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• Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn praise NHS staff working over Christmas

  23-12-2019 23:30
  
  There were contrasting Christmas messages from the main party leaders following the general election result.
  
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• Dog owners warned over toxic Christmas puddings, mince pies, and fruitcakes

  23-12-2019 22:54
  
  Two-year-old Labrador Ozzie survived a scare after devouring a mulled wine-soaked Christmas pudding.
  
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• Young boy saves up his pocket money to buy Christmas gifts for pensioners

  23-12-2019 20:39
  
  Lewis McCartney arrived at Elmgrove Manor on Monday laden with presents for the residents.
  
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• Man held after two people found dead in Belfast flat

  23-12-2019 20:38
  
  The 35-year-old is being questioned at Musgrave Police Station.
  
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• Belfast homes evacuated after two found dead in suspected stabbing

  23-12-2019 20:20
  
  A 35-year-old man has been arrested after two people were found dead in a flat in Belfast, prompting the evacuation of nearby homes and the launch of a major police operation.The bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in the apartment in the Kinnaird Close area on Monday afternoon, with locals claiming the pair had suffered stab wounds.
  
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• Labour election inquiry will not recommend leadership candidate

  23-12-2019 20:01
  
  Labour election inquiry will not recommend leadership candidate. Inquiry will look at reasons for party’s poor showing rather than suggesting replacement for Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• Labour leadership contest: who's in and who could join them?

  23-12-2019 19:21
  
  Labour leadership contest: who's in and who could join them?. Keir Starmer and Rebecca Long-Bailey are the favourites to succeed Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• Two people found dead in a flat in Belfast

  23-12-2019 19:06
  
  Several nearby homes have been evacuated amid a major police operation in the area.
  
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• Gay Malaysian Pensioner Granted Asylum In Time For Christmas

  23-12-2019 18:43
  
  Yew Fook Sam was threatened with deportation after a judge found his claim he was gay 'incredible'.
  
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• Labour must act locally to beat Tory populism

  23-12-2019 18:30
  
  Labour must act locally to beat Tory populism. Local politicians and activists are increasingly important in the fight for progressive policies in the face of UK populism, argues Robin Hambleton. Plus letters from James Lindesay, Neil Wigglesworth and Diana Francis
  
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• Friends in need are no friends of Boris Johnson

  23-12-2019 18:29
  
  Friends in need are no friends of Boris Johnson. Living wage | Michael Billington | Alexa | Brexit
  
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• Thomas Cook refunds hit £290m

  23-12-2019 18:23
  
  The CAA pledged to continue processing claims over the Christmas and new year period.
  
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• Rescued seal pups released back into the wild

  23-12-2019 17:38
  
  The malnourished pups were looked after by the RSPCA before being well enough to be released.
  
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• Christmas getaway drivers face ‘treacherous’ roads

  23-12-2019 17:14
  
  Motorists were urged to 'slow down if they want to get home safely for Christmas'.
  
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• Security guard charged over attacks on 16 cats

  23-12-2019 17:11
  
  The charges relate to attacks on 16 cats, nine of which were killed and seven seriously injured, the CPS said.
  
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• Exoplanets discovery could reveal clues about Earth’s geology, astronomers say

  23-12-2019 17:00
  
  Scientists have discovered six new rocky planets outside the Solar System.
  
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• Landlord facing prosecution after 30 occupants discovered in three-bedroom house

  23-12-2019 16:55
  
  A landlord is facing prosecution after 30 occupants were discovered rammed into a squalid three-bedroom property in east London.The house in Dagenham was raided by police and council officers on 16 December and children were among those found living in dirty conditions.
  
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• Prince Charles says Prince Philip, 98, is 'all right' in hospital

  23-12-2019 16:41
  
  Britain's Prince Philip, 98, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, is "all right" in hospital where he has been under observation for three days, his son Prince Charles said on Monday.Philip was taken to hospital as a precaution for treatment of an existing condition, Buckingham Palace said last week.Philip, whose official title is the Duke of Edinburgh, travelled from the royal family's Sandringham home in Norfolk, eastern England, to the King Edward VII Hospital in London for observation and treatme
  
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• Firefighters pay tribute to service chief stepping down after Grenfell criticism

  23-12-2019 16:41
  
  Dany Cotton is leaving her post.
  
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• Man facing charges over spate of attacks on cats in Brighton

  23-12-2019 16:40
  
  Man facing charges over spate of attacks on cats in Brighton. Steven Bouquet charged with criminal damage relating to wounding or killing of 16 cats
  
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• Man charged over eight-month spate of attacks on cats in Brighton

  23-12-2019 16:40
  
  Man charged over eight-month spate of attacks on cats in Brighton. Steven Bouquet, 52, accused of criminal damage relating to the wounding or killing of 16 cats
  
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• Puppy stolen at knifepoint days before Christmas

  23-12-2019 16:38
  
  Waffle the labradoodle was taken while on a morning walk with his owner in Cornwall.
  
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• Boeing sacks chief executive over 737 Max failings

  23-12-2019 16:06
  
  The aircraft manufacturer temporarily halted production last week.
  
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• Woman dials 999 over chicken korma curry

  23-12-2019 15:46
  
  Cambridgeshire Police has urged people to only dial 999 in a genuine emergency.
  
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• JD Sports tells watchdog £90m Footasylum takeover will ‘benefit’ customers

  23-12-2019 15:33
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority has published submissions from JD Sports and retail rivals regarding the high street takeover.
  
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• Charles visits village hit by devastating floods

  23-12-2019 15:18
  
  The prince has made donations to flood relief funds in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
  
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• Ellie Goulding says homelessness in the UK has ‘got worse’

  23-12-2019 15:10
  
  The singer helped to serve teas and coffees to people staying at a homeless shelter which gives people somewhere to stay over the festive period.
  
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• UK says all those responsible for Khashoggi killing must face justice

  23-12-2019 14:49
  
  Saudi authorities have sentenced five people to death for the murder of the journalist in the Kingdom's Istanbul consulate.
  
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• West Midlands Trains issued ultimatum by metro mayor

  23-12-2019 14:34
  
  West Midlands Mayor Andy Street described the train firm's performance as 'quite simply woeful'.
  
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• Scottish Labour MP ‘exploring the possibilities’ of running for deputy leader

  23-12-2019 14:26
  
  Ian Murray has written to fellow MPs to seek their opinion on such a move.
  
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• Emergency interrupts lifeboat marriage blessing celebrations

  23-12-2019 14:18
  
  Rose Skelton and her wife Nomi Stone had their marriage blessed on the RNLI lifeboat in Mull.
  
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• Ellie Goulding says drivers who filmed lorry crash acted ‘instinctively’

  23-12-2019 14:15
  
  The singer saw a Royal Mail lorry pushing a Volkswagen GTi sideways along a busy London road.
  
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• Arts minister places export bar on Gainsborough painting

  23-12-2019 14:06
  
  Helen Whately has placed a temporary export bar on Gainsborough’s Going To Market, Early Morning.
  
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• Love Island’s Caroline Flack banned from seeing boyfriend ahead of assault trial

  23-12-2019 14:05
  
  The 40-year-old appeared before Highbury Corner magistrates, accused of hitting Lewis Burton over the head with a lamp.
  
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• Youth ordered to attend diversity session after abusing same-sex couple on bus

  23-12-2019 14:04
  
  The couple involved were subjected to homophobic slurs and gestures on the top deck of a bus in north London.
  
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• UK claims Facebook encryption plan poses ‘grave’ risk to public safety

  23-12-2019 13:58
  
  Concerns were outlined in a letter to the United States Senate judiciary committee on the use of end-to-end encryption and its risks to public safety.
  
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• Prince Philip ‘being looked after very well in hospital’, Charles says

  23-12-2019 13:55
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh is reportedly receiving planned treatment on a 'pre-existing condition'.
  
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• Love Island’s Caroline Flack to face trial accused of assaulting boyfriend

  23-12-2019 13:33
  
  The 40-year-old appeared before Highbury Corner magistrates, accused of hitting Lewis Burton over the head with a lamp.
  
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• No 10 calls on football authorities to get tough on racism

  23-12-2019 13:23
  
  PM's spokesman says the Government is prepared to intervene after Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger said he was subjected to monkey chants.
  
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• TransPennine Express apologises for pre-Christmas rail delays

  23-12-2019 13:19
  
  TransPennine Express apologises for pre-Christmas rail delaysFour in 10 services delayed or cancelled after issues with new fleet of trains and timetable
  
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• Lammy attacks Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘mind-boggling’ neutral Brexit stance as he considers leadership bid

  23-12-2019 13:09
  
  Labour MP David Lammy has accused Jeremy Corbyn of a “mind-boggling” abdication of leadership over Brexit as he said he was considering running to lead the party.The Tottenham MP criticised Mr Corbyn’s policy of staying neutral on “the biggest issue of the delay” as “triangulation” and claimed that Labour had lost its “moral authority” because of the leadership’s failure to tackle antisemitism.
  
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• Love Island star Caroline Flack denies assaulting boyfriend

  23-12-2019 13:08
  
  The 40-year-old appeared before Highbury Corner magistrates, accused of hitting Lewis Burton over the head with a lamp.
  
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• Super Saturday disappoints as pre-Christmas high street footfall slumps

  23-12-2019 13:03
  
  Footfall on the last Saturday before Christmas was 6.2% lower than the equivalent day in 2018, according to Ipsos.
  
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• Home Office gives man asylum after accepting people can be gay and single

  23-12-2019 13:01
  
  Home Office gives man asylum after accepting people can be gay and singleYew Fook Sam faced deportation after accusation he was pretending to be gay
  
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• Monetary stimulus? Low rates mean more babies, Bank of England says

  23-12-2019 12:59
  
  Cutting interest rates appears to stimulate more than just the economy - Bank of England researchers say an extra 14,500 babies were born in 2009 after the central bank slashed borrowing costs during the global financial crisis.Fergus Cumming and Lisa Dettling, the BoE researchers, wanted to see if the influence of central bankers went as far as families considering whether or not to have a baby.
  
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• UK widens fast-track visa plan for scientists as Brexit nears

  23-12-2019 12:39
  
  Britain said on Monday it would increase the number of scientists and researchers eligible for fast-track visas, part of the government's plans to attract more elite researchers after Brexit.The number of eligible fellowships which offer accelerated endorsement for visas will rise to more than 120 from 62, the interior ministry said."We want to make sure the UK continues to be at the forefront of innovation, so we need an immigration system that attracts the sharpest minds from around the globe,
  
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• Caroline Flack’s rise from spin-off shows to Love Island

  23-12-2019 12:25
  
  Flack rose to fame following a raft of minor presenting roles before taking on one of the most popular reality shows in the UK.
  
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• Harry Dunn’s family to ‘retreat and grieve’ as they hope for PM meeting

  23-12-2019 12:20
  
  The teenager was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside RAF Croughton on August 27.
  
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• Ryanair fails to delay operations chief's move to easyJet

  23-12-2019 12:17
  
  The Irish High Court on Monday rejected Ryanair'sattempt to prevent operations chief Peter Bellew from joining rival easyJetuntil 2021, saying a 12-month non-compete clause was unenforceable.Ryanair said it had instructed its lawyers to immediately appeal.During two weeks of hearings, Ryanair argued that Bellew possessed information of significant competitive value and was bound by a non-compete clause that should prevent him from starting work at the British airline in January.
  
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• Court rejects Ryanair's bid to delay operations chief's easyJet move

  23-12-2019 12:17
  
  The Irish High Court on Monday rejected Ryanair'sattempt to prevent operations chief Peter Bellew from joining rival easyJetuntil 2021, saying a 12-month non-compete clause was unenforceable.The Irish airline said it had instructed its lawyers to appeal.Ryanair had argued during two weeks of hearings that Bellew possessed information of immense competitive value and was bound by a non-compete clause that the airline said should prevent him from starting work at the British low-cost rival until J
  
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