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• Three ministers urge Theresa May to take no-deal Brexit off table

  25-02-2019 23:55
  Richard Harrington, Claire Perry and Margot James warned against being 'swept over the precipice on March 29'.
  
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• PM May to formally propose ruling out 'no-deal' Brexit - The Sun

  25-02-2019 23:38
  (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will propose formally ruling out a "no-deal" Brexit scenario which could potentially lead to the delaying of UK's exit from the European Union by months, The Sun newspaper reported on Monday.
  
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• Two boats of suspected Iranian migrants picked up in English Channel

  25-02-2019 22:58
  Fifteen Iranian men have been found in two boats in the English Channel, a day after a family of seven were discovered in the same area.Wearing life jackets and using blankets, they were brought ashore at Dover by the Border Force on Monday afternoon.The Home Office said 11 men were being interviewed by immigration officials and a further four had been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal entry to the UK.
  
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• 'Delay Is Inevitable': This Is What People In Liverpool Think About Brexit Happening On March 29

  25-02-2019 22:28
  With the clock ticking until Brexit Day on March 29, many are wonderingwhether quitting the European Union will actually happen
  
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• Ariana Grande to return to Manchester for Pride performance

  25-02-2019 22:27
  The charity event, featuring stars including Liam Gallagher and Justin Bieber, was organised less than two weeks after a suicide bomb at her Manchester Arena show killed 22 people in 2017.Grande recently told fans she would be playing a "special show" in Manchester as part of her Sweetener World Tour, but did not announce details.The 25-year-old US star was given honorary citizenship of Manchester by the city's council after the bombing.
  
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• The Independent Group: Breakaway MPs make first official appointment

  25-02-2019 22:23
  The group of 11 MPs who broke away from Labour and the Conservatives have made their first official appointment - but have yet to pick a leader.The Independent Group (TIG) - made up of eight former Labour MPs and three former Tories - held their first meeting in Westminster on Monday.
  
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• Labour announces backing for a second Brexit referendum

  25-02-2019 22:13
  Labour has announced it will back a second referendum on Britain's EU exit to prevent a "damaging Tory Brexit being forced on the country".Jeremy Corbyn told a meeting of Labour MPs that the party will support or put forward an amendment in favour of a public vote in order to avoid such a scenario."The prime minister is recklessly running down the clock, in an attempt to force MPs to choose between her botched deal and a disastrous no-deal," he told them.
  
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• Labour says it will back call for second Brexit referendum

  25-02-2019 22:08
  Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Monday it would back calls for a second referendum on Brexit if parliament rejects its alternative plan for leaving the European Union.With just over a month until Britain is due to leave the bloc on March 29, Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking changes to her exit deal in order to break an impasse in parliament.Labour's decision could damage her hopes of winning support for a revised deal in a vote she has promised by March 12, by attracting those who
  
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• Labour will back second referendum to prevent a ‘damaging Tory Brexit’

  25-02-2019 22:04
  A Labour source heavily hinted that a remain option would be on the ballot paper in a second referendum.
  
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• UK says confident medicines supply to be uninterrupted in no-deal Brexit

  25-02-2019 22:02
  "We are confident that, if everyone – including suppliers, freight companies, our international partners, and the health and care system – does what they need to do, the supply of medicines and medical products should be uninterrupted in the event of exiting the EU without a deal," the department said.
  
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• Rise in serious violent crime ‘partly due to Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry’

  25-02-2019 21:59
  Recorded sex crime has risen 7.2% between April and December 2018 compared to the same period the previous year, according to new figures.
  
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• 'I'm more angry now than ever': Inquests into Birmingham pub bombings open

  25-02-2019 21:57
  The inquests into the deaths of 21 people who died in the Birmingham pub bombings have opened, following a long campaign for justice by families of the victims.The coroner, Sir Peter Thornton QC, told the jury: "This inquest is about 21 separate people.
  
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• Record warm winter weather could continue, say forecasters

  25-02-2019 21:35
  A winter high of 20.6C on Monday could be beaten on Tuesday.
  
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• Tories urge Theresa May not to delay ruling out no-deal Brexit

  25-02-2019 21:26
  Conservatives pushing for Theresa May to categorically rule out a no-deal Brexit in parliament this week have urged their colleagues not to be bought off by vague promises of a future vote on whether to extend article 50.May is expected to make a last ditch bid to avoid a cabinet rebellion, ahead of a vote on Wednesday on a cross-party amendment laid by Tory Sir Oliver Letwin and Labour’s Yvette Cooper that would effectively rule out a no-deal scenario.The prime minister’s most likel
  
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• Labour still to decide timing of support for second Brexit referendum - spokesman

  25-02-2019 21:22
  LONDON (Reuters) - The exact wording and timing of the opposition Labour Party's proposal to support a second Brexit referendum is still to be decided, a party spokesman said on Monday.
  
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• Katie Price issued driving ban after drunk in charge of vehicle conviction

  25-02-2019 21:10
  Katie Price has been given another driving ban after she was convicted of being almost twice the limit while in charge of her pink Range Rover.Officers found the former glamour model in a "very" drunk state, slurring her words and slumped in the back of her car in the early hours of 10 October.Appearing at Bexley Magistrates' Court, the 40-year-old said a mystery man had driven her car, but Judge Nigel Dean found she was not a "plausible" or "credible" witness.
  
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• Harry and Meghan wrap up Morocco visit with tea ceremony hosted by king

  25-02-2019 21:06
  Britain's Prince Harry and his pregnant wife Meghan wrapped up a visit to Morocco with a tea ceremony on Monday afternoon hosted by King Mohammed VI at a Royal palace in Sale, near Rabat.Harry handed the Moroccan monarch a letter from the queen before the tea ceremony during which Meghan, who is expecting her baby this spring, wore a flowing blue dress with frilled sleeves featuring a flattering crew neck and a fitted waistline.The royal couple held hands and joked as they posed for photos with
  
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• Shamima Begum's Father Says IS Teen ‘Belongs To England’ And Should Return

  25-02-2019 21:05
  Islamic State bride Shamima Begum's father has said she "belongs to England"and urged the government to restore her citizenship
  
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• Hillsborough father 'frozen with fear' as tragedy unfolded and son was killed

  25-02-2019 21:03
  A father repeatedly broke down with emotion in court as he recalled the moment he discovered his son had died in the Hillsborough disaster.Barry Devonside told a jury at the trial of match police commander David Duckenfield that he was "frozen from head to foot with fear" for his son as the tragedy unfolded.Mr Devonside was watching the 1989 FA cup semi-final from an adjacent stand as crushing gripped two pens overcrowded with Liverpool fans on the ground's Leppings Lane terraces - the spot from
  
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• Southern Rail staff suspended after throwing dirty water at homeless man in south London

  25-02-2019 20:53
  Distressing footage has emerged of dirty water being poured around a homeless man outside a train station.The clip shows a man in a Southern Rail uniform repeatedly emptying a bucket of soapy, brown liquid around the man who is lying outside Sutton station in south London.Three members of Southern Rail staff have since been suspended.
  
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• Arrests made after Iranian men cross English Channel in small boats

  25-02-2019 20:53
  In all 15 made the crossing in two vessels which were dealt with by officials.
  
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• Independent Group rules out electing leader until end of year

  25-02-2019 20:52
  The Independent Group held their first meeting in Westminster.A leader may not be elected to the newly formed Independent Group of MPs until the end of the year when it hopes to have become a political party.The 11 former Labour and Conservative MPs’ first meeting in Westminster selected Gavin Shuker to act as its convener and organise future meetings but while there were initial conversations about roles and responsibilities, there was no serious discussion as to who might become leader.
  
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• Harry hints at ‘quiet’ return to Morocco

  25-02-2019 20:16
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met the king at his home in the capital Rabat.
  
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• Prince Harry urges action on single-use plastic bottles on last day of Morocco visit

  25-02-2019 20:09
  Prince Harry has urged recycling firms to put "more pressure" on big companies to end the production of single-use plastic bottles during a visit to Morocco.The 34-year-old royal said the problem of avoidable waste needed to be tackled at its source.On their third and final day in Morocco, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex met entrepreneurs who have started companies aimed at tackling the country's social, economic and environmental issues.
  
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• Shamima Begum ‘belongs to England’ and should return, her father says

  25-02-2019 20:05
  Ahmed Ali had previously said he 'does not have a problem' with his daughter's citizenship being stripped
  
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• PM May says deal within grasp, Brexit delay won't solve crisis

  25-02-2019 19:59
  SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said a timely exit for Britain from the European Union is "within our grasp" and insisted on Monday that delaying Brexit would be no way to solve the impasse in parliament over the departure.May said she wanted Brexit to happen as planned on March 29 and shrugged off expectations that she will be forced to delay to avoid leaving the EU in a disorderly way without an agreement.With the crisis going down to the wire, May is struggling t
  
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• Britain’s dysfunctional democracy is horrifying as we hurtle towards Brexit

  25-02-2019 19:28
  Theresa May in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday. ‘The tragic performance we are watching, of a deluded absolute ruler wandering fruitlessly around Europe and the Middle East pretending to negotiate is more Webster than Shakespeare,’ writes Will Taylor.
  
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• Labour announce backing for a second Brexit referendum

  25-02-2019 19:27
  Labour have announced they will back a second referendum on Brexit to prevent a "damaging Tory Brexit".Jeremy Corbyn will tell a meeting of Labour MPs that the party will support or put forward an amendment in favour of a public vote, if MPs reject the party's Brexit alternative in a Commons vote on Wednesday."The prime minister is recklessly running down the clock, in an attempt to force MPs to choose between her botched deal and a disastrous no-deal," he is due to tell them.
  
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• 'I said my final prayers': Father's 'terrifying' ordeal on rocking British Airways flight to Gibraltar

  25-02-2019 19:26
  A passenger on a British Airways flight seen erratically rocking side-to-side as it tried to land in Gibraltar has described his "terrifying" ordeal and panic on the plane.Eli Hassett told Sky News he started screaming and saying his prayers as the aircraft struggled in strong winds."I do this route once a week from London to Gibraltar and the landings into Gibraltar sometimes are a bit windy but today was something completely out of the ordinary," he said.
  
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• Queen to host celebration to mark 50 years since Prince of Wales’s investiture

  25-02-2019 19:25
  The Cambridges and the Sussexes will be among those to gather at Buckingham Palace to mark the anniversary.
  
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• Labour set to back a second referendum on ‘damaging Tory Brexit’

  25-02-2019 19:21
  Jeremy Corbyn is set to tell a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party that he will do 'everything' in his power to prevent a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• UK’s ‘unlawful’ control of Chagos Islands must end, UN court says

  25-02-2019 19:20
  The International Court of Justice ruled the UK’s ongoing administration of the India Ocean land is a 'wrongful act'.
  
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• Schoolgirl, nine, killed in road accident

  25-02-2019 19:10
  Patrycja died as a result of her injuries.
  
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• Labour will back public Brexit vote if parliament rejects its exit plan - Brexit spokesman

  25-02-2019 19:09
  Labour will support a second referendum on Brexit if parliament rejects the party's alternative plan for leaving the bloc, its Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said on Monday.Parliament is due to debate and vote on Wednesday on the next steps in Brexit and Labour has said it put forward an amendment calling on the government to adopt its Brexit proposals, which include a permanent customs union."This week Labour will put its alternative plan for a vote in the House of Commons," Starmer said on Twit
  
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• Emiliano Sala plane crash: Investigators to focus on pilot's licence

  25-02-2019 19:09
  Investigations into the flight on which Emiliano Sala died will focus on the validity of the pilot's licence.The Air Accident Investigation Branch's (AAIB) preliminary report into the crash in the Channel says David Ibbotson could only fly passengers in the European Union on a cost-sharing basis, rather than for commercial flights.Pilots with his licence "must have a bona fide purpose for making the flight", according to the AAIB.
  
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• Dramatic video shows British Airways plane swaying in sky as it attempts to land

  25-02-2019 19:08
  The British Airways flight from London to Gibraltar had to divert to Malaga after failing to land in strong winds.
  
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• Head of 800-year-old mummy stolen from Dublin church crypt

  25-02-2019 19:04
  A church guide found the damage at St Michan's.
  
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• Opposition Labour says it will back call for second Brexit referendum

  25-02-2019 18:59
  Opposition Labour Party will back a call for a second referendum on Brexit, its leader Jeremy Corbyn will tell his lawmakers on Monday.Parliament is due to debate and vote on Wednesday on the next steps in Britain's tortuous departure from the European Union on Brexit, and lawmakers are expected to put down proposals, or amendments, including at least one that would demand that the exit deal is put to a public vote."We are committed to also putting forward or supporting an amendment in favour of
  
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• Man charged with murdering teenager in Sunderland

  25-02-2019 18:59
  Leighton Barrass, 20, is due to appear at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
  
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• Group of men brought ashore after two more boats found in Channel

  25-02-2019 18:53
  It follows the arrival of a family of seven on Sunday after an empty dinghy was seen in the sea.
  
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• Man seriously injured in street attack

  25-02-2019 18:51
  The victim was taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock for treatment.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn To Back Second Brexit Referendum In New Commons Bid To Prevent ‘Damaging’ Tory Exit

  25-02-2019 18:49
  Jeremy Corbyn has edged even closer to backing a second Brexit referendum,telling his MPs he will back a fresh Commons move to "prevent" a damaging Toryexit
  
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• Britain has warmest winter day as temperature soars to 20.6C

  25-02-2019 18:49
  It is the earliest recording of an above 20C temperature in a calendar year - and the first in winter.
  
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• Why is the weather so warm?

  25-02-2019 18:48
  It is the first time the temperature has exceeded 20C in winter - the months between December and February.
  
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• Inquest like being on trial, says man injured in Ballymurphy shootings

  25-02-2019 18:44
  Joseph Millen was giving evidence to an inquest examining a series of shootings in which 10 people died in August 1971.
  
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• Man arrested after alleged sexual assaults

  25-02-2019 18:39
  Two separate incidents are said to have taken place within 24 hours in Edinburgh.
  
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• Independent Group of MPs appoints convener at first meeting

  25-02-2019 18:39
  They unanimously appointed former Labour MP Gavin Shuker as convener, but did not elect a leader.
  
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• Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn backs second referendum - Daily Mail

  25-02-2019 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn backs second referendum  Daily MailWe have a major problem with antisemitism, says Momentum founder Jon Lansman  The TimesJeremy Corbyn’s no2 Tom Watson seizes control of anti-Semitism cases in massive challenge to leftie boss  The SunLabour to support second referendum to prevent "damaging Tory Brexit"  Belfast TelegraphTom Watson creates centrist group in Labour party  Financial TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• School cleaner stuffed stolen iPads down her trousers

  25-02-2019 18:17
  Fiona Rabess, 29, was caught on CCTV hiding the devices she took from the IT suite at Christ Church Primary School in south London.
  
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• UK ministers will demand PM May delay Brexit if deal not approved by March 13 - Sky News

  25-02-2019 18:11
  LONDON (Reuters) - If British Prime Minister Theresa May cannot get a Brexit deal approved by parliament by March 13, ministers and lawmakers will demand she delay Brexit and rule out leaving without a deal, Sky News reported an unnamed minister as saying on Monday.
  
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