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• Pharmacists warn of a 'surge' in shortage of common medicines 18 January, 2019
  Patients in England are struggling to get hold of drugs such as painkillers and anti-depressants.
• Prince Philip A149 crash road speed limit 'to be reduced' 18 January, 2019
  Speed cameras are also expected to be installed on the road where the Duke of Edinburgh's car overturned.
• Aiia Maasarwe: Arrest over killing of Israeli student in Melbourne 18 January, 2019
  Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe was attacked while on the phone to her sister, police say.
• Speaker Bercow 'could be denied peerage' 18 January, 2019
  The government may block the Speaker from getting a peerage when he retires, a source suggests.
• Graffiti spotted in Tokyo could be Banksy artwork - maybe 18 January, 2019
  Japanese officials are trying to work out whether the famous British street artist has paid a visit.
• US government shutdown: Cardi B says country 'in a hell hole' 17 January, 2019
  The rapper says federal workers going back to work without getting paid needs to be taken seriously.
• Grey is the UK's favourite car colour for the first time 18 January, 2019
  Half a million people chose a grey car in 2018 making it the most popular colour for the first time.
• Brexit red lines could shift, says Tory MP 17 January, 2019
  Rory Stewart suggests there could be some give and for the PM when it comes to Brexit talks with other parties.
• North Korea's Kim Yong-chol arrives in Washington 18 January, 2019
  North Korean negotiator Kim Yong-chol arrives in the US ahead of another possible Trump-Kim summit.
• Netflix boosts subscriber numbers to nearly 140 million 18 January, 2019
  The streaming firm gained 8.8 million customers in the quarter that ended in December.