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• May promises 1.6 billion pound fund for Brexit-backing towns

  03-03-2019 23:56
  Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday set out plans for a 1.6 billion pound fund to help to boost economic growth in Brexit-supporting communities, particularly in the north of England.The "Stronger Towns Fund", details of which appeared in newspapers last month, is seen by many as part of May's efforts to win support for her Brexit deal from Labour MPs who represent areas that voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union.
  
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• Man in critical condition after being found with stab wounds in London

  03-03-2019 23:55
  Police say Dominic Alexander is 'fighting for his life' after the incident in Enfield on Tuesday.
  
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• Storm Freya brings near 80mph gales, snow and travel disruption

  03-03-2019 23:41
  A severe weather warning has been issued for snow across parts of northern England and southern Scotland by the Met Office.
  
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• Huawei's Meng Wanzhou sues Canada authorities over arrest - BBC News

  03-03-2019 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Huawei's Meng Wanzhou sues Canada authorities over arrest  BBC NewsChinese media accuses detained Canadians of spying together  Financial TimesHuawei to sue US for banning federal agencies from using its products  The TelegraphHuawei: Meng Wanzhou sues Canadian government over arrest  The GuardianHuawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and the RCMP  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Theresa May launches £1.6billion fund for towns in Labour strongholds in 'bribe' to win over Brexit opposition MPs - Telegraph.co.uk

  03-03-2019 23:30 via telegraph.co.uk
  Theresa May launches £1.6billion fund for towns in Labour strongholds in 'bribe' to win over Brexit opposition MPs  Telegraph.co.ukTheresa May has launched a £1.6billion fund for deprived towns in Labour strongholds in what has been called a "Brexit bribe" to win over opposition MPs.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Theresa May accused of 'bribing MPs' with £1.6bn handout fund

  03-03-2019 23:30
  Theresa May is being accused of "bribing MPs" in "a desperate measure to buy votes" as she launches a £1.6bn fund for pro-Brexit towns.The new "Stronger Towns Fund", with cash handouts for constituencies that voted Leave, is being unveiled just days before MPs are due to vote again on the prime minister's deal.The government claims it will boost growth and give communities a greater say in their future after Brexit and will be targeted at less prosperous parts of the country.
  
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• Deprived Towns Handed £1.6bn 'Brexit Bribe' By Government

  03-03-2019 23:30
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• £1.6bn post-Brexit boost for deprived towns launched

  03-03-2019 23:30
  Critics say it is aimed at trying to influence Labour MPs in Leave-supporting areas to support the PM's Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• Man arrested over fatal stabbing of Belfast community worker

  03-03-2019 23:02
  The 32-year-old suspect was arrested at Manchester Airport and is to be brought to Northern Ireland for questioning.
  
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• Wiltshire police chief 'was unaware ex-spy Sergei Skripal lived in Salisbury'

  03-03-2019 22:57
  The police chief whose officers responded to the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal has admitted he had no idea the former spy was living in Salisbury.Kier Pritchard, chief constable of Wiltshire, has demanded he be told of any other VIPs who could be at risk.The poisoning happened a year ago, hours before Mr Pritchard began his first day in the job as head of Britain's smallest police force.
  
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• Theresa May Said 'Simples' In The House Of Commons 'Because Of A Bet'

  03-03-2019 22:43
  Last week, Theresa May shocked parliament when she channeled a catchphrasethat was popular at the turn of the decade to encourage MPs to back her Brexitdeal
  
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• Hamilton leads with five wins at What's On Stage Awards

  03-03-2019 22:33
  Little Shop of Horrors and the Heathers musical also won big at the London ceremony.
  
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• Jodie Chesney murder: Killer stabbed girl, 17, in the back and then ran off

  03-03-2019 22:27
  The moment 17-year-old Jodie Chesney was fatally stabbed in the back in an east London park has been described by police.Two males who were in the park at the same time, but did not interact with Jodie's group, left at about 9pm.Jodie was pronounced dead one hour after officers had been called.
  
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• Glasgow Film Festival celebrates record-breaking year

  03-03-2019 22:27
  More than 42,000 people attended events over the 12-day run.
  
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• Hospitals withdraw surgical device over aluminium exposure fears

  03-03-2019 21:52
  The device is understood to be used in many hospitals around the UK.Several hospitals have withdrawn a widely used surgical device over fears that it could expose patients to dangerous levels of aluminium, the Guardian has learned.The device, called enFlow, is used to warm fluids to body temperature before they are infused into patients during surgery.
  
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• Man crashes Audi during attack then set upon again as he runs for help

  03-03-2019 21:45
  The 32-year-old victim was targeted as he sat in his car in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, in the early hours of Saturday.
  
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• Jodie Chesney Stabbed To Death While Listening To Music With Friends, Police Reveal

  03-03-2019 21:43
  A 17-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed in a park was listening to musicwith friends before she was approached by two males and attacked from behind
  
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• Man arrested after egg thrown at Jeremy Corbyn during mosque visit

  03-03-2019 21:16
  The 41-year-old man was "quickly detained", according to the Metropolitan Police.
  
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• Sports stars weigh in on row over transgender athletes

  03-03-2019 21:10
  Rachel McKinnon, right, won a Masters Track World Championship title in October.First it was Martina Navratilova.Now, almost with every passing day, there are more voices wading into the issue of whether transgender competitors should be allowed to take part in women’s sport.
  
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• Fans arrested over disorder at Aberdeen v Rangers match

  03-03-2019 20:52
  Officers are also looking into seats being thrown during the Scottish Cup quarter-final at Pittodrie on Sunday.
  
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• Tommy Robinson threatened with libel action over Syrian schoolboy posts

  03-03-2019 20:50
  The far-right campaigner Tommy Robinson is being threatened with libel action by lawyers representing a Syrian refugee who was allegedly attacked at school.Robinson, who posted a series of videos and Facebook posts about the incident in October, has had a letter seeking to sue him for defamation delivered to his home.Members of the public donated £10,300 to help fund the legal action against the English Defence League founder.
  
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• 'Absolute miracle:' Rescuers find missing California sisters - KRCRTV.COM

  03-03-2019 20:48 via krcrtv.com
  'Absolute miracle:' Rescuers find missing California sisters  KRCRTV.COM'Miracle' as sisters aged five and eight found alive after 44 hours lost in wilderness  Sky NewsCalifornia sisters, aged 5 and 8, who went missing two days ago, have been found  Daily MailSisters Caroline and Leia Carrico aged 5 and 7, found safe two days after wandering off in woods in California  Evening Standard'An absolute miracle': young sisters alive after two days in California
  
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• Police hunt two men over stab murder of 17-year-old Jodie Chesney

  03-03-2019 20:42
  Police have identified two suspects in connection with the killing.
  
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• Labour leader Corbyn hit by egg - media

  03-03-2019 20:23
  A man was arrested after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was hit by an egg while on a visit in his north London constituency on Sunday, media reported.A Labour Party source said Corbyn was visiting a mosque and Muslim welfare centre on Sunday and was unharmed.The Metropolitan Police said a Member of Parliament had been struck by an egg on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• NI politics and policing 'still in tug-of-war'

  03-03-2019 20:20
  Twenty years after a major report on police reform in NI, policing is again in the spotlight.
  
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• Donald Trump has ‘inadvertently’ helped women’s rights, Annie Lennox claims

  03-03-2019 20:15
  The singer says the US president and the Duchess of Sussex have played powerful roles in feminism for different reasons.
  
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• Fortitude actor Tam Dean Burn 'stabbed' after poetry event

  03-03-2019 20:02
  Fortitude actor Tam Dean Burn is recovering after he was reportedly stabbed in a daylight street attack after attending a poetry event in Edinburgh's Old Town.The 60-year-old Scottish actor is thought to have been speaking at an event at the Scottish Poetry Library in honour of the poet Tom Leonard.According to reports, Mr Burn was assaulted near the Royal Mile in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon after the reading, and was then treated in hospital for his injuries.
  
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• Storm Freya to reach Sunday night peak of up to 60mph gusts across Suffolk | Latest Ipswich News - Ipswich Star

  03-03-2019 19:48 via ipswichstar.co.uk
  Storm Freya to reach Sunday night peak of up to 60mph gusts across Suffolk | Latest Ipswich News  Ipswich StarUK weather latest: Thundery showers to sweep across Britain in wake of Storm Freya  The IndependentUK weather: snow warning issued as Storm Freya brings high winds  The GuardianUK weather – Drivers warned NOT to travel as Storm Freya devastation sparks travel chaos after 90mph gales b  The SunUK weather forecast: SNOW hits again after Storm F
  
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• East London killing: girl was stabbed once in back by silent attacker

  03-03-2019 19:43
  Police forensics officers search the area near to where Jodie Chesney was killed in Harold Hill, east London.Jodie Chesney, 17, was attacked at about 9.25pm on Friday in St Neot’s Road in Harold Hill and died an hour later.The Metropolitan police said on Sunday that she had been with five friends in the park listening to music and socialising.
  
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• Actor allegedly assaulted after poetry event

  03-03-2019 19:40
  The incident involving Tam Dean Burn allegedly happened near Edinburgh's Royal Mile on Saturday.
  
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• £11 million boost to chemical defences on eve of Novichok attack anniversary

  03-03-2019 19:38
  The announcement comes on the eve of the anniversary of the Salisbury Novichok nerve agent attack.
  
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• Group of ‘migrants’ detained at Kent lorry park

  03-03-2019 19:36
  The incident comes on the same day as 100 migrants stormed a Calais port.
  
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• Woman charged with murder following death of three-month-old baby

  03-03-2019 19:31
  The baby girl died at a home in Croydon, south London, on Saturday.
  
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• BBC journalist attacked with baton as crew cover Lurgan firearms incident

  03-03-2019 19:29
  The cameraman was part of a team in Lurgan, Co Armagh, on Sunday as they reported on rail workers being approached by a gunman the previous day.
  
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• Woman charged with murder after baby girl dies in Croydon, south London

  03-03-2019 19:26
  A 40-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a baby girl in south London.
  
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• Croydon Baby Death: Woman, 40, Charged With Murdering Three-Month-Old Girl

  03-03-2019 19:03
  A woman aged 40 has been charged with murder following the death of a three-month-old baby girl in West Croydon, the Metropolitan Police said
  
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• Murders of young people ‘can’t go on’, says Home Secretary

  03-03-2019 18:56
  Sajid Javid says it is vital to stop the violence following a number of teenagers being stabbed to death across the country.
  
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• Ex-Labour MP: Antisemitism was never a problem before Corbyn

  03-03-2019 18:30
  Antisemitism is "intimately related" to Labour's politics under Jeremy Corbyn, an MP who left the party over the issue has told Sky News.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn hit by egg during Mosque visit

  03-03-2019 18:26
  A man has been arrested after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was hit by an egg during a public engagement, Sky News understands.Mr Corbyn was visiting the Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park in north London this afternoon.Sky News' chief political correspondent Jon Craig reports that Mr Corbyn was unhurt by the egg.
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly hitting Jeremy Corbyn with an egg

  03-03-2019 18:25
  Jeremy Corbyn takes part in Visit My Mosque Day at Finsbury Park mosque.A man has been arrested after allegedly hitting Jeremy Corbyn with an egg as the Labour leader visited a mosque in his constituency on Sunday.Corbyn was in his Islington North constituency in London when the man hit him while holding an egg, Labour sources confirmed.
  
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• Children with spinal muscular atrophy must have access to best treatment

  03-03-2019 18:23
  Great Ormond Street hospital for children in London. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA
  
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• Opioids: poverty is the culprit

  03-03-2019 18:22
  The healthcare system is unable to address the increase in opioid usage (Editorial, 1 March) because it is dealing with the symptoms rather than causes of a crisis that is obvious to most, but not seriously addressed by our current politicians on either side of the spectrum.If we seriously want to address chronic pain in the UK, much more research is needed to understand the complex causes, impact and treatment of chronic pain.
  
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• Chuka Umunna: a false friend to Labour

  03-03-2019 18:21
  Former Labour MPs Chukka Umunna, who joined the Independent Group.Chuka Umunna has every right to be “fiercely critical” about MPs who are “fundamentally dishonest” with their constituents about the effects of immigration, but strangely myopic when it comes to his own “economy with the truth” (Chuka Umunna: I never felt totally comfortable in the Labour party, 2 March).Did he tell them how “uncomfortable” he was with recent Labour manifestos pledgi
  
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• Chris Grayling’s terrible cost to the nation

  03-03-2019 18:21
  Secretary of state for transport Chris Grayling. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Hit With An Egg, Police Confirm As Man Is Arrested

  03-03-2019 18:20
  A man has been arrested after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was hit by an egg
  
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• Joss Stone 'glad nothing bad happened' as she crosses into Syria for concert

  03-03-2019 18:14
  Singer Joss Stone has performed a concert in the Kurdish-controlled part of Syria after sneaking across the border.The British star, whose second album Mind Body and Soul reached number one in the UK charts in 2004, posted on her Instagram feed that she was "glad nothing bad happened" as she crossed over.It is understood she performed to 70 people in Derika, in the very far northeastern corner of Syria.
  
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• 'Up to 70' Labour MPs oppose second Brexit referendum, Caroline Flint claims

  03-03-2019 18:14
  Labour whips will order its MPs to back the party's bid for a second Brexit referendum, John McDonnell has hinted, amid warnings up to 70 of them are opposed to another public vote.The shadow chancellor claimed in an interview with Sky News that Labour had been left with no choice but to back a second referendum.One of those, Caroline Flint, told Sky News that up to 70 of the party's MPs are opposed to holding another referendum.
  
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• ERG warns May not to 'bounce' parliament over new Brexit deal

  03-03-2019 18:07
  Theresa May has promised a vote on her Brexit deal by 12 March.Tory Brexiters are to demand at least two days to scrutinise any new offer from Brussels on the backstop mechanism, warning the prime minister not to “bounce” the group into an early vote on her Brexit deal.May has pledged that a vote will take place on her deal, including any changes agreed in Brussels, by 12 March, though it is possible that Downing Street will seek to put the vote to MPs as early as next week if change
  
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• Jodie Chesney: Family visits park where 'pure and innocent' girl, 17, was killed

  03-03-2019 18:03
  Relatives of 17-year-old Jodie Chesney have visited the London park where she was stabbed to death as friends insisted there was "no reason" for her to be targeted.The student was killed on her father's birthday in an "unprovoked attack" at a children's play area in Harold Hill, Romford, on Friday night.Lucy Elkin, 18, who was friends with Jodie at college, said she was "pure and innocent" and "wouldn't hurt anyone".
  
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• Hale Barns murder: Mountain bikes seized as fatally-stabbed boy, 17, is named

  03-03-2019 18:03
  Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old boy have seized two mountain bikes close to where he was killed.Yousef Ghaleb Makki was attacked in a quiet affluent street in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, on Saturday evening.Officers were called to Gorse Bank Road at around 6.40pm and the victim, from Burnage, was taken to hospital but died of his injuries.
  
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