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• China’s ambassador defends Huawei and urges UK to resist external pressure

  27-04-2019 23:54
  Tech giant Huawei is set to be allowed to contribute to the UK's 5G network despite security concerns raised by allies.
  
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• One killed, several wounded in San Diego synagogue shooting on last day of Passover - Jewish Chronicle

  27-04-2019 23:50
  One killed, several wounded in San Diego synagogue shooting on last day of Passover  Jewish ChronicleSan Diego synagogue shooting: one dead and three injured  The GuardianSan Diego shooting: One dead and several injured after gunman storms synagogue  Mirror OnlineShooting in US synagogue leaves one dead  Financial TimesSan Diego synagogue shooting: Gunman kills 1, injures 3 at Chabad of Poway  KGO-TVView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Labour to call vote for Parliament to declare a climate emergency - ITV News

  27-04-2019 23:44
  Labour to call vote for Parliament to declare a climate emergency  ITV NewsCorbyn launches bid to declare a national climate emergency  The GuardianLabour forces Commons vote to declare a 'climate emergency'  Sky NewsPopulism, like climate change, is a product of today's mass prosperity  Telegraph.co.ukClimate of suspicion: Why do cynics say there's more to Greta's story?  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Instagram’s unluckiest millionaire has 'w*****' spray-painted on gold Porsche - Metro.co.uk

  27-04-2019 23:42
  Instagram’s unluckiest millionaire has 'w*****' spray-painted on gold Porsche  Metro.co.ukA young businessman's golden Porsche has just got a makeover and it definitely wasn't asked for. Lak Sira, 22, appears to the most unfortunate driver in Britain ...
  
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• Labour to call vote for Parliament to declare a climate emergency

  27-04-2019 23:33
  Jeremy Corbyn said the move follows the 'inspiring climate activism' seen in recent weeks.
  
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• Brothers aged eight and six walk London Marathon route in 13 hours for charity

  27-04-2019 23:33
  Nicholas and Alex Harrison completed the route with their father Tom the day before the race.
  
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• Opioid painkillers to carry prominent addiction warnings - The Guardian

  27-04-2019 23:31
  Opioid painkillers to carry prominent addiction warnings  The GuardianOver-the-counter codeine sales could be banned in new addiction crackdown  Mirror OnlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Opioid painkillers to carry prominent addiction warnings

  27-04-2019 23:31
  Health secretary Matt Hancock promises action after 60% increase in prescriptions in 10 yearsAll opioid medicines will have to carry prominent addiction warnings to protect people “from the darker side of painkillers”, health secretary Matt Hancock has announced.The government action comes after data revealed a 60% rise in prescriptions for opioid drugs over the past 10 years, with the number of such medicines dispensed in the community (excluding hospital settings) having risen from
  
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• Corbyn launches bid to declare a national climate emergency - The Guardian

  27-04-2019 23:30
  Corbyn launches bid to declare a national climate emergency  The GuardianTrees must be planted across area half the size of London every year to offset climate damage of farming, experts say  The IndependentMillennials and Gen Z are finally gaining ground in the climate battle — here are the signs they're winning  INSIDERView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Corbyn launches bid to declare a national climate emergency

  27-04-2019 23:30
  Labour will attempt to force Commons vote as it is revealed that the government has failed to spend anti-pollution cashLabour will this week force a vote in parliament to declare a national environmental and climate change emergency as confidential documents show the government has spent only a fraction of a £100m fund allocated in 2015 to support clean air projects.Jeremy Corbyn’s party will demand on Wednesday that the country wakes up to the threat and acts with urgency to avoid m
  
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• Maurizio Sarri: I need two more years to make Chelsea title contenders - The Guardian

  27-04-2019 23:29
  Maurizio Sarri: I need two more years to make Chelsea title contenders  The GuardianMan Utd squad vs Chelsea revealed as Ander Herrera returns from injury  Metro.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer urged to sell Paul Pogba as Man Utd prepare for Chelsea clash  Mirror OnlinePredicted Manchester United XI to play Chelsea: Fred dropped; Herrera to start  United In FocusAndreas says United must show we are worthy of the Champions League  Manchester UnitedView
  
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• Extinction Rebellion targets HS2 with Swampy tactics

  27-04-2019 23:08
  Extinction Rebellion have claimed a temporary victory in their fight to save trees that were due to be cut down as part of the HS2 development.Twelve protesters have been camping out in trees in Colne Valley to the northwest of London which had been due to be cut down between 8am and 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.Jo Rogers, spokeswoman for Extinction Rebellion, said: "(HS2) hasn't even got planning permission for the whole line.
  
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• Katie Price covers her bloody and bandaged face as she returns home after gruesome face lift in Turkey - The Sun

  27-04-2019 23:07
  Katie Price covers her bloody and bandaged face as she returns home after gruesome face lift in Turkey  The SunKatie Price's boyfriend Kris Boyson pulled over by police with Harvey  Daily MailKatie Price's boyfriend Kris Boyson stopped by police while in car with her son Harvey  Metro.co.ukKatie Price bloody and bruised after having gruesome surgery to transform her face  The SunKatie Price's toyboy Kris Boyson gets pulled over by police while driving Harv
  
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• Matt Hancock Blasted For Promoting App To Help Patients Find Shortest A&E Queue

  27-04-2019 23:06
  Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has been criticised for promoting a mobileapplication that helps NHS patients find accident and emergency departmentswith the shortest waiting times
  
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• Mo Farah believes lessons learned will help in his London Marathon bid

  27-04-2019 23:00
  Britain’s No1 has endured a tough few days away from running but hopes he can get back on track and challenge the marathon world record holder, Eliud KipchogeStorm Hannah may have blown over but the clouds hanging over Sir Mo Farah have stubbornly refused to dissipate. As he prepared for Sunday’s London marathon, he has been on the front pages and the back, accused of starting a “brawl” with another athlete, getting shirty with a gym instructor for “copying his rout
  
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• London Marathon: records could tumble as Mo Farah takes on rivals

  27-04-2019 23:00
  Mo Farah, right, with his rival and London marathon favourite Eliud Kipchoge. Photograph: Nils Jorgensen/REX/ShutterstockSometime shortly after midday on Sunday, it is predicted the men’s record for the London marathonwill be smashed. It would be a memorable way of marking this year’s race, which will see the amount raised for good causes since it began in 1981 edge beyond £1bn. If however the record is untroubled, then this may be good news for Mo Farah, the man hundreds of th
  
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• For Farke's sake: Norwich confirm Premier League return - Football365.com

  27-04-2019 22:56
  For Farke's sake: Norwich confirm Premier League return  Football365.comNorwich 2-1 Blackburn: Canaries promoted from Championship – as it happened  The GuardianLIVE! Party time as City book promotion back to the Premier League  PinkUnPubs and police gear up for busy night as Norwich City looks to secure promotion  Eastern Daily PressMario Vrancic blasts Norwich past Blackburn and into the Premier League  The GuardianView full coverage on G
  
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• What's next for the MCU after Avengers: Endgame in Marvel phase 4 - Den of Geek UK

  27-04-2019 22:44
  What's next for the MCU after Avengers: Endgame in Marvel phase 4  Den of Geek UKAvengers: Endgame star Chris Evans' bizarre favourite pastime makes us love him even more  DigitalSpy.comCan you watch Avengers: Endgame if you haven't seen any Marvel films?  Metro.co.ukIn defence of Fat Thor: Hemsworth's Avenger isn't a poster boy for mental health issues, so let's not make him one  Telegraph.co.ukMarvel Comics-loving teacher threatens to make students suffe
  
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• Power restored to most homes hit by Storm Hannah

  27-04-2019 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost all 33,000 homes that lost power in the Republic of Ireland after Storm Hannah hit have had services restored.
  
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• Four people in hospital after stabbing in Co Antrim

  27-04-2019 22:37
  The PSNI said the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  
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• Serial killer Joanna Dennehy's daughter says mum should die in prison - and says sorry to victims - Mirror Online

  27-04-2019 22:30
  Serial killer Joanna Dennehy's daughter says mum should die in prison - and says sorry to victims  Mirror OnlineEXCLUSIVE: Shianne Treanor tells how she visited her mum in jail for the first time last year in attempt to understand her heinous crimes.
  
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• Mario Vrancic blasts Norwich past Blackburn and into the Premier League

  27-04-2019 22:27
  Norwich confirmed their return to the Premier League with a swagger, winning here with the brio that has become the leitmotif under their German manager, Daniel Farke. They will go up as title winners if they earn a point or more next Sunday at Aston Villa. Not that Farke was thinking about that immediately after a promotion he described as “a sensation and a miracle”.Nor was his mind on the daunting challenges that await next season. “I don’t want to be too scared so I&r
  
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• Mum, 28, and four-year-old son discovered dead by neighbour - Metro.co.uk

  27-04-2019 22:21
  Mum, 28, and four-year-old son discovered dead by neighbour  Metro.co.ukNewmarket deaths: Victims identified as woman, 28, and four-year-old boy | Latest Suffolk and Essex News  East Anglian Daily TimesNewmarket deaths: Bodies of woman and young boy found in home  AOL UK'The whole town is just numb': Newmarket in shock after woman and child found dead  Cambridge NewsWoman and boy found dead at address in Suffolk  BT.comView full coverage on Googl
  
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• #enough is not enough if PFA wants to be convincing on anti-racism | Daniel Taylor

  27-04-2019 22:00
  Reactions to the social-media boycott show the players’ union still has much to do to win over sceptics and persuade Twitter et al to actIt wasn’t easy at first to know what to make of the Professional Footballers’ Association’s #enough campaign. It was difficult to be sure if it was genuinely the work of its equalities team or an idea dreamt up by a PR agency. A suspicious mind might have wondered whether the relevant people needed some positive publicity after all that
  
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• Technology cuts children off from adults, warns expert - The Guardian

  27-04-2019 21:48
  Technology cuts children off from adults, warns expert  The GuardianOne of the world's foremost authorities on child mental health today warns that technology is threatening child development by disrupting the crucial learning ...
  
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• Technology cuts children off from adults, warns expert

  27-04-2019 21:48
  Smartphones and social media mean today’s environment is complex for young people to negotiate. Photograph: Yui Mok/PAOne of the world’s foremost authorities on child mental health today warns that technology is threatening child development by disrupting the crucial learning relationship between adults and children.Peter Fonagy, professor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science at UCL, who has published more than 500 scientific papers and 19 books, warns that the di
  
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• Domestic abuse survivor urges courts to ‘step up’ on domestic abuse

  27-04-2019 21:36
  Elaine Maclennan said the justice system must stop 'letting people down' and called for attitudes towards the issue to change.
  
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• Meet the marathon runners going the extra 26.2 miles after health struggles - Mirror Online

  27-04-2019 21:18
  Meet the marathon runners going the extra 26.2 miles after health struggles  Mirror OnlineDel, Issy and Ben have had very different health battles and now they're fighting fit for the marathon.
  
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• The A to Z of the royal baby

  27-04-2019 21:09
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's first child is expected to put in an appearance in the coming days.
  
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• Saracens storm to victory over Harlequins in Premier 15s final

  27-04-2019 20:56
  • Tyrrells Premier 15s final: Saracens 33-17 Harlequins
  • Cleall and Harrison both score twice in Saracens victorySaracens finally settled the argument as to the identity of England’s top women’s club side with an emphatic victory in the Tyrrells Premier 15s final over the only team to have beaten them during the regular season.Harlequins looked crestfallen at the end of a repeat of last year’s final, the climax of the domestic season. They had fancied their chances g
  
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• Storm Hannah: Gusts make Wales 'windiest place in the UK'

  27-04-2019 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A gust of 82mph was recorded as Storm Hannah left homes without power and caused travel disruption.
  
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• Public thinks EU referendum was bad idea, says poll - The Guardian

  27-04-2019 20:51
  Public thinks EU referendum was bad idea, says poll  The GuardianOpinium finds even Conservative voters on balance think it would have been better for UK not to have held vote.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Public thinks EU referendum was bad idea, says poll

  27-04-2019 20:51
  Supporters of the ‘Stronger In’ Campaign react as results of the EU referendum are announced on the morning of June 24, 2016.Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesMore than half the public – 55% – now think it would have been better never to have held the EU referendum given the difficulties of reaching an agreement on Brexit, according to the latest Opinium/Observer poll. Strikingly, more Conservative voters (49%) now think the referendum was a bad idea than believe it was the rig
  
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• Dear Zoo tour bus stolen in Peterborough

  27-04-2019 20:47
  The play had been travelling around the country to celebrate 35 years since the book was first published.
  
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• A Stunned Cyprus Grapples With Mounting Evidence Of A Serial Killer In Its Midst

  27-04-2019 20:39
  Search teams in Cyprus have located two suitcases at the bottom of a lakewhere a detained military officer told investigators he has dumped bodies
  
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• Brighton edge towards safety as Pascal Gross earns draw against Newcastle

  27-04-2019 20:30
  This game had edged into its final minute when Anthony Knockaert swung over a cross and Glenn Murray, free at the far post, rose marginally too early and nodded the ball over a gaping net. Chris Hughton buried his head in his hands in disbelief, the chance of a first league win since early March passed up. Yet, once the dust had settled, Brighton could still reflect on a point which may well have preserved their Premier League status.The draw they secured late, with a first goal for seven weeks,
  
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• Storm Hannah brings 82mph winds to UK

  27-04-2019 20:29
  Storm Hannah brought winds of 82mph to the UK and power cuts to thousands of homes in Ireland.According to the Met Office, winds reached 82mph on on the Llyn Peninsula, on the west Wales coast, 64mph in Pembrey Sands in South Wales and up to 55mph across many other parts of England and Wales on Saturday.At least 32,000 homes in Ireland were without power on Friday night.
  
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• Lifeboat paid for by sale of rare Ferraris launched for first time

  27-04-2019 20:25
  The RNLI vessel will be stationed in East Sussex.
  
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• How to rescue Dragon, Starliner, and Orion crews at sea - NASASpaceflight.com

  27-04-2019 20:04
  How to rescue Dragon, Starliner, and Orion crews at sea  NASASpaceflight.comIn preparation for the return of crew launches from the United States, the Department of Defense, in coordination with the U.S. Air Force and rescue dive teams, ...
  
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• Over-the-counter codeine sales could be banned in new addiction crackdown - Mirror Online

  27-04-2019 20:01
  Over-the-counter codeine sales could be banned in new addiction crackdown  Mirror OnlinePackets of pills will carry warnings about drug dependency and drugs like co-codamol are to be prescription-only.
  
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• Man abducted and raped two women who escaped from him in Hertfordshire - Herts Advertiser

  27-04-2019 19:53
  Man abducted and raped two women who escaped from him in Hertfordshire  Herts AdvertiserDetails of suspect and car released as police hunt for rapist who abducted two women  Evening Standard'Random' rape attacks: Police release description of suspect  BBC NewsWomen abducted in north London and raped 'escaped attacker by smashing glass bottle over his head'  Evening StandardRapist is ‘danger to women’ police warn as manhunt continues for attacke
  
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• Tear gas used on hooded yellow vest protesters heading to EU Parliament - Sky News

  27-04-2019 19:41
  Tear gas used on hooded yellow vest protesters heading to EU Parliament  Sky NewsYellow Vest riots erupt in France for the 24th 'Day of Rage' in a row as police fire tear gas  Daily MailLeftwing activists join gilets jaunes for peaceful Paris protest  The GuardianFrench employers up in arms over Emmanuel Macron’s tax plans  Financial TimesTear gas used on yellow vest protesters headed to EU parliament as demonstrations enter 24th consecutive week&nbs
  
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• Zac Efron shares an update on The Greatest Showman sequel - DigitalSpy.com

  27-04-2019 19:34
  Zac Efron shares an update on The Greatest Showman sequel  DigitalSpy.comCharlize Theron, 43, stuns in sparkly dress and boots on Graham Norton Show  The SunZac Efron on Becoming Ted Bundy | The Graham Norton Show  The Graham Norton ShowWho’s on The Graham Norton Show tonight? Charlize Theron, Seth Rogan, Zac Efron, and Matthew Broderick join  iNewsHow Zac Efron and Charlize Theron get into character - BBC  BBCView full coverage on Google N
  
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• SNP members call for rapid replacement of UK pound - Financial Times

  27-04-2019 19:34
  SNP members call for rapid replacement of UK pound  Financial TimesSNP members change leadership's currency plan  BBC NewsSNP votes for Scotland to quickly adopt new currency if it leaves UK  The GuardianWhy the SNP does not speak for Scotland – Pamela Nash  The ScotsmanNicola Sturgeon's currency plan would unravel quickly and leave poor and pensioners worse off in long term  Telegraph.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• North London abductions and rapes: Image of car and description of attacker released

  27-04-2019 19:31
  The vehicle is believed to be a silver or grey-coloured Ford S-Max people carrier, with false registration plates.The Metropolitan Police has also described the suspect as a white man of muscular build, and aged in his late 20s or early 30s.The suspect snatched his victims in north London after approaching them in a car - the first from a street in Chingford at 12.30am on Thursday, and the second from another road in Edgware at 12.15pm.
  
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• 'Random' rape attacks: Police release description of suspect - BBC News

  27-04-2019 19:29
  'Random' rape attacks: Police release description of suspect  BBC NewsTwo women were abducted and raped by a man in a car in north London.
  
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• Guy ‘Cures Hay Fever’ By Stinging Himself With Nettles Every Week - UNILAD

  27-04-2019 19:26
  Guy ‘Cures Hay Fever’ By Stinging Himself With Nettles Every Week  UNILADMan 'cures' his hay fever - by rubbing stinging nettles on skin once a week  Mirror OnlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Fall of Bashir risks leaving Sudan prey to rival regional powers

  27-04-2019 19:15
  Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt compete with Iran, Turkey and Qatar to exploit political turmoil after deposal of presidentIn Sudan’s fresh minted revolution it is not only the country’s old military guard, once associated with the deposed former president Omar al-Bashir, whom protesters view with deep suspicion.Last week the Egyptian embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, was also the scene of protests and chants aimed at President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “Tell Sisi,”
  
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• CCTV image of car released in hunt for rapist who abducted two women

  27-04-2019 19:13
  The Metropolitan Police have also released a full description of the suspect.
  
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• Green campaigners stage mass ‘die-in’ beneath Dippy the dinosaur

  27-04-2019 19:12
  Around 300 people gathered for the protest beneath the diplodocus skeleton copy while it is on show at Kelvingrove Art Galleries.
  
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