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• Brothers of Marcus Rashford and Trent Alexander-Arnold robbed in cafe

  13-01-2019 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Dane Rashford and Tyler Alexander-Arnold were attacked during an armed raid at the cafe in Manchester.
  
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• Theresa May says no Brexit more likely than no deal

  13-01-2019 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM says not leaving the EU is a possibility if MPs reject her deal in a Commons vote on Tuesday.
  
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• No Brexit now more likely than a no-deal departure - May

  13-01-2019 23:43
  The UK is now more likely to stay in the European Union than to leave without a deal, Theresa May will say in a speech.Addressing workers at a factory in Stoke, where 69.4% of voters backed Leave, the prime minister will also say that if the referendum result is not honoured, people's faith in politics will suffer "catastrophic harm".When the people are asked to decide something, their response carries a "profound significance", she will add.
  
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• Theresa May Warns: MPs Are More Likely To Block Brexit Than Allow No Deal

  13-01-2019 23:30
  Parliament is more likely to block Brexit than allow Britain to crash out of
  
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• Theresa May to warn MPs are more likely to block Brexit than allow no deal

  13-01-2019 23:30
  The Prime Minister issue the warning in a speech to factory workers in Stoke-on-Trent on the eve of the critical vote on her exit plan.
  
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• Man arrested after 50 wreaths thrown from Swindon war memorial

  13-01-2019 22:35
  A man has been arrested after dozens of poppy wreaths were thrown from a war memorial in Swindon.What police have described as a "mindless act of vandalism" is believed to have happened at 4.38am on Saturday, causing a "huge amount of upset" in the local community.The wreaths, laid on remembrance Sunday in November, were thrown in an 80-metre radius of the Cenotaph War Memorial in Regent Circus, officers on patrol discovered.
  
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• Man arrested after poppy wreaths thrown from war memorial

  13-01-2019 22:06
  Officers discovered the vandalism in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  
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• Two men killed in mountain falls

  13-01-2019 21:17
  A third man was injured.
  
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• BDO World Championships: Glen Durrant beats Scott Waites in final

  13-01-2019 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Glen Durrant beats fellow Englishman Scott Waites 7-3 to win a third consecutive BDO World Championship title at the Lakeside.
  
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• Police Are Pursuing An On-The-Loose Emu In Oxfordshire After It 'Gave It The Legs' As Life Imitates 'Hot Fuzz'

  13-01-2019 20:54
  An emu on the loose in Oxfordshire is "causing a few road issues" as police
  
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• Union calls for January 15 strike by Munich airport security staff

  13-01-2019 20:41
  German trade union Verdi has called on security staff at Munich airport to go on strike on Tuesday in tandem with a strike planned at Frankfurt airport.The trade union is calling on 350 employees to stop working from 0330 local time until 2000, which is likely to cause major delays at Germany's second-biggest airport, a Verdi representative told Bavarian radio on Sunday.Verdi, which is in wage negotiations on behalf of 23,000 security workers in Germany, has called the strikes to put pressure on
  
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• Two walkers die in one hour after falling in Northern Ireland's Mourne Mountains

  13-01-2019 20:14
  Two men have died after falling while walking in Northern Ireland's Mourne Mountains in two separate incidents, police have said.Officers received reports of a man who had fallen on Wee Binnian on Sunday lunchtime - an hour before another man fell on Slieve Commedagh.A third man was rescued after suffering a suspected broken ankle from a fall elsewhere.
  
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• Family had to sit on floor of TUI plane

  13-01-2019 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  They were given boarding passes but found an empty space where their seats should have been.
  
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• Mourne Mountains: Two Men Dead In Separate Incidents

  13-01-2019 19:21
  Two men have died in separate falls in the Mourne Mountains, the Police
  
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• Manslaughter trial of Hillsborough police chief begins

  13-01-2019 19:00
  David Duckenfield is alleged to have failed in his duty to take reasonable care for the safety of spectators.Almost 30 years after 96 people were killed at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough football ground, the police officer who was in command of the match, David Duckenfield, will on Monday stand trial on a criminal charge of gross negligence manslaughter.
  
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• Emissions charge in London is a blunt instrument

  13-01-2019 18:53
  A car emits fumes from its exhaust as it waits in traffic in central London.Your emissions zone article (Coming soon: the £24 charge for driving into central London, 5 January) correctly states that most pre-2006 cars will fall foul of Transport for London’s post-2021 ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) standard rules for driving within London’s north and south circular roads without charge.
  
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• Tory Brexiteers say they will back PM’s Withdrawal Agreement

  13-01-2019 18:43
  MPs including Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown and Sir Edward Leigh said they would support the Government in the meaningful vote on Tuesday.
  
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• ‘Loving and caring’ boy killed in hit-and-run crash

  13-01-2019 18:41
  A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
  
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• Robbie Williams 'blasting Black Sabbath' at Jimmy Page, letter claims

  13-01-2019 18:29
  Ex-Take That singer Robbie Williams and Led Zepplin guitarist Jimmy Page are neighbours in Holland Park, west London.The pop star Robbie Williams is “blasting Black Sabbath music” at his neighbour, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, over a home extension row, a complaint to their local council has said.The musicians, who live in Holland Park, west London, clashed after the ex-Take That singer was granted conditional approval last year to build a basement swimming pool.
  
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• Snow In Europe: Two Ski Patrollers Killed In French Alps Explosion During Controlled Avalanche

  13-01-2019 18:15
  Two ski patrollers have been killed when devices used to trigger controlled
  
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• 'Cornish embassy' would continue to represent county in EU

  13-01-2019 18:15
  Cornwall had been receiving £80m a year in EU funding.The clock might be ticking to Brexit on 29 March, but even if Britain leaves the EU on that date, a “Cornish embassy” will continue to speak out in Brussels.Cornwall council is tendering for a contract for the continued operations of an office in the city “to support our efforts to define our place within the new UK/EU relationship”.
  
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• Racehorse owner Lady Rothschild dies aged 83

  13-01-2019 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Lady Rothschild "fought a recent illness most valiantly", a family spokeswoman says.
  
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• What does the week ahead hold for the Brexit debate?

  13-01-2019 18:10
  The EU is expected to publish a letter of clarification emphasising that any use of the Northern Ireland backstop designed to keep the land border open would only ever be temporary, although it will be a surprise if it makes much difference to the Commons arithmetic.Theresa May will also make a public appeal for support in a speech in Stoke-on-Trent in the morning, while MPs move on to day four of the Brexit debate, with Philip Hammond, the chancellor, closing proceedings.If May allows it, MPs w
  
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• Passengers strip down to pants for No Trousers Tube Ride

  13-01-2019 18:03
  The event is marking its 10th anniversary.
  
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• Loyalist activist asked to hand over seized Kingsmill massacre files to coroner

  13-01-2019 17:57
  Jamie Bryson claims documents now wanted by the coroner investigating the 10 sectarian murders were unlawfully taken from him last year by police.
  
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• Electroconvulsive therapy being used on teens in NHS trusts

  13-01-2019 17:57
  Thousands of patients with mental health issues, including teenagers, are being given electroconvulsive therapy despite links to brain damage.Although the exact number of children treated with it is not known, a report seen by the Sunday paper indicates one in six NHS trusts had used ECT on under-18s.Barbara Keeley, shadow minister for mental mealth, said: "The use of electroconvulsive therapy on children and young people with mental health conditions by NHS trusts is deeply concerning and warra
  
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• Mayor of Cambridge Nigel Gawthrope dies after scuba diving in South Africa

  13-01-2019 17:25
  The mayor of Cambridge has died while on a scuba diving holiday with his wife in South Africa.Councillor Nigel Gawthrope, who was eight months into his term of office, died on Friday during a visit to Durban.The 61-year-old died after scuba diving but the exact cause of his death has not been confirmed.
  
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• Robbie Williams 'tormenting' rock star Page

  13-01-2019 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Williams has also been imitating Jimmy Page's Led Zeppelin bandmate Robert Plant, a complaint to the council says.
  
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• Sturgeon refers herself to standards panel over Salmond case

  13-01-2019 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A standards panel will review the conduct of Scotland's first minister during an investigation into the Alex Salmond allegations.
  
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• Stricter ID checks aim to prevent UK gamblers cheating system

  13-01-2019 16:20
  A scheme designed to prevent problem gamblers accessing online betting platforms has been called into question.Tougher ID checks will be brought in to make sure self-excluded gamblers cannot cheat the system to place bets, according to the Gambling Commission.It comes after the head of GamStop, a scheme designed to help problem gamblers, said she was deeply concerned, following an investigation by 5 Live that found a gambler who had self-referred could still place bets online by simply changing
  
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• Guardian switches to potato starch wrapping

  13-01-2019 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Readers, who pressed for the change, can compost or put the new packaging in their food waste bin.
  
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• Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock 'cannot wait to get out of EU'

  13-01-2019 16:06
  Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock said to "hell with the rest of world" as he admitted he cannot wait for Brexit.Warnock was speaking after his side's 0-0 draw with fellow Premier League strugglers Huddersfield on Saturday.The Bluebirds boss was asked whether he thinks the UK's exit from the European Union, due to formally occur on 29 March, will harm the chances of Premier League clubs buying players from abroad.
  
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• Britain’s STABBING EPIDEMIC continues as knife crime soars and police seem clueless

  13-01-2019 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITAIN’S knife crime problem intensifies and has spread to rural areas – with hospitals adopting battlefield techniques to cope - yet police seem to be clueless as how to tackle the crisis.
  
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• Riddle of the Tory MP accused of abandoning his love child...

  13-01-2019 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  A PROMINENT Tory MP is believed to be worried his past is going to come back to haunt him after the woman he allegedly abandoned as a baby threatened to "blow his life apart".
  
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• Sturgeon refers herself to ministerial watchdog over Salmond talks

  13-01-2019 15:50
  The Scottish Government’s handling of sexual harassment allegations against Alex Salmond was ruled unlawful by Scotland’s highest civil court.
  
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• Vegans ‘take twice as many sick days’ as meat eating colleagues, report says

  13-01-2019 15:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  VEGANS take twice as many days off work due to minor illnesses compared to their meat-eating colleagues, a new report suggests.
  
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• Classical music's Bach in business

  13-01-2019 15:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  SALES of classical music have surged 10 per cent in the past year, driven by the likes of Katherine Jenkins, Andrea Bocelli and royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, figures show. BBC Radio 3's Music Matters revealed yesterday that 2.23 million classical albums were purchased, downloaded or streamed in the past 12 months.
  
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• Man held after car with baby inside flips in six-vehicle collision

  13-01-2019 15:28
  A motorist has been arrested after failing to stop for police and crashing into five other vehicles - flipping his car on the roof in the process.Police in Derbyshire said the driver was seen "jumping into the canal leaving his partner and 18-month-old baby in the car" following the crash.A photo released on Twitter showed that the red Vauxhall Corsa, which was using false number plates, was badly damaged.
  
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• Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley was planning to reprise greatest songs on tour

  13-01-2019 15:26
  The frontman told Record Collector magazine he hoped to get together with his band for a Christmas meal to plan the future and discuss the shows.
  
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• Sturgeon refers herself to ethics body over actions in Salmond case

  13-01-2019 15:20
  Nicola Sturgeon has bowed to pressure to allow investigation.Nicola Sturgeon has referred herself to an independent ministerial ethics body after bowing to intense pressure to allow an investigation into her actions in the Alex Salmond sexual harassment case.The first minister’s move follows her admission that she held a secret meeting with Salmond at her home, in the presence of her government-employed chief of staff and one of Salmond’s advisers, where he briefed her on a Scottish
  
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• Man held after boy, 11, dies in Manchester hit-and-run

  13-01-2019 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Taylor Schofield is believed to have been on his bike around the time he was run over.
  
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• 'A total disgrace': Poppy wreaths thrown from war memorial

  13-01-2019 14:53
  Dozens of poppy wreaths have been thrown from a war memorial in Swindon, in what police are describing as a "mindless act of vandalism".Officers on patrol through the town centre in the early hours of Saturday morning discovered 50 wreaths had been thrown around in Regent Street, where the Cenotaph War Memorial is.Swindon South Police posted on Facebook: "This was a mindless act of vandalism and shows complete disregard for those servicemen and women that have given the ultimate sacrifice in ser
  
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• Tell police? We don't bother, say pupils used to endless muggings

  13-01-2019 14:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  EXCLUSIVE: POLICE believe schoolchildren see being mugged as so normal they aren't even bothering to report the attacks. Now officers have written to parents warning them that pupils need to tell police about all muggings, imploring: "We must not trivialise or normalise robbery."
  
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• Teachers cite assaults and high workloads in letters to Nicola Sturgeon

  13-01-2019 14:18
  A freedom of information request by the Scottish Conservative has released 60 out of 120 letters sent by teachers to the First Minister.
  
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• Families seek answers after gardai dig in hunt for doctor’s remains

  13-01-2019 14:11
  The dig concluded on Friday, with gardai announcing that nothing linked to the investigation had been found.
  
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• Ahead of vote, May warns it would be catastrophic to halt Brexit

  13-01-2019 14:11
  British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers on Sunday that failing to deliver Brexit would be catastrophic for democracy, in a plea for support two days before parliament is expected to reject her deal with Brussels.With the clock ticking down to its March 29 exit from the European Union and parliament deadlocked, Britain faces a hugely uncertain path that could lead to a disorderly exit or even remaining in the bloc.May, who postponed a vote in parliament on her deal in December after a
  
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• Mayor of Cambridge dies during scuba-diving holiday

  13-01-2019 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Nigel Gawthrope collapsed in South Africa after surfacing from a dive and feeling unwell.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn sets sights on Downing Street ahead of Brexit vote

  13-01-2019 14:03
  Jeremy Corbyn has set his sights on taking over Brexit negotiations, confirming he will call a no confidence vote to trigger a general election "soon" if Theresa May's current deal is rejected in parliament.The Labour leader made the admission as Transport Secretary Chris Grayling denied there was a "void" in government over Brexit during an interview with Sky News.Mr Corbyn was pressed repeatedly on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show to name a date for when he would table a no confidence vote but refus
  
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• 'Leave or Remain?' Marr EXPLODES at Corbyn as he FAILS to answer key Brexit question

  13-01-2019 13:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  ANDREW Marr blasted Jeremy Corbyn after the Labour leader refused to confirm the party would campaign for Brexit ahead of a potential new general election.
  
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• Barcodes to make hospitals safer

  13-01-2019 13:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  A SUPERMARKET-STYLE barcode scanning system could revolutionise hospital safety and save the NHS millions of pounds, according to the Department of Health. The technology - used in retail for decades - has been tested in six hospitals in a programme called Scan4Safety.
  
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