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Briton arrested at Heathrow after Turkey said it deported Isis suspect

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Briton arrested at Heathrow after Turkey said it deported Isis suspect ‘Syria-related’ arrest comes amid Turkish push to repatriate foreign Isis suspects held in Turkish jailsCounter-terror police have arrested a British man at Heathrow airport after Turkey said it had deported an Islamic State suspect to the UK.The Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command said a 26-year-old British man was arrested on arrival at Heathrow on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts, adding that the unidentified suspect remained in police custody and the arrest was “Syria-related”. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Labour antisemitism row: public figures say they cannot vote for party under Corbyn

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Labour antisemitism row: public figures say they cannot vote for party under Corbyn John Le Carré, Simon Callow and Tom Holland among signatories to letter condemning party’s stanceLetter: Antisemitism concerns mean we cannot vote LabourAuthors John Le Carré and William Boyd are among a string of public figures declaring they refuse to vote Labour because of its association with antisemitism.In a letter to the Guardian, they said ignoring antisemitism “because Brexit looms larger is to declare that anti-Jewish prejudice is a price worth paying for a Labour government”. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Boris Johnson accused of running scared from public in Somerset

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Boris Johnson accused of running scared from public in Somerset PM cancels stop-off in Glastonbury after being heckled on visit to schoolLatest UK politics news – live updatesBoris Johnson has been accused of refusing to meet members of the public and running scared of protests during a visit to Somerset.Johnson was in south-west England to try to bolster the campaigns of Tory colleagues against strong Liberal Democrat challenges. But in Taunton he was heckled by protesters as he visited a school and a planned stop-off at a bakery on the edge of Glastonbury was ditched. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Police foil plan to steal Rembrandt paintings from art gallery

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Police foil plan to steal Rembrandt paintings from art gallery Officers located the paintings after intruders removed them from Dulwich art exhibitionPolice are investigating a foiled attempt to steal two Rembrandt paintings from England’s oldest public art gallery.One or more intruders broke in to Dulwich picture gallery in south London late on Wednesday and removed two paintings from the Rembrandt’s Light exhibition. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Alfie Lamb death: man jailed after crushing boy with car seat

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Alfie Lamb death: man jailed after crushing boy with car seat Stephen Waterson imprisoned for seven years after killing three-year-old boy from KentA former government minister’s son who killed his girlfriend’s toddler with a car seat has been jailed for seven years and six months by a judge who described him as “cunning and manipulative”.Stephen Waterson, the adopted son of the former MP Nigel Waterson, killed Alfie Lamb in 2018 in what police have said was the first case of death from crush asphyxiation as a result of an electronic car seat. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Tory pledge to cut immigration triggers Labour ‘fake news’ row

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Tory pledge to cut immigration triggers Labour 'fake news' row Labour dismisses Priti Patel’s claim immigration would soar under party as ‘make-believe’General election latest – live newsPriti Patel, the home secretary, has said the Conservatives would reduce immigration, as one of her ministers acknowledged people had felt “let down” by the party’s failure to hit its targets in the past.Patel said levels of immigration would be lower but clearly dropped David Cameron’s failed target to cut net migration to the tens of thousands. Continue reading... Go to Source
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A&E waiting times in England hit worst-ever level

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A&E waiting times in England hit worst-ever level One in six patients waited longer than four hours in A&E last month, NHS figures show One in six patients waited longer than four hours in A&E in England during October – the worst-ever performance since a target was introduced in 2004, according to data.Just 83.6% of patients arriving at A&E were treated or admitted in four hours, figures from NHS England show. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Behrouz Boochani, voice of Manus Island refugees, is free in New Zealand

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Behrouz Boochani, voice of Manus Island refugees, is free in New Zealand Kurdish Iranian refugee and journalist – a multiple award-winner for documenting life in Australia’s offshore detention system – has left Papua New Guinea•The story behind Behrouz Boochani’s flight to freedomBehrouz Boochani, the Kurdish Iranian refugee and journalist who became the voice of those incarcerated on Manus Island, has landed in New Zealand and says he will never return to Papua New Guinea or Australia’s immigration regime.“I will never go back to that place,” he told the Guardian, shortly after leaving PNG. “I just want to be free of the system, of the process. I just want to be somewhere where I am a person, not just a number, not just a label ‘refugee’.” Continue reading... Go to Source...
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Trump cared more about investigating Biden than Ukraine, key witness reveals

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Trump cared more about investigating Biden than Ukraine, key witness reveals House begins public hearings with testimonies from Bill Taylor and George Kent as president struggles to prevent investigationTrump impeachment inquiry public hearings – live updatesDonald Trump cared more about investigating his political rival Joe Biden than the fate of Ukraine, according to dramatic testimony from a key witness in the first impeachment inquiry hearing before the American public. Related: Lights, camera, impeachment: TV phase of inquiry carries pluses and pitfalls Continue reading... Go to Source
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Norwegian wealth fund blacklists G4S shares over human rights concerns

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Norwegian wealth fund blacklists G4S shares over human rights concerns Sovereign wealth fund cites risk of company contributing to ill-treatment of migrant labour in Qatar and UAENorway’s sovereign wealth fund has banned all holdings of shares in British security services company G4S because of the risk of human rights violations against its workforce in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.Norway’s Council of Ethics, which monitors investments in the country’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), said there was an “unacceptable risk of the company contributing to systematic human rights violations”. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Boris Johnson heckled over floods but does not apologise for ‘slow response’

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Boris Johnson heckled over floods but does not apologise for 'slow response' Government working ‘round the clock’ to help deluged regions, prime minister saysBoris Johnson declined to apologise over his government’s slow response to the flooding across parts of the north of England, insisting that a huge amount of work was going on to help and compensate victims.The prime minister faced difficult questions over whether enough had been spent on flood defences in deluged regions of Yorkshire, the east Midlands and Lincolnshire, after giving a speech on how he would give billions of pounds to research and development. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Donald Trump says US military presence in Syria ‘only for the oil’ – live

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Donald Trump says US military presence in Syria 'only for the oil' – live Bill Taylor and George Kent testify in first day of public impeachment inquiry – follow for live updatesTrump impeachment hearings: five things to watch forIn this defining moment for America, support The Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 11.53pm GMTSome non-impeachment news courtesy of The Guardian’s Nina Lakhani: 11.18pm GMTThe Guardian’s Washington correspondent David Smith: Continue reading... Go to Source
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McCluskey sparks Labour backlash over tough line on free movement

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McCluskey sparks Labour backlash over tough line on free movement Unite leader infuriates activists who campaigned for radical pro-migration motionJeremy Corbyn’s key union supporter, Unite’s Len McCluskey, sparked a backlash on Tuesday as he told the Labour leader that victory in the general election means taking a tough line on free movement of workers.In a Guardian interview, the Unite general secretary said shadow cabinet members should not upset Labour’s carefully crafted Brexit position during the election and that he would oppose any attempts to extend free movement as voted for at the party’s annual conference in Brighton. Continue reading... Go to Source
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