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• Call It What You Want, I'll Call It Rape

  02-04-2018 22:37
  ‘It’s a match’It was your bio that got you my swipe right; you made me laugh. It was something about how I would “have to pay for you and your mother” on the date, how sex is definitely not on the cards, and that you’re 6 feet and 4 inches… You mentioned those were “two measurements ;)”. I made some lame joke about how I could never wear heels if you were only 4 inches tall… I then laughed at myself.We met on a Friday, I was running l
  
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• What's The Price Of Love? £7265.99

  02-04-2018 22:35
  While walking towards passport control at East Midlands airport I asked my husband of nearly 20 years if he would like me to loudly proclaim my all-encompassing love for him. He looked alarmed and hissed “No!” in such an embarrassed manner that he could almost be British.We are nearing the end of his five year visa application to reside in the same country as his adoring British wife and three British children. Five years where we have had to keep every single piece of mail to provid
  
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• Gender Neutral French Is Not An Affront To The Language

  02-04-2018 22:31
  Masculin ou féminin? Le ou la? Ils ou elles? For native english speakers, the idea of gendered articles and nouns in language is quite literally a foreign concept. However, even the most inexperienced of learners has a basic understanding of the role gender plays in the French language.So in a world that is increasingly moving away from traditional ideas of gender, how are languages like French adapting? Last year, newspapers including the Times and the Independent reported that the adopt
  
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• Pelvic Floor Health Must Be Taught From An Early Age

  02-04-2018 22:29
  In revealing that she has been affected by stress incontinence since the birth of her daughter (now 26), Dame Sally Davies, England’s chief medical officer, is adding her voice to well known names such as Kate Winslet, Carol Smillie and Nadia Sawalha, who have all spoken publicly about what has been described as ‘the most embarrassing taboo’.It turns out that 7million women in the UK suffer from a weakened pelvic floor after having children. In other words, we pee our pants. A
  
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• The Guilt Of Growing Up With An Alcoholic

  02-04-2018 22:23
  On a training run recently I was on my way home from work through Trafford and I saw a man on the other side of the road lying half on and half off the pavement. Cars drove past, possibly very sensibly, but my guilt got the better of me. I stopped and asked if he was okay, which of course he wasn’t. He was very drunk. Aged mid-sixties, maybe younger, he had a red bulbous nose, dry skin all over his face and he smelt incredibly bad. Another couple of runners stopped to help. As we got him u
  
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• De La Rue fights in court for contract to make post-Brexit passports

  02-04-2018 22:01 via ft.com
  UK company takes steps towards judicial review of Franco-Dutch group’s deal
  
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• De La Rue fights in court for contract to make blue passports

  02-04-2018 22:01 via ft.com
  UK company takes steps towards judicial review of Franco-Dutch group’s deal
  
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• Momentum claims anti-Semitism ‘more widespread’ than it thought

  02-04-2018 21:32 via ft.com
  Accusations are more than just anti-Labour smear, says Corbyn support group
  
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• Momentum admits anti-Semitism ‘more widespread’ than it thought

  02-04-2018 21:32 via ft.com
  Accusations are more than just anti-Labour smear, says Corbyn support group
  
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• Petrol Bombs Thrown At Police During Dissident Republican Parade In Northern Ireland

  02-04-2018 21:12
  Petrol bombs were hurled at police during a republican parade in DerryFlames ignited around heavily armoured vehicles bearing officers patrolling the illegal demonstration by dissident republicans.Eyewitnesses put the total of fire bombs at dozens but senior officers counted seven. There were no reports of injuries or arrests made.Heavy masonry was used to smash the windows of Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) vehicles in the nationalist Creggan estate, an eyewitness said.Sporadic troubl
  
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• Momentum says Labour 'failed' on anti-Semitism

  02-04-2018 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The accusations "cannot be dismissed simply as right-wing smears", the Labour movement says.
  
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• Labour antisemitism more widespread than thought, Momentum says

  02-04-2018 20:19
  Accusations should not be dismissed simply as rightwing smears, group says, urging Labour to deal with the problemMomentum has warned its supporters that accusations of antisemitism in Labour are not rightwing smears or conspiracy, saying unconscious anti-Jewish bias is “more widespread in the Labour party than many of us had understood even a few months ago”.The group accused the party of failing to deal satisfactorily with the problem and said it had begun a process with external g
  
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• Soldier Who Died In 'Tragic' Diving Incident Was Soon To Become A Father

  02-04-2018 20:17
  A British soldier has died in a “tragic diving incident” in Chepstow, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.Lance Corporal George Partridge, who died on March 26 at the National Dive Activity Centre, was expecting his first child with his wife.He has been described by his commanding officer as an “exemplary soldier”.The 27-year-old who joined the Army in 2010 had previously served in Afghanistan in 2012 and was based with the 26 Engineer Regiment in Perham Down, Wilt
  
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• Pro-Corbyn Group Momentum Says Anti-Semitism Claims 'Cannot Be Dismissed As Simply Right-Wing Smears'

  02-04-2018 19:09
  The Jeremy Corbyn-backing group Momentum has said anti-Semitism is “more widespread” within the Labour Party than was thought as it argued complaints cannot be dismissed “simply as right-wing smears”.The grassroots group, which has played a key role in the Labour leader’s ascent, acknowledged the anger of Britain’s Jewish community at the “numerous” cases of anti-Semitism within Labour and the party’s failure to deal with them “in
  
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• Stop Jeremy Corbyn’s mistrial by media over antisemitism | Letters

  02-04-2018 19:05
  More than forty senior academics write to condemn what they see as an anti-Corbyn bias in media coverage of the antisemitism debateOne of the main concepts in journalism education is that of framing: the highlighting of particular issues, and the avoidance of others, in order to produce a desired interpretation. We have been reminded of the importance of framing when considering the vast amounts of media coverage of Jeremy Corbyn’s alleged failure to deal with antisemitism inside the Labou
  
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• Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African Anti-Apartheid Campaigner, Has Died Aged 81

  02-04-2018 16:14
  Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid stalwart and ex-wife to Nelson Mandela, has died. The death, on Monday, was confirmed by her personal assistant Zodwa Zwane.Madikizela-Mandela was 81.Zwane gave no further details but said a statement would be released later.The BBC quoted family spokesman Victor Dlamini as saying Madikizela-Mandela “died after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of hospital since the start of the year”.“She succumbed peacefully in
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Husband Calls On Theresa May To Intervene In Wife's Case

  02-04-2018 15:42
  The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British mother imprisoned in Iran, has called on Theresa May to intervene after the failure of efforts by Boris Johnson two years on from her arrest.Speaking at an event in Hampstead to mark the second anniversary of her detention, Richard Ratcliffe said: “Nazanin is still in prison, so in simple terms, the Foreign Secretary has not done enough.“The Prime Minister is more important, and just as we were pushing to meet the Foreign Secretar
  
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• NHS funding pledge is a step in the right direction

  02-04-2018 15:07 via ft.com
  Real increases in resources are also needed to improve social care
  
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• Maladroit Theresa May’s remarkable survival

  02-04-2018 14:43 via ft.com
  A prime minister who had lived hand to mouth has eked out time and space to breathe
  
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• UK Easter Weather Forces Road Closures As Yellow Warnings Issued

  02-04-2018 13:29
  Snow has forced road closures in England as yellow weather warnings were issued by the Met Office for Leeds, Sheffield, and across the Pennines.Up to fifteen inches of snow is expected to fall on higher ground in the North of England, with temperatures dropping to one degree this evening in parts of Northumberland.The A616 in South Yorkshire is closed in both directions between A628 - Hazelhead - and A6102 - Deepcar.The A628 WoodheadPass is closed in both directions due to snowy weather conditio
  
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• Donald Trump Says DACA Deal Is Off As He Signals Need For 'Tough Laws Now'

  02-04-2018 12:30
  Donald Trump has said that there will be no deal to legalise the status of young adult immigrants called Dreamers and claims the US-Mexico border is becoming more dangerous.After tweeting a “Happy Easter” message, the US President wrote: “Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous.″‘Caravans’ coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Opt
  
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• 'The Generation Game' Ratings Revealed Following Mel And Sue's Debut Episode

  02-04-2018 12:18
  It looked like the knives were truly out for Mel and Sue ahead of their first episode of the rebooted version of ‘The Generation Game’, but they still managed to pull in a respectable amount of viewers.As reported by TellyMix, ‘The Generation Game’ managed to pull in 5.2 million viewers on Easter Sunday (1 April), making it the second most-watched show of the night.Only ‘Countryfile’ (the popularity of which never ceases to surprise us, no matter how many time
  
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• National Education Conference Told Of 'Malnourished, Grey-Looking, Children' Turning Up To School

  02-04-2018 11:41
  Malnourished, grey-looking, children are turning up to school in dirty uniforms and stuffing food in their pockets because they are living in poverty, headteachers have warned.In some cases, youngsters have failed to arrive for class because they do not have shoes, while others have been spotted in their uniforms at weekends because they have nothing else to wear, it was suggested.Speaking at the National Education Union (NEU) conference, NUT section, conference in Brighton, primary school leade
  
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• Kevin And Karen Clifton Went Public With Split So Fans Could See Past 'Fairytale'

  02-04-2018 11:37
  Kevin and Karen Clifton have spoken out about their decision to be so candid about their upcoming divorce, revealing why it was so important for them to be honest with their fans.Last month, the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ pair confirmed rumours that they had split, though clarified that they would remain dancing together for the foreseeable future.The two have since spoken openly about their break-up, with Kevin claiming it was important to him their fans not think they lived a “f
  
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• How We're Bringing Gender Equality To BBC Expert Guests

  02-04-2018 11:27
  In late 2016, I came up with a system to increase female contributors on BBC programmes. It costs nothing, takes two minutes a day and is voluntary. I asked one programme to try it for one month. 16 months later, over 80 BBC programmes are doing it, it’s the biggest initiative of its type there’s ever been in the BBC – and it’s responsible for significant shifts in the make-up of our programmes. It’s called 50:50 and this is how it works.I needed proof. It felt
  
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• Alison Saunders to step down as head of Crown Prosecution Service

  02-04-2018 11:19 via ft.com
  Chief prosecutor will leave in October after five years in role to join law firm Linklaters
  
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• 'X Factor' Fans Have A Lot To Say About Those Nicole Scherzinger 'Axe' Rumours

  02-04-2018 11:03
  ‘X Factor’ fans had a lot to talk about this weekend, with reports claiming that big changes are coming to the show’s judging panel.After a few lacklustre years that have seen a huge decline in ratings and viewers’ opinion of the show also in decline, it seems bosses are keen to try something new for this year’s run, starting with the judges.First off, according to The Sun, Nicole Scherzinger has no contract with the show, and bosses have decided not to offer her a
  
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• Declan Donnelly's 'Saturday Night Takeaway' Solo Debut Was A Ratings Smash

  02-04-2018 09:46
  Declan Donnelly can breathe a sigh of relief, as his first ever solo effort on ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’ wound up being a ratings hit.The TV personality - who makes up one half of presenting duo Ant and Dec - was forced to go at it alone on Saturday (31 March), following his co-host’s decision to return to treatment, after being charged with drink-driving last month.Having already been a hit with those who were watching, it’s now been revealed just how many people tuned i
  
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• Lord Janner's Son Hits Out At Chief Prosecutor Alison Saunders As She Prepares To Stand Down

  02-04-2018 09:27
  Lord Janner’s son has accused the Director of Public Prosecutions of doing an “appalling job” as the Government confirmed she is set to stand down from the position.  Daniel Janner QC, hit out at Alison Saunders on the BBC’s Today Programme on Monday over the way she handled the case of his father, who was charged over the collapsed Westminster child abuse ring claims. “She has been an appalling DPP,” he said. “The CPS (Crown Prosecution S
  
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• What It's Like To Find Out You're Pregnant Only A Few Months Or Hours Before You Give Birth

  02-04-2018 08:00
  Finding out you’re pregnant is an exciting yet overwhelming time, but when you have eight (or so) months to plan, it gives you time to get your head around your new role as a mum. But what about if you only found out you were pregnant a few months, weeks or even just hours before you gave birth? That’s what happened to Danielle Hague, 26, Denise Dearing, 42, and Chloe Wood, 25. Despite all knowing they wanted to be mums in the future, they all found out they were pregnant when t
  
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• These Are The Sustainable Style Brands You Can Actually Afford

  02-04-2018 08:00
  We’ve been living in an era of fast fashion for as long as most of us can remember – spending an average of £44 billion on clothing each year according to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).But times are changing. Following the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse, in which 1,135 people died, there’s no hiding from the way that workers are exploited in unimaginable ways.Add in a growing understanding that the planet pays for our parades of clothes (consultancy fi
  
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• Fewer Women Cycle Than Men, But It's A Statistic I Believe We Can Change

  02-04-2018 08:00
  You only have to look at the morning commute in a busy city or winding country lanes on a sunny weekend to see just how many more men cycle compared to women. Whether an amateur cyclist head to toe in Lycra or a hipster riding a fixie through Hackney, three times as many men cycle compared to women in the UK and they ride about four times as many miles - that’s according to Cycling UK, an organisation dedicated to making cycling more accessible for everyone. So what’s
  
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• Scotland’s salmon farmers tackle sea lice scourge

  02-04-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Campaign groups cite 70% fall in wild fish returns over past 25 years
  
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• Leadership vacuum at Social Mobility Commission assailed

  02-04-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Government struggles to fill up positions after commissioners quit the body last year
  
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• Drift nets ban proposed to halt fall in wild salmon stocks

  02-04-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Environment Agency says fish levels on England-Scotland border near record low
  
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• Budget cuts and low pay behind strike say UK criminal barristers

  02-04-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Series of walkouts are planned in protest at new payment system
  
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• Child poverty: Pale and hungry pupils 'fill pockets with school food'

  02-04-2018 02:09 via bbc.co.uk
  "We call it survival," head teachers say as they describe how poverty-hit pupils are forced to take food.
  
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• Aggressive bailiff behaviour remains 'lingering concern' - MoJ review

  02-04-2018 01:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Vulnerable people who have been subjected to unfair treatment are being urged to give evidence.
  
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• Pay all UK 25-year-olds a £10,000 inheritance, says thinktank

  02-04-2018 01:01
  IPPR suggests government could create a citizens’ wealth fund to help address inequalityAll UK-born citizens should be given £10,000 as a “universal minimum inheritance” when they turn 25 to help address growing wealth inequality, a thinktank has proposed.Tax reforms and a selloff of assets including the government’s stake in Royal Bank of Scotland could help create a citizens’ wealth fund worth £186bn by 2029/30, the Institute for Public Policy Research
  
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• Battle Of Britain Veteran, 96, Takes To Skies In Spitfire To Mark RAF's Centenary

  02-04-2018 00:32
  A Battle of Britain veteran has taken to the skies at the age of 96 in a Spitfire to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force . Squadron Leader Allan Scott was only 19 when he shot down his first German bomber while serving as a pilot during the Second World War.On Sunday, he was part of a Spitfire flypast at Biggin Hill in Kent - where he was originally posted in 1941 - to mark the centenary celebrations.“The RAF has stood in defence of Britain for a century,” Scott to
  
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