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Brexit: Merkel gives Johnson 30 days to solve backstop issues
Ahead of Boris Johnson’s arrival in Berlin, the prospect of progress on a renegotiated deal had not looked great. The EU has always insisted that the backstop is the only solution for avoiding a hard border in Ireland – and they had no intention of scrapping it as the Prime Minister had demanded.
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No-deal Brexit latest: £9m for port preparations
As the Prime Minister began his European tour to try to get a deal, his man in charge of planning for a no-deal was out insisting everything was in hand.
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Trump cancels Denmark trip as Greenland says it’s not for sale
The Danish Prime Minister says she is “annoyed” that Donald Trump has cancelled his state visit to Denmark, after he was told that Greenland is not for sale.
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Thousands of homeless children living in converted shipping containers
Too many homeless children are growing up in dangerous converted shipping containers according to a new report.
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How DNA tests to help family reunification can turn lives upside down
Last night, in the first in our DNA series, we looked at the family secrets unwittingly unearthed with the surge in popularity of home ancestry tests.
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Number of students passing GCSEs edges up
The number of students passing their GCSEs or scoring top grades has edged up for the second year running – despite claims that the exams have got harder.
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Underage marriage in Iraq
The facts are shocking – young girls, some as young as nine – forced into marriage – in a country which should give women equal rights in everything from education to marriage and divorce.
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Man admits sending fake anthrax to female politicians
A man has admitted sending packages of fake anthrax to a series of female politicians.
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How Scotland’s police force is preparing for a no-deal Brexit
Among the possible consequences of a no-deal Brexit: the risk of civil unrest and food shortages, according to the Cabinet Office’s ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ report leaked at the weekend. I’m in Edinburgh where I’ve been speaking to the Deputy Chief Constable of Britain’s second biggest police force about how officers are planning to cope.
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Number of EU citizens coming to UK continues decline
New figures show that the number of EU citizens coming to the UK has continued to fall since 2016.
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Brian Hook: ‘Iran is resorting to its usual playbook of terror because it doesn’t like being told no’
Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, has declared that talks with the United States would be “useless” – amid heightened tensions between the two countries. President Trump re-imposed strict sanctions on Iran after pulling out of an internationally agreed nuclear deal. Britain has stayed in, but Iran is accused of violations and there have been months of…
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Mikaela Weisse: ‘This is only the beginning of the fire season. The next two months are critical’
Discussion with Anthony Pereira, director of the Brazil Institute at King’s College University, and Mikaela Weisse, manager of the Global Forest Watch.
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Macron warns Johnson that Irish backstop is ‘indispensable’
Behind all the bonhomie, there was a stern line from Mr Macron, who warned the Irish backstop was “indispensable”.
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Nathalie Loiseau MEP: ‘If PM Johnson has a magical wand to find a better solution, we will look at it’
Interview with Nathalie Loiseau, the former French Europe Minister. I began by asking her whether the withdrawal agreement could be changed.
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Record number of fires rage through Brazilian Amazon
With a record number of fires blazing across the rainforest, environmentalists are blaming the President for encouraging loggers and farmers to clear more land.
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Hong Kong firms under pressure from China to toe central government line
The turmoil in Hong Kong has caused an unprecedented political crisis – but there’s also been a profound effect on business. As a global finance hub, Hong Kong relies on providing a stable business environment.
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Africa set to be declared polio free after massive effort in Nigeria
Now, in some all-too-rare good news, Africa looks set to be declared free of polio – after the World Health Organisation announced the continent hasn’t seen a wild case for three years.
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Whaley Bridge reservoir engineers say three years until it’s fixed
Engineers working on the Whaley Bridge dam say it could be three more years until it is fully fixed.
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‘I thought it was a joke’: Former Greenland PM on Trump wanting to buy the country
Jon Snow speaks to Greenland MP Aleqa Hammond. She was the country’s first female Prime Minister. What did she think about President Trump trying to buy her country?
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Leader of Plymouth City Council on a no-deal Brexit: ‘We are simply not ready yet’
Jon Snow is joined by Labour’s Tudor Evans, the leader of Plymouth City Council.
