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• Harry and Meghan given guard of honour as they arrive in Morocco

  23-02-2019 23:56
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been greeted by a guard of honour as they arrived in Morocco for a three-day tour.After a 90-minute delay, Harry and Meghan flew into Casablanca, famous for the romantic Hollywood film.With Meghan's baby due in April or May, the Palace confirmed that medical provisions had been made.
  
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• Three ministers throw weight behind Brexit delay to stop no-deal

  23-02-2019 23:41
  Three cabinet ministers publicly indicated on Saturday they will back plans to delay Brexit if MPs vote down Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for a new deal with the European Union.Business minister Greg Clark, work and pensions minister Amber Rudd, and justice minister David Gauke signalled in a Daily Mail column that they will side with rebels and opposition parties next week to stop Britain leaving the European Union without a divorce deal on March 29 if necessary, adding their weight to cal
  
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• I won’t allow Brexit vote to be frustrated, Theresa May promises Tories

  23-02-2019 23:30
  The Prime Minister tells Conservative activists the focus on delivering UK withdrawal from the EU must be 'absolute'.
  
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• We must support Government through Brexit, insists Micheal Martin

  23-02-2019 23:29
  The leader of Fianna Fail was addressing his party's conference in Dublin.
  
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• Mild weather in UK set to last into next week, say forecasters

  23-02-2019 23:03
  Parts of the UK have been enjoying above-average temperatures for February - and the mild weather is set to last into next week.London saw temperatures of 17.6C (63.68F) on Saturday and the Met Office said Friday into Saturday was likely to have been one of the warmest February nights on record with 14.5C (58.1F) recorded at Achnagart in Scotland.This time last year the country was shivering in freezing temperatures when snow was blasted in by the Beast from the East.
  
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• ‘A wrench to see them go’: 20 more MPs are on brink of quitting

  23-02-2019 22:55
  The original seven Labour MPs who left to form the Independent Group, from left, Ann Coffey, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Mike Gapes, Luciana Berger, Gavin Shuker and Chuka Umunna.When seven Labour MPs appeared at a packed Westminster press conference to announce their dramatic departure from the party on Monday, one of their colleagues was thinking about what might have been.
  
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• A year after the Beast, Scotland basks in record winter highs

  23-02-2019 22:27
  Edinburgh’s Calton Hill bathed in sunshine. This time last year it was covered in snow. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters
  
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• Harry and Meghan arrive in Morocco for whirlwind tour

  23-02-2019 22:24
  Harry and Meghan will spend three days in the north African country.
  
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• Teenager dies after being shot and stabbed in north London

  23-02-2019 20:45
  The incident occurred on Vincent Road, Wood Green, on Friday evening.
  
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• Woman attacked by gang in own home

  23-02-2019 20:05
  The incident occurred at a property in the Bleary Road area of Craigavon, Co Armagh, on Thursday evening.
  
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• EU expects UK request to help avoid food shortages under hard Brexit

  23-02-2019 19:40
  The European Union expects Britain to seek its assistance to avoid disruption to food imports in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the EU's agriculture chief said on Saturday.Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29 and Prime Minister Theresa May has still to secure parliamentary approval for a divorce deal agreed with the EU last year, increasing the chances of a disorderly exit from the bloc.The British food industry has warned of price rises and fresh produce shortages if Brexit terms are not
  
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• Brexit: Cabinet ministers who cannot back government policy should quit, says Brexiteer Andrew Bridgen

  23-02-2019 19:30
  Three cabinet ministers should resign if they carry out their threat to defy the government by voting to delay Brexit to prevent a no-deal, a leading Brexiteer has told Sky News.Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, Justice Secretary David Gauke and Business Secretary Greg Clark wrote they would back an amendment on Wednesday to extend the Article 50 withdrawal process rather than allow the UK to leave the EU without an agreement at the end of next month.
  
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• Linda Razzell: Police search field after tip-off in possible link to woman's disappearance in 2002

  23-02-2019 19:25
  Police have put up a forensics tent in a Wiltshire field in a search that could be connected to the 2002 disappearance of mother-of-four Linda Razzell.Mrs Razzell's husband, Glyn, has been locked up since 2003 for his estranged wife's murder but claims he is innocent.Detectives said the search was taking place in the Highworth area, around six miles north of Swindon, after information from a member of the public.
  
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• UK basks in above-average temperatures as mild weather continues

  23-02-2019 19:22
  The mild weather is a marked contrast to the low temperatures and snow brought by the Beast from the East just 12 months ago.
  
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• Tommy Robinson urges supporters to cancel TV licences in protest against BBC

  23-02-2019 19:10
  Backers of the former leader of the English Defence League gathered outside the broadcaster's base in Salford for a demonstration.
  
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• Church of England urges five days of prayer for poor as Brexit looms

  23-02-2019 19:05
  Justin Welby said the ‘pain and exclusion’ revealed by the Brexit vote need to be addressed.The Church of England is to urge congregations to take part in five days of prayer as Britain approaches the deadline for leaving the EU.It is the poorest people who face the biggest risks from the economic uncertainty posed by Brexit, the archbishop of Canterbury said on Saturday, and the prayers are likely to focus on reconciliation and the needs of those most vulnerable.
  
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• Place in hell for those who call for border poll without a plan, says Eastwood

  23-02-2019 18:49
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood was speaking during an address at the Fianna Fail national conference in Dublin.
  
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• MPs will kill off prospect of no-deal Brexit next week, says Sir Vince Cable

  23-02-2019 18:29
  The Liberal Democrat UK leader said the 'priority will be stopping this no-deal nonsense, taking it off the table, removing it, taking away the fear'.
  
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• Man found with head injuries outside petrol station

  23-02-2019 18:08
  Police were called to a report of the man being seriously injured on Glasgow Road in Clydebank in the early hours of Saturday.
  
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• Head of Catholic order failed to tell police of sexual abuse at London school

  23-02-2019 18:06
  St Benedict’s Catholic school in Ealing, west London: sexual allegations against its teachers and abbots dated back to the 1970s.The head of one of the country’s most powerful Catholic orders was made aware of sex abuse allegations dating back to the 1970s at one of its schools but did not alert the authorities – contrary to the recommendations of a church commission on which he sat.The wide-ranging Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse has been shown a handwritten docume
  
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• Justin Welby says poorest face biggest risks posed by Brexit uncertainty

  23-02-2019 17:44
  Justin Welby said the ‘pain and exclusion’ revealed by the Brexit vote need to be addressed.The poorest people in society face the biggest risks in economic uncertainty as the UK prepares to leave the EU, the archbishop of Canterbury has said.Opening a debate at the Church of England’s synod on the state of the nation, Justin Welby said: “We cannot ignore the warnings that have been proffered about the possible profound impact that the next months may have on the poorest
  
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• Three charged after death of man in North Lanarkshire

  23-02-2019 17:33
  The men are due in court on Monday after the death of Philip McMillan in Holytown on Friday.
  
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• Fugitive Mark Acklom in court on fraud charges after extradition to UK

  23-02-2019 17:14
  The 45-year-old was escorted to Bristol Airport from Geneva in Switzerland on Friday.
  
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• India proposes new e-commerce regulations with focus on data rules

  23-02-2019 17:09
  NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India outlined a new draft policy for its burgeoning e-commerce sector on Saturday, focusing on data localisation, improved privacy safeguards and measures to combat the sale of counterfeit products."In the future, economic activity is likely to follow data," the widely expected draft policy document said."It is hence vital that we retain control of data to ensure job creation within India".
  
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• 'No problems with austerity': Corbyn hits out at splitter MPs

  23-02-2019 17:08
  Jeremy Corbyn speaks during rally on Saturday.Jeremy Corbyn has hit out at Labour MPs who quit the party to sit alongside former Tories in the Independent Group.Speaking at a rally in Anna Soubry’s Broxtowe constituency, he said he was sad some MPs had left, but that he had no intention of changing the policies that delivered the biggest increase in the Labour vote since 1945.
  
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• Hundreds join march calling for justice over women’s pensions

  23-02-2019 16:58
  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the decision to raise the age at which women receive their pension was 'downright robbery'.
  
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• Tommy Robinson protests at BBC HQ over Panorama documentary

  23-02-2019 16:55
  Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been criticised by the NUJ for intimidating staff at the BBC and the Panorama team.Protesters gathered on Saturday at the BBC’s Salford headquarters for a demonstration organised by Tommy Robinson, to broadcast his film Panodrama.The former leader of the English Defence League, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was protesting against BBC Panorama’s investigations into him.
  
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• Corbyn criticises MPs who quit Labour to sit alongside former Tories

  23-02-2019 16:54
  The Labour leader says he has no intention of changing anti-austerity policies on which it fought the last general election.
  
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• Eleven-car crash on major city motorway leaves two people injured

  23-02-2019 16:52
  One woman was taken to hospital after the incident around 12.15pm on Saturday across two lanes of the M8 at Charing Cross, Glasgow.
  
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• UK Weather Forecast: Brits Head For The Beer Garden In Balmy February Sun

  23-02-2019 16:00
  Britons flocked to beer gardens, parks and beaches across the country onSaturday as the nation basked in extraordinary February heat
  
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• ‘Gossip and secrecy’ fuel Oxford row over suspended dean

  23-02-2019 16:00
  Martyn Percy is head of Christ Church college and dean of Christ Church cathedral.Prominent clergy linked to Oxford’s Christ Church cathedral are in revolt over a complaint against its dean which they say is “surrounded by secrecy and fuelled by gossip”.In a row that has convulsed one of the university’s most venerable institutions, the Very Rev Martyn Percy, head of Christ Church – the college founded by Thomas Wolsey in 1546 – as well as dean of the cathedra
  
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• MSPs could follow Independent Group MPs and quit Tories and Labour – Rennie

  23-02-2019 15:34
  The Scottish Lib Dem leader said some MSPs were 'incredibly frustrated'.
  
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• Backing Government during Brexit negotiations a no-brainer – Micheal Martin

  23-02-2019 15:29
  The Fianna Fail leader said party members had a nuanced view of extension of the confidence-and-supply agreement.
  
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• Gangster's £20k fancy footwear auctioned off

  23-02-2019 15:18
  Almost £20,000 worth of designer trainers belonging to a convicted gangster have been sold as part of a police auction for nearly £5,000.The 55 pairs in the collection, which included high-end brands such as Gucci, Balenciaga, Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo, were sold to bidders around the world.Gloucestershire Constabulary, which seized the £18,500 haul following his arrest, said the proceeds from the auction would go towards "fighting crime".
  
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• Persimmon practices in government house-funding scheme under fire-source

  23-02-2019 15:10
  Britain's housing minister James Brokenshire is pressing builder Persimmon on how it operates within a public funding scheme for new house buyers as a review of the scheme comes due, a source close to the minister said on Saturday.Brokenshire was "increasingly concerned" by practices at Persimmon regarding the "Help to Buy" scheme, the source said.
  
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• Most wanted fugitive Mark Acklom appears in UK court hours after extradition

  23-02-2019 15:08
  Alleged fraudster Mark Acklom was led handcuffed into a UK courtroom less than 24 hours after his extradition from Switzerland.Dressed in jeans and a grey hoodie he stood between two prison guards as the clerk took 10 minutes to read out the 20 charges he faces.The eight fraud charges each allege that "he defrauded Carolyn Woods, dishonestly claiming he was in a committed relationship and was free to marry her and needed the money as a loan to renovate property that he owned and was developing".
  
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• Four men charged over cable damage that cut power to Margate A&E

  23-02-2019 15:01
  Ambulances had to be diverted 40 miles to William Harvey hospital in Ashford, pictured.Four men have been charged with criminal damage to cables that left a hospital’s A&E department without power for four hours.The department at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother hospital in Margate urged patients to stay away and ambulances were diverted after the power cut.
  
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• Man who rammed police car and drove wrong way on motorway jailed

  23-02-2019 14:47
  A man who rammed a police car and then fled by going the wrong way down a motorway has been jailed.John Taylor, 30, was filmed turning his seven tonne truck around on the M18 and then driving at speed into oncoming traffic.Footage released by South Yorkshire Police shows him narrowly avoid cars and lorries, before he turns round again and ends up fleeing on foot.
  
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• Brexit will bring years of stalemate, infighting and indecision, Rennie warns

  23-02-2019 14:40
  Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie warned the UK could struggle for years if it leaves the European Union on March 29.
  
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• 84 Die After Drinking Toxic Alcohol In Assam, India

  23-02-2019 14:19
  At least 84 people have died from drinking toxic alcohol in India, officialssaid
  
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• Tommy Robinson protesters gather ahead of BBC demonstration

  23-02-2019 14:15
  The former English Defence League leader is holding the protest in response to BBC programme Panorama’s investigations into him.
  
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• UK aid budget ‘goes to the wrong projects’, leaked letter warns

  23-02-2019 14:10
  The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has been told that some aid spending is not giving taxpayers maximum value for money.Charities have sounded the alarm over the way ministers are spending the multibillion-pound aid budget, saying some is being diverted from the poorest countries to promote commercial and political interests.In a letter to the chancellor, Philip Hammond, which has been leaked to the Observer, 23 agencies warn that some aid is no longer being used “effectively and efficiently&
  
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• How to watch James DeGale vs Chris Eubank Jr tonight: live stream and TV channel information - The Telegraph

  23-02-2019 14:02 via telegraph.co.uk
  How to watch James DeGale vs Chris Eubank Jr tonight: live stream and TV channel information  The TelegraphDeGale v Eubank Jr: Parenting, pedigree and retirement in focus in O2 Arena bout  BBC SportJames DeGale vs Chris Eubank Jr: What time is the fight tonight, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?  The TelegraphChris Eubank was made BANKRUPT after owing more than £1MILLION… the full story  Express.co.ukBoxing news: Chris Euban
  
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• US bomber flypast pensioner greeted by wellwishers on return to memorial

  23-02-2019 14:00
  Tony Foulds, 82, witnessed the B-17 Flying Fortress Mi Amigo crash in front of him in February 1944.
  
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• ‘Soviet vassal state’: Jeremy Hunt makes gaffe in Slovenia

  23-02-2019 13:44
  The UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has incorrectly claimed Slovenia was a Soviet vassal state during his visit to Ljubljana to discuss the Brexit negotiations with his counterpart Miro Cerar.Slovenia was in fact the wealthiest state within the former Yugoslavia, which was outside the iron curtain and formed part of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).Yugoslavia had a chequered relationship with the Soviet Union.
  
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• Matthew Furlong wins Cheshire Police discrimination tribunal - Warrington Guardian

  23-02-2019 13:40 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  Matthew Furlong wins Cheshire Police discrimination tribunal  Warrington GuardianPolice discriminated against white heterosexual male, tribunal finds  The IndependentCheshire Police: Man rejected for job for being white and straight tribunal finds  Sky NewsPolice constable reject discriminated against 'for being straight white man', landmark tribunal finds  Evening StandardWould-be police officer rejected by force for being white and straight  Me
  
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• Salford: Two Men In Their 20s Suffer 'Life-Changing Injuries After Shocking Assault'

  23-02-2019 13:23
  Two men have suffered life-changing injuries after a "shocking" assault andhit-and-run in Salford
  
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• ISIS Bride: Danny Dyer's mum takes on son's 'w***er' trolls in extraordinary rant - Mirror Online

  23-02-2019 13:11 via mirror.co.uk
  ISIS Bride: Danny Dyer's mum takes on son's 'w***er' trolls in extraordinary rant  Mirror OnlineISIS FURY: More than 550,000 sign petition to BAN all ISIS members from returning to UK  ExpressShamima Begum’s claim she’s ‘willing to change’ to get back into the UK is a LIE say neighbours who warn ‘it’s  The SunJihadi bride case exposes the foolishness of Corbyn - EXPRESS COMMENT  ExpressForget our dire levels of competenc
  
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• R Kelly’s lawyer says ‘all the women are lying’ as pop star faces court on ten counts of aggravated sexual abu - The Sun

  23-02-2019 13:10 via thesun.co.uk
  R Kelly’s lawyer says ‘all the women are lying’ as pop star faces court on ten counts of aggravated sexual abu  The SunR Kelly: Singer charged with sexual abuse in Chicago  BBC NewsR Kelly mugshot revealed after singer is charged with 10 counts of sexual assault  Metro.co.ukR. Kelly due in Chicago court to face sex abuse charges  Fox 32 ChicagoR. Kelly Turns Himself In Hours After Being Charged With Sexual Abuse  E! OnlineView f
  
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• Egypt's top administrative court lifts ban on Uber, Careem services

  23-02-2019 12:59
  Egypt's top administrative court on Saturday lifted a ban on operations by ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem, which have faced fierce opposition from traditional taxi drivers, a judicial source and lawyer said.A lower administrative court withdrew the permits of U.S.-based Uber and its main rival, Dubai-based Careem, in March 2018 after 42 taxi drivers filed suit, arguing the apps were illegally using private cars as taxis and were registered as a call centre and an internet company, respec
  
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