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• Soccer-Sylvinho to be named Lyon coach - reports

  17-05-2019 23:53
  Olympique Lyonnais have agreed a deal to appoint Sylvinho as their next head coach, according to media reports in France.The former Barcelona and Arsenal player was named Brazil's Under-23 team coach for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in April.
  
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• Scottish independence only possible with Brexit, says Farage

  17-05-2019 23:49
  Nigel Farage urged pro-independence supporters to 'lend your votes to the Brexit Party' at a rally in Edinburgh.
  
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• Scotland won't be independent within EU, says Farage

  17-05-2019 23:48
  Nigel Farage hosting a rally for his Brexit party in Edinburgh on Friday. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesNigel Farage has called on “genuine Scottish nationalists” to vote for his Brexit party in next week’s EU elections, as he described Nicola Sturgeon’s campaign for an independent Scotland within Europe as “the most dishonest political discourse anywhere in the world”.As anti-racist protesters chanted outside the venue, Farage told cheering supporte
  
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• Nigel Farage attacks SNP's claims about post-Brexit Scotland

  17-05-2019 23:48
  Nigel Farage hosting a rally for his Brexit party in Edinburgh on Friday. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesNigel Farage has called on “genuine Scottish nationalists” to vote for his Brexit party in next week’s EU elections, as he described Nicola Sturgeon’s campaign for an independent Scotland within Europe as “the most dishonest political discourse anywhere in the world”. As anti-racist protesters chanted outside the venue, Farage told cheering support
  
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• Isner to miss French Open with foot injury

  17-05-2019 23:36
  John Isner, the top-ranked American men's tennis player in the world, will miss the upcoming French Open as he continues to rehab from a stress fracture in his foot sustained in March."Unfortunately, I have to withdraw from Roland Garros this year," Isner tweeted Friday."The foot injury I sustained in Miami has not fully healed and there's just no way I could possibly compete on the clay in Paris.
  
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• Corbyn urges Labour to unite to counter rise of the ‘far right’

  17-05-2019 23:30
  The Labour leader will say only a party committed to radical reform can counter the appeal of the far right in neglected communities
  
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• Arsenal footballer calls on men to ‘not hide away’ from abortion discussion

  17-05-2019 23:28
  Hector Bellerin's tweet came after some abortion laws became more strict in the US.
  
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• Orioles-Nats dispute set for July 12 court arguments

  17-05-2019 23:23
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has set July 12 for oral arguments in the long-running dispute between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles over money from the cable channel they jointly own,
  
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• Elderly passenger dies after two-car crash

  17-05-2019 23:20
  Margaret Innes, 83, succumbed to her injuries in hospital after the collision in Aberdeenshire.
  
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• Ohio State report reveals team doctor sexually abused at least 177 athletes

  17-05-2019 23:02
  The investigation found that university personnel knew of Dr Richard Strauss’s conduct as early as 1979, but failed to take actionAn Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students over nearly two decades, and numerous university officials got wind of what was going on but did little to stop him, according to a report released by the school on Friday.Dr Richard Strauss, who took his life in 2005, groped or ogled young men from 1979 to 1997 – nearly his entire time a
  
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• Angry protests continue over Birmingham school's 'okay to be gay' lessons

  17-05-2019 21:45
  Daily demonstrations have been taking place outside Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham but Friday's was the largest - and angriest - so far.Flyers had been sent around the local community encouraging people to join protests against the school "brainwashing" children that "it's okay to be gay".One man told Sky News he had joined the crowd because "homosexuality is a heinous, horrible thing".
  
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• Birth certificate shows baby Archie's birthplace and Meghan's job

  17-05-2019 20:33
  The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to baby Archie in a private hospital, his birth certificate has confirmed.The document put to rest speculation of the location of the birth as many had suggested the Duchess had planned to remain at home in Frogmore Cottage.Meghan was listed on the document as "Rachel Meghan Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex", and gave her occupation as "Princess of the United Kingdom".
  
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• Is Meghan Markle a princess or not? And will Archie become a prince?

  17-05-2019 20:18
  On baby Archie's birth certificate the Duchess of Sussex gives her occupation as "princess of the United Kingdom".:: So is she Princess Meghan?When Meghan married Prince Harry, it was revealed that one of her titles would be Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Wales, taken from her husband's name.
  
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• May and Corbyn blame each other as Brexit talks collapse

  17-05-2019 20:10
  The government and Labour have sought to blame each other after cross-party talks to find a compromise Brexit plan finally collapsed, leaving any remaining hopes of an imminent solution to the impasse in tatters.While both sides insisted the discussions had taken place in good faith, Theresa May said a sticking point had been Labour splits over a second referendum.Labour in turn said the government had been unwilling to compromise and that May’s imminent departure from Downing Street meant
  
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• 'Shame on you': Boots berated for wrapping prescriptions in plastic bags

  17-05-2019 19:51
  Campaigners say pharmacy chain should uphold promise to reduce plastic packagingThe pharmacy chain Boots has come under fire for using plastic bags, rather than paper ones, to package some of its prescriptions.Environmental campaigners and customers criticised the firm, which signed up to a high-profile scheme to cut plastic packaging last year. Continue reading...
  
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• Doctor jailed for sexually assualting patients, including children

  17-05-2019 19:50
  Former GP Alan Tutin, from Tonbridge, Kent, groped women and girls who had booked appointments for minor illnesses, including a sore throat, a mole and for the contraceptive pill.In a series of statements, his victims described feeling "dirty" after he touched them and stupid for not stopping him or immediately complaining about it.
  
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• London Bridge attack: nurse was killed after rushing to help victim

  17-05-2019 19:33
  Kirsty Boden, one of the victims of the London Bridge terrorist attack.Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PAA woman was stabbed in the head after she rushed to help a victim of the London Bridge terror attack, saying: “I’m a nurse. I have to go and help.”The inquest into the victims of the attack heard that Australian Kirsty Boden, 28, was attacked after going to the aid of Alexandre Pigeard, 26, on 3 June 2017.She was caught on mobile phone footage bending over the stricken Frenc
  
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• INLA activist dies after being found shot in Belfast cemetery

  17-05-2019 19:28
  Milltown cemetery in Belfast, where McElkerney was found. Photograph: Photofusion/Rex/ShutterstockAn Irish National Liberation Army activist who killed three people, including two young boys, in a bombing in 1987, has died after he was found shot in a Belfast cemetery.Martin McElkerney had been in intensive care at Belfast’s Royal Victoria hospital since Thursday afternoon after he was found lying critically wounded near the Irish Republican Socialist plot in the city’s Milltown ceme
  
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• New Samsung Galaxy Note 10 battery rumour could spell disappointment - TrustedReviews

  17-05-2019 19:17 via trustedreviews.com
  New Samsung Galaxy Note 10 battery rumour could spell disappointment  TrustedReviewsO2 Joins the Ranks of Network Operators That Will Be Offering the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G  Gizmodo UKIf you own a Huawei or iPhone, these restaurants won't serve you these secret dishes  T3The Galaxy S10 lets you see a ‘secret’ menu in some restaurants – here’s how it works  TrustedReviewsDo You Really Believe That Samsung 'Fixed' All Its Galaxy Fold I
  
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• Meghan Markle's fans baffled by key details on Archie's birth certificate - here's what they mean - Mirror Online

  17-05-2019 19:09 via mirror.co.uk
  Meghan Markle's fans baffled by key details on Archie's birth certificate - here's what they mean  Mirror OnlineMeghan Markle: Is Meghan the first Princess since Diana? Is Kate Middleton also a Princess  ExpressFive things we learned from Archie's birth certificate  BBC NewsFrom the royal rift to their first child together we look back on Meghan and Harry’s first year of married l  The SunPrince Harry Cotswolds home: Duke's HUGE payout over aerial pi
  
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• Youngest paratrooper to serve in D-Day landings honoured with plaque

  17-05-2019 18:59
  Private Robert Johns was shot dead by a sniper on July 23 1944, aged 16.
  
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• Senior Tories warn against extended leadership contest

  17-05-2019 18:59
  Theresa May could remain as caretaker PM until late summer. Photograph: Toby Melville/AFP/Getty ImagesSenior Conservatives are warning against an prolonged leadership contest that would mean Theresa May remaining as caretaker prime minister until late summer.The prime minister promised the backbench 1922 Committee on Thursday that she would set out a timetable for her departure once MPs had been given a vote on the withdrawal agreement bill in early June.With a wide field of candidates including
  
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• Thomas Cook shares plunge after Citigroup's 'zero' valuation

  17-05-2019 18:45
  Thomas Cook has seen its shares plummet by a further 40% after banking analysts cut their target price on the holiday firm's stock to zero.Citigroup downgraded its rating to "sell" in the wake of the latest profit warning by the world's oldest travel company, which had already led to a fall in its shares of almost 15%.It came a day after Thomas Cook reported a half-year loss of £1.46bn as it counted the cost of Brexit uncertainty causing UK consumers to delay holiday plans.
  
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• Spina bifida operation carried out in the womb in UK first

  17-05-2019 18:39
  In the first surgery of its kind in the UK, doctors at King's College Hospital in London carried out a minimally invasive surgery to correct a dangerous fetal condition while the baby is still in its mother's womb.The fetoscopic "keyhole" surgery was carried out on babies suffering from spina bifida, a condition whereby a baby's spine does not close fully during pregnancy leaving a hole in the back and the spinal cord exposed.The procedure involves a team of neurosurgeons and fetal medicine spec
  
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• Boris Johnson clear favourite among Conservative members to succeed May - poll

  17-05-2019 18:39
  Boris Johnson, a prominent leader of the Brexit campaign and former foreign minister, is the top choice among members of Britain's ruling Conservative Party to replace Theresa May as prime minister, according to a poll published on Friday.Johnson is the first choice among 39 percent of party members, followed by former Brexit minister Dominic Raab in second place on 13 percent, according to the survey by YouGov for The Times newspaper.Conservative Party members are due to have the final say on w
  
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• Microsoft-Sony combo shows gaming’s new reality - Financial Times

  17-05-2019 18:37 via ft.com
  Microsoft-Sony combo shows gaming’s new reality  Financial TimesPS5 News: New PlayStation 5 details confirmed, Sony making big promise for PS4 successor - Daily Star  Daily StarMicrosoft and Sony team up to create ‘Netflix for games’ that could replace PlayStation AND Xbox consoles  The SunSony and Microsoft’s cloud partnership shows how big a competitor Google’s Stadia really is  MCVGames Inbox: What do you think of the Micro
  
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• Royal baby born at private maternity hospital

  17-05-2019 18:34
  Archie was born at the Portland Hospital in Westminster.
  
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• Families call for full disclosure over Dublin-Monaghan bombings

  17-05-2019 18:34
  A wreath-laying ceremony took place at a Dublin memorial to remember the 33 people killed by loyalist bombers.
  
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• Pressure mounts on Google to pull ads for anti-abortion clinics that 'deceive women'

  17-05-2019 18:28
  ‘Appalled’ Democrat urges action after Guardian revealed Google has given $150,000 in free ads to opaque anti-abortion groupGoogle is facing pressure in Washington to immediately remove online advertisements for “fake medical clinics” that are designed to “mislead” women who are seeking an abortion. Related: Google has given $150,000 in free ads to deceptive anti-abortion groupContinue reading...
  
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• Man back in court on Emma Faulds murder charge

  17-05-2019 18:26
  Police have yet to recover the body of the 39-year-old who went missing on April 28.
  
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• Labour voters left high and dry in EU elections

  17-05-2019 18:22
  Jeremy Corbyn launches Labour’s European election campaign in Kent on 9 May. ‘Labour needs to act urgently to prevent it being crushed in next week’s election,’ writes Rosemary Sales.Photograph: Toby Melville/ReutersAs a Labour member, and former councillor, I share Polly Toynbee’s despair at the party’s vacillation on Europe (Labour must back remain or hand victory to the Faragists, 14 May) and the leadership’s refusal to see the world as it really is r
  
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• Universal credit spin is at odds with reality

  17-05-2019 18:21
  ‘Food banks gave out 1.6m parcels last year – and our data shows almost half of referrals made due to a delay in benefits being paid were linked to universal credit,’ writes Garry Lemon. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/PAUniversal credit doesn’t need a PR campaign (Coming soon: the great universal credit deception, 15 May). Instead of wasting time and resources on spin, the Department for Work and Pensions should tackle the reasons why so many of the people who most need its he
  
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• Focus on funding to improve the nation’s mental health

  17-05-2019 18:21
  ‘Clinical psychologists and other psychological therapists are not represented at senior levels of NHS management, so there seems to be a genuine lack of understanding about what those professions can offer,’ writes Bernard Kat. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PAMental health services are not all about services provided by psychiatrists and nurses (Psychiatry and nursing numbers remain low, Mental health supplement, 15 May). The development of psychological therapies and increased aware
  
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• Election of prime minister by Tory party members is unconstitutional

  17-05-2019 18:21
  Linda Gresham wonders if Theresa May’s heavy chain necklace might be symbolic.Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty ImagesYour correspondents seem to have slipped into regarding it as normal that a prime minister should be elected by the members of the Conservative party (Tory leadership race looms as May agrees timetable for quitting No 10, 17 May). In fact it is unprecedented and unconstitutional. Previously the choice of prime minister has been determined by MPs, either because the majority of th
  
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• UPDATE 2-Germany designates BDS Israel boycott movement as anti-Semitic

  17-05-2019 18:17
  The German parliament voted on Friday to condemn as anti-Semitic a movement that calls for economic pressure on Israel to end the occupation of Palestinian land, grant Arab citizens equal rights and recognize the right of return of Palestinian refugees.In a move welcomed by Israel, a majority of lawmakers in the Bundestag voted in favor of a motion to label the international Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement as an entity that uses anti-Semitic tactics to fulfill its political goals."
  
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• UPDATE 1-Germany designates BDS Israel boycott movement as anti-Semitic

  17-05-2019 18:17
  The German parliament voted on Friday to condemn as anti-Semitic a movement that calls for economic pressure on Israel to end the occupation of Palestinian land, grant Arab citizens equal rights and recognize the right of return of Palestinian refugees.A majority of lawmakers in the Bundestag voted in favor of a motion to label the international Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement as an entity that uses anti-Semitic tactics to fulfill its political goals."The argumentation patterns and
  
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• More construction workers needed to plug skills gap, experts warn

  17-05-2019 18:04
  The Scottish Government has been urged to address industry shortages to cope with the demand for new homes.
  
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• Fresh appeal over murder of John ‘Goldfinger’ Palmer

  17-05-2019 18:04
  Detectives said there have been 'significant developments and events within the criminal underworld' that mean people may now come forward.
  
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• Four arrested over attempted theft of ATM ‘may be part of crime gang’

  17-05-2019 18:03
  The arrests followed an attack at a service station in east Belfast.
  
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• Victoria Wood statue unveiled in memory of comedian

  17-05-2019 18:00
  A statue commemorating the life and work of comedian Victoria Wood has been unveiled in her home town.It sits in Library Gardens in the centre of Bury, Greater Manchester.In a career spanning over 40 years Wood wrote and starred in numerous sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, including the award-winning comedy Dinnerladies, which ran from 1998-2000.
  
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• Spoiling a good walk? Golf has bigger issues than Daly in a cart - The Times

  17-05-2019 18:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Spoiling a good walk? Golf has bigger issues than Daly in a cart  The TimesBrooks Koepka untouchable at US PGA as Woods misses the halfway cut  The GuardianWhy it's OK if Tiger isn't too disappointed about having the weekend off  ESPN.co.ukUS PGA Championship 2019: third round – live!  The GuardianJordan Spieth's rally is a welcome surprise at US PGA Championship  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Birth certificate shows baby Archie's birth place and Meghan's job

  17-05-2019 18:00
  The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to baby Archie in a private hospital, his birth certificate has confirmed.The document put to rest speculation of the location of the birth as many had suggested the Duchess had planned to remain at home in Frogmore Cottage.Meghan was listed on the document as "Rachel Meghan Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex", and gave her occupation as "Princess of the United Kingdom".
  
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• Inside the Portland, Britain’s only private maternity hospital

  17-05-2019 17:58
  The Duchess of York gave birth to the Duke of Sussex's cousins at the hospital in Harley Street.
  
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• M&S to feel transformation pain before profit recovery

  17-05-2019 17:57
  Profit at Marks & Spencer is expected to fall for the third year in a row next week, with underlying sales poised to slip as the British retailer works through a painful "transformation plan".M&S set out on its latest turnaround, which follows a decade of failed reinventions, shortly after retail veteran Archie Norman joined as chairman in 2017 to work alongside Steve Rowe, who became chief executive in 2016 and has been with the company for almost three decades.M&S wants to make at
  
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• Times editor defends paper's coverage of transgender issues

  17-05-2019 17:56
  John Witherow was giving evidence at the tribunal. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesJohn Witherow, the editor of the Times, has rejected allegations his newspaper publishes inaccurate, biased articles that are hostile to trans men and women.Witherow was giving evidence at an employment tribunal in Edinburgh brought by Katherine O’Donnell, a former night editor of the Scottish edition of the Times, who claims she was overlooked for promotion and discriminated against because she is a t
  
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• University backtracks over Voynich manuscript translation claims

  17-05-2019 17:54
  The University of Bristol's Dr Gerard Cheshire had claimed to have taken just two weeks to crack the code.
  
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• London Bridge terrorists set upon police officer like ‘wolf pack’

  17-05-2019 17:48
  Wayne Marques told an inquest he just tried to 'hold on and keep them fighting until the cavalry arrived'.
  
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• Iron Throne does not tempt me – David Lidington

  17-05-2019 17:45
  The Cabinet Minister was speaking during a visit to Portrush in Northern Ireland and emphasised he supports the Prime Minister.
  
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• Amazon squares up to Uber with backing for UK food app Deliveroo

  17-05-2019 17:43
  Amazon has taken a stake in British online food delivery company Deliveroo, leading a $575 million fundraising to pit itself against Uber Eats in the global race to dominate the market for takeaway meals.The news the world's biggest online retailer had bought into one of Europe's fastest growing tech companies sent shockwaves through the sector, hitting shares in European rivals Just Eat, Takeaway.com and Delivery Hero.Deliveroo founder and CEO Will Shu said the fundraising would enable the loss
  
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• Germany designates BDS Israel boycott movement as anti-Semitic

  17-05-2019 17:42
  The German parliament voted on Friday to condemn as anti-Semitic a movement that calls for economic pressure on Israel to end the occupation of Palestinian land, grant Arab citizens equal rights and recognize the right of return of Palestinian refugees.A majority of lawmakers in the Bundestag voted in favor of a motion to label the international Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement as an entity that uses anti-Semitic tactics to fulfill its political goals."The argumentation patterns and
  
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