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• Nick Kyrgios 'wanted to hit' Rafael Nadal with shot at Wimbledon - BBC Sport

  04-07-2019 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Nick Kyrgios 'wanted to hit' Rafael Nadal with shot at Wimbledon  BBC SportRafael Nadal aims fresh swipe at Nick Kyrgios after Wimbledon epic  Tennis365All over bar the shouting for bad boy Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon  The TimesWimbledon 2019: Rafael Nadal beats Nick Kyrgios in entertaining clash  BBC SportNick Kyrgios makes a worrying confession after epic battle with Rafael Nadal  Tennis365View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Jaguar set to announce plans to build electric cars in the UK

  04-07-2019 23:50
  It is believed that investment will be made at the firm’s factory in Castle Bromwich.
  
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• May to urge European countries to work together to tackle organised crime

  04-07-2019 23:30
  The Prime Minister will travel to Poznan, Poland, for the summit on Friday.
  
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• SNP cannot be relied on to work with UK in good faith, Theresa May claims as she stresses importance of Union - ITV News

  04-07-2019 23:23 via itv.com
  SNP cannot be relied on to work with UK in good faith, Theresa May claims as she stresses importance of Union  ITV NewsPM's sudden passion for her Precious Union is as palatable as a cup of wet sick  The GuardianTheresa May calls on her successor to safeguard the UK  Financial TimesTheresa May warns successor Nicola Sturgeon cannot be trusted to act in good faith  Telegraph.co.ukThe Guardian view on Theresa May: she should have thought about the UK all alo
  
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• Johnson admits it will be a ‘stretch’ to meet pledge on police numbers

  04-07-2019 23:03
  The chief inspector of constabulary says a plan for 20,000 more officers may not be the most effective way of increasing police spending.
  
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• Charles photo released to mark 50th anniversary of Prince of Wales investiture

  04-07-2019 23:00
  Another image is also published of the heir to the throne and his wife to mark their annual week-long visit to Wales.
  
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• Remains of Irish shipwreck victims laid to rest in Canada

  04-07-2019 22:53
  The remains of three children which washed up on a beach in 2011 were among 21 laid to rest over 170 years later.
  
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• Tory leadership race: Boris Johnson pledges to 'get Brexit done' at hustings – as it happened - The Guardian

  04-07-2019 22:45 via theguardian.com
  Tory leadership race: Boris Johnson pledges to 'get Brexit done' at hustings – as it happened  The GuardianOur obsession with paternalism has turned obesity into a disease from which there can be no escape  Telegraph.co.ukJeremy Hunt: Tory leadership contest is all to play for  BBC NewsBoris Johnson is Mr Brexit. Elect him PM and give him a chance to deliver it  Telegraph.co.ukJust like his position on Brexit, Jeremy Hunt’s ever-changing stance
  
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• Wimbledon 2019: Andy Murray makes winning return in the men's doubles - Sportinglife.com

  04-07-2019 22:39 via sportinglife.com
  Wimbledon 2019: Andy Murray makes winning return in the men's doubles  Sportinglife.comAndy Murray back to winning ways at Wimbledon in doubles with Herbert  The GuardianAndy Murray returns to Wimbledon with men's doubles win  BBC SportAndy Murray makes winning return to Wimbledon as he reaches men's doubles second round with Pierre-Hugues Herbert  Evening StandardWimbledon 2019: Andy Murray makes winning return to All England Club with opening doubles vic
  
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• First picture of student paramedic killed in ambulance collision - Metro.co.uk

  04-07-2019 22:36 via metro.co.uk
  First picture of student paramedic killed in ambulance collision  Metro.co.ukStudent paramedic dies in Burton ambulance crash  BBC NewsStudent paramedic, 31, killed after ambulance smashed into BMW was young mum ‘who just wanted to help p  The SunTammy Minshall: First picture of student paramedic who died after crash between ambulance and BMW  Evening StandardPolice name student paramedic, 31, who died in Staffordshire collision  Stoke-on-T
  
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• Largest earthquake in decades hits southern California

  04-07-2019 22:22
  No serious damage or injuries reported after 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful to strike region since 1994The largest earthquake to hit southern California in decades rumbled across the region on Thursday morning, striking a remote part of the state with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale.The earthquake’s center was near the small city of Ridgecrest, near Death Valley national park and about 100 miles (160km) from Los Angeles. There were reports of people in Las Vegas and Lo
  
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• Missing 9ft snake reunited with owner

  04-07-2019 22:11
  Reticulated pythons are the world's longest snake.
  
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• Johnson says lavish spending plans would work after no-deal Brexit

  04-07-2019 22:10
  Boris Johnson made a series of promises at his hustings event in York. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesBoris Johnson has suggested he could maintain lavish spending promises even if a no-deal Brexit wiped out the scope for extra borrowing by instead using the £38bn “divorce settlement” payment with the EU.Questioned at a hustings event in York on Thursday evening about his near-£5bn annual pledge of extra money for schools, which was among a series of expensive spe
  
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• PM's sudden passion for her Precious Union is as palatable as a cup of wet sick

  04-07-2019 22:03
  Theresa May gave her speech in Stirling, just a few miles from Bannockburn where the Scots inflicted a humiliating defeat on the English. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/PAA few might call it ballsy. Most would call it an act of desperation. For the prime minister to come to Scotland to big up her part in the union as part of her Rolling Light Drizzle legacy tour is rather like Oliver Cromwell dropping in on Ireland to say things weren’t as bad as all that. Even her biggest fans north of the bor
  
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• Measles cases linked to cinema, McDonald's and hospital A&E department - Wales Online

  04-07-2019 22:03 via walesonline.co.uk
  Measles cases linked to cinema, McDonald's and hospital A&E department  Wales OnlinePrestatyn school pupil among north Wales measles 'cluster'  BBC NewsMcDonald’s and Vue cinema linked to measles cases in British town - Daily Star  Daily StarHealth Officials Confirm New Measles Case in L.A. County  KTLA Los AngelesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Linked in: Johnson ‘insanely proud’ to have sausage named after him

  04-07-2019 21:49
  The Tory leadership frontrunner picked up specially made Boris Bangers at Heck Food in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Boris Johnson says BBC should 'sack Gary Lineker' to pay for pensioners' TV licences - Mirror Online

  04-07-2019 21:49 via mirror.co.uk
  Boris Johnson says BBC should 'sack Gary Lineker' to pay for pensioners' TV licences  Mirror OnlineSack Gary Lineker! Boris Johnson makes extraordinary BBC TV licence row intervention  ExpressBoris Johnson demands BBC cough up to fund free TV licenses for the over 75s  The SunWhy BBC should scrap licence fee and be like Netflix – Bill Jamieson  The ScotsmanBBC TV licence fury: ‘Not a benefits agency!’ Beeb torn apart for abandoning OAPs&n
  
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• PM candidate Johnson urges tax on global tech giants

  04-07-2019 21:12
  Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to replace Theresa May as British Prime Minister, said on Thursday the government had to find a way to tax global technology giants on their income."I think it's deeply unfair that high street businesses are paying tax through the nose... whereas the internet giants, the FAANGs -- Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google -- are paying virtually nothing," Johnson said at a leadership hustings event in York, northern England.
  
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• Tutankhamun relic sold for £4.7m after controversy over origins

  04-07-2019 21:11
  Christie's has defended the sale after pressure from Egypt.
  
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• No-deal Brexit risks breaking up UK, warns Theresa May

  04-07-2019 20:53
  PM tells audience in Scotland ‘a lot of people have taken the union for granted’. Theresa May has said leaving the EU without a deal would have “undoubted consequences” for the future of the UK, amid deepening concerns within her own party over how a no-deal Brexit could boost support for Scottish independence. May warned Scottish Conservative supporters in Stirling that “a lot of people have taken the union for granted over the years”. She continued: “I
  
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• VIP abuse ring accuser gives graphic account of alleged killings

  04-07-2019 20:31
  Court artist sketch of Carl Beech being questioned by Collingwood Thompson QC. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PAA former nurse accused of lying about a VIP paedophile ring that he claimed murdered three boys has given a graphic account of the alleged killings and insisted: “I was there and I know it took place.”Carl Beech is alleged to have fabricated claims that he was among the victims of a group of high-profile establishment figures who he said raped, kidnapped and murdered boys in th
  
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• Boris Johnson Set To Delay His First Cabinet Reshuffle Until MPs Go On Summer Break

  04-07-2019 20:29
  Boris Johnson is expected to delay his Cabinet reshuffle in a bid to survive avote of no confidence in the House of Commons on his first full day in office
  
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• Prince George has ‘good’ tennis technique, says Roger Federer

  04-07-2019 20:21
  The tennis legend revealed he had visited the home of the Duchess of Cambridge’s parents in Berkshire to meet the young prince.
  
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• SNP Government cannot be relied on to work with UK in good faith, PM claims

  04-07-2019 20:14
  Theresa May spoke out during a visit to Stirling.
  
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• Duchess of Sussex cheers on friend Serena Williams at Wimbledon

  04-07-2019 20:13
  Meghan took her seat on Court One part way through Williams' match against Kaja Juvan.
  
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• Rodri Explains Why He Chose Man City & What Fans Can Expect From Him in England - 90min

  04-07-2019 20:08 via 90min.com
  Rodri Explains Why He Chose Man City & What Fans Can Expect From Him in England  90minWhat Rodri was told before sealing Man City transfer will not please Man Utd fans  ExpressRodri: Who is the Spain international and what will he bring to Man City?  BBC SportPep Guardiola’s record signing Rodri fires early shot at Man Utd by claiming: ‘This City is blue’  The SunRodri: Manchester City complete £62.8m record signing of midfielde
  
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• Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis

  04-07-2019 20:00
  Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxidePlanting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists, who have made the first calculation of how many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas.As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide emissions that are driving global heating. New research estimates that a worldwide planting p
  
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• First photo of student paramedic killed in ambulance horror crash with BMW - Mirror Online

  04-07-2019 19:50 via mirror.co.uk
  First photo of student paramedic killed in ambulance horror crash with BMW  Mirror OnlineStudent paramedic dies in Burton ambulance crash  BBC NewsPolice name student paramedic, 31, who died in Staffordshire collision  Stoke-on-Trent LiveTammy Minshall: First picture of student paramedic who died after crash between ambulance and BMW  Evening StandardStudent paramedic, 31, killed after ambulance smashed into BMW was young mum ‘who just wanted to help
  
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• Some English schools 'can't afford to teach five days a week'

  04-07-2019 19:45
  Jess Phillips will bring her son on a march on Friday and drop him outside No 10 to do his schoolwork.Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex/ShutterstockMore than 200 schools in England are cutting short the school week, or are actively consulting on it, because they cannot afford to educate their pupils for a full five days, according to campaigners.The figure was revealed on the eve of a demonstration in Westminster by parents and pupils protesting about a crisis in education funding, which means a g
  
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• Will Kate Middleton be Queen? Why she might miss out on title if William is King - Express

  04-07-2019 19:43 via express.co.uk
  Will Kate Middleton be Queen? Why she might miss out on title if William is King  ExpressNo, Queen didn't ignore Meghan Markle at event - but what actually happened is very telling  Mirror OnlineMeghan, you have a right to privacy – but why shut us out?  Telegraph.co.ukMeghan Markle son Archie’s godparents REVEALED after huge clue dropped?  ExpressJAN MOIR: When WILL the Sussexes realise they can't have it both ways?  Daily MailView f
  
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• Spider-Man: Far From Home Easter eggs and references - Den of Geek UK

  04-07-2019 19:37 via denofgeek.com
  Spider-Man: Far From Home Easter eggs and references  Den of Geek UKSpider-Man: Far from Home leaves Marvel in its darkest place yet – discuss with spoilers  The GuardianSpider-Man: Far From Home director was happy about Oscorp rumours  digitalspy.com7 magnificent Mysterio moments from Spider-Man games  Den of Geek UKSpider-Man: Far From Home Movie Review - Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal Are Sizzling-Hot Acting Concert  NDTV NewsView full cov
  
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• Officer 'fired weapon as he fell in front of London Bridge attacker'

  04-07-2019 19:29
  A City of London armed police officer. Photograph: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesA rookie officer on his first callout to a live firearms incident fell as police confronted the London Bridge terrorists, firing through his legs while on the floor, an inquest has heard.The City of London police officer, known as BX44, was in the armed response vehicle (ARV), which brought the three attackers’ 10-minute killing spree to a halt after they had murdered eight people on 3 June 2017.Giving evidence
  
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• Trump's Independence Day in Washington DC – in pictures

  04-07-2019 19:28
  Donald Trump is overseeing Fourth of July celebrations with a speech about patriotism and a show of military might that critics say is politicising an important holiday and wasting taxpayers’ money. The president has dismissed concerns about the event in front of the Lincoln Memorial that is featuring fireworks, a flyover by Air Force One and a display of tanks Continue reading...
  
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• 'Not the best candidate': Germans condemn own choice for top EU job - The Guardian

  04-07-2019 19:20 via theguardian.com
  'Not the best candidate': Germans condemn own choice for top EU job  The GuardianUrsula von der Leyen's nomination is 'fantastic news' for Brexiteers for one key reason  Express‘This is not democracy’: European parliament unites to condemn selection of new EU Commission president behind closed doors  The IndependentYet another stitch-up is taking place behind the EU’s closed doors, says LEO McKINSTRY  Express.co.ukThe Guardian view on Eur
  
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• Corbyn shares gardening tips at community allotment

  04-07-2019 19:12
  The Labour leader discussed jam-making with the green-fingered helpers and talked about problems with slugs before planting a blueberry bush.
  
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• Wide Sargasso seaweed: 5,500-mile algae belt keeps on growing - The Guardian

  04-07-2019 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Wide Sargasso seaweed: 5,500-mile algae belt keeps on growing  The GuardianIt weighs 20m tonnes, stretches from west Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, and washes up on beaches creating a malodorous stench. Now scientists say a vast ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Rare ‘Banksy’ television interview discovered 16 years on

  04-07-2019 19:00
  The tape was found in the vaults of ITV London, where it was listed as 'Interview with Banksy'.
  
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• Tom Watson urges Labour members to sign remain declaration

  04-07-2019 18:52
  Tom Watson is publishing a statement online, and inviting signatures, to underline the breadth of concern about Labour’s stance. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PATom Watson is urging grassroots members to sign up to a public declaration calling for Labour to be “the party of remain”, as pressure mounts on Jeremy Corbyn to embrace an anti-Brexit position.In a move likely to be regarded as provocative by Corbyn’s team, Watson is publishing a statement online, and inviting sig
  
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• Meghan McCain rings in Fourth of July in DC with a 'Big Bad John McCain' top, saluting war hero - Daily Mail

  04-07-2019 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  Meghan McCain rings in Fourth of July in DC with a 'Big Bad John McCain' top, saluting war hero  Daily MailIn the wake of his death, it is Senator McCain's daughter who often challenges President Trump's remarks, something she may be able to do face-to-face on ...
  
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• More than 80 feared dead as migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia

  04-07-2019 18:47
  Four men were pulled from sinking vessel with one later dying in hospital, says officialMore than 80 people trying to reach Europe from Libya are feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, according to the UN migration agency.The boat sank on Wednesday off the port town of Zarzis and 82 of the migrants who had been onboard were missing, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Fishermen pulled four men from the sinking boat, said Lorena Lando, the agency&rsqu
  
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• SDLP leader reported to attorney general over Bloody Sunday killings trial

  04-07-2019 18:45
  Colum Eastwood has been accused of contempt of court after remarks he made about ‘Soldier F’. The leader of the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour party has been reported to Northern Ireland’s attorney general over claims he prejudiced the upcoming trial of a former soldier charged with killing civilians on Bloody Sunday. Jamie Bryson, a loyalist blogger-activist, has complained to the region’s chief law officer about Colum Eastwood and remarks he made on Twitter an
  
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• Transfer Round-Up: Paris Saint-Germain, Sheffield United and More - Last Word On Football

  04-07-2019 18:44 via lastwordonfootball.com
  Transfer Round-Up: Paris Saint-Germain, Sheffield United and More  Last Word On FootballAnder Herrera signs five-year deal with PSG after leaving Manchester United  The GuardianAnder Herrera: PSG sign former Man Utd midfielder  BBC SportAnder Herrera signs for Paris Saint-Germain until 2024 after leaving Manchester United  Sky SportsAnder Herrera sends message to Manchester United fans following Paris Saint-Germain transfer  Manchester Evening Ne
  
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• Elections watchdog ‘concerned’ about Government move to further delay NI poll

  04-07-2019 18:44
  The Electoral Commission said Parliament 'must ensure that the rights of voters in Northern Ireland are properly considered'.
  
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• Apple to finally drop controversial keyboard in MacBook laptops, report claims - The Independent

  04-07-2019 18:44 via independent.co.uk
  Apple to finally drop controversial keyboard in MacBook laptops, report claims  The IndependentApple reportedly moving away from butterfly switches following consistent MacBook issues  KitGuruApple’s finally fixing the MacBook keyboard problem  TrustedReviewsApple is reportedly giving up on its controversial MacBook keyboard  The VergeNew MacBook Pro 'about to launch' - FCC filing  Macworld UKView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Richard Madden ‘humbled’ at honorary doctorate years after missing graduation

  04-07-2019 18:41
  The Bodyguard and Game of Thrones star returned to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow on Thursday to receive the award.
  
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• Crude Oil Price Forecast - Crude oil markets quiet during holiday trading - FX Empire

  04-07-2019 18:36 via fxempire.com
  Crude Oil Price Forecast - Crude oil markets quiet during holiday trading  FX EmpireOil Declines as Global Economic Woes Outweigh Standoff With Iran  BloombergEIA: US crude oil inventories decreased by 1.1 million barrels, WTI starts erasing daily gains  FXStreetOil prices dip on signs of slowing US demand, economic concerns  CNBCUS Crude Oil Price Outlook: Sentiment Data Suggest a Rally  DailyFXView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Neoliberal economics and other fairytales about money

  04-07-2019 18:34
  Politics is not about a struggle over a fixed pot of money, says Mary Mellor, and the best way to end austerity is to reject it as an ideology, says Peter McKenna. Aditya Chakrabortty ( It’s reckless. But a Tory cash splurge could win an election, 3 July) is right to point out the hypocrisy of the political right about public expenditure. While progressive proposals for public spending are decried as burdening the hard-pressed taxpayer, the right is happy to use public money to rescue the
  
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• Philippine senator shrugs off police killing of three-year-old girl in drug raid - Sky News

  04-07-2019 18:30 via news.sky.com
  Philippine senator shrugs off police killing of three-year-old girl in drug raid  Sky NewsPhilippine politician shrugs off death of girl, three, after she was gunned down by cops  Daily Mail‘S**t happens’: Former Philippine drug war chief defends police killing of 3-year-old girl in sting operation  The IndependentView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Essex, Constable and Gypsy life

  04-07-2019 18:29
  Harlow, Essex, in 1956. ‘Of course a new town built during the genuine austerity postwar years could not compete with, say, Nash’s Bath terraces,’ says Frank Jackson. Photograph: Harry Todd/Getty ImagesAs Professor Judith Okely notes (Letters, 2 July), John Constable does indeed include a Gypsy woman and her baby in his 1828 painting of the Vale of Dedham, but this is unlikely to be as a sign of sympathy. Constable had no time for agricultural labourers, whom he regarded as pot
  
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• Tommy Robinson did not believe he was breaching reporting ban, court hears

  04-07-2019 18:03
  The former English Defence League (EDL) leader is said to have committed contempt of court by filming defendants in a criminal trial.
  
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