Good morning from the Press Association. Here are the stories we are covering today, Sunday February 4.
POLITICS Brexit: Theresa May must defy Chancellor Philip Hammond and deliver a “clean Brexit” if she is to hold the Conservative Party together, a leading Tory backbench Brexiteer has warned.
DEFENCE Amphibious: Cuts to the Royal Marines and the ability to carry out amphibious operations would significantly undermine the UK’s security, MPs have warned in a strongly-worded report.
POLITICS Intimidation: Theresa May is to issue an appeal to politicians on all sides to take a stand for “decency tolerance and respect” as she launches a crackdown on the intimidation of parliamentary candidates.
HEALTH GPs: Doctors are thinking of quitting general practice because they feel undervalued within the healthcare system, a study suggests.
SHOWBIZ Weinstein: British police investigating Harvey Weinstein have received two further allegations of sexual assault, Scotland Yard said.
ROYAL Kate: The Duchess of Cambridge has recorded a personal message to try and spur children on to be comfortable in their own skin.
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WEATHER Snow: The coldest week of the winter could be just around the corner, with most of the population likely to see a few flakes of the white stuff.
COURTS Love: Alleged computer hacker Lauri Love is to find out if he has successfully challenged a ruling that he can be extradited to the US.
POLICE Liverpool: Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was fatally injured in a bar.
INDUSTRY Carillion: More than 2,600 construction companies became insolvent in the last financial year, with more facing problems because of the collapse of Carillion, according to a new report.
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SHOWBIZ Whitehall: Comedian Jack Whitehall has said he regrets making a lewd joke about the Queen several years ago, mostly because of the impact it had on his family.
EDUCATION Students: The number of people applying to university has dropped for the second year in a row.
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INDUSTRY Mothers: Mothers are being hit by a “pay penalty” if they work in part-time jobs, according to a new study.
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MONEY Welfare: Successive generations have received more from Britain’s welfare system than they have paid in – with baby boomers seen as major “welfare winners”, according to a think tank.
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CITY Heathrow: The owner of British Airways is calling for an end to Heathrow’s “monopoly” on the airport’s terminals, saying competition between third operators would lower costs for passengers.
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HERITAGE Stonehenge: Construction of a tunnel past Stonehenge could spell the loss of a “unique” site which can trace the presence of people back to the last Ice Age, experts have warned.
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COURTS Girls: Two girls aged six and four have been taken from their mother’s care after social workers raised concern about them being left home alone.
ULSTER Rugby: Ireland and Ulster rugby captain Rory Best says he is to be a character witness at the trial of two teammates for rape.
HEALTH Cancer: The key to cancer prevention may lie in an ageing immune system rather than genetics, according to researchers.
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WORLD
TURKEY Syria: Turkey has said eight of its troops were killed in Ankara’s military operation against a Syrian Kurdish militia, the deadliest day in the two-week-old offensive in the enclave of Afrin.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ryan: US House Speaker Paul Ryan has highlighted on Twitter a school secretary benefiting from the Republican tax overhaul, then deleted the tweet after online criticism that he is cheering an increase of 1.50 dollars (£1) a week.
DIARY
1100 WOLVERHAMPTON: Tough Guy Mudathon endurance assault course event. WV6 7HB. lucie@toughguy.co.uk.
1400 LEICESTER: Statue of Suffragette Alice Hawkins being unveiled. Ms Hawkins, a shoe machinist, was jailed five times while leading the Suffragette campaign in the city in the early 20th Century Market Square, Leicester city centre.
Words and stills planned.
1500 LONDON: Clowns hold annual church service. The face-painted entertainers will hold their annual celebration of the life of celebrated 18th Century clown Joseph Grimaldi. There will be a show after the service. http://www.clownsinternational.com All Saints’ Haggerston Church, Livermore Road, London, E8 4EZ.
Stills and video planned.