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• You face a stark choice - May warns MPs over Brexit

  25-11-2018 23:35
  Prime Minister Theresa May will tell MPs on Monday they face a stark choice - either back the deal she negotiated to leave the European Union or reject it and take Britain "back to square one" with "more division and more uncertainty".May secured agreement with the EU on Sunday for a deal that will see Britain leaving the bloc with continued close trade ties, a deal that was dismissed by the opposition Labour Party and other critics, even her allies in Northern Ireland.The future of the deal, wh
  
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• May to warn MPs that rejecting Brexit deal would put UK 'back to square one'

  25-11-2018 23:30
  Theresa May will take the high-stakes battle to save her Brexit plan and her premiership to all four nations of the United Kingdom this week after warning MPs on Monday that failing to back the deal will take Britain “back to square one”.At a press conference after Sunday’s summit, the prime minister hailed the historic moment as “the culmination of a long and difficult process”, and said she had rejected the “counsels of despair” that suggested a deal w
  
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• Jeremy Hunt has further ‘constructive’ talks with UAE over jailed Hedges

  25-11-2018 21:31
  PhD student Matthew Hedges was jailed for life on a spying charge.
  
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• 'Lovely' teenager Jaydon Washington James stabbed to death in Coventry

  25-11-2018 21:01
  A family have been left heartbroken following the death of "lovely" 16-year-old Jaydon Washington James after he was stabbed in Coventry.The young victim was found injured in the Wood End area of the city at around 11.40pm on Saturday, but died a short time later in hospital, according to West Midlands Police.Jaydon's family said they were "deeply saddened" by his tragic death as they joined police in appealing for information to trace those responsible.
  
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• Boy, 16, stabbed to death in Coventry named

  25-11-2018 20:43
  Jaydon James died in hospital a short time after being injured in the Wood End area of the city late on Saturday.
  
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• Detectives name 16-year-old boy murdered in Coventry

  25-11-2018 20:20
  Detectives have named the 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Coventry on Saturday night as Jaydon Washington James.In a statement issued through West Midlands police, his family appealed for information to trace those responsible.
  
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• St Helens Stabbing: Manhunt After Woman Knifed To Death

  25-11-2018 20:08
  Police have named a man they urgently want to speak to over the murder of a 29
  
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• Boy, 16, killed in Coventry stabbing

  25-11-2018 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Jaydon James and his friends were attacked in Wood End, Coventry, on Saturday night, police say.
  
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• Four arrested after Birmingham football derby

  25-11-2018 19:48
  The Championship game was won by Aston Villa 4-2.
  
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• ‘No credible alternative’ to Brexit deal on offer, says Scottish Secretary

  25-11-2018 19:41
  David Mundell has urged MPs to support the the Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• 'Bollocks to Brexit' bus to tour constituencies of May and Corbyn

  25-11-2018 19:27
  ‘Bollocks to Brexit’ stickers left at the Cabinet office during the People’s Vote march in October.Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson aren’t known to share much in common, but soon they will, when a “Bollocks to Brexit” campaign bus visits their constituencies in protest at the roles the three politicians have played.“The words ‘bollocks to Brexit’ have become the defining phrase of the resistance and defiance against Brexit.
  
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• Brexit deal: which obstacles await May in parliament?

  25-11-2018 19:15
  Theresa May has faced continuous efforts by the hard-Brexit European Research Group to depose her.May’s task has been made all the trickier since the European Research Group (ERG) of strongly pro-Brexit Tory MPs moved from campaigning against her Brexit plans to actively seeking to depose her as prime minister.Led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, the ERG has urged Tory MPs to send letters of no confidence in May in sufficient quantities to trigger a leadership challenge and, they hope, replace her with
  
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• Brexit: UK withdrawal agreement is 'the best possible deal'

  25-11-2018 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  After 20 months of negotiations, EU leaders have given the UK's deal their blessing in Brussels.
  
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• A82 closed after three-car collision in the Highlands

  25-11-2018 19:02
  The incident occurred on Sunday evening near Fort William Golf Club.
  
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• Ambulances blocked from eight-vehicle pile-up on M25 by 'selfish' drivers

  25-11-2018 18:55
  Emergency services were unable to access a major crash involving eight vehicles on the M25 due to drivers ignoring lane closures.The incident took place between Junction 5 and 6 on the anti-clockwise carriageway in Godstone, Kent, at around 9am on Sunday.Surrey Police said in a tweet: "If on the M25 near the RTC between Jnc 6 and 5 please obey the lane closures.
  
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• UK Will Stay In 'Backstop' Customs Union Unless EU Gets Generous Deal On Fishing, Warns Emmanuel Macron

  25-11-2018 18:51
  Emmanuel Macron has warned that the UK will have to remain in a customs union
  
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• Hundreds of care home patients suffering from malnutrition when they died

  25-11-2018 18:25
  More than 1,000 care home patients have died suffering from malnutrition, dehydration or bedsores, new figures reveal.As many as 1,463 vulnerable residents in NHS, local authority and privately run care homes in England and Wales have died over the past five years with one of the conditions mentioned on their death certificates.The figures have been obtained by the Guardian from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which completed an analysis of death certificates at the newspaper’s r
  
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• Hundreds of care home patients have died dehydrated or malnourished

  25-11-2018 18:25
  More than 1,000 care home patients have died suffering from malnutrition, dehydration or bedsores, new figures reveal.At least one of the conditions was noted on the death certificates of as many as 1,463 vulnerable residents in NHS, local authority and privately-run care homes in England and Wales over the past five years..The figures have been obtained by the Guardian from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which completed an analysis of death certificates at the newspaper’s reque
  
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• 'Britain's worst Christmas tree' replaced

  25-11-2018 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Camborne unveils an "amazing" new tree after last year's fake one was branded "absolutely rubbish".
  
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• UK will stay in customs union without fishing deal, says Macron

  25-11-2018 18:09
  Emmanuel Macron has said the UK will be trapped in a customs union after Brexit unless Downing Street offers European fishermen full access to British waters during the coming trade negotiations.As the 27 EU heads of state and government took a decisive step towards sealing the terms of Britain’s split from Brussels after 45 years of membership, the French president laid down his red lines in the talks over the future relationship.Macron said the EU’s demands on fisheries needed swif
  
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• UK weather forecast: 'Major change' in weather next week as Storm Diana approaches

  25-11-2018 18:05
  The UK is facing a "major change" in its weather next week as Storm Diana lashes the country with strong gusts and heavy downpours.The storm, named by the official Portuguese Meteorological Authority (IPMA), is expected to hit the Azores on Tuesday.The UK's weather will have already become unsettled by the time Diana hits, thanks to a complex and slow-moving area of low pressure coming from the Atlantic.
  
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• Revealed: faulty medical implants harm patients around world

  25-11-2018 18:00
  Patients around the world are suffering pain and many have died as a result of faulty medical devices that have been allowed on to the market by a system dogged by poor regulation, lax rules on testing and a lack of transparency, an investigation has found.In the UK alone, regulators received 62,000 “adverse incident” reports linked to medical devices between 2015 and 2018.In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has collected 5.4m “adverse event” reports over th
  
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• Patients given unsafe medical implants

  25-11-2018 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A Panorama investigation reveals how lax medical device regulation is failing patients.
  
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• How a 'quick sterilisation' took five years of my life – video

  25-11-2018 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Jan Faulkner, a mother of five, says she suffered loss of bladder control and mobility after having the Essure contraceptive device implanted. Speaking after it was removed, she explains how she got her life back with the help of other women on Facebook who have experienced a similar ordeal 
  Contraceptive implant surgically removed from thousands of womenContinue reading...
  
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• Have you been affected by faulty medical devices? Share your stories

  25-11-2018 18:00 via theguardian.com
  We’d like to hear from people working in the medical industry and those affected by faulty medical devicesPatients around the world are suffering pain and many have died as a result of faulty medical devices that have been allowed on to the market by a system dogged by poor regulation, lax rules on testing and a lack of transparency, an investigation has found. Pacemakers, artificial hips, contraceptives and breast implants are among the devices that have caused injuries and resulted in pa
  
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• From orange bags to Essure: why we’re examining the implants industry

  25-11-2018 18:00
  The contraceptive implant Essure.Manufacturers have been withdrawing it from markets worldwide after reports of problems from thousands of women.In 2014, medical regulators in Europe said they were minded to approve what they were told was a new medical device designed to treat incontinence.
  
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• Contraceptive implant surgically removed from thousands of women

  25-11-2018 18:00
  Thousands of women have undergone invasive surgery to remove contraceptive implants that were designed to be permanent, according to research for the implant files.The Essure implant, made by Bayer, was marketed as a “gentler” non-surgical alternative to traditional sterilisation methods, with women told the procedure could be carried out in a GP’s surgery in 15 minutes.Analysis of health records by more than 50 media partners working with the International Consortium of Invest
  
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• Two arrested on suspicion of murder after man found dead in Londonderry

  25-11-2018 17:46
  A 35-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man were held by the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s major investigation team.
  
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• Learning ways to tackle addiction

  25-11-2018 17:44
  It is a superb example of how a low-threshold service can offer a real chance of recovery for drug users with complex needs who are generally excluded from conventional services.It is disappointing that our government doesn’t support the development of similar schemes for drug users here.
  
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• Coventry Murder Investigation: Boy, 16, Stabbed To Death

  25-11-2018 17:39
  A murder investigation is under way after a 16-year-old was stabbed to death
  
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• Spain signals a new push over Gibraltar

  25-11-2018 17:35
  Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Brexit deal is a ‘win’ for Madrid’s claims for the Rock.
  
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• Online show of support for May’s Brexit deal

  25-11-2018 17:27
  Cabinet ministers took part in a co-ordinated social media campaign to show their support for Theresa May’s Brexit deal.
  
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• 'Division and uncertainty' if Brexit deal rejected, Theresa May warns

  25-11-2018 17:25
  Theresa May has warned of "more division and uncertainty" if MPs reject her Brexit divorce deal approved by EU leaders in Brussels.Mrs May also echoed the warning of EU chiefs that it was "the only possible deal", rebuffing MPs seeking to change the divorce settlement hammered out in Brussels.Again appealing directly to the British public to rally behind the agreement, she said people were tired of disagreements over Brexit and wanted to move forward.
  
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• May faces Brexit moment of truth in parliament

  25-11-2018 17:22
  Agreeing a Brexit deal with the European Union may have been the easy part for Prime Minister Theresa May. Getting it through a divided parliament at home could be an altogether tougher battle.May and the whips will play on lawmakers' fears for their careers if they oppose the withdrawal agreement and are then blamed by voters for the economic chaos that companies and banks say will follow if Britain leaves the bloc without a deal.    She is likely to focus much of her attent
  
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• Labour plays waiting game over second Brexit referendum

  25-11-2018 17:12
  Labour sources say Jeremy Corbyn would be likely to wait and see what May proposed before tabling a vote of no confidence, in the hope of triggering an election.Labour’s leadership is determined to hold out against backing a second referendum on Brexit unless all other options have been exhausted, despite growing calls for the party to tack towards remain, according to senior party sources.Jeremy Corbyn’s close allies are acutely conscious they may have to make momentous decisions at
  
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• British soldier Ross Woodward honoured by Queen for bravery in Las Vegas massacre

  25-11-2018 17:12
  A British soldier who "repeatedly advanced towards danger" during the Las Vegas massacre has been recognised for his bravery.Trooper Ross Woodward, 24, was off duty when a gunman opened fire on festival-goers at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in October last year, killing 58 people and wounding 500.Mr Woodward received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery after he "displayed conspicuous bravery, outstanding leadership and unwavering selflessness".
  
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• Police continue search for missing teenager Liam Smith

  25-11-2018 17:05
  The teenager has not been seen since boarding a bus in Aberdeen last Saturday.
  
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• EU leaders agree UK's Brexit deal at Brussels summit

  25-11-2018 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May says she agrees with EU officials that this "is the best and only deal possible".
  
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• Facebook documents seized by MPs investigating privacy breach

  25-11-2018 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Rarely used parliamentary powers were invoked to demand the documents from a US executive.
  
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• Sixth Haworth steampunk annual weekend – in pictures

  25-11-2018 16:48 via theguardian.com
  Festival features music, dancers, entertainers, burlesque performers, vintage vehicles, fashion show and masquerade ball Continue reading...
  
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• 400 dismembered endangered animal body parts brought to UK - animal rights groups

  25-11-2018 16:20
  Hunters have freely imported nearly two tonnes of elephant tusks to the UK in the last decade, animal rights groups have said.Around 400 body parts from endangered animals like crocodiles, lions and rhinos have also been taken as trophies, according to the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting (CBTH).The group pointed to what it called an "extraordinary loophole" in legislation in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which allows wealthy hunters who poach endangered spec
  
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• Irish government leaving citizens in NI behind with no Euro votes – Sinn Fein

  25-11-2018 16:14
  Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson urged Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to let Irish citizens north of the border vote in Irish European elections post-Brexit.
  
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• Corbyn: Labour will oppose ‘miserable failure’ Brexit deal

  25-11-2018 16:10
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the deal agreed by Theresa May and Brussels was ‘the worst of all worlds’.
  
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• Death fears as increasing number of migrants make perilous journey across English Channel

  25-11-2018 16:08
  On the day the EU agreed to accept Theresa May's draft Brexit deal, Sky News witnessed the growing problem of migrants crossing the English Channel to reach the UK.It's 2.30 am in Dover when we first hear reports of another stranded migrant boat.The coastguard and British border force are here, but we are in French waters now so the suspected migrants are picked up by the French authorities.
  
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• Brexit deal will herald a brighter future for Britain, declares May

  25-11-2018 16:02
  As EU leaders sign off on the agreement, the Prime Minister urges MPs to back the plan
  
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• Essex police warn of dangerous cocaine batch after man dies

  25-11-2018 16:00
  Police have made a third arrest after a man died after a night out in Essex, and have warned drug users about a potentially dangerous batch of cocaine in circulation locally.Although the man’s death is being treated as unexplained, Essex police said cocaine that could pose a “a direct threat to the safety of those who’ve bought them and are using them” was on sale in Colchester.The woman remains in hospital in a stable condition and is assisting officers with their inquir
  
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• Arise, Sir John: knighted Tory MP still won't back May's deal

  25-11-2018 15:52
  A veteran Conservative MP whose sudden knighthood prompted scorn and mockery from colleagues who assumed it was a bribe to ensure he will back Theresa May on Brexit, has said he will still not support her planned deal in parliament.John Hayes – or Sir John, as he can style himself following Friday’s surprise elevation – has dismissed insults from other Tory MPs to insist he has not changed his mind.A spokesman for the SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, said the knighthood “brin
  
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• Malaysia says former PM Najib's office ordered changes to 1MDB audit report

  25-11-2018 15:50
  The office of former Malaysian premier Najib Razak ordered changes to a 2016 audit report of scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB, including removing mention of financier Low Taek Jho's presence at a board meeting, authorities said.Financier Low has been described as a central player in the alleged corruption and money laundering at 1MDB, according to Malaysian and U.S. authorities investigating the fund.Najib, ousted in a May 9 election by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, is facing multiple charges
  
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• ‘No plan B’ if UK rejects Brexit agreement Varadkar warns

  25-11-2018 15:40
  The 27 EU member states and the UK government endorsed the draft withdrawal text at a special meeting of the EU Council in Brussels on Sunday.
  
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• Cold showers and bloody protests – Sunday's best photos

  25-11-2018 15:29 via theguardian.com
  Our picture editors choose their favourite images from the past 24 hours including anti-fur demonstrations in Spain, a cathedral consecration in Romania and a women’s march in Rome Continue reading...
  
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