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• Shock in north Dublin after man killed in shooting

  17-01-2019 23:59
  Another man was injured in the incident outside a gym in the Swords area on Thursday evening.
  
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• Duke's collision sparks debate on whether he is too old to drive at 97

  17-01-2019 23:36
  When the Obamas visited the UK for a state visit in 2016, they weren't escorted from their helicopter by a security driver.Instead, the task fell to Prince Philip - a keen motorist.The Duke of Edinburgh, 94 at the time, gave the Queen and the world's most powerful couple a lift to Windsor Castle.
  
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• Boris Johnson to make major speech, in what will be seen as act of disloyalty

  17-01-2019 23:34
  Boris Johnson claims now is the time to "use Brexit to unite the country", in a major speech which will be seen as the latest move in his Tory leadership campaign.In a "wide-ranging speech", a label widely seen by MPs as code for a leadership bid, Mr Johnson will urge the government to focus on the "issues that drove Brexit".Coming only days after Theresa May suffered a humiliating Commons defeat by a record 230 votes on her Brexit deal, the speech will be seen as a further act of disloyalty.
  
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• Freezing temperatures to chill the UK as mercury could plummet to below -10C

  17-01-2019 23:33
  The Met Office has issued warnings for snow and ice.
  
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• Netflix adds 8.8 million subscribers as its stock falls over spending fears

  17-01-2019 23:26
  Sandra Bullock in a scene from Netflix’s hit film Bird Box.Netflix added 8.8 million paid subscribers in the last quarter, up 34% compared with the year-earlier period, as the streaming media company launched hits including the movies Bird Box and Roma and the series You, The Haunting of Hill House and Sex Education.The company’s fourth-quarter earnings were broadly in line with analyst estimates and came after the streaming media giant announced a subscription price hike.
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh crash: What are the rules for older drivers?

  17-01-2019 23:09
  Motorists must renew their licence every three years after they turn 70.
  
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• Johnson blames low wages on ‘big business access to foreign labour pools’

  17-01-2019 23:00
  The former foreign secretary will call for the Government to use Brexit to unite country.
  
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• Prince Philip breathalysed after being involved in car crash

  17-01-2019 22:28
  The Duke of Edinburgh has been involved in a car crash while he was driving close to the Sandringham Estate.Prince Philip was breathalysed - along with the driver of Kia that was also involved in the collision - in line with police policy.Both breathalyser tests were negative, Norfolk Police said.
  
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• Gordon Brown calls to extend Article 50 for a year to consult public

  17-01-2019 22:19
  The former prime minister has called for public consultations on Brexit and agreed with Jeremy Corbyn's demands for no deal to be ruled out.
  
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• Prince Philip shocked and shaken in crash while he was driving near Sandringham

  17-01-2019 22:17
  Buckingham Palace confirm the Duke of Edinburgh was not injured in the collision.
  
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• Man killed and another injured in Dublin shooting

  17-01-2019 22:04
  The incident took place outside a gym in the Swords area on Thursday evening.
  
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• May tells Corbyn it is 'impossible' to rule out 'no-deal' Brexit

  17-01-2019 22:01
  Theresa May has told Jeremy Corbyn it is "impossible" for her to rule out a "no-deal" Brexit, after the Labour leader sought to block his MPs from helping the government break a deadlock over Britain's EU exit.Mr Corbyn has instructed them not to "engage" with senior ministers until the prime minister takes the threat of leaving without an agreement off the table.Mr Corbyn has dismissed the PM's cross-party talks as a "stunt" and urged her to "ditch the red lines and get serious about proposals
  
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• Simon Dobbin: DIY SOS help injured football fan

  17-01-2019 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  DIY SOS team help football fan Simon Dobbin after assault left him with life-changing injuries.
  
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• It’s baaack – Microsoft starts pushing out the Windows 10 October 2018 Update - The Register

  17-01-2019 22:00 via theregister.co.uk
  It’s baaack – Microsoft starts pushing out the Windows 10 October 2018 Update  The RegisterMicrosoft release a new Windows 10 October 2018 Cumulative Update to the Release Preview Ring  MSPoweruserDeath date: Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 Mobile in December 2019  TechRadarFor some, the glory days of Microsoft are ending in about a year  PCWorldMicrosoft tells last remaining mobile customers to switch to iPhone or Android  
  
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• Prince Philip, 97, escapes unhurt from car crash

  17-01-2019 21:57
  Queen Elizabeth's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip escaped uninjured from a car crash while driving on Thursday near the Sandringham estate in eastern England.Police said two people in a car that collided with that of the prince, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, were both taken to hospital for minor injuries but later discharged.The accident occurred when Philip was pulling out of a driveway onto a main road, the BBC reported, quoting a witness saying he was very shaken.
  
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• Brexiters optimistic that May will stand firm on customs union

  17-01-2019 21:38
  Brexiter Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist party emerged upbeat from their meetings with Theresa May in Downing Street, convinced that the prime minister was not intending to soften her position to try to attract Labour votes.A group of senior Brexiters – including former cabinet ministers David Davis, Iain Duncan Smith, Owen Paterson and Theresa Villiers – told May that parliament would back a deal if she could find a way of dealing with the Northern Ireland backstop issue.
  
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• Hillsborough Match Commander David Duckenfield ‘Wrongly And Unfairly Singled Out’, Defence Tells Trial

  17-01-2019 21:32
  The jury who will decide whether Hillsborough match commander David
  
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• Hillsborough trial: Police warned there would be deaths

  17-01-2019 21:20
  Police at Hillsborough warned there would be deaths ifa crowd of fans were not let in before kick off, a court has heard.
  
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• Former first minister ‘puppet master’ in Carl Sargeant investigation, court told

  17-01-2019 21:16
  A judicial review was being held challenging an investigation into the Labour AM's sacking.
  
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• Pensioner seriously injured in Co Down road crash

  17-01-2019 21:10
  A woman in her 80s was injured in a one-vehicle collision in Newtownards.
  
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• 'Scenes of horror': Jury hear vivid descriptions of Hillsborough disaster

  17-01-2019 21:09
  The police match commander David Duckenfield is on trial accused of gross negligence manslaughter over his role at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.The prosecution said that one Liverpool fan, Colin Moneypenny, recalled: "He was on tiptoe.
  
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• Mother of All Breaches Exposes 773 Million Emails, 21 Million Passwords - Gizmodo UK

  17-01-2019 21:00 via gizmodo.co.uk
  Mother of All Breaches Exposes 773 Million Emails, 21 Million Passwords  Gizmodo UKCollection #1 hack: How to know if you have been exposed and what to do if you are  The IndependentMore than 770 million email addresses - with passwords - dumped online  www.computing.co.uk'Collection #1' Breach Exposes a Record 773 Million Email Addresses  PCMag UKBreach of nearly 2.7 billion records underlines password flaws  ComputerWeekly.comView full coverage
  
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• Corbyn could face string of resignations if he backs 'people's vote'

  17-01-2019 21:00
  Some Labour supporters are raising pressure on Corbyn to support a second referendum.Jeremy Corbyn could face up to a dozen resignations from the Labour frontbench if the party backs a second referendum as a way out of the Brexit crisis.A string of junior shadow ministers have told the Guardian they are strongly opposed to the idea of a second referendum, which they fear would expose Labour to a vicious backlash in leave-voting constituencies.
  
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• Attorney: New racist threats at GM plant where nooses found

  17-01-2019 20:59
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Workers who sued General Motors after nooses and racist graffiti were found at its largest U.S. transmission plant nearly two years ago are still facing racial harassment, their attorney said Thursday.
  
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• UK in deadlock over Brexit 'Plan B' as May and Corbyn tussle

  17-01-2019 20:57
  Britain's last-minute scramble to shape an EU exit, its biggest policy upheaval in half a century, stalled on Thursday as Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn dug in their heels for competing visions.After May's two-year attempt to forge an amicable divorce with an independent trade policy was crushed by parliament in the biggest defeat for a British leader in modern history, May asked party leaders to forget self-interest to find a solution.Corbyn said May had s
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh: Life after retirement

  17-01-2019 20:47
  The Queen's husband has been keeping busy after stepping down from public life.
  
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• Oxford University suspends research funding from Huawei

  17-01-2019 20:44
  The university will continue with existing contracts where funding has already been received or committed.
  
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• Fresh blow to Scottish Government’s named person scheme

  17-01-2019 20:41
  The latest development marks another delay to the controversial policy.
  
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• Senior Tory Demands Free Vote On A Second Brexit Referendum

  17-01-2019 20:40
  A senior Tory has demanded a free vote on a second Brexit referendum so the
  
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• Jury shown footage capturing moments before Shoreham Airshow crash

  17-01-2019 20:37
  Footage capturing the moments before 11 people were killed in the Shoreham Airshow crash has been shown to a jury.A stunt was being performed by pilot Andrew Hill in a 1950s Hawker Hunter before it plunged onto the A27 in West Sussex, exploding into a fireball at 1.22pm on 22 August 2015.The 54-year-old is standing trial at the Old Bailey and denies 11 charges of manslaughter by gross negligence.
  
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• Tory MP plans bill to make no-deal Brexit legally impossible

  17-01-2019 20:36
  Soft Brexit cabinet ministers are quietly backing a parliamentary bid to make it legally impossible for the UK to leave the EU without a deal on 29 March, the Conservative MP behind the bid has claimed.The bill tabled by the former minister Nick Boles would force the government to delay the UK departure from the EU unless a consensus could be found by early March.“This bill is about creating the space for a compromise by ruling out a no-deal Brexit,” Boles told the BBC.
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh involved in car crash while driving near Sandringham

  17-01-2019 20:28
  The Duke of Edinburgh has been involved in a car crash while behind the wheel close to the Sandringham Estate.Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip was not injured in the collision.Pictures from the scene show the 97-year-old's Range Rover overturned on the side of the road and the heavily damaged vehicle close to a recovery truck.
  
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• Theresa May Says Ruling Out No-Deal Brexit Is 'Impossible' In Letter To Jeremy Corbyn

  17-01-2019 20:09
  The Brexit crisis engulfing UK politics has deepened after Theresa May told
  
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• No-deal Brexit would become exercise in damage limitation, says Coveney

  17-01-2019 20:05
  Ireland's Foreign Affairs minister described the backstop as an 'essential' part of the Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• One in four prisoners have suffered traumatic brain injury, study finds

  17-01-2019 20:00
  The University of Glasgow and the Scottish Prison Service research looked at all inmates in Scotland.
  
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• Britain more divided on Brexit than it was on poll tax: Gordon Brown

  17-01-2019 20:00
  The ex-PM has said the Article 50 deadline should be extended so the people of Britain can have a say on the next steps in the process.
  
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• Philip involved in car crash near Sandringham

  17-01-2019 19:58
  The Duke of Edinburgh was not injured in the accident on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn tries to block MPs from helping Theresa May break Brexit deadlock

  17-01-2019 19:55
  Jeremy Corbyn has sought to block Labour MPs from helping the government break a deadlock over Brexit, as the clock ticks down to 29 March.The Labour leader instructed them not to "engage" with senior ministers until Theresa May takes the threat of "no-deal" off the table.Labour MPs had spent Thursday meeting senior government figures.
  
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• Public aghast at Brexit pantomime, says Sinn Fein

  17-01-2019 19:47
  The party's deputy leader said she made the point in a 'frank' telephone conversation with Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley.
  
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• Oxford University suspends funding from China's Huawei

  17-01-2019 19:33
  The University of Oxford said on Thursday it has stopped accepting funding from China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], the leading global supplier of telecoms network equipment, after scrutiny over the company's relationship with China’s government."Oxford University decided on January 8 this year that it will not pursue new funding opportunities with Huawei Technologies Co Ltd or its related group companies at present," the university said in a statement."The decision has been taken in the
  
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• National Trust targets new audience with celebration of protest

  17-01-2019 19:28
  The Tolpuddle Martyrs’ tree in Dorset, where six labourers formed a union to protest against poor working conditions.The National Trust will be directing visitors to examine more revolutionary concerns this year with a programme of events commemorating protests, marches and demands for social change.The conservation charity is best known for its careful stewardship of hundreds of historic homes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  
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• ‘Impossible’ for Government to rule out no-deal Brexit, PM tells Corbyn

  17-01-2019 19:27
  The Prime Minister and senior Cabinet colleagues are engaged in intensive talks, which were snubbed by the Labour leader.
  
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• Scottish Labour defends ‘Vision for Scotland’ video partially filmed in Wales

  17-01-2019 19:19
  The film appears to include Tryfan Mountain from Snowdonia National Park.
  
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• Prince Philip involved in car accident near Sandringham

  17-01-2019 19:18
  The Duke of Edinburgh has escaped unhurt after being involved in a car accident close to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk.Police were called to the scene of a collision involving 97-year-old Prince Philip on Thursday.A Buckingham Palace statement said: “The Duke of Edinburgh was involved in a road traffic accident with another vehicle this afternoon.
  
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• Deal agreed in Glasgow equal pay dispute

  17-01-2019 19:16
  Glasgow City Council confirmed it has reached an agreement in principle that could end the long running row.
  
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• Women win 12-year equal pay battle with Glasgow city council

  17-01-2019 19:10
  More than 8,000 women employed by Glasgow city council staged a strike over pay in October.Thousands of women council workers in Glasgow are set to receive payouts that unions estimate could reach more than £500m in total following the resolution of a 12-year equal pay battle.Last October more than 8,000 women employed in homecare, schools and nurseries, cleaning and catering services across the city took part in what was believed to be the biggest-ever equal pay strike in the UK.
  
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• May tells Corbyn it is 'impossible' to rule out no deal

  17-01-2019 19:10
  Theresa May has told Jeremy Corbyn his demand that she rule out a no-deal scenario as a prerequisite for Brexit talks is “an impossible condition” and called on him to join cross-party discussions immediately.In a letter to Corbyn on Thursday afternoon, written after the Labour leader dismissed her request for talks as a “stunt”, May said that she would be “happy to discuss” the Labour leader’s ideas.
  
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• Dublin hospital denies claims woman was refused abortion

  17-01-2019 19:09
  Ireland's parliament was told that a woman carrying a baby with a fatal foetal abnormality had been denied a termination at Coombe Hospital.
  
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• Prince Philip Crash: Duke Of Edinburgh Involved In Road Accident, Palace Says

  17-01-2019 19:01
  The Duke of Edinburgh has been involved in a road traffic accident close to
  
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• In Pictures: Wintry scenes as snow and ice bring plunging temperatures

  17-01-2019 19:01
  The Met Office has issued an ice warning for much of the UK.
  
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