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• Prince George beams in England football shirt in photos to mark birthday

  21-07-2019 23:58
  Kensington Palace has released three pictures of the future king to mark his sixth birthday on Monday.
  
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• Prince George's sixth birthday marked with new photos

  21-07-2019 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The third in line to the throne is seen smiling in an England football shirt in images taken by his mother.
  
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• Prince George Smiles As He Wears England Football Shirt In Photos To Mark Sixth Birthday

  21-07-2019 23:30
  Prince George is photographed beaming in an England football shirt in newpictures released to celebrate his sixth birthday
  
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• Heatwave due to sweep the UK as summer holidays begin

  21-07-2019 23:15
  The mercury is expected to hit 34C in London on Wednesday.
  
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• Iran tanker seizure: UK 'didn't take eye off ball', Hammond says

  21-07-2019 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Philip Hammond says the UK did not "take its eye off the ball" amid escalating tensions in the Gulf.
  
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• Theresa May to chair Cobra meeting after British-flagged oil tanker seizure

  21-07-2019 23:00
  Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will update the Commons on the situation on Monday afternoon.
  
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• PM front-runner Boris Johnson says trade deal can break Brexit deadlock

  21-07-2019 22:48
  Boris Johnson, favoured to become Britain's new prime minister, said on Sunday the country could agree a free trade deal to leave the European Union that would remove the need for one of the more problematic parts of a previous agreement.In his weekly column in The Telegraph newspaper, Johnson said technology could avoid having to stick to the so-called Northern Irish backstop, a part of an agreement with the EU that many lawmakers in Britain's parliament reject.The backstop, an insurance policy
  
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• Newspaper headlines: Iran 'taunts' UK and 'new bed for Boris'

  21-07-2019 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The papers lead with updates on the tension between the UK and Iran, after a British tanker was seized in the Gulf.
  
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• Anti-Semitic Labour Members Face 'Fast-Tracked’ Expulsion Under New Plan Drafted By Corbyn Allies

  21-07-2019 22:27
  Expulsions of anti-Semitic Labour members could be fast-tracked under newplans drafted to tackle the party's problem of racist abuse, HuffPost UK haslearned
  
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• Crowds throng 18th fairway to hail Lowry’s ‘huge’ Open victory

  21-07-2019 22:12
  The Open Championship's historic return to the island of Ireland was sealed with an Irish win.
  
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• The Open 2019 diary: A 'watershed' moment for Northern Ireland

  21-07-2019 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  As Irishman Shane Lowry wins the Open, tourism chiefs hail a "watershed" moment for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Open victory best birthday present ever, says Lowry’s father

  21-07-2019 20:44
  Brendan Lowry turned 60 days before Shane clinched the Claret Jug at Royal Portrush.
  
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• The Open 2019: Shane Lowry's Royal Portrush win seals first major

  21-07-2019 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's Shane Lowry claims a first major championship win of his career with a dominant six-shot victory at The Open at Royal Portrush.
  
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• Tears of joy at home golf club as Lowry wins The Open

  21-07-2019 20:32
  Shane Lowry's grand-uncle Thomas Newman was among the supporters packed into the small Esker Hills club on the outskirts of Tullamore.
  
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• Police name victim of fatal assault in Cardiff

  21-07-2019 20:25
  Anyone with information is asked to contact South Wales Police.
  
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• Cardiff stabbing: Man held as police name victim

  21-07-2019 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Police name victim as 21-year-old Asim Khan, from Grangetown, as a 27-year-old is arrested.
  
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• Latitude Festival: Serious sexual assault at Henham Park event

  21-07-2019 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The female victim, whose age is not known, is being looked after by specially trained officers.
  
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• In Pictures: Stately home turns steampunk for Fantasy Forest event

  21-07-2019 20:12
  Sudeley Castle played host to hundreds of costumed enthusiasts.
  
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• Driver arrested after car speeds into crowds at cemetery

  21-07-2019 20:06
  An elderly man was seriously injured at a religious service in Dundalk.
  
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• Unstoppable Fraser-Pryce blazes to 100m glory in London

  21-07-2019 19:13
  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced a superb display to outclass local favourite Dina Asher-Smith and Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou as she won the women's 100 metres in 10.78 seconds at the London Diamond League on Sunday.The 32-year-old double Olympic champion made a blistering start to dominate the race from start to finish, giving Asher-Smith (10.92) and Ta Lou (10.98) no chance of catching her.To come out here and run 10.78 is a fabulous time," Fraser-Pryce, whose season's best time of 10.73
  
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• Celebrity soccer match raises funds to help three-year-old Archie beat cancer

  21-07-2019 19:13
  Archie Wilks is being treated for neuroblastoma.
  
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• Coventry 'Drive-By': Police Investigate Shooting Of Boy, 15, In City Centre

  21-07-2019 18:48
  A15-year-old boy has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after a'drive-by' shooting in Coventry
  
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• Netball World Cup 2019: England beat South Africa to win bronze

  21-07-2019 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  England clinch the bronze medal at the Netball World Cup by beating South Africa 58-42 in their play-off match in Liverpool.
  
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• Labour publishes ‘basic tools’ to help party members target anti-Semitism

  21-07-2019 17:55
  The materials include guidance on how to avoid anti-Semitism when criticising the Israeli state, and explanations of terms such as Zionism.
  
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• Manchester puppy theft: Stolen litter reunited with mother

  21-07-2019 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The five-week-old dogs were stolen by machete-wielding burglars but are now "safe and well".
  
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• Tour de France 2019: stage 15 – live!

  21-07-2019 16:39
  Rolling report of the 185km stage from Limoux to Foix Prat d’AlbisPinot wins stage 14 and Alaphilippe extends lead over ThomasEmail Daniel here or tweet @DanielHarris3.39pm BST Alaphilippe is suffering! Pinot looks in much better nick, and Thomas is looking a little stronger!3.37pm BST Pinot is getting ready! Thomas is up with Alaphilippe!Continue reading...
  
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• The Open 2019: Lowry pulls clear of rivals in final round – live!

  21-07-2019 16:37
  Hole-by-hole updates from the final day at Royal PortrushOfficial Open leaderboardSend your thoughts to Scott by email here 3.37pm BST A tempest is raging now. This is links golf! This is the Open! This is summer on these glorious isles! Good lord. Here’s hoping the greens don’t start collecting too much of this water. 3.33pm BST Fleetwood’s all over the show from the tee. He sends another wild one into mutant cabbage, this time to the left of 8. He’d just witnessed Lowry
  
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• Women's Ashes Test: England v Australia – day four live!

  21-07-2019 16:36
  Over-by-over updates from the final day’s play in TauntonAustralia and Molineux turn the screw on EnglandEmail Tanya here or tweet @tjaldred 3.36pm BST 35th over: Australia 112-4 ( Jonassen 1, Perry 46) Sophie Ecclestone does like a sleeveless sweater. The skies at Taunton are less cornflower blue than murky ink. Short sleeves for the batters, sunglasses for the umpires. Just two from the over as Jonassen gets off the mark. Ah, now we have Katherine Brunt. 3.31pm BST 34th over: Australia 1
  
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• Latitude festival accused of cruelty over pink sheep stunt

  21-07-2019 16:32
  Animal rights campaigners attack advert showing dyed sheep running across grounds Animal rights organisations and activists have accused the Latitude festival organisers of cruelty for dyeing a flock of sheep pink as part of a marketing campaign.A promotional tweet posted on the opening day of the Suffolk event showed fuchsia-dyed sheep running across the festival grounds. Social media users quickly criticised the organisers for dyeing the sheep and demanded an explanation. Continue reading...
  
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• Private firms given £9.2bn of NHS budget despite Hancock promise

  21-07-2019 16:27
  Record 2018 total comes after health secretary pledged no privatisation on his watchThe amount of the NHS budget going to private healthcare firms has reached unprecedented levels, despite the health secretary’s pledge to roll back outsourcing of patient care.The Department of Health and Social Care handed a record total of £9.2bn last year to private providers such as Virgin Care and the Priory mental health group, its annual report shows. Continue reading...
  
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• Andrea Atzeni hoping to lower Enable’s colours in King George | Chris Cook

  21-07-2019 16:09
  Frankie Dettori and Andrea Atzeni are great friends off the track but the younger man is hoping his mount, Defoe, will get the better of his friend on Enable at AscotIf there is to be a surprise outcome to the King George on Saturday, Andrea Atzeni will surely have something to do with it.Flat racing’s midsummer highlight will be billed as a clash between the dual Arc winner Enable and the doughty Crystal Ocean, but only the foolhardy will fail to consider the claims of Atzeni aboard one o
  
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• Surge in youth prison violence sparks call to close institutions

  21-07-2019 16:00
  Government accused of failing to address crisis after big rise in assaults on staff and inmates
  Assaults in youth prisons in England and Wales have risen by almost two-thirds over the last five years, a Guardian analysis has found.Prisoner-on-prisoner assaults rose by 43% and assaults on staff more than doubled, prompting fears the government is failing to respond to a growing crisis in youth prisons. Continue reading...
  
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• Lights, camera, caption! Why subtitles are no longer just for the hard of hearing

  21-07-2019 16:00
  An enormous number of people with unimpaired hearing are choosing to watch with words. Why? And is it time captions became the norm?‘Subtitles aren’t just for deaf people,” read the tweet that started it all. “Lots of my hearing friends use them, too. If you’re hearing and using subtitles on Netflix and TV, and would quite like them at the cinema, please retweet to help normalise their presence!”This recent post by @deafgirly (AKA Deafinitely Girly) swiftly ga
  
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• Young boxing fans and New York heatwave: Sunday's best photos

  21-07-2019 15:56
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the worldContinue reading...
  
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• French inventor to attempt to cross Channel on jet-powered flyboard

  21-07-2019 15:44
  ‘Flying soldier’ Franky Zapata expects to cross from France to England in 20 minutesA former jetski champion and French military reservist who became known as the “flying soldier” after he invented a jet-powered hoverboard will attempt to cross the Channel this week.Franky Zapata, who impressed France with a demonstration of his flyboard at this year’s Bastille Day parade, has said he will make the crossing on Thursday to mark the 110th anniversary of Louis Bl&eacut
  
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• Cross party group urges Home Office rethink on 'fix rooms'

  21-07-2019 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs and peers from five political parties call on the Home Office to end its opposition to drug consumption rooms.
  
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• Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson’s turbulent career

  21-07-2019 15:33
  The former foreign secretary and London mayor has Number 10 in his sights.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands join democracy march in Hong Kong

  21-07-2019 15:22
  In seventh weekend of action, protesters ignore police orders to end march before reaching government HQHundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have marched across Hong Kong, defying police orders to restrict the boundaries of their rally in a fresh display of support for a political movement that shows few signs of slowing.Protesters ignored police demands to end the march before reaching the heart of the business district in central Hong Kong and continued marching on to Beijing&rs
  
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• Adam Peaty breaks 57-second barrier and 100m breaststroke world record

  21-07-2019 15:12
  ‘I’ve been chasing that for three years now,’ says PeatyPeaty wins World Championships semi-final in 56.88secAdam Peaty has broken his own world record in the men’s 100 metre breaststroke at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Peaty, 24, smashed the previous record of 57.10 seconds he set at last year’s European Championships to win in 56.88.In doing so, the Britain achieved one of his career goals of becoming the first man to break the 57-second barrie
  
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• Tenants will be given access to rogue landlord database

  21-07-2019 15:02
  Move follows Guardian/ITV News investigation that found contents were to be kept secretCampaigners have welcomed government plans to open up its rogue landlord database to prospective tenants, as part of proposals to give greater protection to renters.A package of reforms published for consultation includes proposals to stop no-fault evictions, which the charity Shelter has described as “far and away the most important thing the government can do” to help renters. Continue reading...
  
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• Ignore Noel Edmonds, lose the ego – and 10 more top tips from personal trainers

  21-07-2019 15:00
  Free advice from fitness professionals? What’s not to like? Here’s how to train harder, smarter and cheaper, whether you’re a beginner or an old handIs there any group of people better qualified to comment on fitness habits than personal trainers? From their vantage point on gym floors across the country, they see our grunting, sweating exertion up close: the peacocking bros, the men who don’t wipe down the machines when they are done – and that woman on the treadmi
  
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• Miniature portraits of Jane Austen’s friends up for auction

  21-07-2019 14:48
  They were close neighbours and friends of the Austen family, who lived at the rectory in Steventon from 1775 to 1801.
  
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• Cycle hire firms urged to help clear dumped bikes from canals

  21-07-2019 14:46
  Trust says it is recovering 100 bikes a year – docked, dockless, even electric – in London aloneHundreds of dockless bikes are being dumped in canals and rivers and most operators are unwilling to help clean up the mess, the body responsible for the UK’s waterways has complained.The Canal & River Trust said it was growing increasingly frustrated by the number of hire bikes abandoned in and beside its 2,000-mile network. It said more than 100 hire bikes a year were being thr
  
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• Saved: Stolen newborn puppies reunited with mother

  21-07-2019 14:45
  Police feared the six pups, taken in a violent burglary, would not survive without their mother.
  
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• We must talk about Palestine – without being antisemitic | Layla Moran

  21-07-2019 14:42
  The scandal in Labour is creating a fear among MPs of speaking out for the Palestinian right to equality, justice and statehoodIt’s hard to write or talk about antisemitism and the Labour party’s handling of it without descending into deep despair, and not just at the mirror the sorry tale is holding up to the whole of our society, which seems to be becoming less tolerant, more racist and less safe for minorities. This is having greater consequences than the Labour leadership can ima
  
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• Hamlet/Richard III review – all is angry in the garden

  21-07-2019 14:37
  Glasgow Botanic GardensA superb Nicole Cooper plays Hamlet as a fiercely wronged daughter, while a stripped-down version of Richard reveals an impulsive gambler on a wild streak★★★★ ☆ /★★★☆☆Nicole Cooper’s Hamlet is putting the first player through his paces. Warming up for the performance that will catch the conscience of the king, the actor gives her an impassioned speech in praise of Hecuba. His pretence at emotion sends her in
  
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• Philip Hammond to quit government if Boris Johnson becomes PM

  21-07-2019 14:34
  Chancellor joins David Gauke in saying he could not work for leader seeking a no-deal BrexitPhilip Hammond has confirmed he will resign as chancellor if Boris Johnson becomes prime minister next week, as the scale of opposition to a no-deal Brexit among some ministers became increasingly plain.Shortly before the chancellor made his announcement, live on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, the justice secretary, David Gauke, made the same pledge to a newspaper. Tobias Ellwood, the defence minis
  
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• Spreadsheet Phil: Hammond’s rise to Chancellor of the Exchequer

  21-07-2019 14:21
  His reputation - within Westminster at least - has been as a highly articulate and effective "safe pair of hands".
  
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• Iran tanker crisis a 'diplomatic test' for new UK PM

  21-07-2019 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  With relationships strained, how will the new prime minister rally his American and European allies?
  
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• Who is likely to succeed Philip Hammond as chancellor?

  21-07-2019 14:18
  The frontrunners in profile.
  
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