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• EastEnders fan Lord Sugar offers to help out soap in unexpected way

  05-01-2020 23:59
  
  The TV star and businessman is a long-standing fan of the show.
  
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• Alan Johnson, Former Home Secretary, Was On The Masked Singer And It Was Wild

  05-01-2020 23:47
  
  The Labour man appeared as Pharaoh because of course he did.
  
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• Aliens exist and could be here on Earth, first British astronaut says

  05-01-2020 23:42
  
  Dr Sharman made history when she participated in a mission to the Soviet modular space station Mir in 1991.
  
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• Former home secretary revealed as contestant on The Masked Singer

  05-01-2020 23:06
  
  Another singer was unmasked on Sunday night.
  
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• Trump warns the US may act 'disproportionately' if Iran attacks American people or targets

  05-01-2020 21:46
  
  Donald Trump has said the US may act "disproportionately" if Iran targets any American "person or target" in revenge for the killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani.Meanwhile, Iraq is intending to expel foreign troops following the US airstrike that killed Maj Gen Soleimani.The Iraqi parliament also wants the government to ensure foreign troops do not use its land, air and waters for any reason.
  
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• Johnson: Qassem Suleimani was threat to all our interests

  05-01-2020 21:38
  
  Johnson: Qassem Suleimani was threat to all our interests. Prime minister has spoken to President Trump about US drone strike on Iranian general
  
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• Boris Johnson: Qassem Suleimani was threat to all our interests

  05-01-2020 21:38
  
  Boris Johnson: Qassem Suleimani was threat to all our interests. Prime minister has spoken to Donald Trump about US drone strike on Iranian general
  
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• Five Injured After Two-Hour Spree Of Violent Robberies In Manchester

  05-01-2020 21:28
  
  Greater Manchester Police received seven reports of robberies between 2am and 4am.
  
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• Ian ‘H’ Watkins breaks down in tears on Dancing On Ice after same-sex routine

  05-01-2020 21:11
  
  The Steps star took to the rink with his professional partner Matt Evers.
  
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• Scotland and north of England to be hit by winds of up to 75mph

  05-01-2020 21:03
  
  Scotland and north of England to be hit by winds of up to 75mph. Flood warnings in place across south-west England, with damage to properties expected
  
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• Labour leadership: Jess Phillips 'would fight for UK to re-enter EU'

  05-01-2020 20:32
  
  Labour leadership: Jess Phillips 'would fight for UK to re-enter EU'Birmingham Yardley MP pledges to ‘take a stance on Brexit ahead of the next election’ if Labour leader
  
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• British PM says UK will not mourn Soleimani but urges restraint

  05-01-2020 20:06
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that Britain would not lament Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone strike in Iraq on Friday, but called for restraint in the response to his death.
  
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• Boris Johnson says Iranian general was ‘threat to all our interests’

  05-01-2020 19:51
  
  Mr Johnson warned that all calls for reprisals 'will simply lead to more violence in the region and they are in no one’s interest'.
  
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• Iran crisis: 'We will not lament Soleimani's death,' Boris Johnson says

  05-01-2020 19:46
  
  Boris Johnson has broken his silence following the killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani in a US airstrike - saying "we will not lament his death".The PM warned that "all calls for retaliation or reprisals will simply lead to more violence in the region" - adding that the UK "is in close contact with all sides to encourage de-escalation".Mr Johnson also confirmed that the UK has taken steps to increase the security of British personnel and interests in the region, and said the UK parliament
  
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• UK urges Iraq to allow troops to stay amid reprisals over general’s killing

  05-01-2020 19:27
  
  Some 400 UK troops are stationed in Iraq.
  
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• Trump may have miscalculated and ‘dangerous’ killing of Iran’s Soleimani could trigger war, says former UK foreign secretary

  05-01-2020 18:48
  
  Former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt says Donald Trump may have made a mistake in killing Iran’s top military commander, calling the action “extreme”.The killing of Qassem Soleimani had created a “very risky situation” in the Middle East, a “dangerous game of chicken” in which both the US and Iran gamble on the other not starting a war, he warned.
  
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• Air France plans to run flight schedule on Jan 6-7 despite strikes

  05-01-2020 18:45
  
  Air Francesaid on Sunday it planned to run its entire flight schedule on Jan. 6 and Jan. 7, despite calls by some crew unions to strike as part of ongoing nationwide protests over the government's efforts to reform the pension system."On January 6 and 7, 2020, Air France plans to operate its entire flight schedule," the airline said in a statement, which also cited discussions between the government and unions that it said had resulted in guarantees for flight crews' future pension system.
  
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• How Labour can make itself electable again

  05-01-2020 18:39
  
  How Labour can make itself electable again. Readers respond to a piece by Martin Kettle in which he says the party needs to take time for judgments to settle about its descent into the electoral abyss
  
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• We’ve reached out since the Brexit vote – it’s a shame Johnson hasn’t

  05-01-2020 18:38
  
  We’ve reached out since the Brexit vote – it’s a shame Johnson hasn’t. Boris Johnson has made no attempt to reconcile leavers and remainers, says Louise Brown, while Dr Donald Law says that as a Briton living in Italy he fears for his future when the UK leaves the EU
  
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• Strip club could lose licence after customers claim they were charged thousands

  05-01-2020 18:31
  
  The Metropolitan Police and Camden Trading Standards have recommended the club's licence is not renewed.
  
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• Hospital in bullying claims did not monitor at-risk patients

  05-01-2020 18:28
  
  Hospital in bullying claims did not monitor at-risk patients. West Suffolk NHS trust failed to heed warning over patients with aneurysms, raising questions about management
  
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• Hospital at centre of bullying claims failed to monitor at-risk patients

  05-01-2020 18:28
  
  Hospital at centre of bullying claims failed to monitor at-risk patients. West Suffolk NHS trust failed to heed warning over patients with aneurysms, raising questions about management
  
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• Home Office faces legal cases over Zimbabwean asylum seekers

  05-01-2020 18:07
  
  Home Office faces legal cases over Zimbabwean asylum seekers. Legality of allowing Harare officials to interview those awaiting removal questioned
  
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• Iran crisis: Trump described as a 'terrorist in a suit' as aggression escalates

  05-01-2020 18:05
  
  Despite international calls for calm following the killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, aggression between the US and Iran is continuing to escalate.While Washington is threatening to attack dozens of targets if Iran retaliates by striking American nationals or US assets, officials in Tehran have been describing President Donald Trump as a "terrorist in a suit".As hundreds of thousands of mourners pay tribute to Maj Gen Soleimani during a grand funeral procession across the Islamic Republi
  
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• Finsbury Park Stabbing: Manhunt Launched After Deliveroo Rider Killed

  05-01-2020 17:57
  
  Police search for van driver involved in altercation with Takieddine Boudhane, 30, after on Friday night.
  
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• Five injured in violent robberies in Northern Quarter in Manchester

  05-01-2020 17:54
  
  Five injured in violent robberies in Northern Quarter in ManchesterPolice investigating after reports of seven incidents during early hours of Sunday
  
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• How will the Labour leadership contest work?

  05-01-2020 17:42
  
  How will the Labour leadership contest work?. The race to become party leader – and deputy – will begin this week, with new rules as well as new slogans
  
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• Police hunt van driver after fatal stabbing of delivery rider

  05-01-2020 17:04
  
  The victim has been named by detectives as 30-year-old Takieddine Boudhane.
  
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• Netflix faces crunch year as Disney, Apple and more vie for streaming crown

  05-01-2020 17:00
  
  Netflix faces crunch year as Disney, Apple and more vie for streaming crown. Streaming service could lose up to 16 million subscribers to rivals, says analyst
  
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• Donald Campbell's daughter in row over Bluebird's future

  05-01-2020 16:52
  
  Donald Campbell's daughter in row over Bluebird's future. Gina Campbell clashes with vessel’s restorer over its return to scene of father’s death in Lake District
  
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• Donald Campbell's daughter in row over Bluebird's future

  05-01-2020 16:52
  
  Donald Campbell's daughter in row over Bluebird's futureGina Campbell calls for hydroplane to be returned to scene of father’s death in Lake District
  
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• Iraq votes to expel foreign troops as US insists world 'a safer place'

  05-01-2020 16:50
  
  Iraq intends to expel foreign troops following the US airstrike that killed a key Iranian general – as the US insists "the world is a safer place" following the death of Major General Qassem Soleimani.The Iraqi parliament also wants the government to ensure foreign troops do not use its land, air and waters for any reason.It came after Iraq's foreign ministry denounced the US drone attack as a "blatant" violation of sovereignty and a breach of the agreement between Iraq and the US-led coal
  
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• Five taken to hospital after spate of violent robberies in Manchester

  05-01-2020 16:37
  
  Police received seven reports of robberies taking place in the city between 2am and 4am.
  
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• Police investigate care of elderly people in Westminster home

  05-01-2020 16:21
  
  Police investigate care of elderly people in Westminster homeFour women interviewed under caution after regulator condemns Garside House as ‘inadequate’
  
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• Pompeo says 'world a safer place' after airstrike as US ambassador summoned

  05-01-2020 15:47
  
  US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said it is "clear the world is a safer place" after the killing of Iran's key general in Baghdad - as Iraq summoned the US ambassador.Mr Pompeo defended targeting Major General Qassem Soleimani in Friday morning's airstrike outside Baghdad airport, telling ABC News the intelligence assessment on Iran's effective second-in-command was "clear".
  
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• Conservationists call for three-mile coastal fishing limit in Scotland

  05-01-2020 15:31
  
  Conservationists call for three-mile coastal fishing limit in Scotland. Coalition of community, fishing and marine protection groups says fish stocks need to recover
  
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• Raab urges Cyprus to 'do the right thing' over Ayia Napa teenager

  05-01-2020 14:44
  
  Raab urges Cyprus to 'do the right thing' over Ayia Napa teenager. Woman convicted of lying about being gang-raped is due to be sentenced on Tuesday
  
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• Relaunch of Newcastle's City Baths begins 'year of hope' for historic pools

  05-01-2020 14:31
  
  Relaunch of Newcastle's City Baths begins 'year of hope' for historic pools. City’s Turkish baths, refurbished after a local campaign, first among several set to reopen in UK
  
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• Factbox: Who wants to replace UK's defeated Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn?

  05-01-2020 14:20
  
  Britain's opposition Labour Party needs a new leader after veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn said he would step down following his party's heavy election defeat at the hands of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives.Corbyn said he would remain leader temporarily, and a contest to select his replacement is expected to begin shortly.The next leader will be chosen by a vote of party members and other affiliated or registered supporters.
  
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• Kate and William join the Queen for Sandringham church service

  05-01-2020 14:08
  
  Kate looked stylish in a blue trilby hat on Sunday morning.
  
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• HS2 bosses accused of ‘fiddling the figures’ by review panel deputy chairman

  05-01-2020 14:03
  
  Parliament was 'seriously misled' over the costs of HS2, the former Labour transport spokesman Lord Berkeley has said.
  
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• UK election result 'blew away' argument for second Brexit vote - Labour's Starmer

  05-01-2020 13:39
  
  Britain's December election "blew away" the argument for a second Brexit referendum and the country must move on from its divide over whether or not to leave the European Union, the frontrunner to lead the opposition Labour Party said on Sunday.Keir Starmer, a former senior public prosecutor and Labour's Brexit spokesman, took a leading role in persuading the party to back a second referendum but said the lack of clarity over how Labour would campaign in such a vote had been damaging.
  
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• PM ‘in charge’ of Iran situation despite holiday, Raab insists

  05-01-2020 13:19
  
  Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry accused Boris Johnson of 'sunning himself drinking vodka martinis somewhere else and not paying attention'.
  
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• Man who sparked poison alert after eating toxic beans recovering

  05-01-2020 13:19
  Police said their investigation has ended and there were no longer fears for the man's health.
  
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• Labour leadership hopefuls criticise manifesto’s scale in bid to succeed Corbyn

  05-01-2020 13:01
  
  Several candidates appeared on Sunday's political shows as the party looks to regroup following its election defeat.
  
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• Labour leadership: Jess Phillips says party could argue to rejoin EU

  05-01-2020 12:53
  
  Labour leadership: Jess Phillips says party could argue to rejoin EUBirmingham Yardley MP opens up divide with fellow contender Keir Starmer, who wants party to move on
  
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• Cancer survivor says running helped her to feel in control of her life

  05-01-2020 12:46
  
  Karen Liesching-Schroder said running a half marathon two weeks after finishing radiotherapy gave her a focus during cancer treatment.
  
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• HS2: parliament misled about true cost, says Labour peer

  05-01-2020 12:39
  
  HS2: parliament misled about true cost, says Labour peerDeputy chairman of government review says HS2 chiefs had ‘fiddled the figures’
  
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• Johnson ‘in charge’ of Iran situation despite holiday – Raab

  05-01-2020 12:38
  
  Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry accused Mr Johnson of 'sunning himself drinking vodka martinis somewhere else and not paying attention'.
  
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• UK ‘careful’ about ‘aggravating’ case of Briton convicted in Cyprus – Raab

  05-01-2020 12:27
  
  He said that the case now needs to be handled 'very sensitively' to prevent doing anything 'counter-productive'.
  
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