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• Probe into swastikas drawn on commemorative D-Day bench

  10-06-2019 23:50
  Lincolnshire Police said a number of areas in Twyford Woods had been vandalised with spray paint.
  
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• Maids Moreton: Church warden pretended to be in love with his alleged victims

  10-06-2019 23:43
  A 28-year-old church warden accused of murdering a pensioner to benefit from his will has said he lied about being in love with the victim.Benjamin Field denies murdering 69-year-old university lecturer Peter Farquhar in October 2015.Talking about Mr Farquhar, Field told Oxford Crown Court he had been pretending he loved the academic and novelist "to increase my standing in [his] life and thereby inherit".
  
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• Mueller report shows 'evidence of collusion', says Nixon lawyer John Dean – live

  10-06-2019 23:33
  Former White House counsel Dean testifies to judiciary panelNadler: DoJ has ‘agreed to begin complying with our subpoena’Sign up to the US briefing and get a new perspective10.33pm BST The Washington Post is reporting that photos of travelers were leaked in a recent data breach, but the federal agency would not go into detail about the number of images comprised or the nature of them. The leak stemmed from a cyber attack on a federal subcontractor, according to the Post.10.19pm BST H
  
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• Year of the Rabbit review – silly and gleefully sweary ... but where were the gags?

  10-06-2019 23:30
  Matt Berry’s Victorian take on The Sweeney should be a riot, but this slapdash effort lacks the crispness of Toast of LondonOn paper, there is a lot to like about period police comedy Year of the Rabbit (Channel 4). For a start, it stars Matt Berry, also currently playing a vampire in the TV version of What We Do in the Shadows. The writers, Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley, have won Emmys for their work on Veep. And Keeley Hawes is in it.The idea also sounds promising. It has been described as
  
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• Kadeisha Buchanan heads Canada to World Cup victory over Cameroon

  10-06-2019 23:08
  In a performance typical of Canada of late - dull but efficient - another of Lyon’s treble-winners, centre-back Kadeisha Buchanan, proved the difference as they made it nine in 10 clean sheets in 2019 against slightly chaotic but exhilarating Cameroon.You would be forgiven for handing home advantage to the French national team at a World Cup in France, but in a cool Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, with the sun setting, Cameroon were urged on with more gusto than that on show in the Parc
  
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• Stewart hits out at Tory rivals’ ‘reckless’ promises of £84bn tax cuts

  10-06-2019 23:00
  The International Development Secretary accused fellow leadership contenders of making promises they cannot afford to keep.
  
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• Labour antisemitism row hinders Palestinian cause – Peter Hain

  10-06-2019 23:00
  Lord Hain (pictured) has written a 3,000-word statement with Daniel Levy, a former adviser to Labour Israeli prime ministers.Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty ImagesThe antisemitism claims paralysing the Labour party have hindered the Palestinian cause and must be confronted through a renewed political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian issue, the former Middle East minister Peter Hain will argue. In a 3,000-word statement written with Daniel Levy, a former adviser to Israeli Labour prime ministers, Lo
  
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• Huawei: We don't have to cooperate with Chinese state

  10-06-2019 22:55
  The head of cyber security at Chinese tech giant Huawei has told MPs that his firm is not obliged to work with the Chinese government "on anything whatsoever", despite a Chinese law which appears to require collaboration with the state.Article 22 of China's 2014 Counter-Espionage Law, which was released in 2017, states that "relevant organisations and individuals" must "not refuse" to provide information to the Chinese government.This law has been one of the main arguments used by the United Sta
  
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• Japan held to goalless draw by Argentina at Women’s World Cup

  10-06-2019 22:39
  Argentina held former champion Japan to a 0-0 draw Monday to earn its first ever point in the Women’s World Cup.Argentina lost its previous six World Cup matches in 2003 and 2007, and missed the 2011 and 2015 tournaments. Argentina had been outscored 33-2 in the six previous World Cup matches prior to Monday’s opener against Japan. Continue reading...
  
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• Nail in the coffin: Pensioner speaks out about TV licence change

  10-06-2019 22:36
  From June 2020, only over-75s who receive pension credit will be eligible for a free TV licence.
  
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• England and Spurs need to recognise that a half-fit Harry Kane is no use | Barney Ronay

  10-06-2019 22:30
  Club and country must ease the burden on the striker who was rushed back from injury for the Champions League final and then unnecessarily taken to PortugalWith one minute gone in England’s Nations League play-off game in Guimarães, Harry Kane did something brilliant. Jordan Pickford launched a hard, flat pass from his own six-yard box. Kane saw it coming, crept back along the line of the centre circle, then executed a kind of cushioned capoeira‑roundhouse layoff into the path
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Asked ‘Where Is The Leadership?’ By Normally Loyal MPs During Fiery PLP Meeting

  10-06-2019 22:25
  Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to "evolve" Labour's policy on a second Brexitreferendum after normally loyal MPs ripped into his failure to show leadershipon the issue
  
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• Women's World Cup: Three Players Who Could Have a Breakout Tournament for the USWNT - 90min

  10-06-2019 22:09 via 90min.com
  Women's World Cup: Three Players Who Could Have a Breakout Tournament for the USWNT  90minChampions USA will not find it easy in a talent-packed World Cup  The GuardianWomen's World Cup: Welcome to a reality where the US rule and Brazil underachieve  BBC SportRecord 6.1million viewers watched England's victory over Scotland in Women's World Cup  Daily MailWomen's World Cup 2019: What to look out for on day five  BBC SportView full coverage on Goo
  
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• William pays tribute to grieving victims of Christchurch attack at charity gala

  10-06-2019 22:04
  The Duke of Cambridge also spoke of the 'heartache' of D-Day veterans at the event.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn lambasted by Labour MPs in ‘worst meeting as leader’

  10-06-2019 22:04
  MPs criticise Labour’s handling of Brexit and complaints of harassment and antisemitism Labour MPs tore into Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit strategy at a party meeting on Monday night, with several MPs loyal to the leadership saying they felt ashamed to vote for the party at the European elections and urging a change of direction.MPs inside the private gathering said there were surprise interventions from colleagues who had never before spoken out against Corbyn, including Lloyd Russell-Moyl
  
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• Robots and reconstruction: can Tokyo 2020 top 1964’s Olympic legacy?

  10-06-2019 22:00
  The Japanese capital’s futuristic first Games in 1964 set a dazzlingly high bar it will struggle to reach next yearThere is a simple riposte to anyone who doubts an Olympics can truly transform a city: Tokyo. When Japan’s capital first won the right to host the Games, in 1959, it suffered from a desperate shortage of housing and functional infrastructure – and the lack of flush toilets meant most waste had to be vacuumed daily out of cesspits underneath buildings by “hone
  
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• Reconstruction and robots: can Tokyo 2020 live up to 1964’s Olympic legacy?

  10-06-2019 22:00
  The Japanese capital’s futuristic first Games in 1964 set a dazzlingly high bar it will struggle to reach next yearロボットと復興：東京2020大会は1964年の東京オリンピックを上回れるかThere is a simple riposte to anyone who doubts an Olympics can truly transform a city: Tokyo. When Japan’s capital first won the righ
  
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• Tyson Fury talks up ‘boxing behemoth’ clash with Tom Schwarz in Las Vegas

  10-06-2019 21:46
  • Fury strong favourite to defeat German on Saturday
  • British boxer knows Wilder rematch at stakeAs Tyson Fury faces new levels of expectation he has resumed a role he knows well, that of provocateur, before his Las Vegas bow on Saturday.Fury faces the German Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand and the fight against the undefeated 24-year-old is being treated by the promoter, Bob Arum, as a chance to introduce Fury to the broader American public. Continue reading...
  
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• Tory hopefuls prove you don’t need to be on drugs to be off your head | John Crace

  10-06-2019 21:46
  Dominic Raab was buccaneering, Esther McVey ranting and Michael Gove vanishing before our eyesIt used to be said that all political careers end in failure. But in the Conservative leadership contest everyone appears to be cutting to the chase by ensuring they start that way as well.Over the weekend, while almost every contender was busy distancing themselves from their past and insisting it had been a terrible mistake for someone to have discovered they had snorted coke and smoked dope, the one
  
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• Tory hopefuls prove you don’t need to be on drugs to be off your head

  10-06-2019 21:46
  Dominic Raab was buccaneering, Esther McVey ranting and Michael Gove vanishing before our eyesIt used to be said that all political careers end in failure. But in the Conservative leadership contest everyone appears to be cutting to the chase by ensuring they start that way as well.Over the weekend, while almost every contender was busy distancing themselves from their past and insisting it had been a terrible mistake for someone to have discovered they had snorted coke and smoked dope, the one
  
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• Canada v Cameroon: Women's World Cup 2019 – live!

  10-06-2019 21:41
  Keep up with all the action from the 8pm BST matchWomen’s World Cup team guides: Canada and CameroonFeel free to email Ben or to tweet: @benfisherj 8.41pm BST 40 min: “Simply for the sake of narrative, I hope Beckie takes free kicks for Canada,” emails Peter Oh. “Bend it like Beckie.” We can hope!8.40pm BST 38 min: Well, well, well! A few hundred supporters run ducking for cover, as the rain lashes down on fans seated in an uncovered stand at La Mosson, home of Ligu
  
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• E3 2019 liveblog: all the news from Ubisoft, Square Enix and the PC Gaming Show

  10-06-2019 21:39
  Join us for Avengers, Final Fantasy, new Ubisoft announcements and more from the biggest video game news event of the year. 8.39pm BST Whilst we’re waiting for Ubisoft to kick off, shall we relive some of the best Ubi moments from E3s past? I’m particularly partial to when the creative director at Trials developer RedLynx crashed spectacularly. I’m only 80% sure it was staged. 8.19pm BST Quick reminder of what to expect from today’s/tonight’s remaining conferences:C
  
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• Tory leadership campaigns: 1922 Committee confirms 10 candidates on ballot for first vote – live news

  10-06-2019 21:35
  Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including closure of leadership nominations and campaign launches
  Matt Hancock’s launch - SummaryDominic Raab’s launch - SummaryJeremy Hunt’s launch - SummaryEsther McVey’s launch - SummaryMichael Gove’s launch - Summary8 things we’ve learnt from today’s Tory leadership campaign launches 8.35pm BST A very good thread by Sky’s Lewis Goodall on the very different treatments Mi
  
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• Mueller gives Congress 'roadmap' to Trump impeachment, says Nixon lawyer John Dean – live

  10-06-2019 21:28
  Former White House counsel Dean testifies to judiciary panelNadler: DoJ has ‘agreed to begin complying with our subpoena’Sign up to the US briefing and get a new perspective8.28pm BST Congressman Steve Chabot, Republican of Ohio, gives a fascinating preamble to his question to John Dean. 8.03pm BST Witness Vance tells the House judiciary committee she believes so strongly that Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice in the way he interfered with and attempted to curtail special
  
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• Prague memorial to Jewish children who fled Nazis vandalised

  10-06-2019 21:22
  Shrine honouring those who escaped to UK damaged in carefully-planned attackA memorial honouring the escape of mostly Jewish children from the Nazis, organised by Sir Nicholas Winton, has been damaged in an apparently carefully-planned attack.The Valediction Memorial at Prague’s main railway station – representing trains used to transport 669 children from the Czech capital to Britain – was left with a long crack across the length of a symbolic window pane. Continue reading...
  
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• People do have a ‘type’ when looking for love, scientists suggest

  10-06-2019 21:00
  Researchers found similarities in the personalities of the current and former partners of individuals.
  
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• Just my type: why new partners are often like exes

  10-06-2019 21:00
  Study suggests people’s current and former partners tend to be similar in characterWhen a friend or relative introduces their new partner, it can seem like a case of deja vu. Now research has backed up what many have long suspected: people really do have a type when it comes to coupling up.Psychologists say they have found that people tend to go for partners with personalities similar to their own, and that even when this is taken into account, people’s former and new partners tend t
  
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• Charlie Schaffer wins 2019 BP portrait award

  10-06-2019 21:00
  Award comes amid criticism of BP’s funding and sponsorship of National Portrait GalleryA portrait of an English literature student posing in a fake fur coat has won one of the UK’s most prestigious art prizes, which has been overshadowed by criticism of the oil company BP’s sponsorship of the award.The Brighton-based artist Charlie Schaffer was announced as the winner of the 2019 BP portrait award, with the judges saying the composition had a strong sense of a living presence a
  
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• Helicopter crash in New York leaves at least one person dead, officials say

  10-06-2019 20:55
  Fire department says one person reported killed in crashPolice say incident was ‘hard landing on the roof’ of high-riseA helicopter crashed on the roof of a skyscraper in midtown Manhattan early on Monday afternoon. One person, reportedly the pilot, was killed.In a tweet around 2pm on a day of rain and low cloud that obscured the tops of many tall buildings in the city, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) said: “FDNY members are operating on scene at 787 Seventh Avenue in Ma
  
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• I believe Huawei is independent, executive tells UK MPs

  10-06-2019 20:51
  John Suffolk says Chinese requirement to cooperate with spy agencies does not applyHuawei is not obliged to compromise its products in order to comply with China’s intelligence law, a senior executive at the company has told MPs at a UK parliamentary hearing.John Suffolk, the telecoms firm’s global cybersecurity and privacy officer, said its understanding was that China’s 2017 requirement on companies to cooperate with its intelligence agencies when requested did not apply in i
  
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• Lewis Hamilton says Canadian GP decision was right after Vettel error

  10-06-2019 20:43
  • ‘He did block me, it’s the rules,’ says Mercedes driver
  • Vettel has until Thursday to decide whether to appealLewis Hamilton has said Sebastian Vettel knew what he was doing when he incurred the penalty that cost the Ferrari driver first place at the Canadian Grand Prix.Hamilton won despite finishing behind Vettel after the stewards penalised the German by adding five seconds to his time in Sunday’s race. Hamilton believes they were right to do so while Vette
  
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• Seeds of BBC licence fee decision deftly planted by George Osborne

  10-06-2019 20:40
  Deal struck with BBC in 2015 was a win-win-win for Tory governmentGeorge Osborne left government in 2016, and parliament exactly two years ago. But as the BBC announces that most over-75s will have to start paying the £154.50 television licence fee, the legacy of the former chancellor’s spending cuts is still being felt. Related: 'Totally unjustifiable': older readers on losing free TV licenceContinue reading...
  
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• Gove issues attack on Johnson as 10 Tory leadership candidates nominated

  10-06-2019 20:20
  The Environment Secretary urged the former foreign secretary not to pull out of the race.
  
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• Leonardo masterpiece 'being kept on Saudi prince's yacht'

  10-06-2019 20:14
  Report of Salvator Mundi’s whereabouts confirms trend for great artworks to be displayed aboard billionaires’ superyachtsThe world’s most expensive artwork – Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece Salvator Mundi – has reportedly been installed on Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s superyacht.The location of the painting has been a mystery since it was sold for a record $450m (£350m) at auction by Christie’s in New York in 2017. On Monday, Artn
  
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• Da Vinci masterpiece 'being kept on Saudi prince's yacht'

  10-06-2019 20:14
  Discovery confirms growing trend for great artworks to be displayed aboard billionaires’ superyachts
  The world’s most expensive artwork – Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece Salvator Mundi – has reportedly been installed on Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s superyacht.The location of the painting has been a mystery since it was sold for a record $450m (£350m) at auction by Christie’s in New York in 2017. On Monday, Artnet, an art industry news s
  
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• Behold, the Tory leadership candidates: all in denial, all in dreamland | Polly Toynbee

  10-06-2019 20:14
  The final 10 seem oblivious of the scale of our national catastrophe, from schools to hospitals to homelessness. Wasn’t this once the ‘competent party’?Imagine that some Rip Van Winkle, in a coma since 2010, suddenly wakes to look around and see what’s happening as the Tories choose our next prime minister. He’s an acute social observer, so he starts to check the facts of this decade and is shocked by what he finds.Wherever he looks, whatever he checks, he finds the
  
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• Report: evidence of Huddersfield grooming ring not followed up

  10-06-2019 20:13
  Social workers took no action despite evidence that victims were at risk, review finds
  Opportunities were lost to tackle one of Britain’s largest grooming rings when information about two vulnerable girls being sexually exploited was not followed up, a review has found.A report into the cases of more than 20 girls in Huddersfield found that social workers had evidence to conclude that two teenage victims were at risk of serious harm, yet took no action. Continue reading...
  
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• Church warden denies murdering lecturer in gaslighting case

  10-06-2019 20:11
  Benjamin Field is also accused of conspiring to kill an 83-year-old in Buckinghamshire villageA church warden has denied murdering a university lecturer and conspiring to murder a retired headteacher to inherit their money.Benjamin Field, 28, has admitted poisoning, gaslighting and defrauding 69-year-old Peter Farquhar, a university lecturer and novelist, in order to get a better job and inherit his wealth when he died. He told the court he had also deceived Ann Moore-Martin, an 83-year-old reti
  
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• Helicopter Crashes Into Building In New York

  10-06-2019 20:08
  One person has been killed after a helicopter crashed onto the roof of abuilding in New York during a "hard landing" in rainy weather
  
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• 'What a load of rubbish closure is': Mark Longley on surviving his daughter's murder

  10-06-2019 20:00
  Emily Longley was strangled by her ex-boyfriend in 2011, when she was just 17. Her father’s new podcast is a how-to guide for others grappling with griefEvery night before Mark Longley goes to sleep, he says goodnight to a picture of his 17-year-old daughter Emily, murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2011.Longley, 51 – a warm and sensitive man – also talks to Emily in his head; she was his “mate” as well as his daughter. She replies sometimes, he says, laughing. “
  
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• Argentina 0-0 Japan: Women's World Cup 2019 – as it happened

  10-06-2019 19:59
  Argentina earned their first ever point at a World Cup after frustrating Japan with a solid defensive performance in a dour game 6.54pm BST While there’s delight for Argentina at securing a point, there’s only frustration for Japan. The 2011 champions struggled to create chances and failed to play with enough speed or intensity. It’s a worrying result for them before games against Scotland and England. They’ll need a big improvement if they’re to qualify from Group
  
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• EU climate goals 'just a collection of buzzwords', say critics

  10-06-2019 19:57
  Document setting out agenda for next five years denounced by environmental campaigners for skimping on detail
  A leaked document on the EU’s priorities has been criticised as offering little more than “a collection of buzzwords” to tackle the climate crisis and accelerating the destruction of the natural world.EU leaders are due to adopt a “strategic agenda” for 2019-24 at a Brussels summit starting on 20 June, but a draft has encountered a volley of criticism from s
  
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• Devon stabbing death in Kingsteignton may be linked to suspected suicide in Shaldon

  10-06-2019 19:56
  The first death took place on Sunday night, when a pensioner was attacked at his home in Devon.Police were called to a property in Kingsteignton at 9.20pm, where they found the 73-year-old suffering multiple stab wounds.The pensioner was taken to Torbay Hospital where he was confirmed dead.
  
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• How the Tory leadership contenders see Brexit

  10-06-2019 19:52
  The Tory leadership race is officially underway, with Brexit unsurprisingly taking centre stage as the candidates launch their campaigns.
  
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• London Bridge attack emergency services worked exceptionally, inquest told

  10-06-2019 19:48
  Police officer in charge that night describes the scene as a ‘war zone on streets of London’The officer in overall command of the emergency services’ response on the night of the London Bridge attacks has told the inquest they performed exceptionally in what was “a war zone on the streets of London”.Three assailants killed eight people and seriously injured 48 on the night of 3 June 2017 before being shot dead. Continue reading...
  
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• Brazil reels at claims judge who jailed Lula collaborated with prosecutors

  10-06-2019 19:46
  Leaked cellphone chats published by the Intercept suggest Sérgio Moro, now justice minister, steered case against ex-presidentBrazil has been rocked by allegations that a prominent judge repeatedly collaborated with prosecutors during high-profile corruption investigations – including the controversial case that imprisoned former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.According to the Intercept, Sérgio Moro gave prosecutors strategic advice, criticism and tips during the
  
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• Police identify suspects for possible Grenfell manslaughter charges

  10-06-2019 19:44
  Met has interviewed 13 people under caution but gives no guarantee charges will be filed. The police investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire has identified potential suspects for offences of corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter, Scotland Yard has said. But it said there were no guarantees that criminal charges would be brought over the disaster, whose second anniversary falls this Friday. Survivors and bereaved families will have to wait until at least 2021 for police to f
  
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• Trump warns Xi of further tariffs if G20 talks fail to materialise - Financial Times

  10-06-2019 19:41 via ft.com
  Trump warns Xi of further tariffs if G20 talks fail to materialise  Financial TimesTrump warns Xi: Boycott the G20 and we'll ramp up tariffs even more  Sky NewsDonald Trump vows to immediately hit China with tariffs on all remaining goods if President Xi boycotts  The SunAn open letter to Donald Trump from an expert on economic coercion  Washington PostBrett Velicovich: Don't be fooled, China's outreach to Russia is a desperate cry for help  Fox
  
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• Aston Martin opens new factory in south Wales to build SUV

  10-06-2019 19:41
  DBX to be ready for sale next year, with bosses hoping to broaden Aston’s appealJames Bond has appeared behind the wheel of many vehicles: from a Lotus Esprit that turned into a submarine to a rather less glamorous Ford Mondeo. But Aston Martin is the carmaker most closely associated with the fictional spy, and it is hoping its new SUV can cause as much of a stir as 007’s sleek sports cars.The first DBX will leave the production line at Aston Martin Lagonda’s new factory in St
  
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• Officer would have sent man straight to hospital, inquest hears

  10-06-2019 19:36
  PC tells inquest into death of Leroy Junior Medford he would do things differently if he could ‘go back to the incident’An officer who arrested a man who later died in police care has told an inquest that “on reflection”, he would have done things differently that day.Leroy Junior Medford – known to family and friends as “Junior” – was 43 when he died on 2 April, more than 15 hours after being arrested by Thames Valley police on suspicion of assaul
  
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