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• Tom Brady: the most successful quarterback in NFL history – video

  01-02-2023 22:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Tom Brady, the most successful quarterback in NFL history, has announced that he is retiring 'for good'. Brady’s list of achievements is almost as long as his career. His seven Super Bowl wins are the most by any player in NFL history and he also holds the NFL record for career passing touchdowns (649) and passing yards (89,214). An emotional Brady finished his announcement and signed off on a truly remarkable career by saying 'thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream'Tom B
  
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• Big new Stable Update for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam - GamingOnLinux

  01-02-2023 22:14 via news.google.com
  
  Big new Stable Update for Steam Deck and Desktop Steam  GamingOnLinuxSteam Deck UI is now widely available on desktop  Pocket-lintValve updates Steam Big Picture mode with Steam Deck-style UI  TechSpotSteam Big Picture's Steam-Deck-inspired UI overhaul finally gets its full release  Eurogamer.netSteam gets major rework of Big Picture mode inspired by Steam Deck UI  Dot EsportsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Gareth Thomas: No HIV legal action regrets - rugby star's ex

  01-02-2023 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gareth Thomas's former partner says the settlement has brought closure following his HIV diagnosis.
  
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• Omagh bombing: Government expected to confirm decision on public inquiry

  01-02-2023 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is understood NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris will make a statement at Westminster.
  
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• A day of strike action across UK – in pictures

  01-02-2023 19:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Scenes in York, Leeds, London, Birmingham and Bristol as teachers, civil servants and train drivers went on strike Continue reading...
  
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• Log burner rule change in England could land users with £300 fines

  01-02-2023 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tightening of regulations may lead to criminal records for those flouting them, a new policy says.
  
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• Rishi Sunak under pressure over what he knew about claims against Dominic Raab

  01-02-2023 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak's aides refuse to say whether he was informally warned about bullying claims against his deputy.
  
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• Most schools in England affected by strikes

  01-02-2023 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than half of schools restricted access or closed in England, government estimates suggest.
  
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• Kim Johnson: Labour MP apologises for calling Israeli government 'fascist'

  01-02-2023 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kim Johnson was ordered by Labour Party bosses to retract her description of Israel's government.
  
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• Firefighter used Grenfell Tower fire selfie on Tinder

  01-02-2023 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London Fire Brigade apologises after it is revealed a male firefighter used the selfie on Tinder.
  
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• Arnold Clark customer data 'stolen in cyber attack'

  01-02-2023 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The car retailer said data that may have been stolen included bank details and ID documents.
  
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• British Steel considering 800 job cuts in Lincolnshire

  01-02-2023 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The plans, which have not been formally submitted, come as the firm struggles with high energy prices.
  
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• Share your memories of the 2003 Iraq war march

  01-02-2023 18:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Ahead of the protest’s anniversary on 15 February, we would like to speak to people who attended the rally in London as well as other UK citiesOn 15 February, it will be 20 years since more than one million people marched through London to protest against the imminent Iraq war. It remains the largest political demonstration in the UK’s history.Marches also took place in Glasgow and Belfast, alongside hundreds of other cities globally that weekend. Continue reading...
  
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• Detectorists find unexploded bomb near schools in Invergordon

  01-02-2023 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The discovery led to a number of schools and roads being closed in Invergordon.
  
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• Kaylea Titford: Dad to blame for girl's death, court told

  01-02-2023 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kaylea, 16, was found dead at home, weighing almost 23 stone and on soiled sheets, a court hears.
  
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• Milton Keynes fatal dog attack on girl 'tragic isolated incident'

  01-02-2023 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A four-year-old girl, named locally as Alice Stones, was killed by a family pet, police say.
  
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• Sheku Bayoh inquiry: Police officer denies 'found dead' claim

  01-02-2023 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inquiry hears officers were told not to reveal Mr Bayoh died in police custody to his loved ones.
  
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• Neath Port Talbot: Boy, 12, left traumatised after park attack

  01-02-2023 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alfie is now "living in fear and scared to go outside", claims his mother Sue.
  
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• The wild west and a Waterloo sunrise – readers’ best photos

  01-02-2023 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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• Jared O'Mara: Fraud-accused MP's drug use an open secret - court

  01-02-2023 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Sheffield MP Jared O'Mara is alleged to have submitted fake invoices worth nearly £30,000.
  
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• Tate Modern: Flat owners win viewing platform privacy case

  01-02-2023 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Residents took legal action saying visitors were looking into their homes from the viewing platform.
  
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• HSBC staff get a uniform of jumpsuits and jeans

  01-02-2023 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The shift to casual wear for the bank's UK branch staff comes after BA unveiled jumpsuits for cabin crew.
  
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• Tell us: how has viewing online pornography at a young age affected people?

  01-02-2023 15:55 via theguardian.com
  
  We’d like to hear from people in the UK over the age of 18 about the impact of viewing pornography when they were younger and from teachers about the issue in schoolsOne in ten children have watched pornography by the time they’re nine years old according to new research.Protecting children from watching pornography is one of the key aims of the UK’s Online Safety Bill that is currently making its way through Parliament - and it looks as though age verification will be brought
  
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• A boy stares into the remains of a fire during lockdown – Léonie Hampton’s best photograph

  01-02-2023 15:55 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Water is there for fish to swim through. Air is there for birds to fly in. But we have to make fire – and how we go forward with our need is key to our place on Earth’In May 2020, not long after we went into lockdown, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter commissioned me to take photographs responding to its wonderful seed collection. The shots were to accompany a touring exhibition called Seedscapes: Future-Proofing Nature, about global efforts to save plants from extinc
  
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• Hull man jailed for killing two boys in Anlaby Road bike crash

  01-02-2023 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Hart, 32, is jailed for nine years for causing the deaths of Mason Deakin and Steven Duffield.
  
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• Raye: 'My drug use got pretty deep and really dangerous'

  01-02-2023 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The star, whose debut album was held in limbo for years, explains how she escaped her darkest days.
  
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• Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of being ‘too weak’ to act following Raab suspension calls – video

  01-02-2023 15:09 via theguardian.com
  
  The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has clashed with Rishi Sunak during the latest round of PMQs, calling him 'too weak' to act after the civil servants’ union called for Dominic Raab to be suspended. The deputy prime minister is facing fresh calls to be suspended from his post, after the Guardian revealed three senior civil servants who worked with him had been interviewed by the official inquiry into his alleged bullyingStarmer accuses Sunak of being ‘too weak&rsqu
  
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• Dorset and Wiltshire fire chief vows action over dead photo claims

  01-02-2023 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are alleged to have taken pictures of female crash victims before sharing them online.
  
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• NI rioters have drug debts cleared by paramilitaries, MPs told

  01-02-2023 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bus was burnt and police attacked in April 2021 in the worst rioting Northern Ireland had seen in years.
  
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• PMQs in 81 seconds: Starmer and Sunak clash over bullying allegations

  01-02-2023 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak defends his handling of bullying allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.
  
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• 'The needle in the haystack': radioactive capsule found in Australia after extensive search – video

  01-02-2023 14:32 via theguardian.com
  
  A tiny radioactive capsule that was lost in the Australian outback for more than two weeks and posed a 'significant public health risk' has been found by the side of the road. The 8mm x 6mm capsule, which fell from a secure device on a truck travelling from a Rio Tinto mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to Perth, was found south of the town of Newman. The Australian defence force is now verifying the device by its serial number. It is being stored at a secure location in N
  
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• In pictures: Shetland's Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival

  01-02-2023 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shetland's famous fire festival has women and girls in the torchlit procession for the first time.
  
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• Viking warriors parade includes women for first time

  01-02-2023 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This year's fire festival has made history, with women and girls taking part in the procession for the first time.
  
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• The teen runner turning down tournaments to help the planet

  01-02-2023 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Athlete Innes FitzGerald turned down flying to compete in Australia due to the climate emergency.
  
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• School strikes: How much are teachers paid and why are they striking?

  01-02-2023 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teachers in the biggest unions in England, Scotland and Wales are striking over pay.
  
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• Andrew Tate: 'You know I'm innocent' - influencer yells to reporters

  01-02-2023 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The influencer and his brother Tristan arrive at court to appeal against the decision to keep them detained.
  
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• Strike dates: Who is striking when and what pay do they want?

  01-02-2023 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Significant disruption" could be created by mass strike action, the government says.
  
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• BBC guest's phone keeps going off during interview

  01-02-2023 09:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former cabinet minister struggles to silence his phone while appearing on Newsnight.
  
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• Great Yarmouth: 'The people behind the seafront feel left behind'

  01-02-2023 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in Great Yarmouth talk of their prospects as a report finds coastal areas often lose out.
  
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• The scammers forced to steal people’s life savings – podcast

  01-02-2023 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Pig butchering’ crypto scams, where victims are wooed for months before being fleeced, are ruining people’s lives. But how are criminal gangs exploiting trafficking victims – and using fake UK firms – to steal millions of pounds?It can start on a dating app, social media – or even a language learning app. A stranger starts a conversation that over weeks or even months blooms into an online friendship or more. At some point the chat turns to cryptocurrency. We
  
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• Woman buys narrowboat to get on property ladder

  01-02-2023 03:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Artist Elizabeth Earle, from Warwickshire, bought her first narrowboat using her overdraft.
  
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