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• May to seek binding changes to Irish backstop - Boris Johnson in The Telegraph

  27-01-2019 23:48
  The PM is looking to change the text of the agreement to insert either a sunset clause or a mechanism for the UK to escape without reference to the EU, Boris Johnson said in The Telegraph.The contentious backstop arrangement is designed to prevent a hard border between Ireland and the UK province of Northern Ireland by requiring Britain to keep some EU rules if it was unable to agree a trade deal with the bloc.
  
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• Grenfell-Style Cladding Removed From Just 15% Of High-Rises As Owners 'Refuse' To Act

  27-01-2019 23:30
  Dangerous Grenfell Tower-style cladding has been removed from just 15% of
  
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• Tips for running your first marathon from some famous faces

  27-01-2019 23:05
  Prepare well so that you can enjoy your amazing day, say David Weir and Nell McAndrew.
  
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• Coveney insists backstop is needed to protect peace

  27-01-2019 23:00
  Ireland has made it clear there will be no changes to the Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• Notts County owner apologises for 'anatomy' tweet - then puts club up for sale

  27-01-2019 22:52
  Notts County owner Alan Hardy says he is putting the club up for sale - but denies it is because he tweeted a picture of his anatomy.Hardy apologised for uploading a photo onto his Twitter account which reportedly showed his penis.The Nottinghamshire businessman, who bought the club just over two years ago, said in a statement: "After considerable soul searching, I no longer feel I can continue as the owner of Notts County Football Club.
  
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• Climber rescued amid ‘appalling’ conditions in the Cairngorms

  27-01-2019 21:20
  The man was reportedly injured on the Cairngorm Plateau near Ben Macdui.
  
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• M4 closed near Swansea after 'serious incident'

  27-01-2019 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The motorway was closed eastbound near Llangyfelach, Swansea, as police dealt with the incident.
  
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• MPs join forces in drive to end indefinite immigration detention

  27-01-2019 20:55
  A cross-party group of MPs is confident it will be able to use an amendment to the immigration bill going through parliament to stop people being held indefinitely in immigration detention centres.Harriet Harman, the chair of the joint committee on human rights, has persuaded the former Brexit secretary David Davis and other former Conservative ministers to back the move, which would stop thousands of foreigners facing deportation every year being held in detention for more than 28 days.The Home
  
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• Norfolk Police 'Shocked' As Car Driven Down Major Road Without Front Tyre

  27-01-2019 20:34
  A driver has been arrested after being caught driving erratically with no
  
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• Emiliano Sala's Family ‘Still Have Some Hope’ Of Finding Footballer

  27-01-2019 19:42
  The family of Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala are said to still have
  
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• Emiliano Sala family 'struggling' as search resumes thanks to crowdfunding

  27-01-2019 19:36
  The family of missing footballer Emiliano Sala are "struggling with the very few answers about what's happened", a spokesman said as the search resumed thanks to a crowdfunding appeal.The 28-year-old Argentinian striker had been flying from France to Wales on Monday after transferring to Cardiff City for a club record fee earlier this month.The official hunt was called off on Thursday, with Guernsey Police saying the chances of survival after so long were "extremely remote".
  
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• Major gaps and missteps in domestic abuse bill

  27-01-2019 19:30
  ‘Human rights laws oblige the government to protect every woman in the UK from violence – regardless of race or ethnicity,’ say signatories including Corey Stoughton of advocacy group Liberty.The government’s draft domestic abuse bill introduces some important provisions but still risks failing thousands of women in the UK, including many migrant survivors who must choose between staying with their abuser and risking destitution, detention or deportation if they report th
  
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• Notts County FC owner tweets 'inappropriate photo'

  27-01-2019 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Notts County FC's Alan Hardy has apologised and says he will leave the social media site for good.
  
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• Assisted dying poll is a sham

  27-01-2019 19:19
  ‘What Molly Meacher doesn’t say is that the poll is designed to make a change in RCP stance inevitable and could easily do so even if a majority oppose it,’ notes John Saunders.Molly Meacher (Letters, 24 January) refers to the Royal College of Physicians’ forthcoming poll on assisted dying.What she doesn’t say is that the poll is designed to make a change in RCP stance inevitable and could easily do so even if a majority oppose it.
  
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• Prince Charles’s visit with royal cushion carrier

  27-01-2019 19:16
  Betty Birch recalls how Prince Charles was once followed by an equerry carrying a cushion to place between the royal bottom and hard chairs.Your report (Travel bed of Queen Victoria acquired for exhibition, 25 January) says “claims that Prince Charles took his own mattress when visiting friends may have been met with incredulity”.Prince Charles was guest of honour, there to meet committee members from assorted groups.
  
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• Crystal Palace 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup fourth round

  27-01-2019 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Tottenham suffer a second cup exit in four days as they lose to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup fourth round at Selhurst Park.
  
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• Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday: FA Cup fourth round – live!

  27-01-2019 19:15
  Updates from the 6pm kick-off at Stamford BridgeFollow Crystal Palace v Tottenham – live!And why not email John or tweet @JohnBrewin_ 6.15pm GMT 14 min: Sheffield Wednesday singing of Steve Bruce’s Barmy Army? Is that in reference to his trip to the West Indies? 6.14pm GMT 12 min: Sam Hutchison, against his old club, saw glory after the ball came to him after a move that was begun by Fletcher. He wanted it too much and his shot ended up somewhere in Brompton Cemetery.Continue reading
  
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• Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur: FA Cup fourth round – live!

  27-01-2019 19:14
  Update from the 4pm GMT kick-off at Selhurst ParkChelsea v Sheffield Wednesday – live!Email James or tweet @piercy360 6.14pm GMT Dominic Fifield was at Selhurst Park and here is his first take from the match ... Related: Connor Wickham ends long wait as Crystal Palace knock out Tottenham6.12pm GMT Might seem a footnote to the game and what it means for both teams, but Julian Speroni, who had a bit of a shocker at Liverpool last week but was excellent this afternoon, now has a club record n
  
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• Howard Schultz candidacy is Trump's 'best chance' in 2020, says Julián Castro

  27-01-2019 19:09
  The Democratic presidential candidate said that the former Starbucks CEO risked splitting the anti-Trump voteDemocratic presidential contender Julián Castro said on Sunday the former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz will give Donald Trump “his best hope of getting re-elected” if he chooses to launch an independent run for the White House. Related: Iowa Nice: hawkeyed experts say Elizabeth Warren hit ground runningContinue reading...
  
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• Footballer Emiliano Sala’s family arrive in Guernsey and ‘still have some hope’

  27-01-2019 19:09
  A search operation for the missing player and the pilot was called off on Thursday.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn joins ceremony honouring victims of the Holocaust

  27-01-2019 19:06
  The Labour leader was among those attending the event in central London.
  
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• Trevor Bayliss: England need to show guts when going gets tough

  27-01-2019 18:59
  • Coach questions fortitude following batting collapse
  • Bayliss concerned over the form of Keaton JenningsTrevor Bayliss has expressed concerns over “struggling” Keaton Jennings and described England’s batting meltdown in Bridgetown as lacking in mental fortitude.The England coach was left visibly irked by the 381-run defeat by West Indies, little surprise after his side collapsed to 77 all out in their first innings and then went on to be rolled over by eight-wicket
  
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• Half of magistrates courts in England and Wales closed since 2010

  27-01-2019 18:57
  More than half of all magistrates courts in England and Wales have closed since 2010, forcing defendants, witnesses, police, lawyers and justices of the peace to travel sometimes more than 50 miles to access local justice.The full scale of the closures is revealed in data published by the Guardian and the House of Commons library.Since the coalition government came to power in 2010, 162 of the 323 magistrates courts in England and Wales have shut – a loss of 50.2% of the estate.
  
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• End of shutdown: White House denies Donald Trump 'caved' to Democrats

  27-01-2019 18:55
  Mick Mulvaney: workers will receive back pay by end of weekActing chief of staff says Trump is ready to repeat shutdownThe White House denied on Sunday that Donald Trump “caved” to Democrats in reopening the federal government despite not receiving any funding for a border wall – a deal Trump had vowed he would never make. Related: Will the 35-day shutdown lead to privatizing government functions?Continue reading...
  
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• I believe in Tory values, but the party is becoming repellent | Matthew d’Ancona

  27-01-2019 18:52
  I am proudly centre-right, but Brexit has summoned the very worst demons that lurk in the party’s psycheI have had it up to here with the Conservative party. Not, perhaps, an unusual sentiment to find expressed in the Guardian. But, as a centre-right columnist, I do not start from the proposition that all Tories are inherently evil champions of “neoliberalism” (whatever that means), intent on maximising suffering and despair. I don’t express this contempt for the party bl
  
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• Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday: FA Cup fourth round – live! - The Guardian

  27-01-2019 18:46 via theguardian.com
  Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday: FA Cup fourth round – live!  The GuardianGonzalo Higuain: What Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri said in Sheffield Wednesday notes  ExpressRyan Mason: Maurizio Sarri is completely wrong about Eden Hazard… this is why  Daily StarChelsea news live: Winger meets with Granovskaia to explain transfer decision, bid submitted  Football.LondonChelsea ace Callum Hudson-Odoi makes shock confession to friends ahead of FA Cup clas
  
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• Internazionale’s Ivan Perisic submits transfer request after Arsenal offer rejected

  27-01-2019 18:37
  • Bid to take Croatia winger on initial loan turned down• Inter want to secure permanent deal for 29-year-oldIvan Perisic has handed in a transfer request in an attempt to force through a move to Arsenal after Internazionale rejected the Premier League side’s attempt to sign him on loan.The Croatia international has emerged as Unai Emery’s key target for the January transfer window, with Arsenal having already seen an offer turned down an offer to take the 29-year-old on lo
  
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• Brumadinho: Search for survivors resumes after second Brazil dam alert - BBC News

  27-01-2019 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Brumadinho: Search for survivors resumes after second Brazil dam alert  BBC NewsRescuers stop trying to find dam survivors as another one could break  Metro.co.ukWarning over second dam collapse in Brazilian town prompts evacuation call  The GuardianBrumadinho dam collapse: Hope fades for hundreds missing in Brazil  BBC NewsDramatic moment woman is pulled from the mud by rescue team in Brazil  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK cannot simply trade on WTO terms after no-deal Brexit, say experts

  27-01-2019 18:31
  The UK will be unable to have frictionless, tariff-free trade under World Trade Organization rules for up to seven years in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to two leading European Union law specialists.It has been claimed that the UK could simply move to WTO terms if there is no deal with the EU.The government’s own statistics have estimated that under the worst case no-deal scenario, GDP would be 10.7% lower than if the UK stays in the EU, in 15 years.
  
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• Woman Dies After Brutal Attack In Public Toilet In Yelverton, Devon

  27-01-2019 18:25
  A woman has died after being left with serious had injuries after being
  
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• Emiliano Sala search: Family 'struggling with few answers'

  27-01-2019 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The family of missing footballer Emiliano Sala thank donors who helped raise £280,000 for a private search.
  
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• Search efforts focused around river in hunt for missing pensioner

  27-01-2019 18:08
  Phyllis Milne, 86, has been reported missing from the Quarryhill area of Keith in Moray.
  
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• Private pupils use mockney accent to seem less posh, says ex-head of Harrow

  27-01-2019 18:08
  Prince William, George Osborne and Tony Blair all ‘estuary English’ users, says Barnaby LenonFormer private school pupils often speak in a mockney accent in adulthood in an effort not to seem posh, the former head of Harrow has said.Many people who went to elite fee-paying schools do not want to seem upper-class because “being posh these days is not a good thing”, according to Barnaby Lenon. Continue reading...
  
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• Warning over second dam collapse in Brazilian town prompts evacuation call

  27-01-2019 18:07
  Rains raise fears that second dam could rupture, with hundreds still missingFirefighters have called for the evacuation of about 24,000 people from the Brazilian town hit by a deadly mudslide unleashed by a ruptured mining dam, as rains raised fears a second dam could collapse.Sirens began blaring before dawn, triggered by dangerous water levels at a tailings dam still standing near an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA near Brumadinho in Minas Gerais state. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘It was like being skinned alive’: Ginger Gorman goes hunting for trolls

  27-01-2019 18:00
  The Australian journalist found herself besieged by online trolls after unknowingly profiling two paedophiles. In her new book, she turns the tables
  A man, “XT”, is going cold turkey. He’s withdrawing from black market Xanax, which he’s been using to self-medicate feelings of loneliness, a breakup, a traumatic childhood. In another hemisphere, many time zones away, Ginger Gorman puts aside her day’s work to distract him from his physical and mental distress. They wi
  
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• Irish government rejects May’s bid for Brexit backstop concessions

  27-01-2019 17:56
  Dublin insists an EU withdrawal deal would fail to be ratified without a backstop.
  
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• NI’s ex-police chief warns dissident republicans will exploit hard border

  27-01-2019 17:43
  Sir Hugh Orde said politicians had their heads 'stuck in the mud'.
  
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• XXXTentacion's son born seven months after rapper's death

  27-01-2019 17:39
  Gekyume Onfroy’s birth announced by rapper’s motherXXXTentacion was shot dead in apparent robbery attemptSeven months after XXXTentacion was shot dead, the rapper’s son has been born. Related: XXXTentacion: a hyperfast life of trauma, endured and inflictedContinue reading...
  
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• What is the next Commons Brexit debate about?

  27-01-2019 17:39
  One of the proposed amendments would enable the Commons to pass a bill requiring Theresa May to seek an article 50 extension if she cannot get a deal passed.The next key Brexit debate in the House of Commons is scheduled for Tuesday.Early in the Brexit process, MPs insisted that they must have a “meaningful vote” after Theresa May finally struck a deal with the EU.
  
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• In Pictures: Vintage cars put to the test

  27-01-2019 17:35
  The annual event at Brooklands Museum saw around 60 pre-war vehicles compete.
  
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• Game of Thrones: Dark Hedges tree falls in high winds

  27-01-2019 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Gale force winds of up to 60 mph hit Northern Ireland overnight on Saturday.
  
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• Arg and Gemma Collins' relationship "impacted" by Dancing on Ice - DigitalSpy.com

  27-01-2019 17:18 via digitalspy.com
  Arg and Gemma Collins' relationship "impacted" by Dancing on Ice  DigitalSpy.comDancing On Ice: 'Too little too LATE' Torvill and Dean warn Gemma Collins in Jason row  ExpressGemma Collins is having nightmares over her Dancing On Ice feud with Jason Gardiner, boyfriend Arg reveals  The SunDancing on Ice's Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean weigh in on Jason Gardiner and Gemma Collins' on-air clash  DigitalSpy.comDancing On Ice: Gemma Collins slammed by Big
  
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• Nicolás Maduro rejects ultimatum on fresh elections in Venezuela

  27-01-2019 17:16
  Crisis-hit country’s president under pressure as US urges the world to ‘pick a side’Venezuela’s embattled president, Nicolás Maduro, has rebuffed calls from the international community to hold elections within eight days, protracting a diplomatic crisis that shows little respite.In a wide-ranging interview with CNN Türk that aired on Monday, Maduro accused the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, of violating “the constitution and every law”. Gua
  
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• Michel Legrand obituary

  27-01-2019 17:16
  French composer, jazz musician and conductor who wrote the scores for more than 250 films including The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and YentlThe music of the composer, singer, arranger, conductor, jazz musician and producer Michel Legrand went on glowing long after many of the 250-odd films he had written soundtracks for had fallen by the wayside.Legrand, who has died aged 86, made deadpan reference to that phenomenon when he played at Ronnie Scott’s club in London in 2011 – announcing th
  
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• Woman dies after three-car collision in Fife

  27-01-2019 17:15
  The incident happened on the A911 near Glenrothes on Saturday.
  
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• Booker prize trustees search for new sponsor after Man Group exit

  27-01-2019 17:02
  Hedge fund firm says it plans to focus its resources instead on its diversity campaignThe Man Booker prize is searching for a new sponsor after the hedge fund company Man Group announced it was ending its 18-year relationship with Britain’s most prestigious literary award.The Booker Prize Foundation said its trustees were already in discussion with a new sponsor, “and are confident that new funding will be in place for 2020”. It added: “In the meantime the two prizes will
  
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• South African paramilitary unit plotted to infect black population with Aids, former member claims - The Independent

  27-01-2019 16:58 via independent.co.uk
  South African paramilitary unit plotted to infect black population with Aids, former member claims  The IndependentGroup said to have 'spread the virus' at the behest of Keith Maxwell, eccentric leader of the shadowy South African Institute of Maritime Research, who wanted a ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Megan Barton Hanson puts on a brave face ahead of clash with Dancing On Ice romance rival Vanessa Bauer as Wes appears to mock their break-up - The Sun

  27-01-2019 16:58 via thesun.co.uk
  Megan Barton Hanson puts on a brave face ahead of clash with Dancing On Ice romance rival Vanessa Bauer as Wes appears to mock their break-up  The SunWes Nelson breaks silence on shock split from Megan Barton Hanson  OK! magazineWes Nelson is pictured the moment he discovers his and Megan Barton Hanson's home has been BURGLED  Daily MailMegan and Wes split: Love Island couple separate after six months  Evening StandardView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Man drives down A11 with front tyre missing

  27-01-2019 16:55
  A driver has been arrested after they were caught driving erratically with no front tyre.
  
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• EU's Verhofstadt calls for 'cross-party' coalition to STOP no-deal Brexit - Express

  27-01-2019 16:55 via express.co.uk
  EU's Verhofstadt calls for 'cross-party' coalition to STOP no-deal Brexit  ExpressUK firms plan mass exodus if May allows no-deal Brexit  The GuardianBrexit: MPs facing longer hours to help break deadlock  BBC NewsBritons don’t grasp the EU’s essential motivation – a quest for the quiet life  The GuardianEU WILL BLINK FIRST! Brussels on brink of 'CAVING IN' over Brexit deal  Express.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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