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• Brazil sends army to tackle Amazon fires - BBC News

  23-08-2019 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Brazil sends army to tackle Amazon fires  BBC NewsAmazon fires – Alarming pic shows three football pitches worth of rainforest being lost every minute as w  The SunAmazon fires: Brazil threatened over EU trade deal  BBC NewsIn Bolsonaro’s burning Brazilian Amazon, all our futures are being consumed  The GuardianEvery meat-eater on the planet is helping to fuel the Amazon forest fires – here’s how  The IndependentView full
  
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• Mexico posts record current account surplus as Trump China trade war bites

  23-08-2019 23:46
  Mexico posted its largest current account surplus on record and the first in nine years, lifted by robust foreign trade with the United States as President Donald Trump waged a bitter tariff dispute with China, official data showed on Friday.In the second quarter, Mexico ran up a current account surplus of $5.143 billion, the biggest since current records began in 1980, and equivalent to 1.6% percent of gross domestic product (GDP), central bank figures showed.Mexico has this year become the top
  
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• Boris Johnson and Donald Trump speak ahead of G7 meeting - BBC News

  23-08-2019 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Boris Johnson and Donald Trump speak ahead of G7 meeting  BBC NewsBoris Johnson warns migrants trying to cross the Channel in boats: we will send you back  The SunBoris Johnson: New Brexit deal with EU won't be a cinch  BBC NewsAfter a month, Johnson has exceeded Tory expectations – now the hard part begins  The GuardianHow is Boris Johnson’s Britain viewed in other G7 countries? Our panel responds  The GuardianView full coverage on G
  
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• Why you should care about the Amazon - in numbers - Sky News

  23-08-2019 23:32 via news.sky.com
  Why you should care about the Amazon - in numbers  Sky NewsAmazon fires: Brazil threatened over EU trade deal  BBC NewsAmazon fires – Alarming pic shows three football pitches worth of rainforest being lost every minute as w  The SunIn Bolsonaro’s burning Brazilian Amazon, all our futures are being consumed  The GuardianEvery meat-eater on the planet is helping to fuel the Amazon forest fires – here’s how  The IndependentV
  
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• The G7: All you need to know about Boris Johnson’s first summit as PM

  23-08-2019 23:30
  The Prime Minister will meet fellow world leaders including Donald Trump at the gathering.
  
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• Rising temperatures could set August bank holiday record

  23-08-2019 23:30
  The weekend will see plenty of sunshine across most of the UK.
  
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• Britain to be 'energetic partner' after Brexit, PM to tell G7 allies

  23-08-2019 23:30
  Boris Johnson also expected to discuss Iran with Donald Trump at summit in Biarritz. Britain will continue to be an “energetic partner” to its international allies after Brexit, Boris Johnson has said, as he prepared to fly to Biarritz for the G7 summit – his first major appearance on the world stage as prime minister. Fresh from Brexit discussions in Berlin and Paris this week, Johnson will use a string of bilateral meetings with world leaders in the French resort to underline
  
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• Britain to be 'energetic partner' after Brexit, PM to tell G7 allies

  23-08-2019 23:30
  Boris Johnson’s most closely watched encounter will be a Sunday breakfast with Donald Trump. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesBritain will continue to be an “energetic partner” to its international allies after Brexit, Boris Johnson has said, as he prepared to fly to Biarritz for the G7 summit – his first major appearance on the world stage as prime minister.Fresh from Brexit discussions in Berlin and Paris this week, Johnson will use a string of bilateral m
  
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• Boris Johnson set for debut on global stage at G7 summit

  23-08-2019 23:30
  The Prime Minister will join the gathering of world leaders in Biarritz, France.
  
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• Boris Johnson pushes for George Osborne to be made IMF chief

  23-08-2019 23:30
  PM recommends former chancellor in phone call to Donald Trump. Boris Johnson used a phone call with the US president, Donald Trump, this week to recommend the former Tory chancellor George Osborne for the job of managing director of the International Monetary Fund. The vacancy at the Washington-based lender was created by the resignation of Christine Lagarde, who will move to Frankfurt to run the European Central Bank (ECB). Osborne stepped down as MP for Tatton after being sacked as chancellor
  
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• EU citizens with iPhones left in limbo over Brexit residency application - Financial Times

  23-08-2019 23:00 via ft.com
  EU citizens with iPhones left in limbo over Brexit residency application  Financial TimesEU nationals seeking to secure their residency rights in the UK ahead of the government's new deadline ending freedom of movement in a no-deal Brexit face ...
  
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• Gary Neville tells Unai Emery to drop four Arsenal players vs Liverpool - Metro.co.uk

  23-08-2019 22:35 via metro.co.uk
  Gary Neville tells Unai Emery to drop four Arsenal players vs Liverpool  Metro.co.ukHow should Arsenal set up at Liverpool on Saturday Night Football?  Sky Sports‘I f****** love Aubameyang and Lacazette’ - Dimitar Berbatov on why he’s a big fan of Arsenal duo  Daily StarSaturday Sports Multiple: Back a Liverpool win in a 7/2 weekend wager  Betting.betfairArsenal vs Everton U23s highlights: Tyreece John-Jules and Robbie Burton score in 2-2
  
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• Prince Andrew ‘has had more than 1,000 lovers’ but does not sleep with teenagers, close friends claim - The Sun

  23-08-2019 22:31 via thesun.co.uk
  Prince Andrew ‘has had more than 1,000 lovers’ but does not sleep with teenagers, close friends claim  The SunJeffrey Epstein case: France launches rape inquiry  BBC NewsJeffrey Epstein 'madam' in secret Palace visits to see Prince Andrew, claims ex-cop  Mirror.co.ukJeff Epstein was so brazen he may have smuggled ‘underage’ sex slaves using Donald Trump’s private jet  The SunJeffrey Epstein took 'young girl' on board Donald Tr
  
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• Football hero joins young bike riders for anti-knife crime protest

  23-08-2019 22:27
  The 28-year-old Watford player said in order to help the youngsters they must be given the hope that they can achieve something.
  
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• UK Central Bank Chief Sees Digital Currency Displacing US Dollar as Global Reserve - CoinDesk

  23-08-2019 22:17 via coindesk.com
  UK Central Bank Chief Sees Digital Currency Displacing US Dollar as Global Reserve  CoinDeskMark Carney calls for global monetary system to replace the dollar  Financial TimesMark Carney: dollar is too dominant and could be replaced by digital currency  The GuardianUK economy headed for stagnation in third quarter - BoE's Carney  Reuters UKBreaking: Bank of England's Carney says Libra like reserve currency to end USD dominance  FXStreetView full
  
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• Ashes 2019: England unravel as hope turns to gallows humour - BBC Sport

  23-08-2019 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Ashes 2019: England unravel as hope turns to gallows humour  BBC SportNo excuses from England after poor show against Australia  Largs and Millport Weekly NewsJofra Archer injury: England bowler limps off with hamstring issue during third Ashes Test against Australia  The IndependentAshes 2019: England 67 all out as Australia close in on Ashes  BBC SportEmbarrassing England slump as Australia take charge at Headingley  Largs and Millport Weekly N
  
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• Emmerdale’s Leah Bracknell admits she’s ignoring doctors and hoping for a miracle after terminal cancer dia - The Sun

  23-08-2019 21:25 via thesun.co.uk
  Emmerdale’s Leah Bracknell admits she’s ignoring doctors and hoping for a miracle after terminal cancer dia  The SunEMMERDALE'S Leah Bracknell has revealed she's ignoring doctors' predictions and is hoping for a miracle following her terminal cancer diagnosis.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA news: Hubble telescope snaps dying star in a ‘gloomy scene’ that confused astronomers - Express.co.uk

  23-08-2019 21:14 via express.co.uk
  NASA news: Hubble telescope snaps dying star in a ‘gloomy scene’ that confused astronomers  Express.co.ukHubble Space Telescope Captures Gloomy Dying Star  GeekView full coverage on Google News
  
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• World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar - BoE's Carney

  23-08-2019 21:05
  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney took aim at the U.S. dollar's "destabilising" role in the world economy on Friday and said central banks might need to join together to create their own replacement reserve currency.The dollar's dominance of the global financial system increased the risks of a liquidity trap of ultra-low interest rates and weak growth, Carney told central bankers from around the world gathered in Jackson Hole in the United States."While the world economy is being reordered, t
  
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• UK economy headed for stagnation in third quarter - BoE's Carney

  23-08-2019 21:03
  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said Britain's economy appeared to be on course to stagnate in the current quarter, and underlying growth still looked muted even when the effect of Brexit volatility was stripped out.Carney, in a speech at the Jackson Hole gathering of global central bankers in the United States on Friday, said a snapshot of Britain's economy suggested it was "currently close to equilibrium, operating just below potential".Britain's economy shrank during the three months to
  
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• PM warns ministers over bullying, leaking or trying to stop Brexit

  23-08-2019 20:50
  The prime minister, Boris Johnson, wants to avoid the kind of splits that plagued Theresa May’s governments. Photograph: Alfonso Jimenez/REX/ShutterstockBoris Johnson has warned senior members of his administration against bullying, leaking, or trying to frustrate Brexit, as he published a new edition of the ministerial code of conduct.Theresa May’s cabinet was described as “the worst example of ill-discipline in cabinet in British political history”, by Julian Smith, her
  
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• 'I hereby order': Trump mocked for highly formal, meaningless decree - The Guardian

  23-08-2019 20:39 via theguardian.com
  'I hereby order': Trump mocked for highly formal, meaningless decree  The GuardianTrump says US firms 'hereby ordered' to quit China  BBC NewsTrump raises tariffs on Chinese goods after stocks tumble  Financial TimesHere are the reasons for Trump's economic war with China  The GuardianChina is feeling the pain of U.S. tariffs. Now it's time for negotiators to secure a deal.  USA TODAYView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn accuses Tories of failing a generation of children

  23-08-2019 20:09
  Corbyn highlighted Labour’s child-friendly policies during a visit to a lunch club in Swansea. Photograph: Jacob King/PAJeremy Corbyn has met children at a lunch club in Swansea to highlight Labour’s policies for young people, in the latest of a series of campaign-style stops as his party gears up for a possible snap general election.The Labour leader claimed the government was “failing a whole generation of children” and vowed his party would “unlock the potential
  
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• Campaigners criticise Boris Johnson’s ‘inflammatory’ message to migrants

  23-08-2019 20:05
  The Prime Minister told people crossing the Channel to enter the UK: "We will send you back."
  
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• Smart motorways are putting lives at risk, former roads ministers says - The Telegraph

  23-08-2019 20:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  Smart motorways are putting lives at risk, former roads ministers says  The TelegraphSmart motorways are putting lives at risk because emergency refuge laybys are spaced too far apart, a former roads minister who approved early designs of the ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Polish chef criticises Home Office after bid for settled status rejected

  23-08-2019 19:58
  Damian Wawrzyniak has appeared on television with Mary Berry and cooked for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
  
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• US presenter accused of 'bullying' Prince George for liking ballet - AOL UK

  23-08-2019 19:47 via aol.co.uk
  US presenter accused of 'bullying' Prince George for liking ballet  AOL UKPrince George is cruelly mocked for taking ballet classes by US TV host – as celebs leap to his defence  The SunAnger as Prince George is mocked by Good Morning America host for doing ballet  Mirror OnlinePrince George to learn new subjects at Thomas's Battersea School, may get more homework  International Business Times UKPrince George mocked for taking ballet classes by US te
  
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• British Airways pilots to strike for three days over pay dispute - Sky News

  23-08-2019 19:42 via news.sky.com
  British Airways pilots to strike for three days over pay dispute  Sky NewsTravel chaos set to hit London airports as British Airways pilots vote to strike  City A.M.British Airways pilots set strikes for three days in September - union BALPA  Yahoo News UKBritish Airways pilots to strike for three days in September  The GuardianBritish Airways: Seven things that define the UK national carrier on its 100th anniversary  The IndependentView full cov
  
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• Wife files for divorce from ‘extremely loving’ husband because he ‘REFUSES to argue and even cleans the house - The Sun

  23-08-2019 19:41 via thesun.co.uk
  Wife files for divorce from ‘extremely loving’ husband because he ‘REFUSES to argue and even cleans the house  The SunWoman in UAE files for divorce from husband who is 'too kind'  Metro.co.ukWoman wants divorce as husband 'makes her life hell showering her with gifts'  Mirror OnlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump lashes out at China and US Federal Reserve — as it happened - Financial Times

  23-08-2019 18:55 via ft.com
  Trump lashes out at China and US Federal Reserve — as it happened  Financial TimesTrump responds with fury over Fed chief's speech  BBC NewsTrump 'hereby orders' US companies to leave China after attacking Fed chair  The GuardianJay Powell should set out a more predictable course for interest rates  Financial TimesPowell Admits Fed Has No Playbook for a Trump Trade War  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Prime Minister enjoys fish and chips during visit to Brixham

  23-08-2019 18:54
  Boris Johnson paid for the £7.75 hake and chips from the Rockfish takeaway in Brixham.
  
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• Investors in Kevin McCloud housing venture facing heavy losses

  23-08-2019 18:49
  The Grand Designs host resigned as a director of HAB Land Ltd on February 16 2018.
  
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• Hong Kong protesters join hands in 30-mile human chain - The Guardian

  23-08-2019 18:45 via theguardian.com
  Hong Kong protesters join hands in 30-mile human chain  The GuardianHong Kong's human chain protest against extradition bill  BBC NewsGoogle shuts down 210 YouTube channels posting ‘coordinated’ disinformation about Hong Kong protests  The IndependentWhy Hong Kong's future lies with China, not the West  Telegraph.co.ukHong Kong protests: YouTube shuts accounts over disinformation  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• British Airways pilots to strike for three days in September - The Guardian

  23-08-2019 18:37 via theguardian.com
  British Airways pilots to strike for three days in September  The GuardianTravel chaos set to hit London airports as British Airways pilots vote to strike  City A.M.British Airways pilots to strike for three days over pay dispute  Sky NewsBritish Airways pilots set strikes for three days in September - union BALPA  Yahoo News UKBritish Airways pilots will walk out for three days next month  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ann Summers chief criticises landlords over high rents - The Guardian

  23-08-2019 18:32 via theguardian.com
  Ann Summers chief criticises landlords over high rents  The GuardianThe Ann Summers chief executive has accused some retail landlords of “burying their heads in the sand” by ignoring the crisis on the high street, after several ...
  
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• David Koch: Billionaire Republican donor dies after long battle with prostate cancer - Sky News

  23-08-2019 18:24 via news.sky.com
  David Koch: Billionaire Republican donor dies after long battle with prostate cancer  Sky NewsDavid Koch, billionaire industrialist and Republican mega donor, dies aged 79  The GuardianDavid Koch net worth: Businessman famed for being billionaire - exactly how rich was he?  ExpressDavid Koch reshaped America for the worse. His life's work was the destruction of others  The IndependentDavid Koch's legacy wasn't perfect – but it was far more positive t
  
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• Married police sergeant facing jail over child grooming charges

  23-08-2019 18:17
  Coventry-based Stephen Shaw has been bailed after admitting two offences.
  
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• Trump responds with fury over Fed chief's speech - BBC News

  23-08-2019 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Trump responds with fury over Fed chief's speech  BBC NewsTrump escalates attacks on China and threatens to raise tariffs  The GuardianGlobal stocks slump as US-China trade tensions escalate: as it happened  The TelegraphJay Powell should set out a more predictable course for interest rates  Financial TimesPowell Admits Fed Has No Playbook for a Trump Trade War  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Foreign Office warns travellers’ phones could be checked at Hong Kong border

  23-08-2019 18:13
  British consulate worker Simon Cheng Man-kit went missing two weeks ago after going on a business trip.
  
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• Hull boy, 12, dies at holiday campsite in France - BBC News

  23-08-2019 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Hull boy, 12, dies at holiday campsite in France  BBC NewsBritish boy drowns on camping holiday in France  The GuardianBritish boy, 12, dies after getting into difficulty in French lake  Sky NewsHoliday firm 'shocked and saddened' after East Yorkshire boy drowns in lake in France  Hull Daily MailBritish boy, 12, dies while swimming at French campsite in northern France  Mirror OnlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• In Pictures: Fun in the sun ahead of bank holiday heatwave

  23-08-2019 18:05
  Temperatures have been rising following early-morning fog in parts of the UK.
  
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• BA pilots to strike in dispute over pay

  23-08-2019 18:04
  The British Airline Pilots' Association said its members will walk out on September 9, 10 and 27.
  
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• RBS and Santander must appoint auditors over PPI failures - The Times

  23-08-2019 18:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  RBS and Santander must appoint auditors over PPI failures  The TimesRBS and Santander ordered to fix PPI breaches  Sky NewsRBS and Santander ordered to fix PPI processes – after not sending proper reminders to 1,000s of customers  MoneySavingExpertRoyal Bank of Scotland and Santander rebuked for breaking PPI rules  The GuardianCMA orders RBS and Santander to fix PPI breaches - Your Money  Your MoneyView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Live-Action Lady and the Tramp Poster Recreates a Classic Cartoon Moment - CBR - Comic Book Resources

  23-08-2019 17:59 via cbr.com
  Live-Action Lady and the Tramp Poster Recreates a Classic Cartoon Moment  CBR - Comic Book ResourcesFirst picture of Lady and the Tramp live-action remake released  digitalspy.comDisney makes 'shelter mutt' a Hollywood star in new version of Lady and the Tramp  The TelegraphShelter to Stardom: Rescue Dog Leads 'Lady and the Tramp'  Inside EditionD23 Expo 2019: Lady and The Tramp Poster Brings New Take on a Classic  ComingSoon.netView full coverag
  
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• Residents slam ‘lack of safety improvements’ after flat fire near Grenfell Tower

  23-08-2019 17:57
  Many of those living in Markland House said they heard no alarms.
  
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• British Airways pilots to strike for three days in September

  23-08-2019 17:51
  British Airways pilots are to go on strike for three days in September, their union said on Friday, in a dispute over paythat could disrupt the peak summer holiday season.Last month, the pilots overwhelmingly voted for industrial action and the airline, which is part of IAG, failed in a court bid to stop them."The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has today given notice to British Airways that it will call on its members to strike on 9th, 10th and 27th September 2019," the union said in
  
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• Abuse victims ‘confident’ after meeting new Secretary of State

  23-08-2019 17:50
  Campaigners emerged from the meetings in upbeat mood, praising Mr Smith's approach.
  
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• Russia’s floating nuclear power plant begins journey to destination

  23-08-2019 17:47
  Environmentalists have hit out at plans for the facility on the Arctic coast.
  
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• Fires in the Amazon rainforest: Why are they happening?

  23-08-2019 17:44
  The PA news agency spoke to WWF UK and Greenpeace UK about the situation which is being described as an international crisis.
  
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• Red Arrows display team fly over New York City

  23-08-2019 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The Royal Air Force display team are on a tour of North America.
  
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