WORLD

1. Faulty cable caused Lisbon funicular crash, inquiry finds

   The Guardian » 2 hours ago

   Report says snapped cable between cabins was substandard and city’s other funiculars should fix risk before reopeningThe funicular that crashed in Lisbon killing 16 people in early September had a faulty cable, the official inquiry said on Monday as it recommended the city’s vehicles stay out of...

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1. Trump nominee reportedly boasted of ‘Nazi streak’ in group chats

   The Guardian » 2 hours ago

   Special counsel nominee Paul Ingrassia also said holidays commemorating Black people should be ‘eviscerated’A Donald Trump nominee who is scheduled for a confirmation hearing this week told other Republicans he “has a Nazi streak” and that holidays commemorating Black people should be “evi...

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   M&S right to rebuke Reeves: The Chancellor must deliver on spending cuts or resign, says MAGGIE PAGANO

   Daily Mail » 2 hours ago

   When Rachel Reeves visited her local M&S recently, she made a promise to staff that they would soon see more of their payslip in their pockets....

   Category: Business  Money

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   Apple shares hit record high as it closes in on $4trillion valuation

   Daily Mail » 2 hours ago

   Apple shares hit an all-time high as the iPhone maker came close to becoming the world's third $4trillion company....

   Category: Business  Money

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   Playtech tycoon Teddy Sagi to list prize draw firm Winvia Entertainment in the UK

   Daily Mail » 2 hours ago

   Winvia Entertainment is majority owned by Playtech founder and billionaire Teddy Sagi (pictured with supermodel Bar Refaeli)....

   Category: Business  Money

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   Sales slump at Plus500 as trading is hit by less volatile financial markets

   Daily Mail » 2 hours ago

   The trading platform said profits were nevertheless stronger and maintained its targets for the financial year. Revenues at the group fell by 2pc to $182.7m....

   Category: Business  Money

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   China sees slowest growth for a year amid property crisis and trade tensions with the US

   Daily Mail » 1 hour ago

   Official figures showed output rose at an annual rate of 4.8% in the third quarter of the year, down from 5.2% in the previous three months....

   Category: Business  Money

1. Starmer’s grooming gang inquiry left in turmoil after two survivors quit panel

   The Guardian » 3 hours ago

   Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds criticise handling of national inquiry, which is yet to appoint a chairKeir Starmer’s national grooming gang inquiry has been left in turmoil after two survivors resigned from its oversight panel and accused the Home Office and Labour of “contempt” and “p...

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   President Trump is the King … Of Weird Videos

   Huffington Post » 3 hours ago

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   Category: Technology  

1. Prince Andrew tried to hire ‘internet trolls’ to hassle Virginia Giuffre, book claims

   The Guardian » 3 hours ago

   Andrew hid behind Balmoral’s ‘guarded gates’ to escape court papers, accuser says in memoir Nobody’s GirlPrince Andrew’s team tried to hire “internet trolls to hassle” his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, while he hid behind the “well-guarded gates” of Balmoral Castle to avoid being serv...

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1. Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported

   The Guardian » 5 hours ago

   Katie Lam said move would make UK ‘culturally coherent’ and that a large number of people ‘need to go home’A Conservative MP tipped as a future party leader has been condemned for saying large numbers of legally settled families must be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “cultur...

   Category: Politics  

1. Labour prefer to dodge Prince Andrew scandal despite growing disquiet

   The Guardian » 4 hours ago

   Parliamentary rules forbid debates about the conduct of royals, which some consider a fig leaf for inactionThe shocking new allegations about the extent of Prince Andrew’s connections with Jeffery Epstein have dominated front pages and airwaves but there is one powerful institution which is effect...

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1. US, Australia sign rare earth, mineral agreement as China tightens supply

   Al Jazeera » 5 hours ago

   US President Donald Trump said the deal had been negotiated over the last four to five months....

   Category: World  

1. China spy case gives MPs the opportunity to discuss their favourite topic: themselves | John Crace

   The Guardian » 4 hours ago

   Seemingly what elevates this case to a matter of national security is that two Tory MPs were allegedly spied onThere are few things that MPs take more seriously than themselves. Their desire to put themselves front and centre of world events. Their need to imagine that everything they do makes a dif...

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1. Met police to end non-crime hate investigations after Graham Linehan case

   The Guardian » 5 hours ago

   Father Ted co-creator to sue force for wrongful arrest after CPS drops proceedings over social media posts about trans issues The Met police have said they will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents as the Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan was informed that no further action would be tak...

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