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Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 16 - Craig Murray
On Wednesday the trap sprang shut, as Judge Baraitser insisted the witnesses must finish next week, and that no time would be permitted for preparation of closing arguments, which must be heard the immediate following Monday. This brought the closest the defence have come to a protest, with the defence pointing out they have still […]
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The Great British Humbling
Like the bind of a tortuous finger trap, Britain’s Brexit conundrum grows tighter and more painful the more the country wrestles with it.
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Cambridge University historian quits amid fury over his 'slavery was not genocide' claims
A British royal historian who said slavery was not genocide has quit his honorary position at Cambridge University and been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins. The comments from Professor David Starkey came during a period of soul searching in Britain over its colonial past.
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The Astonishing Variety of Street Trees in Hackney, London
Hackney has a more diverse population of trees than any borough in London.
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Vast neolithic circle of deep shafts found near Stonehenge
Exclusive: prehistoric structure spanning 1.2 miles in diameter is masterpiece of engineering, say archaeologists
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes: UK man gets 3 years for torching 4G phone mast over 5G fears
A Merseyside man has been sentenced to three years in jail by a beak in Liverpool Crown Court after torching a Vodafone-owned phone mast. Michael Whitty, a 47-year-old from Knowsley, set fire to the base station of the mast on April 5 of this year, after becoming convinced that 5G was directly linked to the COVID-19 epidemic, the court heard.
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Reports: UK to cut Huawei’s involvement in 5G network
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to reduce the role of Huawei in the U.K.'s 5G network in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, according to reports in the Guardian and the Telegraph. Johnson has instructed officials to draft plans that would reduce Huawei's involvement in building the U.K.'s 5G phone network to zero by 2023, the Telegraph reported.
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Nottinghamshire Police: Cops catch suspect after fart blows cover
Pursuing cop was almost out of wind - but his quarry wasn't.
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Coronavirus: Lockdown extends Britain's longest run without coal since 1882
For the first time since 1882, Great Britain has gone more than 28 days without using coal, and the lockdown is contributing to keeping power consumption low. The use of coal power in the UK has been falling for years but the COVID-19 lockdown as well as the warm weather in April have contributed to this long run by reducing power consumption.
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Coronavirus: Only 9% of Britons want life to return to 'normal' once lockdown is over
Only 9% of Britons want life to return to "normal" after the coronavirus outbreak is over, a survey suggests. People have noticed significant changes during the lockdown, including cleaner air, more wildlife and stronger communities. More than half (54%) of 4,343 people who took part in the YouGov poll hope they will make some changes in their own lives and for the country as a whole to learn from the crisis.
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A 106-year-old woman leaves UK hospital after recovering from coronavirus
Connie Titchen, who is a 106-year-old great grandmother, may be the oldest person in the United Kingdom to beat coronavirus. Three weeks after testing positive for Covid-19, Titchen was discharged from Birmingham City Hospital in the UK.
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Miss England hangs up her crown to return to work as doctor during pandemic
A beauty queen who was crowned Miss England in 2019 has returned to the United Kingdom from overseas charity work to continue her career as a doctor amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bhasha Mukherjee took a career break as a junior doctor after competing in the Miss World pageant in December 2019. Mukherjee represented England at the pageant after winning Miss England.
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UK space company blames coronavirus for collapse
OneWeb, the high-profile London-based satellite start-up, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. The firm, which has been building a network to deliver broadband across the globe, blamed the Covid-19 crisis for its inability to secure new investment.
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In Britain, Even Jails Have a Class System
How a filmmaker, convicted of fraud, discovered the “White Collar Club.”
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UK to close door to non-English speakers and unskilled workers
Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those who can’t speak English as part of a fundamental overhaul of immigration laws that will end the era of cheap EU labour in factories, warehouses, hotels and restaurants.
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EA will move Need for Speed development back to Criterion
EA will return the Need for Speed franchise to UK games studio Criterion. Current franchise leader Ghost Games in Gothenburg is set to become EA Gothenburg once again (pending Swedish Union approval). The studio will refocus itself as an engineering hub supporting development across EA's portfolio. EA told GamesIndustry.biz that: "The engineering expertise in our Gothenburg team, some of whom are architects of the Frostbite engine, is vital to a number of our ongoing projects, and they would remain in that location."
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I stumbled across a huge Airbnb scam that’s taking over London
The curious tale of a man called Christian, the Catholic church, David Schwimmer’s wife, a secret hotel and an Airbnb scam running riot on the streets of London
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Plan to expand Bristol airport rejected after climate protests
A scheme to expand Bristol airport has been rejected following protests that it would exacerbate the climate emergency, damage the health of local people, and harm flora and fauna. Officers had recommended that North Somerset council approve the expansion and warned that the authority could face a costly public inquiry if it turned it down.
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London to deploy live facial recognition to find wanted faces in a crowd
Tech from NEC aimed at spotting wanted persons on the streets to alert officers.
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Hull asks to be first UK city to trial universal basic income
Hull wants to become the first UK city to test a weekly universal basic income for its residents after a cross-party group of councillors formally backed the idea. The proposal would mean every adult would be paid a basic sum – potentially between £50 and £100 a week – regardless of income, and do away with the need for welfare. People receiving disability payments would instead get the equivalent sum in universal basic income (UBI) and there would be higher payments for pensioners and lower sums for children.
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