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• Boris Johnson: We’ll break out of EU’s manacles like the Hulk if no deal struck

  14-09-2019 23:56
  'Hulk always escaped, no matter how tightly bound in he seemed to be - and that is the case for this country,' the Prime Minister said.
  
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• Rugby legend Gareth Thomas reveals HIV positive status

  14-09-2019 23:53
  The former Welsh international told the Sunday Mirror: "I was in a dark place, feeling suicidal. I thought about driving off a cliff."
  
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• Alfie on HIV: 'I want to break the stigma' - BBC News

  14-09-2019 23:41 via news.google.com
  Alfie on HIV: 'I want to break the stigma'  BBC NewsGareth Thomas threatened by blackmailers who wanted to expose HIV diagnosis  Mirror OnlineEx-Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas reveals he has HIV  BBC NewsGareth Thomas married husband in 2016 as he reveals HIV diagnosis  Metro.co.ukWales rugby team send message of support to former captain Gareth Thomas after he revealed HIV diagnosis  Wales OnlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Legalise cannabis, says Liberal Democrat candidate for London mayor

  14-09-2019 23:16
  Siobhan Benita says the capital should make the move to tackle youth crime. The legalisation of cannabis should be tested in London to improve public health and stop young people being drawn into crime, a London mayoral candidate has said. Siobhan Benita, the Lib Dem candidate for next year’s election, said the idea of legalising the drug was “no longer controversial” and the serious crime in the capital meant it was the right place for the idea to be trialled. “Illegal d
  
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• UK's Johnson, likening himself to Incredible Hulk, vows Oct. 31 Brexit

  14-09-2019 23:07
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the unruly comic book character The Incredible Hulk late on Saturday in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31.The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported that Johnson said he would find a way to circumvent a recent parliament vote ordering him to delay Brexit rather than take Britain out of the EU without a transition deal to ease the economic shock."The madder Hulk gets, th
  
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• Johnson, likening himself to Incredible Hulk, vows October 31 Brexit

  14-09-2019 23:07
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the comic book character The Incredible Hulk in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31.The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported that Johnson said he would find a way to circumvent a recent parliament vote ordering him to delay Brexit rather than take Britain out of the EU without a transition deal."The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets," Johnson was quoted as saying.
  
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• Johnson, likening himself to Incredible Hulk, vows Oct. 31 Brexit

  14-09-2019 23:07
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the unruly comic book character The Incredible Hulk late on Saturday in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31.The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported that Johnson said he would find a way to circumvent a recent parliament vote ordering him to delay Brexit rather than take Britain out of the EU without a transition deal to ease the economic shock."The madder Hulk gets, th
  
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• Boris Johnson Invokes Fictional Character With Anger Issues In Latest Brexit Ramblings

  14-09-2019 23:04
  The actual prime minister of the UK has invoked a fictional character withanger issues and a habit of destroying all before him, in his latest commentson Brexit
  
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• BGT’s Alesha Dixon looks furious as comedian Jack Carroll accuses her of having too much Botox - The Sun

  14-09-2019 22:21 via news.google.com
  BGT’s Alesha Dixon looks furious as comedian Jack Carroll accuses her of having too much Botox  The SunAmanda Holden fears for pregnant Alesha Dixon on tonight's Britain's Got Talent  Mirror OnlineBritain’s Got Talent 2019: Amanda Holden fears for Alesha Dixon during explosive act  ExpressBGT's Alesha Dixon 'fuming' as she shouts at contestant over brutal jibe  Daily StarJoker Jack leaves the Judges speechless | BGT: The Champions  Br
  
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• Former Conservative minister Gyimah joins Liberal Democrats over Brexit

  14-09-2019 22:09
  Former Conservative minister Sam Gyimah has joined the pro-European Union Liberal Democrat party, barely a week after being expelled from the Conservative grouping in parliament over his opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit plans.It is beyond Brexit - how you conduct politics and the veering towards populism and English nationalism," Gyimah wrote in an article for the Observer newspaper explaining his decision to change parties.Gyimah, 43, was universities minister until November
  
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• Gold toilet ‘worth £4.8m’ stolen from Blenheim Palace

  14-09-2019 21:42
  The 18-carat solid gold toilet was taken from the Oxfordshire estate where Sir Winston Churchill was born.
  
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• Tories extend poll lead to 12% despite week of political chaos

  14-09-2019 21:18
  The polling was conducted after Johnson shut down parliament for five weeks. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PAThe Conservatives have pushed further ahead of Labour in the latest Opinium/Observer poll – despite yet another turbulent week for Boris Johnson.The latest poll shows the Tories on 37%, up two since last week, while Labour is unchanged on 25%. The Liberal Democrats whose conference opens this weekend in Bournemouth are on 16% (down one), and the Brexit party is also unchanged on 1
  
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• Sam Gyimah: Rising star who grew disillusioned with Conservatives over Brexit

  14-09-2019 20:56
  The 43-year-old has been a vocal advocate for a second referendum on Brexit.
  
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• Sam Gyimah becomes sixth MP to defect to Liberal Democrats this year

  14-09-2019 20:54
  He has been a prominent advocate of a second referendum and was briefly in the race to replace Theresa May as Conservative leader in June.
  
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• Europe and USA level at 8-8 going into final day - Border Counties Advertizer

  14-09-2019 20:37 via news.google.com
  Europe and USA level at 8-8 going into final day  Border Counties AdvertizerSolheim Cup 2019: Europe and the United States are tied 8-8 going into the final day  BBC SportSolheim Cup LIVE: Latest score with Europe and USA tied before final day at Gleneagles  ExpressEurope stay level-headed as Hall and Boutier dig deep in Solheim Cup  The GuardianEurope locked at 8-8 with United States ahead of final day in the Solheim Cup.  Daily MailView full co
  
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• Former Tory Minister Sam Gyimah Has Defected To The Lib Dems

  14-09-2019 20:18
  Former Tory minister Sam Gyimah has defected to the Lib Dems
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon whacked on head by tennis ball in swingball game

  14-09-2019 20:17
  The Scottish First Minister's opponent, former MP Anne McLaughlin, said she was 'playing to win'.
  
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• Sam Gyimah rejects ‘populist Johnson’ as he joins Lib Dems

  14-09-2019 20:14
  The MP says he has joined Jo Swinson’s party to fight No 10’s ‘scorched earth approach’ to leaving the EU. Boris Johnson has suffered a fresh blow as the former Tory universities minister Sam Gyimah dramatically defected to the Liberal Democrats, accusing the prime minister of “veering towards populism and English nationalism”. In a major coup for the Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson at the start of her party’s annual conference, Gyimah said he had left the Con
  
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• Snickers chocolate bars changing their name back to Marathon after almost 30 years - The Sun

  14-09-2019 19:54 via news.google.com
  Snickers chocolate bars changing their name back to Marathon after almost 30 years  The SunSnickers announces it's changing its name back to Marathon after nearly 30 years  Mirror OnlineSnickers bar to return to its old Marathon name to mark 30 years  Sky NewsSnickers to change name back to Marathon after nearly three decades  Liverpool EchoMarathon bars return as Snickers turn back time nearly 30 years after name change  Daily RecordView full co
  
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• Grieving family’s call for allergy law gets cool response

  14-09-2019 19:47
  Restaurant industry says change would be ‘incredibly challenging’. A grieving family’s call for a law compelling restaurants to put full allergen information on menus has been coolly received by the body representing the industry because of the extra costs involved at a time when many businesses are struggling. Owen Carey died from anaphylactic shock after eating a burger that had been marinaded in buttermilk. On Friday a coroner ruled he was misled into believing the burger wa
  
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• ASHES TALKING POINTS: Foul-mouthed verbals and more DRS misery for Australia - The Cricketer

  14-09-2019 19:36 via news.google.com
  ASHES TALKING POINTS: Foul-mouthed verbals and more DRS misery for Australia  The CricketerAshes 2019: England v Australia, fifth Test day three – as it happened  The GuardianAshes 2019: Joe Denly's 94 puts England in control against Australia  BBC SportSteve Smith sends cricket fans into overdrive with incredible 'Superman' catch  Daily MailAshes 2019: England's Joe Denly reflects on a special three days  BBC SportView full coverage on Goo
  
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• Lib Dems start conference amid rumours of sixth MP defection

  14-09-2019 18:22
  Leader Jo Swinson is looking to strengthen her party's pro-EU position by making it policy to revoke Article 50 without a second referendum.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion co-founder arrested on Heathrow drone protest second day

  14-09-2019 17:52
  Roger Hallam was arrested as protesters continue to fly drones in the 5km exclusion zone around the airport.
  
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• Gatwick second runway plans could bring 90,000 extra flights by 2038

  14-09-2019 17:25
  Officials at the UK's second-busiest airport believe passenger numbers could increase by 28 million.
  
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• Thieves steal 4-million-pound gold toilet from Blenheim Palace

  14-09-2019 17:21
  Burglars have stolen a fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace, where it had been installed as an art exhibit, police said on Saturday.The toilet, valued at more than $5 million (£4 million), was part of an exhibition of work by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan which opened two days ago at the stately home 60 miles west of London, a major tourist attraction.The toilet, named "America", was previously on display in a cubicle at New York's Guggenheim M
  
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• Hurricane-ravaged Bahamas now set to be hit with tropical storm - Metro.co.uk

  14-09-2019 17:17 via news.google.com
  Hurricane-ravaged Bahamas now set to be hit with tropical storm  Metro.co.ukBahamas brace for Tropical Storm Humberto just weeks after Hurricane Dorian  ITV NewsParadise lost: Dorian survivors rebuild their lives against a backdrop of death  The TelegraphBahamas: new storm threatens Hurricane Dorian relief efforts  The GuardianTropical storm Humberto hurtles towards hurricane-ravaged Bahamas days after island battered by 225mph winds  The SunView
  
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• Hundreds attend rally calling for second vote on EU membership

  14-09-2019 17:05
  Campaigners from across the political and business spectrum attended the Let Us Be Heard event in Belfast's Ulster Hall.
  
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• Funding for councils' child addiction services slashed

  14-09-2019 16:53
  Labour describes the cuts as ‘shameful and utterly counterproductive’. Help for children who are addicted to drink or drugs is being slashed in the latest round of cuts to public health services that ministers are imposing on councils. Councils across England have made £2.4m of cuts to specialist drug and alcohol misuse services for children and young people this year. Spending is falling from £40.9m to £38.5m as part of steps taken by local authorities to cope with
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Pledges To Do 'All We Can' To Prevent 'No-Deal Crash Out' Brexit

  14-09-2019 16:48
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he and opposition parties are determinedto do all they can to prevent a damaging "no-deal crash out" Brexit from theEuropean Union
  
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• Marsupial mystery: Ancient Australia was home to 'strange' marsupial megafauna - Express.co.uk

  14-09-2019 16:34 via news.google.com
  Marsupial mystery: Ancient Australia was home to 'strange' marsupial megafauna  Express.co.ukAncient Australia was home to 'strange' marsupial giants, scientists find  The GuardianFor millions of years, eastern Australia was home to 2,200-pound marsupials with giant claws  INSIDERAncient Australia was home to strange marsupial giants, some weighing over 1,000 kg  Phys.orgView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn pledges to do all he can to prevent ‘no-deal crash-out’

  14-09-2019 16:25
  The Labour leader also called for a 'green industrial revolution' as he spoke at a rally in Fife.
  
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• Golden toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace

  14-09-2019 16:17
  The loo - part of an art exhibition at Winston Churchill's birthplace - was apparently taken in the early hours of Saturday.
  
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• Death Toll In Record-Breaking Spanish Floods Rises To Six

  14-09-2019 15:49
  Record rainfall in south-eastern Spain has claimed two more lives, taking thedeath toll to six from the storms that have flooded roads and towns
  
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• Hundreds of people attend People’s Vote rally

  14-09-2019 15:29
  Speakers at the rally in Belfast include Dominic Grieve QC MP, the SDLP's Claire Hanna, Green Party NI leader Clare Bailey and MEP Naomi Long.
  
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• Nicky Morgan says she would vote to remain in EU in a second referendum

  14-09-2019 15:24
  Nicky Morgan: ‘... I’m sorry that we’ve seen all the division and uncertainty over the last three-and-a-half years.’ Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty ImagesNicky Morgan has said she would vote to remain in the EU if there were to be a second referendum.The culture secretary, who campaigned for remain in the run-up to the 2016 poll, said on BBC Breakfast she would vote the same way again.Morgan originally said she did not support holding another poll and believed the orig
  
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• Gemma Collins blames car crash on the full moon after reversing into a plant pot - Mirror Online

  14-09-2019 15:18 via news.google.com
  Gemma Collins blames car crash on the full moon after reversing into a plant pot  Mirror OnlineIncredible pictures show Harvest moon rising across the UK  Metro.co.ukRare full ‘micro moon’ seen across the UK as it falls on Friday the 13th for first time in 13 years  The SunStunning pictures reveal a rare full 'micro moon' as it falls on Friday the 13th for first time in  Daily MailRare ‘Glowing’ Harvest Moon To Appear In Sky Tonight
  
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• Solid gold toilet worth £1,000,000 stolen from Blenheim Palace - Metro.co.uk

  14-09-2019 14:09 via news.google.com
  Solid gold toilet worth £1,000,000 stolen from Blenheim Palace  Metro.co.ukGold toilet stolen in Blenheim Palace burglary  BBC NewsTrump, America and why Maurizio Cattelan’s stolen golden loo is smarter than it seems  Telegraph.co.ukSitting on a gold mine? Thieves steal £1mn toilet from UK palace  RT18-carat gold toilet worth £1million STOLEN from Blenheim Palace  Entertainment DailyView full coverage on Google News
  
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• PM targeted over climate change stance at Lib Dem conference

  14-09-2019 14:06
  Environment spokeswoman Wera Hobhouse tore into the Conservative administration's record on reducing the UK's carbon footprint.
  
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• Busted flush: gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace

  14-09-2019 13:59
  Lavatory valued at £1m taken from Winston Churchill’s birthplace just before 5am on Saturday. Police are on the hunt for an 18-carat gold toilet stolen overnight from Winston Churchill’s birthplace. Officers were called to reports of a burglary at Blenheim palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, where the loo – valued at £1m - was on display as part of a contemporary art exhibition, just before 5am on on Saturday. DI Jess Milne of Thames Valley police said: “The pie
  
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• Busted flush: gold toilet reportedly stolen from Blenheim Palace

  14-09-2019 13:59
  The fully functioning solid gold toilet was named America by artist Cattelan. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty ImagesPolice are investigating a break-in at Blenheim Palace, the ancestral home of the Churchill family, amid reports a £1m golden toilet was stolen.Police were called to the stately home in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, just before 5am on Saturday to reports of a burglary, where the 18-carat gold lavatory was on display as part of a contemporary art exhibition.An unnamed source told local
  
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• Lib Dems election victory would be mandate to cancel Brexit, Ed Davey says

  14-09-2019 13:10
  Ed Davey was speaking on the opening day of the Lib Dems’ autumn conference. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/AFP/Getty ImagesEd Davey, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has defended his party’s proposal to cancel Brexit if it wins a majority in a general election, saying the party would have a democratic mandate to do so without another referendum.On the opening day of the Lib Dems’ autumn conference Bournemouth, Davey said a general election victory for his party was muc
  
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• Ed Davey: Lib Dem election win would be mandate to remain in EU

  14-09-2019 13:10
  Ed Davey was speaking on the opening day of the Lib Dems’ autumn conference. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/AFP/Getty ImagesEd Davey, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, has defended his party’s proposal to cancel Brexit if it wins a majority in a general election, saying the party would have a democratic mandate to do so without another referendum.On the opening day of the Lib Dems’ autumn conference Bournemouth, Davey said a general election victory for his party was muc
  
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• Hong Kong enters 15th week of mass protests as unrest continues - The Guardian

  14-09-2019 12:10 via news.google.com
  Hong Kong enters 15th week of mass protests as unrest continues  The GuardianGlory to Hong Kong: Singing a new protest anthem  BBC NewsPro-democracy protests split Hong Kong as rumours and rows ruin autumn festival  The Times'We will not surrender': Hongkongers rally for support outside UK consulate  The GuardianHong Kong protests: Further brawls erupt at shopping centre  Evening StandardView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Lib Dems set out radical agenda for tackling climate emergency

  14-09-2019 12:00
  Exclusive: Citizens’ assemblies and a Green Investment Bank among key planks of election bid. Citizens’ assemblies will decide what action should be taken on the climate crisis, the Treasury’s ability to stymie green measures will be neutralised and the Green Investment Bank will be revived under proposals set to be key planks of the Liberal Democrats’ general election bid. Along with sweeping reform of Whitehall, including bringing back a department of climate change, lo
  
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• Airport passengers unable to check in due to Ryanair ‘systems outage’

  14-09-2019 11:55
  The budget airline said the system has now been restored and flights are operating as normal.
  
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• Two asteroids are due to pass by Earth - HeraldScotland

  14-09-2019 11:29 via news.google.com
  Two asteroids are due to pass by Earth  HeraldScotlandAsteroid 2000 QW7 is between 300 and 600 metres wide, according to NASA data, but it poses no danger.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Capture: New BBC drama set to make us paranoid

  14-09-2019 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The show's star Callum Turner talks about fake news, CCTV and getting tasered.
  
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• Nicky Morgan: I would vote to remain in EU in second referendum

  14-09-2019 10:35
  However, she insisted she did not support holding another poll.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion co-founder to join second day of Heathrow drone protest

  14-09-2019 10:29
  Roger Hallam will take part in the Heathrow Pause action as protesters continue to fly drones in the 5km exclusion zone around the transport hub.
  
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• Assault victim condemns ‘disgusting’ knighthood for Sir Geoffrey Boycott

  14-09-2019 10:23
  The former Test opener, 78, was convicted in France in 1998.
  
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