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May defends her Brexit deal to business leaders
“Be in no doubt, I am determined to deliver” my Brexit deal, Theresa May has told business leaders at the CBI conference.
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Explained: Why don’t some MPs like Theresa May’s Brexit plan?
Theresa May has been defending her Brexit plan, after it was heavily criticised last week. FactCheck examines two of the main concerns. Could the UK really get “trapped” in a backstop?
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Brand Brexit Britain: How to sell the UK after the EU
We’ve been to talk to some of the top advertising gurus in the country to ask how they’d sell Britain to the world after the political crisis has finally passed.
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Californian town of Paradise to take up to a decade to rebuild after wildfires
Ten thousand homes were destroyed, a third of the schools, and dozens of people died, amid the most destructive wildfires in California’s history.
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Lawyers call for tougher rules for online dating
Lawyers are calling for tougher rules governing online dating, arguing that the internet makes it possible to deceive victims on a widespread scale.
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Rudd pledges to improve Universal Credit
The new Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has admitted there are problems with Universal Credit.
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Hunt lobbies for Nazanin release during Iran visit
From the future of the nuclear weapons deal to the conflict in Yemen, the Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt had plenty on his agenda today when he met senior Iranian officials in Tehran.
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Death toll rises further to 79 in Californian wildfires
The number of people now feared missing in the wake of the Californian wildfires has risen to almost thirteen hundred with 79 people confirmed to have died.
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Mark Francois MP on Brexit: “This deal means we’d be half in and half out”
Earlier I spoke to the former government minister Mark Francois – one of the Conservative MPs who’s handed in a letter calling for Theresa May to resign. I began by asking him if he thought a leadership challenge at this stage would delay the Brexit proceedings.
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May tells party critics that ousting her ‘won’t help Brexit’
Getting rid of me won’t make delivering Brexit any easier, Theresa May has told her critics – as she warned the next seven days would be “critical”.
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Ruth David on India’s #Metoo movement
She was a teenage trainee working for one of India’s most respected newspaper editors when, she claims, he repeatedly sexually harassed her.
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Protester killed during French fuel demonstration
A female protester has been killed after she was hit by a motorist during demonstrations across France against rising fuel taxes. 106 people have been injured as demonstrators blockaded major roads, causing gridlock in the process. Police said more than a hundred others were injured, many as furious drivers tried to force their way past.…
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Nadhim Zahawi on May’s Brexit plan
Cathy Newman is joined by Education Minister Nadhim Zahawi, the Conservative MP for Stratford upon Avon, to discuss the future of May’s Brexit Deal.
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May remains under pressure over Brexit deal
Theresa May remains under pressure this weekend over her Brexit plan – with reports that five Eurosceptic cabinet ministers are urging her to change course and return to Brussels to renegotiate. The Commons leader Andrea Leadsom, who’s co-ordinating the group – said today there was still time “for more to be done” before the European…
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Trump visiting California after wildfires claim further lives
President Trump is on his way to California to see the extent of the damage after the deadliest wildfires in the state’s history. Troops and sniffer dogs are helping forensics teams to locate some of the over 1000 reported missing. 71 are now known to have lost their lives with thousands of homes destroyed. Several…
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Hopes for breakthrough Yemen peace plan
Earlier this week the Saudi-led coalition, under international pressure, stopped bombing the port city of Hodeida, where most aid comes in to the country. Like the capital, Sanaa, it’s controlled by Houthi rebels. UN officials say a permanent ceasefire is needed to avert widespread starvation. A warning: There are some distressing images of starving children…
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Number of missing in California wildfires jumps to 130
The number of people missing in this week’s Northern Californian wildfires has jumped from 130 to 631. The ‘Camp Fire’ blaze, the deadliest in the state’s history, has left hundreds homeless and living in tent cities.
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Brexit chaos: New cabinet ministers appointed
It’s been another hectic day in Westminster – Amber Rudd has been appointed to be Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. It’s a remarkable return to the political frontline, only eight months since her demise as Home Secretary over the Windrush controversy.
