Europe: United Kingdom

The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Mandelson's ties to Epstein have damaged the prime minister, perhaps fatally

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

More wagers will draw even greater attention to a market already under regulatory scrutiny

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Labour MPs weigh up options including Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner after a week of damaging scandal

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Investors also signal concern at prospect of a more leftwing government

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Veteran Labour politician is being investigated following revelations about his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Metropolitan Police are searching an address in the Wiltshire area and another in the Camden area.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Property prices in January rose 0.7%, the fastest rate since November 2024 increase of 1.1%The average cost of a UK home passed £300,000 for the first time in January, as house prices increased at the fastest rate since November 2024.Data released by Halifax showed that house prices rose 0.7% month on month last month, the fastest rate since a...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

An ape was able to identify the location of imaginary objects in pretend scenarios, researchers findWhether it's playing at being doctors or hosting a toy's tea party, children are adept at engaging in make-believe – now researchers say bonobos can do it too.While there have been anecdotal reports of apes using imaginary objects, including...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Researchers say blood sample strip, which can be used at home, can pick up virus that causes cervical cancerA pioneering test of period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be a convenient, non-invasive and accurate way of screening for the disease, researchers have said.A regular sanitary pad topped with a blood sample strip can pick up human...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

While labels list dozens of possible risks only four are supported by evidence, say researchers Almost all side-effects listed for statins are not caused by the drugs, according to the world's most comprehensive review of evidence.Other than the well-known risks around muscle pain and diabetes, only four of 66 other statin side-effects listed on...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Ben Wegg-Prosser resigns from Global Counsel as emails show Epstein's help was sought in setting up the company Mandelson lobbying firm sought work with Russia and China state companies, Epstein emails showA former No 10 aide has quit as chief executive of the influential lobbying firm he co-founded with Peter Mandelson following revelations from...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Labour Together hired company to look at Sunday Times and Guardian reporters after article about donations, documents suggestA thinktank previously run by a Labour minister and the prime minister's chief of staff paid a PR firm to investigate journalists who were looking into its funding, according to documents seen by the Guardian.Labour Together,...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Officials, MPs and other insiders recall a need for clarity and Blair-era frisson before election – even if Sue Gray was waryA general election was on the horizon and Peter Mandelson was everywhere. "He didn't have a desk but he would dip in and out on big issues; he was always there for advice,” recalled a former Labour official of the party's...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

AA says long-awaited evaluations show schemes are a 'catastrophic waste of time, money and effort'Most of England's smart motorway schemes have proved poor or very poor value for money, according to assessments by the government agency that built them.Official evaluations from National Highways, some of which had been held back by the Department...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

UK's research funding body says best scientists are taking posts overseas due to lack of job stability at homeHundreds of early career researchers have warned the UK will lose a generation of scientists after the announcement of significant cuts to physics projects and research facilities.Scientists working in particle physics, astronomy and...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

We're closing this blog now, you can read more on this story hereNearly 60,000 unauthorised migrants and convicted criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since Labour took office, the Home Office has said.The announcement came amid claims that the government was promoting "harmful stereotypes” by equating migration with criminality....

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Jon Ruben, 76, who laced sweets with drugs, used 'cloak of Christianity' to abuse children in LeicestershireA Christian camp leader who sexually abused young boys after lacing sweets with tranquillisers has been jailed for 23 years and 10 months.Jon Ruben, 76, a retired vet and church youth volunteer, used the "cloak of Christianity” to carry out...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Former prime minister says revelations about Epstein's influence on UK politics caused him revulsionBrown: We owe it to victims and British democracy to demand changeGordon Brown has said he deeply regrets bringing Peter Mandelson into his government, and that revelations about Jeffrey Epstein's influence on UK politics had caused him...

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Metropolitan Police are searching an address in the Wiltshire area and another in the Camden area.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Neo Duodu-Watson, 18, fatally shot 16-year-old Lathaniel Burrell outside a block of flats in Stockwell on March 4 last year

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

A post featured the video alongside the US president's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Metropolitan Police are searching an address in the Wiltshire area and another in Camden

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Jon Ruben's wife called him a 'sadistic, monstrous paedophile'.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Officers searched a property in Camden, north London and another in Wiltshire

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Home Office minister Mike Tapp was asked about local reports that migrants were 'checking out' of Crowborough and coming back to London

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Growing anger among millions of graduates who face decades of debt is causing unease in Westminster

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Revelations of Mandelson's cabinet leaks spotlight the symbiotic relationship between government and bankers

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The former athlete said she 'carefully managed and adjusted' her eating to maintain her race weight of 45 kilograms.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman's spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Neo Duodu-Watson, 18, shot 16-year-old Lathaniel Burrell in the chest and back outside a block of flats in Paradise Road in Stockwell, south London.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Mondula was born in 1971 and first arrived at Blair Drummond Safari Park in 1998.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Oliver White took his life one day after £1.1 million worth of watches were stolen from the brokers in which he worked

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Dihan Rahman, 19, pleaded guilty after police found bomb-making videos on his digital devices

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Metropolitan Police are searching two addresses, one in the Wiltshire area, and another in the Camden area.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Jon Ruben's wife called him a 'sadistic, monstrous paedophile'.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Suffolk strangler Steve Wright has been jailed after finally admitting he murdered the schoolgirl in 1999.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

A court was told the body of Brian Low had around 30 injuries from shotgun pellets.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The biggest allocation of £18.3m is going to the Department of Health.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Suffolk strangler kidnapped and murdered the schoolgirl in a village on the outskirts of Felixstowe.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The missed opportunities that led to a 26-year wait for Suffolk strangler Steve Wright to be sentenced for killing Victoria Hall

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Passengers could face major disruption in March if walkout is authorised

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Information about the nature of the disgraced peer's relationship with the paedophile was in the public domain ahead of his appointment.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Vikas Nath claimed he spiked the drink to 'relax' the woman rather than as part of a plan to have sex with her

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Vikas Nath, 63, laced the woman's spicy margarita with gamma-butyrolactone.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Another Labour MP says Morgan McSweeney should go as Harriet Harman says PM left looking 'weak, naive and gullible'UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer is facing renewed calls to sack his most senior adviser as Downing Street braces itself for another round of leadership speculation when the files relating to Peter Mandelson's...

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Italian national Nicola Cristiano, 45, attacked the woman after moving seats to be next to her on a Naples-Edinburgh flight last May.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Three famous faces from Ireland join the US singer in her latest music video.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Documents reveal the dentist from Belarus could stand to inherit millions, though much of the Epstein estate has already been depleted

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

An associate of Prince Andrew's encouraged the late paedophile financier to buy Dukes London in St James's Place

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Some Labour MPs blame Morgan McSweeney for the peer's appointment as US ambassador despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

David Campbell denies killing Brian Low on a track near Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, in February 2024.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Jon Ruben drugged wife Susan so she did not wake up when he carried out his attacks.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Suffolk strangler kidnapped and murdered the schoolgirl in a village on the outskirts of Felixstowe.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The failure of overhead line equipment is affecting Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway routes today

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Could revelations about Peter Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein bring down Keir Starmer?

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the systemStudent loans: why is Martin Lewis clashing with Rachel Reeves?Growing anger over the plight of millions of graduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts is threatening to develop into a fresh crisis for the government, with Martin Lewis...

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The files, which mention several high-profile figures, document alleged plane trips, island visits and sexual favours

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Batches of Aptamil and Cow & Gate baby formula in new warning after more than 30 children exhibit symptoms of toxin poisoning linked to recent recalls

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Jon Ruben drugged wife Susan so she did not wake up when he carried out his attacks.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The rapper and keen sports fan is an honorary coach for Team USA.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Shabana Mahmood's threats to impose visa penalties form part of her drive to speed up removals of people with no right to be in the UK

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Three men aged between 27 and 31 have been charged following the dramatic incident

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Macmillan announces new instalment of popular Julia Donaldson tale featuring illustrations by Axel SchefflerThe Gruffalo family is to expand after the publisher of the popular children's stories announced a long-awaited third book about the beloved monster.The new tale, Gruffalo Granny, will be published on 10 September, Macmillan announced....

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Jon Ruben is due to be sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Friday.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Rise from 3,560 to 19,310 blamed on 28-day move-on period and faster asylum processing leaving people unable to secure housing

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Wright has admitted the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall near Felixstowe.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Candle In The Wind singer is one of a group of famous names bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited at the High Court

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Are ski jumpers going to extreme lengths to bag gold?

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Italian national Nicola Cristiano, 45, attacked the woman after moving seats to be next to her on a Naples-Edinburgh flight last May.

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Residents of properties with Beijing-owned freehold set out legal arguments

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

From a Victorian conversion in London to a flat in a Southport townhouse with beaches on the doorstep Continue reading...

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Sir Keir Starmer's grip on power looks increasingly shaky after the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson led to questions on his judgment.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Lieutenant ​General Vladimir ‍Alexeyev in internsive care after shooting in residential building in the Russian capital

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Candle In The Wind singer is one of a group of household names bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited at the High Court.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Wright has admitted the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall near Felixstowe.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Torben Stig Hersborg, 64, secretly took pictures and videos of 2,000 women in London

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Analysis of nearly 500 tinned and chilled products finds 23% exceed government's voluntary salt targetNearly a quarter of all soup bought in supermarkets contains too much salt, with one brand containing more salt than two McDonald's cheeseburgers, according to research.Soup has long had a reputation for being a healthy choice for lunch. The...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Large majorities in six nations express antipathy to Trump's US and support European self-assertionWestern Europeans prize Europe's autonomy and values over transatlantic ties and will not give them up to placate Donald Trump, according to a poll suggesting opinions of the US have plunged to their lowest since YouGov began tracking them a decade...

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Some Labour MPs blame Morgan McSweeney for the peer's appointment as US ambassador despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Monica Lennon said just mentioning Peter Mandelson's name 'makes my skin crawl'.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Convicted child-killer Letby is being closely monitored by staff, reports reveal

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Former Labour Deputy Leader Baroness Harman piles pressure on the Prime Minister as he battles for survival

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The broadcaster calls for tougher action on violence against women after the unprovoked attack

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Sir Richard Branson denies reports ex-Duchess of York is lying low on his Caribbean island

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Some parts of the UK have seen rain falling every do so far this year - and there's little sign of a respite

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

TfL says 120 people work full-time cleaning graffiti off train carriages

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

State department grants to spread 'American values' are part of Washington's 250th anniversary celebrations

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Current challengers to the PM fail to convince Labour rank-and-file, lifting profile of lesser-known alternative

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

While the US president's many mentions in the Esptein files seem to have no consequences, in the UK Starmer could be the first world leader to fallAll around Europe, the political and business elite are facing an inquest on what blinded so many to think it was permissible to consort with a known child sex offender. As the 3m emails and 1,800 photos...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Shabana Mahmood insists deportations will rise, as Labour government is accused of promoting 'harmful stereotypes' of migrantsNearly 60,000 unauthorised migrants and convicted criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since Labour took office, the Home Office has said.The announcement came amid claims that the government was promoting...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Amid warnings McSweeney's survival would leave his position 'untenable', PM apologises to Epstein's victims for appointing Mandelson as US ambassadorDowning Street has defied calls to remove Keir Starmer's most senior aide, insisting Morgan McSweeney retains the prime minister's confidence, as frustration grows over a wait for documents on Peter...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

US president says deal, which he previously described as act of 'great stupidity', was 'best' PM could makeDonald Trump has watered down his criticism of the UK's plan to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, saying the deal was the "best” Keir Starmer could make.The US president had described ceding sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean...

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Khaleed Oladipo, 20, died in hospital after an attack close to the campus of De Montfort University on Tuesday

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Serial killer to be sentenced for his sixth murder - the first killing he has admitted

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Shares in the company slid in value after it became the latest tech giant to commit to vast spending.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Investigators gave extortion suspects 'words of advice' instead of seizing their phones after Scott Gough, 56, died

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Almost 60,000 foreign criminals and illegal migrants have been removed or deported from Britain since June 2024

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Shabana Mahmood issued the threat to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Epstein files reveal 'very last-minute casual dinner' put together for Andrew in New York in December 2010

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Large amounts of drugs and cash found as police swoop on 15 addresses in Merton

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Labour peer said the former British ambassador to the US should be 'investigated robustly by the police without fear or favour'

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

David Lammy told the House of Commons: 'I'm very grateful, Mark is of course a hero and deserves our support'

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Furnish says he and his husband felt 'violated' by the Daily Mail, which allegedly used information gained unlawfullyDavid Furnish has said it is "an abomination” that the publisher of the Daily Mail was able to write "narrow-minded” stories about him and his husband, Elton John, using information allegedly secured by unlawful means.In evidence...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Industry leaders urge EU to tell authorities to stand down entry-exit system controls if needed Travel industry leaders have called on the European Commission to tell all border authorities to stand down the new entry-exit system (EES) if needed as fears increase of summer disruption.European airports have warned of a potentially "disastrous”...

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Squad is seen as strongest yet thanks to greater funding and 'wake-up call' after Beijing disappointment

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Investors have little interest in build-to-rent projects given the dismal level of profits

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Prime minister's handling of Mandelson scandal has left Labour Party simmering with resentment

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Anger at former US ambassador Peter Mandelson's relations with the child sex offender threatens to topple the prime ministerIt was the one scandal that Donald Trump seemed unable to shake. No matter his best efforts to convince his supporter base that there was nothing to see here, the demands for the administration to release every document it had...

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

A number of high-profile names have expressed their opposition, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

South-west England and South Wales experienced a far wetter than average January, the Met Office said.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Summer camp leader Jon Ruben, 76, laced sweets with tranquillising drugs and attacked two children after playing 'a sweet game' with the youngsters.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Steve Wright is serving a whole-life prison sentence for the murders of five women in Ipswich but it is the first time he has admitted any killings.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The Prime Minister said that 'none of us knew the depth of the darkness' of the peer's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Documents released as part of the so-called Epstein files revealed there was a 'very last-minute casual dinner' put together for Andrew in 2010.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody.

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Central bank awaits stronger evidence that inflation is on track to fall to 2% target

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No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing

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Emergency services responded to the incident on the pedestrianised North Earl Street shortly after 12.30pm.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Dyfed-Powys Police said a teacher was reportedly assaulted by a pupil brandishing a weapon.

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Five key questions MPs are hoping will be answered when records are released after security committee vettingIt remains to be seen how many documents connected to Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador will be released, and also when they will emerge, given they need to be vetted by parliament's intelligence and security committee.But when...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Dan Thomas unveiled by Nigel Farage at sold-out rally as party prepares for Senedd electionsDan Thomas, a former Conservative leader of Barnet council, has been announced by Nigel Farage as Reform UK's leader in Wales, three months before Senedd elections in which the hard-right party could win the most seats in the country.Farage received a...

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Labour Together, previously run by Downing Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, commissioned APCO Worldwide

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Opposition MPs urge Labour to pause public contracts with the US tech firm after attempts to examine deals blockedLabour should halt public contracts with the US tech company Palantir, opposition politicians have said, amid growing concern at the lack of government transparency over dealings with the company and Peter Mandelson.Since 2023, Palantir...

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

A 46-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene in Chingford

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Exclusive: Campaigners say proposed cut from £11.9bn over past five years to £9bn over next five years will cost lives and livelihoodsThe UK plans to slash its aid to poor countries stricken by the climate crisis by more than a fifth, the Guardian has learned, despite promises to increase assistance and warnings from campaigners that the move...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Home of UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountabilityPlans to restore the crumbling Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take up to 61 years, a report by the body set up to investigate how the project should be handled has found.Critics labelled the cost as "eye-watering” and said...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Keir Starmer's days as prime minister are numbered, Labour MPs have warned, after a week of fury over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. While several MPs have said the prime minister's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, should take responsibility and resign, the mood surrounding No 10...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Animal Equality says two surprise inspections in three years suggests 'embarrassingly poor' level of scrutinyScottish salmon farmers recorded more than 35m unexpected salmon deaths in just under three years but there were only two unannounced inspections of facilities over the same period.In December, the Scottish government's secretary for rural...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

As Starmer apologises for believing Mandelson's 'lies', just how damaging will the latter's links to Jeffrey Epstein be for the PM's own reputation? John Harris and Kiran Stacey discuss the latest. Plus, the mood on the ground from the Gorton and Denton byelectionWhy this Manchester byelection is a lesson in 21st century politics – videoPlease...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

SNP's lawyer argues the 'mental health and rehabilitation' of prisoners is more important than their biological sexA blanket rule to house transgender women in men's prisons, even when they pose no risk to others, would be a "fundamental denial” of their identity, the Scottish government has argued.Placing a trans inmate in a prison that does not...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

PM clings to power after a day when Commons mutiny filled the air, as fallout over Mandelson appointment continuesThe most dangerous moment of Keir Starmer's premiership came just after lunchtime on Wednesday, when mutiny was the talk of the Commons tea room.Anger is widespread across Labour – but it was at its most palpable among the party's new...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAfter the release of a vast tranche of documents and emails that shed further light on the close relationship between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, the government has come under intense pressure to release details about its vetting process before Mandelson's appointment as US...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Diocese holds consultation on future of long-closed city centre site thought to be enslaver's burial placeWork is about to begin repairing an unused city centre church in Bristol that is believed to be the burial place of the enslaver Edward Colston.After the work on the roof of All Saints is completed, the building may be deconsecrated, turned...

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The Guardian - United Kingdom (A week ago)

Councils call on ministers to write off special educational needs and disability deficits that are predicted to reach £14bn in 2028Four in five English local authorities will be in effect bankrupted by rising special educational needs spending unless the government introduces significant reforms to the system, council leaders have said.Councils...

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Lilia Valutyte was attacked by Deividas Skeba while she was playing outside her mother's embroidery shop.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The US president said he had 'very productive discussions' with the Prime Minister about Diego Garcia, where a UK-US military base is located.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The disgraced former prince was this week sent packing by the Royal household

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The crash happened at the junction of Talbot Street and Marlborough Street on Thursday afternoon.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Dyfed-Powys Police said a teacher was reportedly assaulted by a pupil brandishing a weapon.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Kemi Badenoch was speaking to ITV's Preston when a rodent darted across the floor behind her

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

But US president says he retains right to 'militarily secure' American base on Diego Garcia

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

UK prime minister faces criticism from Labour MPs over Peter Mandelson affair but insists he is not about to quit

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Sterling hit as British leader apologises for appointment of Peter Mandelson amid furore over links to disgraced financier

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Fiscal watchdog predicts companies will lower wages on back of chancellor's Budget measure

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Warren Rajah, 42, from Elephant and Castle, south London, says he was in a store on January 27 when staff approached him and asked him to leave.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Parliament's intelligence watchdog would not commit to a publication date for the documents.

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

Cern particle accelerator led by British scientist among institutions affected by wider research shake-up

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The Financial Times - National (A week ago)

'Full decant' would bring cost down to £11bn-£16bn and would take 24 years, restoration team estimates

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Here, the Press Association examines what the decision means and what the Bank expects to happen to the economy.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

David Campbell, 77, denies killing Brian Low, 65, with a shotgun near Aberfeldy in Perthshire on February 16, 2024.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

One gentleman could be heard shouting: 'Charles, Charles! Have you pressurised the police to start investigating Andrew?'

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Dyfed-Powys Police said a teacher was reportedly assaulted by a pupil brandishing a weapon.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Parliament's intelligence watchdog would not commit to a publication date for the documents.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Stormont Justice Minister Naomi Long was speaking as criminal barristers continued strike action over fees paid for legal aid work.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Lady Ross said she would not be able to deliver any decision 'very rapidly'.

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Khaleed Oladipo, 20, died in hospital after an attack close to the campus of De Montfort University on Tuesday

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Israel Jackson carried out unlawful gas work, ignored a safety notice and falsely claimed qualifications

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

The new phase of the project aims to cut turnaround times, lower costs and reduce emissions

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

A rail employee suffered chemical burns and loss of vision after the assault at Blackfriars in May 2025

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The Evening Standard - National (A week ago)

Mr Farage opened the campaign offices for Reform UK in Denton, alongside his party's candidate Matt Goodwin.

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