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• Murder trial jury shown security footage of Grace Millane in bars with accused

  06-11-2019 23:53
  The young Briton's body was found inside a suitcase in a shallow grave in New Zealand.
  
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• Watson says stepping down from Labour role was ‘very difficult decision’

  06-11-2019 23:46
  Tom Watson joined the Labour Party on his 15th birthday.
  
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• Boris Johnson to tell Scotland: vote Conservative to stop independence bid

  06-11-2019 23:38
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Scotland on Thursday to say a Dec. 12 election victory for his Conservative Party will halt Scottish National Party (SNP) plans to hold another independence vote to break up the United Kingdom.Scotland is set to be a key battleground in the general election, one where Johnson's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, are overshadowed in popularity by the SNP.
  
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• Google's joins Gang of Four to guard Play Store apps from malware, and maybe not fail so much - The Register

  06-11-2019 23:37 via news.google.com
  Google's joins Gang of Four to guard Play Store apps from malware, and maybe not fail so much  The RegisterGoogle enlists mobile security firms to help rid Google Play of bad Android apps  TechCrunchGoogle teams up with security companies to catch bad apps before they hit the Play Store  The VergeAndroid 10 Lets You Keep App Data After Uninstalling Some Applications  WccftechAndroid Auto 4.8 hints at bringing back weather info on the car screen status bar&
  
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• Lib Dems set out plans to insulate homes and boost renewables in climate fight

  06-11-2019 23:30
  Plans to upgrade homes will prioritise those in fuel poverty, so all low-income homes are insulated by 2025.
  
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• Labour would ‘dance to SNP’s tune’, Boris Johnson warns Scottish voters

  06-11-2019 23:30
  The Prime Minister is taking his General Election campaign north of the border.
  
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• Caroline Flack hides her ring finger after fuelling speculation she's engaged to beau Lewis Burton - Daily Mail

  06-11-2019 23:26 via news.google.com
  Caroline Flack hides her ring finger after fuelling speculation she's engaged to beau Lewis Burton  Daily MailCaroline Flack sparks engagement rumours by flashing dazzling gem on ring finger - Mirror Online  Mirror OnlineCaroline Flack '100% not engaged' after Lewis Burton speculation  Metro.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tom Watson: an MP at the heart of Labour’s key battles

  06-11-2019 23:19
  Friends say Tom Watson has found other interests such as public health and has a happy life outside politics Photograph: Luke Dray/Getty ImagesTom Watson had, over 18 years in parliament, forged a reputation as an immovable force of Labour politics. He was seen as a tireless political machine, who would, some MPs hoped, one day overcome the Jeremy Corbyn project which he occasionally privately mocked.After all, it was he who was credited with being a factor in Gordon Brown’s mission to get
  
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• Tom Watson: a career in pictures

  06-11-2019 23:14
  Labour’s deputy leader, one of the leading lights of the moderate wing of the party, has announced that he is stepping down as an MPWatson quits as deputy leaderContinue reading...
  
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• Rapper T.I. says he goes with daughter to gynaecologist every year to check her hymen - Sky News

  06-11-2019 23:05 via news.google.com
  Rapper T.I. says he goes with daughter to gynaecologist every year to check her hymen  Sky NewsRapper T.I. has a doctor check his daughter's hymen every year  Daily MailT.I. brings daughter Deyjah to doctor every year to check her hymen  Metro.co.ukRapper T.I. says he goes to daughter's gynaecologist appointments 'to check she's still a virgin'  Mirror OnlineT.I. takes daughter, 18, to doctor yearly to check her hymen to ensure she's a virgin  Da
  
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• 'Death of a Salesman' halted when ceiling collapses at London Piccadilly Theatre

  06-11-2019 23:02
  A partial ceiling collapse at London's Piccadilly Theatre on Wednesday halted a performance of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," causing a few minor injuries and prompting an evacuation of the audience.Police were called just before 8 p.m. (1959 GMT) to the West End theatre where American actor Wendell Pierce was starring as Willy Loman in a production of the 1949 play.London Fire Brigade said 1,100 people had been evacuated after a section of plaster fell from the ceiling.
  
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• Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru and Greens launch pro-remain electoral pact

  06-11-2019 23:00
  Exclusive: parties will step aside for each other in 60 seats to give single pro-remain candidate a free run. The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Greens have finalised a plan to step aside for each other in 60 seats across England and Wales in the general election. The alliance is intended to give a free run to one pro-remain party in each constituency. The agreement, which does not include Labour, covers 49 seats in England and 11 in Wales. It was made under the banner of a cross-party g
  
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• Jo Swinson Claims Labour And Tory MPs Want Her To Be Prime Minister

  06-11-2019 22:53
  Jo Swinson has a bus with a giant picture of her face on it.
  
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• Boris Johnson Launches General Election Campaign In Half-Empty Hangar

  06-11-2019 22:47
  Boris Johnson has launched his election campaign in a cavernous half-emptyhangar in Birmingham.
  
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• Come with us and we will get Brexit done, vows Johnson at Tory campaign launch

  06-11-2019 22:42
  The Prime Minister said the country was 'aching to move on' from Brexit.
  
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• Boris Johnson goes on attack after series of high-profile Tory gaffes

  06-11-2019 22:24
  Boris Johnson sought to turn around his scandal-hit election campaign on Wednesday as he gave his first major speech, attacking Jeremy Corbyn for planning tax rises to fund “deranged” nationalisation and Nigel Farage for thriving on Brexit not happening.The prime minister promised activists in Birmingham that he would get Brexit completed within weeks and spend next year focusing on the NHS, schools and other priorities, as he tried to draw a line under a disastrous few days for the
  
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• Top US diplomat observed clear Trump-Ukraine quid pro quo, testimony reveals - The Guardian

  06-11-2019 22:22 via news.google.com
  Top US diplomat observed clear Trump-Ukraine quid pro quo, testimony reveals  The GuardianTrump impeachment hearings to go public next week  BBC NewsUkraine diplomat 'understood' military aid tied to Biden probe  Daily MailGordon Sondland was a perfect fall guy, until he decided to tell the truth  The GuardianPublic impeachment hearings may be a game changer  The Washington PostView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Dom Tzu can relax as Johnson redeploys the art of lying

  06-11-2019 22:15
  The Great Pretender is back doing what he does best. Even Dominic Cummings had to admit that the Tory election campaign hadn’t got off to the best of starts. The Art of War was all very well, but you could take “doing what your opponents least expect” too far. Jacob Rees-Mogg saying the Grenfell residents lacked the common sense to save their own lives had been a masterstroke. As had Sajid Javid being prevented from publishing costings of Labour promises on the grounds the Tori
  
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• Harry Dunn death: ambulance delay 'left teenager untreated on road for 43 minutes'

  06-11-2019 22:06
  Harry Dunn’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn pictured last Monday on the ‘Good Morning Britain’ ITV show. Photograph: S Meddle/ITV/Rex/ShutterstockHarry Dunn, the teenager who died after his motorbike was in a collision with a car driven by the wife of a US diplomat, lay by the side of the road for 43 minutes before an ambulance arrived because the urgency of his case was “wrongly categorised”.The 19-year-old died in hospital. His motorcycle had been hit on
  
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• Boris Johnson mocked online for comparing Brexit deal to microwave meal

  06-11-2019 22:04
  The Prime Minister said the UK should 'whack (the Withdrawal Agreement Bill) in the microwave… gas mark four'.
  
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• Tom Watson quits as Labour deputy leader

  06-11-2019 22:00
  Mr Watson, who will not seek re-election as an MP in the General Election, said the decision was 'personal, not political'.
  
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• London’s Piccadilly Theatre evacuated after ceiling collapse

  06-11-2019 21:58
  The Metropolitan Police confirmed there had been some minor injuries and that emergency services are on scene.
  
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• Amsterdam alert: Schiphol Airport hijack alarm FALSE - pilot set it off by accident - Express

  06-11-2019 21:39 via news.google.com
  Amsterdam alert: Schiphol Airport hijack alarm FALSE - pilot set it off by accident  ExpressSchiphol airport: Pilot sparks hijack security alert in Amsterdam  BBC NewsBungling pilot sparks lockdown at Schiphol airport 'during lesson with trainee'  Daily MailSchiphol security alert a false alarm caused by hijack warning sent in error  The GuardianSchiphol Airport locked down after plane hijack button 'pressed by mistake'  Mirror OnlineView full co
  
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• Ceiling collapse at West End theatre leaves several people injured - Sky News

  06-11-2019 21:35 via news.google.com
  Ceiling collapse at West End theatre leaves several people injured  Sky NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump attempts to explain why candidate he backed suffered defeat in Kentucky race - The Independent

  06-11-2019 21:33 via news.google.com
  Trump attempts to explain why candidate he backed suffered defeat in Kentucky race  The IndependentDemocrats take control of Virginia and claim win in Kentucky governor's race  The GuardianMiddle-class voters in Kentucky and Virginia punish Republicans in warning to Trump  The TimesI was born and raised in Kentucky — and I don't think Democrats should be gloating about this election result  The IndependentDemocrats won Virginia and are claiming victo
  
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• Blow for BT shares as Virgin Mobile defects to Vodafone - Sky News

  06-11-2019 21:23 via news.google.com
  Blow for BT shares as Virgin Mobile defects to Vodafone  Sky NewsVirgin Media switches phone customers from BT to Vodafone  BBC NewsMARKET REPORT: BT loses £1bn in value as Virgin Media jumps ship  This is MoneyVirgin Media customers could have 5G sooner than expected  TrustedReviewsVirgin Media promises 5G internet in ‘near future’ after ditching BT for Vodafone in £200million deal  The SunView full coverage on Google New
  
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• Johnson: We will get Brexit done in January

  06-11-2019 21:20
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday promised to take Britain out of the European Union in January, speaking at a campaign rally he used to frame the country's Dec. 12 general election as the most important in a generation.
  
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• Unwell Camilla pulls out of London Library event

  06-11-2019 21:10
  The duchess, who is vice-patron of the library, is believed to have a chest infection.
  
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• Tom Watson quits as Labour deputy leader and steps down as MP

  06-11-2019 21:07
  Exclusive: move will reopen debate about party’s direction under Jeremy Corbyn. Tom Watson is quitting parliament and stepping down as Labour’s deputy leader, reopening the debate about the party’s direction under Jeremy Corbyn. Watson, who is one of Labour’s best-known figures, has represented the constituency of West Bromwich East since 2001. In a letter to Corbyn released by Labour, he said his decision to step down was “personal, not political”. He added:
  
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• Labour deputy leader Tom Watson QUITS as MP after false paedo ring shame - The Sun

  06-11-2019 21:07 via news.google.com
  Labour deputy leader Tom Watson QUITS as MP after false paedo ring shame  The Sun
  
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• Liberal Democrats accused of misusing polling for ‘own political advantage’

  06-11-2019 20:50
  The projection, distributed on election leaflets, purported to show the Lib Dems are polling ahead of other parties in certain constituencies.
  
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• No 10 accused of ignoring evidence of Russian interference

  06-11-2019 20:31
  Dominic Grieve indicated the suppressed Russia report examined a broad range of issues relating to Kremlin activities in the UK. Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex/ShutterstockExperts have accused Downing Street of wilfully ignoring evidence of Kremlin interference in the 2016 referendum and other elections by its refusal to clear the intelligence committee’s report into Russian infiltration of British politics.The head of a research group, who has given evidence to parliament of efforts by R
  
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• Scrap tax relief used by Britain's richest, urges former HMRC head

  06-11-2019 20:16
  Sir Edward Troup calls for UK election victors to abolish entrepreneurs’ break which cuts capital gains tax to 10%. The former head of HM Revenue and Customs has called on the government to scrap a controversial tax break designed to help entrepreneurs, which he said cost the country £2bn a year in lost tax yet provided “no incentive for real entrepreneurship”. Sir Edward Troup, who was executive chair of HMRC from 2016 until January 2018, said whichever party won the gen
  
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• Airbnb will verify listings, 11 years after launch - BBC News

  06-11-2019 20:12 via news.google.com
  Airbnb will verify listings, 11 years after launch  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Police officer suffers neck injuries after suspect rams her car

  06-11-2019 20:10
  The officer had attempted to stop a man suspected of driving while disqualified in Brent.
  
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• Virgin Media agrees five-year mobile deal with Vodafone UK

  06-11-2019 19:58
  Services will start moving across in late 2021, ending 20-year relationship with BT. Virgin Media has agreed a five-year mobile deal with Vodafone after deciding not to renew its agreement with BT. The deal, which will involve more than 3 million mobile customers, ends a 20-year relationship between Virgin Media and BT-owned EE. Virgin Mobile services will start to move across to the Vodafone network from late 2021 and its 5G products will be hosted on the latter in the near future, the company
  
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• Warning of heavy rain as Labour Party campaign heads north

  06-11-2019 19:57
  The Met Office said up to 80mm of rain could fall in parts of England and Wales.
  
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• Lady Sylvia Hermon will not contest General Election

  06-11-2019 19:56
  The independent said she would not be defending the North Down seat she first took in 2001.
  
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• Central London voters: tell us which issues will decide this election

  06-11-2019 19:56
  Houses of Parliament as seen from Lambeth bridge.Photograph: Alamy Stock PhotoThe Guardian will be reporting this week and next from the constituency of Cities of London and Westminster ahead of the General Election, as part of a series of pieces from across the country focused on finding out what matters to the people who live there.For example, in a central London area that ranges from wealthy neighbourhoods such as Mayfair and Belgravia to more socially mixed ones like Soho, Paddington and Pi
  
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• Cairns's constituency: 'Remember there's a victim at centre of this'

  06-11-2019 19:56
  High Street, Cowbridge. From 1997 until Alun Cairns won nine years ago, the Vale of Glamorgan was held by Labour. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/The GuardianThere was little sympathy for Alun Cairns on High Street in Cowbridge, a bustling market town in the heart of his Vale of Glamorgan constituency, following his resignation as Welsh secretary.“I probably would have voted for him but I won’t now,” said Steve Roadhouse as he fixed a wheel in the cycle shop. “He should have
  
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• Labour Hit By ‘Kangaroo Court’ Row As It Dumps Candidate For Key Seat Of Bassetlaw

  06-11-2019 19:47
  A Labour candidate in a key marginal seat has hit out at the party's 'kangaroocourt' tactics after she was barred from standing in the general election.
  
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• 20,000 new officers not as many as you think

  06-11-2019 19:39
  The Tory party has pledged the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers but how do those numbers compare to before austerity?
  
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• Bones of ape living 12m years ago point to genesis of upright walking

  06-11-2019 19:38
  Bavarian fossils of likely common ancestor of humans and apes ‘put back start of bipedalism by millions of years’The distinctive human habit of walking upright may have evolved millions of years earlier than thought, according to researchers who uncovered the remains of an ancient ape in southern Germany.Excavations from the Hammerschmiede clay pit in Bavaria turned up fossilised bones belonging to a previously unknown baboon-sized ape that lived nearly 12m years ago, long before hum
  
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• Climate takes centre stage as Green party launches campaign

  06-11-2019 19:30
  Green party co-leader Siân Berry (centre), the deputy leader and parliamentary candidate for Newport West, Amelia Womack, (left), and the Bristol West candidate, Carla Denyer, (right) at the launch of the party’s general election manifesto in Bristol.Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAThe Green party has set its sights firmly on Bristol West in its drive to push its parliamentary representation up from one MP, but other target seats hang in the balance as activists await the outcome of negot
  
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• Razer launches a pair of wireless gaming mice, one for $59 and the other for $149 - PC Gamer

  06-11-2019 19:26 via news.google.com
  Razer launches a pair of wireless gaming mice, one for $59 and the other for $149  PC GamerView full coverage on Google News
  
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• London court rejects ENRC's attempt to challenge UK Fraud Office

  06-11-2019 19:25
  A London judge has dismissed ENRC's request for a legalchallenge of the UK Serious Fraud Office's (SFO) six-year investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption at the mining company.The SFO confirmed on Wednesday that Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) had lost an attempt to seek a judicial review to force the SFO to reinstate an independent examination of one of its longest-running cases.
  
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• Lib Dem electric bus driving green campaign, says Swinson

  06-11-2019 19:17
  The vehicle can go for 200 miles on a two-and-a-half hour charge.
  
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• Grenfell fire: Sadiq Khan bans contractor pending inquiry verdict

  06-11-2019 19:15
  Rydon was the main contractor on the £10m refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, where a fire claimed 72 lives. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPAThe London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has banned the main contractor for the Grenfell Tower refurbishment from carrying out housing works through a city-wide procurement agreement until the public inquiry rules on whether it contributed to the fire that claimed 72 lives.The move emerged on Wednesday after the government angered survivors by including Rydon Constructi
  
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• Election highlights: A resignation is no way to kick off a campaign

  06-11-2019 19:11
  Boris Johnson had an audience with the Queen while other politicians hit the streets to try and win votes.
  
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• 'I failed': archbishop agrees he shut out victim, hears inquiry

  06-11-2019 19:10
  Cardinal Vincent Nichols is also criticised for delaying church reforms and defending Vatican. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the most senior Catholic cleric in England and Wales, has been lambasted at the child sexual abuse inquiry for “shutting out” a complaint from a victim whom one priest privately dismissed as “deeply manipulative”. The archbishop of Westminster, 73, faced questions at the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) all day on Wednesday as its lea
  
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