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• Theresa May appoints William Vereker as ‘business envoy’

  26-07-2018 23:30 via ft.com
  Bid to bolster No 10’s often strained relations with corporate world
  
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• Brexit: arts will suffer without freedom of movement, say Lords

  26-07-2018 23:26
  Committee says cultural sector thrives on collaboration with people from around the worldThe UK’s thriving cultural industries may suffer by struggling to attract skilled talent from abroad if freedom of movement is restricted after Brexit, a House of Lords committee has warned.
  The Lords’ EU home affairs sub-committee’s report on Brexit and movement of people in the cultural sector calls for more detail and clarity from the government. Continue reading...
  
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• British food stores ridicule Brexit stockpiling plans

  26-07-2018 22:30 via ft.com
  Retailers say they have had no government contact over no-deal supplies
  
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• UK suspends co-operation with US over Isis suspects

  26-07-2018 21:26 via ft.com
  Mother of one of alleged jihadis in legal action over potential execution
  
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• UK halts co-operation with US over Islamic state suspects

  26-07-2018 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh could be tried in the US and face the death penalty.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn faces growing calls to solve Labour's antisemitism crisis

  26-07-2018 20:36
  Senior party members add to Jewish newspapers’ criticisms Jeremy Corbyn is facing mounting pressure to tackle the party’s crisis over antisemitism after three Jewish newspapers jointly condemned the party, with two shadow cabinet members among a series of senior figures calling on the Labour leader to change course. Related: Jewish newspapers claim Corbyn poses 'existential threat'Continue reading...
  
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• Martin Rowson on Brexit bafflement in the heatwave – cartoon

  26-07-2018 20:01
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• Medicinal cannabis to be made available on prescription

  26-07-2018 19:51 via ft.com
  Javid climbs down on drugs law in response to ‘cases involving sick children’
  
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• Barnier questions UK Brexit backstop position

  26-07-2018 19:21 via ft.com
  EU negotiator flags major obstacle on Ireland but sees progress in some areas
  
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• Vote Leave's targeted Brexit ads released by Facebook

  26-07-2018 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The social media ads that helped Vote Leave win the EU referendum are published in full for the first time.
  
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• Home Office suspends cooperation over US death penalty threat for Isis pair

  26-07-2018 18:35
  Temporary concession comes after mother’s legal challenge seeking to quash Sajid Javid’s decisionThe Home Office has bowed to pressure over two British-raised jihadis facing the possibility of execution in the US by temporarily suspending cooperation with the American authorities over the case, lawyers have said.Although it is only a temporary concession, it marks the first breach in the UK government position. The Home Office could be forced to extend the suspension pending the outc
  
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• BBC refused permission to appeal against Cliff Richard judgment

  26-07-2018 18:29 via ft.com
  Broadcaster agrees to pay singer’s £850,000 legal costs in privacy case
  
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• Mystery banker’s wife challenges UK unexplained wealth order

  26-07-2018 17:37 via ft.com
  She spent £150,000 on jewellery in Harrods in a single day, court hears
  
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• Trump and EU's Juncker pull back from all-out trade war

  26-07-2018 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  After months of tension Donald Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker vow to lower or scrap tariffs.
  
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• Royal Welsh: No guarantee from May on farm cash after Brexit

  26-07-2018 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May declines to promise Wales will not lose any money it currently receives from the EU.
  
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• Medicinal cannabis products to be legalised

  26-07-2018 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  It follows high-profile cases involving children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil.
  
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• Brexit: Is UK planning to stockpile food?

  26-07-2018 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM is asked about reports that the government plans to stockpile food in case of a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Regular heatwaves 'will kill thousands'

  26-07-2018 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The current hot conditions could become the new normal for British summers within 30 years, MPs say.
  
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• Love Island's Zara McDermott wants to return to politics

  26-07-2018 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The reality star says the door is 'well and truly open' for her to go back to Westminster.
  
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• Gary Lineker backs Brexit referendum campaign

  26-07-2018 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Match of the Day host Gary Lineker says no one voted "for the mess we seem to be in".
  
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• Hardline visa decisions are damaging Britain’s reputation

  26-07-2018 14:18 via ft.com
  Why was my high-flying medical researcher twice rejected by the UK with no appeal?
  
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• No recommended Brexit dosage yet for medicine research

  26-07-2018 13:28 via ft.com
  Significant risks to EU withdrawal for longer-term pipeline of future treatments
  
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• No deal Brexit would push up fresh food prices, says ex-Waitrose boss

  26-07-2018 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-Waitrose boss Lord Price said fresh food could not be stockpiled like packets or tins.
  
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• The Brexit Files: can the customs union conundrum be solved?

  26-07-2018 12:48 via ft.com
  UK's post-Brexit proposal for customs regime being considered by EU
  
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• Government bodies 'worst for aggressive debt collection'

  26-07-2018 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Councils often chase debts "over-zealously", the Treasury Select Committee says as it calls for change.
  
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• Newsnight's heatwave tweet shows BBC still vulnerable to false balance on climate change

  26-07-2018 10:10
  
  Old habits die hard as corporation treats hot weather as "probably part of natural cycles"
  
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• Newsnight’s bizarre heatwave tweet shows BBC still vulnerable to false balance on climate change

  26-07-2018 10:10
  
  Old habits die hard as corporation treats hot weather as "probably part of natural cycles"
  
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• Corbyn's right: The country needs a govt that'll invest in it

  26-07-2018 09:53
  
  Despite the lack of a Brexit policy, Corbyn is one of the few politicians grappling with economic failure
  
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• Boris Johnson may have saved the EU

  26-07-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  In the wake of the Brexit vote, support for the EU around the continent is at its highest since 1983
  
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• Why the UK has national security fears over China’s Huawei

  26-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Telecoms equipment maker’s ‘shortcomings’ could leave Britain vulnerable to cyber attacks
  
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• Leaked HS2 report reveals scheme is ‘fundamentally flawed’

  26-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Project in ‘precarious position’ and will exceed £56bn budget by as much as 60%
  
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• Leaked HS2 report claims scheme ‘fundamentally flawed’

  26-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Rail project in ‘precarious position’ and may exceed £56bn budget by as much as 60%
  
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• Careers links between schools and employers below target

  26-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  A third of English children do not meet government aims of seven encounters with work
  
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• Brexit dilemma

  26-07-2018 02:57 via bbc.co.uk
  An EU citizen who lived in the UK for 40 years fears she will not able to return home after Brexit.
  
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• Children could be banned from owning drones over 250g

  26-07-2018 02:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Children shouldn't be able to buy heavier models that can do more damage, ministers say.
  
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• Wales faces biggest hit from bad Brexit finance deal

  26-07-2018 01:02 via ft.com
  Cardiff more vulnerable than London in its dependence on sector
  
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• Legal aid cuts risk undermining rule of law, say MPs

  26-07-2018 01:02 via ft.com
  Select committee calls for urgent review of entire criminal justice system
  
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• Rise of tech titans helps bigger companies to grow faster

  26-07-2018 01:01 via ft.com
  Small businesses left in shade as activity is concentrated in fewer hands
  
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• Heat-related deaths projected to triple in the UK by 2050

  26-07-2018 01:01 via ft.com
  Warning from MPs comes as the Met Office forecasts record temperatures
  
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