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• Will Boris Johnson’s Divide And Rule Tactics Work To Get Him A December Election?

  28-10-2019 23:52
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• Will Boris Johnson Get A December Election With Divide And Rule Tactics?

  28-10-2019 23:52
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• Ryan Giggs claims Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recognises the next transfer Man Utd must make - Mirror Online

  28-10-2019 23:50 via news.google.com
  Ryan Giggs claims Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recognises the next transfer Man Utd must make  Mirror OnlinePaul Pogba not expected back until December after ankle injury  BBC SportMartial's return is a huge boost for Man Utd  Manchester UnitedRyan Giggs tells Ed Woodward and Manchester United to sign six players  Metro.co.ukJuan Mata compares Man Utd teammate Anthony Martial to Cristiano Ronaldo  Irish MirrorView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Syrian Kurds say spy stole Baghdadi’s underpants for DNA test

  28-10-2019 23:47
  Syrian Democratic Forces also claim they played a key role in tracking down Baghdadi to a compound in northern SyriaSyrian Kurds say they managed to place a spy in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s inner circle who stole a pair of the Islamic State leader’s underpants to prove his identity and then helped guide US soldiers to his Syrian hideout.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) claim they played a key role in tracking down Baghdadi to a compound in northern Syria where he was reportedly planni
  
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• F1 Mexican Grand Prix: five things we learned at Hermanos Rodríguez | Giles Richards

  28-10-2019 23:40
  Lewis Hamilton carries on in his own sweet way, Mercedes back-up gives total support, Ferrari slip up and Renault sound a warningThe world champion elect, Lewis Hamilton, will surely claim his sixth title at the next round in Austin. Were any further proof required that he has been almost untouchable this season, Mexico served up definitive evidence. With Mercedes at their bogey circuit, they required a perfect strategy and the perfect driver to pull it off. Having got through the hair-raising m
  
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• Grenfell inquiry finds fire brigade 'gravely' ill-prepared for blaze

  28-10-2019 23:39
  Long-awaited report into tragedy that killed 72 people says shortcomings cost livesThe London fire brigade’s readiness for the Grenfell Tower fire was “gravely inadequate” and fewer people would have died if it had been better prepared, a long-awaited public inquiry report into the disaster that killed 72 people has concluded.The report into the biggest single loss of life in London since the second world war also ruled that the building had been refurbished in breach of safety
  
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• Grenfell inquiry finds fire brigade 'gravely' ill-prepared for blaze

  28-10-2019 23:39
  Long-awaited report into tragedy that killed 72 people says shortcomings cost lives. The London fire brigade’s readiness for the Grenfell Tower fire was “gravely inadequate” and fewer people would have died if it had been better prepared, a long-awaited public inquiry report into the disaster that killed 72 people has concluded. The report into the biggest single loss of life in London since the second world war found that despite senior officers knowing about the risk of cladd
  
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• Grenfell inquiry finds fire brigade 'gravely' ill-prepared for blaze

  28-10-2019 23:39
  Grenfell Tower in west London.Photograph: David Mirzoeff/PAThe London fire brigade’s readiness for the Grenfell Tower fire was “gravely inadequate” and fewer people would have died if it had been better prepared, a long-awaited public inquiry report into the disaster that killed 72 people has concluded.The report into the biggest single loss of life in London since the second world war also ruled that the building had been refurbished in breach of safety regulations and that co
  
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• Arsenal chief admits they were ‘better under Wenger’ as stats prove damning for beleaguered Emery - The Sun

  28-10-2019 23:31 via news.google.com
  Arsenal chief admits they were ‘better under Wenger’ as stats prove damning for beleaguered Emery  The SunGranit Xhaka has no future at Arsenal, says Charlie Nicholas  Sky SportsGranit Xhaka's contempt for fans is unforgivable – he is a sad symbol of Arsenal's weak leadership  The TimesFabulous Fabinho, VAR madness and sympathy for Xhaka  Football365.comGrant Xhaka has no future at Arsenal, says Charlie Nicholas  Sky SportsView
  
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• ‘Medical cannabis not justified to treat six mental health conditions’

  28-10-2019 23:30
  Researchers looked at the impact of medicinal cannabinoids on depression, anxiety, ADHD, Tourette's, PTSD and psychosis.
  
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• Grenfell inquiry finds fire brigade 'gravely' ill-prepared for blaze - The Guardian

  28-10-2019 23:30 via news.google.com
  Grenfell inquiry finds fire brigade 'gravely' ill-prepared for blaze  The GuardianGrenfell Tower report: fire brigade condemned for 'systemic failures' as chief accused of 'remarkable insensitivity'  Telegraph.co.ukOfficial report into Grenfell Tower says systemic failures in fire chiefs' 'stay put' advice  Daily MailGrenfell Tower families 'have to sign gagging order' before seeing inquiry report  Metro.co.ukFirefighters braced for criticism in Grenfell i
  
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• Doctor jailed for life for beating his mother to death with a chisel - Metro.co.uk

  28-10-2019 23:29 via news.google.com
  Doctor jailed for life for beating his mother to death with a chisel  Metro.co.uk
  
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• Chile: protesters light bonfires and clash with police despite cabinet reshuffle

  28-10-2019 23:26
  Fresh upheaval erupts shortly after president Sebastían Piñera announces firing of hardline officialsFresh street battles and fires have broken out in downtown Santiago just hours after Chile’s embattled president, Sebastían Piñera, fired hardline members of his cabinet in an attempt to defuse the country’s biggest political crisis since the return to democracy in 1990.Bands of protesters lit bonfires along the central Alameda Avenue and clashed with riot
  
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• Brexit 50p coins to be shredded and melted down by Royal Mint

  28-10-2019 23:19
  The special coins were originally designed to be minted in time for Britain's departure from the EU on October 31.
  
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• Queen joked dressmaker was sacked after dead bird prank

  28-10-2019 23:09
  Ms Kelly, who has worked closely with the Queen for the past 25 years, said she saw a stuffed toy version of the bird while at a market.
  
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• Government pauses ‘£100m’ ad campaign for October 31 Brexit preparations

  28-10-2019 23:09
  The Government has "paused" its advertising campaign in preparing the public for Brexit on October 31 after Boris Johnson accepted a delay from the EU.The Prime Minister formally shelved his "do-or-die" commitment to leave by Thursday's deadline when he accepted an extension on Monday.With Brexit not set to happen until the end of January unless …
  
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• House to vote on resolution on next steps in impeachment inquiry – live

  28-10-2019 23:06
  Resolution outlining impeachment procedures specifically calls out the Trump administration for dismissing the inquiry as illegitimateSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 10.04pm GMT Meanwhile, Donald and Melania Trump are celebrating Halloween at the White House. They appear to be dressed up as... themselves. pic.twitter.com/kjczyYzPCA 9.58pm GMT US regulators will vote next month on whether to bar companies from using federal subsidies for equipment from Chinese firms Huawei a
  
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• Untangling Brexit: will the UK have a winter election?

  28-10-2019 23:04
  Boris Johnson lost a third parliamentary vote but will table a new election bill backed by the Lib Dems. What happened on Monday? Boris Johnson lost a third parliamentary vote intended to trigger a December general election and accused the current House of Commons of being “incapable” of delivering Brexit. Johnson needed a two-thirds majority of all MPs – 434 votes – under the 2011 Fixed-term Parliament Act. The result was 299 votes for and 70 against after Labour abstain
  
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• Who Are You Calling Fat? review – pride, prejudice and gastric bands

  28-10-2019 23:00
  From a body-positive activist to ‘good fatties who work out’, this fascinating reality show brings together nine people to tackle all the biggest questions about their weight
  It’s the simplest of formulas – put X amount of people united by one common factor and differing in almost all other respects in front of cameras and let what will be be – but when it works, it really works.In Who Are You Calling Fat? (BBC Two) it is the turn of nine people living with obesity
  
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• The number that shows Google's search engine slowing down at a worrying rate - Telegraph.co.uk

  28-10-2019 22:49 via news.google.com
  The number that shows Google's search engine slowing down at a worrying rate  Telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Netflix faces film-maker backlash over playback speed test feature

  28-10-2019 22:49
  Judd Apatow and Brad Bird have both voiced opposition to a new test feature that will allow consumers to speed-watch certain titlesNetflix is facing a backlash from film-makers over a new test feature that allows viewers to watch their content at different speeds.After tech sites spotted the new option on the app, the streaming giant confirmed that it was trialling the feature which would mean downloaded films and shows could be watched at either a slower or faster pace on a smartphone. Continue
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn keeps door open to backing December election

  28-10-2019 22:39
  Labour leader to consider Boris Johnson’s offer when short bill introduced on Tuesday. Jeremy Corbyn on Monday night kept the door open to backing a December election as Diane Abbott suggested Labour MPs have nothing to fear from going to the polls this winter. The Labour leader said he will consider Boris Johnson’s fresh proposal of an election on 12 December and scrutinise his new short bill when it is introduced on Tuesday. It came after MPs voted down Johnson’s original pla
  
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• Boris Johnson abandons Brexit bill in new push for December election

  28-10-2019 22:39
  PM in bid to get Lib Dems and SNP to agree poll date before ChristmasLatest Brexit developments – liveBoris Johnson will abandon attempts to push his Brexit bill through this parliament in a bid to get the Liberal Democrats and the SNP to agree to an election before Christmas, although the parties are still in dispute over the potential date.The prime minister failed to get the two-thirds of MPs he needed to secure an election under existing laws, after opposition parties largely abstained
  
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• Irish people-smuggling gang at centre of Essex lorry container deaths has been under investigation 'for a year' - The Telegraph

  28-10-2019 22:28 via news.google.com
  Irish people-smuggling gang at centre of Essex lorry container deaths has been under investigation 'for a year'  The TelegraphLorry deaths: driver was part of global ring of smugglers, court told  The GuardianEssex lorry deaths: Agony builds for Vietnamese families  BBC NewsEssex lorry deaths: Truck driver appears in court after 39 migrants found dead  Sky NewsDriver Charged With Deaths Of 39 People In A Lorry Has Been Remanded In Custody  LADbib
  
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• Camilla joins first British Muslim woman to win UK horse race at film premiere

  28-10-2019 22:09
  The duchess is president of the Ebony Horse Club.
  
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• Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi death: Picture of dog in raid declassified but name stays top secret - Sky News

  28-10-2019 22:08 via news.google.com
  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi death: Picture of dog in raid declassified but name stays top secret  Sky NewsVisual guide to the raid that killed Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi  The GuardianAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi death: US military says two men detained  BBC NewsThe Guardian view on Baghdadi’s death: not enough to destroy Islamic State  The GuardianTrump may have claimed to kill al-Baghdadi, but he has brought Isis back to life  The IndependentView f
  
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• Pelosi plans to call House vote to formalize impeachment inquiry

  28-10-2019 22:05
  Trump administration has argued inquiry is invalid because the House has not held a vote to formalize itImpeachment inquiry: the day’s news in one minuteUS House speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced she will call a vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry under way against Donald Trump.The House rules committee was to convene on Wednesday to draft a resolution laying out the course of the inquiry moving forward, including a timeline for moving the investigation from closed-door depositions
  
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• Francis Ford Coppola pays tribute to Robert Evans - Far Out Magazine

  28-10-2019 22:01 via news.google.com
  Francis Ford Coppola pays tribute to Robert Evans  Far Out MagazineRobert Evans, Chinatown producer, dies at 89  BBC NewsRobert Evans, producer of Chinatown and The Godfather, dies at 89  Daily MailCritic's Notebook: Why Robert Evans Was Hollywood’s "Last Tycoon"  Hollywood ReporterRobert Evans: passionate midwife to the Hollywood new wave  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Steam down: Game platform experiencing outages ahead of Halloween sale

  28-10-2019 22:00
  Steam, the online gaming platform, has stopped working.The game platform stopped working Monday, ahead of its 2019 Halloween sale.
  
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• Facebook employees 'strongly object' to policy allowing false claims in political ads

  28-10-2019 22:00
  A letter to Mark Zuckerberg says the exemption is ‘a threat to what FB stands for’ and called for the same standards as other advertsHundreds of Facebook employees have signed a letter to executive Mark Zuckerberg decrying his decision to allow politicians to post advertisements on the platform that include false claims.More than 250 employees signed the letter, which was posted on an internal communication message board for the company, the New York Times reported Monday. They expre
  
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• US begins deploying troops to secure oil-rich region of Syria - Financial Times

  28-10-2019 21:50 via news.google.com
  US begins deploying troops to secure oil-rich region of Syria  Financial TimesUS deploying more troops around Syria oil fields after killing of Isis leader  The Guardian'It's a great day for America': Pence on death of ISIS leader  Fox NewsFormer Ambassador Says Trump Repeating ISIS Talking Point With 'Talk About Taking Oil From Other Nations'  NewsweekAnalysis | The Energy 202: Trump's desire 'to take' Syrian oil presents a barrelful of problems &nbs
  
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• EU begins planning for trade negotiations after UK agrees to Brexit extension

  28-10-2019 21:46
  Renewed confidence in Brussels that UK moving towards resolution of first Brexit phase
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  The EU will start strategising for the post-Brexit trade negotiations with the UK at a December leaders’ summit following Boris Johnson’s formal agreement to an extension to 31 January 2020.There is renewed confidence in Brussels that the UK is moving towards a general election and resolution of the first Brexit phase. Continue reading...
  
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• Welcome to another daylong Commons edition of Pointless | John Crace

  28-10-2019 21:34
  A gaslighting Johnson, a rambling Corbyn and a clueless Redwood did their best to burnish the UK’s credentials as global laughing stock
  For 589 days during 2010 and 2011, Belgium had no functioning government. Lucky, lucky Belgium. Right now the UK would kill for that. After all, it’s not as if we’ve had anyone doing anything useful on hospitals, schools and crime for the last three and a half years. And just imagine the things we’d have been able to live without. Endless
  
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• Welcome to another daylong Commons edition of Pointless

  28-10-2019 21:34
  Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson used much of her speech to point out that Labour does not support a ‘people’s vote’. Photograph: House of Commons/PAFor 589 days during 2010 and 2011, Belgium had no functioning government. Lucky, lucky Belgium. Right now the UK would kill for that. After all, it’s not as if we’ve had anyone doing anything useful on hospitals, schools and crime for the last three and a half years. And just imagine the things we’d have been ab
  
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• Twelve BBC women set to take corporation to task over equal pay, as Samira Ahmed launches landmark case - The Telegraph

  28-10-2019 21:17 via news.google.com
  Twelve BBC women set to take corporation to task over equal pay, as Samira Ahmed launches landmark case  The TelegraphPresenter Samira Ahmed takes BBC to tribunal  BBC NewsSamira Ahmed to accuse BBC of paying her less per show than Jeremy Vine  Daily MailSamira Ahmed takes on BBC in landmark equal pay case  The GuardianBBC facing 'a dozen equal pay claims' in wake of Samira Ahmed case  The TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK intelligence services step up monitoring after death of Isis leader

  28-10-2019 21:09
  Action covers about 3,000 people in UK and abroad in an effort to safeguard against possible revenge attacksBritish intelligence agencies are engaged in heightened monitoring of subjects of interest after the death of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to safeguard against the possibility of revenge attacks in the UK.The response covers about 3,000 people in the UK and abroad who are believed by MI5 to have connections to Isis or who could be inspired by the group to launch terrorist
  
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• England v South Africa: Duke of Sussex to attend World Cup final in Yokohama - BBC News

  28-10-2019 21:09 via news.google.com
  England v South Africa: Duke of Sussex to attend World Cup final in Yokohama  BBC NewsSpringboks must improve tactics or they'll lose to England  RugbyPassSouth Africa coach Rassie Erasmus reveals he has a 'lucky shirt' ahead of World Cup final vs England  Daily MailRugby World Cup final: England's Eddie Jones responds to Warren Gatland remark  BBC NewsEngland looked like they lost vs New Zealand but celebrating a semi-final win in amateur hour  
  
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• France mosque shooting: 84-year-old 'with far-right links' arrested after shots fired in Bayonne - The Independent

  28-10-2019 21:02 via news.google.com
  France mosque shooting: 84-year-old 'with far-right links' arrested after shots fired in Bayonne  The IndependentFrance mosque shootings: Two injured in Bayonne attack  BBC NewsPolice arrest 84-year-old man over gun and arson attack at French mosque  The GuardianFrance mosque shooting: Man in his 80s arrested after two shot in Bayonne  The TelegraphFrance mosque shooting: Man arrested after shots fired in Bayonne  Scotland on SundayView full cove
  
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• Granit Xhaka a lightning rod for Arsenal’s drift under Unai Emery | Nick Ames

  28-10-2019 21:00
  Arsenal captain’s shocking fallout with fans borne of frustration at slow decline caused by mismanagement on and off the pitchNot for the first time, it was Héctor Bellerín who spoke the most sense. Sixteen hours had passed since Granit Xhaka’s thunderous departure from the Emirates Stadium pitch and, through the pregnant calm of the post-match omertà, the Arsenal right-back decided to tweet his piece. “We are all humans, we all have emotions, and sometimes
  
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• Open warfare: the week the People’s Vote campaign imploded

  28-10-2019 20:59
  With sackings, walkouts and power grabs, the loose coalition of pro-remain groups is growing looser by the day
  It was not where the People’s Vote campaign wanted to be on the eve of a crucial week in parliament that could determine the fate of Brexit and 10 days after hundreds of thousands took to the streets to demand a second referendum.Two of its senior executives – James McGrory and Tom Baldwin – had been fired, dozens of staff staged a walkout from their Millbank offices,
  
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• Mexican authorities DNA testing 42 human skulls found during drug raid

  28-10-2019 20:58
  Test results will be checked against missing person lists Police also seized 40 jaw bones and 30 leg and arm bonesAuthorities in the Mexican capital are carrying out DNA tests on 42 human skulls and other remains discovered during a raid on a drug trafficking bolthole in the inner-city neighbourhood of Tepito.Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters that the results will be checked against the lists of missing people both in the capital and across the country. Continue reading...
  
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• Strictly’s Shirley Ballas refuses to back down over Catherine Tyldesley axe and blames FANS for getting b - The Sun

  28-10-2019 20:57 via news.google.com
  Strictly’s Shirley Ballas refuses to back down over Catherine Tyldesley axe and blames FANS for getting b  The SunStrictly's Catherine Tyldesley lashes out at judges after her surprising exit  Mirror OnlineStrictly fans say Motsi Mabuse's 'fuming' at Catherine Tyldesley exit  Daily MailStrictly Come Dancing 2019: Mike Bushell's 'stompy' Tango ripped apart by former pro  ExpressCraig Revel Horwood slams 'illiterate' trolls after Shirley Ballas' death
  
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• Leftwingers ahead in Labour candidate selection battles

  28-10-2019 20:57
  Momentum-backed candidates expected to win majority of contests despite surge for centristsLabour’s leftwingers are marching ahead in selection battles to choose the party’s new candidates for the expected general election.An analysis by the Guardian has shown that the left slate is currently ahead and likely to win several more candidate selections in the next two weeks. Continue reading...
  
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• Virgin Galactic wins space tourism race to float on stock market

  28-10-2019 20:56
  Sir Richard Branson beat Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos by listing his venture in New York Publicity-hungry billionaires must have a space venture, and here’s Sir Richard Branson’s: Virgin Galactic is now a stock market-listed company with a $2.4bn valuation. Actual space tourists won’t depart until next year, but Branson has beaten Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in getting his business floated in New York.Galactic, despite the whizzy-looking planes, is quite a simple financial bet. It&rsq
  
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• Emergency No-Deal Operation And 'Get Ready For Brexit' Campaign 'Paused'

  28-10-2019 20:55
  Boris Johnson has paused no-deal preparations and the controversial 'Get ReadyFor Brexit' on October 31 ad campaign
  
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• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is getting review bombed for rewriting a war crime - GamesRadar

  28-10-2019 20:50 via news.google.com
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is getting review bombed for rewriting a war crime  GamesRadar'Modern Warfare' Has A Message For Players Who Keep Shooting The Baby  LADbibleCall of Duty: Modern Warfare Review  TrustedReviewsReview: Modern Warfare is the freshest CoD in years | VGC  Video Games ChronicleCall of Duty Modern Warfare players furious as new game mysteriously crashing on Xbox  The SunView full coverage on Google News
  
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• US deploying more troops around Syria oil fields after killing of Isis leader

  28-10-2019 20:43
  Trump has said he hopes to secure a US share of Syrian oil revenues, which is potentially a war crimeThe US military has started reinforcing its positions around oil fields in eastern Syria, saying the new deployments are part of its continuing counter-terrorist mission after the killing of the Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.General Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said on Monday that US forces would remain in Tanf along the Iraqi border, and more were being se
  
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• Police watchdog inquiry launched over Carl Beech report

  28-10-2019 20:43
  Former Tory MP calls IOPC’s report on Westminster paedophile investigation ‘a whitewash’An inquiry has been launched into the police watchdog after its report on the investigation into false claims of a VIP Westminster paedophile ring was branded “a whitewash”.The home affairs select committee announced on Monday that it had launched an inquiry into the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which handles serious complaints about officers and staff in England
  
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• Supporters’ groups want clarification from Premier League over VAR chaos

  28-10-2019 20:41
  • FSA seeks information on guidelines and use of clips
  • ‘A lack of communication in relaying information to fans’Supporters’ groups are to meet the Premier League on Tuesday to demand action on VAR after another weekend of chaos beset video refereeing technology.Match-going fans are increasingly concerned over VAR, with the time taken to make decisions and a lack of communication inside grounds the key points of contention. Anti-VAR chants have become a soundtrack at
  
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• People's Vote set for showdown after directors' sacking

  28-10-2019 20:40
  Staff plan to confront campaign chairman after walking out in support of fired pairThe meltdown at People’s Vote is poised to worsen as staff plan to confront the campaign’s chairman, Roland Rudd, about the sacking of two senior executives and further moves are expected in an attempt to oust Peter Mandelson and his allies from the board.The campaign for a second referendum is set for a showdown on Tuesday morning after around 35 staff walked out in support of James McGrory, the campa
  
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