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Withdrawal limit for PMC Bank depositors raised
Withdrawal limit for PMC Bank depositors raised
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General election: Corbyn says Tory UK-US trade deal would be ‘Thatcherism on steroids’ for Britain – live news
General election: Corbyn says Tory UK-US trade deal would be 'Thatcherism on steroids' for Britain - live news
Rolling coverage of the 2019 general election campaign, including Jeremy Corbyn’s speech on Brexit and the Liberal Democrat launchBrexit transition period will not be extended past 2020, says GoveGove’s morning interviews - Summary and analysis 11.51am GMTQ: You quoted a figure for a trade deal costing the NHS £500m a week that is based on a crude assumption about all drug prices being the same as in the US. Isn’t this misleading?Corbyn says he believes this to be an accurate and credible figure. He would not be using it otherwise. And he says he is happy for people to analyse it, and to tell him if he is understating the case. 11.44am GMTCorbyn is now taking questions.Q:...
Rees-Mogg sorry for saying Grenfell victims lacked common sense
Rees-Mogg sorry for saying Grenfell victims lacked common sense
Commons leader apologises after criticism over his remarks on adherence to stay-put policyJacob Rees-Mogg has apologised after claiming Grenfell Tower fire victims did not use “common sense” and leave the burning building.The leader of the House of Commons was widely criticised on Tuesday morning after he said the stay-put policy issued by the fire service had limited people’s chances of survival and he would have ignored it. Continue reading...
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Cambridge accepts £6m Shell donation for oil extraction research
Cambridge accepts £6m Shell donation for oil extraction research
Cambridge Zero Carbon says university has been ‘hijacked’ by fossil fuel industryCambridge University has accepted a multimillion-pound donation from Shell to fund a team researching oil extraction technology, even as it publicly positions itself as part of the transition to a sustainable future.Shell has given £6m to fund the work of the university’s magnetic resonance research group amid a concerted campaign by students and staff to persuade the university to sever its links with extractive industries. Continue reading...
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India’s top court orders crackdown on stubble burning to cut Delhi pollution
India's top court orders crackdown on stubble burning to cut Delhi pollution
Supreme court says residents are ‘losing precious years’ as judges order immediate halt to practiceIndia’s top court has ordered a crackdown on stubble burning around Delhi, a major contributor to lethal smog that on Tuesday kept the metropolis of 20 million people choking in air rated “very poor”.The supreme court said the capital’s residents were “losing precious years” of their lives, adding “people are dying, this just cannot happen in a civilised country”. Continue reading...
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Inside the Impeachment Testimony: Dry Questions and Flares of Drama
Inside the Impeachment Testimony: Dry Questions and Flares of Drama
The release of the first two transcripts of testimony taken privately in the impeachment inquiry offered the public its first glimpse of how the investigation was unfolding.
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Pompeo Faces Political Peril and Diplomats’ Revolt in Impeachment Inquiry
Pompeo Faces Political Peril and Diplomats’ Revolt in Impeachment Inquiry
The secretary of state has been drawn deeply into the Ukraine affair, with a parade of his diplomats testifying. He is sticking by the president.
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Lev Parnas, Giuliani Associate, Opens Talks With Impeachment Investigators
Lev Parnas, Giuliani Associate, Opens Talks With Impeachment Investigators
Mr. Parnas could offer Congress a vein of information about a political pressure campaign in Ukraine.
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Meet the Swing Voters Who Might Decide the 2020 Election
Meet the Swing Voters Who Might Decide the 2020 Election
Men are likelier to be undecided than women, countering assumptions.
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Soros Adds Intrigue and $800,000 to D.A. Race, Backing Progressive
Soros Adds Intrigue and $800,000 to D.A. Race, Backing Progressive
In Western New York, two races illustrate vastly different paths, and funding sources, for Democratic challengers seeking upsets. That includes support from the billionaire George Soros.
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Impeachment inquiry transcripts reveal shock and concern over Trump plot
Impeachment inquiry transcripts reveal shock and concern over Trump plot
Yovanovitch and McKinley warned plot undermined national securityImpeachment inquiry live – rolling reportTwo senior American diplomats warned congressional investigators a White House plot to manufacture political dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine had undermined US national security interests and shredded faith among foreign service personnel, according to transcripts released on Monday by committees pursuing an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. Related: Trump rejects whistleblower offer to answer Republican questions Continue reading...
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle promises calm after being elected Speaker
Sir Lindsay Hoyle promises calm after being elected Speaker
Successor to John Bercow – and 158th occupant of the job – beats Chris Bryant in final round of votingSir Lindsay Hoyle was elected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday, succeeding John Bercow who held the role for more than a decade.The 62-year-old Labour MP for Chorley, the only candidate who refused to say how he voted in the 2016 EU referendum, became the 158th Speaker after beating six others in a secret ballot of members. Continue reading...
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Scotland stops treating under-12s as criminals but is urged to do more
Scotland stops treating under-12s as criminals but is urged to do more
Children’s commissioner says move is inadequate and minimum age should be 14Scotland is to stop treating children under 12 as offenders later this month after the Scottish parliament voted earlier this year to raise the age of criminal responsibility from eight.The Scottish children’s commissioner, however, has criticised the measure as inadequate and urged ministers in Edinburgh to revisit the decision and raise the minimum age to 14. Continue reading...
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Flour power: Hong Kong protest-themed cake disqualified from UK baking contest
Flour power: Hong Kong protest-themed cake disqualified from UK baking contest
Creator claims cake was victim of political censorship after attendees at Cake International show threatened to damage itA Hong Kong protest-themed cake has become the latest cause célèbre of the city’s five-month political crisis after it was disqualified from a cake decorating competition in the UK.The three-tiered cake features a mini black-clad protester in a yellow hard hat, a large Guy Fawkes mask, tiny umbrellas and mini political slogans – all symbols of the ongoing protests. It even has a miniature black LP record playing the unofficial anthem of the protest, Glory to Hong Kong, and emits a vapour designed to look like tear gas. Continue reading...
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Girl, 11, who drowned at theme park was on ride without a teacher, inquest told
Girl, 11, who drowned at theme park was on ride without a teacher, inquest told
Evha Jannath died after falling into 12ft of water at Drayton Manor, StaffordshireAn 11-year-old girl who drowned after falling into 12ft of water on the river rapids at a theme park was allowed aboard the ride without a teacher, an inquest has heard.Evha Jannath was “propelled” from a six-seater vessel on Splash Canyon at Drayton Manor, Staffordshire on 9 May 2017, while on an end-of-year school trip with staff and friends from Jameah girls academy in Leicester. Continue reading...
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25 years of Andaz Apna Apna: Rare photos from the sets of the cult comedy
25 years of Andaz Apna Apna: Rare photos from the sets of the cult comedy
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Not just Bala & Ujda Chaman, these twin films also stepped on each other’s toes
Not just Bala & Ujda Chaman, these twin films also stepped on each other’s toes
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Bomb blast in Imphal leaves 4 policemen injured
Bomb blast in Imphal leaves 4 policemen injured
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Ayodhya verdict: BJP’s code of conduct for leaders
Ayodhya verdict: BJP’s code of conduct for leaders
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8 relationship anxieties that harm a marriage
8 relationship anxieties that harm a marriage
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Recalled US ambassador felt ‘threatened’ by Trump
Recalled US ambassador felt 'threatened' by Trump
Marie Yovanovitch said Mr Trump's remark in a call to Ukraine's leader left her "very concerned".
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Paris climate accords: US notifies UN of intention to withdraw
Paris climate accords: US notifies UN of intention to withdraw
Notification begins the one-year process of withdrawing from the landmark climate agreement.
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Man accused of plotting to bomb Colorado synagogue
Man accused of plotting to bomb Colorado synagogue
Richard Holzer is charged with hate crime after allegedly threatening to unleash "racial holy war".
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IS conflict: Dutch air strike killed about 70 people in Iraq in 2015
IS conflict: Dutch air strike killed about 70 people in Iraq in 2015
The strike on the town of Hawija left both civilians and IS militants dead, a Dutch minister says.
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Lead levels in Canadian water ‘exceed safe limit’ in a third of cases
Lead levels in Canadian water 'exceed safe limit' in a third of cases
Some cities show lead levels "similar" to the notorious case of Flint, Michigan.
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Trump Serves Notice to Quit Climate Accord, as Diplomats Plot to Save It
Trump Serves Notice to Quit Climate Accord, as Diplomats Plot to Save It
The United States notified the United Nations on Monday that it would leave the Paris climate agreement, staring the clock on a yearlong withdrawal process.
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Justice Dept. Asks for Identifying Details on Anonymous Op-Ed Author
Justice Dept. Asks for Identifying Details on Anonymous Op-Ed Author
The writer, a senior Trump administration official, plans to write a book to be published this month.
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