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The news images of the year: Brexit anger, Hong Kong protests and Theresa May's tearful goodbye

Getty Images have published their annual News Images Of The Year - a poignant collection of photographs from politics (pictured), war zones and current affairs in 2019.




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TfL accused of sexism over Emily Davidson Tube notice

The 'hugely misjudged' quip was spotted by commuter Evelyn Clegg in south London this morning - the day after the 100-year anniversary of women getting the vote in Britain.




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Troubled Uber faces crisis talks in a second city as Manchester considers banning the taxi firm

Manchester's leaders accused the US tech firm of 'flooding' the city with sub-standard drivers and even said its licensing standards were being 'undermined'.




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London TfL worker who announced trains like boxing announcer quits role to work as an actual MC

Hus Ragip introduced DLR trains in London's Bank station in the style of iconic ring announcer Michael Buffer. Following the videos' success, Mr Ragip had his first MC gig in October.




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US election 2016: Donald Trump boasts it's 'gonna be Brexit plus plus plus'

Calling on voters to ‘reject a media and political elite that has bled our country dry’, he added: ‘It’s going to be amazing. We’re going to drain the swamp,’ speaking in vital swing state North Carolina.




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Us election 2016: First exit polls show voters backing Hillary Clinton

In an exit poll by Fox News, Clinton just edges out Trump as a better commander in chief, at 49 per cent to his 46 per cent. But the Republican wins on the economy, at 48 per cent to 46.




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As Donald Trump becomes 45th US President, USA vs Mexico takes on greater meaning

The timing of USA's meeting with Mexico for a World Cup qualifier on Friday could not have come at more explosive moment in the history of the two neighbouring countries.




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Boris Johnson to suspend Parliament to stop MPs blocking No Deal Brexit

Boris Johnson today opted for the nuclear option of suspending Parliament in a bid to stop MPs trying to block the UK leaving the EU on October 31 as he declared war on the 'Remain Alliance'.




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Boris Johnson renews 'do or die' Brexit vow in Queen's Speech

MPs gathered at Parliament to hear the Queen herald the government's package, which will include tougher sentences for foreign criminals and child abusers.




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Inside the Megxit summit: Harry talked to the Queen alone to give her his side of the story

The Duke of Sussex is understood to have arrived at Her Majesty's Sandringham estate more than two hours before he was due to sit down with the monarch and Princes Charles and William.




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Queen's aides hit a 'deadlock' as they try to finalise details of Megxit deal

Buckingham Palace was expected to release a statement 'imminently' on the terms of the couple's arrangement but the discussions have stalled with officials yet to iron out several key issues.




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TREVOR PHILLIPS: UK's 'Megxit' divide is not about racism

TREVOR PHILLIPS: I believe that in the rumbling argument over Harry and Meghan's future, the monarchy has become the vehicle for a proxy war over what kind of nation Britain wants to be.




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Queen tries to balance 'Megxit' with her love for Prince Harry

British royal author Penny Junor told Hello! that the Queen understands the significance of the situation but is also dealing with Harry, 35, whom she recognises is 'in crisis'.




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France plans for no deal Brexit with customs and border recruitment

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said events in London meant Britain crashing out in 71 days was now 'less and less unlikely'.




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May to fly to Paris for No Deal Brexit talks with Macron

Mrs May is risking civil war with her own party by pursuing a softer Brexit with Boris Johnson calling it a 'surrender' and warning his party leader: 'It cannot, must not and will not happen'.




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Leeds student lied she was raped by a taxi driver

Sophie Pointon (pictured), 22, told police officers that she had been sexually assaulted in the back of the cab she had been picked up in after a night out in Leeds city centre.




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Recruitment worker brands male barber shop in Leeds as sexist

Michelle Chan (pictured) says she was asked to leave Barber Barber, Leeds while waiting for her boyfriend and had to wait in the street as the shop has a male-only policy to avoid queuing.




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Downing Street hints it will drop post-Brexit migrant salary threshold

Downing Street today gave a strong hint a government plan to impose a minimum earnings threshold on migrants who want to come to the UK after Brexit will be dropped.




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More than 200 Central American migrants escape from detention facility in Mexico

Mexican authorities recaptured 100 of more than 200 that fled an immigration station on Monday in southern Mexico as hundreds more remained stuck on the Suchiate River's shore.




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Boris Johnson hails 'new chapter' for Britain as Brexit withdrawal bill is passed by Parliament

The Prime Minister will vow to 'mobilise the full breadth of our new freedoms' on Brexit night - as his Bill paving the way for Britain to leave the EU was finally passed by Parliament yesterday.




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Social care workers 'will not be exempt from tough post-Brexit immigration rules'

The Home Secretary apparently set out on Tuesday that there will be no so-called 'carve outs' under Boris Johnson's Australian-style points-based immigration system.




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Downing Street rebukes UK businesses for seeking 'unlimited labour from the EU' after Brexit

Downing Street has rejected a big business demand to allow low-skilled migration from the EU to continue after Brexit, telling companies to focus on training UK workers instead.




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Nicola Sturgeon demands Scotland gets powers over visas after Brexit

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon insisted it is vital that immigration from the EU is allowed to carry on after Brexit, saying the economy needs workers.




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Protesters gather in New York after ICE agents shoot Mexican man

Erick Diaz, a 26-year-old Mexican national, was shot by the immigration and customs agents in Brooklyn on Thursday as they were trying to arrest his mother's boyfriend.




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At last! This is what we voted for: DAVID GOODHART on Priti Patel's post-Brexit immigration system

DAVID GOODHART: The post-Brexit shake-up to Britain's immigration system, unveiled today by Priti Patel, should be welcomed on the grounds of politics, economics - and general fairness.




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Unarmed Mexican man, 26, shot by an ICE agent while visiting his mom is now suing the officer

Erick Diaz Cruz, left and right in hospital, was shot on February 6 by an agent who was part of a team trying to arrest his mother's boyfriend. He had been visiting NYC on a vacation. Scene inset.




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Undocumented Mexican man, 34, 'kills himself' while in ICE custody at jail in Ohio

David Hernández Colula, an undocumented male immigrant from Mexico, died Thursday by apparent suicide at a jail in Ohio, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Friday.




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Mexican father-of-four locks himself inside his car for three hours before ICE officers left

Octavio Martínez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, locked himself in his vehicle for three hours and refused to honor ICE's request to turn himself in outside his California home.




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CBP arrests Mexican man smuggling 5.3 pounds of fentanyl, enough to kill at least 1.2 million people

CBP agents intercepted a Mexican national with 41.4 pounds of cocaine and 5.3 pounds of fentanyl in California. The confiscated fentanyl was enough to kill 1.2 million people.




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Arizona CBP agents find two migrants in a car trunk and send them back across the Mexico border

CBP agents detained and quickly deported two Honduran migrants who were found hiding in the trunk of a car that was stopped Sunday near Gila Bend, Arizona.




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Mexican man has spent the last 18 months at an ICE detention center after asylum request was granted

Francisco Morales Torres has been under the custody of ICE for 18 months at a detention facility in Wisconsin following a Chicago judge's decision to grant his asylum petition.




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X Factor's Dean Ray says he almost took his own life as he struggled with 'anxiety and depression'

Dean Ray scored a deal with Sony Music after he was declared the runner-up on  The X Factor Australia in 2014. 




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Boxing Day washout as Britain braces for a week's rain today

Britain was hit by a week's worth of rain today, with photos showing roads and residential areas submerged with water, after a deluge swept across the country.




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Coronavirus UK: Amir Khan admits he could QUIT boxing as he is unable to organise another fight

Amir Khan is considering retirement after the coronavirus has put boxing on lockdown. The 33-year-old recently welcomed his newborn baby into the world and donated his building to the NHS.




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How sexism blighted history of sex: The Romans entombed errant Virgins and Victorians feared cycling

Kate Lister, author of A History of Sex, makes plain people have always wanted to turn sex 'into a moral issue', with complex social structures and taboos.




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Screaming spirits, unexplained voices and ghosts in the kitchen: Inside New Mexico's haunted saloon

The Man In Black, The Woman In White and many other other mysterious presences have been detected in the spooky Legal tender saloon




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Five 'kids aged three to 12' found dead 'of carbon monoxide poisoning' in family home in Georgia

The children were identified as Wendi Morales-Garcia, 12; Yakelin Morales-Garcia, 11; Gudalupe Morales-Garcia, 8; Johnathan Garcia-Garcia, 4; and Nattaly Garcia-Garcia, 3.




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Eva Longoria flaunts her taut bod in a bikini before hitting the beach with baby Santiago in Mexico

She previously celebrated the holidays in the Cotswolds of England with the Beckhams. During her visit, she was named a godparent at Victoria's daughter Harper and son Cruz's baptism.




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Meghan Markle in Victoria Beckham dress at post-Megxit event

The Duchess of Sussex, 38, wowed in the dazzling turquoise gown by Victoria Beckham as she stepped out for the Endeavour Awards tonight in London in her first post-Megxit appearance.




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Victoria Beckham looks incredible on the cover of Vogue Mexico as she provides fans with 'escapism'

The former Spice Girl admitted she was unsure about whether or not to post the sensational images - which were taken in September - while the world deals with the global crisis




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Defiant Rachael Arahill hits back at rumours of her Bachelor exit

Rachael Arahill has responded to media reports that claimed she was set to exit The Bachelor this week. 




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CRAIG BROWN: Sexism 1970s style from... Cosmopolitan magazine!

CRAIG BROWN: How times change! I've just discovered an article from the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.




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Pixie Lott performs on The Voice final in tiny shorts

The pop star, 26, bounced around The Voice stage, gyrating to the floor in a racy ensemble of glittering waistcoat, tiny shorts and over-the-knee boots as she performed new single Baby on the ITV show.




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Delta Goodrem sexily dances with 'boyfriend' in Sydney

She appeared to confirm a romance with rocker Matthew Copley last month. And Delta Goodrem playfully serenaded her 'boyfriend' in Sydney with sexy dance moves on stage this week.




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Pixie Lott looks chic in thigh-skimming white mini dress for filming in London

The blonde showed off her summer tan in a pretty white mini dress as she was followed by a camera crew while walking through the crowded streets. 




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Pixie Lott puts on an affectionate display with fiance Oliver Cheshire

The-29-year-old looked loved up with fiance Oliver Cheshire, 31, when the pair partied the night away at the Vogue x Tiffany afterparty at Annabel's on Sunday




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CRAIG BROWN: Sexism 1970s style from... Cosmopolitan magazine!

CRAIG BROWN: How times change! I've just discovered an article from the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.




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Pride Of Britain Awards: Amber Davies shows off taut complexion

Love Island star Amber Davies showed off an extremely taut complexion when she walked the red carpet at the Pride Of Britain Awards on Monday night. 




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V Festival 2013: Pixie Lott and Laura Whitmore lead the way in the fashion stakes opting for tiny shorts at V Festival

They are both known for their slim figures and their love of fashion.




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Pride Of Britain Awards: Pixie Lott, Kimberley Walsh and Ashley Roberts look glamorous

It’s an opportunity to praise those who give that extra bit back to society and help make the world a better place.