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• Australian police offer £528,000 reward in missing British toddler cold case

  11-01-2020 23:57
  
  A man who cannot be named for legal reasons, aged 16 at the time, was due to face a murder trial last year.
  
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• Dominic Raab warns of ‘pariah’ status for Iran after arrest of UK ambassador

  11-01-2020 23:45
  
  The Foreign Secretary said Tehran now faces a 'strategic choice'
  
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• Raab accuses Iran of violating international law after UK ambassador arrested

  11-01-2020 22:46
  
  Rob Macaire was held in Tehran during anti-government protests
  
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• Mother of UK’s most prolific rapist insists ‘my baby’ not capable of crimes

  11-01-2020 22:20
  
  Reynhard Sinaga has been jailed for life after being found guilty of 159 offences involving 48 men.
  
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• Key players in crisis meeting to resolve future of Duke and Duchess of Sussex

  11-01-2020 22:17
  
  Harry and Meghan are looking to step back from their current roles
  
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• 80mph gusts forecast as Storm Brendan sweeps across UK

  11-01-2020 22:17
  
  Yellow weather warnings are in place in Northern Ireland, Scotland and must of the western half of the UK from noon on Monday to midnight.
  
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• Harry, Charles and William join Queen to draw up future role for Sussexes

  11-01-2020 22:00
  
  The head of state will be joined at her private Norfolk estate of Sandringham by the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge, it is understood.
  
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• Harry and Meghan: Queen calls senior royals to crisis summit

  11-01-2020 22:00
  
  Harry and Meghan: Queen calls senior royals to crisis summit. The Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex to meet at Sandringham on Monday
  
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• As Labour leader, Keir Starmer would take our values back into government

  11-01-2020 21:59
  
  As Labour leader, Keir Starmer would take our values back into governmentUnison supports the candidate who has used his lawyer’s skills and talents to support working people
  
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• Keir Starmer’s team are confident – but expect a rival’s surge

  11-01-2020 21:22
  
  Keir Starmer’s team are confident – but expect a rival’s surgeFrontrunner will sail through the first stage of the Labour leadership contest. But there’s a long way to go
  
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• Keir Starmer slams free market as divisions grow on left

  11-01-2020 21:22
  
  Keir Starmer slams free market as divisions grow on leftParty should not ‘trash’ the Corbyn years, says Labour leadership favourite
  
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• Queen remembers Oman Sultan Qaboos as ‘good friend’ of royal family

  11-01-2020 20:25
  
  The Sandhurst-trained leader came to power in 1970
  
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• Scottish Labour agrees review of election despite talk of indyref2 support

  11-01-2020 19:44
  
  Reports had suggested the party could be about to support a second vote, but the matter was not discussed by a meeting of its executive committee.
  
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• Stormont – a parliament empty no longer

  11-01-2020 19:33
  
  The corridors of Stormont were filled once again on Saturday as devolved government returned to Northern Ireland
  
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• Yes, it’s the capital of ‘woke’. But is Canada the best royal retreat for Harry and Meghan?

  11-01-2020 19:12
  
  Yes, it’s the capital of ‘woke’. But is Canada the best royal retreat for Harry and Meghan?On the surface it might appear an open, liberal country, but the reality of life there can be numbing
  
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• Urgent talks continue to resolve Harry and Meghan crisis

  11-01-2020 18:50
  
  Urgent talks continue to resolve Harry and Meghan crisisThe Queen, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge are pressing for a workable plan
  
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• Labour leadership: Momentum urges members to back Long Bailey

  11-01-2020 18:50
  
  Labour leadership: Momentum urges members to back Long BaileyCampaign group calls Long Bailey ‘only viable candidate’, and backs Angela Rayner for deputy leadership
  
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• Scottish Labour turn down leader's proposal for federal UK

  11-01-2020 18:39
  
  Scottish Labour turn down leader's proposal for federal UKRichard Leonard’s alternative to independence was rejected by the party’s ruling body
  
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• Scottish Labour turn down leader's federal UK strategy

  11-01-2020 18:39
  
  Scottish Labour turn down leader's federal UK strategyRichard Leonard’s alternative to independence was rejected by the party’s ruling body
  
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• NI parties pledge to make Assembly work despite ‘imperfect’ deal

  11-01-2020 18:35
  
  Devolved government returned to Stormont for the first time in three years on Saturday following a draft deal by the UK and Irish governments.
  
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• Keir Starmer: Labour has a mountain to climb to win back power

  11-01-2020 18:33
  
  Keir Starmer: Labour has a mountain to climb to win back powerShadow Brexit secretary formally launches Labour leadership campaign with call for unity
  
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• Stormont’s health minister urges Secretary of State to provide promised funding

  11-01-2020 18:21
  
  Julian Smith had said a financial package would only become available if powersharing was restored.
  
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• Taiwan president wins by landslide in stinging rebuke to China

  11-01-2020 18:16
  
  A landslide victory of almost 8.2 million votes for Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday (January 11) as she was re-elected in a stern rebuke to China. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) TAIWAN PRESIDENT TSAI ING-WEN SAYING:"Taiwan's people decline the 'one country, two systems' model, we respect democracy and our sovereign rights. As the president of Taiwan, I must deal with the cross strait relations according to the will of the people. Just now, as I started the speech I spent a lot of time expla
  
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• Starmer launches UK Labour leadership bid with call to end factionalism

  11-01-2020 18:09
  
  Keir Starmer, the frontrunner in the race to lead Britain's main opposition Labour Party, has pledged to end feuding within its ranks and take the fight to Prime Minister Boris Johnson if he wins the contest.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will step down after the party's worst general election performance since 1935 handed Johnson's Conservatives, or Tories, a large majority in parliament.Starmer urged party supporters to stop attacking the achievements of the Labour governments led by
  
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• Stormont ministers appointed as powersharing returns to NI

  11-01-2020 18:00
  
  All five of the main parties have taken seats in region's new powersharing executive.
  
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• Gina Miller: ‘How do we preserve Britain as a tolerant place?’

  11-01-2020 18:00
  
  Gina Miller: ‘How do we preserve Britain as a tolerant place?’. The Brexit challenger on the battle to save our constitution, how she gets her adrenaline fix and her fears about the Weinstein trial
  
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• Momentum urges members to back Rebecca Long-Bailey as Labour leader

  11-01-2020 17:56
  
  The left wing group also said Angela Rayner should become the party's deputy.
  
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• Terminally Ill Campaigners Urge Government To Scrap 'Disgraceful' Benefits Rules

  11-01-2020 16:57
  
  "It is absolutely disgraceful that dying people are treated this way.”
  
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• Northern Ireland's politicians return to work after three-year standoff

  11-01-2020 16:33
  
  Northern Ireland's main political parties sat down together in Belfast on Saturday to form a power-sharing government and end a three-year standoff that threatened a key part of the province's 1998 peace settlement.Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, the largest group in the reformed Assembly, was sworn in as First Minister at a special sitting of the 90-member body at Parliament Buildings in Stormont.Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Fein Vice President and leader of the second largest
  
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• Corbyn: There’s no excuse for shooting down Ukrainian passenger plane

  11-01-2020 16:32
  
  The Labour leader addressed a 'no war with Iran' protest in Trafalgar Square on Saturday.
  
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• Fan of Trump and Farage raises far-right ‘Q’ flag at his Cornish castle

  11-01-2020 16:05
  
  Fan of Trump and Farage raises far-right ‘Q’ flag at his Cornish castle. Hotelier uses Tintagel pile to back American QAnon deep state conspiracy theory
  
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• Queen sends message of condolence to Canada after Iran plane crash

  11-01-2020 15:59
  
  The Ukrainian Airlines aircraft was shot down on Wednesday soon after take-off from Tehran.
  
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• PM welcomes Iran’s admission over ‘tragic’ downing of Ukrainian plane

  11-01-2020 15:31
  
  Boris Johnson said the incident 'reinforces the importance of de-escalating tensions in the region'.
  
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• Arlene Foster re-appointed as First Minister as powersharing returns to NI

  11-01-2020 15:31
  
  All five of the main parties will form the region's new powersharing executive.
  
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• Northern Ireland assembly reopens three years after collapse

  11-01-2020 15:29
  
  Northern Ireland assembly reopens three years after collapseArlene Foster elected first minister and Michelle O’Neill deputy first minister in unprecedented sitting
  
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• Will Northern Ireland's new power-sharing assembly survive?

  11-01-2020 15:26
  
  Will Northern Ireland's new power-sharing assembly survive?Many stumbling blocks lie in path of government, including referendum on Irish unity
  
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• Guardian and Observer charity appeal passes £850,000 to fight climate emergency

  11-01-2020 14:30
  
  Guardian and Observer charity appeal passes £850,000 to fight climate emergencyOver 11,000 readers have already donated to groups battling global heating. You still have time to join them• Please donate to our appeal here
  
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• Northern Ireland’s five main parties come together to form Executive

  11-01-2020 14:27
  
  The Assembly members have re-entered the devolved government at Parliament Buildings following three years of political stalemate.
  
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• Harry and Meghan’s dogs ‘have been flown to Canada’

  11-01-2020 14:20
  
  The couple announced they plan to split their time between the UK and North America.
  
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• Man and woman appear in court charged with two-year-old’s murder

  11-01-2020 14:01
  
  Keigan O'Brien died in hospital on Thursday.
  
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• Talks on future of Harry and Meghan going well, royal source says

  11-01-2020 13:54
  
  Discussions regarding future plans for Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are progressing well and should conclude within days not weeks, a royal source said on Saturday.The couple, officially known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, blindsided the rest of the royal family on Wednesday by unexpectedly announcing they would be stepping back from their roles to spend more time in North America and earn an income.Officials spent Friday holding behind-the-scenes meetings about new arrangemen
  
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• Queen Elizabeth calls Prince Harry for crisis meeting

  11-01-2020 13:54
  
  Queen Elizabeth has summoned her grandson Prince Harry for a crisis meeting to discuss future arrangements for him and his wife Meghan following the couple's shock announcement that they want to step back from royal duties.Harry's father Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, and his elder brother Prince William, will also attend the meeting, due to take place on Monday at the queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk, eastern England, a Buckingham Palace source told Reuters.Meghan, an American for
  
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• British royal Meghan signed deal with Disney - Times report

  11-01-2020 13:54
  
  Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, has agreed to record a voiceover for Disney in return for the company making a donation to a charity that works to protect elephants, the London-based Times reported on Saturday.Meghan and Harry blindsided the royal family on Wednesday by unexpectedly announcing they would be stepping back from their roles to spend more time in North America, and "work to become financially independent".The Times gave no details about what Meghan's voiceover would invo
  
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• Brexit deal: EU may threaten 'to block' City's access to its markets

  11-01-2020 13:53
  
  Brexit deal: EU may threaten 'to block' City's access to its marketsCroatia’s prime minister, Andrej Plenković, hinted at move to ensure level playing field
  
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• Mothercare to disappear from the high street after 59 years

  11-01-2020 13:13
  
  Retail competitor Debenhams also confirmed that 19 of its stores across the UK will also shut their doors for good between January 11 to 19.
  
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• Foster vows to get NI moving again as Stormont Assembly due to sit once more

  11-01-2020 13:06
  
  A DUP first minister and Sinn Fein deputy first minister will be elected on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Lady Hale: 'My Desert Island Judgments? Number one would probably be the prorogation case'

  11-01-2020 13:00
  
  Lady Hale: 'My Desert Island Judgments? Number one would probably be the prorogation case'. The ‘Beyoncé of the law’, who put a stop to Boris Johnson’s parliamentary suspension, talks equality, ego and spider brooches
  
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• Man and woman charged with murder after toddler's death in Doncaster

  11-01-2020 12:29
  
  Man and woman charged with murder after toddler's death in DoncasterTwo-year-old Keigan Ronnie O’Brien died from head injuries, postmortem shows
  
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• Harry and Meghan could face fight to protect 'Sussex Royal' brand

  11-01-2020 11:42
  
  Harry and Meghan could face fight to protect 'Sussex Royal' brandPair may have to file objection after EU trademark application is apparently made from Italy
  
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• Tributes paid to Oman Sultan Qaboos bin Said who has died aged 79

  11-01-2020 11:34
  
  The Sandhurst-trained ruler came to power after seizing the throne from his father in a bloodless coup in 1970.
  
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