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• John Bercow says bullying accusers are 'snobs and bigots'

  17-02-2020 23:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Former Speaker tells Guardian Live event that the issue has been ‘weaponised’The former Commons Speaker John Bercow has described parliamentary staff members who allege that he bullied people as “snobs and bigots”, and claimed he is the victim of a concerted campaign to destroy his reputation.In conversation with Owen Jones at a Guardian Live event in Sloane Square in central London, he mocked those who have complained about him and denied all the allegations surrounding
  
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• John Bercow says bullying accusers are 'snobs and bigots'

  17-02-2020 23:34
  
  John Bercow says bullying accusers are 'snobs and bigots'. Former Speaker tells Guardian Live event that the issue has been ‘weaponised’
  
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• New IRA plans under-car bomb attack on Sinn Fein members – O’Neill

  17-02-2020 23:12
  
  Stormont's deputy first minister said the PSNI was taking the threat "very seriously".
  
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• Dom And Dumber? What The Race/IQ Adviser Row Tells Us About No.10

  17-02-2020 23:05
  
  Why silence wasn't golden for a PM under fire over his aide
  
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• Dom And Dumber? What The Race And IQ Adviser Row Tells Us About No.10

  17-02-2020 23:05
  
  Why silence wasn't golden for a PM under fire over his aide.
  
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• Hundreds injured at Amazon warehouses, figures show

  17-02-2020 22:46
  
  The number of accidents has increased, but so has the number of warehouses.
  
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• Fine Gael preparing to go into opposition, says Varadkar

  17-02-2020 22:45
  
  After a six-hour parliamentary party meeting on Monday, the leader said he 'relishes the challenge' to lead in opposition.
  
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• Microsoft's Unified Office App for Android Now Available to Everyone - Thurrott.com

  17-02-2020 22:31 via news.google.com
  
  Microsoft's Unified Office App for Android Now Available to Everyone  Thurrott.comMicrosoft's new all-in-one Office app is now available for all, but tablets aren't supported  Android PoliceAll-in-one Microsoft Office app now available on Android  9to5GoogleMicrosoft's new all-in-one Office app is now available to download  TechRadar IndiaMicrosoft's revamped Office app for Android is now out, combines PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and OneDrive  XDA D
  
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• Love Island tribute to Caroline Flack from Iain Stirling

  17-02-2020 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first episode of the dating show shown since Caroline Flack's death began with a tribute to the former presenter.
  
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• UK must be able to set own laws, chief Brexit negotiator insists

  17-02-2020 22:25
  
  David Frost is delivering a major speech in Brussels.
  
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• I’m going to miss you: Love Island narrator pays tribute to Caroline Flack

  17-02-2020 22:25
  
  Narrator Iain Stirling said Flack was 'a true friend'.
  
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• Apple warns sales to fall short of target due to coronavirus impact

  17-02-2020 22:20
  
  The rapidly spreading virus has killed nearly 1,900 in China and stricken some 72,000 people, confining millions to their homes, disrupting supply chains and delaying reopening of factories after the extended Lunar New Year holiday break.Manufacturing facilities in China that produce Apple's iPhone and other electronics have begun to reopen, but they are ramping up more slowly than expected, Apple said.China accounted for 15% of Apple's revenue, or $13.6 billion (£10.46 billion), last quar
  
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• Labour’s Nandy says she would vote to scrap monarchy in a referendum

  17-02-2020 22:14
  
  Sir Keir Starmer and Rebecca Long-Bailey, said they would support the monarchy in such a poll.
  
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• ‘British weather proof’ solar technology developed by scientists

  17-02-2020 21:50
  
  Researchers claim their technology is cheaper, more energy efficient and more flexible than traditional solar panels.
  
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• Manchester City backers are not the sort to take Uefa's punishment lying down | Jonathan Liew

  17-02-2020 21:45 via theguardian.com
  
  There is resentment among City fans about their treatment and word is that Abu Dhabi will be fighting back against UefaIn 2011 Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the emir of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates, received a letter. It came from a group of Emirati intellectuals inspired by the recent wave of pro-democracy protests sweeping through the Middle East and north Africa, and requested a range of modest reforms, including an extension of the voting franchise which at the t
  
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• Severe flood warnings remain asJohnson's response is criticised

  17-02-2020 21:38
  
  Severe flood warnings remain asJohnson's response is criticised. Labour says PM’s decision not to visit flood sites or call Cobra meeting is ‘a disgrace’
  
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• Homes evacuated in Monmouth after severe flood warning issued

  17-02-2020 21:38
  
  Water levels are predicted to reach 7.2 metres when the River Wye peaks.
  
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• Andrew Sabisky: Boris Johnson's ex-adviser in his own words

  17-02-2020 21:21
  
  Andrew Sabisky: Boris Johnson's ex-adviser in his own words. Opinions include: ‘The benefits of giving everyone modafinil once a week are probably worth a dead kid once a year’
  
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• Andrew Sabisky: Boris Johnson's ex-adviser in his own words

  17-02-2020 21:21
  
  Andrew Sabisky: Boris Johnson's ex-adviser in his own wordsOpinions include: ‘The benefits of giving everyone modafinil once a week are probably worth a dead kid once a year’
  
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• Downing Street adviser resigns amid criticism over eugenics comments

  17-02-2020 21:16
  
  Andrew Sabisky said he was standing down because he did not want to be a distraction to the Government.
  
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• Boris Johnson adviser quits over race and eugenics controversy

  17-02-2020 21:01
  
  Boris Johnson adviser quits over race and eugenics controversyAndrew Sabisky says he is stepping down as ‘contractor’ to No 10 after fierce criticism across political spectrum
  
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• Britain will develop its own regime to control state aid - Frost

  17-02-2020 20:58
  
  Britain will develop its own system for regulating state aid and controlling subsidies after its post-Brexit transition period is over, London's negotiator for the long-term relationship with the European Union said on Monday."Obviously we will develop our own state aid system, our own anti-subsidy regime once the transition is over," David Frost told an audience after delivering a lecture at a Brussels university.The EU wants Britain to accepts its rules and regulations on state aid as part of
  
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• Tory Aide Andrew Sabisky Quits After 'Enforced Contraception' Comments

  17-02-2020 20:55
  
  The 27-year-old adviser had also suggested black Americans have a lower average IQ.
  
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• Andrew Sabisky: Tory Aide Quits After 'Enforced Contraception' Comments

  17-02-2020 20:55
  
  The 27-year-old adviser had also suggested black Americans have a lower average IQ.
  
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• ITV say ‘door was open’ for Caroline Flack return as Aftersun is cancelled

  17-02-2020 20:54
  
  The broadcaster confirmed Monday night's episode would contain a tribute to Flack.
  
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• Rikki Neave: Man charged with killing six-year-old when he was schoolboy more than two decades after murder

  17-02-2020 20:52
  
  A 38-year-old man has been charged with the murder of six-year-old schoolboy Rikki Neave more than 25 years after the child was found dead.James Watson, of no fixed address, was charged with the 1994 murder on Monday following a decision by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit to reopen the case.
  
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• Queen hit by second divorce in a week as Princess Margaret’s son the Earl of Snowdon splits from wife - The Sun

  17-02-2020 20:41 via news.google.com
  Queen hit by second divorce in a week as Princess Margaret’s son the Earl of Snowdon splits from wife  The SunEarl of Snowdon: Queen's nephew and his wife to divorce  BBC NewsPrincess Margaret's son Earl of Snowdon and his wife announce they are to divorce  Daily MailQueen rocked by another separation after second royal couple split in a week  Daily StarROYAL EXCLUSIVE: Lord Snowdon to divorce in yet more royal family heartache for Queen  E
  
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• Man jailed for raping and murdering promising sports therapy student

  17-02-2020 20:36
  
  Megan Newton, 18, was strangled and stabbed at her bedsit in Stoke-on-Trent in April last year.
  
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• We won't budge on escaping EU rules, says UK's Brexit negotiator

  17-02-2020 20:35
  
  We won't budge on escaping EU rules, says UK's Brexit negotiatorDavid Frost says democratic consent would snap if UK agreed to EU alignment
  
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• Earl of Snowdon and wife agree to divorce

  17-02-2020 20:30
  
  The couple wed in October 1993 and have two children Viscount Linley, Charles Armstrong-Jones and Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones.
  
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• Woman swept away by floodwater is found dead

  17-02-2020 19:58
  
  Torrential rain from Storm Dennis has swelled rivers to 'exceptional' levels in parts of Britain, the Environmental Agency has warned.
  
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• Council chief: Recovery from ‘unprecedented’ flooding to cost millions

  17-02-2020 19:52
  
  The flooding has been described as the worst to affect the area for over 40 years.
  
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• Britain won't heed EU rules to win free trade - PM aide

  17-02-2020 19:51
  
  Britain will not be threatened into following EU rules in the future by talk of economic rifts and is ready to trade with the bloc on basic international terms if needs be, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Europe adviser said on Monday.Britain left the EU last month and the two sides will now start negotiating a new relationship from trade to security."We are not frightened by suggestions there will be trade frictions," David Frost told a lecture at a Brussels university.
  
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• Britain OK with basic Australia-type trade with EU if free-trade deal impossible - PM aide

  17-02-2020 19:51
  
  Britain is ready to trade with the European Union on basic international terms that the bloc currently follows with Australia if a more ambitious free trade agreement cannot be reached, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Europe adviser said.David Frost, speaking at a Brussels university, said that would be the case should the bloc insist that Britain follows EU rules and regulations in exchange for a free trade deal.Britain would also not accept EU supervision of so-called level playing field guaran
  
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• Storm Dennis Devastates Homes Amid 'Danger To Life' Warnings And More Rain Expected

  17-02-2020 19:37
  
  Rain swells rivers to record levels as police fear extreme UK weather has claimed its fifth victim.
  
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• SpaceX Falcon 9 launch: Rocket crashes into the sea after dropping internet satellites in space - The Independent

  17-02-2020 19:23 via news.google.com
  SpaceX Falcon 9 launch: Rocket crashes into the sea after dropping internet satellites in space  The IndependentStarlink Mission  SpaceXSpaceX successfully conducts fifth Starlink launch - booster misses drone ship  NASASpaceflight.comSpaceX loses Falcon 9 booster at sea after successful Starlink launch  The VergeSpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites for new megaconstellation, misses rocket landing  Space.comView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• UK visas extended for Chinese nationals amid coronavirus outbreak

  17-02-2020 19:09
  
  The Home Office said those affected will be automatically granted the extension.
  
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• Brexit bombshell: Key reason why Boris WILL secure great deal – EU has 'massive interest'

  17-02-2020 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BREXIT trade agreement may be easier for Boris Johnson to achieve than previously thought due to one crucial element the EU is forgetting, a Tory MP has claimed.
  
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• Our ideologically driven curriculum fails the test

  17-02-2020 19:03
  
  Our ideologically driven curriculum fails the testThe recent editorial about the new GCSEs raises readers’ fears about an increasingly restrictive programme in schools
  
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• Pioneering policing and probation work

  17-02-2020 19:00
  
  Pioneering policing and probation workReaders respond to the news that reoffending rates have been slashed in a deferred prosecution programme
  
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• Ex-Amazon exec admits strangers DO listen to you and turns his Alexa off - The Sun

  17-02-2020 19:00 via news.google.com
  Ex-Amazon exec admits strangers DO listen to you and turns his Alexa off  The SunEx-Amazon manager admits he switches off his Alexa whenever he wants ‘a private moment’  Telegraph.co.ukFormer Amazon Executive reveals he switches off Alexa when he wants a 'private moment'  Daily MailEx-Amazon exec admits he turns off Alexa because 'workers do listen in'  Daily StarAmazon executive turns off Alexa speaker for privacy  NEWS.com.auView Fu
  
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• British lawyer could sue EU over her removal from European Court of Justice

  17-02-2020 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A BRITISH lawyer working for the European Court of Justice has threatened to sue the EU over the bloc's attempt to force her out following Brexit.
  
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• ‘Save our BBC’ Furious 125k sign petition demanding Boris stops ‘attack’ on the Beeb

  17-02-2020 18:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MORE THAN 125,000 people have signed a petition demanding Boris Johnson stops his "attack" on the BBC.
  
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• Leaked TCL is an alternative to foldable phones, but still has a tablet-like screen - TechRadar

  17-02-2020 18:34 via news.google.com
  Leaked TCL is an alternative to foldable phones, but still has a tablet-like screen  TechRadarLeaked photos: TCL is making a phone with a slide-out screen that turns into a tablet  CNETTCL's Next-Gen Concept Features Slide-Out Display  PCMag.comLeaked images show TCL prototype phone with expandable, slide-out display  The VergeLeaked photos: TCL is making a phone with a slide-out screen that turns into a tablet  CNETView Full coverage on Google N
  
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• Coronavirus latest: Brits trapped on board Diamond Princess could be flown home as more passengers test positive for Covid-19 - Evening Standard

  17-02-2020 18:30 via news.google.com
  Coronavirus latest: Brits trapped on board Diamond Princess could be flown home as more passengers test positive for Covid-19  Evening StandardBritain on the BRINK: 1,500 people tested for coronavirus in ONE day as disease takes hold  Express.co.ukUK hospital apologises for signs to coronavirus isolation facility  The GuardianNew guidance: Will schools need to close if there's a case of coronavirus?  Blackpool GazetteCoronavirus: Millions of Britons could
  
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• Coroner issues recommendations after death of baby Harry at under-fire NHS trust

  17-02-2020 18:25
  
  Harry Richford died seven days after his emergency delivery in November 2017.
  
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• Mystery as second bag of snakes dumped outside Sunderland fire station

  17-02-2020 18:20
  
  This comes days after the first nest of snakes were found abandoned outside Farringdon Fire Station.
  
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• Langer backs Warner, Smith to cope with baiting S Africa fans

  17-02-2020 18:19
  
  SHOWS: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (FEBRUARY 17, 2020) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)1. NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN CRICKET JUSTIN LANGER SAYING:"It was obviously a very hard tour last time but the way our guys have moved on gave us a great opportunity to reassess where we're at in Australian cricket. We talked about making Australians proud of us again and earning back respect, not only from the Australian public and our past players but across the world and hopefully
  
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• Public urged to stay away from abandoned cargo ship washed up on Cork coastline

  17-02-2020 18:18
  
  The wreck is located on a dangerous and inaccessible stretch of coastline, the council said.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion digs up Cambridge college lawn in environmental protest

  17-02-2020 18:13
  
  Environmental activists staged the protest to draw attention to Trinity College's "ties with fossil fuel companies".
  
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