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• Federal police raid on ABC over Afghan files ruled valid

  16-02-2020 23:58
  
  Federal police raid on ABC over Afghan files ruled valid. ABC ordered to pay costs after challenging legality of AFP raid in connection with report on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan
  
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• Craig Ramage: BBC Football Pundit Taken Off The Air After Criticising ‘Young Black Lads’

  16-02-2020 23:11
  
  Ramage apologises as corporation says it is investigating “completely unacceptable” remark after Derby County game.
  
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• BBC Football Pundit Taken Off The Air After Criticising ‘Young Black Lads’

  16-02-2020 23:11
  
  Craig Ramage apologises as corporation says it is investigating “completely unacceptable” remark after Derby County game.
  
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• CPS outlines how it reaches charging decisions after Caroline Flack criticism

  16-02-2020 22:11
  
  Flack's management company criticised the CPS for pressing ahead with what it called her 'show trial'.
  
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• Heathrow Airport 'Chaos' As IT Failure Causes Cancelled Flights

  16-02-2020 21:51
  
  Passengers unable to check in at the UK’s busiest airport.
  
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• Britons on coronavirus-hit cruise ship call on Government to evacuate them

  16-02-2020 21:46
  
  The USA, Canada and Italy have all said they will evacuate their citizens from the Diamond Princess.
  
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• Calls for Tory aide to be sacked over 'enforced contraception' remarks

  16-02-2020 21:41
  
  Calls for Tory aide to be sacked over 'enforced contraception' remarksLabour condemns Andrew Sabisky’s views on pregnancy, race and women’s sport
  
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• Health officials to advise schools to stay open in wake of coronavirus fears

  16-02-2020 21:10
  
  Schools messaged parents saying that they would authorise absences for families wishing to self-isolate.
  
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• Heathrow apologises for disruption caused by ‘technical issues’

  16-02-2020 20:50
  
  The airport in west London said it was working hard to resolve the problem.
  
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• Boris Johnson told to sack adviser who backed compulsory contraception to prevent ‘a permanent underclass’

  16-02-2020 20:16
  
  Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to sack a new adviser after it emerged he called for the young to undergo compulsory contraception to prevent “a permanent underclass”.Andrew Sabisky – already under fire for attacking women’s sport and backing a risky mind-enhancing drug – also suggested more black people are “close to mental retardation”.
  
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• Rogue shoulder surgeon's patient: 'I get pain, niggles and clicks'

  16-02-2020 20:00
  
  Rogue shoulder surgeon's patient: 'I get pain, niggles and clicks'‘Sarah’ describes her treatment by Michael Walsh and how she says it left her worse off
  
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• Human composting could be the future of deathcare

  16-02-2020 20:00
  
  Human composting could be the future of deathcare. Washington becomes first US state to legalise practice as interest in green burials surges in UK
  
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• Doctor who worked at same firm as Ian Paterson accused of botched operations

  16-02-2020 20:00
  
  Doctor who worked at same firm as Ian Paterson accused of botched operations. Exclusive: Michael Walsh treated patients at hospital run by Spire, which employed rogue breast surgeon
  
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• Barking Stabbing: Man Fighting For His Life After Knife Attack In East London

  16-02-2020 19:56
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
  
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• Storm Dennis: Woman missing in floodwater as storm hits

  16-02-2020 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The search in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, has been called off for the night, police say.
  
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• Caroline Flack: Laura Whitmore attacks trolls over friend's death

  16-02-2020 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Whitmore breaks down in tears as she remembers her "vivacious" friend Caroline Flack.
  
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• Storm Dennis: Month's worth of rain falls in 'major' floods

  16-02-2020 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of homes and businesses are damaged in flooding caused by Storm Dennis.
  
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• Caroline Flack: Love Island episode cancelled on Sunday

  16-02-2020 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  ITV pulls Sunday's edition of Love Island following the death of the show's former host.
  
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• Families of Troubles victims warn against amnesty for soldiers

  16-02-2020 19:26
  
  Families of Troubles victims warn against amnesty for soldiers. Emmett McConomy, whose 11-year-old brother died in 1982, said cases ‘not going away’
  
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• Two arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing in east London

  16-02-2020 19:25
  
  Police were called on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Storm Dennis: Major incidents declared in south Wales and Herefordshire

  16-02-2020 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People have been rescued from flooded homes in Wales and there a record number of flood warnings and alerts in England.
  
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• Sunday’s episode of Love Island pulled after Caroline Flack’s death

  16-02-2020 19:20
  
  The former Love Island presenter took her own life.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion activists block Cambridge roads

  16-02-2020 19:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of the climate activism group begin a week-long blockade in the centre of Cambridge.
  
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• SNP calls for scrutiny after government reshuffle

  16-02-2020 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The party says the "purpose and intent" of plans to merge teams in No 10 and the Treasury must be explained.
  
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• The drive for Scottish independence is distinct from nationalism

  16-02-2020 19:12
  
  The drive for Scottish independence is distinct from nationalism. In response to an article by Rafael Behr, Julie Darling thinks he confuses support for independence with nationalism, Alastair McLeish says the reason he votes SNP has nothing to do with fanaticism, and Richard Middleton thinks Scotland already feels like a separate political entity. Plus letters from Brian Caddick and Roger Read
  
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• Storm Dennis: One missing in floodwater as storm hits

  16-02-2020 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emergency crews in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire have been searching since about 11:30 GMT.
  
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• Housing crisis is a legacy of Thatcher’s right to buy

  16-02-2020 19:09
  
  Housing crisis is a legacy of Thatcher’s right to buySupport for Andy Beckett’s description of right to buy as an essentially Thatcherite policy from readers Peter Estcourt and Eddie Dougall
  
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• Julian Knight and the BBC both under scrutiny

  16-02-2020 19:08
  
  Julian Knight and the BBC both under scrutinyGraham Webb thinks the MP should know that his ex-colleagues’ job is to report honestly, truthfully, with common sense and without fear or favour. Gary Bennett thinks he should refuse to play the government’s game
  
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• Seeing red over yellow belly usage

  16-02-2020 19:07
  
  Seeing red over yellow belly usageThe term is potentially offensive to people from Lincolnshire, says Ian Beckwith
  
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• Didsbury: home of the northern lites?

  16-02-2020 19:07
  
  Didsbury: home of the northern lites?. Didsbury | Pitt the Younger | Nietzsche’s moustache | Marmalade songs | Aldi marmalade
  
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• Martin Freeman says he has smacked his children

  16-02-2020 18:52
  
  The actor has two children.
  
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• Plans of COP26 venue in Glasgow published in error

  16-02-2020 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK government accidentally uploaded detailed diagrams, prompting claims of a security risk.
  
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• Richard Wigg obituary

  16-02-2020 18:48
  
  Richard Wigg obituary
  
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• UK accounting watchdog checks on coronavirus fallout on audits

  16-02-2020 18:36
  
  Accounting firms should do all they can to obtain information needed to complete audits of multinational client companies that risk being delayed due to the coronavirus epidemic in China, Britain's accounting watchdog said on Sunday.Companies face statutory deadlines for publishing audited financial statement, and delays creates nervousness among investors.Global auditors like Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PwC audit the books on multinational companies, some of which have operations in China, wher
  
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• Wind warnings follow Storm Dennis flooding

  16-02-2020 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Events are cancelled and travel disruption continues as a major road is blocked by a fallen tree.
  
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• Flood warnings to continue after Storm Dennis passes

  16-02-2020 18:28
  
  The Environment Agency urged people to remain vigilant and said 'significant' river and surface water flooding is expected to continue.
  
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• McDonnell and Starmer show split on Labour's Brexit stance

  16-02-2020 17:56
  
  McDonnell and Starmer show split on Labour's Brexit stance. Shadow chancellor says party was caught in a ‘vice’ while Starmer insists policy was right
  
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• McDonnell and Starmer show split on Labour's Brexit stance

  16-02-2020 17:56
  
  McDonnell and Starmer show split on Labour's Brexit stanceShadow chancellor says party was caught in a ‘vice’ while Starmer insists policy was right
  
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• Queen reprise 22-minute Live Aid set at Fire Fight Australia concert

  16-02-2020 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 22-minute set was a highlight of a Sydney benefit concert to raise millions for bushfire relief.
  
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• Tony Camoccio: British man arrested in Egypt 'happy to be back'

  16-02-2020 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tony Camoccio was detained after reportedly patting a security guard on the back at Hurghada airport.
  
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• This government threatens the principle at the heart of the BBC

  16-02-2020 17:17
  
  This government threatens the principle at the heart of the BBC. We urgently need to protect the corporation from No 10’s obsession with ending public broadcasting
  
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• Man died after being pulled from river during Storm Dennis

  16-02-2020 17:06
  
  He was found dead further along the River Tawe.
  
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• Man dies after falling into river during Storm Dennis

  16-02-2020 17:02
  
  He was found dead further along the River Tawe.
  
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• ‘We’ve had enough’: Caroline Flack’s death turns spotlight on tabloids once again

  16-02-2020 17:00
  
  ‘We’ve had enough’: Caroline Flack’s death turns spotlight on tabloids once againDespite calls for a ‘Caroline’s law’ against media intrusion, there is little sign change is likely
  
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• A drug can stop HIV infection – so why isn't it available on the NHS in England?

  16-02-2020 17:00
  
  A drug can stop HIV infection – so why isn't it available on the NHS in England?Major studies have shown that the prophylactic PrEP effectively ends the threat of contracting HIV. But gay men and other users are currently left to self-source it online
  
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• Lamborghini crash in Bradford leaves three injured

  16-02-2020 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The crash came moments after the super car passed a speed enforcement check point.
  
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• McDonnell warns UK faces decade of disappointment under Tories

  16-02-2020 16:36
  
  McDonnell warns UK faces decade of disappointment under ToriesShadow chancellor says Johnson government plans to ‘steal’ Labour policies without sufficient rise in spending
  
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• Transport secretary denies he spoke to China about HS2

  16-02-2020 16:13
  
  Transport secretary denies he spoke to China about HS2. Grant Shapps says apart from a letter from Beijing’s railway-builder no direct talks have taken place
  
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• Budget may be delayed, says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps

  16-02-2020 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Grant Shapps says the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, needs "a few days to decide on the date".
  
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• Major incident declared in South Wales after Storm Dennis

  16-02-2020 16:07
  
  Streets have been evacuated with the help of a lifeboat in some of the worst-hit areas.
  
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