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Greater Manchester mayor has earned public respect by going from insider to outsider, but economic doubts could undermine his bid for Downing Street
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Mr Gibson saw off challenges from fellow MSPs Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan and Clare Haughey to be elected into the role.
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The public inquiry is taking place after patients of former neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel raised concerns that he had harmed as many as 200 people.
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The mayor of Greater Manchester would need the approval of Labour's National Executive Committee to do so.
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Armed police will be on standby in an unprecedented Met operation on Saturday as the Unite the Kingdom march takes place at the same time as a pro-Palestine demonstration
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The pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, though he has vowed to fight any challenge to his position.
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Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, on the day the NHS in England hit its 18-week target for hospital treatment.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival. He is warning of chaos as is expected to face a leadership challenge from his own health secretary, Wes Streeting. Starmer started the week saying he would prove his doubters wrong, but that address and Wednesday's King Speech has done little to quell the mutiny that's been...
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Catalin Stancu, 41, was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months.
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Abdul Halim Khan, 54, 'is not a human being, he is evil personified', one of his victims said
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His resignation as Health Secretary paves the way for a leadership challenge.
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Exhibition of Melsonby hoard in York challenges ideas about life in northern Britain 2,000 years agoIron age objects that tell a dramatic story of female power and that dispel the myth that northern Britain was a left-behind backwater have gone on display for the first time.The objects exhibited in York are from the Melsonby hoard, the largest...
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Veteran broadcaster accuses channel of 'clear violations' of Ofcom's due impartiality rulesUK politics live – latest updatesThe former Sky News political editor Adam Boulton has said GB News should lose its broadcasting licence as he accused Britain's media regulator of failing in its duty to protect impartial television news.Boulton, who was Sky...
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Reform UK leader had previously claimed the money had nothing to do with politics
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Celeste Calocane told the Nottingham Inquiry that 'no-one listened' until there was a crisis.
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A long-running inquest into the Belfast schoolboy's death has heard from an expert who examined his devices and online accounts.
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The venue would become the biggest indoor arena in the UK, seating up to 25,000 people
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Several Labour MPs deny they are willing to step aside to help Greater Manchester mayor
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Sussex Police have said officers believe they have identified all three women and their next of kin have been informed
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The Princess of Wales described how her family adhere to the tenets of the popular animated workman who believes in not letting anything go to waste.
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The pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, though he has vowed to fight any challenge to his position.
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Mr Gibson saw off challenges from fellow MSPs Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan and Clare Haughey.
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A National Portrait for the National Portrait Gallery aims to bring people together in increasingly atomised countryCan a collective portrait of Britain hold together a country that feels as if it is splintering apart? That is the quietly radical hope behind Es Devlin's new installation at the National Portrait Gallery: a living portrait comprised...
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King Charles visits Golders Green to show support as commissioner says counter-terrorism team leading 11 investigationsCounter-terrorism officers in London have launched 11 investigations and arrested 35 people after "a sustained period of attack” upon the Jewish community, the head of the UK's biggest police force has disclosed.In one of his...
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Former Tory leadership contender who defected to Reform UK faces renewed scrutiny
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Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned Thursday after a key party in her coalition withdrew its support for her sacking of the defence minister after Ukrainian drones repeatedly strayed into the country. Silina had blamed defence minister Andris Spruds for the incursions, saying the country's anti-drone systems had not been deployed quickly...
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The public inquiry is taking place after patients of former neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel raised concerns that he had harmed as many as 200 people.
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Will Jackson was suspended by the Conservative Party just weeks ahead of the local election but still managed to win his seat
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It comes after Wes Streeting quit as health secretary, saying a leadership battle should take place as he called on Sir Keir Starmer to stand aside.
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The Princess of Wales described how her family adhere to the tenets of the popular animated workman who believes in not letting anything go to waste.
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Stormont's First Minister met in London with the SNP and Plaid Cymru following their election victories in Scotland and Wales.
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Chris John blew the whistle on a magistrate sitting on Single Justice Procedure cases by dialling in from Portugal.
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The Prime Minister is fighting on despite huge election losses and the resignation of ministers including Health Secretary Wes Streeting
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His resignation as Health Secretary paves the way for a leadership challenge.
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The key points in the former health secretary's long letter to Keir Starmer decodedUK politics live – latest updatesAs resignation letters go, it is long – two pages and nearly 1,000 words – and relatively dense. And as ever with such missives, there is plenty of subtext behind the substance.So what was Wes Streeting trying to say to Keir...
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Outgoing health secretary declares Labour's 'plan for the NHS is working', though experts question how goal was reachedHospitals in England have hit a key target for improving the time it takes patients to get treatment, which prompted Wes Streeting to declare that Labour's "plan for the NHS is working” before departing as health...
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Former deputy PM weighs her political options after being cleared by tax authorities
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President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff until just November, Andrii Yermak, has fallen a long way. He is now accused of laundering nearly 9 million euros in a high profile corruption scandal. A Kyiv judge ordered on Thursday that he be placed in pre-trial detention. Story by Marc Paupe and Antonia Kerrigan.
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In London, the Tube and iconic red double-decker buses are deeply woven into the city's fabric. When these ageing vehicles retire, some are given a surprising second life and transformed into unique dining experiences. From underground carriages turned into restaurants to vintage buses serving afternoon tea, these repurposed icons offer a nostalgic...
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Asked in 2018 who would be Prime Minister in a decade, the Ilford North MP answered: 'It'll probably be me'
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The US rapper is also a supporter of Donald Trump and previously clashed with Boris Johnson
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His resignation as Health Secretary paves the way for a leadership challenge.
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The public inquiry is taking place after patients of former neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel raised concerns that he had harmed as many as 200 people.
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Revelation comes as Reform UK leader faces parliamentary investigation into money received from crypto billionaireUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage bought a £1.4m property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.The revelation came as the Reform UK leader appeared to...
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Charles visited a Jewish Care charity centre to meet with victims Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, 76, also known as Norman Shine.
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His resignation as Health Secretary paves the way for a leadership challenge.
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The Royal Horticultural Society has lifted its Chelsea gnome ban for only the second time in the show's history.
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Downdetector heatmap shows the majority of fault reports coming from London
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A long-running inquest into the Belfast schoolboy's death has heard from an expert who examined his devices and online accounts.
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Charles met by large crowds as he visits neighbourhood reeling after series of attacks
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Despite slim majority of 528, many constituents of potential Labour leadership candidate seem rather fond of himUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting's potential leadership bid has been the subject of mockery from figures within Labour, while the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's slapdown of the now former health secretary in the...
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Streeting, who is on the party's right, had long been rumoured to be gathering support for tilt at leadershipUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has quit as health secretary and called on Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister, saying it would have been "dishonourable” to remain in post and that there should now be a contest for...
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Duke of Sussex says legitimate concerns over situation in Middle East should not lead to hostility toward Jewish community in UKPrince Harry has described rising antisemitism in Britain as "deeply troubling”, saying that while people were entitled to feel anger over events in the Middle East, there could be no justification for hostility towards...
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Parole Board tells victims of black cab rapist that it had decided against open conditions or releaseThe black-cab rapist John Worboys has been denied parole for the second time.The Parole Board told his victims on Thursday that it had decided against either releasing Worboys or allowing him to move to open conditions within prison. Continue...
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Beijing says it will take 'strong measures' to protect rights of owner Jingye
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Budget-related uncertainty has made it harder to estimate GDP, top statistician says
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In Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure after his Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned today and is expected to launch a leadership bid. Former Deputy leader Angela Raynor might also announce a bid for the leadership today after she announced that she has been cleared in a probe into her tax affairs. Starmer says he...
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Read every word of Health Secretary Wes Streeting's resignation letter to Sir Keir Starmer
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Armed police will be on standby in an unprecedented Met operation on Saturday as the Unite the Kingdom march takes place at the same time as a pro-Palestine demonstration
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Catalin Stancu, 41, was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months.
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SNP leader John Swinney spoke after being sworn in again as an MSP at Holyrood.
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Lavval Restaurants, the group behind Spaghetti House, appointed corporate finance specialist BTG as administrators last week.
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Top US business leaders including Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Jensen Huang met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Thursday during high-level China-US business talks held alongside President Trump's visit, with Musk seen arriving alongside his son X Æ A-Xii.
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In the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing renewed pressure as journalists have received reports that his Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, is set to resign today and launch a bid for the party leadership. Former deputy leader Angela Raynor could also announce a bid for leadership, after announcing that she has been cleared in a probe into her...
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Der Maschinen- und Anlagenbau ist das industrielle Rückgrat Deutschlands. Aber die Branche mit ihren rund eine Million Beschäftigten steht unter massivem Druck: 22.000 Stellen wurden im vergangenen Jahr gestrichen, externe Schocks vom Ukraine- bis zum Iran-Krieg belasten die langfristigen Planungen, und der Konkurrenzdruck aus China wächst. In...
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John Worboys will remain behind bars after being refused parole for a second time
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The public inquiry is taking place after patients of former neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel raised concerns that he had harmed as many as 200 people.
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The Health Secretary has made no secret of his ambitions to reach the top.
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His resignation as Health Secretary paves the way for a leadership challenge.
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A long-running inquest into the Belfast schoolboy's death has heard from an expert who examined his devices and online accounts.
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Scotland's First Minister spoke of his 'enormous pride' at being the first MSP to be sworn into the new Parliamentary session at Holyrood on Thursday
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Police have recovered a black BMW 330E estate which was seen speeding off following the attack on May 2
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No 10 continued to insist Sir Keir Starmer would fight any leadership challenge mounted against him.
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Role marks a major return for the actor after falling off the stage in 2024 and is a coup for the forward-thinking theatreIan McKellen is to play King Lear in his first major theatrical role since falling from the stage into the first row of the audience in 2024.The accident, which left him with "agonising pains”, happened during a performance of...
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A recent study by Aviva found that one in nine new homes in England are being built on land at risk of flooding – often entirely within planning rules. Josh Toussaint-Strauss investigates how the system allows developers to profit while homeowners bear the costCheck your flood riskSign up for flood warningsMake a flood plan Continue reading...
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Creator of Politidex hopes free online app will help humanise politics and act as a way of 'flipping the narrative'The year is 2016 and Pokémon Go has taken over the world. People are wandering for miles on end, disrupting concerts, and even slamming into poles in their attempts to capture fantastical cartoon creatures.Ten years later, a new...
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Source claims Streeting has enough support to challenge Keir Starmer but he is still hoping PM will resignUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting is locked in a standoff with No 10 as allies claimed he had the numbers to launch a leadership challenge but still hoped Keir Starmer would resign.The health secretary had been widely expected to...
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Shares in Spire Healthcare jump after approach from Toscafund, founded by City figure known as 'the Rottweiler'Business live – latest updatesThe board of Britain's largest private hospital operator has backed a buyout proposal worth £1bn from its second biggest shareholder, a hedge fund manager known as "the Rottweiler”, sending its shares...
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Cut in waiting lists in England revealed ahead of health secretary's expected bid for Labour leadership
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Short-termism and poor choices are to blame for the country's political predicament
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Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Quentin Peel, Associate Fellow with the Europe Programme at Chatham House and former foreign editor at the Financial Times. At the centre of his analysis is the precarious position of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who Peel suggests is "hanging on in there" despite initial expectations that he might "be going...
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SNP leader John Swinney was the first of 129 MSPs to take the oath in a ceremony at the Scottish Parliament.
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Khalid Javid was ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work.
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Celeste Calocane gave evidence to the inquiry examining events leading up to the triple killing in Nottingham in 2023.
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Sussex Police said it would not be appropriate to name them publicly until the process to identify them formally is completed.
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The restaurant has served London diners since the 1950s and claims to be the oldest family-run Italian in the capital
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Burnham's backers understood to be lobbying Labour's NEC who warn against Wes Streeting 'coronation'UK politics live – latest updatesThe rules governing Labour party leadership contests should "not be tweaked” to allow Andy Burnham to run, a member of the party's National Executive Committee has said.With the health secretary preparing to...
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Merged institution will become second largest mainstream university in UK with about 47,000 studentsKing's College London has agreed to merge with Cranfield University, creating a new UK "super-university” that would rival many of its international competitors in size and research output.The merger would result in King's taking on another 5,000...
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Russia is intensifying its daytime attacks on Ukraine, including on regions sometimes far from the front lines. On Wednesday, Moscow launched at least 800 drones against Ukraine, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. The attacks continued into Thursday morning, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of others. Story by Simon Moritz and Camille...
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Experts welcomed new data showing improvements in NHS waits but said there is more to do.
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The RMT is pressing ahead with two more rounds of 24-hour walkouts next week
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The former SNP MPs have been elected to the Scottish Parliament after last week's election.
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The firm runs 38 private hospitals and more than 60 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland.
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A formerly rundown area has become London's new global technology hub
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The gates use facial recognition technology to check passengers' identities against the photo in their passport.
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The plans also include shops, offices, a café and a new community centre
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The Prime Minister's former deputy did not rule out running in any Labour leadership race but said she would not 'trigger' a contest.
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Overground's Windrush line part-suspended as signal fault in Denmark Hill hits London rail network
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Experts welcomed new data showing improvements in NHS waits but said there is more to do.
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Rising living costs, higher operating costs and increased pressure on charities and public bodies have resulted in the project being paused 'with immediate effect'
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The Glasgow team's late winner means Hearts must avoid defeat at Parkhead on Saturday if they are to be crowned champions of Scotland.
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Everything we know about the Tommy Robinson-led Unite the Kingdom rally and Nakba 78 counter-demo happening in London on Saturday
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MPs are divided on timing of contest as Angela Rayner joins group of potential challengers
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Russia launched at least "800 drones” against Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding several others, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He accused Moscow of deliberately carrying out the attacks on the day US President Donald Trump arrived in China. These Russian drone strikes illustrate the...
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Angela Rayner has been cleared by HMRC of deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs, the Guardian has revealed, paving the way for a potential leadership bid as Keir Starmer's grip on power unravels.In an interview with the Guardian's Pippa Crerar, the former deputy prime minister said she would play her part in helping the Labour...
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The Prime Minister's former deputy did not rule out running in any Labour leadership race but said she would not 'trigger' a contest.
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Video posted on social media shows row upon row of vehicles caught in the flash flood
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The Princess of Wales toured the public infant-toddler centre and nursery school in Reggio Emilia near Bologna.
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The GDP boost has raised the chancellor's prospects for staying in post, whoever wins the Labour leadership battleBusiness live – latest updatesUK economy records surprise 0.3% growth despite Iran warThe message from Rachel Reeves is clear. After Britain's economy defied the predictions for a slump in March, despite the fallout from the Iran war,...
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Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight. At least one person has been killed and sixteen injured. The strike has caused damage across six of the city's districts, including on residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. One multistory residential building partly collapsed, splitting the...
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The Prime Minister's former deputy did not rule out running in any Labour leadership race but said she would not 'trigger' a contest.
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One theory put forward by coastguards is that the women got into difficulty after stumbling off a shingle shelf into deep water
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Dominique Charles-Turner, 31, was arrested on Tuesday and has now been charged with arson with intent to endanger life
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Asymptomatic people allowed off ship from Wednesday afternoon but those infected ordered to remain in isolationA norovirus-hit cruise ship carrying mainly passengers from the UK and Ireland has had a French lockdown order lifted.All 1,701 people onboard Ambition were prevented from disembarking for more than 24 hours after it docked in Bordeaux on...
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Findings of inquiry into stamp duty paid on Hove flat crucial to any leadership bidUK politics live – latest updatesAngela Rayner has been cleared by HMRC of deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs, the Guardian reported, paving the way for a potential leadership bid as Keir Starmer's grip on power unravels. Continue reading...
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Development opens door for former deputy PM's potential entry into a contest to topple Keir Starmer
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China welcomed US President Donald Trump to Beijing on Thursday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two powers sought to stabilise relations strained by trade disputes, tensions over Taiwan and the ongoing conflict involving Iran.
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Chris John blew the whistle on a magistrate sitting on Single Justice Procedure cases by dialling in from Portugal.
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The latest appeal by the National Crime Agency, Crimestoppers and Spanish police includes accused killers, drug dealers and money launderers.
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National Crime Agency launches latest rogues gallery alongside Spanish police and Crimestoppers
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Members agreed to review the policy following the Supreme Court judgement in 2024 that 'sex' under equalities law refers to biological rather than certified sex
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The firm reported annual pre-tax profits of £49 million against losses of £66 million the previous year.
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The Prime Minister's former deputy did not rule out running in any Labour leadership race but said she would not 'trigger' a contest.
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All 1,701 people onboard the Ambassador Cruise Line vessel were prevented from disembarking after it docked in Bordeaux on Tuesday.
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Expansion picks up after a lacklustre second half last year
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Stronger headline growth and deflator figures suggest rate setters' main concern should be price growth not activity
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Is the Labour leadership contest about to get messy and plunge the party into chaos? Sam and Anne start the day expecting Wes Streeting to resign as health secretary to spark a contest, but a new intervention may have changed everyone’s calculations. Angela Rayner has said that an HMRC investigation into her tax affairs is […]
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Member of army squad sent with medics to assist suspected hantavirus patient recounts descent to remote islandThe hardest part of the parachute jump, according to Capt George Lacey, is falling backwards through the air. It is Saturday and Lacey, and his squad of six plus two medics, have just leapt out of an RAF transport, 2,500 metres over the...
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As Keir Starmer's leadership totters, investors warn a Labour leadership contest ignoring public finances and market realpolitik could be disastrousBusiness live – latest updatesUK economy records surprise 0.3% growth despite Iran warAnalysis: Reeves says 'if economy ain't broke, don't fix it'A rise in borrowing costs and warnings to avoid a "Liz...
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Reform UK leader records video with Essex pastor to support his battle against council banning orderNigel Farage has been criticised for giving his full support to a Christian church leader who preached that homosexuality was an "abomination” and would lead to eternity in hell.The Reform UK leader recorded a video with Stephen Clayden after...
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