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• Jameela Jamil: I was given whiter face in photographs

  03-01-2019 23:58 via theguardian.com
  Good Place actor apologises to fans for airbrushing and says old photos make her feel ‘gross’
  Jameela Jamil has said looking back at airbrushed photos of herself makes her feel “gross”. The Good Place actor apologised to fans who would have seen the images and felt under pressure to be as thin as Jamil appeared.She told Red magazine: “When I first started out in this industry, I didn’t know I was allowed to say no to airbrushing. I was given a whiter face, a l
  
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• Royal Navy sent 'to prevent migrant crossings' in Channel

  03-01-2019 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The defence secretary says HMS Mersey will help prevent migrants making the "dangerous journey".
  
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• Royal Navy vessel sent to patrol Channel amid refugee concerns

  03-01-2019 23:53
  The Home Office will cover the costs of the deployment, which the Home Secretary said was an "interim measure".
  
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• England Women hope ‘revolutionary’ contracts will drive World Cup charge

  03-01-2019 23:45 via theguardian.com
  • New 35-player squad features 28 full-time professionals• ‘This is a huge opportunity,’ says the coach, Simon MiddletonIt has taken a while but, for richer or poorer, the Rugby Football Union has finally taken the plunge and made a long-term commitment to its top female players. If the announcement of 28 professional 15-a-side contracts is not a strictly ground-breaking development, the implications are sizeable.Not for nothing did Simon Middleton, England’s head coa
  
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• Young refugees reveal why they took treacherous trail to UK

  03-01-2019 23:38
  The spike in migrants risking their lives to cross the English Channel from France has raised many questions - not least, why would people take the risk leaving the safety of mainland Europe to get to the UK?In fact, Britain takes relatively few.
  
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• 'L-mageddon' averted as New York calls off shutdown of subway line

  03-01-2019 23:37 via theguardian.com
  Fifteen-month shutdown of subway tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn canceled after Andrew Cuomo announces new planNearly a quarter million New Yorkers who for years dreaded “L-mageddon”, a planned 15-month shutdown of a key subway tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn, got a last-minute reprieve Thursday with a new plan that will allow repairs to go on during nights and weekends and the trains to keep running.The New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, made the surprise announcement just
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino: Champions League not cups keeps me in a job

  03-01-2019 23:34 via theguardian.com
  • Winning FA Cup or Carabao Cup not No 1 for Spurs manager
  • Tottenham at League Two Tranmere on Friday nightMauricio Pochettino believes he would have been sacked by now at Tottenham if all he had done was to win a domestic cup. The manager takes his team to League Two Tranmere in the FA Cup on Friday while he also has them in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, where they face Chelsea.Pochettino has never hidden where the domestic knockouts rank on his list of priorities and they are some w
  
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• Young refugees speak of treacherous trail to the UK

  03-01-2019 23:08
  The spike in migrants risking their lives to cross the English Channel from France has raised many questions - not least, why would people take the risk leaving the safety of mainland Europe to get to the UK?In fact, Britain takes relatively few.
  
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• Hunt acknowledges Russian support will let Assad remain in power

  03-01-2019 23:06
  The Foreign Secretary called for Moscow to help build real peace in Syria.
  
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• There’s no excuse for justifying the racist attitudes that plague Australia | Luke Pearson

  03-01-2019 22:57 via theguardian.com
  We must name white supremacist beliefs, whether they come from the fringes or the Senate2018 had a lot of moments of hope despite the rising tones of white supremacy in Australia and abroad.The Liberal party voted in favour of Pauline Hanson’s “It’s OK to be white” motion (and no, it wasn’t an “administrative error”), but quickly backtracked when media started to point out the connections of that slogan to white supremacist groups. Continue reading...
  
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• Rail passenger accidentally offered £10,000 ticket, days after fare rise

  03-01-2019 22:52
  A similar fare on the London Bridge to Gatwick Airport route was priced at £11.
  
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• British police to start training in case of Northern Ireland Brexit unrest - Guardian

  03-01-2019 22:41
  (Reuters) - About 1,000 police officers from Scotland and England will start training for deployment in Northern Ireland in the event of disorder arising from a no-deal Brexit, the Guardian newspaper reported late on Thursday.
  
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• US enters new phase as women change the face of Congress

  03-01-2019 22:35 via theguardian.com
  Record 102 women were sworn into the House as balance of power shifts in Washington, and Nancy Pelosi makes history as speaker againAmong the historic class of new congresspeople who took the oath of office in the US House of Representatives on Thursday are the first Native American women, the first Muslim women, the first black women elected from Massachusetts and Connecticut, the first Hispanic women elected from Texas, and the youngest woman to be elected to Congress.There is a former NFL lin
  
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• Emergency homeless shelters open in London as freezing weather hits

  03-01-2019 22:32
  The Met Office is forecasting temperatures to fall below zero.
  
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• William Sitwell: Waitrose editor who joked about killing vegans joins Telegraph

  03-01-2019 22:10
  The former editor of a food magazine who quit after joking about "killing vegans" has joined the Daily Telegraph as a restaurant critic.William Sitwell stood down from his role as the editor of Waitrose food magazine in October after making the controversial comment to a freelance journalist who pitched him a new series on vegan cooking.In his first piece for the Daily Telegraph, Sitwell will review a vegan meal.
  
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• Back in Time for School review – alarmingly relevant lessons in empire

  03-01-2019 22:01 via theguardian.com
  The format that time-travels to mealtimes gone by enters the classroom to show how education has changed since the Victorian eraIt is 1897 and at a school in Coventry the coal burners have been lit, the inkwells filled, and the portrait of Queen Victoria straightened. The classrooms are all worn, wooden desks, wildly inaccurate world maps, and pupils in caps and corsets. Everything looks as cosy as a period drama, except this is a geography lesson. And the subject is the empire. Teacher Sue taps
  
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• 'My mum killed my dad with a hammer but I want her freed'

  03-01-2019 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Sally Challen was jailed for murder in 2011 but a new law means an appeal next month could succeed.
  
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• Army recruiting 'snowflakes': What do people think?

  03-01-2019 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Young people in London are bemused as a UK army campaign seeks "snowflakes" and "phone zombies".
  
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• Ordering a plate of dog means I need to raise my game speaking Italian | Eni Aluko

  03-01-2019 21:23 via theguardian.com
  Signing for Juventus was among the personal highlights of 2018, a year that saw progress on many fronts but not racismThe turn of the year left behind 12 months to remember personally on and off the field but also from a wider perspective in football.On the pitch if I could summarise 2018 in one word it would be progress. Progress for the England men’s team who, perhaps unexpectedly, reached the semi-finals of the World Cup. They continued that momentum by qualifying for the Nations League
  
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• Wife of jihadist charged with terrorist crimes in France

  03-01-2019 21:22 via theguardian.com
  Soulef A, married to Peter Cherif, accused of criminal association with terrorists and financing a terrorist enterprise
  The wife of one of France’s most notorious jihadists, Peter Cherif, has been charged and provisionally detained, days after her husband was returned to prison after seven years on the run.Soulef A, who was arrested along with Cherif in Djibouti in mid-December, has been charged with criminal association with terrorists and financing a terrorist enterprise and held pending
  
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• Heathrow and Gatwick invest millions in anti-drone technology

  03-01-2019 21:02 via theguardian.com
  London airports purchase equipment in wake of incidents that caused around 1,000 flights to be grounded
  The UK’s largest airports are set to spend millions of pounds on anti-drone equipment, the Guardian understands, as they seek to protect themselves from future attacks like that which grounded about 1,000 flights into and out of Gatwick airport during the Christmas period.The country’s two busiest hubs – London’s Heathrow and Gatwick – have brought in their own mi
  
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• Mother missing with three-year-old son has 'gone underground'

  03-01-2019 20:51
  A mother missing with her three-year-old son for six months has "gone underground", lawyers have said.Ellie Yarrow-Sanders, 26, has not used her bank accounts or mobile phone since disappearing with Olly Sheridan, according to solicitors representing the youngster's father.Patrick Sheridan, 45, has said Christmas was "unbearable" not knowing where his son is.
  
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• New members sworn in to most diverse Congress ever – in pictures

  03-01-2019 20:50 via theguardian.com
  First Native American women and first Muslim women among historic new class of representatives who took the oath on ThursdayDemocrats reclaim power in HouseThe floor of the House before the swearing-in ceremony. Continue reading...
  
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• May’s Brexit plans hit by new blows

  03-01-2019 20:49
  The DUP reiterated their opposition to the Irish border backstop arrangements as the EU says no more negotiations.
  
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• Gatwick, Heathrow airports order military-grade anti-drone equipment - The Times

  03-01-2019 20:09
  Transport Minister Chris Grayling met police, aviation and defence chiefs on Thursday to discuss the issue, the report said.The airports did not immediately comment on the report.Drone sightings caused chaos at Gatwick, Britain's second busiest airport, last month, disrupting the travel plans of tens of thousands of people in the run up to Christmas.
  
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• Apple’s shock downgrade rattles global stock markets

  03-01-2019 20:02 via theguardian.com
  Firms with exposure to China hit over fears the Silicon Valley giant’s slowdown could spreadiPhone slump: the rivals taking a bite out of Apple
  Share prices have fallen on all the world’s major stock markets after poor trading figures from the tech giant Apple and a sharp drop in US factory orders prompted fears of a global economic slowdown in 2019.Apple shares lost more than 9% of their value on Wall Street after the company admitted in its first revenue warning to investors since
  
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• Park Lane death: Abu Hamza's son charged with firearm offences

  03-01-2019 19:56 via theguardian.com
  Charges against Imran Mostafa Kamel ‘not directly connected’ to security guard’s deathA man who was arrested by police investigating the murder of a security guard at a New Year’s Eve party in central London has been charged with firearms offences. Imran Mostafa Kamel, the son of the radical preacher Abu Hamza, appeared in court on Thursday over the allegations.Scotland Yard said the 26-year-old, from Ealing in west London, was charged with possession of a firearm with in
  
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• Martin Rowson on Sajid Javid's alien outlook – cartoon

  03-01-2019 19:54 via theguardian.com
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• The Guardian view on Channel crossings: a failure of humanity, not controls | Editorial

  03-01-2019 19:36 via theguardian.com
  The increase in arrivals to the UK by small boats is alarming given the risks to the travellers. It does not constitute a ‘migration crisis’That adults and children are risking their lives to cross the Channel’s shipping lanes in small and flimsy vessels is frightening. That they seek a new home in Britain is not. The overreaction to the uptick in arrivals via this route has been extraordinary. The home secretary, Sajid Javid, cut short a holiday, declared a “major incide
  
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• Lottery winners who scooped £115 million jackpot to go public

  03-01-2019 19:36
  The winning couple are from County Armagh in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Black Mirror actor Will Poulter quits Twitter over response to his role in Bandersnatch

  03-01-2019 19:32
  Actor Will Poulter has quit Twitter over the response to his role in Black Mirror film Bandersnatch.The British star appeared as Colin Ritman in the Netflix drama, which allows viewers to make interactive selections impacting the path of the storyline.Some social media users are said to have called Poulter "ugly" after he featured in the show with dyed blonde hair and glasses.
  
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• UK ports and Irish police on alert as manhunt continues in murder probe

  03-01-2019 19:28
  Michael Foran is the sole suspect in a murder investigation into the death of his partner at her flat.
  
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• Revealed: Winners of £115m EuroMillions jackpot are couple from County Armagh

  03-01-2019 19:27
  A couple from County Armagh in Northern Ireland are set to go public on Friday after winning a £115m EuroMillions jackpot.
  
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• Ireland attracts 4,500 jobs ‘directly linked to Brexit’

  03-01-2019 19:27
  The IDA has said that the country continues to secure a 'substantial number' of investments as a result of Brexit.
  
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• Gatwick and Heathrow airports order military-grade anti-drone equipment - The Times

  03-01-2019 19:17
  (Reuters) - London's Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defences worth "several million pounds" after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month, the Times newspaper reported on Thursday.
  
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• Woman missing with three-year-old son has ‘gone underground’, lawyers say

  03-01-2019 19:11
  Ellie Yarrow-Sanders has not used her bank accounts or mobile since disappearing with Olly Sheridan six months ago, according to solicitors.
  
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• William to mark 30th anniversary of London’s Air Ambulance

  03-01-2019 19:06
  The Duke of Cambridge is a former air ambulance pilot.
  
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• Teenager charged in connection with ‘murder’ in Dundee on New Year’s Day

  03-01-2019 19:05
  A 19-year-old is expected to appear at the city's sheriff court on Friday.
  
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• Donald Trump has a point – the world should start solving its own problems | Simon Jenkins

  03-01-2019 18:52 via theguardian.com
  For all his antics on the Mexican border, the US president is right to be withdrawing troops from SyriaFor a Briton to spend time in the US just now is a blessed relief. Whole days pass, and no talk of Brexit. It is as if a pall has lifted from the art of conversation. But the US has its own deep divide, slashing through the populist body politic. It is Donald Trump and “America first”.Trump has become a phenomenon. Like Samson in the temple, he seems able to topple the entire edific
  
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• Theresa May Suffers Major Blow As DUP Refuses To Back Brexit Deal

  03-01-2019 18:41
  Theresa May's hopes of winning DUP support for her Brexit deal have been dealt
  
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• Appeal to identify man found dead at railway station

  03-01-2019 18:38
  Emergency services were called to Mount Florida station on Wednesday morning.
  
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• MPs to discuss holding TV election debates after 133,000 people sign petition

  03-01-2019 18:29
  The Government is being urged to set up an 'Independent Debates Commission' to organise the showdowns, after recent attempts have been thwarted.
  
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• Terror plotter scouted sites on same day as Prevent deradicalisation meeting

  03-01-2019 18:27
  A Muslim convert was going through a Prevent radicalisation programme while plotting a terror attack in central London, a court has heard.Lewis Ludlow pleaded guilty last year to plotting to kill up to 100 people in a "ram attack".At his sentencing hearing today, the Old Bailey heard Ludlow, 27, had appeared to engage with a programme to stop his radicalisation, going to 16 meetings over the court of six months before he was arrested in April 2018.
  
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• Might Bite heading straight to Cheltenham Gold Cup after wind operation

  03-01-2019 18:26 via theguardian.com
  • 2018 runner-up has struggled for form this season
  • Trainer Nicky Henderson confident procedure will helpMight Bite, the runner-up in last year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, will go straight to this year’s race on 15 March without another run and following a wind operation on Thursday, with Nicky Henderson, the chaser’s trainer, predicting there is an “eight out of 10” chance it will address the abrupt decline in his form this season.The 10-year-old set off as
  
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• Apple's woes go far beyond the slowdown in the Chinese economy

  03-01-2019 18:20 via theguardian.com
  Higher price tags, competition, cultural differences and saturation in the west have led to longer replacement cyclesApple’s cut in its sales forecast was blamed almost entirely on the economic slowdown in China, but the real picture is probably far more complex, with high prices, cultural differences, fierce competition and consumers keeping their phones for longer all causing problems.Its chief executive, Tim Cook, said falling sales of iPhone, iPads and computers were primarily due to t
  
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• Nancy Pelosi Set To Make History (Again) As House Speaker In New US Congress

  03-01-2019 18:19
  Nancy Pelosi is poised to be elected as the speaker of the America's house of
  
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• Nancy Pelosi Makes History (Again) As House Speaker In New US Congress

  03-01-2019 18:19
  Nancy Pelosi has been elected as the speaker of the America's house of
  
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• Recruitment lessons: the new model that’s transforming teacher supply and retention

  03-01-2019 18:12 via theguardian.com
  Using managed recruitment services can take the stress out of workforce planning at multi-academy trusts and reduce costs at the same timeFinding high-quality supply teachers is the most stressful part of the job for school headteachers and leaders of multi-academy trusts (MATs), according to research by specialist recruitment and management solutions organisation Affinity Workforce.Its survey, which included 101 school senior executives, found 70% said teacher recruitment was causing them the m
  
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• UDA blamed for attack on house where brick narrowly missed children and baby

  03-01-2019 18:09
  The incident came as several houses and cars in Newtownards, Co Down were attacked.
  
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• No-deal Brexit ferry firm with no ships accused of ‘takeaway’ website gaffe

  03-01-2019 17:56
  The Seaborne website referenced customers paying for a 'meal/order' in terms and conditions that have since been changed.
  
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