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• Canaccord Genuity to restructure its UK-based capital markets business

  31-03-2019 23:58
  The financial services company said the move is expected to result in significant job cuts in its London-based capital markets business.Canaccord Genuity will record a charge of about $12 million (9.21 million pounds) in its fourth quarter as part of the process, the company said."A prolonged period of political and market uncertainty in the UK has impacted capital raising and related activities in the region resulting in unacceptable returns," it said in a statement.
  
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• Adventurer begins round-the-world gyrocopter flight

  31-03-2019 23:57
  The 37-year-old will fly over 22,800 nautical miles across 13 different countries.
  
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• Crews remain at scene of converted church building fire – almost 20 hours later

  31-03-2019 23:46
  The blaze began at 3am on Sunday.
  
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• British summer time starts with chilly nights and April showers

  31-03-2019 23:46
  After a mild week, it is set to get colder.
  
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• Glasgow street sealed off amid reports of disturbance

  31-03-2019 22:53
  The local authority has put a diversion in place.
  
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• Concerns grow for missing dementia sufferer last seen at disused mine

  31-03-2019 22:38
  Police say Alistair Lovie could be in a confused state.
  
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• Relationship break-up led to NHS worker fulfilling Army dream

  31-03-2019 22:07
  Corporal Tony Neary devotes his free time to 8 Rifles outside his day job as a mental health nurse.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband delivers Mother's Day card to Iranian embassy

  31-03-2019 22:00
  The card, signed by nearly 20,000 supporters, reads "Happy Mother's Day Nazanin".Accompanied by a group of mothers, husband Richard Ratcliffe also took 155 bunches of flowers to the embassy - symbolising the number of weeks his wife has spent in prison.Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at Tehran airport in 2016 as she was due to head back from a family holiday with her then 22-month-old daughter Gabriella.
  
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• Ministers try to force May's hand over Brexit as cabinet rift widens

  31-03-2019 21:53
  Theresa May’s cabinet ministers are set to clash this week over alternative options to her Brexit deal.Photograph: James Veysey/Rex/ShutterstockTheresa May’s government is on the verge of meltdown as cabinet ministers prepare to clash over whether to support plans for a softer Brexit and a possible lengthy delay before leaving the European Union. In a decisive intervention, David Gauke, the justice secretary, said on Sunday that the prime minister would have to accept the possibility
  
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• Ministers try to force May's hand over Brexit as cabinet rift widens

  31-03-2019 21:53
  Theresa May’s cabinet ministers are set to clash this week over alternative options to her Brexit deal.Photograph: James Veysey/Rex/ShutterstockTheresa May’s government is on the verge of meltdown as cabinet ministers prepare to clash over whether to support plans for a softer Brexit and a possible lengthy delay before leaving the European Union.In a decisive intervention, David Gauke, the justice secretary, said on Sunday that the prime minister would have to accept the possibility
  
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• Victims of ‘senseless’ stabbings randomly attacked from behind

  31-03-2019 21:52
  Two people are in a critical condition in hospital.
  
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• EU has been patient over Brexit but patience runs out - Juncker

  31-03-2019 21:37
  The European Union has had a lot of patience with Britain over Brexit but patience runs out, the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said in an interview on Italian state TV RAI on Sunday."So far we know what the British parliament says no to, but we don't know what it might say yes to," he said.Asked if a second referendum might be possible, Juncker said that was an issue exclusively for the British people.
  
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• Co-owner of Russia's S7 airline dies in plane crash near Frankfurt

  31-03-2019 21:36
  Natalia Fileva, chairwoman and co-owner of Russia's second largest airline S7, died when a private jet she was in crashed near Frankfurt on Sunday, the company said.Epic-Lt, a single-engined jet designed for private flights, crashed when it was landing at Egelsbach airport, S7 said in a statement.A police spokesman in the central German state of Hesse said a six-seater aircraft with two passengers and a pilot, en route from France, came down near Egelsbach and then caught fire.
  
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• No easy options: what will May do if her Brexit deal goes down again?

  31-03-2019 21:03
  May’s tireless efforts have produced a carnival of hubris, which seem unlikely to have endeared Tories to the electorate. Photograph: David Hartley/REX/ShutterstockJust about everyone knows what Theresa May’s first choice outcome is this week – that squabbling MPs finally knuckle under, spooked at last by the threat of a snap election, and vote for her Brexit deal at the fourth time of asking. What even her cabinet struggles to guess, is what her second choice would be; and whi
  
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• Labour must drop Corbyn’s left wing politics to beat Johnson, warns Blair

  31-03-2019 21:01
  Ex PM says the Labour leader's 'revolutionary' policies will not win over Tory voters 'repelled' by Mr Johnson's role in Brexit.
  
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• Boris Johnson-Led Tory Party Will Defeat ‘Revolutionary’ Corbyn At Next Election, Tony Blair Warns

  31-03-2019 21:00
  A Boris Johnson-led government will defeat Labour at the next election if theparty retains Jeremy Corbyn's 'revolutionary' politics, Tony Blair has warned
  
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• Man charged after Eurostar protest disrupts travel

  31-03-2019 20:52
  A man has been charged by police after a Eurostar protest at St Pancras which caused disruption for thousands of passengers.Terry Maher, 44, from Camden in north London, has been charged with obstructing the railway and causing a public nuisance, British Transport Police (BTP) said."The charges relate to an incident where a man was on top of railway infrastructure, resulting in a number of rail services from St Pancras International needing to be suspended as a safety precaution," a BTP spokesma
  
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• National price hike day: What's getting more expensive from tomorrow?

  31-03-2019 18:08
  From 1 April, everyday items and household bills are getting more expensive.Prescription costs will go up by 20p from £8.80 to £9 (2.27%).NHS wigs and fabric supports will also increase, including surgical bras, fabric abdominal and spinal supports and partial and full human hair wigs - which will cost £192.85 and £282 respectively.
  
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• Edmonton stabbings: Knifeman hunted after four victims stabbed in the back in north London

  31-03-2019 18:06
  A major manhunt is under way after a knifeman stabbed four people in the back at random in separate attacks in north London.Two of the victims are said by police to be in a critical condition, while the other two have been described as stable.Police are scouring the Edmonton area for the single male attacker, who is described as black, about 6ft 3ins, of skinny build and wearing dark clothing, possibly a hooded top.
  
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• Husband of jailed charity worker delivers flowers to Iranian Embassy

  31-03-2019 17:42
  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, is serving a five-year jail sentence in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.
  
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• Met Police appeal over random stabbings

  31-03-2019 17:25
  All four victims were alone at the time and were attacked from behind without warning in North London.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Husband Delivers Mother's Day Flowers To Iranian Embassy

  31-03-2019 17:17
  The husband of imprisoned Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has delivered flowers tothe Iranian Embassy in London to mark the third Mother's Day since she wasimprisoned
  
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• Manhunt under way following series of London stabbings

  31-03-2019 17:15
  Scotland Yard said there is a lot of police activity under way to catch the suspect.
  
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• Six arrests during Old Firm clash

  31-03-2019 17:02
  The alleged offences took place in and around the stadium.
  
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• Birmingham Grindr attacks: Two teenage boys charged with robbery after three men targeted

  31-03-2019 17:01
  Two teenage boys have been charged with robbery after attacks on three men who arranged meetings through gay dating app Grindr.The victims were robbed in separate incidents in Yardley, east Birmingham, after being contacted for potential dates, West Midlands Police said.Two of the attacks took place off Yardley Green Road, on 5 January and 18 March, while the third took place off Hob Moor Road on 24 March.
  
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• No 10 hopes to delay Tory leadership contest until October

  31-03-2019 16:58
  James Cleverly, the party’s deputy chair, has been urged by colleagues to stand for the leadership, sources said. Photograph: Tom Nicholson/REX/ShutterstockDowning Street hopes to delay any Conservative party leadership contest until October in a move that will hamper the campaigns of established candidates such as Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid.As Tory contenders began manoeuvres this weekend to replace Theresa May after the third defeat of her Brexit deal, sources confirmed t
  
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• MPs consider options for second round of Brexit indicative votes

  31-03-2019 16:54
  What are some of the options MPs could be voting on?
  
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• Crews remain at scene of converted church building fire

  31-03-2019 16:17
  They were alerted to the fire at Great George Street, in the west end of Glasgow, at around 3am on Sunday.
  
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• Factbox - Brexit multiple choice again: How will UK parliament's indicative votes work?

  31-03-2019 16:14
  British lawmakers will wrest control of the Brexit process for a second day on Monday in order to try to find a majority for an alternative way forward that could break the parliamentary deadlock over Prime Minister Theresa May's proposed deal.The first phase of so-called indicative votes held on March 27 did not show majority support for any options, but lawmakers hope a second round, likely on a narrower range of options, could see parliament coalesce behind a way forward.Since the last round
  
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• Explainer - Breaking the deadlock over Brexit: Is Britain heading for a general election?

  31-03-2019 16:14
  With Britain's parliament deadlocked over the way forward on Brexit, speculation was growing on Sunday that Prime Minister Theresa May could call a snap election to try and break the impasse.Last week, after her Brexit deal was rejected by parliament for a third time, May's comment that she feared "we are reaching the limits of this process in this House", was seen by many as a hint she could be moving towards an election.The Sunday Times reported her media chief, Robbie Gibb, and her political
  
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• Brexit in meltdown - Theresa May under pressure to forge softer divorce deal

  31-03-2019 16:14
  Britain's exit from the European Union was in disarray after the implosion of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy left her under pressure from rival factions to leave without a deal, go for an election or forge a much softer divorce.After one of the most tumultuous weeks in British politics since the 2016 referendum, it was still uncertain how, when or even if the United Kingdom will ever leave the bloc it first joined 46 years ago.A third defeat of May's divorce deal, after her pledge
  
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• Soldiers leave climbing frame for Kenyan children as parting gift

  31-03-2019 16:04
  It was built by soldiers from The Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from parts of scrap metal.
  
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• Best Photos of the Weekend: Louvre patchwork and a Beyoncé salute

  31-03-2019 15:50
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Man in hospital after being hit by car reversing out of garage

  31-03-2019 15:21
  The incident happened in Glasgow city centre on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Many Labour MPs want to back plan on revoking Article 50 – SNP

  31-03-2019 15:10
  Joanna Cherry said she has been working closely with some Labour politicians on her proposal.
  
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• Heat factor for medics dealing with real and simulated injuries on army exercise

  31-03-2019 15:09
  Two teams of medics experienced Exercise Askari Storm in Kenya alongside 2 Rifles and treated real casualties as well as simulated injuries.
  
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• Police link four 'random' stabbings in north London

  31-03-2019 15:00
  The scene of one of the stabbings in Edmonton. Police believe the male suspect was acting alone. Photograph: Tony Kershaw/SWNSThe victims of a spate of stabbings in north London may have been targeted at random because they were “alone and vulnerable”, police have said.Four people were attacked in the Edmonton area between 7.02pm on Saturday and 9.43am on Sunday, and two remain in a critical condition. Police believe a male suspect, who may have mental health problems, was acting alo
  
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• Meghan to shun London hospital famed for royal births - The Sun

  31-03-2019 14:40
  Meghan Markle has broken a four-decade tradition by shunning the London hospital where many royal babies, including her husband Britain's Prince Harry, were born, The Sun newspaper reported.Meghan and Harry, who married last year, are expecting their first child this spring.Princess Diana gave birth to Harry at St Mary's in 1984 and Kate, the wife of Harry's elder brother William, gave birth to all three of her children, George, Charlotte and Louis, there.
  
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• Mother in bed with children woke to find unknown man standing over her

  31-03-2019 14:09
  PSNI officers are investigating the disturbing incident.
  
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• 'Random' stabbings in north London linked by police - public warned

  31-03-2019 14:08
  Four people have been stabbed in a series of random attacks in north London and police are appealing for witnesses.All four victims were alone at the time and were attacked from behind without warning in the Edmonton area.Acting Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Smillie said: "Police are treating the four stabbing related incidents as potentially linked.
  
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• Blasts under the stars in Africa as 2 Rifles take on the Queen’s Dragoon Guards

  31-03-2019 14:04
  2 Rifles are undertaking a challenging six week training exercise in central Kenya ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan next year.
  
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• May cannot ignore MPs’ backing for ‘softer’ Brexit, minister warns

  31-03-2019 13:56
  Justice Secretary David Gauke says he would resign rather than support a no-deal break with the EU.
  
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• Meghan and Harry’s hopes and dreams of starting a family

  31-03-2019 13:33
  Being a mother was on the duchess's 'bucket-list' and the duke has wanted children for many years.
  
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• Soldier describes fun of ‘playing the enemy’ during Kenyan exercise

  31-03-2019 13:31
  Trooper Thomas Ashley Hopkins is part of a group of 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards playing the enemy in Kenya to challenge 2 Rifles.
  
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• Infantry commander excited to see women serving on front line

  31-03-2019 13:30
  2 Rifles Commanding Officer Sam Cates said he would welcome his daughters serving.
  
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• Revoke Article 50 petition hits six million signatures

  31-03-2019 13:11
  The petition is due to be debated by MPs on Monday.
  
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• Would-be robber bites off part of man’s earlobe

  31-03-2019 12:51
  A 21-year-old man was arrested following the attempted robbery in north Belfast.
  
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• PM may have to accept soft Brexit if parliament backs it, says minister

  31-03-2019 12:31
  Theresa May’s grip on power looks increasingly fragile, with cabinet ministers openly preparing for a leadership challenge. Photograph: Simon Dawson/ReutersTheresa May will have to consider the possibility of accepting a softer Brexit if the measure is supported by parliament this week, the justice secretary, David Gauke, has said.With 12 days before the UK is due to leave the EU, and parliament plunged into a political stalemate, Gauke, a soft-Brexit supporter, said the prime minister wou
  
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• PM may have to accept soft Brexit if Commons backs it, says minister

  31-03-2019 12:31
  Theresa May will have to consider the possibility of accepting a softer Brexit if the measure is supported by parliament this week, the justice secretary, David Gauke, has said.With 12 days before the UK is due to leave the EU, and parliament plunged into a political stalemate, Gauke, a soft-Brexit supporter, said the prime minister would have to “look very closely” if MPs back a customs union in a fresh round of indicative votes that begin on Monday.“I think she would need to
  
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• Who could the royal baby share their birthday with?

  31-03-2019 12:30
  The Queen's birthday is on April 21 and Princess Charlotte's is on May 2.
  
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