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• Twelve ways to break your children’s screen addiction as technology and gaming disrupts sleep - The Sun

  04-01-2019 23:46 via thesun.co.uk
  Twelve ways to break your children’s screen addiction as technology and gaming disrupts sleep  The SunWorry less about children's screen use, parents told  BBC NewsTurn off children’s gadgets an hour before bedtime, parents advised  AOL UKScreen time not intrinsically bad for children, say doctors  The GuardianTips on how to limit excessive screen time  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Man charged with assisting West Bromwich murder probe suspect

  04-01-2019 23:39
  A 34-year-old man is due in court on Saturday in connection with the murder of June Jones.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United unlikely to make signings in January - SkySports

  04-01-2019 23:31 via skysports.com
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United unlikely to make signings in January  SkySportsOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United can solve Jose Mourinho problem in Dubai  Manchester Evening NewsManchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says they 'can win every game'  BBC SportOle Gunnar Solskjaer stops to talk to a fan as he arrives at the Lowry Hotel  Daily MailHow Manchester United should line up vs Reading in the FA Cup fixture  Manche
  
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• 'VERY disappointed!' Leave voter SHUTS DOWN Vince Cable in rant on second referendum bid

  04-01-2019 23:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXITEER Brenda lashed out at Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable over his bid for a second referendum on Brexit and said she was “very disappointed” in him.
  
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• After China landed a probe on the dark side of the Moon in secret we must wake up to a threat - Daily Mail

  04-01-2019 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  After China landed a probe on the dark side of the Moon in secret we must wake up to a threat  Daily MailEDWARD LUCAS: If ever there was a metaphor for the Communist super-power's obsessive secrecy and soaring global ambition, then this audacious secret ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• No deal Brexit 'CRASH OUT' will cost DUP hefty price in May 2019 Northern Ireland election

  04-01-2019 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  A BREXIT no deal outcome may cost the DUP a hefty price at the next Northern Ireland local elections in May as many unionist business representatives could turn to Sinn Fein, claimed a former Northern Ireland advisor.
  
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• ‘We have no choice’ Missing mother reveals why she has disappeared with son

  04-01-2019 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  A MISSING mother has revealed why she has disappeared with her three-year-old son in a letter, insisting she had “no other choice”.
  
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• June Jones: Police Charge Man, 34, With Assisting Suspected Killer

  04-01-2019 22:28
  Detectives investigating the murder of June Jones in West Bromwich have
  
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• ‘Anarchy in the UK!’ Backlash after man filmed himself WASTING Greggs vegan sausage roll

  04-01-2019 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  A MAN who posted a video of himself on Twitter throwing away a Gregg’s vegan sausage roll has sparked outrage for wasting food.
  
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• Man, 51, murdered in front of teenage son on train in Surrey

  04-01-2019 22:19
  A man who was stabbed to death on a train in Surrey was with his 14-year-old son at the time, police have said.Detectives continue to search for the murder suspect, who has been described as a black man in his 20s or 30s, of slim build with a beard, about six feet tall, and dressed all in black with white trainers.The fatal stabbing would have been "horrific and hugely traumatic" for the teenager to have witnessed, Superintendent Paul Langley from British Transport Police (BTP) said.
  
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• Student dies in cliff fall

  04-01-2019 22:09
  The man was a foreign national who was living and studying in Dublin.
  
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• Train passenger was killed in front of teen son, police reveal

  04-01-2019 21:49
  The 51-year-old victim suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead in the carriage, despite the "best effort" of officers and paramedics.It would have been a "horrific and hugely traumatic event" for the teenager to have witnessed, Superintendent Paul Langley from British Transport Police (BTP) said.Matt Phelps, 35, who works in West Clandon, said officers told him they were looking for a man with a beard and short hair, dressed in a T-shirt and tracksuit bottoms, and strikingly bright
  
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• Suspect on the run after man stabbed to death on train in front of teenage son

  04-01-2019 21:31
  The incident happened on the 12.58 service travelling between Guildford and London Waterloo stations on Friday.
  
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• The Sun expected to ride out a looming galactic merger – Astronomy Now - Astronomy Now Online

  04-01-2019 21:07 via astronomynow.com
  The Sun expected to ride out a looming galactic merger – Astronomy Now  Astronomy Now OnlineNearby galaxy is hurtling towards Milky Way on collision course which could wipe out life on Earth  Telegraph.co.ukGalactic collision could wake up Milky Way's dormant black hole  Sky NewsCatastrophic galactic collision could send Solar System flying into space  Chronicle LiveGalaxy to slam into Milky Way and could cause black hole, scientists say  E
  
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• No-deal Brexit rehearsal: 150 lorries to test traffic around Dover

  04-01-2019 20:52
  Monday morning will be a big day in the story of Brexit.There, at the disused Manston airfield, around 150 lorries are due to gather for a Brexit rehearsal.There are still signs pointing you towards the airfield marked as "Kent International", even though a plane has not landed here for more than four years.
  
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• London Marathon: Visually impaired entrants urge organisers to reverse 'embarrassing' guide runners rule

  04-01-2019 20:49
  Organisers of the London Marathon are facing calls to "bring themselves into the 21st century" and adequately reward guide runners who run alongside visually impaired participants.Lizzie Tovey, 45, from Worcestershire, is visually impaired and is training for the run - her first ever full marathon.Ms Tovey told Sky News: "I'm really saddened that this is happening - I couldn't run without a guide runner.
  
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• France backs Britain: French authorities plan to block migrants crossing English Channel

  04-01-2019 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  FRANCE is backing up Britain in its bid to block migrants crossing the Channel to England.
  
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• Manchester Ivy fire: Shock moment flames engulf city's newest restaurant - shock video

  04-01-2019 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  TERRIFYING footage shows Manchester’s luxury restaurant The Ivy, which only opened in November last year, being destroyed by raging flames as smoke fills the sky above.
  
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• Lee Rigby charity fraudster ordered to pay back seven times LESS than what he took

  04-01-2019 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  A FRAUDSTER who refused to hand over £20,000 raised for the son of murdered solider Lee Rigby has been ordered to pay back just £3,000 in compensation.
  
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• Five million unencrypted passport numbers among Marriott hack

  04-01-2019 20:03
  The hotel chain has reduced the overall estimate of affected customer records from 500 million to 383 million.
  
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• May and Juncker speak as she struggles to break Brexit impasse

  04-01-2019 19:43
  Theresa May has spoken to Jean-Claude Juncker as part of her effort to obtain further written reassurances that the Irish border backstop in her Brexit deal would never come into force.The phone call between the prime minister and the European commission president on Friday was described by Brussels as “friendly” but Downing Street refused to provide any further details, as May struggles to break the Brexit impasse.A backstop is required to ensure there is no hard border in Ireland i
  
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• BREXIT LIFELINE: Varadkar expects deal 'in next few weeks' as May hunts EU concessions

  04-01-2019 19:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  IRELAND will continue to ramp up its no-deal Brexit plans despite Leo Varadkar adamant that an agreement between Britain and the European Union will be reached “in the next few weeks”.
  
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• Manchester fire MAPPED: The Ivy in FLAMES - where is blaze, what happened?

  04-01-2019 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  FIRE crews are remaining outside the Ivy in Manchester after a fire broke out at the restaurant this afternoon. But where is the blaze and what happened?
  
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• Fire breaks out at The Ivy restaurant in Manchester

  04-01-2019 19:34
  A fire has broken out at the exclusive Ivy restaurant in Manchester one month after it opened.Images posted on social media showed large orange flames spilling from what appeared to be a roof terrace on the top of the building, the fire apparently becoming worse over time.Four pumps and an aerial appliance were called to the scene at Hardman Square in Spinningfields, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said.
  
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• Juncker had 'friendly' Brexit call with May, to talk again next week

  04-01-2019 19:28
  European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had a "friendly" telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Theresa May on her Brexit plans, a spokeswoman for the EU executive said on Friday."They agreed to stay in touch next week," the spokeswoman added, without elaborating.On Thursday, the Commission said there were no plans for further meetings with British Brexit negotiators after a summit on Dec. 14.
  
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• France's Macron tells May Brexit deal is best possible - Elysee official

  04-01-2019 19:27
  French President Emmanuel Macron told Britain's Theresa May in a telephone call on Friday that the deal she negotiated over Britain's departure from the European Union was the "best one possible", an official in the French presidency said.Opponents of the deal argue it could leave Britain trapped inside the EU's customs union indefinitely."The president reaffirmed his support for the deal reached on Nov. 25, which is the best possible agreement for all sides," the Elysee Palace official said.
  
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• French step up measures to counter cross-Channel migrant boats

  04-01-2019 19:25
  Interior minister Christophe Castaner said the crossings were 'not only illegal but also extremely dangerous'.
  
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• Suspect on run after man murdered on train in Surrey

  04-01-2019 19:23
  Police are searching for a murder suspect after a man was stabbed to death on a train in Surrey.Police believe the suspect got off the train at Clandon station, and officers are now in that area, attempting to "identify and trace the man responsible for this assault".Officers think both the suspect and the victim boarded the train just before 1pm at London Road station in Guildford, while emergency services were called to Horsley station at 1.15pm.
  
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• Fire tackled at The Ivy restaurant in Manchester

  04-01-2019 19:11
  The venue opened in the city centre at the end of November last year.
  
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• 'My boy needs both his parents': Dad urges missing ex-partner to 'see sense' and return son

  04-01-2019 19:05
  A man whose ex-partner has gone "underground" with their three-year-old son for six months has urged her to "see sense".Mr Sheridan has begged Ms Yarrow-Sanders to let Olly have a "normal" childhood rather than a life "on the run".The estranged pair are locked in a family court dispute over the child, and his mother fled with him the week before she was due to give evidence in a "critical" hearing, according to lawyers.
  
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• 'Accidental' death of 102-year-old man trapped on roof for three days

  04-01-2019 18:50
  The death of a 102-year-old man who was trapped on the roof of his home for three days was accidental, a coroner has ruled.Ron Easton, a former racing driver known as "Ton-Up Ron", died in hospital on 2 November last year.The coroner's court heard the death was "unusual in circumstance".
  
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• Murder probe after man stabbed to death on train

  04-01-2019 18:45
  British Transport Police are investigating.
  
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• Driver who died in Hogmanay crash named by police

  04-01-2019 18:43
  Ryan Leigh Dorrill died after his car collided with a tree next to Standing Stane Road on New Year's Eve.
  
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• ‘Abhorrent’ youths with golf clubs brutally assault man in targeted attack

  04-01-2019 18:37
  A 44-year-old Range Rover driver was left in hospital by an 'extremely violent and targeted attack' by a gang of young men in Hamilton.
  
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• Manchester fire: The Ivy in flames - smoke fills sky above luxury restaurant

  04-01-2019 18:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE flames that covered the rooftop of the luxury restaurant The Ivy in Manchester this evening are now extinguished.
  
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• Ivy Manchester Fire: Emergency Services Tackle Restaurant Blaze

  04-01-2019 18:25
  Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a branch of the famous Ivy restaurant
  
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• NI police commander not expecting to need reinforcements for no-deal Brexit

  04-01-2019 18:24
  PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said putting precautionary procedures in place was part of a sensible planning process ahead of Brexit.
  
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• Couple’s huge EuroMillions win becomes talk of the village in Moira

  04-01-2019 18:17
  Patrick and Frances Connolly only moved to the tight-knit community in Co Down recently after 25 years away from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Record number of visitors to Auschwitz in 2018

  04-01-2019 18:02
  More than two million people came to learn about what happened at the former extermination camp.
  
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• Horsley train horror as passenger stabbed to death - The Times

  04-01-2019 18:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Horsley train horror as passenger stabbed to death  The TimesMan and woman arrested after Surrey train stabbing  Sky NewsSurrey train stabbing: Hunt for suspect after man killed  BBC NewsMan arrested in connection with murder enquiry at Horsley train station  Surrey LiveSuspect held after man stabbed to death on train in front of teenage son  AOL Travel UKView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Brexit SHOCK CLAIM: Nigel Farage was 'MORE interested in UKIP than leaving the EU'

  04-01-2019 17:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  NIGEL Farage was more interested in using the Brexit vote as a vehicle to promote Ukip and himself than he was on leaving the European Union, campaigner and Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan claimed in a bombshell book.
  
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• British Islam convert plotted to kill dozens in Oxford Street terror attack

  04-01-2019 17:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  A BRITISH man who converted to Islam has told a court he plotted to attack a busy Oxford Street by ramming into shoppers and exploding a vehicle.
  
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• Manchester holidaymakers 'locked' in hotels as tropical storm hits Thailand - Manchester Evening News

  04-01-2019 17:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester holidaymakers 'locked' in hotels as tropical storm hits Thailand  Manchester Evening NewsThailand Pabuk: Tourist islands hit by worst storm in decades  BBC NewsCornwall couple trapped in Thailand in deadly Storm Pabuk  Cornwall LiveBrits’ fury at Storm Pabuk evacuation chaos as closed Thai airports leave thousands stranded before ‘worst sto  The SunHoneymoon hell: Newlyweds stranded on Thai island as storm Pabuk approaches  
  
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• Magazine editor delighted at praise from £115m EuroMillions winner

  04-01-2019 17:53
  Frances Connolly did voluntary work for the not-for-profit publication View and says she and husband Patrick will give money to charitable causes.
  
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• China and U.S. to hold trade talks in Beijing next week

  04-01-2019 17:52
  China and the United States will hold vice ministerial level trade talks in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday, as the two countries face pressure to end a trade war that is hurting the world's two top economies and roiling global financial markets.For much of the past year, the trade war has disrupted the flow of hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods and hit the global economy.Official data this week showed manufacturing activity slowed in both countries, and companies such as Apple Incand
  
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• NHS England makes too much of ‘cost’ of missed GP appointments

  04-01-2019 17:51
  NHS England claims that missed GP appointments cost the NHS £216m each year (Money wasted on missed GP slots could fund 2,300 doctors, 2 January).While it is frustrating for those struggling to get a timely GP appointment to hear that 15m appointments are lost in this way, it is very misleading to attach a monetary value to a missed appointment.Once a GP surgery is scheduled, it incurs a set of fixed costs – the wages of the GP and other staff, the running of the building etc.
  
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• One way of reducing theft of blue badges

  04-01-2019 17:48
  Jonathan Myerson says his solution worked well in Lambeth. Photograph: Education Images/UIG via Getty
  
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• Move over, millennials and Gen Z – here comes Generation Alpha

  04-01-2019 17:47
  The generation game: baby boomers and millennials will have to make room for younger Generation Alpha.Grumps might have to rethink criticising the “kids of today” and millennials in the same breath, as the oldest among them are not so young any more.At 22, the youngest millennials are still fresh-faced and leaning on their better-off Gen X or baby boomer parents.
  
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• Manchester stabbing survivors pay tribute to police

  04-01-2019 17:38
  A couple who were stabbed during an attack at Manchester Victoria station on New Year’s Eve have said they hope the incident does not “divide communities or create tensions”.The man and woman, both in their 50s, sustained multiple stab wounds in the suspected terrorist attack on the station concourse.In a statement released by Greater Manchester police (GMP), the couple thanked the officers who “ran into danger to protect us”.
  
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• 'Remarkable': the two photos revealing the divide in Washington

  04-01-2019 17:37 via theguardian.com
  Two contrasting images of Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump taken on Thursday captured the mood amid a government shutdown and new Congress Related: 'My choice': Ilhan Omar becomes first to wear hijab in US Congress Two images captured the mood in Washington this week as excited children crowded into the normally staid House of Representatives to help the re-elected speaker, Nancy Pelosi, welcome the most diverse new intake of lawmakers in US history, while Donald Trump surrounded himself with tough
  
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