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Stormzy backs Labour in election with call to end austerity

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Stormzy backs Labour in election with call to end austerity Top grime MC and other artists write letter encouraging people to register to voteRead the letter in fullAll the day’s election news - liveStormzy has thrown his support behind the Labour party and called on people to register to vote to “end austerity, rebuild our communities and take back the means to change our lives for the better”.In a letter to the Guardian, the multiple award-winning grime MC from London joins a number of music industry artists – including Akala, Professor Green, Kano, Lowkey, Saskilla, Sharkey Major and Charlie Sloth – in saying they will be voting for Labour on 12 December. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Trump issued direct order to halt disciplining of Navy Seal Edward Gallagher

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Trump issued direct order to halt disciplining of Navy Seal Edward Gallagher US defence secretary said president gave him instruction for officer accused of war crimes to retain his right to wear Trident pinDonald Trump issued a direct order to halt disciplinary measures against a Navy Seal officer accused of war crimes in Iraq, the US defence secretary has revealed.Mark Esper said the president gave him an instruction on Sunday for Navy Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher to retain his right to wear the Trident pin, the insignia of the elite Navy Seal unit, reversing a demotion by a navy disciplinary board. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Lorry driver pleads guilty over role in Essex deaths

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Lorry driver pleads guilty over role in Essex deaths Maurice Robinson, 25, admits plotting to assist illegal immigrationA lorry driver charged with the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a refrigerated trailer has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration.Maurice Robinson, 25, who is known as Mo, was allegedly part of a global smuggling ring. He was arrested shortly after the bodies of eight females and 31 males were found in a trailer attached to his Scania cab in an industrial park in Grays, Essex, on 23 October. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Uber loses licence to operate in London

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Uber loses licence to operate in London Ride-hailing service to continue while it appeals against Transport for London decisionUber has lost its licence to operate private hire vehicles in London after authorities found that more than 14,000 trips were taken with uninsured drivers.Transport for London announced the decision not to renew the ride-hailing firm’s licence at the end of a two-month probationary extension granted in September. Uber was told then it needed to address issues with checks on drivers, insurance and safety, but has failed to satisfy the capital’s transport authorities. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Boris Johnson under fire over ‘vague’ social care funding plans

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Boris Johnson under fire over 'vague' social care funding plans PM criticised for failing to produce promised plan to ‘fix social care once and for all’Follow the latest election news - liveNicky Morgan has defended Boris Johnson over his decision to shelve plans to overhaul social care funding in the Conservatives’ manifesto launch.The Tories have pledged to allocate an extra £1bn a year for the social care sector as part of a cautious manifesto, while guaranteeing that no one should have to sell their home to meet the costs. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Treasures worth ‘up to a billion euros’ stolen from Dresden museum

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Treasures worth 'up to a billion euros' stolen from Dresden museum German police say thieves on the run after raid at historic Green Vault inside royal palaceThieves have broken into one of Europe’s largest collection of art treasures in the German city of Dresden and stolen objects worth up to one billion euros, police have said.The Grüne Gewölbe (or Green Vault) has been stripped of hundreds of artefacts, after the thieves reportedly started a fire in the early hours of Monday that led to a breakdown in the power supply and the failure of security alarms. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high, UN reports

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Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high, UN reports Head of World Meteorological Organization says ‘no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline’The concentration of climate-heating greenhouse gases has hit a record high, according to a report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.The jumps in the key gases measured in 2018 were all above the average for the last decade, showing action on the climate emergency to date is having no effect in the atmosphere. The WMO said the gap between targets and reality were both “glaring and growing”. Continue reading... Go to Source
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