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• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged in US

  23-05-2019 23:49
  He is currently jailed in Britain.
  
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• NASA's Mars 2020 Gets a Dose of Space Here on Earth - NASA Mars Exploration

  23-05-2019 23:45 via mars.nasa.gov
  NASA's Mars 2020 Gets a Dose of Space Here on Earth  NASA Mars ExplorationMars CONSPIRACY? Blue sky found on Mars – 'Photos make NASA look like FOOLS'  Express.co.ukMars 2020 spacecraft subjected to brutal tests as it prepares for launch  CNETEarth's space junk problem  FRANCE 24 EnglishTurks dominate NASA campaign to send names to Mars  Hurriyet Daily NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Farage on course to thrash Tories as Euro Election polls close - Daily Mail

  23-05-2019 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  Farage on course to thrash Tories as Euro Election polls close  Daily MailNigel Farage is heading for a landslide victory in the European Parliament elections – and Boris Johnson has raced into a big early lead in the battle to succeed ...
  
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• New US charges against Julian Assange could spell decades behind bars

  23-05-2019 23:43
  The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after his arrest in London last month. He faces a maximum sentence of 175 years in prison if convicted of all the US charges. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty ImagesJulian Assange could face decades in a US prison after being charged with violating the Espionage Act by publishing classified information through WikiLeaks.Prosecutors announced 17 additional charges against Assange for publishing hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables and files on the wa
  
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• Murderer guilty of raping girl, 14, after she proved he was father of her child

  23-05-2019 23:43
  A convicted murderer has been found guilty in a historical rape case in south London after his victim recently discovered he was the biological father of her child.Mohammed Fethaullah, 58, is currently serving a life sentence for the kidnapping and murder of his stepmother in 2002.According to a statement from the Metropolitan Police that detailed the attack, the victim was waiting to collect her wages at the shop when Fethaullah asked her to collect some cigarettes.
  
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• Police face ‘orchestrated disorder’ near polling station in Londonderry

  23-05-2019 23:14
  Officers were attending a security alert about a suspicious device close to a school being used for the European election vote.
  
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• £10m UK scheme to help stop Russia attacking democracies

  23-05-2019 23:05
  Britain is leading a fightback in Europe against efforts by Russia to attack democracies with fake news and disinformation, Sky News has learnt.A £10m programme seeks to help a network of groups to combat what sources say is a long-term Kremlin goal to break up institutions like the European Union and NATO.
  
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• Polls close after Scots turn out to elect MEPs

  23-05-2019 23:00
  Polling stations were open from 7am until 10pm on Thursday.
  
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• Polling stations close in Northern Ireland

  23-05-2019 23:00
  Eleven candidates stood to serve in Brussels and Strasbourg.
  
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• Angry Pro-Remain Labour Activists Launch Bid To Force Party Into Anti-Brexit Position

  23-05-2019 23:00
  Pro-Remain Labour activists have launched a drive to push the party'sleadership into an anti-Brexit position
  
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• New Lottery game sees first winners of £10,000 a month prize

  23-05-2019 22:57
  The Set For Life numbers were 15, 21, 31, 44, 45 and the Life Ball was 03.
  
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• Man arrested after elderly couple found dead in Kensington flat

  23-05-2019 22:47
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly couple were found dead in their west London flat.The pair, believed to be a man and a woman in their late 60s, were discovered at their home at Adair Tower in north Kensington at around 6.30am on Thursday.Scotland Yard said a man known to both victims had initially contacted Surrey Police, alerting officers to the address.
  
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• Ilford Mosque Investigation: Man, 28, Charged After Gun Fire Outside Place Of Worship

  23-05-2019 22:44
  Detectives investigating the firing of a gun outside an east London mosquehave charged a man
  
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• UPDATE 2-U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with espionage

  23-05-2019 22:42
  The U.S. Justice Department unveiled 17 new criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, saying he unlawfully published the names of classified sources and conspired with and assisted ex-Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in obtaining access to classified information.The superseding indictment comes a little more than a month after the Justice Department unsealed a narrower criminal case against Assange.Assange was initially charged with conspiring with Manning t
  
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• NHS to sign up patients for 'virtual' A&E in tech revolution

  23-05-2019 22:30
  Patients using technology to communicate with the NHS would avoid long queues in A&E. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesMillions of patients will be encouraged to use digital technology to assess how ill they are under a groundbreaking initiative by a leading NHS hospital, as part of a drive to reduce the use of A&E and outpatient appointments. A revolution in the NHS’s embrace of technology will see patients in Birmingham advised to use online – live and automated –
  
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• Scuf debuts a modular alternative to the Xbox Elite controller

  23-05-2019 22:00
  Last year, Scuf introduced its Vantage customizable PS4 controller
  
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• U.S. unveils espionage charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

  23-05-2019 21:58
  The U.S. Justice Department unveiled 17 criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, saying he unlawfully published the names of classified sources and conspired and assisted ex-Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in obtaining access to classified information.The superseding indictment comes a little more than a month after the Justice Department unsealed a narrower criminal case against Assange.
  
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• Herbal cannabis seized in Armagh

  23-05-2019 21:44
  Detectives said it was further evidence of their commitment to removing and disrupting the illegal supply of drugs in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ivor Novello Awards: Richard Ashcroft, The 1975, Mariah Carey and Wiley among winners

  23-05-2019 21:41
  Richard Ashcroft, The 1975, Wiley and Mariah Carey were among the winners honoured at this year's Ivor Novello Awards.The 1975 followed their big wins at the Brits earlier this year with two Ivors, picking up the gongs for songwriters of the year and best contemporary song, for Love It If We Made It.The Ivors inspiration award went to "godfather of grime" Wiley, for his role in shaping a hugely innovative and uniquely British genre.
  
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• Tory leadership race heats up with May set to name exit date

  23-05-2019 21:38
  May’s announcement of a timetable for departure will trigger a battle between moderate Tories and hard Brexiters. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/ShutterstockTheresa May is widely expected to set a date for her resignation as Conservative leader on Friday, amid deep concerns among centrist cabinet ministers that candidates to be the next prime minister will have to promise a hard Brexit. May’s allies believe that she will promise to step down as leader by 10 June after the state visit of US p
  
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• Theresa May expected to name exit date on Friday

  23-05-2019 21:38
  May’s announcement of a timetable for departure will trigger a battle between moderate Tories and hard Brexiters. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/ShutterstockTheresa May is widely expected to announce on Friday that she will resign as Conservative leader, amid deep concerns among centrist cabinet ministers that candidates to be the next prime minister will have to promise a hard Brexit.May’s allies believe that she will promise to step down as leader by 10 June after the state visit of US pre
  
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• Orkambi: NHS makes new offer to manufacturer of cystic fibrosis drug

  23-05-2019 21:24
  NHS England has made a revised offer to the manufacturer of cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi, a treatment which families and campaigners say could transform lives.Negotiations with Vertex Pharmaceutical have been stalled since July last year when the manufacturer declined an NHS offer of £500m over five years for three treatments - two in production and one in development.When negotiations broke down, NHS England revealed Vertex had asked for £105,000 per patient, which the manufact
  
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• Facebook removes more than three billion fake accounts

  23-05-2019 21:15
  It estimates that fake accounts represent about 5% of its monthly active users globally.
  
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• New child abuse compensation bid to be launched in NI courts

  23-05-2019 21:06
  The human rights action is for damages against Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley.
  
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• Syrian forces ‘target Sky News journalist and crew’ in tank attack

  23-05-2019 20:36
  Special correspondent Alex Crawford has described how the crew were fired on by a 'T-72 Russian battle tank'.
  
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• UK government may face court action after EU citizens denied vote

  23-05-2019 20:28
  The government is facing calls to launch an urgent investigation into the treatment of EU citizens in the European elections after many people reported being denied their democratic right to vote.Voters across the country told of their devastation at finding their names crossed off the register due to clerical errors by local councils. Experts said the situation was a “scandal we knew was coming” and that the government may have a case to answer in court.The affected voters said they
  
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• Transgender women given full access to ladies-only Hampstead Heath pond

  23-05-2019 20:22
  A women-only pond is to be opened up to transgender women who will have unlimited access.The City of London Corporation (CoLC) says swimmers will be able to use the ponds "aligning with their gender identity" on Hampstead Heath in north London.A majority of replies supported allowing transgender swimmers to be admitted on the basis of their gender identity, the report on the consultation said.
  
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• May forced to delay Brexit bill publication - Channel 4 News

  23-05-2019 20:18 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Man Arrested After Couple Found Dead In West London Tower Block

  23-05-2019 20:15
  A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies ofa couple were found in a west London flat
  
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• Boris Johnson’s bid for Tory leadership gathers momentum

  23-05-2019 20:13
  At least 10 MPs have publicly backed Johnson. Photograph: Ben Stevens/Rex/ShutterstockBoris Johnson’s leadership campaign was gathering steam on Thursday, amid deep concern among centrist Conservatives that a Brexit hardliner is on the brink of becoming prime minister. The former foreign secretary gained two significant endorsements – Johnny Mercer, who had been considered a leadership hopeful himself, and Gavin Williamson, the former defence secretary – with more poised to mak
  
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• Veterans honoured at royal garden party

  23-05-2019 20:12
  The Duchess of Gloucester hosted the annual event at Buckingham Palace
  
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• Aberdeen’s ‘phenomenal’ new event complex named P&J Live

  23-05-2019 20:10
  The venue is expected to lead to the creation of more than 350 jobs.
  
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• Education Secretary condemns protests outside LGBT lessons row primary school

  23-05-2019 20:04
  Damian Hinds criticised the demonstrations after the head teacher said the school would close early for the half-term break amid safety fears.
  
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• Councils admit failure to send out EU postal ballots in time

  23-05-2019 19:59
  One election officer blamed the error on ‘the delay caused by Brexit negotiations’. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesAt least three local councils across England and Wales have admitted that they ran out of time to print and send postal ballots for the European elections to some overseas voters, leaving them effectively disenfranchised.Three voters contacted the Guardian with details of papers that arrived so late it was impossible to get their vote back to the UK in time, some
  
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• European elections 2019: EU citizens turned away from UK polls

  23-05-2019 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Thousands of EU citizens have been unable to vote in the European elections, a campaign group says.
  
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• London Bridge inquest: Bullet 'centimetres' from witness

  23-05-2019 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Court sees image of the moment a police shot comes through pub window, striking another man in the head.
  
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• GSK brings back bonuses for some sales reps

  23-05-2019 19:09
  Loosening the reins on bonuses will "uphold our ethical and values-led approach to (healthcare professional) engagement, in full compliance with laws and policies, whilst supporting delivery of strong performance," GSK said in a statement on its website.In 2012, the British group scrapped performance-based payments in the U.S. to avoid a repeat of aggressive sales practices.
  
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• Farage issues warning to Westminster as voters go to the polls

  23-05-2019 18:58
  Nigel Farage's Brexit Party is expected to trounce the Tories and Labour in the European elections.
  
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• Taoiseach holds meeting with king of Sweden during State visit

  23-05-2019 18:57
  The royal couple are undertaking a three-day visit.
  
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• Sister of infected blood scandal victim ‘can’t grieve due to anger’

  23-05-2019 18:54
  Patricia Kelly's brother Seamus Conway died last year at the age of 45.
  
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• George Best: Fans mock statue of Northern Ireland football legend

  23-05-2019 18:50
  It was revealed outside Windsor Park stadium in Best's home town of Belfast as fans crowded to get a look at the bronze tribute.The statue, which captures Best dribbling with the ball, was unveiled by his sister Barbara McNarry and Northern Ireland teammate Pat Jennings.It was created by a Belfast sculptor and funded by fans through public donations.
  
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• As Ebola cases rise, so do worries of a cross-border epidemic - The New Humanitarian

  23-05-2019 18:49 via thenewhumanitarian.org
  As Ebola cases rise, so do worries of a cross-border epidemic  The New HumanitarianAttacks on Ebola Health Workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo  The New York Times'The battle against Ebola is failing': Experts urge more action as 100 people per week are infected  Daily MailViolence, mistrust disrupt efforts to combat Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo  CBS This MorningEBOLA CRISIS: Battle to combat Congo outbreak ‘is FAILING’ as death
  
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• Cabinet ministers urge May to ditch her Brexit plan as she clings on to power

  23-05-2019 18:47
  Theresa May's fate could be decided in a meeting with Tory backbench leader Sir Graham Brady on Friday.
  
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• The Bittersweet Symphony dispute is over

  23-05-2019 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Richard Ashcroft says Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have relinquished their claim on the song.
  
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• #DeniedMyVote: EU citizens turned away from polling stations

  23-05-2019 18:33
  EU citizen Egle said she felt her 'voice doesn't count like it didn't in the Brexit referendum'.
  
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• May hangs on after Brexit gambit backfires

  23-05-2019 18:32
  Prime Minister Theresa May was clinging to power on Thursday after her final Brexit gambit backfired, overshadowing a European election that has shown a United Kingdom still riven over its divorce from the EU.May's departure will deepen the Brexit crisis as a new leader is likely to want a more decisive split, raising the chances of a confrontation with the European Union and an election that could usher in a socialist government.In such a fluid situation, Britain faces an array of options inclu
  
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• Government accused of creating hierarchy among contaminated blood victims

  23-05-2019 18:30
  The Infected Blood Inquiry is this week sitting in Belfast.
  
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• Home Office policy on age assessment of young asylum seekers ruled unlawful

  23-05-2019 18:29
  Court of Appeal judges ruled the process creates a risk of children being wrongly detained.
  
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• Clock ticking on efforts to find British Steel buyer

  23-05-2019 18:17
  British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty House has emerged as one potential bidder for the country's second largest steel producer, two sources told Reuters on Thursday.Business minister Greg Clark said the government had been in talks with potential buyers of British Steel while the opposition Labour Party and trade unions have called for the steelmaker to be nationalised.It is owned by investment firm Greybull Capital, former owners of collapsed airline Monarch.
  
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• Psychiatry and student recruitment

  23-05-2019 18:15
  ‘Mental health is a priority area for the NHS workforce and for public benefit,’ writes Paul Garrud.Photograph: sturti/Getty ImagesIn your article (Psychiatry and nursing numbers remain low, Mental health supplement, 15 May), it is suggested that medical schools may be making the recruitment problems to psychiatry worse by selecting the wrong kind of students. The article states that only three UK medical schools accept psychology A-level for entry to medicine. I must correct this. E
  
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