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• Orange Order vows to ‘re-energise’ unionist politics in case of general election

  12-07-2019 23:33
  It came as thousands of Orangemen marched to mark the Twelfth of July across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Police escort Stormzy to TRNSMT headlining set after flight delay

  12-07-2019 23:30
  The rapper joked he is 'going up in the world' and like 'the Queen' after police motorcycles accompanied him to the Glasgow Green site.
  
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• Police open inquiry into leak of dispatches sent by UK’s ambassador to US

  12-07-2019 22:52
  Sir Kim Darroch has resigned after it had emerged that he had criticised President Donald Trump.
  
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• England team encourage people to support hospice that helped mascot Ben Williams

  12-07-2019 22:16
  The little boy was praised as 'an inspiration' by captain Harry Kane.
  
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• No delay! Johnson refuses to postpone Brexit past October 31 - 'Have to get act together'

  12-07-2019 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  BORIS JOHNSON has pledged he would not delay the Brexit deadline even if a withdrawal agreement could be struck with a small delay past October 31.
  
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• Children as young as 10 in hospital with eating disorders as admissions rise

  12-07-2019 21:19
  There were 2,196 admissions in 2017/18, Public Health England said.
  
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• UK ambassador to US quits 'after Johnson refuses to back him'

  12-07-2019 21:15
  Whitehall sources say Sir Kim Darroch "decided the game was up" when Mr Johnson refused to guarantee that he would stay in post.
  
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• British police to investigate leak of ambassador's memos

  12-07-2019 21:12
  British police said on Friday they had opened an investigation into a leak of confidential memos that led to the resignation of the British ambassador to Washington.Kim Darroch quit on Wednesday after Donald Trump called him "stupid" and "wacky" following the publication of the confidential memos by a newspaper.In them, Darroch called Trump's administration inept.
  
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• Andrew Neil mocks Hunt's negotiation tactics in fiery showdown - 'Not exactly Bill Gates!'

  12-07-2019 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  BBC PRESENTER Andrew Neil criticised Tory leadership contender Jeremy Hunt’s “entrepreneur” claims, questioning his ability to negotiate with the European Union.
  
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• Kim Darroch: Met Police launch investigation into US Ambassador leak -'Turn yourself in!'

  12-07-2019 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  POLICE have launched an investigation into the leak of documents penned by Sir Kim Darroch, who this week resigned from his post as US ambassador.
  
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• Hunt refuses to commit to taking Britain out of the EU before Christmas

  12-07-2019 21:00
  The Foreign Secretary insisted it was possible to get a revised deal with Brussels by the end of September.
  
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• Brexit Party fury: Farage declares war on 'fake polling' after shock results - EXCLUSIVE

  12-07-2019 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  NIGEL FARAGE has accused a research firm of “fake polling” after the Brexit Party slumped in a recent survey.
  
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• Met police open investigation into leaked Kim Darroch cables

  12-07-2019 20:57
  Scotland Yard say its counter-terrorism command is leading the investigation. Police have opened an investigation into the alleged leaking of diplomatic cables involving the outgoing UK ambassador to Washington, Sir Kim Darroch. Scotland Yard said its counter-terrorism command, which takes national responsibility for investigating allegations of criminal breaches of the Official Secrets Act, is leading the investigation. “Given the widely reported consequences of that leak, I am satisfied
  
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• Met police launch investigation into leaked Darroch cables

  12-07-2019 20:57
  Scotland Yard say its counter-terrorism command is leading the investigation. Police have opened an investigation into the alleged leaking of diplomatic cables involving the outgoing UK ambassador to Washington, Sir Kim Darroch, and asked that those responsible hand themselves in. Scotland Yard said its counter-terrorism command, which takes national responsibility for investigating allegations of criminal breaches of the Official Secrets Act, was leading the investigation. Darroch resigned as t
  
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• Police launch probe of ambassador emails leak

  12-07-2019 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  UK police launch criminal investigation into leak of diplomatic emails which were critical of Trump administration
  
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• 'Bribe or blackmail them!' Expert says Dublin holds key to Brexit - 'Don't go to Brussels'

  12-07-2019 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  BREXIT could be resolved if the British Government attempted to negotiate new terms away from the European Union, foreign policy expert Alan Mendoza claimed.
  
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• Electric scooter rider killed in Battersea lorry crash

  12-07-2019 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The 35-year-old woman died at the scene at a roundabout in south-west London.
  
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• Tory leadership: Jeremy Hunt 'expects' Brexit by Christmas

  12-07-2019 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  But leadership rival Boris Johnson says the UK will leave the EU on 31 October "come what may".
  
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• Boris Johnson claims his remarks were 'misrepresented' to Kim Darroch

  12-07-2019 20:13
  Tory frontrunner says former US envoy confirmed TV debate was a factor in his resignation. Boris Johnson has robustly defended his role in the resignation of Kim Darroch, claiming his remarks in a televised debate had been “misrepresented” to the former ambassador to Washington. Darroch quit his post on Wednesday, after Donald Trump publicly expressed his fury about a series of highly critical reports that had been leaked to the Mail on Sunday. Johnson, challenged repeatedly about th
  
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• Boris Johnson claims his remarks were 'misrepresented' to Kim Darroch

  12-07-2019 20:13
  Boris Johnson has robustly defended his role in the resignation of Kim Darroch, claiming his remarks in a televised debate had been “misrepresented” to the former ambassador to Washington.Darroch quit his post on Wednesday, after Donald Trump publicly expressed his fury about a series of highly critical reports that had been leaked to the Mail on Sunday.Johnson, challenged repeatedly about the issue in an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Neil on Friday, denied that he failed to
  
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• Boris Johnson admits to mistakes in handling of Kim Darroch affair

  12-07-2019 20:13
  Tory frontrunner says former US envoy confirmed TV debate was a factor in his resignation. Boris Johnson belatedly admitted to failures in his handling of the leaked cables issue that led to the resignation of a British diplomat as he came under intense political pressure over the issue on Friday. In a tense interview on the BBC, the would-be prime minister acknowledged that his refusal to explicitly back Sir Kim Darroch, the UK’s outgoing ambassador to Washington, amid a diplomatic row ha
  
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• Theresa May refuses to admit snap election was mistake but reveals one major regret

  12-07-2019 20:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  THERESA MAY revealed she does not regret calling a snap election in 2017, in her final BBC interview as Prime Minister with Laura Kuenssberg.
  
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• Labour councillor who attacked ‘privatised education’ sends child to £40,000-a-year school

  12-07-2019 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  A LABOUR politician who opposes the privatisation of education sends his daughter to one of the most expensive private girls’ school in the country, it has emerged.
  
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• Phenomenon which baffled Einstein is captured in photo for first time

  12-07-2019 20:00
  Scientists from the University of Glasgow believe the development could lead to new types of imaging.
  
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• Djokovic dismisses vegan term, saying: ‘I don’t like labels’

  12-07-2019 20:00
  The Wimbledon finalist believes his plant-based diet helps with his recovery times.
  
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• Johnson says his comments about UK ambassador to the US were ‘misrepresented’

  12-07-2019 19:47
  The Tory leadership frontrunner says a report of his remarks in TV debate was a 'factor' in Sir Kim's decision to quit.
  
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• 'Check your facts!' Andrew Neil scolded by Boris Johnson in fiery BBC interview

  12-07-2019 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  ANDREW NEIL was told to "check your facts" as he came head-to-head with Boris Johnson in a fiery BBC interview with the Tory leadership contender.
  
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• Lauren Spiteri says music ‘in her blood’ as she follows in aunt’s footsteps

  12-07-2019 19:41
  The singer is headlining the Queen Tut's stage at TRNSMT in Glasgow a year after Sharleen and her band Texas played the festival.
  
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• T in the Park won't be returning, confirms festival organiser

  12-07-2019 19:32
  DF Concerts CEO Geoff Ellis confirmed the news.
  
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• Twelfth of July parades: Thousands march across NI

  12-07-2019 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Tens of thousands of spectators watched 18 marches marking the 1690 Battle of the Boyne.
  
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• Iran warned to brace for international coalition of warships - 'Tensions are up'

  12-07-2019 19:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE US proposal to establish an international coalition of warships to protect shipping in the Gulf “could well be an idea”, claimed Maritime Security Head Jakob Larsen.
  
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• First Extinction Rebellion protesters appear in court

  12-07-2019 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 1,000 demonstrators were arrested during April's climate change protests in London.
  
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• PM May says she will leave disappointed after Brexit failure

  12-07-2019 19:06
  British Prime Minister Theresa May said she will leave her job this month with a mixture of pride and disappointment after failing in her central pledge to lead the country out of the European Union and heal its divisions.May, who endured several crises in her failed effort to find a compromise Brexit deal that parliament could ratify, said she underestimated lawmakers' opposition."I think it’ll be a mixture of pride at having done the job but also a degree of disappointment because there
  
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• May says she will leave disappointed after Brexit failure

  12-07-2019 19:06
  British Prime Minister Theresa May said she will leave her job this month with a mixture of pride and disappointment after failing in her central pledge to lead the country out of the European Union and heal its divisions.May, who endured several crises in her failed effort to find a compromise Brexit deal that parliament could ratify, said she underestimated lawmakers' opposition."I think it’ll be a mixture of pride at having done the job but also a degree of disappointment because there
  
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• Ann Widdecombe stuns Remainer MEPs demanding she is issued 'a P45' - 'Get Brexit'

  12-07-2019 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  ANN WIDDECOMBE stunned a pair of Remainer colleagues in the European Parliament when she admitted she is looking forward to getting her "P45" once Brexit is delivered.
  
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• Johnson says his comments about U.S. envoy were a factor in his resignation

  12-07-2019 19:04
  Boris Johnson, frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister, denied he was responsible for the resignation of the ambassador to Washington but admitted his comments had been a factor in the shock departure of one of the country's most senior diplomats.The former London mayor has been heavily criticised by lawmakers in his own party and the opposition for failing to defend Kim Darroch after Donald Trump attacked the envoy for leaked remarks describing the U.S. administration as inept.Darroch r
  
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• Johnson says his comments about U.S. ambassador were misrepresented

  12-07-2019 19:04
  Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister, said on Friday a misrepresented version of his remarks - rather than his actual words - had been a factor in the resignation of Britain's ambassador to Washington following a spat with Donald Trump.Kim Darroch was sucked into a row this week after his private memos were leaked to a British newspaper, showing that he had described the Trump administration as inept.Trump responded with a scathing Twitter attack on both the envoy a
  
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• Theresa May speaks of 'pride and disappointment' as prime minister

  12-07-2019 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM reflects on her Brexit battles, criticism and achievements in an exclusive BBC interview.
  
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• Theresa May: I will leave Number 10 with a mixture of pride and disappointment

  12-07-2019 19:00
  The Prime Minister conceded she could have talked to more colleagues to get her withdrawal deal through the Commons.
  
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• Hospital gowns ‘retain superbugs after being disinfected’

  12-07-2019 19:00
  Researchers found surgical gowns retained superbug Clostridium difficile (C difficile) after being treated with disinfectant.
  
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• Equality body contacts 100 Labour figures in antisemitism inquiry

  12-07-2019 18:53
  Development comes as Jennie Formby accuses Tom Watson of abusing his position. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has begun contacting up to 100 Labour figures it wants to hear from as part of its investigation into antisemitism, warning they may be committing a criminal offence if they withhold information. Formal letters are being sent to the whistleblowers who appeared in Wednesday’s Panorama documentary, as well as some serving Labour staffers, and members of the party’s na
  
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• ‘Keep out of it Theresa!’ Express.co.uk readers say new PM must appoint US ambassador

  12-07-2019 18:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITAIN’S next ambassador to the US should be appointed by the new prime minister, not the outgoing one, according to an exclusive Express.co.uk poll.
  
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• Adults born prematurely twice as likely to remain virgins, study suggests

  12-07-2019 18:36
  University of Warwick researchers analysed studies covering up to 4.4 million people.
  
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• Stag do revelry put on hold as Wimbledon semi-finalist makes vain bid for glory

  12-07-2019 18:24
  Roberto Bautista Agut was so sure he would not reach the latter stages, he planned his pre-nuptial bash in Ibiza during the tournament.
  
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• Meditating in Manchester: Tao of Glass – in pictures

  12-07-2019 18:23
  This world premiere at Manchester international festival combines Philip Glass’s mesmerising music and performer-director Phelim McDermott’s theatricalityContinue reading...
  
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• Family speak of shock after misconduct proceedings end over custody-linked death

  12-07-2019 18:23
  Ken and Alison Orchard said they were not surprised at the decision to end disciplinary hearings against two sergeants and two constables.
  
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• Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby donate £5000 to special education school

  12-07-2019 18:17
  The 'This Morning' hosts surprised the Catcote Academy in Hartlepool on their last day before their two-month summer break.
  
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• Darren Pencille: Lee Pomeroy Guildford train stab attacker jailed for murder

  12-07-2019 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Darren Pencille stabbed Lee Pomeroy 18 times in an argument on a Guildford to London train.
  
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• 'I was forced to marry my cousin'

  12-07-2019 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  As forced marriages reported in Scotland increase, Nyla Khan describes being taken to Pakistan to marry aged 17.
  
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• Wandering turtle found in Rolls-Royce warehouse

  12-07-2019 18:08
  RSPCA say discovery of reptile is a 'turtle mystery'.
  
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