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• Violent protests in Athens as thousands rally against Macedonia deal – gallery

  20-01-2019 23:56
  Greek parliament to vote this week to ratify proposed new name of its neighbour, the Republic of North Macedonia.Continue reading...
  
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• Brexit crisis: Leeds debaters back 'no-deal' exit and reject second EU referendum

  20-01-2019 23:25
  The pro-Brexit feeling in Leeds - a city that was split almost half and half in the 2016 referendum - appears to have grown, according to the results from a series of Sky News debate polls.An invited audience of local voters offered an eye-opening insight into how they were feeling about the UK's break from the European bloc during an hour-long special live on Sky News.On what was a frosty night in the Yorkshire city, where 50.3% voted for Remain and 49.7% opted for Leave in the referendum, heat
  
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• Poundland accused of ‘pointless’ plastic waste with Gift Of Nothing

  20-01-2019 22:54
  A Plastic Planet called the gift 'a symbol of everything that is wrong with our view of the world'.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after boxer dies from shotgun wound in Doncaster pub

  20-01-2019 22:54
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a boxer who died from a shotgun wound in a pub in Doncaster.Tom Bell, 21, was shot through the window of Maple Tree pub in Balbon on Thursday and later died in hospital.A post-mortem examination established that he died from a shotgun wound to his chest and abdomen.
  
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• Man to appear in court over alleged hijacking of bus

  20-01-2019 22:22
  The 33-year-old has also been accused of aggravated vehicle taking, possession of an offensive weapon with intent and driving while unfit in Co Down.
  
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• Four arrested over Northern Ireland car bomb, New IRA suspected

  20-01-2019 22:20
  Four men were arrested on Sunday over a car bomb attack in Northern Ireland's Londonderry and police are looking into whether the New IRA militant group was responsible, officers said."Fortunately it didn't kill anybody but clearly it was a very significant attempt to kill people here in this community," Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton told a news conference.Hamilton said the main focus of the investigation was on the New IRA - one of a small number of groups opposed to a 1998 peace deal
  
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• Four men arrested over New IRA’s car bombing of Londonderry

  20-01-2019 22:07
  Two men in their 20s were arrested in the early hours of Sunday, while another two, aged 34 and 42 were later detained in the city.
  
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• Man due in court over the hijacking of a bus in Co Down

  20-01-2019 22:05
  The 33-year-old man has also been charged with aggravated vehicle taking, possession of an offensive weapon with intent and driving whilst unfit.
  
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• 'Super Blood Wolf Moon': Total Lunar Eclipse Set To Be Spectacular

  20-01-2019 21:57
  Skygazers in the UK are set to be treated to a rare phenomenon dubbed a "super
  
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• Mystery tribute to Windsor Davies spotted in Bridgend

  20-01-2019 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The artwork has sparked interest on social media about who the artist responsible for it could be.
  
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• Londonderry bomb: Four arrests over 'reckless' attack

  20-01-2019 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds of people were being moved from the area when the explosion happened.
  
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• Don't hijack Brexit, minister warns Britain's parliament

  20-01-2019 21:37
  Parliament cannot be allowed to hijack Brexit, Trade Minister Liam Fox said on Sunday, in a warning to lawmakers who want to take more control over Britain's departure from the European Union.With just weeks to go before Britain is due to leave the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May will return to parliament on Monday to set out how she plans to try to break the Brexit deadlock after her deal was rejected by lawmakers last week.As she tries to navigate a way through competing visions for the future
  
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• Ipswich Town manager Paul Lambert pays travel costs of loyal fans out of own pocket

  20-01-2019 21:29
  The Tractor Boys' boss covered the cost of about 50 fans travelling to their away fixture at Blackburn, amounting to around £1,800, as a way of "saying thanks" for the support he has received.The reimbursement was accompanied by an individual note signed by Lambert on each of the fans' coach seats.Ipswich are bottom of the Championship and suffered a 2-0 defeat at Ewood Park, but the gesture was well received by fans.
  
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• Most Britons oppose second EU referendum, Sky Data poll reveals

  20-01-2019 20:58
  Most Britons do not want a second EU referendum amid the Brexit crisis facing the country, a Sky Data poll has revealed.Some 56% said they were opposed to another public vote on whether the UK should leave the European Union, compared to 44% who support the proposal.It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to address MPs on Monday on how she intends to move forward after her Brexit deal was emphatically rejected by parliament.
  
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• Record number of trainee GPs lured by £20,000 ‘golden hello’

  20-01-2019 20:47
  The scheme was fully subscribed in 2018/19 when 265 trainee GPs signed up to work across 23 designated areas in England.
  
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• May planning to reject calls for cross-party consensus on Brexit

  20-01-2019 20:46
  Several senior Conservative MPs have suggested they could form a breakaway party if Theresa May opted to support a customs union.Theresa May is expected to reject calls to forge a cross-party consensus on Brexit when she lays out her plan B to parliament on Monday, choosing instead to back new diplomatic efforts in Brussels to renegotiate the Irish backstop.The prime minister held a conference call with her bitterly divided cabinet from the country retreat of Chequers on Sunday evening.
  
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• 'No solutions' to Irish backstop in May's Brexit call with cabinet

  20-01-2019 20:46
  Some Tories have suggested forming a breakaway party if May opts to support a customs union.Theresa May is expected to reject calls to forge a cross-party consensus on Brexit when she lays out her plan B to parliament on Monday, choosing instead to back new diplomatic efforts in Brussels to renegotiate the Irish backstop.The prime minister held a conference call with her bitterly divided cabinet from the country retreat of Chequers on Sunday evening.
  
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• Police suspect New IRA behind Londonderry car bomb as dramatic footage of explosion released - The Telegraph

  20-01-2019 20:22 via telegraph.co.uk
  Police suspect New IRA behind Londonderry car bomb as dramatic footage of explosion released  The TelegraphFive arrests following Derry car bomb - 'most significant Northern Ireland attack for years' say PSNI  Belfast TelegraphLondonderry car bomb: What we know so far as five people are arrested after explosion  iNewsBreaking: Homes in Circular Road evacuated  Derry JournalThe Guardian view on Brexit and Ireland: a danger to peace  The GuardianVi
  
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• 16 suspected migrants detained after separate UK landings

  20-01-2019 20:19
  Sixteen suspected migrants are being held by immigration officials after arriving on UK shores in separate landings.At around 7am, Border Force agents received notification of six men and an inflatable boat on a beach in Kingsdown, Kent.It appeared the dinghy had been left on the beach overnight, dumped alongside life-jackets and canisters of fuel.
  
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• Moves to delay Brexit 'extraordinary and undemocratic' - Raab

  20-01-2019 20:17
  Attempts by backbench MPs to delay Britain's EU exit are an "extraordinary and undemocratic thing to do", the former Brexit secretary has said.Dominic Raab told Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday that voters want politicians to "get this done and move on".Meanwhile, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has accused backbench MPs of trying to "hijack" Brexit and "steal the result from the people".
  
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• Former Scottish minister calls for inquiry over pigeon droppings infection

  20-01-2019 20:03
  Two patients died at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
  
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• Four men arrested over disorder at Celtic Park

  20-01-2019 19:49
  One man is alleged to have attacked two police officers and horses.
  
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• Sixteen migrants detained as three boats land on UK shores

  20-01-2019 19:44
  Eight had been crammed into a small dinghy which was towed to Dover, Kent
  
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• Doncaster Shooting: Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder After Boxer Shot Dead At Pub

  20-01-2019 19:27
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 21-year-old boxer who was
  
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• The need to breathe new life into adult education

  20-01-2019 19:19
  Adult education can enable critical, creative and questioning citizens, says Jol Miskin.As a former mature student who escaped a life of dead-end jobs thanks to Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) classes and Ruskin College, I welcome Laura McInerney’s case for revisiting adult education after 100 years and supporting mature students (A century of adult education tossed aside, 15 January).The concept of the “mature student” was largely invented in the immediate afterma
  
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• Joined-up thinking on HS2 and Stoke

  20-01-2019 19:18
  Your article raises many questions about HS2 (High speed rail line may cut costs by running slower trains, 14 January).Slower trains will reduce energy costs, but a bigger fleet will increase capital costs partly offset by lower construction costs from tighter curves and steeper hills.Presently the Virgin Birmingham service takes 16 minutes longer than the new slower HS2 service but only provides three trains an hour, which stop at intermediate stations like Birmingham International and Coventry
  
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• MPs to ambush May with amendments to stop no-deal Brexit

  20-01-2019 19:02
  MPs planning to use Theresa May’s statement to try and stop a no-deal Brexit are Tories Nick Boles, Sir Oliver Letwin and Nicky Morgan and Labour Brexit select committee chair, Hilary Benn.MPs are to ambush Theresa May’s statement on Monday with amendments aimed at stopping a no-deal Brexit, as well as paving the way for “indicative votes” to show whether any proposal can command a parliamentary majority.The Labour frontbench is undecided as to whether to back either prop
  
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• Revealed: Teenage girl was first to help Skripals after novichok poisoning

  20-01-2019 18:55
  A teenage girl was the first person to come to the aid of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia when they collapsed on a bench after being poisoned with a nerve agent, it has emerged.Abigail McCourt, 16, has spoken about how she and her family rushed to the aid of the former intelligence officer in Salisbury on 5 March last year after being celebrated as a local hero.Miss McCourt saw Mr Skripal and his daughter collapsed on a bench at The Maltings shopping centre and believed he had suffered a h
  
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• Mike Ashley ‘in talks over possible HMV takeover’

  20-01-2019 18:50
  The Sports Direct boss is said to have spoken with music and entertainment industry figures about a possible rescue deal.
  
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• Dinosaurs never stood a chance after asteroid impacts doubled 290M years ago - Digital Trends

  20-01-2019 18:37 via digitaltrends.com
  Dinosaurs never stood a chance after asteroid impacts doubled 290M years ago  Digital TrendsThe number of asteroids pummeling the ancient Earth jumped dramatically around 290 million years ago, according to scientists studying the Moon. By looking ...
  
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• Londonderry car bomb exploded minutes after young people walked past, CCTV reveals

  20-01-2019 18:18
  Dramatic CCTV footage has shown how a car bomb exploded outside a courthouse in Derry/Londonderry - minutes after a group of young people walked past the vehicle.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) released four video clips showing how the attack in Bishop Street unfolded on Saturday night.Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said that was their "main line of inquiry" as he described the bomb as "crude" and "very unstable".
  
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• 18 suspected migrants detained after separate UK landings

  20-01-2019 18:17
  Eighteen suspected migrants are being held by immigration officials after arriving on UK shores in separate landings.At around 7am, Border Force agents received notification of six men and an inflatable boat on a beach in Kingsdown, Kent.It appeared the dinghy had been left on the beach overnight, dumped alongside life-jackets and canisters of fuel.
  
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• Plaque unveiled to commemorate police officer killed on duty 100 years ago

  20-01-2019 18:06
  James Campbell was shot in the neck and abdomen when he disturbed housebreakers in 1919.
  
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• Business leaders and bishop speak out against bombing of Londonderry courthouse

  20-01-2019 18:02
  A retail chief described the attack on Derry as shameful while the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe described it as 'utter recklessness'.
  
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• Politicians from across UK and Ireland condemn car bomb

  20-01-2019 18:01
  Secretary of State Karen Bradley, Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar condemned the attack in Londonderry.
  
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• 2019 British Life photography awards – in pictures

  20-01-2019 18:01
  The awards aim to capture and celebrate the essence of life in Britain through illuminating, humorous and poignant imagery. Opening at Mall galleries in London on 18 February, the exhibition will then go on tour to Banbury, Leyburn and Glastonbury Continue reading...
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after boxer shot dead at pub

  20-01-2019 17:52
  Tom Bell was gunned down in the Maple Tree in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
  
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• Public turns out to help find missing pensioner who has dementia

  20-01-2019 17:51
  Allan Burns, 71, was last seen at around 3.15pm on Friday.
  
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• Dramatic CCTV footage shows moment car bomb exploded in Londonderry

  20-01-2019 17:27
  One of the clips shows a group of young people walking past the vehicle just minutes before the blast.
  
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• Ashley aims for right note with rescue bid for ailing HMV

  20-01-2019 17:07
  The Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley is in talks to snap up another chunk of Britain's struggling high streets by tabling a bid to rescue HMV from administration.Sky News has learnt that Mr Ashley has held talks with key music and entertainment industry suppliers to HMV in the last fortnight with a view to acquiring the UK's last-remaining national music chain.HMV collapsed just three days after Christmas when its parent company, HMV Retail, was forced to appoint administrators for the second ti
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh crash: Who would be able to stop Prince Philip driving again?

  20-01-2019 16:59
  The Duke of Edinburgh spotted out driving, without anyone else in the car, just 48 hours after he flipped his Land Rover on a busy road near the Sandringham estate.On Thursday after the crash I think most people were worried about Prince Philip.The fact Prince Philip felt confident enough to get back behind the wheel says a lot about him.
  
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• Novichok poisoning victims first helped by teenage girl - The Guardian

  20-01-2019 16:55 via theguardian.com
  Novichok poisoning victims first helped by teenage girl  The GuardianSalisbury poisoning: EU sanctions Russian suspects  BBC NewsRevealed: Teenage girl was first to help Skripals after novichok poisoning  Sky NewsSkripal poisoning suspects put on European sanctions list  The GuardianSchoolgirl, 16, was first to help Skripals after Novichok poisoning  Evening StandardView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Two men released after arrest by anti-terrorism officers

  20-01-2019 16:31
  The pair were held in Londonderry in connection with an armed robbery.
  
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• NHS plans alternative transport routes to avoid no-deal medicine shortage

  20-01-2019 16:28
  Plans have been drawn up for the use of alternative transport routes and prioritisation of medicines as part of contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit, pharmacists have been told by the NHS.The government has been reviewing transport routes for all medicines “to maximise the ability for supply to continue unimpeded” after 29 March, according to a letter seen by the Guardian that was was sent out on Thursday.“In the event of a ‘no-deal’ scenario this additional tr
  
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• Plans to redirect inner city funds to Tory shires called ‘stitch-up’

  20-01-2019 16:21
  London Councils, which represents the capital’s 32 boroughs, argues it is more expensive to run services in urban areas.Ministers have been accused of a “stitch-up” over proposals to redraw the funding formula for councils in a way critics say will redirect scarce cash from deprived inner cities to affluent Conservative-voting shires.The proposed changes – which include the recommendation that grant allocations should no longer be weighted to reflect the higher costs of p
  
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• Moves to delay Brexit 'extraordinary and undemocratic - Raab

  20-01-2019 16:20
  Attempts by backbench MPs to delay Britain's EU exit are an "extraordinary and undemocratic thing to do", the former Brexit secretary has said.Dominic Raab told Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday that voters want politicians to "get this done and move on".Meanwhile, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has accused backbench MPs of trying to "hijack" Brexit and "steal the result from the people".
  
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• Teenage girl tells of helping Skripals after Novichok poisoning

  20-01-2019 16:09
  Abigail McCourt, 16, saw the 66-year-old ex-KGB spy and his daughter collapsed on a bench in Salisbury in March last year.
  
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• Border force escorts suspected migrants

  20-01-2019 16:05
  Border Force seen escorting suspected migrant dinghy to shore in Dover
  
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• New IRA behind car bomb in Northern Ireland - police

  20-01-2019 16:02
  The New IRA may have been behind a car bomb attack on a courthouse in Derry/Londonderry, police have said.Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said that was their "main line of inquiry".The bomb was "crude" and "very unstable", Mr Hamilton added.
  
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• Dissident republican group New IRA ‘main line of inquiry’ after car bomb

  20-01-2019 15:48
  PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton said police made a number of arrests in Derry in the early hours of Sunday.
  
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