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• Second MP under investigation in Labour party antisemitism row

  28-07-2018 22:00
  Ian Austin, adopted child of Jewish refugees, warned over ‘abusive conduct’ after expressing anger about party’s new codeLabour faced fresh controversy over its policy on antisemitism on Saturday after it emerged that a second MP who has criticised the party’s new code on the issue may face disciplinary action leading to suspension from the party.Ian Austin, whose adoptive parents were Czech Jewish refugees who lost relatives in the Holocaust, was sent a letter earlier th
  
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• No one else wants a Brexit car crash, but only Britain can steer itself to safety | John Kerr

  28-07-2018 22:00
  It’s not too late to ask for extra time, a second referendum or even a proper dealThe crash feels inevitable. We’re in a long slow skid, steering locked, traction lost, ravine looming.Workable deals like Norway’s are still blocked by the red lines drawn in Mrs May’s party conference speech two years ago. Her “bespoke” Chequers proposals won’t fly in Brussels or with her hardline ERG/DUP supporters, who forced amendments before the white paper ink was dry
  
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• Of course I’m hot – for the return of wrestling and an EastEnders legend | Alex Clark

  28-07-2018 19:00
  Strange things are happening in sun-baked Britain. At least we can take comfort in nostalgiaIn my corner of south-eastern Ireland, even a comparatively modest heatwave has been taking its toll. “We’re just not made for this weather,” said the woman at the petrol station. “It has to end soon.” And, indeed, it did, the rain spilling down that very evening. But though it brought relief to our yellowed fields and gardens, we didn’t need the downpour to grant us a
  
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• Dominic Raab, Theresa May's little helper – cartoon

  28-07-2018 19:00
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• Frank Field criticises local Labour members after confidence vote

  28-07-2018 18:20
  Brexiter’s constituency passed vote against him after similar motion against Kate HoeyFrank Field has criticised local Labour party members after he became the latest party MP to lose a confidence vote for siding with the government in key Brexit votes.The veteran Eurosceptic’s constituency passed a vote of no confidence against him on Friday, after a similar motion against fellow Brexiter Kate Hoey in her Vauxhall seat in London.Continue reading...
  
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• Job fears as Japanese bid to build Royal Navy support ships

  28-07-2018 16:23
  Union warns of setback for shipyard workers if contract goes abroadFears are mounting that a billion-pound contract to build a new fleet of ships for the Royal Navy could go to a Japanese company. The move would trigger dismay in UK military circles and would be seen as a major setback for the country’s shipyards, struggling with dwindling order books.It could also have political consequences as a decision to award the contract to an overseas firm might damage the government. Continue read
  
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• Fake news a democratic crisis for UK, MPs warn

  28-07-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Social media sites should face regulation, the committee investigating fake news proposes.
  
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• Homeless people make us miss NHS targets, says UK's chief dentist

  28-07-2018 08:00
  Many don’t finish treatments - dentists are then penalised by ‘tick-box’ contracts, says Mick ArmstrongThe British Dental Association’s leader has accused homeless people of being “no-hopers” and suggested it was sometimes acceptable to deny them treatment.In leaked emails seen by the Guardian, Mick Armstrong, who chairs the BDA, said many practitioners were wary of taking on homeless patients. Continue reading...
  
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• Listen: What a 'no-deal' Brexit would mean and taking-out-the-trash week

  28-07-2018 07:29 via ft.com
  Talk of a crash Brexit has ramped up this week, but how likely is it actually to happen? And how bad would it be for the UK and the EU?
  
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• As Brexit looms, stockpiling food seems the only sensible response | Ian Jack

  28-07-2018 07:00
  I’m not spreading fear and alarm. A government as inept as this one cannot be trusted to feed usEarlier this year Sweden’s government delivered leaflets to 4.8m Swedish households, inviting them to consider how they could best cope in a situation of “major strain … in which society’s normal services are not working as they usually do”. The government had in mind all kinds of crises – natural disasters, terrorism, cyber attacks, all-out war – but t
  
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• Austria's Sebastian Kurz tells Theresa May to avoid 'hard Brexit'

  28-07-2018 01:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz tells the PM he hopes the UK can get a Brexit deal by October.
  
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• Playing cricket before a holiday can be bad for your marriage | John Crace

  28-07-2018 00:00
  Also this week: stockpiling , an unhappy marriage, a graduation ceremonyNever say never. My retirement from playing cricket went unnoticed by everyone, including myself. My performances hadn’t tailed off, mainly because they had never previously tailed up – I had been a third change bowler who could fill in with a few overs when everyone else had got fed up with being hit all over the park, and could be relied on to make a useful two runs batting at number nine – but after I ha
  
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