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• Three leaders clash in their final TV debate

  04-02-2020 23:40
  
  Leo Varadkar, Micheal Martin and Mary Lou McDonald attacked each other's records during the RTE Prime Time encounter.
  
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• It absolutely blew us away – Coyote and badger travel together in viral clip

  04-02-2020 23:03
  
  "Never in our wildest dreams would we have had this kind of footage captured," said Neal Sharma.
  
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• I needed Barbara’s stairlift after marathon, says EastEnders star’s husband

  04-02-2020 23:00
  
  Scott Mitchell is running the Virgin Money London Marathon for a second time despite saying 'never again' after 2019.
  
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• PS5 website finally launched for new PlayStation 5 console - digitalspy.com

  04-02-2020 22:55 via news.google.com
  
  PS5 website finally launched for new PlayStation 5 console  digitalspy.comThe official PS5 website is live, suggesting an imminent announcement  GamesRadarPS5: ultimate guide to Sony's PlayStation 5  T3PS4 Console Sells 108.9 Million Units Worldwide - News  Anime News NetworkPS5: Official website goes up and Sony CFO discusses pricing; debut expected soon  International Business Times UKView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'No more deal or no deal': Brexit language diktat for Foreign Office staff

  04-02-2020 22:33
  
  'No more deal or no deal': Brexit language diktat for Foreign Office staff. Downing Street issues series of dos and don’ts on language department staff must use
  
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• Set targets to 'level up' regions, says Industrial Strategy Council

  04-02-2020 22:09
  
  Set targets to 'level up' regions, says Industrial Strategy Council. New report highlights a large productivity gap and the need for consistent policy on ‘left behind’ areas
  
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• Set targets to 'level up' regions, says Industrial Strategy Council

  04-02-2020 22:09
  
  Set targets to 'level up' regions, says Industrial Strategy CouncilReport highlights productivity gap and the need for consistent policies on ‘left behind’ areas
  
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• Fujifilm X100V is here! Fifth generation of retro compact gets major refresh - Digital Camera World

  04-02-2020 22:00 via news.google.com
  Fujifilm X100V is here! Fifth generation of retro compact gets major refresh  Digital Camera WorldView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Streatham terrorist ‘tried to stab woman while knife was still in packaging’

  04-02-2020 21:52
  
  Sudesh Amman was shot dead by police on Sunday after grabbing the knife from a shop and attacking two bystanders in Streatham High Road.
  
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• Prince of Wales asks pop princess Katy Perry to sing to his plants

  04-02-2020 21:50
  
  The Roar and Firework singer joined Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall at a black tie reception.
  
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• 'No more deal or no deal': No 10's Brexit diktat to Foreign Office

  04-02-2020 21:29
  
  'No more deal or no deal': No 10's Brexit diktat to Foreign Office. Downing Street issues series of dos and don’ts on language department staff must use
  
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• 'No more deal or no deal': No 10's Brexit diktat to Foreign Office

  04-02-2020 21:29
  
  'No more deal or no deal': No 10's Brexit diktat to Foreign OfficeDowning Street issues series of dos and don’ts on language department staff must use
  
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• Rogue surgeon report does not pretend there are easy answers

  04-02-2020 20:58
  
  Rogue surgeon report does not pretend there are easy answers. Report makes some sensible recommendations but critics say it could have gone further
  
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• MP attacks 'archaic' use of scantily-clad models at gambling trade show

  04-02-2020 20:54
  
  MP attacks 'archaic' use of scantily-clad models at gambling trade show. Industry also accused of racial stereotyping for using white actors in east Asian costume
  
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• Tories under pressure over MP who spoke at event with far-right figures

  04-02-2020 20:46
  
  Tories under pressure over MP who spoke at event with far-right figuresDaniel Kawczynski said Orbán and Salvini represented ‘serious ideas and concerns’
  
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• Katy Perry appointed British Asian Trust ambassador by Prince of Wales

  04-02-2020 20:45
  
  The singer first met Charles in Mumbai in November when she attended a Trust meeting to learn more about its work.
  
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• Coronavirus: could the US government's quarantine and travel ban backfire? - The Guardian

  04-02-2020 20:34 via news.google.com
  Coronavirus: could the US government's quarantine and travel ban backfire?  The GuardianFear and Takeout: 14 Days in Coronavirus ‘Self-Quarantine’  The New York TimesWhat it means to be under a federal quarantine  CNNCoronavirus: Evacuees Heading For NorCal  Walnut Creek, CA PatchChild Quarantined At March Air Reserve Base Taken To Hospital With Fever  CBS Los AngelesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Democracy is for wimps! Tories come out against freedom of expression

  04-02-2020 20:19
  
  Democracy is for wimps! Tories come out against freedom of expressionDefending the government’s record on accountability is above Gove’s pay grade – so he sent a junior minister instead* No 10 reporter ban: MPs across house raise concerns
  
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• Bercow dismisses claims he ‘brutalised’ parliamentary staff as ‘utter rubbish’

  04-02-2020 20:19
  
  David Leakey had told Sky News that the ex-Speaker 'brutalised staff in the House of Commons and elsewhere, and I include myself in that'.
  
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• Incontinence in older women linked to sitting down for too long

  04-02-2020 20:00
  
  The only accurate sedentary behaviour information in a study of around 5,500 people was recorded in 459 women aged 60 and over, a professor said.
  
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• Coronavirus: 27 cases of person-to-person spread across the world as Britons told to leave China

  04-02-2020 19:56
  
  British nationals in China have been advised by the Foreign Office to leave if they are able to as the coronavirus crisis intensifies.The advice comes as World Health Organization (WHO) officials said there have been 27 cases of person-to-person coronavirus spread in nine countries outside China.The WHO's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has written to all health ministers and told them to improve data-sharing on the coronavirus immediately.
  
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• John Bercow Brands Bullying Allegations 'Utter Rubbish'

  04-02-2020 19:54
  
  Former Commons speaker hits back at claims from senior parliamentary official David Leakey, who was Black Rod.
  
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• Labour must learn from defeat if it is to win again

  04-02-2020 19:42
  
  Labour must learn from defeat if it is to win again. Readers take issue with an article by Lorna Finlayson which backed Rebecca Long-Bailey to become the next Labour leader
  
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• There is hope for a new test to diagnose early-stage lung cancer

  04-02-2020 19:40
  
  There is hope for a new test to diagnose early-stage lung cancer. Pauline Armory and Maxine Arnott write about a recently completed trial that has the potential to detect lung cancer with a blood test and Prof Martin Marshall says it wrong to blame GPs for failing to spot symptoms
  
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• Meteor explodes in bright beautiful burning fireball over Derby - Metro.co.uk

  04-02-2020 19:37 via news.google.com
  Meteor explodes in bright beautiful burning fireball over Derby  Metro.co.uk'Exploding meteor' caught on doorbell camera in Derby  BBC NewsMysterious fireball appears to fall from sky above UK town  Mirror OnlineMysterious ‘FIREBALL’ falls from the sky above Derby in astonishing doorbell camera footage  The SunDoorbell Camera Captures Huge Meteor Soaring Through The Sky  LADbibleView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Learning Welsh is anything but ‘existentially pointless’

  04-02-2020 19:37
  
  Learning Welsh is anything but ‘existentially pointless’. John Gillibrand, Dafydd Pierce and Mary Gillie respond to an article in which Zoe Williams compared learning the language to running on the spot and eating cottage cheese
  
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• Ian Paterson inquiry: over 1,000 patients had unnecessary breast ops

  04-02-2020 19:31
  
  Ian Paterson inquiry: over 1,000 patients had unnecessary breast opsReport says hospitals displayed wilful blindness to damaging operations on hundreds of patients
  
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• Ian Paterson inquiry: more than 1,000 patients had needless operations

  04-02-2020 19:31
  
  Ian Paterson inquiry: more than 1,000 patients had needless operationsReport says hospitals displayed wilful blindness to damaging operations on hundreds of patients* Paterson patients welcome milestone and vow to fight on
  
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• Ian Paterson patients welcome 'milestone' and vow to fight on

  04-02-2020 19:29
  
  Ian Paterson patients welcome 'milestone' and vow to fight onWomen harmed by rogue breast surgeon say recommendations of inquiry must be enacted
  
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• Surprise reunion for Kate as Cambridges tour Wales

  04-02-2020 19:22
  
  The duchess hugged Denise Evans-Allford and husband Kevin Allford who had travelled from their home in Carmarthen.
  
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• Coronavirus student did not meet other residents, university confirms

  04-02-2020 19:19
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he expects more cases to be diagnosed in the UK.
  
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• 'I was sent racist abuse over the coronavirus'

  04-02-2020 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jex Wang says messages sent to her after writing about the outbreak left her scared to leave her home.
  
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• Horrific video of woman being stoned to death by ‘Taliban’ mob screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ spark outrage in Afgha - The Sun

  04-02-2020 19:08 via news.google.com
  Horrific video of woman being stoned to death by ‘Taliban’ mob screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ spark outrage in Afgha  The SunTrump renews pledge to bring back US troops from Afghanistan  Al Jazeera EnglishRights group investigates horrifying video of Afghan woman being stoned  Daily MailThe Afghan artefacts that survived Taliban destruction  BBC NewsViolence Must Stop Before Afghanistan Peace Agreement, Pompeo Says  The New York
  
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• Grenfell Tower public inquiry delayed due to witnesses' demands

  04-02-2020 18:45
  
  Grenfell Tower public inquiry delayed due to witnesses' demandsContractors and the client for the tower’s refurbishment want immunity from prosecution
  
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• Manchester Arena bomber's brother 'just as guilty', court told

  04-02-2020 18:44
  
  Manchester Arena bomber's brother 'just as guilty', court told. Hashem Abedi accused of helping to plan attack that killed 22 people at Ariana Grande concert
  
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• Stillbirth: The woman who found my baby's grave

  04-02-2020 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paula Jackson has traced the resting places of 800 stillborn babies for heartbroken families.
  
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• As CEO, starting out as an apprentice taught me what drives people

  04-02-2020 18:33
  
  As CEO, starting out as an apprentice taught me what drives peopleNow many of the employees at Northern Gas Networks have apprenticeships on their CVs, and stigma around the schemes is fading fast
  
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• Johnson raises concerns over Sharia law implementation with Brunei sultan

  04-02-2020 18:30
  
  Comments follow controversy over oil rich state's anti-gay laws.
  
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• Brother of Manchester Arena bomber ‘equally guilty’, court told

  04-02-2020 18:24
  
  Hashem Abedi denies 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and conspiring with his brother Salman to cause explosions.
  
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• So, Is It Actually Possible To Ban All New Petrol And Diesel Cars By 2035?

  04-02-2020 18:21
  
  Once the ban comes into effect, motorists will only be able to buy electric or hydrogen cars and vans.
  
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• Tory MP criticised by Jewish leaders for appearance with far-right politicians

  04-02-2020 18:13
  
  Speakers at a National Conservatism conference in Rome included Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orban.
  
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• Former top judge calls for fundamental review of politics post-Brexit

  04-02-2020 18:10
  
  Former top judge calls for fundamental review of politics post-Brexit. Lord Sumption says electoral reform and role of monarch should form part of any constitutional review
  
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• Solar Orbiter ready for its journey to the Sun

  04-02-2020 18:06
  
  The satellite will orbit the star, beaming back high-resolution photos and measuring the solar wind.
  
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• Labour frontbencher denies being ‘a tart’ after outfit criticism

  04-02-2020 18:02
  
  Shadow culture secretary Tracy Brabin was criticised for wearing an off-the-shoulder dress in the Commons.
  
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• Sturgeon in plea for Holyrood minister to attend Cabinet ahead of climate summit

  04-02-2020 17:55
  
  Scotland's First Minister has written to PM Boris Johnson asking for her Environment Secretary to be included in talks before COP26 in Glasgow.
  
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• Jersey scraps 'only husbands talk tax' rule

  04-02-2020 17:51
  
  Jersey scraps 'only husbands talk tax' rule. Channel island politicians back proposal that married women should have equal tax rights
  
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• ‘50,000 pets' trapped in Wuhan could starve to death after owners evacuated - Metro.co.uk

  04-02-2020 17:50 via news.google.com
  ‘50,000 pets' trapped in Wuhan could starve to death after owners evacuated  Metro.co.ukCoronavirus: Thousands of abandoned pet dogs and cats could starve to death  Mirror OnlineCoronavirus – Thousands of pets ‘risk starving to death’ after being dumped by panicked owners fearing they sp  The SunCoronavirus crisis: Panic as 50,000 trapped pets face starvation in Wuhan  Express.co.ukCoronavirus: Thousands of abandoned pets 'at risk o
  
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• Prince of Wales ‘amazed’ during first visit to TK Maxx store

  04-02-2020 17:45
  
  He also embarked on a mini walkabout and was soon completely surrounded by people.
  
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• Friday the 13th publication date for RHI inquiry report

  04-02-2020 17:40
  
  The cash for ash controversy precipitated the collapse of the powersharing executive at Stormont.
  
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• Kelly-Anne Case: 'sadistic' killer jailed for at least 30 years

  04-02-2020 17:36
  
  Kelly-Anne Case: 'sadistic' killer jailed for at least 30 years. Brendan Rowan-Davies, 29, jailed for murdering 27-year-old in Gosport last July
  
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