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• Woman and three men arrested over fatal stabbing in London

  18-04-2019 23:27
  A woman and three men have been arrested over the murder of a man who was stabbed to death in northeast London on Wednesday.The victim, who is thought to be in his 30s, was found with knife wounds in Matthias Road, Stoke Newington, early on Wednesday evening.An air ambulance and London Ambulance Service medics attended after the man was given CPR by police, but he died at the scene.
  
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• Man falls from fourth-storey window in Edinburgh

  18-04-2019 23:20
  Emergency services remain at the scene.
  
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• Meet the Europa League semi-finalists - UEFA Europa League - News - UEFA.com

  18-04-2019 23:17
  Meet the Europa League semi-finalists - UEFA Europa League - News  UEFA.comArsenal made difficult Napoli test look easy, says Petr Cech  Evening StandardArsenal news: Unai Emery’s side ‘above’ Europa League and can win EVERY game, fan claims - Daily Star  Daily StarNapoli vs Arsenal: Unai Emery 'very proud' of Gunners players after sealing Europa League semi-final spot  The IndependentEuropa League semi-final dates: When do Arsenal and Ch
  
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• Climate protesters threaten Heathrow Airport 'shutdown' after more than 500 arrests

  18-04-2019 23:12
  Police have told climate change protesters who plan to "shut down" Heathrow Airport tomorrow they will face a "robust response".The group Extinction Rebellion, which has held four days of "non-violent civil disobedience" action across London, revealed its next move was to target the aviation industry.In response to the plans, the Metropolitan Police said: "We have had information that the protesters intend to target Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Cheshire moorland blaze brought under control by firefighters

  18-04-2019 23:03
  Fire crews are tackling the blaze on three fronts to stop it spreading.
  
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• Libya crisis: PM Fayez al-Serraj condemns ‘silence’ of allies - BBC News

  18-04-2019 23:00
  Libya crisis: PM Fayez al-Serraj condemns ‘silence’ of allies  BBC NewsInternational rivalries are driving Libya towards war, UN warns  Financial TimesUN condemns latest attack on Libya's Tripoli, mulls ceasefire | Al Jazeera English  Al Jazeera EnglishArms cannot end Libya's agony – whatever its would-be strongman claims  The GuardianLibya's power struggle is creating a global geopolitical crisis  Telegraph.co.ukView full cover
  
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• Premier League footballers back 24-hour social media boycott over racist abuse

  18-04-2019 22:45
  Top Premier League footballers are backing a 24-hour boycott of social media as they demand platforms do more to stop racist abuse.After several high-profile incidents this season, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) is encouraging players to stay off Twitter, Facebook and Instagram from 9am on Friday until 9am on Saturday.England and Tottenham defender Danny Rose was targeted with monkey noises while playing for his national side in Montenegro last month.
  
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• Spacewatch: Israel's private moon mission crash-lands - The Guardian

  18-04-2019 22:30
  Spacewatch: Israel's private moon mission crash-lands  The GuardianIsrael's Beresheet lander has failed in its attempt to become the first privately funded mission to land on the moon. The 150kg spacecraft began its descent on 11 ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Cat jumps out of sofa about to be crushed at waste plant

  18-04-2019 22:21
  A cat has been branded a "miracle" after he jumped out of a sofa that was about to be crushed at a waste plant in Slough.Tux was found in between the cushions of a sofa that was dropped off at a waste plant in Slough.Slough borough council said he popped his head up from the cushions and jumped off the machine that was moving the piece of furniture, before being taken to safety by the crew members.
  
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• Heathrow passengers ‘unlikely’ to receive compensation over protests

  18-04-2019 22:05
  Extinction Rebellion demonstrations are likely to be considered 'extraordinary circumstances', a lawyer has said.
  
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• Game of Thrones viewers spot continuity error in season 8 premiere - DigitalSpy.com

  18-04-2019 21:51
  Game of Thrones viewers spot continuity error in season 8 premiere  DigitalSpy.comHBO responds to Donald Trump’s homemade ‘Game Of Thrones’ meme about himself  NME LiveMurder is coming! Every death match we demand from Game of Thrones  The GuardianGame of Thrones: 10 big questions ahead of season 8, episode 2  Telegraph.co.ukGame of Thrones season 8, episode 2 title: What is the next GOT episode called?  ExpressView full coverag
  
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• New York City unveils ambitious plan for local steps to tackle climate change

  18-04-2019 21:36
  New law aims for 40% cut by 2030Buildings account for 67% of city’s climate change emissionsNew York City has approved an ambitious plan to combat climate change by forcing thousands of large buildings to slash their greenhouse gas emissions.The legislation passed on Thursday by the city council puts caps on carbon emissions for buildings over 25,000 sq ft – requiring a 40% overall cut in their emissions by 2030. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel Folau finds few friends and now faces a lifestyle choice of his own | Ugo Monye

  18-04-2019 21:00
  If it comes down to a decision between religion or career he will surely go for the former, but it should not have to be that wayIt has been a week since Israel Folau’s latest comments on social media saying hell awaits “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists, idolators”, and I haven’t been surprised at all by the reaction. I’ve struggled really with it all because while I’m definitely not going to defend what he said, my faith
  
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• Semenya ruling may bring death of women's sport, warns Paula Radcliffe

  18-04-2019 20:52
  The decision of a battle between Semenya and the IAAF athletics world governing body is expected next week.Double Olympic champion Semenya has differences in sexual development, or DSD, which means she has elevated naturally occurring levels of testosterone.The IAAF want her to take hormone suppressing medication in order to continue competing but Semenya, supported by Athletics South Africa and the South African government, says she just wants to "run free".
  
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• Welcome to Yorkshire chairman Ron McMillan resigns

  18-04-2019 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Ron McMillan has stood down from Welcome to Yorkshire, which is undergoing two independent probes.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion targets Heathrow as activists held in jail

  18-04-2019 20:31
  The airport said it was working with authorities to deal with the threat of protests that could disrupt flights. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/ReutersThe organisers of this week’s Extinction Rebellion climate protests have vowed to step up the campaign by targeting Heathrow airport, as three people look set to spend a month in prison for their alleged part in protests. The trio – Cathy Eastburn, 51, Mark Ovland, 35, and Luke Watson, 29 – were remanded in custody for a month follow
  
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• Actor Bradley Welsh shot dead while partner and young daughter were in house

  18-04-2019 20:16
  Police have launched a murder investigation after Trainspotting 2 star Bradley Welsh was shot dead on the doorstep of his home in Edinburgh while his family were inside.Detective Superintendent Allan Burton said: "We have a lady who's lost a partner, a child who's lost a dad, a family who have lost a son and brother."Mr Welsh's partner and young daughter were in the house at the time when this took place.
  
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• Climate protesters threaten Heathrow Airport 'shutdown' after 480 arrests

  18-04-2019 20:10
  Police have told climate change protesters who plan to "shut down" Heathrow Airport tomorrow they will face a "robust response".The group Extinction Rebellion, which has held four days of "non-violent civil disobedience" action across London, revealed its next move was to target the aviation industry.In response to the plans, the Metropolitan Police said: "We have had information that the protesters intend to target Heathrow Airport.
  
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• British couple who died in Greek buggy crash were 'utterly devoted to one another'

  18-04-2019 20:10
  A British couple killed after their buggy reportedly fell 200m (656ft) into a ravine on the Greek island of Santorini were "utterly devoted to one another".Teachers Milly and Toby Savill, from Vauxhall, south London, had been driving on the Profitis Ilias mountain, the highest point on the island, when the tragedy happened on Sunday afternoon.In a tribute, Mrs Savill's father Steve Coulson, a vicar, said: "Milly and Toby were married in 2017 and were utterly devoted to one another.
  
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• Santorini deaths: London teachers killed in buggy crash

  18-04-2019 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Milly and Toby Savill were on Santorini when the buggy they were in fell into a ravine.
  
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• Murdered Trainspotting actor's family at home during shooting - BBC News

  18-04-2019 19:59
  Murdered Trainspotting actor's family at home during shooting  BBC NewsTrainspotting 2 actor was 'shot dead on his doorstep' in 'targeted attack'  Mirror OnlineActor Bradley Welsh shot dead while partner and young daughter were in house  Sky NewsLiam Rudden: When Bradley Welsh turned two actors into ‘real’ boxers  Edinburgh Evening NewsTrainspotting 2 actor Bradley Welsh 'assassinated after £130k of drugs vanished'  Mirror Onlin
  
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• Murdered Trainspotting actor's family at home during shooting

  18-04-2019 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh was shot dead outside his Edinburgh apartment while his partner and child were inside.
  
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• Labour MPs to urge Jeremy Corbyn not to 'torpedo' Brexit deal

  18-04-2019 19:55
  Second referendum would be ‘divisive but not decisive’, MPs will say in letter to leaderJeremy Corbyn is to be urged by a group of Labour MPs not to “torpedo” the prospect of a Brexit deal with Theresa May by insisting on a second referendum.The MPs, including Stephen Kinnock and Gloria De Piero, are set to send the Labour leader a letter early next week setting out their “deep-seated reservations about a second referendum”, which they believe would be “
  
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• Labour MPs to urge Jeremy Corbyn not to 'torpedo' Brexit deal

  18-04-2019 19:55
  Jeremy Corbyn: Labour has committed to keeping a second referendum on the table. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesJeremy Corbyn is to be urged by a group of Labour MPs not to “torpedo” the prospect of a Brexit deal with Theresa May by insisting on a second referendum. The MPs, including Stephen Kinnock and Gloria De Piero, are set to send the Labour leader a letter early next week setting out their “deep-seated reservations about a second referendum”, which the
  
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• What do we know about the planned climate change protest at Heathrow?

  18-04-2019 19:45
  Extinction Rebellion has identified the airport as its next target.
  
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• London teachers die in buggy crash on Greek island of Santorini

  18-04-2019 19:43
  Milly and Toby Savill, both in their twenties, died when their vehicle plunged into a ravineTributes have been paid to a “devoted” young British couple who died while on holiday on the Greek island of Santorini when the buggy they were driving plunged 200 metres into a ravine.Teachers Milly and Toby Savill – both in their twenties – died in the accident on Sunday afternoon, according to local media reports. Continue reading...
  
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• Murder manhunt under way after fatal street shooting

  18-04-2019 19:21
  Police have said the motive for the attack is not yet clear
  
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• Extinction Rebellion: Climate protests 'diverting' London police

  18-04-2019 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Police rest days are cancelled as more than 1,000 officers are deployed in London.
  
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• Trainspotting 2 actor Bradley Welsh ‘shot dead on his doorstep’

  18-04-2019 19:19
  A murder investigation has been launched after the 48-year-old was gunned down while his partner and daughter were in their home.
  
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• Lewis Capaldi arena tour pledges help for fans with anxiety

  18-04-2019 19:12
  Mental health charity Mind welcomes chart-topping star’s scheme to provide support workers, gig buddies and an ‘escape room’The musician Lewis Capaldi has announced that he is to provide provisions for fans at risk of anxiety and panic attacks on his upcoming UK arena tour. Capaldi, whose single Someone You Loved has been No 1 for seven weeks, is adding a compulsory 50p charge to his ticket prices to cover the costs of a scheme he has named LiveLive.Fans will be able to access
  
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• Festival features street art linking Aberdeen with Spanish Civil War

  18-04-2019 19:10
  The piece, entitled Unearthed, is by Portuguese artist Vhils.
  
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• European shares rise as short covering, earnings help temper tepid PMIs

  18-04-2019 19:09
  The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose for a seventh straight session, its best winning streak since early February with Germany's DAX closing at six-month highs, while London's FTSE 100 fell, dragged by healthcare stocks.The data came on the heels of the German government lowering its forecast for 2019 economic growth on Wednesday, which was overshadowed by better-than-expected economic data out of China."There is so much pessimism around Europe that the negative PMI data failed to find fresh se
  
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• In Pictures: Police out in force as climate protests continue

  18-04-2019 18:57
  More than 450 demonstrators have been arrested.
  
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• British couple killed on Greek island holiday named

  18-04-2019 18:53
  The couple had been driving the vehicle on the Profitis Ilias mountain when it fell into a 200-metre ravine on Sunday afternoon, local media said.
  
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• Air pollution linked to smaller head sizes in unborn babies

  18-04-2019 18:52
  The study by the University of Aberdeen reviewed data from over a decade.
  
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• Windrush, asylum seekers and the UK

  18-04-2019 18:48
  ‘There needs to be fundamental reform at the Home Office, which needs to start respecting people’s rights,’ writes Steve Valdez-Symonds. Photograph: Yui Mok/PAThe causes of the Windrush scandal remain to be fully recognised, let alone addressed (A year on, Home Office is still failing Windrush citizens, 16 April). The Windrush generation were failed by decades of harmful government policy and practice that effectively deprived people of their rightful citizenship and unleashed
  
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• Debenhams boss steps down with £700,000 payoff

  18-04-2019 18:47
  Sergio Bucher was at the helm for two years and presided over collapse into administrationSergio Bucher, the chief executive of Debenhams, is being handed a £700,000 payoff despite presiding over the department store chain’s collapse into administration.On Thursday the retailer confirmed that Bucher was leaving and that its chairman, Terry Duddy, would temporarily take over ahead of a major store closure programme, to be unveiled next week, that will put thousands of jobs at risk. Co
  
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• Romans in Britain and Welsh rabbits

  18-04-2019 18:46
  ‘Wales is very attractive this time of year. Plenty of cwningod around too,’ writes Dewi Evans.Photograph: INS News Agency Ltd/REX/ShutterstockHow remarkable that Historic England, the Sussex Archaeological Society and other English institutions have only now discovered the link between the Romans and the arrival of rabbits in Great Britain (Roman villa discovery sheds new light on the Easter bunny, 18 April). Anyone with a knowledge of the Welsh language worked that out centuries ag
  
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• Parties reveal candidates for European Parliament election

  18-04-2019 18:42
  The Conservative and the Liberal Democrats have chosen their six-strong list hoping to become MEPs in the May 23 poll.
  
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• Mueller links Trump and campaign to 11 instances of potential obstruction

  18-04-2019 18:33
  Episodes of conduct Mueller investigated included president’s efforts to fire the special counsel and James ComeyFollow the latest on the Mueller report release – liveSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism and make a contributionRobert Mueller described 11 instances in which Donald Trump or his campaign engaged in potential obstruction of justice and suggested Congress might prosecute these acts as crimes, according to explosive findings in the redacted version of the sp
  
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• Millions embark on Easter getaway as temperatures set to hit 25C this weekend

  18-04-2019 18:33
  Thursday saw a number of routes clogged up by people making an early start ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
  
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• Nigel Farage has near-total control of Brexit party, constitution suggests

  18-04-2019 18:28
  The Brexit party has announced at least five candidates for the European elections, including Farage himself. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PANigel Farage has almost total control over the new Brexit Party, with power to appoint its governing board and all but no membership to keep him in check, it is understood. The party – which polls suggest could win the European elections – formed in January and registered last week. While more than 100,000 people have signed up to be registered suppo
  
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• Carson Price: Park vigil held after teen's drugs death

  18-04-2019 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Family and friends gather in the park where 13-year-old Carson Price was found unconscious.
  
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• NHS Tayside report on mental health unit must be made public, minister told

  18-04-2019 18:23
  The internal inquiry looked into the Carseview Centre, including the use of restraint.
  
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• Professional footballers to boycott social media for 24 hours in racism protest

  18-04-2019 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Footballers will boycott social media for 24 hours on Friday in protest at the way social networks and football authorities respond to racism.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion climate protesters to target Heathrow Airport

  18-04-2019 18:06
  Sajid Javid has urged police to use the 'full force of the law'.
  
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• A guide horse's day out on Tyne & Wear Metro training

  18-04-2019 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's first ever guide horse has added another skill to his CV: Travelling on trains.
  
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• Climate-change protesters say they will target London's Heathrow Airport

  18-04-2019 17:56
  The Extinction Rebellion group of climate change campaigners said it planned to hold a protest at London's Heathrow Airport on Friday, opening a new front in its demonstrations that have caused transport snarl-ups in the British capital.Extinction Rebellion has blocked several locations in central London this week after it staged a semi-nude protest in parliament earlier this month.Extinction Rebellion sent a message to media titled "Statement on the Extinction Rebellion Heathrow Action Tomorrow
  
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• Extinction Rebellion Protests: How Do Londoners And Commuters Actually Feel About Travel Disruption?

  18-04-2019 17:55
  Thanks to Extinction Rebellion protesters, this is no ordinary Thursday
  
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• Congressman Richard Neal receives honorary degree from Ulster University

  18-04-2019 17:53
  The honour was bestowed for his "outstanding contribution to peace and conflict resolution across the island of Ireland".
  
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