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• Four arrests as violence erupts after Watford match against Everton

  09-02-2019 23:58
  Four people have been arrested after an altercation outside Watford FC's stadium that left two men in need of hospital treatment.The men sustained cuts and bruises to their faces, said Hertfordshire Constabulary.Police were called to Vicarage Road just after 5pm on Saturday at the end of Watford's Premier League match against Everton, which they won 1-0.
  
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• Grayling under pressure after Brexit ferry contract axed

  09-02-2019 23:44
  MPs from across the Commons have demanded the resignation of Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.
  
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• Sack Grayling over the Brexit ferry fiasco, demand MPs

  09-02-2019 23:00
  Chris Grayling arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting.Downing Street said the prime minister had full confidence in the transport secretary.Theresa May faced cross-party calls to sack her transport secretary, Chris Grayling, last night, after the calamitous collapse of a no-deal Brexit ferry contract handed to a company with no ships.
  
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• Labour plan to force May to put her Brexit plan to decisive vote

  09-02-2019 23:00
  Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer said Labour wanted to make sure Theresa May could not run down the clock to Brexit day on March 29.
  
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• Libby Squire: Police given more time to question man as search goes on

  09-02-2019 22:39
  Police searching for missing student Libby Squire in Hull have have been granted more time to question a 24-year-old man.The 21-year-old has been missing for more than a week and an intensive search has been mounted by police and volunteers since then.Detective Superintendent Mathew Hutchinson said: "We are still treating Libby's disappearance as a missing person's enquiry.
  
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• Tory donors could stop giving after no-deal Brexit

  09-02-2019 22:02
  Tory donors who support May’s deal are nevertheless considering their financial relationship with her party.Major Tory donors are warning that a no-deal Brexit risks precipitating a recession, with some reconsidering their support should the party allow Britain to crash out with no agreement.With Theresa May desperately battling for concessions from Brussels and less than 50 days until Britain’s EU departure, senior government sources admitted last night that attempts to delay Brexit
  
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• UK to boost Lebanon to stop terrorists reaching Europe

  09-02-2019 22:00
  A new defensive line of 76 watchtowers and patrol bases has been completed along Lebanon's border with Syria, which the UK's ambassador to the country says is vital to prevent terrorists from reaching Europe.
  
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• Labour must stop the Tory Brexit dream

  09-02-2019 22:00
  Few Labour party members want to see Brexit.On 6 February the TSSA transport union sent a report it had produced to Momentum which showed what a lot of us, Labour party members and supporters, already sensed was true.Yes, the party is in a tricky position, bound to lose some votes whatever path it chooses, but nevertheless, the path that most closely aligns us with our principles right now would be that which leads to No Brexit.
  
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• More time to quiz man suspected of abducting missing student Libby Squire

  09-02-2019 21:59
  The 24-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday as the search continues for the philosophy student.
  
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• Two questioned over house fire that killed four children in Staffordshire are bailed

  09-02-2019 21:51
  Two people questioned in connection with a house fire that killed four children in Staffordshire have been released on bail, police have said.A 24-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence.Riley Holt, eight, Keegan Unitt, six, Olly Unitt, three, and Tilly Rose Unitt, four, died after the blaze in Sycamore Lane.
  
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• Four arrested as violence erupts after Watford and Everton game

  09-02-2019 21:30
  A group of men clashed as supporters were leaving the stadium, Hertfordshire Constabulary said.
  
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• Back May’s deal, then hold people’s vote: plan to end Brexit deadlock

  09-02-2019 21:30
  Theresa May could win parliament’s approval for her controversial Brexit deal in return for guaranteeing another referendum, under a new plan being drawn up by a cross-party group of MPs.The initiative, aimed at breaking the political impasse, is being advanced by Labour MPs Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson and has won the support of prominent Remainers in the Tory party including Sarah Wollaston, Dominic Grieve and Anna Soubry.Kyle says the idea, which is likely to be put forward as an amendmen
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh surrenders driving licence as prosecutors consider crash

  09-02-2019 21:19
  Philip apologised for his part in the accident on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
  
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• Suicidal children face long delays for mental health care

  09-02-2019 21:15
  Former health minister Norman Lamb, who branded the situation ‘shameful’.Suicidal children as young as 12 are having to wait more than two weeks for beds in mental health units to start treatment, despite the risk to their lives, research reveals.A study of under-18s with serious mental health problems found that bed and staff shortages mean NHS services for troubled young people have become dangerously “threadbare”.
  
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• Google's Pixel 4 may offer improved dual-SIM functionality, according to an AOSP commit - Android Police

  09-02-2019 21:13 via androidpolice.com
  Google's Pixel 4 may offer improved dual-SIM functionality, according to an AOSP commit  Android PoliceThis isn't widely-known information, but the Pixel 2 and 3 can technically act as dual-SIM devices thanks to their eSIM support. eSIM is only used by a... by ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Two questioned over house fire that killed four children in Staffordshire are released on bail

  09-02-2019 20:31
  Two people questioned in connection with a house fire that killed four children in Staffordshire have been released on bail, police have said.A 24-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence.Riley Holt, eight, Keegan Unitt, six, Olly Unitt, three, and Tilly Rose Unitt, four, died after the blaze in Sycamore Lane.
  
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• Prince Philip 'voluntarily' gives up driving licence after January car crash

  09-02-2019 20:17
  The Duke of Edinburgh has "voluntarily" surrendered his driving licence, Buckingham Palace has said.The Duke of Edinburgh, 97, was involved in a car crash last month while behind the wheel near the Sandringham Estate.A woman who was travelling in a Kia that collided with the Duke's Land Rover Freelander suffered a broken wrist.
  
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• Police bail pair questioned over fire that killed four children

  09-02-2019 20:12
  A woman, 24, and a 28-year-old man were detained after the devastating house fire on Tuesday.
  
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• Sunderland: where the terraces are a refuge from the uncertainties of Brexit

  09-02-2019 20:11
  Andrew Cammiss got up at four yesterday morning to set off on a 250-mile trip to Oxford for a third division football match.Along with other club legends Peter Reid and Kevin Phillips, an image of Niall Quinn is inked on the 39-year-old superfan’s body.Nissan has scrapped plans to manufacture the X-Trail sport-utility vehicle there.
  
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• Prince Philip gives up driving licence three weeks after car crash

  09-02-2019 20:10
  The Duke of Edinburgh has voluntarily surrendered his driving licence just over three weeks after he overturned his car in a collision with another vehicle near the Queen’s Sandringham estate.Two days after the accident, Prince Philip was seen behind the wheel of a new car and was given “suitable words of advice” by police when he was photographed not wearing a seatbelt while on a public road.Philip, 97, was alone in his car when his Land Rover Freelander was involved in a coll
  
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• Prince Philip gives up driving licence after crash

  09-02-2019 20:08
  The Queen 97-year-old husband Prince Philip has voluntarily given up his driving licence after a crash last month, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.Philip escaped without injury on Jan. 17 when the Land Rover he was driving flipped in a collision with a car close to the royals' Sandringham residence in eastern England."After careful consideration The Duke of Edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving licence," the royal palace said in a statement.
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh surrenders driving licence after car crash

  09-02-2019 20:04
  Some 48 hours after the crash he was pictured driving without a seatbelt, prompting criticism.
  
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• Call to suspend Luciana Berger’s local Labour party rejected

  09-02-2019 19:55
  Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson said the Liverpool Wavertree constituency Labour party should be suspended for its 'intolerable' actions.
  
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• Labour Chair Says Local Parties Should Not Face 'Trial By Social Media' After Luciana Berger Row

  09-02-2019 19:31
  Labour chair Ian Lavery has claimed local parties should not face "trial bysocial media" after a bitter row flared over attempts to subject a Jewish MPto a no-confidence vote in her constituency
  
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• Labour calls for Sir Philip Green to lose knighthood if allegations are true

  09-02-2019 19:19
  Details of the allegations were revealed by the Daily Telegraph on Friday after the businessman dropped legal action against the newspaper.
  
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• UK weather: three dead as gale-force winds batter country

  09-02-2019 18:41
  Storm Erik makes landfall in Prestwick, Scotland.At least three people have died as Storm Erik, with gale-force winds of up to 75mph, swept across the UK over the past 36 hours.A kitesurfer was killed after an incident on a beach in north Devon, where winds of up to 56mph were recorded according to the Met Office, although a spokesman for Devon and Cornwall police would not confirm whether the death was weather-related.
  
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• SDLP votes by two to one for new Fianna Fail partnership

  09-02-2019 18:24
  Members gathered in Newry in Co Down on Saturday to confirm leader Colum Eastwood’s proposed link-up.
  
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• Libby Squire: Police thank Hull public as they continue to question man

  09-02-2019 18:20
  Police searching for missing student Libby Squire in Hull have thanked the public for their help as detectives continue to question a 24-year-old man.Sharing a picture of a large screen featuring University of Hull student Miss Squire's face on a poster, Humberside Police tweeted: "If you're out shopping today in Hull city centre you'll see these."You know we've been out searching for Libby Squire every day for the last week and thanks for your help.
  
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• Rowers rescued after boat capsizes

  09-02-2019 18:03
  Five people were rescued by a pilot boat from Aberdeen harbour.
  
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• Syria conflict: £62m UK boost to Lebanon to stop terrorists reaching Europe

  09-02-2019 18:00
  A new defensive line of 76 watchtowers and patrol bases has been completed along Lebanon's border with Syria, which the UK's ambassador to the country says is vital to prevent terrorists from reaching Europe.The improved border security was funded by the British government and will also help stabilise Lebanon from the conflict next door.Britain's support to Lebanon's army in the fight against Islamic State (IS) extremism has enabled the state to not only defeat the terrorists but also secure the
  
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• Chris Grayling’s glassy-eyed confidence doesn’t help with Brexit debacle

  09-02-2019 17:58
  The hapless transport secretary, who avowed as a leading Brexiter that leaving the European Union would be easy, has been maintaining a tricky course since the referendum: continuing to project a glassy-eyed confidence that planes will fly and lorries will cross borders, while belatedly trying out some no-deal plans, just in case.Hauliers hired by the Department for Transport openly mocked a planning exercise at Manston airport, that cost tens of thousands of pounds to simulate a traffic jam rou
  
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• Near-80mph gusts as Storm Erik sweeps over UK

  09-02-2019 17:26
  A 75mph gust was measured by the Met Office in Powys, Wales, on Saturday morning.
  
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• Libby Squire: police ramp up appeal for missing student as man questioned

  09-02-2019 17:21
  Appeals to help find the missing student Libby Squire have been shown on digital screens in Hull city centre, as officers investigating her disappearance more than a week ago continue to question a 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of abduction.The 21-year-old student was reported missing nine days ago in the early hours of Friday 1 February, having last been seen after a night out near the University of Hull, where she studies philosophy.An intensive sustained search has since been mounted
  
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• Vegetarian farmer who gave away herd hopes for Bafta success

  09-02-2019 17:19
  The documentary tells how Jay Wilde gave away his beef herd to save it from the slaughterhouse.
  
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• Police shoot man and arrest six others near Blackheath

  09-02-2019 17:05
  Officers were called over concerns about a woman inside a property and man with a gun.
  
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• Pressure grows on Chris Grayling as Brexit ferry firm dumped

  09-02-2019 16:36
  Pressure on Chris Grayling is growing after the government axed its Brexit no-deal contract with a ferry firm that has no ships.The transport secretary awarded Seaborne Freight a £13.8m contract to ensure ferries kept crossing the Channel in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an exit agreement.Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald told Sky News that Mr Grayling's plan to have Seaborne provide services from Ramsgate to Ostend was "ridiculous".
  
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• Charity page raises thousands for parents of missing student Libby Squire

  09-02-2019 16:34
  The 21-year-old was reported missing in Hull more than a week ago.
  
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• Green Party: Climate breakdown a ‘defining issue’

  09-02-2019 16:18
  Clare Bailey said the threat would supersede the constitutional politics which dominates at present.
  
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• Man killed kitesurfing in strong winds

  09-02-2019 16:14
  A man dies after getting into difficulty while kitesurfing off the coast of North Devon.
  
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• Just 6% of vulnerable detainees released from UK immigration centres

  09-02-2019 16:13
  Only 6% of detainees classified as “vulnerable and at risk” following abuse including torture, sexual violence or trafficking were subsequently released from UK immigration centres, according to shocking data.Annual government figures reveal that just 364 of 6,300 individuals who were identified by doctors and social workers as at particular risk of harm were subsequently allowed out of detention.The cases were identified as part of a scheme introduced in 2016 that was designed to ke
  
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• Equine flu: British Horseracing Authority says no new cases confirmed

  09-02-2019 16:12
  No new cases of equine flu have been confirmed following tests of hundreds of horses, the British Horseracing Authority says.
  
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• Schools staff crisis looms as austerity hits teachers’ pay

  09-02-2019 16:00
  Teaching unions welcomed the government’s admission that salaries have dropped and are calling for a 5% increase.Classroom pay has fallen by more than £4,000 a year since 2010 in real terms, according to a government assessment.Damian Hinds, the education secretary, warned that only a 2% increase can be expected for the next academic year.
  
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• Tributes paid after rapper Cadet killed in road crash

  09-02-2019 15:38
  His music accumulated millions of views on YouTube and Spotify.
  
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• Brexit: Seaborne Freight no-deal ferry contract scrapped

  09-02-2019 15:30
  The Irish backers of Seaborne Freight - which owned no ships - have pulled out of the deal.
  
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• Emiliano Sala pilot family launch funding bid to find body

  09-02-2019 15:11
  A fundraising appeal starts to find the body of David Ibbotson who was flying Emiliano Sala's plane.
  
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• Equine flu which has halted UK horse racing hit 10,000 in Australia outbreak

  09-02-2019 15:10
  The strain of equine flu which has halted UK horse racing is the same one which shut down racing in Australia for three months in 2007, affecting more than 10,000 animals.The British Horseracing Authority's (BHA) chief regulatory officer, Brant Dunshea, told Sky News: "We have seen in non-thoroughbred horses that have presented with the illness prior to this event that it has involved that particular strain.Discussing the outbreak in Australia, Sky News correspondent Enda Brady said horses there
  
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• NASA Boss Announces Plans To Build Moon Base - UNILAD

  09-02-2019 14:58 via unilad.co.uk
  NASA Boss Announces Plans To Build Moon Base  UNILADNASA are making plans to send humans to the moon once again. This time, however, the plans are a lot more longterm. Rather than send astronauts to the ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK Facing Higher Medicine Costs And Increased Risk Of Fakes Post-Brexit, European Suppliers Warn

  09-02-2019 14:34
  Brexit uncertainty and tighter EU rules could lead to higher medicine pricesand a greater risk of fakes entering the UK supply chain, leading Europeanpharmaceutical companies have warned
  
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• Pedestrian killed in collision with Royal Mail vehicle

  09-02-2019 14:20
  The 45-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Fife.
  
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• Equine flu which halted UK horse racing hit 10,000 in Oz outbreak

  09-02-2019 14:20
  The strain of equine flu which has halted UK horse racing is the same one which shut down racing in Australia for six months in 2007, affecting more than 10,000 animals.The British Horseracing Authority's (BHA) chief regulatory officer, Brant Dunshea, told Sky News: "We have seen in non-thoroughbred horses that have presented with the illness prior to this event that it has involved that particular strain.
  
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