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'Poopsie' unicorn among top 2018 Christmas toys

Barbie’s Ultimate Kitchen joins an interactive AI robot (with a personality and emotions) called Boxer on DreamToys’ independent prediction of this year’s most wanted toys. Fifty-nine years after the world’s most famous doll was launched, children are still enamoured with her – but at £49.99 the set comes at a price. Joining her are two […]

Brentford FC technical director Robert Rowan dies aged 28

A statement on the Championship club’s website said: “All at the club have been left devastated by the news. All our thoughts are with Robert’s wife, his family and all his friends – many of whom work at Brentford FC.” Rowan, who was born in Fife and started his career as a scout for Celtic […]

Britain's top Catholic criticised by abuse victims as he misses inquiry

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, now the Archbishop of Westminster, was due to be questioned at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse on Tuesday, but the panel was told he is unwell and will now attend in December. In his absence the inquiry heard from witnesses who alleged they had suffered sexual abuses by high-profile priests […]

Students expelled over 'sugar snorting' videos launch High Court challenges

Two teenage boys have launched High Court challenges against their expulsion from school after they posted videos on social media of another pupil snorting a white powder during class. Details of the incident, which the court heard involved the snorting of sugar, were published in an Irish daily newspaper, the High Court heard. Last month, […]

As Rome camp eviction makes refugees homeless, Salvini celebrates

Baobab is one of many informal settlements in the capital and provided a lifeline to refugees who fell out the system. Rome – An informal refugee camp in Rome which opened at the height of the crisis in 2015 was evacuated on Tuesday, sending several vulnerable people onto the streets as winter sets in. Located […]

Brexit divorce deal text agreed by EU and Britain, May's ministers to meet

LONDON (REUTERS) – The European Union and Britain have agreed a draft text of a Brexit withdrawal agreement and Prime Minister Theresa May will present it to her senior ministers on Wednesday (Nov 14). While officials choreograph the first withdrawal of a sovereign state from the EU, it remains unclear whether May can get any […]

Trump mocks French leader after visit

US President Donald Trump has gone on Twitter to mock his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, after an awkward Armistice Day visit. He attacked Mr Macron over nationalism, plans for a European army, French tariffs on US wine imports, and the French leader’s popularity rating. Mr Macron had urged world leaders to reject nationalism, describing it […]