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• Full list of Royal Mail strikes as unions confirm industrial action over Christmas

  23-11-2022 23:31 via express.co.uk
  Royal Mail workers affiliated with the CWU will strike for 10 days over November and December, derailing Black Friday and Christmas operations on the UK's postal network.
  
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• I'm A Celebrity axes Babatunde Aléshé as fifth celebrity leaves the jungle - Daily Record

  23-11-2022 23:23 via news.google.com
  I'm A Celebrity axes Babatunde Aléshé as fifth celebrity leaves the jungle  Daily RecordI'm a Celebrity announces fifth campmate leaving the show  Digital SpyI'm A Celebrity 2022: Babatúndé Aléshé is the FIFTH star to be eliminated  Daily MailI'm a Celebrity fans all saying the same thing as Babatunde Aleshe becomes fifth person to leave the jungle  The SunI'm A Celebrity axes fifth star as Babatunde Aleshe leaves
  
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• Granddad who battled cancer is told he has a three-year wait for a hospital appointment

  23-11-2022 22:32 via express.co.uk
  By the time Andrew Jones, 61, is allowed to attend the medical facility it will be almost time for the next World Cup
  
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• Threat to UK financial services watchdogs off the table - The Guardian

  23-11-2022 22:01 via news.google.com
  Threat to UK financial services watchdogs off the table  The GuardianSunak backs down in battle with Bank of England over financial regulation  Financial TimesSunak abandons plans to overrule City regulators after Bank of England backlash  The TelegraphSunak backs down against BoE and ditches call-in power over City regulators  City A.M.Ministers back down in fight over regulation | Business  The TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Reading DOES change people’s lives …mine was one of them, says Andy McNab

  23-11-2022 21:53 via express.co.uk
  SAS hero and best-selling author Andy McNab, 62, is going into battle on behalf of the Daily Express Christmas fundraising campaign in partnership with the charity Give A Book."Reading does change people's lives; I know, because I'm one of those people," says the author of the bestselling SAS memoir Bravo Two Zero.
  
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• British dad died in horror jet ski accident as he celebrated Christmas in Africa

  23-11-2022 21:35 via express.co.uk
  The inquest heard businessman Mr Gwyn decided to take his jet ski out on the Volta River near Alorkpem Island but his family were disturbed when he disappeared from sight.
  
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• Drivers fuming as paid for home parking spaces scrapped for bicycle shelters in Brighton

  23-11-2022 21:03 via express.co.uk
  Motorists are furious they can't park outside their houses as Brighton and Hove Council installs 150 bike shelters.
  
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• Paraglider cheats death in horrific accident as she speaks of ordeal

  23-11-2022 20:45 via express.co.uk
  A paraglider has cheated death following a horrific paragliding accident as she has spoken out.
  
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• Poll finds half of Scots would back SNP in de-facto indyref2 election - The National

  23-11-2022 20:43 via news.google.com
  Poll finds half of Scots would back SNP in de-facto indyref2 election  The NationalScotland 'will find another way to independence', says Sturgeon after Supreme Court defeat  Channel 4 NewsIndependence referendum: Scottish government loses indyref2 court case  BBCSupreme Court independence referendum ruling: Nicola Sturgeon scored two own goals that could haunt Yes campaign for years – Professor Marc Weller  The ScotsmanNeil Mackay: It's not the Supr
  
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• Meet the record-breaking oldest cat in the world as deemed by Guinness World Records

  23-11-2022 20:16 via express.co.uk
  Flossie, who was born in 1995 and survived as a stray in Merseyside, is nearly as old in 26 cat years as the world's oldest human.
  
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• Daughter of ‘Shoe Fetish Killer’ victim warns against rapist's release ahead of hearing

  23-11-2022 19:38 via express.co.uk
  Christopher Farrow was nicknamed the Shoe Fetish Killer because he forced his victim into blue mules before her murder.
  
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• Suella Braverman: We have failed to control our borders

  23-11-2022 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The home secretary told MPs ultimate blame lay with people smugglers.
  
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• Shamima Begum: Stripping of UK citizenship was unlawful, lawyers say

  23-11-2022 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Decision to remove UK citizenship from woman who went to Syria when schoolgirl is being challenged.
  
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• Manchester United: Who might buy the club?

  23-11-2022 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the world's biggest football clubs is up for sale, but who are the runners and riders to buy it?
  
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• Independence referendum: Scottish government loses indyref2 court case

  23-11-2022 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The Supreme Court rules that an independence referendum cannot be held without UK government's consent.
  
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• Notorious Kincora abuse home demolished

  23-11-2022 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  At least 29 boys were abused at the home in east Belfast from the 1950s to the 1980s.
  
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• Shamima Begum: How can you lose your citizenship?

  23-11-2022 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Shamima Begum is challenging the removal of her UK citizenship on national security grounds.
  
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• Energy customers are receiving terrifying incorrect bills of up to £49,000

  23-11-2022 18:35 via express.co.uk
  Data errors have seen some account holders hit with massive figures for their energy use after Ovo took over SSE. One customer was told she owed $44,800 for just two months of usage in a one-bed flat.
  
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• PS Plus Is Losing to Xbox Game Pass, And Sony Fears Call of Duty Would Make It Worse - Push Square

  23-11-2022 18:30 via news.google.com
  PS Plus Is Losing to Xbox Game Pass, And Sony Fears Call of Duty Would Make It Worse  Push Square"Game Pass does not have any market power," Microsoft claims  TrueAchievementsSony Reveals Xbox Game Pass Has 29 Million Subscribers, Admits New PS Plus Tiers 'Substantially' Behind  Pure XboxSony Claims Xbox Game Pass Has 29 Million Subscribers - News  VGChartzSony Claims Xbox Game Pass Has Reached 29 Million Subscribers  IGNView Full coverage on Goo
  
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• Disabled man joins European Space Agency's astronaut programme

  23-11-2022 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A British man is one of 17 new recruits to Europe's space agency's astronaut training programme
  
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• Paramilitaries: Housing intimidation 'rife' in Northern Ireland

  23-11-2022 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Loyalist paramilitaries are behind most of the hundreds of incidents each year, MPs hear.
  
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• Why James Cleverly wants new relationship with Africa

  23-11-2022 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The foreign secretary tells the BBC he wants to focus on the future and not the past.
  
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• Microsoft admits "many" PlayStation exclusives "better quality" than those on Xbox - Eurogamer.net

  23-11-2022 17:17 via news.google.com
  Microsoft admits "many" PlayStation exclusives "better quality" than those on Xbox  Eurogamer.netMicrosoft Admits Its Games Are Worse Than Sony's  Push SquareRandom: Sony Alleges That Microsoft Is Trying To Turn It Into Nintendo  Nintendo LifeSony says 'the Battlefield franchise cannot keep up' with COD  PC GamerShocking: Sony Has Plans for PS6  Push SquareView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• A golden dome and the Day of the Dead – readers’ best photos

  23-11-2022 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Click here to submit a picture for publication in these online galleries and/or on the Guardian letters page Continue reading...
  
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• Germany hits back at Boris branding claim it wanted Ukraine to 'fold' to Putin 'nonsense'

  23-11-2022 16:40 via express.co.uk
  Boris Johnson's claim that Germany wanted Ukraine to quickly "fold" following Russia's invasion has been dismissed as "utter nonsense" by Berlin.
  
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• Barnsley paedophile's Kos trip completely unacceptable - MP

  23-11-2022 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The justice secretary says he will examine the decision to allow a child abuser to travel abroad.
  
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• DVLA Swansea: Wear more clothes, staff told, as heating breaks

  23-11-2022 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Employees are outraged by the DVLA's "reckless" approach with the building not safe, a union claims.
  
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• Legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins’ best photograph: Weston-super-Mare in the rain

  23-11-2022 16:00 via theguardian.com
  The man who filmed Skyfall, Blade Runner 2049 and No Country for Old Men started out as a photographer in Devon. He explains why this shot of a bus-stop, taken at the height of the British summer, is his bestEarly one morning in the summer of 2004, I left my flat in Devon and drove up to Weston-super-Mare to spend the day taking photographs. It was a particularly rainy day, hardly what most people would consider ideal weather for a trip to the seaside. I parked near the southern promenade, wande
  
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• Mum killed paedophile, 77, after he abused her three children and changed his name to hide

  23-11-2022 15:51 via express.co.uk
  A mother who killed the paedophile who abused her children is campaigning to stop paedophiles from being allowed to change their names to hide their sordid past.
  
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• Health trust running unit which saw abuse faces NHS intervention

  23-11-2022 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The trust in charge of a centre where the BBC uncovered abuse will get "focused assistance", the NHS says.
  
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• Husband pays tribute to wife and daughters who died after fire

  23-11-2022 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  A man is being quizzed on suspicion of murdering Fatoumatta Hydara and her young children.
  
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• Nine in 10 students in England worried about cost of living, survey finds

  23-11-2022 14:52 via theguardian.com
  Calls for targeted hardship funding as poll shows many are worried about impact on their degreeHalf of students in England are struggling with financial difficulties, with a quarter taking on additional debts and three in 10 skipping lectures and tutorials in order to cut costs, according to a survey by the Office for National Statistics.More than nine in 10 students (91%) who took part in the survey said they were worried about the cost of living, and 45% said their mental health had deteriorat
  
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• PMQs: Sunak v Starmer - in full

  23-11-2022 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Starmer asked why the UK is predicted to be "the last country out" of recession.
  
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• Waitrose changes Christmas advert after complaints

  23-11-2022 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The supermarket's advert had been criticised by skin cancer patients who said it glorified sun tans.
  
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• Moment Teeside blast furnace was demolished

  23-11-2022 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The landmark that dominated the Teesside skyline since the 1970s is brought down in an explosion.
  
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• What does the Supreme Court decision mean for indyref2?

  23-11-2022 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Judges have said the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to hold an independence referendum.
  
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• Charles hosts first state banquet as king at Buckingham Palace

  23-11-2022 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  He welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and hailed ties between the countries.
  
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• US Air Force woman to face UK trial over crash death

  23-11-2022 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Matthew Day, 33, died of his injuries after a road crash in Southery, Norfolk, on 26 August.
  
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• Turkey’s Erdogan: New ground offensive in Syria ‘when convenient’ - Al Jazeera English

  23-11-2022 13:01 via news.google.com
  Turkey’s Erdogan: New ground offensive in Syria ‘when convenient’  Al Jazeera EnglishTurkey vows intent 'stronger than ever' to secure Syrian border  FRANCE 24 EnglishKurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion  The IndependentWhy has the Turkish military ramped up operations near Syria?  Al Jazeera EnglishTurkey's Erdogan says Syrian airstrikes just 'the beginning'  DW (English)View Full coverage on Google News
  
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• RMT's Mick Lynch: Government don't want a settlement

  23-11-2022 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A rail union leader says the "government does not want" a settlement to the industrial action affecting train services.
  
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• Baby given one day to live reaches first birthday

  23-11-2022 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A mother says it is the greatest feeling in the world that her son has reached his first birthday.
  
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• Cost of living: Half of students in financial difficulty as prices soar

  23-11-2022 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  An official survey of students in England also finds many think the cost of living will harm their grades.
  
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• Sarah Sands: ‘Mum killed our abuser - it didn’t stop the nightmares’

  23-11-2022 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Three sons of Sarah Sands, who killed a paedophile in 2014, talk about her crime for the first time.
  
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• Tough asylum cases handled by new Home Office staff, say insiders

  23-11-2022 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Several insiders tell BBC Two's Newsnight inexperienced and low-paid staff are handling applications.
  
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• Kings of the underground: the last coal miners of Wales

  23-11-2022 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Portraits of Welsh miners and their relatives are on display in Kings of the Underground at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. More than 40 colliers’ faces were captured using photogrammetry, which converts 2D images into 3D images, at community centres across the South Wales Coalfield Continue reading...
  
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• Fashion, fine art … and Hitler: the turbulent career of Erwin Blumenfeld – in pictures

  23-11-2022 08:00 via theguardian.com
  His fashion career was disrupted by the second world war, but that didn’t stop the Jewish photographer from sneaking fine art into his later workContinue reading...
  
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• Troubles legacy: 'Families can not draw a line under it'

  23-11-2022 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  As a legacy bill is debated, Mary Kiely speaks publicly about her brother's shooting for the first time.
  
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• The 10-year-old surfer with no hands or feet

  23-11-2022 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Jade Edward will represent Scotland at the World Para Surfing Championship in California next month.
  
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• Trump v DeSantis: how ex-president’s fan could be his biggest rival - podcast

  23-11-2022 04:00 via theguardian.com
  Florida governor Ron DeSantis passionately praised the former president – now he is being talked about as a possible presidential candidate himself. When he was first running for governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis was fulsome in his admiration for Donald Trump. The Yale-educated, Catholic family man may have a very different background to the glamour-loving businessman, but politically they soon became entwined.But as Trump’s star has waned, DeSantis has shone brighter. In the midterm
  
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• JWST snaps first chemical profile of an exoplanet atmosphere - The Register

  23-11-2022 03:30 via news.google.com
  JWST snaps first chemical profile of an exoplanet atmosphere  The RegisterLight from Distant Worlds: Exoplanet atmospheres revealed by JWST | University of Bristol  University of BristolJames Webb Space Telescope uncovers origins of distant planet  BBCNever-before-seen details of distant planet spotted on NASA James Webb Space Telescope  The MirrorWebb reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before  European Space AgencyView Full coverage o
  
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