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December 12, 2019
The three likely scenarios as UK edges closer to its belated EU exit

The UK is neither gone nor forgotten in the EU. So, at 3pm this afternoon when the 27 other EU leaders gather in Brussels for yet another summit dominated by...

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December 12, 2019
Trump labels opponent as ‘crooked’ and the FBI ‘scum’

UK PRESIDENT Donald Trump has lashed out at his political rivals in his latest 2020 campaign rally and claimed the world is no longer laughing at the US a week...

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December 12, 2019
UK Election Diary: On ‘Peaky Blinders’ turf, Tories take on Labour stronghold

A sense of inevitability hangs over the most important election for a generation, or since The War, or in a lifetime.

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December 12, 2019
United States waits to see what Kim’s ‘Christmas gift’ will be

ALL year, US President Donald Trump refused to respond as North Korea carried out short-range missile tests and chipped away at crippling international sanctions. He even ignored a new volley...

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December 12, 2019
‘Fairer’ pensions plan can’t halt French strike

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe yesterday outlined plans for a long-anticipated overhaul of the state's pension system that he said would be fairer and encourage people to work.

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December 12, 2019
Shaman in anti-Putin trek hit by travel ban

Russia yesterday banned a shaman from leaving his Siberian hometown after he was detained during a second attempt to hike to Moscow on what he has called a mission to...

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December 12, 2019
Fionnán Sheahan’s UK Election Diary: On ‘Peaky Blinders’ turf, Tories take on Labour stronghold

A sense of inevitability hangs over the most important election for a generation, or since The War, or in a lifetime.

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December 12, 2019
UK election: Frantic last drive for votes as polls put Tories in lead

Leaders of the UK's main political parties were yesterday engaged in a frantic last drive for votes in a general election both Tories and Labour have described as the most...

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December 12, 2019
11 women and child rescued as police swoop on brothels

Eleven women have been rescued from brothels and eight arrests have been made after 17 properties in the UK were raided as part of a human-trafficking investigation.

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December 12, 2019
NZ orders 1,300 sq ft of skin to treat 30 volcano patients as officials to recover bodies tomorrow

New Zealand has placed an order for 1,300 sq ft of skin from the US to help treat patients who were severely burned in the volcanic eruption on White Island.

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December 12, 2019
Botanist and TV impersonators’ favourite Bellamy dies aged 86

Broadcaster David Bellamy (86), who died yesterday, was a respected authority on botany and the natural world.

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December 12, 2019
Fionnán Sheahan: ‘On ‘Peaky Blinders’ turf, Tories take on Labour stronghold in most important UK election for a generation’

A sense of inevitability hangs over the most important election for a generation, or since The War, or in a lifetime.

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December 12, 2019
Fifa advised to sue shamed Platini in bid to recover €1.4m payment

The Fifa governance committee has told the world football governing body's leadership to pursue legal action against Michel Platini to recover the two million Swiss francs (€1.4m) that led to...

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December 12, 2019
Frantic last drive for votes as polls put Tories in lead

Leaders of the UK's main political parties were yesterday engaged in a frantic last drive for votes in a general election both Tories and Labour have described as the most...

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December 12, 2019
Israelis will have to vote for record third time in a year

Israel's parliament yesterday dissolved after failing to meet a midnight deadline for forming a new government, triggering an unprecedented third election in a 12-month period while giving scandal-plagued Prime Minister...

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December 12, 2019
Myanmar genocide claims are misleading, Suu Kyi tells court

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday rejected accusations of genocide committed against her country's Muslim Rohingya minority as "incomplete and misleading", and said the case should not be heard...

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December 12, 2019
Mystery solved as stolen masterpiece found hidden in wall

Italian detectives may be on the cusp of solving one of the art world's most baffling mysteries after a Gustav Klimt painting thought to be stolen may have been found...

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December 11, 2019
2 pilots killed as Russian military helicopter crashes in night training mission

Both crew members of the Mi-28 attack helicopter have died after crashing during a training flight in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The cause of the crash is being investigated,...

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December 11, 2019
London Luton airport holds Christmas party for security dogs

Santa Paws visited London Luton, as staff held a party in honour of the 12 police dogs that work at the airport.

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December 11, 2019
ASAP Rocky delights fans in Sweden with prison-themed performance

ASAP Rocky has performed in Sweden, four months after he was convicted there of assault for a violent street brawl.

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December 11, 2019
Parliament paves way for Israel’s third election in 12 months

Israel's parliament has approved a preliminary vote to dissolve itself, putting the country on the verge of an unprecedented third election in a 12-month period while giving scandal-plagued prime minister...

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December 11, 2019
Federal Reserve leaves benchmark rate the same

The US Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate alone and signalled that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year.

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December 11, 2019
Dozens of soldiers killed in attack on military base in Niger – officials

At least 70 soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military camp in Inates, near the country's border with Mali, according to officials, in the worst such attack...

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December 11, 2019
Death toll rises to eight after eruption on White Island

Two more people have died after a volcanic eruption on White Island, bringing the official death toll to eight, New Zealand police said.

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December 11, 2019
FTSE 100 inches higher ahead of Fed update and election

The London markets were extremely cautious as traders were on tenterhooks ahead of the latest Federal Reserve statement and Thursday's General Election.

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December 11, 2019
Weinstein bail raised to £3.8m after ‘bail violations over electronic tag’

Harvey Weinstein's bail has been increased from a million dollars (£750,000) to five million (£3.8 million) over allegations that he violated bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor.

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December 11, 2019
ITV presenter goes viral after awkward paper shuffle

A clip of an ITV presenter has gone viral after he got in to a muddle while doing the traditional end of bulletin paper shuffle.

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December 11, 2019
EU ready to start talks on future with Britain immediately after Brexit as ‘citizens deserve certainty’

The European Union is ready to start talks on its future relationship with Britain as soon as Britain leaves the bloc, Reuters quoted a senior EU official as saying on...

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December 11, 2019
Weinstein bail raised to £3.8m after ‘bail violations over electronic tag’

Harvey Weinstein's bail has been increased from a million dollars (£750,000) to five million (£3.8 million) over allegations that he violated bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor.

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December 11, 2019
Libya accord doesn’t include troop deployment, but Turkey can evaluate it if request comes – FM

A security deal between Turkey and Libya does not include a clause for Turkey to deploy troops there, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. The statement came after President...

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December 11, 2019
Violence erupts in Pakistan as lawyers storm hospital

Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers angered by alleged misbehaviour by some doctors towards one of their colleagues have stormed a cardiology hospital in the city of Lahore.

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December 11, 2019
M&C Saatchi shares slide after founder and three directors quit

M&C Saatchi shares dived after four bosses at the advertising giant, including its co-founder, quit the firm in the wake of an accounting crisis.

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December 11, 2019
Greta Thunberg named person of the year by Time magazine

Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time's youngest “person of the year”.

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December 11, 2019
Turkish court keeps US consulate worker Topuz in jail

A Turkish court rejected a request on Wednesday to release a US consular staffer jailed since 2017 on espionage charges as he told the judge no credible evidence had been...

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December 11, 2019
Family celebrates 25 years of Christmas lights display on home

More than 50,000 lights adorn this family home in Bristol, along with a life-size LED nativity.

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December 11, 2019
Christmas pudding given to Royal Navy sailors 120 years ago goes on display

A 120-year-old Christmas pudding given to Royal Navy sailors fighting in the Boer War has gone on display.

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December 11, 2019
Christmas pudding given to Royal Navy sailor 120 years ago goes on display

A 120-year-old Christmas pudding given to Royal Navy sailors fighting in the Boer War has gone on display.

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December 11, 2019
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time’s Person of the Year

Greta Thunberg, the teen activist from Sweden who has urged immediate action to address a global climate crisis, was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2019 on Wednesday.

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December 11, 2019
This £11 million Christmas tree might be the most expensive of all time

What could you do with £11.9 million?

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December 11, 2019
Tui warns over further hefty bill from 737 Max groundings as profits tumble

Holiday giant Tui has revealed the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max planes saw annual earnings nosedive and warned it could cost it up to another 400 million euros (£337 million)...

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