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Brexit explained: what happens when the UK leaves the EU?
From hard Brexit and hard borders, to soft Brexit or the Chequers deal – here’s everything you need to know.
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EU rejects UK’s Brexit plan
A summit that started with warm mood music ended up with Theresa May and Britain out in the cold.
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What happens when the doctor becomes the patient?
‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer’ gives an insight into what happens when the doctor becomes the patient.
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May demands respect after EU rejects her Brexit plan
Tonight the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, responded to Theresa May saying “a compromise is still possible”. That followed the broadside from Theresa May this afternoon demanding respect, explanations for why her plan isn’t acceptable or a better idea. Otherwise it’s no deal. No wonder the pound fell instantly. We speak to Conservative MPs…
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Brett Anderson on Suede’s resurrection
After success came excess and break-up, followed by reformation. Now more than 20 years on, Suede have released their eighth album.
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Former young offender Sephton Henry: ‘I’ve been to prison seven times and I’m still not rehabilitated’
Sephton Henry, a former young offender who now works with the charity Gangsline, and Dr Heidi Hales, who is an adolescent psychiatrist, discuss the youth justice system.
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Lost Childhood: ‘culture of violence’ for young offenders
The epidemic of violence in our jails is not just confined to adult prisons.
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Uber ‘considering buying Deliveroo’
The taxi app Uber is reportedly in talks to buy the food delivery app Deliveroo, according to the financial news service Bloomberg.
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NHS to save money after ruling against drug companies
The NHS has won a landmark legal battle against the pharmaceutical industry, meaning patients with the most common form of sight loss could receive a cheaper drug.
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Brett Kavanaugh accuser to testify at Senate hearing
A professor who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of historic sexual assault has said she will testify at a Senate hearing next week.
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FactCheck: Jeremy Corbyn’s housing claims
The Labour leader suggested the government had announced a cut in housing funding.
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Rail Delivery Group Regional Director: Nationalisation ‘not in the interests’ of the British public
We spoke to Robert Nisbet, the Regional Director of the Rail Delivery Group.
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Ballet star Arthur Mitchell dies at 84
He was one of the world’s leading black ballet stars, the first to win international fame. Tributes have poured in for the pioneering US dancer Arthur Mitchell – who’s died at the age of 84. He won over audiences in segregation-era America who were shocked by his pairing with a white prima ballerina – later…
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Former NSA director: Russia ‘pose the greatest overall threat in cyberspace’
The Pentagon unveiled its first Trump-era strategy for cyber security earlier this week – naming Russia and China among the main threats. From the risk to critical infrastructure and financial institutions, to the democratic process itself – modern warfare and defence is entering a whole new realm. We’ve been talking to a former director of America’s National…
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Zika sufferers share what lessons can be learned – and what future could their children hope for?
It’s nearly three years since the Zika epidemic appeared – creating world-wide alarm after a spike in babies with birth defects whose mothers contracted the virus. Many of those cases were concentrated in Brazil, where at least 3,000 babies were born with a condition called microcephaly. Now two mothers who were affected have come to…
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Prisons chief servant asked to stand down amid growing crisis
In the midst of the growing crisis in prisons across England and Wales – the civil servant in charge has been asked to stand down.
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Widow of Khalid Masood apologises to Westminster terror attack victims
“I am sorry I was not vigilant enough”: the widow of Khalid Masood has apologised to his victims in last year’s Westminster Bridge terror attack, at the inquest into the deaths. Rohey Hydara said she had no idea what her husband had been planning, calling him ‘evil’. Masood’s mother also gave evidence about her son’s farewell visit days before…
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Jeremy Hunt tells Aung San Suu Kyi there must be ‘no hiding place’ for crimes against Rohingya
The Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said Myanmar must ensure there is “no hiding place” for those who carried out crimes against the Rohingya minority – if it is to avoid “a lasting stain on the country’s reputation”.
