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• Brexiteer cabinet ministers in plan to shift May on EU deal

  16-11-2018 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A group of five ministers are hoping to persuade the PM to make changes to the deal, the BBC understands.
  
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• Publisher of the 'i' newspaper sets out rescue plan

  16-11-2018 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Johnston Press plans to file for administration with its assets then immediately sold to its lenders.
  
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• Publisher Johnston Press announces preparations to enter into administration

  16-11-2018 23:54
  The publisher had recently been looking at ways to refinance £220 million of debt that became repayable in June this year
  
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• Woman rescued after blaze at property in Dundee

  16-11-2018 23:52
  The fire happened at a building in Maplewood Drive on Friday night.
  
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• Heartened but cautious - British business reacts to May's Brexit plan

  16-11-2018 23:49
  One of the country's biggest companies has welcomed the government's proposed Brexit withdrawal agreement as a "positive step forward".Miles Roberts, chief executive of packaging giant DS Smith, told Sky News he was "heartened" by the deal and by what he saw as efforts to "maintain close economic ties with the European Union".
  
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• Ex-Trump strategist Bannon says EU is trying to thwart Brexit

  16-11-2018 23:42
  U.S. President Donald Trump’s former political strategist, Steve Bannon, said on Friday that the European Union was trying to thwart Brexit.Bannon, a former chairman of the right-wing Breitbart.com website and an architect of Trump’s 2016 election win, has set up a movement to elect right-wing nationalist and populist members in European Parliament elections next May.The EU's elites, he said, did not want Brexit.
  
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• Pedestrians suffer serious injuries after being hit by car

  16-11-2018 23:25
  The three women were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after the incident in Inverurie on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Children in Need 2018: EastEnders do Disney with Boyzone on Strictly

  16-11-2018 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Aladdin makes an appearance in Albert Square, and Doctor Who takes part in the fund-raising night.
  
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• Administration for i owner Johnston Press

  16-11-2018 23:04
  Johnston Press, the publisher of the i newspaper and The Scotsman, has said it intends to place itself into administration.
  
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• Brexit: 'Lazarus-like' Amber Rudd urges Tory dissenters to pull back

  16-11-2018 22:52
  The new work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has urged Brexiteers to pull back from their assault on the prime minister.After it was confirmed that her longtime ally Theresa May had invited her back into the cabinet, Ms Rudd insisted the prime minister's time in Downing Street is not over yet."I am confident the prime minister can survive," she said.
  
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• WikiLeaks' Assange faces charges; lawyer says he'd fight

  16-11-2018 22:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not willingly travel to the United States to face charges filed under seal against him, one of his lawyers said Friday, foreshadowing a possible fight over extradition for a central figure in the U.S. special counsel's Russia-Trump investigation.
  
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• Wales 1-2 Denmark: Wales lose to Denmark in Nations League

  16-11-2018 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Wales miss out on promotion to the Nations League's top tier as they are beaten at home by Denmark, who win Group B4.
  
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• Trump officials ready for trade talks if May Brexit plan is ditched, says Davis

  16-11-2018 22:33
  The former Brexit secretary made the claim after revealing he held talks in Washington as Westminster was in chaos.
  
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• UK Weather Forecast: Cold Snap On Its Way As 'Mild' Temps Evaporate

  16-11-2018 22:17
  Britons should brace for a cold snap as unseasonably warm weather gives way to
  
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• May's Brexit deal won't get through parliament - David Davis

  16-11-2018 21:50
  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's draft European Union divorce deal will not get the approval of the UK parliament, former Brexit Secretary David Davis said on Friday.
  
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• Unions warn of widespread strikes unless workers’ pay offer improved

  16-11-2018 21:47
  The Finance Secretary has been urged to attend talks and give extra funding to Cosla.
  
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• Theresa May tries to woo grassroot Tories as rebellion against draft Brexit deal stalls

  16-11-2018 21:39
  Theresa May appears to have secured her immediate survival in 10 Downing Street as a rebellion against her leadership stalls.During a tumultuous day, Michael Gove, Penny Mordaunt and Liam Fox chose to stay in the cabinet while the number of dissenters publicly handing in letters of no confidence only reached 21.It has been one of the most difficult 24 hours of Mrs May's premiership and, according to Sky sources, she held a conference call with hundreds of Conservative constituency leaders during
  
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• Major home care provider seeking ‘transfer’ of contracts

  16-11-2018 21:26
  Allied Healthcare provides services to around 9,300 people in England.
  
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• Operations cancelled as sterilisation unit temporarily shut after inspection

  16-11-2018 21:18
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has postponed 53 operations at six hospitals.
  
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• Unknown body buried in Clocaenog forest 'since 2004'

  16-11-2018 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The unknown remains were found in Clocaenog forest in 2015 during a Wales GB Rally stage.
  
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• Lady Sylvia Hermon ‘needs assurances from PM’ to back EU withdrawal deal

  16-11-2018 21:08
  The North Down MP says she is ‘not happy with everything’ in the draft agreement.
  
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• Sign up to agreement or face chaotic no-deal Brexit – Coveney

  16-11-2018 20:54
  Simon Coveney said people are ‘too quick’ to write off Prime Minister Theresa May, saying she has shown ‘resilience and courage’.
  
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• Theresa May fights on as rebellion against draft Brexit deal stalls

  16-11-2018 20:41
  Theresa May appears to have secured her immediate survival in 10 Downing Street as a rebellion against her leadership stalls.During a tumultuous day, Michael Gove, Penny Mordaunt and Liam Fox chose to stay in the cabinet while the number of dissenters publicly handing in letters of no confidence only reached 21.Forty-eight are needed to trigger a Tory leadership contest.
  
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• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces charges under seal

  16-11-2018 20:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed charges under seal against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a person familiar with the matter confirmed Friday after prosecutors inadvertently tipped off the information in a court filing.
  
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• Grindr cheat pharmacist 'sobbed over wife' days after her death

  16-11-2018 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Mitesh Patel denies murdering his wife Jessica so he could claim a £2m life insurance payment.
  
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• River Clyde waterfront project approved by Scottish Government

  16-11-2018 20:26
  The scheme, which is expected to inject more than £865 million into the local economy, will include an opening road bridge.
  
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• Mother and ex-partner jailed over death of toddler tied to 'cage' bed

  16-11-2018 20:20
  A woman and her ex-partner have been jailed over the death of a toddler who was tied face-down to a "cage" bed.Lauren Coyle and Reece Hitchcott were cleared of manslaughter but found guilty of allowing the death of her 19-month-old daughter Ellie-May Minshull-Coyle at their Preston flat.The little girl was found by her grandfather tied to a pink Frozen bed which had been converted into a "cage" with bedding and sheets over the sides to stop her from seeing outside, a jury heard.
  
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• Amber Rudd's return is a surprising yet inevitable new dawn

  16-11-2018 20:09
  Amber Rudd’s return to frontline politics was both a surprise and inevitable, according to one former colleague.Surprising because she was brought down so recently and so spectacularly by the Windrush scandal, which she had tried to defend despite a series of articles in the Guardian.Rudd, 55, comes back to the cabinet as work and pensions secretary seven months after leaving over a hostile environment policy towards immigrants that was devised by May when she was home secretary.
  
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• Allied Healthcare to transfer care contracts

  16-11-2018 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The home care provider was warned this month by the care regulator about its financial sustainability.
  
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• Three injured after being hit by car

  16-11-2018 19:59
  The injuries are said to range from minor to serious.
  
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• Man jailed after driving car at crowd outside pub

  16-11-2018 19:57
  Dramatic video footage has been released by police after James Bates was sentenced to 12 years at Canterbury Crown Court.
  
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• Lou Dobbs Loses His Mind After CNN Defeats White House Over Acosta's Press Access - Daily Beast

  16-11-2018 19:57 via thedailybeast.com
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  Lou Dobbs Loses His Mind After CNN Defeats White House Over Acosta's Press Access
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  Minutes after a federal judge ordered the White House to reinstate CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass, Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs took to Twitter to bash the decision, contradicting his network's company line in the process. “Outrageously ...
  CNN's Acosta back at White House after judge's rulingSFGateall 2,465 news articles »
  
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• Rudd urged to ditch DWP policies after damning UN report

  16-11-2018 19:53
  Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell called on the new departmental secretary to reverse her predecessor’s work.
  
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• British Airways sued by tourist 'wedged next to obese passenger' - CNN International

  16-11-2018 19:50 via edition.cnn.com
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  British Airways sued by tourist 'wedged next to obese passenger'
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  London (CNN) A tourist is suing British Airways, claiming he suffered injury and loss of earnings from having to sit next to an obese passenger on a 12-hour flight. Stephen Prosser, 51, from Penygraig, South Wales, told Pontypridd County Court on ...and more »
  
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• Rudd returns to Cabinet with show of support for May

  16-11-2018 19:49
  Amber Rudd has been appointed as Work and Pensions Secretary while Stephen Barclay becomes the new Secretary of State for Brexit.
  
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• 'New IRA' weapons found in Belfast boiler house that caught fire

  16-11-2018 19:43
  A weapons haul thought to have been used by the so-called "New IRA" in attempts to kill police officers has been discovered in a residential boiler house.Two AK-47 rifles, two sawn-off shotguns, a high-powered rifle with a silencer fitted, three pipe bombs and more than 100 assorted rounds of ammunition were also stored in the building that set fire in Belfast on Wednesday.Police believe the weapons belonged to dissident republicans and may have been kept in the outhouse without the knowledge of
  
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• Russians impersonating U.S. State Dept aide in hacking campaign: researchers

  16-11-2018 19:23
  Hackers linked to the Russian government are impersonating U.S. State Department employees in an operation aimed at infecting computers of U.S. government agencies, think tanks and businesses, two cybersecurity firms told Reuters.The operation, which began on Wednesday, suggests Russia is keen to resume an aggressive campaign of attacks on U.S. targets after a lull going into the Nov. 6 U.S. midterm election, in which Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives, according to CrowdSt
  
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• Tom Watson: people's vote more likely given weakness of May's position

  16-11-2018 19:22
  Tom Watson said people’s vote was ‘the insurance option at the end of a series of unlikely events’.Senior Labour figures have reiterated the possibility of a second referendum on Brexit, with Tom Watson saying the idea seems more likely amid the current government chaos, while John McDonnell said the idea “remains on the table”.Labour’s position, firmed up at the party conference in September, is to push for a general election as a first preference, but to mai
  
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• Brexit fallout: Share slide persists for builders and banks

  16-11-2018 19:22
  Banking and housebuilding stocks remained under pressure as businesses exposed to the UK economy continued to feel the heat from the ongoing political crisis over Brexit.After taking a hammering in the wake of Thursday's government resignations over the draft withdrawal agreement, the sectors continued to suffer falls on Friday.Among stocks on the FTSE 100 Index, Royal Bank of Scotland was down another 3%, while peers Lloyds Banking Group and Barclays dropped almost 2% and almost 1% respectively
  
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• A vote reversed - What is the path back from Brexit?

  16-11-2018 19:21
  To leave, or not to leave: More than two and a half years since the United Kingdom voted to exit the EU, that is still the question.The crisis in Prime Minister Theresa May's government over her draft Brexit divorce deal has stirred interest in the possibility that the United Kingdom could change its mind, or 'regrexit'.In the June 23, 2016 referendum, 17.4 million voters, or 52 percent, backed Brexit while 16.1 million, or 48 percent, backed staying in the bloc.
  
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• Ulster Unionist leader blasts inclusion of backstop in withdrawal agreement as a ‘monumental error in judgement’

  16-11-2018 19:15
  Robin Swann also criticised the ‘brash behaviour of the Irish Government’ just hours before he is due to address an event at Fine Gael’s conference.
  
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• Murder probe into shooting of trader on return from work outside Aviva Stadium

  16-11-2018 19:12
  Clive Staunton was targeted outside his home after selling flags and scarves at the match between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
  
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• Growing number of Tory MPs join attempt to topple Theresa May

  16-11-2018 19:11
  Theresa May is battling to halt a growing revolt from the Tory right after half a dozen more backbenchers came out in favour of a no-confidence vote and the organiser of the rebellion publicly predicted more MPs would follow next week.The prime minister held a conference call with local association chairmen on Friday afternoon as she fought to head off a coup and sell her hard-won Brexit deal to a sceptical and partially hostile party.Rebellious MPs said they were confident of reaching the requi
  
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• New Brexit Secretary is a Leaver and ex-City regulator

  16-11-2018 18:55
  Steve Barclay is a graduate of David Cameron’s ‘A list’ of candidates
  
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• Reality Check: Brexit withdrawal agreement - what it all means

  16-11-2018 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Chris Morris analyses the key points from the 585-page draft agreement between the UK and the EU.
  
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• Actor Tom Hardy made CBE as he receives gong from Prince Charles

  16-11-2018 18:53
  Actor Tom Hardy has been made a CBE at Buckingham Palace where he was given his award by Prince Charles for services to drama.Hardy, 41, is best-known for films such as Inception, Mad Max: Fury Road, Bronson and The Revenant but he has also appeared on CBeebies, reading a bedtime story for the programme's pre-school audience.While he declined to speak to reporters outside the investiture, he was seen laughing with Prince Charles and sharing a friendly handshake with him during the ceremony.
  
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• Facing Deadlier Fires, California Tries Something New: More Logging - Wall Street Journal

  16-11-2018 18:52 via wsj.com
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  Facing Deadlier Fires, California Tries Something New: More Logging
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  FRENCH MEADOWS RESERVOIR, Calif.—Obscured amid the chaos of California's latest wildfire outbreak is a striking sign of change that may help curtail future devastating infernos. After decades of butting heads, some environmentalists and logging ...
  Firefighters need at least 2 more weeks to contain Camp Fire, but rain forecast may offer reliefUSA TODAYall 4,345 news articles&nb
  
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• UN warns over human rights impact of a 'digital welfare state' - TechCrunch

  16-11-2018 18:51 via techcrunch.com
  TechCrunch
  UN warns over human rights impact of a 'digital welfare state'
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  The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights has raised concerns about the UK's rush to apply digital technologies and data tools to socially re-engineer the delivery of public services at scale, warning in a statement today that the ...and more »
  
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• May defends Brexit deal as opponents plot no-confidence vote

  16-11-2018 18:51
  Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of the most prominent Brexiteer in her government on Friday as she fought to save a draft European Union divorce deal that has stirred up a plot to force her out of her job.More than two years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU, it is still unclear how, on what terms or even if the world's fifth largest economy will leave the bloc as planned on March 29, 2019.Just hours after announcing that her senior ministers had collectively backed her d
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Approach To Washington Has History On Its Side - HuffPost

  16-11-2018 18:48 via huffingtonpost.com
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  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Approach To Washington Has History On Its Side
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  When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed climate action demonstrators staging a sit-in in House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi's office on Tuesday, some of her harshest critics were liberals. The criticism was that she and the protesters were going ...
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Push Washington. Will Washington Push Back?New York Times
  Ocasio-Cortez gets in closed-door fight with veteran lawmaker over
  
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