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• Reports of Freddie Starr's death | Granada - ITV News - ITV News

  09-05-2019 23:52 via itv.com
  Reports of Freddie Starr's death | Granada - ITV News  ITV NewsFreddie Starr found dead at home in Spain aged 76 – reports  The GuardianComedy legend Freddie Starr found dead aged 76 at Spanish home  The SunFreddie Starr dead: Comedian dies in Spanish home aged 76  Metro.co.ukFreddie Starr found dead at Spanish home - reports  Sky NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Uber valued at $82.4bn as it prices IPO at $45 per share - The Guardian

  09-05-2019 23:29 via theguardian.com
  Uber valued at $82.4bn as it prices IPO at $45 per share  The GuardianUber float values company at $82bn  BBC NewsUber prices IPO near low end of range at $45  Financial TimesStudy: Ride-hailing vehicles account for the majority of traffic jams in San Francisco  KTVU San FranciscoThe Uber IPO Day Is Finally Here  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Valencia vs Arsenal result, Europa League semi-final 2019 report: Aubameyang nets hat-trick as Gunners reach final - Evening Standard

  09-05-2019 23:24 via standard.co.uk
  Valencia vs Arsenal result, Europa League semi-final 2019 report: Aubameyang nets hat-trick as Gunners reach final  Evening StandardLiverpool Our Inspiration To Knock Arsenal Out – Valencia Star  Inside FutbolValencia 2-4 Arsenal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hat-trick helps Arsenal to Europa League final  BBC SportPetr Cech interview: Facing Chelsea in the Europa League final could be too much  The TimesArsenal analysis: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and A
  
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• Chelsea v Eintracht Frankfurt: Europa League semi-final goes to extra time – live!

  09-05-2019 23:23
  Europa League semi-final, second leg updates (first leg: 1-1) Valencia v Arsenal – the latest from the Mestalla
  And you can email Michael here or tweet him here 10.23pm BST 110 min: Truthfully, the match has lost its way in terms of quality. At this point, it’s as much a case of stamina than anything else. Chelsea win a corner, but Barkley can’t flick it home at the near post.10.21pm BST 108 min: Higuain gives the ball away carelessly. He’s had no impact since coming on.C
  
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• Brexit delayed by a month as Euro polls scupper PM's chances of Labour deal - The Sun

  09-05-2019 23:20 via thesun.co.uk
  Brexit delayed by a month as Euro polls scupper PM's chances of Labour deal  The SunBrexit: Corbyn says second referendum could be 'healing process' – as it happened  The GuardianBREXIT CHAOS: May NIGHTMARE as Farage set for CRUSHING VICTORY - shock Express.co.uk poll  Express.co.ukWant to stop Nigel Farage storming the European elections? Then vote tactically  The GuardianWho needs policies? Jeremy the bearded messiah is back  The Guardian
  
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• Pompeo warns Iran against attacking U.S. interests

  09-05-2019 23:17
  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that threats from Iran had escalated in recent weeks and he warned Tehran that any attacks on U.S. interests would prompt a quick response from Washington."The regime in Tehran should understand that any attacks by them or their proxies of any identity against U.S. interests or citizens will be answered with a swift and decisive U.S. response," he said in a statement.
  
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• EastEnders: Adrian Edmondson joining cast as new love interest for Jean Slater

  09-05-2019 23:10
  Comic actor Adrian Edmondson, best-known for his roles in TV shows such as The Young Ones and Bottom, is joining the cast of EastEnders in the summer.The announcement was made on the soap's Twitter feed, saying: "Adrian Edmondson is set to join #EastEnders and take on the role of Daniel Cook, a new love interest for Jean Slater.The character of Jean Slater, who has been played by Gillian Wright since 2004, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the start of the year.
  
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• Trump 'very surprised' Republican-led committee issued subpoena for his son – live

  09-05-2019 23:07
  President defended Donald Trump Jr’s cooperation with investigators and claimed the Mueller report exonerated his sonSign up to the US briefing and get a new perspective 10.07pm BST Hey all, Vivian Ho taking over for Sabrina Siddiqui. In celebration of today’s California liveblog takeover, why don’t you take a peek at a piece I wrote about the Golden State’s changing role in the 2020 race. Yes, feel free to sound the shameless self-promotion horns now.Related: California:
  
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• Lib Dems are being underestimated again, says Vince Cable

  09-05-2019 23:06
  Vince Cable speaks at the launch of the Lib Dems’ European elections manifesto in Shoreditch, east London. Photograph: David Mirzoeff/PAVince Cable has warned that Liberal Democrats are “being underestimated again” in terms of their potential to make gains in the European elections.At a launch for the party’s election manifesto in Shoreditch, east London, its leader insisted they were “the biggest and best organised of the remain parties” in their preparations
  
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• Aubameyang hat-trick sends Arsenal past Valencia into Europa League final

  09-05-2019 23:03
  The madness came to an end at Mestalla, where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette imposed order and carried Arsenal into the final of the competition their manager has made his own. Few have embraced it like Unai Emery, who insisted that it is a title, not merely a ticket to the Champions League in which his two strikers really should play – and one to which they may now return. Here they were a level above the rest, ensuring that a week of extraordinary European emotion, of
  
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• Tadhg Furlong: ‘Mako’s a good craic but he’s an horrendous snorer’

  09-05-2019 23:00
  Leinster’s Furlong and Saracens’ Mako Vunipola were roommates on the 2017 Lions tour and the props are full of praise for each other before what they expect will be a breathless Champions Cup finalThey were teammates and roommates on the Lions tour to New Zealand two years ago, but it is unlikely Tadhg Furlong and Mako Vunipola will be reminiscing when they stand face-to-face before the first scrum in Saturday’s European Champions Cup final at St James’ Park.Not that Vuni
  
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• Joseph McCann hearing held in jail after rape suspect refuses to leave

  09-05-2019 22:44
  Judge goes to Belmarsh prison after accused was charged with 21 offences against eight victimsA judge has visited the alleged serial sex attacker Joseph McCann to conduct a hearing in prison after he refused to attend court to face a string of charges including allegations he tied up a mother and sexually abused her children. The 34-year-old is charged with 21 offences against eight alleged victims, aged between 11 and 71, across five police force areas over a two-week period between 21 April an
  
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• Anna Sorokin: Fake German heiress jailed for £150,000 'summer of scam' - Sky News

  09-05-2019 22:42 via news.sky.com
  Anna Sorokin: Fake German heiress jailed for £150,000 'summer of scam'  Sky NewsAnna Sorokin: Fake heiress apologises as she is sentenced  BBC NewsFake German heiress Anna Sorokin jailed in US for up to 12 years  The Telegraph‘Anna Delvey,’ Fake Heiress Who Swindled N.Y.’s Elite, Is Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison  The New York TimesAnna Sorokin: the fake heiress who fooled everyone | podcast  The GuardianView full co
  
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• Cable urges Lib Dems to hammer home stop Brexit message in European elections

  09-05-2019 22:39
  The Lib Dems are looking to capitalise on local election success by hammering home their anti-Brexit stance and commitment to tackling climate change.
  
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• Horrific video shows woman dragged to death by purse thieves - Metro.co.uk

  09-05-2019 22:27 via metro.co.uk
  Horrific video shows woman dragged to death by purse thieves  Metro.co.ukPurse theft victim dies after she was run over by robbery suspects  KTRK-TVO.C. woman run over and killed during purse-snatching caught on camera at mini mall  Los Angeles TimesGarden Grove: Woman ID'd after being fatally run over by robbery crew's SUV in shopping center parking lot  KABC-TVPolice identify 3 men arrested for Garden Grove mugging that left woman dead  OCRegis
  
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• Trump To Be Denied Honour Of Addressing UK Parliament During State Visit In June

  09-05-2019 22:22
  Donald Trump will be denied the historic honour of addressing parliamentduring his state visit to the UK next month, government sources haveconfirmed
  
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• Remain Deal On By-Election Candidate Collapses 'Under Labour Pressure'

  09-05-2019 22:18
  Remain parties' hopes of fighting the Peterborough by-election on a jointticket have been dashed after the independent unity candidate pulled out underpressure from Labour, sources said
  
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• Microsoft HoloLens 2 needs to get into living rooms sooner rather than later - TechRadar

  09-05-2019 22:13 via techradar.com
  Microsoft HoloLens 2 needs to get into living rooms sooner rather than later  TechRadarAfter using Microsoft's HoloLens 2, I'm convinced that general consumers would eat it up at a better price.
  
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• Anna Sorokin: fake German heiress sentenced to up to 12 years in prison

  09-05-2019 22:12
  Sorokin, 28, guilty of deception worth more than $200,000Judge: ‘She was blinded by the glitter and glamour of New York’A judge has sentenced the fake German heiress Anna Sorokin to four to 12 years in prison for defrauding hotels, restaurants, a private jet operator and banks out of more than $200,000. Related: Glitz, glamour, now guilty: spectacular fall of New York's socialite scammerContinue reading...
  
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• Hearing held in jail after alleged serial rapist Joseph McCann refuses to go to court

  09-05-2019 22:02
  A magistrate has conducted a hearing inside a jail for the first time after a prisoner refused to appear in court in person or via a video link.The unprecedented hearing was ordered by chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot after a second attempt to get alleged serial rapist Joseph McCann to appear before her.Under recent new rules, a defendant must appear for a case to be transferred from a magistrates' court to a crown court.
  
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• Christian in plea to stay in UK as he could face death penalty if deported to Pakistan

  09-05-2019 21:59
  A Christian facing deportation to Pakistan where his family says he could be sentenced to the death penalty may have been offered a lifeline after a bail hearing was reportedly granted.Azeem Wazir, who now lives in Bristol, came to the UK several years ago after he was accused of dishonouring Islam in his native Pakistan.A Change.org petition calling for him to be able to stay in the UK states: "As a Pakistani Catholic he was accused of 'dishonouring the religion of Islam, prophets, Quran and Mu
  
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• Danny Baker: popular DJ never far from the spotlight – nor the door

  09-05-2019 21:57
  Danny Baker speaking to journalists at his home in London after his sacking.Photograph: Victoria Jones/PADanny Baker, the outspoken radio DJ, has never been far from the spotlight, nor the door, at the BBC: this is the third time he has left the broadcaster amid acrimony.His most recent sacking, over a tweet appearing to liken the new royal baby Archie to a chimpanzee, brings Baker’s career at BBC Radio 5 Live full circle after the channel dropped him in 1997 for crossing “the line b
  
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• Former 'mum of the year' guilty of manslaughter after stabbing husband

  09-05-2019 21:49
  A woman who was named mother of the year by her local newspaper has beenfound guilty of her husband's manslaughter.Helena Atay, also known as Karine, was cleared of murder on grounds of lack of intent, but was found guilty of the lower charge of manslaughter.During a trial lasting more than four weeks, Newcastle Crown Court heard she could not remember stabbing her husband Atakan Atay, 45, at their home in Birtley, Gateshead, last October.
  
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• Woman, 81, killed herself after pension was frozen in error

  09-05-2019 21:43
  Joy Worrall took her own life in Wales after being left with no income, inquest hearsAn 81-year-old woman killed herself after running out of money when her pension was frozen due to an administrative error.Joy Worrall, 81, was too proud to tell her family about her financial troubles and took her own life, as she had always threatened to do if she had major health or money worries. Continue reading...
  
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• Edir Da Costa was pepper sprayed while having a fit, inquest told

  09-05-2019 21:42
  Spray was released inches from the face of London father, 25, friend tells inquestA young father who died after he was restrained by police in east London was held face down in a headlock and pepper sprayed even as he appeared to be having a fit, a friend who was with him during the incident has said.Claude Greenaway told the inquest into the death of Edir Da Costa, known as Edson, that he tried to fend off police who had pinned his friend face down on the ground after they discharged the spray
  
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• Liberal Democrats launch 'Bollocks to Brexit' manifesto ahead of EU elections

  09-05-2019 21:36
  The Liberal Democrats are standing on a forthright "Bollocks to Brexit" platform ahead of this month's European Parliament elections.The pro-Remain party released their manifesto for the 23 May polls, with the document hailed as a "blueprint for what the UK could achieve if Brexit was stopped".Campaigners who find the title of the manifesto too strong will be able to use an alternative edition titled "Stop Brexit" instead.
  
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• Donald Trump tells Iran ‘call me’ over lifting sanctions

  09-05-2019 21:27
  President suggests US could help revive Iran’s economy in return for no-nuclear weapons pledgeDonald Trump has offered Iran direct talks, saying its leaders should “call me” and suggested the US would help revive the country’s economy as long as Iran did not acquire nuclear weapons.The impromptu offer by the US president, if serious, represents a dramatic lowering of the bar set by his administration for lifting extensive sanctions, including an oil embargo. Iran is alrea
  
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• Fleabag writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge: I'll make sure Bond girls 'feel like real people'

  09-05-2019 21:26
  Newly-appointed James Bond writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge has said she wants female characters in the next instalment to "feel like real people".The Fleabag creator was drafted in to help liven up the script for the as-yet-untitled 25th entry in the series, reportedly at the request of Daniel Craig.Regarding the women who will come across Bond on his next mission, Waller-Bridge added: "It's mainly about making them feel like real people, which they do in the previous films.
  
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• Sacked Danny Baker: BBC bosses have thrown me under bus

  09-05-2019 21:24
  Danny Baker has admitted his tweet depicting the duke and duchess of Sussex's son as a monkey was "ridiculous, stupid and idiotic", but has insisted he is not racist.The radio presenter has been sacked after posting a black and white photo showing a well-dressed man and woman holding hands with a suited chimpanzee.It was Baker himself who announced via his Twitter account the decision by the BBC.
  
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• Woman, 25, diagnosed with ALS eight years after the disease killed her twin sister and has 6 weeks - Daily Mail

  09-05-2019 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  Woman, 25, diagnosed with ALS eight years after the disease killed her twin sister and has 6 weeks  Daily MailDoctors say Jaci Hermstad, of Spencer, Iowa, will lose her ability to breathe and talk independently within a month. The only drug that could work won't be ...
  
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• Steve Bell on Trump and Iran – cartoon

  09-05-2019 21:13
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• Mordaunt hints at amnesty for historical actions by UK soldiers

  09-05-2019 21:13
  Penny Mordaunt said questions about historical prosecutions had ‘dragged on far too long’. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesThe new defence secretary, Penny Mordaunt, declared that army veterans should not be “pursued unfairly for events that took place decades ago” hinting that she favoured an amnesty for British soldiers from historical prosecutions. The minister was hoping to defuse a protest from Conservative backbencher Johnny Mercer who had said on Wednesday nigh
  
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• Minister hits out at UK property firms over £200m cladding bailout

  09-05-2019 21:11
  James Brokenshire says refusal by some to fix Grenfell-style material is morally indefensibleThe behaviour of some of Britain’s biggest property owners has been criticised as morally indefensible by the government after ministers were forced to launch a £200m taxpayer bailout to fix combustible Grenfell-style cladding on private residential towers.James Brokenshire, the housing secretary, announced he was diverting public money to make safe about 20,000 high-rise homes, in an embarra
  
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• Lucas Moura: from São Paulo prodigy and PSG outcast to Tottenham hero | David Hytner

  09-05-2019 21:11
  The Brazilian took time to settle at Spurs and may not have faced Ajax but for injuries yet his hat-trick showed his talentLucas Moura put the earphones in and looked down at the iPad screen, the peak of his dark NYC cap obscuring his eyes. It was late on Wednesday night and the Tottenham forward, whose sensational second-half hat-trick had slain Ajax in the Champions League semi-final, had stopped to talk to Brazilian TV.The journalist from his homeland wanted him to watch how the station had c
  
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• Lyra McKee’s sister urges killers to hand themselves in

  09-05-2019 21:07
  Ms McKee was shot dead while watching disturbances in Londonderry last month.
  
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• Facebook cofounder calls for company to break up over 'unprecedented' power

  09-05-2019 21:07
  Chris Hughes wrote in the New York Times Facebook’s acquisition of rival platforms has given Zuckerberg ‘un-American’ controlA cofounder of Facebook has called for the government to break up the company, warning that Mark Zuckerberg’s power is “unprecedented and un-American”.Chris Hughes, who helped established Facebook after meeting Zuckerberg at Harvard, wrote in the New York Times that Facebook’s acquisition of rival platforms had given Zuckerberg unp
  
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• Views sought on workplace parking levy proposals

  09-05-2019 21:06
  An amendment has been lodged which could see legislation changed to allow councils to introduce such a levy.
  
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• Swearing by the EU - UK's anti-Brexit Lib Dems opt for earthy election slogan

  09-05-2019 21:06
  Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats are showcasing their European election campaign with a down-to-earth slogan they hope will attract frustrated voters who want to remain in the bloc: "Bollocks to Brexit".Fresh from a strong showing in local council elections, the opposition party posted a photograph on Twitter of its leader Vince Cable with a "special edition" of its manifesto for the May 23 European parliament vote."It is an attempt to put in a more pungent way what a lot of people think actua
  
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• Premier League darts results: Gerwyn Price and Daryl Gurney come to blows after heated draw - Sportinglife.com

  09-05-2019 21:02 via sportinglife.com
  Premier League darts results: Gerwyn Price and Daryl Gurney come to blows after heated draw  Sportinglife.comDaryl Gurney and Gerwyn Price get physical in Premier League Darts barney  Metro.co.ukPremier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen & Rob Cross qualify for finals  BBC SportGerwyn Price explains what riled up Daryl Gurney on Premier League Darts stage  Metro.co.ukDaryl Gurney has the Premier League Darts play-offs within his sights  SkySpor
  
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• Legoland creates royal baby scene and offers free entry to all called Archie

  09-05-2019 20:57
  Those with proof that their name is spelt the same as the prince's go free until July 12.
  
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• To Archie! Charles and Camilla celebrate with beer on tour in Germany

  09-05-2019 20:49
  Charles and Camilla enjoyed a German beer and danced the waltz in Munich on the third day of their tour of the country.The royal couple, whose visit has so far stopped them from meeting the Prince of Wales' newest grandson Archie, had the drink in traditional litre glasses.The Duke then joined her on the dance floor with Margot Biccenger.
  
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• Ex-Tory businessman to stand for Brexit party in Peterborough

  09-05-2019 20:46
  Mike Greene (left) with Nigel Farage (right) announcing that the businessman would stand for the Brexit party in Peterborough’s byelection. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAThe Brexit party has announced the former Tory-supporting businessman Mike Greene as its candidate for the Peterborough byelection.Greene, who appeared on Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire, will stand for Nigel Farage’s new party on 6 June.In a video introducing his candidacy, shown at the Great Northern hotel in
  
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• Attempt to form pro-remain alliance in Peterborough fails

  09-05-2019 20:38
  Lib Dems, Greens, Renew and Change UK had been in talks over backing single candidateAn attempt to form an alliance of pro-remain parties to support a single candidate in a byelection in Peterborough has collapsed, raising concerns the failure will hinder cooperation in the future.Representatives of the Liberal Democrats, the Green party, Renew and Change UK spent several hours unsuccessfully trying to reach an agreement on a single independent candidate before a 4pm deadline for nominations for
  
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• Black hole-based aliens ‘could use GRAVITATIONAL WAVES to communicate’ – SHOCK claim - Express.co.uk

  09-05-2019 20:36 via express.co.uk
  Black hole-based aliens ‘could use GRAVITATIONAL WAVES to communicate’ – SHOCK claim  Express.co.ukGravitational waves leave a detectable mark, physicists say  Phys.orgWe may have evidence of a neutron star smashing into a black hole  Popular Science“The Messenger” –‘Unambiguously Artificial Alien Gravitational-Wave Signals’  The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries ChannelView full coverage on Google News
  
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• US-China trade talks: investors hopeful of breakthrough

  09-05-2019 20:32
  Negotiators working to avoid escalation in tariffs that could result in full-scale trade warInvestors were hopeful of a breakthrough in talks between the US and China as negotiators worked to prevent an escalation in tit-for-tat tariffs that threaten a full-scale trade war between the world’s two largest economies.Amid rising concerns that President Donald Trump would unilaterally raise tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200bn (£153bn) of Chinese goods on Friday, Beijing scrambled to assure
  
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• Roger Federer beats Gaël Monfils in Madrid and claims 1,200th win

  09-05-2019 20:31
  • Federer saves match points and wins 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
  • Novak Djokovic eases to 6-1, 7-6 (2) victory against ChardyRoger Federer, as only he would dare to do, serve-volleyed on a second serve to save one of two match points and then went on to claim the 1,200th win of his career but there were moments here at the Madrid Open when the intangible magic of Gaël Monfils threatened to ruin his return to clay this week after an absence of nearly three years.Federer losing a tennis mat
  
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• Pensioner takes Wolverhampton Wanderers to court over wolf’s head motif

  09-05-2019 20:23
  Peter Davies claims he created the design while he was a teenage schoolboy in the city.
  
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• Trump says 'nobody's happy' about North Korea missile launches

  09-05-2019 20:22
  US president reacts after Pyongyang carries out second weapons test in five daysDonald Trump has said he does not think North Korea is “ready to negotiate” after it launched suspected short-range missiles, in the second such weapons test in five days.“We’re looking at it very seriously right now,” Trump told reporters in the White House. “Nobody’s happy about it.” Continue reading...
  
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• London Bridge inquest: Victim's partner had 'premonitions' of terror attack

  09-05-2019 20:18
  The partner of the first victim of the London Bridge terror attack has told an inquest that she wanted to avoid the bridge that evening because of "premonitions" of an attack.Christine Delcros was seriously injured when attackers drove their van at her and 45-year-old Xavier Thomas as they crossed London Bridge on the evening of 3 June 2017.Mr Thomas, a Frenchman, was catapulted over the balustrade and into the Thames.
  
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• Judge holds hearing in prison after rape accused refuses to attend court

  09-05-2019 20:17
  Joseph McCann was remanded in custody until a hearing at the Old Bailey on May 23.
  
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