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• Watson welcomes unions’ Brexit agreement as ‘step in the right direction’

  08-07-2019 23:57
  Trade union leaders agree Labour should support a second referendum on any Brexit deal.
  
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• Three jailed over attack on pregnant teenager

  08-07-2019 23:44
  Harief Pearson orchestrated the attack on the victim, who was then 17, after she refused to have an abortion, Scotland Yard said.
  
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• Konta survives ‘manic Monday’ to keep British hopes alive

  08-07-2019 22:40
  Rising star Cori Gauff's rollercoaster ride came to an end.
  
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• Trump accuses Theresa May of making a ‘mess’ of Brexit

  08-07-2019 21:51
  The US president said he will no longer deal with the UK ambassador after his leaked advice describing the White House as 'inept'.
  
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• Ambassador's trashing of Trump gives MPs chance to enjoy a bit of deploring

  08-07-2019 21:33
  Alan Duncan begs MPs to go back to doing what they do best: go heavy on the moral outrage and forget the details. No one was much bothered by what had been leaked. Kim Darroch, the UK ambassador to the US, had only reported back what had long been obvious to the entire world: that Donald Trump was vain, inept and ran a wholly dysfunctional administration. It was the sort of email that anyone might send after watching the news headlines on American television. What mattered was that the classifie
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn To Back Second Brexit Referendum After Trade Unions Call For Fresh Public Vote

  08-07-2019 21:16
  Jeremy Corbyn is set to unequivocally back a second Brexit referendum afterBritain's biggest unions agreed for the first time that the issue should beput back to the public
  
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• Unions agree Labour should back remain in referendum on Tory deal

  08-07-2019 21:10
  Party poised to announce move in surprise consensus but will still seek deal if elected in time. Labour is poised to declare it will campaign for remain in a second referendum on any deal put to parliament by a Conservative prime minister, after trade union leaders including Unite’s Len McCluskey backed a change of policy. The joint position agreed by the unions on Monday would not commit Labour to an explicitly pro-remain position in all circumstances: unions also agreed Labour should see
  
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• Labour's trade union backers support second referendum on Brexit deal

  08-07-2019 21:04
  British trade union leaders linked to the opposition Labour Party have agreed to back a second referendum on any Brexit deal reached by the next Conservative prime minister or a no-deal exit, according to a copy of the agreement seen by Reuters.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn last month supported holding a second referendum on any Brexit deal, but some in his party want him to unequivocally back a second vote and to commit Labour to campaigning to remain in the European Union.The unions agreed on Mo
  
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• Donald Trump Blasts Theresa May Over Brexit 'Mess' As He Refuses To Work With UK's Ambassador To US

  08-07-2019 20:47
  Donald Trump will "no longer deal" with the UK's ambassador to the US andcriticised Theresa May for making a "mess" of Brexit
  
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• Donald Trump Blasts Theresa May Over Brexit 'Mess' As He Refuses To Work With UK's Ambassador To US

  08-07-2019 20:47
  Donald Trump will "no longer deal" with the UK's ambassador to the US andcriticised Theresa May for making a "mess" of Brexit
  
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• Avoiding no-deal Brexit means hectic summer of talks, Boris Johnson warned

  08-07-2019 20:23
  Whitehall sources say incoming PM cannot wait until summit in October but must start talks with EU quickly. Boris Johnson will have to embark on a whistlestop charm offensive meeting EU leaders over the summer and try to secure an emergency Brexit summit in September if he is serious about avoiding no deal, according to Whitehall sources who have been involved in negotiations. The senior sources said Johnson, if he becomes prime minister, would immediately need to pull out the stops over parliam
  
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• Sausage Company Hits Back After Backlash Over Boris Johnson Visit

  08-07-2019 20:11
  Sausage company Heck has faced a social media backlash after a visit fromBoris Johnson and naming one if its products after the Tory leadershipcandidate
  
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• Wimbledon 2019: Johanna Konta into quarter-finals after beating Petra Kvitova

  08-07-2019 19:51
  British number one Johanna Konta is into the Wimbledon quarter-finals after beating former champion Petra Kvitova in three sets, 4-6 6-2 6-4.Just as she did against Sloane Stephens on Saturday, Konta came from a set down to see off her opponent on Centre Court.Konta found it difficult to serve the match out - unable to claim victory when she had two match points at 5-2 in the final set, going on to lose the game.
  
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• Oh Heck: Sausage company hits back at criticism after Boris Johnson visit

  08-07-2019 19:44
  The hashtag BoycottHeck began trending on Twitter, with people criticising the company for 'endorsing' Boris Johnson.
  
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• Snowball The Dancing Cockatoo Is Crushing It After Teaching Himself Some New Moves

  08-07-2019 19:41
  Snowball the dancing cockatoo is back, and is totally killing it
  
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• Ford chief issues new warning of no-deal Brexit ‘catastrophe’

  08-07-2019 19:28
  The chairman of Ford of Europe says they will have to look again at their UK manufacturing 'footprint' in the event of a no-deal break.
  
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• Wimbledon like playing in New York, says Cori Gauff after elimination

  08-07-2019 19:22
  The 15-year-old found the level of support she received surprising.
  
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• Majority of passengers with disabilities report problems using trains

  08-07-2019 19:14
  Two-thirds encounter barriers to travel such as discriminatory behaviour and lack of toilets. Two-thirds of passengers with disabilities still experience barriers to travel when using trains, government research has found. A lack of accessible toilets in carriages, being unable to use ticket machines and antisocial behaviour were among the issues cited by respondents to the Department for Transport (DfT) survey. Of those who said they had faced problems during train journeys, 37% said onboard an
  
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• 'It's not a balanced and objective investigation into antisemitism'

  08-07-2019 19:10
  Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner defends the party against new media claims of antisemitism in the party and the use of gagging orders.
  
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• Woman given infected blood after miscarriage, inquiry hears

  08-07-2019 18:45
  Witnesses infected with hepatitis and the widow of a man given Aids by contaminated blood have given evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry.
  
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• Wimbledon 2019: Coco Gauff knocked out in last 16 by Simona Halep - BBC Sport

  08-07-2019 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Wimbledon 2019: Coco Gauff knocked out in last 16 by Simona Halep  BBC SportHalep beats Gauff in straight sets to knock teenager out of Wimbledon – as it happened  The GuardianIs it goodnight Coco? Don't bet on it says dad Corey  Daily MailAndy Murray confident he can join Federer, Djokovic and Nadal at the top of tennis again  Metro.co.ukThe Coco bubble pops at Wimbledon as Simona Halep ousts Cori Gauff  The GuardianView full coverage on G
  
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• Sick pensioner wants to leave nursing home and move to Canada

  08-07-2019 18:42
  A Court of Protection judge is deciding whether the 89-year-old woman can spend the rest of her days with her sister.
  
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• Primark founder Arthur Ryan dies, aged 83

  08-07-2019 18:39
  The businessman was instrumental in turning the retailer into the discount king of the high street.
  
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• If there is a ‘native’ language of Britain, Boris Johnson, it certainly isn’t English

  08-07-2019 18:36
  Boris Johnson before a hustings event with leadership rival Jeremy Hunt in Cardiff on 6 July 2019. David Metcalfe points out that Welsh was being spoken in these islands before English ever was.Photograph: ReutersYou reported Boris Johnson saying at a hustings event for the Conservative leadership race that he wanted “everybody who comes here and makes their lives here to be, and to feel, British – that’s the most important thing – and to learn English” (Johnson ple
  
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• Blame the Treasury for the doctors’ tax trap

  08-07-2019 18:36
  A doctor at work in a hospital ward. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAYour front-page article (Operations cancelled in standoff with consultants, 8 July) provides timely exposure on the disastrous impact on NHS care of the labyrinthine pensions tax system.Our members, hospital consultants and specialists are caught in this web that has even seasoned tax professionals scratching their heads due to how it interacts with the NHS pension scheme.However, your report is wrong in two respects. First, this is
  
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• Road sign warnings in nine foreign languages to help Continental lorry drivers

  08-07-2019 18:15
  It is believed to be the first time electronic signs have been used in this way on UK roads.
  
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• Baby beavers born in Yorkshire forest

  08-07-2019 18:10
  The new arrivals were filmed in their Cropton Forest habitat, where their parents were introduced as part of a natural flood management scheme.
  
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• Calls for police to investigate Trump leak controversy

  08-07-2019 18:09
  Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan said police could be involved if evidence of wrongdoing over the leak is found.
  
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• Brexiteer Tory Slapped Down For Attacking 'Pro-EU' Diplomat Over Trump Memo Leak

  08-07-2019 18:08
  A Brexiteer Tory MP has been slapped down by a Foreign Office minister aftersuggesting the diplomat at the centre of a leak scandal was unfit for the jobbecause he was too pro-EU
  
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• Boris Becker’s trophies and medals auctioned after tennis star’s bankruptcy

  08-07-2019 18:07
  The 82 lots being sold include medals and trophies from Grand Slam victories.
  
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• Love Island’s Amy Hart has quit the show and left the villa after Curtis Pritchard broke her heart - The Sun

  08-07-2019 18:02 via thesun.co.uk
  Love Island’s Amy Hart has quit the show and left the villa after Curtis Pritchard broke her heart  The SunLove Island: Ofcom will not investigate 700 Maura and Tommy complaints  BBC NewsLove Island fans brand show a fix as they spot Curtis and Amy holding hands at Craig David despite bitter  The SunLove Island: Maura is a feminist icon, comedian Katherine Ryan says  Sky NewsLove Island SPOILER: Furious Amy accuses 'dishonest' Maura of warning her of
  
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• Youri Tielemans Signs For Leicester City On A Permanent Deal - Leicester City

  08-07-2019 17:59 via lcfc.com
  Youri Tielemans Signs For Leicester City On A Permanent Deal  Leicester CityYouri Tielemans: Leicester sign Monaco midfielder  BBC SportYouri Tielemans’ move to Leicester City from Monaco moves a step closer  Leicestershire LiveMan Utd fans outraged by latest Youri Tielemans transfer update - 'Delete club' - Daily Star  Daily StarLeicester to win league as £40m midfielder completes medical  Football365.comView full coverage on Google
  
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• Mali v Ivory Coast: Africa Cup of Nations 2019 last 16 – live!

  08-07-2019 17:59
  Live updates from the 5pm BST kick-off in SuezMadagascar dream goes on while Algeria storm throughDrop Simon an email | Tweet @Simon_Burnton 4.59pm BST All set and ready to roll. Deep breath now. 4.57pm BST Excellent update, this.The match will begin in a bit.⏰#TotalAFCON2019 #MLICIV pic.twitter.com/bnVoROCm59 Continue reading...
  
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• Deutsche Bank Merger: Key Questions Answered As 18,000 Workers Set To Be Laid Off

  08-07-2019 17:58
  Thousands of City workers risk being out of a job as Deutsche Bank confirmedit will cut 18,000 jobs across its global business by 2022
  
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• Wimbledon 2019: Konta v Kvitova; Djokovic in action, Pliskova out – live!

  08-07-2019 17:55
  Gauff’s fairytale run ended by HalepNadal crushes Sousa to reach last eightAlison Riske sends world No 1 Barty outEmail Jacob or tweet @JacobSteinberg 4.55pm BST Third set: Konta* 4-6, 6-2, 1-1 Kvitova (*denotes server): Konta holds to 15. 4.51pm BST Third set: Konta 4-6, 6-2, 0-1 Kvitova* (*denotes server): After a quick break Kvitova returns to Centre Court with a steely look in her eye - a sign she’s ready for what promises to be a hard-fought deciding set. She holds to love and b
  
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• Deutsche Bank staff sent home as 18,000 job cuts begin - business live

  08-07-2019 17:55
  Deutsche Bank staff in London are learning how restructuring plan will affect them - some staff in Asia have already been sent homeSummary: Job cuts as Deutsche restructuresLatest: Staff ‘in tears’ as axe falls in LondonLondon employee ‘told to leave by 11am’Mood ‘gloomy’ as staff lose jobs in AsiaIntroduction: Dark day for Deutsche staff 4.55pm BST Staff at Deutsche Bank’s Wall Street office were summoned the cafeteria to learn of their fate, says Reute
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein charged with two sex trafficking counts – live

  08-07-2019 17:52
  Wealthy financier charged with sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking, for alleged encounters between 2002 and 2005Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 4.46pm BST Another friend of Epstein: prominent Trump defender Allen Dershowitz:Dershowitz confirmed to me last year that he received a massage "from an old old Russian" when he was vacationing at Epstein's Palm Beach home. Dershowitz claimed he never saw underage girls w Epstein, but said he was still advising the pedoph
  
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• Cricket World Cup semi-finals: Joe Root on England v Australia - BBC Sport

  08-07-2019 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Cricket World Cup semi-finals: Joe Root on England v Australia  BBC SportJoe Root says England's run to the final of the 2016 World Twenty20 will serve them well in the latter stages of the World Cup.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Mulan trailer is a dismal sign Disney is bowing to China's anti-democratic agenda | Jingan Young

  08-07-2019 17:46
  Mulan has been transformed from life-affirming epic to patriotic saga, showing Hollywood is prioritising box office success over political integrityDisney have just released their hotly anticipated teaser trailer for their live-action remake of Mulan. The 1998 animated musical action film, following the triumphant story of an awkward young woman who takes her father’s place in a war by disguising herself as a boy, resonated globally. I was seven years old when it was released, and as a hal
  
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• Bankers sent home as Deutsche starts slashing jobs - BBC News

  08-07-2019 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Bankers sent home as Deutsche starts slashing jobs  BBC NewsDeutsche Bank staff sent home as 18,000 job cuts begin - business live  The GuardianFirstFT: Today’s top stories  Financial TimesOpinion: Deutsche Bank halts global adventure in lending  Deutsche WelleDeutsche Bank’s Reboot Looks Real This Time  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ashley O: how Miley Cyrus’s Black Mirror alter ego became this year’s big gay icon

  08-07-2019 17:41
  Preposterously perfect Ashley O has leapt off the TV screen into the hearts of LGBT partygoers everywhereDespite Taylor Swift’s best efforts, another star has stolen the hearts and pre-drinks playlists of the gay community this Pride season – and it doesn’t matter that she isn’t real.Ashley O is a quintessentially 2019 product – an ironic, candyfloss-haired creation of the acclaimed TV show Black Mirror. In a recent episode, the preposterously perfect and wildly pop
  
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• The Fiver | The Women’s World Cup is over, and it has been good

  08-07-2019 17:40
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Even Sir Kim Darroch would have to admit that USA! USA!! USA!!! get something right when it comes to women’s football. The nation’s Megan Rapinoe-baiting leadership might very well be “diplomatically clumsy and inept” but clumsiness and ineptitude are the very last things anyone would associate with their women’s football team, who swept to yet another World Cup title – their fourth in eight attempts – b
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein: Financier charged with sex trafficking minors - BBC News

  08-07-2019 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Jeffrey Epstein: Financier charged with sex trafficking minors  BBC NewsJeffrey Epstein charged with two sex trafficking counts – live  The GuardianJeffrey Epstein: Billionaire financier charged with sex trafficking  Sky NewsBillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking  The TelegraphJeffrey Epstein charged with federal sex trafficking crimes  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Serena Williams praises family for helping her deal with fame

  08-07-2019 17:32
  The multiple grand slam winner credited her parents for keeping her feet on the ground.
  
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• ‘It really sucks at times’: the loneliness of the long-distance marriage

  08-07-2019 17:32
  More and more couples are choosing – or being forced – to live apart. So how do they keep the relationship alive?
  We expect married couples to live together, once they have vowed to love one another “till death do us part”. Yet long-distance relationships are on the rise. In the US, the 2017 census found there had been a 44% increase in married couples living apart since 2000, bring the total to almost 4 million people. So how do these marriages work, especially given tha
  
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• The Coco bubble pops at Wimbledon as Simona Halep ousts Cori Gauff

  08-07-2019 17:30
  Halep wins 6–3, 6–3 to end Gauff’s fairytale in the fourth roundAmerican 15-year-old moves into world’s top 150 after dream runShe has been the story of this year’s Wimbledon. But Cori Gauff’s dreamy ascent into the second week ended at the last 16 stage with a 3-6, 3-6 defeat by Simona Halep, the number seven seed. Related: World No 1 Ashleigh Barty crashes out of Wimbledon to Alison RiskeContinue reading...
  
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• Westminster Terror Accused 'Wanted To Kill As Many As Possible'

  08-07-2019 17:26
  An alleged terrorist drove at cyclists and police outside the Houses ofParliament in a "premeditated and deliberate" attack designed to cause maximumcarnage, a court has heard
  
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• 'Shout queer!' The museums bringing LGBT artefacts out of the closet

  08-07-2019 17:22
  From Michelangelo’s suggestive David to a gender-fluid Hindu deity, cultural institutions are digging into their vaults to display once-hidden objects of same-sex desire and gender nonconformity‘Let’s let them know we’re all here,” says Dan Voh, addressing a crowd of at least 100 in a space just off the domed entrance hall of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. It’s the hottest day of the year so far, and the people fanning themselves with gallery maps
  
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• Tour de France: Julian Alaphilippe wins stage three to take yellow jersey

  08-07-2019 17:20
  • Quick-Step rider makes late solo breakaway to take overall lead
  • Frenchman wins stage, 26 seconds ahead of Michael MatthewsJulian Alaphilippe made a late solo break for victory on stage three of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey from Mike Teunissen.The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider attacked on the final categorised climb along the 215km route from Binche to Épernay, as the race crossed into France. Continue reading...
  
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• Jogging Tories and Jeremy Corbyn's exercise sessions don't get my vote | Frances Ryan

  08-07-2019 17:20
  The Labour leader has been shown working out, while Conservative leadership candidates have donned their shorts to prove they’re in the running. It all suggests that physical fitness equals mental capabilityIf you ever wanted to see Jeremy Corbyn lunge, the Mail on Sunday (MoS) has you covered. A week after reports that civil servants feared the 70-year-old was “too frail” to be prime minister, Corbyn has been spotted working out in a London park with a personal trainer.In addi
  
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