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Boris Johnson backed staying in the single market. Chris J Ratcliffe / Getty LONDON — Friends of Boris Johnson have been briefing journalists that he is worried about Britain drifting towards a Norway-style Brexit inside the single market. According to multiple reports, Johnson fears Theresa May is pushing Britain towards a soft Brexit in which…

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Alexis Sanchez joined Arsenal in 2014 for £31.7mManchester City have decided not to pursue their interest in signing Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez. The club have decided the cost of pursuing the 29-year-old would be prohibitively expensive. Manager Pep Guardiola, the club’s owner Khaldoon al Mubarak and other senior officials are all in agreement. It is…

Poppi Worthington was anally penetrated by her father before being left in an « unsafe » sleeping environment and dying from asphyxia, a senior corner concluded today. The healthy little girl died in 2012 at her home in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, while under the care of her dad, Paul Worthington, and her mother, who cannot be named for…

All conspiracy theories are trash — unless you’re talking about celebrity queer relationship conspiracy theories, which are 100% good and accurate. Or so we hope. There are so many conspiracy theories in this genre that, if proven true, would bring infinite joy to queer people worldwide. The LGBTQ community has few celebrity queer relationships they…

COLIN COWHERD: Let’s shift to other coaching and how important it is in the playoffs. As great as Belichick and Brady are, and many of you, myself included, think Brady is the best quarterback ever and Belichik’s the best coach ever. Like most of us, you know, you could argue but I think most people…

1 hour ago That takes us to the end of today’s politics liveblog. Thanks for following. 1 hour ago Labour’s Diana Johnson says it’s time to take action on « excessive bonuses », especially at the taxpayers expense.   Mr Lidington says the Official Receiver can impose « stringent penalties » if necessary. 2 hours ago David Lidington has attracted…