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Trump distances White House from GCHQ wiretap claim 17 March 2017 From the section UK Image copyright AFP Donald Trump has said he did not "make an opinion" over claims the UK's GCHQ spy agency carried out wiretapping on him during the US election campaign. Speaking at a press conference in Washington, Mr Trump said the White House had quoted a legal commentator who appeared on US TV channel Fox News. GCHQ rejected allegations made by White House press secretary Sean Spicer, that it spied on Mr Tru…
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I see. Mr Osborne has the time to be an MP, work for a bank and now editor of a daily paper. Yet a few short years ago MPs were - and probably still are - against emergency services workers having second jobs because it's the main job they should be focusing on. So what's Mr Osborne's full-time job then? I would question how he could represent his constituents whilst working for the bank and editing a paper, which isn't a ten-minute-a-day job. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39304944
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US will 'not repeat' claims GCHQ wiretapped Donald Trump 17 March 2017 From the section UK comments Media captionThe White House press secretary pointed to Fox News sourcesThe US has agreed not to repeat claims the UK's communications intelligence agency wiretapped Donald Trump in the weeks after he won the US election. GCHQ denied allegations made by the White House that it spied on Mr Trump as president-elect. No 10 has been assured the allegations would not be repeated, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said. He said it had been made clear to US authorities th…
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SNP conference: Scotland at 'hugely important crossroads' 17 March 2017 From the section Scotland politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright PA Image caption John Swinney has accused the Conservatives of "ignoring Scotland's voice" The SNP are set to launch their spring conference by declaring that Scotland is at a "hugely important crossroads". Delegates will gather in…
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Senate panel rejects Trump wiretap claim 16 March 2017 From the section US & Canada US Senate panel says "no indications Trump Tower was subject of surveillance" after Donald Trump wiretap claim This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to g…
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Scottish independence: Theresa May says 'now is not the time' 16 March 2017 From the section Scotland comments Media captionRuth Davidson and David Mundell statement on indyref2Theresa May has said that "now is not the time" for a second referendum on Scottish independence. But the prime minister did not say whether she was ruling out holding a referendum at some point in the future. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for a referendum to be held in the autumn of 2018 or the spring of the following year. Speaking after Mrs May's statement, Scottish Tory leader Rut…
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Scottish independence: Theresa May says 'now is not the time' 16 March 2017 From the section Scotland comments Media captionRuth Davidson and David Mundell statement on indyref2Theresa May has said that "now is not the time" for a second referendum on Scottish independence. But the prime minister did not say whether she was ruling out holding a referendum at some point in the future. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for a referendum to be held in the autumn of 2018 or the spring of the following year. Speaking after Mrs May's statement, Scottish Tory leader Rut…
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Marine conviction reduced to manslaughter 15 March 2017 From the section UK A Royal Marine, jailed for shooting an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan, has had his murder conviction reduced to manslaughter by an appeal court. Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 42, from Taunton, Somerset, had been given a life sentence in 2013. Five judges at the Court Martial Appeal Court in London ruled the conviction should be "manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility". A further hearing will now decide what sentence Blackman should serve. Blac…
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Toyota to invest £240m in UK operations 16 March 2017 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Japanese carmaker Toyota is to invest almost a quarter of a billion pounds in its UK operations. Toyota says it will invest £240m to upgrade the Burnaston plant near Derby to enable production of vehicles using its new global manufacturing system. The carmaker says the investment will improve the plant's competitiveness and promote UK supply chain efficiencies. Toyota has been making cars …
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Conservative Party fined £70,000 over election expenses 16 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright Getty Images The Conservative Party has been fined £70,000 for a breach of election expenses rules, the Electoral Commission has said. It is the biggest fine ever imposed by the commission, the BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said. The fine follows an investigation into alleged misreporting of expenses during the 2015 general election campaign. It relates to allegations…
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Philip Hammond defends National Insurance Budget U-turn 16 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright Getty Images Chancellor Philip Hammond has defended making a U-turn on increasing National Insurance contributions for some self-employed workers. Writing in The Sun, Mr Hammond said he and the prime minister agreed that the increase was against the "spirit" of a 2015 Conservative election pledge. He said Wednesday's reversal showed the government was listening to people. Labour said …
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Trump travel ban: US judge blocks new executive order 15 March 2017 From the section US & Canada Image copyright AFP Image caption The proposed travel ban has drawn protests across the US A Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump's new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin at midnight on Thursday. The ruling by US District Judge Derrick Watson stops the executive order from going into effect. Hawaii …
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U-turn over Budget plan to increase National Insurance 15 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright HoC Plans to increase National Insurance levels for self-employed people - announced in the Budget last week - have been dropped. Chancellor Philip Hammond has said the government will not proceed with the increases which were criticised for breaking a 2015 manifesto pledge. In a letter to Tory MPs, he said: "There will be no increases in... rates in this Parliament." Mr Hammond will …
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Plan to increase National Insurance scrapped 15 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Plans to increase National Insurance levels for self-employed people - announced in the Budget last week - have been dropped. View the full article
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Marine conviction reduced to manslaughter 15 March 2017 From the section UK A Royal Marine, jailed for shooting an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan, has had his murder conviction reduced to manslaughter by an appeal court. Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 42, from Taunton, Somerset, had been given a life sentence in 2013. Five judges at the Court Martial Appeal Court in London ruled the conviction should be "manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility". A further hearing will now decide what sentence Blackman should serve. Blac…
