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• In Bournemouth, Boris buoys up his audience with bulldog spirit

  27-06-2019 23:49
  No one cares he doesn’t have a Brexit plan – all we need is some hardy resolve and the EU will cave. It’s going to be a long, long few weeks. Two men repeating the same unchallenged lines at different hustings around the country in a format designed to stifle debate. Not so much an election as a coronation march. They’d been queuing round the block outside the art-deco Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth two hours before the start. Six hundred Tory members – mostly reti
  
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• May in plea to tech firms to prevent terrorists broadcasting atrocities online

  27-06-2019 23:30
  The Prime Minister called for action in the wake of the Christchurch attack.
  
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• Nasa to send spacecraft to Saturn’s largest moon Titan

  27-06-2019 23:08
  The Dragonfly mission will search for 'the building blocks of life'.
  
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• England 3 Norway 0: England Through To Women's World Cup Semi-Finals

  27-06-2019 22:54
  England have reached the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup after beatingNorway 3-0 in Le Havre
  
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• Nasa to send Dragonfly drone to explore Titan, Saturn's largest moon - The Guardian

  27-06-2019 22:46 via theguardian.com
  Nasa to send Dragonfly drone to explore Titan, Saturn's largest moon  The GuardianNasa reveals major new mission to explore Saturn's largest moon Titan  Evening StandardNasa to send spacecraft to Saturn's moon Titan  The IndependentNew Dragonfly Mission Flying Landing Sequence Animation  NASA VideoNasa announcement news as it happened: 'major' new space mission to Saturn's moon Titan unveiled  Evening StandardView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Thousands take part in Extinction Rebellion march at Glastonbury

  27-06-2019 22:41
  The procession across the festival site was led by the organisation's pink boat.
  
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• Boris Johnson refuses to rule out forcing through no-deal Brexit

  27-06-2019 22:34
  Boris Johnson made the comments at a hustings in Bournemouth on Thursday. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesBoris Johnson has refused demands to categorically rule out suspending parliament to push through a no-deal Brexit without the consent of MPs.The frontrunner to be the next prime minister confirmed it was one of the options on the table, after failing to give clear answers on several other occasions.Johnson said on Wednesday that the chance of a no-deal Brexit was “a million t
  
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• Boris Johnson says it is ‘folly’ to rule out suspending Parliament for Brexit

  27-06-2019 22:27
  Mr Johnson’s comments came after he pledged to take the UK out of the EU by the Halloween deadline "do or die".
  
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• Festival-goers form climate-change hourglass in Glastonbury sunshine

  27-06-2019 22:12
  Thousands of festival-goers at Glastonbury formed Extinction Rebellion's hourglass symbol on Thursday as the protest group joined forces with long-time event partner Greenpeace in a call to join a climate-climate rebellion.The campaigners marched through Worthy Farm led by Extinction Rebellion's pink "Tell the Truth" boat, which was last seen in London's Oxford Circus when the group brought parts of the British capital to a standstill in April.Gail Bradbrook, Extinction Rebellion co-founder, sai
  
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• Davidson ‘not sure’ Johnson is in position to answer Brexit questions

  27-06-2019 22:05
  The Scottish Conservative leader was speaking as part of a Newsnight Special broadcast from Edinburgh after throwing her support behind Jeremy Hunt.
  
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• Baby in hospital with life-threatening injuries after fall from window

  27-06-2019 22:01
  Police have appealed for witnesses to get in touch.
  
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• Vauxhall will only build new Astra in UK if it approves of Brexit deal - Express

  27-06-2019 21:49 via express.co.uk
  Vauxhall will only build new Astra in UK if it approves of Brexit deal  ExpressWe need an immigration system that can wean our economy off its addiction to cheap labour  Telegraph.co.ukVauxhall Astra: Ellesmere Port manufacture 'depends on Brexit'  BBC NewsNo 10 condemns 'grossly irresponsible' move to block no-deal Brexit  ITV News‘Will they stop at nothing?’ Brexiteer fury as Grieve rallies Remainers to cut off No.10  Express.co.ukV
  
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• Boris Johnson Signals Suspending Parliament To Deliver Brexit Is On The Table

  27-06-2019 21:36
  Boris Johnson has given his strongest signal yet that he could suspendparliament to force through a no-deal Brexit against the will of MPs
  
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• Sturgeon: ‘Hunt or Johnson’ like asking if I’d prefer to be hit by lorry or bus

  27-06-2019 21:24
  The Scottish First Minister was speaking as part of a Newsnight Special being broadcast from Edinburgh.
  
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• Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt squabble over who would win mud-wrestling contest

  27-06-2019 21:05
  Mr Hunt went so far as to suggest the Tory leadership rivals could meet in the ring after a TV debate.
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2019 leading wicket takers: Top bowler standings - Evening Standard

  27-06-2019 20:51 via standard.co.uk
  Cricket World Cup 2019 leading wicket takers: Top bowler standings  Evening StandardThe race is on to be the leading wicket-taker at this summer's 2019 Cricket World Cup, with the planet's best ODI bowlers all chasing the prize. The two men who ...
  
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• Boris Johnson's foreigner-bashing tying UK to no-deal Brexit, says Brussels

  27-06-2019 20:43
  EU parliament’s representative Guy Verhofstadt attacks Tory frontrunner’s ‘false promises’. Brussels has sounded a warning that Boris Johnson’s familiar use of “false promises, pseudo-patriotism and foreigner-bashing” to win the keys to Downing Street is locking Britain into a no-deal Brexit. In a withering attack on the Conservative leadership frontrunner, Guy Verhofstadt dismissed the idea that he could dump Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement, wi
  
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• Boris Johnson's foreigner-bashing tying UK to no-deal Brexit, says Brussels

  27-06-2019 20:43
  Guy Verhofstadt has savaged Boris Johnson’s suggestions that the Brexit deal can be rewritten.Photograph: ReutersBrussels has sounded a warning that Boris Johnson’s familiar use of “false promises, pseudo-patriotism and foreigner-bashing” to win the keys to Downing Street is locking Britain into a no-deal Brexit.In a withering attack on the Conservative leadership frontrunner, Guy Verhofstadt dismissed the idea that he could dump Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement,
  
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• Brain scans can now detect 'covert consciousness' in comatose patients - Daily Mail

  27-06-2019 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  Brain scans can now detect 'covert consciousness' in comatose patients  Daily MailEEG detects hidden consciousness in brain-injured ICU patients just days after injury  News-Medical.netSigns of 'Hidden Consciousness' May Predict Who Will Emerge from a Coma  Live ScienceEEG scan detects hidden consciousness in unresponsive brain injury patients  New AtlasScientists Use EEG To Predict Who Might Emerge From A Coma : Shots - Health News  NPRView full
  
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• Exclusive: Western intelligence hacked 'Russia's Google' Yandex to spy on accounts -sources

  27-06-2019 20:20
  WASHINGTON/LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers working for Western intelligence agencies broke into Russian internet search company Yandexin late 2018 deploying a rare type of malware in an attempt to spy on user accounts, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.The malware, called Regin, is known to be used by the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing alliance of the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, the sources said.Intelligence agencies in those countrie
  
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• Just how much sugar is in 'healthy' snacks for children?

  27-06-2019 19:42
  After a report was published criticising sugar content in baby food, we looked at the levels in five snacks for babies. Experts have warned that some snacks aimed at children and marketed as healthy are high in sugar. A report by Public Health England criticised baby and infant food manufacturers for loading their products with unacceptably large amounts of sugar and promoting them as good for health. NHS advice states that any product with more than 22.5g of sugar per 100g has a high level of s
  
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• Indyref2 a ‘serious prospect’, Kezia Dugdale says as she departs Holyrood

  27-06-2019 19:32
  The former Scottish Labour leader said she thought either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn may give the go ahead for a fresh vote on independence.
  
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• Oil company chief says Iraq suspended new Petrofac contract bids

  27-06-2019 19:29
  Iraq has temporarily suspended Petrofacfrom bidding on new contracts, although existing deals are not affected, the head of an Iraqi state oil firm said on Thursday.The Director General of Iraq's Basra Oil Company Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told reporters at the CWC Iraq Petroleum Conference in London that Iraq had taken "preventive action to freeze the relation for new bids with Petrofac"."It is a freezing, suspended," the Iraqi official said.
  
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• Pensioner, 80, was ‘brutally attacked’ in own home, murder detective says

  27-06-2019 19:26
  Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of Desmond Wooding.
  
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• 'Johnson reminds me of Trump': Tory contest arrives in Bournemouth

  27-06-2019 19:17
  Ahead of the leadership hustings, residents of the town are divided in their views on two potential PMs. John King and David Smith had just enjoyed a lunchtime organ recital at Bournemouth Pavilion theatre but their upbeat mood was punctured a little when they heard the next event would be the Tory leadership hustings. “I don’t think that will be quite so entertaining,” said Smith. “I don’t like Boris Johnson at all. He reminds me of Donald Trump and not in a good w
  
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• 90 Labour MPs and peers condemn Williamson 'antisemitism' decision

  27-06-2019 19:05
  Ninety Labour MPs and peers have signed an open letter condemning the decision to lift the suspension of Chris Williamson.Party deputy leader Tom Watson was among dozens of senior figures who spoke of their "hurt and anger" at the move, which followed a row over antisemitism.Mr Williamson, the MP for Derby North and a former shadow spokesman, was suspended in February after claiming the party had been "too apologetic" about its handling of antisemitism allegations.
  
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• Overeating may alter brain’s food regulation system – study

  27-06-2019 19:00
  The findings show that diet affects the lateral hypothalamic area, a brain region associated with regulating food intake.
  
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• European Survey Finds Vast Majority of Gamers Not Interested in Streaming Services - Push Square

  27-06-2019 19:00 via pushsquare.com
  European Survey Finds Vast Majority of Gamers Not Interested in Streaming Services  Push SquareReport: Games on Google Stadia will cost the same as other platforms – TheSixthAxis  TheSixthAxisGoogle Stadia games will cost the same as full price console titles (even if they're only streamed)  TechRadarGoogle Stadia games will remain available to purchasers even if pulled from store  GamesIndustry.bizWhat happens to your games if a publisher or develop
  
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• Baby Archie to join Harry and Meghan on trip to South Africa

  27-06-2019 18:54
  The new addition will be five months old when he makes his first royal tour.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: India thrash West Indies by 125 runs at Old Trafford - BBC Sport

  27-06-2019 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Cricket World Cup: India thrash West Indies by 125 runs at Old Trafford  BBC SportIndia move a step closer to the World Cup semi-finals and end West Indies slim hopes of qualifying with a 125-run thrashing at Old Trafford.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Fewer teachers but more pupils: the reality for secondary schools

  27-06-2019 18:48
  Profession loses 42,000 teachers as average class size rises for fourth year. Secondary school pupils in England are experiencing more crowded classrooms and fewer teachers, according to Department for Education data which revealed teachers continuing to leave the profession in droves last year. The department’s own school workforce census, taken at the start of the academic year, showed a fall in the number of teachers in secondary schools alongside an increase in numbers of pupils. While
  
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• John McDonnell’s soul-searching

  27-06-2019 18:47
  Labour must come out wholeheartedly for remain to fight the climate emergency, says Magi Young. Plus letters from Ben Ashford and Christopher Clayton. John McDonnell and other shadow cabinet members this week argued for Labour to adopt a bold socialist remain position. Paul Mason ( Labour has only one realistic option on Brexit – back remain, 18 June) makes clear arguments in support but omits the most important point McDonnell and Labour should be making to justify a second referendum on
  
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• Hamilton "conflicted" over comment about Wolff as future F1 boss - autosport.com

  27-06-2019 18:44 via autosport.com
  Hamilton "conflicted" over comment about Wolff as future F1 boss  autosport.comLewis Hamilton performs handbrake turn and backs Wolff for F1’s top job  The GuardianPressured Bottas ‘wanting too much’ – Schumacher  GrandPxLewis Hamilton: Toto Wolff shouldn't be Formula 1 boss  Planet F1Hamilton says he's "conflicted" about prior comments on Wolff  Motorsport.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Crystal Palace to step up their pursuit of Timothy Castagne - Read Crystal Palace

  27-06-2019 18:43 via readcrystalpalace.com
  Crystal Palace to step up their pursuit of Timothy Castagne  Read Crystal PalaceMan Utd transfer news LIVE  Manchester Evening News11pm Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Wan-Bissaka announced on Friday, United battle with City for Hoffenheim  The SunManchester United launch bid for Newcastle star  Daily PostCrystal Palace identify Zaha replacement  WhoScored.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• New Vauxhall Astra will be built in the UK – depending on Brexit terms

  27-06-2019 18:39
  The Ellesmere Port plant on Merseyside employs over 1,000 workers.
  
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• Around 300 passengers ‘quarantined’ after plane diverted over reported bomb threat

  27-06-2019 18:38
  The Boeing 777 Air India flight was escorted by RAF Typhoon jets to make a precautionary landing at London Stansted Airport.
  
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• The man hanged because of a comma

  27-06-2019 18:37
  Guardian readers discuss grammar, punctuation and linguistics. David Shariatmadari’s article “War of Words” (18 June) brings to mind that Sir Roger Casement, after his conviction and death sentence for treason, said “I am being hanged by a comma”, which was literally (in the traditional sense) true. His offence had been to try to persuade Irish first world war prisoners in Germany to join the Irish uprising. A critical issue was whether the Treason Act of 1351 appli
  
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• Harry and Meghan head to Africa for first family tour

  27-06-2019 18:34
  Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will head to southern Africa later this year for their first official overseas tour as a family since the birth of son Archie.The couple will visit South Africa, Angola and Malawi and also undertake a working visit to Botswana at the request of the Foreign Office, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday."The Duke and Duchess are really looking forward to meeting so many of you on the ground and continuing to raise awareness of the high impact work local comm
  
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• No-deal Brexit could have ‘serious effect’ on police work, watchdog warns

  27-06-2019 18:24
  The biometrics commissioner raised the concerns in his annual report.
  
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• Family of stabbing victim Ben Kinsella launch anti-knife crime centre

  27-06-2019 18:23
  The 16-year-old was killed in north London in an attack by three youths in June 2008.
  
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• Leaseholds will be axed for new houses in England, says Government

  27-06-2019 18:18
  Renters could also 'passport' their deposit between landlords when they move, under proposals.
  
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• Corbyn faces mounting pressure over return of Chris Williamson to Labour

  27-06-2019 18:11
  Jeremy Corbyn faces mounting dissent over the decision to readmit Chris Williamson to Labour, with his deputy leader, Tom Watson, joining MPs and peers to demand he lose the whip, while nearly 70 Labour staff members wrote to express their outrage.The decision by a three-person disciplinary panel to allow Williamson, the Derby North MP, back into the parliamentary party with a reprimand after suggesting the party was “too apologetic” about antisemitism has prompted a fierce reaction.
  
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• SNP told to tighten data security after revealing voters' names in error

  27-06-2019 18:09
  Party sent thousands of letters from Nicola Sturgeon to wrong addresses but will not face fine. The Scottish National party has been told to tighten up their data protection checks after mistakenly revealing the names of thousands of voters during the European election campaign. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) launched a data security investigation after the SNP sent tens of thousands of election letters from Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leader and first minister, to voters at the
  
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• Man accused of train stabbing ‘told ex-girlfriend he had done something bad’

  27-06-2019 18:09
  Lee Pomeroy, 51, was stabbed by 36-year-old Darren Pencille five minutes after boarding a London-bound train, a court has heard.
  
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• Firefox Preview wants to knock Chrome off its Android perch - Wired.co.uk

  27-06-2019 18:00 via wired.co.uk
  Firefox Preview wants to knock Chrome off its Android perch  Wired.co.ukYou can now test Mozilla’s new fast and secure Android browser  The Next WebMozilla's next-generation Firefox for Android enters public beta  Android PoliceFirefox Preview for Android marks the browser’s transition to Fenix  SlashGearMozilla launches GeckoView-powered Firefox Preview for Android, pauses Focus development  VentureBeatView full coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Ken Clarke: Current political situation is a ‘tragic farce’

  27-06-2019 17:53
  The Father of the House of Commons expressed his concern that events were doing 'terrible damage' to the British political institutions.
  
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• Labour politicians slam party for re-admitting lawmaker in anti-Semitism dispute

  27-06-2019 17:42
  Senior politicians in Britain's Labour opposition expressed fury with their party on Thursday for readmitting a lawmaker who was suspended over comments he had made about anti-Semitism and demanded that leader Jeremy Corbyn intervene.Labour has been battling accusations of anti-Semitism since 2016 and Corbyn and other senior party officials have been criticised for failing to take decisive action to deal with it.British Jewish groups have accused Labour of becoming institutionally anti-Semitic a
  
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• Tick tock – tick! How to win at time management

  27-06-2019 17:32
  When we’re up against it, with work spiralling and deadlines looming, the minutes seem to fly by. But don’t panic. These hacks, says Susie Mesure, can help you become a time lordWho doesn’t dream of having more hours in the day to get stuff done? Sadly, until quantum scientists figure out how to reverse time, we’re stuck with having to manage with what we have.Trouble is, the world of time management can sometimes seem a bit, well, time-consuming. There are so many differ
  
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• In Pictures: Glastonbury from above offers unique festival perspective

  27-06-2019 17:32
  Aerial views of tents at the camping site made for colourful scenes.
  
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• Teachers strike over pupils 'carrying knives and brawling'

  27-06-2019 17:28
  Staff given panic buttons at outstanding-rated Starbank school in Birmingham. Teachers have gone on strike at a school in Birmingham rated outstanding by Ofsted where they say “feral” students are carrying knives, threatening staff and brawling in classrooms. Staff at Starbank school, whose pupils’ ages range from three to 16, have been given panic buttons and are “scared to come out of their classrooms” between lessons, according to a teaching union. The NASUWT, wh
  
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