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• Key moments in Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt’s head-to-head debate

  09-07-2019 23:49
  With barbed praise and being told 'gentlemen please!', the Tory leadership campaigners faced off in an often rowdy debate.
  
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• Johnson and Hunt clash on Brexit, Trump and tax in televised showdown

  09-07-2019 23:21
  Rivals for the Tory leadership Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt went head-to-head for the first time in the campaign.
  
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• 'What quality do you admire in each other?'

  09-07-2019 23:20
  The final question asked both candidateswhat one quality they most admired in their opponent as prime minister
  
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• Boris Johnson refuses to say if UK’s US ambassador will stay in post if he is PM

  09-07-2019 23:18
  His rival Jeremy Hunt, the Foreign Secretary, said he would 'certainly' keep Sir Kim Darroch in the role.
  
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• Honorary damehood for Serena if we lift doubles trophy, says Sir Andy Murray

  09-07-2019 23:11
  The pair defeated their opponents in straight sets on Tuesday.
  
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• We’d be better off picking someone at random and giving them keys to No 10

  09-07-2019 23:02
  Which candidate was shit, but not shit enough to make a difference? Photograph: Matt Frost/ITV/REX/ShutterstockThere was a brief frisson of excitement when someone said that Jason McCartney was in the spin room for the ITV leadership debate in Manchester. No one knew the former North Melbourne Aussie rules footballer and current list manager at the Greater Western Sydney Giants was in town. Then the excitement died a little. It was a different Jason McCartney. Jason McCartney, the former Tory MP
  
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• Campaigners toast landmark milestone in bid to secure same-sex marriage

  09-07-2019 22:56
  As events in the House of Commons drew to a close, campaigners headed for city centre bars to continue the celebrations.
  
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• PM hopefuls battle over Brexit in bad-tempered debate

  09-07-2019 22:42
  Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, rivals to become Britain's next prime minister, clashed over who could be most trusted on Brexit on Tuesday in a sometimes bad-natured television debate just two weeks before one will be crowned.With Johnson way out in front of the race to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, both were asked repeatedly to prove that they would take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 and would protect business from a so-called no-deal Brexit.More than three years since Brit
  
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• Johnson and Hunt go head to head in TV clash

  09-07-2019 22:39
  Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have clashed in a face-to-face showdown in the battle for Number 10.
  
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• Live coverage: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt in TV debate

  09-07-2019 22:34
  Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt went head-to-head in a live television debate.
  
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• Tory leadership debate: who came out on top?

  09-07-2019 22:33
  Hopefuls had few zingers, but Hunt landed hits by pointing out Johnson’s evasiveness. Overall pitch Boris Johnson: Pitched himself as the candidate to give Brexit its “mojo” back, and got applause for his insistence that energy and optimism was important when it came to delivering a departure from the European Union. The favourite contrasted his determination to get the UK “off the hamster wheel of doom” with the “managerial” approach that Theresa May &n
  
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• Boris Johnson Refuses To Rule Out Sacking Ambassador To US Over Trump Criticism

  09-07-2019 22:22
  Boris Johnson has refused to rule out sacking the UK's ambassador to the USafter messages criticising Donald Trump were leaked to the media
  
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• Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to port after on board leak

  09-07-2019 22:18
  The £3.1 billion behemoth was forced to cut short the latest trials as a precautionary measure
  
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• Johnson declines to back UK envoy to Washington over Trump row

  09-07-2019 22:02
  Boris Johnson, the leading contender to become Britain's prime minister, declined to say whether he would keep the country's ambassador to Washington in his job after the envoy was criticised publicly by U.S. President Donald Trump.Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May has given her full support to Washington envoy Kim Darroch after he described Trump's administration as "dysfunctional" and "inept" in memos that were leaked to a British newspaper on Sunday.Asked if he would keep Darroch in his job
  
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• Community leaders appeal for calm over loyalist bonfire decision

  09-07-2019 21:49
  Avoniel closed its doors early on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after loyalists called for supporters to gather at the site for a rally.
  
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• Wireless Festival fans complain of overcrowding and safety fears

  09-07-2019 21:48
  Many took to social media to complain that music fans were being knocked over and were even passing out.
  
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• Johnson refuses to say if he would quit if UK still in EU after Oct. 31

  09-07-2019 21:23
  Boris Johnson, the favourite to become the next British prime minister, refused to say whether he would resign if the United Kingdom does not leave the European Union on Oct. 31, the current deadline for Brexit.In the early stages of the only scheduled head-to-head television debate with his rival Jeremy Hunt, Johnson refused to answer a question from Hunt whether he would quit if he failed to deliver his plan to deliver Brexit by the end of October.
  
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• Gatwick Airport police 'not prepared for two drones'

  09-07-2019 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Flights were suspended for 30 hours after the multiple drone sightings at Gatwick Airport in December.
  
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• Bonfires: Materials to be removed from Avoniel bonfire site

  09-07-2019 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Bonfire builders say there is no need for the council to intervene after tyres are removed from two sites.
  
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• Wimbledon 2019: Lionesses enjoy day out in Royal Box

  09-07-2019 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Phil Neville's England team enjoy a day to remember in the Wimbledon Royal Box.
  
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• MPs back plan to hinder a no-deal Brexit push

  09-07-2019 20:49
  British lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly approved a measure that could make it harder for the next prime minister to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending parliament, although the move stopped short of an outright block.Boris Johnson, the favourite to take over as Conservative party leader and run Britain's departure from the European Union, has argued the country should leave the EU on Oct. 31 even if no formal transition deal has been agreed.This has raised speculation that Johnson could s
  
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• Lawmakers back plan to hinder a no-deal Brexit push

  09-07-2019 20:49
  British lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly approved a measure that could make it harder for the next prime minister to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending parliament, although the move stopped short of an outright block.Boris Johnson, the favourite to take over as Conservative party leader and run Britain's departure from the European Union, has argued the country should leave the EU on Oct. 31 even if no formal transition deal has been agreed.This has raised speculation that Johnson could s
  
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• Serena Williams poses for daring magazine photoshoot

  09-07-2019 20:46
  The 23-time grand slam winner appears nude except for gold heels and a gold cape.
  
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• Trump 'disrespectful' to PM and UK, says Jeremy Hunt

  09-07-2019 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The US president says the UK ambassador is "a very stupid guy" amid a row over leaked emails.
  
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• Woman with dementia battered by thug at roadside cafe

  09-07-2019 20:19
  Joy Watson was left with a broken eye socket in the attack.
  
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• Health Secretary refuses to commit to sugar tax extension

  09-07-2019 20:17
  He told the cross-party Health and Social Care committee he would have to wait for the evidence before making a decision
  
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• France denies any Franco-German deal to back Carney for IMF

  09-07-2019 20:12
  France has made no decision on whom to support as a candidate to run the International Monetary Fund, a spokeswoman for the French finance ministry said on Tuesday, adding that there was no deal with Germany to back the Bank of England's Mark Carney.Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported earlier on Tuesday that Germany and France had agreed some time ago to back Carney for the post, even before IMF chief Christine Lagarde was last week named to head the European Central Bank.
  
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• Johanna Konta loses to Barbora Strycova in Wimbledon quarter-finals

  09-07-2019 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Johanna Konta fails in her bid to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals after an error-strewn display in a straight-set defeat by Barbora Strycova.
  
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• Camilla meets Splash the horse at Clarence House

  09-07-2019 19:54
  The duchess hosted a reception for supporters of the Ebony Horse Club.
  
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• Abortion and same-sex marriage moves for NI backed by MPs

  09-07-2019 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Neither amendment automatically changes NI law, even though MPs overwhelmingly backed both of them.
  
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• MPs vote to force liberalisation of abortion access and allow same-sex marriage

  09-07-2019 19:52
  MPs voted to legalise it if a new Stormont Executive is not formed by October.
  
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• The 73 MPs Who Voted Against Same-Sex Marriage And 99 Against Abortion In Northern Ireland

  09-07-2019 19:38
  MPs just voted to legalise same-sex marriage and extend abortion rights inNorthern Ireland by thumping majorities
  
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• Labour’s Brexit stance: is the fog really clearing?

  09-07-2019 19:30
  Readers respond to the latest moves by the party and unions on the EU, an editorial about Labour’s position and, and a letter calling for a confirmatory vote on any Brexit decision. The latest union-agreed stance on how Labour should in future campaign on the issue of Brexit is yet another “ifs and buts” policy ( Labour should back remain in referendum on Tory Brexit – unions, 9 July). It is little more than a weak attempt to get the party leadership out of the Brexit hol
  
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• Three Labour peers resign whip over 'anti-Semitism'

  09-07-2019 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Lord Triesman, Labour's former general secretary, says life in the party has become "sickening".
  
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• Queen visits Cambridge to open Papworth hospital and plant tree

  09-07-2019 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Many well-wishers turned out to greet Her Majesty during a trip to Cambridge.
  
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• Corbyn says Labour will campaign for Remain in second referendum

  09-07-2019 19:26
  Labour challenges new Tory leader to stage a public vote before taking Britain out of the EU, as shadow cabinet shifts position.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt Blasts Donald Trump As 'Disrespectful And Wrong' Over Outburst at PM

  09-07-2019 19:17
  Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has attacked Donald Trump as "disrespectful andwrong" over his extraordinary outburst at Theresa May
  
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• Trump disrespectful and wrong, says Hunt as UK-US diplomatic spat deepens

  09-07-2019 19:16
  The transatlantic row follows the leaking of highly critical diplomatic messages from the UK's ambassador to Washington.
  
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• PSNI to appeal against decision on back-dated holiday pay

  09-07-2019 19:13
  The Court of Appeal ruled that PSNI staff were entitled to retrospectively apply the amended rates going back 20 years.
  
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• Halt 'inhumane' Glasgow asylum seeker evictions, Serco urged

  09-07-2019 19:13
  Housing provider is expected to enter first premises and change locks in next few days. A coalition of refugee and housing charities in Scotland is urging Serco to halt the “inhumane” eviction of hundreds of refused asylum seekers, days before the private housing provider is expected to enter the first premises in Glasgow and change the locks. Amid a desperate flurry of litigation aimed at preventing hundreds of asylum seekers in the city being made destitute, Fiona McPhail, principa
  
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• Labour anti-Semitism: Three peers quit in new row

  09-07-2019 19:12
  Labour has rejected the claims of the three Lords members and insisted it was tackling the 'social cancer' of anti-Semitism.
  
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• Three Labour peers quit over handling of antisemitism cases

  09-07-2019 19:03
  David Triesman claims party is ‘institutionally antisemitic’ in his letter resigning the whip. Three Labour peers have resigned over the party’s handling of antisemitism complaints, with the former general secretary David Triesman arguing the party was “plainly institutionally antisemitic”. Lord Triesman, who is Jewish and an ex-chairman of the Football Association, said he was resigning the whip in the House of Lords. Ara Darzi, a former health minister, and Leslie
  
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• Three Labour Peers Quit In Protest At Party's 'Institutional Anti-Semitism'

  09-07-2019 18:57
  Three Labour peers have quit in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's failure to tackleanti-Semitism and his wider policies on Brexit and defence
  
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• Send us a tip on campsites accessible by public transport – and win £200 hotel voucher

  09-07-2019 18:41
  Tell us about a great campsite in Europe, including the UK, you can reach without a carYou may have gone with the whole family to a brilliant site on a bus route or close to a railway station, or arrived at a major terminus in Europe and boarded a tram to a municipal camping ground.Of course, it’s not only the mode of transport and convenience of the location that’s important; the quality of the campsite matters, too, so tell us about its setting, facilities and cafes. Continue readi
  
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• Charles presented with Mala garland as he visits the Royal Gurkha Rifles

  09-07-2019 18:39
  The prince handed out Afghanistan operational medals in Folkestone, Kent, as the regiment marked its 25th anniversary year.
  
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• ‘Business bun’ is Serena Williams’ secret weapon in quarter final match

  09-07-2019 18:33
  She ditched her trademark ponytail for a bun.
  
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• UK lawmakers approve bid to legalise same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

  09-07-2019 18:26
  Britain's parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of a plan that would compel the government to legalise same-sex marriage and extend abortion rights in Northern Ireland, if the province is unable to re-establish its own devolved government.The changes passed with a large majority in parliament in London on Tuesday and turned a routine, technical piece of legislation into a vehicle that could enact major social reforms in Northern Ireland.The province is the only part of the United Kingdom where s
  
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• France denies Franco-German agreement on Carney for IMF job

  09-07-2019 18:25
  BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - France is still pushing for a European consensus around a candidate to run the International Monetary Fund, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, quashing reports of a Franco-German deal to back the Bank of England's Mark Carney for the job.The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said earlier that Germany and France had agreed some time ago to support BOE governor Carney as a replacement for IMF chief Christine Lagarde, nominated last week to head the European Central Bank.
  
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• MPs Vote To Legalise Same-Sex Marriage And Extend Abortion In Northern Ireland

  09-07-2019 18:18
  MPs have voted to legalise same-sex marriage and extend abortion in NorthernIreland if its politicians fail to reconvene the Stormont government beforeOctober 21
  
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• MPs vote to extend equal marriage and abortion rights to Northern Ireland

  09-07-2019 18:18
  Westminster government has said it will honour both results despite ministerial doubts. MPs have voted resoundingly to extend both same-sex marriage and access to abortion to Northern Ireland, bringing the region into line with the rest of the UK on two of the most significant social issues of the era. The Commons voted 383 to 73 to pass the same-sex marriage amendment to a largely technical bill on the stalled Northern Ireland assembly, tabled by the Labour MP Conor McGinn, a longstanding campa
  
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