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• Predator jailed for posing as woman to trick straight men into blindfolded sex

  09-11-2018 23:21
  A judge at Kingston Crown Court said Duarte Xavier used ‘deliberate and cruel tactics’ and had ‘demonstrated no remorse’.
  
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• More misery for May as minister resigns

  09-11-2018 23:05
  The PM'S Brexit plans are being condemned by both Jo Johnson and DUP leader, Arlene Foster. Sky's Political Correspondent Tom Rayner has more.
  
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• Would you ask your colleagues what they earn?

  09-11-2018 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  It might make you feel uncomfortable, but it could pave the way to more equal pay, say campaigners.
  
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• My Brexit box: The people stockpiling food

  09-11-2018 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Are people right to be worried about the availability of certain foods when the UK leaves the EU?
  
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• Ministers gave Theresa May a plan for no deal Brexit

  09-11-2018 23:02
  Cabinet ministers have presented Theresa May with a detailed plan for a no-deal Brexit amid increasing fears MPs will vote down her deal in the House of Commons.The plan emerged after Jo Johnson, a transport minister, resigned from the Government over Brexit and vowed to vote against Mrs May's deal in the House of Commons.The scheme would see the UK pay £18bn and continue to follow EU rules for a further 18-24 months after leaving in March with no deal, effectively as a third-party nation.
  
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• Government-subsidised plug-in cars may never have been charged

  09-11-2018 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Research for the BBC shows plug-in hybrids bought for fleets with subsidies may never have been charged.
  
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• Flooding closes railway line at Dawlish sea wall

  09-11-2018 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Waves washing over the sea wall at Dawlish have made the track impassable, Network Rail says.
  
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• Prospect of another recount in Florida sparks partisan showdown - Washington Post

  09-11-2018 22:10 via washingtonpost.com
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• Strictly Come Dancing: Danny John-Jules is no bully, says Amy

  09-11-2018 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Amy Dowden admits rehearsals with Danny John-Jules "got intense" but says he never threatened her.
  
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• Scores of weapons seized in national raids

  09-11-2018 21:56
  Scores of guns have been seized and 10 people arrested as part of a nationwide operation targeting customers buying illegal weapons.
  
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• In Video: Watch as poppies fall through the atrium of the Lloyd’s building

  09-11-2018 21:33
  The memorial service marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
  
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• Grenfell Tower inquiry: Trapped dad told 'don't give up'

  09-11-2018 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  An audio clip of a 999 call from a father trapped with his family in Grenfell Tower was played to the inquiry.
  
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• Tinder user jailed after posing as woman to trick men into blindfolded sex

  09-11-2018 21:01
  A man who posed as a woman online and tricked unsuspecting men into having blindfolded sex with him has been jailed for 15 years.Duarte Xavier, 33, used dating websites and apps including Tinder to masquerade as a female called Ana and tempt men into meeting him.Xavier insisted that his victims wear a blindfold in a bid to conceal his identity.
  
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• Preview of ‘moving’ Armistice illumination held at Scottish Parliament

  09-11-2018 20:54
  The full display will run over seven hours on Sunday evening.
  
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• Jo Johnson quits UK government, urges referendum to avoid Brexit chaos

  09-11-2018 20:47
  Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Boris, resigned from British Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Friday, calling in a withering critique for another referendum to avoid her Brexit plans unleashing Britain's greatest crisis since World War Two.Quitting as a junior transport minister, Johnson called May's Brexit plans delusional and said he could not vote for the deal she is expected to unveil in parliament within weeks."Britain stands on the brink of the greatest crisis since the Second
  
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• Leicester City owner to get statue outside King Power Stadium after fatal helicopter crash

  09-11-2018 20:42
  A statue of Leicester City's owner, who died in a helicopter crash two weeks ago, will be built at the club's stadium.Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's son, known to fans as "Top", writes: "I plan to commission a statue of my father, for outside King Power Stadium, as a permanent and fitting tribute to the man that made it all possible.The Thai billionaire helped propel the club to one of sport's most unlikely triumphs when they won the Premier League against massive odds.
  
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• £10,000 reward to find Halloween party gunman who injured young cousins

  09-11-2018 20:37
  Crimestoppers is offering the reward of up to £10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the offence.
  
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• 1,000 lose power as rain and wind bring flooding

  09-11-2018 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Heavy rain and flooding is expected to continue on Friday evening as the Met Office issues an amber warning.
  
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• Grenfell inquiry hears distressing 999 call of family’s escape from tower

  09-11-2018 20:07
  Marcio Gomes, his wife and daughters got out of the tower, but the couple’s son Logan was stillborn.
  
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• Ryanair plane impounded by French officials moments before take-off in Bordeaux

  09-11-2018 20:04
  More than 140 London-bound passengers were forced to get off a Ryanair plane when French authorities seized it over outstanding repayments.French authorities said Ryanair owed them €525,000 (£458,000) in subsidies wrongfully paid out to the airline.A bailiff was escorted by police to seize the plane on the tarmac of Bordeaux airport as it was readying to take off for London Stansted.
  
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• May urged to reflect on Brexit stance by DUP leader

  09-11-2018 19:59
  Arlene Foster has insisted there are also many in the Conservative Party who could not support the Prime Minister’s Brexit proposals.
  
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• Wales offers free abortions to women from Northern Ireland

  09-11-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The announcement comes in the wake of similar decisions in England and Scotland last year.
  
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• Dashcam shows car swerve and flip on A11 near Cambridge

  09-11-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the driver was "very lucky" to be only slightly injured in the crash near Cambridge.
  
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• Minister Jo Johnson quits over Brexit and calls for new vote

  09-11-2018 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Jo Johnson, brother of Boris, calls for the public to have the final say after resigning transport job.
  
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• Jo Johnson resigns as transport minister and calls for new Brexit referendum

  09-11-2018 19:47
  Jo Johnson has resigned as a transport minister, saying the UK is "barrelling towards an incoherent Brexit" and calling for another referendum.The Orpington MP said said the reality of Brexit had "turned out to be so far from what was once promised" and the "democratic thing to do is to give the public the final say".Downing Street responded by repeating its refusal to call another Brexit referendum.
  
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• Candice Swanepoel and Behati Prinsloo take the Victoria's Secret runway just months after giving birth

  09-11-2018 19:46
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• Jo Johnson quits UK government, urges referendum to avoid Brexit vassalage or chaos

  09-11-2018 19:45
  Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Boris, resigned from British Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Friday, calling in a withering critique for another referendum to avoid the vassalage or chaos that he said her Brexit plans would unleash.Quitting as a junior transport minister, Johnson called May's Brexit plans delusional and said he could not vote for the deal she is expected to unveil in parliament within weeks."Britain stands on the brink of the greatest crisis since the Second World
  
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• Factbox - A year of resignations from May's government

  09-11-2018 19:45
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered 14 resignations from her government in the last year and a day, six of which have been related to her approach to Brexit. Here is the list:
  
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• More work needed on Brexit deal, EU negotiators say

  09-11-2018 19:39
  EU negotiators told national envoys on Friday that they need more work yet to close a Brexit deal with Britain, diplomats familiar with the briefing told Reuters.One described the update on the state of play be members of European Commission negotiator Michel Barnier's team as "sober" and free of "drama".Barnier's deputy Sabine Weyand held further talks with Oliver Robbins, the lead negotiator for British Prime Minister Theresa May during the day, EU officials said, and more discussions were pla
  
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• British ‘real-life superhero’ soldier’s story immortalised as comic

  09-11-2018 19:37
  An ‘unsung’ story of a real life ‘superhero’ British soldier during the Second World War has been immortalised as a comic to mark Remembrance.
  
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• Youth MPs Vow To Pressure Government To End Knife Crime

  09-11-2018 19:28
  Ministers must do more to tackle the "undeniable" scourge of knife crime, the
  
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• Flooding hits roads and homes in Pembrokeshire as more rain due

  09-11-2018 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Heavy rain and flooding is expected on Friday afternoon as the Met Office issues an amber warning.
  
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• Maternal absence cited as major factor in rise of youth violence

  09-11-2018 19:24
  Victims and perpetrators of serious youth violence frequently lack a relationship with their mothers and may be lacking any kind of relationship with a trusted adult, according to unpublished research.The findings were highlighted after a period of six days in which five people were fatally stabbed in London – three of whom were under 18, bringing the total of deaths in violent circumstances in the capital this year to 119.According to the minutes of the London assembly’s police and
  
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• Jo Johnson: Five key points from his resignation blog post

  09-11-2018 19:19
  Jo Johnson called for another Brexit referendum as he resigned as transport minister, triggering a wave of debate.
  
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• HMS Duncan docks in Belfast for Armistice Day

  09-11-2018 19:17
  The Royal Navy’s sixth Type 45 destroyer is affiliated to Belfast.
  
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• Lapland tour guide killer wins appeal

  09-11-2018 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Former soldier Karel Frybl is convicted of the lesser charge of homicide for killing Rebecca Johnson.
  
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• Jo Johnson steals limelight from older brother with shock resignation

  09-11-2018 18:59
  Former minister says he is ‘united in fraternal dismay’ with his sibling Boris over Government Brexit policy.
  
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• Police officer jailed over Wolverhampton driving death

  09-11-2018 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Balvinder Singh, 59, died of his injuries after the van he was driving was hit by Jason Bannister.
  
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• Instant View - Jo Johnson resigns from UK government, calls for new referendum

  09-11-2018 18:37
  Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Boris, resigned from Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Friday, calling for another referendum to avoid the vassalage or chaos that he said her Brexit plans would unleash.
  
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• Grenfell inquiry: Father begged 'please God, take me, not my girls' in harrowing 999 call

  09-11-2018 18:36
  The father of the youngest victim of the Grenfell Tower fire begged "please God, take me, not my girls" as he led his family to safety.Marcio Gomes made the remarks in an "extremely distressing" 999 call that was played to the inquiry into the disaster on Friday.Mr Gomes' wife and two daughters survived the blaze that left 72 dead in June 2017, but his son Logan was stillborn in hospital as a result of the smoke.
  
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• Brexit deal 'will see us cede control' - Jo Johnson

  09-11-2018 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Jo Johnson called for a fresh referendum as he resigned as transport minister over the Brexit deal.
  
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• Gourmet Burger Kitchen gets green light for plan to close 17 restaurants

  09-11-2018 18:31
  The closures will mean the loss of as many as 250 jobs.
  
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• Third man charged in Wishaw death inquiry

  09-11-2018 18:24
  Kevin McGuire, 51, died in hospital after suffering serious injuries last month.
  
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• Grenfell Tower inquiry: 'Don't give up', dad told in 999 call

  09-11-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A father who lost contact with his family as they escaped the tower gives evidence to the inquiry.
  
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• Jo Johnson quits as minister over Brexit and calls for second referendum

  09-11-2018 18:18
  The senior Tory resigned as transport minister warning that the nation faced either a ‘terrible’ deal and the ‘chaos’ of no-deal.
  
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• Boris Johnson backs brother Jo’s decision to quit over Brexit

  09-11-2018 18:16
  Politicians from across the political spectrum have reacted to Jo Johnson’s resignation.
  
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• World War One: Theresa May pays respects in France and Belgium

  09-11-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May leaves messages at the graves of the first and last British soldiers killed in World War One.
  
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• Jo Johnson resigns from UK government, calls for referendum to avoid Brexit vassalage or chaos

  09-11-2018 18:12
  Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Boris, resigned from Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Friday, calling in a withering critique for another referendum to avoid the vassalage or chaos that he said her Brexit plans would unleash.Quitting as junior transport minister, Johnson called May's Brexit plans "delusional" and said he could not vote for the deal she is expected to unveil in parliament within weeks.Johnson, 46, called it the worst failure of statecraft since the 1956 Suez canal cr
  
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• California Wildfires: Malibu Evacuated As Three Fires Destroy More Than 30,000 Acres

  09-11-2018 18:12
  Malibu is the latest California town to be evacuated, as three separate
  
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• Jo Johnson quits as minister over Theresa May's Brexit plan

  09-11-2018 18:09
  Theresa May’s hopes of winning parliament’s backing for her Brexit deal were plunged into fresh doubt after Jo Johnson resigned from the government, accusing her of offering MPs a choice between “vassalage and chaos”.The remain-backing MP for Orpington and rail minister published an article online saying he could not vote for the deal which May is expected to bring back to parliament within weeks and instead would be throw his weight behind a second referendum.With great
  
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