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• Trade jobs axe tests claim of ‘global Britain’ after Brexit

  07-05-2018 21:32 via ft.com
  Fox in row with Hammond over cuts to staff working in emerging nations
  
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• Job cuts at trade department test claim of ‘global Britain’ after Brexit

  07-05-2018 21:32 via ft.com
  Liam Fox in row with Philip Hammond over reductions to staff working in emerging nations
  
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• Six Shootings During Bank Holiday Weekend Of Violence Across UK

  07-05-2018 20:42
  The bloodshed that has marked the May Bank Holiday weekend has seen three people killed after six shootings and a series of stabbings across the UK.The latest wave of violence continued on Monday night as Scotland Yard said it is investigating a shooting and a separate stabbing in London.Officers were called to the stabbing on Leytonstone Road, Stratford, at around 4.40pm, where a victim - in his 20s - was taken to hospital. Just over ten minutes later, police were called to a shooting
  
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• London Violence: One Man Shot And Another Stabbed As Bank Holiday Bloodshed Continues

  07-05-2018 20:42
  The violence that has marked the May Bank Holiday weekend has continued as Scotland Yard said it is investigating a shooting and a separate stabbing in London.On Monday, officers were called to the stabbing on Leytonstone Road, Stratford, at around 4.40pm, where a victim - in his 20s - was taken to hospital. Just over ten minutes later, police were called to a shooting in John Williams Close, New Cross Gate.The victim, a 30-year-old man, is being treated at the scene. It follows a
  
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• Britain opts for weak government by popular design

  07-05-2018 19:45 via ft.com
  Voters are consistently choosing cautious tinkering with the status quo
  
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• Manchester Shooting: Teenager Shot In Leg In Broad Daylight On Street

  07-05-2018 19:22
  Police are investigating after a teenager suffered serious injuries in a shooting in Manchester.The victim, in his late teens, was with his friends when he was shot in his leg on Vale Street in the Clayton area of the city.He was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries which Greater Manchester Police (GMP) described as serious.Officers have established a cordon on Vale Street as they carry out inquiries into the attack, around 2.45pm on Monday.The incident follows four shootings in Londo
  
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• Oxford Shoot-Out: Police And Armed Man Exchange Fire As City On Lockdown

  07-05-2018 18:49
  Armed police are locked in a stand-off with a gunman after a shoot-out in Oxford city centre.Norfolk Road in the city is on lockdown after shots were fired from a residential property in Paradise Square before armed response officers returned fire.Members of the public have been warned to avoid the area. Police say the incident is not being treated as terrorism.A woman, who asked not to be named, said she was sat on her balcony when she heard loud bangs, shouting and dogs barking on Monday after
  
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• Oxford Shoot-Out Ends 'Peacefully' With Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Attempted Murder

  07-05-2018 18:49
  An armed siege in Oxford ended “peacefully” on Tuesday with a man being arrested shortly before 3am on suspicion of attempted murder, police have confirmed. The incident began on Monday when shots were fired from a residential property in Paradise Square.Armed response officers returned fire leading to the closure of a number of city streets.A 24-year-old man is today in police custody and all road closures have been lifted.  Police earlier said the incident was not be
  
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• UK Weather: It's Officially The Hottest May Bank Holiday Weekend On Record

  07-05-2018 18:13
  Expect to the hear work colleagues complaining about sunburn tomorrow as the UK has sizzled over the last three days - with weather forecasters confirming the country has recorded the hottest early May Bank Holiday weekend on record.With just about every square inch park and beach in the country covered with sun worshippers, the Met Office revealed temperatures in Northolt, west London, reached 28.7C (83.6F) - the highest the since records began.The previous record was set in 1995 when temp
  
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• Donald Trump Could Win Nobel Peace Prize If Iran Nuclear Deal Is Fixed, Boris Johnson Says

  07-05-2018 17:47
  Donald Trump could win the Nobel Peace Prize if he can fix the Iran nuclear deal, Boris Johnson said on Monday.Trump has branded the accord the “worst” deal ever backed by the US and will decide on May 12 whether to reimpose sanctions and effectively torpedo the international alliance behind the deal.But the British Foreign Secretary, who is visiting the US this week, is trying to persuade the president not to pull out of the long-fought for agreement.Johnson said that, if
  
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• Unions question emergence of UK pension superfunds

  07-05-2018 15:52 via ft.com
  Vehicles aimed at employers keen to remove liabilities from their balance sheets
  
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• Will Theresa May be able to win over Eurosceptics?

  07-05-2018 14:33 via ft.com
  Prime minister to push ahead with controversial customs plan despite ire from Brexiters
  
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• Northern Arthouse: Minister Vows To Share Major Works Outside Capital

  07-05-2018 13:07
  Major artworks could be moved out of London and into town halls and cathedrals in the regions as part of a Government bid to widen access, HuffPost UK has learned. Arts and Heritage Minister Michael Ellis has said he will publish plans to ensure items part of the national collection were “shared more strategically” across the country, by the end of the year.National galleries are contributing to the new framework, which is aimed at touring more of the public collection, but the
  
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• Sadiq Khan Blasts Government For 'Failing In Their Basic Duty To Keep People Safe' After Weekend Of Bloodshed In Capital

  07-05-2018 13:03
  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has hit out at the government for “failing in their basic duty to keep people safe” after the Bank Holiday weekend in the capital was marred by four shootings within 24 hours.Khan said on Monday that the capital’s police service was “overstretched and under-resourced”, blaming £1 billion of spending cuts imposed on the force.On Saturday, 17-year-old Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton was shot dead near his home in Southwark, south London.
  
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• Chris Hughes Claims He's Now 'Good Friends' With Katie Price Despite Vicious Feud

  07-05-2018 12:40
  Former Love Islander Chris Hughes has claimed he is now “good friends” with Katie Price - just months after branding her a “rotten piece of shit” in a vicious feud.The pair were locked in a very public war of words last year, when Chris claimed Katie had sent him a string of flirty messages, which escalated even further when the ‘Loose Women’ star said she had screenshots of replies from him. But after deciding to bury the hatchet back in March, it seems
  
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• 'Bake Off' Fans Go Wild As Contestant Liam Charles Returns As Host Of 'Professionals' Show

  07-05-2018 11:26
  Fans of ‘The Great British Bake Off’ got an extra special treat this Bank Holiday as much-loved contestant Liam Charles debuted as the host of the ‘Professionals’ spin-off. The amateur baker became a fan favourite when he appeared on the first Channel 4 series last year, with many lamenting the fact he failed to make the final. However, Liam has now arguably done better than all of last year’s contestants, having been singned up to present ‘Bake Off:
  
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• Lord Adonis Deletes And Apologises For 'Racist' Sajid Javid Tweet

  07-05-2018 11:24
  Labour peer Lord Andrew Adonis has apologised for sharing a cartoon of new home secretary Sajid Javid which has been accused of being “racist”.The tweet, which has since been deleted, features a cartoon drawing of Javid, who replaced Amber Rudd as home secretary after she stepped down last weekend over the Windrush scandal.Next to Javid in the cartoon is a board headed “targets” and the overhead caption reads: “I just want to settle in, get organized, then depo
  
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• Labour Must Be Bold Enough To Rise With The Turning Tide, And Restate The Case For Britain To Remain In The EU

  07-05-2018 10:51
  Brexit has been a Marmite issue since David Cameron so recklessly played the referendum card. His mistaken belief that the country had more remainers than leavers has left us in a political turmoil. Not since the disastrous folly of signing our country up to the Iraq War has British politics been committed to such a perilous adventure without regard for an exit strategy. Despite it’s silly soundbite of a name, Brexit is not an endgame or an exit strategy at all. In May’s in
  
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• UK Weather: Sizzling End To May Bank Holiday Weekend As Record-Breaking Temperatures Expected

  07-05-2018 10:27
  The UK looks set to sizzle today as forecasters predict it will be the hottest Bank Holiday Money since records began.Temperatures are expected to soar to 28C in parts of England as the three-day weekend draws to a close.The soar in temperatures would make it the hottest early May Bank Holiday Monday in 40 years - since the extended weekend was introduced in 1978.Until now, the mercury has never risen beyond the 28C mark on the Monday of the early May Bank Holiday.Plenty of sunshine and feeling
  
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• Suranne Jones Says 'Deeply Affecting' Play 'Took Its Toll' As She Pulls Out Of West End Role Due To Illness

  07-05-2018 10:27
  Suranne Jones has been forced to pull out of her West End role due to illness, admitting the show’s “deeply affecting” subject matter had taken its toll on her. The ‘Doctor Foster’ actress had been starring in a production of ‘Frozen’ at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket, which tells the story of the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl. Suranne apologised to fans for missing the last four performances of the play’s run, which came to
  
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• I Was Dragged Out Of A BFI Screening. Here's What I Hope It Teaches People About Autism

  07-05-2018 10:15
  On Sunday, the 29th of April, I was dragged out of the BFI screening of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for laughing loudly at the film’s wicked sense of humour.It was the evening after my 25th birthday. I had been excited for over a month to see my current favourite movie ever. I had rounded up a couple of friends to go and see this movie with me and had hoped that they would understand me better from watching the film, as I had related strongly to the protagonist, Tuco Ramirez, a feisty,
  
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• Adele Celebrates 30th Birthday With Epic 'Titanic'-Themed Party

  07-05-2018 10:01
  Adele is known for throwing the mother of all parties (just ask Alan Carr), but she really took things up a notch as she celebrated her 30th birthday over the weekend. The ‘Hello’ singer enjoyed an epic ‘Titanic’-themed party to mark her milestone, which came complete with a replica of the ship’s famous staircase. Adele posted pictures from her bash on Instagram, which also revealed she’d dressed as Kate Winslet’s character Rose from the 1997 f
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Told Me He Backs Scottish Independence, Claims Mhairi Black

  07-05-2018 09:06
  Jeremy Corbyn admitted to backing Scottish independence during a private conversation with Mhairi Black, the SNP MP has sensationally alleged. In an interview with HuffPost UK, the high-profile Nationalist tore into the Labour leader, claiming he had “sold his soul over independence” and that she personally felt “let down” by him. The Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP added that from “talking to him [Corbyn]” she knew he did not accept the Labour Par
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Has 'Sold His Soul' Over Issue Of Scottish Independence, Says Mhairi Black

  07-05-2018 09:06
  Jeremy Corbyn admitted to backing Scottish independence during a private conversation with Mhairi Black, the SNP MP has sensationally alleged. In an interview with HuffPost UK, the high-profile Nationalist tore into the Labour leader, claiming he had “sold his soul over independence” and that she personally felt “let down” by him. The Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP added that from “talking to him [Corbyn]” she knew he did not accept the Labour Par
  
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• Meet The Workers Of Windsor Helping To Make The Royal Wedding Happen

  07-05-2018 08:01
  Windsor is quiet when I arrive on a sunny Tuesday morning: shop owners are busying themselves for the day ahead, restaurant and pub staff are wiping down tables and hotel reception staff stand idly chitchatting. Meanwhile, two police officers wait patiently to change guard outside the castle while observing the street cleaners picking weeds from the pavements not far away.This is the quiet before the storm. On 19 May, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle marry at St George’s Chapel, Wind
  
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• 3 Mums Share Their Home Birth Experiences: 'I Got Into Bed And Mum Cooked Me A Bacon Sandwich'

  07-05-2018 08:01
  It can be difficult to find out much about what having a home birth is actually like, as with only 2.1% of mothers in England and Wales choosing to give birth at home, many mums-to-be will not know anyone who can tell them about their experience.Of course home birth is not for everyone. Your doctor will be able to advise whether it will be safe for you and your baby. But for mothers of multiple children who have had no complications in the past, it is an option they may want to consider.So
  
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• Heathrow rivals woo airlines as expansion plan languishes

  07-05-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Emirates coup for Stansted highlights opportunities for second-tier airports
  
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• Iran nuclear deal: Johnson tells Trump 'don't walk away'

  07-05-2018 05:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The foreign secretary warns "only Iran would gain" if the "handcuffs" on its nuclear programme are taken off.
  
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• Lord Adonis apologises for Sajid Javid cartoon tweet

  07-05-2018 02:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The Labour peer admits the cartoon is in "poor taste" as he apologises to the new home secretary.
  
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• Most DWP Frontline Staff 'Say Universal Credit Should Be Scrapped'

  07-05-2018 01:06
  Two-thirds of frontline Department for Work and Pensions staff have said the roll-out of crisis-hit Universal Credit should be stopped, a Channel 4 investigation reveals.Some 70% of DWP staff say the roll out of Universal Credit should be stopped according to a survey carried out by a trade union.The Public and Commercial Services Union poll found 79% of respondents felt there was not sufficient staff to meet demand from claimants.The union, which represents frontline DWP staff, many of who
  
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• UK business confidence about GDPR preparation falls

  07-05-2018 01:02 via ft.com
  Just weeks before introduction of EU rules many believe they will not be ready
  
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• Lords single-market debate poses challenge to Corbyn and May

  07-05-2018 01:02 via ft.com
  Pro-EU upper house prepares wider amendments to withdrawal bill
  
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• TUC forecasts 50% surge in children growing up in poverty

  07-05-2018 01:01 via ft.com
  Years of weak wage growth exacerbates generational divide
  
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• UK Weather: Hottest Day Of Year For Much Of UK - And Bank Holiday Monday Is Expected To Sizzle Too

  07-05-2018 00:26
  Parts of the UK enjoyed their balmiest day of the year so far, as Britons prepare to sizzle on what is set to be the hottest Bank Holiday Monday since records began.The mercury hit 22.3C in Edinburgh, while 20.8C was recorded in Katesbridge in County Down – resulting in Sunday recorded as the hottest day of 2018 in Scotland and Northern Ireland.Temperatures could soar to 28C in parts of England as people round off their three-day weekend – making it the hottest Bank Holiday Monday in
  
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• I Leave The House And Everyone Thinks I’m Woman, So Who Cares What I Have In My Pants?

  07-05-2018 00:24
  My name is Brooke Moore and I am not like your “average” transgender woman. I was born Bradley but it quickly became clear that I was unlike other little boys; my love for Barbie and Disney princesses were a bit of a giveaway. The older I got the more I didn’t feel like I fitted in with the other boys and desperately wanted to be treated as one of the girls. Then in my first year at an all-boys senior school, my body started to change.As I hit puberty I began to develop breasts
  
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• The Sites Of Toppled Temples In Syria Should Be Treated As Crime Scenes

  07-05-2018 00:21
  When I first went to Palmyra 10 years ago it was in my view, the most beautiful and evocative ruined classical city from the ancient world.  When it came under sustained and brutal attack from so-called Islamic State from May 2015 until March 2017 I, like most with a care for art, architecture and history, were appalled. After so called Islamic State was finally ejected I wanted to return to see the true extent of the damage and discover what could be done.I joined forces with Don McCullin,
  
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• The Politics Of Race, Power And Privilege

  07-05-2018 00:19
  When it comes to issues of racism and the legacy of slavery, it has been natural (if not naïve) for me to assume that there is a shared understanding of the experience among fellow Black folk. But Kanye West’s controversial comments on TMZ, citing 400 years of slavery as a ‘choice’ and the apparent silence from some Black Tory politicians over the Windrush scandal bring into sharp focus how affluence, power and privilege reign supreme.The fallout from West’s com
  
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• I May Have Lost My Hair During Chemotherapy, But I Gained A New Confidence

  07-05-2018 00:16
  Two years ago my hair began to fall out.As soon as I was told that I’d be having chemotherapy as part of my treatment for breast cancer, I began to think about what it would be like when I started to lose my hair. That I would lose my hair was a certainty. One of the main side effects of my type of chemotherapy drugs, Taxotere and Cyclophosphamide, is hair loss, and not just the hair on my head!I was offered the option to use the cold cap, or scalp cooling, which I could wear when the chem
  
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