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October 30, 2019
Requests flow in for free-to-use ATMs

Consumers and community groups have made more than 100 requests for free-to-use ATMs in their area directly from operator Link in the month following the launch of a new fund.

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October 30, 2019
Irish tourist (26) in critical condition following hang gliding crash

An Irish man is in critical condition and another man has died following a hang gliding crash in Australia today.

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October 30, 2019
Risk of no-deal Brexit still exists, EU’s negotiator Barnier says

The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Wednesday that the risk of Britain's chaotic departure from the bloc without a divorce agreement still existed. Barnier spoke as Britain...

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October 30, 2019
Pope emotional as statue taken to UK after Falklands War returns to Argentina

Pope Francis appeared to wipe away tears during a ceremony in St Peter's Square marking the return to Argentina of a Virgin Mary statue which ended up in Britain after...

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October 30, 2019
Risk of no-deal Brexit remains, warns Central Bank deputy governor

THE apparent "end of the beginning" to Brexit has not removed the risk to Ireland of an eventual British crash-out, the Central Bank deputy governor has warned.

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October 30, 2019
Chile scraps Asia-Pacific and climate summits amid protests

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has said he is cancelling two major international summits so he can focus on his response to nationwide protests that have left 20 dead, hundreds injured...

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October 30, 2019
Police find 12 migrants alive in refrigerated truck in Belgium

Belgian police found 12 migrants alive in a refrigerated truck at a motorway parking area in northern Belgium on Wednesday after the driver alerted authorities, a federal police spokeswoman said.

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October 30, 2019
Hungary nixes NATO statement on Ukraine over minority rights spat

Hungary has vetoed a joint NATO statement about Ukraine because it didn't mention the “deprivation of rights” of the Hungarian minority in the neighboring country. However, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter...

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October 30, 2019
Lebanon’s President Aoun asks Hariri to head caretaker cabinet

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun on Wednesday accepted the government's resignation but asked it to stay on until a new cabinet is formed, AFP reports. Aoun said the measure followed the...

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October 30, 2019
Shingles vaccine good news as GSK boosts outlook

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has upgraded its earnings forecast as its shingles vaccine performed much better than expected, for the second time in a year.

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October 30, 2019
Syrian army clashes with Turkish forces in NE border area – Damascus

Syrian army troops on Wednesday were engaged in heavy clashes with Turkish forces in the countryside around the border town of Ras al Ain in an area where a military...

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October 30, 2019
Consumer confidence falls amid political uncertainty

Consumer confidence has fallen as ongoing political uncertainty impacts upon the forecast for personal finances, according to a survey.

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October 30, 2019
Standard Chartered brushes off Hong Kong woes to post profits hike

Standard Chartered has shrugged off protests in Hong Kong and a slowdown in the global economy to post a hike in third-quarter profits.

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October 30, 2019
Taylor Swift to receive artist of decade award at AMAs

Superstar singer Taylor Swift will receive the artist of the decade award at the American Music Awards next month.

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October 30, 2019
Adopted Londoner spends five years cycling every street in the capital’s centre

A man from Latvia has completed the five-year task of cycling every single street in the centre of London, and said the experience has made him feel “part of the...

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October 30, 2019
Turkey plans to return 2mn refugees to northern Syria – FM

Ankara plans to return at least two million refugees to northern Syria where Ankara had held Operation ‘Peace Spring', Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. He made the statement...

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October 30, 2019
Man who shot dead five people at Maryland newspaper to argue he was not responsible for his actions

The man who fatally shot five people with a shotgun at a Maryland newspaper last year will argue he was not criminally responsible for his actions because of a mental...

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October 30, 2019
In Pictures: Celebrity victims of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society

Commons Speaker John Bercow has been unveiled as the celebrity victim of this year's Edenbridge Bonfire Society event.

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October 30, 2019
In Pictures: Previous celebrity victims of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society

Commons Speaker John Bercow has been unveiled as the celebrity victim of this year's Edenbridge Bonfire Society event.

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October 30, 2019
Grenfell groups welcome report on ‘gravely inadequate’ fire brigade preparation

Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have welcomed a damning report that said London Fire Brigade (LFB) breached national guidelines through "gravely inadequate" preparation.

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October 30, 2019
Deal for Nordic units of Thomas Cook could save 2,300 jobs

A Norwegian hotel and property developer and two equity funds have bought the Nordic subsidiaries of the failed Thomas Cook travel agency, potentially saving some 2,300 jobs.

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October 30, 2019
Syria’s constitutional committee meets for 1st time at UN Geneva HQ

Syria's Constitutional Committee, composed of government and opposition members, met for the first time on Wednesday in the first step on what the United Nations described as “a long road...

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October 30, 2019
US envoy wraps up visit to Pakistan as Afghan’s govt hardens stance on Taliban talks

US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who is trying to resume peace talks on ending Afghanistan's 18-year war, has wrapped up his visit to Pakistan. The US Embassy said on Wednesday that...

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October 30, 2019
Administrator seeks new managers for Woodford fund

The supervisor behind under-fire manager Neil Woodford's funds has said it could wind down another fund after Woodford resigned earlier this month.

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October 30, 2019
Facebook agrees to £500,000 fine over personal data use in political campaigns

Facebook has agreed to pay a fine of £500,000 following an investigation into the misuse of personal data in political campaigns.

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October 30, 2019
‘Climate movement does not need any more prizes’: Greta Thunberg declines award

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg has declined an environmental prize, saying “the climate movement does not need any more prizes”.

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October 30, 2019
Sports Direct lashes out at CMA over probe into JD Sports-Footasylum deal

Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has attacked the competition watchdog over its investigation into the takeover of Footasylum by JD Sports.

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October 30, 2019
Hundreds of koalas feared dead in wildfires on Australia’s east coast

Conservationists fear hundreds of koalas have perished in wildfires that have razed prime habitat on Australia's east coast.

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October 30, 2019
National security adviser to represent US at East Asia Summit as Washington scales back attendance

President Donald Trump's new national security adviser will represent the US at the East Asia Summit, according to the White House. Robert O'Brien will be the lowest-level official to lead...

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October 30, 2019
Family of motorcyclist killed in crash involving US diplomat to sue Trump administration over death

A former senior ranking Metropolitan Police officer has labelled the investigation into the death of Harry Dunn as "very, very poor".

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October 30, 2019
Switching to ‘green’ inhalers could cut emissions and drug costs, says study

Swtching to "green" inhalers for conditions such as asthma could cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce drug costs, a study suggests.

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October 30, 2019
£186m drugs sale allows AstraZeneca to refocus

AstraZeneca has signed a 239 million US dollar (£186 million) deal to sell a revenue-generating anti-psychotic drug as it bids to move away from mature treatments and invest in innovation.

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October 30, 2019
Brazilian president defends policies amid recent Amazon fires

Brazil's president has launched a strong defence of his far-right government while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, blasting any criticism of his policies on recent fires in the Amazon...

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October 30, 2019
Hundreds of koalas feared dead in Australia wildfires

Conservationists fear hundreds of koalas have died in wildfires that have razed prime habitat on Australia's east coast.

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October 30, 2019
Banknote maker De La Rue warns on profits again

Passport and banknote maker De La Rue continued its freefall on Wednesday as bosses issued a second profit warning in five months.

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October 30, 2019
Santander profit plummets as PPI claims takes £169m bite

The UK business of Santander took a major hit from the PPI mis-selling scandal as profits dipped in the first nine months of the year.

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October 30, 2019
Lebanese army urges protesters to open roads after PM Hariri resignation

Lebanese soldiers and security officials urged protesters to open blocked roads on Wednesday so life could return to normal, after 13 days of demonstrations forced the prime minister to resign....

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October 30, 2019
Next thanks cooler weather for sales boost

High street chain Next said sales picked up in October thanks to the falling temperatures driving customers into stores and to its website.

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October 30, 2019
Fiat Chrysler confirms talks with Vauxhall and Peugeot owner PSA Group

Italian-American firm Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed that it is in talks with the French owner of Vauxhall and Peugeot over a tie-up to create one of the world's biggest...

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October 30, 2019
Fiat Chrysler confirms talks with French car giant PSA Group

Italian-American firm Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed that it is in talks with French rival PSA Group over a tie-up to create one of the world's biggest car makers.

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