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• Dominic Cummings Wants 'Weirdos And Misfits’ To Apply For Jobs At Downing Street

  02-01-2020 23:45
  
  Boris Johnson's top aide posts free-wheeling blog urging an "unusual set of people" to come forward.
  
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• Lib Dem MP comes out as pansexual

  02-01-2020 23:40
  
  Layla Moran has criticised Parliament as a 'weird, backwards place' for LGBTQ people.
  
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• Layla Moran: Potential Lib Dem leadership candidate becomes first MP to come out as pansexual

  02-01-2020 23:08
  
  Potential Liberal Democrat leadership candidate Layla Moran has become the first MP to come out as pansexual after she started a relationship with another woman.Ms Moran, 37, told PinkNews that she had not previously had same-sex relationships and was “surprised” to find herself attracted to a woman, but added: “Sometimes, when you meet the right person, it just kind of happens.”
  
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• Wanted: Weirdos and misfits - aide to UK's Johnson is hiring

  02-01-2020 22:52
  
  The senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who plotted Brexit and steered his boss to last month's election triumph, is on the lookout for "weirdos and misfits with odd skills" to help bring new ideas to Britain's government."We want to improve performance and make me much less important — and within a year largely redundant," Dominic Cummings said in a post on his blog https://bit.ly/2rQjaAv on Thursday.Cummings, who has made no secret of his disdain for much of the way Britain's
  
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• Wanted: Weirdos and misfits - aide to Johnson is hiring

  02-01-2020 22:52
  
  The senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who plotted Brexit and steered his boss to last month's election triumph, is on the lookout for "weirdos and misfits with odd skills" to help bring new ideas to Britain's government."We want to improve performance and make me much less important — and within a year largely redundant," Dominic Cummings said in a post on his blog https://bit.ly/2rQjaAv on Thursday.Cummings, who has made no secret of his disdain for much of the way Britain's
  
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• Huge fire breaks out at Bury scrapyard

  02-01-2020 22:36
  
  Residents have been advised to shut windows and doors due to the blaze.
  
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• Dominic Cummings calls for 'weirdos and misfits' for No 10 jobs

  02-01-2020 22:08
  
  Dominic Cummings calls for 'weirdos and misfits' for No 10 jobs. Boris Johnson’s chief adviser touts for ‘unusual’ applicants outside of the Oxbridge set
  
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• Dominic Cummings calls for 'weirdos and misfits' for No 10 jobs

  02-01-2020 22:08
  
  Dominic Cummings calls for 'weirdos and misfits' for No 10 jobsBoris Johnson’s chief adviser touts for ‘unusual’ applicants outside of the Oxbridge set
  
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• Dominic Cummings calls for ‘weirdos’ to apply for Downing Street jobs

  02-01-2020 21:10
  
  Mr Cummings called for misfits to be recruited.
  
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• Labour leader favourite Starmer calls to rebuild party as 'force for good'

  02-01-2020 20:49
  
  Labour leader favourite Starmer calls to rebuild party as 'force for good'. YouGov poll shows Starmer in lead to head party over nearest rival Rebecca Long-Bailey
  
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• Labour leader favourite Starmer calls to rebuild party as 'force for good'

  02-01-2020 20:49
  
  Labour leader favourite Starmer calls to rebuild party as 'force for good'YouGov poll shows Starmer in lead to head party over nearest rival Rebecca Long-Bailey
  
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• Keir Starmer calls to rebuild party as 'force for good'

  02-01-2020 20:49
  
  Keir Starmer calls to rebuild party as 'force for good'YouGov poll shows Starmer in lead to head party over nearest rival Rebecca Long-Bailey
  
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• Commuters gather at Bolton station in protest over increased rail fares

  02-01-2020 20:36
  
  Commuters gather at Bolton station in protest over increased rail faresCampaigners lead national day of action amid months of delays and cancellations
  
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• ‘Sinister and evil’ woman in paedophile ring to be freed from prison

  02-01-2020 20:16
  
  Angela Allen was jailed in 2009.
  
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• RTE broadcaster Marian Finucane dies aged 69

  02-01-2020 20:00
  
  Ms Finucane passed away at her home in Dublin on Thursday.
  
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• Early humans were cooking plant-based carbs 170,000 years ago, study suggests

  02-01-2020 20:00
  
  Archaeologists have found charred remains of starchy plant parts at an archaeological site in South Africa.
  
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• Man arrested after mother stabbed in front of child in Streatham

  02-01-2020 19:41
  
  Man arrested after mother stabbed in front of child in StreathamSuspect held over attempted murder after handing himself in at west London police station
  
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• Dog Found In Church With Heartbreaking 'I'm So Sorry' Apology Note From Owner Around Neck

  02-01-2020 19:25
  
  Owner of dog, now named Cracker, explained they had "no home or money now for him", the RSPCA said.
  
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• Chef wrongly branded sex offender faces removal from UK

  02-01-2020 19:13
  
  Chef wrongly branded sex offender faces removal from UK. Home Office trying to deport Saiful Islam despite apology and offer of compensation
  
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• Patriotism cannot be progressive if it masks hostility and prejudice

  02-01-2020 19:07
  
  Patriotism cannot be progressive if it masks hostility and prejudiceFormer Europe minister Denis MacShane and Nick Moss take issue with Labour leadership candidate Rebecca Long Bailey’s call for the party to revive ‘progressive patriotism’
  
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• Michael Howard’s way out of line on the judiciary

  02-01-2020 19:06
  
  Michael Howard’s way out of line on the judiciary. Geoffrey Bindman and David Ward write in defence of the independent judiciary as a key safeguard of British democracy
  
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• Civil servants who deserve to be honoured

  02-01-2020 19:05
  
  Civil servants who deserve to be honoured. John Mallinson points out that civil servants often earn less than their private-sector equivalents
  
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• Murder charges after man and woman stabbed on New Year’s Day

  02-01-2020 19:02
  
  Rhys Hancock will appear before magistrates in Derby on Friday.
  
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• Report shows betting industry's reliance on problem gamblers

  02-01-2020 19:00
  
  Report shows betting industry's reliance on problem gamblers. Exclusive: Regulator considers banning VIP schemes after betting firm data reveals widespread use
  
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• ‘It keeps you coming back’: the rise of VIP gambling schemes

  02-01-2020 19:00
  
  ‘It keeps you coming back’: the rise of VIP gambling schemesMuch-criticised membership programmes reward those who often lose large sums of money* Report shows betting industry’s reliance on problem gamblers
  
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• Man charged with murder after two people stabbed to death on New Year’s Day

  02-01-2020 18:45
  
  Rhys Hancock has been charged with killing Helen Hancock and Martin Griffiths in Duffield, Derbyshire.
  
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• Chef faces removal from UK despite Home Office mistake of identity

  02-01-2020 18:29
  
  Chef faces removal from UK despite Home Office mistake of identityChef wrongly branded sex offender after other people’s criminal records linked to him
  
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• 'Gavin and Stacey' Christmas special named the UK's most-watched scripted show of the decade

  02-01-2020 18:23
  
  Only World Cup matches, Olympic ceremonies and 'The X Factor' beat it.
  
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• Travelex takes down online sites after software virus attack

  02-01-2020 18:18
  
  The group has been forced to suspend online services since New Year's Eve.
  
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• Duffield Murder Inquiry: Man And Woman Stabbed To Death On New Year’s Day Identified

  02-01-2020 17:55
  
  Helen Hancock, 39, and Martin Griffiths, 48, were found at a house in the Derbyshire village of Duffield.
  
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• In Pictures: Chalk another one up: London Zoo launches animal audit

  02-01-2020 17:53
  
  The yearly stocktake takes keepers almost a week.
  
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• Agreement to resurrect Stormont must be sustainable – DUP

  02-01-2020 17:48
  
  The Stormont parties have until January 13 to reach a deal to revive devolution, three years after the institutions collapsed.
  
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• Hamish Macbeth author MC Beaton dies, aged 83

  02-01-2020 17:46
  
  The novelist's death was announced by her son, Charles Gibbons.
  
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• Tributes paid to ‘much loved’ mother-of-six

  02-01-2020 17:30
  
  Liam Murray, 27, has been charged with the murder of Stacey Cooper, 34, who was found at an address in Redcar on New Year’s Eve.
  
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• 'I'm A Celeb' star Jacqueline Jossa says she went into the jungle to 'create a better life' for her family

  02-01-2020 17:21
  
  The former 'EastEnders' actor reckons leaving her two daughters and husband Dan Osborne for three weeks was the 'hardest thing' she's ever done.
  
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• London Zoo begins annual animal stocktake

  02-01-2020 17:08
  
  There were plenty of new arrivals at the zoo last year to be added to the census.
  
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• Whitehall reforms may lead to discrimination, says union

  02-01-2020 17:01
  
  Whitehall reforms may lead to discrimination, says unionProspect says previous attempt to test skills discriminated against BME and older staff
  
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• Call for more diverse Lake District sparks row over area's future

  02-01-2020 16:38
  
  Call for more diverse Lake District sparks row over area's future. National park’s boss accused of using the issue of diversity to turn region into a ‘theme park’
  
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• Call for more diverse Lake District sparks row over area's future

  02-01-2020 16:38
  
  Call for more diverse Lake District sparks row over area's futureNational park’s boss accused of using the issue of diversity to turn region into a ‘theme park’
  
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• Welsh Conservative assembly member suspended after arrest

  02-01-2020 16:36
  
  Welsh Conservative assembly member suspended after arrestNick Ramsay arrested at his home in Monmouthshire after ‘incident’
  
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• UK retirees' spending rockets as younger people spend less

  02-01-2020 16:25
  
  UK retirees' spending rockets as younger people spend less. Barriers to older people shopping and working holds economy back, say researchers
  
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• Level of child exploitation almost back to Victorian times – police chief

  02-01-2020 16:11
  
  Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said criminals were exploiting a void left by reduced youth services.
  
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• People with eating disorders likelier to get hooked on exercise

  02-01-2020 16:09
  
  People with eating disorders likelier to get hooked on exercise. Study finds nearly four times greater likelihood of exercise addiction
  
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• Mother-of-six named as man faces court accused of her murder

  02-01-2020 16:03
  
  Stacey Cooper, 34, was found at an address in Redcar on New Year's Eve.
  
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• Dominic Cummings' war on Whitehall won't put public services back on their feet

  02-01-2020 15:52
  
  Dominic Cummings' war on Whitehall won't put public services back on their feet. Zeal for sweeping civil service change rings hollow when what really matters is getting money to a cash-starved public sector
  
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• Tory AM suspended from party after arrest

  02-01-2020 15:48
  
  It is understood Nick Ramsay was held on Wednesday evening at his home in Monmouthshire.
  
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• Labour in fresh bid to avoid no-deal Brexit with transition period extension

  02-01-2020 15:08
  
  Several amendments are being tabled to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill.
  
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• Motorist driving on tyres worn to metal almost six times drink-drive limit

  02-01-2020 15:05
  
  Stunned officers posted the details on Twitter.
  
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• Agreement ‘can be reached in the short term’ – Sinn Fein

  02-01-2020 15:02
  
  The Stormont parties have until January 13 to reach a deal to revive devolution, three years after the institutions collapsed.
  
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• Scientists believe meteors may be striking Earth more frequently than thought

  02-01-2020 15:00
  
  The discovery comes after finding an Australian crater is 180,000 years younger than earlier estimates.
  
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