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• Children's commissioners call for Dubs amendment reversal

  15-02-2017 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children's commissioners write to the government expressing "deep concerns" about the decision.
  
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• Demand for price cuts puts UK nuclear plants in doubt

  15-02-2017 21:53
  Government seeks electricity supply deals 20% cheaper than Hinkley Point
  
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• Is Russia's Arctic presence 'aggressive?'

  15-02-2017 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Jonathan Beale reports from the Arctic circle, where Russia is building up its forces.
  
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• Donald Trump And Benjamin Netanyahu News Conference's Seven Most WTF Moments

  15-02-2017 20:52
  
  Donald Trump seemed to make it up as he went along when he met the prime minister of Israel, berating fake news, dissing Hillary Clinton and apparently changing longstanding American policy on the biggest issue in the Middle East.
  The most unpredictable president in living memory welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, and Trump hinted he would ditch America’s commitment to creating a Palestinian state to exist alongside the Israeli one - the two-state solution - which has been US
  
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• Debenhams tops list for underpaying staff

  15-02-2017 20:26
  Companies ‘named and shamed’ as government seeks to enforce minimum wage
  
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• Amazon is not to blame for UK property tax woe

  15-02-2017 20:01
  The increase reflects higher property values and government failure
  
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• Irish PM warns on Brexit risk to Northern Ireland

  15-02-2017 19:57
  Enda Kenny tells warring Stormont parties to set aside historic differences
  
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• Theresa May asked about nuclear and NHS in Copeland visit

  15-02-2017 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May visited the west Cumbria constituency ahead of next week's by-election.
  
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• 9 Amazing Pictures Of Politicians Meeting School Children

  15-02-2017 19:29
  
  The internet lit up when Theresa May looked aghast as she met children in Copeland, Cumbria, and continued the grand tradition of incredible things happening when politicians go back to school.
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• Winston Churchill's views on aliens revealed in lost essay

  15-02-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A newly unearthed essay by Winston Churchill reveals he was open to the possibility of life on other planets.
  
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• Brexit effect will be felt in Stoke and Copeland

  15-02-2017 18:58
  
  The outcome of the by-elections will determine the Ukip and Labour leaders’ future
  
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• Stoke-On-Trent Central By-Election Contender Barred Over Tweets Criticising Jeremy Corbyn

  15-02-2017 18:30
  
  A Labour councillor was barred from the party’s candidacy for the Stoke-On-Trent Central by-election because of tweets criticising Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, HuffPost UK has learned.
  Michael Payne, the deputy leader of Gedling Council in Nottinghamshire, was interviewed for the selection and was seen as a strong contender to defend Labour’s 5,000 majority.
  But he was later told he had not been shortlisted for the Potteries marginal because his Twitter feed could be interprete
  
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• Number of EU nationals working in UK starts to fall

  15-02-2017 17:57
  Figures for the end of 2016 reinforce anecdotal evidence on the impact of Brexit
  
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• Copeland by-election at-a-glance guide

  15-02-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As party leaders head to Copeland in Cumbria, here is a guide to the by-election taking place on 23 February.
  
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• Trump defence chief Mattis threatens less commitment to Nato

  15-02-2017 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New US defence secretary issues warning but also insists Nato remains a "fundamental bedrock".
  
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• Keeping order

  15-02-2017 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It may no longer be the most dangerous job in politics, but being Commons Speaker is always fraught with controversy.
  
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• A quirky, hazardous corner of British public finance

  15-02-2017 16:51
  It is not sensible for an offshoot of government to compete with commercial banks
  
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• EU gives Britain final warning over polluted air

  15-02-2017 16:46
  Brussels flags up diesel car emissions in London and 15 other areas
  
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• Tata Steel: Union workers back new pension plan

  15-02-2017 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tata Steel union members back a plan from the company to move from a final salary pension to a less generous scheme.
  
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• Labour party fights to avoid Copeland humiliation

  15-02-2017 16:16
  Tories smell blood as opponents try to hold on to seat they have dominated since 1924
  
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• Copeland voters ‘want to give Labour a kicking’

  15-02-2017 16:16
  Bar-room view ahead of a crucial by-election castigates Corbyn for failing to deliver
  
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• Nuttall aide offers to quit over Hillsborough mistakes

  15-02-2017 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lynda Roughley says she was to blame for errors in statements about UKIP's leader and Hillsborough.
  
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• Donald Trump's Twitter Storm On Russia Scandal Explained

  15-02-2017 15:29
  
  Donald Trump has come out fighting against accusations members of his team had contact with Russian intelligence officials during the election campaign.
  The President has claimed the allegations, detailed by The New York Times, were “an attempt to cover-up the many mistakes made in Hillary Clinton’s losing campaign”.
  Trump then went on to accuse his own intelligence agencies of acting like their Russian counterparts by leaking information to the press.The fake news media is goi
  
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• Paul Nuttall Slammed For Claiming Spike In Hate Crimes After Brexit Was 'Fabricated'

  15-02-2017 15:03
  
  Ukip leader Paul Nuttall has been slammed for saying figures showing a rise in violence after Brexit were “fabricated”, as the party claimed it is too “easy” to start hate crime investigations.
  Statistics published on Wednesday showed record levels of hate crime were reported by three quarters of police forces in England and Wales in the aftermath of the Brexit vote.
  But Nuttall told the Independent “a lot of that [rise in hate crimes] is fabricated”, and &ld
  
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• UK wage growth outpaces inflation

  15-02-2017 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wages rose 2.6% at the end of 2016 - faster than inflation, but the gap is narrowing, figures show.
  
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• Plans to cut number of Lords 'are very limited'

  15-02-2017 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Electoral Reform Society is disappointed with the "narrow scope" of a review of the Lords.
  
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• Paul Nuttall Gets Roasted With Twitter Questions After Latest Backtrack Over Hillsborough

  15-02-2017 14:25
  
  Paul Nuttall is paying the price for backtracking on yet another claim - this time admitting he did not lose “close, personal friends” in the Hillsborough disaster.
  The declaration had appeared on his website, but was taken down on Tuesday and attributed to a blunder by a Ukip press officer.
  It follows further claims made under his own name, such as that he was once a professional footballer for Tranmere Rovers, or that he holds a PhD, that he has since had to admit were false. 
  
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• Air pollution 'final warning' from European Commission to UK

  15-02-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The European Commission says it will take the matter to the EU court if countries fail to act.
  
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• Brexit Is 'Mission Impossible' And Will Damage Britain, Warns Leading German MEP

  15-02-2017 13:32
  
  Brexit will cause a “lot of damage” to the United Kingdom and the negotiations look like “mission impossible”, a senior MEP has warned.
  Manfred Weber, the German leader of the centre-right European People’s Party in the European Parliament, said British politicians had failed to explain to their voters what the EU was really about.
  “When I have a look at the content and topics on the table, for me it is still mission impossible ahead of us, how we can manage
  
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• Union demands Nissan-style assurances for Vauxhall

  15-02-2017 13:06
  GM plan to sell its European operations to Peugeot sparks job fears
  
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• Theresa May Accused Of 'Airbrushing' NHS Crisis Out Of Copeland By-Election

  15-02-2017 13:05
  
  Theresa May has been accused of trying to “airbrush” the NHS crisis out of the Copeland by-election after refusing four times to say if she opposed planned cuts to a local hospital.
  The Prime Minister visited the Cumbrian constituency on Wednesday in a bid to help the Conservatives overturn a Labour majority of 2,500 to take the seat for the first time since the 1930s.
  But May failed to give any assurance that she would intervene to stop plans to downgrade maternity services at the
  
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• Stoke by-election guide

  15-02-2017 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A preview of the 23 February vote where Labour is looking to see off a UKIP challenge.
  
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• European Commission Issues 'Final Warning' Over UK Air Pollution

  15-02-2017 12:34
  
  The European Commission has sent a “final warning” to the UK for failing to address repeated breaches of legal air pollution limits.
  Some 16 areas in Britain including London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Glasgow, have breached EU rules over pollutants.
  The final warning means the UK could potentially face fines of hundreds of millions of pounds if breaches persist.
  The government said it is “firmly committed to improving air quality and cutting harmful emissions.”
  Air polluti
  
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• Everything you need to know about Theresa May's Article 50 nightmare in five minutes

  15-02-2017 11:56
  
  From budget negotiations to EU citizen rights - your complete guide to the biggest story of the next two years.
  
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• Newsround guide

  15-02-2017 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The Dubs Amendment is a scheme launched in the UK to help unaccompanied refugee children in Europe to come to live here safely.
  
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• Help to Buy scheme's impact across England revealed

  15-02-2017 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The take-up of a flagship housing scheme in London is lower than that of the rest of the country.
  
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• Female MP abuse 'puts women off politics' says Diane Abbott

  15-02-2017 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Labour MP says abuse suffered by female politicians risks keeping women out of politics.
  
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• Donald Trump's Russia Scandal Grows As Ethics Watchdog Calls For Kellyanne Conway Investigation

  15-02-2017 09:59
  
  Despite still being less than a month old, Donald Trump’s administration has found itself embroiled in two growing scandals, one being investigated by the FBI and the other to possibly be probed by an ethics watchdog.
  After the weekend resignation of national security advisor, Michael Flynn, The New York Times has reported that other members of the President’s election campaign team had contacts with Russian intelligence officials.
  Flynn was forced to step down after it emerged he mi
  
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• The Waugh Zone February 15, 2017

  15-02-2017 09:28
  
  The five things you need to know on Wednesday, February 15…
  1) HILLSBOROUGH INQUIRIES
  UKIP leader Paul Nuttall certainly took a gamble in standing in the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election, and the biggest risk now appears to be his own judgement and character. Yesterday he admitted that claims on his website that he had ‘lost personal friends’ in the Hillsborough football disaster were “wrong”.
  His press officer Lynda Roughley has taken the blame for the false qu
  
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• The Brexicon: your guide to the language of EU exit

  15-02-2017 07:24
  What you need to know on Article 50, the customs union and other issues facing the UK
  
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• Brexicon: your guide to the language of EU exit

  15-02-2017 07:24
  What you need to know on Article 50, the customs union and other issues facing the UK
  
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• Doorstep lenders accused of intimidation

  15-02-2017 06:01
  Citizens Advice calls for new regulations on high-cost consumer finance sector
  
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• 'Record hate crimes' after EU referendum

  15-02-2017 01:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dorset and Nottinghamshire saw the highest increase in reports of hate crime, police figures show.
  
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• Millions of 'Just About Managing' Families Are At Risk Of Falling Into Poverty, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Warns

  15-02-2017 01:11
  
  Millions of families are at risk of falling into poverty as prices rise faster than wages, a leading think tank warned in a report published on Wednesday.
  The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said the cost of living could be ten percent higher by 2020 while wages stagnate, endangering families who are just about managing.
  The report also revealed that 19 million people are struggling to maintain decent living standards, a rise of four million since the financial crash.
  Those living below t
  
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• A third of UK lives on inadequate income, says think tank

  15-02-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Millions of families "just about managing" are on the tipping point of falling into poverty, says a report.
  
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