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Storm Ciara is bringing severe gales, heavy rain and major disruption on the transport network across the UK. Image copyright Stacey Witherow Image caption Parts of the promenade were closed in Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland as the storm moved in during the day Image copyright PA Media Image caption Residents in the area are now battling to protect their homes Image copyright AFP Image caption Homes are also flooded in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Water from the river Tweed submerged trees in the…

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRepublic of Ireland election 2020 – what you need to know Voters are going to the polls in the Republic of Ireland’s general election. Polls opened at 07:00 local time and will close at 22:00. Counting will begin on Sunday in all 39 constituencies. Newly elected TDs will gather on 20 February for the 33rd Dáil (Irish parliament). A total of 160 representatives will be returned to the Dáil. The ceann comhairle, or speaker, is automatically re-elected. The election is Fine Gael…

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But those leading the recruitment drive now say the total needed is much bigger because they have to factor in police officers who will be resigning or retiring from the service. Current figures show that only one in 10 candidates who applies to join the police is successful – meaning half a million would have to apply to reach the 53,000 goal. The figure has been reached by the Uplift team responsible for recruitment. It includes Home Office officials alongside representatives from the College of Policing and the National Police…

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The review’s chief executive, Denise Wilson, told the BBC that problems such as unconscious bias and gender stereotypes around what a leader should look like were preventing further progress. “I think 33% is a very good start, but as we can see, we have a lot further to go before we see a good gender balance in the leadership of British business,” she said. ‘All the good women have been snapped up’ UK’s top firms fail to increase ethnic diversity – report Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said that businesses had…

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Prince Andrew said his links to the US financier, who was found dead in his jail cell in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, had become a “major disruption” to the Royal Family. Prince Andrew stepping back from royal duties ‘Zero co-operation’ from Prince Andrew over Epstein The Duke of York retired from the Navy in 2001, but it is a tradition that senior members of the royal family continue to receive military promotions as they get older. Buckingham Palace said: “By convention, the Duke of York would be…

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Skip Instagram post by brianne_tv View this post on Instagram Report End of Instagram post by brianne_tv Report Caprice quits Dancing on Ice TV same-sex dance duo don’t want to ‘stand out’ Last month, Kilbane told OK! magazine he had asked Delcourt out after week one and she said no initially, but they then spent more time together. “There was an attraction with Brianne the first time I met her,” he said. “But it was way more than that. Everything clicked.” Related Topics Dancing on Ice Television Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51402725

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Soon after it is published, readers will be able to check how schools in their area have performed, by entering a full postcode into the BBC postcode search. But there is also a whole range of data on what types of pupils make up each school and how they perform, as well as information about different groups of pupils’ performance at the national level. Data on how well Scottish pupils do in reading, writing and numeracy is published as part of its Curriculum for Excellence. The Welsh Assembly publishes school…

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The new measure means that A&E departments will be able to direct people who think they have symptoms of the coronavirus to a pod away from other patients, where they can call specialist NHS 111 teams on a dedicated phone. An NHS spokeswoman said: “Anyone with a cough, fever, or shortness of breath who attends hospital and has recently returned from China will be advised to follow signs to NHS 111 pods and call for advice, so they stay isolated from other patients and avoid causing unnecessary pressure in A&E.”…

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The former One Direction singer was also quizzed about his time with the band – who went on hiatus in 2016 – and his reported feud with former band member Zayn Malik. The 28-year-old accused the hosts of “proper going in” on him. Skip Twitter post by @Louis_Tomlinson Defo wont be going on there again Haha! Love to all my fans for always having my back — Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) February 3, 2020 Replying to Tomlinson directly on Twitter, Walker wrote: “Sorry you feel like that. It was nice to…

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPM: We want a Canada-style deal with the EU Boris Johnson has set out his vision for a trade deal with the EU, saying there is “no need” for the UK to follow Brussels’ rules. The PM called for a Canada-style free trade deal, saying the UK would return to the Withdrawal Agreement if such a deal was not reached. But the EU’s Michel Barnier said its “ambitious” trade deal offer required a “level playing field”. Labour said Mr Johnson’s “ideology had…

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTony Scanlon and Kenny McAdam said they were delighted to find the large sum of money Recycling centre workers spent two hours hunting through rubbish to find old gravy tins containing a pensioner’s £20,000 life savings. The cash was accidentally dumped at Dalmoak Recycling Centre in Dunbartonshire by the woman’s family, who were clearing out her home. When they realised their mistake, the brother and sister returned to ask for help to trace the missing money. Council workers Tony Scanlon and Kenny…

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‘Negative mood’ Ian Smith, 47, is a civil servant who lives in Buckshaw Village. He takes the early train every morning to Manchester Victoria. Ian says he loves Buckshaw and its “fantastic facilities”, but says the train service into Manchester is “lacking”. “We’re running old trains,” he says, “and for the money that you pay for a ticket to go to Manchester, I think the actual service is atrocious.” For Ian, the main issue is the late running of trains, which delays him arriving at work. He says the information…

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Image caption Danny’s army number has been carved into the bench She hopes it stays in Hotham Park for many years, pointing out there is no option to take it home when you live in a first-floor flat with no garden. For other grieving families, the installation of a dedicated bench may only prove to be a temporary monument. Individual councils set their own rules for benches and other memorials to loved ones. Many only guarantee their position and maintenance for 10 years after which they may be taken away,…

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