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• EU Leaders Agree To Delay Brexit Until May 22

  21-03-2019 23:55
  EU leaders have agreed to delay Brexit until May 22 - but only if Theresa Maycan win the backing of MPs for her Brexit deal
  
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• EU sets April 12 Brexit date if Britain fails to back deal

  21-03-2019 23:53
  Britain could leave the European Union without a Brexit deal on April 12 if MPs fail next week to back Prime Minister Theresa May's agreement with Brussels, EU leaders said after a crisis summit in Brussels on Thursday.With just a week to go until Britain risks lurching out into legal limbo at midnight (2300 GMT) next Friday, EU leaders gave May an extra two months, until May 22, to leave if she wins next week's vote in parliament.The conclusion was a deal that suggested that Britain could, if M
  
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• Hundreds gather in London to remember victims of New Zealand mosque shootings

  21-03-2019 23:42
  Muslims and New Zealand expatriates were among those to attend the Trafalgar Square event.
  
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• Text of EU summit agreement on Brexit

  21-03-2019 23:40
  The European Council takes note of the letter of Prime Minister Theresa May of 20 March 2019.2. In response, the European Council approves the Instrument relating to the Withdrawal Agreement and the Joint Statement supplementing the Political Declaration agreed between the European Commission and the government of the United Kingdom in Strasbourg on 11 March 2019.3. The European Council agrees to an extension until 22 May 2019, provided the Withdrawal Agreement is approved by the House of Common
  
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• Union and business leaders in joint Brexit plea to PM

  21-03-2019 23:36
  The letter from the TUC and CBI called on Theresa May to 'change course'.
  
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• UPDATE 1-EXCLUSIVE-U.S. threatens to derail IADB meeting if China bars Venezuela's Guaido representative

  21-03-2019 23:35
  The United States on Thursday threatened to pull out from the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in China next week if Beijing refuses to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend.The IADB, which is Latin America's largest development lender, voted last week to replace Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's board representative with Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann, who is backed by Guaido.Several sources familiar with the situation told Reu
  
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• EXCLUSIVE-U.S. threatens to derail meeting of Latam lender if China bars Venezuela

  21-03-2019 23:35
  The United States on Thursday threatened to pull out of the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in China next week if Beijing refuses to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend.The Washington-based IADB, the biggest lender to Latin America, voted last week to replace Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's board representative with Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann, who is backed by Guaido.Several sources familiar with the situation told Reut
  
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• EU wrestles with short Brexit delay as 'no deal' looms

  21-03-2019 23:30
  Prime Minister Theresa May failed to reassure European Union leaders on Thursday that she can secure a deal at home next week on an orderly Brexit, diplomats said, prompting frantic talks on how to ease Britain out without a deal.As seven hours of talks on Brexit ended, European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted that the other 27 leaders had agreed unanimously on their response to Britain's requests.With just a week left until Britain is due to quit the bloc, leaders scrapped planned talks o
  
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• Brexit: Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle attacked and called 'traitor'

  21-03-2019 23:27
  A Labour MP has claimed he was attacked and called a "traitor" about delays to Brexit while out talking to his constituents.Lloyd Russell-Moyle told Sky News that a man lunged for his face and grabbed his glasses after they engaged in a "heated discussion".The Brighton Kemptown MP said the news crew he was travelling with were approached by the "irate" man and accused of being part of a media conspiracy to stop Brexit.
  
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• EU summit talks on Brexit finished, official says

  21-03-2019 23:24
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Thursday's European Union summit talks on Brexit have ended, an official said.
  
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• EU leaders set to offer UK Brexit delay to May 22

  21-03-2019 23:21
  If MPs reject Theresa May's withdrawal deal, the UK would have until April 12 to set out its next steps.
  
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• May's appeal falls flat as EU seizes control of Brexit date

  21-03-2019 23:15
  European commission president Jean-Claude Juncker embraces Theresa May in Brussels on Thursday. Photograph: Yves Herman/ReutersEU leaders moved to seize control of Britain’s exit date from the bloc after an unconvincing appeal by Theresa May on Thursday for a three-month Brexit delay. In an address to the leaders described by one source as “90 minutes of nothing”, the prime minister failed to persuade leaders that she had a plan to avoid a no-deal Brexit. May had been seeking a
  
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• Three sailors rescued from Flat Holm island after leaving ship to go drinking

  21-03-2019 23:14
  Three sailors who became stranded on Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel after leaving a ship to go drinking have been found safe.A major search and rescue operation involving a Coastguard helicopter and five RNLI lifeboats was sparked after the men were reported missing in the early hours of Thursday.
  
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• Libby Squire: Body found in Humber Estuary is that of missing student, police say

  21-03-2019 23:09
  A body recovered from close to Grimsby Docks in the Humber Estuary is that of missing student Libby Squire, Humberside Police has said.Detective Superintendent Martin Smalley confirmed that the woman's body recovered on Wednesday afternoon had been identified.In a statement, he said: "A post-mortem examination commenced this afternoon and is continuing to be carried out this evening, however formal identification has now taken place and we can confirm the body recovered is that of missing woman
  
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• Jadon Sancho expected to start for England against Czech Republic - SkySports

  21-03-2019 23:05
  Jadon Sancho expected to start for England against Czech Republic  SkySportsEngland v Czech Republic  BBC SportEngland v Czech Republic: Kane can prolong the Wembley feelgood factor  Betting.betfairWill Czech Republic spring a surprise against England at Wembley?  SkySportsEngland news conference - Live  BBC SportView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Underground bunker to be MoD no-deal Brexit command centre

  21-03-2019 23:02
  The Ministry of Defence has committed 3,500 troops to provide rapid support should the UK crash out the EU without a deal.
  
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• EU to offer Brexit delay, length depends on UK parliament - draft

  21-03-2019 23:02
  The European Union will grant Britain an extension to its Brexit negotiating period, but the length of the delay will depend on whether Prime Minister Theresa May is able to win a vote in parliament on an exit agreement next week, draft summit conclusions said.If she is unable to do so, Britain would only be give a Brexit delay until April 12.At this point the country would face a disorderly Brexit, or could ask for another extension if it agreed to hold European Parliament elections on its soil
  
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• Messi returns for Argentina's match aganst Venezuela

  21-03-2019 22:56
  Argentina's head coach Lionel Scaloni admits that it is a joy to have Lionel Messi playing for Argentina for the first time since the World Cup
  
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• Charles drums up interest during Caribbean island visit

  21-03-2019 22:54
  Charles joined the Combined Schools Masquerade group for an impromptu performance on his visit to St Kitts and Nevis.
  
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• Florida man pleads guilty to sending wave of pipe bombs to Trump critics - The Guardian

  21-03-2019 22:47
  Florida man pleads guilty to sending wave of pipe bombs to Trump critics  The GuardianCesar Sayoc: US mail bombs suspect pleads guilty  BBC News'MAGAbomber' Cesar Sayoc admits he sent bombs to Donald Trump's political rivals  Metro.co.ukTrump Supporter Sobs as He Describes Mailing Bombs to Obama, Clinton and Other Democrats  The New York TimesUS 'pipe bombs': Cesar Sayoc pleads guilty to using weapons of mass destruction  Sky NewsView full covera
  
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• In Pictures: Warm welcome for Charles and Camilla in St Kitts

  21-03-2019 22:44
  The royals took a traditional salute before greeting the locals.
  
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• EU leaders debate future of Brexit in Theresa May’s absence

  21-03-2019 22:36
  Proposals on the table could see the date of UK withdrawal delayed from March 29 to May.
  
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• 'Ostrich' causes traffic chaos after crossing A12 in Essex

  21-03-2019 22:01
  Commuters trying to get home were left in a flap when traffic came to a standstill after a suspected ostrich wandered on to the road.Essex Police attended alongside Highways England staff and located the bird at around 7pm between junctions 27 and 28.
  
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• At last May manages to unite both the country and the Commons

  21-03-2019 21:54
  Theresa May being greeted by Jean-Claude Juncker at the European leaders’ summit on Thursday. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAFor any other person, the EU council meeting would have been shit or bust. But given that Theresa May has long since treated the last-chance saloon as a drop-in centre for the soon-to-be homeless, we are now well beyond that. The Leader in Name Only has taken herself to the realms of shit and bust. A space-time continuum where she has failed upwards and upwards to the
  
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• Levi Strauss shares surge on first day of Wall Street trading - BBC News

  21-03-2019 21:48
  Levi Strauss shares surge on first day of Wall Street trading  BBC NewsLevi Strauss leaps 30% on return to public trading  Financial Times'Should I leave or should IPO?' Levi Strauss shares soar on New York debut  Telegraph.co.ukLevi’s Goes Public, With Jeans on the Trading Floor  The New York TimesLevi Strauss is as enduring as a pair of vintage jeans  Financial TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Labour MP Stephen Hepburn Should Be Suspended Over Sex Harassment Allegation, Say MPs

  21-03-2019 21:45
  The Labour Party should suspend MP Stephen Hepburn while a sexual harassmentallegation made against him is investigated, two MPs have said
  
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• Death of man in school grounds not suspicious

  21-03-2019 21:38
  Andrew McEwan was found dead within the grounds of a Glasgow primary school.
  
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• Fall in specialist teachers for children with additional needs

  21-03-2019 21:22
  The number of additional support needs teachers in Scotland has dropped by 483 since 2010, the Scottish Greens say.
  
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• Nearly 25% of English universities in deficit last year, figures show

  21-03-2019 21:20
  Reading was among the universities with deficits higher than 10% of their annual income. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PANearly one in four universities in England were in deficit last year, according to an official compilation of data that suggests more financial difficulties could be on the way. The number of universities in England with operating deficits in 2017-18 increased to 32, compared with 24 the year before and 10 in 2015-16. Across the UK, the number reporting deficits rose to 47, compar
  
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• EU leaders locked in discussions over possible Brexit extension

  21-03-2019 21:17
  Theresa May had been due to join the EU27 leaders for dinner, but was excluded as her counterparts continued discussions.
  
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• Libby Squire: Body in Humber confirmed as missing student - BBC News

  21-03-2019 21:16
  Libby Squire: Body in Humber confirmed as missing student  BBC NewsLibby Squire: Body found in Humber Estuary does belong to missing student  Mirror OnlinePolice confirm body of woman found in Humber Estuary yesterday is missing student Libby Squire  Daily MailBody found in Humber Estuary confirmed as missing student Libby Squire  Metro.co.ukMissing Libby Squire: Police find woman's body in water  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Body recovered from estuary is that of missing university student Libby Squire

  21-03-2019 21:16
  Police have been searching for Libby in Hull for almost seven weeks.
  
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• ‘Runaway ostrich’ holds up rush hour traffic

  21-03-2019 21:13
  The bird was spotted on the A12 in Essex.
  
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• Cyclone Idai: 'Children died as they fell from trees, adults drowned when they could hold on no longer' - The Telegraph

  21-03-2019 21:08
  Cyclone Idai: 'Children died as they fell from trees, adults drowned when they could hold on no longer'  The TelegraphCyclone Idai: Flying over flooded Mozambique  BBC News'We don't have anything': the fight for survival after Cyclone Idai  The GuardianCyclone Idai has wreaked havoc on the other side of the world – and yet no one in the west seems to care  The IndependentCyclone Idai: How the storm tore into southern Africa  BBC NewsView fu
  
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• Swiss watchmakers say slowing growth in China won't hurt sales this year

  21-03-2019 21:06
  Swiss watchmakers are confident they can grow sales this year even in the face of a cooling Chinese economy, executives told Reuters at an industry fair on Thursday, as demand strengthens in other markets like the United States and Britain.Switzerland's watch industry, which relies heavily on Chinese customers, has seen exports - the best available indicator for demand - rise only 2.1 percent in the first two months of the year, following a 6.3 percent increase last year.Oris said sales in the U
  
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• Libby Squire: Body Found Is Missing Hull University Student

  21-03-2019 21:00
  A body recovered from the Humber Estuary is that of missing Hull Universitystudent Libby Squire, Humberside Police has said
  
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• ISIS is over: Last Syrian stronghold 'liberated' 5 years after caliphate declared - Mirror Online

  21-03-2019 20:48
  ISIS is over: Last Syrian stronghold 'liberated' 5 years after caliphate declared  Mirror Online‘Worst conditions since crisis began’: Twelve die after fleeing Isis caliphate in Syria  The IndependentDonald Trump says US forces ‘killed terrorists behind Paris attacks’ as he declares ISIS will be wiped out in  The SunPresident Trump has real constitutional power, and he should use it  USA TODAYDonald Trump: last pocket of ISIS in Syr
  
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• Alice Cutter: Neo-Nazi terror suspect was 'obsessed with ethnic cleansing'

  21-03-2019 20:37
  A neo-Nazi terror suspect who entered a "Miss Hitler" beauty contest was obsessed with "ethnic cleansing", a court has heard.Alice Cutter, 22, denies being a member of National Action after it was outlawed as a terrorist organisation by the government in December 2016.The pair, from Sowerby Bridge near Halifax, West Yorkshire, deny being members of National Action between December 2016 and September 2017.
  
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• Judge begins summing up evidence in Hillsborough trial

  21-03-2019 20:34
  David Duckenfield (left) and Graham Mackrell have both pleaded not guilty. Composite: PAThe jury at the trial of two men charged over the 1989 Hillsborough disaster has been told not to draw any adverse inference from the fact that the defendants have exercised their right not to give evidence.The direction from the judge, Sir Peter Openshaw, came on the first day of his summing up of evidence in the prosecutions of David Duckenfield, a former chief superintendent with South Yorkshire police, an
  
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• EU considers options for Brexit delay - May 7, year-end or open-ended, diplomats say

  21-03-2019 20:34
  European Union leaders were considering different options on delaying Brexit on Thursday, possibly until May 7, the end of the year or even leaving the date open for now, diplomatic sources said.The leaders started discussions on delaying Brexit after Prime Minister Theresa May asked to postpone the current exit date of March 29 until the end of June."This would just give us more time to prepare for a no-deal Brexit," one diplomat said.
  
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• Counter-terror police investigating after windows smashed at five mosques

  21-03-2019 20:32
  Police responded to a smashed window at a fifth mosque after pictures were circulated on social media.
  
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• Death threats and an assault: May told her Brexit attack puts MPs in danger

  21-03-2019 20:31
  The PM has been warned her accusation MPs are failing to deliver Brexit will cost her support for her deal in the Commons.
  
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• Levi Strauss just went public. Here's what five experts say about investing in the company. - CNBC

  21-03-2019 20:29
  Levi Strauss just went public. Here's what five experts say about investing in the company.  CNBCLevi Strauss shares surge on first day of Wall Street trading  BBC NewsLevi Strauss soars 30% in New York debut  Financial TimesLevi’s Goes Public, With Jeans on the Trading Floor  The New York TimesLevi Strauss is as enduring as a pair of vintage jeans  Financial TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke almost died from stroke after first series - Sky News

  21-03-2019 20:26
  Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke almost died from stroke after first series  Sky NewsActor Emilia Clarke reveals she had life-threatening stroke in 2011  The GuardianGame Of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke reveals terrifying brain aneurysm ordeal  Metro.co.uk‘Game Of Thrones” Emilia Clarke speaks out about surviving two brain aneurysms  NME LiveWho is Emilia Clarke? The Game of Thrones and Star Wars actress is finally leaving Daenerys behind&nbs
  
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• Did Amber Rudd Just Throw Theresa May Some Serious Shade Over Brexit With A Letter About... Hastings Pier?

  21-03-2019 20:26
  It's no secret that with just eight days to go until the UK is officially setto leave the EU, Brexit is a bit of a shambles
  
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• Number of parents fined over poor school attendance up 74.7%

  21-03-2019 20:25
  Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows an increase in the number of penalty notices issued from 149,300 in 2016/17 to 260,877 in 2017/18.The most common reason for a penalty notice was unauthorised family holiday absence, with a total 85.4% issued for that reason in 2017/18 - up from 77.5% the previous year.The DfE put the rise down to changes in regulations, as well as a number of high-profile court cases in the last few years.
  
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• Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke almost died from stroke after first series

  21-03-2019 20:25
  Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has revealed she survived a potentially fatal stroke shortly after filming the first season of the hit TV show.The British actress, who rose to fame playing Daenerys Targaryen in the fantasy TV series, has spoken for the first time about the life-threatening experience and having surgery to avoid a potential second.Clarke had suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage - a life-threatening type of stroke caused by bleeding in the brain.
  
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• Brexit: MoD prepares for no-deal in Whitehall bunker - BBC News

  21-03-2019 20:19
  Brexit: MoD prepares for no-deal in Whitehall bunker  BBC NewsBrexit: Govt preparing to enter 'very high readiness mode' for no deal  Sky NewsUK's emergency plans for no-deal Brexit begin to be put into action  The GuardianOperation Yellowhammer to kick in on Monday as UK braces for no deal Brexit  Metro.co.ukBrexit News: What is Operation Redfold? Military activates no deal team in NUCLEAR bunker  Express.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump says it is 'time to recognise' Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights - Sky News

  21-03-2019 20:15
  Trump says it is 'time to recognise' Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights  Sky NewsTrump: Time to recognise Golan Heights as Israeli territory  BBC NewsTrump says US will recognize Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights  The GuardianDonald Trump: time for US to recognise Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights  Evening StandardTrump says U.S. should recognize Golan Heights as part of Israel  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Monkey born from frozen testicular tissue offers fertility treatment hope

  21-03-2019 20:11
  A baby monkey has been born for the first time after testicular tissue was cryopreserved.
  
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