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• Widow of murdered Mexico journalist was surveillance target days after death

  20-03-2019 23:34
  Government-linked spyware sent to Griselda Triana’s phoneHusband Javier Valdez was murdered only 10 days previouslyEven in a country long-used to violence, the cowardly 2017 murder of the Mexican journalist Javier Valdez prompted outrage: reporters held protests, news outlets stopped publishing for a day and the then president, Enrique Peña Nieto, promised that the crime would not go unpunished.But barely 10 days after Valdez was pulled from his car and shot dead, his widow Griselda
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn branded ‘juvenile’ for pulling out of Brexit crisis talks with PM

  20-03-2019 23:34
  The Labour leader reportedly left after Independent Group MP Chuka Umunna arrived for opposition meeting with Theresa May.
  
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• Leroy Sané survives ‘vicious’ red-card tackle in Germany’s draw with Serbia

  20-03-2019 23:33
  Germany, with a new-look team, made a promising return to the international stage with a 1-1 draw against Serbia in a friendly, showing signs of improvement following a disastrous 2018. Related: Ben Woodburn scrambles late reward for starless Wales against TrinidadContinue reading...
  
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• 'Toxic, Arrogant, Disgraceful': MPs Are Furious After Theresa May Blamed Them For The Brexit Crisis

  20-03-2019 23:19
  Theresa May has triggered a major backlash from MPs after she blamed them forthe Brexit crisis
  
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• Lorraine Kelly wins £1.2 million tax battle

  20-03-2019 23:16
  Judge Jennifer Dean ruled the presenter was not an ITV employee.
  
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• US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change ruling

  20-03-2019 23:08
  In a rebuke of the Trump administration’s ‘energy-first’ agenda, a judge rules greenhouse gas emissions must be consideredIn the first significant check on the Trump administration’s “energy-first” agenda, a US judge has temporarily halted hundreds of drilling projects for failing to take climate change into account.Drilling had been stalled on more than 300,000 acres of public land in Wyoming after it was ruled the Trump administration violated environmental
  
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• Wales 1-0 Trinidad and Tobago: Ben Woodburn scores injury-time winner

  20-03-2019 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Woodburn's injury-time winner gives a shadow Wales side a win against Trinidad and Tobago as international football returns to Wrexham.
  
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• Theresa May: don't blame me for Brexit crisis, blame MPs

  20-03-2019 23:02
  PM faces calls for resignation after blaming Commons for delay to UK’s exit from EUFollow all the latest on Brexit with our live blogTheresa May is facing a furious backlash from her own backbenchers and calls for her resignation after she blamed squabbling MPs for delaying Brexit.In a defiant statement on Wednesday night she told the British public: “I am on your side,” and now hopes to force her deal through parliament next week at the third time of asking. Continue reading..
  
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• Theresa May: don't blame me for Brexit crisis, blame MPs

  20-03-2019 23:02
  Theresa May is facing a furious backlash from her own backbenchers and calls for her resignation after she blamed squabbling MPs for delaying Brexit. In a defiant statement on Wednesday night she told the British public: “I am on your side,” and now hopes to force her deal through parliament next week at the third time of asking. Less than an hour earlier, she had been warned in a private meeting with Conservative MPs that her bid to delay leaving could end up losing her even more vo
  
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• 'Tired' public needs Brexit decision, says PM

  20-03-2019 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM appeals to the British people over the delay to Brexit and says it is "high time" MPs made a choice.
  
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• Tory rising star Johnny Mercer calls for major changes to leadership race rules - The Sun

  20-03-2019 23:00
  Tory rising star Johnny Mercer calls for major changes to leadership race rules  The SunTHE Plymouth MP wants Conservative MPs to pick four candidates for the party's wider membership to pick from, not just the current two. Today's limit allows ...
  
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• Ultra-rare Super Worm Moon stuns as it puts on display around the world on the spring equinox - Daily Mail

  20-03-2019 22:54
  Ultra-rare Super Worm Moon stuns as it puts on display around the world on the spring equinox  Daily MailRare super worm moon will loom large as it coincides with equinox  The GuardianSupermoon 2019: Stunning Super Worm Moon light up sky across the UK  The SunThere's an equinox supermoon tonight - here's how you can see it  Manchester Evening NewsWill it be worth staying up tonight to see the last supermoon of the year in Gloucestershire?  Glouce
  
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• Unclothed man displays more than art in Moscow gallery stroll -RIA

  20-03-2019 22:53
  A man stripped down to skimpy underwear and took a stroll through Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery on Wednesday evening in what it called an "unsanctioned performance," the RIA news agency reported.This was the third incident involving a visitor to one of Russia's leading art galleries in under a year.The gallery said the performance was staged by modern artists who had left behind small artworks in its halls, RIA reported.
  
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• May urges parliament to back her on Brexit, tells Britons 'I'm on your side'

  20-03-2019 22:48
  Prime Minister Theresa May made an impassioned appeal to MPs to support her on Wednesday after the European Union said it could only grant her request to delay Brexit for three months if parliament next week backed her plans for leaving.May had earlier asked the EU to let Britain delay its departure date from March 29 to June 30, a question that leaders of the remaining 27 member states will discuss at a summit on Thursday.European Council President Donald Tusk said it would be possible to grant
  
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• Christchurch shootings: UK media 'must deny terrorists a voice'

  20-03-2019 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  A senior police officer urges UK newspapers not to "help terrorists" by sharing their footage or ideas.
  
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• The Maybot's binary messages have become just a series of noughts

  20-03-2019 22:33
  As Corbyn lay impaled on a molehill and Tusk took control, May had literally nothing to offerAn unfamiliar sound was heard in the Commons. Not the call of a stray rodent, but the voice of Jeremy Corbyn. While there may be some virtue in keeping quiet while your opponent is making mistakes, there comes a time, when the country is visibly falling apart, that some people would quite like to hear from the leader of the opposition. But for much of the past week Corbyn has chosen to keep a low profile
  
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• Minister accused of angry reaction following criticism of LGBT education remarks

  20-03-2019 22:32
  Labour's Stephen Doughty made claims against Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom.
  
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• Theresa May urges MPs to make a decision on Brexit

  20-03-2019 22:30
  A combative Theresa May said it is "high time" MPs make a decision on Brexit in a Downing Street address to the nation.Mrs May has asked the EU to delay Britain leaving the EU, proposing to push the exit date of 29 March back to 30 June.In a statement on Wednesday evening, the prime minister said MPs "unable" to agree on her Brexit deal had caused the request for an extension.
  
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• Boeing delays by months test flights for U.S. human space program: sources - Reuters

  20-03-2019 22:28
  Boeing delays by months test flights for U.S. human space program: sources  ReutersSEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co has delayed by at least three months its first uncrewed flight to the International Space Station under NASA's human spaceflight ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Body of man found in school grounds identified

  20-03-2019 22:28
  Andrew McEwan's death in Glasgow is being treated as unexplained.
  
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• Corrie faces LGBTQ+ backlash over death in Underworld collapse - DigitalSpy.com

  20-03-2019 22:22
  Corrie faces LGBTQ+ backlash over death in Underworld collapse  DigitalSpy.comCorrie shocks viewers by killing off beloved character in roof collapse  DigitalSpy.comCoronation Street spoilers: Rana Habeeb slammed as she makes unforgivable move  ExpressView full coverage on Google News
  
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• More than 50 children held hostage on bus in migrant death protest - Sky News

  20-03-2019 22:18
  More than 50 children held hostage on bus in migrant death protest  Sky NewsA bus driver in Italy abducted more than 50 children, had their hands bound and set fire to the vehicle they were in to "protest" the deaths of migrants in the ...
  
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• Theresa May: 'I am not prepared to delay Brexit any further'

  20-03-2019 22:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM says she will not accept a delay to Brexit beyond 30 June, and urges Parliament to "get on with it".
  
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• Corbyn walks out of PM’s Brexit meeting over Umunna invite

  20-03-2019 22:01
  Chuka Umunna and Jeremy Corbyn. Composite: EPA/Getty imagesJeremy Corbyn has walked out of an early evening meeting of party leaders with Theresa May after he realised that the prime minister had invited the Independent Group spokesman, Chuka Umunna. The Labour leader had been due to meet May to discuss the Brexit crisis alongside the SNP’s Ian Blackford, the Lib Dems’ Vince Cable, and the parliamentary leaders of Plaid Cymru and the Greens.But those present said he quit the meeting
  
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• 'Juvenile' Corbyn walks out of cross-party meeting after Independent Group members invited

  20-03-2019 22:01
  Jeremy Corbyn has been described as "juvenile" after walking out of a cross-party meeting when he discovered members of the Independent Group were involved.Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable told Sky News that Mr Corbyn refused to take part in the meeting at the prime minister's office as former Labour MP Chuka Umunna and ex-Tory Anna Soubry were there.
  
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• May tells voters who want Brexit to be over: I am on your side

  20-03-2019 21:58
  The Prime Minister blamed MPs for failing to deliver Brexit.
  
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• Brexit live: Delay is matter of ‘personal regret’, Prime Minister says

  20-03-2019 21:57
  All the latest developments after the Prime Minister asked the EU for an extension to article 50.
  
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• ‘Blimey! That packs a punch!’ says Camilla after sampling Caribbean rum

  20-03-2019 21:55
  The Duchess of Cornwall tried the passion fruit flavoured drink during a visit to St Vincent and The Grenadines Community College.
  
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• Facebook Messenger takes a page out of WhatsApp's playbook with individual message replies - Phone Arena

  20-03-2019 21:50
  Facebook Messenger takes a page out of WhatsApp's playbook with individual message replies  Phone ArenaFacebook Messenger's new feature could save you a LOT of embarrassment  Mirror OnlineFacebook is adding quoted replies to Messenger conversations  The VergeFacebook Messenger now has message threads  VentureBeatFacebook adds quoted message replies to Messenger  Fast CompanyView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Theresa May Tells MPs It Is 'High Time' They Make A Decision On Brexit

  20-03-2019 21:46
  Theresa May has told MPs it is "high time" they make a final decision onBrexit
  
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• Theresa May blames MPs for failing to deliver Brexit - Metro.co.uk

  20-03-2019 21:43
  Theresa May blames MPs for failing to deliver Brexit  Metro.co.ukTheresa May scorns MPs as she heads to Brussels to ask for delay  Sky NewsUK politicians ignore mass public protests at their peril  The GuardianWith the single worst speech she has ever given, Theresa May shifted all the blame for the failure of Brexit on to herself  The IndependentTheresa May has kept her job by caving in to the Brexiteers, but her humiliation is complete  The Ind
  
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• 'Sistine Chapel of the UK' re-opens in London after renovation

  20-03-2019 21:43
  An elaborate London hall, dubbed by some as the "Sistine Chapel of the UK" because of its baroque interior and ceiling, is re-opening its doors after a two-year conservation project.The Painted Hall of the 17th century Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich is decorated with the work of British artist James Thornhill, which he began in 1707 and finished in 1726.Old Royal Naval College Chief Executive Angela McConvillesaid the comparison to the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, where throngs of people queu
  
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• ‘Terrible’: Tory despair over leadership deepens but May ploughs on

  20-03-2019 21:42
  As prime minister asks EU for short delay, her party openly ponders how long she can lastSeveral times during the torrid Brexit drama of the past two years, Theresa May has adopted her own version of what Tony Blair used to call his “masochism strategy” – in her case by making herself available for hostile cross-examination by her backbenchers.On Tuesday, though, as both wings of her deeply riven party erupted in fury and despair after the decision to ask for a three-month Brex
  
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• Kentucky governor says he deliberately exposed his children to chickenpox

  20-03-2019 21:26
  Matt Bevin said parents worried about the disease should vaccinate their children, but it shouldn’t be government mandatedKentucky governor Matt Bevin says he deliberately exposed his children to chickenpox so they would catch the highly contagious disease and become immune. Related: How to put the dangerous anti-vaxx panic in perspective: zoom outContinue reading...
  
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• Brexit delay: How Theresa May caved in to demands of Leave backing ministers over Article 50 - iNews

  20-03-2019 21:18
  Brexit delay: How Theresa May caved in to demands of Leave backing ministers over Article 50  iNewsAfter testy exchanges during a 90-minute Cabinet discussion on Brexit strategy, ministers were little wiser over how long an extension to Article 50 would be ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Sophie Jones quits football after racial abuse ban and Sheffield United exit

  20-03-2019 21:14
  • FA finds Jones guilty of making monkey noises
  • Sheffield United contract terminated by mutual consentSophie Jones is giving up football after the Sheffield United Women’s player was on Wednesday given a five-match ban for racially abusing an opponent during a Championship game against Tottenham in January.Jones’s announcement came after United confirmed her contract had been terminated by “mutual agreement” after she was found guilty of making monkey noises a
  
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• Global shares tick up with Fed boost; oil hits four-month peak

  20-03-2019 21:09
  Stocks across the world fought to extend their longest winning streak of the year on Wednesday, with a global index edging up as a boost from a dovish Federal Reserve more than offset concerns over U.S.-China trade talks.In a major shift in its perspective, the Fed expects no rate hikes this year and only one in 2020, no longer anticipating the need to guard against inflation with restrictive monetary policy.Despite the pound's drop, the dollar index hit its lowest level since Feb 4.
  
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• May to address the nation after asking EU for short Brexit delay

  20-03-2019 21:04
  European Council president Donald Tusk said the 'question remains open as to the duration of such an extension'.
  
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• Has the bubble burst for reality TV stars? - Stuff.co.nz

  20-03-2019 21:03
  Has the bubble burst for reality TV stars?  Stuff.co.nzLove Island's Megan Barton Hanson looks stylish in checked skirt  Daily MailOlivia Attwood says Love Island 'isn't to blame' for Mike Thalassitis' death as she reveals show 'saved her'  Evening StandardMegan Barton Hanson reflects on the trappings of fame after the death of Mike Thalassitis  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ben Te’o and Billy Vunipola return late to England hotel after night out

  20-03-2019 21:02
  • Breach of team protocol could have World Cup repercussions
  • Pair apologise but may be punished by coach Eddie JonesBen Te’o and Billy Vunipola have found themselves in hot water after arriving late back at the England team hotel following an alcohol-fuelled night out, hours after their side’s second-half capitulation to Scotland in the Six Nations finale on Saturday. Related: Making Maro Itoje captain could give England a new dimension | Robert KitsonContinue reading...
  
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• Two charged over death of man following disturbance

  20-03-2019 21:01
  A 48-year-old man has died following a disturbance in Paisley.
  
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• Renegade Android apps can siphon off your web logins, browser history. So make sure Chrome or OS is patched, friends - The Register

  20-03-2019 21:01
  Renegade Android apps can siphon off your web logins, browser history. So make sure Chrome or OS is patched, friends  The RegisterSmartphones and other gadgets running Android 4.4 or later contain a bug that can be exploited by rogue apps to steal website login tokens and spy on owners' ...
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Walks Out Of Cross-Party Brexit Talks 'Because The Independent Group Attended'

  20-03-2019 21:01
  Jeremy Corbyn has walked out of cross-party talks about Brexit with TheresaMay and other party leaders with the UK nine days away from leaving the EU
  
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• Viktor Orbán's party suspended from centre-right EPP bloc

  20-03-2019 21:00
  Move against Hungarian leader’s Fidesz follows aggressive anti-EU campaignViktor Orbán’s Fidesz party has been suspended from the main pan-European centre-right party, as controversy over the far-right Hungarian leader’s place in the European mainstream comes to a head.“Fidesz will be suspended with immediate effect and until further notice,” Joseph Daul, the president of the European People’s party (EPP), announced on Twitter, saying 190 members had vo
  
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• Students occupy Goldsmiths in protest at institutional racism

  20-03-2019 20:59
  Campaigners say university failed to respond adequately to racist abuse of student elections candidateStudents have occupied a key building at Goldsmiths, part of the University of London, demanding an institution-wide strategy to tackle racism which they say is undermining the experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) students.Protesters belonging to Goldsmiths Anti-Racist Action began their occupation of Deptford town hall more than a week ago, after a candidate in the student ele
  
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• Hotel owner cleared of drug suspicions

  20-03-2019 20:59
  Michael McElhatton, 52, owns the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, Co Tyrone.
  
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• Body recovered from Humber Estuary near Grimsby Docks

  20-03-2019 20:54
  Detectives said it is too early for any identification and they cannot confirm whether the body, which was recovered close to Grimsby Docks, is male or female.A statement said: "A body has been recovered from the Humber Estuary this afternoon, (Wednesday, 20 March), in close proximity to Grimsby Docks.The search is still continuing for missing student Libby Squire, 21, who disappeared after a night out in Hull more than six weeks ago.
  
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• Theresa May 'Very Likely' To Be Ousted By Summer, Tory MP Suggests

  20-03-2019 20:48
  Tory MPs are likely to force Theresa May out of Downing Street by the summerif she does not quit herself, a former minister has suggested
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Lancashire woman goes missing

  20-03-2019 20:48
  Susan Waring was last seen at a doctor's surgery in her home town of Darwen on 16 January.Lancashire Police have arrested a 45-year-old man and are searching a property in Blackburn Road.Ms Waring's body has not been found, but police said it was "very unusual" that she had not been in contact with friends and family for weeks.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Bill Murray film's use of famed U.S. horse racing phrase draws lawsuit

  20-03-2019 20:47
  U.S. horse racing announcer Dave Johnson, who called Triple Crown races for ABC television for two decades, on Wednesday sued the makers of Bill Murray's 2014 film "St. Vincent" for using his signature phrase "and down the stretch they come" without permission.Johnson, 77, a Manhattan resident, accused the film's distributor Weinstein Co, the producers Chernin Entertainment and Crescendo Productions and other defendants of infringing his 2012 trademark in the phrase, one of the most recognizable
  
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