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• In Tory Heartlands, Boris Johnson's Controversial Past Might Be Too Much

  11-06-2019 23:49
  Berkhamsted is bustling on a midday afternoon
  
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• Submachine gun and assault rifles seized in Londonderry

  11-06-2019 23:34
  Two men aged 44 and 43 have been arrested and remain in police custody.
  
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• Firefighters extinguish garage blaze

  11-06-2019 23:32
  Firefighters were called to the scene in Bo'ness at around 4.30pm on Tuesday,
  
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• Britain to become first G7 country with net zero emissions target

  11-06-2019 23:31
  Britain will toughen its climate targets and commit to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the government said late on Tuesday, becoming the first G7 nation to set such a goal.The country currently aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050."Now is the time to go further and faster to safeguard the environment for our children," Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement.
  
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• UK to set legally binding target for net zero emissions by 2050

  11-06-2019 23:30
  Number 10 said the move would boost public health, air quality and the natural world, and will make the UK a leader on climate action.
  
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• Rita Ora adds glamour to Duke of Sussex’s Sentebale charity concert

  11-06-2019 23:25
  The duke and the singer hugged when they were introduced at King Henry VIII's famous home.
  
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• 'Delay means defeat' - Johnson commits to October Brexit deadline

  11-06-2019 23:03
  Boris Johnson, favourite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, will commit on Wednesday to taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, warning the governing Conservatives "delay means defeat" at a campaign launch.In a crowded race to replace May, Brexit has become the touchstone policy for the contenders, with Johnson, who led the campaign to leave the EU almost three years ago, taking a tough stance to exit at the end of October, with or without a deal.The former foreign secretary and
  
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• Boris Johnson Warns Tory Party Will 'Kick The Bucket' If It Delays Brexit Again

  11-06-2019 23:01
  Boris Johnson is set to warn the Tory party it will "kick the bucket" if MPsdelay Brexit any further
  
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• 'Please can we have our whale back', stately home pleads

  11-06-2019 22:55
  A stately home is asking people to return parts of a whale skeleton so it can be restored.Over the years the whale - kept at Burton Constable Hall, East Yorkshire - has lost 11 of its 44 vertebrae and much of its left flipper.One is described as a "really big one" and a "bit larger than a dinner plate".
  
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• Irish PM concerned Britain set for 'terrible' Brexit miscalculation

  11-06-2019 22:21
  Ireland's prime minister warned British lawmakers on Tuesday against making "a terrible political miscalculation" of thinking their rejection of the Brexit divorce deal negotiated with the European Union means they will get a better one.Several candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May have pledged to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement May's government struck with the EU, only for it to suffer three crushing defeats in parliament.How to manage the land border between EU-member Ire
  
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• Scotland urged to reject ‘Britain’s last act of colonialism’ over Rockall

  11-06-2019 22:19
  Green MSP Andy Wightman said the Scottish Government should renounce any claims over the islet.
  
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• Stewart slams Johnson as he accuses rivals of offering 'fairy stories'

  11-06-2019 21:52
  Launching his campaign at a circus tent on London's South Bank, Mr Stewart accused his rivals of offering "fairy stories" on Brexit.The Tory leadership contest officially began on Monday, with 10 candidates vying to replace Theresa May as party leader and prime minister.:: The candidates faced questions from Tory MPs, with one supporter of Michael Gove claiming his cocaine admission did not come up during his appearance.
  
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• Stewart hits out at no-deal Brexit and Tory leadership rival Johnson

  11-06-2019 21:42
  The International Development Secretary launched his campaign in a circus tent on the South Bank in London.
  
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• Oxfam 'cannot promise' no more sex scandals

  11-06-2019 21:36
  Oxfam "cannot promise" it will never be involved in a sex scandal again, its chairwoman of trustees has told Sky News.Caroline Thomson was speaking after a damning report found the charity had a "culture of tolerating poor behaviour" and failed to report child abuse claims against some of its staff in Haiti.The Charity Commission has examined Oxfam's handling of allegations that its aid workers used prostitutes following the 2010 earthquake in the Caribbean country.
  
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• Watch Comedian Jon Stewart Tear Apart The US Congress Over 9/11 Victims’ Compensation

  11-06-2019 21:31
  Comedian Jon Stewart has hit out at US congress for failing to ensure that avictims' compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never runs out ofmoney
  
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• A Circus Tent, Walking Tours And Stop Brexit Man – How Rory Stewart Launched His Leadership Bid

  11-06-2019 21:26
  Set in an actual tent on the Southbank in London, Stewart was the ring-masteron a stage at the centre of the packed event
  
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• Stewart rows back on signal he could back Labour bid to halt no-deal Brexit

  11-06-2019 21:19
  The Cabinet minister clarified his stance after launching his campaign for the Tory leadership.
  
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• Boris Johnson to break cover for launch of Tory leadership bid

  11-06-2019 21:19
  The frontrunner to succeed Theresa May is expected to take questions at his event. Boris Johnson will finally appear in public to launch his campaign to be Tory leader on Wednesday, as one of his rivals cast doubt on whether he could be trusted with access to Britain’s nuclear codes. Johnson will want the focus of his launch to be on his Brexit policy, but his character and avoidance of scrutiny in the contest so far came under attack from rival candidates on Tuesday. Rory Stewart, an outs
  
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• Whirlpool faces tumble dryer recall notice over fire fears

  11-06-2019 21:11
  In an "unprecedented" step, the government plans to order a company to recall hundreds of thousands of tumble dryers over fears they pose a fire safety risk.The announcement was made by business minister Kelly Tolhurst, four years after a reported design flaw was first identified in Whirlpool-produced machines that allowed fluff from clothing to reach heating elements.Whirlpool, whose brands include Indesit and Hotpoint, was ordered to fix the problem free of charge but the company has been repe
  
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• Grenfell Tower: Survivors and families sue three US companies over deadly fire

  11-06-2019 21:04
  More than 200 survivors and relatives of many of those killed in the Grenfell Tower fire are taking legal action in the US against three firms over the blaze.The three American companies - Arconic, Celotex and Whirlpool - are facing 143 counts of wrongful death and product liability.Arconic supplied cladding on the outside of the tower block, Celotex insulation was used in the cladding, and a Whirlpool fridge freezer was believed to have started the fire.
  
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• Souvenir hunters urged to return ‘Moby Dick’ whale bones for restoration

  11-06-2019 20:41
  Burton Constable Hall is planning a five-year project to conserve a whale skeleton washed ashore in 1825.
  
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• Rory Stewart: I could back opposition bid to block no-deal Brexit

  11-06-2019 20:40
  The Cabinet minister was launching his leadership bid at a circus tent on London’s South Bank.
  
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• Rory Stewart ‘sympathetic’ to Labour bid to block no-deal Brexit

  11-06-2019 20:37
  Tory leadership contender says he is 'entirely opposed' to no-deal as Labour motion seeks to hand control of Commons business to MPs
  
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• Grenfell families file US lawsuit over cladding and insulation

  11-06-2019 20:15
  Bereaved and survivors seeking damages potentially worth hundreds of millions. The families of 69 victims and 177 survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster have launched legal action in the US against the manufacturers of the cladding and insulation used in the building’s refurbishment, which lawyers said could result in a payout worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Arconic, which manufactured the aluminium composite cladding, Celotex, which made the insulation, and Celotex’s parent
  
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• NSPCC staff condemn decision to cut ties with trans activist

  11-06-2019 20:13
  The NSPCC announced it would have ‘no ongoing relationship’ with Munroe Bergdorf. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/PA The NSPCC is facing an internal revolt over its decision to cut ties with the trans activist Munroe Bergdorf in the face of social media criticism of her appointment. Bergdorf, a model and former adviser to the Labour party, announced last week that she was proud to have become the first LGBT+ campaigner for Childline, the child protection charity’s counselling servi
  
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• PM candidate Stewart says will not vote for Labour move to stop no-deal Brexit

  11-06-2019 20:01
  Rory Stewart, one of the candidates vying to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Tuesday he would not vote for a move by opposition Labour lawmakers that would try to prevent a no-deal Brexit by taking control of the parliamentary agenda.Labour said earlier in the day it would try to seize control of the parliamentary agenda on June 25 with that goal in mind by putting forward a motion in parliament on Wednesday.At the launch of his leadership campaign Stewart had indicated he wo
  
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• Boris Johnson allowed arms sales to Saudis after Yemen bombing

  11-06-2019 19:49
  Boris Johnson recommended the sale for approval in August 2016. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/AFP/Getty ImagesTory leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson recommended that the UK allow Saudi Arabia to buy British bomb parts expected to be deployed in Yemen, days after an airstrike on a potato factory in the country had killed 14 people in 2016. Campaigners accused the then foreign secretary of showing a “total disregard” for Yemeni civilians by allowing the sales, revealed for the first t
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge help out with sheep shearing in Cumbria

  11-06-2019 19:43
  The royal couple got stuck in at the Deepdale Hall Farm in Patterdale, owned by the Brown family, and appeared relaxed as they met members of the Cumbrian farming community.William and Kate even picked up a pair of shears and tended to the farm's flock of Herdwick and Swaledale sheep.
  
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• Wealthy divorcee awaits ruling in multimillion-pound court fight with ex-partner

  11-06-2019 19:38
  Mandy Gray and Hamish Hurley are arguing over the ownership of a 'collection of supercars', a villa and a farm.
  
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• Jon Stewart demands congressional action for 9/11 responders: 'They did their jobs – do yours'

  11-06-2019 19:37
  The former Daily Show host testified before the House judiciary committee on Tuesday alongside first responders and victims. Jon Stewart has delivered a scathing rebuke of Congress and its handling of benefits for 9/11 first responders and victims, telling US lawmakers their “shameful” inaction is “an embarrassment to the country”. Stewart, the comedian and former host of The Daily Show, has been a forceful proponent of legislation providing federal funding for medical tr
  
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• Jon Stewart demands congress act for 9/11 responders: 'They did their jobs – do yours'

  11-06-2019 19:37
  Jon Stewart has delivered a scathing rebuke of Congress and its handling of benefits for 9/11 first responders and victims, telling US lawmakers their “shameful” inaction is “an embarrassment to the country”. Stewart, the comedian and former host of The Daily Show, has been a forceful proponent of legislation providing federal funding for medical treatment for survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks. Stewart testified before the House judiciary committee on Tuesday alongside
  
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• Stabbed mother says 'gang initiation' may have motivated attacker

  11-06-2019 19:28
  A mother walking with her son in a pushchair was stabbed in the leg by a teenage boy in what she thinks was a "gang initiation" after she refused to hand over her phone.Christel Stainfield-Bruce, 36, was walking with her three-year-old son in a buggy when the incident happened.Police say a male suspect aged 14 to 16 approached the victim asking for directions.
  
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• Firefighters tackle garage blaze

  11-06-2019 19:26
  One man was given first aid for possible smoke inhalation.
  
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• Grenfell families launch legal action in US against firms they blame for blaze

  11-06-2019 19:17
  Friday marks the second anniversary of the fire which killed 72 people.
  
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• Juncker warns Tory hopefuls Brexit deal is not open for renegotiation

  11-06-2019 19:15
  The European Commission president said the new PM must respect the agreement between the UK Government and the EU.
  
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• Royal couple try hand at sheep shearing on trip to Cumbria

  11-06-2019 19:09
  The pair laughed as the sheep squirmed while Kate tried out shearing.
  
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• Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain arrested in London

  11-06-2019 19:08
  Founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement has lived in self-imposed exile in UK for decades. Police have arrested a prominent Pakistani politician in London. The Metropolitan police said a man in his 60s had been arrested over speeches linked to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) movement in Pakistan. The MQM said its founder Altaf Hussain had been “taken for an interview at a London police station”. Hussain has lived in self-imposed exile in the UK for decades, having sought political asy
  
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• Sir Lenny Henry: Laws needed to boost diversity in UK media

  11-06-2019 19:03
  The comedian demanded legislative action to bolster minority representation in Britain.
  
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