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• Spanish warship orders Gibraltar boats to leave British waters

  17-02-2019 23:58
  Royal Navy sends boats after threat to commercial vessels anchored off UK territory
  A Spanish warship has ordered commercial vessels to leave British waters, Gibraltar’s government said.The warship’s crew can be heard in an audio recording of a radio exchange on Sunday telling vessels anchored at the Rock to “leave Spanish territorial waters”. Royal Navy boats were deployed in response to the incident. Continue reading...
  
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• UK weather: February set to remain mild with 'above average temperatures'

  17-02-2019 23:54
  Britain can expect another week of above-average weather for February after a mild beginning to the month, according to the Met Office.It comes after the unseasonably mild weather resulted in the warmest Valentine's Day in more than 20 years, meaning the UK was hotter than Spain.On Friday, a reading of 17.5C (63.5F) in Rhyl, northeast Wales, was recorded as the highest so far this month and the fourth warmest February temperature since 2008.
  
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• Verbal attack on French philosopher new anti-Semitism jolt

  17-02-2019 23:22
  PARIS (AP) — An upsurge in anti-Semitism in France reached a climax this weekend with a torrent of hate speech directed at a distinguished philosopher during a march of yellow vest protesters, adding to questions about the radicalized fringes of the movement hidden within French society and troubling the nation.
  
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• UK Weather: February Set To Remain Warmer Than Average After Mild Start

  17-02-2019 23:12
  February's weather is expected to remain warmer than average across Britainafter a mild beginning to the month, according to the Met Office
  
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• Plastics reach remote pristine environments, scientists say

  17-02-2019 23:00
  Birds’ eggs in High Arctic contain chemical additives used in plasticsScientists have warned about the impact of plastic pollution in the most pristine corners of the world after discovering chemical additives in birds’ eggs in the High Arctic.Eggs laid by northern fulmars on Prince Leopold Island in the Canadian Arctic tested positive for hormone-disrupting phthalates, a family of chemicals that are added to plastics to keep them flexible. It is the first time the additives have bee
  
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• Baptiste review – the return of The Missing’s grizzled detective lacks something

  17-02-2019 23:00
  A tale of twists and turns set in a seedy Amsterdam can’t disguise our hero’s shortcomings Baptiste (BBC1) is not the man he was. “I’m not the man I was,” he tells Marta, the police commissioner in Amsterdam, and also an ex, who still goes doe-eyed at him from across the table. Marta needs the former detective’s help with the case of a missing girl. “I am not the man I was,” he later tells Edward Stratton, whose niece, Natalie, is the girl who has
  
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• Man dies after tree falls on car in Surrey

  17-02-2019 22:56
  A man has died after a tree fell on a car in Surrey.Firefighters used cutting equipment to get the man out of the silver Lexus on the A308 Windsor Road at the junction with the Runnymede roundabout in Egham.Surrey Police said the "collision" happened at about 4.05pm, and "one of the passengers was pronounced dead at the scene".
  
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• Loganair to take over flybmi routes from Aberdeen and Newcastle

  17-02-2019 22:32
  The regional airline will step in and run flights to Bristol, Oslo and Esbjeg as well as Brussels and Stavanger.
  
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• Passengers face travel disruption after flybmi collapse

  17-02-2019 22:27
  It is understood 1,500 passengers had been scheduled to fly with the airline on Sunday.
  
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• UK security chiefs: Huawei risk in 5G can be contained

  17-02-2019 22:03
  US has pressured its allies not to use Chinese group amid fears of cyber espionageUK security chiefs have advised that the risk of using Huawei technology in the new superfast 5G could be contained despite US warnings about opening the telecoms network up to Chinese cyber-espionage, according to sources.The US has reportedly been pressuring the UK and other allies not to use Huawei technology for critical infrastructure, arguing that it could be too risky when the Chinese state is engaged in spy
  
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• Brett Morris hat-trick powers Roosters past Wigan in World Club Challenge

  17-02-2019 21:59
  • World Club Challenge: Wigan 8-20 Sydney Roosters
  • Sydney side start superbly and ride second-half pressureTrent Robinson had promised in the buildup to the World Club Challenge that, irrespective of the purported attitude from Australian rugby league to the event, his Sydney Roosters were here to respect both the competition and the Super League champions, Wigan. That respect may well have been pivotal in ensuring the Roosters were crowned world champions for a record-equalling four
  
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• Burberry's new show brings rave culture back to life

  17-02-2019 21:51
  Designer Riccardo Tisci draws on memories of London as a student for second showA Burberry show is about acting out what Britishness looks like, on the stage of London fashion week. France and Italy each have multiple powerhouse brands, but as the only British fashion brand listed on the FTSE100 index, Burberry stands for Britain. “To me Burberry isn’t just fashion, it’s everything about British life. It pretty much represents a country,” the designer Riccardo Tisci said
  
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• February set to remain warmer than average after mild start

  17-02-2019 21:50
  A reading of 17.5C in Rhyl, Wales, on Friday was the highest so far this month.
  
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• Study blames YouTube for rise in number of Flat Earthers

  17-02-2019 21:30
  Conspiracy theories shown on video-sharing site persuade people to doubt Earth is roundResearchers believe they have identified the prime driver for a startling rise in the number of people who think the Earth is flat: Google’s video-sharing site, YouTube.Their suspicion was raised when they attended the world’s largest gatherings of Flat Earthers at the movement’s annual conference in Rayleigh, North Carolina, in 2017, and then in Denver, Colorado, last year. Continue reading.
  
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• Man held after brother of Islamist fighters stabbed to death in Brighton

  17-02-2019 21:27
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the brother of two British teenagers, who were killed while fighting for an Islamist group in Syria, was stabbed to death in Brighton.Abdul Deghayes was found in the passenger seat of a grey Volkswagen Polo which had crashed into other cars near St Joseph's church just before 9.30pm on Saturday.The 22-year-old suffered a "number of stab wounds" which were "caused maliciously and not as a result of the collision", Sussex Police said.
  
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• Flybmi tells customers to seek refunds from credit card companies

  17-02-2019 21:26
  Sister group Loganair to take over some routes as thousands remain out-of-pocketFlybmi is advising customers to seek refunds from credit and debit card companies or rebook with other airlines after the company collapsed late on Saturday, leading to the cancellation of thousands of journeys.On Sunday night, it emerged that Flybmi’s Glasgow-based sister company Loganair, which flies to the Scottish Highlands and Islands as well as to a small number of destinations in England, Ireland and Sca
  
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• Labour MPs Divided Over 'Loyalty Pledge'

  17-02-2019 21:25
  Labour MPs appear divided over signing a 'loyalty pledge' amid rumours of abreakaway party, unease with Brexit and dissatisfaction with the party'sattempts to tackle anti-Semitism
  
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• Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace in FA Cup fifth round

  17-02-2019 21:18
  Crystal Palace's Jeffrey Schlupp says the Eagles are "in a good position to get to Wembley" after he helps them beat Doncaster in the FA Cup.
  
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• Man injured in fire at Moray farm

  17-02-2019 21:08
  Firefighters have been tackling fire near Aberlour which broke out at a farm on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Porsche warns UK customers of Brexit price rise

  17-02-2019 20:48
  The German carmaker asks new UK customers to agree a possible 10% price rise for post-Brexit deliveries.
  
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• Hoda Muthana 'deeply regrets' joining Isis and wants to return home

  17-02-2019 20:30
  Exclusive: Muthana is only American among 1,500 foreign women and children at a Syrian refugee campAn American woman captured by Kurdish forces after fleeing the last pocket of land controlled by Islamic State says she “deeply regrets” travelling to Syria to join the terror group and has pleaded to be allowed to return to her family in Alabama. Related: Agonising hunt by US father for children trapped in Isis enclaveContinue reading...
  
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• Man dies after tree falls on car

  17-02-2019 20:24
  Four other occupants in the car were taken to hospital where they are being treated for minor injuries.
  
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• Man held over death of Islamist fighters’ brother in Brighton

  17-02-2019 20:21
  Police make arrest after stabbing of Abdul Deghayes, whose brothers died in Syria
  Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering the brother of two British teenagers killed while fighting for Islamists in Syria.Abdul Deghayes died early on Sunday in his home town of Brighton in East Sussex, police confirmed. Continue reading...
  
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• Chris Gayle declares himself ‘greatest player’ and wants Hundred invite

  17-02-2019 20:17
  • ‘I will set the trend for you,’ says West Indian before ODI series
  • Jason Roy hits 110 off 82 balls in England warm-up gameChris Gayle, the veteran West Indies opener and self-styled “Universe Boss”, has warned English cricket that The Hundred will not be a success unless “the greatest player in the world” is invited along. In other words: Chris Gayle.After missing tours to India and Bangladesh in order to pursue short-form contracts, the 39-year-
  
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• Ryan Giggs: ‘It didn’t work for United but Van Gaal was brilliant for me’

  17-02-2019 20:00
  The Wales manager discusses the loneliness of his job, what Manchester United should do next and why he turned to a psychologist“I think every manager feels that loneliness,” Ryan Giggs says as he identifies the usually unspoken difficulty at the core of his work. The manager of Wales since January 2018, Giggs has had nine games to get used to the isolation.“I’m lucky to have great staff around me and, during the week, you’re constantly in meetings and on the traini
  
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• Protests erupt in Brazil after death of black teenager who was restrained

  17-02-2019 19:59
  Campaigners say Black Lives Matter movement is emerging after action in five major citiesBrazilian activists have taken to the streets in five major cities after the death of a young black man who was restrained by a supermarket security guard.Campaigners said the protests are feeding a nascent Black Lives Matter movement in Brazil, where nearly three-quarters of all homicide victims are black. Continue reading...
  
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• UK's richest man moves to Monaco to 'save £4bn in tax'

  17-02-2019 19:57
  Brexiter Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos is reportedly working with PricewaterhouseCoopers to reduce billBritain’s richest man, the Brexit supporter Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and two of his key lieutenants at chemicals firm Ineos have reportedly been planning to save up to £4bn in tax after moving to Monaco.The company, which is valued at about £35bn, is working with tax experts at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to create a new structure for the business to dramatically reduce t
  
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• Brother of Islamist fighters stabbed to death in Brighton

  17-02-2019 19:53
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the brother of two British teenagers, who were killed while fighting for an Islamist group in Syria, was stabbed to death in Brighton.Abdul Deghayes was found in the passenger seat of a grey Volkswagen Polo which had crashed into other cars near St Joseph's church just before 9.30pm on Saturday.The 22-year-old suffered a "number of stab wounds" which were "caused maliciously and not as a result of the collision", Sussex Police said.
  
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• Surrey Tragedy: Man Dies After Tree Falls On Car In Egham

  17-02-2019 19:51
  A man has died after a tree fell on a car he was travelling in, Surrey Policesaid
  
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• Brexit: Theresa May urges Tory MPs to unite and back deal

  17-02-2019 19:46
  Theresa May writes to Tory MPs, as minister suggests their fears could be addressed without reopening deal.
  
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• Abdul Deghayes death: Brother of Syria war pair stabbed to death

  17-02-2019 19:42
  The 22-year-old's twin and their older brother died fighting for Islamists in Syria in 2014.
  
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• Sinn Fein president set to address gathering of civic unionism

  17-02-2019 19:33
  Mary-Lou McDonald is expected to discuss her party's approach to reconciliation, healing the past and dealing with the challenges of the present
  
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• Trump ally Graham will subpoena McCabe and Rosenstein over 'coup'

  17-02-2019 19:30
  Senate judiciary chair furious over 25th amendment claimsThe Threat: McCabe FBI memoir aims at ‘mob boss’ TrumpTrump ally Lindsey Graham has promised a Senate investigation into claims senior justice department officials discussed invoking the 25th amendment and removing the president from power. Related: Andrew McCabe says officials discussed removing Trump after Comey firingContinue reading...
  
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• The Guardian view on vaccination: a duty of public health | Editorial

  17-02-2019 19:30
  The anti-vaxx movement arises from mistrust but threatens the physical health of societyThe latest World Health Organization report on measles epidemics shows that cases jumped by 50% last year. In one of the poorest and least connected countries in the world, Madagascar, nearly a thousand children are reported to have died after a measles outbreak in the countryside. The real figure is likely to be much higher, because of difficulties of reporting. An emergency programme of vaccination seems to
  
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• Labour 'dealing with' split rumour issues

  17-02-2019 19:20
  The shadow chancellor says there is no need for MPs to consider leaving the party, as split rumours persist.
  
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• 'No Blacks' Graffiti On 10-Year-Old's Salford Home Investigated By Police As Hate Crime

  17-02-2019 19:18
  Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after racist graffiti waspainted on the door of a 10-year-old's home
  
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• The Dozen: the best FA Cup fifth round pictures

  17-02-2019 19:15
  Images from around the grounds as teams vie for a place in the quarter-finals Continue reading...
  
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• Nicola Jennings on Trump's border wall commitment – cartoon

  17-02-2019 19:11
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• IS teenage bride Shamima Begum gives birth to boy

  17-02-2019 19:04
  From a refugee camp in Syria, the 19-year-old former London schoolgirl says she deserves public sympathy.
  
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• BBC to provide information about abortions after Call The Midwife row

  17-02-2019 19:02
  The broadcaster was criticised for treating the issue as a fraught political matter.
  
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• Leaving the EU won’t advance anti-capitalism | Letters

  17-02-2019 18:54
  Readers discuss the pros and cons of Brexit and frictionless trade between the UK and the rest of EuropeI take it Larry Elliott has his suits made by hand, drives a Morgan and/or rides a Brompton, drinks expensive English wine, and is currently only eating root vegetables with his British meat (Carney is right – globalisation needs reform. Brexit is a start, Journal, 14 February). My socialist hero William Morris discovered over a century ago that making things by hand and paying workers d
  
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• 'Ambitious' Gavin Williamson criticised for having 'oversold' UK capabilities in China row

  17-02-2019 18:49
  Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been criticised for risking trade talks with China by announcing the deployment of an aircraft carrier to the Pacific region.The "ambitious" cabinet minister was accused of having "oversold" the capability of HMS Queen Elizabeth this week, when he announced the carrier's first operational mission.Mr Williamson revealed on Monday the £6.2bn craft will head to the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Pacific region, which includes the Spratly Islands
  
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• IS bride Shamima Begum full transcript: 'It was nice at first, like in the videos'

  17-02-2019 18:47
  Sky News has spoken to IS bride Shamima Begum in an exclusive interview just hours after she gave birth to a baby boy in a Syrian refugee camp.
  
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• UK Athletics selects only one male sprinter for European Indoor Championships

  17-02-2019 18:34
  • Ojie Edoburun is sole pick for men’s 60m in a 48-strong team
  • Reigning champion Richard Kilty thought to be lodging appealThe UK Athletics performance director, Neil Black, has defended the bizarre policy that has led to only one British male sprinter being selected for the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow.On Sunday Black named a record-equalling 48-strong team for the event and backed Laura Muir to “do something special” when she goes for the 1500m and 3,0
  
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• Russia flag draped across Salisbury Cathedral branded ‘slap in the face’

  17-02-2019 18:33
  The flag was draped across scaffolding at the landmark nearly a year on from a nerve agent attack in the city.
  
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• May to speak to every EU head in bid for Brexit deal changes

  17-02-2019 18:18
  Theresa May plans to speak to every European Union leader and the European Commission chief to seek changes to her EU withdrawal agreement, days after another defeat from her own lawmakers and as businesses brace for a no-deal Brexit on March 29.In her talks with EU leaders and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker she will be seeking to change the Irish backstop, one of the most contentious parts of the withdrawal agreement she agreed in November, her office said.May has told EU lea
  
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• France denies it has softened stance on Brexit

  17-02-2019 18:18
  France on Sunday denied British media reports that President Emmanuel Macron had offered concessions on the Irish backstop to end the stalemate over Brexit negotiations."These (reports) are without any foundation ... The French position is that of the European Union: the withdrawal agreement is not renegotiable," an official from Macron's Elysee office said.
  
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• Martina Navratilova criticised over 'cheating' trans women comments

  17-02-2019 18:12
  Former tennis player says trans athletes competing in women’s tournaments is ‘insane’The former Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova has been criticised for “disturbing, upsetting, and deeply transphobic” comments after she argued that allowing transgender women to compete in women’s sporting tournaments was “insane and cheating”.The tennis player and gay rights campaigner first drew criticism from equalities activists and trans athletes when she
  
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• Man charged with rape and false imprisonment

  17-02-2019 18:05
  The 26-year-old is expected to appear before Craigavon Magistrates' Court on Monday.
  
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• In brief: Parkland; Remembered; The Word for Woman Is Wilderness

  17-02-2019 18:00
  A biography of the student survivors of the Parkland school shooting, a novel that gives new insights into the legacy of slavery, and in pursuit of self-discoveryDave Cullen
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