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• Andrew McCarthy: Trump and Russia -- What the Roger Stone indictment really tells us - Fox News

  26-01-2019 23:49 via foxnews.com
  Andrew McCarthy: Trump and Russia -- What the Roger Stone indictment really tells us  Fox NewsTrump says indicted Roger Stone 'never even worked for me near the election'  Daily MailRoger Stone arrest: Even Richard Nixon's foundation seems embarrassed by association with arrested Trump adviser  The IndependentNancy Pelosi suggests that Trump is being blackmailed by Putin  Daily MailRoger Stone's indictment shows us Robert Mueller is steaming ahead &nb
  
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• Efforts to rule out no-deal Brexit are attempt to stop Brexit - Leadsom

  26-01-2019 23:47
  Attempts to rule out a no-deal Brexit are a "thinly veiled" attempt to stop Britain from leaving the European Union, the leader of Britain's lower house of parliament, Andrea Leadsom, told The Sunday Times newspaper.Efforts to take no-deal off the table are a “thinly veiled attempt to stop Brexit," the newspaper quoted the Brexiteer as saying.Meanwhile, junior defence minister Tobias Ellwood became the latest government figure to say a no-deal Brexit should be ruled out.
  
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• Brexit date could be pushed back by a "couple of extra weeks" - Leadsom

  26-01-2019 23:42
  The date Britain leaves the EU could be pushed back by a couple of weeks to give time for legislation to be approved by lawmakers, the leader of Britain's lower house of parliament said, the most senior figure to make such a suggestion.Britain, the world's fifth largest economy, is due to leave the European Union on March 29 but Prime Minister Theresa May's negotiated exit deal was rejected by lawmakers, leaving open the possibility of a disorderly Brexit.
  
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• Jobs fears haunt the frantic scramble for a Brexit deal

  26-01-2019 23:36
  Just a few miles away is the site of Britain’s last deep coal mine, Kellingley Colliery, which, like the power station that burnt its coal, went out of production in 2015, with the loss of 450 jobs.The local MP, Labour’s Yvette Cooper, led lengthy campaigns to save both.
  
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• Justin Trudeau fires ambassador to China after remarks on Huawei case

  26-01-2019 23:27
  John McCallum had said Meng Wanzhou could make a strong argument against being sent to the USIn an unprecedented move, the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Saturday said he had fired his ambassador to China, who had prompted a political furore with comments about Huawei’s high-profile extradition case. Related: 'I misspoke': Canada ambassador to China regrets saying Huawei chief had 'strong case'Continue reading...
  
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• A tilted uterus can mean the smear test causes extreme discomfort and pain - Daily Mail

  26-01-2019 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  A tilted uterus can mean the smear test causes extreme discomfort and pain  Daily MailCervical cancer survivor sets up smear test support group  BBC NewsBook a smear test and talk about cervical cancer - we can't keep dying of shame  Mirror OnlineCalderdale doctor urges all women to attend their cervical smear test when invited  Halifax Evening CourierMPs to debate lowering the age for cervival smear tests following petition by dying mother  The
  
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• Cancer BREAKTHROUGH: Revolutionary way to target tumours trailed

  26-01-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITISH cancer doctors are trialling a revolutionary radiotherapy treatment which could cure all types of solid tumours without damaging surrounding healthy tissue.
  
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• Watchdog urges tighter rules for a second EU referendum

  26-01-2019 22:57
  The elections watchdog says no second EU referendum should take place before campaign rules are tightened.No EU referendum should take place until the laws around the use of social media and campaign funding have been significantly tightened, Britain’s elections watchdog has warned.Bob Posner, interim chief executive of the Electoral Commission, said that six-figure fines were needed to deter campaigners from breaching election laws – far higher than the penalties currently in place.
  
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• Cabinet tensions over no-deal Brexit resurface as Article 50 extension mooted - The Scotsman

  26-01-2019 22:47 via scotsman.com
  Cabinet tensions over no-deal Brexit resurface as Article 50 extension mooted  The ScotsmanCabinet tensions over the prospect of a no-deal Brexit broke into the open again as the Government floated the idea of delaying the UK's withdrawal from the ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Palestinian man killed by Israeli settlers in West Bank

  26-01-2019 22:08
  Israeli military say conflict escalated after confrontation in which settler was injuredIsraeli settlers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian officials and the Israeli military have said.The incident followed a confrontation between settlers and Palestinians near the city of Ramallah in which a settler was lightly injured, according to the Israeli military. Continue reading...
  
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• Book a smear test and talk about cervical cancer - we can't keep dying of shame - Mirror Online

  26-01-2019 21:40 via mirror.co.uk
  Book a smear test and talk about cervical cancer - we can't keep dying of shame  Mirror OnlineOn his TV show The Man From Auntie, comedian Ben Elton did a sketch about cervical smear tests. It was 1994 and some people were shocked and ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Man slashed on face in violence before Millwall v Everton FA Cup tie

  26-01-2019 21:32
  A man was slashed across the face in violence before an FA Cup tie between Millwall and Everton.The Metropolitan Police have yet to make any arrests as footage appeared on social media purporting to show a brawl in the Hawkstone Road area in southeast London.Detective Inspector Darren Young said: "The behaviour of those involved in this incident is nothing short of disgraceful and those involved can be certain we will be working to identify them.
  
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• Emiliano Sala missing plane news LIVE: Calls continue for search to be restarted - Mirror.co.uk

  26-01-2019 21:27 via mirror.co.uk
  Emiliano Sala missing plane news LIVE: Calls continue for search to be restarted  Mirror.co.ukEmiliano Sala missing plane search called off  WalesOnlineIn Full: Latest Emiliano Sala statement from Guernsey Police  Sports MoleArgentine soccer player Emiliano Sala aboard missing plane  SF GateNews about Emiliano Sala plane disappearance on Sports Mole with the latest news, biographical information, pictures and more. 617  Sports MoleView full cover
  
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• PSNI reconstruct New IRA car bombing one week after explosion

  26-01-2019 21:00
  The bomb went off outside the Courthouse in Londonderry last Saturday.
  
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• Woman critical after attack in public toilet in Devon

  26-01-2019 20:29
  A woman in her sixties is in a critical condition after an attack in a public toilet in Devon.Police were called to Meavy Lane in Yelverton at around 3.15pm on Friday by the ambulance service.The woman, from Plymouth, sustained serious head injuries and is being treated at Derriford Hospital.
  
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• Brexit passport news: Will your passport be valid after Brexit? New rules EXPLAINED

  26-01-2019 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXIT is just 62 days away now, and a deal is yet to be agreed on between the EU and UK. So what would a no-deal scenario mean for your passport?
  
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• Sinn Fein calls for Irish unity vote as protesters build mock border wall

  26-01-2019 20:11
  Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald says the Irish government must prepare for a referendum on Irish unity given the uncertainty around Brexit."No backstop means a hardening of the border, the undermining of the Good Friday Agreement, the loss of rights, continued uncertainty and instability," she explained."That is why the Irish government cannot, and must not, blink at this time.
  
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• Mock soldiers man Irish border checkpoint in Brexit protest

  26-01-2019 19:57
  Actors armed with fake machine guns manned lookout towers in a colourful warning about the potential consequences of a no-deal withdrawal from the EU.
  
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• University professor claims DUP ‘self-harming’ Northern Ireland

  26-01-2019 19:55
  The UK Government has been urged to ensure the rights of people in Northern Ireland are enshrined before Brexit.
  
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• Sad news: Michel Legrand dies, at 86 - Slipped Disc

  26-01-2019 19:33 via slippedisc.com
  Sad news: Michel Legrand dies, at 86  Slipped DiscOscar-winning French composer and pianist Michel Legrand behind Windmills Of Your Mind dies aged 86  Daily MailWindmills of Your Mind composer Michel Legrand dies aged 86  BBC NewsMichel Legrand: Oscar-winning composer who worked with Sinatra and Streisand dies aged 86  Sky NewsMichel Legrand, French Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 86  The TelegraphView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Labour's David Lammy Takes On Jacob Rees-Mogg With Brutal Twitter Takedown

  26-01-2019 19:21
  David Lammy has landed a virtual left-hook on Jacob Rees-Mogg over the
  
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• Hardening of Irish border will lead to demands for unity poll: Mary Lou McDonald

  26-01-2019 18:45
  She was speaking at a Beyond Brexit event in Belfast which looked at the future of the island of Ireland after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
  
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• Emiliano Sala private search fund tops €200k in one day

  26-01-2019 18:45
  More than €200,000 (£172,000) has been raised to fund a private search for missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala.At one point on Saturday, it was the most visited page on the GoFundMe site, with Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, Valencia's Geoffrey Kondogbia, Bayern Munich player Corentin Tolisso and Roma's Maxime Gonalons among the donors.Sala, 28, and the pilot, Dave Ibbotson, are presumed to have died after Guernsey Police, who began the search on Monday, said the
  
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• Rugby star's plea as grandparents face deportation to Iran

  26-01-2019 18:34
  A Scotland rugby international has appealed to the home secretary to reverse a "horrible and nonsensical" decision to deport his grandparents.Damien Hoyland told Sky News the prospect of the elderly couple being sent back to their native Iran is tearing his family apart.The Edinburgh Rugby player, who has played four times for Scotland, was speaking after a petition gathered more than 100,000 signatures in support of his grandparents, 83 year-old Mozaffar Saberi and his wife Rezvan Habibimarand,
  
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• Missing man dies following harbour rescue

  26-01-2019 18:10
  The 42-year-old died in hospital after being pulled from the water at Greenock.
  
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• NHS to offer paid-for genetic blueprints that predict health risks

  26-01-2019 17:45
  The NHS will allow people to pay for a report of their genetic blueprint that can predict major health risks.Genetic data will be used to put together a health report that, it is claimed, can predict the risk of contracting a range of serious conditions such as cancer and dementia.The initiative follows the launch of the 100,000 Genomes Project in 2012.
  
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• Pensioner injured as thieves knock her to the ground

  26-01-2019 17:37
  Police have described the actions of the two men in the incident in Glasgow as 'shameful'.
  
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• Mock Irish border checkpoint built as protesters warn Brexit threatens peace

  26-01-2019 17:24
  Actors dressed as armed soldiers manned lookout towers as part of the protest warning of the consequences of a no-deal withdrawal from the EU.
  
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• Children's library books 'vanishing from shelves'

  26-01-2019 17:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  MORE than 1.7 million books have been cut from public libraries in the past year with children's titles suffering the biggest cull, shocking figures have revealed. There were 184,775 fewer children's non-fiction books on library shelves in 2018 compared with the previous year, a drop of 4.1 per cent.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt Taunts Corbyn As He Issues Ultimatum To Venezuela

  26-01-2019 17:06
  Jeremy Hunt has taken a non-too-subtle swipe at the leader of the Labour Party
  
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• Emiliano Sala: £150k raised to keep search for Cardiff star and pilot going

  26-01-2019 17:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  A CROWDFUNDING campaign has raised more than £150,000 in a bid to help find missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson after the official search was called off.
  
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• Man in hospital following hit-and-run incident

  26-01-2019 16:59
  The 23-year-old pedestrian is in a serious condition.
  
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• Cost of London's delayed Crossrail hits £30m a week

  26-01-2019 16:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  UP TO £30million a week is being spent on the delayed Crossrail project, it has emerged. Auditor KPMG calculated the figure after carrying out an independent review into London's new east-west railway. The biggest impact on cost will be how long contractors working on stations continue to be paid.
  
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• Agent McKay arranged Sala flight but did not select plane or pilot

  26-01-2019 16:34
  Willie McKay has released text messages with Sala discussing travel arrangements.
  
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• UK set to recognise Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela – Hunt

  26-01-2019 16:20
  The Foreign Secretary spoke ahead of a UN meeting to discuss the situation in the South American state.
  
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• Get back to work, protesters tell Northern Ireland Assembly members

  26-01-2019 16:20
  The rally was staged to mark the two-year anniversary of the formal dissolution of the Assembly.
  
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• Emiliano Sala private search fund tops €190k in one day

  26-01-2019 16:19
  More than €190,000 (£164,000) has been raised to fund a private search for missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala.At one point on Saturday, it was the most visited page on the GoFundMe site, with Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, Valencia's Geoffrey Kondogbia, Bayern Munich player Tolisso and Roma's Maxime Gonalons among the donors.Sala, 28, and the pilot, Dave Ibbotson, are presumed to have died after Guernsey Police, who began the search on Monday, said the chances o
  
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• Coastguard helping police search for missing 86-year-old woman

  26-01-2019 15:50
  Phyllis Milne was last seen at around 10pm on Friday by a family member and reported missing from Quarryhill.
  
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• Mark Francois remarks ‘were obscene, wrong and should be condemned’

  26-01-2019 15:47
  The Scottish constitutional relations secretary called out the 'extreme Brexiteer' during a People’s Vote rally in Edinburgh.
  
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• Arctic blast to bring strong winds to much of the UK

  26-01-2019 15:32
  Five weather warnings are in place for wind, snow and ice over the last weekend of January.
  
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• Hints in the latest iOS code point to new iPads, iPad Mini, iPod Touch - TechRadar

  26-01-2019 15:30 via techradar.com
  Hints in the latest iOS code point to new iPads, iPad Mini, iPod Touch  TechRadarIf newly unearthed code in iOS 12.2 is to be believed, Apple has quite the hardware roadmap for 2019: new iPad models are apparently on the way (maybe ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Donations rise amid calls to resume search for footballer Emiliano Sala

  26-01-2019 15:26
  The search was called off on Thursday.
  
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• Dame Barbara Windsor eases dementia by watching Carry On films and EastEnders

  26-01-2019 15:16
  Dame Barbara Windsor's dementia is eased when she watches herself in Carry on films and EastEnders which trigger her memory.The 81-year-old actress was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2014, and her husband Scott Mitchell has said her condition has worsened and that she cannot be left alone."The Carry Ons were on over Christmas.
  
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• A Meat-Free Diet Is Cheaper By More Than £600 A Year, Says Report - Plant Based News

  26-01-2019 15:12 via plantbasednews.org
  A Meat-Free Diet Is Cheaper By More Than £600 A Year, Says Report  Plant Based NewsThe diet for a healthy planet: what should environmentalists eat?  The Guardian'Small' Amounts of Meat and Milk are Bad for You and the Planet  LIVEKINDLYWhy the Western diet needs to shift to a 'planetary health diet' in the age of climate change  ABC NewsNiki Bezzant: A diet to save the planet  New Zealand HeraldView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Boris Johnson’s father joins protest over Japanese whaling

  26-01-2019 14:50
  Mr Johnson and Ms Symonds were spotted smiling and chatting together after they both addressed the crowd.
  
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• Heartbreak For Parents After Boy Who Fell Down Spanish Well Found Dead

  26-01-2019 14:45
  A two-year-old boy who fell down a borehole in Spain nearly two weeks ago
  
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• UK begins stockpiling at military bases to prepare for no-deal Brexit

  26-01-2019 14:42
  Britain has begun stockpiling food, fuel, spare parts and ammunition at military bases in Gibraltar, Cyprus and the Falklands in case of a no-deal Brexit, Sky News has learnt.Extra supplies are also being built up at bases in the UK to reduce the risk of the armed forces running short and being unable to operate if it suddenly becomes much harder to import and export day-to-day goods after 29 March.Military chiefs have spent at least £23m on what is being described as "forward-purchased" g
  
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• Brazil dam collapse: Rescuers search for hundreds buried under mud slide - BBC News

  26-01-2019 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Brazil dam collapse: Rescuers search for hundreds buried under mud slide  BBC NewsLocal firefighters said the number of missing in the area could be at least 300, after a dam collapse caused a huge mud slide in a mining complex in Minas ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Fake cigarettes 'cost UK economy £2bn per year', councils warn

  26-01-2019 14:21
  The trade in fake cigarettes is costing the UK economy £2bn a year and harming efforts to persuade smokers to quit the deadly habit, councils have warned.The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents 370 councils in England and Wales, has said millions of cheap, illegal cigarettes are flooding the market.The LGA wants courts to hand out heavier fines for selling illegal cigarettes to help recoup the £2bn it says is lost to the Treasury annually in unpaid duty.
  
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• Ambulance and A&E delays are putting patients ‘at risk’

  26-01-2019 14:15
  The service has been beset by hold-ups and staff shortages.Patients’ lives are being put in danger by long delays for vital NHS care, a coroner has warned, following the death of a 93-year-old woman who waited 10 hours for an ambulance and another two to get into A&E.Ambulance hold-ups, staff shortages, and the difficulty of getting speedy A&E care have contributed to “numerous” deaths and may claim more lives, according to John Gittins.
  
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