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• Queen joined by senior members of Royal Family at WWI remembrance concert

  10-11-2018 23:49
  The Queen and senior members of the Royal family have attended a Festival of Remembrance on the eve of Armistice Day.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were among those who paid their respects at London's Royal Albert Hall, ahead of Sunday's commemorations marking 100 years since the end of the First World War.Prince Charles and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were also in attendance, as actors, authors, singers and military bands led the tributes.
  
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• Four UK ministers on verge of quitting, EU rejects latest plan - Sunday Times

  10-11-2018 23:17
  LONDON (Reuters) - Four British ministers who back remaining in the European Union are on the verge of quitting Prime Minister Theresa May's government over Brexit, the Sunday Times reported.
  
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• Queen and PM pay tribute to First World War soldiers at Royal Albert Hall

  10-11-2018 22:41
  Theresa May and her husband Philip held aloft photos of two of her ancestors who took part in the war.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth launches British commemorations 100 years after WW1

  10-11-2018 22:05
  Britain's Queen Elizabeth and senior members of the royal family attended a Festival of Remembrance on Saturday to commemorate all those who lost their lives in conflict, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One.The 92-year-old Queen joined her son and heir to the throne Charles, grandsons William and Harry and their wives Kate and Meghan at the Royal Albert Hall in central London at an event organised to pay tribute to all those who have died.The royal family and Prime Mi
  
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• Justine Greening says Theresa May is ‘handing power to EU’ in Brexit deal

  10-11-2018 22:00
  Justine Greening says Britain would be left in the ‘worst of all worlds’.Theresa May was accused last night by a former cabinet colleague of planning the “biggest giveaway of sovereignty in modern times”, as she faced a potentially devastating pincer movement from Tory remainers and leavers condemning her Brexit plans.The day after Jo Johnson, the pro-remain brother of former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, resigned from the government and called for a second referendum
  
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• Sarah Payne Murderer, Roy Whiting, 'Stabbed In Prison'

  10-11-2018 21:02
  The man who murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne has been hospitalised after he was
  
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• Thousands of Leicester City fans take part in tribute walk to remember chairman

  10-11-2018 20:34
  Leicester fans and players bowed their heads in an emotional two-minute silence at the King Power stadium to remember their chairman.About 10,000 supporters had earlier walked from the city centre to the ground, led by injured player Harry Maguire, waving Leicester FC banners and Thai flags along the route in memory of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was also the club's owner.James Maddison, Andy King and Hamza Choudhury were also on the march which fans dubbed '5,000-1', the club's pre-season odd
  
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• Reduced Southeastern train timetable amid risk from 'leaves on the line'

  10-11-2018 19:30
  Southeastern Railway will run a reduced timetable next week to cut the chance of accidents due to leaves on the line.As autumn leaves begin to pile up on the ground, 50 million of them fall onto railway lines.Many companies announced their autumn timetables at the end of September but Southeastern is bringing in a short-term amended autumn timetable during the "worst of the autumn weather" between 12 and 16 of November.
  
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• Thousands of Leicester City fans take part in walk to remember chairman

  10-11-2018 19:08
  Leicester fans and players bowed their heads in an emotional two-minute silence at the King Power stadium to remember their chairman.About 10,000 supporters had earlier walked from the city centre to the ground, led by injured player Harry Maguire, waving Leicester FC banners and Thai flags along the route in memory of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was also the club's owner.James Maddison, Andy King and Hamza Choudhury were also on the march which fans dubbed '5,000-1', the club's pre-season odd
  
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• Homes evacuated during security alert

  10-11-2018 18:39
  A suspicious object was discovered on a building site in Moygashel, Co Tyrone.
  
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• The Syrian crisis – through artists' eyes

  10-11-2018 18:00 via theguardian.com
  The plights of Syrian refugees are depicted in a new exhibition, Journeys Drawn: Illustration from the Refugee Crisis, at the House of Illustration, King’s Cross, until 24 March 2019 Continue reading...
  
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• Missing nine-year-old boy found

  10-11-2018 18:00
  Harley McLay was found four hours after he wandered off from a supermarket.
  
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• In Video: Leicester fans’ tribute to helicopter crash victims

  10-11-2018 17:58
  The walk was called 5,000-1 as a reminder of the odds of Leicester winning the Premier League in 2016.
  
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• Woman badly burned in doorstep substance attack

  10-11-2018 17:19
  The victim was attacked at a property in Edinburgh on Friday evening.
  
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• Woman, 60, robbed by three masked men in Lisburn

  10-11-2018 17:13
  Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the raid on Nettlehill Road.
  
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• Edinburgh woman seriously injured after doorstep 'acid' attack

  10-11-2018 17:05
  Police outside the Edinburgh property where the attack took place.A woman is in hospital with serious burns after opening the door to a masked attacker who threw a corrosive substance in her face.The 37-year-old victim was attacked on the doorstep of a property in Captain’s Road, in the southern suburbs of Edinburgh, at about 8.40pm on Friday.
  
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• Harry lays wreath ahead of England v New Zealand tie at Twickenham

  10-11-2018 16:57
  The duke met descendants of players who died during the First World War
  
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• Spice Girls reunion tour: Extra dates announced after fans' frustration over tickets

  10-11-2018 16:48
  The Spice Girls have added a string of new dates to their reunion tour after fans from around the world struggled to buy tickets.The 90s girl band originally announced six dates in 2019, including a finale at Wembley Stadium in London.Mel B, Geri Horner, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm will be performing without Victoria Beckham, who is focusing on her career as a fashion designer.
  
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• Donald Trump Cancels US War Cemetery Visit In France Because It's Raining

  10-11-2018 16:47
  Donald Trump has canceled a trip to honour US soldiers killed in World War One
  
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• Woman badly burned in 'acid' attack as she answered door of Edinburgh property

  10-11-2018 16:46
  A woman has been badly burned after a corrosive substance was thrown in her face as she answered the door of a property.The 37-year-old victim was believed to have been deliberately targeted, reportedly with acid, in the attack in Edinburgh.
  
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• Police 'hamstrung' over facial recognition tech, says Met chief

  10-11-2018 16:46
  Police attempts to exploit controversial surveillance measures including facial recognition CCTV are being “hamstrung” by a complex regulatory system and legal framework, the Metropolitan police commissioner has said.Thanks to the wealth of communications, biometrics and other electronic data now available, Cressida Dick said investigations now “hardly rely at all” on witnesses and confessions.“We are finding ourselves quite hamstrung by a quite complex regulatory s
  
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• Homes evacuated after security alert in Co Tyrone

  10-11-2018 16:19
  Army bomb experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object.
  
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• Donald Trump Celebrates Armistice Day Weekend By Falling Out With France

  10-11-2018 15:20
  Donald Trump is in Paris this weekend to mark 100 years since the end of World
  
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• PM's Brexit choices completely unacceptable, says Jo Johnson

  10-11-2018 15:11
  The Brexit choices being offered by the prime minister are "completely acceptable", Jo Johnson has told Sky News.Mr Johnson, whose shock resignation as transport minister took Westminster by surprise, said while he disagreed with is Brexiteer brother, Boris, on quitting the EU, they both agreed on the "limitations and the profound flaws" of the deal to be presented by the government.Calling for a second referendum on Brexit, Mr Johnson said the government's insistence that this would not happen
  
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• Cyclist, 17, killed in Oldham car crash with 'drink driver'

  10-11-2018 15:04
  A teenager has been killed and another is in a critical condition after being involved in a crash with a suspected drink driver.A 17-year-old and a 19-year-old were on the same bike when it crashed with a grey Vauxhall Insignia in Oldham Road, Oldham at 2.55am on Saturday.The driver of the Insignia fled on foot after the second crash, but police had sent officers to both crash locations.
  
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• Top Catholic bishop to be questioned over child abuse scandal

  10-11-2018 15:00
  The Roman Catholic church in England will come under intense scrutiny this week over its handling of child sexual abuse and the cover-up of predatory priests by bishops and other senior figures.Survivors of rape and assault will testify over five days at an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, along with church leaders, officials and child protection experts in a case study examining the archdiocese of Birmingham.Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the archbishop of Westminster, will give evidence
  
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• Questions ‘rightly’ asked after custody death – minister

  10-11-2018 15:00
  A Fatal Accident Inquiry will be held in due course following the death of a teenager at Polmont Young Offenders’ Institution.
  
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• Daily Mail owner plots i bid in Johnston Press break-up

  10-11-2018 14:58
  The owner of the Daily Mail is plotting to buy the i in a move that would expand its share of the national newspaper market during a period of turbulence for the UK's biggest publishers‎.Sky News has learnt that Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is drawing up plans to make an offer for the i as its current owner, Johnston Press, scrambles to raise cash from a full or partial takeover.DMGT's proposed bid is at an early stage, but is expected to be lodged ahead of a deadline in the coming we
  
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• Couple and two children escape injury after suspected arson attack

  10-11-2018 14:44
  A 26-year-old man is assisting with police enquiries after the incident on Friday.
  
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• Elderly couple subjected to horrific robbery in Warrenpoint

  10-11-2018 14:29
  The suspects then searched the house and made off with a sum of cash, a mobile phone, three white gold rings and a leather wallet.
  
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• Man assaulted in Belfast city centre

  10-11-2018 14:23
  A 23-year-old man was assaulted on Donegall Square North, outside Belfast City Hall.
  
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• A Statue Unveiled In Birmingham To Honour Sikh First World War Soldiers Has Been Vandalised

  10-11-2018 13:52
  A brand new statue of a Sikh soldier - unveiled last week to commemorate the
  
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• In Pictures: London streets awash with colour for Lord Mayor’s Show

  10-11-2018 13:49
  The route of the procession starts at Bank and ends in Aldwych, travelling from Mansion House to Fleet Street via St Paul’s.
  
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• Javid urges ‘more leadership all round’ to stop children being drawn into crime

  10-11-2018 13:45
  Ministers have come under intense pressure over efforts to tackle spiralling levels of violent crime.
  
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• Statue commemorating Indian soldiers vandalised

  10-11-2018 13:32
  The 10ft-high statue was sprayed with the words ‘Sepoys no more’.
  
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• Four killed in Sheffield crash after police chased car

  10-11-2018 13:31
  Four people are dead, including a child, after a crash in Sheffield last night, police have said.
  
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• Child and three adults dead after crash involving car being pursued by police

  10-11-2018 13:24
  The little boy died in hospital.
  
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• Jo Johnson says colleagues are considering their position over Brexit

  10-11-2018 13:12
  Former minister Jo Johnson said some colleagues were "reflecting hard" on whether to quit over Theresa May's Brexit plan after his dramatic resignation threw the British prime minister's deal into jeopardy.The junior transport minister - and younger brother of former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson - issued a searing critique of May's Brexit deal on Friday when he unexpectedly quit, saying the country needed to pull back from the brink.On Saturday he also attacked the "fantasy set of promises" m
  
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• Prisoner on the run after absconding from Suffolk jail

  10-11-2018 13:08
  A prisoner who is serving time for robbery and theft has absconded from Hollesley Bay in Suffolk.
  
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• Digital roll of honour remembers regiment soldiers fallen in WWI

  10-11-2018 12:38
  The University of St Andrews has worked with the Royal Scots Museum in Edinburgh on the project.
  
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• Jo Johnson: it would be travesty not to have second Brexit vote

  10-11-2018 12:26
  The vote to leave the European Union was influenced by a fantasy set of promises that have been shown as undeliverable, Jo Johnson has said, as he sought to explain his reasons for resigning from the cabinet on Friday.The former transport minister accused the Brexit campaign – which was led, in part, by his brother Boris – of offering the public “a false prospectus” that bears little resemblance to the reality of the deal that the prime minister is to present to parliamen
  
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• Driver arrested after fatal ‘wrong direction’ collision

  10-11-2018 11:47
  A motorcyclist died at the scene of the crash on the A725 East Kilbride expressway.
  
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• Big Ben will sound for centenary of Armistice despite ongoing repair works

  10-11-2018 11:43
  The 13.7 tonne bell will strike 11 times at 11am, before striking again at 12.30 with bells all over the world.
  
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• Beto 2020? Why some think Beto O'Rourke has what it takes to become president - video profile

  10-11-2018 11:28 via theguardian.com
  O'Rourke's bid to unseat Ted Cruz in the US midterms narrowly failed – but his audacious grassroots campaign sprinkled seeds of Democratic rebirth and has drawn whispers of a presidential run. What is it that makes people think the Texas congressman has what it takes to get into the White House?Beto 2020? How O'Rourke became a Texas sensation who could shape the future of the DemocratsContinue reading...
  
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• Johnson hints at more resignations over May’s Brexit plans

  10-11-2018 11:14
  Jo Johnson quit as transport minister on Friday.
  
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• Prisoner on the run after absconding Suffolk jail

  10-11-2018 10:42
  A prisoner who is serving time for robbery and theft has absconded from Hollesley Bay in Suffolk.
  
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• In Pictures: Poppy power as towns transformed for Armistice Day

  10-11-2018 10:32
  Residents across the country have re-branded streets and decorated houses and landmarks to remember those who died in the First World War.
  
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• Fox says Britain may not get a deal with the EU

  10-11-2018 10:21
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may not be able to reach a divorce deal with the European Union because a number of contentious issues still stand in the way, trade minister Liam Fox said on Saturday.
  
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• Jo Johnson says other ministers, lawmakers considering their position over Brexit

  10-11-2018 10:17
  Britain's Jo Johnson said he knew other ministers and lawmakers were "reflecting hard" on whether to quit in protest at Theresa May's Brexit plan after his dramatic resignation on Friday ramped up pressure on the prime minister.The junior transport minister - and younger brother of former foreign minister Boris Johnson - issued a searing critique of May's Brexit deal on Friday when he unexpectedly quit, saying the country needed to pull back from the brink and have a second referendum on leaving
  
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• Prince Charles at 70: Royal Mail release stamps of heir with William and Harry

  10-11-2018 10:04
  Prince Charles and his sons feature in a triple portrait in a set of Royal Mail stamps to mark his 70th birthday.Charles, along with Prince William and Prince Harry, were photographed during the July celebrations at Buckingham Palace that marked the RAF's 100th anniversary.
  
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