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• Save our Brexit - May urges UK public to back her in letter to the nation

  24-11-2018 23:42
  Prime Minister Theresa May made a dramatic direct appeal to the British public to support her deal to exit the European Union on Sunday even as backing from her own party for the agreement remained unclear.In an open letter to the nation, May said she would campaign "heart and soul" to get her deal through parliament, an increasingly unlikely prospect given stiff opposition within and beyond her own party.
  
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• May begs the public: unite behind me on Brexit deal

  24-11-2018 23:30
  Theresa May in Brussel on Saturday night ahead of a summit to sign off the withdrawal agreement.An increasingly desperate Theresa May on Sunday appeals to the British people to unite behind her Brexit deal as she calls on Leavers and Remainers to end hostilities and use the UK’s departure from the European Union to usher in a period of national “renewal and reconciliation”.With criticism of the package negotiated by the prime minister and EU leaders continuing to grow, and a ne
  
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• Campaign builds to force Corbyn’s support for people’s vote

  24-11-2018 23:30
  Jeremy Corbyn speaks at Labour’s conference in Liverpool, where delegates supported keeping a second vote on the table.Jeremy Corbyn is facing demands to hand power over Labour Brexit policy to members, by holding an emergency conference on endorsing a second referendum.The grassroots call comes as Roberta Blackman-Woods, a shadow communities minister, on Saturdayjoined other party frontbenchers in backing a people’s vote if – as is highly likely – Theresa May’s pro
  
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• Northern Irish DUP says will vote against May's 'pitiful' Brexit deal

  24-11-2018 23:24
  The Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Saturday said it would vote against her Brexit withdrawal agreement, which its deputy leader said would leave Britain in a "pitiful and pathetic place".The pledge to vote down the deal was made by party leader Arlene Foster at the end of her Democratic Unionist Party's annual conference at which members gave standing ovation to key May rival Boris Johnson's proposal to begin preparations for a "no deal" Brexi
  
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• Murder hunt after woman, 29, stabbed to death in Merseyside

  24-11-2018 22:56
  Murder detectives are searching for a man after a woman was stabbed to death in Merseyside.The 29-year-old victim was found injured at a property on Swan Avenue, St Helens, at around midday on Saturday, police said.Detective Chief Inspector Ian Warlow said: "At present we are in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation, but we believe the offender is known to the victim and a search is ongoing to find him.
  
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• May denies 'caving in' over Gibraltar as Spain claims victory ahead of EU Brexit summit

  24-11-2018 22:32
  Theresa May insisted the UK's position on Gibraltar "has not changed" after she was accused of caving in to Spanish demands ahead of Sunday's Brexit summit.The prime minister arrived in Brussels as EU leaders prepare to approve the UK's withdrawal agreement, which had been threatened by a diplomatic row with Madrid.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez revealed he would no longer vote against the Brexit deal, saying the UK and EU had agreed to demands for guarantees over the status of Gibraltar i
  
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• University team given celebrity support in Scottish Cup match

  24-11-2018 20:38
  It was the first time the University of Stirling had competed in the third round of the competition.
  
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• May vows to ‘stand by’ Gibraltar following Brexit row with Spain

  24-11-2018 20:37
  European Union leaders are now expected to endorse the Withdrawal Agreement at a summit on Sunday.
  
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• Boris bedazzles DUP with Brexit balm on a cold Belfast night

  24-11-2018 20:30
  Eye wide shut: Boris Johnson prepares to reassure the DUP faithful.If you lose friends and alienate people and feel somewhat lonely here’s a bold remedy: call Boris Johnson.The former foreign secretary did not disappoint the Democratic Unionist party at its annual party conference in Belfast on Saturday.
  
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• Two-year-old boy dies after falling from upstairs window in Liverpool

  24-11-2018 20:27
  A two-year-old boy has died in hospital a week after he fell from an upstairs window, Merseyside Police have confirmed.The toddler was found lying on the pavement with a head injury outside a house in Tuebrook in Liverpool on 17 November, and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.The Liverpool Echo reported that the boy's relatives decided to switch off his life support on Friday night.
  
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• DUP says will vote against Brexit deal unless backstop removed

  24-11-2018 20:27
  DUBLIN (Reuters) - The leader of the small Northern Irish party propping up Prime Minister Theresa May's British government said it will vote against her Brexit divorce deal unless the so-called Irish backstop is removed.
  
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• Brexit deal is best option to protect British economy - Hammond

  24-11-2018 20:21
  Britain's draft deal to leave the European Union is the best available solution to safeguard the economy and start to reunite a divided country, Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Saturday.Prime Minister Theresa May is due to meet EU leaders on Sunday in Brussels to sign off on the Brexit deal although objections from Spain over Gibraltar could yet derail the plans."This deal is a way of Britain leaving the European Union ... with minimum negative impact on our economy," Hammond told the BBC.
  
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• Has Spain really scored a victory over the UK on Gibraltar?

  24-11-2018 20:15
  Gibraltar is more vulnerable to Spanish pressure after Brexit.The last-minute admission ahead of a landmark summit of EU leaders on Sunday morning was not - as Spain might have you believe - thanks to seven intense days of pressure from the Spanish government over Gibraltar, led by threats to "veto Brexit".It was instead merely the clearer articulation of a reality set in motion from the moment the UK said it planned to leave the EU.
  
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• Donald Sutherland leads tributes to ‘fearless visionary’ Nicolas Roeg

  24-11-2018 19:46
  The actor starred in the director’s controversial 1973 film Don’t Look Now.
  
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• Sheku Bayoh family lead anti-racism march in Glasgow

  24-11-2018 19:45
  The 31-year-old died in 2015 after being restrained by police in Fife.
  
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• Demonstrators block roads to demand action on climate change

  24-11-2018 19:35
  Activists laid flowers on a black mock coffin meant to symbolise humanity’s future
  
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• Devastated family of man found dead in woodland urge public to come forward

  24-11-2018 19:28
  The body of Anthony Winter from Pentwyn, Cardiff, was found near Brookfield Drive, St Mellons, in the Welsh city on Thursday morning.
  
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• Tusk quotes Freddie Mercury lyrics on friendship ahead of Brexit summit

  24-11-2018 19:16
  The European Council president said the sentiment of Queen hit Friends Will Be Friends is a ‘motto’ for the meeting.
  
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• May says UK will always stand by Gibraltar

  24-11-2018 19:02
  Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday the United Kingdom would "always stand by Gibraltar" after Spain got enough assurances over the peninsula to unblock the European Union's Brexit deal with London."We will always negotiate on behalf of the whole UK family, including Gibraltar," May said on arriving for talks in Brussels with Donald Tusk, the chairman of EU leaders' summit that is due to approve the Brexit deal on Sunday."We have worked through the withdrawal issues for Gibraltar in a co
  
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• Police praise courage of victims after cleric jailed for sex abuse

  24-11-2018 18:45
  Police have urged anyone abused by Faruque Ahmed to seek support.
  
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• May arrives for Brussels summit to seal Brexit deal

  24-11-2018 18:33
  The Prime Minister is holding last-minute talks ahead of Sunday’s crunch meeting after a diplomatic row with Spain over Gibraltar was resolved.
  
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• Three children rescued from sea cave in Dunbar

  24-11-2018 18:31
  They had been playing at the sea cave on Saturday, before being trapped by the incoming tide.
  
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• So will Europe miss the UK when it’s gone? Probably not

  24-11-2018 18:30
  On 24 June 2016, the day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, Donald Tusk and Martin Schulz issued the EU’s first formal response to a decision they described in a joint statement as “regrettable”, but said they respected.The bloc stood united, the presidents of the European commission, council and parliament said.Defence of its stability and interests was its priority, so any Brexit agreement with the UK would be “balanced … in ter
  
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• Boris Johnson backs DUP in demanding Brexit backstop is scrapped

  24-11-2018 18:19
  The former Cabinet minister addressed the party conference in Belfast.
  
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• So will Europe miss the UK when it’s gone? Probably not, actually

  24-11-2018 18:00
  On 24 June 2016, the day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, Donald Tusk and Martin Schulz issued the EU’s first formal response to a decision they described in a joint statement as “regrettable”, but said they respected.The bloc stood united, the presidents of the European commission, council and parliament said.Defence of its stability and interests was its priority, so any Brexit agreement with the UK would be “balanced … in ter
  
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• Police hunt men who stole £60,000 worth of vodka

  24-11-2018 17:55
  The break-in happened at a warehouse in Hillington, Glasgow.
  
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• Foster: DUP handling of botched green energy scheme hurt and offended voters

  24-11-2018 17:55
  The party leader reiterated her apology and said she was deeply sorry for the mistakes made.
  
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• Nicolas Roeg, a ‘pioneering force of cinema’ dies aged 90

  24-11-2018 17:40
  The director made The Witches, based on the Roald Dahl book.
  
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• Acclaimed filmmaker Nicolas Roeg dies aged 90

  24-11-2018 17:39
  His most well-known credits include The Man Who Fell To Earth and Don’t Look Now.
  
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• In Pictures: Steampunks descend on quiet Yorkshire village

  24-11-2018 17:37
  Attendees gathered in Haworth wearing outfits inspired by the style of the movement.
  
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• Scottish Labour must put women in the driving seat, says Leonard

  24-11-2018 17:25
  The party’s leader was speaking at its Women’s Conference.
  
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• Boris Johnson, sniping at May, calls for 'no deal' Brexit minister

  24-11-2018 17:25
  Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson on Saturday called for the government to appoint a minister to prepare for a "no-deal" British exit from the European Union in order to increase London's leverage in talks with Brussels.The withdrawal treaty's 'backstop' provision could ultimately align Northern Ireland more closely with the EU than the rest of the United Kingdom if no other way can be found to avoid a hard border with EU member the Republic of Ireland.The proposals received a rapturous rec
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan move to Windsor Estate ahead of first baby

  24-11-2018 17:20
  Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are moving to Frogmore Cottage on the royal family's Windsor Estate early next year in time for their first child's birth in the spring, they said on Saturday."Windsor is a very special place for Their Royal Highnesses and they are grateful that their official residence will be on the estate," the couple, formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said in a statement.Since their engagement last year, Harry and Meghan had lived at Nottingham Cottage in the
  
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• Deliveroo in talks about fundraising as Uber lies in wait

  24-11-2018 17:20
  Deliveroo, the food delivery start-up, is in talks ‎to raise hundreds of millions of pounds from investors in a deal that could set a valuation floor for a formal takeover bid from rival technology firm Uber.Sky News has learnt that Deliveroo, one of the best-known participants in the UK's gig economy, is in the preliminary stages of discussions with prospective and current shareholders about a new funding round.Sources said this weekend that the fundraising was being pitched at a valuation
  
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• Brexit deal: Nicola Sturgeon wants leaders' debate on draft agreement

  24-11-2018 17:20
  Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has challenged Theresa May to a debate over her draft Brexit deal before it is voted on by MPs.Ms Sturgeon, responding to suggestions the prime minister is willing to debate Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in advance of a House of Commons vote, tweeted: "I can't speak for @jeremycorbyn, but I'd be up for a full leaders' debate on the 'deal'.The SNP leader was scathing about Mrs May's proposals after the pair held "full, frank and calm" talks on Brexit last
  
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• Noted director Roeg worked his way through industry to critical acclaim

  24-11-2018 17:02
  British film director Nicolas Roeg has died aged 90.
  
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• Boris Johnson woos DUP with call to 'junk' Brexit backstop

  24-11-2018 17:02
  Boris Johnson told the DUP conference the backstop, intended to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, would cleave Northern Ireland from the UK.Boris Johnson called on Theresa May to “junk the backstop” in a barnstorming speech at the Democratic Unionist party conference.The former foreign secretaryJohnson told the party’s conference in Belfast on Saturday that the backstop, a measure intended to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, would cleave Northern Irelan
  
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• Boris Johnson calls for N Ireland border backstop to be ‘junked’

  24-11-2018 16:56
  Mr Johnson said the UK was on the verge of ‘making a historic mistake’.
  
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• EU's Juncker speaks to Spanish PM, says dialogue is the European way

  24-11-2018 16:52
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of the European Union's executive, Jean-Claude Juncker, said that solidarity and dialogue were "the European way of finding solutions" after speaking to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday
  
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• 'A sad day for cinema': British film director Nicolas Roeg dies aged 90

  24-11-2018 16:26
  British film director Nicolas Roeg has died at the age of 90, his family have said.The acclaimed cinematographer is best known for his unique and often controversial styles of film-making.In 1999, it was named the eighth-greatest British film of all time by the British Film Institute.
  
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• Sussex police launch investigation after cat stabbings in Brighton

  24-11-2018 16:25
  Sussex police have launched an investigation into the incidents, all reported within a short distance of Ditchling Rise since mid-September.Three cats are believed to have died after at least two were stabbed and another five were attacked in Brighton during the past two months.Sussex police have launched an investigation into the incidents, which were all reported within a short distance of Ditchling Rise in central Brighton since mid-September.
  
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• Back Brexit deal or face economic chaos, Chancellor warns critics

  24-11-2018 16:13
  Philip Hammond’s intervention came as Theresa May joins European leaders in Brussels for a summit.
  
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• Brexit: May gives way over Gibraltar after Spain's 'veto' threat

  24-11-2018 15:59
  Theresa May has given way to Madrid’s demands over the future of Gibraltar after the Spanish prime minister threatened to “veto” the Brexit deal due to be signed off by EU leaders on Sunday.On the eve of Sunday’s special Brexit summit, the British ambassador to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, wrote to concede that Gibraltar would not necessarily be covered by a future trade deal with the EU.The development gives Spain a veto over Gibraltar benefiting from a future trade and secur
  
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• Murder investigation launched after man stabbed to death in Hackney

  24-11-2018 15:48
  A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found stabbed on a junction in Hackney.The man was taken to a central London hospital in critical condition after being found on Kingsland Road, on the junction with Waterson Street, in Shoreditch.Last week, another man narrowly survived after he was stabbed in the back in daylight in Hackney.
  
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• Man arrested over sex assault on teenage girl in Glasgow

  24-11-2018 15:40
  The alleged incident occurred in the city centre on Wednesday night.
  
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• EU gives Spain reassurances over Gibraltar in Brexit deal - document

  24-11-2018 15:36
  The European Union will declare in approving the Brexit deal with Britain on Sunday that any future arrangements regarding Gibraltar must be discussed directly with Madrid, a draft document seen by Reuters shows."After the United Kingdom leaves the Union, Gibraltar will not be included in the territorial scope of the agreements to be concluded between the Union and the United Kingdom," it said.
  
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• Two-year-old boy dies after falling from upstairs window

  24-11-2018 15:23
  A two-year-old boy has died in hospital - a week after he fell from an upstairs window, according to the Liverpool Echo.The newspaper says the toddler's death has been confirmed by Merseyside Police.Earlier this week, Merseyside Police appealed for a woman who came to the aid of the boy in the street to come forward as they tried to establish the full circumstances of the incident.
  
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• Sturgeon challenges May to Brexit debate

  24-11-2018 15:21
  It comes amid speculation that the Prime Minister could debate with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn before MPs vote on the Brexit deal.
  
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• Police attack 'epidemic' of violence after officer stabbed in east London

  24-11-2018 15:21
  The stabbing of a policeman outside a railway station is the latest example of an "epidemic" of "senseless acts of violence" against the emergency services, a senior official has said.Nearby colleagues were able to restrain the man who attacked the British Transport Police (BTP) officer.The officer was approached by the suspect and attacked with a knife outside Ilford station, east London, at about 9.45pm on Friday.
  
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• Inquiry under way as two die in house fire

  24-11-2018 15:19
  The blaze at an address in Walkden, Salford, is not being treated as suspicious.
  
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