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• Brighton MP ‘threatened’ after kissing his boyfriend

  20-09-2019 23:41
  Lloyd Russell-Moyle posted about the incident on Twitter.
  
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• PM to meet Trump, Macron and Merkel for Brexit and climate talks at UN

  20-09-2019 23:30
  World leaders will convene in New York for the annual General Assembly, with Boris Johnson due to arrive on Sunday.
  
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• Labour will make firms offer menopause-friendly measures

  20-09-2019 23:30
  Dawn Butler said the policy would ‘support women experiencing the symptoms of menopause in the workplace’. Photograph: David Mirzoeff/PALarger companies will be obliged to introduce policies for women experiencing the menopause, such as flexible working hours and better awareness for managers, under a Labour policy to be announced at the party’s annual conference.The plan, to be outlined by Dawn Butler, the shadow women and equalities secretary, in a speech to the conference in
  
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• Johnson heads to UN where Brexit will still dominate the agenda

  20-09-2019 23:30
  PM is scheduled to hold talks with European leaders in attempt to advance a deal. Boris Johnson heads off this weekend for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations summit in New York where, despite an official focus on subjects including the environment and Iran, Brexit seems likely to yet again dominate the prime minister’s agenda. He is scheduled to holds talks with Donald Tusk, the European council president at the UN general assembly (UNGA), as well as having joint d
  
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• Labour Party officials attempt to oust deputy leader over Brexit

  20-09-2019 23:18
  Britain's opposition Labour Party was plunged into fresh turmoil over Brexit on Friday as a key ally of leader Jeremy Corbyn attempted to have his deputy leader sacked on the eve of the party's annual conference.At a meeting of Labour's National Executive Committee, Jon Lansman, the founder of Momentum, a Corbyn-supporting grassroots movement, proposed a motion to abolish the post of deputy leader, currently held by Tom Watson, citing his disloyalty over Brexit, according to two party officials.
  
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• Labour faces Brexit policy battle at party conference

  20-09-2019 23:00
  Jeremy Corbyn's party will gather in Brighton for five days of debate that will shape Labour's plans for the expected election.
  
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• Harry and Meghan attend star-studded wedding bash of friend who set them up

  20-09-2019 22:35
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the nuptials of fashion designer Misha Nonoo.
  
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• Corbyn allies in bid to scrap Tom Watson's deputy leader post

  20-09-2019 22:33
  Watson said his party must ‘unambiguously and unequivocally back remain’. Photograph: Luke Dray/Getty ImagesLabour has been plunged into a fresh civil war on the eve of its annual conference, as allies of Jeremy Corbyn launched a bid to abolish Tom Watson’s post of deputy leader.Jon Lansman, founder of the pro-Corbyn campaign group Momentum, tabled a last-minute motion at the party’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) on Friday night calling for Watson’s job
  
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• Veterans honoured during service to mark 75th anniversary of Battle of Arnhem

  20-09-2019 22:11
  Afterwards the small group of surviving Arnhem heroes silently led a procession to the nearby Airborneplein monument for a wreath-laying ceremony.
  
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• Epstein accuser says Duke of York ‘knows the truth’ about sex claims

  20-09-2019 21:54
  Virginia Giuffre alleged she was forced to have sex with Andrew as a 17-year-old.
  
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• Teen found hanged in student accommodation was 'failed' by mental health services - Daily Record

  20-09-2019 21:02 via news.google.com
  Teen found hanged in student accommodation was 'failed' by mental health services  Daily RecordStudent from Bradford faced 'unacceptable delay' for mental health appointment, coroner says  Bradford Telegraph and Argus'Unacceptable' delay for tragic student's mental health appointment  Liverpool EchoStudent who killed herself was ‘failed’ by mental health services  The GuardianCeara Thacker: Why didn't someone tell us our daughter was in trouble
  
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• Southampton v Bournemouth: Premier League – live!

  20-09-2019 20:56
  Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendAnd you can get in touch with Rob here7.56pm BST The players emerge from the tunnel to flashing lights and dramatic music. There’s a cracking atmosphere. 7.53pm BST The winner tonight, if there is one, will move to third in the table for the next 17 hours or so. Continue reading...
  
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• Student who killed herself was ‘failed’ by mental health services

  20-09-2019 20:46
  19-year-old Ceara Thacker was found hanged in her halls of residence at the University of LiverpoolThe parents of a University of Liverpool student found hanged at her halls of residence have claimed she was “failed” by mental health services. Ceara Thacker, 19, was found dead in her room in the university’s Brownlow Hill accommodation on 11 May last year. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump denies Hillary Clinton claim he sought foreign help for 2020 election

  20-09-2019 20:41
  Speculation Ukraine was asked for information to damage BidenTrump ‘asked a foreign power to help him win an election. Again’Donald Trump on Friday denied an accusation from his political rival Hillary Clinton that he sought help from a foreign government to help his bid for re-election – a potential replay of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election.The White House was rocked this week by a whistleblower’s complaint that included a private conversation b
  
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• Japan and Australia reach finals and will go head to head in SailGP championship

  20-09-2019 20:24
  SHOWS: MARSEILLE, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 20, 2019) (SUNSET AND VINE - ACCESS ALL)1. START RACE ONE2. ONBOARD CAMERA - USA LOOKING AT CHINA AT START3. FIRST LEG UNDERWAY4. ONBOARD CAMERA USA5. JAPAN & CHINA BATTLE FOR 1ST PLACE6. ONBOARD CAMERAAUSTRALIA7. WIDE SHOT OF FLEET8. JAPAN & AUSTRALIA FOILING PAST MARSEILLE9. ONBOARD CAMERA - JAPAN LOOKING AT AUSTRALIA10. JAPAN WINS RACE ONE11. AUSTRALIA FINISH SECOND IN RACE ONE12. GREAT BRITAINFINISH THIRD IN RACE ONE13. USA BOAT REPAIR14. START RAC
  
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• Saudi-led forces launch airstrikes on Yemeni city of Hodeidah

  20-09-2019 19:55
  Houthi rebels say attacks on four sites violate ceasefire agreement Saudi-led forces have launched airstrikes north of the Yemen port city of Hodeidah, claiming they were targeting Houthi rebels’ capacity to mount remote-controlled assaults on shipping in the Red Sea.The Houthi rebels, battling Saudi support for the UN-recognised Yemen government for the past five years, claimed the airstrikes on four sites were in violation of the ceasefire agreement signed in December 2018 in Stockholm.
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan, Ivanka Trump attend designer's Rome wedding

  20-09-2019 19:54
  Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan joined an array of celebrities on Friday for the glitzy wedding of fashion designer Misha Nonoo at a 17th century Italian villa overlooking the city of Rome.Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner flew in from the United States to join the other A-listers who included singer Katy Perry, her partner Orlando Bloom, British TV host James Corden and Harry's cousins, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.
  
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• Martin Rowson on the climate crisis and Brexit – cartoon

  20-09-2019 19:39
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• Climate march organiser: 'This could be a tipping point'

  20-09-2019 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Dylan Hamilton, who helped organise the climate march through Edinburgh, explains why he did it.
  
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• The Guardian view on transport emissions: the trouble with planes and automobiles | Editorial

  20-09-2019 19:30
  The headline figure of a 44% cut in the UK’s total emissions conceals a multitude of failures, with motor traffic and aviation high on the listIf the success of an event like Friday’s school strike can be measured, it is in the extent to which it changes the climate of opinion. Individuals, unions and other organisations that took part in the strike must play their part in reducing emissions. But when it comes to limiting global heating, governments have far more levers than anyone e
  
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• Sebastian Vettel adjusting to lower expectations at Singapore GP

  20-09-2019 19:24
  • German would be grateful for error-free run in Ferrari
  • Lewis Hamilton the fastest in second practice sessionFor the last two meetings of the Singapore Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel had strong hopes of victory. On both occasions he was still in the championship fight with Lewis Hamilton. Both times Hamilton took the win. This year the odds weigh even more heavily against the German but, given his poor performances of late, an error-free run may be the fillip he needs. Vettel says he
  
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• Coroner urges public awareness after cattle kill elderly woman

  20-09-2019 19:23
  Hilary Adair died after ‘out of control’ animals attacked her in West SussexThe death of an 87-year-old woman killed by a herd of cattle must lead to greater awareness of the dangers the animals can pose, a coroner has said.Hilary Adair was knocked to the ground by belted galloway cattle at a countryside beauty spot and repeatedly attacked as she tried to get up. Continue reading...
  
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• Palestinian activist to miss Labour conference as visa delayed

  20-09-2019 19:22
  Omar Barghouti, co-founder of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, planned to address a Momentum event. A Palestinian human rights activist will not make a planned appearance at a Labour Party conference fringe event after his UK visa was delayed. Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights, was due to speak at the event alongside the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, the Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey,and Labour MP
  
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• Newcastle turn blind eye to Peter Beardsley’s inadequate coaching | Louise Taylor

  20-09-2019 19:22
  The coach’s downfall is arguably as much about systemic failure as the shortcomings of one painfully insensitive manPeter Beardsley’s downfall, and ultimate disgrace, is arguably as much about a systemic failure at Newcastle United as the shortcomings of one painfully inadequate coach.In hindsight, the depressing path towards the former England forward’s 32-week suspension from all football activities after the Football Association found him guilty of racially abusing young bla
  
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• 'The men who plundered Europe': City of London practices on trial in Bonn

  20-09-2019 19:18
  Billions of euros in EU taxpayers’ money was siphoned in ‘cum-ex’ scandalThey have been called “the men who plundered Europe”: a group of cowboy traders, seasoned tax lawyers and mathematical whizz kids who are alleged to have conspired in the heart of the City of London to siphon at least €60bn in taxpayers’ money from the state coffers of several EU countries.In Britain, the so-called “cum-ex” scandal, named after the complex derivatives jug
  
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• Prince Andrew was an abuser, Epstein accuser says in TV interview

  20-09-2019 19:17
  Virginia Giuffre claims prince was participant in disgraced financier’s exploitation of herAn accuser of Jeffrey Epstein has alleged Prince Andrew was “an abuser, a participant” in the disgraced US financier’s exploitation of her as a teenager, in her first television interview.Virginia Giuffre, formerly Roberts, who was pictured with Prince Andrew in a now notorious photograph, spoke to the US network TV station NBC News about her involvement with Epstein, a convicted se
  
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• British American Tobacco issued with £900m Dutch tax bill

  20-09-2019 19:15
  Maker of Rothmans and Camel brands accused of avoiding tax on money channelled via NetherlandsBritish American Tobacco is being pursued by the Dutch authorities for £902m in unpaid taxes, as the maker of Rothmans, Camel and Lucky Strike cigarettes stands accused of avoiding tax on money channelled through the Netherlands.The claim relates to taxes the company is said to owe between 2003 and 2016 and concerns internal fees paid by Dutch subsidiaries for loans provided by its UK holding comp
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn rules out coalition in event of hung parliament

  20-09-2019 19:07
  The Labour leader says he will seek to lead a minority government if they cannot gain an overall majority at the next election.
  
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• Chris Drake obituary

  20-09-2019 19:06
  Eminent BBC reporter and technical wizardChris Drake, who has died aged 77, was an exemplar of an endangered species in British national broadcasting: the reporter. As the era loomed in which everyone would become a specialist or an editor, Chris distinguished himself at BBC News, at home and abroad, as a newsman with a fast and coherent way of transmitting a story, skilled not just in delivery and content but in the transmission itself – he was a technical wizard.He joined the BBC in the
  
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• Upbeat Moeen Ali to take break after losing his England Test contract

  20-09-2019 19:04
  • All-rounder struggled in World Cup and Ashes
  • Jofra Archer is handed multi-format dealMoeen Ali believes a short break from competing for a Test spot could result in a strong comeback down the line after the all-rounder lost his England contract in the longest format.Ashley Giles, the director of England cricket, revealed on Friday that Moeen has requested a spell away from Test contention and he will now miss that part of the New Zealand tour, the squads for which are named on Mond
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn will not get involved over Harriet Harman’s Speaker bid

  20-09-2019 19:00
  Ex-deputy Labour leader says she will press on with attempt to succeed John Bercow despite opposition of local activists.
  
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• How the climate strike travelled around the world - video

  20-09-2019 19:00
  From Sydney to New Delhi, Nairobi to New York, millions of people around the world walked out of school and work on Friday to join the latest protests against the climate crisis. The global day of action, calling for a reduction in emissions, was held in the run-up to a UN summit in New YorkGlobal climate strike: Greta Thunberg and school students lead climate crisis protest – live updates
  Global climate strike: how you can get involvedContinue reading...
  
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• Charity regulator warns Ucas about marketing loans to students

  20-09-2019 19:00
  Commission intervenes as Martin Lewis calls on service to stop ‘promoting debt’The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service has been rebuked by the Charity Commission over its role in the marketing of private loans to students and school-leavers, with the regulator warning that Ucas needs to rein in its commercial arm.The commission’s intervention followed direct mail and email marketing sent to students last month by Ucas Media – Ucas’s commercial subsidiary &n
  
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• Trudeau tries to shift focus from brownface images to gun control

  20-09-2019 18:50
  Canadian PM unveils pledge to restrict handguns on re-election campaign trail in TorontoJustin Trudeau has tried to focus attention back on his re-election after a dramatic week in Canadian politics, in which the prime minister admitted to multiple images of him in brownface and not recalling how many times he had worn it.The embattled Trudeau spent Friday walking the streets of east Toronto, posing for photos with residents and unveiling his party’s newest campaign pledge: a move to restr
  
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• 'Enough is enough’: biggest-ever climate protest sweeps UK

  20-09-2019 18:50
  From babies to bagpipers, hundreds of thousands filled the streets in more than 200 ralliesGlobal climate protests – live updatesFrom the small sun-drenched Inner Hebridean island of Iona to the packed streets of central London, parents and grandparents, children and trade unionists have stepped out of their Friday routines to tell their political leaders time is running out to tackle the climate crisis. Related: Greta Thunberg: face of the Global Climate Strike - in picturesContinue readi
  
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• Thornberry: Labour could back Tory Brexit deal – in exchange for referendum

  20-09-2019 18:44
  Shadow foreign secretary says party should not remain neutral in any second voteLabour should consider voting for a Boris Johnson Brexit deal in exchange for the promise of a referendum, the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, has told the Guardian.As anti-Brexit activists prepare to make their voices heard at Labour’s conference in Brighton this weekend, Thornberry suggested her party could allow a deal to pass through parliament – if they could thereby secure a ”peopl
  
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• The unpopular populist? Boris Johnson and the art of dealing with hecklers

  20-09-2019 18:44
  For a politician preparing to frame the next election as “politicians versus the people”, Boris Johnson has not – of late – appeared very popular with the people. Over the past month, the prime minister has endured a string of run-ins with angry members of the public, lambasting him on issues from Brexit and the suspension of parliament to the NHS and benefits cuts.Earlier this month, Johnson was asked to “please leave my town” by a polite gentleman in Morley,
  
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• Opener provides result Rugby World Cup needed but real fireworks are to come | Paul Rees

  20-09-2019 18:40
  Japan achieved their winning start and the host nation is enthused even if Saturday’s heavyweight encounters are going to provide a somewhat different spectacleFor all the gallantry and surprising stamina of Russia, this was the most underwhelming of openings to a World Cup. There was an air of before the Lord Mayor’s show. It explained why this weekend contains two top group billings, starting with the holders, New Zealand, against South Africa, when the tournament will really start
  
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• Eden Hazard can shine at Real Madrid without being the new Cristiano Ronaldo | Barney Ronay

  20-09-2019 18:39
  The former Chelsea player has the skill and the attitude to succeed at the Bernabéu even if the club is still a little infatuated with the former owner of the No 7 shirtEden Hazard’s first start for Real Madrid on Wednesday night was always likely to be a fascinating subplot for anyone who followed his progress in England.Predictably Hazard was miles off the pace in Paris. This was his first start in a proper football match since June, and his first outing in the full white-noise gl
  
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• Trump to snub climate summit for religious freedom meeting at UN

  20-09-2019 18:37
  Exclusive: Senior UN official confirms White House booked a room so Trump can attend a gathering in same building as the summitDonald Trump is set to attend the United Nations headquarters during Monday’s key summit on the climate crisis – but will be there to take part in a meeting on religious freedom instead.A senior UN official confirmed to the Guardian that the White House has booked one of the large conference rooms in the New York headquarters on Monday so that the president c
  
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• Alternatives to drugs for managing pain

  20-09-2019 18:27
  ‘This is a crisis and it is time for open-mindedness and tolerance, not dogma and prejudice against alternatives,’ says Peter Adams. Photograph: Getty/Science Photo LibraryDr Ann Robinson (Prescribing for pain is out of control. Doctors need new tools, 16 September) speaks eloquently about the limitations of drugs and the difficulties GPs have in managing patients with long-term pain. However, I remain amazed that she does not mention the use of hypnosis techniques to manage chronic
  
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• Alleged Epstein victim hits out at royal

  20-09-2019 18:27
  A woman has described to NBC's Dateline how she allegedly had sex with Prince Andrew in 2001 when she was 17-years-old.
  
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• With the new Sounds app, the BBC is ignoring its own audience

  20-09-2019 18:23
  A public broadcaster should not act like a commercial organisation, writes Anthony Lawton, while Jo Valentine says it is not sustainable to keep buying new devices and Colin Burke believes the BBC should value its older listeners. You report that James Purnell, the BBC’s radio and education director, said the following in justification of the limited reach of its new Sounds app (as opposed to iPlayer Radio): “It is standard practice for updated apps to no longer support older operati
  
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• Taxing cakes and biscuits is the answer to Britain's sugar problem

  20-09-2019 18:16
  The drinks levy is working but England’s sugar consumption has still gone up. So what next?The UK is eating far too much sugar and the efforts of Public Health England to cajole the food industry into cutting down for the sake of our health are having very little effect. The latest PHE report shows another tiny reduction in the sugar content of our favourite packaged foods of 2.9%, following 2% last year. The chances of hitting the 2020 target of a total of 20% are vanishingly small.If you
  
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