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• Johnson plans tax cuts - Telegraph

  09-06-2019 23:36
  Boris Johnson, the front-runner to become Britain's next prime minister, said on Sunday he wanted to cut business taxes and relieve the income tax burden on some workers.The contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May begins in earnest on Monday after she resigned last week as Conservative Party leader, having failed to unite her party or deliver Brexit on time.Writing in his weekly column, Johnson - the face of Brexit for many Britons after he led the 2016 campaign to leave the European Union
  
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• Theresa May announces £1bn investment in UK as she opens London Tech Week

  09-06-2019 23:30
  The Prime Minister will announce industry and government investment in the sector at the opening of the annual festival.
  
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• Amber Rudd Backs Jeremy Hunt As Tory Leader In Call To Reject 'More Bluster'

  09-06-2019 23:24
  Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has backed Jeremy Hunt for theleadership of the Conservative Party as the Tory leadership campaign formallystarts
  
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• Hancock pledges ‘fresh start’ as he launches bid to become next PM

  09-06-2019 23:00
  The former culture secretary will set out his vision to make the next decade 'the soaring twenties'.
  
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• Greenpeace activists stage protest on oil rig

  09-06-2019 22:48
  Climate change protesters have climbed on to an oil rig off the coast near Inverness as it was being towed out to sea
  
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• Man in hospital after suspected attack outside leisure centre

  09-06-2019 22:43
  Police have cordoned off an area outside the Jack Kane sports centre in Edinburgh after reports a man was assaulted
  
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• Barking fire: residents were reassured of flat safety month before blaze

  09-06-2019 22:43
  The Met said there had been no reported injuries from the fire. Photograph: @mobee_me/PAResidents at a six-storey block of flats in Barking, east London, that was engulfed in flames on Sunday have claimed their concerns about potential fire safety breaches were downplayed by its builders only last month. About 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were dispatched to deal with the blaze on De Pass Gardens which tore through wooden balconies forcing it and neighbouring flats to be evacuated. Peter
  
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• Barking fire: residents claim safety fears about flats were downplayed

  09-06-2019 22:43
  The Met said there had been no reported injuries from the fire. Photograph: @mobee_me/PAResidents at a six-storey block of flats in Barking, east London, that was engulfed in flames on Sunday have claimed their concerns about potential fire safety breaches were downplayed by its builders only last month. About 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were dispatched to deal with the blaze on De Pass Gardens that tore through wooden balconies forcing it and neighbouring flats to be evacuated. Peter M
  
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• Women's World Cup: England secure 2-1 victory over Scotland

  09-06-2019 22:35
  Playing to a crowd of 13,188 people at the Allianz Riviera in Nice, England had a strong start with both its goals being scored in the first half.Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was particularly pleased with the result, having been captured on her feet cheering in a fan's video."Scotland Women's National Team did us proud tonight," Mrs Sturgeon wrote in a tweet after the match.
  
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• Listeria sufferer: 'You don't expect to die eating a sandwich'

  09-06-2019 22:31
  A woman diagnosed with listeria after eating pre-packed sandwiches in hospital has called for "extra checks" to be made on high-risk foods.Speaking to Sky's David Bowden, Tanya Marston says she is conflicted on whether pre-packed sandwiches - which are high-risk foods for listeria - should even be served in hospitals.Last week, Public Health England said listeria had been discovered in six "seriously ill" patients in hospital - and three of them have since died.
  
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• Michael Gove's No 10 hopes falter after cocaine admission

  09-06-2019 21:57
  Michael Gove admitted to the Daily Mail that he took cocaine ‘on several social occasions’ in his 30s. Photograph: ReutersMichael Gove’s campaign to be Conservative leader is hanging in the balance with calls for him to quit the race, as he was forced to insist he never misled officials about his use of class A drugs. The environment secretary gave an interview admitting he was “fortunate” to have avoided jail for possession of cocaine, after a new book revealed he
  
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• 20 flats destroyed by massive fire in Barking, east London

  09-06-2019 21:48
  An investigation has begun after 20 flats were destroyed by a six-storey fire in east London.A further 10 flats in De Pass Gardens, Barking, were damaged by heat and smoke.London Fire Brigade tweeted on Sunday afternoon that the "ground floor to the sixth floor are alight", before saying the fire was "under control" shortly after 6pm.
  
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• Investigation launched after fire destroys 20 London flats

  09-06-2019 21:19
  The fire engulfed the first to sixth floors of a block of flats.
  
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• Warsi: Inappropriate for Gove to stay in No 10 race after cocaine admission

  09-06-2019 21:15
  The Tory peer said there was an issue of 'trust and hypocrisy' around Michael Gove's actions.
  
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• Accused IS hostage keepers will have to face me in court – victim’s daughter

  09-06-2019 21:00
  Bethany Haines' father David was beheaded in 2014 after being taken hostage in Syria while working for an international relief agency.
  
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• Tributes to ‘caring’ woman killed by lightning strike in Highlands

  09-06-2019 20:16
  Friends of Isobel Bytautas have paid tribute to the 55-year-old after she was struck by lightning while walking in the Highlands.
  
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• Tributes paid to ‘caring’ woman killed by lightning strike in Highlands

  09-06-2019 20:15
  Isobel Bytautas died as she climbed a Highland mountain range with her rambling group.
  
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• Investigation launched after fire rips through London flats

  09-06-2019 20:14
  The fire engulfed the first to sixth floors of a block of flats.
  
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• Is there precedent for Gove being banned from US over past drug use?

  09-06-2019 19:49
  Tory leadership hopeful said threat of embarrassing scenario was ‘foolish’. Michael Gove’s admission that he took cocaine 20 years ago has triggered speculation that if he were to become the next British prime minister, he could be banned from visiting the US. The embarrassing prospect of a future prime minister being turned back at the airport, which Gove dismissed as “foolish” on Sunday, threatened to damage the environment secretary’s campaign to lead the C
  
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• German student in serious condition after attack in Canterbury

  09-06-2019 19:49
  Sajid Javid arranged an emergency visa for the parents of the boy, believed to be originally from Lebanon, to see him. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAA 17-year-old German exchange student is in a serious condition in hospital after he was attacked by a group of teenagers, leaving him with severe head injuries that required emergency surgery. The victim, who is thought to be originally from Lebanon, was airlifted to a London hospital where he underwent specialist surgery. He is understood to be in a c
  
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• UK weather forecast: Parts of country could see month's worth of rain in one day

  09-06-2019 19:27
  Some parts of the UK could see a month's worth of rainfall in a single day, forecasters have warned.The Met Office has issued four yellow severe weather warnings for rain - and affected areas could see local flooding and disruption to transport.
  
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• MI5 analysing former terror suspects to catch potential attackers

  09-06-2019 19:26
  MI5 is under pressure to show it has learned lessons after a series of terrorist attacks in the UK in 2017. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PAMI5 has created a new category to rank terrorist suspects and is increasing the number of behavioural scientists it uses by 50% to improve the agency’s chances of catching former jihadists who re-engage with planning attacks, the Guardian has learned. The moves follow a series of attacks in the UK in 2017, two of which were carried out by former “su
  
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• Fire engulfs block of flats in Barking, east London

  09-06-2019 19:17
  Fifteen fire engines and 100 firefighters attend blaze on De Pass Gardens. About 100 firefighters have been tackling a large fire at a block of flats in east London. Fifteen fire engines were dispatched to deal with the blaze in Barking on Sunday, which engulfed the first to sixth floors of the building, forcing it to be evacuated. Residents were also evacuated from nearby flats. Surrounding roads were closed off to the public after emergency services were called at 3.32pm to the flats at De Pas
  
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• Stones thrown at actors from passing car in 'homophobic hate crime'

  09-06-2019 19:16
  Stones were thrown at two actors from a passing car in what is being described as a "homophobic hate crime".The "cowardly attack" happened "because we were embracing", one of the actors said.A stone struck one of them in the face during "aggressive ignorance from strangers to other strangers".
  
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• Barking Fire: Investigation Launched As Huge Blaze Destroys 20 London Flats

  09-06-2019 19:03
  An investigation has been launched after firefighters fought a huge blaze at ablock of flats in Barking, east London
  
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• Barking Fire: 100 Firefighters Battle Blaze At London Block Of Flats

  09-06-2019 19:03
  Around 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines have been fighting a blaze inBarking, east London
  
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• When Tory outsourcing and cuts end in fatal social services errors

  09-06-2019 19:01
  The headquarters of Northamptonshire county council. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAThe killing by violent men of two little children in Northamptonshire is shocking and distressing (Social services accused of failing toddlers murdered in their homes, 6 June). As Patrick Butler notes, the context for children’s services in the county was of disarray with great difficulty in recruiting and retaining social workers. Amid council funding cuts this is a national crisis. But Northamptonshire has bee
  
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• Coastguard, lifeboats and Navy join forces for rescue exercises

  09-06-2019 18:57
  The warship and lifeboat vessels searched for two dummies in the water, using wind and tide calculations to locate the simulated causalities.
  
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• 'Not the Boris we're used to': Johnson's ruthlessly organised bid for PM

  09-06-2019 18:45
  Boris Johnson has made very few media appearances during his campaign so far, giving just one newspaper interview. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty ImagesBoris Johnson’s campaign to be Britain’s next prime minister is being organised ruthlessly to limit his media appearances and minimise the potential for gaffes while trying to lovebomb wavering MPs, according to his colleagues. Conservative MPs say they are “gobsmacked” by the lengths to which the Johnson camp ha
  
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• Mike Pompeo tells Jewish leaders he would push back against Corbyn

  09-06-2019 18:30
  Mike Pompeo: ‘You should know, we won’t wait for him to do those things to begin to push back.’ Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesLabour has accused Donald Trump’s top official, Mike Pompeo, of trying to stop Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister, after he was caught on tape telling Jewish leaders that he would push back against the party’s leadership. In a recording leaked to the Washington Post, the US secretary of state was asked what he would do if Co
  
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• Mike Pompeo tells Jewish leaders he would 'push back' against Corbyn

  09-06-2019 18:30
  US secretary of state made comments in recording leaked to Washington Post. Labour has accused Donald Trump’s top official, Mike Pompeo, of trying to stop Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister, after he was caught on tape telling Jewish leaders that he would “push back” against the party’s leadership. In a recording leaked to the Washington Post, the US secretary of state was asked what he would do if Corbyn were to be elected as prime minister, after sustained criticism
  
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• 100 firefighters tackle six-floor fire at flats in Barking, east London

  09-06-2019 18:29
  About 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a block of flats in east London.The "ground floor to the sixth floor are alight", London Fire Brigade tweeted.Fifteen fire engines were called to the scene in De Pass Gardens in Barking.
  
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• 100 firefighters battle fire at London block of flats

  09-06-2019 18:17
  The fire has engulfed the first to sixth floors of a block of flats.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt attacked for repeating 'incredibly alarming' abortion views

  09-06-2019 18:15
  Conservative leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt has been accused of "attacking women's rights" after reiterating his view that the legal limit for abortion should be reduced from 24 weeks to 12 weeks.The foreign secretary told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday that his "view hasn't changed" on the matter, but stressed he would not push to halve the legal limit should he become prime minister.Mr Hunt said: "My view hasn't changed on that and I respect the fact that other people have very different vi
  
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• Walk the line: behind the story of Michael Gove's cocaine use

  09-06-2019 18:05
  Tory leadership hopeful revealed he had taken drug in mock-media interview for 2016 campaign. In the run-up to his 2016 campaign to be Tory leader, Michael Gove was being subjected to a mock media interview by his team, as they tried to anticipate what questions he could face from journalists. In his soon-to-be published biography, Michael Gove: A Man in a Hurry, the journalist Owen Bennett writes that the then justice secretary was asked if he had ever taken drugs. “Yes, cocaine,” h
  
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• Weather warnings issued as some areas could see month’s rain in one day

  09-06-2019 17:50
  Many areas will be hit by wet, windy and cool conditions.
  
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• High Tories: how the leadership candidates' drug pasts compare

  09-06-2019 17:45
  Michael Gove’s cocaine confession has prompted his rivals to also come clean. Following Michael Gove’s admission that he used cocaine “on several occasions” when he was working as a journalist, other Conservative leadership hopefuls have come clean about their experiences with illicit substances. From cannabis yogurt drinks to opium at weddings, here are their confessions. Boris Johnson Appearing on Have I Got News For You in 2005, Johnson said: “I think I was once
  
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• High Tories: how the leadership candidates' drug pasts compare

  09-06-2019 17:45
  Michael Gove’s cocaine confession has prompted his rivals to also come cleanFollowing Michael Gove’s admission that he used cocaine “on several occasions” when he was working as a journalist, other Conservative leadership hopefuls have come clean about their experiences with illicit substances. From cannabis yogurt drinks to opium at weddings, here are their confessions. Continue reading...
  
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• Woman killed by lightning strike in Highlands named as Isobel Bytautas

  09-06-2019 17:41
  Tributes have been paid after a lightning strike killed 55-year-old Isobel Bytautas as she climbed a Highland mountain range with her rambling group.
  
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• Roger Godsiff: Labour MP to be 'reminded of responsibilities' for backing LGBT lessons protest

  09-06-2019 17:39
  Labour have refused to bow to calls to suspend an MP who told campaigners protesting against LGBT teaching at a primary school: "You're right".Roger Godsiff, MP for Birmingham's Hall Green constituency, also told protesters outside Anderton Park Primary School they had a "just cause" as he criticised the headteacher in a video that has circulated online.Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said she has reported the "discriminatory and irresponsible" comments to chief whip Nick Brown, while t
  
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• No injuries reported at residential fire in London - ambulance service

  09-06-2019 17:26
  No injuries have so far been reported at a fire in east London, a London Ambulance spokesman said on Sunday, adding that ambulance units were still at the scene.The fire brigade earlier said around 100 firefighters were dealing with the blaze, which had set alight six floors of a residential block.Footage on social media showed intense flames lapping up the front of a low-rise residential building.
  
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• Tory leadership contest: where do things stand?

  09-06-2019 16:48
  The candidates, top row L-R: Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt, Rory Stewart, Mark Harper, Sajid Javid; bottom row L-R: Esther McVey, Matt Hancock, Andrea Leadsom, Michael Gove, Sam Gyimah; with Theresa May, the outgoing prime minister. Photograph: PABoris JohnsonPitch: The leader to see off the other parties – robust on Brexit and electorally appealing.Stance on Brexit: Insistent the UK will leave on 31 October, whether or not there is a deal. He is officially committed to trying t
  
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• Hot-air balloons and an obstacle course: Sunday's best photos

  09-06-2019 16:37
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Victims of Troubles killings rally for truth

  09-06-2019 16:12
  Organiser Ciaran McAirt said the group does not believe in a hierarchy of victims.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt’s views on abortion time limit branded ‘alarming’

  09-06-2019 15:56
  Ex-health secretary favours halving limit to 12 weeks but says he would not change law if he was PM. The Conservative leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt has been criticised for arguing in favour of halving the legal time limit for abortions from 24 to 12 weeks at a time when the government is facing calls to give women in Northern Ireland the right to an abortion. The former health secretary said it was still his view that abortions should only be allowed for women up to 12 weeks after conception bu
  
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• Factbox: Deal, no deal or delay - What will PM May's successor do about Brexit?

  09-06-2019 15:26
  May has resigned, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power, with most of the frontrunners expected to push for a cleaner break with the European Union.Below are the 11 Conservative lawmakers who have said they are running and what they have said about Brexit.The bookmakers' clear favourite was the face of the official 2016 referendum campaign to leave the European Union.
  
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• Secrets for sale as magician’s historic tricks go to auction

  09-06-2019 15:22
  The collection - including fire-eating and escapology routines - belonged to former Magic Circle member Cyril Bayliffe.
  
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• Roger Godsiff: Labour MP to be 'reminded of responsibilities' for backing anti-LGBT protesters

  09-06-2019 15:22
  Labour have refused to bow to calls to suspend an MP who told campaigners protesting against LGBT teaching at a primary school: "You're right".Roger Godsiff, MP for Birmingham's Hall Green constituency, also told protesters outside Anderton Park Primary School they had a "just cause" as he criticised the headteacher in a video that has circulated online.Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said she has reported the "discriminatory and irresponsible" comments to chief whip Nick Brown, while t
  
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• Labour MP to be rebuked over support for LGBT teaching protests

  09-06-2019 14:53
  Roger Godsiff will be spoken to by chief whip Nick Brown and 'reminded of his responsibilities'.
  
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• Sue Barker listed as Australian in French Open trophy blunder

  09-06-2019 14:50
  Former tennis star Sue Barker was served an injustice after her nationality was assigned incorrectly on the French Open trophy.The British sportswoman won her only Grand Slam titled when she defeated Renata Tomanova in Paris in 1976.Barker reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon and the Australian Open the following year but never again played a Grand Slam final.
  
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