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• White supremacist who idolised Columbine killers convicted of plotting Workington massacre

  24-01-2019 23:31
  A self-professed white supremacist has been convicted of planning a massacre at a medieval football match in his Cumbrian home town.Shane Fletcher, 21, from Workington, wanted to emulate Columbine High School killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who killed 13 people at their school in Colorado in 1999.As his target, Fletcher chose a Workington medieval football match which draws thousands of people at Easter every year.
  
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• Queen enjoys game of Pointless at Sandringham WI

  24-01-2019 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The Queen enjoyed a live version of the BBC quiz show - hosted by presenter Alexander Armstrong.
  
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• Queen extols virtues of finding common ground during challenging times

  24-01-2019 23:07
  In a speech to her local WI, the Queen also recommended speaking well of each other and respecting different points of view.
  
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• Hunt and Pompeo to meet with Saudi Arabia and UAE to discuss Yemen peace process

  24-01-2019 23:04
  Yemen has been gripped by a humanitarian crisis caused by the fighting between Saudi Arabia-backed forces loyal to the then-incumbent government.
  
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• Queen calls for 'coming together to seek out common ground' as MPs battle over Brexit

  24-01-2019 23:02
  As MPs continue to battle over Brexit, the Queen has extolled the virtues "respecting different points of views" and "coming together to seek out the common ground".The prime minister could ask the Queen to "prorogue" parliament - to bring an end to its current session - which would likely see any pending legislation that had not yet been passed into law then expire.
  
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• Loner who idolised Columbine killers convicted of planning murderous rampage

  24-01-2019 22:49
  Manchester Crown Court heard the target of Shane Fletcher, 21, from Workington, was to be an event in the town which attracts thousands of people.
  
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• Director of controversial James Bulger film will not withdraw it from Oscars

  24-01-2019 22:25
  The director has said he does 'regret' not sharing his plans with Bulger's family sooner.
  
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• Queen captains WI team to victory in live Pointless game hosted by Alexander Armstrong

  24-01-2019 22:07
  The Queen has led a team to Pointless victory in a live version of the gameshow hosted at her local Women's Institute.Alexander Armstrong was the guest speaker at the Sandringham Women's Institute meeting on Thursday, where Her Majesty is a member, and hosted a best of five round with the audience.According to the quiz show's host, the Queen's team was victorious, crowned winners in a 3-1 scoreline.
  
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• Drug dealer who wrongly claimed he had been poisoned with novichok on the run over £60,000 stash

  24-01-2019 21:43
  A drug dealer who "hoaxed" being poisoned with novichok is on the run after being found guilty of conspiracy to supply £60,000 of illegal drugs.Alex King, 42, gave a series of excuses as to why he could not attend court nine times to face the charges, including being ill in hospital, being in a car accident and being out at sea.On 16 September he and his Russian-born wife, Anna Shapiro, travelled to Salisbury to have dinner at Prezzo, not far from the Zizzi restaurant where the Skripals ha
  
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• The Latest: Soros warns on China, urges US take tough line

  24-01-2019 21:41
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local):
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover plants to close for week in April due to Brexit

  24-01-2019 21:38
  Jaguar Land Rover will halt production for a week in April due to potential disruption from Brexit.The shutdown between 8-12 April will affect all three of Jaguar Land Rover's UK car plants, as well as its engine plant.JLR closed its main plant in Solihull for two weeks last October to reflect "fluctuating demand", after sales to China were hit by the country's burgeoning trade war with the US.
  
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• Doomsday Clock sticks at two minutes to ‘midnight’

  24-01-2019 21:38
  Scientists have kept the Doomsday Clock marker as near to midnight as it has ever been.
  
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• James Bulger mother says Oscar-nominated film 'horrendous'

  24-01-2019 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Denise Fergus says the Oscar-nominated film about her son's death in 1993 has left her 'distraught'.
  
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• UK starts returning cross-Channel migrants to France

  24-01-2019 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The Home Office says it wants to deter people from making the "dangerous crossings" in small boats.
  
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• Britain and France agree £6m action plan to combat illegal migration

  24-01-2019 21:14
  Home Secretary Sajid Javid and French interior minister Christophe Castaner said the plan will come into force immediately.
  
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• Tottenham news LIVE: Chelsea vs Spurs - player ratings, injury and team news, transfer news, rumours - Evening Standard

  24-01-2019 21:10 via standard.co.uk
  Tottenham news LIVE: Chelsea vs Spurs - player ratings, injury and team news, transfer news, rumours  Evening StandardTottenham are set for a huge night of action as Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs face Chelsea for a spot in the EFL Cup Final against Manchester City.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Dalek shed museum faces extermination over planning rules

  24-01-2019 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A council says the shed housing the replica Doctor Who villain has broken planning rules.
  
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• Russian novichok board game sparks anger in Salisbury

  24-01-2019 20:33
  A board game which retraces two Russian assassins' route to Salisbury where they carried out a novichok attack has angered the city's residents.Named "Our People in Salisbury", the children's game sees players race from Moscow to the cathedral city where former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 67, and his daughter, Yulia, 33, were poisoned in March last year.Nearly four months later, Charlie Rowley, 45, and Dawn Sturgess, 44, were poisoned by novichok in nearby Amesbury, with Ms Sturgess dying, after
  
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• Sister of Cardiff footballer begs rescue workers to resume search for missing plane

  24-01-2019 20:28
  An emotional Romina Sala spoke to reporters in Spanish.
  
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• Emiliano Sala: Missing footballer's sister pleads with police to continue search

  24-01-2019 20:23
  Emiliano Sala's sister has appealed for police to keep looking for the missing Cardiff City striker after the official search was called off.Guernsey Police announced the end to the search, which began on Monday, saying the chances of survival were "extremely remote".Shortly after, Sala's sister Romina appealed to authorities to continue looking for him, saying he is a "fighter".
  
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• West Indies v England: first Test, day two – live!

  24-01-2019 20:08
  Updates from the opening Test of the series in BarbadosEngland blown away for 77 by West Indies’ pace bowlersEmail Daniel or tweet @danielharris 7.08pm GMT 5th over: West Indies 17-0 (Brathwaite 14, Campbell 3) How would you punish the English batsmen? There’s got to be some kind of punishment for this, no? Lines? No tea? Ground them? Anderson stretches through a maiden. I can hear his hamstrings scream.7.05pm GMT 4th over: West Indies 17-0 (Brathwaite 14, Campbell 3) Curran’s
  
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• Chelsea v Tottenham: Carabao Cup semi-final second leg – live!

  24-01-2019 20:08
  Carabao Cup second leg at Stamford Bridge (first leg: 0-1)Eni Aluko: dangerous game for Sarri criticising playersAnd feel free to email Paul or tweet @Paul_Doyle 7.08pm GMT “That sign in the photo says all you need to know about Sarri’s faith in his strikers’ ability to find the net,” chortles Justin Kavanagh. “No doubt they will respond with a No Smoking Please sign of their own in the dressing room.” It’ll most likely be a V-sign for Sarri after this g
  
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• May proposes to extend new mothers' redundancy protection

  24-01-2019 20:07
  Government consults on protected period lasting up to six months after return to workNew parents returning to work could receive greater protection from redundancy under government proposals.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will launch a consultation on Friday which looks at extending the legal protection against redundancy for pregnant and new mothers so it continues for up to six months after they return to work. Continue reading...
  
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• Emiliano Sala: Nantes remembers player who won the city's hearts

  24-01-2019 20:06
  The sea of yellow flowers outside Nantes' training ground is growing every hour.Shirts, cards and candles all paying tribute to the Argentinian footballer, Emiliano Sala.Fans turn up in tears as they stare at the life-sized image of Sala that has now been pinned to the fence.
  
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• Brexit Crisis: A Divided Country

  24-01-2019 20:05
  Sky’s Jason Farrell visits Swindon, where 55% voted to Leave – and where opinion over Brexit remains divided as ever.
  
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• Bulger film director 'won't withdraw' from Oscars race

  24-01-2019 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Vincent Lambe will not take his film off the Oscars list despite a plea from James Bulger's mother.
  
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• Government pledges redundancy protection for parents

  24-01-2019 20:03
  Pregnant women and new parents returning to work will receive greater protection from redundancy under new government plans.In proposals announced by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on Thursday, women on maternity leave and new parents - including those returning from adoption or shared parental leaver - will receive additional safeguards from unfairly losing their jobs.The proposals argue that current legal protection against redundancy for pregnant women and
  
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• Thinness and obesity: it's in the genes

  24-01-2019 20:00
  Study finds slim people have a ‘genetic advantage’ that keeps them slim
  As many people have long suspected, the genetic dice are loaded in favour of thin people when it comes to staying slim.Some people seem to be able to eat all the burgers and chips they like and and stay the same size, shape and weight all their life. Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that they have a genetic advantage over their overweight friends who live and eat in the same way that they do. C
  
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• Thin people: it’s down to your genes, not because you’re ‘morally superior’

  24-01-2019 20:00
  New study targets genes of thin people to find new weight loss strategies for those who are overweight.
  
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• Endangered tiger cubs to get first public showing at Dublin Zoo

  24-01-2019 20:00
  Dublin Zoo is inviting the public to suggest names for the two Amur tiger cubs, who were born in October.
  
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• Thierry Henry suspended by Monaco - SkySports

  24-01-2019 19:59 via skysports.com
  Thierry Henry suspended by Monaco  SkySportsMonaco have suspended head coach Thierry Henry until a final decision is made on his future.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate intelligence committee – live

  24-01-2019 19:59
  Cohen’s attorney confirms Senate panel issued subpoenaTrump’s former fixer pleaded guilty to lying to CongressSign up for the Guardian’s daily morning briefing 6.59pm GMT We’re turning back to the Conference of mayors where LA Mayor Eric Garcetti is delivering remarks that could very much serve as the foundation of a campaign stump speech. “It’s time to demand that Washington follow our lead, instead of the other way around,” he said. “It’s t
  
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• Top government ministers pressure Theresa May to rule out 'no-deal' Brexit - Sky News

  24-01-2019 19:57 via news.sky.com
  Top government ministers pressure Theresa May to rule out 'no-deal' Brexit  Sky NewsThe PM faces a series of interventions from members of her government and suggestions of a cabinet resignation.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Police restraint caused or contributed to teacher's death, inquest finds

  24-01-2019 19:56
  Jury found failure to carry out mental health assessment also contributed to death of Meirion James at police station in WalesA poet and teacher with mental health issues died after he was restrained in a prone position at a police station in west Wales, an inquest jury has found.Meirion James, from Pembrokeshire, was restrained by police officers and civilian detention officers, and also sprayed with Pava spray – a type of incapacitant. Continue reading...
  
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• Police restraint caused or contributed to teacher's death, inquest finds

  24-01-2019 19:56
  Meirion James died after being restrained at a police station in Wales.A poet and teacher with mental health issues died after he was restrained in a prone position at a police station in west Wales, an inquest jury has found.Meirion James, from Pembrokeshire, was restrained by police officers and civilian detention officers, and also sprayed with Pava spray – a type of incapacitant.
  
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• Top government ministers pressure Theresa May to rule out 'no-deal' Brexit 

  24-01-2019 19:55
  Theresa May is under increased pressure to rule out a "no-deal" Brexit from among her top ministers.Following reports a group of nearly 20 ministers have been meeting to discuss plans to stop a no-deal Brexit, the prime minister faced a series of interventions from members of her government.Chancellor Philip Hammond repeated his warning that leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement would be a "betrayal" of the 2016 referendum vote.
  
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• Emiliano Sala's sister begs rescuers to restart search for missing footballer

  24-01-2019 19:55
  Romina Sala says she believes he is still alive after plane vanished over Channel IslandsThe family of the footballer Emiliano Sala have pleaded for rescuers to continue searching for the player and a pilot after their light aircraft went missing over the Channel Islands.Sala’s sister, Romina Sala, speaking after the search was called off, said she believed the Argentinian striker and the pilot Dave Ibbotson, from Lincolnshire, were still alive and in the Channel three days after their pla
  
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• Philip Hammond urges business leaders to accept Brexit result

  24-01-2019 19:54
  Speaking in Davos, chancellor says changes such as end to free movement are on the way Philip Hammond has told business leaders they need to accept the result of Britain’s EU referendum and warned that a failure to implement it would damage the country’s political stability.The chancellor told increasingly restless business leaders that he was working for a deal that safeguarded the economy, and said he understood their frustration but companies had to accept that changes were coming
  
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• Essex man who 'taunted' police from Dubai jailed

  24-01-2019 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  On-the-run criminal Adam Ali used his Instagram account to pose with expensive cars and watches.
  
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• Labour MP speaks of 'hurt and distress' over the Sun's Nazi jibes

  24-01-2019 19:52
  Libel action by Richard Burgon follows article about him performing in a heavy metal bandThe shadow justice secretary, Richard Burgon, has insisted he was “genuinely hurt and distressed” by an article in the Sun that claimed a heavy metal band he performed with used Nazi imagery, as part of his continuing libel case against the newspaper.Burgon gave evidence for a second day at the high court, arguing that the piece entitled “Reich and Roll: Labour’s justice boss ridicule
  
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• Thierry Henry suspended by Monaco as manager after 104 days in charge

  24-01-2019 19:48
  • Club say final decision to be taken on Henry’s future
  • Monaco have won only two league games under himThierry Henry has been suspended by Monaco as their manager just over three months after his appointment.The club, who have won only two league games under Henry and are second from bottom of Ligue 1, said a final decision would be taken on the former striker’s future and that Franck Passi would train the first team on Friday. Continue reading...
  
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• Facebook post claiming man 'tried to strangle' ex not libel, court told

  24-01-2019 19:47
  Nicola Stocker said in a Facebook post that her former husband had tried to strangle her.A woman’s claim in a Facebook posting that her ex-husband “tried to strangle” her was not libellous because there was evidence of an attack, the supreme court has been told.In an extraordinary case involving a bitter domestic dispute, five of the UK’s most senior judges are being asked to decide whether the phrase meant he had attempted to kill her and was therefore defamatory.
  
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• Man accused of crushing toddler Alfie Lamb to death 'threatened to make mum disappear'

  24-01-2019 19:45
  Stephen Waterson, 25, is alleged to have killed three-year-old Alfie Lamb in the footwell of an Audi convertible on 1 February last year when he kept pushing his chair backwards.The Old Bailey heard Alfie's mother Adrian Hoare, 23, then lied to police about what happened and claimed he went "floppy" after taking a lift in a friend's Volkswagen Golf.Hoare's half-sister, Ashleigh Jeffrey, was determined to find out "the truth" and repeatedly pressed for information after hearing of the child's dea
  
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• The Guardian view on Venezuela: its people deserve better | Editorial

  24-01-2019 19:44
  Nicolás Maduro has failed his country. Now the US response has raised the stakesVenezuela’s people deserve better than president Nicolás Maduro or reckless US-led intervention. The country is in the grip of a spiralling political, economic and humanitarian crisis. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets. As many as three million citizens – a 10th of its population – have fled. Almost 90% of those who remain live in poverty. The economy is shrinking fast, while
  
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• Five-year survival rates for common cancers show little improvement

  24-01-2019 19:44
  Some cancers have shown an improvement but others remain static, figures suggest.
  
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• England in West Indies: Tourists bowled out for 77 - BBC Sport

  24-01-2019 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  England in West Indies: Tourists bowled out for 77  BBC SportWest Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach takes 5-17 as England are bowled out for 77 in the first Test in Barbados.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• More distilleries in England than Scotland for first time

  24-01-2019 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  A growing thirst for "quintessentially English" gin prompts a 620% rise in producers since 2010.
  
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• Doomsday Clock Remains At Two Minutes To Midnight

  24-01-2019 19:41
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• 'I've absolutely had enough': Tory MP embarks on anti-austerity tour

  24-01-2019 19:35
  Heidi Allen joins former Labour MP Frank Field on mission to highlight the poverty caused by her party’s policiesHeidi Allen and Frank Field make an odd partnership at first glance. Allen, 44, the Conservative MP for one of Britain’s richest constituencies, and Field, 76, a Labour MP for 39 years until he resigned over antisemitism in the party, have bonded across the Commons over a shared outrage at poverty. Now they have embarked on a nationwide tour in search of the “other E
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover Announces Week-Long Shutdown Due To 'Brexit Disruption'

  24-01-2019 19:33
  Britain's biggest car manufacturer has announced there would be a week-long
  
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