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• What a start to 2019! UK ticket wins £114.9m EuroMillions jackpot

  01-01-2019 23:34
  One UK ticket-holder has won £114.9m in the New Year's Day EuroMillions draw.A further 10 UK players won £1m in a special draw held on Tuesday night.Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at The National Lottery, has urged players to check their tickets "to see if they are a big winner and can turn 2019 into one long celebration".
  
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• Manchester stabbings suspect may have mental problems as terrorism probe ongoing

  01-01-2019 23:29
  A 25-year-old man suspected of stabbing three people with a kitchen knife at Manchester Victoria train station on New Year's Eve was being held and assessed for mental health issues on Tuesday, police said.Greater Manchester Police were, however, continuing to investigate the attack because of suspected links to terrorism, they said in a statement.The station is very close to Manchester Arena, where a suicide bomb attack in May 2017 killed 22 people as they left a concert by pop star Ariana Gran
  
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• Man arrested after Manchester stabbings detained under Mental Health Act

  01-01-2019 23:29
  Counter-terror detectives are scouring the home of the suspect.
  
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• Manchester Victoria station stabbings suspect held under Mental Health Act

  01-01-2019 23:18
  The man arrested after three people were stabbed at Manchester Victoria station on New Year's Eve has been detained under the Mental Health Act.Greater Manchester Police said the 25-year-old suspect was being assessed by specialist medical staff over the incident, which is being treated as terror related.It happened shortly before 9pm and two knives were later recovered from the scene, with a search also still being carried out at an address in the Cheetham Hill area.
  
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• Far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as President of Brazil - ITV News

  01-01-2019 23:18 via itv.com
  Far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as President of Brazil  ITV NewsI will rid Brazil of corruption, Bolsonaro vows at swearing in  The TimesDonald Trump congratulates Jair Bolsonaro as controversial firebrand is sworn in as Brazil president  The SunRight-wing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as president of Brazil  Sky NewsBrazil enters new era with far-right president: Former paratrooper Bolsonaro takes office  Daily MailVi
  
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• Manchester New Year Stabbings: Man Arrested Is Detained Under Mental Health Act

  01-01-2019 23:17
  The terror suspect who was arrested after a "frenzied" New Year's Eve stabbing
  
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• Police detain young man in Manchester stabbing, investigation continues

  01-01-2019 23:06
  (Reuters) - A 25-year-old man suspected of stabbing three people in Manchester's Victoria train station has been detained under Britain's mental health act although a counter terrorism probe is still ongoing, Greater Manchester Police said on Tuesday.
  
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• Detectives still trying to identify man who died after Dundee ‘disturbance’

  01-01-2019 22:46
  Police Scotland are calling for witnesses to help identify a man who died following an incident early on New Year’s Day
  
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• French Police Stop 14 People Stealing Fishing Trawler In Attempt To Cross English Channel

  01-01-2019 22:13
  French police say they have caught 14 migrants trying to steal a fishing
  
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• Love letters to Europe projected on Edinburgh landmarks for Hogmanay celebration

  01-01-2019 21:58
  The Messages from the Skies project returns with letters celebrating Scotland’s ties to Europe lighting up buildings across the capital
  
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• New Year’s Day violence sees two people dead after knife attacks

  01-01-2019 21:35
  A woman was also shot in the leg at a nightclub.
  
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• Complicated task of obtaining redundancy pay for Carillion workers revealed

  01-01-2019 20:06
  Many of the companies in the group did not even feature the Carillion name, said Unite.
  
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• Manchester Victoria station stabbings 'a terrorist investigation'

  01-01-2019 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Two knives were found and a property is being searched after the attack which injured three people.
  
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• Security guard stabbed to death at New Year's Eve party in London's Park Lane

  01-01-2019 19:28
  A security guard has been stabbed to death and three others were injured after they tried to stop a group of men trying to get into a New Year's Eve party in London's Park Lane.Detective Chief Inspector Andy Partridge said: "The incident took place outside a venue that was hosting a private party.
  
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• Manchester anti-terror police question man over stabbings

  01-01-2019 19:21
  Counter-terrorism police continued to question a Somalian man after three people including a British Transport Police (BTP) officer were stabbed in a “frenzied attack” during New Year’s Eve celebrations.On Tuesday, the morning after the attack, armed officers raided a property in the Cheetham Hill area of the city where the attacker lived with his parents and siblings.The man’s brother is believed to work as a security guard at Manchester airport.
  
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• New Year’s Eve party ends in tragedy following stabbing incident

  01-01-2019 19:18
  The incident took place on Park Lane in Westminster.
  
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• Female lawyers still facing 'frustrating' inequality

  01-01-2019 19:14
  A campaign is being launched this year by the Bar Council to mark 100 years since women were legally allowed to practise as lawyers.The organisation wants to promote "meaningful discussion" around the future of women within the profession.As women ascend through the profession, there appears to be a "drop-off" because of issues around retaining staff in higher positions when they decide to have children.
  
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• Croydon self-storage warehouse destroyed in blaze

  01-01-2019 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  People lose all of their possessions as a fire destroys a store with almost 1,200 rented units in Croydon.
  
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• Channel migrants: French police stop 14 at port

  01-01-2019 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Authorities believe the group, who say they came from Iraq, were trying to get to the UK.
  
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• London violence: Two dead, four hurt in knife and gun attacks

  01-01-2019 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  One attack at a private party in the West End saw a man stabbed to death and three others hurt.
  
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• EU citizens express concern at being asked to apply to continue living in UK

  01-01-2019 18:42
  The deadline to apply is June 30, 2021.
  
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• Funding cuts force police to tolerate violence, says senior officer

  01-01-2019 18:34
  West Midlands Police Federation chairman Richard Cooke said that arrests can take officers away from duty for hours.
  
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• Is the end of Netflix's golden age in sight?

  01-01-2019 18:05
  Netflix built its reputation and audiences from expensive dramas, such as The Crown.Streaming pioneer Netflix’s first mover advantage has taken it to nearly 150m global subscribers – but serious competition is now coming as traditional media companies and Silicon Valley rivals fight back.Disney, with the might of its super franchises from Marvel to Pixar and Star Wars, is set to join the fray with its own streaming service, Disney+.
  
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• Wave Of New Year Violence In London As Bouncer Killed In Quadruple Stabbing At 'Private Party' On Park Lane

  01-01-2019 18:02
  A security guard has been stabbed to death by a group men trying to get into a
  
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• 14 migrants accused of trying to steal French trawler

  01-01-2019 17:44
  French authorities have accused 14 migrants of attempting to steal a fishing trawler at the Channel port of Boulogne.The suspects include a mother and her two children and they claimed to have come from Iraq, according to prosecutor Pascal Marconville, who spoke to the AFP news service.Police continue to look for two individuals whom they believe were the people smugglers involved in the incident, according to Mr Marconville.
  
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• Self-storage warehouse destroyed in fire

  01-01-2019 17:32
  Owner Shurgard said customers with belongings at the Purley Way facility in Croydon will be contacted in the next two days.
  
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• New year marked by colourful parade and freezing dips

  01-01-2019 17:31
  Thousands gathered in central London for the annual New Year’s Day Parade.
  
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• Javid: Migrant crossings of 'very serious concern'

  01-01-2019 17:25
  Sajid Javid announces Border Force redeployment in response to what he has declared a "major incident".
  
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• In Pictures: New Year’s Day parade brings vibrant colour to capital

  01-01-2019 17:21
  Hundreds of performers have taken part in the event through London.
  
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• New year set for frosty start as odds on coldest January slashed

  01-01-2019 17:06
  An ice warning sign is covered with snow in Lancaster in February 2018.The new year is set to get off to a frosty start with plummeting temperatures, unsettled weather conditions and the return of the sort of cold snap dubbed the ‘beast from the east’ last year.While Wednesday is expected to be cold and dry for much of the country, the Met Office is predicting that the second week of the New Year will become increasingly unsettled, with rain, strong winds and severe gales possible.
  
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• New year set for frosty start as odds of coldest January on record slashed

  01-01-2019 17:06
  An ice warning sign is covered with snow in Lancaster in February 2018.The new year is set to get off to a frosty start with plummeting temperatures, unsettled weather conditions and the return of the sort of cold snap dubbed the ‘beast from the east’ last year.While Wednesday is expected to be cold and dry for much of the country, the Met Office is predicting that the second week of the New Year will become increasingly unsettled, with rain, strong winds and severe gales possible.
  
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• Babies born as bells chimed for 2019

  01-01-2019 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The infants made their arrival at maternity wards in Edinburgh and Livingston on the stroke of midnight.
  
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• Karen Penny: Why I'm walking for four years to raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK

  01-01-2019 17:01
  My husband's parents both died from dementia-related illnesses and it had a massive effect on me.Alzheimer's is something that touches nearly every family.This is why I am embarking on a 20,000-mile walk that will take four years so that I can raise money for dementia research.
  
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• National commemorative service to recall Iolaire disaster

  01-01-2019 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 200 men died in the maritime tragedy off the coast of the Isle of Lewis, exactly 100 years ago.
  
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• Manchester Victoria station stabbings treated as terror attack

  01-01-2019 16:56
  The stabbing of three people at Manchester Victoria station on New Year's Eve is being treated as a terror related incident, police have confirmed.Two knives were recovered at the scene and a property is being searched in the Cheetham Hill area.A British Transport Police (BTP) sergeant in his 30s was also treated after he was stabbed in the shoulder, but has since been released.
  
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• Large-scale rave at Kettering warehouse ends with 10 arrests

  01-01-2019 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Up to 1,000 people attended the unlicensed event at an empty warehouse in Northamptonshire.
  
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• Gordon Ramsay and wife Tana announce they are expecting their fifth child

  01-01-2019 16:23
  TV chef Gordon Ramsay and wife Tana have announced they are expecting their fifth child.The couple revealed the news in an Instagram video, with each of their children saying "Happy New Year" before Tana, 44, offered her own greeting and the camera panned down to reveal a large baby bump.In June 2016, the chef and his wife suffered a miscarriage when Tana was five months pregnant.
  
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• The government is in denial on homelessness

  01-01-2019 16:18
  With great sadness I read the housing secretary James Brokenshire’s comments explaining away the responsibility of the government with individual causes to homelessness (Rise in homelessness not result of our policies, says housing secretary, 19 December).When homelessness is growing, it is a responsibility of the government and a failure of its policy.This has been validated in Finland, where homelessness has decreased due to strong governmental determination.
  
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• Prince Charles and Nicola Sturgeon attend Iolaire centenary commemorations

  01-01-2019 16:15
  More than 200 men died when the ship sunk near Stornoway as they travelled home from the First World War.
  
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• New Year’s Day hunt greeted in Co Down village by jeers and cheers

  01-01-2019 16:15
  The North Down hunt was a drag hunt where the hounds followed an artificially laid scent rather than hunting foxes.
  
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• Climate change causing feminisation of green turtles, research suggests

  01-01-2019 16:12
  By 2100 93% of all hatchlings of the sea-based species could be female because of rising global temperatures in West Africa
  
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• 'Significant' fire at self-storage warehouse in Croydon

  01-01-2019 16:08
  Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters were still at the scene of a fire at a self-storage warehouse in Croydon on Tuesday morning.London Fire Brigade said crews were called to the site in Purley Way shortly before 7.50pm on New Year's Eve.At the height of the fire, the whole of the four-storey building was alight, with 20 fire engines and around 120 firefighters in attendance.
  
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• Sadiq Khan angers Brexiters with pro-EU fireworks display

  01-01-2019 15:52
  If the festive season can sometimes involve trolling relatives with different political views, Sadiq Khan has arguably taken the tradition to a grand scale with a New Year’s Eve fireworks display which has prompted apoplexy among Brexiters with its pro-EU message.The mayor hailed the event, in which the London Eye was lit up in the blue-and-yellow colours of the EU flag, as part of a wider message to Europe that the capital would stay “open-minded” and “outward looking&rd
  
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• Police investigate man’s unexplained death after new year disturbance in Dundee

  01-01-2019 15:52
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in hospital following an incident in Nethergate, Dundee, in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
  
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• Revellers shake off 2018 with bracing New Year’s Day dip

  01-01-2019 15:34
  The annual Loony Dook at South Queensferry raises funds for good causes.
  
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• In Pictures: Swimmers don fancy dress for new year dip

  01-01-2019 15:10
  Plenty of people have braved the cold to take the plunge on the first day of 2019.
  
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• Take time to talk to people struggling with mental health, campaigners urge

  01-01-2019 14:36
  A national Time to Talk day is being held on February 7.
  
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• Archbishop Justin Welby calls for 'spirit of openness' in 2019

  01-01-2019 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  In his New Year's sermon, Justin Welby says the country struggles with "how to disagree well".
  
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• Counter-terror detectives scour home of Manchester stabbings suspect

  01-01-2019 14:19
  Two people remain in a serious condition in hospital following the incident on New Year’s Eve in the city’s Victoria Station.
  
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• Police look for terrorism links in Manchester New Year's Eve stabbings

  01-01-2019 14:10
  A man armed with a kitchen knife stabbed three people, including a police officer, at Manchester Victoria train station on New Year's Eve in an attack police are treating as terrorism-related.Greater Manchester Police said they were searching an address in the Cheetham Hill area of the city on Tuesday after they detained a man on suspicion of carrying out the attack.A male police officer in his 30s who sustained a stab wound to his shoulder was released from hospital earlier on Tuesday morning.
  
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