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• Man City 7-0 Schalke (agg: 10-2): City ease through to quarter-finals

  12-03-2019 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City thrash Schalke in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie to confirm their passage to the quarter-finals.
  
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• Duchess of Cambridge thinking of taking Prince George to art gallery

  12-03-2019 22:56
  The duchess wore a black Alexander McQueen gown adorned with small white flowers
  
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• EU Tells May To Provide 'Credible Justification' For Delaying Brexit

  12-03-2019 22:52
  The EU has demanded a "credible justification" before it can grant any requestto delay Brexit, suggesting Theresa May may have to pivot to a softer deal orcall an election or referendum
  
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• EU Tells May To Provide 'Credible Justification' For Delaying Brexit

  12-03-2019 22:52
  The EU has demanded a "credible justification" before it can grant any requestto delay Brexit, suggesting Theresa May may have to pivot to a softer deal orcall an election or referendum
  
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• Weather warnings in place across Ireland as Storm Gareth arrives

  12-03-2019 22:49
  Gusts of up to 80mph were recorded on Tuesday at Malin Head in Co Donegal.
  
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• Britain in Brexit chaos - parliament crushes May's EU deal again

  12-03-2019 22:49
  MPs crushed Prime Minister Theresa May's European Union divorce deal on Tuesday, thrusting Britain deeper into crisis and forcing parliament to decide within days whether to back a no-deal Brexit or seek a last-minute delay.MPs voted against May's amended Brexit deal by 391 to 242 as her last-minute talks with EU chiefs on Monday to assuage her critics' concerns ultimately proved fruitless.May might even try a third time to get parliamentary support in the hope that hardline eurosceptic MPs in h
  
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• Seven things we learnt during the second ‘meaningful vote’ debate

  12-03-2019 22:46
  Theresa May struggled to master her voice and Michel Barnier is definitely watching.
  
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• Plans for Irish border in event of no-deal Brexit to be published

  12-03-2019 22:39
  Theresa May made the announcement after her proposed Withdrawal Deal was voted down by MPs.
  
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• Bermuda's premier confident of removal from EU tax haven blacklist

  12-03-2019 22:34
  Bermuda's Premier David Burt on Tuesday called the European Union's decision to put the British overseas territory on a list of global tax havens "a setback" but said he was confident it would soon be reversed."The news from Brussels this morning is a setback for Bermuda," a grave-faced Burt told local journalists at a news conference, flanked by business leaders."Bermuda is compliant and we are confident that within a matter of weeks that will be accepted by EU member states and Bermuda will be
  
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• Europe reacts to Prime Minister’s Brexit deal defeat

  12-03-2019 22:32
  Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit negotiator, says the UK has 'spiralled out of control'.
  
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• Brexit: Is it any clearer what might happen?

  12-03-2019 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  After another huge defeat for the prime minister’s Brexit deal, what happens next?
  
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• Tommy Robinson claims police harassed him

  12-03-2019 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The ex-leader of the English Defence League takes Cambridgeshire Police to court.
  
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• MPs ignore May’s pleas and defeat her Brexit deal by 149 votes

  12-03-2019 22:26
  Theresa May has suffered a second humiliating defeat on her Brexit deal, as MPs voted it down by a crushing majority of 149, dealing a fresh blow to her shattered authority.With just 17 days to go until the UK is due to leave the EU, backbenchers from both sides of the Brexit divide immediately began manoeuvring to take control of the next steps of the process, in a series of key votes in the coming days.MPs ignored the prime minister’s pleas to “get the deal done” and voted th
  
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• Brexit live: Prime Minister loses Commons vote on Brexit proposals

  12-03-2019 22:22
  MPs voted on the amended deal following Theresa May’s visit to Strasbourg.
  
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• How Tory Eurosceptics turned against May’s Brexit deal

  12-03-2019 22:21
  Theresa May leaves the Commons after her landslide defeat on Tuesday night. Photograph: Hannah McKay/ReutersTheresa May was greeted by a smattering of applause as she stood before her Conservative MPs to convince them that “this is the day” to vote for her Brexit deal in the interests of the party and the country. But as she spoke, Eurosceptic MPs were poring over bombshell legal advice from Geoffrey Cox, the attorney general, in growing horror. It showed he had returned from Brussel
  
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• Genetics may reduce efficacy of hormonal contraception – study

  12-03-2019 22:15
  The research involved women using the contraceptive implant, and they say further study is needed of those using the pill. Photograph: Getty Images/Science Photo LibraryAn unintended pregnancy while using hormonal contraception may not always be down to the woman’s mistake, according to research that suggests for some genetics could play a role. Millions of women use hormonal contraceptives such as different types of the pill, contraceptive implants or hormone-releasing intrauterine system
  
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• Corbyn calls for general election after May’s Brexit defeat

  12-03-2019 22:15
  Jeremy Corbyn said: ‘The prime minister has run down the clock and the clock has been run out on her.’ Photograph: Reuters Tv/ReutersJeremy Corbyn has demanded a general election in response to Theresa May’s 149-vote Brexit deal defeat – but made no mention of a second referendum. The Labour leader also pledged that his party would vote against a no-deal Brexit outcome in Wednesday’s vote and signalled that he would continue to press for a customs union with the EU.
  
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• MPs reject PM’s Brexit deal by overwhelming majority for second time

  12-03-2019 22:12
  Theresa May has announced Tory MPs will be given a free vote on Wednesday on whether or not they want to leave the EU without a deal.
  
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• May’s voice problem during Commons speeches ‘a metaphor’ as PM loses vote

  12-03-2019 22:07
  Some commentators bemoaned the Prime Minister's 'terrible luck' while others described it as 'humiliating'.
  
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• No-deal Brexit still possible even if MPs vote against it – ERG

  12-03-2019 22:06
  Jacob Rees-Mogg, chair of the pro-Brexit European Research Group, speaks during the debate before the second meaningful vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal. Photograph: PRU/AFP/Getty ImagesEurosceptic Conservatives have insisted they could still force a no-deal Brexit even if the House of Commons votes on Wednesday against crashing out of the EU without a deal. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the European Research Group’s chair, said it was a “serious point” that the risk of a softer Brex
  
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• EU says no more Brexit talks with UK, risk of no-deal increased

  12-03-2019 22:04
  The European Union will not negotiate Brexit again, it said on Tuesday, after Britain's parliament rejected the divorce package for a second time in a vote that made a chaotic no-deal scenario more likely."The EU has done everything it can to help get the Withdrawal Agreement over the line," Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said after the House of Commons vote."The impasse can only be solved in the UK.
  
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• MPs table 'managed no-deal' plans before Wednesday vote

  12-03-2019 22:03
  LONDON (Reuters) - A group of MPs set out plans on Tuesday to test whether parliament wants to implement an exit plan that would see Brexit delayed and mitigate the consequence of leaving without a deal by seeking 'standstill arrangements' with the EU.
  
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• Three dead after crash involving Megabus on A90 between Aberdeen and Dundee

  12-03-2019 22:00
  Three people have died and four others are in hospital after three vehicles collided between Aberdeen and Dundee.It happened on the A90 at Glenbervie at about 4.30pm, and involved a red Renault Megane, a silver Ford B Max and a Megabus.One person was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, while the other three injured people were taken there by road ambulance.
  
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• Theresa May must definitively rule out no-deal Brexit, Nicola Sturgeon demands

  12-03-2019 21:58
  The Scottish First Minister spoke after the PM lost a second 'meaningful vote' in the House of Commons on her Prexit deal.
  
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• Storm Gareth’s heavy winds ‘to hit morning rush hour’

  12-03-2019 21:56
  The Met Office has issued yellow wind warnings as severe gusts are expected to sweep across all areas of the UK.
  
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• Instant View - MPs crush May's Brexit deal

  12-03-2019 21:55
  LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers crushed Prime Minister Theresa May's deal to quit the European Union on Tuesday, thrusting Brexit into turmoil just 17 days before the planned departure date.
  
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• Reporting Brexit - Racing to break news in Britain's ancient parliament

  12-03-2019 21:54
  The world's press packed in a gallery in the British House of Commons neo-gothic debating chamber late on Tuesday, watching out for clues of the outcome of a vote that would shake markets and deepen the Brexit turmoil.Parliamentary voting in the United Kingdom is an overwhelmingly analogue affair - with MPs traipsing down wood-panelled corridors and human tellers totting them up before, in this case, the announcement of another defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May.On Tuesday night, the reporter
  
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• Dutch PM Rutte - Brexit delay request would need 'convincing justification'

  12-03-2019 21:46
  Any request from the British government for a delay to its departure from the European Union must be supported by a "credible and convincing justification", Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday."Should the UK hand in a reasoned request for an extension, I expect a credible and convincing justification," Rutte tweeted after the British parliament overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement for a second time.
  
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• Ipswich nurse who cared for Stephen Hawking struck off - Ipswich Star

  12-03-2019 21:43
  Ipswich nurse who cared for Stephen Hawking struck off  Ipswich StarStephen Hawking's ex-nurse barred from practicing  Al-ArabiyaHawking nurse struck off for failing to provide 'the care he deserved'  The TimesStephen Hawking's family 'relieved' after nurse struck off  Cambridge NewsStephen Hawking's Nurse Banned After Multiple Misconduct Charges  NDTV NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• What happens now that May's Brexit deal has been defeated again?

  12-03-2019 21:41
  Theresa May’s second attempt to pass her Brexit deal has again been badly defeated, this time by a majority of 149. What happens next? As promised in advance by Theresa May, the next step will be motions on successive days to see first if MPs want to rule out a no-deal departure and then, if they do, whether they wish to extend article 50 and delay the Brexit process. The Conservatives will have a free vote on no deal. May stressed that Wednesday’s vote would not rule out no deal for
  
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• Three climbers die after Ben Nevis avalanche

  12-03-2019 21:41
  Police Scotland confirmed a third fatality on Tuesday night.
  
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• PM defeated after ‘Meaningful Vote on meaningless changes’

  12-03-2019 21:32
  Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson says it should come as no surprise the Withdrawal Agreement did not pass in the Commons.
  
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• Three dead after A90 crash involving bus and two cars

  12-03-2019 21:30
  The busy road near the Drumlithie junction was closed in both directions.
  
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• Think The End Of Brexit Is Nearing? It’s Just The End Of The Beginning

  12-03-2019 21:29
  "Now, this is not the end
  
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• Ben Nevis avalanche: Three climbers die on UK's highest mountain

  12-03-2019 21:21
  Three climbers have died and one has been injured after an avalanche on the UK's tallest mountain, Ben Nevis.An air ambulance, three ambulances and a trauma team were sent to the scene.Tuesday's avalanche hazard was high, according to the Scottish Avalanche Information Service.
  
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• Jailed MP Fiona Onasanya votes in Commons for first time since release

  12-03-2019 21:18
  The member for Peterborough travelled to Parliament to vote against the Prime Minister's Brexit deal.
  
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• UK must maintain threat of no-deal Brexit - DUP's Dodds

  12-03-2019 21:12
  The best way to get a Brexit deal through parliament is for the government to maintain that it would be willing to walk away from talks and leave the bloc without a deal, the deputy leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said.Prime Minister Theresa May lost the second vote on her Brexit deal on Tuesday, when MPs handed her another humiliating defeat."The best way to get a good deal, the best way to get a deal you can actually vote for is to keep the threat of a no-deal on t
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: PM's Brexit plan 'is dead'

  12-03-2019 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says "the clock has run down" on Theresa May and her Brexit deal.
  
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• No more talks planned with EU on Brexit for now - May's spokesman

  12-03-2019 21:09
  Prime Minister Theresa May has no current plans to hold more talks with the European Union, her spokesman said on Tuesday, shortly after parliament handed her a heavy defeat and plunged Britain into further uncertainty over Brexit.
  
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• Brexit deal: How did my MP vote?

  12-03-2019 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Check how your MP voted in the latest Brexit vote.
  
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• Third person dead after Ben Nevis avalanche

  12-03-2019 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A rescue operation took place in "extremely difficult conditions" on Britain's highest mountain.
  
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• PM May's statement after second defeat of her EU deal

  12-03-2019 21:00
  LONDON (Reuters) - Following is the statement to parliament by Prime Minister Theresa May after her proposed EU exit deal was defeated in the House of Commons by 149 votes on Tuesday. In January, the deal was defeated by 230 votes.
  
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• Find Out How Your MP Voted On Theresa May's Brexit Deal – The Second Time

  12-03-2019 20:54
  Theresa May's premiership hangs by a thread after her Brexit deal suffered yetanother heavy defeat in the Commons
  
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• Up to UK to solve Brexit impasse - EU's Barnier

  12-03-2019 20:43
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier ruled out doing more to help Britain reach a deal on an orderly withdrawal from the bloc, saying after British lawmakers rejected Brussels' offer that the impasse could only be solved in Britain.
  
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• Tess and Claudia complete their 'agonising' 24-hour danceathon

  12-03-2019 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The Strictly presenters collapsed to the floor after completing their 24-hour dance challenge.
  
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• Brexit: MPs reject Theresa May's plan by 149 votes

  12-03-2019 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs vote by 391 to 242 against Prime Minister's Theresa May's Brexit plan.
  
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• Devastating blow for Theresa May’s Brexit strategy as MPs vote down her deal

  12-03-2019 20:23
  The 'meaningful vote' saw the House of Commons decisively reject the Withdrawal Agreement for a second time.
  
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• MPs Set To Rule Out No Deal Brexit After Voting Down May's Revised EU Plan

  12-03-2019 20:22
  MPs are plotting to finally rule out a no-deal Brexit after Theresa May's EUdeal suffered another humiliating Commons defeat
  
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• Airport workers to be balloted over industrial action in pay dispute

  12-03-2019 20:04
  Unite says it is working to defend pension arrangements and secure a 'decent' pay rise for its members.
  
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• We need radical change to Brexit deal - DUP's Wilson

  12-03-2019 19:55
  Prime Minister Theresa May must go back to the European Union after she loses the vote on her deal on Tuesday to demand radical change to her Brexit deal, said the Brexit spokesman for Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party.Wilson said the DUP decided to vote against May's deal as soon as they read the legal advice by Britain's attorney general, which, he said, showed nothing had changed after Monday's revisions to the deal.
  
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