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• ‘Go Boris!’: The four weirdest moments from BBC’s Brexitstorm

  17-12-2019 23:58
  
  In the midst of the political revelations, viewers have been quick to notice a few stand-out funny moments from the documentary.
  
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• Restoration of bursaries for student nurses confirmed by Boris Johnson

  17-12-2019 23:44
  
  Payments of up to £8,000-a-year will be available from September in line with the Tories' manifesto pledge.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer says he is ‘seriously considering’ running for Labour leader

  17-12-2019 23:38
  
  Some Labour figures have partly blamed Sir Keir and others from the party’s Remain-wing for the dire election performance.
  
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• Brexit news – live: Corbyn called ‘preening narcissist’ by defeated Labour MP as Boris Johnson warned over ‘strange’ statement

  17-12-2019 23:36
  
  Boris Johnson has been accused of “reckless and irresponsible behaviour” after he amended his Brexit bill to prevent MPs extending the Brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020 – sending the pound plunging as it puts the possibility of no-deal back on the table.Mr Johnson is also accused of showing “two fingers to democracy” after announcing Nicky Morgan has been handed a peerage and will carry on as culture secretary, despite standing down as an MP. Baroness
  
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• Corbyn Told By Furious Labour MPs He Was 'Biggest Drag On Our Vote' In Election Rout

  17-12-2019 23:01
  
  Leader apologises to heated parliamentary Labour party meeting but is warned not to “rig” race to find his successor.
  
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• Keir Starmer lays out case for 'radical Labour government'

  17-12-2019 23:00
  
  Keir Starmer lays out case for 'radical Labour government'. Exclusive: shadow Brexit secretary calls for end to party infighting and return to being a ‘broad church’
  
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• Ratings agencies take UK off downgrade watch after Johnson's win

  17-12-2019 22:46
  
  S&P raised Britain's outlook to stable from negative while Fitch took the country off its rating watch negative list although it kept its broader outlook at negative.Johnson won a bigger-than-expected parliamentary majority in last week's election, breaking the deadlock in Westminster over how or even whether to proceed with Brexit.
  
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• Labour MPs criticise Jeremy Corbyn after leader apologises in fractious meeting

  17-12-2019 22:35
  
  Mr Corbyn again said he would stay on until a new leader is elected
  
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• Equalities professor to head Tory inquiry into discrimination in party

  17-12-2019 22:04
  
  Equalities professor to head Tory inquiry into discrimination in party. PM faces criticism after initially pledging to hold inquiry specifically into Islamophobia
  
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• Corbyn, antisemitism and Brexit: Labour MPs on why they lost

  17-12-2019 22:03
  
  Corbyn, antisemitism and Brexit: Labour MPs on why they lost. Former and aspiring candidates said outgoing leader and his views were the biggest factor
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn apologises to Labour MPs for election defeat

  17-12-2019 21:53
  
  Jeremy Corbyn apologises to Labour MPs for election defeat. Leader criticised for how campaign was run and for not contacting those who lost seats
  
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• Commons welcomes babies of the House as MPs take their seats

  17-12-2019 21:40
  Parliamentarians returned to Westminster after the general election.
  
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• NI Secretary accused of snubbing late bid to avert strike by healthcare workers

  17-12-2019 21:03
  
  The main Stormont parties met with the head of Northern Ireland’s Civil Service David Sterling on Tuesday night in an attempt to avert the action.
  
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• Corbyn chokes out listless apology as Johnson bites back the smirks

  17-12-2019 21:02
  
  Corbyn chokes out listless apology as Johnson bites back the smirks. Labour leader goes through the motions so that others can pick over his legacy
  
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• ‘One in every 200 people in England now without a home’

  17-12-2019 21:00
  
  A report from charity Shelter says the number of homeless people in England has risen to 280,000.
  
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• Dominic Raab urges Anne Sacoolas to 'do the right thing'

  17-12-2019 20:55
  
  Dominic Raab urges Anne Sacoolas to 'do the right thing'. Harry Dunn’s family hail ‘warm and positive’ meeting with the foreign secretary
  
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• Dominic Raab urges Anna Sacoolas to 'do the right thing'

  17-12-2019 20:55
  
  Dominic Raab urges Anna Sacoolas to 'do the right thing'. Harry Dunn’s family hail ‘warm and positive’ meeting with the foreign secretary
  
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• Husband of woman jailed in Iran calls on PM to ‘take responsibility’

  17-12-2019 20:48
  
  Richard Ratcliffe sang Christmas carols outside Downing Street as part of the campaign calling for her release.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn apologises to remaining Labour MPs at tense Parliamentary meeting

  17-12-2019 20:42
  
  Mr Corbyn again said he would stay on until a new leader is elected
  
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• PM bans ministers from Davos in nod to working-class voters

  17-12-2019 20:24
  
  PM bans ministers from Davos in nod to working-class voters. Boris Johnson will avoid the economic forum in Geneva to focus on ‘priorities’ in Britain
  
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• Johnson bans ministers from Davos in nod to working class voters

  17-12-2019 20:24
  
  Johnson bans ministers from Davos in nod to working class voters. Prime minister will avoid the economic forum in Geneva to focus on ‘priorities’ in Britain
  
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• Tories switch to messaging app Signal to curb WhatsApp leaks

  17-12-2019 20:18
  
  Tories switch to messaging app Signal to curb WhatsApp leaks. Platform has option to make messages automatically disappear after set time period
  
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• Tories switch to messaging app Signal after WhatsApp leaks

  17-12-2019 20:18
  
  Tories switch to messaging app Signal after WhatsApp leaks. Platform has option to make messages automatically disappear after set time period
  
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• Watch as Hotpoint washing machine catches on fire for second time

  17-12-2019 20:05
  
  Becky Rooney from Warwick said she will 'never have a Hotpoint in the house again' after two machines from the company began smoking.
  
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• New Archbishop warns PM it is job of Church to ‘hold politicians to account’

  17-12-2019 19:54
  
  Stephen Cottrell, the current Bishop of Chelmsford, will become Archbishop of York in June 2020.
  
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• Charles offered part in production starring Ashley Walters

  17-12-2019 19:39
  
  The men met when Charles opened a new south London centre for the Prince's Trust.
  
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• Harry Dunn: Foreign Secretary Urges US Diplomat's Wife To 'Do The Right Thing' Over Teen's Death

  17-12-2019 19:36
  
  Dominic Raab appeals to Anne Sacoolas to return to UK if charged following 19-year-old's death in head-on collision.
  
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• No home for 285,000 on Christmas Day in England, figures show

  17-12-2019 19:30
  
  No home for 285,000 on Christmas Day in England, figures show. Homelessness has risen sharply in cities outside London in last two years, Shelter says
  
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• No home for 280,000 on Christmas Day in England, figures show

  17-12-2019 19:30
  
  No home for 280,000 on Christmas Day in England, figures show. Homelessness has risen sharply in cities outside London in last two years, Shelter says
  
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• Foreign Secretary urges Harry Dunn death suspect to ‘come back and co-operate’

  17-12-2019 19:30
  
  Dominic Raab spoke after meeting with Harry's family
  
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• Marco Pierre White and estranged wife Matilde in High Court money row

  17-12-2019 19:27
  
  Matilde White wants a judge to consider jailing the chef for not paying alimony but he says he cannot afford what he has been ordered to pay.
  
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• Parents of Nora Quoirin say there was a ‘criminal element’ in daughter’s death

  17-12-2019 19:23
  
  Police in Malaysia said they found no evidence of abduction or kidnapping.
  
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• 'People's parliament' will 'get Brexit done'

  17-12-2019 19:08
  
  Boris Johnson recites the party's 'get Brexit done' message while his MPs echo him as he lays out the Tory government's intentions.
  
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• Nandy: Parliament is not working and it reeks of privilege

  17-12-2019 19:04
  
  Wigan MP Lisa Nandy is seen as a possible centre-left challenger for the Labour leadership
  
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• New Archbishop warns it is job of Church to ‘hold politicians to account’

  17-12-2019 18:56
  
  Stephen Cottrell, the current Bishop of Chelmsford, will become Archbishop of York in June 2020.
  
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• Burglar jailed after being caught on victim’s security camera

  17-12-2019 18:40
  
  Aaron Weeks pleaded guilty to burglary and attempted burglary.
  
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• Boris Johnson Bans Ministers From Davos Summit For Global Elite

  17-12-2019 18:39
  
  The World Economic Forum takes place in Swiss ski resort days before Britain is due to leave the European Union.
  
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• France launches procedure for 5G licences

  17-12-2019 18:38
  
  The French government said on Tuesday it had launched a procedure for the attribution of 5G frequency licences after it approved specifications proposed by the communications regulator and the financial conditions for the licences.
  
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• Ten children among 69 migrants intercepted in five boats trying to cross Channel

  17-12-2019 18:32
  
  The 69 people presented themselves as Iranian, Iraqi and Uzbek nationals, the Home Office said.
  
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• Key statistics about the most diverse House of Commons in history

  17-12-2019 18:32
  
  Records have been broken for gender and ethnicity.
  
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• Lifting Barriers For Trans People Would Not Affect Women's Rights – Scottish Government

  17-12-2019 18:31
  
  The SNP administration has published the draft Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill for consultation.
  
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• Incoming London fire chief to prioritise rebuilding trust of Grenfell community

  17-12-2019 18:25
  
  Andy Roe faced questions following the publication of a 'damming' report into the London Fire Brigade.
  
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• Around 9,000 nurses take strike action in NI

  17-12-2019 18:16
  
  The unprecedented walk out will see them leave patient bedsides with the support of thousands of other healthcare workers.
  
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• Johnson offers to work with opponents to heal divisions of Brexit

  17-12-2019 18:15
  Opposition parties have warned that the 'reckless' PM is heading for no deal after plans were revealed to legally bar any further delay.
  
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• Boris Johnson’s panto-style manifesto chants in Cabinet checked

  17-12-2019 18:10
  
  The Prime Minister's claims over hospitals, nurses and police have come under scrutiny.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn To Face Labour MPs Following Election Defeat

  17-12-2019 18:07
  
  The leader has been blamed by some in the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) for its loss of 59 seats.
  
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• Trump plans to attend annual Davos economic forum - source familiar with the plan

  17-12-2019 17:59
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump plans to attend the annual Davos economic forum in January, a source familiar with the plan said on Tuesday.Trump had to cancel his plan to attend the annual gathering of global economic leaders early this year due to a government shutdown.The World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos is scheduled to run January 21-24.
  
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• Thieves destroy front of store to steal ATM

  17-12-2019 17:57
  
  A stolen digger was abandoned at the scene.
  
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• Harry Dunn death: Family encouraged after meeting Foreign Secretary

  17-12-2019 17:51
  
  Tim Dunn said discussions with Dominic Raab had been more 'open and friendly' than talks held in October.
  
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• Ron Hogg, former Durham police chief, dies aged 68

  17-12-2019 17:49
  
  Ron Hogg, former Durham police chief, dies aged 68Ex-commissioner had called for law banning assisted dying to be scrapped for terminally ill
  
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