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• Great British blackout: How National Grid is being investigated over three 'near misses'

  13-08-2019 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  BLACKOUTS caused chaos last week, as generator errors caused power to shut off for nearly one million people. The National Grid is now under investigation for three “near misses”.
  
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• Labour wants universities to offer places after exam results

  13-08-2019 23:30
  Angela Rayner believes the higher education admissions system is not working for students. Photograph: James McCauley/REX/ShutterstockSchool-leavers’ anxious wait for university places in England could be ended under proposals by Labour that would delay the admissions process until after exam results are published, ending controversial practices that penalise disadvantaged students.Angela Rayner, Labour’s shadow education secretary, said the next Labour government would undertake an
  
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• Speaker Bercow says he will stop Johnson from closing parliament to secure Brexit - Telegraph

  13-08-2019 23:08
  "The one thing I feel strongly about is that the House of Commons must have its way." the newspaper quoted Bercow as saying to an audience in Edinburgh.Bercow said that he will fight any attempt to circumvent, bypass or close down the parliament to secure Brexit, the Telegraph added http://bit.ly/2Z4mQcq.
  
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• Britain's speaker aims to block parliament closure for Brexit - newspaper

  13-08-2019 23:08
  John Bercow told an audience in Scotland that lawmakers can prevent a no-deal Brexit scheduled for the end of October and that he would fight any attempt to prorogue, or suspend, parliament “with every bone in my body”."And parliament will be heard and nobody is going to get away, as far as I am concerned, with stopping that happening," added the 56-year-old who says he voted "Remain" in the 2016 Brexit referendum.Johnson has said Britain will leave the world's biggest trading bloc o
  
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• CBS and Viacom agree billion-dollar merger to challenge Disney and Netflix

  13-08-2019 22:03
  US media companies CBS and Viacom announced a merger on Tuesday in a bid to strengthen their position as they take on Netflix’s streaming insurgency and face up to the loss of “cord-cutter” viewers. The deal, which will reunify the pair after more than a decade apart and create a new company worth about $30bn, combines Viacom’s MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and the Paramount film and TV studio with CBS’s broadcast network and its Showtime subscription channel. Th
  
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• Childhood gluten intake ‘linked to coeliac disease in at-risk youngsters’

  13-08-2019 21:55
  Children who ate more gluten during the first five years of their life were also more at risk of coeliac disease autoimmunity, research suggests.
  
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• Ruth Davidson hopes Johnson has ‘Prince Hal’ transformation as prime minister

  13-08-2019 21:52
  The Scottish Conservative leader called for the public to judge Boris Johnson's premiership by his actions in office.
  
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• Watson pressures Corbyn to work with Lib Dems to prevent no-deal Brexit

  13-08-2019 21:21
  Labour's deputy leader spoke alongside Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson at an event held by campaigners calling for a fresh referendum.
  
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• Chris Williamson sues Labour over his suspension from party

  13-08-2019 21:18
  Chris Williamson urged supporters to help raise £75,000 to fund legal action against the Labour party.Photograph: Guy Smallman/Getty ImagesThe MP Chris Williamson is suing Labour over the decision to reimpose his suspension from the party over allegations of antisemitism.The Derby North MP, an ally of Jeremy Corbyn, has issued legal papers to challenge Labour’s right to to take away the whip two days after he was allowed to return as a member.The party is expected to vigorously defen
  
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• Hundreds of patients at risk over delays to intravenous feed

  13-08-2019 21:10
  Shortage of PN feed has caused patients, starved of vital nutrients, to be admitted to hospital Photograph: Arno Massee/Getty Images/Science Photo Library RFA shortage of intravenous feed supplies affecting hundreds of patients has been declared a national emergency incident by the NHS.The situation has affected patients who are unable to digest food normally and are instead dependent on an intravenous feed, which bypasses the gastrointestinal tract, known as parenteral nutrition (PN). The NHS h
  
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• Magnum Apologises For Advert Comparing Homosexuality To 'Guilty Pleasure' Of Ice Cream

  13-08-2019 20:26
  Magnum has been forced to apologise after its advertisement was brandedoffensive for comparing the "guilty pleasure" of eating an ice cream to gaypeople being imprisoned
  
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• Giants owner John Mara hopes Daniel Jones 'never sees the field' in 2019

  13-08-2019 20:06
  Days after New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur told fans to "slow theirroll" over rookie quarterback Daniel Jones's perfect preseason debut, teamowner John Mara is going one step further
  
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• Scientists develop simple way to manipulate sex of offspring

  13-08-2019 20:00
  Distinctive gene activity by the two sex chromosomes allows X-bearing sperm to be slowed down, researchers say.
  
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• False teeth found in man's throat eight days after they went missing during minor operation - ITV News

  13-08-2019 19:54 via itv.com
  False teeth found in man's throat eight days after they went missing during minor operation  ITV NewsMan dentures stuck in throat at James Paget Hospital | Health  Eastern Daily PressElderly Man Had Dentures Stuck In His Throat For More Than A Week  IFLScienceWEB EXTRA: Man's Missing Dentures Found In Throat  CBS MiamiA Man's Dentures Got Stuck in His Throat During Surgery, Leaving Him Bleeding for Weeks  Gizmodo UKView full coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Barking fire: social tenants told to return despite safety fears

  13-08-2019 19:46
  Residents of east London flats say they are being forced back before safety assessments. Social housing residents of a block of flats in east London that was recently engulfed in flames say they are being forced to move back despite safety fears. All residents at Samuel Garside House in Barking were evacuated after a fire on 9 June. About 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were dispatched to deal with the blaze. The majority of residents were put in hotel accommodation, while others were rehom
  
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• Stéphanie Frappart takes centre stage in big moment for women in football | Suzanne Wrack

  13-08-2019 19:43
  A team of female officials taking charge of the European Super Cup will change the way women are perceived in the gameThere are few arenas in football that provide the visual challenge to the way society views female involvement in “a man’s game” more than the sight of a female referee.We may have the first generation of elite female professional footballers, and an increasing pool of female managers (eight of the 12 managing in the Women’s Super League are women) but we
  
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• Parking ‘most difficult part’ of rescue mission on Skye

  13-08-2019 19:43
  Problems with traffic due to tourism on the picturesque Scottish island have heightened in recent years.
  
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• Alex Salmond receives £512,000 costs after ‘botched investigation’

  13-08-2019 19:32
  The Scottish government admitted it had botched its internal inquiry into claims of inappropriate conduct against Alex Salmond. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PAThe Scottish government has paid Alex Salmond more than £512,000 to cover his legal costs after he won a bitterly contested court battle over its sexual misconduct investigation.The government admitted in court it had botched its internal inquiry into claims of inappropriate conduct against Salmond while he was first minister, after he la
  
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• Fear of Brexit disorder fuels Tories’ tough talking on crime

  13-08-2019 19:30
  Readers respond to the news that Boris Johnson’s government plans a law and order policy blitz. The idea that yet another prison-building programme, and tougher sentencing, will reduce victimisation and increase public protection is a fallacy ( Tories unveil law and order policy blitz amid election speculation, 12 August). In 1983, Leon Brittan instigated the biggest prison-building programme of the 20th century, alongside a tougher sentencing regime. It failed. In 1995, Michael Howard dec
  
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• The brutality of deportations from the UK

  13-08-2019 19:29
  Suzanne Fletcher and Jackie Fearnley respond to a report on shackles and restraints being used on hundreds of deportees. Your article on the use of shackles and restraints on those being deported ( 12 August) is a shocking revelation of how those being removed from the UK are treated. The National Independent Commission on Enforced Removals (NICER) report by Citizens UK contained clear and workable recommendations to make such removals safe and humane. This includes the use of painless restraint
  
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• Johnson fuels election talk with camera-friendly Leeds trip

  13-08-2019 19:26
  Boris Johnson appeared to be in election campaign mode on a “splash and selfie tour”, as he flew to Yorkshire to visit a prison and hospital.The prime minister took an RAF flight to Leeds for a one-day trip after announcing a boost to funding for security in prisons, amid heavy speculation he wants to promote the Conservatives as a party of law and order before fighting an election on populist ground.He also spoke to Conservative members in Leeds, fuelling suspicions he is readying h
  
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• Some of the key dates during the Northern Ireland Troubles

  13-08-2019 19:22
  How the attacks unfolded through the NI Troubles.
  
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• Rudd says she will tell PM not to suspend Parliament to force no-deal Brexit

  13-08-2019 19:22
  Johnson has refused to rule out the measure as part of his 'do or die' commitment to take the UK out of the European Union by October 31.
  
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• U.S. and Britain discuss trade deal that could take effect on November 1

  13-08-2019 19:21
  Britain and the United States are discussing a partial trade accord that could take effect on Nov. 1, the day after Britain is due to leave the European Union, a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday.During a visit to London, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton discussed with British trade minister Liz Truss the possibility of the two countries' leaders signing a road map declaration towards a trade deal.
  
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• Policeman found with more than 9,000 indecent images of children

  13-08-2019 19:09
  Stephen McGoldrick resigned as a response officer when he was charged with possessing the illegal images in July.
  
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• Tom Watson urges Labour to work with Lib Dems to stop no-deal Brexit

  13-08-2019 19:07
  Watson said party lines should be irrelevant in fight to stop Boris Johnson forcing through no deal Photograph: Luke Dray/Getty ImagesLabour’s deputy leader Tom Watson has urged his party to work with the Liberal Democrats in order to stop a no-deal Brexit, as the party’s new leader Jo Swinson made clear she would work with Watson, despite having ruled out an alliance with Jeremy Corbyn.The remarks by the two senior politicians at a round table on Wednesday are likely to spark anger
  
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• Hong Kong Protesters Take Suspected Undercover Police Officer Hostage During Violent Stand-Off Inside Airport

  13-08-2019 18:47
  Hong Kong airport has been described as "out of control" as the travel hubserved as a battleground for protesters and police officers
  
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• 16-year-old stab victim ‘was chased by group of people’

  13-08-2019 18:40
  The boy died at the scene in Munster Square, Camden.
  
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• PM grimaces at body scan showing Kinder egg hidden in prisoner’s body

  13-08-2019 18:33
  Boris Johnson spent around 90 minutes touring HMP Leeds.
  
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• Rolex Explorer watch fetches four times its estimate at auction

  13-08-2019 18:32
  The model was popular with serious mountaineers after a prototype was successfully used in the first ascent of Everest.
  
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• Boris Johnson Gets Eye-Opening Introduction To Drug Smuggling In Prison: 'A Kinder Egg? He's Plugged It?'

  13-08-2019 18:29
  Boris Johnson has been given a bracing reality check on prison life afterbeing told how inmates smuggle contraband into jail
  
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• Send us a tip on free-to-enter green spaces in the UK and win a £200 hotel voucher

  13-08-2019 18:25
  Parks, gardens and open spaces, perfectly situated for a quick stroll before dark or early in the morning, come into their own in summer. Tell us about your favouritesShare your favourite free-to-enter gardens, parks and other green spaces around the UK. They may have beautifully kept flower beds, ancient woodland, rewilded wildflower meadows or even swimming lakes. They can be in urban areas, offering relaxation and recreation to commuters and a haven for fauna and flora, or further afield.Your
  
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• Alex Salmond receives £500,000 legal costs payout from Scottish Government

  13-08-2019 18:25
  The handling of sexual harassment complaints against the former first minister was ruled unlawful by the Court of Session in January.
  
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• Six activists arrested after paint attack at Brazilian embassy

  13-08-2019 18:16
  Some protesters glued themselves to the front of the building, while others climbed onto the roof.
  
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• Golden eagle pictured with ‘trap’ attached to leg

  13-08-2019 17:57
  Police have launched an investigation after a tourist raised concerns about the protected bird of prey near Balmoral on Thursday.
  
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• ‘Generation X’ more likely to die from drug poisoning and suicide, report says

  13-08-2019 17:44
  Opioids contributed to 53% of drug poisoning deaths in England and Wales in 2017, the ONS said.
  
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• No more 'man up': the push for better mental health at Hinkley C

  13-08-2019 17:38
  The construction industry has a problem with mental illness, but its culture may be starting to changeAngie Young, the health and wellbeing manger at the Hinkley Point C (HPC) site, does not hesitate when asked what the main cause of mental health issues there is. “It’s loneliness. You’re living away from home, living without your family. Loneliness is the big thing.”But a major complicating factor is that tough men who build stuff are not always great at talking about fe
  
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• Afternoon delight: how to have a successful nap

  13-08-2019 17:30
  If you are sleep-deprived, and need a healthy siesta, careful planning is keyAn afternoon nap is one of the joys of life, although excessive napping could signal all is not well. A new study, published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia, suggests that napping during the day could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s. Researchers compared the postmortem brains of 13 people with Alzheimer’s to the brains of seven control subjects and found those with the brain disease had a bui
  
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• Operation Banner: 50 years since British Army campaign started in N Ireland

  13-08-2019 17:18
  It was the beginning of the lengthiest continuous campaign in British military history.
  
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• Energy supplier Solarplicity ceases trading

  13-08-2019 17:11
  Ofgem said the firm had around 7,500 domestic customers, whose supply would continue as normal.
  
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• Intensive blood pressure control ‘may slow age-related brain damage’

  13-08-2019 17:00
  A study suggests intense control was more effective at slowing the accumulation of white matter lesions than standard treatment.
  
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• Childhood gluten intake ‘linked to coealic disease in at-risk youngsters’

  13-08-2019 17:00
  Children who ate more gluten during the first five years of their life were also more at risk of coeliac disease autoimmunity, research suggests.
  
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• Air pollution ‘can exacerbate lung disease as much as daily pack of cigarettes’

  13-08-2019 17:00
  The strongest association was found with ground level ozone, which was also linked to a decline in lung function.
  
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• Forest animal populations plummet by half since 1970, report warns

  13-08-2019 16:59
  Conservation charity WWF calls for action to restore and protect forests and their wildlife as part of efforts to tackle climate change.
  
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• Nespresso turns aluminium capsules into bike

  13-08-2019 16:57
  Nespresso hopes the Velosophy bike will motivate customers to recycle the coffee pods.
  
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• Nora Quoirin: Body found in Malaysia is missing girl

  13-08-2019 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say Nora Quoirin's parents have identified a body found in the jungle as their missing daughter.
  
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• Boris Johnson: Post-Brexit US trade deal will be ‘tough old haggle’

  13-08-2019 16:36
  The Prime Minister’s remarks come after Donald Trump’s national security adviser said the UK would be 'first in line' for a deal with the US.
  
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• Billboards remind Government ministers of their no-deal Brexit warnings

  13-08-2019 16:29
  Led By Donkeys is putting up posters featuring the words of Michael Gove, Matt Hancock and others.
  
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• Man jailed for sending offensive email to Labour MP Naz Shah

  13-08-2019 16:22
  Stewart Hanson, 57, of The Woodlands, Tranmere, accused the Bradford West MP of anti-Semitism.
  
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• Hands-free phone ban for drivers 'should be considered'

  13-08-2019 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A committee of MPs says there is a "misleading impression" the devices are completely safe.
  
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