"A Brexit elite of hedge-fund managers, footloose multi-billionaires, rightwing politicians and newspaper proprietors have led the UK into diplomatic and economic margins, Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister, said on Thursday.

Clegg who lost his Sheffield Hallam seat in the general election, also suggested for the first time that neglect of public services, including social housing, had made Britons more susceptible to the appeal of populism than other Europeans. This went for Americans too."


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www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/22/nick-clegg-says-threat-of-wealthy-brexit-elite-and-populism-damages-uk

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"The gender prize money gap in sport is closing with more sports than ever achieving parity at the top level, a BBC Sport study has found.

A total of 83% of sports now reward men and women equally, according to the study commissioned for Women's Sport Week.

Cricket, golf and football showed some of the biggest disparities although prize money for women has increased substantially in these sports over the past three years."

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www.bbc.co.uk/sport/40299469

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"A driver was killed when a van crashed into lorries that had been forced to stop on a motorway near Calais by a makeshift barrier set up by migrants.

The van, registered in Poland, burst into flames. The driver's identity is not yet known.

Nine Eritreans were found in one of the lorries and taken into police custody.

In 2016, the so-called Jungle migrant camp at Calais was closed, but hundreds of people have returned to the area in the hope of reaching the UK.

Roadblocks, often built from tyres or rocks, were regularly placed on the A16 motorway leading to the port of Calais before the camp was dismantled in October. Migrants aimed to slow lorries down as they approached the port in the hope of climbing on board."

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40338987

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"Tommy Robinson's appearance on Good Morning Britain has sparked outrage as the EDL founder attacked the Quran as a "violent and cursed book" the day after the Finsbury Park terror attack.

Piers Morgan branded Mr Robinson a "bigoted lunatic" and told him to "show some damn respect for people’s religious beliefs" as Mr Robinson held up the Islamic holy book.

Mr Morgan said: "Now you're sounding like a complete lunatic. You're sounding like a bigoted lunatic."

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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/finsbury-park-mosque-attack-latest-tommy-robinson-edl-good-morning-britain-interview-islamophobia-a7798406.html

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"More than 400 people have died in jihadist attacks in the West during the past three years. What can we learn, asks Dr Lorenzo Vidino.

Although the vast majority of Islamist attacks are elsewhere in the world, an unprecedented number in Europe and North America - more than 50 in total - have put the authorities under great pressure to prevent further deaths.

What do we know of the individuals who carried out the attacks - their life in the West, whether they were known to the authorities and with whom they were working?"

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Theresa May remains prime minister despite disappointing election results for the Conservatives.

After calling the election in search of an increased majority, the Conservatives have emerged with 13 fewer seats than they held at the start of the campaign.

Labour - widely expected to lose seats to the Tories - made a net gain of 30 seats.

Of those seats it won, 28 came from the Conservatives, while of those it lost, six went in the other direction.

The BBC has spoken to former Tory voters in some of those lost seats to find out why they changed their minds.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40216240

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Theresa May will have to "listen to other parties" as she reviews her Brexit strategy in the wake of the election, David Cameron has said.

The Financial Times reported the former PM saying there would be pressure for a "softer" exit from the EU after his party did not win an election majority.

Speaking in Poland, he said his successor should "consult more widely" both inside Parliament and beyond.

It comes as Mrs May tries to seal a deal with the DUP to govern.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40268504

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Britain's exit from the European Union has been plunged into uncertainty.

Whatever the final election result, Theresa May has not secured the clear mandate that she sought for her version of a hard Brexit.

When she called the election, she declared: "Every vote for the Conservatives will make me stronger when I negotiate for Britain with the prime ministers, presidents and chancellors of the European Union."

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40215511

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"Moscow (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin is usually as difficult to read as some of his country's most famous literature. He's always calm and composed, rarely uttering a superfluous word. This week felt a little different.

For several months, the Kremlin has batted down questions on possible Russian collusion with Donald Trump's presidential campaign or interference in the 2016 US election, with creative variations on "No comment."

"Don't read your morning newspapers," Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in February when reports of multiple contacts between Trump associates and Russia surfaced."

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edition.cnn.com/2017/06/03/europe/putin-dramatic-week/index.html

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Panini’s engagement with women’s football has stepped up with the release of a sticker collection for the European Championship, which will be held in the Netherlands during July and August.

It is the first time the tournament has been backed by an official sticker collection, and follows a similar offering for the Women’s World Cup in 2015. Panini has printed 334 stickers for its Euro 2017 collection featuring players from the 16 teams – including England and Scotland – along with facts, biographies and a double-page spread on the history of the game.


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www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/05/womens-euro-2017-panini-stickers

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