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• UK open to looser 'Australia-style' trade deal with EU - source

  01-02-2020 23:43
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would consider a looser trade agreement with the European Union, similar to the bloc's ties with Australia, rather than follow EU rules to reach a closer deal, a government source said on Saturday."There are only two likely outcomes in negotiation - a free trade deal like Canada or a looser arrangement like Australia - and we are happy to pursue both," the source said.
  
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• ‘Business as usual’ in Chinatown despite coronavirus concerns

  01-02-2020 23:39
  
  The outbreak has seen 259 deaths in China, where there is also more than 11,700 known cases.
  
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• BAFTAs 2020: Joaquin Phoenix looks dapper in a tailored suit at a Nominees Party ahead of event - Daily Mail

  01-02-2020 23:06 via news.google.com
  BAFTAs 2020: Joaquin Phoenix looks dapper in a tailored suit at a Nominees Party ahead of event  Daily MailJoaquin Phoenix wins Leading Actor BAFTA 2020 - BBC  BBCJoaquin Phoenix urges people to 'go vegan'  The GuardianJoaquin Phoenix urges people to 'go vegan' at London protest  Sky NewsBaftas: Joaquin Phoenix steps out in same suit for third awards show running  Your Local GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Brexit day one: Johnson goes for broke with hardline trade deal

  01-02-2020 23:05
  
  Brexit day one: Johnson goes for broke with hardline trade dealPrime minister pledges to make no concessions to EU as he salutes ‘a turning point in the life of our nation’
  
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• No alignment, no concessions – PM to reveal tough approach to Brexit talks

  01-02-2020 23:00
  
  Boris Johnson is expected to use a speech on Monday to declare that 'no achievement lies beyond our reach' during the impending trade negotiations.
  
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• UK notifies global trade organisation it is open for business after EU exit

  01-02-2020 22:47
  
  Britain has informed the World Trade Organisation it will now represent itself in future meetings.
  
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• Corbyn Aide Karie Murphy ‘Unfit’ For Peerage, Lords Watchdog Told Amid Bullying Claims

  01-02-2020 22:46
  
  Exclusive: Labour leader’s chief of staff denies litany of complaints, including pushing a colleague by the neck or reducing another to tears.
  
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• University of York insists coronavirus risk ‘low’ after student tests positive

  01-02-2020 22:25
  
  The student and a relative remain the only two confirmed cases in Britain.
  
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• Andrew Neil attacks BBC over ‘anti-British’ Horrible Histories song

  01-02-2020 20:35
  
  Andrew Neil attacks BBC over ‘anti-British’ Horrible Histories song. Broadcaster complains after archive sketch promoted on CBBC iPlayer on Brexit day
  
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• Brexit: Arrests in London and Glasgow as crowds gather to mark departure from EU

  01-02-2020 17:58
  
  Six people were arrested on Brexit night as people both celebrated and mourned Britain leaving the EU.Police dealt with a handful of arrests as people gathered at major events across the UK to mark Brexit at 11pm on Friday.
  
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• Recognise British excellence not empire in honours system, says Nandy

  01-02-2020 17:52
  
  Recognise British excellence not empire in honours system, says Nandy. Labour leadership contender says system should bring people together, not shut them out
  
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• Leaders of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael rule out working with Sinn Fein

  01-02-2020 17:49
  
  Mr Varadkar said he does not trust Fianna Fail not to go into government with Sinn Fein.
  
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• Labour leadership hopeful calls for landlords to be stripped of empty homes

  01-02-2020 17:20
  
  Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said the housing crisis was at risk of 'leaving a whole generation behind'.
  
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• ‘It’ll be OK. Spain is kinder to us migrants than the British are’

  01-02-2020 17:20
  
  ‘It’ll be OK. Spain is kinder to us migrants than the British are’Expats tell how they celebrated, or mourned, Brexit day in their adopted home
  
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• Flags and fever dreams: London's morning after the Brexit before

  01-02-2020 17:04
  
  Flags and fever dreams: London's morning after the Brexit beforeFrom Thatcherite thinktank dinners to ‘freedom breakfasts’ in Wetherspoons, it was quite the night• Brexit – live updates
  
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• Huge fire breaks out at bakery in West Yorkshire retail park

  01-02-2020 16:50
  
  Police and 20 fire engines rushed to Westgate Retail Park.
  
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• Can a restored railway line get Fleetwood back on track?

  01-02-2020 16:05
  
  Can a restored railway line get Fleetwood back on track?. Beeching’s cuts and the closure of ICI dented the town’s pride. Now the PM’s pledge has sent hopes soaring
  
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• Who are the Democratic candidates seeking the party’s presidential nomination?

  01-02-2020 16:00
  
  There is still time for other candidates to come forward.
  
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• Primary campaign gets under way to choose Democrat to challenge Trump

  01-02-2020 16:00
  
  The Democratic Party is still licking its wounds from the 2016 defeat of Hillary Clinton that saw Donald Trump move into the White House.
  
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• Labour leadership candidates urge party to make the most of Brexit

  01-02-2020 15:42
  
  Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey said the debate on Brexit was 'over' following the UK's divorce from Brussels on Friday.
  
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• Police upped Calais camp clearances before Brexit – charity founder

  01-02-2020 15:37
  
  Many people stay near the port and Eurotunnel stations hoping to cross to the UK, but Clare Moseley said the last week was horrible.
  
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• Top geneticist ‘should resign’ over his team’s laboratory fraud

  01-02-2020 14:45
  
  Top geneticist ‘should resign’ over his team’s laboratory fraudProfessor responsible for ‘reckless’ failure to properly oversee researchers
  
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• Sun probe completes preparation for launch - BBC News

  01-02-2020 14:37 via news.google.com
  
  Sun probe completes preparation for launch  BBC NewsDecades in the making, Solar Orbiter finally meets launcher at Cape Canaveral  Spaceflight NowNASA to Broadcast Solar Orbiter Launch, Prelaunch Activities  Yahoo FinanceAlabama's ULA making final preparations for launch of NASA's Solar Orbiter  Yellowhammer NewsDelayed: Next launch of ULA Atlas V with Solar Orbiter from Cape Canaveral  Florida TodayView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Solar Orbiter completes preparation for launch - BBC News

  01-02-2020 14:37 via news.google.com
  
  Solar Orbiter completes preparation for launch  BBC NewsDecades in the making, Solar Orbiter finally meets launcher at Cape Canaveral  Spaceflight NowSolar orbiter mission to study physics of Sun to be launched on Feb 7  India TodayAlabama's ULA making final preparations for launch of NASA's Solar Orbiter  Yellowhammer NewsNASA to Broadcast Solar Orbiter Launch, Prelaunch Activities  Yahoo FinanceView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Footage shows officers catching ATM raiders after cash machine ripped from wall

  01-02-2020 14:04
  
  Five men who formed part of an organised criminal network have now been jailed for a combined total of over 22 years.
  
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• EU's geographical centre shifts in Germany after Brexit - Sky News

  01-02-2020 13:54 via news.google.com
  EU's geographical centre shifts in Germany after Brexit  Sky News
  
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• Brexit trade talks: EU to back Spain over Gibraltar claims

  01-02-2020 13:37
  
  Brexit trade talks: EU to back Spain over Gibraltar claimsTerritory’s economy at risk unless UK reaches agreement with Madrid over ownership* Follow the latest news - live
  
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• University of York student is one of two UK coronavirus patients

  01-02-2020 13:28
  The pair - two members of the same family - are being treated at a specialist unit in Newcastle.
  
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• London-Paris train delays? Not Brexit, but track problems

  01-02-2020 13:20
  
  Passengers on the first trains between London and Paris after Britain left the European Union faced lengthy delays on Saturday - though overrunning engineering work and track problems, not Brexit, were to blame.Eurostar's website showed some early morning trains travelling under the Channel on Saturday were delayed by more than two hours.The normal journey time for the high-speed route between London and Paris is just over 2-1/2 hours.
  
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• UK citizen in China fears being forgotten as Foreign Office withdraws staff

  01-02-2020 13:17
  
  Chris Hill and his family are remaining in Wuhan, where his wife works as a nurse.
  
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• Coronavirus – York university student is one of two people infected with virus as uni moves to quell ‘ - The Sun

  01-02-2020 13:15 via news.google.com
  
  Coronavirus – York university student is one of two people infected with virus as uni moves to quell ‘  The Sun
  
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• Tributes paid to teenager stabbed to death outside Essex pub

  01-02-2020 13:02
  
  Villagers in the area spoke of their shock after hearing news of the stabbing.
  
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• Johnson to impose full customs checks on goods from EU – report

  01-02-2020 12:58
  
  Johnson to impose full customs checks on goods from EU – report. Whitehall source says plans would ‘double the practical challenge at the border’ . Brexit - latest updates
  
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• Coronavirus: 'Good progress' in hunt for those at risk

  01-02-2020 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials making progress in tracing those at risk of infection from contact with UK's first cases.
  
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• Lake District 'under siege' from development, protesters warn

  01-02-2020 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners say landscapes are being affected by over-development and commercialisation.
  
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• Why Bruno Fernandes might not start for Manchester United vs Wolves - Manchester Evening News

  01-02-2020 12:29 via news.google.com
  Why Bruno Fernandes might not start for Manchester United vs Wolves  Manchester Evening NewsManchester United v Wolves: Jamie Redknapp on Bruno Fernandes signing and United problems  Sky SportsSolskjaer reveals finer details which kept Man Utd waiting for Fernandes  Teamtalk.comOpinion: Nuno should start 28-year-old against Man Utd  VitalfootballDavid De Gea on brink of Manchester United landmark  FourFourTwoView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump impeachment: Failed witnesses vote paves way for acquittal - BBC News

  01-02-2020 12:24 via news.google.com
  
  Trump impeachment: Failed witnesses vote paves way for acquittal  BBC NewsSen. Lisa Murkowski to vote 'no' on witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial  CNNTrump impeachment trial: Senators vote against witnesses  BBC NewsThe Impeachment Trial Nears a Finale  The New York TimesA Dishonorable Senate  The New York TimesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Australian Open: Sofia Kenin beats Garbine Muguruza to win title - BBC Sport

  01-02-2020 12:22 via news.google.com
  
  Australian Open: Sofia Kenin beats Garbine Muguruza to win title  BBC SportGarbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin enter Rod Laver Arena (F) | Australian Open 2020  Australian Open TVSofia Kenin beats Garbiñe Muguruza to win Australian Open final – as it happened  The GuardianAustralian Open 2020: Semi-final run in Melbourne ensures Ashleigh Barty will stay at No. 1 indefinitely  Herald Sun'Everyone is surprised, but I am not surprised' - Sofia Kenin
  
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• From 1973 to now: Archive video shows seven key moments of British-EU history

  01-02-2020 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Votes, slogans and some recognisable faces in very old footage - these are a few of the key moments of British relations with the EU.
  
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• Four men arrested after man fatally stabbed outside Essex pub

  01-02-2020 12:19
  
  A police cordon remained at the scene on Saturday morning.
  
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• Three years after Moonlight, why are awards shows still so white? - The Guardian

  01-02-2020 12:00 via news.google.com
  Three years after Moonlight, why are awards shows still so white?  The GuardianRobbie Collin's Bafta predictions: who will win, and who should win in 2020  Telegraph.co.ukBAFTA Predictions 2020: Setting the Stage for '1917' and the Oscars?  AwardsCircuit.comBaftas' status at stake in diversity debate, say film industry insiders  The GuardianBafta Awards To Serve Vegan Starter And Dessert In Sustainability Drive  Plant Based NewsView full coverage
  
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• Brexit in pictures: The UK leaves the EU

  01-02-2020 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People gathered across the country to mark the moment the UK officially left the EU.
  
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• Tamara Ecclestone beams as she hits the ski slopes with her husband Jay and daughter Sophia - Daily Mail

  01-02-2020 11:53 via news.google.com
  Tamara Ecclestone beams as she hits the ski slopes with her husband Jay and daughter Sophia  Daily MailTamara Ecclestone burglary: Man and woman charged  BBC NewsTwo charged over £50m jewellery robbery at Tamara Ecclestone’s home  The GuardianTamara Ecclestone: Two charged in £50m jewellery heist from heiress’s London home  The IndependentWoman, 47, and man, 29, charged with burglary plot after £50million jewellery raid on Tam
  
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• Man charged after four stabbed in Morecambe fight

  01-02-2020 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men remain in hospital with serious injuries after the brawl broke out on Thursday, police say.
  
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• 'Britain is retrenched on its island': Europe's papers react to Brexit day

  01-02-2020 11:45
  
  'Britain is retrenched on its island': Europe's papers react to Brexit dayThe European press marks the UK’s first day outside the EU with sorrow, bewilderment and resolution• Brexit: Britain wakes up to uncertain future – live news
  
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• Inside Quarantine: Ben shows us round his UK home for the next two weeks | China Virus - Channel 4 News

  01-02-2020 11:44 via news.google.com
  Inside Quarantine: Ben shows us round his UK home for the next two weeks | China Virus  Channel 4 NewsQuarantined Brits are allowed OUTSIDE at anti-coronavirus  Daily MailCoronavirus UK: Plane carrying Britons from Wuhan China has landed at RAF Brize Norton  Evening Standard'Every day it got worse': Evacuee describes Wuhan lockdown  The GuardianLeaving Wuhan: Ben is evacuated to the UK and taken to two week quarantine zone  Channel 4 NewsView ful
  
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• Brexit: UK leaves the European Union

  01-02-2020 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Celebrations and sorrow as the UK begins a new era outside the 27 nation European community.
  
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• Troubles victims' pension: Julian Smith praises campaigners

  01-02-2020 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Julian Smith says people injured during the Troubles "fought hard for too long" for compensation.
  
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• Climate change: UK sacks its UN conference president

  01-02-2020 11:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK government sacks the woman it appointed to run the crucial UN climate summit in November.
  
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• How Chelsea and Leicester could line up in Premier League clash as Blues sweat on fitness of Tammy Abraham - talkSPORT.com

  01-02-2020 11:14 via news.google.com
  How Chelsea and Leicester could line up in Premier League clash as Blues sweat on fitness of Tammy Abraham  talkSPORT.comFrank Lampard Confirms Olivier Giroud Stay and Previews Leicester Clash | Leicester v Chelsea  Chelsea Football ClubFrank Lampard: Chelsea boss says Blues are 'underdogs' for top-four finish due to lack of signings  BBC SportDan’s EPL Predictions WK25 Predictions – Arsenal to carry on positive run?  Just Arsenal NewsFikayo To
  
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