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• Meghan And Harry Issue Legal Warning to UK Media Over Paparazzi Photos

  21-01-2020 23:40
  
  Shots of the duchess walking her dogs in Vancouver with baby Archie were published by various media organisations on Monday.
  
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• Duchess Kate begins 24-hour tour for childhood survey

  21-01-2020 23:33
  
  Britain's duchess Kate, the wife of Prince William, began a 24-hour tour on Tuesday to launch a survey of people's views on bringing up children, as the royals carry on with official duties in the wake of the rift over Prince Harry.The Duchess of Cambridge, as she is officially known, started the "5 big questions on the under 5s" initiative in Birmingham in central England and will visit Cardiff, London and the county of Surrey, south of the British capital, on Wednesday.The tour comes asWilliam
  
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• Kate launches national survey on early years development of children

  21-01-2020 23:30
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge says she hopes the scheme will provide lasting change.
  
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• Ian Lavery Says Keir Starmer Should 'Stand Aside' For A Female Labour Leader

  21-01-2020 23:14
  
  Party chairman also labels frontrunner "the moderate of the race" as he warns against choosing a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”.
  
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• Lowry painting owned by British DNA scientist sells for £2.6 million

  21-01-2020 22:40
  
  The Mill, Pendlebury was owned by Dr Leonard D.Hamilton, who helped discover DNA's double helix structure, until his death last year.
  
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• Rebecca Long-Bailey calls for ‘democratic revolution’ in Labour Party

  21-01-2020 22:16
  
  The leadership contender has backed a change in the way parliamentary candidates are selected.
  
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• Lie-detector tests for terrorist convicts are just a Hollywood stunt

  21-01-2020 20:50
  
  Lie-detector tests for terrorist convicts are just a Hollywood stuntMichael Attwood says there is no scientific basis whatsoever for polygraph tests – all they measure is anxiety
  
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• Dominic Cummings thinktank called for 'end of BBC in current form'

  21-01-2020 20:46
  
  Dominic Cummings thinktank called for 'end of BBC in current form'. New Frontiers Foundation said in 2004 the BBC was ‘mortal enemy’ of Tory party
  
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• Dominic Cummings thinktank called for 'end of BBC in current form'

  21-01-2020 20:46
  
  Dominic Cummings thinktank called for 'end of BBC in current form'New Frontiers Foundation said in 2004 the BBC was ‘mortal enemy’ of Tory party* ‘Mortal enemy’: what Cummings thinktank said about BBC
  
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• 'Out of control': one in 50 homes in London a short-term let

  21-01-2020 20:41
  
  'Out of control': one in 50 homes in London a short-term letCouncillors criticise trend ‘at a time when almost one in 50 Londoners is homeless’
  
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• Jess Phillips realises folly of speaking truth to out-of-power

  21-01-2020 20:25
  
  Jess Phillips realises folly of speaking truth to out-of-powerMP made schoolgirl error of seeking to get Labour elected rather than preserving its ideological purity
  
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• Harry and Meghan in new privacy row – just hours after Canada reunion

  21-01-2020 20:02
  
  Harry and Meghan in new privacy row – just hours after Canada reunionCouple threaten legal action over press pictures of Duchess of Sussex and baby Archie
  
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• Rebecca Long-Bailey Backs Open Reselections For MPs In Bid To Woo Labour Grassroots

  21-01-2020 20:00
  
  Controversial move would see sitting MPs face a fight before every general election to remain Labour's candidate.
  
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• Bake Off poacher tipped as frontrunner for BBC top job

  21-01-2020 19:45
  
  Bake Off poacher tipped as frontrunner for BBC top jobJay Hunt seen as in contention while ITV and Channel 4 bosses thought unlikely to join race* Profiles: possible candidates for BBC DG
  
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• Counter-terrorism policy is a threat to democracy

  21-01-2020 19:39
  
  Counter-terrorism policy is a threat to democracyCampaign groups including CND and Greenpeace UK call for the rescinding of an anti-extremism briefing document in which they were named, while Joe Sim says branding activism as subversive is nothing new. Plus, letters from Andrew Gold and Lisa Battye
  
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• Welsh parents lose opt-out for sex, relationship and religious education

  21-01-2020 19:34
  
  Welsh parents lose opt-out for sex, relationship and religious education. Government confirms pupils will no longer be able to be withdrawn from classes
  
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• Wales parents lose opt-out for sex, relationship and religious education

  21-01-2020 19:34
  
  Wales parents lose opt-out for sex, relationship and religious educationGovernment confirms pupils will no longer be able to be withdrawn from classes
  
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• The mounting cost of HS2 is financial and environmental

  21-01-2020 19:33
  
  The mounting cost of HS2 is financial and environmental. Guardian readers question the value of the high-speed rail infrastructure project
  
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• Those who suffered the trauma of a 50s adoption must be listened to

  21-01-2020 19:30
  
  Those who suffered the trauma of a 50s adoption must be listened toGuardian readers reflect on their experiences of being placed with adoptive parents when they were children
  
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• Press freedom under political pressure

  21-01-2020 19:30
  
  Press freedom under political pressure. During the election it became clear that relationships with those sections of the media which Boris Johnson and his aides deem too critical would be difficult, writes MediaNorth editor Granville Williams
  
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• NHS England's plan to force five new duties of care on GPs sparks row

  21-01-2020 19:25
  
  NHS England's plan to force five new duties of care on GPs sparks row. Leaders warn overstretched surgeries may close if forced to do extra work such as regular medication reviews
  
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• GPs in revolt over NHS England's plan to increase their workload

  21-01-2020 19:25
  
  GPs in revolt over NHS England's plan to increase their workload. Leaders say move to force overstretched surgeries to take on five new duties unworkable
  
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• GPs in revolt over NHS England's plan to increase their workload

  21-01-2020 19:25
  
  GPs in revolt over NHS England's plan to increase their workloadLeaders say move to force overstretched surgeries to take on five new duties unworkable
  
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• Plans to use lie detector tests on terrorists misguided, says expert

  21-01-2020 19:21
  
  The proposal is part of a wave of measures in the wake of the London Bridge attack.
  
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• Who are the potential candidates for BBC director general?

  21-01-2020 19:19
  
  Who are the potential candidates for BBC director general?. ITV and Channel 4 bosses could vie with internal candidates for top job in UK broadcasting
  
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• Government loses child refugee vote in string of Lords defeats

  21-01-2020 19:18
  
  Government loses child refugee vote in string of Lords defeats. Peers vote to restore right of unaccompanied child refugees to be reunited with families
  
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• Prince of Wales will travel to Davos forum in electric car

  21-01-2020 19:13
  
  Prince Charles will launch his Sustainable Markets Council, a global environmental project, at the forum on Wednesday.
  
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• What are lie detectors and why are they being used in the UK?

  21-01-2020 19:05
  
  The procedure uses technology which measures and records physical indicators like blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
  
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• Sheep hauled up 100ft cliff after getting trapped ‘while running from dog’

  21-01-2020 18:57
  
  Five RSPCA officers were needed to complete the rescue in North Wales.
  
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• Connie Fahey obituary

  21-01-2020 18:39
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• Meghan paparazzi shots spark legal warning from royal couple

  21-01-2020 18:32
  
  Images of the Duchess of Sussex walking her dogs in Vancouver with baby Archie were published by various media organisations on Monday.
  
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• Chicago Tribune staff fear ‘avaricious destruction’ by hedge fund owners

  21-01-2020 18:26
  
  Chicago Tribune staff fear ‘avaricious destruction’ by hedge fund owners
  
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• Timeline: How does the Labour leadership race work?

  21-01-2020 18:10
  
  Four candidates are still in the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.
  
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• Latest images show progress at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

  21-01-2020 18:09
  
  Around 5,000 workers are on-site each day to keep the project on track.
  
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• Trump to break bread with Apple's Cook and other CEOs - sources

  21-01-2020 18:01
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a breakfast meeting on Wednesday with Apple IncChief Executive Tim Cook and other business leaders on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, according to sources familiar with the situation.One source initially said Cook was meeting Trump over dinner with other CEOs on Tuesday but later said Cook planned to meet the president for breakfast on Wednesday.On Tuesday evening Trump had dinner with several CEOs in
  
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• Facebook told do more to tackle online abuse in meeting with Johnson

  21-01-2020 17:59
  
  Chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg met PM Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Culture Secretary Baroness Morgan.
  
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• Hundreds of management jobs to go in latest Sainsbury’s overhaul

  21-01-2020 17:45
  
  The supermarket has already cut the number of senior leadership roles by more than a fifth since last March.
  
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• Phillips drops out as Nandy receives boost in Labour leadership race

  21-01-2020 17:36
  
  Jess Phillips admitted she would not be able to unite the party as she pulled out of the contest.
  
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• Lisa Nandy wins GMB union's backing in Labour leadership race

  21-01-2020 17:35
  
  Lisa Nandy wins GMB union's backing in Labour leadership race. Endorsement is significant boost for Wigan MP’s hopes of replacing Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• Lisa Nandy wins GMB union's backing in Labour leadership race

  21-01-2020 17:35
  
  Lisa Nandy wins GMB union's backing in Labour leadership raceEndorsement is significant boost for Wigan MP’s hopes of replacing Jeremy Corbyn* Labour leadership - live updates
  
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• UK government suffers fourth defeat on Brexit legislation in House of Lords

  21-01-2020 17:26
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government suffered a fourth defeat on its Brexit legislation when members ofparliament's upper chamber voted on Tuesday to ensure protections for child refugees after Britain leaves the European Union.Johnson's Conservatives won a large majority in the lower chamber, the House of Commons, in a Dec. 12 election and earlier this month lawmakers there quickly approved the legislation needed to ratify his exit deal with Brussels.On Tuesday, the Lords voted 300 to 220
  
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• 'Crushed by Brexit': how Labour lost the election

  21-01-2020 17:25
  
  'Crushed by Brexit': how Labour lost the election. In the first of a new series, leading figures in party’s campaign tell of tactical spats, mixed messages and frayed tempers
  
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• Teachers, tell us if you think the planned pay rise is enough

  21-01-2020 17:23
  
  Teachers, tell us if you think the planned pay rise is enough. If you are a teacher working in England we would like to hear your thoughts on salaries in the profession
  
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• Boris Johnson sets date to meet Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband

  21-01-2020 17:17
  
  Richard Ratcliffe has secured a face-to-face meeting with the Prime Minister on Thursday.
  
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• PM’s Brexit deal suffers fourth defeat in Lords

  21-01-2020 17:09
  
  Peers backed a move to ensure the rights of child refugees to be reunited with their families in the UK.
  
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• Olympic canoeist given conditional discharge over Extinction Rebellion protest

  21-01-2020 17:03
  
  Gold medal-winner Etienne Stott was found guilty after being arrested on Waterloo Bridge last year.
  
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• CCTV images released after off-duty police attacked

  21-01-2020 16:47
  
  One officer suffered a dislocated shoulder and the other a broken eye socket after intervening in a brawl at the Maple Leaf pub in Covent Garden.
  
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• Polygraph’s revival may be about truth rather than lies

  21-01-2020 16:42
  
  Polygraph’s revival may be about truth rather than liesThe science is shaky on lie detecting but there is evidence polygraphs have another use* Lie-detector tests planned for freed terrorists
  
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• Labour leadership election: the latest odds

  21-01-2020 16:40
  
  Keir Starmer continues to be the bookie’s favourite to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the opposition, and enjoyed a bounce after the weekend’s hustings. Clive Lewis and Jess Phillips, meanwhile have withdrawn from the contest. Find out who’s in the running and how the odds are evolving Continue reading...
  
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• 'It's in a vulnerable position': readers on the future of the BBC

  21-01-2020 16:18
  
  'It's in a vulnerable position': readers on the future of the BBC. With Tony Hall stepping down as director general, we asked to hear your thoughts on what’s next for the corporation
  
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