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• Man arrested following death of a child in Limerick

  03-11-2019 23:53
  The boy's body was discovered on Sunday evening at a house in the Ballynanty area of the city.
  
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• McDonald's chief executive out over relationship with employee

  03-11-2019 23:24
  Consensual relationships barred under company policy
  Briton Steve Easterbrook replaced by Chris KempczinskiMcDonald’s chief executive officer, Steve Easterbrook, has left the fast-food giant after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, the corporation said on Sunday. Related: Profile: McDonald’s chief executive Steve EasterbrookContinue reading...
  
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• Chernobyl actor dedicates best TV actor Bafta Scotland award to victims

  03-11-2019 23:15
  Other winners included Trainspotting star Kelly MacDonald who picked up the TV actress award at the ceremony in Glasgow.
  
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• Party leaders kick off election campaign

  03-11-2019 22:53
  Party leaders kick off election campaign
  
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• Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton is the best driver I have seen | Johnny Herbert

  03-11-2019 22:00
  Hamilton’s extraordinary feat is built on daunting consistency and he will now want to beat Michael Schumacher’s recordA sixth world championship is an extraordinary achievement by any standard but in reaching it Lewis Hamilton has indisputably proved he is the best driver I have ever seen. People speak about the greats but the way Lewis has gone about racing I believe makes him the greatest. I am in awe of what I see, even as an ex-racing driver.From everything I know from the histo
  
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• France Bus Crash: 10 Brits Injured After Coach Heading To London Overturns

  03-11-2019 21:39
  A bus travelling from Paris to London has crashed in northern France leaving29 people injured, including five people with serious injuries
  
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• Ten Britons injured as coach travelling to London overturns in northern France

  03-11-2019 21:32
  A FlixBus tipped over on the A1 motorway.
  
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• UUP to step aside in North Belfast to help DUP outpoll Sinn Fein

  03-11-2019 21:26
  Sinn Fein candidate John Finucane responded to the move by urging anti-Brexit unionists to back him
  
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• Obey me on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn warns shadow cabinet dissenters

  03-11-2019 21:03
  Corbyn: ‘I said we are supporting an election – everybody gulped’ Photograph: Sean Smith/The GuardianJeremy Corbyn has told his fractious shadow cabinet “the debate is over” on Brexit, as he seeks to stamp his authority on the general election campaign and shift the focus to social justice and the climate emergency.Speaking to the Guardian in the south-west London seat of Putney, the Labour leader claimed he had instructed frontbench colleagues to fall into line, af
  
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• Promises, promises: the Labour and Tory spending pledges

  03-11-2019 20:49
  Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has pledged to renationalise the rail companies and utilities.Photograph: Anthony Harvey/Rex/ShutterstockThe 2019 election will be the first in decades where both Labour and the Conservatives promise to turn on the public spending tap. The manifestos have yet to be released, but both have already made multibillion-pound pledges as the era of austerity comes to an end.Labour’s major spending pledges focus on the NHS, benefits, homes and the renationalisation
  
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• Ashleigh Barty beats Elina Svitolina in WTA Finals to win game’s largest purse

  03-11-2019 20:32
  • World No1 earns $4.42m after winning title 6-4, 6-3 in Shenzhen
  • It was her first victory in six attempts against the UkrainianAshleigh Barty arrived for her final showdown in Shenzhen against Elina Svitolina having been beaten by her in all five of their previous meetings. But in the time since Svitolina last defeated her in March, Barty has won the French Open and reached No 1. On Sunday she showed emphatically just how far she has come by outclassing Svitolina 6-4, 6-3 to win the
  
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• Harry Dunn: 'Informal' talks begin over possible extradition of Anne Sacoolas

  03-11-2019 20:08
  Harry Dunn, 19, died in a motorbike accident when he collided with a vehicle driven by Anne Sacoolas on the B4031 in Northamptonshire in August.Photograph: Steve Parsons/PABritish and American officials have begun talks to explore the possible extradition of the suspect in the death of Harry Dunn, the Guardian has learned.The suspect, Anne Sacoolas, went to the US while under investigation after a car she was driving struck a motorcycle ridden by the 19-year-old outside RAF Croughton in Northamp
  
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• Springboks and latest science again show momentum in sport is overrated

  03-11-2019 20:00
  The Rugby World Cup final and World Series went against the form book and most academics regard ‘the M word’ as a trick of the mind“Never underestimate the value of momentum.” That’s what Sir Clive Woodward advised after England’s rugby players lacerated Australia a fortnight ago. And how wise those words seemed when New Zealand were also scattered and flayed, and it seemed England’s name was all but engraved on the Webb Ellis Cup. And then, without warn
  
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• Did Adobe Improve Their Creative Cloud App? I Think Not - Fstoppers

  03-11-2019 20:00 via news.google.com
  Did Adobe Improve Their Creative Cloud App? I Think Not  FstoppersAdobe Photoshop finally arrives on the iPad  The Next WebPhotoshop for iPad is now available in the App Store  WccftechPhotoshop for iPad shows that Adobe totally still has it  Cult of MacDownload: Adobe Photoshop iPad App Finally Released  redmondpie.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tory candidate said people on Benefits Street need ‘putting down’

  03-11-2019 19:51
  The remarks, made in 2014, have since been deleted.
  
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• Conservative Candidate Said People On Benefits Street Need ‘Putting Down’

  03-11-2019 19:49
  A Conservative party candidate has apologised after writing on Facebook thatpeople on reality television show Benefits Street need "putting down"
  
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• MPs pledge to stop abusive language during general election

  03-11-2019 19:39
  Cross-party MPs vow to ‘promote compassion’ as part of #StopTheNastiness campaign. Leading politicians from major parties have signed a pledge to avoid hateful language during the general election campaign, as a growing number of MPs cite relentless abuse as their reason for stepping down from parliament. The group Compassion in Politics has launched #StopTheNastiness, which aims to encourage candidates to “campaign with respect, call out hate, and promote compassion” ove
  
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• 10 key marginal seats that may define the general election

  03-11-2019 19:34
  Emma Dent Coad won the Kensington seat for Labour in the 2017 general election, in one of the most unlikely electoral victories in modern history. Photograph: Darren Staples/ReutersBattles between different political parties will play out in one of the most unpredictable election in decades this December. Here are 10 key seats that could determine the result and reflect the various scenarios likely to play out across the country.North East Fife – SNP/Liberal Democrat marginalHeld by: SNP,
  
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• Grey seals arrive at Norfolk beach with their newborn pups

  03-11-2019 19:30
  A record 2,034 seals were born last year at a beach in Horsey, Norfolk.
  
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• California wildfire: Trump slams governor and threatens to cut federal funds

  03-11-2019 19:29
  Evacuation orders lifted as president blasts NewsomNewsom tweets back: ‘You don’t believe in climate change’As authorities lifted all evacuation orders imposed by a wildfire that caused thousands to flee their homes north-west of Los Angeles, Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funding for aid during the kind of blazes that have hit California hard this fall. Related: ‘Not our mission’: private fire crews protect the insured, not the publicContinue reading...
  
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• If the rich don’t pay tax, they’re welcome to leave

  03-11-2019 19:14
  Readers discuss the possibility of very wealthy people leaving Britain if Labour forms a government. Re your report ( Super-rich ready to flee, fearing Corbyn threat to ‘go after’ the elite, 2 November), I’d like to echo the words of New York governor Andrew Cuomo on hearing that Donald Trump was declaring himself a resident of Florida instead of New York City: “ Good riddance. It’s not like Mr Trump paid taxes here anyway.” The UK super-rich have never paid t
  
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• Stuck on painkillers, but we’re not addicts

  03-11-2019 19:12
  With no other treatments available, many patients with chronic conditions are forced to rely on painkillers for years, writes Jill Wallis. Your article ( Lack of support for painkiller addicts ‘hiding epidemic’, 2 November) says half a million people in England have been taking opiate medication for more than three years. There seems to be an assumption that most people are prescribed painkillers for short-lived conditions but cannot stop taking them. I suggest another reason. After
  
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• Hostile environment for those seeking support

  03-11-2019 19:12
  Disabled people face an uphill struggle to apply for the help they are entitled to, writes Sue Fallows, while Mo Hutchison decribes her security ordeal at a PIP tribunal. Rob Palk’s article ( Now I fear the state more than poverty, 26 October) sadly reflects the experience of many who are not white, wealthy and healthy. The move from disability living allowance (DLA) to personal independence payment (PIP) for people of working age is in essence an extension of this government’s hosti
  
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• Isis women driven by more than marriage, research shows

  03-11-2019 19:00
  Exclusive: guidance says many factors, including rebellion and sisterhood, spur radicalisation. Women and girls who attach themselves to Islamic State are driven by a complex combination of factors beyond just love or marriage, including feelings of social exclusion and the appeal of sisterhood, according to research by a counter-extremism thinktank. The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) has put together guidance to help people working with women and girls who have returned from Isis-held t
  
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• Telegraph Issues Third Correction To A Boris Johnson Column This Year

  03-11-2019 18:14
  The Daily Telegraph has issued the third correction to a Boris Johnson columnthis year after the paper's former star writer made a false claim about the UKeconomy
  
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• Drug reversing effects of opioid overdose to be handed out in England

  03-11-2019 18:08
  Exclusive: naloxone will be distributed on the streets as part of pilot scheme in Redcar and Cleveland. A life-saving drug that reverses the effect of an overdose of an opioid, such as heroin, is to be handed out on the street to people in England under a pilot scheme to tackle the record numbers of drug-related deaths. The main life-threatening effect of an opioid overdose is to slow down or stop breathing – the drug naloxone blocks this effect and reverses breathing difficulties. The maj
  
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• Tory MP Ross Thomson to quit after denying sexual assault claim

  03-11-2019 17:52
  Aberdeen South MP has been accused of groping Labour MP in Commons bar. Ross Thomson, a Scottish Tory MP facing allegations he sexually assaulted a fellow MP, has unexpectedly announced he is quitting Westminster. Thomson said in a statement on Twitter that he was standing down hours after denying allegations by Paul Sweeney, the Labour MP for Glasgow North East, that he had groped him in a Commons bar in front of witnesses. Sweeney disclosed he had reported Thomson to the House of Commons autho
  
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• Humanists UK launch religious-free assembly materials for schools

  03-11-2019 17:50
  Assemblies for All provides secular materials focused on respect and social justice. British schools are being offered a programme for morning assemblies that are entirely secular and free of religion for the first time. All state schools in the UK are currently required to provide an act of daily worship of a “broadly Christian character” under the 1944 Education Act. But Humanists UK, the campaign group for secularism and non-religious belief, has drawn up an alternative model that
  
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• Former police officer praises ‘Gene’ who returned £250k violin

  03-11-2019 17:44
  Mike Pannett set up late-night car park meeting to return Stephen Morris’s 1709 Tecchler. A man who picked up a £250,000 violin on a train needed to be convinced that he would not be arrested before handing it back to its owner at a late-night car park rendezvous, according to the retired detective who led the negotiation. Musician Stephen Morris was reunited with the 310-year old violin made by David Tecchler on Friday night after leaving it on a Southeastern train last month, promp
  
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• Duke of York visits Thailand summit as founder of start-up mentoring scheme

  03-11-2019 17:40
  Andrew was seen at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit held in the Thai capital of Bangkok.
  
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• Tory candidate wrote people on Benefits Street should be 'put down'

  03-11-2019 17:23
  Tory candidate Francesca O’Brien from the Gower Conservatives homepage. Photograph: Gower & Swansea ConservativesA Conservative general election candidate in a key marginal seat wrote on social media that she believed people on the reality TV show Benefits Street needed “putting down”.Francesca O’Brien, who was selected last month to stand in the target constituency of Gower, in south Wales, wrote a series of inflammatory comments about the Channel 4 programme on her
  
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• 'He’s got a battle on his hands': could Uxbridge unseat Boris Johnson?

  03-11-2019 17:10
  Locals say student vote at Brunel and Heathrow ‘betrayal’ could go against PM. If the ancient wood-panelled walls of the Crown and Treaty in Uxbridge could talk, they would speak to the perils of crossing parliament. In the heart of Boris Johnson’s west London constituency, this former manor house hosted talks over the ill-fated treaty of Uxbridge in 1645, an abortive attempt to end the first English civil war, which arose from a battle between parliament and the executive and
  
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• 'He’s got a battle on his hands': could Uxbridge unseat Boris Johnson?

  03-11-2019 17:10
  Labour’s Ali Milani: ‘Just think of the earthquake it would send to Westminster if we were to win.’ Photograph: Susannah Ireland/GuardianIf the ancient wood-panelled walls of the Crown and Treaty in Uxbridge could talk, they would speak to the perils of crossing parliament.In the heart of Boris Johnson’s west London constituency, this former manor house hosted talks over the ill-fated treaty of Uxbridge in 1645, an abortive attempt to end the first English civil war, whic
  
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• 'Closest flyby in history' Scientists panic after NASA fails to pick up asteroid threat - Express.co.uk

  03-11-2019 17:01 via news.google.com
  'Closest flyby in history' Scientists panic after NASA fails to pick up asteroid threat  Express.co.ukA 42-Foot Asteroid Just Skimmed Earth From 65,100 Miles Away One Day After It Was Discovered  The InquisitrView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after car hits Colchester pub

  03-11-2019 16:54
  The victim has been identified by a 36-year-old man.
  
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• Brexit: Boris Johnson apologises to Tory members for deadline extension

  03-11-2019 16:41
  PM says failure to leave EU on 31 October is matter of ‘deep regret’ and blames parliament. Boris Johnson has apologised to Tory members who voted for him to become party leader for not taking Britain out of the EU on 31 October. The delay was a matter of “deep regret”, the prime minister said, describing extensions as “painful” because they caused the country uncertainty. Johnson had repeatedly said Brexit would happen at the end of last month, claiming he wo
  
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• 'One of the best moments of my life', says World rugby player of the year Du Toit

  03-11-2019 16:38
  SHOWS: TOKYO, JAPAN (NOVEMBER 3, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)1. SOUTH AFRICAN FLANKER AND MEN'S WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT ALONGSIDE ENGLAND CENTRE AND WOMEN'S WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR WITH THEIR TROPHIES (2 SHOTS)2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOUTH AFRICA FLANKER, PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT, SAYING:"This is probably one of the best moments of my life. I think it is the two biggest experiences in the rugby world that you can get. It is an unbelievable experience for me and I couldn't be
  
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• Ross Thomson steps down as Tory candidate following ‘malicious’ allegations

  03-11-2019 16:18
  He said the allegations had made his life a 'living hell'.
  
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• Home Office decried for blocking NHS scheme to use more trainee doctors from overseas

  03-11-2019 16:06
  Expansion of initiative to tackle staff shortages is part of health service’s long-term plan. The Home Office is blocking plans already agreed by the health secretary and NHS bosses to let more overseas doctors come to Britain to help tackle the health service’s staff shortages. It has refused to allow the planned expansion of the medical training initiative (MTI) to go ahead, despite its inclusion in the government-backed NHS long- term plan. Groups representing doctors are frustrat
  
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• Ulster Unionist Party to step aside for Democratic Unionists in North Belfast

  03-11-2019 16:02
  Incoming UUP leader Steve Aiken made the announcement after previously indicating his party would stand in every constituency.
  
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• Youth court system in 'chaos', says children's commissioner

  03-11-2019 16:00
  Vulnerable children in England and Wales waiting months for convictions, appearing without adult support and being wrongly placed in dock, Guardian investigation finds. The youth justice system in England and Wales is “chaotic and dysfunctional” following almost a decade of cuts and court closures, the children’s commissioner has warned, after a Guardian investigation found a system plagued by increasing delays, confusion and poor child protection. Anne Longfield called for a w
  
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• How do youth courts in England and Wales function?

  03-11-2019 16:00
  There are differences in how children are prosecuted, who hears cases, and punishments. How old are children in the youth court? Between 10 and 17. Sometimes 18-year-olds will appear if their case began before their 18th birthday or if they are accused of breaching a referral order imposed before they turned 18. Where are youth courts? Youth courts in England and Wales are held in magistrates court buildings. Some have dedicated youth courtrooms, others just use adult courts. How are youth court
  
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• Children in handcuffs: a month reporting from youth court

  03-11-2019 16:00
  Straining to hear the judge from behind the bulletproof glass in the dock of court one, the 16-year-old pleaded guilty to a crime with the hallmarks of being committed by a child. He had burgled a McDonald’s and been caught by police helping himself to a McFlurry. The other charges, all admitted, were less innocent: 12 sexual assaults, molesting younger girls from his school and youth club – “you’ve got big breasts for a year 8,” he told one – and groping a sh
  
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• Tory MP Ross Thomson quits after 'grope' claim by Labour MP Sweeney

  03-11-2019 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Conservative Aberdeen South MP Ross Thomson said it was "the most difficult decision I could ever make".
  
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• Benefits freeze to end in 2020, government confirms

  03-11-2019 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The first rise in four years is the latest spending pledge made by ministers ahead of the general election.
  
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• UUP: Steve Aiken says party will not field a candidate in North Belfast

  03-11-2019 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Aiken says it is "better to elect Nigel Dodds" than "facilitate Sinn Féin".
  
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• Boy, 11, on bike dies in Ansley Common crash

  03-11-2019 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  A man initially arrested over the crash has now been released while inquiries continue, police say.
  
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• Transit of Mercury 2019: Time, date and how to safely see the planet as it sweeps in front of Sun - Daily Post

  03-11-2019 15:34 via news.google.com
  Transit of Mercury 2019: Time, date and how to safely see the planet as it sweeps in front of Sun  Daily PostMercury's sunrise transit a cosmic coincidence for NZ  New Zealand HeraldA rare celestial event visible this month  iNFOnewsMark your calendars: Celestial event of the year Nov. 11  WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlandoView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Colchester murder arrest after man killed as car hits pub

  03-11-2019 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say a 36-year-old man died and three others were hurt when the car struck the pub in Colchester.
  
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• Man, 29, killed after being hit by BMW in Fife

  03-11-2019 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The man was walking along the A985 when he was hit by a car in the early hours of Sunday.
  
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