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• Theresa May discusses seizure of Iranian tanker with Gibraltar’s chief minister

  17-07-2019 23:52
  Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has offered to facilitate the release of the tanker provided Iran can demonstrate that cargo was not destined for Syria.
  
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• UK ministers could resign in battle over suspending parliament - BBC reporter

  17-07-2019 23:38
  Some British cabinet ministers could resign on Thursday to vote to block Theresa May's successor as prime minister from suspending parliament, the political editor of BBC's Newsnight programme said."I have learnt that some cabinet ministers are giving serious consideration to resigning tomorrow to vote in favour of preventing the next prime minister from suspending parliament.No final decisions made yet on resignations," Nicholas Watt said in a tweet.
  
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• Labour Sack Shadow Brexit Minister Dianne Hayter Over Corbyn 'Hitler' Comparison

  17-07-2019 23:09
  Labour has sacked shadow Brexit minister Dianne Hayter after she comparedJeremy Corbyn's leadership to "the last days of Hitler"
  
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• River Thames bridges lit up in new artwork

  17-07-2019 23:00
  London Bridge, Cannon Street Bridge, Southwark Bridge and Millennium Bridge have been 'transformed' with sequenced LED patterns.
  
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• Johnson refuses to say when he would hold Queen’s Speech as PM

  17-07-2019 22:48
  The final hustings of the Conservative Party leadership campaign has seen both candidates stand firm on their Brexit views.
  
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• Johnson wants any Brexit transition to end before next election

  17-07-2019 22:44
  Boris Johnson wants Britain to have completed any Brexit transition period and fully left the European Union "well before" the next scheduled election in 2022, the favourite to be the next prime minister said on Wednesday."We should come out well before the next election," he told the ITV Peston programme.
  
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• Boris Johnson Rules Out Pact With Nigel Farage's Brexit Party

  17-07-2019 22:20
  Boris Johnson has ruled out forming an electoral pact with Nigel Farage'sBrexit party if he becomes prime minister next week
  
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• Ex-Pc shared online images of colleagues and cadets on paedophile websites

  17-07-2019 22:01
  Christopher Dunn, 33, of Swinton, manipulated some of the collected images - including children of officers - to make them sexually graphic.
  
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• Qualcomm set to face second EU antitrust fine shortly - sources

  17-07-2019 21:58
  Qualcomm, the world's no.1 chipmaker, could be hit with a second EU antitrust fine as soon as Thursday for blocking a rival from the market more than a decade ago, people familiar with the matter said.The company came under fire in 2015 when the European Commission accused it of predatory pricing between 2009 and 2011 aimed at forcing out British phone software maker Icera, now part of Nvidia Corp.The Commission says Qualcomm sold certain quantities of its UMTS baseband chipsets to two of its cu
  
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• WHO declares emergency over Ebola epidemic in Congo - Financial Times

  17-07-2019 21:49 via ft.com
  WHO declares emergency over Ebola epidemic in Congo  Financial TimesDR Congo Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency  BBC NewsWHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify  ReutersEbola: Global emergency declared by World Health Organization after deadly outbreak in central Africa  The IndependentEbola declared international health emergency as 1,600 die from disease  Metro.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Johnson declines to comment on plan to send lawmakers away before no-deal Brexit

  17-07-2019 21:43
  Boris Johnson, favourite to be the next British Prime minister, declined to comment on a report that he was exploring a plan that could ease a no-deal Brexit but agreed it could be convenient for him.Sky News reported on Tuesday that Johnson is considering holding the Queen's Speech, where a prime minister lays out their policy programme, in November."I'm not going to comment on our programme," Johnson said, asked at a hustings event when he would introduce a Queen's Speech.
  
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• Johnson declines to comment on plan to facilitate a no-deal Brexit

  17-07-2019 21:43
  Boris Johnson, favourite to be the next British prime minister, on Wednesday refused to say whether he would seek to shut Parliament to facilitate a no-deal Brexit but agreed such a plan could be convenient for him.Sky News reported on Tuesday that Johnson is considering holding the Queen's Speech, in which the prime minister lays out his policy programme, in November."I'm not going to comment on our programme," Johnson said, asked at a hustings event when he would introduce a Queen's Speech.
  
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• Government’s TV licence decision was ‘nuclear’, says BBC’s Lord Hall

  17-07-2019 21:42
  The corporation has come under fire over plans to end the universal provision of free licences for the over-75s.
  
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• FaceApp, the app that turns you old, is back and so are its privacy concerns - Manchester Evening News

  17-07-2019 20:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  FaceApp, the app that turns you old, is back and so are its privacy concerns  Manchester Evening NewsCan you trust FaceApp with your face?  BBC NewsFaceApp should be investigated by FBI says US senator  Financial TimesIs FaceApp an evil plot by 'the Russians' to steal your data? Not quite  The GuardianFaceApp: Chuck Schumer asks for FBI investigation  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Our prime minister is now the embarrassing party guest who has outstayed her welcome

  17-07-2019 20:39
  Theresa May’s lack of self-awareness comes to the fore as she makes her final speech as PM. All that remains for Theresa May is her legacy. Such as it is. Being regarded as one of the worst ever prime ministers is something of a hollow crown, and for the past few weeks she has been visibly vanishing before our eyes. A flickering hologram at best. Now she enters rooms almost unnoticed, the embarrassing guest who has outstayed her welcome at a party that was over before it had even really be
  
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• Theresa May makes coded attack on Boris Johnson in final speech

  17-07-2019 20:31
  Outgoing PM takes aim at ‘rancour and bitterness’ of ‘absolutist’ Brexit zealots. In a defensive final speech of her premiership, Theresa May has taken a coded swipe at the “absolutism” of politicians like Boris Johnson as the Commons prepared for another tense showdown over efforts to halt a no-deal Brexit. May took aim at the folly of those in her party who pursued ideological purity at any price, though repeatedly declined the opportunity for self-reflectio
  
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• Ebola Outbreak: World Health Organisation Declares Global Emergency

  17-07-2019 20:18
  The World Health Organisation says the deadly Ebola outbreak in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo is now an international health emergency
  
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• 'Unfair' Universal Credit Rule 'Put Actor And Her Family Below Poverty Line'

  17-07-2019 20:04
  An actor and her family have been "put below the poverty line" by onerousrules written into the crisis-hit Universal Credit welfare scheme, the HighCourt heard
  
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• Live coverage of the 148th Open Championship from Royal Portrush - Sportinglife.com

  17-07-2019 20:03 via sportinglife.com
  Live coverage of the 148th Open Championship from Royal Portrush  Sportinglife.comThe Open 2019: Tee times, TV channel schedule and latest odds for the championship  The TelegraphAn Open that will make its mark beyond the game and the course  The GuardianThe Open 2019: Royal Portrush ready to host first major in 68 years  BBC SportPortrush traders hoping for a long-term lift from Open  Belfast TelegraphView full coverage on Google News
  
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• House of Lords passes amendment to help prevent no-deal Brexit

  17-07-2019 19:48
  Lords have passed an amendment that would ensure parliament would sit in the weeks leading up to 31 October. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty ImagesA no-deal showdown is expected in the House of Commons on Thursday after peers passed stronger protections against the prospect of a Boris Johnson administration attempting to prorogue parliament to force an exit from the EU in October.The House of Lords passed an amendment by a majority of 103 on Wednesday that would ensure parliament would sit in
  
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• Louvre removes Sackler name from museum wing amid protests

  17-07-2019 19:47
  Activists of Pain (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) protested in front of the pyramid of the Louvre museum on 1 July. Photograph: Stéphane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the art philanthropist family Sackler from a major wing devoted to eastern antiquities.The Sackler name came down this month after a protest by the US art photographer and activist Nan Goldin, who said it should be removed from gallery walls because some members of th
  
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• Billions of flying ants picked up on satellite imaging

  17-07-2019 19:47
  The insects were so numerous they confused the Met Office radar, which thought it was recording a rainstorm.
  
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• Google suspends Viagogo as an advertiser

  17-07-2019 19:38
  The move follows pressure from the Football Association, several MPs and the UK Music trade body.
  
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• UK accounting chair candidate questions core audit market reform

  17-07-2019 19:28
  Doubling up on auditing the biggest listed companies, the proposed central plank for reforming Britain's audit market, may not be the right answer, the UK government's preferred candidate to chair a new accounting watchdog said on Wednesday.Britain wants to shake up auditing after the collapse of retailer BHS and builder Carillion.Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed that nearly all of the top 350 listed companies hire two auditors to jointly check accounts.
  
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• Boris Johnson has received £500,000 in donations since May

  17-07-2019 19:26
  Would-be Tory leader was given £205,000 of political donations in just two weeks. Boris Johnson has received more than £500,000 in political donations since May, the latest register of MPs’ interests shows, with the Tory leadership frontrunner getting £205,000 in a period of just two weeks. By contrast, his Tory rival to become prime minister, Jeremy Hunt, did not declare any new donations for the period. He has pulled in just over £185,000 in donations overall sinc
  
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• May warns political discourse going down wrong path ‘towards much darker place’

  17-07-2019 19:22
  The PM delivered a major speech on the state of national politics ahead of stepping down next week.
  
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• Human remains and cannon ball unearthed at Battle of Waterloo hospital site

  17-07-2019 19:14
  It is the first time the particular site has been excavated since the 1815 battle.
  
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• Queen ‘totally engrossed’ by 3D recreation of Victorian ball

  17-07-2019 19:11
  Practical Magic used a technique popular in Victorian theatres known as Pepper's Ghost.
  
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• Open organisers sidestep controversy over flute band event

  17-07-2019 19:04
  Mr Slumbers stressed that the Open was a guest among the local community.
  
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• Criticising populism, May has Brexit advice for successor

  17-07-2019 19:04
  Prime Minister Theresa May launched a broadside against populism on Wednesday, using a valedictory speech to encourage her successor to embrace compromise to secure Britain's exit from the European Union.With only a few days left in power, the 62-year-old May railed against the coarsening of politics in what her audience took to be words aimed at Britain's probable next leader Boris Johnson or U.S. President Donald Trump.While she said her words were not directed at anyone in particular, May use
  
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• The value of an English degree in the graduate job market

  17-07-2019 18:56
  ‘When fees were raised to £9,000, the universities minister, David Willetts, said he wanted to “to put students in the driving seat”,’ writes Pete Dorey. Photograph: Rex/Matt LLoydWe’d like to assure teachers, students and Laura McInerney (The misguided obsession with Stem subjects is to blame for the decline in English A-levels, 16 July) that the organisations that support the discipline of English have been addressing this issue head-on since 2017. For examp
  
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• Anorexia, DNA, and false distinctions

  17-07-2019 18:55
  ‘Advances in prevention and treatment will come through greater understanding of how both mind and body interact to cause a mental illness.’ Photograph: Rex ShutterstockWhile it’s welcome news that researchers have found that certain metabolic genes are linked to anorexia nervosa (Anorexia ‘not solely a psychiatric problem’, 16 July), I suggest that Gerome Breen and colleagues have made a conceptual error in suggesting that this means the condition is not psychiatri
  
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• Man in court over murder of missing woman

  17-07-2019 18:54
  George Metcalff was charged with murdering Patricia Henry amid a series of other charges, including rape and assault.
  
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• Screwfix, BAE Systems and BT among 18 companies shamed for late payments

  17-07-2019 18:51
  The Government has kicked 18 businesses off the Prompt Payment Code for failures to pay suppliers within 60 days.
  
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• Theresa May Expresses Regret Over Use Of Language After Warning 'Words Have Consequences'

  17-07-2019 18:50
  Theresa May has admitted she regrets some the language she has used after shewarned "words have consequences"
  
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• Urinary tract infections smartphone app test could save NHS millions

  17-07-2019 18:46
  Researchers say the home-use kit provides lab-quality analysis.
  
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• Pensioners urge Tory leadership hopefuls to save free TV licences for over-75s

  17-07-2019 18:45
  Activists called on some of the BBC’s highest-paid stars, including Gary Lineker and Chris Evans, to 'put their weight' behind the campaign.
  
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• Duchess of Cornwall celebrates birthday with trip to donkey sanctuary

  17-07-2019 18:45
  The visit came at the end of an annual three-day trip to Devon and Cornwall by the Prince of Wales and the duchess.
  
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• Defra: No plans for ‘widespread cull of livestock’ if there is no-deal Brexit

  17-07-2019 18:38
  Officials were responding to claims that plans had been drawn up to slaughter millions of sheep.
  
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• Manchester Arena bomber’s brother held in UK after extradition

  17-07-2019 18:35
  Hashem Abedi landed in London on Wednesday escorted by police. Photograph: ReutersThe brother of the Manchester Arena attacker, Salman Abedi, has been extradited from Libya to the UK to face multiple murder charges over his alleged role in the attack.Hashem Abedi, 20, landed at an unspecified London airport on Wednesday, escorted by British police officers.He has been charged with the murder of 22 people, the attempted murder of others who were injured, and conspiracy to cause an explosion. He r
  
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• Train delayed as woman gets hair extensions trapped in door

  17-07-2019 18:33
  'The safety of our passengers is our top priority at all times'.
  
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• Torrential rain fails to dampen spirit as Open clock ticks down

  17-07-2019 18:33
  People in the seaside town have talked about little else since it was announced in 2014.
  
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• Telecom Italia considering sale of assets worth 2 billion euros - paper

  17-07-2019 18:23
  Italy's largest phone company, Telecom Italia , is considering a plan to sell assets worth around 2 billion euros (£1.81 billion), including a stake in its separately listed INWITtowers unit, La Repubblica daily said on Wednesday.Telecom Italia (TIM), which controls 60% of INWIT, agreed with Vodafonein February to study the idea of combining their 22,000 telecom masts in Italy in a single unit.The INWIT deal merger would involve TIM selling a small stake and also a major refinancing operat
  
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• Councils refusing to reveal data of rough sleepers to Home Office

  17-07-2019 18:21
  It’s understood that nine councils will not share rough sleepers’ personal data without consent.Photograph: Prisma by Dukas/UIG via Getty ImagesLocal councils in England are refusing to share sensitive personal data of rough sleepers with the Home Office over fears it could result in their deportation, the Guardian has learned.A secret programme using homelessness charities to pass rough sleepers’ personal information directly to the Home Office without their consent was reveal
  
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• Ex-British Army officer: People tell me to ‘go home’ regularly

  17-07-2019 18:20
  After Donald Trump's tweets, people living in Britain share their experiences of being told to leave the country they call home.
  
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• Mother’s relief after man is convicted of teen Scarlett Keeling’s murder in Goa

  17-07-2019 18:17
  Fiona MacKeown has fought for justice for more than a decade.
  
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• In Video: Bird’s eye view captures fields of purple

  17-07-2019 18:16
  Oil from echium and borage can be used in cosmetics, food and remedies.
  
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• MP: Same-sex marriage change enjoys overwhelming support

  17-07-2019 18:11
  Labour's Co Armagh-born parliamentarian Conor McGinn is leading Westminster efforts to bring about a change in the law in the absence of devolution.
  
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• Vegetarian and vegan children need to eat three portions of protein a day, parents told - The Independent

  17-07-2019 18:10 via independent.co.uk
  Vegetarian and vegan children need to eat three portions of protein a day, parents told  The IndependentParents who want their children to eat a vegan diet are advised to speak to a GP for advice first  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Theresa May hits out at populists in farewell speech

  17-07-2019 18:02
  Outgoing PM takes aim at absolutism and bemoans ‘descent into rancour and tribal bitterness’. Theresa May has criticised absolutism in politics in what appeared to be a coded swipe at populist politicians such as Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Donald Trump. The prime minister gave a valedictory speech taking aim at those who refuse to compromise and promote absolutist ideology, including those on both sides of the Brexit debate. “An inability to combine principles with pragmat
  
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