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• News industry welcomes ‘thoughtful’ review into future sustainability

  11-02-2019 23:39
  The News Media Association says it wants to work with ministers on implementing the recommendations of the Cairncross Review.
  
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• Housing Developers 'Consistently Ignoring' Sprinkler Safety Advice, London Fire Brigade Says In Grenfell Warning

  11-02-2019 23:35
  Firefighters want sprinklers to be installed in all new housing blocks to helpavoid another Grenfell-style disaster as it warned developers are"consistently ignoring" safety advice
  
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• May to ask MPs for further fortnight's grace in Brexit talks

  11-02-2019 23:33
  PM will stress her continued focus on Irish backstop but EU indicates it will not give wayTheresa May hopes to convince the House of Commons on Tuesday to give her another fortnight’s grace to keep pushing for changes to the Irish backstop – despite the insistence of Michel Barnier that it is Britain that must compromise.With 45 days to go until Britain is due by law to leave the EU, with or without a deal, the prime minister will address MPs about progress in the Brexit talks, No 10
  
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• Maurizio Sarri has a month to save his job as Chelsea prepare for Malmö trip

  11-02-2019 23:30
  • Europa League takes on added significance for Blues
  • Chelsea have still to score an away goal in 2019Maurizio Sarri’s fate as Chelsea’s head coach will in effect be determined over the remainder of this month as the Italian seeks to convince the club’s hierarchy that he can recover some poise and still deliver Champions League qualification for next season.Sunday’s humiliating 6-0 thrashing at Manchester City, Chelsea’s worst defeat since 1991 and a los
  
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• Jadon Sancho: ‘It hasn’t been easy. I’ve had to work for this’

  11-02-2019 23:30
  Teenager Sancho has become a first-team regular in Germany since leaving Manchester City and will be back in London to face Spurs at Wembley on Wednesday“My friends in Kennington always ask me: ‘Can I have a shirt for my little brother or my cousin?’ And I always send them shirts,” says Jadon Sancho. “I will never forget where I have come from because I know what it is like growing up in that area … it is not nice. Especially when you have people around you d
  
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• 'Something has to give,' EU's Barnier tells Brexit Britain

  11-02-2019 23:29
  LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday British Prime Minister Theresa May should endorse a permanent customs union with the bloc - as proposed by the opposition Labour party - to break the impasse over their looming divorce.Barnier told a news conference in Luxembourg that time was "extremely short" to conclude a deal before Britain is due to leave the bloc on March 29."It's clear from our side that we are not going to reopen the withdrawal
  
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• Wolves’ Wily Boly denies Newcastle valuable win deep into stoppage time

  11-02-2019 23:10
  Rafael Benítez must hate it when the fourth official holds up the board for added time against Wolves. Just as Matt Doherty had headed a winner at St James’ Park in the 94th minute in December, so Newcastle were again undone by a last-gasp goal as Willy Boly headed in Adama Traoré’s cross in the fifth minute of stoppage time when four minutes had been signalled.Boly was able to beat Martin Dubravka in an aerial duel at the back post but, once he has calmed down from the
  
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• Missing woman, 70, found safe and well

  11-02-2019 23:08
  Christine Robb went missing in East Lothian on Monday.
  
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• Tech giants should have duty to ensure ‘quality news’, says review

  11-02-2019 23:00
  Report commissioned by the Prime Minister calls for tax breaks for public interest journalism.
  
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• Public funds should be used to rescue local journalism, says report

  11-02-2019 23:00
  Cairncross review warns that closure of local newspapers threatens democracy Local news coverage could disappear unless the government provides direct financial support, according to an independent report on the future of the British media, which warns the industry’s collapse poses a threat to the “long-term sustainability of democracy”.Dame Frances Cairncross was appointed by the government last year to investigate ways to secure the future of high-quality journalism in Britai
  
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• ‘It’s really missed’: the death of the Harlow Star newspaper

  11-02-2019 23:00
  The last, the Harlow Star, has now ceased publication.Last month the Harlow Star, the last one standing, ceased publication, leaving the Essex town of 80,000 people as one of the largest places in the UK without its own paper.“I know people now say it’s all about Facebook but I don’t go on Facebook because I’m old and I just like reading news.
  
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• Immigrant families sue US government over family separation

  11-02-2019 23:00
  Eight families say their children suffered lasting traumaDamages of $6m sought over Trump administration policyLawyers for eight immigrant families separated under Trump administration policy have filed claims against the US government, demanding $6m each in damages for what they describe as lasting trauma. Related: US family separation crisis – in picturesContinue reading...
  
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• Facebook and Google news should be regulated, report says

  11-02-2019 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Google and Facebook should be overseen to ensure their news content is trustworthy, a report recommends.
  
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• Cairncross Review Calls For 'News Quality Obligation' To Be Imposed On Google And Facebook To Help Journalism

  11-02-2019 23:00
  A wide-ranging report into the future of the news in the UK has concluded thatgovernment intervention may be the only solution in the face of the "marketfailure" of the industry
  
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• ‘No chance’ of May accepting Labour vision for Brexit, Leadsom claims

  11-02-2019 22:50
  The Brexiteer insisted she was staying in Cabinet to help the Prime Minister deliver Brexit.
  
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• London Zoo chief on 'beyond normal' moment Sumatran tigers turned on each other

  11-02-2019 22:49
  A London Zoo chief has described the harrowing moment two tigers suddenly "turned on each other" before the male killed his potential mate and left staff "distraught" and "numb with shock".In a blog post, the zoo's chief operating officer Kathryn England said the "sheer disbelief was palpable" following the death of 10-year-old Melati.The female Sumatran tiger was mauled to death by seven-year-old Asim - whose name means "protector" in Arabic - when they met each other for the first time on Frid
  
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• Joe Root leads the way as England batsmen finally come to the party

  11-02-2019 22:45
  • England 277 & 325-4; West Indies 154
  • Joe Root 111*, Joe Denly 69This was how it was supposed to be throughout the series, with the prime of English batsmanship clinically consolidating and then tormenting the West Indies bowlers. Yet as the tourists built up a formidable lead in the afternoon sunshine this all seemed a very minor consolation.Obviously this little glut of runs was better than another English capitulation and it was mildly reassuring to see the captain digging in
  
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• EU, UK Brexit negotiators hold 'constructive' talks - UK spokesperson

  11-02-2019 22:42
  The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and Britain's Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay held a "constructive" meeting in Brussels on Monday evening, a British government spokesperson said.The two met "to discuss the next steps in the UK's withdrawal from the EU and explore whether a way through can be found that would be acceptable to the UK Parliament and to the European Union," the spokesperson said, adding that the two agreed to further talks in the coming days.
  
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• Ancient rock wiggles could be earliest trace of moving organism

  11-02-2019 22:27
  Scientists say 2.1bn-year-old fossils may show evidence of self-propelled motion
  A collection of short wiggly structures discovered in ancient rocks could be the earliest fossilised traces of organisms able to move themselves, scientists say.If scientists are correct, the 2.1bn-year-old structures point to an earlier origin than generally thought for eukaryotes – cells with a membrane-bound nucleus and which make up plants, animals and fungi – previouslybelieved to have first emerged
  
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• Hakeem al-Araibi on flight to Australia after release in Thailand

  11-02-2019 22:22
  Refugee Bahraini footballer returning to Melbourne after extradition case droppedThe refugee Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi has boarded a flight to Australia after Thai authorities withdrew an extradition case against him.Thai authorities said the Bahraini government had decided to end its pursuit of al-Araibi, who fled Bahrain in 2014 before being granted permanent residence in Australia, where he has lived since. Continue reading...
  
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• Cannabis for kids: a medicinal miracle or 'gross negligence'?

  11-02-2019 22:00
  Companies are eager to avoid the notion that they are targeting young customers, but stories have highlighted medical benefits
  A Los Angeles doctor’s license is reportedly at risk after he told a father give his four-year-old a cannabis-infused cookie to control his temper tantrums. The incident, which emerged last month, captures the concerns of legalization opponents who fear easier access will lead to increased use among children, in this case facilitated by what the California medical
  
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• Haynes Manual creator dies aged 80

  11-02-2019 21:49
  John Haynes was the founder of founder of Haynes Publishing Group and Haynes International Motor Museum.
  
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• Work and pensions boss admits benefits scheme linked to food bank use

  11-02-2019 21:32
  People placed on the government's flagship benefits scheme have been driven to food banks because of it, the work and pensions secretary has suggested for the first time.Amber Rudd said it was "absolutely clear" there were "challenges" with the rollout of Universal Credit.The Trussell Trust, a UK poverty charity and the UK's biggest network operator of food banks, found last year that referrals to its centres were 52% higher in areas where Universal Credit had been rolled out.
  
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• No-ship ferry company was identified as a risk before contract win – report

  11-02-2019 21:21
  Theresa May has expressed confidence in Chris Grayling following the collapse of a deal to provide extra freight capacity after a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Number of US teens using e-cigarettes surges to 5m in one year – study

  11-02-2019 21:13
  Vaping among young people increased by 1.5 million in 2018, prompting calls for regulation Roughly 4.9 million American teens used e-cigarettes in 2018, an increase of 1.5 million teens in just 12 months, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday.The new figures prompted the head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates tobacco, to propose updating regulations of vaping products, such as Juul. Health officials said no other category of tobacco use cha
  
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• Appeal over missing woman, 70

  11-02-2019 21:06
  Christine Robb was reported missing in East Lothian on Monday.
  
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• Universal Credit increased reliance on food-banks, minister admits

  11-02-2019 20:59
  Amber Rudd faced calls to halt the roll-out of the Government's flagship welfare policy.
  
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• Family tell of concern over missing man, 71

  11-02-2019 20:59
  Allan Burns, from Kilbarchan, was last seen on Friday January 18.
  
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• Zoo boss describes desperate attempts to stop rare tiger killing his new mate

  11-02-2019 20:55
  Kathryn England said onlookers were 'distraught' following the death of the Sumatran tiger.
  
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• Labour leadership criticised after anti-Semitism expulsion figures released

  11-02-2019 20:54
  The party said, after receiving 673 allegations, it had expelled 12 members.
  
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• May to ask MPs for further fortnight's grace in Brexit talks

  11-02-2019 20:37
  Theresa May hopes to convince the House of Commons on Tuesday to give her another fortnight’s grace to keep pushing for changes to the Irish backstop – despite the insistence of Michel Barnier that it is Britain that must compromise.With 45 days to go until Britain is due by law to leave the EU, with or without a deal, the prime minister will address MPs about progress in the Brexit talks, No 10 announced on Monday.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjær wants another big Old Trafford night against PSG | Jamie Jackson

  11-02-2019 20:33
  Manchester United manager confident his side can make a good impression in Champions League tieOle Gunnar Solskjær was again note-perfect when stating it has been too long since a great European night for Manchester United at Old Trafford.After 10 wins in 11 games under their interim manager, United supporters are enjoying the ride and the attacking style of play he has brought back to the club. In relishing the prospect of United’s first ever meeting with Paris Saint-Germain in Tues
  
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• Transport secretary refuses to reveal no-deal Brexit ferry contract cancellation fee

  11-02-2019 20:30
  The transport secretary has defended stripping a ferry company with no ferries from a no-deal Brexit contract, but refused to say how much it has cost the taxpayer.Chris Grayling said the Irish company Arklow Chipping, which had backed the bid by Seaborne Freight, withdrew its support in a "sudden and unexpected" decision.Labour's David Hanson called on him to reveal the cost of legal fees and civil servant time spent on carrying out "due diligence".
  
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• Quiet elegance should make The Row go-to brand for wearable chic

  11-02-2019 20:25
  Former child stars’ brand The Row showcased smart tailoring at New York fashion weekThe Olsen twins are 21st-century American royalty – first appearing on television as infants, they were style icons to a generation of young women in the noughties and had an estimated net worth of more than £300m last year.Now in their early 30s, Mary-Kate and Ashley are increasingly more known as fashion designers than celebrities. Their brand The Row, founded in 2006, was on the catwalk for N
  
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• Appeal for information after fatal stabbing in south-east London

  11-02-2019 20:23
  Dennis Anderson died after row in shop in East Dulwich in early hours of SundayA man who was stabbed to death in the early hours of Sunday after a row in a shop in East Dulwich, south-east London, has been identified.The Metropolitan police said on Monday evening that while they were still awaiting formal identification, the force was confident the victim was Dennis Anderson, 39, from Lewisham, south-east London. Continue reading...
  
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• Grayling urged to quit as spending on Brexit ferry deal consultants revealed

  11-02-2019 20:21
  Chris Grayling was described by Labour’s Andy McDonald as ‘off the Richter scale of incompetence’.Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, is facing calls to resign after auditors found his department spent £800,000 of public money on consultants assessing the bid of a company with no ships that was temporarily awarded a Brexit-related ferry contract.The shadow transport secretary, Andy McDonald, said his opposite number had been shown to be “off the Richter scale o
  
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• Matthew Hedges: British academic freed from UAE concerned for detained UK football fan

  11-02-2019 20:20
  A British academic who endured solitary confinement in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has told Sky News he is concerned about a British football fan detained in the Gulf State.Matthew Hedges was speaking out more than two and a half weeks after Ali Issa Ahmad, 26, was arrested while on holiday in the country from his home in Wolverhampton.The dual British-Sudanese national is understood to have appeared in court today, but it was not possible to get immediate confirmation from the UAE authoritie
  
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• Hanged teenager had lied about punishments, parents tell inquest

  11-02-2019 20:15
  Amber Peat's body was found three days after she went missing from her home in Mansfield.
  
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• Fire at University of St Andrews was accidental, say police

  11-02-2019 20:14
  The blaze broke out at the biomedical sciences building late on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Just 12 Labour Party Members Expelled For Anti-Semitism In Past Year, New Figures Reveal

  11-02-2019 20:08
  Labour MPs have demanded fresh action on anti-semitism after new figuresrevealed just under 2% of members accused of abuse have been expelled from theparty since the row exploded last year
  
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• Commons pummelling leaves Failing Grayling seeing ships | John Crace

  11-02-2019 20:07
  A few Tories tried to defend the transport secretary but his predicament was hopelessEarlier in the day the prime minister had once again expressed her full confidence in Chris Grayling. Which left unanswered the question of why. Just how hopeless does the transport secretary have to be for Theresa May to confess that she might just have the slightest doubt about his abilities? Whatever kompromat Grayling holds over her must be devastating.Grayling is a one-man disaster zone. A figure of such gr
  
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• Commons pummelling leaves Failing Grayling seeing ships

  11-02-2019 20:07
  Earlier in the day the prime minister had once again expressed her full confidence in Chris Grayling.Just how hopeless does the transport secretary have to be for Theresa May to confess that she might just have the slightest doubt about his abilities?Whatever kompromat Grayling holds over her must be devastating.
  
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• Debenhams to announce £40m short-term cash injection

  11-02-2019 19:54
  Move aims to buy department store time to arrange long-term finance and shop closure plansDebenhams is expected to announce a short-term cash injection of about £40m as it buys more time to arrange a longer-term refinancing and store closure plan.The ailing department store chain, which has 165 outlets and employs 25,000 people, is battling to reach a deal with its banks and bondholders after a difficult Christmas capped off a lacklustre 2018, during which it issued three profit warnings.
  
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• Taoiseach pledges support to family of Pat Finucane

  11-02-2019 19:53
  Tuesday marks 30 years since Mr Finucane was shot 14 times by loyalists in collusion with British security forces.
  
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• Christopher Chope is blocking bills that make women safer – it’s obscene | Frances Ryan

  11-02-2019 19:42
  A senior, white, wealthy man shouldn’t be using his power to actively block an anti-FGM bill
  When Jess Phillips’ immigration speech to the House of Commons recently went viral, it did so not only because it was a witty take on class but because her comment that she wouldn’t even trust some of her colleagues to “hold my pint” perfectly spoke to the feeling much of the public have about MPs: that many are out of touch – enjoying the perks, power and privilege of
  
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• The trade war with China is top strand in the White House soap | Larry Elliott

  11-02-2019 19:30
  Donald Trump may be a ham actor but he’s got the whole world on tenterhooks nowArt is supposed to hold a mirror up to society butfor Donald Trump the opposite is the case. Current events in the White House increasingly mirror the soap opera of the West Wing only with a rightwing nationalist rather than a social democratic globalist at the helm.As with the TV series, there are a number of interwoven plots. Is Trump involved in an attempt to smear the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos? W
  
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• The Guardian view on the UK economy: before Brexit, rescue it from austerity | Editorial

  11-02-2019 19:30
  The public want the government to spend more, yet the Tories cannot grasp how this makes economic and political senseLast week it was revealed that a secret group of Whitehall officials were drawing up plans to rescue the economy if it were to tank after Brexit. However, the release of the latest GDP data shows that even before the UK leaves the European Union the economy looks as though it needs resuscitating. Philip Hammond thinks Brexit is a terrible idea. He also believes there is little wro
  
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• Alleged hacker who avoided extradition to US seeks return of computers

  11-02-2019 19:26
  Lauri Love was arrested in 2013.A computer activist who successfully resisted attempts to extradite him to the US over alleged hacking has applied for the return of his confiscated computers, after the National Crime Agency confirmed he is still under investigation.Lauri Love, 34, requested several computers and the data on them be handed back.
  
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• Martin Rowson on May rejecting Corbyn’s Brexit compromise – cartoon

  11-02-2019 19:25
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• Government to miss Brexit trade deal target

  11-02-2019 19:23
  Government officials have admitted for the first time that they will not be able to renegotiate all trade treaties involving the European Union by the end of March.The UK is party to around 40 European treaties, covering trade with more than 70 countries and making up 12% of the UK's total trade.Two years ago, the International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said that updated versions of all those treaties should be ready to sign within a minute of Britain leaving the EU.
  
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