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• Eddie Jones urges England to inspire the nation with Rugby World Cup victory - Sky Sports

  31-10-2019 23:53 via news.google.com
  Eddie Jones urges England to inspire the nation with Rugby World Cup victory  Sky SportsRugby World Cup final: The six key battles to decide the World Cup - Matt Dawson column  BBC SportDefence will be Springboks’ strength against England in World Cup final  The GuardianMartin Johnson Names His Toughest Opponents And Best Ever Teammate  SPORTbibleAlun Wyn Jones speaks about his Wales future as the era that defined him comes to an end  Wales
  
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• BBC error reveals names of 120 women who sought equal pay

  31-10-2019 23:53
  Samira Ahmed outside the central London employment tribunal, Victory House, London on Thursday. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PAThe BBC has inadvertently revealed the names of 120 female employees who have pursued gender pay complaints against the corporation in a potentially major data breach.The list, seen by the Guardian, includes many household names and was included as part of the paperwork supporting Samira Ahmed’s continuing employment tribunal case against the BBC. It names the large num
  
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• How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets - BBC News

  31-10-2019 23:44 via news.google.com
  How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Princess Diana: The secret Princess Diana kept while expecting Prince Harry - Express.co.uk

  31-10-2019 23:39 via news.google.com
  Princess Diana: The secret Princess Diana kept while expecting Prince Harry  Express.co.ukMeghan Markle tells Labour MP Holly Lynch she feels 'lonely'  Daily MailMeghan Markle called MP in private to thank her for showing solidarity  HELLO!The heartbreaking reasons behind latest emotional post by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry  ExpressDonald Trump implies Meghan Markle needs to toughen up to deal with 'unfair' press coverage  Daily MailView full
  
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• Tory Rebel Antoinette Sandbach Defects To The Liberal Democrats

  31-10-2019 23:35
  Former Conservative Antoinette Sandbach has joined the Liberal Democrats
  
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• 'Cowardly' Boris Johnson booed on Cambridge hospital trip

  31-10-2019 23:30
  Boris Johnson faced a frosty reception during a visit to Addenbrooke’s hospital on Thursday. Photograph: WPA/Getty ImagesBoris Johnson was booed by an angry medical student as he left a Cambridge hospital while on a visit, where he set himself a new Brexit deadline of leaving the EU by January “at the absolute latest”.The prime minister appeared to get a frosty reception at Addenbrooke’s hospital, where staff were not given advance warning of his visit and national media
  
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• Former Tory MP Sandbach defects to Liberal Democrats - The Times

  31-10-2019 23:29
  Sandbach, who represents the Cheshire seat of Eddisbury, will fight to retain her seat in the coming general election, the newspaper said http://bit.ly/325EYUA."I'm standing as a Liberal Democrat because of the values of the party... And I see the two main parties being stuck in the past and floating off to two extremes.
  
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• Former Tory MP Sandbach defects to Liberal Democrats

  31-10-2019 23:29
  Sandbach, who represents the Cheshire seat of Eddisbury, will fight to retain her seat in the coming general election, she said http://bit.ly/2Nt23vp on her website."This has been a journey over the last few months, but as the kaleidoscope of politics has been shaken by the referendum, not only have the Conservative Party made clear there is no place for people like me, the Liberal Democrats have made clear their values best reflect my moderate, centre-ground politics," Sandbach said.Jo Swinson'
  
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• Katie Hill says 'double standard' forced her out in powerful speech to Congress

  31-10-2019 23:21
  Congresswoman called out the hypocrisy of having a president accused of sex crimes while she stepped down after being a victim of oneIn her final speech on the floor of Congress, the Democratic representative Katie Hill condemned the “double standard” that forced her to resign after she was accused of having a relationship with a staffer and nude photos of her were published online.“I am leaving because of a misogynistic culture that gleefully consumed my naked pictures, capita
  
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• Arsenal’s Van de Donk and Miedema seal Women’s Champions League rout

  31-10-2019 23:05
  • Arsenal 8-0 Slavia Prague (13-2 on aggregate)
  • Van de Donk and Miedema both hit hat-tricksIt has been five years since Arsenal last contested a Champions League last-16 game, but the sight of them still relentlessly passing the ball and driving at the Slavia defence long after the match was already sealed made it clear that they have missed this. In the end, Arsenal moved into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 13-2 win on aggregate. Their fourth consecutive victory was seal
  
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• Lou Sanders review – feminism, desire and a 12-month 'man ban'

  31-10-2019 23:00
  Soho theatre, London
  Sanders is genial company in her new hour, Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy, but this isn’t a big-hitting showLou Sanders made a big leap forward with her 2018 show Shame Pig, a tight hour exploring female shame and Sanders’ outre sexual adventures. Its follow-up, Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy, isn’t in the same league. It finds Sanders as companionable as ever, as she tries to smuggle meaningful feminist lessons past her sharp sense of her own ridiculou
  
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• Eddie Jones urges England to inspire the nation with World Cup glory

  31-10-2019 22:59
  • ‘It is the biggest sporting event in the world’
  • Victory could spike rugby participation numbersEddie Jones has urged his England players to inspire the nation by seizing World Cup glory when the eyes of the watching world are upon them in the final against South Africa on Saturday. The England coach described the showdown against the Springboks as “the biggest sporting event in the world” and challenged his team to play with no fear and clinch the title for
  
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• Arsenal fans question Granit Xhaka and ask whether he even said sorry while others back the captain - Daily Mail

  31-10-2019 22:50 via news.google.com
  Arsenal fans question Granit Xhaka and ask whether he even said sorry while others back the captain  Daily MailThere are many who should be saying sorry – but Xhaka is not one of them  The GuardianArsenal star Granit Xhaka apologises for ‘f*** off’ rant and reveals fans ‘wished his daughter got cance  The SunFabian Schar defends Arsenal star Granit Xhaka  TBR - The Boot Room - Football NewsGranit Xhaka issues statement following row
  
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• NSC official corroborates key testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry - The Guardian

  31-10-2019 22:49 via news.google.com
  NSC official corroborates key testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry  The GuardianDonald Trump thanks Tim Morrison after he says there was nothing wrong with Ukraine phone call  Daily MailDonald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton 'will not voluntarily' testify in impeachment probe  Evening StandardWhy John Bolton and his ex-colleagues are crucial witnesses  The Washington PostThe GOP’s defense of Trump has me sinking into cynicism&n
  
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• NSC official corroborates key testimony in Trump impeachment inquiry

  31-10-2019 22:49
  Tim Morrison seemed to exculpate Trump by suggesting Gordon Sondland was conducting a rogue foreign policy in UkraineHouse endorses impeachment inquiry – live updatesIn a deposition before the congressional impeachment committees Thursday, a national security council (NSC) official corroborated prior testimony describing efforts by the Trump administration to strike a suspicious deal with Ukrainians.But the official, Tim Morrison, seemed to lay groundwork in his testimony for an exculpatio
  
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• California: San Bernardino fire adds to ring of blazes around Los Angeles

  31-10-2019 22:41
  Southern California remains at extreme risk of fires starting In wine country, firefighters gained ground against the Kincade fire, the largest burning in the state New blazes in southern California on Thursday burned homes and forced residents to flee, as strong Santa Ana winds of up to 60mph fueled a ring of wildfires around the Los Angeles area.In San Bernardino, a city of just over 200,000 people, a new wildfire that broke out in the early hours of Thursday torched several homes and forced e
  
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• The Crown’s Olivia Colman meets real life royalty - but it wasn’t the Queen - Express.co.uk

  31-10-2019 22:38 via news.google.com
  The Crown’s Olivia Colman meets real life royalty - but it wasn’t the Queen  Express.co.ukThe Crown's Olivia Colman receives CBE from Princess Anne  Daily MailThe Crown's Vanessa Kirby explains why sex scenes were scrapped  digitalspy.comThe Crown actress Olivia Colman collects her CBE  BBC NewsPrincess Margaret heartbreak: How Queen's sister never knew about husband's lovechild  ExpressView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Ghost Quartet review – an intoxicating night of ghosts and stars

  31-10-2019 22:30
  Boulevard theatre, London
  On a set that looks like an abandoned attic, four characters sing of love, loss and bears, in Dave Malloy’s unearthly song cycleWorking its way through myth, magic and several bottles of whisky, the UK premiere of Dave Malloy’s unearthly song cycle is intoxicatingly strange. Intimately staged in the round at the new, versatile Boulevard theatre in Soho, Ghost Quartet gives one the soothing, tingling sensation of being inside when it’s raining.The show
  
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• Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts axed as HBO decides £30million pilot is ‘too woke’ - The Sun

  31-10-2019 22:30 via news.google.com
  Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts axed as HBO decides £30million pilot is ‘too woke’  The SunGame of Thrones Prequel: HBO cancelled Bloodmoon in fear it would ‘alienate’ viewers?  ExpressGame of Thrones prequel axed by HBO over fears it would alienate fans  Metro.co.ukGame of Thrones prequel: George RR Martin issues heartbreaking response to scrapped show  ExpressGeorge RR Martin 'saddened' by Game of Thrones preque
  
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• Trump: It isn’t fair UK doesn’t want to take back IS terrorists

  31-10-2019 22:13
  Donald Trump has blasted the UK saying the US has captured 'the worst' terrorists from Britain but the country doesn't want them back.
  
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• Kurds call on US to block Turkish military drones from Syrian air space

  31-10-2019 22:09
  Unmanned weapons ‘targeting anything they wish to’Kurds say Turks have killed 509 civilians and 412 troopsSyrian Kurds are asking the Pentagon to block US-controlled air space over north-eastern Syria to Turkish armed drones which they claim are causing significant civilian casualties.Ilham Ahmed, the head of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), said the Kurds would hold the Pentagon responsible for Turkish war crimes if they did nothing to guarantee protection from the air. Continue
  
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• Little Britain radio review: neutered by BBC impartiality rules

  31-10-2019 22:07
  The delay to Brexit plus strict pre-election guidelines left few chances for trenchant jokes in David Walliams and Matt Lucas’s sketch showIn the many risk assessments of the possible consequences of Brexit happening on Halloween – lorry queues, drug shortages, street violence – scant attention was paid to a significant victim of its not happening: broadcasting specials timed to coincide with departure from the EU being forced to go out, even though the UK actually hadn’t
  
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• Halloween 2019: Stars arrive at Jonathan Ross’s house for annual party - Metro.co.uk

  31-10-2019 22:07 via news.google.com
  Halloween 2019: Stars arrive at Jonathan Ross’s house for annual party  Metro.co.uk
  
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• UK grant for firm run by Johnson's friend was appropriate - audit

  31-10-2019 22:01
  A decision by Britain's government to award a 100,000-pound($129,500) grant to a company run by an American businesswoman who was a friend of Boris Johnson before he became prime minister was appropriate, a government audit report said.Britain's digital and media department awarded the grant last year to Hacker House, a cyber company founded and run by Jennifer Arcuri as its chief executive."In respect of the grant award to Hacker House Ltd, the assessment of eligibility and subsequent award of
  
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• Scientists discover a new class of smaller black holes - Sky News

  31-10-2019 22:00 via news.google.com
  Scientists discover a new class of smaller black holes  Sky NewsAstronomers find evidence of smaller black holes 'hiding' in Milky Way  The Irish NewsNew class of black holes smaller than thought possible discovered by scientists  The IndependentOhio State astrophysicist discovers new class of black holes  The Columbus DispatchScientists may have discovered whole new class of black holes  Phys.orgView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Will Donald Trump be impeached? Latest news from the inquiry, explained - The Telegraph

  31-10-2019 21:41 via news.google.com
  Will Donald Trump be impeached? Latest news from the inquiry, explained  The TelegraphTrump impeachment: House votes to formalise inquiry  BBC NewsDemocrats must do more to convince Republicans on Trump impeachment  Sky NewsImpeachment is going public. Republicans will find it harder to hide.  The Washington PostImpeachment inquiry vote's strong support from Democrats spells trouble for Trump  NBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• BBC to dismiss Labour complaint over Panorama antisemitism episode

  31-10-2019 21:41
  Complaints unit expected to reject party’s claim the film was a ‘one-sided authored polemic’. The BBC is set to reject Labour’s complaint about a Panorama documentary which alleged widespread antisemitism in Jeremy Corbyn’s party, according to individuals with knowledge of the case. The decision is likely to set up a clash between the public broadcaster and the opposition that will run during the forthcoming general election campaign. The episode of Panorama entitle
  
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• Indiana woman found dead with 8ft python wrapped around her neck

  31-10-2019 21:37
  Laura Hurst was found Wednesday evening in a house owned by a local sheriff that contained 140 snakesAn Indiana woman has died after she was found with an 8ft python wrapped around her neck in a house owned by a local sheriff that accommodates a collection of snakes.Laura Hurst, 36, apparently kept some snakes in the house in Oxford, Indiana, Sgt Kim Riley, an Indiana state police spokesman, said, according to a report in the Lafayette Journal & Courier. Continue reading...
  
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• Red Bull’s Max Verstappen hits back at Lewis Hamilton over ‘silly remark’

  31-10-2019 21:35
  • Mercedes champion had said he feared being ‘torpedoed’
  • F1 releases first images of heavier cars for 2021 seasonMax Verstappen has hit back at Lewis Hamilton, calling the British world champion disrespectful for comments he made after winning the Mexican Grand Prix.Hamilton, who is set to win his sixth title at this weekend’s US Grand Prix, opened the war of words with Verstappen by claiming that he affords the Red Bull driver extra room in the fear of being &ldquo
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge offer condolences after Pakistan train fire

  31-10-2019 21:21
  In a letter to the country's president, they said they were 'horrified and deeply saddened' to hear 74 people had lost their lives.
  
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• Fears for 3,000 jobs at Vauxhall's two UK plants over merger plans - Daily Mail

  31-10-2019 21:15 via news.google.com
  Fears for 3,000 jobs at Vauxhall's two UK plants over merger plans  Daily MailVauxhall fears after car giants Fiat and PSA announce merger  BBC NewsFiat Chrysler/PSA - a match made almost a year ago  Telegraph.co.ukBillionaire Agnellis Grab a Massive Sweetener  BloombergTavares could be a strength – and a weakness – of an FCA-PSA merger  Automotive News EuropeView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump attacks Theresa May for ignoring advice on how to secure ‘great Brexit deal’ - Express.co.uk

  31-10-2019 21:12 via news.google.com
  Trump attacks Theresa May for ignoring advice on how to secure ‘great Brexit deal’  Express.co.ukFriday's national newspaper front pages  Sky News5 Moments From Donald Trump's Extremely Normal Interview With Nigel Farage  HuffPost UKDonald Trump tells 'Italy and others' -Leave 'difficult' EU in incredible Farage interview  ExpressGeneral election 2019: No 10 defends Brexit deal after Trump criticism  BBC NewsView full coverage on Goog
  
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• 'Unprecedented' murder charges for loggers in deaths of indigenous activists

  31-10-2019 21:10
  Two timber executives and three loggers charged in shooting deaths of activists who battled illegal logging in Peruvian AmazonProsecutors in Peru have charged five men in the timber industry with the 2014 murders of four indigenous activists who had battled illegal logging in the Amazon jungle.Two timber executives and three loggers have been charged with the shooting deaths of the activists, the prosecutor Otoniel Jara, who works in Peru’s remote Ucayali region, told the Associated Press
  
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• Steve Bell on Jeremy Corbyn as he launches Labour's manifesto – cartoon

  31-10-2019 20:59
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• 5 Moments From Donald Trump's Extremely Normal Interview With Nigel Farage

  31-10-2019 20:52
  Nigel Farage questioning Donald Trump about Brexit, Britain and the Queen -it's the interview literally no-one asked for
  
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• 'Angry' university workers vote in favour of industrial action

  31-10-2019 20:48
  University and College Union says ballots are indictment of state of higher educationDisillusioned university workers have voted in support of strike action on campuses across the UK following separate ballots over pensions, pay and working conditions.The University and College Union (UCU) said the result was a serious indictment of the state of higher education, and demonstrated the depth of anger and frustration among those working in the sector, many of whom are on low-paid temporary contract
  
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• 'Angry' university workers vote in favour of industrial action

  31-10-2019 20:48
  University and College Union says ballots are indictment of state of higher education. Disillusioned university workers have voted in support of strike action on campuses across the UK following separate ballots over pensions, pay and working conditions. The University and College Union (UCU) said the result was a serious indictment of the state of higher education, and demonstrated the depth of anger and frustration among those working in the sector, many of whom are on low-paid temporary contr
  
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• Johnson and Farage would be unstoppable force, says Trump

  31-10-2019 20:47
  The US president told Nigel Farage he thinks he should team up with Boris Johnson.
  
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• Arcuri: PM just 'a really good friend'

  31-10-2019 20:45
  The brother of British backpacker Amelia Bambridge has spoken emotionally after her body was found at sea.
  
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• Trump says Harry Dunn case suspect had ‘compelling story to tell’

  31-10-2019 20:44
  The US president said he tried to get Anne Sacoolas and the Dunn family to 'grieve together'.
  
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• Alarm over number of female MPs stepping down after abuse

  31-10-2019 20:40
  Nicky Morgan (L) and Amber Rudd are among those standing down.Composite: PA/ReutersWomen’s organisations have raised alarm at the number of female MPs standing down at the upcoming general election who have cited the abuse they faced in public office.Figures suggest female MPs are retiring from parliament prematurely. Of the 58 politicians who have announced they will not stand again, 18 are women and 41 are men, which is roughly proportional to the current makeup of parliament.However, si
  
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• The Crown's Vanessa Kirby explains why sex scenes were scrapped - digitalspy.com

  31-10-2019 20:36 via news.google.com
  The Crown's Vanessa Kirby explains why sex scenes were scrapped  digitalspy.comThe Crown's Olivia Colman receives CBE from Princess Anne  Daily MailThe Crown season 3: Queen Margaret star reveals the real reason sex scenes were scrapped  ExpressPortraits of the future Queen: tartan trickery at royal photo shoot  The TimesThe Crown actress Olivia Colman collects her CBE  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump says Duchess of Sussex is taking press coverage ‘very personally’

  31-10-2019 20:30
  The US president spoke about the Royal Family during a radio interview.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Accuses Donald Trump Of 'Interfering' In General Election After Endorsing Boris Johnson

  31-10-2019 20:11
  Jeremy Corbyn has accused Donald Trump of interfering in Britain's electionafter the US president endorsed Boris Johnson in a radio interview
  
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• Islamic State names new leader after death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

  31-10-2019 20:04
  Terror group confirms death of Baghdadi and says he has been replaced by Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-QurayshiIslamic State has confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi as his replacement.Baghdadi and the terror organisation’s spokesman, Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, were both killed in US operations in northern Syria at the weekend. Continue reading...
  
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• Geri Horner hails ‘amazing’ work of writers honoured at royal awards

  31-10-2019 20:00
  The singer is also a children’s author.
  
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• Donald Trump hails Boris Johnson but warns voters off ‘bad’ Jeremy Corbyn

  31-10-2019 19:57
  The president said he and the Prime Minister have a 'great friendship'.
  
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• Duckenfield admitted trying to blame fans for Hillsborough, court told

  31-10-2019 19:50
  Ex-police officer claimed at time of stadium tragedy that supporters forced open a gate. The South Yorkshire police officer in command at Hillsborough in 1989, when a crush resulted in the deaths of 96 people, admitted at the subsequent public inquiry that he did not tell the truth about the disaster, falsely blaming Liverpool football club supporters for forcing a gate open, a court has heard. David Duckenfield, then a newly promoted chief superintendent in charge of the FA Cup semi-final betwe
  
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• Credit where it’s due for improving workers’ rights

  31-10-2019 19:31
  ‘The EU has been a crucible of innovation for gender equality policies, and indeed regulation, to encourage male involvement in the care of young children,’ writes Margaret O’Brien. Photograph: Oksana Kuzmina/AlamyLarry Elliott’s column (The EU is no defender of workers’ rights, 25 October) argues that social Europe “never delivered all that much”. Europe may not yet be the socialist paradise we want it to become, but dismissing all its achievements on w
  
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• Young lives blighted by a lack of support

  31-10-2019 19:30
  ‘It seems that the damaging effects of austerity rumble on, despite the fine words of our former prime minister,’ says Stephanie Williams. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The GuardianYour editorial (A less confrontational and better funded system for vulnerable pupils is needed, 28 October) was admirably understated. Its arrival on our breakfast table coincided with our grocery delivery, brought in by a cheerful young man whose job as a teacher and specialist in behavioural problems at a sc
  
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