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• PM candidate Gove admits taking cocaine

  07-06-2019 23:58
  Michael Gove, a leading contender to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said he had used cocaine and has "deep regrets" about taking the drug on several occasions."Obviously it will be for my colleagues in parliament and members of the Conservative Party to decide now if I should be leader," he said.
  
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• Campaigner issues call as Holocaust survivors to receive British Empire Medals

  07-06-2019 23:55
  Survivors are providing a 'public service' by continuing to relay their harrowing ordeals, Karen Pollock said.
  
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• Michael Gove admits to taking cocaine on 'several social occasions'

  07-06-2019 23:54
  Michael Gove. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/ReutersMichael Gove has admitted to taking cocaine, joining fellow Tory leadership contenders in confessing to drug use. “I took drugs on several occasions at social events more than 20 years ago,” he told the Daily Mail. “At the time I was a young journalist. It was a mistake. I look back and I think, I wish I hadn’t done that.” The admission comes as Theresa May enjoys her final days in Downing Street, with a number of the
  
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• Bear Grylls shares honour with Scout volunteers as he is made an OBE

  07-06-2019 23:53
  The adventurer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
  
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• Oscar winner Olivia Colman ‘humbled’ to become CBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

  07-06-2019 23:51
  Elvis Costello, Lee Child, Bear Grylls and rapper MIA are also among the famous faces recognised.
  
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• Tunnock’s Teacake inventor ‘deeply honoured’ to be knighted

  07-06-2019 23:38
  Boyd Tunnock is recognised for services to business and to charity.
  
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• Actors, activists and man behind Tunnock’s Teacake honoured by Queen - The Scotsman

  07-06-2019 23:32 via scotsman.com
  Actors, activists and man behind Tunnock’s Teacake honoured by Queen  The ScotsmanOscar-winner Olivia Colman said she is “totally thrilled” to be made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours, while stage actor Simon Russell Beale is knighted.
  
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• TV and radio presenter Shereen Nanjiani ‘a bit overwhelmed’ at MBE

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Recognised for her services to broadcasting in Scotland, the 57-year-old was the country's first Asian newsreader.
  
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• Tipping The Velvet author Sarah Waters ‘delighted and dazed’ by OBE honour

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Her books have received lavish screen adaptations.
  
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• The Good Fight star Cush Jumbo awarded OBE after finding fame in US

  07-06-2019 23:30
  The British actress is best known for playing Lucca Quinn.
  
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• Spy chiefs knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Head of MI5 Andrew Parker is recognised for public service and MI6 chief Alex Younger for services to national ssecurity.
  
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• Simon Russell Beale knighted for distinguished career in theatre

  07-06-2019 23:30
  The actor has been hailed as one of the great stage performers of his generation.
  
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• Rapper MIA’s politically charged music earns her MBE

  07-06-2019 23:30
  The British-Sri Lankan musician and artist, real name Mathangi Arulpragasam, is honoured for services to music.
  
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• Queen honours William and Kate’s housekeeper with medal award

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Antonella Fresolone has been recognised with an Honorary Royal Victorian Medal.
  
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• Olivia Colman ‘humbled’ to get CBE in Oscar-winning year

  07-06-2019 23:30
  The Oscar-winner first found fame in Peep Show.
  
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• Musician Feargal Sharkey made an OBE in Queen’s birthday honours

  07-06-2019 23:30
  The former frontman of The Undertones has since lent his support to environmental causes.
  
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• Mike + The Mechanics singer Andrew Roachford tops music honours list

  07-06-2019 23:30
  The soul and R&B singer is joined by Merseybeat musician Raymond Ennis in being made an MBE.
  
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• Knighthood for St Andrews University professor among academic honours

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Professor Sir Ian Boyd holds a part-time post at the institution while also chief scientific adviser to Defra.
  
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• IRA Libya victims campaigner recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Wayne Gruba co-founded the Docklands Victims Association in London after the 1996 bombing which killed two people.
  
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• Former Scottish Labour MEP Catherine Stihler awarded OBE

  07-06-2019 23:30
  The ex-politician said she is immensely proud to receive the 'unexpected recognition'.
  
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• FGM survivors get OBEs in Queen’s Birthday Honours

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Nimco Ali and Dr Leyla Hussein, who were both victims of the practice as children, receive OBEs for services to tackling FGM and gender inequality.
  
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• David Pountney: My knighthood is recognition for opera

  07-06-2019 23:30
  His work with English National Opera made it one of Britain's most adventurous and critically-acclaimed opera ensembles.
  
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• Comedian Griff Rhys Jones to receive OBE

  07-06-2019 23:30
  The celebrated performer had a long working partnership with Mel Smith.
  
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• Chairwoman of group leading Wentworth Woodhouse restoration made a Dame

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Julie Kenny said she is 'amazed and humbled' at the honour.
  
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• Birthday honours for youth workers and anti-FGM activists

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Foster carers, a 17-year-old with Asperger’s and a Lockerbie witness also receive awards. Christie Spurling, the founder of the charity N-Gage, said that as a teenager he “would never have thought it was possible” that he would one day be awarded an MBE for his work with young people in Manchester. Given away by his birth mother and adopted by a white couple in the north of England, he struggled at school and was excluded at 14, moving shortly afterwards into a residential home
  
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• Birthday Honours 2019: Olivia Colman and Bear Grylls on list - BBC News

  07-06-2019 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Birthday Honours 2019: Olivia Colman and Bear Grylls on list  BBC NewsThe Crown's Olivia Colman, Bear Grylls and more given The Queen's birthday honours  DigitalSpy.comActors, activists and man behind Tunnock’s Teacake honoured by Queen  The ScotsmanBirthday Honours: Famous names on the 2019 list  BBC NewsOlivia Colman 'humbled' to get CBE in the Queen's honours plus full list of Midlands honours  Birmingham LiveView full coverage on Google
  
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• Bettany Hughes says history really matters as she is made an OBE

  07-06-2019 23:30
  The historian has written and presented more than 50 TV and radio documentaries.
  
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• 82-year-old badminton coach awarded MBE

  07-06-2019 23:30
  Andy Cooke will receive an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
  
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• Google confirm details of new gaming platform Stadia - NME Live

  07-06-2019 23:17 via nme.com
  Google confirm details of new gaming platform Stadia  NME LiveGames Inbox: What other games should go free-to-play?  Metro.co.ukGoogle Stadia vs Nvidia GeForce Now: which is the best cloud gaming service?  TechRadarIs your internet good enough for Google Stadia? It’s complicated  Android AuthorityGoogle Stadia Connect Launch Date, Price, and Game Line-up  MashableView full coverage on Google News
  
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• D-Day heroes 'must never be forgotten'

  07-06-2019 23:08
  The Queen has marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day landings in a speech delivered to world leaders, veterans and the public in Portsmouth.
  
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• Boris Johnson could be crowned PM with MP’s vote – to ‘get cracking’ on Brexit - The Sun

  07-06-2019 23:00 via thesun.co.uk
  Boris Johnson could be crowned PM with MP’s vote – to ‘get cracking’ on Brexit  The SunBrexit: Boris Johnson £350m claim case thrown out by judges  BBC NewsTory leadership contest turns NASTY: The worst insults from Tory leadership candidates  Express.co.ukHeavyweight Tory fantasists up the pace on the road to nowhere  The GuardianTory leadership race is now Boris Johnson’s to lose as MPs back him over Brexit  
  
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• Donald Trump boasts of 'automatic chemistry' with Queen during state visit

  07-06-2019 22:50
  Donald Trump has boasted that he had "automatic chemistry" with the Queen during his state visit to the UK this week.The US president praised the monarch as a "spectacular woman" but said he did not fist-bump her when he arrived at Buckingham Palace.In an interview with Fox News broadcast on Thursday, Mr Trump also said people had noticed how well he and the Queen had connected.
  
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• LGBT lesson row: School staff have counselling over 'homophobic' protests in Birmingham

  07-06-2019 22:30
  The headteacher of a primary school which teaches LGBT equality has told Sky News that staff have received counselling because of "homophobic" protesters who have accused the school of turning children gay.Demonstrations have been taking place for weeks outside Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham by people who say lessons at the Sparkhill school are intolerant of Islamic beliefs.The protesters, a lot of whom do not have any children that go to the school, say the teachings are "sexualisin
  
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• Fishing dispute breaks out between Scotland and Ireland

  07-06-2019 22:25
  At the centre of the row is the tiny island of Rockall in the North Atlantic.
  
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• Three die after eating listeria-contaminated sandwiches: Everything we know so far - Liverpool Echo

  07-06-2019 22:10 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Three die after eating listeria-contaminated sandwiches: Everything we know so far  Liverpool EchoHospital patients die in sandwich listeria outbreak  BBC NewsThree people die in hospital after listeria outbreak linked to pre-packed sandwiches  Gazette LiveListeria outbreak: three patient deaths linked to chicken sandwiches  The GuardianThree patients dead after listeria outbreak linked to pre-packed sandwiches  Sky NewsView full coverage on Goog
  
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• Twitter erupts over Trump claim that the Moon 'is a part' of Mars - AOL UK

  07-06-2019 21:40 via aol.co.uk
  Twitter erupts over Trump claim that the Moon 'is a part' of Mars  AOL UKTrump said that the Moon was 'a part of Mars' and the jokes wrote themselves  indy100Trump attacks Nasa and claims the moon is 'a part' of Mars  The GuardianTrump Tweets ‘The Moon Is A Part Of Mars’ And The Replies Are Hilarious  UNILADTrump criticizes NASA moon mission after promoting it earlier  Reuters UKView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Lorry hangs ‘precariously’ over bridge after overturning

  07-06-2019 21:38
  Police warned drivers to expect delays as recovery of the vehicle is arranged.
  
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• Three patients dead after listeria outbreak linked to pre-packed sandwiches

  07-06-2019 21:36
  Three hospital patients have died in England following an outbreak of listeria linked to pre-packed sandwiches.Sandwiches from The Good Food Chain have been withdrawn and production has stopped after produce from its supplier tested positive for listeria, said a statement from Public Health England (PHE).The supplier, North Country Cooked Meats, and distributor North Country Quality Foods have also voluntarily ceased production.
  
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• I had ‘automatic chemistry’ with the Queen, Donald Trump says

  07-06-2019 21:27
  The US President denied fist-bumping the monarch during his state visit to the UK.
  
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• Don't Worry About Asteroid 2006QV89. There's Only a 1 in 7000 Chance It'll Hit the Earth in September - Universe Today

  07-06-2019 21:23 via universetoday.com
  Don't Worry About Asteroid 2006QV89. There's Only a 1 in 7000 Chance It'll Hit the Earth in September  Universe TodayAsteroid as wide as football field could hit earth in September  Evening StandardWill a giant asteroid really hit Earth in 2019? The real chances, according to scientists  The IndependentFull list of asteroids that could crash into Earth revealed – including one with a 1 in 16 chance and 6  The SunNASA asteroid: LOOK OUT as a 360FT spa
  
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• Sally Challen at end of ‘long road’ after admitting manslaughter of husband

  07-06-2019 21:00
  The 65-year-old walked free from court after the Crown accepted her plea to manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
  
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• Man who put toddler in tumble dryer found guilty of 'monstrous' assault in Angus

  07-06-2019 20:48
  A man who put a toddler into a tumble dryer has been convicted of a "monstrous" assault on the girl.Thomas Dunn, 25, was taking care of the 13-month-old child for her teenage mother when he inflicted serious injuries on the youngster at his flat in Arbroath, Angus in Scotland in January 2018.A jury at Dundee Sheriff Court found Dunn guilty of endangering the child's life by repeatedly hitting her on the head and body and striking her against an unknown object or objects.
  
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• Man who put toddler in tumble dryer found guilty of ‘monstrous’ assault

  07-06-2019 19:35
  Thomas Dunn, 25, was convicted by a jury at Dundee Sheriff Court.
  
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• Teenagers arrested after couple attacked on bus in homophobic attack

  07-06-2019 19:22
  Scotland Yard said four men aged between 15 and 18 were arrested on Friday.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt set to unveil new backers in battle for Tory leadership

  07-06-2019 19:20
  Foreign secretary steps up bid to join Boris Johnson on final ballot. Jeremy Hunt is poised to unveil a string of new backers as he vies with Michael Gove for a place alongside Boris Johnson on the ballot paper in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister. As Tory MPs prepare to begin voting next week, after Theresa May formally resigned as leader on Friday, Johnson is the clear frontrunner, having scooped up more than 40 Tory MPs. Three cabinet ministers – Hunt, Gove and the
  
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• Three hospital patients die after eating sandwiches linked to listeria outbreak

  07-06-2019 19:19
  Those who died were at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool.
  
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• Asteroid as wide as football field could hit earth in September - Evening Standard

  07-06-2019 19:08 via standard.co.uk
  Asteroid as wide as football field could hit earth in September  Evening StandardWill a giant asteroid really hit Earth in 2019? The real chances, according to scientists  The IndependentFull list of asteroids that could crash into Earth revealed – including one with a 1 in 16 chance and 6  The SunThere Is a Chance Football-Sized Asteroid Might Collide With Earth  NTDNo, You Shouldn't Freak Over The Asteroid With a Tiny Risk of Hitting Us in Septembe
  
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• South East rivers at 'crisis point' after dry winter, Environment Agency warned

  07-06-2019 19:05
  Campaigners say the South East's rivers are reaching "crisis point" and have called for an immediate hosepipe ban.The Environment Agency's chief executive Sir James Bevan has been told by several groups that dwindling rivers are risking wildlife after a long, hot summer last year and the dry winter that followed.Water companies should be forced to implement "restrictions and temporary use bans" now rather than wait for further damage to be done, campaigners say.
  
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• Four teens arrested over attack on gay couple on London bus

  07-06-2019 19:04
  Four teenagers have been arrested over the violent attack on a gay couple on a bus in London.Melania Geymonat, 28, from Uruguay, and her American girlfriend Chris were on a night bus heading home to Camden, north London, on 30 May when a group of four men started to make lewd comments and asked them to kiss.The Metropolitan Police said four males, aged 15 to 18, had been arrested on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm.
  
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• Sure Start helped kids live healthier lives

  07-06-2019 18:48
  Jeremy Corbyn visits a Sure Start centre in south London in 2017. Photograph: Lauren Hurley/PAThe Institute for Fiscal Studies research on Sure Start, the policy credited with a big positive effect on children’s health and millions of pounds in savings to the NHS, highlights the wider impact on health inequalities – not to mention the public purse – of the government’s disinvestment in early years prevention (Labour flagship Sure Start ‘delivered major health benefi
  
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