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Brexit deal acceptable, says top banker Sir Ian Cheshire

Image copyright Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is “acceptable” and the country should push ahead with it, leading banker Sir Ian Cheshire has said. Sir Ian, chairman of Barclays’ UK operations, told the BBC that business leaders wanted to see certainty. He added that it was “extremely unlikely” that further negotiations with

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Air pollution ‘triggers hundreds more heart attacks and strokes’

Image copyright Reuters Sudden spikes in air pollution in the UK trigger hundreds more heart attacks, strokes and acute asthma attacks on those days, research suggests. A team at King’s College London looked at data from London, Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford and Southampton. Days when pollutant levels were in the top half

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APNewsBreak: US takes step to require asylum-seekers’ DNA

The Trump administration is planning to collect DNA samples from asylum-seekers and other migrants detained by immigration officials and will add the information to a massive FBI database used by law enforcement hunting for criminals, a Justice Department official said. The Justice Department will publish an amended regulation Monday that would mandate DNA collection for

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ICYMI in NFL Week 7: Lions fans call out officiating circus

It was a fitting form of protest, given the circus that NFL officiating has become, game after game, week after week: A trio of spectators wore clown makeup and black-and-white striped jerseys in the stands at the Detroit Lions’ home game against the Minnesota Vikings. Other fans who wore officials’ shirts accessorized the ensemble with

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