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Jack Letts stripped of British citizenship
John Letts and Sally Lane have condemned the Home Office decision to strip their son Jack of his British citizenship, saying they are shocked that the government would act without contacting their son first and with seemingly no form of redress.
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Exclusive: Jack Letts’ parents say citizenship revoking is like “you’re being kicked in the gut”
The parents of Jack Letts, John and Sally, today spoke exclusively to Channel 4 News about the government’s decision to revoke their son’s citizenship.
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Leaked cabinet document lays out ‘worst possible Brexit scenarios’
Shortages of food and medicine, port delays and a hard Irish border. That is what we should expect if we leave the EU with no deal according to a leaked cabinet document.
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63 killed in Kabul hotel blast
In Afghanistan, another bomb attack and yet again scores killed. This time the venue was a wedding in the western suburbs of Kabul.
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‘1.7 million’ take part in Hong Kong protests
In Hong Kong, protest organisers say 1.7 million people took part in today’s pro-democracy rally almost as many as the march in June, at the start of the demonstrations.
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Donald Trump plays down fears of economic recession
President Trump has insisted the US economy is doing “tremendously well”, despite market fears that a recession could be on the way, partly because of a trade war with China started by the President himself.
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Italy in crisis? Matteo Salvini’s push for power runs into trouble
Britain isn’t the only country with the threat of a no-confidence motion bringing down the Government.
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Underage girls trafficked to Italy holiday destinations for sex
Migrants are a big issue in Matteo Salvini’s Italy and could be a decisive factor in the next election – whenever it comes.
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Canada accuses Britain of offloading responsibilities over ‘Jihadi Jack’ citizenship
The Canadian government has accused the UK government of trying to “offload their responsibilities” over their decision to revoke the citizenship of Jack Letts – who’s been behind bars in a Kurdish prison – accused of fighting with the militant Islamic State.
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Leicester singer Mahalia takes on women’s empowerment, love and relationships in her debut album
First signed at 13, Mahalia’s music explores women’s empowerment, love and relationships.
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Prince Andrew ‘appalled’ by Epstein sex crime allegations
Buckingham Palace says Prince Andrew is “appalled” by reports of alleged sex crimes by the US financier Jeffrey Epstein, once again dismissing any suggestion that he would “condone, participate in, or encourage” any such behaviour as “abhorrent”.
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EU freedom of movement “will end” on day one of no-deal Brexit
Britain will be ready to leave the EU by 31st October with or without a deal, Boris Johnson claimed again today, despite the emergence of a leaked government document – called Operation Yellowhammer, and named after the bird – warning about the potential consequences.
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Turkey says civilians killed in Idlib air-strikes
Turkey says three civilians have been killed and 12 others injured after one of its military convoys was targeted by airstrikes inside the rebel held Syrian province of Idlib.
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Police blame dissident republicans for Northern Ireland bomb attack
The Prime Minister has been speaking to his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar by telephone this evening.
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PC Andrew Harper: Police continue questioning ten males
Police are continuing to question ten males aged between 13 and 30, arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a police officer. PC Andrew Harper was killed after being dragged along by a vehicle, while investigating a burglary in a village in Berkshire. Forensic teams have been searching a council-run travellers’ site near…
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Epstein death ruled ‘suicide by hanging’
The death of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been ruled “suicide by hanging” by the New York medical examiner.
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Nigerian singer-songwriter Burna Boy: ‘Why can’t it be the United States of Africa?’
Nigerian singer-songwriter Burna Boy cites Bob Marley and Fela Kuti as some of his biggest influences – his grandfather was a manager of the Afrobeat pioneer.
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Pro-China rally counters pro-democracy demo in Hong Kong
It was a tale of two cities in Hong Kong today. On one side of the harbour, thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators chanted “Liberate Hong Kong!”
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Corbyn outlines plan to save Britain’s high streets
Jeremy Corbyn says he has a plan to save Britain’s high streets from a retail apocalypse and promises to reclaim abandoned shops and “revive” Britain’s town centres.
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Police officer killed while investigating burglary
The police officer who was killed while attending reports of a burglary late last night was dragged along by a vehicle, Thames Valley police have said. PC Andrew Harper, who was 28, had got married just four weeks ago. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson described it as a ‘mindless and a brutal crime’. Ten men…
