa May making a statement during the Brexit negotiations last week in which she demanded respect from the EU. Photograph: Paul Grover/AP
  
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• No UK cabinet minister challenged May over Brexit - Sun

  24-09-2018 19:36
  No members of British Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet challenged her over her so-called Chequers plan for Brexit at a meeting earlier on Monday, a journalist from the Sun newspaper reported."I am told not a single minister challenged the PM over Chequers during Cabinet today," the Sun's political editor, Tom Newton Dunn, said on Twitter.Earlier on Monday Brexit minister Dominic Raab said there had been a "good, healthy discussion" at the cabinet meeting.
  
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• May tells ministers to hold their nerve over Brexit - Downing St

  24-09-2018 19:36
  LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May told her ministers on Monday that they must hold their nerve in an impasse with the European Union over Brexit, her office said after a cabinet meeting.
  
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• How does a second Brexit referendum actually happen?

  24-09-2018 19:32
  It was billed as a once-in-a-generation decision, but now the conference season is being dominated by talk of a second referendum or "People's Vote" on Brexit.As of Sunday night, the Labour leadership have caved in to pro-European members and officially put the option on the table, if Theresa May's deal is voted down by Parliament and their preferred option, a general election, isn't granted.Mrs May is expected to secure an agreement - or, less likely, to deliver on her threat to walk away witho
  
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• Infected blood cover-up claims to be investigated 'without fear or favour'

  24-09-2018 19:24
  Claims of a cover-up over the deaths of almost 3,000 people infected with HIV or hepatitis C by contaminated blood products will be investigated "without fear or favour", says the head of the public inquiry.Speaking on the opening day of the Infected Blood Inquiry, former judge Sir Brian Langstaff said he would put those affected "at the heart of the inquiry" and guaranteed victims he would listen to their concerns.Solicitors for around 800 victims are calling for former prime ministers John Maj
  
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• Former Health Ministers To Be Quizzed Over Contaminated Blood Scandal For First Time By Landmark Inquiry

  24-09-2018 19:23
  Former Secretaries of State for Health may be compelled to give evidence to a
  
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• British media's Brexit coverage sows division – EU commissioner

  24-09-2018 19:21
  Věra Jourová will condemn a series of hard-hitting front pages in the British press after a recent Sun headline described Europe’s leaders as ‘EU Dirty Rats’.The European commission will call for a more responsible approach by the media in the wake of the Sun’s headline last week in which it described Europe’s leaders as “EU Dirty Rats”.Věra Jourová, the justice commissioner, will condemn a series of hard-hitting front pages in th
  
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• Victims give stories at start of inquiry

  24-09-2018 19:20
  Four family relatives explain their connection to the blood inquiry as the chairman said he would look into any evidence of a cover-up.
  
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• Prosecutors urged to ditch 'weak' rape cases to improve figures

  24-09-2018 19:07
  The Crown Prosecution Service says it is ‘completely untrue’ to say the advice at its workshops signalled a change of approach to rape cases.Prosecutors in England and Wales have been urged to take a more risk-averse approach in rape cases to help stem widespread criticism of the service’s low conviction rates, the Guardian can reveal.The controversial advice to take a proportion of “weak cases out of the system” has been given to specialist rape prosecutors in trai
  
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• UK would allow EU airlines to fly in no-deal Brexit, would keep EU safety rules

  24-09-2018 18:35
  Britain will allow EU airlines to continue to fly into the country if it leaves the bloc without a divorce deal, the government said in technical papers published on Monday, adding that it plans to stick to EU rules on aviation safety.The 'no-deal' papers acknowledged the risk that flights could be grounded if Britain leaves the European Union on March 29, 2019, without a deal and said some pilot and safety licences issued by the UK would no longer be recognised in the EU.Britain has said it wan
  
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• Police question pair on suspicion of murdering Worcester student

  24-09-2018 18:35
  Members of Hereford and Worcester fire and rescue service search the river close to the Sabrina bridge.Detectives are questioning two men on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old student who went missing after a night out during freshers’ week in Worcester.Police and fire and rescue divers are searching the River Severn close to where Thomas Jones is believed to have disappeared last week.
  
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• No-deal Brexit may strain UK animal health check system, slow exports

  24-09-2018 18:35
  Britain's system for inspecting live animals destined for export could be strained by a surge in requests and a possible shortage of veterinarians if it leaves the European Union without a deal, the government said on Monday.In a paper outlining the scenario, the government said Britain would have to begin issuing health certificates to animals headed to the EU if no deal is reached on the terms of Britain's exit, set for March 29, 2019.Currently, they are only issued for exports to countries ou
  
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• 'Daddy help me, I can't breathe' - Teen who died after eating Pret baguette

  24-09-2018 18:30
  A teenager who died after eating a Pret a Manger baguette on a flight said "Daddy, help me, I can't breathe", as she went into cardiac arrest, an inquest has heard.Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, who had numerous allergies, collapsed on the flight from London to Nice on 17 July 2016 at the start of what should have been "the best summer ever", her parents said.
  
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• UK to hold nerve after Brexit talks hit impasse - Brexit minister

  24-09-2018 18:19
  LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Monday that Britain would not flinch in an impasse with the European Union after European leaders rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for leaving the bloc last week.
  
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• Road safety: why we underestimate hazards – and how to spot danger

  24-09-2018 18:19 via theguardian.com
  When it comes to our perception of modern-day traffic threats, our brains are still operating in primeval savannah mode. So how can we improve our focus – and to what extent can technology help?Do you see yourself as a bit of a risk-taker? Are you living on the edge, using your wits and wisdom to survive in this harum-scarum world? Or are you cautious and prudent, playing the long game, buying low and selling high? It’s a continuum obviously, and we’re all somewhere on it. You
  
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• Michael Kors set to snap up Italy's Versace - sources

  24-09-2018 18:17
  U.S. fashion group Michael Korshas agreed to take control of Versace in a deal that could value one of Italy's most prized designers at $2 billion (1.52 billion pounds), sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.Budding luxury conglomerates, including Michael Kors' U.S. rival Tapestry , owner of Coach and Kate Spade, are trying to make in-roads into an industry still dominated by European players such as Louis Vuitton owner LVMH .Michael Kors, whose namesake label is best known for its lea
  
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• Go on a family phone diet: find more time for outdoor adventures together

  24-09-2018 18:11 via theguardian.com
  If you can agree to family rules around the time you spend on your mobile phones, you’ll have more bonding time with your kids. Here are great outside activities you can enjoy with them this autumn
  Trying to find more family time together by limiting your mobile phone usage is a good thing, and experts increasingly agree that it’s important to establish family ground rules for phone usage. Family tech expert Andy Robertson and Tesco Mobile’s new contract for mobile phone usage
  
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• Father of girl who died of allergy on plane blames Pret a Manger

  24-09-2018 18:09
  Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died after eating a Pret a Manger baguette.A father whose 15-year-old daughter with severe food allergies died after eating a baguette from Pret a Manger has told an inquest that the food chain is to blame for its failure to list allergens.Natasha Ednan-Laperouse was travelling with her father and a school friend from London to Nice when she collapsed during a British Airways flight on 17 July 2016.
  
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• Factbox - UK details what a no-deal Brexit would mean for planes, trucks and pets

  24-09-2018 18:02
  Britain's government published its third batch of advice to companies and individuals on how to prepare for any disruption that might follow a disorderly Brexit where there is no deal with the European Union.- British and European Union airlines will automatically lose the right to fly to each other's territories if Britain leaves the bloc without a divorce deal.- British hauliers risk being no longer able to rely on automatic recognition by the EU of UK-issued community licences and might no lo
  
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• Beware of 'no-deal' Brexit, UK warns owners of cats, dogs and ferrets

  24-09-2018 18:02
  Britain warned owners of cats, dogs and ferrets that if it failed to secure a divorce deal with the European Union then their animals might have to get rabies jabs and discuss travel with vets months before travelling on holiday to the EU.In the worst case scenario for pets owners, dogs, cats and ferrets might need health certificates, to have rabies jabs and travel plans would have to be discussed with a vet at least four months in advance before travelling to the EU.
  
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• Labour peer Charles Falconer apologises over war on drugs

  24-09-2018 18:01
  Charles Falconer, who served in a number of cabinet roles under Tony Blair, says drug prohibition had been a ‘tragic disaster’ for the poor.The former lord chancellor Charles Falconer has apologised for his role in the war on drugs, as a group of leading politicians from across the world called for the legalisation and regulation of the drugs trade.In an open letter, Lord Falconer, who served in a number of other cabinet roles under Tony Blair, said he now realised drug prohibition h
  
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• 'No-deal' Brexit would hit trucks, airlines and pet owners - government papers

  24-09-2018 17:58
  Leaving the European Union without a proper divorce deal could ground airlines, stop hauliers from lugging goods to the world's biggest trading bloc and even make headaches for pet owners who want to take their dogs on holiday, according to government documents.Many business chiefs and investors fear politics could scupper an agreement, thrusting the world's fifth largest economy into a "no-deal" Brexit that they say would spook financial markets and silt up the arteries of trade.Britain, which
  
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• Activist hedge fund TCI cuts stake in London Stock Exchange

  24-09-2018 17:56
  TCI, founded by Chris Hohn and the third largest shareholder in LSE, has cut its stake to 1.79 percent from 5.05 percent, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.LSE shareholders voted by 79.07 to 20.93 percent at an extraordinary general meeting in December to defeat a resolution that aimed to ditch chairman Donald Brydon over the way he handled the departure of former CEO Xavier Rolet.TCI declined to comment on the reason for the reduction in its LSE stake.
  
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• Teens without screens: one family's attempt to rein in mobile phone usage

  24-09-2018 17:42 via theguardian.com
  How would writer John Lewis and his family fare when they tried to limit their mobile phone usage? We challenged him to limit his family’s mobile usage for a week. Could it bring them closer? This is his diary.
  Want to see how you’d fare with a week of living according to the contract? Try it yourselfSaturday
  We are sitting down to dinner, all four of us, something that only happens a few times a week. My 13-year-old son Harry has his headphones on and is giggling at a YouTube video
  
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• Labour's left divided against itself over reselection reforms

  24-09-2018 17:36
  Delegates raise their hands during a debate on day two of the Labour party conference in Liverpool.It is a sign of the left’s absolute dominance in the Labour party that the talk of this year’s conference in Liverpool is no longer of the tensions between Corbynites and centrists, but between the trade unions and party members.On Monday, the party agreed sweeping reforms to MP selections, making it far easier for party members to deselect their MPs, though stopping short of mandatory
  
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• We hope to keep Britain close after Brexit, Merkel says

  24-09-2018 17:19
  Germany wants a Brexit deal to keep Britain as close to the European Union as possible, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, adding that the outlines of an agreement on Britain's departure from the EU needed to be in place by November.Speaking to an audience of students in Hanover, Germany, Merkel said there was scope for Britain to pay to continue to participate in individual EU programmes, such as the Erasmus student exchange scheme, but added that crucial questions like the Ireland-Northern
  
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• WhatsApp hires Grievance Officer to fight deadly fake news in India

  24-09-2018 17:13
  In recent months, fake news on WhatsApp in India has inspired citizens to form deadly lynch mobs. Take that in: false articles, spread on WhatsApp, have driven Indian citizens to murder. To address this startling problem, WhatsApp has created the role of Grievance Officer, according to theTimes of India. WhatsApp users can contact the grievance officer to report "complaints and concerns," including those about fake news. SEE ALSO: WhatsApp will pay researchers to study its fake news epidemic It
  
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• Britain plans to stick to EU safety rules on aviation

  24-09-2018 17:04
  Britain said it would stick to European Union technical rules and standards in aviation safety if the country leaves the bloc without a deal in March 2019, according to a series of technical notices published on Monday.The UK government said in a paper on aviation safety that functions currently performed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) would instead be performed by Britain's aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Agency (CAA).Britain also said that it intended that any safety cert
  
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• UK will seek bilateral agreements to keep haulage moving if no Brexit deal

  24-09-2018 17:02
  Britain said on Monday it would seek to strike bilateral agreements with European countries to ensure hauliers would retain access as the government set out its plans should London and Brussels fail to agree a Brexit deal."UK hauliers will be able to use ECMT (European Conference of Ministers of Transport) permits if there is no deal," the government said."The UK would also seek to put in place new bilateral agreements with EU countries to provide haulage access.
  
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• Paralysed Man Makes History As Spinal Electrode Enables Him To Walk

  24-09-2018 17:00
  A young man paralysed from the waist down after a snowmobile accident has made
  
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• 10 of the key shows from Milan fashion week – in pictures

  24-09-2018 17:00 via theguardian.com
  From Prada’s clashing opposites to a show in a hangar at Milan Linate airport for Emporio Armani – Jo Jones picks her 10 highlights from the spring/summer 2019 showsContinue reading...
  
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