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• UK can 'turn a corner' if MPs back Brexit deal, says May

  31-12-2018 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  In a new year message, Theresa May says the country can move on if MPs back her EU exit plan.
  
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• More than 100 firefighters tackle blaze in south London

  31-12-2018 23:41
  Emergency services were called to the scene in Croydon shortly before 8pm.
  
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• May - Back my Brexit deal and let Britain 'turn a corner'

  31-12-2018 23:36
  British Prime Minister Theresa May urged MPs on Monday to back her Brexit deal, promising that it would allow the country to "turn a corner" and let the government focus on solving domestic problems such as housing and a skill shortage.May made the appeal in a New Year's message little more than two weeks before a make-or-break vote in parliament on her plan for Britain's exit from the European Union which is due to happen on March 29.The vote, which May postponed in December to avoid defeat, wi
  
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• Manchester Victoria Station Incident: Three People Stabbed By 'Man Wielding Knife' On New Year's Eve

  31-12-2018 23:34
  At least three people have been stabbed in a brutal knife attack at
  
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• UK can ‘turn a corner’ if MPs back Brexit deal, says Theresa May

  31-12-2018 23:30
  The Prime Minister has used her New Year message to say 2019 could be ‘the year we put our differences aside and move forward together’.
  
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• Theresa May urges MPs to back Brexit deal in new year message

  31-12-2018 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Prime minister says Britain can put divisions aside and turn a corner in 2019
  Theresa May has urged the Commons to allow the UK to “turn a corner” by voting for her Brexit deal, using her new year’s message to keep up the pressure on MPs ahead of the rescheduled vote on her plans.The appeal came after the prime minister apparently failed to win any concessions from a round of phone calls with EU leaders over the Christmas period, with Downing Street saying there was still more
  
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• Theresa May Says UK Can ‘Turn A Corner’ If MPs Back Brexit Deal In New Year's Message

  31-12-2018 23:30
  Brexit has dominated the New Year's messages of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn,
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson offers Ole Gunnar Solskjær helping hand at United

  31-12-2018 23:30 via theguardian.com
  • Former manager gave pep talks to Solskjær and his staff
  • Ferguson recovering from last spring’s brain haemorrhageSir Alex Ferguson provided encouragement and a series of informal pep talks for Ole Gunnar Solskjær and the Manchester United manager’s staff at the training ground on Saturday.“He paid us a visit,” said Solskjær as he prepared his players for Wednesday night’s trip to face a Newcastle United side managed by one of Ferguson&
  
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• In 2019 the UK will start a new chapter, says Theresa May

  31-12-2018 23:30
  Theresa May has urged the Commons to allow the UK to “turn a corner” by voting for her Brexit deal, using her new year’s message to keep up the pressure on MPs ahead of the rescheduled vote on her plans.The appeal came after the prime minister apparently failed to win any concessions from a round of phone calls with EU leaders over the Christmas period, with Downing Street saying there was still more work to do to win reassurance for MPs over the Irish backstop plans.In a video
  
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• Brexit PLEA: May uses New Year message to urge MPs to back her deal - 'Let's move FORWARD'

  31-12-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  THERESA May used her New Year message to urge MPs to get behind her unpopular Brexit deal, insisting that backing her terms in a crucial vote in January will allow Britain to “turn a corner” in its divorce from the European Union.
  
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• Croydon Fire: 120 Firefighters Tackle Blaze At Self-Storage Warehouse In South London

  31-12-2018 23:11
  Some 20 fire engines and 120 firefighters are tackling a fire at a self-
  
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• AP Top Stories December 31 P

  31-12-2018 23:09
  Here's the latest for Monday December 31st: Congo continues to count votes; Warren announces an exploratory committee for a possible presidential run; Bomb goes on in the Philippeans; and New York prepares for 2019.
  
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• Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen & Milkmen review – a timely look at an eccentric life

  31-12-2018 23:00 via theguardian.com
  With everyone from Nick Park to Posy Simmonds discussing his bold, bizarre work, this documentary traced the life of the celebrated children’s author Over 50 years, Raymond Briggs has illustrated 26 picture books, 25 of which he also wrote. At the age of 84 he’s still working, although these days he manages only one drawing a month, for the Oldie magazine. It’s not that he can’t draw any more – he certainly can – it’s that he keeps falling asleep while d
  
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• Weatherwatch: global wind speeds weakening over land

  31-12-2018 22:30 via theguardian.com
  Studies show slowdown of up to 25%, while speeds over oceans are unaffected or fasterAcross the world’s land masses, measured wind speeds have been mysteriously weakening for the past 50 or so years, in some regions slowing down by as much as 25%. Several studies have come to the same conclusion, using wind observations from weather stations across the world.
  Strangely, the slowdown seems to be happening largely over land. Over the oceans the phenomenon is less pronounced, with some areas
  
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• Thousands gather for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations

  31-12-2018 22:28
  The ties between Scotland and Europe are being highlighted at this year’s events.
  
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• SDLP ‘ready to embrace change’ amid merger reports

  31-12-2018 21:41
  Mr Eastwood made the comments following reports that the two parties are poised for a phased integration in 2019.
  
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• Judge denies Kevin Spacey's request to skip hearing in sexual assault case

  31-12-2018 21:07 via theguardian.com
  The 59-year-old actor is accused of groping a young man at a Massachusetts bar in 2016Kevin Spacey must turn up at a forthcoming court hearing in Massachusetts, a judge ruled on Monday, after the actor requested that he be allowed to avoid appearing in person when he faces criminal charges that he sexually assaulted an 18-year-old man at a bar in 2016.Spacey had submitted a statement to Nantucket district court that his presence at a hearing scheduled for 7 January, on accusations that he groped
  
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• Sinn Fein leader in powersharing call as Brexit draws closer

  31-12-2018 20:36
  Mary Lou McDonald also criticised the DUP in her New Year message.
  
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• Man Arrested After Climbing Severn Bridge To Fly A Drone

  31-12-2018 20:01
  A man has been arrested after allegedly climbing the Severn Bridge and flying
  
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• Sale’s Steve Diamond avoids hearing over altercation with journalist

  31-12-2018 19:51 via theguardian.com
  • Director of rugby confronted Sam Peters at Gloucester
  • RFU received no complaint from Sunday Times reporterSteve Diamond will not face a disciplinary hearing after confronting a journalist at the end of Sale’s victory at Gloucester on Saturday and inviting him to “go outside” because the reporter involved will not make an official complaint.Diamond, Sale’s director of rugby, approached Sam Peters, who was reporting on the match for the Sunday Times, at the en
  
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• Two Border Force cutters redeployed to English Channel, says Sajid Javid

  31-12-2018 19:50
  Sajid Javid said the new patrol vessels would be part of ‘action on many fronts’ to try to deter people from crossing the Channel.The UK is to deploy two extra Border Force ships to the English Channel to try to disrupt a recent increase in people trying to reach the UK from France in small and often unseaworthy boats, Sajid Javid has announced.The home secretary said two Border Force cutters would be moved as part of wider efforts to ensure the route does not become more popular in
  
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• Dry January ‘decoy’ effect ‘not a fix-all solution for problem drinkers’

  31-12-2018 19:44
  People should be aware of their consumption all year round, says doctor
  
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• Britain deploys extra patrol boats as migrant crossings rise

  31-12-2018 19:33
  Britain is recalling two patrol boats from overseas deployments to help deal with an increase in the number of migrants trying to reach the country from France, interior minister Sajid Javid said on Monday.Javid said there had been an increase in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel from France and last week he declared the situation a "major incident".
  
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• 2018 highs and lows: five markets that have surged or slumped

  31-12-2018 19:20 via theguardian.com
  Political and economic instability have created a dizzying year, with record highs and big fallsAfter hitting a record high in May, the blue-chip index of top London-listed shares weakened steadily to end the year down 12.5%. Worries about global growth hurt multinational companies such as miners, while domestic stocks including retailers and builders suffered from the Brexit deadlock in parliament. Continue reading...
  
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• Upmarket slipper brand Mahabis calls in administrators

  31-12-2018 19:18 via theguardian.com
  Firm that used pop-up ads to sell about 1m pairs of slippers is ‘desperately disappointed’The upmarket slipper brand Mahabis has become the latest retail casualty, calling in the administrators days after Christmas.Founded in 2014 by Ankur Shah, Mahabis aimed to revolutionise a staid market by targeting millennials with trendy woollen slippers that could be transformed into outdoor shoes using detachable rubber soles. Continue reading...
  
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• Border Force vessels brought back to patrol Channel amid migrant crossings

  31-12-2018 18:58
  Patrol vessels will be brought back from overseas to the Channel as part of efforts to stem migrant crossings to UK shores via small boats.Two Border Force cutters will be redeployed, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced, after he led a cross-government meeting on Monday in response to what he has declared a "major incident".The latest crossing over the festive period saw 12 Iranians - including a child - land on the beach at Lydd-on-Sea, Kent, at 6am on New Year's Eve.
  
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• 'We are all migrants': Dover divided by boat arrivals

  31-12-2018 18:53 via theguardian.com
  Locals describe tension amid reports of increase in number of people crossing ChannelUK and France to step up patrols as boat with 12 Iranians lands in KentOn Marine Parade in Dover, an empty boat with its windows smashed lies docked on concrete, a blue police banner still stuck to it. The catamaran is the lasting remnant of a voyage taken by a group of 12 migrants who crashed on to the shore in recent weeks.A growing number of people are crossing the Channel from France to the UK, and arriving
  
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• Cat missing for five years reunited with 'elated' family

  31-12-2018 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Roxy escaped from her cat box during a visit to the vets in 2013 and had not been seen since.
  
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• FTSE 100 tumbles by 12.5% in 2018 – its biggest fall in a decade

  31-12-2018 18:50 via theguardian.com
  World’s markets falter as Brexit uncertainty and the US-China trade war spook investorsBritain’s leading stock market index has suffered its worst year in a decade as economic worries, Brexit uncertainty and the trade war between the US and China all spooked investors.The FTSE 100 tumbled by 12.5% during 2018, its biggest annual decline since 2008, wiping out more than £240bn of shareholder value. Continue reading...
  
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• Border Force cutters to patrol English Channel amid migrant crossings

  31-12-2018 18:48
  Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the cutters were being redeployed from overseas.
  
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• Migrant crisis: Border Force boats recalled to Channel in bid to tackle dinghy crossings

  31-12-2018 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  TWO of the Border Force’s largest patrol vessels are to be redeployed to British waters as part of efforts to reduce the number of migrants making the treacherous journey across the Channel.
  
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• Afghanistan FA president denies allegations of sexual and physical abuse

  31-12-2018 18:43 via theguardian.com
  • Keramuudin Karim says allegations are ‘a conspiracy’
  • Three female national team players have alleged abuseThe Afghanistan Football Federation president, Keramuudin Karim, has denied allegations he sexually and physically abused members of the women’s national team.Three players detailed to the Guardian last week the abuse they say they suffered at the hands of Karim. He and four other senior Afghan FA officials have been barred from leaving the country by the atto
  
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• Jimmy Osmond diagnosed with stroke after pantomime

  31-12-2018 18:38
  US singer Jimmy Osmond has been diagnosed with a stroke after being taken ill following a pantomime performance.The 55-year-old, a former child star who topped the singles chart in the 1970s, had been appearing as Captain Hook in a production of Peter Pan at the Birmingham Hippodrome.A spokesperson said he had been taken to hospital after "pushing through" with the performance last Thursday and signing autographs for fans.
  
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• Government Redeploys Two Border Force Ships To Deter Migrants Crossing English Channel

  31-12-2018 18:29
  Two Border Force cutters are being redeployed from overseas to patrol the
  
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• Louis CK mocks Parkland survivors in audio of standup routine

  31-12-2018 18:22 via theguardian.com
  Comedian said of teen activists: ‘You’re not interesting because you went to a high school where kids got shot’ at 16 December setLouis CK faces new controversy over a standup routine in which he appeared to mock survivors of the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Continue reading...
  
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• Elizabeth Warren is running – here are 10 others who may seek the Democratic nomination

  31-12-2018 18:09 via theguardian.com
  Thrusting young senators, a former vice-president … and Bernie Sanders again? We profile some of the likely 2020 contendersElizabeth Warren had long been expected to announce a run for the Democratic nomination for president, from the progressive wing of the party. On Monday morning, the Massachusetts senator duly made it official. Continue reading...
  
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• $9m for 139 seconds: Floyd Mayweather cashes in against Tenshin Nasukawa

  31-12-2018 17:55 via theguardian.com
  • More done for bank balances than combat sports’ reputation
  • Mayweather afterwards: ‘Once again, I’m still retired’Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement briefly to score a lucrative victory in an exhibition boxing match in Japan over kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa that will do more for his bank balance than it did for the reputation of combat sports.The 20-year-old, who is unbeaten in professional kickboxing and mixed martial arts, was sent crashing to the canva
  
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• Boy, 13, in hospital after attack by two armed men

  31-12-2018 17:54
  Police Scotland said the teenager was the victim of a ‘callous and violent attack’ in Castlemilk, Glasgow.
  
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• Polish man who died in hospital after Aberdeen incident named by police

  31-12-2018 17:31
  A 59-year-old has appeared in court, charged with the murder of Aleksander Smerdel on Thursday.
  
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• Millions to see annual energy bills drop as price cap takes effect

  31-12-2018 17:29 via theguardian.com
  Biggest shakeup since privatisation could also see savings lost ‘within months’What is the price cap and how does it work?Millions of households will see their annual energy bills drop as the government’s price cap takes effect on Tuesday, but experts have warned that the saving will be wiped out within months.The long-awaited ceiling on default tariffs amounts to the biggest shakeup of the energy market since privatisation. Unlike Ed Miliband’s proposed energy price free
  
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• Jimmy Osmond diagnosed with stroke after panto performance

  31-12-2018 17:29 via theguardian.com
  US singer was taken to hospital after performing in Peter Pan in Birmingham last weekThe US pop singer Jimmy Osmond has suffered a stroke and will take time away from the stage, a spokesperson has said.Osmond completed a performance of Peter Pan at the Birmingham Hippodrome theatre on 27 December before he was driven to hospital and diagnosed with a stroke, the representative said in a statement on the theatre’s website. Continue reading...
  
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• Jimmy Osmond suffers a stroke after panto performance

  31-12-2018 17:25
  The US star will not return to the production of Peter Pan.
  
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• New Years Eve fireworks: Can you watch the London fireworks LIVE on TV?

  31-12-2018 17:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW YEAR’S EVE 2018 is here, and celebrations have begun as parts of the globe see the clock tick past midnight into 2019. So can you watch the London fireworks on telly?
  
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• Four dead and 40 missing after Russian tower block collapse

  31-12-2018 17:10 via theguardian.com
  Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble as temperatures expected to drop to -23C overnightFour people have been killed and up to 40 are unaccounted for after a gas explosion tore through a residential building in Russia, leaving hundreds without a home in freezing temperatures on New Year’s Eve.A large section of the high-rise building in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk collapsed after the blast at about 6am local time (0100 GMT) on Monday. Magnitogorsk is approximately 1,000 miles
  
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• Singer Jimmy Osmond suffers stroke during UK pantomime performance

  31-12-2018 16:54
  U.S. pop singer Jimmy Osmond, who performed the chart-topping hit "Long-Haired Lover from Liverpool" as a child in 1972, has suffered a stroke and will take time away from the stage, a spokesperson for the singer said on Monday.Osmond completed a performance of the Peter Pan pantomime on Dec. 27 at the Birmingham Hippodrome theatre in central England before he was driven to hospital and diagnosed with a stroke, the representative said in a statement on the theatre's website.Osmond, now 55, was t
  
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• Michael Schumacher’s son progresses to bring hope in tragic F1 tale | Richard Williams

  31-12-2018 16:53 via theguardian.com
  Mick Schumacher, whose legendary father suffered a brain injury five years ago, is making his own name in motor racingA few months ago Damon Hill was waiting in a lounge at Heathrow airport, watching the departure board for news of his scheduled flight to Cologne. He had been invited to the opening of a museum dedicated to the career of Michael Schumacher, his old rival. The flight was delayed. And then delayed some more.He was sitting with another invited guest. This was Ross Brawn, the enginee
  
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• New Year’s Day 2019: How much do London New Year fireworks cost?

  31-12-2018 16:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW YEAR’S EVE is here, and London’s dazzling firework display is the centrepiece of celebrations in the UK, whether watched live or on TV from home or a pub. But how much do they cost?
  
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• Elizabeth Warren's 'Exploratory Committee' To Challenge Donald Trump Explained For Brits

  31-12-2018 16:36
  US Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Monday she has formed an exploratory
  
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• Don’t expect Brexit to give us a British Alexander Hamilton | Rafael Behr

  31-12-2018 16:35 via theguardian.com
  They like to think they’re revolutionaries, but Brexiteers lack the necessary intellect, ideas and visionI spent most of 2018 hearing the same story of revolution, ambition and factional rivalry played on a loop. And when I wasn’t listening to the Hamilton soundtrack I wrote about Brexit.I’m late to the Hamilton party, I know. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about the first US Treasury secretary opened on Broadway in 2015. I only got tickets to see it in London a few weeks a
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses after fatal road crash

  31-12-2018 16:09
  The person was killed after a vehicle left the A915 road in Fife at about 10am on Monday.
  
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