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• Hugh Grant Calls Boris Johnson An ‘Over-Promoted Rubber Bath Toy’

  28-08-2019 23:24
  Hugh Grant has launched an expletive-laden attack at Boris Johnson in which hecalled the Prime Minister an "over-promoted rubber bath toy"
  
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• Brexit protest: Police guard Downing St gates as hundreds chant 'no one voted for Boris'

  28-08-2019 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  FOOTAGE has emerged of protestors gathering outside Downing Street and chanting “no one voted for Boris”, following the Prime Minister’s latest move to prorogue Parliament.
  
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• Protesters gather outside Parliament after PM’s move to suspend it

  28-08-2019 22:19
  At Westminster, crowds blocked traffic and some staged a sit-down protest in Parliament Square, while others headed for Downing Street.
  
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• 'A Democratic Outrage': Thousands Protest Boris Johnson Suspending Parliament

  28-08-2019 22:08
  With parliament in recess over summer, August in Westminster is typicallymarked by a state of quiet
  
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• Legal campaigner Miller asks courts to block UK parliament suspension

  28-08-2019 21:55
  Legal campaigner Gina Miller said on Wednesday she will ask the courts to block Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Britain's parliament for more than a month before Brexit.Miller, who in 2017 successfully challenged the government over its authority to leave the EU without a vote in parliament, said she would seek an urgent judicial review before Sept. 9, the earliest date that a suspension of parliament could come into effect.Earlier on Wednesday, Johnson launched his boldest mo
  
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• Hugh Grant labels Boris Johnson an ‘over-promoted rubber bath toy’

  28-08-2019 21:42
  The Four Weddings And A Funeral actor was responding to the Prime Minister's decision to suspend Parliament.
  
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• Ruth Davidson: The leader who transformed Tory fortunes in Scotland

  28-08-2019 20:59
  The 40-year-old is expected to announce her intention to stand down on Thursday.
  
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• Bolton fans rally together to support unpaid staff

  28-08-2019 20:20
  Bolton Wanderers have set up an emergency food bank for non-playing staff who have not been paid after the club went into administration.
  
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• Strongman opens new waterpark slides said to be ‘tallest and fastest’ in UK

  28-08-2019 20:10
  The attractions, some of which tower 54ft above ground, were unveiled by former world's strongest man Eddie Hall
  
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• Suspension of parliament: MPs react with fury and Davidson set to quit after Johnson move – live news

  28-08-2019 20:09
  Government will prorogue parliament in September, with Queen’s speech on 14 OctoberFull report: Suspension could prevent attempts to block no-deal BrexitRuth Davidson expected to quit as Scottish Tory leaderQ&A: What is prorogation and why is Boris Johnson using it? 7.09pm BST It remains unclear whether Ruth Davidson is also planning to quit as an MSP if, as is widely expected, she announces her resignation as Scottish Tory leader on Thursday.
  Sebastian Payne at the Financial Times has
  
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• US Open 2019: Federer and Nishikori in action, Konta delayed by rain – live!

  28-08-2019 20:08
  Rolling updates of the day three action at Flushing MeadowsNaomi Osaka blows hot and cold but knocks Blinkova outNick Kyrgios accuses ATP of being corrupt after US Open winEmail [email protected] | Tweet @KatyMurrells 7.08pm BST Dzumhur isn’t an ideal opponent for an opponent out of touch. He doesn’t have a huge amount of firepower but what he lacks in size he makes up for in heart and he’s happy to scrap and mix up the play. That said, Federer appears to be finding
  
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• Trump claims he's 'best thing that's ever happened to Puerto Rico' as he lashes out at territory – live

  28-08-2019 20:07
  President lashed out at territory ahead of Tropical Storm Dorian, calling it ‘one of the most corrupt places on Earth’ Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 7.07pm BST Jason Greenblatt, the Trump administration official who has been helping Jared Kushner try to negotiate an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, confirmed that the proposal will not be released before Israel’s elections on Sept. 17.We have decided that we will not be releasing the peace vision (or parts
  
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• Boris Johnson’s move to prorogue parliament ‘a constitutional outrage’, says Speaker

  28-08-2019 20:06
  People protest on College Green against the proroguing of parliament by Boris Johnson. Photograph: Matthew Chattle/REX/ShutterstockThe Commons Speaker, John Bercow, issued a stinging criticism of Boris Johnson’s intention to prorogue parliament, describing it as a constitutional outrage aimed at preventing MPs from debating Brexit.In a furious statement he said he had not been consulted by the prime minister, who he said risked undermining his democratic credentials.Bercow is expected to e
  
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• Queen in ‘tricky position’ following PM’s move to suspend Parliament

  28-08-2019 20:01
  An expert said there could be 'treacherous things' for the Queen to deal with.
  
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• A civil war state of mind now threatens our democracy | Polly Toynbee

  28-08-2019 19:58
  Boris Johnson’s assault on parliament is unprecedented, but he can – and must – be stoppedAn “outrage”, a “coup”, an “abomination”, a country tumbling into “failed state status”, Britain a “banana republic”, Boris Johnson a “dictator”. Parliamentarians stretch the limits of their vocabulary to express disbelief that this could happen in Britain, the “cradle of democracy”. Rewrite the history boo
  
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• Boris Johnson turns Queen's Balmoral stay into holiday from hell | John Crace

  28-08-2019 19:57
  No sooner had she dealt with the Prince Andrew fallout when Jacob Rees-Mogg appeared at the gatesThis was rapidly turning into the holiday from hell for the Queen at Balmoral. It had been bad enough having to deal with the fallout from Prince Andrew’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein – why on earth couldn’t he have settled down with an older woman like Charles? – but then had come the early morning phone call from No 10 saying that the pompous fool Jacob Rees-Mogg was on h
  
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• Boris Johnson turns Queen's Balmoral stay into a holiday from hell

  28-08-2019 19:57
  No sooner had she dealt with the Prince Andrew fallout when Jacob Rees-Mogg appeared at the gates. This was rapidly turning into the holiday from hell for the Queen at Balmoral. It had been bad enough having to deal with the fallout from Prince Andrew’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein – why on earth couldn’t he have settled down with an older woman like Charles? – but then had come the early morning phone call from No 10 saying that the pompous fool Jacob Rees-Mogg was on
  
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• Greta Thunberg sails into New York waters after crossing Atlantic – live news

  28-08-2019 19:55
  Crowds in New York await Sweden’s teenage environmental campaigner, who will set foot on dry land after her zero-carbon journey by yacht 6.55pm BST When Greta Thunberg was setting sail from Plymouth (in England, not New England) on August 14, my colleague on the spot that day, the Guardian’s global environment editor Jonathan Watts, reported that the activist didn’t intend to talk to with US president Donald Trump, even were the opportunity to present itself. 6.28pm BST While e
  
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• Woman dies from injuries after car driven into campsite

  28-08-2019 19:54
  Police confirm Anna Roselyn Evans, 46, died in hospital after tent was hit by driverA woman has died after being critically injured last week when a car was driven into tents on a campsite in north Wales.Four campers were injured when the vehicle was driven on the Rhyd y Galen site near Bethel, Caernarfon, in the early hours of Monday 19 August. Continue reading...
  
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• Rotherham child sexual abuse: six more men convicted

  28-08-2019 19:54
  Offences relate to abuse of seven girls who were under 16 between 1998 and 2002Six more men from Rotherham have been convicted of grooming and abusing vulnerable girls in the South Yorkshire town as part of the largest child sexual exploitation and abuse inquiry in the UK.The men would park outside local schools or hang around in Rotherham bus station, waiting for immature girls who “needed to be loved”. Working as a gang, the men would give the girls alcohol and drugs, before they w
  
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• Mexico: at least 26 killed and 11 injured in arson attack on bar

  28-08-2019 19:51
  Armed gang sealed emergency exits of venue before setting fire to entrance hall in worst single act of violence since Amlo took officeAt least 26 people have been killed and 11 others serious injured in an arson attack on a Mexican bar, which has highlighted the failure of the country’s new president to quickly bring down record levels of violence.An armed gang stormed the Caballo Blanco, or White Horse, nightclub in the Mexican city of Coatzacoalcos at around 10pm on Tuesday night. They s
  
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• Shock as Ruth Davidson poised to quit as Scottish Tory leader

  28-08-2019 19:48
  Ms Davidson 'will make her position clear in due course' a party spokesman said.
  
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• Carabao Cup plus Champions League qualifiers – live!

  28-08-2019 19:45
  The latest scores and news from Wednesday night’s actionBorja Bastón: from Swansea misfit to undroppable forceAny comments? Email Paul | tweet @paul_doyle 5.47pm BST Just the seven ties to follow today but there’s no lack of intrigue in prospect. Lincoln City gave Everton a fright at Goodison Park in last season’s FA Cup so, despite an iffy run in League One, they’ll fancy their chances of toppling the Premier Leaguers at a sold-out Sincil Bank today. That would le
  
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• Over half a million sign petition to stop proroguing of parliament

  28-08-2019 19:41
  In some remain-backing areas more than 2% of constituents have signed petition alreadyA petition calling on the government not to prorogue parliament has already been signed by more than 580,000 people.It was launched on Tuesday by Mark Johnston, a pro-EU campaigner from Reigate in Kent, a day before Boris Johnson announced his request to suspend parliament. Continue reading...
  
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• Over 900,000 people sign petition to stop proroguing of parliament

  28-08-2019 19:41
  In some remain-backing areas more than 2% of constituents have signed petition already. A petition calling on the government not to prorogue parliament has already been signed by more than 900,000 people. It was launched on Tuesday by Mark Johnston, a pro-EU campaigner from Reigate in Surrey, a day before Boris Johnson announced his request to suspend parliament. The text of the petition reads: “Parliament must not be prorogued or dissolved unless and until the article 50 period has been s
  
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• The Guardian view on the collapse of Bury FC: a tragedy bigger than mere football | Editorial

  28-08-2019 19:40
  The fans of a small northern club deserved better than to witness their club destroyed by bad management and financial speculationFootball is about more than money, however much lucre has come to shape the beautiful game. Over this summer, English top-tier clubs had spent a total of £1.41bn, with Manchester United shelling out a world record fee on a defender of £80m for Leicester City’s Harry Maguire. Yet these amounts and the teams that spend them are symptoms of an unsentime
  
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• Bolton Wanderers saved after Football Ventures complete takeover deal

  28-08-2019 19:38
  • Administrators confirm sale of club in statement
  • Club was on verge of liquidation but future now looks secureBolton have been sold to Football Ventures (Whites) Limited, the club’s administrators have announced. A deal to take over Bolton has been completed, with the club’s administrators announcing the sale.The club were on the verge of liquidation after the English Football League gave the administrator Paul Appleton 14 days to either sell the League One club or prove
  
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• The Truth review – Catherine Deneuve's grand diva dominates mixed Venice opener

  28-08-2019 19:30
  Hirokazu Kore-eda’s English-language debut kicks off this year’s festival with zingers but no real fireworks, as Deneuve’s ageing star rips strips off daughter Juliette BinocheThe sun rises on day one of the Venice film festival and it catches the guests in a delicate state. They’re still sleepy, struggling to get their bearings and nursing hangovers from the welcome drinks the night before. These people require careful handling, a soothing introduction. Specifically, the
  
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• Ruth Davidson 'To Quit As Leader Of The Scottish Conservatives'

  28-08-2019 19:25
  Ruth Davidson is expected to resign as leader of the Scottish Conservatives onThursday, reports suggest
  
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• Consumers urged to stake PPI claims to avoid last-minute delays

  28-08-2019 19:25
  Billions of pounds remain unclaimed.
  
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• The cat is out of the bag – Boris Johnson’s shutdown is unconstitutional | Shami Chakrabarti

  28-08-2019 19:21
  Whatever the Tories may claim, it is clear that parliament is sovereign and MPs must be allowed a say on plans for a ‘crash-out’ BrexitOne of the gravest dangers to any society is “outrage fatigue”. The symptom of this condition is when so many people have been so angry for so long that terrible abuses of power now seem almost normal. Over a decade since the financial crash, after nine years of crippling public spending and tax cuts, and three years on from the bitterly f
  
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• 'You think this is funny?': final trailer for gritty DC drama Joker lands

  28-08-2019 19:09
  The latest look at Joaquin Phoenix as the villain shows more of the dark origins tale before its Venice film festival premiereAhead of its Venice film festival premiere, Warner Bros has released the final full trailer for Joker, a gritty period take on the unhinged DC villain. Related: Funny peculiar: will Joaquin Phoenix's Joker be the strangest DC movie yet?Continue reading...
  
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• US soprano Kathryn Lewek accuses opera critics of body-shaming

  28-08-2019 19:06
  Singer has won praise for role as Eurydice but says some writers have opted to focus on her bodyAn American soprano has spoken of her hurt and anger over “cruel” verbal abuse and harassment from opera critics whom she accused of body-shaming.Kathryn Lewek’s performance as Eurydice in a raunchy production of Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld at the Salzburg festival has been widely praised. Continue reading...
  
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• Irish deputy PM tells Brexit secretary backstop 'is only viable solution'

  28-08-2019 19:05
  Simon Coveney and Stephen Barclay dig in over conflicting positions on Irish backstopIreland’s deputy prime minister has hit back at suggestions that the EU is finally bending to Boris Johnson’s demands to drop the backstop on the Irish border.Speaking at a conference in Paris, Simon Coveney said “no one has yet come up with credible arrangements, or technological solutions, which could replace those temporary arrangements in the withdrawal agreement”. Continue reading...
  
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• Irish deputy PM tells Brexit secretary backstop 'is only viable solution'

  28-08-2019 19:05
  Simon Coveney and Stephen Barclay dig in over conflicting positions on Irish backstop. Ireland’s deputy prime minister has hit back at suggestions that the EU is finally bending to Boris Johnson’s demands to drop the backstop on the Irish border. Speaking at a conference in Paris, Simon Coveney said “no one has yet come up with credible arrangements, or technological solutions, which could replace those temporary arrangements in the withdrawal agreement”. “This is w
  
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• The G7 was the final straw – world leaders’ wives should refuse to travel with their spouses

  28-08-2019 19:00
  Over the last week, these women have been depicted as a useful way to boost their husbands’ standing, rather than as powerful people in their own rightIt was Donald Tusk on Instagram that did it. Four wives of world leaders – Melania Trump, Brigitte Macron, Małgorzata Tusk and Akie Abe – dressed in a spectrum from white to cream, skirts aflap, were enjoying the sea views at Biarritz during the G7 summit. It was a delineation of the acceptable limits of women on the world s
  
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• Climate change linked to increase in UK flooding – study

  28-08-2019 19:00
  The extent of climate change on the severity of flooding has been previously unclear due to a lack of data.
  
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• Cancer cells ‘corrupt’ their healthy neighbours

  28-08-2019 19:00
  Non-cancerous cells in the tumour microenvironment regress back into a stem-cell like state, and support cancer growth, scientists say.
  
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• 3.8 million-year-old fossil ‘game changer’ in understanding of human evolution

  28-08-2019 19:00
  Researchers have discovered what they say is a remarkably complete cranium of an early human ancestor.
  
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• An ‘illness’ in British democracy: Europe reacts to Johnson’s parliamentary move

  28-08-2019 18:55
  Senior politicians across the European Union have voiced concern about Boris Johnson's decision to shut down Parliament for up to five weeks.
  
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• There’s nothing cool about regional pride. That’s why I love Birmingham | Adrian Chiles

  28-08-2019 18:52
  Brummies don’t bang on about their hometown – and thank God for thatWhen I turn left out of the hotel where I often stay in Manchester, I pass a patch of derelict land next to a pub. Written large on the wall of this establishment is some street art. The legend reads: “ON THE SIXTH DAY GOD CREATED MANCHESTER”.Now, I don’t think he did, but that is not my issue. While I acknowledge that the artist’s tongue may have been in his or her cheek, it is the self-love
  
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• Ruth Davidson expected to quit as Scottish Tory leader

  28-08-2019 18:49
  Sources cite irreconcilable differences with Boris Johnson over Brexit and pressures of motherhoodFollow the day’s political developments - liveRuth Davidson is expected to quit as leader of the Scottish Conservative party because of her irreconcilable differences with Boris Johnson over Brexit and the pressures of motherhood.Scottish Tory sources said an announcement was imminent. Davidson was “considering her position”, one source added, although he stressed it was not connec
  
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• Drone attacks in Middle East raise fears of escalating conflict

  28-08-2019 18:40
  Multiple attacks in region suggest drone warfare could extend to distant battlefieldsA spate of drone attacks in Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and now Lebanon has raised the spectre of a new era of conflict in the region, due to the ability of stealth-like weapons to penetrate distant battlefields and hit closely guarded targets.Drone warfare has become an instrumental factor in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, now being fought over both sides of the Israeli border and in skie
  
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• No-Deal Brexit Looms As Ireland Vows 'Never' To Sign Agreement Without Backstop

  28-08-2019 18:38
  Britain was on the edge of a no-deal Brexit as Ireland vowed to "never" signan agreement without the Northern Ireland backstop - and Eurosceptic MPs saidthey might reject the deal regardless
  
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• Liverpool deny ‘mentally bullying’ young striker Bobby Duncan

  28-08-2019 18:38
  • Duncan’s agent makes claim in extraordinary statement
  • Liverpool disappointed by ‘unfounded allegations’Liverpool have been accused of “mentally bullying” Bobby Duncan by representatives of the 18-year-old and holding the player against his will after rejecting two loan offers for the striker.Saif Rubie, Duncan’s agent, issued an extraordinary statement on Twitter on Wednesday that claimed the boyhood Liverpool fan has not left his house for four
  
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• Global heating brings Mediterranean butterfly to the UK

  28-08-2019 18:31
  Long-tailed blues and eggs seen in large numbers but are unlikely to survive the winterA fast-flying migratory butterfly from the Mediterranean is appearing in large numbers across southern England this summer as a result of global heating, experts say.More than 50 long-tailed blues and hundreds of the butterfly’s eggs have been discovered in recent weeks, which is likely to result in an unprecedented emergence of the butterfly in Britain later this autumn. Continue reading...
  
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• Anti-EU Tories tell Johnson he must kill off May deal or face rebellion

  28-08-2019 18:29
  Leader of the hardline ERG Mark Francois said he could not vote for the current Withdrawal Agreement, even with the backstop removed.
  
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• Ineos looks to US for fracking sites as UK options wane

  28-08-2019 18:27
  Sir Jim Ratcliffe slates government restrictions as ‘archaic and unworkable’Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of Britain’s richest men, has set his sights on the US shale gas industry as his fracking ambitions in the UK wane.The owner of petrochemicals giant Ineos is on the hunt for shale gas investments within the US fracking heartlands of the Permian Basin, according to sources. Continue reading...
  
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• Woman who called herself Devil Bitch 666 sexually abused children for money

  28-08-2019 18:16
  Jodie Little was jailed for 12 years and four months.
  
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• Boris Johnson is trashing the democracy fought for with the blood of our ancestors | Owen Jones

  28-08-2019 18:14
  This latest manoeuvre is an act of hubris by an unaccountable political elite. They cannot be allowed to get away with itCall the suspension of parliament what it is: a coup d’état by an unelected prime minister. Brexit, we were promised, was about restoring the sovereignty of the House of Commons and taking back control of our laws. That institution is now to be shut down, its ability to pass legislation neutered. Just days now remain for elected representatives to have any say ove
  
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