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• Postponed Copa Libertadores final to be played at Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid

  29-11-2018 23:49 via theguardian.com
  • Second leg now on 9 December after attack on Boca Juniors bus
  • River Plate given $400,000 fine and two-match stadium banConmebol has confirmed that the postponed second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played at the Bernabéu stadium, more than 6,000 miles away from the original venue, on 9 December. Fans of both sides will be given an equal allocation of tickets. Related: How Argentinian football had the chance to prove it had ch
  
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• Postponed Copa Libertadores final to be played at Bernabéu in Madrid

  29-11-2018 23:49 via theguardian.com
  • Second leg now on 9 December after attack on Boca Juniors bus
  • River Plate given $400,000 fine and two-match stadium banConmebol has confirmed that the postponed second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played at the Bernabéu stadium, more than 6,000 miles away from the original venue, on 9 December. Fans of both sides will be given an equal allocation of tickets. Related: How Argentinian football had the chance to prove it had ch
  
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• Exclusive: Matt Hancock Accused Of Breaking Ministerial Code Over Private Health Firm Endorsement

  29-11-2018 23:33
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of breaking the ministerial
  
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• May to promote Brexit trade opportunities at fraught G20 summit

  29-11-2018 23:30
  May’s trip to the G20 in Buenos Aires is the first visit by a British prime minister to the Argentinian capital.Theresa May will attempt to rescue the international reputation of her Brexit deal at the G20 summit in Argentina on Friday, where she will also have to navigate a fraught diplomatic atmosphere with Saudi and Russian leaders.During the two-day summit in Buenos Aires, May will hold up to six bilateral meetings with world leaders, but not with Donald Trump, who has been critical of
  
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• Brexit will be good for global economy, May to tell world leaders

  29-11-2018 23:30
  The Prime Minister is joining leaders including Donald Trump, Angela Merkel and Xi Jinping at the annual G20 summit in Argentina.
  
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• After Cohen's guilty plea, the threads of Trump Inc are fraying | Richard Wolffe

  29-11-2018 23:23 via theguardian.com
  The spectacle of Mueller cornering Trump’s gang is fascinating to watch and essential to the rebuilding of the rule of lawThe great unraveling has begun. Between the latest guilty plea by Donald Trump’s fixer and the breakdown of a guilty plea by his campaign chairman, the threads are fraying on the scheming enterprise that is Trump Inc.The man pulling at the many loose ends of this loosey-goosey business is working methodically in ways that are only clear in hindsight. Robert Muelle
  
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• Charlottesville driver begins trial over woman's death: 'Was it a malicious act?'

  29-11-2018 23:18 via theguardian.com
  Jury heard conflicting accounts of what caused a man to drive his car into a group of counter-protesters, killing Heather HeyerNearly 15 months after a white nationalist rally erupted into violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, a jury heard conflicting accounts of what caused a man to drive his car into a group of counter-protesters, killing one and injuring several others. Related: Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes quits 'extremist' far-right groupContinue reading...
  
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• Bernie Madoff scam victims receive $695m from compensation fund

  29-11-2018 23:17 via theguardian.com
  Nearly $2bn allocated to swindler’s 27,000 victims to dateFunds recovered from Madoff’s friend, family and bankVictims of the fraudster Bernard Madoff are set to receive another $695.3m from a government compensation fund, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday.The payout – the third made by the Madoff Victim Fund – will be distributed starting Thursday to 27,000 victims of the infamous scammer around the world. It will bring the total paid out to victims so far
  
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• 'Two years of fear': man admits threats against BBC presenter

  29-11-2018 23:16 via theguardian.com
  Gordon Hawthorn pleads guilty to bombarding Alex Lovell with ‘graphic and frightening’ cardsA man has admitted sending a barrage of threatening messages to a BBC television presenter. Gordon Hawthorn was caught after police released examples of his handwriting in a bid to trace him.On Thursday, the 68-year-old pleaded guilty to stalking Alex Lovell, who works for BBC Points West. He had threatened to rape her in some of the messages, leaving her in fear and suffering panic attacks. C
  
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• 'Two years of fear': man admits threats against BBC presenter

  29-11-2018 23:16
  A man has admitted sending a barrage of threatening messages to a BBC television presenter.Gordon Hawthorn was caught after police released examples of his handwriting in a bid to trace him.On Thursday, the 68-year-old pleaded guilty to stalking Alex Lovell, who works for BBC Points West.
  
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• UK 'will remain aligned' with Northern Irish regulations after backstop

  29-11-2018 23:15
  David Lidington arrives at the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh.David Lidington has sought to reassure unionists by insisting the UK will remain aligned with any regulations in place for Northern Ireland if the backstop is invoked.In Scotland on Thursday, on the latest leg of the government’s charm offensive to sell the Brexit deal, Lidington insisted regulations in the rest of the UK would not be allowed to diverge from those in Northern Ireland.
  
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• PCSO punched in face as 100 youths surround police in County Durham

  29-11-2018 23:14
  Police have told parents to "take responsibility for your children" after officers were surrounded by 100 teenagers, with some throwing bricks and letting off fireworks.A Police Community Support Officer was punched in the face during the fracas in Stanley, County Durham.An officer is heard saying "we are asking people nicely to move away" before tensions rise and the teenagers are told to "move back now".
  
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• Two officers stabbed on duty receive recognition for bravery

  29-11-2018 23:00
  Constables Laura Sayer and Kenneth MacKenzie were attacked after going to a house in Greenock in June.
  
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• Callum Hudson-Odoi scores first Chelsea goal in thrashing of 10-man PAOK

  29-11-2018 22:59 via theguardian.com
  This was a mismatch from the start, one of those Europa League group games where Chelsea might have lapsed into a stroll and prevailed with just as much to spare, but it still had its moment to savour. The clock had ticked on to the hour-mark with PAOK heaving to repel another of the hosts’ attacks when Gary Cahill and Cesc Fàbregas retrieved possession, with the latter slipping Callum Hudson-Odoi free into space down the left.The teenager scuttled forward, Léo Matos backing
  
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• Spacewatch: Nasa to launch new crewed craft in 2019

  29-11-2018 22:30 via theguardian.com
  Capsules being developed to act as taxis between Earth and International Space StationNasa and its commercial partners, Boeing and SpaceX, are nearing the end of their programme to develop new crew capsules that will act as taxis between Earth and the International Space Station (ISS).Two final uncrewed test flights have been confirmed for next year, which will be followed by the first astronauts in the summer. Continue reading...
  
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• PFA received complaint claiming Gordon Taylor referred to black footballers as ‘coloured’

  29-11-2018 22:30 via theguardian.com
  • PFA chief denies he said it or would use such language
  • Outdated language claim brings leadership back into spotlight
  • No suggestion union leader is racistGordon Taylor’s leadership of the Professional Footballers’ Association is back in the spotlight after it emerged a complaint was made that he referred to black players as “coloured” at an event arranged to promote diversity and racial equality.Taylor has told the PFA he cannot recall using the allege
  
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• Tory-run Northamptonshire county council bailed out by government

  29-11-2018 22:17
  Northamptonshire county council is likely to escape falling into insolvency again.The government has in effect bailed out Tory-run Northamptonshire county council after giving it unprecedented permission to spend up to £60m of cash received from the sale of its HQ on funding day-to-day services.The highly unusual move – accounting rules normally prevent councils using capital receipts in this way – means the crisis-hit authority is likely to escape falling into insolvency for t
  
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• Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust rated inadequate after maternity 'failure'

  29-11-2018 22:13
  An NHS trust placed into special measures earlier this month has now been rated "inadequate" by independent inspectors.A senior midwife was appointed at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) last year to review more than 100 alleged cases of poor maternity care.Now the health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission, has found problems in 81 areas, including emergency care and midwifery staffing levels.
  
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• The Model Apartment review – Diana Quick lifts up tale of broken American dreams

  29-11-2018 22:00 via theguardian.com
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  Donald Margulies’ exploration of a couple living with the lingering trauma of the Holocaust is profoundly touching Max and Lola reckon they deserve a nice retirement. Both survived the Holocaust – Max hid in woodlands and Lola was in Bergen-Belsen. They’ve made good in New York, even if Max wonders whether selling sportswear in Flatbush constitutes a meaningful life.Now the couple have bought a condo in sunny Florida. But the apartment they purchased is late on co
  
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• Brexit campaign ads among first removed by Facebook in crackdown

  29-11-2018 21:49
  Brexit campaign group Leave.EU's Facebook videos have become some of the first to be removed by the social network as part of a crackdown on political "dark ads".Leave.EU failed to provide details now required by political advertisers."Their delivery was 'not approved', presumably because they didn't have a disclaimer as of today," Leave.EU spokesperson Andy Wigmore told Sky News.
  
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• Police release ‘appalling’ footage of officers being attacked by teenagers

  29-11-2018 21:33
  Durham Police urged parents to take responsibility for their children following the frightening disturbance in Stanley on Saturday November 3.
  
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• Pilot jailed for trying to fly from Heathrow while nine times over alcohol limit

  29-11-2018 21:32
  A co-pilot has been jailed for 10 months after attempting to fly a plane when he was nine times over the legal alcohol limit.Katsutoshi Jitsukawa was arrested at Heathrow Airport on 28 October after trying to get into the cockpit of a Japan Airlines flight as a first officer.Security staff intervened after realising he was not fit to fly, with officers noting his "glazed eyes" and catching a strong smell of alcohol.
  
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• How the traditional Christmas dinner is becoming unfashionable

  29-11-2018 21:32
  Roast turkey with all the trimmings, followed by pudding and mince pies - it's what brings families together round the table on Christmas day.New figures released by Britain's biggest supermarket Tesco in its first "Christmas report" reveal the changing face of Christmas in the UK.:: Is the Christmas pudding under threat... from panettone?
  
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• Hugh Jackman announces debut world tour with songs from The Greatest Showman and Les Miserables

  29-11-2018 21:31
  Actor Hugh Jackman has announced his debut world tour, performing songs from The Greatest Showman live for the first time.The Golden Globe-winning star, who played American showman PT Barnum in the box office hit, will also sing songs from Les Miserables as well as other Broadway classics.Jackman was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of protagonist Jean Valjean in the film version of Les Miserables in 2012, in which he starred alongside Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried and Ed
  
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• Accountant Jeffrey Bevan stole £50,000 from his own mother

  29-11-2018 21:23
  An accountant who stole £1.8m from the Bermudan government will serve an extra 18 months in prison after filching a further £50,000 from his own mother.Jeffrey Bevan, 51, told Lavinia Bevan, who has since passed away, that he would invest her life savings for her, but that was "not the case", Cardiff Crown Court heard.The scamming of his mother followed a period in Bermuda when he made 52 separate thefts over two years while working at the department of the accountant general.
  
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• Exclusive: Syrian Refugee Attacked At School Doesn’t Want Violence Aimed At The Bully

  29-11-2018 21:13
  A teenage Syrian refugee who was filmed being attacked at school has expressed
  
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• Second referendum campaigners split over parliamentary tactics

  29-11-2018 21:05
  A row has broken out among campaigners for a second referendum about when to push the issue to a vote in parliament, with the Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston resisting pressure not to table her amendment demanding a “people’s vote”.With the Labour leadership withholding its support, some campaigners fear forcing the issue to a vote on 11 December would undermine their cause.Wollaston said she remained a “passionate supporter” of a people’s vote, but would wait
  
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• Jess Phillips blocked from sleaze watchdog after losing Labour backing

  29-11-2018 21:02
  Jess Phillips says she is not sure why her nomination was withdrawn.Jess Phillips, the campaigning Labour MP, has been blocked from joining parliament’s sleaze watchdog after her own party withdrew its support.The Birmingham Yardley MP’s name was printed on House of Commons order paper as a candidate to become the new member of the standards and privileges committee.
  
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• England accused of poaching after rule change boosts Jofra Archer prospects

  29-11-2018 21:01 via theguardian.com
  • In-demand fast bowler could now play in World Cup and Ashes
  • ECB’s residency rules cut from seven years to threeEngland have been accused of poaching Caribbean talent by the chief executive of West Indies following a decision to cut residency requirements from seven years to three and thus make Jofra Archer eligible for next summer’s World Cup and Ashes series. Related: Joe Root’s modern captaincy represents a sea change for England | Andy BullContinue reading...
  
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• Steve Bell on the Brexit TV debate – cartoon

  29-11-2018 20:54 via theguardian.com
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• UK lawmakers propose amendment to stop PM May's Brexit deal and no-deal

  29-11-2018 20:52
  A group of senior British lawmakers on Thursday put forward an amendment to block Prime Minister Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal and to rule out a no-deal Brexit when it comes before parliament for a crucial vote next month.May must win a vote in parliament on Dec. 11 to get her deal approved or risk seeing Britain's exit plans descend into chaos four months before the country is due to leave the European Union on March 29.Hilary Benn, chairman of parliament's Brexit committee, said he had prop
  
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• In Pictures: Christmas comes early for lights lovers

  29-11-2018 20:47
  It may not be December yet, but that’s not holding back these festive fans.
  
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• Scottish parties unite against May's Conservatives on Brexit deal

  29-11-2018 20:19
  Scottish political parties will unite against the Conservatives, the party of British Prime Minister Theresa May, in a rare joint front to show their anger at her plan to leave the European Union.A joint motion by parties except the Conservatives in Edinburgh's devolved parliament aims to underline the ire felt in much of Scotland which voted to remain in the EU at a 2016 referendum.The vote does not have any direct tangible bearing on the Brexit process but is a way of showing the strength of f
  
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• Man charged with dangerous driving over fatal crash

  29-11-2018 20:17
  James Tommany was arrested after a car fleeing police crashed into a vehicle on Tuesday night.
  
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• BBC presenter Alex Lovell describes threats from stalker

  29-11-2018 20:11
  The cards were signed ‘Gordon’ and often featured images of cats.
  
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• The Guardian view on loneliness: hard to fix in an age of austerity | Editorial

  29-11-2018 20:06 via theguardian.com
  There is a new minister and an original approach, but lack of funds and focus risk turning good intentions into a distractionIt is possible to feel lonely in the middle of a large family, in a meeting or marital bed. But when charities and policymakers talk about loneliness, defined by the UK government as an “unwelcome feeling of lack or loss of companionship”, what they are mostly talking about is too many people spending too much time on their own. The evidence for what the murder
  
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• Woman tells of ‘pregnancy’ that turned out to be 26kg ovarian cyst

  29-11-2018 20:03 via theguardian.com
  Keely Favell lost third of her body weight after operation to take out growth discovered by obstetric ultrasoundA woman has told of how an ovarian cyst weighing 26kg (57lb) was removed from her body after doctors insisted at first that she must be pregnant.Keely Favell lost a third of her body weight after surgery to remove the growth. She had started to gain weight in 2014, but only went to see a doctor about it in 2016 after she blacked out while at work. Continue reading...
  
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• Scientists discover spider species that feeds its young milk

  29-11-2018 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Spider milk containing four times the protein of cow’s milk is secreted by mothers, scientists in China findThe ability of mothers to produce milk for their babies is commonly considered a unique feature of mammals, but now scientists have discovered a species of spider that also nurses its young.Spider mothers were observed feeding a milk-like substance to their spiderlings and continuing to look after them almost into adulthood. Continue reading...
  
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• Liverpool need a midfield rethink to help end their continental drift | Barney Ronay

  29-11-2018 20:00 via theguardian.com
  Jürgen Klopp’s moans in Paris should not distract him from the fact that his side needs a rebootAt the end of Liverpool’s defeat in Paris on Wednesday night Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel offered up a weirdly self-referential round of press conferences deep in the bowels of the damp concrete hulk that is the Parc des Princes. Related: Liverpool have not turned into a bad team in Europe, says Virgil van DijkContinue reading...
  
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• Madeleine McCann's parents fail in bid to revive Leveson inquiry

  29-11-2018 19:59 via theguardian.com
  Court rules that government had met its obligations when it ditched inquiry into the pressSupporters of media reform have failed in their attempt to force the government to hold the second part of the Leveson inquiry into the actions of the press, potentially bringing the long-running investigation to an end after seven years.Four victims of press intrusion had argued that the government did not have the right to cancel the inquiry into the relationship between newspapers and the police. But a c
  
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• Madeleine McCann's parents fail in bid to revive Leveson inquiry

  29-11-2018 19:59
  Kate and Gerry McCann were two of four individuals who brought the legal challenge.Supporters of media reform have failed in their attempt to force the government to hold the second part of the Leveson inquiry into the actions of the press, potentially bringing the long-running investigation to an end after seven years.Four victims of press intrusion had argued that the government did not have the right to cancel the inquiry into the relationship between newspapers and the police.
  
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• Swansea University academic under suspension denies wrongdoing

  29-11-2018 19:51 via theguardian.com
  Head of management school lodges formal grievance as he is suspended alongside vice-chancellorA senior academic at Swansea University, who has been suspended alongside the vice-chancellor pending the outcome of an internal investigation, has denied any wrongdoing and has lodged a formal grievance against the registrar now in charge of the institution.Prof Marc Clement, dean of the school of management, instructed lawyers to launch the grievance against the registrar and chief operating officer,
  
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• Drunk student may have tripped over shoelaces before crash, inquest told

  29-11-2018 19:48
  Madeline Burgess was two-and-a-half-times over the drink-drive limit when she was run over.
  
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• Second EU referendum could risk ‘radicalisation’ of right wing, PM’s deputy says

  29-11-2018 19:42
  David Lidington warned another vote on Europe could be seen as ‘an attempt by the political elite’ to overturn the 2016 Brexit vote.
  
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• Cross-party calls for rogue landlords to lose properties

  29-11-2018 19:35 via theguardian.com
  During debate, MPs from all sides urge housing minister to introduce new seizure powersMPs have called on the government to confiscate properties from the country’s worst landlords after a series of revelations about tenants being exploited by rogue sections of the private rented housing sector.The calls followed a hard-hitting select committee report in April, as well as a joint Guardian and ITV News investigation which last month revealed that convicted landlords ruled unfit to rent out
  
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• Ireland's PTSB to cut bad debt levels with securitisation deal

  29-11-2018 19:24
  Irish financial services firm Permanent TSB (PTSB) said on Thursday it had agreed to sell a 1.3 billion euro ($1.5 billion)portfolio of problem mortgage loans in a securitisation deal, reducing its bad debt level to below 10 percent.Bailed out like other major Irish banks in the financial crisis, PTSB has been trying to reduce its exposure to non-performing loans (NPLs) and focus on providing services for consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
  
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• More than 40% of train stations ‘cannot be used by some disabled passengers’

  29-11-2018 19:19
  Passengers have also reported problems arranging ramps to get them between a platform and a train.
  
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• Welsh politician hanged himself days after sex abuse allegations, inquest told

  29-11-2018 19:08
  His family have been critical over the way his sacking was handled.
  
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• Ex-beauty queen returns to court after divorce battle with Laura Ashley boss

  29-11-2018 19:08
  Last year a judge ruled that 80-year-old Khoo Kay Peng should hand ex-beauty queen Pauline Chai a £64 million package.
  
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• British citizen killed in Taliban Kabul attack is named

  29-11-2018 19:07
  Security firm G4S said 33-year-old Luke Griffin died in the attack on Wednesday
  
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