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• EU reacts coolly to Johnson’s ‘problematic’ Brexit blueprint

  02-10-2019 23:31
  European Commission president says they still need a 'legally operable solution' to the issue of the Northern Ireland border.
  
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• Young doctor who was ordered to leave UK told she can stay

  02-10-2019 23:20
  Dr Chiang then received a letter on Friday from the Home Office
  
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• Stakeknife probe: Investigation team passes file to prosecutors

  02-10-2019 23:05
  Operation Kenova was lead by former Bedfordshire police chief John Boutcher.
  
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• Vaping-associated lung injury ‘most likely caused by toxic fumes’

  02-10-2019 23:00
  Researchers looked at lung biopsies from 17 patients who had vaped and were suspected to have vaping-associated lung injury.
  
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• MPs voice cautious support for Johnson’s Irish border proposals

  02-10-2019 22:56
  Stephen Kinnock reportedly believes that up to 30 Labour MPs could support the plan.Photograph: Michael Bowles/REX/ShutterstockBoris Johnson’s plan for an alternative to the backstop appeared to be edging towards a parliamentary majority on Wednesday night following expressions of support from a handful of Labour MPs, hardliners in the European Research Group (ERG) and the DUP.As the prime minister frantically called EU leaders, including Jean-Claude Juncker, Angela Merkel and Leo Varadkar
  
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• What is the Stakeknife scandal, and what happens next?

  02-10-2019 22:55
  Freddie Scappaticci denies being IRA spy ‘Stakeknife’.Photograph: REX/Shutterstock What is the Stakeknife scandal?The agent code named “Stakeknife” was one of British military intelligence’s most valued assets, operating inside the Provisional IRA. Recruited in the late 1970s, the spy rose through the IRA’s ranks in Belfast to become head of the paramilitary group’s informer-hunting unit known as “the nutting squad”. He had the power of life
  
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• Prince Harry's 'pent-up rage' could backfire on him, say commentators

  02-10-2019 22:46
  Statement, accusing tabloids of ‘ruthless’ campaign against Meghan, is met with surprise. The Duke of Sussex’s unprecedented statement unleashing pent-up fury against the British tabloid press over its treatment of his wife may prove counter-productive, royal commentators have claimed. The statement, which Harry is understood to have personally penned, was released on the couple’s official website as it was announced on Tuesday that the Duchess of Sussex is suing the Mail
  
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• Former SNP MP Michelle Thomson nominated as candidate for election seat

  02-10-2019 22:42
  On Wednesday evening she tweeted to say it would be an 'honour' if she was selected to contest the East Lothian seat in an upcoming general election.
  
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• Dismay in Brussels as Boris Johnson finally reveals Brexit plan

  02-10-2019 22:34
  Michel Barnier scathing in his reaction, describing PM’s Irish border proposals as a trap. Boris Johnson appears to be fighting a losing battle to avoid Britain staying in the EU beyond 31 October after Michel Barnier privately gave a scathing analysis of the prime minister’s new plan for the Irish border, describing it as a trap. The European commission also refused to go into the secretive and intensive “tunnel” talks with the UK’s negotiators before a crunch summ
  
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• Boris Johnson’s revised Brexit plan: How it works

  02-10-2019 22:17
  The Prime Minister has approached the EU with another approach to the Irish border issue.
  
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• Conservatives to look into bullying claims after activist dies

  02-10-2019 22:04
  Jade Smith, 21, who appeared in BBC TV show The Mighty Redcar, found dead on Sunday. The Conservative party has said it will look into the circumstances of the death of a young activist who alleged she had been the victim of bullying and abuse within the party. Jade Smith, 21, from Redcar in north Yorkshire was found dead on Sunday in circumstances which Cleveland police say were not suspicious. Smith, an active Tory supporter who had a tattoo reading “I love Boris Johnson”, previous
  
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• Labour MP moves colleagues to tears with domestic abuse story

  02-10-2019 21:48
  Rosie Duffield’s harrowing personal account is described as ‘moving and horrifying’. The Labour MP Rosie Duffield’s harrowing account of her own personal experience of domestic abuse left colleagues in tears in the Commons in what has been described as one of the most moving contributions ever given in parliament. After months of what she described as terrifying verbal abuse, humiliation and financial control unbeknown to her friends, family and colleagues, she described
  
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• Man arrested after nearly six hours on crane near the Shard

  02-10-2019 21:42
  The disruption also affected local bus routes.
  
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• Queen will not have approved of Harry’s ‘outburst’, royal biographer claims

  02-10-2019 21:23
  Royal biographer Penny Junor claimed the duke's highly personal statement could make his ongoing relationship with the press 'quite awkward'.
  
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• CCTV pictures released in hunt for gold toilet stolen from stately home

  02-10-2019 21:14
  The fully functioning toilet, named America and installed for an art exhibition, was taken from the birthplace of Winston Churchill last month.
  
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• Can Boris Johnson Get Away With Breaking His Do-Or-Die Brexit Pledge?

  02-10-2019 21:14
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• Johnson's Brexit plan 'neither credible nor workable', says Labour

  02-10-2019 21:08
  Opposition parties reject PM’s proposals and claim he is trying to force through no-deal Brexit. Labour described Boris Johnson’s Brexit proposals as “neither credible nor workable” on Wednesday, claiming his real plan was to force through a no-deal Brexit. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said: “Any responsible prime minister would have spent the past three months trying to build a consensus in parliament and across the European Union in order to break the deadlock
  
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• Supercars seized as part of probe into multimillion-pound fraud

  02-10-2019 21:01
  Designer clothing and watches were also seized by police.
  
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• Varadkar: New Brexit plan does not fully meet backstop objectives

  02-10-2019 20:43
  The Irish Government said the Taoiseach would study the proposals further and consult with other EU leaders.
  
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• James Duddridge criticised over cancelling committee appearance ‘at last minute’

  02-10-2019 20:41
  The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union was due to give evidence before MSPs at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday.
  
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• Four bidders interested in Wrightbus, union tells workers

  02-10-2019 20:33
  The Ballymena-based firm went into administration last week with the loss of 1,200 jobs.
  
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• Boris Johnson to request prorogation from next week – Downing Street

  02-10-2019 20:29
  Number 10 said the timings would mean Parliament is prorogued for the shortest time possible.
  
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• London Dechert lawyer sues surveillance company over spying, hidden cameras

  02-10-2019 20:28
  A London-based senior Dechert lawyer is suing an intelligence and surveillance company for up to 100,000 pounds ($123,000) in damages for spying on him and his wife over at least 10 months.Neil Gerrard, Dechert's global co-head of white collar and securities litigation, alleges that Diligence International staff hid video cameras on his property, followed him to work and a restaurant and attempted to track him on a family holiday to a private Caribbean island by pretending to be his nephews.Dili
  
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• Parliament reviews advertising policy after claims advert spotted on Breitbart

  02-10-2019 20:15
  A social media user shared a picture that appeared to show an advert for a visit to UK Parliament on the website.
  
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• Stormont veto in Johnson's Brexit plan needs 'further work' – Juncker

  02-10-2019 20:02
  Boris Johnson leaves the stage after delivering his keynote speech to the Conservative party conference in Manchester. Photograph: POOL/ReutersJean-Claude Juncker has voiced his concerns that the Stormont veto in Boris Johnson’s plans for the Irish border could see arrangements designed to keep the peace collapse as early as the end of 2020.During a phone call with the prime minister, the European commission president highlighted the risk that the UK’s plans could unravel within 15 m
  
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• Leo Varadkar Says New Brexit Proposals Do Not Meet The Objectives Of Irish Backstop

  02-10-2019 20:01
  Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar has said the UK's new Brexit proposals "donot fully meet the objectives of the backstop" following a phone call withBoris Johnson
  
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• Smartphone app scans photos of children to spot signs of eye disorders

  02-10-2019 20:00
  Cradle was developed by scientists after the son of one of the researchers was diagnosed with cancer in both eyes.
  
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• 250 million children worldwide forecast to be obese by 2030

  02-10-2019 20:00
  Exclusive: experts say obesity rates soaring as governments fail to tackle junk food adverts. Childhood obesity is rising exponentially worldwide as the relentless marketing of junk foods reaches around the globe and governments do too little to protect their children’s health, according to data shared with the Guardian. The number of obese children globally is predicted to reach 250 million by 2030, up from 150 million now. Only one in 10 countries have even a 50% chance of meeting the Wo
  
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• Ireland says UK Brexit proposals do not fully meet agreed objectives

  02-10-2019 19:47
  Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday told British counterpart Boris Johnson that new proposals on Britain's exit from the European union did not fully meet agreed objectives but said he would study them further and consult with EU partners."The Taoiseach (prime minister) said the proposals do not fully meet the agreed objectives of the backstop," Varadkar's spokesman said in a statement after the Irish prime minister spoke to his British counterpart by phone.
  
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• Boris Johnson Claimed The Tories Have 'Tackled' National Debt - But It's Surged Since 2010

  02-10-2019 19:37
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• Boris Johnson's Brexit alternative to the Irish backstop: what's new?

  02-10-2019 19:35
  We examine the details of the PM’s plan and how it differs from Theresa May’s. Politicians have been quick to offer their verdict on Boris Johnson’s seven-page plan, but what does it contain and how is it different to Theresa May’s deal? The key difference is it replaces the controversial Irish border backstop with a new protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland grouped around five key points, including a big shift on how food and goods are treated and a legally binding role f
  
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• UK to suspend parliament for routine short period to launch policy programme

  02-10-2019 19:29
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will ask Queen Elizabeth to suspend, or prorogue, parliament for a matter of days from next Tuesday to launch its new legislative agenda.Last week, Britain's Supreme Court ruled that Johnson's previous suspension of parliament was unlawful after critics argued it was being used to prevent lawmakers from scrutinising his Brexit plans, forcing parliament to reconvene amid angry scenes.
  
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• Arlene Foster backs new Brexit plan as ‘serious and sensible way forward’

  02-10-2019 19:29
  The DUP leader insisted the beefed-up role for Stormont provided the democratic accountability she desired.
  
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• Boris Johnson To Prorogue Parliament, Number 10 Confirms

  02-10-2019 19:23
  Parliament will be suspended for six days, Prime Minister Boris Johnson hasconfirmed
  
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• Funny, a bit naughty, so kind – Fiona Bruce remembers Peter Sissons

  02-10-2019 19:21
  Tributes have been paid to veteran newsreader Sissons following his death on Tuesday.
  
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• Prince Harry’s letter resonates because it's not just the royals bullied by the red-tops

  02-10-2019 19:16
  The Sussexes are mounting a very public legal claim against the Mail on Sunday. After the treatment of Ben Stokes and Gareth Thomas, the backlash feels timely. My wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences,” wrote Prince Harry as he and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, launched legal action against the Mail on Sunday for publishing a handwritten letter she had sent to her estranged father. I am
  
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• Juncker reacts coolly to Johnson’s ‘problematic’ Brexit blueprint

  02-10-2019 19:10
  European Commission president says they still need a 'legally operable solution' to the issue of the Northern Ireland border.
  
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• Targeting two faulty genes could be key in treating blood cancer – study

  02-10-2019 19:00
  A study suggests mutated genes SRSF2 and IDH2 work together to bring about acute myeloid leukaemia.
  
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• Thousands of frontline officers moved off normal duties to police protests

  02-10-2019 18:44
  Metropolitan Police figures suggest protests have taken a greater toll on frontline policing than the London Bridge terror attack and Grenfell tragedy
  
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• Brexit uncertainty is causing fear, warn NI border town residents

  02-10-2019 18:37
  Warrenpoint in Co Down is just a short distance across Carlingford Lough from the Irish Republic.
  
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• Harry and Meghan meet Nelson Mandela’s widow in South Africa

  02-10-2019 18:34
  It was Meghan's first meeting with the statesman's widow
  
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• Man arrested after mother and baby seriously injured in stabbing

  02-10-2019 18:32
  The victims are in hospital after the attack in Wallsend.
  
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• You have the power to change the world, Meghan tells audience

  02-10-2019 18:29
  The Duchess of Sussex made her comments in a speech marking the end of the 10-day royal tour of southern Africa.
  
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• Plans for new £3.3bn ‘town centre’ are approved

  02-10-2019 18:28
  The masterplan will completely transform 53 acres in the Canada Water area in south-east London.
  
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• Theresa May Uses First Commons Speech After Standing Down To Urge Support For Domestic Abuse Bill

  02-10-2019 18:23
  Theresa May has used her first speech in the Commons since standing down asprime minister to speak passionately about tackling domestic abuse
  
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• GoPro Hero 8 Black camera launch | key features, price & availability - BikeRadar.com

  02-10-2019 18:21 via news.google.com
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• Johnson's new plan for border 'disastrous', say Northern Irish leaders

  02-10-2019 17:55
  DUP isolated in backing plan, which could ‘destroy economy and Good Friday agreement’. Business and political leaders in Northern Ireland have labelled Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan a “disaster” that could wreck the economy and the Good Friday agreement. They condemned the proposals, unveiled on Wednesday, as a betrayal of previous government commitments to protect trade and avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. The prime minister’
  
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• Thomas Cook workers in Poole saved from unemployment

  02-10-2019 17:52
  Not Just Travel has offered jobs to all members of the former Poole store.
  
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• MP shares with Commons her own experience of domestic abuse

  02-10-2019 17:52
  The MP received a standing ovation after her powerful speech
  
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• Boris Johnson unveils Brexit plan for alternative to backstop

  02-10-2019 17:43
  Boris Johnson has laid out a five-point Brexit offer that would take Britain, including Northern Ireland, out of the customs union, and warned the EU27 there is “very little time” to do a deal.In a letter to the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister said: “This government wants to get a deal, as I’m sure we all do. If we cannot reach one, it would represent a failure of statecraft for which we would all be responsible.”The government
  
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