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• Donald Trump Defends US Diplomat's Wife Over Death Of British Teenager Harry Dunn

  09-10-2019 23:54
  Donald Trump has appeared to defend the US diplomat's wife who is suspected ofbeing involved in the death of British teenager Harry Dunn
  
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• Labour's Corbyn to accuse PM Johnson of using Queen for political gain

  09-10-2019 23:34
  Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will on Thursday promise Britain a radical new political agenda and accuse Prime Minister Boris Johnson of dragging Queen Elizabeth into the country's looming general election.Britain is trapped in an acute political crisis over voters' 2016 decision to leave the European Union.Both the ruling Conservatives and Labour want an early election, but Corbyn says he will not agree to one until Johnson has ruled out the possibility that Britain leaves the EU
  
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• Johnson ‘using Queen’ for party political purposes at State Opening – Corbyn

  09-10-2019 23:30
  The Labour leader will brand Monday's Queen's Speech a 'cynical stunt'.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn 'Champing At The Bit' For A General Election Once No-Deal Is Ruled Out

  09-10-2019 23:30
  Jeremy Corbyn will claim he is "champing at the bit" for a general election -but only when a no-deal Brexit on October 31 has been avoided
  
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• Two dead after fire at working men’s club in Morecambe

  09-10-2019 23:16
  Lancashire Police said they are in the process of contacting next of kin.
  
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• Activists to begin ‘Hong Kong-style’ occupation of London City Airport

  09-10-2019 23:02
  Extinction Rebellion aims to 'shut down' the east London airport for three days.
  
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• Thomas Cook rescue: 'We're not skint, we don't take a dividend'

  09-10-2019 23:01
  John Hays, boss of the company that has rescued 555 Thomas Cook stores, explains that it has low costs and is able to reinvest profits in growth.
  
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• Gordon Brown: ‘Spivs and speculators’ will profit from no-deal Brexit shortages

  09-10-2019 23:00
  The former prime minister will warn that profiteering after a no-deal Brexit will hit ordinary families amid food and medicine shortages.
  
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• German Ambassador reassures over position on Brexit deal

  09-10-2019 22:49
  Concerns were heightened around the Irish border last week when a trailer loaded with new customs vehicles was brought to Dundalk.
  
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• Trump says woman wanted over UK crash death 'will be spoken to'

  09-10-2019 22:39
  Charlotte Charles, Harry’s mother; Radd Seiger, the family’s spokesman and Tim Dunn, Harry’s father. Photograph: Peter Summers/Getty ImagesDonald Trump has said US authorities will speak to the wife of of one of its diplomats suspected of involvement in the death of a British teenage motorcyclist “to see what we can come up with to do some healing”.The president’s comments to reporters on Wednesday night followed a call from Boris Johnson in which the prime mi
  
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• Turkish military offensive into Syria risks ‘destabilising’ region, UK warns

  09-10-2019 22:29
  Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had 'serious concerns' about Turkey's military action.
  
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• Boris Johnson asks Donald Trump to drop immunity for US hit-and-run suspect

  09-10-2019 22:19
  The Prime Minister has spoken to the US President about the decision to grant immunity to a suspect in the investigation into death of Harry Dunn.
  
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• Morecambe Fire: Two Dead After Blaze At Working Men’s Club In Lancashire

  09-10-2019 22:18
  Two men have died after a fire at a working men's club in Lancashire, policesaid
  
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• PM Johnson urges Trump to reconsider U.S. crash case stance

  09-10-2019 22:00
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to reconsider a decision to let a U.S. diplomat's wife use diplomatic immunity after she was involved in a fatal car crash in England and then left the country.Harry Dunn, 19, was killed in August in a road collision near RAF Croughton, an air force base in central England that is used by the United States."The prime minister urged the president to reconsider the U.S. position so the individual involved can return to
  
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• Johnson urges Trump to reconsider U.S. crash case stance

  09-10-2019 22:00
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to reconsider a decision to let a U.S. diplomat's wife use diplomatic immunity after she was involved in a fatal car crash in England and then left the country.Harry Dunn, 19, was killed in August in a road collision near RAF Croughton, an air force base in central England that is used by the United States."The prime minister urged the president to reconsider the U.S. position so the individual involved can return to
  
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• EU Parliament chief accused of ‘interfering’ after Brexit meeting with Speaker

  09-10-2019 21:44
  David Sassoli confirmed he told Speaker John Bercow MEPs were prepared to approve an Article 50 extension if it was to hold a second referendum.
  
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• Argentina v Germany: international football friendly – live! - The Guardian

  09-10-2019 21:37 via news.google.com
  Argentina v Germany: international football friendly – live!  The GuardianGermany and Argentina are in decline. So what next for international football's fallen giants?  Daily MailGermany vs Argentina LIVE: International football commentary stream, TV channel, line-ups, score prediction  Evening StandardGermany v Argentina: 3 best bets to light up Wednesday's glamour friendly  Paddy Power NewsWhat Lionel Messi said about Argentina after Germany won W
  
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• Boris Johnson to meet Leo Varadkar over Brexit compromise

  09-10-2019 21:33
  Pair to meet in north-west England on Thursday and discuss Northern Ireland. Boris Johnson is set for a private meeting with the Irish taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to come to a Brexit compromise over Northern Ireland, after talks came to a sudden halt in Brussels. Johnson and Varadkar have opted to meet on “neutral” territory in the north-west of England rather than Dublin or London, as negotiations enter a make-or-break phase ahead of next week’
  
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• Kurds abandon fight against Isil as Turkey attacks with air power and artillery deep into Syria - The Telegraph

  09-10-2019 21:09 via news.google.com
  Kurds abandon fight against Isil as Turkey attacks with air power and artillery deep into Syria  The TelegraphTurkey launches ground offensive in northern Syria  BBC NewsAir and land assaults as Turkey begins military operation in Syria  Sky NewsUnless Trump is called to account, expect more policy lurches like on Syria's Kurds  The GuardianKurdish soldiers I spoke to feared Trump would be a treacherous ally. But the scale of his betrayal is terrifying&nbs
  
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• Steve Bell on the forthcoming Queen's speech – cartoon

  09-10-2019 21:00
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• Argentina v Germany: international football friendly – live!

  09-10-2019 21:00
  Minute-by-minute updates from the match in DortmundNext Generation 2019: 20 of the best Premier League talentsEmail Gregg here or tweet @GreggBakowski 8.00pm BST 11 min: Argentina are popping the ball around like Pekerman’s class of 2006. And then crunch! Kimmich clatters into Paredes to bring their rondo session to a grinding halt. He’s booked for his trouble.7.59pm BST 9 min: Emre Can clears in the Germany penalty area. It’s a wild clearance that could quite easily be a penal
  
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• Nissan to end night shift at its Sunderland plant

  09-10-2019 20:58
  The announcement follows a drop in car sales, although no jobs are expected to be lost.
  
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• Germany: mass shooting attempt that killed two was antisemitic attack, minister says

  09-10-2019 20:56
  Authorities say indications suggest ‘rightwing extremist motive’Reports say gunman was 27-year-old German citizenTwo people died and two more were severely injured in the eastern German city of Halle on Wednesday after a gunman in a military-style outfit tried to force his way into a synagogue in an attempted mass shooting.Authorities in the city in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, home to 230,000 people, said they were dealing with a “rampage situation” after several shots we
  
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• We shouldn't be too sceptical about rescue of Thomas Cook shops

  09-10-2019 20:55
  Hays Travel was vague on details but its debt-free status shows it’s clearly doing something right The package holiday market is dead and nobody under 40 goes to a travel agent, declared Michael O’Leary after the failure of Thomas Cook. So one must assume the Ryanair boss would diagnose an extreme case of naïvety at Hays Travel, the Sunderland-based, family-owned firm that has emerged as the surprise rescuer of 555 Thomas Cook shops and the willing re-employer of up to 2,500 sta
  
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• 'On the edge of a humanitarian catastrophe': Turkish offensive begins

  09-10-2019 20:55
  People in Kurdish northern Syria begin fleeing opening salvos of attack as fears of ground offensive mountWhen the first shell thudded to earth, the people of Ras al-Ayn were ready. So long had the buildup been – and so heated the warnings – that those who fled the opening salvos of Turkey’s offensive in Kurdish northern Syria did so with little panic.On tractors, horses, in cars and on motorbikes, the region’s newest refugees made their way from the border town that had
  
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• Coleen Rooney And Rebekah Vardy's Spat Is Making Headlines Across The World

  09-10-2019 20:51
  Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy have set the UK media alight with an onlinemystery that combines betrayal, intrigue and one of the best-written posts ofthe century
  
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• US justice department announces arrest of alleged leaker of national security information – live

  09-10-2019 20:49
  Department announced arrest of Defense Intelligence Agency employee Henry Kyle Frese for allegedly leaking sensitive informationSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 7.49pm BST In addition to the trade discussion, Mike Pence was in Iowa to campaign for Republican senator Joni Ernst.When asked by a reporter yesterday whether it was acceptable for a president to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival, as Trump has previously confirmed he did, Ernst dodged the questio
  
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• Global warning: climate protests around the world – in pictures

  09-10-2019 20:46
  Two weeks of worldwide climate protests by Extinction Rebellion are under way, with the group pronouncing: ‘To governments of the world: we declared a climate and ecological emergency. You did not do enough. To everybody else: rebel’ Continue reading...
  
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• Speaker hopefuls trash Bercow as Commons disappears into K-hole | John Crace

  09-10-2019 20:44
  You didn’t always know why MPs at the hustings wanted the job of Speaker – or who some of them even wereThere are some things on which no Speaker can adjudicate. So the nine MPs who have nominated themselves to replace John Bercow on 4 November were relieved not to have to declare themselves for either Team Coleen or Team Rebekah. Harriet Harman could barely comprehend the pain she would feel if Chris Bryant leaked details of a fake Ocado account in which she had ordered non-Fairtrad
  
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• Brexit: EU leaders criticise UK proposals - BBC News

  09-10-2019 20:43 via news.google.com
  Brexit: EU leaders criticise UK proposals  BBC NewsPound to euro: Pound value chaos as sterling soars then plummets after Brexit proposals  ExpressBrexit: Scottish court delays decision on extension letter  BBC NewsThe Guardian view on Johnson’s choice: rule of law or misrule  The GuardianBrexit is a necessary crisis – it reveals Britain’s true place in the world  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Harry Dunn: parents to start action to return crash suspect to UK

  09-10-2019 20:35
  Parents of 19-year-old killed in collision to try to force Anne Sacoolas back from USThe parents of a motorcyclist killed in a crash, who are seeking the return to Britain of an American suspect, have announced they will start a civil action to try to remove her diplomatic immunity and force her back to the UK for questioning.The announcement came after the family ended a 45-minute meeting with the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, that they said left them frustrated, perplexed and angry. Continu
  
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• Town’s heroin addicts treatment plan to get under way at annual cost of £250,000

  09-10-2019 20:29
  The Middlesbrough Heroin Assisted Treatment programme, using diamorphine, is the first of its kind in the country.
  
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• Joe Biden calls for Trump's impeachment for the first time

  09-10-2019 20:27
  ‘Donald Trump has violated his oath of office, betrayed this nation, and committed impeachable acts,’ Biden saysDemocratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden has for the first time called for Donald Trump to be impeached.Speaking at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Biden, the former vice-president under Barack Obama, warned that Trump had committed impeachable acts. Continue reading...
  
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• Germany synagogue shooting: Suspect 'broadcast attack livestream on Twitch' and ranted about Holocaust, Jews and immigration - The Independent

  09-10-2019 20:21 via news.google.com
  Germany synagogue shooting: Suspect 'broadcast attack livestream on Twitch' and ranted about Holocaust, Jews and immigration  The IndependentGermany gun attacks: At least two killed in Halle shootings  BBC NewsYom Kippur gunman kills two people in attack on German synagogue  Daily MailGermany: mass shooting attempt that killed two was antisemitic attack, minister says  The GuardianGerman police investigating after shooting 'near synagogue' in Halle &n
  
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• Family in diplomatic immunity row say Raab meeting felt like ‘publicity stunt’

  09-10-2019 20:17
  Harry Dunn's mother said she felt 'let down' by both the UK and US governments.
  
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• Maine teenager suspended for 'bullying' after saying there was a rapist at her school

  09-10-2019 20:16
  A Maine teenager was suspended for "bullying" last Friday after posting a note that claimed there was a rapist in her school.
  
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• 800 arrested in Extinction Rebellion protests ahead of City Airport action

  09-10-2019 20:14
  Activists are planning a 'Hong Kong style' occupation of the terminal on Thursday as police confirm 800 people have been arrested in London so far.
  
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• Manchester United's senior players 'unconvinced' by coach Kieran McKenna - Daily Mail

  09-10-2019 20:11 via news.google.com
  Manchester United's senior players 'unconvinced' by coach Kieran McKenna  Daily MailOle Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United: Does he deserve more time?  Sky SportsManchester United: Who Is to Blame? II  90minMax Allegri 'tells Man Utd he will only take over if he is given the job in the next few weeks'  Daily MailWhich Manchester United players will be fit for Liverpool?  Sky SportsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Hundreds turn out for 100-year-old veteran's funeral - The Guardian

  09-10-2019 20:08 via news.google.com
  Hundreds turn out for 100-year-old veteran's funeral  The GuardianOswald Dixon: Hundreds at 'no family' veteran's funeral  BBC News300 see off RAF veteran, 100, who had no family  The TimesHe left Jamaica to fight Nazi Germany and today hundreds rallied to honour the 'forgotten' RAF veteran  Manchester Evening NewsHundreds answer call to attend funeral of RAF soldier Oswald Dixon  The TelegraphView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Hundreds turn out for 100-year-old veteran's funeral

  09-10-2019 20:08
  Public invited to funeral of Oswald Dixon who served in RAF and died with no known familyHundreds of people have turned out to pay their respects to a veteran who died with no known family.Members of the public were invited to the funeral of 100-year-old RAF veteran Oswald Dixon after a plea from the care home where he lived. Continue reading...
  
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• Pendulum swings as final group games ramp up Rugby World Cup risks | Ben Ryan

  09-10-2019 20:01
  With the knockout stages in sight, losing a key player to a red card could now completely derail a team’s tournament chancesTen red cards or subsequent bans in Japan has dwarfed anything that’s happened before in a Rugby World Cup. However, get a ban now that goes into the knockouts and a body blow could turn into a grievous one. How many of the top teams could go into a quarter-final fully confident without their best player banned? England without Billy or Faz? New Zealand without
  
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• Pelosi hits back over letter and warns Trump: 'You will be held accountable' - The Guardian

  09-10-2019 20:01 via news.google.com
  Pelosi hits back over letter and warns Trump: 'You will be held accountable'  The GuardianWhite House 'will not co-operate with impeachment inquiry'  BBC NewsTrump to bring back Benghazi interrogator Trey Gowdy as outside counsel to fight off impeachment  Daily MailTrump needs Republicans to survive. Now, he's in danger of losing their support  The GuardianThe White House's impeachment letter was so wrong that even James K. Polk knew better in 1846 &n
  
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• ‘Special’ immune cells offer hope for triple negative breast cancer patients

  09-10-2019 20:00
  Scientists have found that patients with a subtype of gamma delta T cells in breast tissue have higher survival rates.
  
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• Prehistoric humans ‘stored bone marrow like canned soup’

  09-10-2019 20:00
  Researchers have found evidence that humans living in Qesem Cave in Israel between 420,000 and 200,000 years ago stored long bones to eat later.
  
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• Our 'inner salamander' could help treat arthritis, study finds - The Guardian

  09-10-2019 20:00 via news.google.com
  Our 'inner salamander' could help treat arthritis, study finds  The GuardianHumans can REGROW cartilage in joints  Daily MailHumans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage in joints  Medical XpressHumans Have a ‘Salamander-Like’ Ability to Regenerate Damaged Body Parts, Study Finds  GizmodoView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Our 'inner salamander' could help treat arthritis, study finds

  09-10-2019 20:00
  Research links human ability to regrow cartilage to molecules that help amphibians sprout new limbsContrary to popular opinion, humans can regrow cartilage in their joints, researchers have found. Experts hope the research could lead to new treatments for a common type of arthritis.Osteoarthritis, in which joints become painful and stiff, is the most common form of arthritis and is thought to cause pain in about 8.5 million people in the UK alone. It is caused by a breakdown in the cartilage tha
  
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• Our 'inner salamander' could help treat arthritis, study finds

  09-10-2019 20:00
  Researchers say they have found fresh evidence that adults can produce new cartilage.Photograph: BSIP/UIG via Getty ImagesContrary to popular opinion, humans can regrow cartilage in their joints, researchers have found. Experts hope the research could lead to new treatments for a common type of arthritis.Osteoarthritis, in which joints become painful and stiff, is the most common form of arthritis and is thought to cause pain in about 8.5 million people in the UK alone. It is caused by a breakdo
  
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• Humans have ‘salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage’

  09-10-2019 20:00
  Cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, researchers say.
  
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• Germans living in 'cloud cuckoo-land' as economic decline sets in - Telegraph.co.uk

  09-10-2019 20:00 via news.google.com
  Germans living in 'cloud cuckoo-land' as economic decline sets in  Telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Still no basis for Brexit deal, says Michel Barnier

  09-10-2019 19:53
  Boris Johnson is preparing to call an emergency Saturday sitting of Parliament following next week's crucial EU summit.
  
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