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Sentencing Majdouline, Judge Richard Marks said he could not “ignore the evidence” about Jaden’s drug dealing and other criminal-related history. “That he became so involved, starting at the age of 13, is truly shocking but none of that means he deserved to die, still less in the circumstances in which he did,” he said. Image copyright Met Police Image caption Ayoub Majdouline was caught on camera buying cigarettes in Leyton about 10 minutes after the murder Image copyright Met Police Image caption Bloodstained rubber gloves worn by Majdouline were found…

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“I never thought a few months ago when I was applying for Christmas temp work, minimum wage work, that I wouldn’t need it because I’d be an MP by Christmas,” she said. Image caption Jo Swinson in 2004 Baby of the House Affectionate name given to the youngest MP in Parliament, a spin-off of Father of the House Previous holders of the title include Jo Swinson, David Lammy, Stephen Dorrell and Charles Kennedy Unlike Father of the House, the title of Baby of the House brings no extra duties or…

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Of the customers who said they have not recently negotiated with their provider, 51% said they were paying the same as when they first signed up. Two-fifths who had not attempted to haggle with their provider said it was because they were happy with the current price they were paying. While 71% of those who switched provider said the process was easy, 27% experienced time without an internet connection during the move. What is full-fibre broadband? Compensation for broadband users goes live Natalie Hitchins, Which? head of home products and…

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They agreed the election had created a “significant opportunity” to restore the Good Friday Agreement institutions. General Election results in Northern Ireland Who’s calling the shots on NI policy? Consequences of not restoring Stormont ‘profound’ The legal date for an assembly election to be called if no power-sharing government is formed at Stormont is 13 January. Speaking on Saturday, Mr Varadkar said his focus was on getting an executive in place by that date. He also told RTÉ’s Marian Finuance show that now is not the time for a border…

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But it wasn’t the enthusiasm of the hardy activists that was in question, but the loyalty of Labour voters who had voted to leave the EU. I was hearing they were also about to leave behind their traditional party loyalties, despite party chairman Ian Lavery declaring at the rally: “This election has nothing to do with Brexit.” I was told that seats which had been Labour since their creation – such as Blyth Valley – could fall. Local and regional activists, however, were hoping the North East of England would…

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJo Swinson: “Nationalism is sweeping both sides of the border” Jo Swinson will step down as Liberal Democrat leader after losing her seat to the SNP by 149 votes. Ms Swinson, who started the campaign saying she could become the next prime minister, gained 19,523 votes compared to 19,672 for the SNP’s Amy Callaghan in Dunbartonshire East. Sir Ed Davey and Baroness Sal Brinton will be acting leaders for the party, now she is no longer an MP. Ms Swinson said the…

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Exit pollsters base themselves at a selected polling station in a chosen constituency. Voters emerging from the polling station are waylaid at regular intervals – every 10th voter, for example – by these fieldworkers, employed by polling specialists Ipsos Mori. They are given a replica ballot paper and asked to fill it in without anyone watching. They then drop the replica paper into a box that will be opened later. Crucially, they do not have to say out loud how they voted – the idea is this increases the accuracy…

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Ms Campbell has posted an emotional video on Facebook thanking those who came to help her and Rhea, who has cerebral palsy. They were almost home after an appointment at an epilepsy clinic at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, where Rhea had been surprised by a visit from Father Christmas. Image copyright Nikki Birgit Campbell Image caption Nikki Birgit Campbell and Rhea were taken to Dumfries and Galloway Hospital “Thankfully incidents like this are rare, however, it is extremely encouraging to know that members of our community came…

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The study revealed it takes about four hours to walk off the calories in a pizza, or 22 minutes to run off a chocolate bar. Hope, now a mental health campaigner, says the problem with exercise targets for snacks and meals is that they create “the mindset that you have to earn food”. “I developed anorexia when I was 13 and though it wasn’t triggered by exercise, a huge part of it was an obsession with exercise,” she says. “I ended up being admitted to a mental health hospital and…

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In her interview, she told police she got on well at first with Mr Anokye but when she met him in the UK she did not want to sleep with him. She said in the interview: “I didn’t have a choice. He’s an intimidating person.” The woman said Mr Anokye hit her and attacked her with a mobile phone and she had to shower because her hair was matted with blood. The jury was also shown a video taken by Mr Anokye on his mobile phone at a music festival,…

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Image caption Verity likes watching toy unboxing videos to narrow down her Christmas list Ryan Kaji was among the first children to start making these videos in the US in 2015, when he was four years old. An early clip, in which he opened up a giant egg with more than 100 items inside, has been viewed more than a billion times. Ryan was the highest paid YouTube star of last year, when he earned more than £17m, mainly through partnerships with toy firms and his own TV show. Image…

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Latest news updates in the West Midlands Prosecutor Andrew Thomas QC said that as part of a National Crime Agency investigation, an undercover police officer infiltrated the network by posing as a member of a corrupt betting syndicate. That led to the uncovering of an attempted fix in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in 2016 and an actual fix in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2017, with opening batsmen agreeing to not score runs from the first two balls. Jamshed was targeted for the BPL and then encouraged others…

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Mr Corbyn faced further scrutiny of Labour’s Brexit position – to negotiate a deal with the EU and put it to a referendum – and his own position of staying neutral in any campaign. He was attacked by Mr Johnson for his “failure of leadership” by not taking a side, and asked repeatedly about his beliefs. But like the PM, Mr Corbyn won over some of the audience with his pledge to bring the country together, whatever the outcome of another vote on the EU – which he thinks he…

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‘Really silly’ George, of Panorama Road in Sandbanks, was a regular customer and had been drinking at the club during the afternoon of 10 September, the court heart. Prosecutor David Finney described how George lifted up his cardigan and flashed the handle of the fake gun that was tucked into the waistband of his shorts. In a statement, a member of staff said he was “really scared” at what he had seen. “I felt threatened seeing it – I didn’t know what he would do,” he said. Related Topics Poole…

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