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• How Lisa Nandy Can Pull Off A Shock To Become Labour Leader

  13-01-2020 23:52
  
  The outsider has a "preferential strategy" that could work - but time is her enemy.
  
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• Justin Trudeau says cost of Harry and Meghan’s move still needs to be discussed

  13-01-2020 23:45
  
  It comes as Canada's finance minister said the government 'had not spent any time' thinking about the couple's security costs.
  
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• Fox urges Johnson to merge Foreign Office and aid department

  13-01-2020 23:00
  
  Fox urges Johnson to merge Foreign Office and aid departmentFormer minister says Tory victory gives the opportunity for a shakeup in Whitehall
  
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• Birmingham could ban private cars from city centre in air pollution drive

  13-01-2020 22:26
  
  The transport plan has been criticised by Conservative councillors in the authority, who claim it will 'bring the city to a standstill'.
  
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• Total says Donges refinery is being resupplied

  13-01-2020 22:05
  
  Strikes and protests over President Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul which have been taking place since early December have generated fears over possible fuel disruptions across the country.It was unclear on Monday whether strikes would ease in the coming weeks, following some government concessions to unions.The government's standoff with the unions is the biggest challenge yet of President Emmanuel Macron's will to reform the euro zone's second-biggest economy.
  
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• Harry and Meghan’s royal titles received on wedding day

  13-01-2020 22:03
  
  Harry was made the Duke of Sussex by the Queen and Meghan became HRH the Duchess of Sussex on marriage.
  
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• Sheffield University Students Given Anti-Racism Classes To Stamp Out 'Offensive' Comments

  13-01-2020 21:29
  
  The sessions are intended to address “microaggressions”, such as being asked: “Why is black-face weird?”
  
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• Woman 'feared for life' after guards restrained her in immigration centre

  13-01-2020 21:10
  
  Woman 'feared for life' after guards restrained her in immigration centre. Nigerian woman, 48, appears in court accused of attacking staff wrongly trying to deport her
  
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• Seven-billion-year-old stardust in meteorite ‘oldest solid material found’

  13-01-2020 21:00
  
  The meteorite fell to Earth 50 years ago.
  
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• Bonus blow for Greggs staff prompts call for benefit and tax rethink

  13-01-2020 20:49
  
  Bonus blow for Greggs staff prompts call for benefit and tax rethink. Some workers who are on universal credit could keep just £75 of the £300 payout
  
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• Queen spoke ‘as a grandmother’ on Harry and Meghan future, says royal author

  13-01-2020 20:45
  
  The monarch said the royal family respected and understood their wishes to start a more independent life.
  
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• Watch: Drivers dodge trampoline that was blown on to busy motorway

  13-01-2020 20:36
  
  The trampoline was spotted on the M7 in Ireland, just before the exit to Limerick, amid high winds from Storm Brendan.
  
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• HMV confirms five stores at risk of closing will now remain open

  13-01-2020 20:33
  
  The music retailer said a further three stores could still shut unless it can secure new deals with landlords.
  
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• Prince Harry to make Rugby League World Cup draw as planned

  13-01-2020 20:30
  
  Prince Harry to make Rugby League World Cup draw as plannedDuke of Sussex to conduct proceedings at Buckingham Palace in role as sport’s patron
  
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• Nicky Morgan's journey of forgetfulness leads her to seat in Lords

  13-01-2020 20:25
  
  Nicky Morgan's journey of forgetfulness leads her to seat in Lords. After changing her mind on Brexit and Boris Johnson, culture secretary takes the deepest dive into amnesia abyss
  
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• From bitter stalemate to smiles at Stormont: how the deal was done

  13-01-2020 20:20
  
  From bitter stalemate to smiles at Stormont: how the deal was doneNorthern Ireland executive is suddenly functional again but the cheer will soon be tested
  
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• What are the priorities for Northern Ireland's restored executive?

  13-01-2020 20:19
  
  What are the priorities for Northern Ireland's restored executive?. Major investment has been promised for region’s struggling public services
  
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• What are the priorities for Northern Ireland's restored executive?

  13-01-2020 20:19
  
  What are the priorities for Northern Ireland's restored executive?Major investment has been promised for region’s struggling public services
  
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• Queen gives reluctant blessing to Harry and Meghan's plans

  13-01-2020 20:19
  
  Queen gives reluctant blessing to Harry and Meghan's plans. She agreed to a ‘period of transition’ and stressed the couple remain ‘a valued part of my family’
  
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• Queen gives reluctant blessing to Harry and Meghan's plans

  13-01-2020 20:19
  
  Queen gives reluctant blessing to Harry and Meghan's plansShe agreed to a ‘period of transition’ and stressed the couple remain ‘a valued part of my family’
  
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• Boris Johnson deflects questions of funding on Stormont visit

  13-01-2020 20:09
  
  Boris Johnson deflects questions of funding on Stormont visitPM praises Northern Irish leaders as devolution returns, but they say money is key
  
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• Charities defend Harry and Meghan’s decision to reduce royal role

  13-01-2020 20:02
  
  Charities defend Harry and Meghan’s decision to reduce royal roleSupport for couple from voluntary sector contrasts with criticism from military figures* Royal crisis meeting – live updates* Full story: Harry to attend crisis talks with Queen
  
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• Queen suggests Harry and Meghan will start ‘a more independent life’

  13-01-2020 20:00
  
  In a highly unusual move Harry and Meghan were not referred to with their titles by the Queen.
  
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• Nigel Farage 'will not take a penny' of £153,000 MEP golden goodbye

  13-01-2020 19:56
  
  Nigel Farage 'will not take a penny' of £153,000 MEP golden goodbye. Brexit architect refuses money accrued while serving as an MEP for 20 years
  
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• Nigel Farage 'will not take a penny' of £153,000 MEP golden goodbye

  13-01-2020 19:56
  
  Nigel Farage 'will not take a penny' of £153,000 MEP golden goodbyeBrexit architect refuses money accrued while serving as an MEP for 20 years
  
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• Farage 'will not take a penny' of £153,000 MEP golden goodbye due

  13-01-2020 19:56
  
  Farage 'will not take a penny' of £153,000 MEP golden goodbye dueBrexit architect refuses money accrued while serving as an MEP for 20 years
  
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• 'Heat islands': racist housing policies in US linked to deadly heatwave exposure

  13-01-2020 19:54
  
  'Heat islands': racist housing policies in US linked to deadly heatwave exposureDeadly ‘heat islands’ which have fewer green spaces and tree canopy linked to racist policies in urban neighborhoods, study finds
  
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• Iranian ambassador summoned to Foreign Office as row with Tehran deepens

  13-01-2020 19:41
  
  The arrest in Tehran of the UK's ambassador to Iran was a 'flagrant violation' of international law, the Government said.
  
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• Harry and Meghan to begin ‘new life’ after ‘transition period’, says Queen

  13-01-2020 19:31
  
  The Queen said she was "supportive" of Harry and Meghan's decision but "would have preferred them to remain" full-time royals.
  
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• Boris Johnson Hires Personal Photographer As Taxpayer-Funded Adviser

  13-01-2020 19:16
  
  The PM has long used Andrew Parsons, and David Cameron was forced to remove the photographer from the public payroll in 2010.
  
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• Labour 'Edits Code Of Conduct To Stop Leadership Hopefuls Criticising Staff'

  13-01-2020 19:11
  
  One party insider said they believed the measures had been put in place to protect Jeremy Corbyn’s closest aides.
  
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• Britain secretly funded Reuters in 1960s and 1970s - documents

  13-01-2020 19:11
  
  The British government secretly funded Reuters in the 1960s and 1970s at the behest of an anti-Soviet propaganda unit linked to British intelligence and concealed the funding by using the BBC to make the payments, declassified government documents show.The money was used to expand Reuters coverage of the Middle East and Latin America and hidden by increased news subscription payments to Reuters from the BBC."We are now in a position to conclude an agreement providing discreet Government support
  
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• What have we learned from the Queen’s statement?

  13-01-2020 19:10
  
  The monarch said 'very constructive discussions' were held at the Sandringham summit.
  
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• PM urged to keep funding windfall promise to support powersharing

  13-01-2020 19:04
  
  The executive ministers are expecting billions of pounds to be stumped up by the Treasury to finance ambitious plans.
  
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• NHS to trial twice-yearly injection alternative to statins

  13-01-2020 19:00
  
  NHS to trial twice-yearly injection alternative to statins. Mass trial of drug inclisiran comes after health service strikes deal with Novartis
  
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• Clive Smee obituary

  13-01-2020 18:54
  
  Clive Smee obituary. Chief economic adviser at the Department of Health who developed the idea of evaluating the cost-effectiveness of medical treatments
  
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• Climate change protest at bank 'necessary and proportional' - Swiss judge

  13-01-2020 18:52
  
  The imminent danger posed by climate change means activists were not guilty of trespassing when they occupied a Swiss bank and played tennis to demand an end to funding of fossil fuel projects, a judge ruled on Monday.Wearing whites and wigs, a group of young people staged the tennis sit-in at the Lausanne branch of Credit Suisse in November 2018 to highlight their campaign and urge Swiss maestro Roger Federer to end his sponsorship deal with the bank.The activists were charged with trespassing
  
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• Unconventional wisdom on Labour ‘heartlands’

  13-01-2020 18:42
  
  Unconventional wisdom on Labour ‘heartlands’Ian Wrigglesworth discusses the awkward fact that there is a substantial Tory vote in the north, Roger Backhouse advocates Old Lefties for Labour to win back the pensioner vote, Robert Leach says Labour should take a tip from the late former MP Jack Dunnett, and Dr Alyson Hall Yandoli proposes a new way of testing the leadership hopefuls
  
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• It’s vital to teach black British history in schools

  13-01-2020 18:41
  
  It’s vital to teach black British history in schools. Marika Sherwood on why this missing history must be put on the curriculum for students and teachers
  
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• Keeping your pecker up the English way

  13-01-2020 18:40
  
  Keeping your pecker up the English way. Rail travel in the UK | FirstGroup trains | English usage | Prevent strategy | Royal family
  
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• Review reveals scale of abuse scandal at London private school

  13-01-2020 18:28
  
  Review reveals scale of abuse scandal at London private school. More than 80 complaints made against 32 members of staff at St Paul’s school in Barnes
  
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• Trees grown from seeds that spent six months in space planted by Tim Peake

  13-01-2020 18:20
  
  Astronaut Major Peake planted the first tree at the former home of Sir Isaac Newton, Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire.
  
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• The Queen’s statement in full

  13-01-2020 18:14
  
  The monarch held a summit with Charles, William and Harry.
  
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• Queen Agrees 'Period Of Transition' To Allow Harry And Meghan To Start Their 'New Life'

  13-01-2020 18:14
  
  The royal family, including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, held crisis talks this afternoon.
  
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• William and Harry’s brotherly bond appeared unbreakable

  13-01-2020 18:13
  
  The dukes supported each other through childhood trauma.
  
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• Harry and Meghan to begin ‘new life’ after ‘transition period’ – palace says

  13-01-2020 18:10
  
  The Queen said she was "supportive" of Harry and Meghan's decision but "would have preferred them to remain" full-time royals.
  
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• Storm Brendan batters UK and Ireland with 80mph gusts

  13-01-2020 18:08
  
  Drivers were advised to take extra care on the roads during the hazardous conditions.
  
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• Harry and Meghan ‘could go rogue’ if left angry after crisis talks

  13-01-2020 18:08
  
  Sandringham is to host talks aimed at resolving the future role of the Sussexes within the royal family.
  
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• Johnson hails ‘wonderful compromise’ of powersharing during Stormont visit

  13-01-2020 17:51
  
  The Prime Minister said healthcare would be a priority for investment from central government as part of the deal to restore the institutions.
  
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• Iranian ambassador summoned to Foreign Office over Tehran diplomat row

  13-01-2020 17:49
  
  Rob Macaire was arrested on Saturday.
  
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