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Theresa May risks cabinet row after pouring cold water on Boris Johnson's 'points-based' immigration system

The Independent - ‎50 minutes ago‎
The immigration system lauded by Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and other top Brexit backers has been rubbished by Theresa May in a move that could spark fresh Cabinet divisions.
Immigration: Points-based system not 'silver bullet', says May
Two thirds believe Britain is on the right track following Brexit vote, new poll shows
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Gatwick airport runway is closed after an object was discovered on the strip

Daily Mail - ‎1 hour ago‎
Hundreds of passengers faced delays and diversions tonight at Gatwick Airport when the main runway was shut down because of a hole.
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MP Keith Vaz's angry constituents says he has brought shame on Leicester and should quit

Mirror.co.uk - ‎1 hour ago‎
Furious constituents are demanding Keith Vaz quit as MP, saying he has brought shame on the city of Leicester. Voters overwhelmingly agreed yesterday that the veteran Labour MP for Leicester East must stand down in the wake of the Sunday Mirror's ...
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G20 takes up global inequality challenge

Financial Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Even before the final communiqué is drafted for the annual G20 summit the leaders of the world's largest economies already seemed to agree on their most pressing priority: to find a way to sell the benefits of globalisation to an increasingly sceptical ...
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London's Burning: Watch in full as giant 1666 model set ablaze on Great Fire's 350th anniversary

Mirror.co.uk - ‎1 hour ago‎
London was burning again tonight - 350 years after the Great Fire tore the heart out of the British capital. A 400ft wooden model went up in flames on the River Thames to mark the anniversary - and you can watch how it unfolded above.
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Turkey says ISIS cleared from Turkish-Syrian border

CNN - ‎2 hours ago‎
(CNN) Turkey is claiming success in its campaign to eradicate ISIS from its border regions. The terror group has reportedly lost control of the last strip of its territory along the Syrian-Turkish border, according to sources and Turkish state-run news ...
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Mother Teresa: Anti-poverty crusader is Catholicism's newest saint

The Mercury News - ‎1 hour ago‎
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Elevating the "saint of the gutters" to one of the Catholic Church's highest honors, Pope Francis on Sunday praised Mother Teresa for her radical dedication to society's outcasts and her courage in shaming world leaders for the ...
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Anti-Maduro protesters freed after Venezuela demo

Channel NewsAsia - ‎56 minutes ago‎
Venezuela has released all but one of dozens of protesters rounded up after an angry, pot-banging crowd reportedly surrounded President Nicolas Maduro amid mass protests over the country's crippling food shortages.
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Man lay dead for a week in centre of busy roundabout

Metro - ‎1 hour ago‎
A father is believed to have lain dead in the middle of a busy roundabout for a week before being discovered. Although not formally identified, police believe the body is that of Darren Bennett, who went missing on August Bank Holiday weekend.
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Funeral Held For Five Friends Who Died In Beach Tragedy

Yahoo Finance UK - ‎10 hours ago‎
A funeral has been held for the five friends who drowned at Camber Sands beach last month. Nearly 3,000 people attended the emotional ceremony in south London today - where family members wept, paid tribute and stressed that they want the occasion to ...
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EU's Juncker says Apple tax decision is clearly based on facts, rules

Daily Mail - ‎3 hours ago‎
The decision to make Apple pay £11billion in unpaid taxes was not an attack on the US, EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker said today. EU antitrust regulators last week ordered the tech giant to pay the staggering sum to the Irish government after ruling that ...
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Go-ahead boss: Troubled train division 'doesn't make any money'

Times Series - ‎Sep 3, 2016‎
The boss of Go-Ahead Group, which operates the troubled Southern rail franchise, has insisted the firm is not profiting from passengers' misery - despite the firm booking annual profits of almost £100 million.
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M&S to slash 500 jobs this week as new boss Steve Rowe struggles to reverse sales slump

This is Money - ‎1 hour ago‎
Marks and Spencer will cut 500 jobs this week as its new chief executive battles to restore the struggling high street chain to health.
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Average petrol and diesel prices across the UK inched up in August as the world oil price recovered

This is Money - ‎Sep 3, 2016‎
The average prices of petrol and diesel across the UK inched up in August as the world oil price recovered, figures reveal. RAC Fuel Watch said that a litre of unleaded was sold for an average of 111.5p at the end of August, up 0.33p on the price at ...
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Will the iPhone 7 Spark Sales Like Its Predecessors?

Top Tech News - ‎15 hours ago‎
There's nothing a new iPhone can't fix. At least that's been true in the past for Apple Inc., which has for years used its marquee product to smash sales records, renew consumer excitement and reinforce its place as the most valuable company in the world.
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Spacecom is seeking $50 million or a free flight from SpaceX after Falcon 9 explosion

The Verge - ‎2 hours ago‎
The construction, launch preparation and operation of the AMOS-6 satellite, which would have been used to "significantly expand the variety of communications services provided by Spacecom," reportedly cost the company more than $195 million.
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ABBA-solutely crapulous! Swedish router-maker won't patch gaping hole

The Register - ‎Sep 2, 2016‎
European customer-premises equipment (CPE) kit-maker Inteno has said it isn't going to patch a hole that has been sitting in some of its routers for the last nine months, saying it's not the firm's problem.
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Poldark and Strictly are a match made in heaven

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎45 minutes ago‎
Some things are simply meant to be. Take the recent revelation that Aidan Turner was enrolled as a child at a Dublin dance academy.
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Mel Gibson "surviving" in Hollywood as war drama premiers in Venice

Daily Mail - ‎5 hours ago‎
VENICE, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Mel Gibson called his relationship with Hollywood "survival" as he prepared for the Venice film festival premiere of a war drama that marks his directorial comeback after a turbulent decade in his personal life.
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Giant pandas rebound off endangered list

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it. The official status of the much-loved animal has been changed from "endangered" to "vulnerable" because of a population rebound in China.
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Nasa's Osiris-Rex probe set to attempt 'smash-and-grab' on speeding asteroid

The Guardian - ‎Sep 2, 2016‎
At Cape Canaveral air force station on the Florida coast stands an Atlas V rocket bearing the Osiris-Rex probe, Nasa's first hope to smash-and-grab material from a speeding asteroid and bring it safely back to Earth.
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Satellite owner may seek $50 million from SpaceX after explosion

Business Insider - ‎1 hour ago‎
SpaceX explosion An explosion on the launch site of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is shown in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. September 1, 2016.
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Welsh 'deemed consent' organ donation system shows promising results

The Guardian - ‎5 hours ago‎
Last year in the UK, 466 patients died in need of an organ. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images. Steven Morris · @stevenmorris20.
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Cancer cases in children 'up 40% in under 20 years'

Daily Mail - ‎Sep 3, 2016‎
The number of cancer cases in children has leapt by 40% in less than two decades because of pollution, pesticides and gadgets, new analysis has shown.

What happens to your bed sheets when you don't wash them is disgusting

WalesOnline - ‎5 hours ago‎
Not washing your bedsheets regularly is not only gross, but it could also lead to fungal infections like athlete's foot and attract millions of dust bites who want to eat your dead skin flakes.
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