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• Man, 23, Stabbed To Death In London

  21-02-2019 23:52
  A 23-year-old man has died after a stabbing in London
  
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• What's wrong with gas hobs?

  21-02-2019 23:22
  We answer your gas hob questions, following recent recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change.
  
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• Freddy Leo's best University Challenge buzzes

  21-02-2019 23:02
  Described as the "Cristiano Ronaldo" of University Challenge, Freddy Leo's knowledge and speedy buzzing set him apart.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: Removing IS teen Shamima Begum's UK citizenship 'not right'

  21-02-2019 23:01
  Jeremy Corbyn has told Sky News stripping Islamic State recruit Shamima Begum of her British citizenship is "not the right thing to do".The Labour leader questioned Home Secretary Sajid Javid's decision to bar the 19-year-old from the UK, adding "she should be brought back" to Britain.Despite not commenting directly on her case, Mr Javid has suggested he can take such action because the teenager is a dual national or has the right to citizenship elsewhere.
  
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• Theresa May's Whips Branded 'Useless' By Brexit-Backing Labour MPs

  21-02-2019 22:58
  One described the government as "useless", and another said ministers were "abunch of amateurs"
  
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• Germany plans tax breaks worth 1.5 billion euros for R&D - sources

  21-02-2019 22:49
  German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz wants to support companies that are investing in research and development (R&D) by granting them annual tax breaks of at least 1.5 billion euros (1.3 billion pounds), two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.Scholz, a member of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) who are junior partners in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government, wants to focus the planned R&D tax breaks on small- and medium-sized firms, the two sources said.Econ
  
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• Redcar man given life for smothering partner had killed before

  21-02-2019 22:32
  Paul Plunkett, who has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years for the murder of Barbara Davison.Paul Plunkett, 62, killed Barbara Davison, 66, at her home in Redcar, Cleveland, on 15 August last year.Plunkett had previously been imprisoned for manslaughter in the 1990s after he strangled a girlfriend.
  
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• Jailed gangster's designer trainers sold for £5K at auction

  21-02-2019 22:28
  Money raised from the sale of Isaiah Hanson-Frost's footwear will go towards helping to prevent crime.
  
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• Concerns grow for man reported missing

  21-02-2019 22:21
  Marian Pavel is believed to sometimes frequent Inverness.
  
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• Islamic State bride Shamima Begum: I am willing to change

  21-02-2019 22:17
  Islamic State bride Shamima Begum has told Sky News she is "willing to change" as she asked for "mercy" from politicians after being stripped of her UK citizenship.The 19-year-old - who wants to return to Britain from Syria - said her newborn son is unwell and she will not allow him to return to the UK alone.In an interview with Sky correspondent John Sparks, she said: "I am struggling to get my supplies in right now.
  
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• Breaking: Can dance make the Olympics more urban?

  21-02-2019 22:17
  The Paris Olympic organisers are hoping to include the dance form in the 2024 event.
  
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• Brexit Secretary holds ‘productive’ talks after Juncker expresses no-deal fears

  21-02-2019 22:11
  Stephen Barclay is to meet EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier again next week.
  
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• Man stabbed to death in south London

  21-02-2019 22:09
  A 23-year-old man has been stabbed to death in south London.
  
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• Church of England votes to end Sunday services obligation

  21-02-2019 21:53
  The amendment, which was part of canon law, obliged all parish churches to hold a Sunday service.
  
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• Missing Libby Squire: Parents suffer 'unending torture' as search for student continues

  21-02-2019 21:35
  Libby Squire's parents have described the last three weeks since she went missing as an "unending torture" for the family and her friends.Lisa and Russ Squire have made a fresh appeal for information from the public as a new photograph of Libby with her mother was released.
  
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• How it happened: 'Three Amigos' say goodbye to the Tory party

  21-02-2019 21:20
  Backbenchers Anna Soubry, Sarah Wollaston and Heidi Allen said they could no longer stand by what they called Theresa May's "disastrous" handling of Brexit
  
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• Newly-partnered Fianna Fail and SDLP release joint statement on Brexit

  21-02-2019 21:11
  Five core principles have been laid out by party leaders Colum Eastwood and Micheal Martin.
  
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• Why is this horse dressed like a zebra?

  21-02-2019 21:09
  Researchers from the University of Bristol have found a novel way of keeping flies away from horses.
  
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• Theresa May meets Conservative waverers as she rejects defectors' complaints

  21-02-2019 21:09
  Theresa May has met two further possible Tory defectors as she rejected the complaints of a trio of MPs who have already quit the Conservative Party.The prime minister held talks with Justine Greening and Phillip Lee on Thursday - a day after their fellow Remainers Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston and Anna Soubry resigned as Tory MPs to join the new Independent Group in parliament.Ms Greening and Dr Lee have both refused to rule out following the lead of their former colleagues - dubbed the "three a
  
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• Germany makes it easier to fire top earners to lure banks after Brexit

  21-02-2019 21:07
  Germany's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved changes to labour laws making it easier for employers to fire high-income workers, a measure designed to encourage London-based financial institutions to move to Frankfurt after Brexit.The government fears Germany's strict labour laws, which make it difficult for employers to dismiss workers without reasonable justification, would put Frankfurt at a disadvantage in the race to attract big banks wanting to relocate from London.The amendment
  
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• You Can Now Check the Weather on Mars Every Day - Gizmodo UK

  21-02-2019 21:00 via gizmodo.co.uk
  You Can Now Check the Weather on Mars Every Day  Gizmodo UK'Alien TEMPLE' spotted on Mars in NASA image, conspiracy theorist claims  Mirror OnlineNasa alien hunters are ‘well on way to finding LIFE on Mars’ as 2020 rover prepares for launch  The SunNasa 'well on its way' to finding alien life with Mars project, says boss  The IndependentNASA Mars rover Curiosity hiccups, takes a break from science  CNETView full coverage on Google New
  
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• Islamic State teen Begum asks UK to show 'more mercy' - Sky News

  21-02-2019 20:38
  A teenager who was stripped of her British citizenship after leaving London to join the Islamic State group has asked the government to re-evaluate her case and show "a bit more mercy" as she seeks to return to Britain."I would like them (British politicians) to re-evaluate my case with a bit more mercy in their heart, you know," she told Sky News.Begum was found in a detention camp in Syria last week, and her fate has sparked a dispute over the ramifications of leaving a 19-year-old mother with
  
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• Mojo the lion dies after being attacked by lionesses at Knowsley Safari Park

  21-02-2019 20:24
  A lion has died after being savaged by lionesses in their shared enclosure at Knowsley Safari Park, keepers have said.Mojo, seven, was badly injured in the overnight fight and was found on the morning of 12 February by staff carrying out routine checks at the safari park near Liverpool.The animal died from internal injuries which were "not visible on external examination," a post-mortem found.
  
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• Meghan wants to open baby shower presents with Harry, guest reveals

  21-02-2019 20:21
  TV presenter Gayle King was among guests at the New York event with Amal Clooney and Serena Williams.
  
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• Firm prosecuted after woman killed by falling timber during Storm Doris

  21-02-2019 20:18
  Tahnie Martin was struck by the rotten wooden water tank cover from the roof of the Mander Centre in 2017.
  
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• Travellers convicted over wrecking spree at Lancashire brewery

  21-02-2019 19:50
  Thomas Ward, 44, then led negotiations with Thwaites bosses for the group to leave the brewery, but only if £20,000 was paid in return.
  
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• Derry Girls duo take campaign for NI abortion reform to Westminster

  21-02-2019 19:49
  Actresses Nicola Coughlan and Siobhan McSweeney will join a symbolic protest.
  
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• World’s biggest bee rediscovered in Indonesia

  21-02-2019 19:41
  The bee was first found in 1858 by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace
  
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• Man, 19, arrested after police officer stabbed near playground

  21-02-2019 19:35
  The male officer was rushed to hospital after the incident in Portsmouth, with his injuries said to be non life-threatening.
  
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• Labour reports former MP Joan Ryan over alleged data breach

  21-02-2019 19:30
  Joan Ryan has denied accessing party systems.Labour has reported its former MP Joan Ryan to the Information Commissioner’s Office, though she strongly denies accessing party systems to contact members after resigning from the party on Tuesday to join the breakaway Independent Group.
  
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• Mother found guilty of cruelty over child’s car seat death

  21-02-2019 19:24
  Adrian Hoare allegedly failed to prevent her boyfriend from squashing Alfie Lamb in the footwell of his Audi convertible last February.
  
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• Man causes chaos after trying to fly drone from Severn Bridge for Instagram video

  21-02-2019 19:22
  A man caused chaos on the M48 after climbing a tower of the Severn Bridge and attempting to fly a drone from it, a court has heard.Alexandru Scutaru, 30, was trying to take photographs of the surrounding area by launching his GoPro drone from the bridge, which connects England and Wales.Both carriageways were closed for around 20 minutes, leaving more than 100 vehicles stranded, after bridge officials spotted Scutaru and alerted police.
  
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• Two women charged with wasting police time after reports of pensioner robbery

  21-02-2019 19:20
  The false claim included that a wedding ring had been stolen.
  
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• No-deal Brexit threatens to push Ireland into budgetary deficit

  21-02-2019 19:14
  Ireland's deputy premier said the economy would be affected if the UK crashes out of the EU.
  
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• Gatwick Airport drone chaos: police ‘keeping an open mind’ over culprits after claims fiasco could have been caused by insider - iNews

  21-02-2019 19:14 via inews.co.uk
  Gatwick Airport drone chaos: police ‘keeping an open mind’ over culprits after claims fiasco could have been caused by insider  iNewsThe drone disruption that grounded hundreds of flights at Gatwick Airport in December could have been an inside job - and police said they are 'keeping an ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Loganair to take over Derry-Stansted route after flybmi collapse

  21-02-2019 19:06
  The Scottish airline had already stepped in to take on five other UK routes.
  
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• Pedestrian who died after being hit by car in Edinburgh named

  21-02-2019 19:02
  Paul Forsyth suffered fatal injuries in the incident in Murrayburn Road on Wednesday.
  
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• Premature baby ray takes first swim after 'hatching' from plastic sandwich bag

  21-02-2019 19:01
  It was placed into a plastic bag in a bid to save its life by aquarist Frazer Mackay of Macduff Marine Aquarium in Aberdeenshire.Chris Rowe, displays officer at the aquarium, said it was "wonderful" to finally release the baby ray into the tank to join its siblings.The aquarium posted a video of the special moment on Facebook, writing in an accompanying post: "Our baby ray in a baggie 'hatched' today!
  
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• DWP Admits An Extra 30,000 Sick And Disabled People Were Underpaid Thousands In ESA

  21-02-2019 19:00
  Ministers have admitted an extra 30,000 sick and disabled people missed out onthousands of pounds worth of payments in a historic benefits blunder
  
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• McDonnell urges Labour MPs considering defection: ‘Don’t go’

  21-02-2019 18:58
  The shadow chancellor had pledged a 'mammoth listening exercise' to address criticisms.
  
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• Scottish budget given final approval by MSPs

  21-02-2019 18:56
  The Government's spending plans passed by 66 votes to 58 at Holyrood.
  
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• UK says focus in Brexit talks is now backstop guarantees

  21-02-2019 18:51
  Britain's Brexit ministry said after talks in Brussels on Thursday that the focus of negotiations was now on getting new guarantees on the temporary nature of the Irish backstop.In a statement after Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and Attorney General Geoffrey Cox met EU negotiator Michel Barnier, the ministry gave a clear indication that Prime Minister Theresa May was no longer pushing to reopen the Withdrawal Agreement, even if that remained the government's preferred option."The simplest way
  
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• Alfie Lamb: Mum guilty of child cruelty after son's alleged car seat death

  21-02-2019 18:50
  A mother has been found guilty of child cruelty after the death of her son, who was allegedly crushed by a car seat.Jurors at the Old Bailey found Adrian Hoare not guilty of the manslaughter of three-year-old Alfie Lamb following an incident in February last year.The 11-man jury was unable to reach a majority verdict on the manslaughter charge against Adrian Hoare's boyfriend, Stephen Waterson.
  
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• LCH says bulk of euro repo, debt now cleared in Paris unit

  21-02-2019 18:47
  Nearly all UK-based clearing of euro-denominated repo and government bond trades moved to Paris this week, the London Stock Exchange's clearing arm said on Thursday in a step partly aimed at easing European Union concerns ahead of Brexit.LCH's dominance in London of clearing euro-denominated trades has become a political battleground as Britain prepares to leave the bloc next month, taking it outside EU financial law.Paul Elkins, head of product development at RepoClear LCH, said its Paris clear
  
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• Largest teaching union votes against improved pay deal

  21-02-2019 18:47
  Members of the EIS teaching union have rejected the latest pay deal - although members of the SSTA announced its members have voted to accept.
  
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• Driver jailed for killing PCSO during 105mph chase after taking cocaine

  21-02-2019 18:38
  Darren Ogom was jailed for nine years and banned from driving for 16 years on Thursday.
  
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• Woman who died after falling from Glasgow tower block named

  21-02-2019 18:37
  The death of Alem Shimeni is being treated as suspicious.
  
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• MP Bim Afolami proud of making history with paternity leave proxy vote

  21-02-2019 18:36
  An ordinary start to the day for an MP in extraordinary times - but one Conservative, Bim Afolami, will get a break from soon.Mr Afolami told Sky News he is looking forward to not working at a "million miles an hour" and getting "time to think" as he helps bring up his third child in the family's Hertfordshire home."It's about saying you can be busy and ambitious and take paternity leave," the 33-year-old MP told Sky News.
  
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• Want To Vote For The Independent Group At The Next Election? Here's What Needs To Happen First

  21-02-2019 18:35
  On Monday, seven Labour MPs - including Chuka Umunna and Luciana Berger -announced they were leaving Jeremy Corbyn's party, slamming the leadership'sapproach to Brexit and handling of anti-Semitism
  
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• Mother’s tribute to ‘my wee pal’ as teenager found guilty of ‘bestial’ killing

  21-02-2019 18:35
  Georgina Lochrane says she hopes the 16-year-old found guilty of her daughter's killing is 'jailed for a long time'.
  
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