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• Labour accused of trading all-women seats for its 'favourite sons'

  15-08-2019 22:49
  Unison boss Dave Prentis urges Jeremy Corbyn to protect safe seats meant for female MPs. The boss of the UK’s largest trade union has accused the Labour leadership of “trading” seats intended for female candidates in order to allow “favourite sons” to take up the safest Labour seats set to be vacated at the next election. In an extraordinary broadside at senior party figures, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis urged Jeremy Corbyn to intervene, alleging that the p
  
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• Miniature horse rescued from concrete drain

  15-08-2019 22:39
  Firefighters used a special harness to extricate the stricken animal.
  
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• Parts of the UK could be hit by almost a month’s rain on Friday

  15-08-2019 22:11
  Forecasters have issued a weather warning for much of the day.
  
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• Two held as police name teenager stabbed to death in Camden street

  15-08-2019 22:04
  Alex Smith was stabbed multiple times after being chased by a group of people.
  
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• Iranian supertanker could not be detained for 'one more moment', Gibraltar says

  15-08-2019 21:24
  Gibraltar has released the Iranian supertanker Grace 1, the territory's chief minister has told Sky News.Fabian Picardo said an investigation found the cargo was being sent to Syria, which put it in breach of EU sanctions.The tanker was seized by Gibraltarian authorities and Royal Marines in the Mediterranean last month over suspicion it was bound for Syria.
  
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• Government worker stabbed in ‘unprovoked’ attack outside Home Office

  15-08-2019 20:44
  The victim works for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
  
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• Lib Dems urged to back Corbyn as interim PM to stop no-deal Brexit

  15-08-2019 20:32
  Party finds itself isolated after opposition figures - and some Tories - say they would back Labour plan. The Liberal Democrats were under growing pressure on Thursday night to back Jeremy Corbyn as a caretaker prime minister to stop a no-deal Brexit, after leading opposition figures and even one former Conservative minister said they were open to the idea. With anti-no-deal groups rapidly calibrating their positions in the aftermath of Corbyn’s intervention, a split opened up among MPs ho
  
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• US vice president ‘looking forward to celebrating Irish roots’

  15-08-2019 20:06
  Mike Pence is due to visit Ireland in early September.
  
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• Scientists discover pain-sensing organ in skin

  15-08-2019 20:00
  The cells form a network that senses painful stimuli such as pricks and impact.
  
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• Tory MP Says Jeremy Corbyn As Prime Minister Is Better Than No-Deal Brexit

  15-08-2019 19:55
  A Conservative MP has said a government with Jeremy Corbyn as 'caretaker'prime minister would be "less damaging" than a no-deal Brexit
  
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• Sarah Wollaston: Corbyn government may be 'lesser of two evils'

  15-08-2019 19:49
  New Lib Dem MP who quit Tory party in February warned coming weeks may see another ‘gamechanger’ defection. The Liberal Democrats’ newest MP, Sarah Wollaston, has said a temporary Jeremy Corbyn led government would be “the lesser of two evils” in order to prevent a no-deal Brexit, but added she believed it would have no chance of support from former Tory colleagues. Wollaston’s remarks go further than those of her party leader, Jo Swinson, who on Thursday stop
  
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• Whaley Bridge reservoir explorers warned to stay out to avoid being trapped

  15-08-2019 19:32
  Whaley Bridge residents were told they could return home on August 7.
  
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• Data watchdog investigating use of facial recognition in King’s Cross

  15-08-2019 19:27
  Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says it is "deeply concerned about the growing use of facial recognition technology in public spaces".
  
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• Brexit ideology and the new ‘cult’ of remainism

  15-08-2019 19:23
  ‘Many people in the movement have put their careers and family life on hold,’ writes Melissa Percival. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/ReutersThe long read by Daniel Cohen (Among the remainists, Journal 13 August) charts the radicalisation of remain supporters. But as someone who identifies strongly with this movement and is active within it, I found the sneering and patronising tone difficult to stomach. The caricatured presentation of remainers as an eccentric and ineffectual sect &ldqu
  
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• Sturgeon refuses to rule out options in bid to prevent no-deal Brexit

  15-08-2019 19:20
  The Scottish First Minister said that no talks are currently being held between the SNP and the Labour Party over a deal to lock the Tories out.
  
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• Casting around for Prince Philip

  15-08-2019 19:19
  Adolescents | Rail Delivery Group | Women and aging | Circumcision | Beards | Prince Philip. Why should post-pubertal teenagers be called “children” ( Letters, 15 August)? It’s an outdated and meaningless legalism. Protect adolescents by all means, but don’t infantilise them. Chris Hughes Leicester . The Rail Delivery Group says 98p in the pound was put back into running the railway ( Report, 14 August). If they were nationalised it would be 100p in the pound. Gareth Hopc
  
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• NHS bill for private out-of-area mental health care rises to £100m

  15-08-2019 19:01
  The BBC’s Panorama revealed in May that residents at Whorlton Hall had been abused by staff. Photograph: BBC/PANHS spending on private firms nursing people with mental health problems outside their local authority area has risen by almost 30% in a year to £100m.Adults in mental health crises were sent as far as 300 miles from home last year – a situation NHS chiefs have admitted reduces the chances of recovery because vulnerable people are separated from their loved ones.Figure
  
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• Farm workers’ cottage given listed status

  15-08-2019 18:48
  The thatched dwelling near Thorney, Peterborough, is described as a 'rare surviving example of a mid-18th century Fenland cottage'.
  
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• Brexit: where do parties stand on Corbyn plan to avoid no deal?

  15-08-2019 18:44
  Labour’s move towards a no-confidence vote is making others declare their hand. Arguably, there are more plans for preventing a no-deal Brexit than there are parties in the Commons. But after Jeremy Corbyn wrote to opposition MPs setting out Labour’s plan to seek a no-confidence vote then attempt to form a temporary government, other groups have been forced to say where they stand. Liberal Democrats Their first choice, as described by their leader, Jo Swinson, would be legislation to
  
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• Bonfire festooned with Bloody Sunday shootings banners

  15-08-2019 18:33
  A veteran paratrooper, known as Solider F, is facing prosecution for two murders and four attempted murders on Bloody Sunday.
  
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• Prospective buyers for Harland and Wolff given bids deadline, say unions

  15-08-2019 18:25
  The Belfast shipyard, famed for building the Titanic, went into administration last week.
  
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• World’s first commercial spaceport is operational – Virgin Galactic

  15-08-2019 18:19
  The company announced the transfer of its operations to Spaceport America in New Mexico on Thursday.
  
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• Labour has eradicated anti-Semitism from party, claims Lord Hattersley

  15-08-2019 18:18
  The peer, who was speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, criticised Jeremy Corbyn's slow response to the issue.
  
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• Tell us: how have you reused your wedding dress?

  15-08-2019 18:04
  We want to hear if you opted for a non-traditional dress, or if you’ve repurposed it so you could wear it againWorn for the big day, gone tomorrow – for many people a wedding dress will be the single most expensive item of clothing they ever buy. It may also be the item of clothing they wear the least.With sustainability taking centre stage, something about the practice of spending big on a labour-intensive dress that is worn only once doesn’t quite stack up, which is perhaps w
  
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• Christian campaigners disappointed as ‘gay cake’ case goes to European court

  15-08-2019 17:51
  The Christian Institute has branded the latest legal action 'an attack on freedom of expression, religion and belief'.
  
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• Teenager arrested in murder investigation after 18-year-old stabbed

  15-08-2019 17:34
  The victim died after the attack in south-west London on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Friends ‘lookalike’ thief jailed for nine months

  15-08-2019 17:30
  Blackpool Police posted the captured CCTV image on its Facebook page in an appeal to trace the offender.
  
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• Gibraltar releases Iranian supertanker Grace 1

  15-08-2019 17:25
  Gibraltar has released the Iranian supertanker Grace 1, according to the chief minister of Gibraltar.The tanker was seized by Gibraltarian authorities and Royal Marines in the Mediterranean last month on suspicion of attempting to smuggle oil to Syria in breach of EU sanctions.Authorities in Gibraltar have since received assurances from Tehran that the ship will not unload its cargo in Syria.
  
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• ‘Devoted father’ stabbed to death with screwdriver at busy shopping centre

  15-08-2019 17:12
  Mr Duncan's family paid tribute saying he will be in their 'hearts and thoughts every day'.
  
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• Lib Dems urged to rethink rejection of Corbyn’s plan to prevent no-deal

  15-08-2019 17:03
  SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and others called for Jo Swinson to reconsider her immediate dismissal of the Brexit proposal.
  
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• Manchester police have 'massive backlog' of uncharged suspects due to IT issue

  15-08-2019 17:02
  The new system was designed to give officers access to police records dating back to 1974. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAPolice in Greater Manchester have been unable to charge many suspects since the introduction of a new £27m computer system, leading to a massive backlog, lawyers have claimed.Robert Moussalli, a lawyer specialising in cases involving children and young people, said police had sent suspects home from stations following their arrests because they were unable to charge them due
  
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• Shooting of IRA man in 1972 was unjustified, coroner rules

  15-08-2019 16:53
  Seamus Bradley, 19, was killed by a soldier from the Royal Scots Regiment during Operation Motorman.
  
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• Scotland Yard 'open-minded' over Home Office knife attack motive

  15-08-2019 16:50
  A police cordon outside the Home Office in London. Photograph: Teilo Colley/PAScotland Yard has said it is keeping an open mind over the motives of a knife attack outside the Home Office building in London.Specialist firearms officers attended within six minutes to find a man aged in his 60s with knife injuries, the Metropolitan police said. They said the injuries were neither life-threatening or life-changing.It is understood the victim is a civil servant at the Ministry of Housing, Communities
  
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• Man stabbed outside Home Office confirmed as government worker

  15-08-2019 16:50
  Police officers cordon off the area where the suspect was arrested. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty ImagesScotland Yard has said it is keeping an open mind over the motive for a knife attack outside the Home Office as it was confirmed that the victim is a government employee.Specialist firearms officers attended within six minutes to find a man in his 60s with knife injuries, the Metropolitan police said. The man’s injuries were neither life-threatening or life-changing, the force said.T
  
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• Are we heading for a recession?

  15-08-2019 16:43
  PA takes a look at the key indicators and what it means for you
  
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• Recession fears raised as economic indicators flash red

  15-08-2019 16:41
  The warning signs have spooked the markets
  
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• Traces of Novichok found in second Salisbury police officer’s blood

  15-08-2019 16:40
  The Wiltshire Police officer has been confirmed as the sixth victim of the Novichok chemical attack in March 2018.
  
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• Prime Minister’s partner to give speech on conservation

  15-08-2019 16:37
  She will then appear on a Question Time-style panel alongside guests including Chris Packham, presenter of BBC SpringWatch.
  
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• Man stabbed in ‘unprovoked’ attack outside Home Office

  15-08-2019 16:33
  A man, 29, has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.
  
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• Family of British mother who died in Barbados send thanks for ‘immense’ support

  15-08-2019 16:22
  Her son is Hartlepool United defender Romoney Crichlow-Noble, 20, and he is being comforted by his team mates.
  
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• Number of students taking arts A-levels continues to fall

  15-08-2019 16:14
  Entries in drama and music A-levels saw sharp decreases this year, according to the latest figures.
  
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• Fox News host compares migrants entering US to Nazis

  15-08-2019 16:09
  Todd Starnes of Fox Nation also called migrants a ‘rampaging horde of illegal aliens’ less than two weeks after El Paso attack. A Fox News host has said that the US has been invaded by a “rampaging horde of illegal aliens” less than two weeks after 22 people were killed in a Hispanic-targeting attack in El Paso, Texas. The comments were first noted by media watchdog Media Matters’ Jason Campbell. They repeat a pattern of extreme rhetoric coming from the Rupert Murdo
  
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• Corbyn’s plan to stop no-deal Brexit rejected by key MPs

  15-08-2019 15:58
  Nicola Sturgeon sought to convince the Lib Dems not to rule out Labour's plan.
  
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• Russia's X5 retailer focuses on growing demand for convenience foods

  15-08-2019 15:32
  Russia's top food retailer X5is gearing up to compete with burgeoning online players to meet growing demand for convenience foods from time- and price-conscious consumers, Chief Executive Officer Igor Shekhterman told Reuters."We used to compare ourselves with offline players, but we now say that we work in the food market and our competitors not only count traditional players, but also digital companies ... and fast-food restaurants," Shekhterman said.E-commerce has flourished in Russia over th
  
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• Novichok appeared in blood test of second UK police officer in 2018

  15-08-2019 15:18
  British police who investigated a 2018 Novichok poisoning that was blamed on Russia said traces of the deadly nerve agent have since been found in a blood sample taken from a second officer at the time.Police said the officer received medical treatment and returned to duties shortly after they responded to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, a former Russian double agent and his daughter who were found slumped on a bench in the southern English city of Salisbury.The attack triggered a seq
  
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• Girls achieve more top A-level grades than boys

  15-08-2019 15:14
  The figures come in the first year that there were more entries for science subjects from girls than boys.
  
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• Spanish overtakes French as most popular foreign language A-level

  15-08-2019 15:12
  Figures show a 4.3% rise in the number of entries for A-level Spanish this year.
  
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• Humans played key role in cave bear extinction, study suggests

  15-08-2019 15:00
  A drastic decline in the cave bear population coincided with the spread of anatomically modern humans in Europe, scientists say.
  
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• Patients waiting for hip replacements experience pain ‘worse than death’

  15-08-2019 14:57
  University of Edinburgh researchers found 19% of more than 2,000 people surveyed were in extreme pain or discomfort.
  
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• Fresh inquest ‘can right wrongs’ over teenage girl’s murder in 1965

  15-08-2019 14:54
  Elsie Frost, 14, was knifed in Wakefield as she walked back from a sailing club event more than 50 years ago.
  
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