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• Dozens of ancient human skeletons found during water pipe work

  15-04-2019 23:57
  Dozens of human skeletons from around 3,000 years ago have been found during water pipe excavation work in Oxfordshire.Thames Water made the gory and fascinating discovery during a £14.5m pipe scheme expected to ease pressure on a rare chalk stream.The ancient settlement, which dates back to the Iron Age and Roman periods, was excavated by Cotswold Archaeology.
  
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• Notre Dame blaze – what we know so far

  15-04-2019 23:55
  Around 400 firefighters battled the blaze in the 12th century cathedral.
  
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• UPDATE 1-Assange, Manning had reason to believe leaks would injure U.S. -prosecutors

  15-04-2019 23:46
  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning had reason to believe that leaking U.S. military reports "would cause injury" to the country, federal prosecutors alleged in a newly unsealed court filing on Monday.When U.S. forces raided the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding out, for example, they found a letter that showed the Al Qaeda leader was interested in copies of Pentagon documents published on WikiLeaks, the prosecutors said.
  
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• Javi Gracia said Watford captain Troy Deeney owes him no explanation after Arsenal red card - Watford Observer

  15-04-2019 23:46
  Javi Gracia said Watford captain Troy Deeney owes him no explanation after Arsenal red card  Watford ObserverWatford 0-1 Arsenal: ‘Troy Deeney DESERVED red card and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang winner is Goal of the S  talkSPORTWatford 0-1 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened  The Guardian​Arsenal boss Emery: Watford crowd forced Torreira substitution  Tribal FootballBen Foster howler and Troy Deeney red card send Arsenal into top four&n
  
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• Facebook Messenger dark mode no longer needs a cryptic trick to unlock - TrustedReviews

  15-04-2019 23:44
  Facebook Messenger dark mode no longer needs a cryptic trick to unlock  TrustedReviewsiOS 13 leaks suggest Apple is finally about to unleash the iPad as a computer for grownups  The RegisterHere’s What To Expect From iOS 13  Know Your MobileiPhone Dark Mode: Apple to include new feature in iOS 13 update  indy100Facebook Messenger's Dark Mode Feature Now Available Worldwide  MacRumorsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Notre Dame Fire: Parisians Sing 'Ave Maria' In Sombre Tribute To Burning Cathedral

  15-04-2019 23:03
  As flames continued to ravage Notre Dame cathedral, Parisians gathered in theshadows of the burning building to sing 'Ave Maria' in a sombre show ofsolidarity
  
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• China LGBT community fears crackdown after Weibo content vanishes - Financial Times

  15-04-2019 23:00
  China LGBT community fears crackdown after Weibo content vanishes  Financial TimesCensorship of lesbian content on China's popular microblog Sina Weibo has sparked fears of a deepening crackdown targeting gay users, one year after a ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Boom boom! Basil Brush takes adult-only show to Edinburgh Festival Fringe

  15-04-2019 22:52
  Basil Brush, the beloved TV puppet, is to make his debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a "no holds barred" adult-only show.In a break from fronting children's shows and appearing on light entertainment programmes, Basil's new show promises a "unique comedic take on everything from Love Island to Westminster" delivered in his "trademark anarchic style".Speaking to Sky News, the puppet fox's team said: "In recent years, Basil has made multiple appearances on some of the biggest comedy ente
  
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• Ecuador says hacking attempts doubled after it ended Assange asylum

  15-04-2019 22:09
  Hacking attempts on Ecuadorean government institutions have doubled since the country revoked WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's asylum at its London embassy last week, an official said on Monday.Telecommunications Vice Minister Patricio Real told reporters the websites for the country's presidency, central bank and foreign ministry, among others, has received 40 million hacking attempts per day since Assange was dragged out of the embassy on Thursday by London police.Real did not attribute the
  
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• Live: Fire rips through Notre Dame Cathedral

  15-04-2019 21:59
  French President Emmanuel Macron is at the scene.
  
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• Farage claims UK democracy under threat if Brexit not delivered

  15-04-2019 21:54
  Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage was rallying activists ahead of the May 23 European elections.
  
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• In Pictures: Paris landmark engulfed in flames

  15-04-2019 21:50
  The deputy mayor said the cathedral had suffered 'colossal' damage.
  
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• Our Lady of Paris: a history of Notre Dame Cathedral

  15-04-2019 21:39
  The masterpiece of Gothic architecture has been a symbol of French capital for 850 yearsNotre-Dame de Paris – Our Lady of Paris – has been one of the most enduring and symbolic monuments of the French capital and among the most celebrated cathedrals in Europe.To many Parisians, the 850-year-old landmark is quite simply the heart of their city, its two Gothic square towers rising above surrounding buildings along the river Seine. Continue reading...
  
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• Biological warfare: Williamsburg residents sue city for right to not vaccinate - Brooklyn Paper

  15-04-2019 21:28
  Biological warfare: Williamsburg residents sue city for right to not vaccinate  Brooklyn PaperUS measles cases surge nearly 20% in a week, CDC says  The GuardianMeasles cases quadruple globally in 2019, says UN  BBC NewsMeasles: What are the symptoms and can it be treated?  The IndependentA Public Health Emergency Has Been Declared In New York After An Outbreak Of This Killer Disease  Gentside UKView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Planned industrial action at Glasgow Airport suspended after talks

  15-04-2019 21:11
  Workers had voted for action in a pay and pensions dispute.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion: Climate protesters block roads

  15-04-2019 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Extinction Rebellion targets central London in a global day of action against climate change.
  
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• Notre Dame spire collapses as fire engulfs Paris cathedral

  15-04-2019 21:06
  The fire brigade is fighting a blaze in the 850-year-old Gothic cathedral.
  
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• Primary teachers to be balloted on boycotting Sats

  15-04-2019 21:03
  Children in England sit tests in reading, writing and maths at the age of 11. Photograph: Echo/Getty Images/Cultura RFPrimary schoolteachers are to be balloted on whether to boycott Sats next year because of concerns that high-stakes testing is harming children’s mental health. Delegates at the National Education Union (NEU) annual conference in Liverpool voted in favour of the action after a heated debate, seeing off an amendment from the executive which had argued that a ballot was not t
  
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• Greece steps up campaign for Elgin Marbles return with attack on 'murky' British Museum

  15-04-2019 21:01
  The Greek president has escalated a campaign for the return of the Elgin Marbles, attacking their home in the British Museum as a "murky prison".Speaking in Athens, Prokopis Pavlopoulos challenged British officials to "come here and make the comparison" with the city's Acropolis Museum, where he suggested the artefacts could alternatively be displayed.Mr Pavlopoulos added the marbles, which are named after Lord Elgin, the 19th century British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, were being held as
  
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• Chris Bryant signals intention to replace Bercow as Speaker

  15-04-2019 21:00
  Chris Bryant is a friend and supporter of John Bercow. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PALabour’s Chris Bryant has said he hopes to replace John Bercow as the Speaker of the House of Commons when he leaves the role, promising not to “belittle or diminish or lecture MPs from the chair”. Bryant, a friend and supporter of Bercow, who has been at the heart of multiple rows over parliamentary protocol during the Brexit debates, said he hoped to engender a more respectful and tolerant atm
  
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• Chris Bryant: I wouldn’t belittle ‘battered and bruised’ MPs as Speaker

  15-04-2019 21:00
  The Labour MP for Rhondda has made a pitch to be the next Speaker in an interview for The House magazine.
  
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• Former head of Parole Board calls for inmates jailed indefinitely to get release date

  15-04-2019 20:55
  The former head of the Parole Board has called for a change in the law to end the injustice of thousands of prisoners trapped on indeterminate sentences, some for more than decade after they were eligible for release.Nick Hardwick was forced to resign last year in a row over the proposed release of the most notorious IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) prisoner, taxi driver rapist John Worboys.Mr Hardwick said the majority of IPP prisoners are low risk, but are stuck in limbo and without ho
  
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• Notre Dame Cathedral: Most visited landmark in Paris

  15-04-2019 20:39
  The original structure took nearly 200 years to complete.
  
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• The strategy behind Trump's condemnation of Ilhan Omar - BBC News

  15-04-2019 20:26
  The strategy behind Trump's condemnation of Ilhan Omar  BBC NewsTrump continues attack on Ilhan Omar with 'hate statements' accusation  The GuardianMuslim congresswoman Ilhan Omar sees spike in death threats after Trump's 9/11 tweet  The TelegraphWhy Trump Won’t Stop Talking About Ilhan Omar  The New York TimesTucker Carlson: Those accusing Trump of trying to harm Omar are trying to control what you say  Fox NewsView full coverage on Google
  
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• Five in court over Glasgow disorder

  15-04-2019 20:08
  Police responded to a large-scale disturbance in the city centre on March 31.
  
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• The pink lakes of Australia – in pictures

  15-04-2019 20:00
  In the warmer months of the year the inland lake in Melbourne’s Westgate Park turns pink owing to high salt levels, sunlight and a lack of rainfall. But it’s not the only body of water in Australia to change hue. Here are some of the rose-coloured lakes across the countryDigging for a delicacy: hand harvesting pink salt in the Wimmera Continue reading...
  
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• Thomas Orchard death: police accused of risk assessment failures

  15-04-2019 19:44
  Thomas Orchard, who had paranoid schizophrenia. Photograph: Family handout/PAA police force may have failed to properly assess a restraint belt that was placed across the face of a church caretaker before he collapsed in custody in 2012, a court has been told.Thomas Orchard, 32, who had paranoid schizophrenia, died in hospital seven days after being arrested and taken to a police station in Exeter.In a landmark conviction last year, the office of the chief constable of Devon and Cornwall police
  
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• Conservative leadership: Javid and other contenders take to the stage

  15-04-2019 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  It's been going on for some time but the unofficial race to succeed Theresa May is now clearly under way.
  
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• Missing teen Leah Croucher may have been seen upset on day she vanished

  15-04-2019 19:33
  Three witnesses have reported sightings of a woman in the area where the 19-year-old vanished in February.
  
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• Notre Dame Ablaze: 'Terrible Fire' Engulfs Cathedral In Paris As Iconic Spire Collapses

  15-04-2019 19:28
  Smoke could be seen billowing for miles around out from the top of themedieval cathedral as flames leapt out besides its two bell towers on Mondayevening
  
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• Notre Dame Ablaze: 'Terrible Fire' Engulfs Cathedral In Paris As Iconic Spire Collapses

  15-04-2019 19:28
  A huge fire has broken out at Notre Dame cathedral in central Paris aseyewitness reports suggested its iconic spire had collapsed
  
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• Shamima Begum: IS bride set to be granted legal aid

  15-04-2019 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The IS bride, who fled to Syria aged 15, wants to overturn a ruling stopping her returning to the UK.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Fold hands-on: an odd glimpse of our phone future - wired.co.uk

  15-04-2019 19:26
  Samsung Galaxy Fold hands-on: an odd glimpse of our phone future  wired.co.ukSamsung Galaxy Fold review (early verdict): we're sold on the fold  T3Hands-on with Samsung's Galaxy Fold: The folding future is almost upon us  Evening StandardReports suggest that Samsung's smartphone trade-in system is borked  KitGuruHuawei Mate X review (early verdict): a 5G folding phone pioneer  T3View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Letters support claim Assange would not face death penalty

  15-04-2019 19:08
  Spanish MEP Ana Miranda holds up a placard in support of Julian Assange outside Belmarsh prison. Photograph: Alastair Grant/APEcuador’s president, Lenín Moreno, was assured by two British foreign secretaries that Julian Assange would not be extradited to a country where he could face the death penalty, according to letters seen by the Guardian.Letters signed by the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and his predecessor Boris Johnson, dated 7 March 2018 and 10 August 2018 respectively,
  
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• National Action trial: Accused sent 'kill, kill kill' text

  15-04-2019 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Alice Cutter was texting her partner Mark Jones in 2016, Birmingham Crown Court hears.
  
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• Hillsborough victim's wife meets the man who carried him from pitch

  15-04-2019 18:51
  Thirty years on from the Hillsborough disaster, Liverpool has fallen silent to remember the 96 people who died.The city observed a moment's silence at 3.06pm on Monday, the exact time the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest was stopped on 15 April 1989.Margaret Matthews still feels guilt about the packed lunch she made for her husband Brian 30 years ago.
  
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• Sinn Fein: British Government ‘covering up’ state killings role

  15-04-2019 18:50
  Some MPs and veterans have pressed for a statute of limitations which would protect former soldiers from prosecution.
  
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• Downing Street under pressure to close down Labour talks on Brexit

  15-04-2019 18:46
  Theresa May in Brussels on 11 April. Photograph: Francisco Seco/APNo 10 is feeling the pressure to pull the plug on Brexit talks with Labour and move to an alternative plan, amid warnings that the opposition is in no hurry for a deal before the European elections.With talks deadlocked and no sign that the government moving on its red lines, neither the Conservatives or Labour want to appear responsible for the breakdown in discussions.However, government sources acknowledge Theresa May is under
  
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• Star Wars favourite has scenic road named after him in Ireland

  15-04-2019 18:38
  The route previously known as the R242 has been renamed R2D2 after the diminutive droid in Donegal where scenes were filmed,
  
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• Sana Muhammad crossbow death: Accused 'meant to confront' ex-wife's partner

  15-04-2019 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  A man tells a court he only meant to "confront" his former wife's partner, who he was "scared of".
  
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• Brexit-bound UK tops global ranking for M&A appeal - survey

  15-04-2019 18:35
  The United Kingdom has defied the uncertainty over Brexit to land the number one spot in a ranking of how attractive countries are for business investors over the coming year, according to a survey published on Monday.The UK overtook the United States, holder of the top spot since 2014, which was followed by Germany, China and France, according to EY, an accountancy firm which conducted the survey."While the UK's position may surprise some, given current uncertainty, mergers and acquisitions act
  
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• Bacton sand martins return to cliff burrows after nets removed

  15-04-2019 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The birds' nesting sites were blocked when netting was installed.
  
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• Ukip MEPs quit to join Farage’s new Brexit Party

  15-04-2019 18:32
  The resignations reduce the number of Ukip MEPs to five.
  
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• Poisonous political discourse, the ERG and fighting fascism

  15-04-2019 18:31
  ‘David Lammy’s passion in taking on the ERG is a challenge to us all not to turn a blind eye to dangerous language,’ says Les Bright. Photograph: AFP/GettyWhile Matthew D’Ancona (There is poison in the air – and reckless speech doesn’t help, Journal, 15 April) is right to call out Gerard Batten’s defence of Carl Benjamin’s degraded sentiments, the title of D’Ancona’s article, and the view that Benjamin had committed “a monstrous a
  
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• Virgin Trains and avoiding chaos

  15-04-2019 18:30
  Iain Cameron Williams says Richard Branson is ‘one of the greatest and wisest entrepreneur’s the UK has produced’. Photograph: AFP/GettyI was irritated to read Andy McDonald, the shadow transport secretary, state: “If Virgin disappears from the railway as Branson warns, it won’t be missed by taxpayers or passengers” (Branson makes £300m from Virgin’s rail franchise venture, 12 April).I, for one, will greatly miss Virgin Trains if it vanishes from t
  
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• Unhappy the land that has Farage as a hero

  15-04-2019 18:29
  Nigel Farage is ‘the hero no one in Britain needs right now’.Photograph: AFP/GettyIt is hard to feel a lot of sympathy for the egotistical Julian Assange, but, if he is to be extradited to the United States (Report, 12 April), can we expect the American pilots who the leaked video shows casually and deliberately firing on unarmed civilians to be extradited to Iraq to face war crimes charges?John MarrExeter• I was disappointed not to see the name of Emyr Humphreys in the birthday
  
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• Aircraft seats manufacturer uses drones to keep production line running

  15-04-2019 18:28
  Collins Aerospace transports spare parts from its storage centre a couple of fields away when it would take too long to travel by road.
  
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• Hunt for drug dealer after teenager’s park death

  15-04-2019 18:27
  Carson Price, 13, died in hospital after being discovered in Ystrad Mynach on Friday.
  
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• Sports Direct to close Wigan warehouse with 300 jobs set to go

  15-04-2019 18:17
  Unions reacted with fury to the news.
  
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• Jim Nicholson rules out standing in European elections

  15-04-2019 18:14
  Jim Nicholson represented the UUP in Brussels for 30 years.
  
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