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• Queen joins future generations and bakes festive treats at Buckingham Palace

  21-12-2019 23:11
  
  The monarch joined Charles, William and Prince George in preparing Christmas puddings earlier this month.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth mixes puddings, and sends message of continuity

  21-12-2019 23:07
  
  At the end of a difficult year, Queen Elizabeth has posed for photographs with her son Prince Charles, grandson Prince William and great-grandson Prince George in an apparent message about the continuity of the British royal family.Buckingham Palace released photographs on Saturday of the Queen and the three immediate members of the line of succession as they prepared traditional Christmas puddings.Prince George, 6, is the focus of attention for his older relatives as he stirs pudding mixture in
  
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• Lammy hints at bid to be Labour’s first BAME leader

  21-12-2019 22:33
  
  Lammy hints at bid to be Labour’s first BAME leader. Tottenham MP says party should counter ‘populist, ethnic nationalism’ with a new ‘civic nationalism’
  
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• Labour: After the debacle, what comes next?

  21-12-2019 22:33
  
  Labour: After the debacle, what comes next?Three Labour stalwarts discuss how the party can regain the confidence of voters
  
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• Cavalry trooper pops the question at London International Horse Show

  21-12-2019 22:30
  
  Trooper Jonathan Adams surprised girlfriend Megan Baldry after the Household Cavalry's performance at Olympia on Saturday.
  
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• Top lawyers warn Johnson over role of judges as constitution fears grow

  21-12-2019 22:00
  
  Top lawyers warn Johnson over role of judges as constitution fears growPeers alarmed that PM will curtail their powers
  
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• Shoppers pack into stores for final weekend before Christmas

  21-12-2019 21:48
  
  The New West End Company said that 1.7 million shoppers were expected to spend £136 million in London's West End.
  
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• Prince Philip to spend ‘a few more days’ in hospital

  21-12-2019 21:45
  
  Prince Philip to spend ‘a few more days’ in hospitalQueen is not changing her Christmas schedule as Duke of Edinburgh remains in London
  
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• Fire damages 18th century Cornish manor house

  21-12-2019 21:19
  
  It took 60 firefighters and 12 engines to bring the blaze under control.
  
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• US rules out any talk of a climate crisis in trade negotiations

  21-12-2019 21:05
  
  US rules out any talk of a climate crisis in trade negotiations. Campaigners furious at American ban revealed by leaked documents
  
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• Police probing linked murders say they cannot rule out organised crime

  21-12-2019 20:52
  
  Two men were separately found dead in north London and Hertfordshire earlier this week, and it is believed they knew each other.
  
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• BBC could restrict journalists’ use of Twitter

  21-12-2019 20:30
  
  BBC could restrict journalists’ use of TwitterExecutive said to be considering move after rows during election campaign
  
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• British Gas to take on Breeze Energy customers

  21-12-2019 20:08
  
  The energy supplier has topped Citizens Advice customer rankings in recent months, but it ceased trading earlier this week.
  
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• Tornado flips cars and topples trees as severe weather hits Christmas getaway

  21-12-2019 19:34
  
  The south of England has endured downpours throughout Saturday, and more rain is forecast.
  
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• Brexit: Boris Johnson dances around Varadkar's claim of 'hard' exit

  21-12-2019 18:40
  
  Brexit: Boris Johnson dances around Varadkar's claim of 'hard' exit. Irish leader fears UK wants to ‘undercut’ European rivals in areas such as food after exit
  
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• Brexit: Boris Johnson dances around Varadkar's claim of 'hard' exit

  21-12-2019 18:40
  
  Brexit: Boris Johnson dances around Varadkar's claim of 'hard' exitIrish leader fears UK wants to ‘undercut’ European rivals in areas such as food after exit
  
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• Boris Johnson dances around Varadkar's claim of 'hard' Brexit

  21-12-2019 18:40
  
  Boris Johnson dances around Varadkar's claim of 'hard' BrexitIrish leader fears UK wants to ‘undercut’ European rivals in areas such as food after exit
  
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• Lucky strike? How lightning inspired builders of Callanish

  21-12-2019 18:18
  
  Lucky strike? How lightning inspired builders of Callanish. New technology reveals a star-shaped burn mark hidden under peat that gives clues to the meaning of the standing stones on Lewis
  
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• Prince Philip stays in hospital overnight for treatment of pre-existing condition

  21-12-2019 18:17
  
  Prince Philip stays in hospital overnight for treatment of pre-existing condition. Duke of Edinburgh, 98, was admitted on Friday for treatment of pre-existing condition
  
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• ‘Tornado’ damages homes as severe weather disrupts Christmas getaway

  21-12-2019 18:07
  
  The south of England has endured downpours throughout Saturday, and more rain is forecast.
  
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• Brexit: Johnson dances around Varadkar's claim of 'hard' exit

  21-12-2019 18:02
  
  Brexit: Johnson dances around Varadkar's claim of 'hard' exit. Irish leader fears UK wants to ‘undercut’ European rivals in areas such as food after exit
  
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• UK weather: heavy rain, floods and a tornado hit holiday getaway

  21-12-2019 17:23
  
  UK weather: heavy rain, floods and a tornado hit holiday getaway. Unusually wet weather is expected to dry up but there is little hope of a white Christmas
  
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• UK weather: floods and rain hit Christmas getaway

  21-12-2019 17:23
  
  UK weather: floods and rain hit Christmas getaway. More than 100 flood warnings and 255 flood alerts issued as millions of people hit roads
  
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• Pints, punch ups and gymnastics in Mad Friday mayhem

  21-12-2019 17:10
  
  Drinkers were determined to honour what is fast becoming a great British tradition.
  
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• Age, not class, is now what divides British voters most

  21-12-2019 17:00
  
  Age, not class, is now what divides British voters most. A large and growing share of older people vote Tory. This is a problem Jeremy Corbyn’s successor needs to solve
  
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• PM sidesteps allegations he has put Britain on course for a ‘harder Brexit’

  21-12-2019 16:57
  
  Boris Johnson was questioned during his trip to Estonia about the remarks made by Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
  
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• Stabbing death toll on London streets reaches seven in a week

  21-12-2019 16:36
  
  The latest victim - aged 29 - dies after being attacked in Newham.
  
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• Stormzy says UK is 'definitely racist' and Boris Johnson has made it worse

  21-12-2019 15:59
  
  Stormzy says Britain is "definitely, 100%" racist and it has got worse since Boris Johnson became prime minister.The grime artist made the comments in an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica where he was asked if Britain was still racist.Stormzy, who has just released his second album, Heavy is the Head, said the prime minister was a "figurehead" whose comments encourage racism.
  
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• Boris Johnson serves lunch to British troops in Estonia

  21-12-2019 15:54
  
  Boris Johnson serves lunch to British troops in EstoniaPM also had meeting with Estonian counterpart, Jüuri Ratas, on one-day trip to Baltic state
  
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• Body found in Hertfordshire being linked to north London murder

  21-12-2019 15:43
  
  Police said: “The death is being treated as linked to the murder of a man found with stab injuries in Scratchwood Park, Barnet on 19 December.”
  
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• Boris Johnson serves Christmas lunch to British troops stationed in Estonia

  21-12-2019 15:40
  
  The Prime Minister also held bilateral talks with his Estonian counterpart Juri Ratas.
  
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• Harry Dunn family condemns Anne Sacoolas lawyer

  21-12-2019 15:32
  
  Harry Dunn family condemns Anne Sacoolas lawyer. Family of teenager killed in hit-and-run says US lawyer’s statement is ‘deeply disturbing’
  
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• Couple accused of murder claim daughter fell down stairs

  21-12-2019 14:51
  
  Alexsandra and Abdul Wahab were refused bail by a judge at Belfast Magistrates' Court.
  
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• Harry Dunn’s family hits back at US government and suspect’s lawyers

  21-12-2019 14:19
  
  Claims that intelligence officer's wife Anne Sacoolas 'co-operated fully' with police are 'mind boggling', the dead teenager's family said.
  
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• Man dies after being hit by car on M66 motorway near Bury

  21-12-2019 14:13
  
  Man dies after being hit by car on M66 motorway near Bury. Force of collision threw victim into oncoming traffic, Greater Manchester police say
  
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• Dead rats, putrid flesh and sweaty socks: rare orchid gives UK botanists their first whiff

  21-12-2019 14:05
  
  Dead rats, putrid flesh and sweaty socks: rare orchid gives UK botanists their first whiff. The plant has flowered for the first time in Britain, but the climate crisis is making such events rarer than ever
  
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• Local government officials demand action on ‘unsustainable’ social care funding

  21-12-2019 13:40
  
  The call comes as Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced extra spending powers for councils hit hard by austerity measures.
  
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• Banksy unveils ‘Scar of Bethlehem’ nativity mural

  21-12-2019 13:31
  
  The piece has appeared in Banksy's hotel which overlooks the border wall in the divided city.
  
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• Two pensioners die after being hit by car while crossing road in Wigan

  21-12-2019 12:50
  
  A third victim, a woman in her 70s, remains in hospital with serious injuries.
  
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• Man dies in London's seventh fatal stabbing in a week

  21-12-2019 12:42
  
  Man dies in London's seventh fatal stabbing in a week. Incident brings number of police homicide investigations in London this year to 141
  
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• Man dies in London's seventh fatal stabbing in a week

  21-12-2019 12:36
  
  Man dies in London's seventh fatal stabbing in a week. Incident brings number of police homicide investigations in London this year to 141
  
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• Donald Trump ‘needs to be humiliated’, Robert De Niro says

  21-12-2019 12:24
  
  The Hollywood star took aim at the US President during an appearance on documentary maker Michael Moore's podcast.
  
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• PM’s chief aide Dominic Cummings paid three times average UK salary

  21-12-2019 12:15
  
  The Cabinet Office has published how much each of the 108 special advisers working in Government earn per year.
  
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• Prince Philip kept in hospital overnight for treatment of pre-existing condition

  21-12-2019 11:54
  
  Prince Philip kept in hospital overnight for treatment of pre-existing condition. Aides say Duke of Edinburgh, 98, admitted on Friday as precautionary measure
  
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• UK weather: rain and floods hit Christmas getaway

  21-12-2019 11:47
  
  UK weather: rain and floods hit Christmas getaway. More than 100 flood warnings and 255 flood alerts issued as millions of people hit roads
  
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• Philip spends night in hospital for treatment to ‘pre-existing condition’

  21-12-2019 11:05
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh is being cared for at the King Edward VII’s Hospital in London.
  
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• Cobham family condemns ‘cynical’ Government approval of defence giant takeover

  21-12-2019 10:48
  
  A merger between the Dorset-based manufacturer and US private equity firm Advent had been delayed due to national security concerns.
  
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• Man with narwhal tusk recounts fight with London Bridge attacker

  21-12-2019 10:25
  
  A man who used a narwhal tusk to fight a knifeman on a fatal rampage in London last month has spoken of how he and others carried on grappling with the attacker even after seeing that he was wearing what looked like an explosive suicide vest.Darryn Frost, who appeared in video footage of the fight between the attacker and members of the public on London Bridge on Nov. 29, told the PA newswire that he was attending an event in a building nearby when he heard a disturbance downstairs.The 38-year-o
  
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• PM on EU trade talks collision course as ‘harder Brexit’ predicted

  21-12-2019 09:49
  
  The Prime Minister is set for combative trade talks after saying there would be 'no alignment' between the EU and Britain after Brexit.
  
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• Commemorative 50p coins ordered for latest Brexit departure date

  21-12-2019 08:17
  
  The coins were originally ordered for the October 31 departure date.
  
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