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• Woman’s warning after ‘creepy’ bus journey with masked man

  07-01-2019 23:59
  Facebook users said the incident in Sheffield was reminiscent of a recent episode of BBC drama Luther.
  
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• Anna Soubry MP branded 'Nazi' amid 'threatening behaviour' outside parliament

  07-01-2019 23:38
  Police are looking at a report of a public order offence after an MP was branded a "Nazi" and faced "threatening behaviour" outside parliament.Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry, who is a prominent Conservative supporter of a second EU referendum, shared a video of her on Twitter facing the taunt of "Nazi" during a TV interview on Monday.The former Tory minister also shared another video of her being confronted by a group of male protesters as she made her way back into parliament.
  
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• Farage agrees with RAGING Brit who thinks no deal Brexit lorry 'stunt' is 'absolute FARCE'

  07-01-2019 23:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  NIGEL Farage spoke to a caller who called the no-deal Brexit lorry rehearsal in Kent an “absolute farce”, claiming Operation Stack has been put in place “over 200 times”.
  
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• 'You're a fascist': MP confronted with abuse

  07-01-2019 23:30
  Conservative MP Anna Soubry was harangued all the way to the doors of the Palace of Westminster.
  
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• Manhunt: The real-life story behind the ITV drama

  07-01-2019 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  How detective Colin Sutton ensured justice was done for the victims of serial killer Levi Bellfield.
  
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• 'Genie out of the bottle' on televised election debates

  07-01-2019 23:20
  The "genie is out of the bottle" and televised debates should become a regular fixture of election campaigns, MPs have heard.Supporters and opponents of the idea gave their views in a debate at Westminster, sparked by a Sky News petition that has gained more than 130,000 signatures.The Make Debates Happen campaign is calling for an independent commission to oversee television debates between party leaders at elections.
  
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• 'He's here!': Sophie Ellis-Bextor welcomes fifth child

  07-01-2019 23:18
  Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced the birth of her fifth child.The singer, 39, posted a picture of the new arrival on Instagram with her husband, The Feeling bassist Richard Jones.Mickey is likely to be the last of the bunch, with Ellis-Bextor having recently said she would "probably call it a day" after having child number five.
  
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• Police investigating after MP branded ‘Nazi’ by protesters outside Parliament

  07-01-2019 23:16
  Anna Soubry hit out at the Brexit protesters who verbally attacked her.
  
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• ‘Barnier set it out VERY clearly!’ Brexiteer MP reveals alternative deal is STILL possible

  07-01-2019 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXITEER MP John Whittingdale does not believe Theresa May’s claim it is “her deal or no deal” – arguing that an alternative arrangement could still be achieved for the UK.
  
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• asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs caused a tsunami a MILE high through the Gulf of Mexico - Daily Mail

  07-01-2019 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs caused a tsunami a MILE high through the Gulf of Mexico  Daily MailThe nine mile wide asteroid believed to have killed off the dinosaurs caused a tsunami wave a mile high, a new study led by Michigan researchers has found.
  
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• Donald Trump plans publicity blitz over wall demand - Financial Times

  07-01-2019 22:49 via ft.com
  Donald Trump plans publicity blitz over wall demand  Financial TimesTrump to visit US-Mexico border as showdown over wall continues  The GuardianBroadcast networks consider SNUBBING Trump's prime time address to the nation  Daily MailDemocrats are hunting big game – did big money already bag them?  The GuardianAs the Battle Over the Wall Drags On  The New York TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Alex Hepburn trial: Cricketer 'raped woman after joining WhatsApp sex game'

  07-01-2019 22:49
  An Australian cricketer raped a woman after helping set up a sexual conquest game with friends on WhatsApp, a court has heard.Alex Hepburn, who plays for Worcestershire, allegedly attacked the woman after she had consensual sex with another player, Joe Clarke, after a night out.The court heard the victim believed she was still in bed with Mr Clarke, who had left the room to be sick, but woke to found Hepburn performing a sex act on her.
  
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• Jones: Manchester United not thinking about top four - The Football Faithful

  07-01-2019 22:43 via thefootballfaithful.com
  Jones: Manchester United not thinking about top four  The Football FaithfulMaurizio Sarri says Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino needs to win a trophy  SkySportsMauricio Pochettino: Tottenham manager wants 20 years in charge  BBC SportMan Utd news: 'We have not achieved anything yet' - Jones urges Red Devils to remain focused despite winning run  Goal.comTottenham v Chelsea: Carabao Cup semi-final preview  BBC SportView full coverage on Google N
  
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• Tougher rules for drones after Gatwick disruption

  07-01-2019 22:38
  The measures were announced by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling in parliament on Monday."The disruption caused by drones to flights at Gatwick airport last month was deliberate, irresponsible and calculated, as well as illegal," Mr Grayling told parliament.
  
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• Cathedral Quarter renaming profoundly lacks empathy, campaigners say

  07-01-2019 22:31
  The developer behind the regeneration project in Belfast has rebranded the area Tribeca.
  
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• Police get extra powers to tackle drones after Gatwick Airport disruption

  07-01-2019 22:17
  More than 140,000 passengers were affected by about 1,000 cancellations and delays during 36 hours of chaos at the airport.
  
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• Britain to expand drone exclusion zone after Gatwick chaos

  07-01-2019 22:03
  Britain will extend a drone exclusion zone five-fold and give police new powers against lawbreaking operators, the government said on Monday, after sightings last month paralysed the nation's second busiest airport.The changes announced in parliament by the transport minister, Chris Grayling, followed pre-Christmas disruption at Gatwick airport where drone flyovers led to 1,000 flight cancellations affecting 140,000 passengers."The disruption caused by drones to flights at Gatwick airport last m
  
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• Sajid Javid defends questioning how ‘genuine’ English Channel refugees are

  07-01-2019 21:41
  More than 200 migrants have arrived in the UK by boat since November and 543 attempts to cross the Channel were recorded in 2018.
  
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• Government To Test Measures To Jam Or Shoot Down Drones After Gatwick Chaos

  07-01-2019 21:41
  Counter-drone technologies including measures to jam or shoot them down will
  
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• PM 'continuing to work' on Brexit deal ahead of vote but EU rules out fresh negotiation

  07-01-2019 21:40
  Theresa May is "continuing to work" on providing further assurances to MPs on her Brexit deal - with little over a week until a crunch House of Commons vote.The prime minister is seeking "further undertakings" from the EU as she bids to win over MPs sceptical of her agreement with Brussels.
  
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• High winds cause power cuts and disruption on transport

  07-01-2019 21:38
  A Met Office yellow warning for winds is in place until Tuesday morning.
  
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• Actor Ryan Gosling urges equitable trade in Congo minerals

  07-01-2019 21:21
  As tensions build in Congo over the delay in announcing the election results, actor Ryan Gosling urged equitable trade in the country's strategic minerals.Gosling collaborated on a book about the Central African country with activists and experts on Congo who have urged officials to announce a credible winner.Congo's electoral commission on Sunday delayed indefinitely the announcement of the results of the Dec. 30 vote.
  
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• Commuter dies after falling from escalator at Canary Wharf tube station

  07-01-2019 21:19
  The incident took place in Canary Wharf station in London Docklands on Monday afternoon.Officers from British Transport Police said the incident happened at about 3pm.“Colleagues from the London ambulance service also attended.
  
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• NHS chiefs tell Theresa May it is time to curb privatisation - The Guardian

  07-01-2019 21:17 via theguardian.com
  NHS chiefs tell Theresa May it is time to curb privatisation  The GuardianNHS plan: What it means for you  BBC NewsTheresa May's 10-year blueprint for the NHS  Daily MailThe Guardian view on the NHS long-term plan: a vision in need of staff  The Guardian£2.3bn to fund 24/7 care for mental health  ExpressView full coverage on Google News
  
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• NHS chiefs tell Theresa May it is time to curb privatisation

  07-01-2019 21:17
  NHS leaders want Theresa May to scrap Conservative legislation that forces the tendering of contracts for care, in a move which could dramatically reduce privatisation of key health services.The document, which Downing Street has endorsed, warns that the legislation, which was pushed through by the then health secretary, Andrew Lansley, despite huge opposition, is damaging the NHS and stopping it from making vital improvements to the care patients receive.
  
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• Brexit WARNING: Farage fears no deal planning part of PLOT to force MPs to vote for deal

  07-01-2019 21:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  NIGEL FARAGE has warned Prime Minister Theresa May is using no deal Brexit preparations as part of a plot to “frighten” MPs into voting for her controversial Brexit deal.
  
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• Police to be given new powers to tackle illegal drone use after Gatwick fiasco - Mirror Online

  07-01-2019 21:11 via mirror.co.uk
  Police to be given new powers to tackle illegal drone use after Gatwick fiasco  Mirror OnlinePolice get extra powers to tackle drones after Gatwick Airport disruption  ITV NewsGovernment to give police stronger powers to tackle drones after Gatwick airport fiasco  The IndependentPolice and airports will get new powers to bring down drones after Gatwick chaos  Telegraph.co.ukTougher rules for drones after Gatwick disruption  Sky NewsView full cove
  
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• May hopes for EU assurance before Brexit meaningful vote

  07-01-2019 21:08
  Theresa May insisted over the weekend the delayed vote on the deal will take place next Tuesday despite doubts that Downing Street has any hope of success.Theresa May hopes to secure last-minute assurances from the European Union before next Tuesday’s meaningful vote over Brexit, although there are significant differences between the sides and scepticism that rebel Tories can be won over.Brussels sources said at lunchtime on Monday that the prime minister was likely to be offered an &ldquo
  
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• Global warming of oceans equivalent to an atomic bomb per second - The Guardian

  07-01-2019 21:00 via theguardian.com
  Global warming of oceans equivalent to an atomic bomb per second  The GuardianA century and half of reconstructed ocean warming offers clues for the future  Phys.orgView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Impossible' to stop all migrant crossings, says French mayor

  07-01-2019 20:47
  The mayor of a northern French town has told Sky News that efforts to stem migrants coming across the Channel on small boats cannot be sustained.Migrants are thought to be using launch spots along a 30-mile stretch of coastline between Boulogne and Dunkirk - riddled with locations that are ideal to quickly put to sea in a small boat without being seen.Franck Dhersin, mayor of Teteghem, said: "The French don't have enough patrols.
  
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• Resident tells of moment migrants were detained outside her house

  07-01-2019 20:37
  The maritime operation was stood down once it was clear no-one had been left stranded in the sea.
  
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• Brexit Secretary DISMANTLES Remainer plot to THWART Brexit - 'It will be hugely damaging!'

  07-01-2019 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXIT Secretary Stephen Barclay has ridiculed a plot by Remainer MPs to scupper Brexit after more than 200 MPs from across the Commons signed an open letter urging the Prime Minister to rule out a no deal exit.
  
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• Netflix shares shine after Golden Globes wins, upbeat analyst comments - Financial Times

  07-01-2019 20:25 via ft.com
  Netflix shares shine after Golden Globes wins, upbeat analyst comments  Financial TimesGolden Globes 2019: Bohemian Rhapsody and Rami Malek are surprise winners  BBC NewsGolden Globes 2019: Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book win big  The GuardianGolden Globes fans slam results as they declare Lady Gaga 'was robbed'  Daily MailWho is Andy Samberg’s wife, what song did he record with Rihanna and what is the Golden Globe host’s net wor  Th
  
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• Paul Fuller jailed for raping woman as young son slept upstairs at home near Carlisle

  07-01-2019 20:21
  A "dangerous and sinister" rapist who attacked a young mother as her son slept upstairs has been jailed for 13 and a half years.Paul Fuller, 37, knew the pair were alone when he arrived at the property near Carlisle in the early hours of 30 July last year, carrying a holdall with a meat cleaver, two knives and a baton stowed inside.Fuller was arrested shortly after he left the scene and police later found a note hidden in a suitcase at his home, which had the home address of the victim written o
  
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• Worcestershire cricketer raped sleeping woman, court hears

  07-01-2019 20:16
  Alex Hepburn is alleged to have attacked the woman in a dark bedroom shortly after she had consensual sex with his teammate Joe Clarke.Alex Hepburn, a Worcestershire CCC all-rounder, is alleged to have attacked the woman in a dark bedroom shortly after she had consensual sex with one of his teammates, Joe Clarke, after a night out.Jurors heard the victim initially believed she was still in bed with Clarke, who had left the room to be sick, after waking up to find Australian-born Hepburn, 23, per
  
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• Amazon ends Microsoft's run as world's most valuable company - The Telegraph

  07-01-2019 19:59 via telegraph.co.uk
  Amazon ends Microsoft's run as world's most valuable company  The TelegraphAmazon emerges as most valuable US firm amid market turmoil  Daily MailMove over Microsoft, Amazon is the most valuable public company in the US  TechCrunchAmazon becomes most valuable US company for first time  CNETAmazon Just Became the Most Valuable Public Company in the U.S.  FortuneView full coverage on Google News
  
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• One of last Dunkirk heroes dies aged 98

  07-01-2019 19:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  ONE of the last remaining veterans of the Dunkirk evacuation has died aged 98.
  
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• 'No deal is way FORWARD!' MP Kate Hoey tears into 'outrageous' Remainer scare stories

  07-01-2019 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  NO-DEAL Brexit scare stories are “outrageous” and the public is aware a clean break from the European Union is the “way forward” for the UK, argued Brexiteer MP Kate Hoey during a Commons debate this afternoon.
  
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• Amber Rudd Hints Five Week Wait For First Universal Credit Payment Could Be Scrapped

  07-01-2019 19:42
  Amber Rudd has hinted at changes to Universal Credit which could see the five
  
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• Hubble Telescope captures most detailed image ever of nearby galaxy

  07-01-2019 19:40
  The Triangulum Galaxy contains 40 billion stars.
  
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• HSBC criticised over new 'anti-Brexit' advert campaign

  07-01-2019 19:39
  HSBC has been criticised over a new advertising campaign that has been perceived by some as being anti-Brexit.As parliament prepares to vote on the EU departure deal negotiated by Theresa May, the global bank has launched a promotional video revelling in the influence of other countries and cultures on the UK.Included is how much Britons enjoy sipping coffee from Colombia, watching movies made in the US, and assembling furniture flat-packed in Sweden.
  
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• Kevin Spacey arraigned on sexual assault charge in Nantucket court - AOL UK

  07-01-2019 19:37 via aol.co.uk
  Kevin Spacey arraigned on sexual assault charge in Nantucket court  AOL UKKevin Spacey 'relaxed' as he faces the world's media at court appearance  Sky NewsKevin Spacey in court to face charges of groping teenager  BBC NewsKevin Spacey appears in court in Nantucket on indecent assault charge  The GuardianSpacey in court charged with sex assault on teenager  The TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Susan Boyle 2019: Singer and Simon Cowell ‘very excited’ by MAJOR plans before return - Express

  07-01-2019 19:25 via express.co.uk
  Susan Boyle 2019: Singer and Simon Cowell ‘very excited’ by MAJOR plans before return  ExpressSusan Boyle looks radiant preparing for America's Got Talent  Metro.co.uk‘America’s Got Talent’ winner Bianca Ryan returns to singing on ‘The Champions’ after vocal cord surgery  Gold DerbySusan Boyle 'intimidates' America's Got Talent hopefuls backstage  Metro.co.uk‘AGT’ winner Shin Lim returns to defend his c
  
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• Eight men detained after crossing Channel in inflatable dinghy

  07-01-2019 19:23
  A group of eight people have been detained by immigration authorities after crossing the Channel in an inflatable dinghy.A coastguard search had been launched off the Kent coast on Monday when the empty vessel was found on the beach at Dungeness shortly after 8am, but was stood down after it became clear no one had been left stranded in the sea.Hours later, police and Border Force personnel were seen three and a-half miles away in the town of Lydd with some of the men, who were offered foil blan
  
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• Why private schools are opting out of GCSE and A-level exams

  07-01-2019 19:18
  Head master Andrew Halls says making GCSEs modular contributed to the uptake of IGCSEs.It is untruthful to suggest that private schools take IGCSEs because they are easier (Labour calls for an inquiry into GCSE changes ‘gamed by private schools’, 31 December).For a few unhappy years, GCSEs even became modular, as A-levels then were, so the nation’s children took public exams every single summer from year 10 to year 13.
  
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• Learning to deal with mental health issues

  07-01-2019 19:18
  ‘Girls especially need to learn how to navigate the digital world and about the risks of social media, but in parallel understand that they have a right to a voice online,’ writes Lucy Russell.The latest findings by University College London support our own research that found girls are significantly more likely than boys to be harassed and bullied online (Depression in girls ‘tied to social media use’, 4 January).It’s alarming that these negative experiences are de
  
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• Campaigning father says epic walk across N Ireland was for his children

  07-01-2019 19:18
  Dylan Quinn walked 90 miles from Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh to Stormont to vent his frustration at the ongoing lack of local government.
  
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• Workers need a voice to enforce their rights

  07-01-2019 19:17
  TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady at a press conference in Manchester. ‘It is curious that neither Labour nor the TUC, nor left thinktanks and writers, seem interested in discussing what reforms are needed in the new world of 21st-century work to allow workers a voice and representation,’ writes Denis MacShane.Trade unions were not part of the argument in your editorial on workers’ rights (31 December).Failing trade unions, other forms of worker representation like wo
  
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• Witch-hunt of old soldiers is 'terrorism by Government'

  07-01-2019 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE witch-hunt against Northern Ireland veterans is "government-sponsored terrorism", the wife of a sick soldier claimed yesterday.
  
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• John Bercow urges police to do more after 'Nazi' taunts against Tory MP

  07-01-2019 18:59
  The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has urged police to do more to protect MPs outside parliament from abusive protesters after they repeatedly shouted at Conservative MP Anna Soubry that she was a “Nazi” as she spoke on live TV.Soubry also criticised the lack of police response after chants of “Soubry is a Nazi” could clearly be heard during an interview with BBC News on Abingdon Green, a grassed area outside parliament used by broadcasters.It is the second
  
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