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• Hubble Accidentally Discovers An Ancient, Nearby Dwarf Galaxy - D-brief - Discover Magazine

  01-02-2019 23:37 via blogs.discovermagazine.com
  Hubble Accidentally Discovers An Ancient, Nearby Dwarf Galaxy - D-brief  Discover MagazineAstronomers accidentally find a tiny galaxy that is nearly as old as the universe itself  The IndependentHubble Space Telescope Spots 'Living Fossil' Galaxy Outside Milky Way  GeekDiscovery of 'living fossil' galaxy could unlock secrets about early universe - VIDEO  Express.co.ukImage: The accidentally discovered galaxy Bedin I  Phys.OrgView full coverage on
  
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• Londonderry: Two men shot in separate incidents

  01-02-2019 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service was called to the scene shortly after 20:00 GMT.
  
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• The businesses demanding the 'free' from freelancers

  01-02-2019 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  As self-employment rises there's a growing concern that so is the pressure to do unpaid work.
  
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• Energy firms under investigation are handed new customers

  01-02-2019 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Two suppliers handed the customers of collapsed energy firms are themselves under investigation.
  
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• Small extension to Brexit timetable could be acceptable - Rees-Mogg

  01-02-2019 22:58
  Prominent British eurosceptic lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg said he could accept a short delay to the departure from the European Union on March 29 if Prime Minister Theresa May pursued his plan for Brexit.Rees-Mogg, who chairs the influential pro-Brexit European Research Group (ERG) within May's party, said a short extension to the timetable could be accepted if the government had struck a deal with Europe along the lines of the so-called Malthouse Compromise.Rees-Mogg has put forward a new plan cal
  
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• Air rescue launched after man breaks foot in Arthur’s Seat fall

  01-02-2019 22:29
  Emergency services were contacted at around 7.20pm on Friday after the incident on the 251m (823ft) hill in Edinburgh.
  
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• Who is Cory Booker? Rising Democratic star enters 2020 race – video

  01-02-2019 22:23
  Senator Cory Booker has jumped into the already busy field of Democratic candidates running for the White House in 2020 in a bid to turf out Donald Trump. Booker, 49, made his announcement as Black History Month began.  He is the second black candidate in the race after senator Kamala Harris. No Republicans have yet announced they will challenge Trump for the GOP nomination.Cory Booker announces run for presidency in 2020Continue reading...
  
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• German government will not bow to car manufacturer demands, German minister

  01-02-2019 22:14
  German justice minister Katarina Barley said the backstop was not open for renegotiation.
  
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• Snow and ice warnings as bitter chill blasts Britain - BT.com

  01-02-2019 21:21 via home.bt.com
  Snow and ice warnings as bitter chill blasts Britain  BT.comUK weather: Snow and ice warnings remain as winter chill blasts Britain  Sky NewsUK weather: Snow and ice still causing disruption  BBC NewsDrivers cause multi-crash mayhem by going WRONG WAY down roads - as Britain braces for MORE snow  Daily MailUK weather and snow latest: Freeze to continue with -10C forecast... after drivers left stranded overnight on M3  Evening StandardView full co
  
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• 'You are loved': Meghan pens supportive messages for street sex workers

  01-02-2019 21:21
  The Duchess of Sussex left loving messages for sex workers to find in their food parcels during a visit to a charity that tries to help them off the streets.Meghan spontaneously came up with the touching idea to inscribe the kind and empowering words on bananas as she helped volunteers at One25 in Bristol pack lunches for the vulnerable women they help.Among the inspiring messages - all written in capital letters and accompanied by a heart - were: "You are strong", "You are special", "You are br
  
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• 8 Actors Who Should Replace Ben Affleck as The Batman - MovieWeb

  01-02-2019 21:01 via movieweb.com
  8 Actors Who Should Replace Ben Affleck as The Batman  MovieWebThe Batman: 10 Actors Who Should Replace Ben Affleck  WhatCultureBen Affleck Reacts To The Batman Announcement  Superherohype.comTHE BATMAN Script Is A Whopping 160 Pages Long; Matt Reeves Comments On Josh Gad/Penguin Rumors  Comic Book Movie6 Actors That Could Potentially Replace Ben Affleck as Batman  HYPEBEASTView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Matt Salinger: ‘My father was writing for 50 years without publishing. That’s a lot of material’

  01-02-2019 21:00
  In JD Salinger’s centenary year, his son opens up about life with the Catcher in the Rye author – and for the first time, confirms there are unpublished works to comeAmong all the dispute and conjecture that has surrounded the life of JD Salinger, one mystery remains especially puzzling. What did he produce after ceasing to publish his writing in 1965, and will it ever be read? It seemed possible that more work would come to light after Salinger’s death in 2010. In 2013 a docum
  
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• Meghan speaks out for the arts and writes messages of support for sex workers

  01-02-2019 20:33
  The Duchess of Sussex wrote personal messages of love and empowerment on bananas destined for food parcels for sex workers in Bristol.
  
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• Celtic chariot: Metal detectorist set for bumper payout after finding Iron Age artefacts

  01-02-2019 20:16
  A man is set to pocket half of a "seven figure" sum after parts of an ancient Celtic chariot he found were designated as treasure.Metal detectorist Mike Smith, from Pembrokeshire, discovered the 2,000-year-old Iron Age artefacts in February 2018 on farmland in the south of the county.It said 45-year-old Mr Smith has to sell the 34 artefacts to a museum by law.
  
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• Harry Redknapp: We must do something about knife crime epidemic

  01-02-2019 20:07
  The football manager turned king of the jungle appeared on The News Hour alongside campaigner Mark Prince, who founded the Kiyan Prince Foundation in memory of his murdered son.Kiyan was a talented under-16s footballer for Queens Park Rangers when he was stabbed to death while trying to break up a fight outside his school in north London in May 2006.The 72-year-old told Mark Austin: "We've got to do something about it.
  
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• Labour Finances Set To Plunge Into The Red For First Time Under Jeremy Corbyn

  01-02-2019 19:40
  Labour Party finances are on course to plunge into the red for the first time
  
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• Meghan pens messages on bananas in food parcels for street sex workers

  01-02-2019 19:38
  One25 in the St Paul’s area of Bristol helps sex workers break free from a life of violence, poverty and addiction on the streets.
  
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• Clive Swift: Keeping Up Appearances star dies aged 82

  01-02-2019 19:37
  Keeping Up Appearances star Clive Swift has died at the age of 82, his agent has confirmed.In a career spanning six decades, Swift was best known for playing Richard Bucket, the long-suffering husband of Hyacinth Bucket, in the classic comedy.The BBC series mocked British class obsessions and ran for five years in the 1990s, with Swift appearing in 42 episodes.
  
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• Jeremy Hardy's comedy highlights

  01-02-2019 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The comedian told stories about everything from parenthood to politics, before his death at 57.
  
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• Burglar who had sex with corpse at funeral parlour jailed for six years

  01-02-2019 19:18
  A "despicable" burglar who had sex with a corpse at a funeral parlour has been jailed for six years.Kasim Khuram was high on drink and drugs when he carried out the "gratuitous" crime last November at a Co-op premises in Birmingham's Great Barr area.The 23-year-old previously pleaded guilty to sexual penetration of a body and also admitted breaking into the funeral home with the intention of stealing.
  
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• Soldier with gambling debts jailed for smuggling migrants

  01-02-2019 19:14
  Lance Corporal Kyle Harris had been suffering from PTSD, a court heard.
  
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• Bercow insists he is neutral referee in Brexit debates

  01-02-2019 19:13
  John Bercow has insisted he aims to be neutral over Brexit, likening his role as Speaker to that of a football referee and saying his hope is to give the Commons “freedom to breathe” on the issue.While Bercow is unpopular with many Conservative MPs, especially after his occasionally personal interpretation of Commons procedures on Brexit, his handling of recent noisy debates has won him fans overseas.Following glowing write-ups in European newspapers, and then the New York Times, Ber
  
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• Universal credit scores lowest for satisfaction in benefits survey

  01-02-2019 19:00
  Campaigners said the survey showed there were still ‘fundamental problems’ with universal credit.Universal credit has the lowest claimant satisfaction rates of any welfare benefit, according to an official survey that suggests tens of thousands are left frustrated by their experience of the government’s flagship programme.One in 10 claimants told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) they were “very dissatisfied” with their experience of universal credit, and r
  
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• Officials warn of putrefying piles of rubbish after no-deal Brexit

  01-02-2019 19:00
  Exclusive: leaked emails show officials planning crisis centres to manage halt in waste exports to EUGovernment officials are preparing to deal with “putrefying stockpiles” of rubbish in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to documents leaked to the Guardian.If the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March, export licences for millions of tonnes of waste will become invalid overnight. Environment Agency (EA) officials said leaking stockpiles could cause pollution. Continue rea
  
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• Why is Venezuela in crisis? – video explainer

  01-02-2019 18:52
  Venezuelans have been in a state of uncertainty since Juan Guaidó, the leader of the democratically elected national assembly, declared himself the interim president in a move against the current leader, Nicolás Maduro. How did this once prosperous country descend into chaos?  Continue reading...
  
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• Ex-Barclays chief fretted over Brown-Dalai Lama meeting

  01-02-2019 18:51
  The former chief executive of Barclays worried that a 2008 meeting between Gordon Brown and the Dalai Lama would anger Chinese investors and put a multibillion rescue package at risk, just as the bank was finalising fundraising terms with Qatar, a court heard on Friday.Barclays was scrambling to find big investors who would commit billions of pounds to shore up the lender’s balance sheet and avoid a state bailout – a fate that befell its high street peers Northern Rock, RBS and HBOS.
  
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• Popular Glasgow venues could be sold to fund £548m equal pay deal

  01-02-2019 18:44
  City Property Glasgow Investments LLP could acquire sites such as the Riverside Museum and Emirates Arena from the council then lease them back.
  
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• Arlene Foster challenges EU to ditch backstop and agree ‘sensible’ Brexit deal

  01-02-2019 18:44
  The DUP leader made the comments to party members in Co Fermanagh, a short distance from the Irish border.
  
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• Lib Dems hit out as £54m from UK Government goes unspent in Scottish budget

  01-02-2019 18:42
  The party's leader Willie Rennie took aim at the Greens and described their negotiations with the SNP as 'inept'.
  
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• Labour leadership urged to 'adequately' tackle antisemitism

  01-02-2019 18:42
  Jeremy Corbyn has repeatedly said he will not tolerate antisemitism ‘in any form’.Two Labour MPs have put down a motion at next week’s meeting of the parliamentary Labour party (PLP) calling on the leadership to “adequately tackle cases of antisemitism”, reigniting a long-running row within the party.The motion, submitted by Catherine McKinnell and Ruth Smeeth, will be debated at the meeting in Westminster on Monday night and is almost certain to be put to a vote.
  
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• Mother and sister of woman missing with son, three, plead for her to come home

  01-02-2019 18:34
  Ellie Yarrow-Sanders disappeared with Olly Sheridan after becoming embroiled in family court litigation with ex-partner Patrick Sheridan.
  
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• Keeping Up Appearances actor Clive Swift dies aged 82

  01-02-2019 18:30
  The actor died peacefully at home.
  
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• Exempting teachers from car parking charge ‘the least Government can do’

  01-02-2019 18:30
  Scottish Conservative Murdo Fraser has suggested the levy could jeopardise ongoing talks over a pay deal for teachers.
  
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• Labour Anti-Semitism Row Set To Reignite As MPs Claim Jew-Hatred Is 'Normalised' In Party

  01-02-2019 18:28
  The anti-semitism row that threatened to engulf Labour looks set to flare up
  
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• Porn star fined for threesome on Tube after footage posted on Twitter

  01-02-2019 18:25
  A porn star has been fined for having a threesome in front of passengers on the London Underground.George Mason, 35, had sex with former boyfriend Nicholas Mullan, 24, and an unidentified third man on a Northern Line train between Leicester Square and Waterloo.It happened in July 2017 but was not reported until February last year after footage was posted on Twitter by an account called "Hung Young Brit", which was linked to Mason.
  
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• Brexit OUTRAGE: Even if deal passes before March deadline Brexit will STILL be DELAYED

  01-02-2019 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  EVEN if Theresa May’s Brexit deal passes before the March 29 deadline, the UK’s exit from the EU could still be delayed, it has been revealed.
  
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• FTSE 100 ends higher for fourth session on trade deal hopes, TalkTalk slides

  01-02-2019 18:21
  The FTSE 100 closed up 0.7 percent, posting its best week since December 2016, and the more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 closed 0.5 percent higher, outperforming European stocks."This week's dovish turn from the Federal Reserve, reinforcing the change of tone from various policymakers through January has helped to increase confidence about the prospect for further gains in the days and weeks ahead," said CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson.Markets got a boost when U.S. President Donald Trump sa
  
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• Duchess of Sussex speaks out for arts on snowy visit to Old Vic theatre

  01-02-2019 18:10
  The pair were late arriving in the city because of the snow.
  
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• Prince Harry talks ‘candidly’ to teenager about losing a parent

  01-02-2019 18:09
  The Duke of Sussex spent 10 minutes speaking to the young person during a visit to a charity in Bristol that combines boxing and mental health support
  
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• Meghan speaks of importance of theatre opportunities for young people

  01-02-2019 18:09
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the Old Vic theatre in Bristol, which has recently undergone a £2 million renovation.
  
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• Nintendo announces classic game Dr. Mario is coming to mobile - DigitalSpy.com

  01-02-2019 18:06 via digitalspy.com
  Nintendo announces classic game Dr. Mario is coming to mobile  DigitalSpy.comNintendo just announced a new free-to-play Dr. Mario  Eurogamer.netPlayStation 4 was the best-selling video games console of 2018  Metro.co.ukNintendo Switch with greater portability in the works  HEXUS​Nintendo Reconfirms 2019's Switch Releases  LADbibleView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 5 Outtakes From Donald Trump's New York Times Article That Barely Make Sense

  01-02-2019 18:06
  Donald Trump gave a wide-ranging yet error-ridden interview to the New York
  
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• Hundreds of jobs lost as building contractor collapses

  01-02-2019 18:03
  Administrators KPMG have made 374 people redundant at Dundee-headquartered McGill and Co.
  
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• Varadkar to discuss no-deal Brexit preparations with European leaders

  01-02-2019 17:58
  Leo Varadkar, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk will meet on Wednesday.
  
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• What's behind the latest Brexit row over Gibraltar? - The Independent

  01-02-2019 17:45 via independent.co.uk
  What's behind the latest Brexit row over Gibraltar?  The Independent'I've HAD enough!' Radio host FURIOUS at EU's treatment of UK amid Brexit DEADLOCK  ExpressBrexit: visa-free travel plans spark Gibraltar 'colony' row  The GuardianGibraltar 'colony' row flares up as EU agrees visa-free travel for UK citizens even after no-deal Brexit  Sky NewsGibraltar chief vows 'bullying' Spain CANNOT take 'ONE GRAIN OF SAND of our sovereignty'  Express.co.ukV
  
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• War metaphors in cancer conversations

  01-02-2019 17:43
  ‘It is a “battle” to get reasonable, fair and speedy treatment and patients are “at war” with a service that is struggling to cope,’ says Robert Davies.The language and imagery used by those talking about cancer can, as Simon Jenkins suggests (When it comes to cancer spare us the war metaphors, Opinion, 29 January), cause great distress to and put pressure on patients and their families.Some time later, a friend of his was diagnosed with a very treatable cance
  
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• Spending on benefits for disabled people is increasing

  01-02-2019 17:41
  Frances Ryan gives an incomplete picture of the support on offer (Disabled people are going hungry and ministers are to blame.This year, spending on main disability benefits – personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA), and attendance allowance – will be over £4bn higher than in 2010.There are now, for the first time, more disabled people in work than not – a clear sign that significant progress is being made.
  
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• Snow and ice warnings as bitter chill blasts Britain

  01-02-2019 17:35
  February began with the coldest night for seven years.
  
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• Tory Brexit Truce Breaks Down As Dominic Raab Attacks 'Remainer' David Lidington's Role In Negotiations

  01-02-2019 17:34
  A senior Tory Brexiteer has attacked Theresa May's decision to put her de
  
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• Mass protests to sweep across Venezuela as Maduro clings on - The Guardian

  01-02-2019 17:31 via theguardian.com
  Mass protests to sweep across Venezuela as Maduro clings on  The GuardianVenezuela crisis: Why Russia has so much to lose  BBC NewsBattle for Venezuela: will the opposition’s bold gamble pay off?  Financial TimesVenezuela is the socialist-wasteland that Ocasio-Cortez and fellow Democrats are leading the US toward  Fox NewsThe U.S. Needs to Stay Out of Venezuela  The New York TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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