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• Michael Barrymore ‘devastated’ to pull out of Dancing On Ice

  22-12-2019 22:35
  
  The TV star said he had been 'so happy' about signing up for the competition.
  
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• Labour leadership race heats up as party in-fighting continues

  22-12-2019 22:07
  
  David Lammy's article in the Observer was seen as a pitch to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader.
  
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• Murder probe after two women found dead in Sussex village

  22-12-2019 19:42
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion on murder.
  
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• Labour team needs new style of play to win again

  22-12-2019 19:15
  
  Labour team needs new style of play to win again. Readers react to Andy Beckett’s prediction that party policies might sow the seeds for success ahead
  
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• Queen’s speech: disability pledge and renters’ reform bill

  22-12-2019 19:14
  
  Queen’s speech: disability pledge and renters’ reform bill. Lib Dem peer Celia Thomas on the promise to publish a national strategy for disabled people in 2020 and Rev Paul Nicolson on why the government’s anti-eviction move is not enough to help renters
  
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• Community union Acorn reports glut of applications

  22-12-2019 18:58
  
  Community union Acorn reports glut of applications. Election prompts people across England to join direct action group unaffiliated to any party
  
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• Man held on suspicion of murder after death of two women in West Sussex

  22-12-2019 18:31
  
  Man held on suspicion of murder after death of two women in West SussexPolice were called to property in Crawley Down where they also found a man seriously injured
  
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• Flooding Q&A: answers to questions raised after destructive rainfall

  22-12-2019 18:30
  
  Flooding Q&A: answers to questions raised after destructive rainfallWhich regions were most affected, what was the impact of flood defences, and what has the government pledged?
  
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• Mother of boy killed in car accident tells parents to ‘hug your children’

  22-12-2019 18:26
  
  Max Simmons was knocked down as he crossed the road by a suspected dangerous-driver in Maidenhead on Saturday.
  
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• Wallaby captured after being found wild in Somerset

  22-12-2019 18:06
  
  Staff from Tropiquaria Zoo, based in the nearby harbour town of Watchet, were helped by locals to box the animal in an enclosed paddock.
  
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• Two women dead after ‘stabbing’ in Sussex village

  22-12-2019 17:06
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion on murder.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after death of two women in Crawley

  22-12-2019 17:02
  
  Man arrested on suspicion of murder after death of two women in CrawleyPolice were called to property in West Sussex where they also found a seriously injured man
  
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• Johnson visit to Lebedev party after victory odd move for 'people's PM'

  22-12-2019 16:25
  
  Johnson visit to Lebedev party after victory odd move for 'people's PM'. PM mingled with Russian elite amid claims of Moscow interference in UK politics
  
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• Two feared dead after stabbing in Sussex

  22-12-2019 16:14
  
  Police have declared a 'major incident' in Crawley Down.
  
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• Readers donate more than £42,000 during Guardian telethon

  22-12-2019 15:48
  
  Readers donate more than £42,000 during Guardian telethonSo far £400,000 has been raised for charities that promote environmental solutions to climate crisis
  
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• Manchester and Liverpool mayors demand answers over Northern Rail’s future

  22-12-2019 15:46
  
  The questions come after the Sunday Times reported that Northern Rail was to be stripped of its franchise.
  
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• Boris Johnson should 'stop campaigning and start governing', says Ken Clarke

  22-12-2019 15:46
  
  Boris Johnson should 'stop campaigning and start governing', says Ken Clarke. Ken Clarke criticises PM for having no detailed plans for Brexit or social care
  
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• Girl 'repeatedly abused in care' in Sheffield visited by children's commissioner

  22-12-2019 15:45
  Girl 'repeatedly abused in care' in Sheffield visited by children's commissionerAnne Longfield takes up case of suicidal 16-year-year held in psychiatric unit
  
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• Girl 'abused in care' in Sheffield visited by children's commissioner

  22-12-2019 15:45
  
  Girl 'abused in care' in Sheffield visited by children's commissionerAnne Longfield takes up case of suicidal 16-year-year held in psychiatric unit
  
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• Police investigate ex-Labour MP over expenses allegations

  22-12-2019 15:36
  
  Police investigate ex-Labour MP over expenses allegationsGeoffrey Robinson accused of employing friend even after he had power of attorney over her
  
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• Manchester and Liverpool mayors ask PM for action on railway chaos

  22-12-2019 15:06
  
  Manchester and Liverpool mayors ask PM for action on railway chaosJoint statement from Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram follows reports of Northern renationalisation
  
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• Tory grandees plot shake-up to win 100-seat majority at next election

  22-12-2019 15:03
  
  Senior party figures want Boris Johnson to bring forward plans to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600.
  
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• Harry Dunn family ‘incredibly reassured’ to meet Home Secretary

  22-12-2019 14:37
  
  The CPS says extradition proceedings have started in the case of Anne Sacoolas.
  
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• Family thought message from Chinese prisoner in Christmas card was a ‘prank’

  22-12-2019 14:30
  
  Six-year-old Florence Widdicombe was writing cards to school friends when she found the note asking for help.
  
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• Wallis Simpson: new divorce details revealed in solicitor's notes

  22-12-2019 13:42
  
  Wallis Simpson: new divorce details revealed in solicitor's notes. Robert Egerton recalled case as ‘a judicial farce’ in 47-page private memoir shown to the Guardian
  
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• Sheffield council asked police for names of anti-felling campaigners

  22-12-2019 13:33
  
  Sheffield council asked police for names of anti-felling campaigners. Register of meeting between police and Sheffield Tree Action Group was requested to help with potential future court action
  
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• Woman dead after ‘fireball’ crash between National Express bus and car

  22-12-2019 12:51
  
  The crash happened in south-west London.
  
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• Stormzy accuses UK media of ‘intentionally spinning’ his words

  22-12-2019 12:51
  
  The rapper was responding to a number of news reports about him.
  
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• Woman dies in coach crash in south-west London

  22-12-2019 12:42
  
  Woman dies in coach crash in south-west London. Twenty-six-year-old car passenger killed in collision in Queenstown Road, Battersea
  
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• Ex-speaker John Bercow should be given peerage, says successor Sir Lindsay Hoyle

  22-12-2019 12:41
  
  The newly-installed Speaker said a seat in the House of Lords 'should be offered' to the controversial figure.
  
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• Army veterans reunited after 60 years in chance encounter at Christmas party

  22-12-2019 12:32
  
  John Stacey and John Halloran were best friends while serving in Cyprus but lost touch before an emotional reunion earlier this month
  
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• One dead after ‘fireball’ crash between bus and car

  22-12-2019 12:21
  
  Two other people were taken to hospital after the collision in south-west London.
  
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• The Queen attends church after Duke of Edinburgh’s second night in hospital

  22-12-2019 12:20
  
  The arrived to worship at St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham, Norfolk.
  
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• Flood warnings in place across England bring misery for Christmas travellers

  22-12-2019 12:20
  
  The Environment Agency has put 88 flood warnings in place stretching from Middlesbrough down to the south coast.
  
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• Kuwait oil minister hopes to resolve Neutral Zone issue with Saudi Arabia by year end

  22-12-2019 12:19
  
  Kuwait's oil minister said on Sunday he hoped Kuwait and Saudi Arabia will resolve the Neutral Zone issue by the end of 2019.The two countries halted output from the jointly-run oilfields in the so-called Neutral Zone more than three years ago, cutting some 500,000 barrels per day or 0.5 percent of global oil supply."We hope that by the end of the year things will be cleared out and things will go back to normal," Kuwaiti minister Khaled al-Fadhel told reporters on the sidelines of a conference
  
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• Boris Johnson told to 'stop campaigning and start governing'

  22-12-2019 12:10
  
  Boris Johnson told to 'stop campaigning and start governing'Ken Clarke criticises PM for having no detailed plans for Brexit or social care
  
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• Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice

  22-12-2019 12:08
  
  One man was seen drinking mead from an animal horn while druids danced and sang.
  
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• Bats, hammers and knuckle dusters used in 77 paramilitary attacks this year

  22-12-2019 12:00
  
  Detective Chief Superintendent Raymond Murray said there could be 'no justification for these barbaric attacks'.
  
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• 2 Rifles enjoy Christmas celebration before Kabul deployment

  22-12-2019 12:00
  
  The soldiers based at Thiepval Barracks in Co Antrim enjoyed go kart races before being served a Christmas lunch by their officers.
  
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• Suspect arrested after man murdered while he slept

  22-12-2019 11:43
  
  Ebrima Cham, known as Brim, was attacked at his friend's flat in Hounslow, west London, where he was staying.
  
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• Teenage anxiety may link to greater risk of developing eating disorders – study

  22-12-2019 11:42
  
  Researchers at the University of Bristol and University College London said the findings could help identify individuals at risk of eating disorders.
  
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• In Pictures: Winter solstice celebrated at Stonehenge

  22-12-2019 10:21
  
  The event marks the longest night of the year.
  
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• David Lammy hints at bid to be Labour’s first BAME leader

  22-12-2019 09:40
  
  David 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: anger, recrimination and bitterness mark fresh battle for party’s soul

  22-12-2019 09:11
  
  Labour: anger, recrimination and bitterness mark fresh battle for party’s soul. The election was bad, but the aftermath is worse for a divided party
  
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• Anger, recrimination and bitterness mark a fresh battle for Labour’s soul

  22-12-2019 08:07
  
  Anger, recrimination and bitterness mark a fresh battle for Labour’s soulThe election was bad, but the aftermath is worse for a divided party
  
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• On Brontë country’s moors, the end of grouse shooting is in sight

  22-12-2019 07:13
  
  On Brontë country’s moors, the end of grouse shooting is in sight. Campaigners against bloodsports hail ‘landmark decision’ by Yorkshire Water, the largest landowner in the county, to review leases
  
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• More than 90 flood warnings issued due to severe weather

  22-12-2019 06:35
  
  The conditions saw heavy rain and a tornado.
  
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• Tesco ceases production at Chinese factory over alleged ‘forced’ labour

  22-12-2019 05:41
  
  A message was found inside a charity Chirstmas card opened by a six-year-old girl.
  
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• Dog undergoes lifesaving operations after swallowing 34 Christmas decorations

  22-12-2019 04:24
  
  Marley the labrador ate the gingerbread biscuits being made by its owner.
  
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• Harry Dunn’s family to meet Home Secretary as extradition process begins

  22-12-2019 04:19
  
  The development comes just days after a charge was laid against the US woman accused of involvement in the young man's death.
  
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