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• Amber Rudd says she can see argument for second referendum

  19-12-2018 23:54
  Amber Rudd has broken ranks with her cabinet colleagues, saying there is a “plausible argument” for a second Brexit referendum if Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement with the EU is rejected by MPs.Rudd told ITV’s Peston: “Parliament has to reach a majority on how it’s going to leave the European Union.Earlier on Wednesday, some of Rudd’s fellow Conservative MPs suggested they could resign the party whip should the government abandon plans for a Brexit agr
  
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• Amber Rudd says she can see 'argument' for second referendum

  19-12-2018 23:54
  Amber Rudd has broken ranks with her cabinet colleagues, saying there is a “plausible argument” for a second Brexit referendum if Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement with the EU is rejected by MPs.Rudd told ITV’s Peston: “Parliament has to reach a majority on how it’s going to leave the European Union.Earlier on Wednesday, some of Rudd’s fellow Conservative MPs suggested they could resign the party whip should the government abandon plans for a Brexit agr
  
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• REVEALED: Ireland releases 'STARK' no-deal Brexit DOOMSDAY PLAN - 'It’s damage limitation' - Express.co.uk

  19-12-2018 23:48 via express.co.uk
  REVEALED: Ireland releases 'STARK' no-deal Brexit DOOMSDAY PLAN - 'It’s damage limitation'  Express.co.ukIreland 'would be HAMMERED by no-deal Brexit'  Daily MailIreland calls no-deal Brexit plan a ‘damage limitation exercise’  The GuardianConcern at British and Irish no-deal Brexit planning - UK Government confirms no agriculture border checks  Belfast TelegraphBrexit: Leo Varadkar warns against UK customs changes  BBC NewsView
  
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• Chris Evans Show to be advert free on Virgin Radio - Radio Today

  19-12-2018 23:41 via radiotoday.co.uk
  Chris Evans Show to be advert free on Virgin Radio  Radio TodayChris Evans confirms he will appear on Strictly Come Dancing in 2019  The GuardianChris Evans says yes to Strictly Come Dancing 2019  BBC NewsChris Evans CONFIRMS he will compete on next year's Strictly Come Dancing  Daily MailLook, no ads: Chris Evans show breaks free  The TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• May to meet Polish counterpart for defence and security talks

  19-12-2018 23:30
  The Prime Minister has told Poles living in Britain: ‘You can stay, and we want you to stay.’
  
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• Dublin port to create parking for hundreds of trucks in no-deal Brexit

  19-12-2018 23:30
  On Wednesday the Irish Government briefed parliamentarians in Dublin on its plans.
  
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• Astronauts set to return to Earth aboard freshly cut spacecraft - Astronomy Magazine

  19-12-2018 23:08 via astronomy.com
  Astronauts set to return to Earth aboard freshly cut spacecraft  Astronomy MagazineAstronauts land from ISS stint marred by air leak, rocket failure  Phys.orgAstronauts return safely to Earth from Space Station  Reuters UKAstronauts touch back down on Earth after 197-day mission on International Space Station  Evening StandardThree astronauts return from International Space Station  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Saudi 'comfortable' with oil prices, still seeks 2023 balanced budget - finance minister

  19-12-2018 23:07
  Saudi Arabia's finance minister said on Wednesday he was unconcerned with current oil prices impacting spending plans in 2019, and the government still aims to close its budget deficit by 2023 though the target is not set in stone.Mohammed al-Jadaan told Reuters cash settlements from an anti-corruption campaign, which generated 50 billion Saudi riyals ($13.3 billion) in 2018, would net "not significantly less" in 2019.The authorities have said they expect to confiscate more than $100 billion ove
  
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• Amber Rudd Says Second Brexit Referendum Is 'Plausible' If Stalemate Continues

  19-12-2018 23:03
  A Cabinet minister has suggested there would be a "plausible argument" for a
  
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• Ireland may ask for derogations from some EU rules in no-deal Brexit

  19-12-2018 22:50
  Ireland does not rule out asking the European Union to relax or waive some rules of the single market in the event of a no-deal Brexit in order to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday.Asked if Ireland would need any derogations to avoid a hard border, Coveney said: "That will be an ongoing conversation.
  
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• Second referendum plausible if MPs remain deadlocked over Brexit – Rudd

  19-12-2018 22:48
  Amber Rudd said she did not support calls for a second referendum but acknowledged it could end up being the way out of the Commons impasse.
  
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• Macaulay Culkin reprises Home Alone role after nearly 30 years - DigitalSpy.com

  19-12-2018 22:48 via digitalspy.com
  Macaulay Culkin reprises Home Alone role after nearly 30 years  DigitalSpy.comHome Alone fans delighted at 'healthy' Macaulay Culkin in advert  Sky NewsMacaulay Culkin relives scenes from his 1990 film Home Alone in humorous Google Assistant commercial  Daily MailMacaulay Culkin recreates Home Alone scenes in hilarious ad - delighting fans  Mirror OnlineMacaulay Culkin returns as Kevin from Home Alone in new Google ad  Evening StandardView full c
  
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• Eden Hazard’s late winner takes Chelsea through against Bournemouth

  19-12-2018 22:43 via theguardian.com
  Chelsea must have hoped they could force passage into the semi-finals without having to call upon Eden Hazard, granting those battered and bruised ankles a midweek rest, but at present everything they do seems dependent upon their brilliant Belgian. This had become a slog of a tie, a contest which was threatening to run aground on a penalty shootout, until Hazard made his decisive intervention.Bournemouth, resolute and slippery on the counter, dropped their guard for only a split-second, but tha
  
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• Flu jab failure caused 4,000 extra deaths from heart attacks and strokes - Mirror Online

  19-12-2018 22:37 via mirror.co.uk
  Flu jab failure caused 4,000 extra deaths from heart attacks and strokes  Mirror Online11,500 people died of heart disease last winter ‘due to ineffective flu jab and freezing temperatures’  The SunView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Homeless man who slept rough outside parliament dies

  19-12-2018 22:33
  Tributes have been paid after a homeless man sleeping rough outside parliament collapsed and died.Police confirmed that a man - believed to be a foreign national - had passed away after first aid given at the scene and subsequent hospital treatment failed to revive him."At around 11.30pm on 18 December, we were alerted by officers from British Transport Police (BTP) to a man collapsed in an underpass near to Westminster underground station," said a Met Police spokesman.
  
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• 'Brexit The Final Countdown' podcast with lobby insider Martyn Brown - LISTEN HERE

  19-12-2018 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  THIS WEEK’s edition of ‘Brexit The Final Countdown’ featured analysis from seasoned lobby insider Martyn Brown and Brussels correspondent Joe Barnes. Listen and download the Brexit podcast here.
  
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• Russian whistleblower 'unlikely' to have died from poisoning

  19-12-2018 22:21
  A rich Russian whistleblower who collapsed while jogging near his Surrey home is unlikely to have been poisoned and probably died from natural causes, a coroner has ruled.Mr Perepilichnyy, 44, was out running in Weybridge on 10 November 2012, after spending the night before with his mistress in Paris.Coroner Nicholas Hilliard QC had been examining whether the married millionaire could have been murdered with poison or died of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS).
  
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• Theresa May will be ‘forced to back down’ over migrant curbs

  19-12-2018 22:18 via theguardian.com
  Rebellious ministers believe salary threshold after Brexit will be £21,000, not £30,000Rebellious ministers believe Theresa May will be forced to allow workers earning as little as £21,000 to enter the UK after Brexit in the face of intense lobbying from businesses demanding the right to employ low-skilled workers from abroad.The prime minister had wanted to limit the vast majority of immigration to people with jobs paid £30,000 and over, but had already had to concede th
  
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• Fire crews tackle golf club blaze

  19-12-2018 22:15
  Machrihanish Golf Club said the blaze has completely destroyed the clubhouse.
  
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• So Even Rob Lowe Has An Opinion On The Jeremy Corbyn ‘Stupid Woman’ Row

  19-12-2018 22:11
  As a year of political turbulence finally draws to an end, it somehow didn't
  
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• Scientists create 3D-printed hand that can play Jingle Bells

  19-12-2018 21:59
  The hand cannot move its fingers independently but can play simple musical phrases by moving its wrist.
  
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• Divided Kingdom: Meet the businessmen 'hoping for 11th hour shock' on Brexit

  19-12-2018 21:58
  Actually, not just the road, but rail, ferry and plane across all four nations, speaking to all kinds of people for whom Brexit is important.When we left Westminster last week, Theresa May had just decided to cancel the meaningful vote on a Brexit deal which was rejected before it even reached the house.It has been two-and-a-half years since Britain voted to leave the European Union and since then Brexit has become such a part of our way of life.
  
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• Drink-drive motorist drove wrong way along M4

  19-12-2018 21:57
  Lee Johnson will be sentenced next year.
  
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• 'They have NO idea!' Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin attacks MPs over customs union IGNORANCE

  19-12-2018 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  WETHERSPOON boss and ardent Brexiteer Tim Martin has written to every MP in Britain to express his dismay that a large number of politicians have "no idea" how the EU’s “protectionist” customs union works.
  
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• Meghan and Kate join Queen's lunch amid rift rumours

  19-12-2018 21:51
  Members of the Royal family have put their rumoured differences aside and gathered for a Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace ahead of the Queen's annual visit to Sandringham.Despite being a testing week for the Duchess of Sussex amid rumours of a rift with the Duchess of Cambridge, and claims by her father on national television that she has "shunned" him, both Meghan and Kate attended the Queen's annual lunch earlier on Wednesday.Prince Harry was pictured behind the wheel of a car with his pre
  
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• Judge gravely concerned about three-year-old boy missing with mother

  19-12-2018 21:49
  Mr Justice Williams has urged people to raise the alarm if they have any information about Ellie Yarrow–Sanders and her son Olly Sheridan.
  
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• Breakingviews - Fed hike leaves Powell exposed in multiple ways - Reuters

  19-12-2018 21:48 via uk.reuters.com
  Breakingviews - Fed hike leaves Powell exposed in multiple ways  ReutersInvestors raise alarm over Fed’s shrinking balance sheet  Financial TimesFed raises rates despite Trump opposition  BBC NewsWhy the Federal Reserve is unbowed by Donald Trump  The GuardianThe Fed’s Not Ready to Retire Forward Guidance  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Volunteers rescue second seal with frisbee stuck round neck

  19-12-2018 21:42
  The plastic disc is ‘deeply embedded and extremely infected’ and the animal has been taken to an RSPCA centre.
  
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• Washington DC sues Facebook over privacy scandal, vowing to make company 'live up to its promise' - Daily Mail

  19-12-2018 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  Washington DC sues Facebook over privacy scandal, vowing to make company 'live up to its promise'  Daily MailFacebook: Washington DC sues tech giant over Cambridge Analytica data use  The GuardianFacebook sued by top prosecutor over Cambridge Analytica  BBC NewsWashington DC attorney general sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal  Evening StandardFacebook sued by US regulator over Cambridge Analytica scandal  Financial TimesView full cove
  
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• US sanctions on Irish company ‘to be lifted’

  19-12-2018 21:39
  Aughinish Alumina’s parent company is Russian. It employs over 600 people.
  
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• Ministers under fresh pressure to take no-deal Brexit ‘off the table’

  19-12-2018 21:32
  Labour made the plea during an emergency debate in the Commons.
  
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• Nigel Farage makes THIS shocking CONFESSION in response to Corbyn 'stupid woman' spat

  19-12-2018 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  NIGEL Farage turned his attention to the debate that has rocked parliament this afternoon and offered up a revealing admission of his own.
  
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• MPs alerted to death of homeless man living outside Houses of Parliament

  19-12-2018 21:21
  A shrine has been constructed at Westminster station for a homeless man who collapsed and later died.
  
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• Premiership eases fears of spending splurge after £230m deal goes through

  19-12-2018 20:58 via theguardian.com
  • Deal with CVC Capital Partners gives 13 clubs £18m each
  • Clubs urged to spend windfall on grounds not players’ wagesPremiership Rugby has completed a deal thought to be worth around £230m with the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and has moved to ease concerns the windfall will be splurged on player wages.The 12 Premiership clubs, as well as the Championship leaders London Irish, will each receive around £18m from the deal, having agreed to sell CVC a
  
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• Paul Ryan, who bit his lip as Trump ran wild, says goodbye to politics

  19-12-2018 20:58 via theguardian.com
  Outgoing speaker attacks ‘America’s broken politics’ in farewell speech but doesn’t mention Trump by nameHe used to be the future of the Republican party. On Wednesday Paul Ryan, seen by critics as an arch enabler of Donald Trump, left the political stage at the grand old age of 48. Related: US government shutdown: what is it, will it happen and who's to blame?Continue reading...
  
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• Don't use Google Translate, Wrexham council staff told

  19-12-2018 20:58 via bbc.co.uk
  There are concerns the over the council's failure to comply with Welsh language standards.
  
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• UK cities at risk of ‘ISIS 2.0’ terror attacks - Interpol issues jihadi WARNING

  19-12-2018 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITISH cities could be targeted in a fresh wave of deadly terror attacks as jailed jihadists are released from prison and battle-hardened ISIS fighters make their way home from Middle Eastern war zones, Interpol’s top official has warned.
  
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• Homeless man dies after collapsing outside UK parliament

  19-12-2018 20:55
  Emergency services were called to an underpass near Westminster underground station late on Tuesday evening after a man collapsed.A homeless man who collapsed outside the houses of parliament has died, authorities have confirmed.Opposition MPs have expressed their fury at the government’s homelessness policy following the death of the rough sleeper, understood to be a 45-year-old Hungarian national, who became the second homeless person to die after falling ill outside parliament this year
  
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• Saudi 'comfortable' with oil prices, still seeks 2023 balanced budget - finmin

  19-12-2018 20:53
  Saudi Arabia's finance minister said on Wednesday he was unconcerned with current oil prices impacting spending plans in 2019, and the government still aims to close its budget deficit by 2023 though the target is not set in stone.Mohammed al-Jadaan told Reuters cash settlements from an anti-corruption campaign, which generated 50 billion Saudi riyals ($13.3 billion) in 2018, would net "not significantly less" in 2019.The authorities have said they expect to confiscate more than $100 billion ove
  
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• Voters left wondering as parliament goes from panto to farce - Sky News

  19-12-2018 20:52 via news.sky.com
  Voters left wondering as parliament goes from panto to farce  Sky NewsWith just 100 days until Brexit, many will be watching MPs and wondering if there's enough leadership to guide the UK.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Disney accused of 'colonialism and robbery' for trademarking 'hakuna matata' from The Lion King - The Telegraph

  19-12-2018 20:51 via telegraph.co.uk
  Disney accused of 'colonialism and robbery' for trademarking 'hakuna matata' from The Lion King  The TelegraphDisney accused of colonialism over 'hakuna matata' trademark  The Guardian40k people accuse Disney of 'colonialism and robbery' for trademarking 'Hakuna Matata' in petition  Daily MailPetition for Disney to give up "hakuna matata" trademark  Boing BoingLion King: Disney Criticized for 'Hakuna Matata' Trademark  Screen RantView full covera
  
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• Injured seagull and lost fingernail among inappropriate ambulance calls in 2018

  19-12-2018 20:46
  A woman also dialled 999 to report her dog had died, as did a man who was sweating while using his computer.
  
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• Jose Mourinho 'has future without Man Utd' as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer named caretaker manager

  19-12-2018 20:43
  Manchester United have named Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as caretaker manager following the departure of Jose Mourinho, who insisted to Sky Sports News he has a future without the Old Trafford club."Manchester United is in my heart and it's brilliant to be coming back in this role.United sacked former manager Mourinho on Tuesday, two days after his side lost 3-1 to Liverpool.
  
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• Facebook: Washington DC sues tech giant over Cambridge Analytica data use

  19-12-2018 20:42 via theguardian.com
  DC attorney general alleged in lawsuit the company’s ‘misleading privacy settings’ allowed firm to harvest information
  Washington DC has sued Facebook for allowing the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica to gain access to the personal data of tens of millions of the site’s users without their permission. Related: 2018: a terrible year for Facebook – podcastContinue reading...
  
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• Speedboat death: Sajid Javid to meet family over missing killer

  19-12-2018 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The family of Charlotte Brown wants to know what is being done to find her killer, who remains on the run.
  
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• No kidding: Mike Phelan lives the dream in shock Old Trafford return | Ed Aarons

  19-12-2018 20:34 via theguardian.com
  Alex Ferguson’s former assistant rejoins Manchester United shortly after touching down from Australia and holding court at a Burnley collegeThey say 24 hours is a long time in football but, even with his vast experience, Mike Phelan must still be pinching himself about Tuesday’s turn of events. Back in his home town while he takes a break from sporting director duties at the Australian side Central Coast Mariners, the 56-year-old took up an invitation to take a coaching session at Bu
  
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• Gareth Bale’s 11-minute hat-trick fires Real Madrid into Club World Cup final - The Guardian

  19-12-2018 20:30 via theguardian.com
  Gareth Bale’s 11-minute hat-trick fires Real Madrid into Club World Cup final  The GuardianClub World Cup: Gareth Bale happy with new role at Real Madrid after Club World Cup hat-trick  Goal.comGareth Bale takes centre stage for Real Madrid and repays Solari with Club World Cup hat-trick  Evening StandardMan Utd transfer news: £162m bid EXPECTED by new manager - ‘He WILL be sold’ | Daily Star  Daily StarClub World Cup News: Gareth B
  
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• On the first day of Christmas, Microsoft gave to me... an emergency out-of-band security patch for IE - The Register

  19-12-2018 20:24 via theregister.co.uk
  On the first day of Christmas, Microsoft gave to me... an emergency out-of-band security patch for IE  The RegisterMicrosoft describes features of upcoming Windows Sandbox - Software - News  HEXUSWindows 10 users can now download a major upgrade and here are its best features  ExpressMicrosoft: Come and play in our Windows SandBox  The RegisterInPrivate Desktop launches as Windows Sandbox  bit-tech.netView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tafarwa Beckford: Birmingham gang member jailed for revenge shooting

  19-12-2018 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  "Iconic criminal" Tafarwa Beckford shot a man dead during "armed gang warfare".
  
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• Banksy claims artwork referencing steelworks in Port Talbot

  19-12-2018 20:02
  Local residents have called on the council to protect the street art which appeared on a garage in the Taibach area overnight.
  
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