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• Love Island fans can't believe Georgia is still telling Sam she's loyal - DigitalSpy.com

  17-12-2018 23:54 via digitalspy.com
  Love Island fans can't believe Georgia is still telling Sam she's loyal  DigitalSpy.comLove Island Reunion: Hayley Hughes claims 'EU' stands for 'Espania' (and fans think she's faking)  Daily MailLove Island: Dani Dyer's shares braless pic following Jack Fincham drama | Daily Star  Daily StarLove Island Christmas Reunion: Ellie accuses Charlie of cheating  Daily MailLove Island fans left cringing over 'bad acting and dodgy tans' in Christmas reunion specia
  
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• Superdry co-founder voices fears for fashion brand's future

  17-12-2018 23:21
  Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton has said he fears for the future of the fashion brand unless it changes course - after its latest profit warning left the share price 80% below its peak earlier this year.Mr Dunkerton is calling for shareholders to bring him back to the company he left in March and carry out a shake-up of its strategy after "bad decisions" made over the past year.Mr Dunkerton's interview with Sky's Ian King was broadcast days after Superdry issued its second profit warning in
  
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• I'm the only option for Superdry, says co-founder

  17-12-2018 23:20
  Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton tells Sky's Ian King that bringing him back is the "only option" for the beleaguered fashion brand.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton's 'long journey out of the slums'... of Stevenage

  17-12-2018 23:03
  The leader of Stevenage Council has criticised Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton for saying it was a "long journey" to "get out of the slums" of the Hertfordshire town.Hamilton, 33, made the comment about his home town during an on-stage interview at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, where he finished second behind Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas.Speaking to sports presenter Gabby Logan, the Mercedes driver had just been named among the nominees for the main prize when he said:
  
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• Mum who had mental breakdown then drowned and burned her four-year-old daughter is found not guilty - Manchester Evening News

  17-12-2018 23:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Mum who had mental breakdown then drowned and burned her four-year-old daughter is found not guilty  Manchester Evening NewsPsychiatrists agreed Carly Ann Harris was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia when she killed her daughter Amelia last summer.
  
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• Far-out! Astronomers find the farthest known object in the solar system and it's pink - New Zealand Herald

  17-12-2018 22:52 via nzherald.co.nz
  Far-out! Astronomers find the farthest known object in the solar system and it's pink  New Zealand HeraldFarout: astronomers identify most distant known object in solar system  The Guardian'Farout!' Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body Ever Spotted  Space.comAstronomers Have Detected The Most Distant Solar System Object Ever Found  ScienceAlertScientists Find the Most Distant Solar System Object Yet  Popular MechanicsView full covera
  
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• Reds receive major boost in Rabiot pursuit - Liverpool FC

  17-12-2018 22:36 via liverpoolfc.com
  Reds receive major boost in Rabiot pursuit  Liverpool FCPSG boss admits Liverpool transfer target could leave in January  Mirror OnlineMan City, Arsenal on alert as bargain midfield target turns back on Spurs switch  Teamtalk.comLigue 1 news: 'He has misled us for several months' - PSG contract rebel Adrien Rabiot benched indefinitely  Goal.comAdrien Rabiot transfer: Liverpool target will leave PSG, confirms sporting director  Mirror OnlineView f
  
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• Celtic boss reveals his Valencia links - The Irish News - The Irish News

  17-12-2018 22:35 via irishnews.com
  Celtic boss reveals his Valencia links - The Irish News  The Irish NewsUefa reschedule Arsenal's Europa League fixture after fans call early kick-off time 'disrespectful'  The TelegraphEverything you need to know about Arsenal's Europa League round of 32 tie against BATE Borisov  Football.LondonLeeds United man responds to recent European announcement  Football League WorldLatest Europa League Betting Odds: Chelsea and Arsenal lead the way after Round of 3
  
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• May doubles down over Brexit as Corbyn calls for confidence vote

  17-12-2018 22:14
  Theresa May is to step up warnings about the risks of a no-deal Brexit after an acrimonious day at Westminster in which Jeremy Corbyn demanded that MPs hold a symbolic vote of confidence in her as prime minister.May will ask cabinet ministers to press ahead with no-deal planning in a meeting on Tuesday morning, the day after the Labour leader accused her of failing to secure any concessions from Brussels last week.
  
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• Owner of hotel at centre of Cardiff's St Mary Street evacuation speaks out - Wales Online

  17-12-2018 22:06 via walesonline.co.uk
  Owner of hotel at centre of Cardiff's St Mary Street evacuation speaks out  Wales OnlineSt Mary Street in Cardiff evacuated after hotel incident  BBC NewsCardiff incident: Police evacuate St Mary Street after 'threats made at hotel'  Mirror OnlineCardiff's St Mary Street evacuated by police after hoax threats to hotel  WalesOnlineCardiff centre EVACUATED: Police clear city centre as ‘threats made at hotel’  ExpressView full coverage o
  
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• Katie Price ‘charged’ with drink-driving ‘after crashing £75,000 pink Range Rover at 2am’ - The Sun

  17-12-2018 22:00 via thesun.co.uk
  Katie Price ‘charged’ with drink-driving ‘after crashing £75,000 pink Range Rover at 2am’  The SunTHE former Loose Women panellist, 40, is set to appear at Bromley magistrates court on January 7. Katie Price was arrested by police in October after allegedly ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Two staff members at hospital for vulnerable adults suspended

  17-12-2018 21:59
  A report made serious criticisms of care at Muckamore Abbey in Co Antrim.
  
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• Arsenal, Chelsea given Martial transfer hope by player's agent - Teamtalk.com

  17-12-2018 21:51 via teamtalk.com
  Arsenal, Chelsea given Martial transfer hope by player's agent  Teamtalk.comAnthony Martial's agent doubts forward will sign new long-term deal  Evening StandardAnthony Martial: Man Utd extend deal for France forward  BBC SportMartial's agent 'very pessimisic' over long-term Man Utd stay  Goal.comMan Utd news: Anthony Martial's agent gives hope to Chelsea and Arsenal over transfer  MetroView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Everything we know about Fortnite update v7.10 - Release date, confirmed changes and more for upcoming patch - Dexerto.com

  17-12-2018 21:48 via dexerto.com
  Everything we know about Fortnite update v7.10 - Release date, confirmed changes and more for upcoming patch  Dexerto.comNew Driftboard vehicle is coming to Fortnite Battle Royale  FortniteINTELFortnite's 7.10 update is coming early this week—here’s what might change  Dot EsportsDriftboard Coming to Fortnite in Update v7.10  Fortnite InsiderFortnite's new Driftboard vehicle, and the 7.10 update, have been postponed  PC GamerView full
  
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• Cosla job loss warning over budget settlement

  17-12-2018 21:44
  The body said there could be ‘substantial’ job losses in areas where the council is the main employer.
  
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• Business Secretary’s Workers’ Rights Blitz Takes Hit As His Own Staff Vote To Strike

  17-12-2018 21:44
  Contract staff in the government's business department have voted to strike
  
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• Welsh MP kicked off live Brexit debate for checking his phone - Wales Online

  17-12-2018 21:42 via walesonline.co.uk
  Welsh MP kicked off live Brexit debate for checking his phone  Wales OnlineSky’s Kay Burley kicks Tory MP David Davies off TV debate on Brexit after he patronised woman  Daily MailKay Burley orders ‘patronising’ Tory MP David Davies off Sky News for getting his phone out during Brexit clash with Labour's Anna Turley  Evening StandardTory Brexiteer David Davies was ushered off a Sky News debate after heated exchange  iNewsWATCH: Tory MP wh
  
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• Christmas back on the menu for Hull’s homeless after hotel cancellation row

  17-12-2018 21:34
  The Raise The Roof Homeless Project said the DoubleTree by Hilton has offered rooms and a Christmas dinner free of charge.
  
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• Anthony Martial's agent doubts forward will sign new long-term deal and criticises Man Utd negotiations - Evening Standard

  17-12-2018 21:19 via standard.co.uk
  Anthony Martial's agent doubts forward will sign new long-term deal and criticises Man Utd negotiations  Evening StandardAnthony Martial: Man Utd extend deal for France forward  BBC SportRio Ferdinand names the three players Manchester United must not sell  Manchester Evening NewsMartial's agent 'very pessimisic' over long-term Man Utd stay  Goal.comAnthony Martial transfer: How Man Utd 'slyly' triggered contract extension  Mirror OnlineView full
  
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• Lords approves motion censuring Anthony Lester over sexual harassment

  17-12-2018 21:15
  The debate on Monday prompted anger as supporters of Lester sought to cast doubt on his accuser’s testimony and motives.The Lords has finally approved a motion censuring the former Liberal Democrat peer Anthony Lester after a report found he had sexually harassed a woman, after one of his former colleagues prompted shouts of protest by doubting the motives of his accuser.Lester has always denied the allegations.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn demands vote of no confidence in Theresa May

  17-12-2018 21:03
  The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has demanded that the prime minister give MPs the opportunity to vote on whether or not they have confidence in her after she delayed the showdown on her Brexit deal to January.Corbyn tabled a motion of no confidence in Theresa May on Monday evening.While the government is not obliged to schedule a confidence vote before Christmas, the Labour leader said a refusal to do so would demonstrate that she was unable to command the confidence of the House of Commons.
  
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• Trigger for May confidence vote reached twice in one day, Brady reveals

  17-12-2018 21:00
  The 1922 Committee chairman said the tally of 48 letters from MPs calling for a vote was reached, only for another MP to immediately withdraw.
  
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• Battlefield 5 Undoes TTK Changes Following Fan Feedback - IGN

  17-12-2018 20:53 via ign.com
  Battlefield 5 Undoes TTK Changes Following Fan Feedback  IGNBattlefield 5: DICE Talks Controversial Time-To-Kill Changes  GameSpotDICE responds to Battlefield 5 TTK controversy  VG247Battlefield V rolling back time-to-kill changes  Rock Paper ShotgunDICE Responds To Controversial Battlefield 5 Changes  GameSpotView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn tables Theresa May no-confidence motion - BBC News

  17-12-2018 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn tables Theresa May no-confidence motion  BBC NewsJeremy Corbyn has tabled a motion of no confidence in Theresa May, after she said MPs would not vote on her Brexit deal until the week of 14 January. The PM ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Brexit drives May from incompetence to mental disintegration

  17-12-2018 20:40
  What started off as the occasional one-off gig for Theresa May has now turned into a permanent residency.For the past two months the prime minister has spent every Monday afternoon in the Commons trying to defend her Brexit negotiations.The prime minister is falling apart in front of our eyes and even her own MPs are in a state of shock.
  
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• Astronomers spy most distant solar system object yet - EarthSky

  17-12-2018 20:35 via earthsky.org
  Astronomers spy most distant solar system object yet  EarthSkyFarout: astronomers identify most distant known object in solar system  The Guardian'Farout!' Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body Ever Spotted  Space.comA new dwarf planet called Farout is the most distant we’ve ever seen  New Scientist NewsFar-out! Astronomers find the farthest known object in the solar system and it's pink  New Zealand HeraldView full coverage on
  
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• So What Happens Now? Jeremy Corbyn's No Confidence Motion In Theresa May Explained

  17-12-2018 20:34
  It's been a turbulent day (okay, month) in the House of Commons.
  
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• Antonio Rudiger names the Chelsea leader who has 'no ego' within the squad - Football.London

  17-12-2018 20:30 via football.london
  Antonio Rudiger names the Chelsea leader who has 'no ego' within the squad  Football.LondonPremier League stats: Is Eden Hazard having a deceptively good season for Chelsea?  BBC SportChelsea news: Sarri slammed amid Real Madrid links, Hazard injury update, Barcelona twist | Daily Star  Daily StarThree lessons from Brighton 1-2 Chelsea  The Chelsea ChronicleMaurizio Sarri to decide whether to risk Eden Hazard in Chelsea's Carabao Cup quarter-final tie afte
  
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• Labour: Gig economy workers trapped in Dickensian conditions

  17-12-2018 20:29
  Business Secretary Greg Clark set out what he described as the biggest package of workplace reforms for more than 20 years.
  
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• Corbyn calls for Commons vote of confidence in Prime Minister

  17-12-2018 20:29
  The Labour leader said it was ‘unacceptable’ that Theresa May’s Brexit deal will not be brought back to the Commons before Christmas.
  
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• Murder inquiry launched after Lanark death

  17-12-2018 20:26
  William Gladstone, 37, was attacked outside a house on Sunday evening.
  
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• Fortnite v7.10 update time announced - FortniteINTEL

  17-12-2018 20:24 via fortniteintel.com
  Fortnite v7.10 update time announced  FortniteINTELFortnite's 7.10 update is coming early this week—here’s what might change  Dot EsportsFortnite’s newest vehicle and patch have been delayed  PolygonNew Driftboard vehicle is coming to Fortnite Battle Royale  FortniteINTELDriftboard Coming to Fortnite in Update v7.10  Fortnite InsiderView full coverage on Google News
  
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• What might happen before the Brexit deal vote in January?

  17-12-2018 20:23
  Theresa May has been accused of ‘running the clock down’ on the Brexit vote.Theresa May has finally given a date: her Brexit deal will be voted on by MPs in the week beginning 14 January.The main threat hanging over the prime minister before she announced the vote – Labour’s promise of a no-confidence motion against her if she did not timetable it – was lifted before Jeremy Corbyn could even formally announce it, even if the Labour leader did then renew the pledge.
  
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• Fruit and vegetables sold in British supermarkets 'could contain norovirus', says Food Standards Agency - AOL UK

  17-12-2018 20:17 via aol.co.uk
  Fruit and vegetables sold in British supermarkets 'could contain norovirus', says Food Standards Agency  AOL UKNorovirus found in fruit and vegetables in British supermarkets  Daily MailFruit and vegetables sold in British supermarkets 'could contain norovirus', says Food Standards Agency  Yahoo NewsWinter vomiting bug Norovirus could be lurking ‘within the fruit and veg’ in British shops  The SunFood safety experts warn fruit and vegetables so
  
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• Wheelchair-bound pensioner dies after burglary at his home in Birmingham

  17-12-2018 19:58
  A wheelchair-bound pensioner has died days after being assaulted during a burglary at his home.The 69-year-old man suffered injuries to his face and body following the break-in at his flat in Kings Heath, Birmingham on 10 December.An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody, West Midlands Police said.
  
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• Man Utd act to trigger clause in Anthony Martial contract - Teamtalk.com

  17-12-2018 19:51 via teamtalk.com
  Man Utd act to trigger clause in Anthony Martial contract  Teamtalk.comAnthony Martial: Man Utd extend deal for France forward  BBC SportRio Ferdinand names the three players Manchester United must not sell  Manchester Evening NewsManchester United transfer news: Anthony Martial's one-year option triggered while talks continue  Goal.comAnthony Martial transfer: How Man Utd 'slyly' triggered contract extension  Mirror OnlineView full coverage on G
  
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• Exclusive: Dubai's DP World seeks to quash India antitrust probe over Mumbai port-court filing

  17-12-2018 19:45
  Dubai's DP World has approached an Indian court to quash an antitrust investigation recently ordered into its alleged anti-competitive behaviour at the country's largest container port in Mumbai, a legal document reviewed by Reuters showed.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) last month said it suspected alleged antitrust violations by DP Worldand Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maerskat the terminals they operate at state-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).The CCI's probe followed a complaint
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg says Theresa May has his 'confidence' after winning vote of Tory MPs

  17-12-2018 19:31
  Jacob Rees-Mogg has told Theresa May that she has regained his backing after winning the confidence of Conservative MPs last week.Speaking as Mrs May addressed MPs over her latest failed trip to Brussels, the North East Somerset MP also took the opportunity to dismiss growing calls for a second referendum as a "loser's vote".Keen to retain the approval of one of her most vociferous critics, Mrs May said her backbencher made a "good point" and noted that the government had "accepted" decisions ma
  
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• Frogs and snakes among casualties of Chester Zoo fire

  17-12-2018 19:26
  More than £130,000 has been raised in donations from the public following the fire.
  
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• Windrush hardship fund to offer sums of up to £5,000 to victims - The Guardian

  17-12-2018 19:23 via theguardian.com
  Windrush hardship fund to offer sums of up to £5,000 to victims  The GuardianThe government has announced a hardship fund to provide up to £5,000 to members of the Windrush generation who were wrongly targeted by the hostile ...
  
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• Labour calls May no confidence vote over Brexit vote timing

  17-12-2018 19:21
  The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said he was calling for a no confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May -- a largely symbolic gesture -- for not putting her Brexit plan to a vote by lawmakers immediately."This is unacceptable in any way whatsoever," Corbyn said in the House of Commons.
  
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• Corbyn: I will table no-confidence motion in Prime Minister

  17-12-2018 19:19
  Concerns over delays to the Brexit vote led to the Labour leader to act.
  
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• Spurned killer jailed for murdering wife after she discovered his secret family

  17-12-2018 19:18
  Janbaz Tarin stalked Raneem Oudeh before launching a frenzied knife attack, killing both her and her mother
  
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• Tories call for action on loneliness

  17-12-2018 19:12
  The party wants a national awareness campaign focusing on young people as well as the elderly.
  
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• Labour doesn’t have a coherent political position on Europe

  17-12-2018 19:12
  Jeremy Corbyn at the party of European Socialists congress in Lisbon on 7 December. ‘All Corbyn offers is treading water while hoping that Teresa May drowns,’ writes Nick Moss.Owen Jones (Labour must prepare itself now for a second referendum, 14 December) misses the point of the frustrations arising from Jeremy Corbyn’s Janus position on Brexit.The agenda behind Brexit is anti-working class – designed to achieve a drive to the bottom in working conditions to secure trade
  
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• Janbaz Tarin jailed for life for murdering ex-wife and her mother after secret life exposed

  17-12-2018 19:12
  Janbaz Tarin admitted fatally stabbing Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her 49-year-old mother Khaola Saleem outside their home in Solihull on 27 August.Ms Oudeh had dumped her husband in the weeks before the attack after discovering he had three children and a secret wife who was pregnant with a fourth child in Afghanistan.
  
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• Brexit and breaking faith with the people

  17-12-2018 19:12
  ‘Does Theresa May, an avowed remainer before the referendum, actually believe her own populist rhetoric?’ So asks Rob Sykes.This is the way many of the electorate have felt for some time, and is possibly one of the causes of the leave vote.
  
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• US election meddling: Russia running 'active and ongoing' operations – live - The Guardian

  17-12-2018 19:02 via theguardian.com
  US election meddling: Russia running 'active and ongoing' operations – live  The GuardianMichael Flynn associate charged with illegal lobbying for Turkey  The GuardianFormer Flynn associates charged with illegal lobbying  Financial TimesFlynn ex-business partner charged with secret lobbying for Turkey  Al Jazeera EnglishProsecutors charge 2 men involved in a Turkish campaign led by Michael Flynn with illegal lobbying  Business InsiderView f
  
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• Junk food cravings linked to lack of sleep, study suggests - The Guardian

  17-12-2018 19:01 via theguardian.com
  Junk food cravings linked to lack of sleep, study suggests  The GuardianResearchers say tired people are likely to view unhealthy snacks more favourably.
  
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• Junk food cravings linked to lack of sleep, study suggests

  17-12-2018 19:01
  Having even one night without sleep leads people to view junk food more favourably, research suggests.Scientists attribute the effect to the way food rewards are processed by the brain.Previous studies have found that a lack of shuteye is linked to expanding waistlines, with some suggesting disrupted sleep might affect hormone levels, resulting in changes in how hungry or full people feel.
  
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