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• May warned she could be forced to stand down if Brexit deal is defeated

  07-12-2018 23:49
  Eurosceptic Iain Duncan Smith cautioned against Mrs May and her Cabinet deciding to ‘brazen it out’.
  
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• Teenagers charged with terrorism offences after 'online threat made against Prince Harry'

  07-12-2018 23:10
  Two teenagers have been charged with terrorism offences by police thought to be investigating a neo-Nazi group that threatened Prince Harry.Counter Terrorism Policing North East said the pre-planned operation was part of an ongoing investigation into extreme right-wing activity.It is understood a neo-Nazi group named the Sonnenkrieg Division is included in the investigation.
  
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• Stokes and Hales fined but free to play for England

  07-12-2018 22:27
  Cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were fined on Friday for their involvement in a nightclub altercation but were cleared to play for England after match bans were either suspended or declared served.All-rounder Stokes and batsman Hales had appeared before a two-day disciplinary hearing after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) charged the pair with bringing the game into disrepute following the September 2017 incident in Bristol.The player, who was cleared of affray at Bristol crown cou
  
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• France girds for weekend protests, fearing more violence

  07-12-2018 21:14
  Anticipating a fourth straight weekend of violent protests, France on Friday mobilized armored vehicles and thousands of police, cordoned off Paris' broad boulevards and made plans to shut down tourist sites like the Eiffel Tower and Louvre.The heavy security will put central Paris in a virtual lockdown Saturday against what the interior minister called "radicalized and rebellious people," who authorities believe will join members of the "yellow vest" movement that has been holding anti-governme
  
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• Alternative ways to break Brexit impasse

  07-12-2018 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Five lesser-known solutions to the deadlock in Parliament over Brexit.
  
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• Huawei's Meng faces charges over alleged conspiracy to defraud banks

  07-12-2018 20:35
  Huawei's chief financial officer faces charges over an alleged conspiracy to defraud banking institutions.
  
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• Alternative ways to break Brexit impasse - BBC News

  07-12-2018 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Alternative ways to break Brexit impasse  BBC NewsAmendment will not save flawed agreement, DUP tell Government  Belfast TelegraphBrexit: Still time to persuade MPs to back deal, says Matt Hancock  BBC NewsLabour could do a better Brexit deal. Give us the chance  The Guardian'Joining EU not leaving!' Enraged Question Time audience member makes SHOCK claim  ExpressView full coverage on Google News
  
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• England cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales fined over Bristol nightclub fight

  07-12-2018 20:10
  England cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales have been fined but will not miss any more matches following their involvement in a fight outside a Bristol nightclub.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) charged the players with two counts of breaching its directive 3.3, which warns against behaving in a manner that could be "prejudicial to the interests of cricket" or bring "cricket into disrepute".Both players admitted both charges and Stokes was fined £30,000, while Hales was fined &po
  
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• Avengers: Endgame: what we learned from the first trailer - Den of Geek UK

  07-12-2018 20:03 via denofgeek.com
  Avengers: Endgame: what we learned from the first trailer  Den of Geek UKAvengers: Endgame – title and trailer for new Marvel movie revealed  The GuardianGame Awards 2018: Avengers Project debut COUNTDOWN - Trailer, gameplay and release date? | PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch News, Reviews and Features - Daily Star  Daily StarAvengers 4 trailer released and it's the Endgame  Mirror OnlineTwo Trailers For Spider-Man: Far From Home Will Drop In The Next Wee
  
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• No 10 hits back as pro-Brexit aides threaten to quit over backstop

  07-12-2018 20:00
  Theresa May at Chequers where she will spend this weekend preparing for Tuesday’s vote on the Brexit deal.Brexiters who reject Theresa May’s deal will drive the UK towards a permanent customs union with the EU, Downing Street has warned as the government tries to forestall a rash of resignations before next week’s historic vote.The prime minister will spend the weekend at her country retreat of Chequers before embarking on what some at Westminster believe could be the closing a
  
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• Death in prison of man with Asperger's 'raises serious concerns'

  07-12-2018 19:56
  Nicky Reilly, who took the name Mohammed Saeed Alim, was sentenced to 18 years after a bungled terrorism attack in Devon.A coroner has expressed concern over the care given in prison to a man serving a sentence for a botched terrorism attack who was found hanged in his cell.Mohammed Saeed Alim, who was born Nicky Reilly, was jailed in 2009 after a bungled attempt to set off a homemade bomb in a Devon restaurant.
  
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• Racing goes ahead at Musselburgh after horse deaths

  07-12-2018 19:51
  The British Horseracing Authority carried out an inspection after Monday’s incidents.
  
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• Cricket-Stokes and Hales fined but free to play for England

  07-12-2018 19:45
  Cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were fined on Friday for their involvement in a nightclub altercation but were cleared to play for England after match bans were either suspended or declared served.All-rounder Stokes and batsman Hales had appeared before a two-day disciplinary hearing after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) charged the pair with bringing the game into disrepute following the September 2017 incident in Bristol.The player, who was cleared of affray at Bristol crown cou
  
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• Cambridge gives role to academic accused of racist stereotyping

  07-12-2018 19:27
  The University of Cambridge, where social scientist Noah Carl has been given a research fellowship at St Edmund’s College.University of Cambridge professors and academics from around the world have criticised the appointment of a social scientist whose work they say has stoked “racist, xenophobic, fascist and anti-immigration rhetoric”.
  
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• West Brom 0 Aston Villa 1 - LIVE - expressandstar.com

  07-12-2018 19:25 via expressandstar.com
  West Brom 0 Aston Villa 1 - LIVE  expressandstar.comConfirmed: West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa lineups  HITCWest Brom vs Aston Villa: live stream and how to watch online  7500 To HolteChampionship award for in-form Abraham | Official Site  Chelsea FCAston Villa man 'will struggle' to make West Brom clash, 'should be back' to face Stoke  VitalfootballView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Line Of Duty star Compston: I never thought I’d star in primetime show

  07-12-2018 19:16
  Martin Compston spoke to students in Glasgow about his career, including his role in the hit BBC drama.
  
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• EU support for austerity opens door to far right, Corbyn says

  07-12-2018 19:14
  Jeremy Corbyn said socialists had to fight for a different kind of Europe.Jeremy Corbyn has told an audience of European socialists that EU support for austerity has caused hardship for ordinary people, and that unless something changes there is a risk that “the fake populists of the far right will fill the vacuum”.Speaking at the Congress of European Socialists in Lisbon, the Labour leader also said his party respected the result of the Brexit referendum and it was the duty of the l
  
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• Nasa's InSight probe listens to Martian winds - BBC News

  07-12-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Nasa's InSight probe listens to Martian winds  BBC NewsNASA’s InSight Mars lander reveals clearest snaps yet of the Red Planet’s surface as it stretches robotic arm  The SunNASA releases stunning new images of Mars taken by InSight probe  Evening StandardNASA reveals stunning new photos from Mars  Fox NewsMysterious ‘skulls’, human figures and alien lizards among weird objects conspiracy theorists claim to have sp  The Sun
  
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• Fox News attack dog Tucker Carlson turns on Trump: 'I don't think he's capable'

  07-12-2018 19:02
  ‘I’ve come to believe that Trump’s role is not as a conventional president who promises to get certain things achieved to the Congress and then does,’ Tucker Carlson told Die Weltwoche.In what is shaping up to be one of the lowest weeks of his presidency with the departure of the chief of staff, John Kelly, reportedly imminent, a week-long funeral for George HW Bush that put his leadership style into stark contrast with his predecessors, and the findings on Michael Cohen
  
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• Unionists condemn Sinn Fein selection of former MP in Kingsmill row

  07-12-2018 18:55
  Barry McElduff resigned his Westminster seat in January amid controversy over a video he posted on Twitter.
  
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• Brighton bottom slapper Constantin Barbutu spared jail due to 'severe intellectual impairment'

  07-12-2018 18:48
  A cyclist who behaved in a "menacing" manner as he slapped and groped women in Brighton has escaped jail because of his "severe intellectual impairment".Constantin Barbutu wore a hoodie and rode up behind women who were running or cycling alone late at night.The 22-year-old dish washer from Romania, described as "cripplingly shy", then slapped or groped them in what the prosecution at Hove Crown Court described as a "campaign of sexual assault".
  
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• Huawei arrest 'separate' from US-China trade talks, says Navarro - BBC News

  07-12-2018 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Huawei arrest 'separate' from US-China trade talks, says Navarro  BBC News£56bn wiped off FTSE 100 in biggest market fall since Brexit vote  The GuardianHuawei CFO accused of fraud by US authorities  Financial TimesHuawei executive faces fraud charges over Iran, court hears  BBC NewsHuawei executive faces 30 years in jail after 'breaking Iran sanctions'  Mirror.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Anne Hegerty weight loss: How much weight did Anne Hegerty lose while she was in jungle? - Express

  07-12-2018 18:34 via express.co.uk
  Anne Hegerty weight loss: How much weight did Anne Hegerty lose while she was in jungle?  ExpressI'm A Celebrity: Anne Hegerty flaunts jungle weight loss  Daily MailI'm A Celeb's Anne Hegerty reveals truth behind 'medical grounds' task exclusions  Mirror OnlineI’m A Celebrity 2018: Declan Donnelly takes shock swipe at Anne Hegerty after her exit  ExpressI’m A Celebrity’s Anne Hegerty lost a STONE in the jungle after cutting out salt and d
  
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• Ex-officer calls for police to reopen case of two disabled care home residents

  07-12-2018 18:23
  Clive Driscoll has joined forces with a campaign group launched by families of relatives who died or were hurt while in West Sussex care homes.
  
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• Chelsea v Man City: One big game, five big questions - Football365.com

  07-12-2018 18:21 via football365.com
  Chelsea v Man City: One big game, five big questions  Football365.comMaurizio Sarri: Chelsea manager's journey from banker to Premier League  BBC SportPep Guardiola says Manchester City do not deserve to be called the world's best team  SkySportsChelsea v Manchester City build-up and more: Premier League news – as it happened  The GuardianFantasy football: Tips for picking your Premier League team  BBC SportView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Arsenal stars in trouble after video of wild party surfaces online! - The twelfth Man Times

  07-12-2018 18:17 via the12thman.in
  Arsenal stars in trouble after video of wild party surfaces online!  The twelfth Man TimesArsenal stars in 'hippy crack' storm including Ozil, Aubameyang and Lacazette leave training  Daily MailArsenal to talk to players over nitrous oxide inhalation allegations  BBC SportArsenal stars’ hippy crack binge – watch Ozil, Aubameyang and Lacazette at wild party as Guendouzi passes out  The SunArsenal release club statement over nitrous oxide video&n
  
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• Ted Baker boss Ray Kelvin takes leave of absence amid harassment claims

  07-12-2018 18:13
  Ray Kelvin is to step back from the company while allegations are investigated.
  
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• Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin stands aside over 'unwanted hugs'

  07-12-2018 18:12
  Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin is taking a "temporary leave of absence" after being accused of giving unwanted hugs to staff.Dozens of current and former Ted Baker employees have accused the 62-year-old of implementing a regime of "forced hugs" and harassment.More than 60 people reportedly helped launch an online petition detailing employees' alleged experiences with Kelvin, calling for the company to end its "awkward hugging policy".
  
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• British round-the-world sailor Susie Goodall rescued after storm drama

  07-12-2018 18:06
  Susie Goodall tweeted to say she was ‘on the ship’ after her Southern Ocean ordeal.
  
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• Ted Baker Founder Takes Temporary Leave Of Absence After Harassment Allegations

  07-12-2018 18:04
  Ted Baker founder and chief executive Ray Kelvin is taking a temporary leave
  
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• 'On the ship!' Stranded British sailor Susie Goodall rescued

  07-12-2018 18:04
  The first picture of British round-the-world yachtswoman Susie Goodall being rescued has been released.The 29-year-old was competing in a 30,000-mile round-the-world race when she lost her mast during a "ferocious" storm in the southern Pacific Ocean.Goodall, from Falmouth in Cornwall, was lying in fourth place in the Golden Globe Race when 60-knot (69mph) winds and "massive seas" damaged her Rustler 36 yacht DHL Starlight on Wednesday.
  
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• Fresh rail strike called in bitter train guards’ dispute

  07-12-2018 17:57
  The 24-hour walkout will disrupt South Western Railway services on the Saturday before Christmas.
  
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• The Archbishop Of York Wants You To Join A Three-Day Brexit Prayer Vigil

  07-12-2018 17:56
  The Archbishop of York is calling for people across the UK to join him in a
  
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• Ted Baker boss takes leave of absence - BBC News

  07-12-2018 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Ted Baker boss takes leave of absence  BBC NewsTed Baker CEO to take leave of absence after harassment allegations  MetroTed Baker founder Ray Kelvin to take leave of absence  The GuardianTed Baker founder Ray Kelvin taking leave of absence after 'harassment' claims  Mirror.co.ukTed Baker boss Ray Kelvin to take leave of absence during 'forced hugs' investigation  The IndependentView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Serial killer Robert Black ‘died from a heart attack’

  07-12-2018 17:51
  The former delivery driver from Falkirk, who preyed on victims as young as five, was at serious risk after a lifetime of smoking.
  
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• 'Brighton bottom slapper' Constantin Barbutu spared jail

  07-12-2018 17:48
  A cyclist who behaved in a "menacing" manner as he slapped and groped women in Brighton has escaped jail because of his "severe intellectual impairment".Constantin Barbutu wore a hoodie and rode up behind women who were running or cycling alone late at night.The 22-year-old dish washer from Romania, described as "cripplingly shy", then slapped or groped them in what the prosecution at Hove Crown Court described as a "campaign of sexual assault".
  
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• Brexit is about more than immigration

  07-12-2018 17:40
  ‘Most studies show that immigration has not reduced wage levels,’ notes John Whitley.Dan Rainey letter (6 December) on immigration accurately reflects some of the perceptions about immigration.Most studies show that immigration has not reduced wage levels and has actually increased economic activity since immigrants are typically younger and pay more in taxes than they take out in benefits.
  
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• Making good progress towards a more diverse magistracy

  07-12-2018 17:38
  ‘We need to put time, energy and resources into recruiting a modern, diverse magistracy that reflects the society that we serve,’ writes John Bache.While 7% of the judiciary as a whole is from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background (Police, military and courts lagging decades behind on ethnic diversity, 6 December), the equivalent figure for magistrates is higher, at 12%.This requires a proactive approach that ensures that the role of the magistracy and the benefits of becoming
  
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• Grammy nominations 2019: Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar and Drake lead the pack - The Guardian

  07-12-2018 17:31 via theguardian.com
  Grammy nominations 2019: Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar and Drake lead the pack  The GuardianDrake and Kendrick Lamar lead Grammy Award nominations  BBC NewsGrammy nominations full list: Kendrick Lamar leads way with eight nods for Black Panther soundtrack  The IndependentGrammy Awards: Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Cardi B and Lady Gaga among biggest nominees  Sky NewsGrammy nominations 2019: Drake and Cardi B lead the nominees  Mirror OnlineView full coverag
  
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• Second man charged over death of security worker in Lanarkshire

  07-12-2018 17:27
  Mohammed Abu Sammour died in hospital after being found injured in Newarthill in October.
  
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• O2 customers to get credit compensation for data outage

  07-12-2018 17:24
  O2 customers will get up to two days' credit in compensation after a data outage affected millions of people.
  
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• OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition Pictures Have Leaked, and it's Orange Enough to Make Donald Trump Jealous - Gizmodo UK

  07-12-2018 17:15 via gizmodo.co.uk
  OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition Pictures Have Leaked, and it's Orange Enough to Make Donald Trump Jealous  Gizmodo UKOnePlus 6T McLaren Edition teaser hints at 50W Warp Charging - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comOnePlus 6T McLaren Edition leak shows orange trim, confirms 10GB of RAM  androidandme.comLooks Like There's Some Fast Charging News Arriving With OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition  Gizmodo UKOnePlus 6T McLaren Edition leaks w/ 10GB RAM, Warp Charge 30 fast char
  
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• Golden Globe Race: Susie Goodall rescued by 40,000-tonne cargo ship - BBC Sport

  07-12-2018 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Golden Globe Race: Susie Goodall rescued by 40,000-tonne cargo ship  BBC SportBritish round-the-world sailor Susie Goodall rescued after being stranded in Southern Ocean  ITV NewsStranded British yachtswoman Susie Goodall rescued | News  The TimesSolo yachtswoman Susie Goodall rescued by cargo ship after boat accident  CNNSusie Goodall: British yachtswoman stranded 2,000 miles from Cape Horn is rescued  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Sports Direct to axe six Evans Cycles stores in first wave of closures

  07-12-2018 17:03
  Up to half the retailer’s sites are likely to close following its sale.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic pilots to strike in run up to Christmas Day

  07-12-2018 17:02
  A union spokesman said the doors is open for the company ‘to take the necessary steps to prevent any disruption for Christmas travellers’.
  
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• Close Merkel ally elected leader of Germany’s CDU - Financial Times

  07-12-2018 17:01 via ft.com
  Close Merkel ally elected leader of Germany’s CDU  Financial TimesAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: Merkel choice elected CDU leader  BBC NewsAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer elected Merkel's successor as CDU leader  The GuardianIt Doesn’t Matter Who Replaces Merkel. Germany Is Broken.  The New York TimesBattle to replace Angela Merkel is underway as delegates begin voting for her successor  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tommy Robinson: from local loud mouth to international far-right poster boy

  07-12-2018 17:00
  As Tommy Robinson languished in a prison cell in rural Warwickshire this summer after a contempt of court conviction, the online campaign for his release spread rapidly across the globe.Donald Trump Jr called it “reason #1776 for the original Brexit”, while a constellation of Twitter accounts – some identified as pro-Russian trolls by a US advocacy group – helped fuel outrage among the right.A Twitter user named @rebootbill posted a daily barrage of “#freetommy&rdqu
  
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• More than 12,000 people are needlessly suffering heart attacks - Daily Mail

  07-12-2018 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  More than 12,000 people are needlessly suffering heart attacks  Daily MailIncreasing statin dose could prevent thousands of heart attacks and stokes a year  Telegraph.co.ukIncreasing statins dose and patient adherence could save more lives  Medical XpressView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Higher statins dose could prevent thousands of heart attacks, study suggests

  07-12-2018 17:00
  Researchers said if patients are unlikely to take their treatment as recommended, they may actually be better off on higher doses of statins.
  
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• Young people hit out at Northern Ireland’s democratic deficit

  07-12-2018 16:57
  The Our Future, Our Choice NI group say the region’s young people deserve to have their voices heard.
  
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