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• Harvey Proctor attacks police watchdog after Met officers cleared

  08-09-2019 23:26
  Former MP falsely accused of child rape and murder says IOPC failed in its duty to public. A former Conservative MP falsely accused of child rape and murder has condemned the police watchdog for clearing the Met officers who investigated the allegations, following a meeting with its director. Harvey Proctor said in a statement released on Sunday that the watchdog had failed in its duty to protect the public from police incompetence, gross negligence, and “institutional stupidity”. Th
  
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• Bungled VIP paedophile ring inquiry run with ‘institutional stupidity’: lawyer

  08-09-2019 23:00
  Ex-Tory MP Harvey Proctor and his lawyers claim an unpublished review of Operation Midland reveals 'staggering incompetence'.
  
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• Rudd's departure from DWP is bound to be deeply destabilising

  08-09-2019 21:53
  Resignation comes at time department faces myriad problems of policies such as disability benefits and universal credit. Amber Rudd’s departure from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) brings to six the number of secretaries of state it has got through in less than four years: an alarming top job turnover rate in any organisation, but particularly destabilising in what is not only the government’s biggest spending department but one of its most politically sensitive ones. The
  
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• Amber Rudd's departure from DWP is bound to be deeply destabilising

  08-09-2019 21:53
  Resignation comes at time department faces myriad problems of policies. Amber Rudd’s departure from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) brings to six the number of secretaries of state it has got through in less than four years: an alarming top job turnover rate in any organisation, but particularly destabilising in what is not only the government’s biggest spending department but one of its most politically sensitive ones. The DWP has a budget of about £185bn a year &nd
  
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• Boris Johnson heads to Dublin amid fears of more resignations

  08-09-2019 21:48
  PM battles to keep Brexit plan on track after Amber Rudd quit the government on Saturday. Boris Johnson will fly to Dublin to meet the Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, on Monday, as he battles to show that his Brexit plan remains on track after Amber Rudd dramatically quit the cabinet. Against a backdrop of mounting disquiet inside government at Johnson’s gung-ho approach and the combative style of his chief strategist Dominic Cummings, the British prime minister hopes to demonstrate th
  
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• Man dies after accidentally shooting himself, say witnesses

  08-09-2019 21:23
  Scotland Yard responded to reports of suspicious activity, with fire arms officers sent after shots were heard.
  
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• 'Plane crash' that led to police search now thought to be meteor

  08-09-2019 21:19
  Glowing object flying through the air led to land and air search in south-west England. A fireball in the sky that led to a land and air search being launched in south-west England amid fears of a light aircraft crash is now thought to have been a meteor. Members of the public called emergency services and reported that a glowing object was flying through the air, before it broke apart and plummeted downwards, prompting Devon and Cornwall police to conduct an aerial search with two aircrafts ear
  
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• Point of no return: the agonising path that led to Amber Rudd's walkout

  08-09-2019 21:14
  Amber Rudd, the former work and pensions secretary, said Johnson had no strategy that would reassure colleagues. Photograph: AFP Contributor/AFP/GettyAfter days of agonising over her political future, Amber Rudd knew she would resign as a cabinet minister and a member of the Conservative Party on Wednesday night.Despite her efforts, she had been informed that Boris Johnson had ruled out reinstating 21 senior Tory MPs including Ken Clarke and Philip Hammond who had been kicked out of the party.He
  
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• In Pictures: Black pudding hurlers go for glory at World Championships

  08-09-2019 21:00
  Ramsbottom in Lancashire staged the event and Yorkshire puddings were subjected to a pummelling during the contest.
  
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• Defence secretary under fire for appearing to condone torture

  08-09-2019 20:32
  Ben Wallace suggested soldiers might ‘pretend to pour petrol’ over prisoners on battlefield. Defence secretary Ben Wallace was accused of appearing to condone the use of mock executions after comments he once made that soldiers “might pretend to pour petrol” over prisoners taken on the battlefield resurfaced. The former Scots Guard captain and future cabinet minster had declared that “battlefield short sharp interrogation where the prisoner is manhandled fairly roug
  
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• UK could be hit by another 'Beast from the East' this winter, say scientists

  08-09-2019 19:44
  Britain could be facing a new "Beast from the East" big freeze this winter, scientists have warned.After studying sea temperatures and air pressures over the north Atlantic Ocean, climate experts have suggested January and February 2020 could be among the coldest for decades.This would be caused by the jet stream - strong winds that move weather systems across from the Atlantic to Britain - deflecting southwards for weeks around Christmas, allowing freezing air to dominate the country, it is pre
  
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• Man shot dead in broad daylight on south-east London street

  08-09-2019 19:17
  Police at the scene on Sydenham Road on Sunday. Photograph: Andrew Chang/PAPolice are investigating the death of a man after he was found with gunshot wounds in south-east London.Officers were called to Sydenham Road in the borough of Lewisham to reports of suspicious activity after 3.40pm on Sunday. Shots were heard soon after and armed police and the London ambulance service were called to the scene.A man in his 20s died at the scene at 3.50pm despite the efforts of paramedics. Police cars wer
  
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• Man shot dead in broad daylight in south-east London

  08-09-2019 19:17
  Victim in his 20s dies at scene in Sydenham after being found with gunshot wounds. A man has been shot dead in broad daylight in Sydenham in south-east London. Officers were called to Sydenham Road to reports of suspicious activity after 3.40pm on Sunday. Shots were heard soon after and armed police and the London ambulance service were also called to the scene. The victim, a man in his 20s, was found with gunshot wounds and died at the scene at 3.50pm despite the efforts of paramedics to treat
  
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• Man dies in daytime shooting incident in south London street

  08-09-2019 19:17
  Police at the scene on Sydenham Road on Sunday. Photograph: Andrew Chang/PAPolice are investigating the death of a man after he was found with gunshot wounds in south-east London.Officers were called to Sydenham Road in the borough of Lewisham to reports of suspicious activity after 3.40pm on Sunday. Shots were heard soon after and armed police and the London ambulance service were called to the scene.A man in his 20s died at the scene at 3.50pm despite the efforts of paramedics. Police cars wer
  
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• Cabinet on resignation watch as PM set to take war with MPs to Supreme Court

  08-09-2019 19:17
  Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said he had held conversations with Boris Johnson 'regarding the importance of the Rule of Law'.
  
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• Arts deserve a central place in the curriculum

  08-09-2019 19:10
  Readers respond to Michael Rosen’s call for a new deal for the arts in schools. Michael Rosen ( Let the music in: why schools need a new deal for the arts, 2 September) presents a refreshing case for us to reframe our ideas about the school curriculum to accommodate learning in the arts for its intrinsic value. But he is well used to swimming against the tide. Like me, Rosen is old enough to remember the publication of the Gulbenkian Foundation report The Arts in Schools (1982). It was a s
  
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• Man shot dead in London

  08-09-2019 19:09
  A man in his twenties was found with gunshot wounds and died at the scene.
  
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• Dominic Cummings’ meme-generating media outrage strategy is working

  08-09-2019 19:09
  ‘Jacob Rees- Mogg reclining on the front bench, Mr Johnson bungling it wilfully to the backdrop of police cadets? Make no mistake: this is meme-generating behaviour…’ Photograph: Danny Lawson/PAAfter another week of parliamentary shenanigans, the weekend’s papers were once again full of ruminations about the show’s main actor, the prime minister. It is with increasing exasperation that I follow this self-satisfied reporting about one or other transgression, public
  
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• At last, the Labour position on Brexit

  08-09-2019 19:09
  Jerry Hodgkinson comments on Emily Thornberry’s remarks on Question Time. Finally, a senior Labour member has explained the party’s position on Brexit. After a lot of pushing by Fiona Bruce on last Thursday’s Question Time ( The three questions that will decide the next election, 7 September), Emily Thornberry said Labour’s position is as follows. When Labour wins the general election they will go to Brussels and negotiate a better deal than the one currently on the table
  
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• Austerity, poverty and Sajid Javid’s magic money trees

  08-09-2019 19:06
  It will take a revolution in government planning, budgeting and delivery to conquer poverty, writes John Bird, while Michael Miller says the chancellor’s spening splurge is possible only because public sector pay and benefits have been cruelly constrained. On Wednesday, the new chancellor announced that Boris Johnson’s administration is turning the page on austerity and beginning a decade of renewal ( Editorial, 5 September). If Downing Street is serious about this mission, it’
  
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• Sydenham shooting: Man killed in broad daylight in south London - The Independent

  08-09-2019 18:36 via independent.co.uk
  Sydenham shooting: Man killed in broad daylight in south London  The IndependentSydenham shooting: Man, 20s, dies after being gunned down outside Lloyds bank  Mirror.co.ukMan in his 20s shot dead in south-east London  BBC NewsPlaistow stabbing: Two men arrested after teen knifed to death in east London  Evening StandardMan shot dead in broad daylight in south-east London  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Iranian tanker row: Oil 'sold' in defiance of US threats - BBC News

  08-09-2019 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Iranian tanker row: Oil 'sold' in defiance of US threats  BBC NewsIran says tanker last seen off coast of Syria has reached its destination, and oil has been sold  The IndependentIran preparing to release British tanker after its own ship seized by the Royal Marines was spotted off the  The SunIran is 'preparing to release' British tanker seven weeks after seizing it in the Strait of Hormuz  Daily MailAdrian Darya 1 tanker unloaded crude on Mediterranean c
  
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• Stop return of measles by making MMR jab compulsory, say GPs - The Guardian

  08-09-2019 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Stop return of measles by making MMR jab compulsory, say GPs  The GuardianThe MMR jab should be compulsory for children before they are allowed to start primary school to stop the resurgence of measles and mumps, leading GPs are ...
  
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• Stop return of measles by making MMR jab compulsory, say GPs

  08-09-2019 18:00
  Leading doctors say schools should not allow in children who have not had vaccination. The MMR jab should be compulsory for children before they are allowed to start primary school to stop the resurgence of measles and mumps, leading GPs are demanding. Schools should ask all parents to prove their four- or five-year-old has had their two recommended doses of the vaccine before they can attend, they say in a letter to ministers seen by the Guardian. They want school entry procedures toughened so
  
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• Shirley Ballas health: Strictly judge on her health scare - early warning signs - Express.co.uk

  08-09-2019 18:00 via express.co.uk
  Shirley Ballas health: Strictly judge on her health scare - early warning signs  Express.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing confirms Kelvin Fletcher as Jamie Laing's replacement  BBC NewsStrictly Come Dancing viewers shocked as reigning champion Kevin Clifton is paired with Anneka Rice while  The SunTess Daly: Strictly Come Dancing host puts on a leggy display in a stunning £1445 dress  ExpressSecret gestures that give away Strictly professionals' real feeli
  
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• BA pilots to strike from midnight in dispute about pay - The Guardian

  08-09-2019 17:58 via theguardian.com
  BA pilots to strike from midnight in dispute about pay  The GuardianBritish Airways strike due to start at midnight  BBC NewsBritish Airways strike: Passengers told to avoid airports ahead of two days of action  Sky NewsBritish Airways pilot strike this week - will Glasgow Airport passengers be affected?  Glasgow LiveBritish Airways strike: ‘If your flight is cancelled, please don’t go to the airport’  The IndependentView full c
  
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• Irish premier does not expect a breakthrough at meeting with Prime Minister

  08-09-2019 17:17
  Boris Johnson is due to visit Dublin and meet with Leo Varadkar on Monday, in his first visit as Prime Minister.
  
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• London GPs told to restrict specialist referrals under new NHS 'rationing' plan

  08-09-2019 17:06
  Plans for new cuts sent same day Boris Johnson reinforced NHS spending commitments. GPs will be urged against referring patients to hospital specialists and consultants, and some outpatient appointments will be axed, as part of a controversial programme of NHS “rationing” to be introduced in London. Health chiefs hope the programme, which will affect millions of Londoners, will plug a gaping hole in healthcare budgets by saving more than £60m in the next few months. The sweepin
  
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• London GPs told to restrict specialist referrals under new NHS 'rationing' plan

  08-09-2019 17:06
  The cuts programme is likely to affect more than two million Londoners. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PAGPs will be urged against referring patients to hospital specialists and consultants, and some outpatient appointments will be axed as part of a controversial programme of NHS “rationing” to be introduced in London.Health chiefs hope the programme, which will affect millions of Londoners, will plug a gaping hole in healthcare budgets by saving more than £60m in the next few mo
  
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• Prince Andrew attends golf tournament in Liverpool

  08-09-2019 17:04
  The visit to the Royal Liverpool Golf Club to watch the Walker Cup tournament is the prince's second engagement in two days.
  
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• Massive asteroid wipes out continents and evaporates oceans in terrifying video simulation - Express.co.uk

  08-09-2019 16:56 via express.co.uk
  Massive asteroid wipes out continents and evaporates oceans in terrifying video simulation  Express.co.ukNASA confirms new asteroid heading toward earth; Will it just pass by or destroy the planet?  International Business Times, Singapore EditionAsteroid to pass by Earth  Los Angeles TimesAsteroid TERROR: Fears of human extinction as scientist says deadly rock will hit Earth  Express.co.ukNASA incapable of protecting Earth from space threats? Asteroid burn
  
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• Amber Rudd reaches tipping point after being taken for a mug

  08-09-2019 16:54
  Her colleagues slung out and no sign of any Brexit preparations... Rudd reacts to classic Dom. Even Theresa May didn’t lose ministers at this rate. Give it a couple of weeks and he’ll need a major reshuffle. Classic Dom. For Amber Rudd it was the morning after the night before on the Andrew Marr Show. Under the glare of the studio lights – far too bright, far too early, should have worn her shades – Rudd appeared furious. Mostly with herself. Trying to explain your lack o
  
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• Travel disruption on cards as BA pilots hold first-ever strike

  08-09-2019 16:41
  The airline operates up to 850 flights a day, with most expected to be cancelled, affecting up to 145,000 passengers.
  
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• TUC head advises UK parliament to 'hold their nerve'

  08-09-2019 16:04
  Frances O’Grady urged MPs to secure article 50 extension before letting go of control over Brexit. MPs who have taken control of parliament to stop Boris Johnson from forcing a no-deal Brexit have been urged by the leader of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to “hold their nerve” until after 31 October. Frances O’Grady, the trades union umbrella body’s general secretary, called upon parliament not to budge until an extension to article 50 has been secured. It follows
  
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• TUC head advises UK parliament to 'hold their nerve'

  08-09-2019 16:04
  Frances O’Grady, TUC’s general secretary, said for hard-right Tories Brexit was an ‘ideological project’. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PAMPs who have taken control of parliament to stop Boris Johnson from forcing a no-deal Brexit have been urged by the leader of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to “hold their nerve” until after 31 October.Frances O’Grady, the TUC’s general secretary, called upon parliament not to budge until an extension to article 5
  
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• Remarkable 2,100-year-old 'iPhone' found deep in young woman's grave - Mirror.co.uk

  08-09-2019 15:16 via mirror.co.uk
  Remarkable 2,100-year-old 'iPhone' found deep in young woman's grave  Mirror.co.ukThe mysterious object, which resembles an iPhone, is a black gemstone jet - a type of lignite - and has inlays of semi-precious stones, and was found inear the ...
  
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• EU's former legal chief rubbishes Boris Johnson's plan to 'shut down EU' and says it will fail - The Independent

  08-09-2019 15:11 via independent.co.uk
  EU's former legal chief rubbishes Boris Johnson's plan to 'shut down EU' and says it will fail  The IndependentAmber Rudd quits cabinet blaming Brexit inaction  BBC NewsBrexit extension: PM to 'test law to limit' to avoid delay  BBC NewsHow likely is a UK general election in October?  The GuardianThe Observer view on the best way to defeat Boris Johnson  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• LIVE Race - Italian Grand Prix - 8 September 2019 - Eurosport.co.uk

  08-09-2019 15:07 via eurosport.co.uk
  LIVE Race - Italian Grand Prix - 8 September 2019  Eurosport.co.ukF1: Italian Grand Prix – live!  The GuardianItalian GP: Charles Leclerc takes bizarre Italian GP pole  BBC Sport2019 Italian Grand Prix qualifying report: "Everyone looked like idiots"  Motor SportFerrari or Red Bull - what is Fernando Alonso's next move?  BBC SportView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Attempted murder suspect arrested after police officer hit by car in Wolverhampton - expressandstar.com

  08-09-2019 15:03 via expressandstar.com
  Attempted murder suspect arrested after police officer hit by car in Wolverhampton  expressandstar.comWolverhampton: Arrest after police officer hit by car  BBC NewsAttempted murder arrest in Tipton after officer hit by 'speeding BMW' in Wolverhampton  Birmingham LiveDrunk driver mowed down police officer and left him for dead  Metro.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Large search after meteor mistaken for plane - BBC News

  08-09-2019 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Large search after meteor mistaken for plane  BBC NewsThree helicopters were scrambled amid fears an aircraft had broken up in the sky.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• France threatens to veto further Brexit extension - The Guardian

  08-09-2019 14:54 via theguardian.com
  France threatens to veto further Brexit extension  The GuardianBoost for Boris Johnson as France says it will REFUSE another Brexit delay with minister insisting ‘we’re not  The SunBrexit news latest: EU will refuse delay in current circumstances, France warns  Evening StandardFrance will veto another Brexit delay unless UK ends political chaos  The IndependentNo chance EU will grant another Brexit delay 'as things stand'  Metro.co.uk
  
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• France threatens to veto further Brexit extension

  08-09-2019 14:54
  French foreign minister decries ‘worrying’ lack of progress as EU diplomats express frustration. The French government has threatened to veto a further Brexit extension due to the “worrying” lack of progress in the recent talks, as EU diplomats expressed their frustration at being caught up in game-playing by the British government. In a sign of rising exasperation, the French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, highlighted the lack of realistic proposals being put forw
  
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• Brexit: Sajid Javid on whether government will break new Brexit law - BBC News

  08-09-2019 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Brexit: Sajid Javid on whether government will break new Brexit law  BBC NewsSajid Javid repeatedly refuses to rule out election pact with Nigel Farage's Brexit Party  Sky NewsBrexit party: Farage seeks election pact with Conservatives  The GuardianBrexit LIVE: Farage fears Macron plot to 'bring down Boris' – force UK to sign withdrawal  Express.co.ukHow many resignations will it take for the government to admit how devastating Brexit will really be?
  
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• Return of Beast from the East: Midlands will be 'worst affected' as freezing vortex of air descends from the Arctic - Derbyshire Times

  08-09-2019 14:35 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  Return of Beast from the East: Midlands will be 'worst affected' as freezing vortex of air descends from the Arctic  Derbyshire TimesUK weather forecast – Coldest winter in 30 YEARS as Beast from the East to bring -14C lows  The SunNew Beast from the East to hit UK during 'coldest winter in 30 years'  Metro.co.ukBeast from the East to return 'bringing coldest winter since 2013'  Cornwall LiveBeast from the East to return 'bringing coldest winter sinc
  
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• Sajid Javid refuses to rule out Tory deal with Nigel Farage

  08-09-2019 14:30
  Chancellor evades question over possible election agreement with Brexit party. The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has failed to rule out a Conservative alliance with Nigel Farage’s Brexit party at a general election. He told the BBC the Tories “do not need an alliance with anyone” if voters go to the polls, but he did not categorically deny they might need to work with Farage, whose party took close to half of the UK’s seats at the European elections in May. Javid said: “
  
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• Wetherspoons staff accuse student of taking drugs when she emptied stoma bag in loo - Mirror.co.uk

  08-09-2019 14:07 via mirror.co.uk
  Wetherspoons staff accuse student of taking drugs when she emptied stoma bag in loo  Mirror.co.ukStudent with stoma accused of taking drugs in disabled toilet by Wetherspoons staff  Telegraph.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 5 of the best smartphones announced at IFA 2019 - TechRadar

  08-09-2019 14:00 via techradar.com
  5 of the best smartphones announced at IFA 2019  TechRadarWe've examined all the smartphones at IFA 2019 to decide what's worth paying attention to.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Fleabag actor Andrew Scott: Being referred to as 'openly gay' implies defiance I don't feel - Sky News

  08-09-2019 13:47 via news.sky.com
  Fleabag actor Andrew Scott: Being referred to as 'openly gay' implies defiance I don't feel  Sky NewsAndrew Scott addresses being referred to as 'openly gay'  Malvern GazetteAndrew Scott addresses being referred to as ‘openly gay’  Independent.ieView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley have ‘lovers tiff’ on Strictly as they return to the dance floor - The Sun

  08-09-2019 13:45 via thesun.co.uk
  Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley have ‘lovers tiff’ on Strictly as they return to the dance floor  The SunStrictly Come Dancing confirms Kelvin Fletcher as Jamie Laing's replacement  BBC NewsTess Daly: Strictly Come Dancing host puts on a leggy display in a stunning £1445 dress  ExpressStrictly’s James Cracknell’s ex finds love with new man nearly 15 years her junior also called James  The SunStrictly star Alex Scott's terror a
  
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• Conor McGregor given green light to fight UFC arch-rival Khabib next if Tony Ferguson snubs world title bout - The Sun

  08-09-2019 13:44 via thesun.co.uk
  Conor McGregor given green light to fight UFC arch-rival Khabib next if Tony Ferguson snubs world title bout  The SunDana White reveals the only way Khabib v Conor McGregor rematch happens  Metro.co.ukUFC president Dana White excited by 'mind-boggling' five-year plan for mixed martial arts in the UAE  The NationalAre Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor actually friends?  ExpressWhat TV channel is Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier on? TV and live str
  
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