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• Number of known vaping-related illnesses jumps to over 1,000

  03-10-2019 23:01
  The CDC said there were 1,080 cases reported in 48 states and the US Virgin Islands as of 1 October. Photograph: Frank Augstein/APThere are more than 1,000 confirmed or probable cases of vaping-related lung injury across the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday, including 18 deaths.Most of the cases involved young men who said they had a history of using liquids that contained tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the ingredient that gives marijuana its high.The CDC sa
  
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• Banksy artwork depicting MPs as chimpanzees sold for record amount

  03-10-2019 22:09
  Devolved Parliament went under the hammer in London on Thursday.
  
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• Stella Creasy Advertises For UK's First Ever 'Locum MP' To Cover Maternity Leave

  03-10-2019 21:55
  Labour's Stella Creasy has advertised for the UK's first ever 'locum MP' ascover while she's on maternity leave
  
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• Boris Johnson's Brexit plan: EU 'open but unconvinced' - BBC News

  03-10-2019 21:45 via news.google.com
  Boris Johnson's Brexit plan: EU 'open but unconvinced'  BBC NewsEU parliament: Boris Johnson Brexit plan not remotely acceptable  The GuardianIrish PM Leo Varadkar claims the British people want to stay in the EU  Daily MailJohnson’s unworkable Brexit plan won’t solve the Northern Ireland border issue  The GuardianA version of Theresa May’s deal is the only way out of the Brexit nightmare  The GuardianView full coverage on Googl
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings families hope Irish support will help get public inquiry

  03-10-2019 21:37
  Twenty-one people were unlawfully killed when a botched IRA warning call lead to two Birmingham pubs being bombed.
  
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• BBC staff challenge managers over racism in Naga Munchetty row

  03-10-2019 21:37
  Naga Munchetty arriving at MediaCityUK in Salford on Thursday to host BBC Breakfast for the first time since the impartiality row blew up. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PABBC managers faced open revolt from furious staff as they attempted to make amends in the row over Naga Munchetty’s comments about Donald Trump, amid claims of widespread racism within the organisation.At one open meeting organised for BAME employees on Thursday, members of the audience demanded management formally apologise to
  
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• World Athletics Championships: Johnson-Thompson goes for gold – live! - The Guardian

  03-10-2019 21:36 via news.google.com
  World Athletics Championships: Johnson-Thompson goes for gold – live!  The GuardianKatarina Johnson-Thompson set for World Athletics Championships heptathlon gold  BBC SportDoha 2019 World Athletics Championships LIVE: Katarina Johnson-Thompson goes for gold in the heptathlon  The SunWorld Championships 2019 Day 7 schedule: Katarina Johnson-Thompson eyes heptathlon gold  ExpressView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Banksy's chimp-depicting 'Devolved Parliament' sells for over $12 million

  03-10-2019 21:33
  "Devolved Parliament", in which chimpanzees replace politicians in the House of Commons, more than comfortably surpassed its estimated price tag of 1.5 million to 2 million pounds, with the auctioneer declaring "history being made" at one point during the sale which was streamed live.Shame I didn’t still own it," Banksy wrote on his Instagram feed beside a post quoting art critic Robert Hughes about the value of artworks.
  
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• Trump admits he pushed Ukraine for dirt on Biden and calls on China to investigate – live - The Guardian

  03-10-2019 21:32 via news.google.com
  Trump admits he pushed Ukraine for dirt on Biden and calls on China to investigate – live  The GuardianTrump urges China to investigate Bidens  BBC NewsKurt Volker: Trump's former Ukraine envoy giving evidence to impeachment committees  The IndependentAfter Trump’s comments on Ukraine and China, here’s what Pelosi needs to say  The Washington PostJudge Andrew Napolitano: Trump’s call with Ukraine president manifests criminal and imp
  
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• EU calls on Boris Johnson to publish Brexit plan in full

  03-10-2019 21:03
  Ireland’s Leo Varadkar says PM’s pledge of no hard border contradicts written proposal. Jean-Claude Juncker has called on the British government to publish its Brexit plan in full after Boris Johnson was accused by Ireland’s prime minister of misleading parliament over the impact on the Irish border. The move came on a dramatic day during which Johnson’s hopes of securing a deal by the time of a crunch summit appeared to unravel: The European parliament’s Brexit ste
  
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• Extinction Rebellion Planning 'More Disruptive' Protests If Westminster Shutdown Is Blocked

  03-10-2019 20:44
  Extinction Rebellion has said it has "more disruptive" plans up its sleeve ifprotesters are barred from Westminster next week
  
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• PM to make whirlwind trip to EU capitals to sell his Brexit plan

  03-10-2019 20:28
  Boris Johnson set for talks with EU leaders but suggests major concessions are unlikely. Boris Johnson is set to launch a whirlwind round of talks in European Union capitals as he tries to sell his new Brexit proposals to sceptical EU leaders, while also keeping intact an emerging if fragile House of Commons majority for the plan. The prime minister had been expected to head to Berlin for talks with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, on Friday. However, scheduling difficulties mean discussion
  
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• More than a quarter of UK mammals face extinction - BBC News

  03-10-2019 20:27 via news.google.com
  More than a quarter of UK mammals face extinction  BBC NewsPopulations of UK’s most important wildlife have plummeted since 1970  The GuardianUK is in danger of losing a quarter of its mammal population, major wildlife report says  Telegraph.co.ukWildlife decline 'faster in Scotland than across the UK'  BBC NewsUK animals that could be extinct soon as 25 per cent face disappearing forever  Mirror OnlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• No Labour MP could support Johnson Brexit plan, says Corbyn

  03-10-2019 20:26
  Jeremy Corbyn said the government was aiming for a ‘Trump-deal Brexit that would crash our economy’. Photograph: Yui Mok/PAJeremy Corbyn has claimed that no Labour MP could support Boris Johnson’s alternative to the backstop, amid a growing No 10 campaign to woo his backbenchers.The opposition leader told parliament the prime minister’s plans were simply unworkable and part of a cynical attack upon workers’ rights.“Deal or no deal, this government’s agen
  
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• Why Unai Emery has dropped Mesut Ozil for Arsenal vs Standard Liege - Metro.co.uk

  03-10-2019 20:18 via news.google.com
  Why Unai Emery has dropped Mesut Ozil for Arsenal vs Standard Liege  Metro.co.ukKing's Cross station is evacuated as Standard Liege football fans set off flares  Daily MailKing’s Cross station reopens after Standard Liege fans let off smoke bombs ahead of Arsenal match  The SunKing's Cross station evacuated after Standard Liege supporters let off smoke bombs  AOL UKThe reason Mesut Ozil was left out of the Arsenal squad for Standard Liege by Unai Eme
  
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• ‘Cosmic web’ thought to give the universe its structure glimpsed by scientists - The Independent

  03-10-2019 20:05 via news.google.com
  ‘Cosmic web’ thought to give the universe its structure glimpsed by scientists  The IndependentScientists observe mysterious cosmic web directly for first time  The GuardianFuelling supermassive black holes  SciTech EuropaWe've had our best glimpse of a web of matter that spans the universe  New Scientist NewsBest Image Yet of the Cosmic Web  SkyandTelescope.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Health body faces legal action amid concerns over autism ‘cure’ - The Guardian

  03-10-2019 20:03 via news.google.com
  Health body faces legal action amid concerns over autism ‘cure’  The Guardian
  
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• Priti Patel asks for probe of Met Police over VIP paedophile claims case

  03-10-2019 20:00
  The Home Secretary has asked Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to review the force's response to Operation Midland.
  
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• No let-up in UK’s wildlife losses, report warns

  03-10-2019 20:00
  Two-fifths of UK species of assessed animals, birds, butterflies and moths have seen significant declines.
  
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• Glowing gas reveals faint filaments of cosmic web

  03-10-2019 20:00
  Scientists have reported the detection of individual filaments of intergalactic gas spanning among young galaxies.
  
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• 'Serious blow' to north-east as Ineos plans to shut chemical plant

  03-10-2019 19:37
  Closure of plant could threaten 220 jobs after being deemed ‘no longer viable’. Ineos is preparing to shut a chemical plant in Teesside which it has owned for the past 10 years in a blow to hundreds of workers in the north-east of England. The chemicals company, owned by the billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, said “nothing can be done” to save the plant at Seal Sands, which is no longer economically viable. The closure could mean the loss of 220 jobs, months after Ratcliffe l
  
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• Boris Johnson asked for Jennifer Arcuri to be included on Israel trade trip while he was mayor, says former adviser - The Independent

  03-10-2019 19:36 via news.google.com
  Boris Johnson asked for Jennifer Arcuri to be included on Israel trade trip while he was mayor, says former adviser  The IndependentBoris Johnson asked for Jennifer Arcuri to be included on Tel Aviv trade trip, says former aide  Sky NewsEx-aide says Johnson asked for Arcuri to be allowed on trade trip  The GuardianJennifer Arcuri 'ready to sell story about her relationship with Boris Johnson'  The TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• VIP paedophile claims: report criticises Met and Tom Watson

  03-10-2019 19:32
  Operation Midland was the Met’s widely criticised investigation into allegations of a VIP paedophile ring. Photograph: Kirsty O'Connor/PAA report on Scotland Yard’s disastrous handling of sexual abuse claims against public figures contains material critical of the Labour deputy leader, Tom Watson, and castigates police for a string of failings including misleading a judge.Three chapters of Sir Richard Henriques’s report on Operation Midland, the Metropolitan police’s wide
  
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• Tafida’s parents prepare for new battle as hospital bosses consider appeal

  03-10-2019 19:30
  Shelina Begum and Mohammed Raqeeb won a High Court fight when a judge said they could move their daughter to an Italian hospital.
  
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• Hong Kong leader to ban face masks as she activates colonial-era powers - The Guardian

  03-10-2019 19:28 via news.google.com
  Hong Kong leader to ban face masks as she activates colonial-era powers  The GuardianHong Kong protests: Authorities to announce face mask ban  BBC NewsHong Kong protests: Shot teenager charged with rioting and attacking police  Sky NewsAs a protester is shot in the street, this is how Britain could make good on its obligations to the Hong Kong people  The IndependentIs China Heading for Crisis?  The New York TimesView full coverage on Google New
  
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• Scientists simulate dark matter in new way

  03-10-2019 19:23
  New simulations show stars and galaxies might have formed and grouped together at the origin of the universe if dark matter is very light in mass.
  
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• Johnson’s Brexit plan runs into European resistance

  03-10-2019 19:17
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his proposals were an attempt to 'bridge the chasm' with the EU.
  
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• Scotland becomes first country in UK to ban smacking of children - The Guardian

  03-10-2019 19:16 via news.google.com
  Scotland becomes first country in UK to ban smacking of children  The GuardianScotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking  BBC NewsScotland becomes first part of UK to ban smacking children  Telegraph.co.ukThe Guardian view on Scotland’s smacking ban: follow the leader  The GuardianScotland becomes first UK nation to ban smacking  Sky NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Scotland becomes first country in UK to ban smacking of children

  03-10-2019 19:16
  Member’s bill removing defence of ‘justifiable assault’ passed overwhelmingly. Scotland has become the first country in the UK to ban outright the physical punishment of children, making it a criminal offence for parents to smack their offspring. The member’s bill, which was lodged by the Scottish Green party MSP John Finnie and supported by the Scottish National party government, was passed overwhelmingly on Thursday evening, with 84 MSPs voting in favour and 29 against.
  
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• Brexiters’ populist rhetoric should fool no one

  03-10-2019 19:12
  Since Rousseau’s time, the idea that there is a ‘people’ with a will of its own has been subjected to much criticism, writes Alan Haworth. Plus letters from Philip Wood, Richard Norton-Taylor and Jeremy Beecham. It is one thing to point out that in any society there exists a large number of discrete individuals, each with his or her own values and interests. The fact is so obvious that it’s hardly worth stating. It is quite another to claim that, over and above those indi
  
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• Johnson’s bodge-job Brexit plan gives little reason to be hopeful

  03-10-2019 19:11
  Readers respond to the prime minister’s latest proposals for the Irish border after Brexit. It’s hard to see how the EU can buy into the latest UK proposition as it stands, but we should never underestimate the considerable pressure they are under to do so ( Dismay in Brussels as Johnson finally reveals his Brexit plan, 3 October). Unlike Johnson, the EU is desperate to avoid no deal, not least because it immediately slams in an Irish border, here and now in 2019. But this is the ver
  
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• Boris Johnson: Brexit plan 'genuine attempt to bridge chasm'

  03-10-2019 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM updates MPs on his Brexit proposals but Jeremy Corbyn says the plans are "unrealistic".
  
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• Holyrood approves smacking ban on ‘momentous day for children’s rights’

  03-10-2019 19:09
  Children's campaigners have hailed the change in the law in Scotland.
  
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• Trump video removed from Twitter after Nickelback complaint - Sky News

  03-10-2019 19:08 via news.google.com
  Trump video removed from Twitter after Nickelback complaint  Sky NewsTrump's video taken off Twitter after band Nickelback complains  The GuardianNickleback video shared by Donald Trump in bizarre anti-Biden tweet is removed 'due to copyright claim'  Evening StandardTwitter takes down Trump video trolling Biden over son's overseas money ties  Daily Mail'How dare you': diehard Nickelback fans respond to Trump’s surprising meme  The GuardianV
  
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• Chelmsford fertility clinic gave woman wrong sperm - BBC News

  03-10-2019 19:05 via news.google.com
  Chelmsford fertility clinic gave woman wrong sperm  BBC NewsCouple given sperm from wrong donor during IVF - but decide to keep baby  Mirror OnlineWoman given wrong sperm as fertility blunders rise by a fifth  The TelegraphFertility clinic mix-up sees a mother become pregnant with the WRONG sperm  Daily MailView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Extinction Rebellion protesters outline plans to shut Westminster roads

  03-10-2019 18:58
  Activists will take to the streets next week, after protests on Thursday saw the Treasury sprayed with fake blood.
  
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• Funeral mourners remember ‘beautiful’ student Libby Squire

  03-10-2019 18:57
  The 21-year-old student was found dead in the Humber Estuary after going missing in February.
  
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• Thomas Cook: Former staff flock to Manchester Airport jobs fairs

  03-10-2019 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Former employees said they had been through a "rollercoaster of emotions" since the collapse.
  
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• Scotland takes ‘historic step’ with ban on smacking

  03-10-2019 18:50
  MSPs have voted in favour of introducing legislation making it a criminal offence to use physical punishment against a child.
  
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• Backstop preferred option to avoid hard border, says Varadkar

  03-10-2019 18:48
  The Irish premier said a fifth theoretical solution, Ireland re-joining the UK, was never going to happen.
  
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• Scotland Becomes First Part Of UK To Ban Smacking Of Children

  03-10-2019 18:45
  Scotland has become the first part of the UK to ban the smacking of children,after MSPs at Holyrood passed a Member's Bill brought forward by Green MSPJohn Finnie
  
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• Scotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking

  03-10-2019 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The Scottish Parliament votes overwhelmingly to make it a criminal offence for parents to physically punish their children.
  
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• Blind man's injuries 'life threatening' after subway fall in Glasgow

  03-10-2019 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The man suffers "life-threatening injuries" after falling onto the line at Bridge Street subway station in Glasgow.
  
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• What are the concerns over Stormont's role in proposed Brexit deal?

  03-10-2019 18:36
  The Northern Ireland assembly at Stormont collapsed almost three years ago.Photograph: Niall Carson/PABoris Johnson has been told his new Brexit proposals show he “does not understand Northern Ireland” or the way the assembly in Stormont works. Sylvia Hermon, the independent MP for North Down, accused the prime minister of “dancing to the tune” of the Democratic Unionist party while forgetting that the majority of voters in Northern Ireland backed remain in the EU referen
  
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• The next gif you send on WhatsApp could cause a lot of pain and torment - Metro.co.uk

  03-10-2019 18:36 via news.google.com
  The next gif you send on WhatsApp could cause a lot of pain and torment  Metro.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Northern Ireland’s abortion ban is finally crumbling. Even if some won’t accept it - The Guardian

  03-10-2019 18:36 via news.google.com
  Northern Ireland’s abortion ban is finally crumbling. Even if some won’t accept it  The GuardianNorthern Ireland abortion law found to breach human rights  BBC NewsWhy Ireland’s battle over abortion is far from over  The GuardianAbortion legislation should be urgently reformed in Northern Ireland, leaders say  Belfast TelegraphAbortion: Who is NI law challenger Sarah Ewart?  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Housing plans which threatened community of nuns thrown out by inspector

  03-10-2019 18:36
  Mother Mary David said the proposals presented a 'dire' situation for the abbey.
  
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• DUP leader criticises Dublin’s rejection of UK’s latest Brexit plan

  03-10-2019 18:28
  Arlene Foster accused Simon Coveney of rejecting a reasonable offer and paving the road for a no-deal exit.
  
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• Trump urges Ukraine and China to probe Bidens - BBC News

  03-10-2019 18:26 via news.google.com
  Trump urges Ukraine and China to probe Bidens  BBC NewsTrump admits he pushed Ukraine for dirt on Biden and calls on China to investigate – live  The GuardianTwitter users point out that Ukraine President made Tom Cruise look tall during meeting  Daily MailUkraine’s Leader Has Jumped Into Trump’s Trap  The New York TimesBiden finally gave the speech he needed to  The Washington PostView full coverage on Google News
  
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• The OS is 'no longer' important to Microsoft, and yet new Surface kit has 3 Windows flavours - The Register

  03-10-2019 18:22 via news.google.com
  The OS is 'no longer' important to Microsoft, and yet new Surface kit has 3 Windows flavours  The RegisterMicrosoft's dual-screen Surface Duo phone makes no sense  Wired.co.ukThe Surface Duo is an Xbox tablet in all but name – here’s why  TrustedReviewsTaking a look at the AMD Ryzen processor inside the Surface Laptop 3  TechRadarMicrosoft announces Surface Duo folding phone with TWO screens coming next year  The SunView full coverage
  
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