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• Michelle Obama reveals she misses spontaneity of life

  14-04-2019 23:47
  The former first lady was speaking to Stephen Colbert at The O2 Arena in London.
  
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• Michael Heseltine Warns Of 'Chilling' Similarity Between 'Extremes Of 1930s' And Today's Political Crisis

  14-04-2019 23:39
  Former Tory deputy prime minister minister Michael Heseltine has warned of the"chilling" similarity between the "extremes of the '30s" and today's politicalcrisis in the UK
  
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• Chilly spell predicted to break this week for a warm Easter weekend

  14-04-2019 23:23
  Temperatures of more than 20C are forecast for parts of the UK on Saturday and Sunday.
  
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• Dame Joan Collins thanks firefighters after blaze at London flat

  14-04-2019 22:53
  The actress also praised her 'hero' husband.
  
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• One dead and 19 injured in three-vehicle crash on Isle of Wight

  14-04-2019 22:49
  At least one person has died and 19 people are injured following a bus crash on the Isle of Wight.A major incident has been declared and police, fire, ambulance and air ambulance services are responding to the incident.St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight has brought in extra staff to handle the surge in patients being brought into accident and emergency.
  
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• UPDATE 2-Soccer-Inter boost Champions League hopes with win at Frosinone

  14-04-2019 22:46
  Inter Milan recorded a 3-1 win away at relegation battling Frosinone on Sunday to strengthen their grip on third place in Serie A.Luciano Spalletti's side were under pressure to deliver a result in order to avoid being dragged into a tight race for Champions League qualification, after AS Roma and AC Milan won on Saturday.A header from Radja Nainggolan and an Ivan Perisic penalty in the first half put Inter in control before Francesco Cassata pulled one back for Frosinone as they improved after
  
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• Soccer-Inter boost Champions League hopes with win at Frosinone

  14-04-2019 22:31
  Inter Milan recorded a 3-1 win away at relegation battling Frosinone on Sunday to strengthen their grip on third place in Serie A.Luciano Spalletti's side were under pressure to deliver a result in order to avoid being dragged into a tight race for Champions League qualification, after AS Roma and AC Milan won on Saturday.A header from Radja Nainggolan and an Ivan Perisic penalty in the first half put Inter in control before Francesco Cassata pulled one back for Frosinone as they improved after
  
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• Man in hospital following ‘assault’ outside Aldi in Edinburgh

  14-04-2019 22:27
  Paramedics have taken a man to hospital following a suspected attack outside a supermarket in Edinburgh.
  
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• Assange attempted ‘centre for spying’ in Ecuadorian embassy, says president

  14-04-2019 22:14
  Lenin Moreno also said that no other country had an influence over the decision to revoke the WikiLeaks founder's asylum.
  
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• Key Corbyn Supporters In Battle For Labour’s Coveted Euro Parliament Seats

  14-04-2019 21:52
  Two leading supporters of Jeremy Corbyn are in the frame for a plum EuropeanParliament seat when Labour selects its candidates this week
  
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• Assange tried to use embassy as 'centre for spying', says Ecuador's Moreno

  14-04-2019 20:33
  Julian Assange leaving a police station in London on Thursday. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/ReutersJulian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a “centre for spying”, Ecuador’s president has said in an interview with the Guardian. Lenín Moreno also said he had been given written undertakings from Britain that Assange’s fundamental rights would be respected and that he would not be sent anywhere to face
  
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• UK fears Brexit could hurt global hunt for new BoE governor

  14-04-2019 20:15
  British finance minister Philip Hammond has fired the starting gun for the race to succeed Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, but concerns about Brexit may keep some potential contestants on the sidelines.The role becomes vacant on Feb. 1 next year when Carney leaves after over six years on the job.
  
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• Reform licences for killing of protected animals – Scottish Greens

  14-04-2019 19:39
  The Scottish Greens have criticised the lack of transparency about licences allowing people to kill protected species and the £450,000 cost.
  
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• David Lammy says comparing ERG to Nazis ‘not strong enough’

  14-04-2019 19:17
  David Lammy has said comparing the hard-Brexit European Research Group of Tory MPs to Nazis and proponents of South African apartheid was “not strong enough”, and suggested that the Brexit debate had allowed proponents of hard right views to flourish. The Labour MP, who is a vocal campaigner for a second EU referendum, was asked on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show whether a comparison he previously made to the election of Adolf Hitler’s party in Germany and to South African whi
  
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• Assange skateboards in Ecuadorean embassy

  14-04-2019 19:15
  Julian Assange learns to skateboard as he passes the time in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
  
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• Neoliberalism and crushing bureaucracy in the public sector

  14-04-2019 19:12
  ‘I work in higher education, and my wife works in the NHS, and both of us have been driven to despair by the relentless growth of managerial control,’ says Pete Dorey. Photograph: Getty/iStockphotoGeorge Monbiot’s analysis of suffocating bureaucracy in the “marketised” public sector was as accurate as it was depressing to read (We were promised freedom. Privatisation doesn’t deliver it, 10 April). I work in higher education and my wife works in the NHS, and bo
  
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• Barriers to tackling mental health issues

  14-04-2019 19:12
  ‘Training and awareness is great, but there also needs to be the will to accept and to understand,’ says one anonymous writer.Photograph: Rex/ShutterstockWhile I agree with the idea that it is helpful to be able to talk to managers and colleagues if you have mental health issues (It can be a wonderful freeing moment, G2, 8 April) it very much depends on the attitudes of those you work with as to the outcome.I tried to lessen the stigma around these issues by sharing some of my diffic
  
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• Voter registration process must evolve

  14-04-2019 19:10
  ‘All parties need to be looking at how to modernise our democracy when so many millions feel unheard and excluded,’ says Dr Jess Garland.Photograph: Aaron Chown/PALabour’s announcement that it will support automatic voter registration (Report, 12 April) is a welcome step in the right direction. Far from being radical, though, automatic registration is the common right across advanced democracies. All parties need to be looking at how to modernise our democracy when so many mill
  
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• Assange has been collared. His cat knows the feeling

  14-04-2019 19:08
  Julian Assange’s cat looks out from a window of the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Lesley Kant wonders what has happened to it.Photograph: Matt Dunham/APFollowing the warning about rail travel over the Easter weekend (Easter travel plans face huge disruption due to railway closures, 12 April), I have established that a trip from Lancaster to London will take about twice as long as usual then. Only the fare, apparently, remains unaltered.
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• One dead and 22 injured in three-vehicle crash on Isle of Wight

  14-04-2019 19:02
  At least one person has died and 22 people are injured following a bus crash on the Isle of Wight.A major incident has been declared and police, fire, ambulance and air ambulance services are responding to the incident.St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight has brought in extra staff to handle the surge in patients being brought into accident and emergency.
  
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• Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder's life in Ecuadorian embassy captured on security camera

  14-04-2019 19:02
  Julian Assange is seen skateboarding in the Ecuadorian embassy in newly-released footage which reveals his deteriorating relations with staff in the building.The WikiLeaks founder was holed up in the embassy in London for more than seven years before he was arrested on Thursday.Security footage, obtained by the Spanish newspaper El Pais, has shown Assange in his living quarters and captured a furious row between the Australian and a security guard.
  
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• One dead and 22 injured after Isle of Wight crash between bus and two cars

  14-04-2019 18:46
  A major incident has been declared, a spokeswoman for Isle of Wight NHS Trust said.
  
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• Prison officer had throat cut by inmate at HMP Nottingham

  14-04-2019 18:32
  HMP Nottingham is a category B male prison which expanded in 2010 to hold 1,060 prisoners.
  
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• HMP Nottingham: Prison Officer Hospitalised After Having Throat Cut By Inmate

  14-04-2019 18:32
  A prison officer had to be taken to hospital after having his throat cut by aninmate
  
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• Woman dies following Co Down road crash

  14-04-2019 18:21
  Michelle Healy, who was in her forties and from the local area, died when the vehicle she was driving left the road close to Dromara on Sunday.
  
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• Man sectioned after armed police arrest outside Ukrainian embassy

  14-04-2019 18:14
  A man arrested after a car was driven at police outside the Ukrainian embassy in west London has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.Chief superintendent Andy Walker said: "As is standard procedure, an investigation is now ongoing into the discharge of a police firearm during this incident.The ambassador, Natalia Galibarenko, was not at the embassy at the time and no other staff were injured.
  
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• Lammy defends comparing Tory Brexiteers to Nazis

  14-04-2019 18:02
  The Labour MP hit out at members of the European Research Group of Tory MPs.
  
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• Isle Of Wight Crash: One Dead And 22 Injured After Collision Involving Double-Decker Bus And Two Cars

  14-04-2019 17:30
  One person has died and at least 22 others have been injured after a crashinvolving two cars and a double-decker bus on the Isle of Wight
  
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• Lord Falconer says Labour needs to do more to deal with anti-Semitism claims

  14-04-2019 17:25
  The former lord chancellor says the issue is a threat to the party.
  
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• Dame Joan Collins escapes 'terrifying' fire at London flat

  14-04-2019 17:24
  Dame Joan Collins has thanked emergency services after a "terrifying" fire broke out in her London flat.Fire crews were called to a seven-storey building on Eaton Place, Belgravia, at 4.30pm on Saturday.In posts on social media, Dame Joan shared pictures of walls and a window frame blackened by the flames.
  
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• Brexit cannot define us, says PM May's deputy as ratings dip

  14-04-2019 17:07
  Britain's ruling Conservative Party cannot let itself be defined solely by Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May's de facto deputy said on Sunday, as polling showed failure to leave the European Union on schedule has badly damaged its support.May's authority has been shattered by her three-time failure to get an exit deal approved by parliament and a pledge to quit once Brexit is delivered, driving speculation about her successor and a possible national election.The once-prized stability of British
  
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• Boy, 9, killed in Cornwall dog attack was 'alone in caravan with animal' as woman is released

  14-04-2019 16:51
  A nine-year-old boy killed by a family friend's dog has been named - as police revealed the youngster was alone in a caravan when he was attacked by the animal.Frankie Macritchie was killed by a suspected bulldog-type breed at Tencreek Holiday Park in Looe, Cornwall, in the early hours of Saturday.A 28-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and having a dog dangerously out of control has been released under investigation.
  
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• Iron Age settlement and 3000-year-old skeletons discovered during work to lay water pipes

  14-04-2019 16:46
  Twenty-six human skeletons dating back almost 3,000 years ago have been discovered in Oxfordshire.Thames Water's £14.5m project to ease pressure on a chalk stream near Wantage led to the discovery believed to be from the Iron Age and Roman periods.Workers found an ancient settlement containing an array of historic artefacts as they prepared to lay new water pipes which will relieve pressure on Letcombe Brook.
  
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• Four men face slavery charges after 29 'Vietnamese' found in back of van in Devon

  14-04-2019 16:30
  Police have charged four men with modern slavery offences after 29 people were found in the back of a van.Officers had stopped the vehicle on the M5 near Cullompton in Devon on Friday morning.It followed reports members of the group, which included men, women and children, were seen getting into the van in Newlyn, Cornwall, after arriving on a boat.
  
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• Earth marchers arrive in London for round-the-clock environmental protests

  14-04-2019 16:25
  Demonstrators are being encouraged to camp overnight in Hyde Park.
  
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• Carson Price: Teenager in unexplained park death was 'cheeky little boy'

  14-04-2019 16:25
  Carson Price, from Hengoed, was discovered in Ystrad Mynach Park in South Wales at around 7.20pm on Friday.Officers said "illegal substances" could have been a contributing factor.The child's family has released a statement paying tribute to him, saying: "Carson was bright and caring, kind and loving, he was a cheeky little boy.
  
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• Suspect sectioned after car driven at police outside Ukrainian embassy in London

  14-04-2019 16:06
  Scotland Yard said that he will now be taken to hospital for treatment following the incident in Holland Park in the west of the capital.
  
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• Facebook sorry after outage left users frustrated

  14-04-2019 16:04
  The hashtags FacebookDown, instagramdown and whatsappdown were all trending on Twitter.
  
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• Technical issues close new Legoland ride within hours

  14-04-2019 15:58
  The Windsor resort apologised for the Monster Party closure.
  
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• Boy, 9, killed in dog attack at caravan park named as arrested woman is released

  14-04-2019 15:53
  A nine-year-old boy killed by a dog in Cornwall has been named - as police revealed he was alone in a caravan when he was attacked by the animal.Frankie Macritchie, from Plymouth, was killed by a suspected bulldog-type breed at Tencreek Holiday Park in Looe in the early hours of Saturday.A 28-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and having a dog dangerously out of control has been released under investigation.
  
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• ‘Illegal substances’ could be linked to death of 13-year-old found in park

  14-04-2019 15:51
  Carson Price, 13, died in hospital after being discovered in Ystrad Mynach.
  
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• David Lammy says comparing ERG to Nazis 'not strong enough'

  14-04-2019 15:39
  David Lammy is a vocal campaigner for a second referendum. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty ImagesDavid Lammy has said comparing the hard Brexit European Research Group of Tory MPs with Nazis and proponents of South African apartheid was “not strong enough”, and suggested that the Brexit debate has allowed proponents of hard right views to flourish.The Labour MP, who is a vocal campaigner for a second EU referendum, was asked on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show whether a comparison
  
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• In Pictures: Goths descend on Whitby

  14-04-2019 15:33
  The event draws hundreds of visitors.
  
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• Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Down: Company Solves Global Outages

  14-04-2019 15:32
  Facebook has resolved a global outage of its social network, Instagram andWhatsApp services, the company said
  
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• Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Down: Company Responding To Global Outages

  14-04-2019 15:32
  Facebook is responding to a global outage of its social network, Instagram andWhatsApp services, the company said
  
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• House gutted in suspected arson attack

  14-04-2019 15:28
  The incident happened in the Birchmount area of Newtownabbey on Saturday.
  
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• Nine-year-old boy killed in dog attack at holiday park named

  14-04-2019 15:24
  Frankie Macritchie, from Plymouth, was killed at Tencreek Holiday Park in Looe, Cornwall, early on Saturday.
  
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• Brexit cannot define us, says UK PM's deputy as ratings dip

  14-04-2019 15:23
  Britain's ruling Conservative Party cannot let itself be defined solely by Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May's de facto deputy said on Sunday, as polling showed failure to leave the European Union on schedule has badly damaged its support.May's authority has been shattered by her three-time failure to get an exit deal approved by parliament and a pledge to quit once Brexit is delivered, driving speculation about her successor and a possible national election.The once-prized stability of British
  
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• Men Charged With Modern Slavery Offences After 29 People Found In Van

  14-04-2019 15:19
  Four men have been charged with modern slavery offences after 29 men, womenand children believed to be from Vietnam were found in the back of a van inCornwall
  
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• Swapping crime for BMX glory

  14-04-2019 15:05
  Two boys from South London turned their back on gang violence - which draws in so many - for BMX glory.
  
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