Tory MP David Gauke has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme he accepts his Conservative career could be over if he votes to stop a no-deal Brexit. But the former justice secretary said he was prepared to put the “national interest” ahead of his own. He spoke after a senior source from the government’s whips office […]
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Babies in the east of England are being screened for a virus which can cause development defects, including deafness. Carriers of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) often have no symptoms but it can be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy and affects about 1,000 newborns in the UK each year. A 100-strong team of NHS staff led
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionShanghai Symphony Orchestra plays Hey Jude China’s oldest symphony orchestra played their first ever BBC Prom on Sunday, and brought along a “little gift” for the audience. After playing pieces by Rachmaninov and Mozart, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra launched into a raucous version of The Beatles’ Hey
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Image caption Up to 380 jobs could be lost at the plant Hundreds of jobs could go at a steelmaking factory in Newport after its owner announced it was shutting part of its operations. The steel giant Tata is closing its Orb Electrical Steels base in the Pill area of the city. Up to 380
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — When Zimbabwe turned off the internet during a recent crackdown, Obert Masaraure, a prominent government critic, had no way of knowing when it was safe to emerge from hiding. He waited one day, then another. On the third day he broke cover, hoping that a wave of arrests had come to an
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Serena Williams overcame an ankle injury to defeat Petra Martic in straight sets Sunday at the U.S. Open while revisiting her “greatest accomplishment.” No, it didn’t happen on the court. Williams posted a gorgeous tribute to her daughter Alexis Olympia on her second birthday ― a photo of the tennis champ cradling her daughter while
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WASHINGTON — A little more than 300 years ago, the pirate Blackbeard captured a French merchant vessel, renamed it Queen Anne’s Revenge, armed it with 40 cannons and used it to pursue his calling of pillage and plunder. In November, the Supreme Court will consider a case arising from the discovery of the ship’s wreckage
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Image copyright PA Image caption The trust said it was formally informed about the worker’s TB infection by Public Health England in June A hospital has written to 349 patients and 129 staff over suspected contact with a healthcare worker with tuberculosis (TB), it has emerged. The letters gave helpline details to the patients treated
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Image copyright Warner Bros Image caption Phoenix dons clown make-up to play struggling performer Arthur Fleck A new film exploring the origins of DC comic book villain The Joker has left many critics grinning from ear to ear – but not all of them are amused. The Guardian called Joker “gloriously daring“, while Total Film
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Image copyright PA Media Activity in the UK’s manufacturing sector contracted at the fastest pace for seven years in August, a closely-watched survey has suggested. The uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the global economic downturn were some of the factors hitting firms, according to the survey from IHS Markit/CIPS. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) produced by
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