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• In 14-hour press conference, Zelenskiy says Ukraine needs relations with IMF

  10-10-2019 23:37
  President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine wanted to maintain its relations with the International Monetary Fund but wanted the IMF only to set economic conditions for disbursing loans.Zelenskiy's administration is in talks for a new IMF loan programme that could be worth around $5-6 billion (4-4.8 billion pounds).Previous IMF deals have set benchmarks on issues such as fighting corruption as well as economic issues like budget discipline.
  
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• Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar say they 'see pathway' to Brexit deal

  10-10-2019 20:51
  Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar have agreed there is a “pathway to a possible Brexit deal”, surprising sceptical EU officials with their upbeat assessment after more than three hours of private talks.The British prime minister hosted his Irish counterpart at a country house in the north-west of England for talks on Thursday that had been expected to break down. But when the pair emerged from discussions they painted a more optimistic picture, suggesting the Brexit logjam could be brok
  
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• More Than 1,000 Extinction Rebellion Protestors Have Been Arrested, Met Police Confirm

  10-10-2019 20:40
  More than 1,000 Extinction Rebellion protestors have been arrested, policehave revealed
  
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• Pro-remain MPs plan 'super Saturday' vote on second referendum

  10-10-2019 20:32
  Extra day of parliament seen as moment to test support for move as Corbyn urged to back it. Pro-remain MPs are planning a crunch vote on a second referendum during the “super Saturday” sitting of parliament, as Jeremy Corbyn comes under intense pressure from senior allies to back another Brexit vote before an election. Several MPs involved in the People’s Vote campaign said the special parliamentary session on 19 October could be the key moment when the House of Commons will te
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne insists he's 'not dying' as he postpones more tour dates

  10-10-2019 19:55
  The former Black Sabbath singer also revealed that he's working on a new album.
  
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• Teenager stabbed to death in east London

  10-10-2019 19:53
  The male died after an incident outside Stratford Broadway.
  
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• Kipchoge compares sub-two hour marathon to going to the moon

  10-10-2019 19:38
  Running a marathon in less than two hours is like going to the moon.Those were the words of Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge at a news conference in Vienna on Thursday (October 10).Ahead of his unofficial attempt on Saturday (October 12) to become the first runner to break the two-hour barrier.(SOUNDBITE) (English) KENYAN RUNNER, ELIUD KIPCHOGE, SAYING:"To run in Berlin and to run in Vienna are two different things. Berlin is running and breaking a world record. Vienna is running and making history
  
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• Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar say they 'see pathway' to Brexit deal

  10-10-2019 19:33
  Taoiseach ‘convinced’ UK and Ireland want an agreement in interests of all parties. Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar have agreed they can see a “pathway to a possible Brexit deal”, while acknowledging there are still challenges ahead if an agreement is to be struck at next week’s EU summit. The British prime minister hosted his Irish counterpart for a private meeting at a country house in Wirral in the north-west of England, with both describing the talks as a “
  
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• SNP undermining no-deal preparations to smash up the UK, Michael Gove claims

  10-10-2019 19:29
  His comments came after a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee in Edinburgh.
  
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• Chris Williamson calls on Labour to reinstate him after losing High Court bid

  10-10-2019 19:22
  The Derby North MP was initially suspended in February.
  
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• Banning food on the bus patronises adults

  10-10-2019 19:01
  In response to Dame Sally Davies’ proposal to outlaw food on public transport to tackle obesity, Alan Sokal argues it is the nanny state gone bonkers, while Nick Chadwick sees the plan as unworkable. Dame Sally Davies’ proposal to ban eating on public transport ( Report, 10 October) is the latest example of a nanny state gone bonkers. Because Davies thinks (rightly) that some people eat unhealthy quantities of food, she proposes to prohibit all of us – even those who are physic
  
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• Get ready for Brexit? With these clowns?

  10-10-2019 19:00
  ‘I don’t think I shall phone these clowns’: Simon Fairlie has a nightmare decoding government advice. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PAAs an importer of goods from Europe I have received several communications from the government over the last six months urging me to apply for something called an EORI number, which will enable me to continue trading in the event of a no-deal Brexit.Until recently I ignored them, assuming that no deal was unlikely. But last month I received a
  
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• Body found in woodland confirmed as missing student Joy Morgan

  10-10-2019 18:58
  Her mother said the 20-year-old 'brought joy to all our lives'.
  
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• Teenager Stabbed To Death Outside Stratford Shopping Centre

  10-10-2019 18:53
  A teenager has been stabbed to death outside a shopping centre in Stratford
  
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• Leo Varadkar: Brexit talks 'very promising'

  10-10-2019 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish prime minister was speaking after meeting Boris Johnson for Brexit talks in North-West England.
  
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• Ben Stokes takes legal action against Sun over story of family tragedy

  10-10-2019 18:44
  Ben Stokes is favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via ReutersBen Stokes and his mother, Deborah, have launched legal action against the Sun for invasion of privacy, after the newspaper last month published a front-page story detailing a tragedy involving the England cricketer’s family.Their lawyers will argue that the story breached the family’s privacy by dredging up an issue that had been largely forgotten, according to an in
  
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• Charlotte Church opens up about stepdad's 'horrendous' terminal illness in new documentary

  10-10-2019 18:40
  The Welsh singer's one-off special 'Charlotte Church: My Family & Me' airs on Channel 4 on 17 October.
  
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• Sir James Dyson scraps project to build electric cars

  10-10-2019 18:39
  The inventor made an announcement in an email to workers.
  
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• Three charged over assault on Guardian journalist Owen Jones

  10-10-2019 18:38
  Columnist attacked outside pub in north London while celebrating birthday. Three men have been charged over a late-night assault on Guardian journalist Owen Jones outside a pub in Islington, north London. The Met police said James Healy, 39, from Portsmouth; Liam Tracey, 34, from Camden, London; and Charlie Ambrose, 29, from Brighton, had been charged with actual bodily harm and affray. Jones, 35, said he had been celebrating his birthday with friends when he was attacked at around 2am outside t
  
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• LSE told Italy it won't move bond trading platforms - central bank source

  10-10-2019 18:38
  MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - London Stock Exchangehas given assurances to Italy that it plans to continue investing in its Italian trading platforms and does not intend to move them out of the country, a Bank of Italy source said on Thursday.LSE Group owns Italian stock exchange Borsa Italiana, which in turn controls the MTS platform on which Italian government bonds are traded.The Bank of Italy source was responding to a Reuters story that said LSE was considering shutting down a bond trading platfor
  
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• Adventurer Bear Grylls’ moustache a talking point for Queen at investiture

  10-10-2019 18:33
  Bear Grylls was receiving an OBE at Buckingham Palace and said his facial hair was discussed.
  
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• Chris Williamson loses legal bid over Labour party suspension

  10-10-2019 18:31
  Derby North MP was suspended over allegations of antisemitism. Chris Williamson, the Derby North MP, has lost a high court bid to be reinstated to Labour after being suspended over allegations of antisemitism. The one-time ally of Jeremy Corbyn was suspended in February after video footage showed him telling a meeting of Momentum that Labour’s reaction to antisemitism allegations had led to the party being “demonised”. Williamson was also filmed saying he had celebrated the res
  
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• More than 1,000 arrested in Extinction Rebellion protests in London

  10-10-2019 18:27
  One activist was branded 'reckless' and 'dangerous' for climbing on top of a plane as demonstrations target City Airport.
  
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• BREAKING: Mnangagwa Flown Out With Tagwirei, Flashes Out USD1 Million In France Or Did He? - ZimEye - Zimbabwe News

  10-10-2019 18:20 via news.google.com
  BREAKING: Mnangagwa Flown Out With Tagwirei, Flashes Out USD1 Million In France Or Did He?  ZimEye - Zimbabwe NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• MP Chris Williamson loses High Court battle to be reinstated to Labour Party

  10-10-2019 18:19
  The Derby North MP was suspended in February.
  
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• Humpback whale found in Thames died after being hit by a ship - scientists

  10-10-2019 18:08
  A humpback whale found dead in the River Thames just east of London had likely been struck by a ship, scientists who conducted an autopsy on the animal said on Thursday.The 8-metre long whale, a young female, was sighted swimming in the Thames on Monday, but was found lifeless in shallow water late on Tuesday under a major road bridge at Greenhithe in Kent.Scientists from the Zoological Society of London's Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP), who carried out a detailed post-mortem
  
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• James Dyson scraps electric car project

  10-10-2019 18:07
  James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, has cancelled his ambitious plan to build an electric car because the project was not commercially viable.Dyson said his engineers had built a "fantastic car" and that the project was not being closed due to any failures in research and development."However, though we have tried very hard throughout the development process, we simply can no longer see a way to make it commercially viable," he told staff on Thursday.
  
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• British inventor James Dyson cancels electric car project

  10-10-2019 18:07
  Britain's James Dyson has cancelled his ambitious project to build an electric car, the centrepiece of a 2.5 billion pound investment in technology, saying he could not see a way to make it commercially viable.Dyson said his engineers had built a "fantastic car" and that the project was not being closed due to any failures in research and development."However, though we have tried very hard throughout the development process, we simply can no longer see a way to make it commercially viable," he
  
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• Three Men Charged Following Attack On Owen Jones Outside London Pub

  10-10-2019 18:05
  Three men have been charged following an assault on journalist Owen Jonesoutside a pub in Islington
  
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• U.S. sanctions brothers at centre of South African graft scandal

  10-10-2019 17:49
  The United States on Thursday sanctioned the three Gupta brothers at the centre of the South African corruption scandal that contributed to the downfall of former President Jacob Zuma, saying they had misappropriated state assets.The U.S. decision to impose financial restrictions on the brothers is a public relations victory for Zuma's successor Cyril Ramaphosa as he tries to clean up politics and attract foreign investment to lift South Africa's flagging economy.The relationship between Zuma an
  
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• What does the Johnson-Varadkar Brexit statement mean?

  10-10-2019 17:41
  On the same path? Leo Varadkar (R) and Boris Johnson go for a walk before their meeting. Photograph: Leo Varadkar/PABoris Johnson and Leo Varadkar have emerged from their meeting saying “they could see a pathway to a possible deal”. Here we take a look at what their joint statement said, and what it might mean.> The prime minister and taoiseach have had a detailed and constructive discussion.“Detailed” and “constructive” are the key words, and are positive.
  
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• Labour Faces Election 'Problem' After Months Of Retreats In Local By-Elections, Expert Warns

  10-10-2019 17:41
  Lord Hayward analysed the 28 council by-elections that have taken place sinceAugust 8, shortly after the prime minister took office
  
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• Tiny walking rover bound for the moon

  10-10-2019 17:32
  A lunar rover which will explore the moon on foot in 2021 was unveiled in London on Thursday.UK startup Spacebit signed a contract with U.S. space robotics company Astrobotic to get the rover on board their Peregrine lander, which will carry 14 NASA instruments to the moon.Once the lander reaches the moon's surface, the rover will drop from beneath it to the surface and attempt to explore a lava tube.
  
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• Iranian Women Cheer In Football Stadiums For The First Time In Decades

  10-10-2019 17:29
  Iranian women draped their national flag round their shoulders as they watcheda World Cup qualifier in Tehran - the first time they have been allowed into astadium in decades
  
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• Rebekah Vardy 'forced' to take kids out of school following Coleen Rooney backlash

  10-10-2019 17:26
  Nicola McLean says Vardy 'cannot stop crying' and that the abuse she's been getting since Rooney's investigative findings went viral is 'hypocritical.'
  
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• Mixture of factors may have triggered soldier’s fatal collapse, inquest told

  10-10-2019 17:05
  Corporal Joshua Hoole died within an hour of collapsing during an Army test march in 2016.
  
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• Labour failure to grow vote share points to tricky election, analyst warns

  10-10-2019 17:00
  Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour last increased its vote share in a district council election on 28 August. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty ImagesLabour has failed to increase its vote share in two dozen council byelections across the country stretching back more than two months, a polling analyst has said, indicating the potentially difficult task ahead for the party at the next general election.The last time Labour’s vote share rose was on 8 August, and since then the party has failed to mat
  
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• Film about 3,700 Troubles victims comes at apt moment, directors say

  10-10-2019 16:57
  Co-directors and producers Michael Hewitt and Dermot Lavery are behind Lost Lives.
  
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• UK economic growth 'not too bad at all'

  10-10-2019 16:44
  Liz Martins, UK economist at HSBC, discusses latest GDP figures with Sky's Ian King
  
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• Social justice campaigner says knighthood is ‘humbling’

  10-10-2019 16:43
  Sir Simon Woolley is the founder and director of Operation Black Vote.
  
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• ‘Let’s go WTO’: Scritti Politti star creates Brexit-themed disco album

  10-10-2019 16:41
  The record includes such tracks as Backstop, Canada Plus and Let's Go WTO.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion: Paralympian Among Arrests At London City Airport

  10-10-2019 16:37
  An ex-Met Police officer, an Olympic gold medalist and a Paralympian wereamongst the protesters arrested on Thursday in a bid to shut down London CityAirport organised by Extinction Rebellion
  
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• Boris Johnson And Leo Varadkar 'See A Pathway To A Possible Deal' On Brexit

  10-10-2019 16:32
  Boris Johnson and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar have agreed they can see"a pathway to a possible deal" on Brexit
  
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• Johnson and Varadkar say they can ‘see pathway’ to Brexit deal

  10-10-2019 16:30
  The two leaders met for more than two hours at a secluded country manor on the Wirral.
  
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• Red Arrows pilot fatigued and distracted before fatal crash, say investigators

  10-10-2019 16:20
  An RAF engineer was killed in the incident in North Wales in March last year.
  
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• Ben Stokes takes legal action against Sun over story about his mother

  10-10-2019 16:15
  Ben Stokes is favourite to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via ReutersBen Stokes and his mother, Deborah, have launched legal action against the Sun, after the newspaper last month published a front-page story detailing a tragedy involving the England cricketer’s family.The case is listed as being an intellectual property claim, relating to copyright, but it is likely to also take into account wider issues around privacy. It could challenge s
  
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• Driver caught with sofas and chairs piled on car roof

  10-10-2019 16:12
  Police stopped the motorist as he drove through Glasgow.
  
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• Rebekah Vardy 'hires IT experts' over Coleen Rooney leak claims

  10-10-2019 16:09
  Vardy suggests someone else with access to her Instagram account could have leaked stories to the Sun. Rebekah Vardy has said she is calling in forensic computer experts to examine who had access to her Instagram account following an extraordinary dispute with fellow footballer’s wife Coleen Rooney over the leaking of private information to the Sun. Vardy, who was on holiday in Dubai with her footballer husband, Jamie, when the story broke, has denied claims that she provided the stories t
  
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• Exams are the best time of year, jokes Harry

  10-10-2019 16:08
  The Duke of Sussex was visiting Nottingham on World Mental Health Day.
  
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• UK police charge Pakistan MQM founder Hussain with terrorism offence

  10-10-2019 16:03
  British police said on Thursday they had charged the London-based founder of Pakistan's MQM movement, Altaf Hussain, with a terrorism offence in connection with a speech delivered in Karachi three years ago.Violence erupted in Karachi after the speech by Hussain was relayed over loudspeakers in the southern Pakistani city in August 2016.Hussain, 66, who lives in Mill Hill, north London, was charged under the Terrorism Act 2006.
  
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