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• Thunderstorm warnings could cause further flooding this weekend

  02-08-2019 23:36
  Toddbrook Reservoir, which was damaged during heavy rain on Thursday, may see further disruption and flooding on Sunday.
  
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• Boris Johnson meets Whaley Bridge residents near collapse fears reservoir dam

  02-08-2019 22:53
  The Prime Minister called the damage to the structure 'pretty scary'.
  
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• Boris Johnson warned over possible resignations after by-election defeat

  02-08-2019 22:52
  Dr Philip Lee said he and a 'number of colleagues' would be reflecting on their positions over no-deal posturing.
  
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• Belfast mayor receives first Pride flag which will fly from City Hall

  02-08-2019 22:29
  A flotilla of boats delivered one of the original Gilbert Baker Pride flags to John Finucane ahead of the Belfast Pride parade on Saturday.
  
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• Firefighters tackle huge blaze at Holiday Inn

  02-08-2019 21:53
  Footage of the two-storey building in Wolverhampton Road West, Willenhall, shows it has almost been completely destroyed by the fire.
  
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• Stopping Brexit still possible, says Swinson after Lib Dems’ by-election win

  02-08-2019 21:43
  Party leader Jo Swinson said her newly-bolstered team is looking at different strategies to halt the UK's departure from the EU.
  
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• Derbyshire Dam At 'Critical Level' - Everything We Know About The Race To Save Whaley Bridge

  02-08-2019 21:39
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has visited Whaley Bridge where a nearby damageddam remains at a "critical level" with the potential to cause massive floodingin the town
  
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• Whaley Bridge: Boris Johnson visits amid fears of dam collapse

  02-08-2019 21:32
  Boris Johnson meets rescue crews and residents during a visit to Chapel-en-le-Frith high school near Whaley Bridge. Photograph: Leon Neal/PAThe prime minister has visited the Derbyshire town of Whaley Bridge, where at least a thousand residents were forced to flee their homes amid fears a dam could collapse, engulfing the community of 6,500 people.Boris Johnson met a number of families affected by the evacuation. He told them he had flown over the dam twice and it was “dodgy but stable&rdq
  
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• London's Jubilee underground line reopens after incident

  02-08-2019 21:01
  London's Jubilee underground train line reopened on Friday after an investigation of a reported incident raised no security issues, London's transport authority said.A spokeswoman for London's transport authority said police had investigated and found no threat to the public.A Reuters reporter at Waterloo station said travellers exiting the eastbound Jubilee line ran out of the carriages when the train stopped at the station saying they had heard three loud bangs while on the train.
  
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• Damaged dam remains at ‘critical level’ as residents return home for essentials

  02-08-2019 20:28
  Residents returning to collect pets and essentials will be restricted to one person per household, police said.
  
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• ‘Cunning and cruel’ fraudsters jailed for £240,000 romance scam

  02-08-2019 20:11
  The group pretended to be wealthy businessmen to target women.
  
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• Being socially active lowers dementia risk, study suggests

  02-08-2019 20:00
  The University College London study tracked more than 10,000 participants' levels of social contact over decades.
  
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• Animal rescue teams bid to find lost pets in Whaley Bridge

  02-08-2019 19:56
  Teams will help find animals left behind when the evacuation took place.
  
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• Pro-Corbyn Website The Canary Blames 'Political Zionists' After It's Forced To Downsize

  02-08-2019 19:45
  A leftwing pro-Corbyn website has blamed "political Zionists" after it wasforced to downsize due to a fall in advertising revenue
  
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• Let’s learn from the Germans about public toilets

  02-08-2019 19:40
  Readers respond to an article about dwindling public provisions and express their frustration over council cuts. Owen Jones ( No one should have to pay to pee, 2 August) confuses two issues: the provision of toilets and their cost, especially given that “spend a penny” has its origins in the concept of paying to pee, and when it started a penny was quite a large sum. It is, however, the need for toilets that can be used that truly matters. This issue is not limited to the UK, as it i
  
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• Donald Trump Targets Black Congressman With Sarcastic Tweet After His House Is Burgled

  02-08-2019 19:21
  Donald Trump has gloated about the burglary of a house belonging to a blackcongressman
  
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• Smith requests review of decision to remove Queen portrait from Stormont House

  02-08-2019 19:15
  Unionists have demanded that portraits of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh be reinstated at the NIO's Belfast base.
  
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• Queen’s grandchildren frolic at equestrian event

  02-08-2019 18:48
  Savannah and Isla Phillips romped with their dad Peter Phillips when he took them to the Festival of British Eventing with their mother Autumn.
  
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• Ireland, Brexit and the search for a way forward

  02-08-2019 18:41
  The problem of the backstop leads readers to discuss democracy and the threat to the Good Friday agreement. Guy Verhofstadt ( Opinion, 1 August) says: “Attempts to put pressure on Ireland will only be met with waves of solidarity from the rest of the EU.” He could add that that solidarity will include the political leadership of the US. The Irish American constituency is a strong one, recognised by both Democrats and Republicans, and the US’s involvement in the Good Friday agre
  
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• Where Wales stands in the world

  02-08-2019 18:38
  Deri Hughes notes that, for the avoidance of doubt, Wales is firmly attached to the EU, while Gloria Brown, John Kelly and Neil Bateman take issue with Alun Cairns’ suggestion that Welsh farmers export their meat to Japan. I was surprised to be informed by Martin Kettle that my homeland might be minded to depart the union (the British one) ( How Johnson’s Brexit could tear the United Kingdom apart, 1 August). The litany of Brexit-related harms, risks and plagues that has been compile
  
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• It’s risky to remove ticks with tweezers

  02-08-2019 18:35
  Grizelda George recommends using a Tick Twister, and Margaret Squires hasn’t looked back since discovering tick sticks. Your article advised that ticks should be removed by pulling them out with tweezers ( UK may have far more cases of Lyme disease than realised, 31 July). Unfortunately, this method often causes the protruding body to snap off, leaving the head parts embedded in the skin. Retained head parts can cause infection, inflammation and discomfort. A much better way of removing ti
  
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• Launch of Lyra McKee book ‘bittersweet’ for family

  02-08-2019 18:20
  The Belfast journalist was murdered in April before her book, Angels With Blue Faces, about the murder of MP Robert Bradford was due to be published.
  
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• London commuters 'stampede' out of Bank tube station over terror fears

  02-08-2019 18:18
  Fire alarm was set off during fight at Bank station, sparking false rumours of terror attack and causing scenes of panic. Commuters stampeded out of an underground station in the City of London on Friday after a fire alarm was set off during a fight and false rumours circulated that somebody had a bomb. Passengers have described terrifying scenes at Bank station in the heart of the capital’s financial district during the morning rush hour, when hundreds of people ran for their lives and dr
  
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• Ex-soldier accused of Bloody Sunday murders given first court date

  02-08-2019 17:58
  Soldier F is accused of two murders and four attempted murders in Londonderry in 1972.
  
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• Scottish Government ramps up preparations for no-deal Brexit

  02-08-2019 17:49
  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned the economy will be 'seriously damaged' if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
  
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• Heathrow workers ‘overwhelmingly reject’ pay offer

  02-08-2019 17:45
  Planned strikes were suspended while the workers voted on the offer, but industrial action on dates throughout August remain.
  
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• Milky Way more 'warped' than previously believed - E&T Magazine

  02-08-2019 17:31 via eandt.theiet.org
  Milky Way more 'warped' than previously believed  E&T MagazineMilky Way’s ‘most detailed 3D map ever’ reveals strange twisted shape of our galaxy  The SunMilky Way galaxy is 'warped and twisted' and not flat, study reveals  Mirror OnlineA new 3D map of the Milky Way shows our galaxy is 'warped and twisted'  Metro.co.ukAstronomers Create New 3D Map of Milky Way Galaxy | Astronomy  Sci-News.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Google says rivals can bid to be search engines on Android phones - Financial Times

  02-08-2019 17:19 via ft.com
  Google says rivals can bid to be search engines on Android phones  Financial TimesGoogle to let rival search firms bid to be Android's default in EEA  BBC NewsGoogle to offer users a choice of default search engine on Android in the EU – but it's pay to play  The RegisterGoogle will happily replace search on Android – for cash  TrustedReviewsGoogle Will Let European Android Users Swap Default Search Engine  Tom's GuideView full covera
  
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• Bid to stop £10m Turner masterpiece being lost to British public

  02-08-2019 17:17
  The 1842 painting depicts a scene in the Swiss mountains at dawn and is the only remaining work from the Rigi series not in a public collection.
  
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• Chancellor furnishes Downing Street flat with ex-display wardrobe

  02-08-2019 17:01
  The cut-price item was delivered to the family's new home on Friday.
  
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• Scientists ‘one step closer’ to mending a broken heart

  02-08-2019 17:00
  Stem cells could lead to a "desperately-needed" new treatment for heart failure, which affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK.
  
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• Harland and Wolff workers urge councillors to save ‘iconic’ Belfast shipyard

  02-08-2019 16:51
  A delegation spoke to city councillors as dozens of their colleagues watched from the public gallery in City Hall.
  
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• New PM could be ‘catalyst’ for break-up of UK, academic claims

  02-08-2019 16:28
  Professor Michael Kenny has suggested Boris Johnson give way to 'more respected figures' in dealing with the Scottish Government.
  
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• Saoirse Kennedy Hill's death at 22 the latest untimely tragedy for family - ITV News

  02-08-2019 16:20 via itv.com
  Saoirse Kennedy Hill's death at 22 the latest untimely tragedy for family  ITV NewsKennedy curse strikes as granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy found dead at 22  Daily RecordDaughter (22) of Guildford Four's Paul Hill dies in US from 'drug overdose'  Belfast TelegraphFresh tragedy for Kennedy family as RFK's granddaughter found dead  The ScotsmanSaoirse Kennedy Hill was 'the victim of a 2007 abduction attempt'  Daily MailView full coverage on Googl
  
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• Boris Johnson discusses trade and security in phone call with Donald Trump

  02-08-2019 16:01
  The two leaders are expected to meet later this month at the G7 summit in France.
  
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• Prepare for fleas outbreak, Pets at Home boss warns

  02-08-2019 15:44
  Chief executive Peter Pritchard said recent hot weather, followed by heavy rain, is an ideal breeding ground for dog and cat fleas.
  
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• Holly Willoughby's husband pranks Phillip Schofield as the 'This Morning' team holiday together

  02-08-2019 15:44
  The pair met up during their two-month break from the ITV morning show.
  
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• Whaley Bridge dam: Local who chose to stay describes ‘eerie’ evacuated town

  02-08-2019 15:26
  Hanna Sillitoe filmed the emptied town on Friday morning, having decided to stay in her nearby home.
  
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• Caledonian Sleeper train drama at Edinburgh Waverley under investigation

  02-08-2019 15:16
  Staff activated the emergency brake after the train overshot its platform, causing delays to several services on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Families welcome news Shoreham air disaster probe will not be reopened

  02-08-2019 15:09
  The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it made the decision after considering new material 'very carefully'.
  
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• No-deal Brexit will not be sweet for food prices, Corbyn warns shoppers

  02-08-2019 15:08
  The Labour leader bought some honey as he met locals at a market in Scarborough.
  
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• RAF Chinook called in as work to shore up dam reaches ‘critical’ moment

  02-08-2019 14:39
  The aircraft is dropping one-ton sandbags to bolster the damaged part of the structure.
  
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• Frank Field to stand against Labour at next election

  02-08-2019 14:37
  The veteran MP quit Labour last year and will stand at the next general election as the Birkenhead Social Justice candidate.
  
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• Apple and Google restrict humans listening to voice recordings - E&T Magazine

  02-08-2019 14:35 via eandt.theiet.org
  Apple and Google restrict humans listening to voice recordings  E&T MagazineTips to protect your privacy when using Alexa or Google Assistant  This is MoneyApple and Google stop workers playing back voice recordings  BBC NewsApple: Ok, ok, we'll stop listening in on your Siri conversations. For now, but maybe in the future  The RegisterAmazon now lets you opt out of having people review your Alexa recordings  TechRadarView full coverage on Go
  
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• Readers line up for copy of British Vogue edited by Duchess Meghan

  02-08-2019 14:33
  Royal-loving readers queued up on Friday to buy the new edition of the British Vogue magazine which was guest edited by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain's Prince Harry.Meghan, who gave birth to her first child in May, spent seven months working with the magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Enninful for the September issue which featured 15 women she considered "Forces for Change" on the cover."I wanted to be one of the first ... and I was very excited," said Vanessa Forstner, 29, a
  
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• East London volunteers set up knife amnesty bin

  02-08-2019 14:33
  Around 25 volunteers help to run the makeshift amnesty using a repurposed domestic wheelie bin. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/ReutersA DIY knife amnesty bin has been set up by residents in east London in response to rising violence.Since it launched in May, volunteers from Binning Knives Saves Lives have collected 140 knives in Waltham Forest.Courtney Barrett, who started the initiative, said he had been motivated by rising levels of knife crime close to his home in Leytonstone.“When people a
  
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• 'There's not enough police': East London volunteers take on knife crime

  02-08-2019 14:33
  Binning Knives Saves Lives has collected 140 knives in Waltham Forest since project launched in May. A DIY knife amnesty bin has been set up by residents in east London in response to rising violence. Since it launched in May, volunteers from Binning Knives Saves Lives have collected 140 knives in Waltham Forest. Courtney Barrett, who started the initiative, said he had been motivated by rising levels of knife crime close to his home in Leytonstone. “When people ask me if I’ve been p
  
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• US 'Peaky Blinders' fans need subtitles to understand Birmingham accent, says writer

  02-08-2019 14:20
  American viewers aren't the only ones as the actors still struggle with the dialect too, admits Steven Knight.
  
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• American 'Peaky Blinders' fans need subtitles to understand Brummy accent, says writer

  02-08-2019 14:20
  American viewers aren't the only ones as the actors still struggle with the dialect too, admits Steven Knight.
  
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• Share experiences of same sex unions before marriage was legal

  02-08-2019 14:17
  Helen Brearley and Teresa Millward wed on the day gay marriage became legal, 29 March 2014.Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesBefore civil partnerships were introduced and same-sex marriage was legalised in England, Scotland and Wales, same-sex couples would often hold symbolic ceremonies to affirm their love for one another. Often called commitment ceremonies, these unions – though lacking in legal recognition – were no less significant to the couples than the marriages of
  
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