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• Four men arrested on suspicion of murdering 16-year-old John Ogunjobi in Tulse Hill

  12-11-2018 23:57
  Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 16-year-old boy in south London.John Ogunjobi was found unconscious on a street in Tulse Hill on 5 November and was pronounced dead shortly before midnight.Scotland Yard said detectives investigating the fatal stabbing made four arrests on Monday.
  
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• New appeal for information about violent robbery of 98-year-old man

  12-11-2018 23:13
  Police returned to the scene of the crime on Monday evening.
  
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• Ballymurphy inquest: Three soldiers to give evidence over 1971 Belfast shootings

  12-11-2018 23:01
  Three soldiers have been called to give evidence into the deaths of 10 people in Belfast 47 years ago.An inquest into the Ballymurphy shootings in August 1971 heard that the deaths were the result of "illegitimate, unjustified and indiscriminate use of force by the army".Operation Demetrius - the internment of IRA suspects without trial - had just begun when members of the Parachute Regiment were deployed to Ballymurphy in west Belfast.
  
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• Labour deputy leader branded ‘fantasist’ over FOBTs allegations

  12-11-2018 23:00
  Tom Watson alleged that pro-gambling Tory MPs lobbied the Government to delay new laws on fixed-odds betting machines.
  
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• Ilford Murder Investigation: Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Killing 35-Year-Old Woman

  12-11-2018 22:53
  A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death
  
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• Brexit talks are nearing their endgame, May says

  12-11-2018 22:47
  Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that there were still considerable unresolved issues with the European Union over Brexit as the two sides approached the "endgame" in negotiations for departure from the bloc.Negotiations are continuing this week, but officials are warning unless there is dramatic progress by the end of Wednesday there is unlikely to be a summit this month to approve a Brexit deal.
  
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• Blue Inc‎ fights to avoid becoming fashion victim again

  12-11-2018 22:33
  The menswear retailer Blue Inc has been put up for sale as it battles to avoid becoming the latest fashion victim on Britain's increasingly troubled high streets.Sky News has learnt that the owners of loss-making Blue Inc, which used to be chaired by the former Marks & Spencer boss Lord Rose, have asked Begbies Traynor, the professional services firm, to find a buyer for the business.‎It was unclear on Monday what Blue Inc's fate would be if it did not secure a swift injection of new cap
  
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• Inquest to open over 'Ballymurphy massacre'

  12-11-2018 22:30
  The families of 10 civilians killed by members of the Parachute Regiment in 1971 hope the inquest will finally provide answers.
  
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• Time running out as Theresa May claims Brexit talks in ‘the endgame’

  12-11-2018 22:09
  Theresa May said at the lord mayor’s banquet that there remained ‘significant issues’ to resolve in the Brexit talks.Theresa May’s efforts to secure a Brexit deal by the end of March have suffered a serious setback after it emerged that UK and European Union negotiators were struggling to bridge the gap over the Irish border backstop in time for a November summit.The prime minister was forced to admit that “significant” issues remained despite talks that went
  
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• Gordon Brown: Give the people a voice on Brexit

  12-11-2018 22:05
  The former prime minister says Labour MPs should vote down Theresa May's Brexit deal as it does not solve long-term problems.
  
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• May says Brexit talks reaching their endgame, issues remain

  12-11-2018 22:04
  Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that there were still considerable unresolved issues with the European Union over Brexit as the two sides approached the "endgame" in negotiations for departure from the bloc.May's compromise plan, which seeks to maintain close trade ties with the EU in the future, is facing opposition from Brexiteers, pro-Europeans, the Northern Irish party that props up her government, and even some of her own ministers.With under five months until Britain leaves the E
  
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• I won’t agree a Brexit deal that compromises referendum result, says May

  12-11-2018 22:01
  The Prime Minister used a London speech to warn she will not back an “at any cost” agreement with Brussels
  
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• Brexit talks 'in the endgame', Theresa May declares

  12-11-2018 21:59
  Brexit negotiations with Brussels are now "in the endgame", Theresa May has declared, amid predictions that a deal could be imminent.
  
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• Salmond harassment probe investigates alleged incidents at Edinburgh airport

  12-11-2018 21:55
  Officers were interviewing staff in Edinburgh last week.
  
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• Stabbing Survivors Speak Out Amid Shocking Spate Of Knife Attacks

  12-11-2018 21:53
  Knife crime is nothing new, but in the last year something has changed. Police
  
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• Small Highland community cut off after 9,000-tonne landslip

  12-11-2018 21:43
  Arrangements are being made to help residents and guests in the remote area.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing: Danny John-Jules skips spin-off show after exit

  12-11-2018 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The actor's partner, Amy Dowden, appeared on It Takes Two alone following the pair's elimination.
  
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• Gordon Brown on Brexit: a grownup among a sea of idiots

  12-11-2018 21:37
  Gordon Brown still knows how to work an audience.Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA
  
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• Windrush: 11 people wrongly deported from UK have died – Javid

  12-11-2018 21:29
  Sajid Javid has been accused by Diane Abbott of providing ‘piecemeal updates’ about the deaths of deported British citizens caught up in the Windrush scandal.Eight more members of the Windrush generation who may have been wrongly deported by UK authorities have been found to have died, taking the total to at least 11, the home secretary has confirmed.Sajid Javid said British officials had also been unable to contact many of those thought to have been caught up in the scandal, suggest
  
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• Woman thought she was going to die in acid attack

  12-11-2018 21:27
  Teresa McCann has been left with serious injuries to her face and neck.
  
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• Marvel co-creator Stan Lee dies aged 95

  12-11-2018 21:25
  Marvel paid tribute to the ‘founder, voice and champion’ of the company.
  
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• Spider-Man creator Stan Lee dies aged 95

  12-11-2018 21:23
  Lee was famous for making brief comical cameos in each of the Marvel universe films.
  
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• Comic writer Stan Lee left indelible mark on modern pop culture

  12-11-2018 21:18
  The executive vice president and publisher of Marvel Comics has died.
  
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• Brexit: Labour in bid to force publication of May's Irish backstop plan

  12-11-2018 20:53
  Keir Starmer says it is untenable to keep MPs ‘in the dark’ on Irish backstop legal advice before asking them to vote on Theresa May’s Brexit plan.Labour will launch an attempt to force ministers to publish the government’s legal advice on Theresa May’s Irish backstop plan before any Brexit deal is put before parliament.The shadow Brexit secretary, Keir Starmer, will on Tuesday use the humble address – an ancient procedure used by the party last year to force
  
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• School isolation rooms: 'It was like I didn't exist'

  12-11-2018 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 200 school children spent at least five consecutive days in school isolation booths last year.
  
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• Man in court after body found on footpath

  12-11-2018 20:40
  Robert Dunn made no plea during his appearance.
  
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• Universal Credit Is Fuelling A Rise In Unpaid Council Rent, BBC Panorama Reveals

  12-11-2018 20:30
  Council leaders have warned Universal Credit could halt house-building because
  
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• Man in court over crash death of motorcyclist

  12-11-2018 20:30
  Allan Nicholson died at the scene of the collision.
  
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• Stolen dog found in Bangor 300 miles from London home

  12-11-2018 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The Pomeranian's owner had given up hope of ever finding her after she was taken more than a year ago.
  
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• Car crash data thief 'unlucky' to be jailed

  12-11-2018 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A car repair worker is the first person to be sentenced to jail as a result of a UK data watchdog prosecution.
  
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• Two brothers charged after four killed in Sheffield crash

  12-11-2018 19:44
  Two brothers have been charged after a car crash which killed four people, including a one-year-old boy and his father.Elliot Bower, 18, and his brother Declan, 23, were remanded in custody after appearing at Sheffield Magistrates' Court.Adnan Ashraf Jarral, 35, and his son Usman, one, were killed when Mr Jarral's Volkswagen Touran people carrier was hit by a Volkwagen Golf which was being pursued by police in Sheffield on Friday evening.
  
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• Glasgow School of Art board hits back over criticism

  12-11-2018 19:43
  The submission comes before an appearance before the culture committee on Thursday.
  
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• Samir Nasri set for Premier League return with West Ham after doping ban

  12-11-2018 19:42
  Samir Nasri is poised to be given a controversial route back into the Premier League by West Ham.It is understood the Frenchman, who is about to return to football following an 18 month doping ban, is currently undergoing a medical at the London club.Nasri, 31, was suspended from playing after breaking drug rules by having an intravenous drip treatment at a clinic in Los Angeles while on holiday in December 2016.
  
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• Leicester City supporters blast fans selling tributes to late chairman on eBay

  12-11-2018 19:41
  Leicester City supporters have criticised fans who are trying to sell special items made in memory of the club's late chairman on eBay.Saturday's match against Burnley at the King Power stadium was the first home fixture since Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed in a helicopter crash two weeks before.The commemorative programme, running to a hundred pages, includes tributes to the Thai billionaire from figures including former manager Claudio Ranieri, who led the Foxes to the Premier League titl
  
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• CCTV released after First World War tribute defaced with paint

  12-11-2018 19:39
  ‘Sepoys no more’ is believed to have been sprayed on in the early hours of Friday and officers are keen to trace two people caught on camera nearby.
  
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• Where do Theresa May's ministers stand on Brexit?

  12-11-2018 19:27
  Theresa May speaking during a cabinet meeting at Chequers.As Theresa May’s cabinet prepares to meet on Tuesday to try to overcome the remaining political obstacles to striking a deal with Brussels, we take a look at the different factions.This group, led by the de facto deputy prime minister, David Lidington, will back May to the hilt.
  
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• Top retailers to help fight ‘abhorrent’ modern slavery in clothing industry

  12-11-2018 19:24
  John Lewis, Marks and Spencer and Next are among firms to sign up to work with the Government to ‘root out criminality’ in the textiles trade.
  
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• Russian bank offers 1 billion rouble bet to back denial of Rosneft financing deal

  12-11-2018 19:21
  Russian state bank VTB on Monday challenged media to a legally-binding bet of 1 billion roubles (11.5 million pounds) over what it said were incorrect reports it provided a loan to finance the sale of a stake in Rosneft to Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.Citing nine sources, Reuters on Friday exclusively reported that VTB had provided around $6 billion to the Qatari fund (QIA)for the 10.2 billion euro deal in 2016 in which a 19.5 percent stake in Rosneft was sold to QIA and commodity trader Glenco
  
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• National Action trial: Three guilty of neo-Nazi group membership

  12-11-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A couple who named their child Adolf in honour of Hitler are convicted alongside a third defendant.
  
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• Footballer ‘has more points’ on driving licence than team has in league

  12-11-2018 19:08
  The unnamed player was stopped for a range of offences in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• The students I taught were reactionary, not revolutionary

  12-11-2018 19:00
  According to Dorian Lynskey, the young are “quiet revolutionaries” (Journal, 8 November).Yes, they were libertarian on some issues, but scratch the surface a bit more (their empathy truly was skin-deep) and I was reminded more and more of Ayn Rand and her band of counter-revolutionaries.
  
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• New Zealand opens first Irish embassy in preparation for Brexit

  12-11-2018 18:55
  Deputy prime minister Winston Peters has officially opened the embassy in Dublin.
  
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• Ministers will not scrap 'reasonable grounds' stop and search rule

  12-11-2018 18:43
  Government has ‘no plans’ to drop rule that officers must have reasonable grounds to suspect wrongdoingThe government has ruled out changing stop and search rules to allow police to use the power without reasonable grounds to suspect wrongdoing, while saying they want to “reduce bureaucracy” over such operations.The statement from the junior Home Office minister Nick Hurd follows the revelation in the Guardian that police have been in talks with advisers to the home secre
  
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• Ministers will not scrap 'reasonable grounds' stop and search rule

  12-11-2018 18:43
  Police have been in talks with the home secretary’s advisers about loosening the rules amid worries about an increase in knife attacks.The government has ruled out changing stop and search rules to allow police to use the power without reasonable grounds to suspect wrongdoing, while saying they want to “reduce bureaucracy” over such operations.The statement from the junior Home Office minister Nick Hurd follows the revelation in the Guardian that police have been in talks with
  
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• Ballymurphy Massacre ‘illegitimate and unjustified’, court hears

  12-11-2018 18:43
  Inquests investigating the 1971 incidents began in Belfast on Monday.
  
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• Labour MP Fiona Onasanya denies lying to police over speeding offence

  12-11-2018 18:40
  A Labour MP has denied lying to police about who was behind the wheel of a speeding vehicle.Fiona Onasanya, who represents Peterborough, is standing trial with her brother Festus, 33.The pair are accused of misinforming Cambridgeshire Police about who was responsible for driving a speeding vehicle in July 2017.
  
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• Former chief executive gave me tirade of abuse, Stobart chairman tells court

  12-11-2018 18:40
  Stobart bosses say Andrew Tinkler conspired with other businessmen to harm the company’s interests and made claims about money spent on air travel.
  
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• Should you ask someone to vacate your reserved seat on a train?

  12-11-2018 18:39
  Most railway passengers prefer to stand or look for another seat rather than ask someone to move, research shows. It is time we overcame this most British of behavioursFor British people travelling by public transport, speaking to someone might seem like a fate worse than death – but is avoiding it really worth hours and hours of standing up on a train?It seems so, according to research by train operator LNER (London North Eastern Railway). They found that just over half (56%) of us would
  
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• Democrat who voted for Trump in 2016 announces presidential bid – live

  12-11-2018 18:39
  West Virginia state senator Richard Ojeda formally launches presidential bid in a video filmed in front of the Korean war memorialSign up for the Guardian’s new US morning briefing5.39pm GMT House Democrats have announced their first priority in January.They plan on holding their first vote on a series of reforms to the political process that includes campaign finance reforms, new ethics rules and automatic voter registration. 5.12pm GMT Although Ojeda became the first unsuccessful congres
  
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• Teenage boy who died in Fife road crash named

  12-11-2018 18:38
  Ethan King, 17, was the front-seat passenger during the incident on the A915 Standing Stane Road in Kirkcaldy, Fife.
  
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