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• Cabinet trio: MPs will stop no-deal Brexit

  22-02-2019 23:59
  Amber Rudd, Greg Clark and David Gauke say Brexiteers will only have themselves to blame if the UK's departure from the EU is delayed.
  
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• PICTURES: Virgin Galactic VSS Unity reaches edge of space again - Flightglobal

  22-02-2019 23:52 via flightglobal.com
  PICTURES: Virgin Galactic VSS Unity reaches edge of space again  FlightglobalVirgin Galactic plane reaches space with its first passenger on board  Mirror OnlineVirgin Galactic rocket plane reaches space again in test flight  Yahoo News UKVirgin Galactic took first passenger into space during highest, fastest test yet  TrustedReviewsVirgin Galactic pilot becomes first Scot in space  HeraldScotlandView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Chris Eubank Jr on whether he finds his father's lack of faith disturbing - Boxing News Online

  22-02-2019 23:45 via boxingnewsonline.net
  Chris Eubank Jr on whether he finds his father's lack of faith disturbing  Boxing News OnlineJames DeGale vs Chris Eubank Jr: What time is the fight tonight, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?  The TelegraphDeGale v Eubank Jr: Parenting, pedigree and retirement in focus in O2 Arena bout  BBC SportSpectre of retirement will drive James DeGale to overcome Chris Eubank Jr  The GuardianHow to watch James DeGale vs Chris Eubank Jr tonight: liv
  
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• Flexible working: Labour pledges new employee rights

  22-02-2019 23:43
  A right to flexible working for new recruits will open up work to more women, the party says.
  
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• Ministers vow to back Brexit delay to avoid no-deal, defying PM

  22-02-2019 23:42
  Three cabinet ministers have promised to defy the prime minister and vote to extend Article 50 if she cannot get her Brexit deal through.Ahead of voting in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Amber Rudd, David Gauke and Greg Clark have said they would vote to give Britain more time to negotiate a deal with the European Union, going against Theresa May and breaking cabinet unity.
  
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• Brexit: Greg Clark, Amber Rudd and David Gauke issue delay warning

  22-02-2019 23:39
  Greg Clark, Amber Rudd and David Gauke say extending Article 50 is better than to "crash out" of EU.
  
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• Teen who abducted, raped and murdered six-year-old Alesha MacPhail identified for first time - Manchester Evening News

  22-02-2019 23:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Teen who abducted, raped and murdered six-year-old Alesha MacPhail identified for first time  Manchester Evening NewsAaron Campbell lived on the same road as Alesha's grandparents on the Isle of Bute in Scotland.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Huawei's Mate X foldable phone leaks ahead of Mobile World Congress - Android Police

  22-02-2019 23:37 via androidpolice.com
  Huawei's Mate X foldable phone leaks ahead of Mobile World Congress  Android PoliceMWC 2019: Here's what to expect from the world's biggest mobile phone show  DigitalSpy.comSamsung Galaxy Fold unveiled: is the future foldable? – Which? News  Which?Huawei Mate X foldable 5G phone leaked ahead of MWC 2019 reveal  TrustedReviewsSamsung Galaxy Fold: Eye-catching or a new gimmick?  CNETView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Maurizio Sarri says Pep Guardiola is "lucky" to still be Manchester City manager - Irish Mirror

  22-02-2019 23:30 via irishmirror.ie
  Maurizio Sarri says Pep Guardiola is "lucky" to still be Manchester City manager  Irish MirrorThe under-fire Chelsea boss will lock horns with Guardiola at Wembley on Sunday in the Carabao Cup final.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Maurizio Sarri heads to Carabao Cup final as Chelsea’s dead man walking - The Guardian

  22-02-2019 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Maurizio Sarri heads to Carabao Cup final as Chelsea’s dead man walking  The GuardianPremier League & Carabao Cup news conferences: Manchester City, Wolves, Crystal Palace - Live  BBC SportMan United v Liverpool odds as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to dent rivals' title hopes  Daily MailSilva: Sunday will be beautiful for our fans  Manchester City FCManchester City have scored 127 goals in all competitions this season, so how do you stop them? 
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp opens up on taking inspiration from Manchester United legend Alex Ferguson - Liverpool Echo

  22-02-2019 23:30 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp opens up on taking inspiration from Manchester United legend Alex Ferguson  Liverpool EchoReds manager speaks about friendship with Ferguson and how the former United boss "likes what we are doing here" at Anfield.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• West Ham United vs. Fulham - Football Match Report - February 22, 2019 - ESPN.co.uk

  22-02-2019 23:14 via espn.co.uk
  West Ham United vs. Fulham - Football Match Report - February 22, 2019  ESPN.co.ukWest Ham player ratings vs Fulham: Antonio quality, Cresswell good but Zabaleta poor  Football.LondonJavier Hernandez scores equaliser with his hand in West Ham win over Fulham  SkySportsHernandez handball and Diop header piles more misery on Ranieri’s men  The SunJamie Carragher: No way out for Fulham in Premier League fight  SkySportsView full coverage on Go
  
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• Three teens charged after the alleged murder of a man in Edinburgh

  22-02-2019 23:11
  A 67-year-old man was found with serious injuries to his head and body and pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Science minister on 'no deal' Brexit complications

  22-02-2019 23:10
  Chris Skidmore MP speaks to Sky News in his first interview after being appointed as Science Minister.
  
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• New James Bond film could be called Shatterhand and the internet can't handle it - ITV News

  22-02-2019 23:08 via itv.com
  New James Bond film could be called Shatterhand and the internet can't handle it  ITV NewsSocial media users have reacted with jokes and dismay as rumours circulated on Friday that the 25th James Bond film has been given the working name ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Man and woman killed in clashes on Venezuela and Brazil border as Richard Branson stages concert - Sky News

  22-02-2019 23:06 via news.sky.com
  Man and woman killed in clashes on Venezuela and Brazil border as Richard Branson stages concert  Sky NewsThe billionaire entrepreneur is hoping his event will persuade the country's military to disobey President Maduro to let aid in.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Water at two Glasgow hospitals had 'widespread contamination' - BBC News

  22-02-2019 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Water at two Glasgow hospitals had 'widespread contamination'  BBC NewsAn investigation into the water supply at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow found "widespread contamination", it has been confirmed.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• US and China extend trade talks - BBC News

  22-02-2019 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  US and China extend trade talks  BBC NewsChinese negotiators have agreed to extend their stay in Washington, as the US and China push to strike a trade deal. The decision was the latest sign that the ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Huawei’s billboard may have just leaked its foldable phone - Engadget

  22-02-2019 22:50 via engadget.com
  Huawei’s billboard may have just leaked its foldable phone  EngadgetHuawei's big reveal at next week's Mobile World Congress may have been scooped by a billboard. An advertisement on display at the event, spotted by Twitter ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged with soliciting - Financial Times

  22-02-2019 22:42 via ft.com
  Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged with soliciting  Financial TimesRobert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and close friend of President Donald Trump, has been charged with soliciting prostitution in south ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Amber Peat’s ‘evil’ stepdad blasted by coroner as he claims ‘I’m REAL victim of tragedy’ - The Sun

  22-02-2019 22:30 via thesun.co.uk
  Amber Peat’s ‘evil’ stepdad blasted by coroner as he claims ‘I’m REAL victim of tragedy’  The SunFRAUDSTER Danny Peat, who emotionally abused teen and made her work as a modern Cinderella, is in hiding after fierce backlash over her death.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Police force 'discriminated against white heterosexual male'

  22-02-2019 22:24
  An employment tribunal ruled Cheshire Police had used "positive action" against Matthew Furlong.
  
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• 'MI6 conman' Mark Acklom extradited to UK

  22-02-2019 22:12
  Mark Acklom is accused of conning a divorcee out of her £850,000 life savings.
  
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• The best Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus deals: the pre-order details - TechRadar

  22-02-2019 21:49 via techradar.com
  The best Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus deals: the pre-order details  TechRadarEE has a huge Samsung Galaxy S10 offer on right now  DigitalSpy.comGalaxy S9 update - Incredible price cut gives Samsung fans a very tough choice to make  ExpressThe Galaxy S10's Bright Night Is No Google Pixel Night Sight  PCMag UKSamsung Galaxy S10+ vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro: The weigh-in  StuffView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Sudan's Omar al-Bashir declares state of emergency - BBC News

  22-02-2019 21:42 via bbc.com
  Sudan's Omar al-Bashir declares state of emergency  BBC NewsSudan's President Omar al-Bashir has declared a national state of emergency, dismissed the federal government and sacked all state governors. Mr Bashir ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Labour leader Corbyn says he could back a second Brexit referendum

  22-02-2019 21:28
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said if his party won power he would renegotiate a Brexit deal with the European Union and could hold another referendum, as he comes under pressure to support giving the public another chance to stay in the bloc.Parliament is deadlocked over Britain's departure from the European Union after resoundingly rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's plan last month, throwing up several outcomes, including leaving without a deal or a second referendum.Earlier John McDonnell,
  
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• Mark Acklom: Police bring British 'most wanted' man back to UK on fraud charges

  22-02-2019 21:19
  One of Britain's most wanted men is back in the country after being on the run in Europe for several years.Mark Acklom, who was wanted for allegedly fleecing a woman of her £850,000 life savings, was arrested in a dramatic raid in Switzerland last summer.Sky News' Martin Brunt, who was on the plane with Acklom from Geneva to Bristol, said the long investigation has "been a real saga".
  
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• Ian Austin quits Labour blaming Jeremy Corbyn's leadership

  22-02-2019 21:11
  Ian Austin, the ninth MP this week to leave, blames anti-Semitism but will not join new Independent Group.
  
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• Huawei Mate X foldable 5G phone leaked ahead of MWC 2019 reveal - TrustedReviews

  22-02-2019 21:11 via trustedreviews.com
  Huawei Mate X foldable 5G phone leaked ahead of MWC 2019 reveal  TrustedReviewsMWC 2019: Here's what to expect from the world's biggest mobile phone show  DigitalSpy.comSamsung Galaxy Fold unveiled: is the future foldable? – Which? News  Which?MWC 2019: every new phone we’re expecting to see  TrustedReviewsSamsung Galaxy Fold: Eye-catching or a new gimmick?  CNETView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Labour hijacked by hard-left clique, claims Chris Leslie

  22-02-2019 21:09
  Former Labour party MP Chris Leslie is part of the fledgling Independent Group.Chris Leslie, one of the seven MPs who quit Labour on Monday to join the fledgling Independent Group, says his former party has been “hijacked” by a “clique”.The Nottingham East MP, who was briefly shadow chancellor in 2015 under Harriet Harman’s caretaker leadership, told the Guardian he believed Jeremy Corbyn was promulgating “hard-left” policies, which did not deserve the l
  
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• Mother and stepfather of hanged girl lacked emotional warmth – coroner

  22-02-2019 20:46
  Amber Peat was found three days after she went missing from her home in Mansfield in May 2015.
  
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• Corbyn denies Labour has ‘wide scale’ bullying problem after ninth MP quits

  22-02-2019 20:36
  Ian Austin says anti-Semitism has been allowed to 'flourish' under Mr Corbyn's leadership and he is unfit to be prime minister.
  
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• Amber Peat inquest: Mother gave 'little consideration' for welfare

  22-02-2019 20:35
  Amber Peat, 13, was found dead three days after she walked out of her home following an argument.
  
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• Government 'May Have Relied On Google Maps' To Draw Up No-Deal Brexit Port Plans - HuffPost UK

  22-02-2019 20:27 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  Government 'May Have Relied On Google Maps' To Draw Up No-Deal Brexit Port Plans  HuffPost UKEmergency plans to tackle no-deal Brexit chaos at UK ports are so “very basic” transport chiefs stand accused of using Google Maps to draw them up. Richard ...
  
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• Man nicknamed Jihadi Jack wants to return to UK from Syria

  22-02-2019 20:23
  Jack Letts left the UK for Syria in 2014.
  
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• Second Briton says he wants to be allowed back to UK from Syria - The Guardian

  22-02-2019 20:10 via theguardian.com
  Second Briton says he wants to be allowed back to UK from Syria  The GuardianA second Briton who left to go to Syria has said he wants to return to the UK. Jack Letts, who is suspected of joining Islamic State, said he missed Britain, but ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Second Briton says he wants to be allowed back to UK from Syria

  22-02-2019 20:10
  Jack Letts speaks to ITV News.A second Briton who left to go to Syria has said he wants to return to the UK.Jack Letts, who is suspected of joining Islamic State, has said he misses Britain, but doubts he would ever be allowed to return.
  
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• Virgin Galactic plane reaches space with its first passenger on board - Mirror Online

  22-02-2019 20:08 via mirror.co.uk
  Virgin Galactic plane reaches space with its first passenger on board  Mirror OnlineBeth Moses was the first passenger on board the space plane VSS Moses.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Dramatic footage shows driver going wrong way down motorway

  22-02-2019 20:05
  John Taylor was jailed for 28 months, South Yorkshire Police said.
  
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• Labour seeks to stem antisemitism crisis after Ian Austin quits - The Guardian

  22-02-2019 19:43 via theguardian.com
  Labour seeks to stem antisemitism crisis after Ian Austin quits  The GuardianJeremy Corbyn denies bullying exists on 'wide scale' in Labour  Sky NewsCorbyn asks Tony Blair's ex‑flatmate Lord Falconer to fix antisemitism problem  The TimesCorbyn claims he has 'huge support' from voters after nine MPs quit  Telegraph.co.uk'I have huge support': Corbyn to attack rebels and defend leadership  Sky NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Labour seeks to stem antisemitism crisis after Ian Austin quits

  22-02-2019 19:43
  Labour is considering appointing an independent reviewer to oversee its handling of antisemitism complaints as the party battles to stem the flow of resignations after a ninth MP announced his departure on Friday.Lord Falconer said he was in advanced conversations with the party’s general secretary, Jennie Formby, about taking up a new position in which he would examine whether the party was handling antisemitism and other complaints fairly.The former lord chancellor, who is respected on a
  
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• Two arrested over death of man shot in front of children

  22-02-2019 19:42
  Gary More, 32, died at the scene of the North Lanarkshire attack.
  
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• Life on Mars? It WON’T be long, says NASA in shock announcement - Express.co.uk

  22-02-2019 19:39 via express.co.uk
  Life on Mars? It WON’T be long, says NASA in shock announcement  Express.co.ukNASA is “well on its way” to finding life on Mars, according to the space agency's boss who said his expert team are on the brink of making history.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Leave voters wanted to ‘reduce number of different coloured faces’ in UK

  22-02-2019 19:38
  Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole Hamilton said 'fury' over immigration had motivated many Leave voters in the 2016 referendum.
  
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• Buying sex like ‘renting a film’ for men, former prostitute tells Lib Dems

  22-02-2019 19:31
  Diane Martin spoke of her exploitation as she called for buying sex to be criminalised at the Party's Scottish conference.
  
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• Watchdog to review healthcare water supplies following infection outbreak

  22-02-2019 19:28
  Health Protection Scotland will hold an urgent review of the water systems at all healthcare facilities in Scotland built since 2013.
  
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• Royal Mail 'sorry' for raising stamp price above cap

  22-02-2019 19:27
  A hike in the cost of second-class stamps puts the postal service in breach of Ofcom rules.
  
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• Empty property surcharge not in planned business rates legislation

  22-02-2019 19:13
  The Barclay review proposed a 10% extra charge for empty properties after five years but the Scottish Government is not going ahead with this.
  
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• Shamima Begum: decision risks 'creating second class of citizenship'

  22-02-2019 19:01
  Sadiq Khan echoed Jeremy Corbyn’s call that the teenager be returned to the UK and investigated.The decision to strip Shamima Begum of her UK citizenship on the basis she is of Bangladeshi heritage could have implications for millions of people who have family roots overseas, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has warned.Khan said the home secretary’s decision earlier this week “risks creating a second class of citizenship – one that can be removed at the whim of a politici
  
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• Stations skipped most often by ScotRail trains revealed

  22-02-2019 18:59
  Scottish Green MSP John Finnie said the figures indicate the scale of disruption encountered by commuters on a daily basis.
  
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