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• PM contender Hunt sets out plans to prepare Britain for no-deal Brexit

  30-06-2019 23:07
  A Jeremy Hunt government would set aside a 6 billion pound ($7.6 billion) war chest to protect fishing and farming, and prepare an emergency budget to cut taxes under plans designed to get Britain ready for a dramatic no-deal Brexit.Trailing rival Boris Johnson in the race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, Hunt will say on Monday that Britain needs a leader who can plan now to protect the world's fifth largest economy if it has to leave the EU without a deal."You cannot leave the European U
  
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• Hunt sets out plans to prepare Britain for no-deal Brexit

  30-06-2019 23:07
  A Jeremy Hunt government would set aside a 6 billion pound war chest to protect fishing and farming, and prepare an emergency budget to cut taxes under plans designed to get Britain ready for a dramatic no-deal Brexit.Trailing rival Boris Johnson in the race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, Hunt will say on Monday that Britain needs a leader who can plan now to protect the world's fifth largest economy if it has to leave the EU without a deal."You cannot leave the European Union on a wing
  
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• Jeremy Hunt Plans £6bn No-Deal Brexit 'War Chest' To Avoid Leaving On 'A Wing And A Prayer'

  30-06-2019 23:00
  Jeremy Hunt has pledged a £6bn no-deal Brexit 'war chest' to help protect thefarming and fishing industries as he warned against leaving the European Unionon "a wing and a prayer"
  
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• Hunt pledges £6bn war chest to cope with no-deal Brexit

  30-06-2019 23:00
  Food producers should be treated like the financial services industry during the 2008 financial crash, the Tory leadership candidate will say.
  
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• Andy Puzder: Hong Kong protesters are fighting for their freedom -- They deserve US support - Fox News

  30-06-2019 21:44 via foxnews.com
  Andy Puzder: Hong Kong protesters are fighting for their freedom -- They deserve US support  Fox NewsHong Kong protests: at least 50 injured, reports say, after police fire teargas – live updates  The GuardianHong Kong: Protesters storm and deface parliament on handover anniversary  BBC NewsHong Kong protests: Hundreds storm government building and spray paint walls as extradition bill demonstrations turn violent  Evening StandardWhat the Hong Kong P
  
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• Boris Johnson ‘would not change Barnett formula if he becomes PM’

  30-06-2019 21:41
  The Tory leadership hopeful's views on the issue have been under scrutiny.
  
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• Sea-Watch 3: Donations for arrested captain who defied Italy's Matteo Salvini by taking rescued migrants to port exceeds £500,000 - The Independent

  30-06-2019 21:22 via independent.co.uk
  Sea-Watch 3: Donations for arrested captain who defied Italy's Matteo Salvini by taking rescued migrants to port exceeds £500,000  The IndependentItaly migrant boat: Captain says she disobeyed orders due to suicide fears  BBC NewsGermany and Italy face off in row over arrest of migrant ship captain  The TelegraphHow a migrant rescue boat became a symbol for a divided Europe  The Washington PostCarola Rackete: Nearly £1m raised to help migrant r
  
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• Ivanka Trump Inserted Herself Into A Conversation With World Leaders. It's Hard To Watch

  30-06-2019 21:20
  Ivanka Trump has faced mockery and criticism after a video emerged of the USpresident's daughter attempting to join a conversation between four worldleaders
  
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• Nigel Farage: Brexit party is ready to fight every Westminster seat

  30-06-2019 20:57
  Brexit party leader Nigel Farage addresses the rally in Birmingham.Photograph: Matthew Cooper/PANigel Farage has promised that his Brexit party will have candidates ready to fight in every Westminster constituency within days, as he said he would battle hard even against a Boris Johnson-led government that promised a no-deal departure.Speaking at a noisy rally in Birmingham, which saw the first 100 candidates paraded before the crowd but not named, Farage said it was impossible to trust either J
  
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• Jeremy Hunt sparks business anger with no-deal Brexit comment

  30-06-2019 20:19
  Business groups have expressed anger after Jeremy Hunt said he would willingly tell people whose companies went bust after a no-deal Brexit that their sacrifice had been necessary.In a notable escalation of his rhetoric on Brexit, the foreign secretary, who is trailing Boris Johnson in the Conservative leadership election, also said he would actively pursue no deal if a new departure plan looked impossible by the start of October – less than 10 weeks after the new prime minister takes offi
  
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• Three-metre python loose in Cambridge, England, police say

  30-06-2019 20:16
  A three-metre reticulated python is loose in the English university city of Cambridge, police said, after they received reports of sightings early at the weekend."Police have located the owner but not the Reticulated Python confirmed to be 9ft long," police said, adding that the creature had been seen in the Lovell Road area of the city.The reticulated python, which is the largest snake native to Asia, kills its prey by constriction rather than venom.
  
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• Spall says he ‘could be an artist in parallel universe’ at Lowry film premiere

  30-06-2019 19:56
  Spall explained that it is not a coincidence that he finds himself playing another well-known painter.
  
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• Sir David Attenborough previews new BBC series at Glastonbury

  30-06-2019 19:14
  BBC One will premiere Seven Worlds, One Planet later this year.
  
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• NHS consultants can refer patients to private hospitals in which they have a stake

  30-06-2019 19:13
  David Rowland, director of CHPI and author of the report, said there is a direct financial incentive for doctors to refer patients for treatment they do not need. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PAAlmost 400 NHS consultants own shares in private hospitals to which they refer patients, exposing them to a potential conflict between their income and patients’ best interests, new research reveals.In all, 371 senior doctors have a stake in some of the private hospitals that are earning more than &
  
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• Labour’s remain struggle and Boris Johnson’s PM strategy

  30-06-2019 19:07
  Paul Atkin, Bryn Jones and Marie Catterson respond to an article by Owen Jones, while Janet Jones hopes the Queen will step in to defend the rights of her subjects. Owen Jones ( ‘Soft’ Brexit is dead. Labour must embrace a people’s vote, Journal, 28 June) should do the maths and consider how the dynamic can change. He cites polls showing 39% for hard Brexit, 39% for remain and 13% for a soft Brexit. The threat we have to defeat is no deal, so the decisive divide is between the
  
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• Language use and the claims against Labour

  30-06-2019 19:06
  Steve Quinn on the misuse of language, Cath Ryde on what Chris Williamson actually said, and Joe McCarthy is dubious about the accusations made against Labour. Gary Younge ( Pictures of dead migrants need to inspire more than sympathy, 29 June) rightly draws our attention to the way in which language is misused to “create a dehumanised political culture”. He is right to call on us all to challenge this. It was therefore shocking to see Marina Hyde ( Of all the hills to die on, why on
  
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• Despair over school funding and education system in Britain

  30-06-2019 19:06
  Bridget James is despondent about the inequality among institutions, Tony Pitman holds up Germany as a model and a teacher wishing to remain anonymous reveals the Orwellian world of multi-academy trusts. It is difficult not to feel anything but despair when reading about the plight of our schools ( Fewer teachers but more pupils, theguardian.com, 27 June). My three children attend a small primary school in Norfolk, a county where in the last week a wealthy and privileged independent school, Gres
  
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• Set the record straight on Lord Longford and Ian Brady

  30-06-2019 19:05
  Peter Stanford of the Longford Trust on a report about the Moors murderer. In reporting how Moors murderer Ian Brady was allowed by prison authorities to mix with “vulnerable borstal boys” on a hospital wing at Wormwood Scrubs prison in the 1970s ( Report, 27 June), even after it was alleged he had sexually assaulted one of them, the article added that Brady “received support from Lord Longford”. It did not specify what that support was, but the clear implication was that
  
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• May criticises Johnson’s ‘do or die’ approach to Brexit deadline

  30-06-2019 18:22
  Theresa May was asked whether she believed Boris Johnson's approach to a no deal Brexit was the right way forward.
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son Archie to be christened on Saturday

  30-06-2019 17:29
  Royal sources said the ceremony will take place at the private chapel at Windsor Castle.
  
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• David Attenborough thanks Glastonbury for plastic bottle ban

  30-06-2019 17:19
  The world renowned naturalist David Attenborough appeared on the stage at Glastonbury on Sunday to praise its ban on single-use plastic bottles, delighting festival goers who have instead queued for tap water.The broadcaster's Blue Planet II documentary, which has been shown in countries around the world, highlighted the dangers of plastic pollution to marine life and the 93-year-old said the move at the world's largest greenfield festival would have an impact."That is more than 1 million bottle
  
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• British tennis star Heather Watson says she will never date another player

  30-06-2019 17:00
  Britain’s number two split from 25-year-old and fellow UK pro Lloyd Glasspool last year.
  
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• In pictures: Pooches dress up for Furbabies Dog Show

  30-06-2019 16:19
  Pooches dressed as unicorns and even Pablo Picasso for the Furbabies Dog Show in Wetherby.
  
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• Singing Glastonbury security guard invited to Charlatans gig after viral stardom

  30-06-2019 16:13
  The band's lead singer Tim Burgess praised Twitter as 'an amazing place' after finding Kevin Cox.
  
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• Wimbledon 2019: Watch Ivo Karlovic & Kirsten Flipkens live on court seven - BBC Sport

  30-06-2019 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Wimbledon 2019: Watch Ivo Karlovic & Kirsten Flipkens live on court seven  BBC SportWimbledon 2019: Kyle Edmund & Heather Watson through to second round  BBC SportKyle Edmund sweeps Jaume Munar aside to progress at Wimbledon  The GuardianWimbledon 2019 result: Kyle Edmund eases past Jaume Munar and into second round  The IndependentWimbledon 2019 order of play – schedule for today: Djokovic, Venus Williams and Kyle Edmund kick off day 1 
  
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• Queen attends Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh on Scottish visit

  30-06-2019 15:04
  The visit to Scotland is part of a week-long programme of engagements, meeting Scots from across the country.
  
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• London council under new pressure over cycling scheme veto

  30-06-2019 14:49
  Kensington and Chelsea council announced its veto of the proposed safer cycling scheme before a formal consultation had ended. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PAOne of the UK’s wealthiest councils is facing renewed pressure over its decision to block a flagship safer cycling scheme after it emerged the authority cannot say what proportion of the people who wrote in expressing views on the plan actually opposed it.Kensington and Chelsea council, which announced its veto of the plan before a formal
  
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• Labour demands independent inquiry into reports about Jeremy Corbyn’s health

  30-06-2019 14:30
  The party has responded to a story in the Times alleging Mr Corbyn is too frail to lead, attributed to civil service sources.
  
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• Johnson makes borrowing pledge as Hunt vows to deliver Brexit sooner

  30-06-2019 14:11
  The two Tory leadership hopefuls faced questions during set-piece Sunday morning political programme interviews.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt: I would tell bust businesses no-deal Brexit was worth it

  30-06-2019 13:59
  Jeremy Hunt visits a restaurant in Birmingham on his leadership campaign. He told Andrew Marr he would find support for companies to weather a no-deal Brexit. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAJeremy Hunt has said he would willingly tell businesses that go bust because of a no-deal Brexit that their sacrifice was a necessary one, and that he will actively pursue such a course if a new departure plan looks impossible at the start of October.In a marked escalation of his rhetoric over Brexit, the foreign
  
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• 'We need to move now': John McDonnell voices Labour Brexit policy frustration

  30-06-2019 13:20
  Shadow chancellor wants more openly pro-referendum and pro-remain approach. John McDonnell has expressed renewed frustration at the slow pace of change on Labour’s Brexit policy, praising Jeremy Corbyn for seeking a consensus view, but warning: “We need to move now.” In a sign of the continued splits within the party over whether and how to seek a second referendum, and what side to campaign for if one happened, a key Corbyn ally, Unite’s Len McCluskey, said the Labour le
  
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• Second man arrested in pregnant woman's fatal stabbing in London

  30-06-2019 13:12
  The woman, who was identified by the police as Kelly Mary Fauvrelle, was around eight months pregnant.Police said http://news.met.police.uk/news/victim-in-croydon-murder-named-as-police-make-second-arrest-374548 they made the second arrest, of a 29-year-old man, in the case on Saturday and have kept him custody.
  
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• Four murdered in London including heavily pregnant woman

  30-06-2019 13:12
  London Mayor Sadiq Khan said police were working around the clock after four people were murdered in a bloody 28-hour period for Britain's capital, including a heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death.Kelly Mary Fauvrelle, 26, was around eight months pregnant when she died in the early hours of Saturday morning in south London.In three separate incidents, two men died from stab wounds and a third following a fight, as the wave of violent murders that has gripped the capital continued.
  
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• Don’t panic over switching Labour’s Brexit position, says union boss

  30-06-2019 12:48
  Unite chief Len McCluskey urged MPs to 'keep calm' as shadow chancellor John McDonnell says Labour needs to 'move now'.
  
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• Heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death named as second arrest made

  30-06-2019 12:42
  The Metropolitan Police said her baby who was delivered at the scene is still in a critical condition.
  
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• Police name pregnant woman stabbed to death in Croydon

  30-06-2019 12:39
  Police at the scene in Raymead Avenue, Thornton Heath, where Fauvrelle was found stabbed. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PADetectives investigating the murder of a pregnant woman in Croydon, south London, have named the victim as Kelly Mary Fauvrelle and have made a second arrest.Police were called by London ambulance service at 3.30am on Saturday to reports of a woman in cardiac arrest at a property on Raymead Avenue, Thornton Heath.Officers found Fauvrelle, 26, who was eight months pregnant
  
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• Two men stabbed to death on night of London violence

  30-06-2019 12:08
  Men killed in separate incidents in Newham and Brixton, and man and woman stabbed in Hackney. Two men have been stabbed to death in separate incidents on a night of violence in London. A man believed to be in his late 20s was attacked in Newham, in the east of the city, and was pronounced dead at the scene after police were called to the junction of Ron Leighton Way and Wakefield Street at 11.07pm on Saturday. Officers said his next of kin had been informed. In Brixton, police were called to rep
  
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• Remnants of US fighter plane excavated in Ireland

  30-06-2019 12:08
  The P38 Lightning aircraft crashed into a field near Castleblayney on December 17 1942.
  
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• Junior judges face zero-hours working conditions, say lawyers

  30-06-2019 12:06
  Criminal Bar Association warns that recorders are expected to work at impossibly short notice. Junior judges are being put on what are in effect zero-hours contracts as the criminal justice system succumbs to a fresh round of austerity and courtrooms are closed down, lawyers are warning. Working days for recorders – part-time judges who are usually experienced barristers or solicitors – have been slashed and requests are being made for them to sit on the bench at impossibly short not
  
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• Californian swimmer becomes first to conquer North Channel in 2019

  30-06-2019 12:00
  Catherine Breed described the achievement as "bittersweet", vowing to return to break the record for the challenging swim.
  
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• ‘Lib Dems could win in a general election’, says Jo Swinson

  30-06-2019 11:48
  The Lib Dem leadership candidate said she would not want to put any limits on the party's ambitions.
  
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• Boris Johnson ‘feels deep sense of anguish’ over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

  30-06-2019 11:39
  The Conservative leadership hopeful said he feels sorry for Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her family.
  
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• Johnson says he is prepared to increase public borrowing

  30-06-2019 11:27
  Boris Johnson said he would use low interest rates if needed to borrow for infrastructure projects. Photograph: Andrew Yates/ReutersBoris Johnson has said he would be willing to increase public borrowing to pay for infrastructure projects as he was pressured over how a government he led could invest heavily in new schemes and public services while also cutting taxes.Johnson, the overwhelming favourite to replace Theresa May as prime minister in just over three weeks, said that while there was fi
  
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• Johnson vows to spend to boost infrastructure

  30-06-2019 10:35
  Boris Johnson said he would be willing to increase government borrowing to boost Britain's infrastructure as he set out plans to take on the opposition Labour Party if he wins the race to be the next prime minister.Currently the favourite against Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Johnson said the government had not spent enough on public services such as education in recent years and needed to increase spending and cut tax rates to spur economic growth.Johnson also said he would be an evangelist fo
  
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• In race for No. 10, Johnson and Hunt vow to splash the cash

  30-06-2019 10:35
  Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt vowed to spend billions of pounds on public services, infrastructure and tax cuts on Sunday as the two men battling to become prime minister pitched themselves as the best candidate to take on the opposition Labour Party.The rivals to succeed Theresa May as leader of the ruling Conservative Party set out plans to win broader political backing by investing in education, transport and defence, even if that means higher government borrowing.Johnson, the favourite, vowe
  
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• New electric cars must be fitted with noise devices to protect pedestrians

  30-06-2019 10:27
  The system must be activated when a vehicle is reversing or travelling below 12mph.
  
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• Your pictures: share your photos on the theme of ‘radiant’

  30-06-2019 10:00
  Wherever you are in the world, this week we’d like to see your pictures on the theme ‘radiant’
  The next theme for our weekly photography assignment, published in print in the Observer New Review is ‘radiant’.Share your photos of what radiant means to you – and tell us about your image in the description box. Continue reading...
  
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• Electric cars: New vehicles to emit noise to aid safety

  30-06-2019 09:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU rule for new models follows concern cars put pedestrians at risk because they are too quiet.
  
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• Temperatures to cool off after sizzling start to weekend

  30-06-2019 08:46
  Forecasters say there will be a "massive drop in temperature" compared to Saturday.
  
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• Chris Grayling’s privatisation of probation service ‘a disaster’

  30-06-2019 08:29
  Public at greater risk from ex-offenders as study reveals more than a third of officers ‘cut corners’. The extent of Chris Grayling’s botched privatisation of the probation service is exposed by research which brands it an “unmitigated disaster” that left the public at greater risk from ex-offenders released from jail. Probation officers say bigger caseloads and unrealistic targets, ushered in when Grayling was the justice secretary, have meant that they are unable
  
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