Boris Johnson fails with third attempt for pre-Christmas election

Boris Johnson has seen MPs oppose his call for an early general election for a third time – which is expected to lead to him making an immediate fourth attempt tomorrow.

The prime minister saw MPs vote by 299 to 70 on Monday night in favour of his demand for the UK to go to the polls on 12 December.

But this was below the threshold of 434 votes he needed, under law, to trigger an early election.

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The search for missing backpacker Amelia Bambridge

The sister of a British backpacker missing in Cambodia has said the 21-year-old was having “the best time ever” just hours before she went missing.

Amelia Bambridge was last seen at a party on Police Beach on Koh Rong island at 3am on 24 October.

The 21-year-old was travelling on her own for the first time.

Sky’s south east Asia correspondent Siobhan Robbins reports from Koh Rong.

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Lorry driver in court over migrant deaths

The lorry driver accused of manslaughter after 39 bodies were found in a refrigerated trailer has appeared in court via video link.

Maurice “Mo” Robinson was remanded in custody until 25 November where he will appear at the Old Bailey for a further hearing.

The 25-year-old, of Craigavon, Northern Ireland, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court via video link – there was no application for bail.

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EU agrees to Brexit ‘flextension’ until January 2020

The EU has agreed to a ‘#flextension’ until January 31 after meeting for a “very short period”.

@skynewsmichelle has the latest from Brussels.

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Trump & Syria: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses the alarming decision to pull U.S. troops away from the border between Turkey and Syria.

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New Lines: Military veterans and their struggle for help

Five years after combat operations ended for UK troops in Afghanistan, Sky News has been looking into the money military charities receive – which is huge relative to equivalent civilian charities.

But despite that, many veterans are still without access to help.

Defence Correspondent Alistair Bunkall has been to Weymouth, to talk to veterans struggling to cope and investigate whether military charities are still fit for purpose.

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Anxious relatives of 39 people who died in a freezer lorry await news in Vietnam

DNA samples have been taken from the relatives of people feared to be among the 39 who died in a lorry container in Essex, family members say.

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President Trump: IS leader Baghdadi ‘died like a dog’

Donald Trump has confirmed that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was killed in a US military operation.

“He was a sick and depraved man, and now he’s gone”, he said.

The operation involved eight military helicopters, which flew for more than an hour over Syrian territory and landed under fire.

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Exclusive: Brother of Harry Dunn talks about loss of his twin

Harry Dunn’s twin brother Niall tells Sky News about his grief.

The family’s legal fight against the Foreign Office over diplomatic immunity is a key battle but a civil case against Anne Sacoolas is another option.

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