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Residents of the northern Bahamas, some trapped on the roofs of homes, have sent out pleas for help after Hurricane Dorian stalled over the area.Dorian fell in strength on Tuesday to category three, but Grand Bahama island faced at least another day of heavy rain, high winds and storm surges. |
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The former chancellor said he believed a sufficiently large number of Tories were willing to face the consequences of having the whip withdrawn in order to hand the government a defeat to try to stop a back break from Brussels on October 31. He also vowed to give Number 10 the 'fight of a lifetime'.... |
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The parish community at the Church of St Henry Morse, Diss, gathered to thank Father David Bagstaff for serving as parish priest for the past five years.Picture: Judith Tooth.
Father David Bagstaff is moving from the Church of St Henry Morse to take a new role in Bury St Edmunds five years, almost to the day, since his appointment in Diss. |
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Downing Street strongly denied a report that Mr Johnson’s most senior aide, Dominic Cummings, had admitted in private that negotiations with the EU were really a “sham”. But critics said there was no evidence that the Government was putting forward any alternative to the backstop. |
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Downing Street strongly denied a report that Mr Johnson’s most senior aide, Dominic Cummings, had admitted in private that negotiations with the EU were really a “sham”. But critics said there was no evidence that the Government was putting forward any alternative to the backstop. |
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It is a little known fact that on August 31, 1869, the world's first recorded road death occurred in Co Offaly as a woman from a very famous family was killed. Mary Ward, a niece of the 2nd Earl of Rosse, synonymous with Birr Castle, spent much of her life in Offaly having been born in Ferbane in 1827. |
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Philip Hammond preparing for a political 'fight of a lifetime' – video.
Philip Hammond has said he is gearing up for the “fight of a lifetime” against deselection threats and government aggression as he leads the Conservative rebel charge to stop a no-deal Brexit in parliament. |
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Former chancellor says he will defend Conservative party from 'incomers, entryists, who are trying to turn it from a broad church into a narrow faction'. One of the most prominent Tories opposed to a no-deal Brexit, Hammond told Today there were enough Tory rebels willing to put national interest above career
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Philip Hammond said he would explore legal action if there were moves to remove him as a Tory MP. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters.
Philip Hammond has said he is gearing up for the “fight of a lifetime” against deselection threats and government aggression as he leads the Conservative rebel charge to stop a no-deal Brexit in parliament. |
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Winston Churchill's grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames, may be deselected by Boris Johnson after he confirmed he would vote against the Government tonight unless he can be reassured a Brexit deal will be done. Tom Newton Dunn, political editor at The Sun, said: "Sir Nicholas Soames tells me he will vote.... |
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