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• UK 'has secret cocaine addiction and drug is used everywhere' - major study suggests

  13-06-2019 23:59
  Experts say cocaine use in the UK is much greater than previously thought after thousands of drug users admitted taking the Class A drug on a regular basis, Sky News can exclusively reveal.Researchers at Substance abuse charity Addaction say the UK has a secret cocaine addiction and the drug is being used "everywhere" in the UK.In the largest study of its kind, the experts found cannabis is used by almost 80% of drug users, while cocaine or crack cocaine is taken by 70%.
  
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• Sarah Sanders exits after two fraught years as Trump hails 'a very fine woman'

  13-06-2019 23:56
  Sanders, who made false claims on Trump’s behalf, departsPress secretary says ‘I love the president’ in emotional farewellSarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, has become the latest official to leave Donald Trump’s volatile administration, but in an emotional farewell she insisted: “I love the president.” Related: Sarah Sanders to stand down as Trump's press secretary – liveContinue reading...
  
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• Bondi-to-Manly interactive: experience Sydney’s spectacular harbour walk

  13-06-2019 23:55
  Follow the 80km coastal trek that links two of Australia’s favourite beaches and takes in the city’s iconic landmarks Continue reading...
  
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• Jeremy Hunt Has Finally Spoken Out About People Calling Him 'Jeremy C**t'

  13-06-2019 23:36
  Jeremy Hunt has finally spoken out about possibly the most controversialaspect of his career that has dogged him for years - people accidentallycalling him "Jeremy C**t"
  
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• UK poised to give special forces greater Russia focus - BBC

  13-06-2019 23:32
  Britain's special forces are about to shift away from counter-terrorism work and instead concentrate on blocking covert operations by countries such as Russia, the BBC reported on Thursday, citing unnamed British officials and military sources.Senior military officers are considering the proposal and are likely to recommend the government approve it, the BBC's security editor said.
  
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• The Yellow Part of Jupiter's Watery Moon? That's Table Salt, NASA Says - Popular Mechanics

  13-06-2019 23:22 via popularmechanics.com
  The Yellow Part of Jupiter's Watery Moon? That's Table Salt, NASA Says  Popular MechanicsHere's Why It's Such a Huge Deal That Jupiter's Moon Europa Is Covered in Salt  ScienceAlertGiant ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa contains TABLE SALT  Mirror OnlineThere's table salt on one of Jupiter's moons  EngadgetJupiter’s Europa is seriously salty  BGRView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Greenpeace activists removed from oil rig

  13-06-2019 23:20
  Campaigners had been occupying the rig since Sunday evening.
  
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• Ex-Change UK MP Chuka Umunna Has Joined The Lib Dems

  13-06-2019 23:16
  Former Labour and Change UK MP Chuka Umunna has joined the Liberal Democrats
  
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• British special forces to get new mission to counter state actors

  13-06-2019 23:09
  Military chiefs believe warfare is changing with less emphasis on conventional actionBritish special forces are hoping to be given a new remit to counter Russia and other state actors as secret missions against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq become less necessary.The idea, first reported by BBC’s Newsnight, has been worked up for ministers and would involve a new focus for the SAS and other parts of the special forces, the most secretive parts of the British military. Continue rea
  
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• Albert Kelly hat-trick helps Hull seal comeback win against Castleford

  13-06-2019 23:05
  • Castleford Tigers 18-31 Hull FC
  • Hull score 27 points in the second halfRarely can one performance sum up an entire season, but this is about as close to perfection in that regard as you will find from Hull FC. When the Black and Whites have been bad this season, they have been abysmal: with four defeats by 30 points or more already in 2019. At half-time here, the prospect of a fifth was not entirely impossible, either.But when this Hull side click, they are a match for anyone - and
  
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• Liam Fox: Urgent protection needed for the WTO’s existential crisis

  13-06-2019 23:00
  The International Trade Secretary highlighted how 'unilateral action or tariff hikes' were making the current problems worse.
  
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• Cricket World Cup final could yet be shown on free-to-air platform - The Guardian

  13-06-2019 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Cricket World Cup final could yet be shown on free-to-air platform  The GuardianSky is understood to be considering making the Lord's final on 14 July available to non-subscribers in a one-off move.
  
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• Tree planting in England falls well below Government target

  13-06-2019 22:44
  Theresa May this week announced a legally binding target to end the UK's contribution to climate change by 2050.
  
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• Spacewatch: Nasa tries to get Martian 'mole' working again - The Guardian

  13-06-2019 22:30 via theguardian.com
  Spacewatch: Nasa tries to get Martian 'mole' working again  The GuardianThe Mast Is Raised for NASA's Mars 2020 Rover  Jet Propulsion LaboratoryThis is What the Ground Looked Like After InSight Landed on Mars  Universe TodayNASA's Mars 2020 Rover to Explore Ancient Life  NDTV NewsNASA's Mars 2020 will blaze a trail for humans  Phys.OrgView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Huawei is fixing to lose the only friends it has left – its customers - TrustedReviews

  13-06-2019 22:24 via trustedreviews.com
  Huawei is fixing to lose the only friends it has left – its customers  TrustedReviewsHow to Disable Those Huawei Lock Screen Ads  Gizmodo UKHuawei users suddenly issued lock screen ads from Booking.com  The Drum[Update: Ads are gone] Huawei apparently decides it needs more bad press, puts ads on phone lock screens  Android PoliceHuawei is apparently showing ads on lockscreens for some of its phones  The VergeView full coverage on Google New
  
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• Argentinian ex-army officer accused of murder found on holiday in Sicily

  13-06-2019 22:18
  Reporters discovered Carlos Luis Malatto, accused of five counts of crimes against humanity, in MessinaHuman rights groups have expressed outrage after a former Argentinian army officer accused of committing murder and forced disappearances during the 1976-83 military dictatorship was found enjoying a beach holiday in Sicily.Reporters from la Repubblica discovered Lt Colonel Carlos Luis Malatto in a tourist village in the province of Messina, even though he is currently on trial in Rome for crim
  
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• Police in Scotland looking for missing Emma Faulds find human remains

  13-06-2019 22:03
  Detectives investigating the disappearance of Emma Faulds, missing in South Ayrshire for more than six weeks, have found human remains.The 39-year-old has not been seen since 28 April in Fairfield Park, Monkton.On Thursday, Police Scotland said: "On Wednesday 12 June 2019, human remains were discovered in the Galloway Forest area.
  
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• Mexico: seventh journalist murdered in just six months

  13-06-2019 22:03
  Norma Sarabia, a 46-year-old crime reporter, had reportedly received threats for denouncing police corruptionMexico’s deadly assault on journalism has claimed another victim with the murder of a crime reporter from the home state of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador – the seventh journalist to die this year alone.Norma Sarabia, a 46-year-old journalist who had reportedly received threats for denouncing police corruption, was gunned down on Tuesday night as she retur
  
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• KFC is releasing a vegan burger: When and where is it available and what it's made from?

  13-06-2019 22:02
  When it came to what you could expect from a KFC restaurant, the clue used to be in the name.Unlike the rest the recipe will surround a fillet made from Quorn.The the Imposter will be trialled for four weeks from 17 June at restaurants in London, Bristol and Birmingham.
  
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• Farage does not speak for UK on world stage, says Fox

  13-06-2019 21:59
  The comments appear to be connected to Donald Trump's visit, when Nigel Farage claimed the UK was behind the curve on a post-Brexit trade deal.
  
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• Charles and Camilla wear face masks for animal charity ball

  13-06-2019 21:54
  Vivienne Westwood, Douglas Booth and Tracey Emin joined guests at Clarence House.
  
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• Greenpeace activists continue to occupy oil rig amid police activity

  13-06-2019 21:44
  Campaigners have been on the rig since Sunday evening
  
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• Diageo cancels London Irish deal over Paddy Jackson signing

  13-06-2019 21:14
  The Guinness owner says the decision to hire the player is ‘not consistent’ with its values The owner of Guinness has cancelled its sponsorship deal with a leading rugby union club after it signed a player who was accused, then acquitted, of rape.Diageo, which had already publicly criticised the signing of Paddy Jackson by London Irish, announced its decision on Thursday evening. Continue reading...
  
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• Jim Davidson Has Vowed Never To Return To London Because Of Sadiq Khan

  13-06-2019 21:09
  Jim Davidson has vowed to never set foot in London again, claiming Mayor SadiqKhan has "fucked my home town up"
  
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• Tory leadership rivals discuss alliance to stop Boris Johnson

  13-06-2019 21:04
  Johnson won the votes of 114 Tory MPs.Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty ImagesConservative leadership candidates are in talks about joining forces to provide the strongest challenge to Boris Johnson, who looks all but certain to be Britain’s next prime minister after trouncing rivals in the first MPs’ ballot. Johnson hoovered up the votes of 114 MPs, more than a third of the parliamentary Tory party, and enough backers to guarantee him a place in the final two, if he retains their supp
  
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• Kellyanne Conway violated US law and should be fired, federal watchdog says

  13-06-2019 21:04
  White House spokesman says the agency’s report that the counselor had violated the Hatch Act was ‘deeply flawed’Follow the latest in US politics – liveA US federal watchdog is recommending that Donald Trump fire one of his most ardent and high-profile defenders, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, for repeatedly violating a law that limits political activity by government workers.Conway should be removed from federal office, the US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) anno
  
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• 'Gold-plated hypocrisy': Major attacks Tory threats to prorogue parliament

  13-06-2019 20:57
  Suspending parliament to allow no-deal Brexit unconstitutional, says ex-PM. Sir John Major has launched a blistering assault on Tory leadership candidates who have suggested parliament could be prorogued to push through Brexit, saying they were indulging in “gold-plated hypocrisy” and lacked leadership qualities. He also ridiculed the suggestion, put forward by many Tory candidates, that it was possible to leave the EU on 31 October, saying they were hoping for a miracle that was not
  
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• Cuba Gooding Jr Turns Himself In to Police Amid Groping Allegations - Just Jared

  13-06-2019 20:51 via justjared.com
  Cuba Gooding Jr Turns Himself In to Police Amid Groping Allegations  Just JaredCuba Gooding Jr charged over nightclub 'grope'  BBC NewsCuba Gooding Jr charged with forcible touching after incident in New York  The GuardianCCTV shows Cuba Gooding Jr ‘touching accuser’s breast in New York bar’ as he smiles in court charged with grop  The SunCuba Gooding Jr ‘frisky but not inappropriate’ says lawyer, as star denies groping woman
  
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• Arcadia to cut head office jobs after staving off collapse with rescue plan

  13-06-2019 20:48
  Retail group to lose 170 office staff on top of 1,000 shopfloor jobs already set to goArcadia is cutting 170 jobs at its main offices a day after Sir Philip Green’s retail empire avoided collapse by securing backing for a rescue restructure.It is understood that the jobs are to go at the head offices of a number of the group’s brands which include Topshop, Topman, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Burton and Dorothy Perkins.Continue reading...
  
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• Record numbers of NHS cancer patients face 'agonising wait' to see specialist

  13-06-2019 20:47
  ‘The wait to see a specialist or to start treatment is an agonising time already, and facing further delays can make things even worse.’Photograph: Peter Byrne/PARecord numbers of cancer patients are waiting longer than they should to see a specialist because NHS services cannot cope with the rise in people suspected of having the disease. In April 19,963 people in England had to wait more than the 14-day maximum to have their first appointment with a cancer specialist – by far
  
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• Record numbers of NHS cancer patients face 'agonising wait' to see specialist

  13-06-2019 20:47
  In April alone nearly 20,000 people missed the 14-day target to meet with an oncologistRecord numbers of cancer patients are waiting longer than they should to see a specialist because NHS services cannot cope with the rise in people suspected of having the disease.In April 19,963 people in England had to wait more than the 14-day maximum to have their first appointment with a cancer specialist – by far the largest number since records began. Continue reading...
  
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• Police investigate Jo Brand's battery acid remark

  13-06-2019 20:38
  The comedian’s BBC radio joke has drawn accusations of incitement to violence Jo Brand’s on-air joke about throwing battery acid at politicians is being investigated by police after Scotland Yard received an allegation of incitement to violence.The comedian appeared as a guest on Victoria Coren Mitchell’s Heresy talkshow on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday where she made a comment about throwing the substance at “unpleasant characters” instead of milkshakes. Continue reading.
  
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• Rise in Northern Irish women seeking abortions in England and Wales

  13-06-2019 20:37
  Increase of 22% comes as greater number of mothers and women over 35 have terminationsThe number of Northern Irish women seeking abortions in England and Wales has increased by 22%, as terminations in the two countries reached their highest level, with women who have already had children and those aged 35 and over behind the rise.National statistics for 2018 show there were 200,608 abortions for women resident in England and Wales, up 4% on 192,900 the previous year. Continue reading...
  
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• Frozen wolf's head found in Siberia is 40,000 years old

  13-06-2019 20:29
  Fur, teeth and tissue largely intact on remains of animal bigger than a modern wolfThe severed head of a wolf that died about 40,000 years ago has been found in Siberia, and because of the freezing conditions, the remains are so well preserved that the fur, teeth, brain and facial tissue are largely intact.Pavel Yefimov, a local resident, discovered the head last summer on the banks of the Tirekhtyakh river close to the Arctic Circle in the region of Yakutia, according to the Siberian Times. Con
  
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• Ricky Tomlinson leads licence fee protest outside BBC’s Salford office

  13-06-2019 20:27
  Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson marched with pensioners on the BBC's northern headquarters to protest against plans to axe free TV licences for the over-75s.The comedian and actor branded politicians a "blood shower of hypocrites" in a rallying cry to his fellow protesters, telling them of the "subsidised grub" for MPs and the £305 daily …
  
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• Poll Boost For Sajid Javid As Tory Members Back Him To Win BAME And Younger Voters

  13-06-2019 20:20
  Tory members see Sajid Javid as the leadership candidate that can boost theparty's prospects among young and BAME voters, according to a new poll
  
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• No deal is 'extremely serious' for Northern Ireland, warns Tory MP

  13-06-2019 20:20
  Chair of MPs’ committee hears concerns from locals about Brexit and return to violence. The consequences of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal would be “extremely serious” for Northern Ireland, Tom Tugendhat, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, has warned. The committee heard concerns from people in Armagh and Belfast about a return to violence, the threat to harmonious relations on the border and anger that the Stormont assembly was still not up and r
  
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• ‘No deal’ exit extremely serious for Northern Ireland, warns Tory MP

  13-06-2019 20:20
  Chair of the foreign affairs select committee says crashing out of Europe is unsustainable. The consequences of Britain crashing out of the EU with no deal would be “extremely serious” for Northern Ireland, Tom Tugendhat, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee of MPs, has warned on a fact-finding trip to Armagh and Belfast. The committee heard local concerns about a return to violence, the threat to harmonious relations on the border and anger that the Stormont Assembly wa
  
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• Lincolnshire floods: ‘Major incident’ as RAF helicopters scrambled and residents evacuated

  13-06-2019 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  LINCOLNSHIRE floods have sparked the deployment of the RAF and the evacuations of a town, with a “major incident” now declared.
  
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• Dominic Raab challenges Boris Johnson to turn up to TV debates – 'Take the heat!'

  13-06-2019 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  CONSERVATIVE leader hopeful Dominic Raab sent a stern message to Tory leadership contest frontrunner Boris Johnson as he challenged the former foreign secretary to turn up to TV debates and "take the heat" of the race.
  
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• Man, 26, arrested after woman walking with her toddler stabbed

  13-06-2019 20:10
  A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a woman with a toddler was stabbed during an attempted robbery.Christel Stainfield-Bruce, 36, was pushing her three-year-old son in a buggy when she was attacked in Islington, north London, just before 5pm last Friday.The suspect was arrested on Thursday morning on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and is in custody at Holborn Police station.
  
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• London Bridge inquest: Admin blunder 'could have stopped MI5 linking terrorists'

  13-06-2019 20:00
  An administrative blunder could have stopped security services from linking two of the London Bridge terrorists before they carried out their attack, an MI5 officer has said.A request for intelligence from Italian authorities into Youssef Zaghba had not been actioned, a senior officer identified only as Witness L told the Old Bailey.A serious crime alert was put out on Zaghba after he was stopped when trying to fly from Bologna to Istanbul in March 2016.
  
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• London Bridge attack: MI5 agent defends security services

  13-06-2019 19:54
  MI5’s investigators did not grasp Khuram Butt’s growing association with Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zagbha, seen here. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PAIn the environment of a high security Old Bailey courtroom, a senior MI5 officer offered his “profound personal sympathies” to the families of the eight victims of the London Bridge terror attack as he gave evidence at the inquest into their deaths. But the man identifiable only as Witness L stopped short of making a ful
  
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• Islington Stabbing: Man, 26, Arrested Over Knife Attack On Mum With Toddler

  13-06-2019 19:41
  A man has been arrested after a woman with a toddler in a pushchair wasstabbed in an attempted robbery, the Metropolitan Police said
  
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• Number of people diagnosed with dementia hits record high

  13-06-2019 19:39
  NHS England said it is 'good news' that more people are having the condition identified.
  
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• Northern Ireland's DUP not seeking 'earth-shattering' changes to Brexit deal

  13-06-2019 19:34
  The Northern Irish party propping up Britain's minority government is not asking for changes to the Brexit divorce deal that will "fundamentally undermine" what has been proposed, one of its senior lawmakers said on Thursday.How to manage the land border between EU-member Ireland and British-run Northern Ireland - including an emergency "backstop" solution to prevent the return of extensive frontier controls - has proven the most contentious element of Britain's planned exit from the European Un
  
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• DUP not looking for 'earth shattering' changes to Brexit deal

  13-06-2019 19:34
  The Northern Irish party propping up Britain's minority government is not asking for changes to the Brexit divorce deal that will "fundamentally undermine" what has been proposed, one of its senior lawmakers said on Thursday.How to manage the land border between EU-member Ireland and British-run Northern Ireland - including an emergency "backstop" solution to prevent the return of extensive controls - has proven the most contentious element of Britain's planned exit from the European Union.While
  
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• Police investigating battery acid comment made by Jo Brand on radio

  13-06-2019 19:31
  The comedian was criticised for inciting violence by Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage.
  
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• Change UK to change name again to Independent Group for Change

  13-06-2019 19:23
  Fledgling party to be renamed for third time after legal threat from petitions website. The recent run of ill fortune for Change UK has struck again, with the breakaway political party announcing it will change its name once more after a legal challenge from the similarly named online petitions website. Change UK, which lost six of its 11 MPs last week, has applied to the Electoral Commission to be known as the Independent Group for Change, the party said in a statement. The party was initially
  
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• 81-year-old cycling length of Britain passes halfway point

  13-06-2019 19:23
  Mavis Paterson set off from Land's End on May 30 and has now reached central Scotland.
  
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