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British Muslim support for Labour plummets, shock poll finds

British Muslim support for Labour plummets, shock poll...

Findings ‘deeply worrying but unsurprising’, Labour NEC member tells Independent

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Rishi Sunak accused of ‘new low’ after betting £1,000 on Rwanda deportation flights

Rishi Sunak accused of ‘new low’ after betting £1,000 on...

PM slammed over ‘crude and depraved’ bet during Piers Morgan interview – and reported...

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Watch: Bulldozers demolish spa building at home of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter

Watch: Bulldozers demolish spa building at home of Captain...

A digger has torn down parts of an unauthorised building during a demolition at...

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Boy, 16, stabbed to death with zombie knife at birthday party, court hears

Boy, 16, stabbed to death with zombie knife at birthday...

Mikey Roynon was fatally stabbed in the neck in Bath

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Watch as Grant Shapps speaks on latest airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

Watch as Grant Shapps speaks on latest airstrikes on Houthi...

Watch as Grant Shapps updates parliament on the latest Houthis strikes on Monday...

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Watch live view of Buckingham Palace after King Charles cancer diagnosis announced

Watch live view of Buckingham Palace after King Charles...

Watch a live view of Buckingham Palace on Monday 5 February following the announcement...

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Warning new ‘taxi tax’ could lead to five million fewer trips to restaurants and pubs a year

Warning new ‘taxi tax’ could lead to five million fewer...

Tax hike would deal a ‘devastating blow’ to hospitality industry, campaigners says...

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Tesco pulls cupcakes from shelves after allergen labelling error

Tesco pulls cupcakes from shelves after allergen labelling...

The affected product did not include soya as an ingredient that ‘poses a risk’ to...

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Nurseries still in the dark about free childcare policy with weeks to go, minister admits

Nurseries still in the dark about free childcare policy...

Education secretary can’t guarantee promised childcare hours will be met on time

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Queen Camilla will show ‘true worth’ in coming weeks after King Charles cancer diagnosis

Queen Camilla will show ‘true worth’ in coming weeks after...

’Camilla has shown for a long time, and we’re very aware now, that she is famed...

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Sunak wishes King ‘speedy recovery’ as well wishes pour in from politicians

Sunak wishes King ‘speedy recovery’ as well wishes pour...

Charles has postponed public-facing duties after he was diagnosed with form of cancer

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King diagnosed with cancer: What is known so far

King diagnosed with cancer: What is known so far

The Palace has confirmed that Charles started ‘a schedule of regular treatments’...

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‘Naked’ nature campaigner accompanied to Home Office meeting by Zac Goldsmith

‘Naked’ nature campaigner accompanied to Home Office meeting...

A “naked” nature campaigner has attended a meeting with the government wearing only...

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King Charles waves to crowds in last public appearance before cancer diagnosis

King Charles waves to crowds in last public appearance...

King Charles III waved to crowds in his last public appearance before his cancer...

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CCTV of Constance Marten allegedly buying snacks at petrol station shown to jury

CCTV of Constance Marten allegedly buying snacks at petrol...

Jurors in the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were shown CCTV footage...

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King Charles has cancer and is stepping back from public duties

King Charles has cancer and is stepping back from public...

King thanks doctors for ‘swift intervention’ as Prince Harry is expected to return...

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What is Operation Menai Bridge?

What is Operation Menai Bridge?

Preparations for the operation began shortly after the late Queen Elizabeth II’s...

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Sunak tells Sinn Fein to focus on ‘day to day’ rather than united Ireland

Sunak tells Sinn Fein to focus on ‘day to day’ rather than...

PM has message for nationalist first minister Michelle O’Neill – as his NI secretary...

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King Charles discusses cancer therapy as he opens hospital in resurfaced video

King Charles discusses cancer therapy as he opens hospital...

King Charles praised the NHS as he opened a facility providing ground-breaking cancer...

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Prince Harry will rush home to the UK after Charles’ cancer diagnosis

Prince Harry will rush home to the UK after Charles’ cancer...

King Charles III began treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer on Monday

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Will King Charles abdicate? How cancer diagnosis will affect his royal duties

Will King Charles abdicate? How cancer diagnosis will affect...

The King was diagnosed with cancer and will be stepping back from royal duties,...

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King Charles cancer - latest: Monarch steps back from public duties after diagnosis, Buckingham Palace says

King Charles cancer - latest: Monarch steps back from public...

Monarch was diagnosed with cancer after undergoing unrelated treatment for benign...

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What are the symptoms of an enlarged prostate and how is it treated?

What are the symptoms of an enlarged prostate and how is...

King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer after undergoing an unrelated procedure...

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Clapham chemical attack – live: Man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender as victim remains critical

Clapham chemical attack – live: Man arrested on suspicion...

Police are working on the premise that suspect has come to harm or is being hidden...

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Queen Elizabeth II: The monarch that remained on duty until her death

Queen Elizabeth II: The monarch that remained on duty until...

Queen Elizabeth II died of ‘old age’, according to her death certificate, but remained...

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Inside King Charles’ rigid diet and strict exercise routine

Inside King Charles’ rigid diet and strict exercise routine

King Charles is known to maintain a healthy, sometimes meat-free diet

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Rishi Sunak: I can’t keep pledge to reduce NHS waiting lists

Rishi Sunak: I can’t keep pledge to reduce NHS waiting...

PM takes a huge political gamble by admitting he’s failed to deliver key election...

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Clapham attack suspect not sighted for five days as mother doused with corrosive chemical fights for life

Clapham attack suspect not sighted for five days as mother...

Massive mahunt continues for Abdul Ezedi who police believe has either come to some...

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King's treatment a private matter - but his openness will bring focus to some vital work | Alastair Bruce

King's treatment a private matter - but his openness will...

The King has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has started treatment, Buckingham...

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Prince Harry to travel to UK to see King 'in coming days'

Prince Harry to travel to UK to see King 'in coming days'

The Duke of Sussex has spoken to the King about his cancer diagnosis and will travel...

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Full statement as palace reveals King's cancer diagnosis

Full statement as palace reveals King's cancer diagnosis

The King has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, Buckingham Palace has announced.

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Man who scooped £1.2m to become biggest Postcode Lottery winner says stepdad 'predicted' it

Man who scooped £1.2m to become biggest Postcode Lottery...

A man who scooped £1.2m on the lottery has said his stepfather predicted his jackpot...

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King diagnosed with cancer and has started treatment

King diagnosed with cancer and has started treatment

The King has been diagnosed with cancer and has started treatment today, Buckingham...

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New CCTV of Clapham suspect shows him smiling day before attack

New CCTV of Clapham suspect shows him smiling day before...

Footage has emerged of the Clapham suspect filmed a day before the chemical attack...

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New sighting of Clapham suspect reported - as man held 'for assisting offender'

New sighting of Clapham suspect reported - as man held...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of "hiding" the Clapham chemical attack suspect.

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Man bailed after grandmother killed by two 'XL bully' dogs

Man bailed after grandmother killed by two 'XL bully' dogs

A man has been bailed after a grandmother was killed by two dogs at the weekend.

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Why cancer is an entirely individual disease - and which factors will influence King's treatment

Why cancer is an entirely individual disease - and which...

Given most of us prefer to keep our health matters private, it's absolutely no surprise...

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Operations and treatments: King's health issues over the years

Operations and treatments: King's health issues over the...

The King has begun treatment for a cancer diagnosed following his treatment for...

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Police guard scene after teenage boy fatally stabbed at London viewpoint on New Year’s Eve

Police guard scene after teenage boy fatally stabbed at...

Police guard the scene where a teenage boy was stabbed to death shortly before midnight...

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Junior doctors’ strike to go ahead this week amid standoff with government

Junior doctors’ strike to go ahead this week amid standoff...

Six days of NHS strike action are scheduled to start from Wednesday

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Wrong place, wrong time? The women fighting for loved ones jailed for murder in joint enterprise

Wrong place, wrong time? The women fighting for loved ones...

Lawyers and MPs are backing campaigners in fight for a change in the law around...

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Channel migrant crossings fall by a third but ‘expected to rise in 2024’

Channel migrant crossings fall by a third but ‘expected...

Migrant numbers crossing the Channel fell by a third between 2022 and 2023

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Michelle Mone’s husband says couple has been ‘treated as a punchbag’ in PPE controversy

Michelle Mone’s husband says couple has been ‘treated as...

Doug Barrowman claimed that his company had followed a ‘transparent process’ and...

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Home secretary James Cleverly ends ‘unreasonable practice’ of foreign students bringing families to UK

Home secretary James Cleverly ends ‘unreasonable practice’...

Cleverly says ban will slash net migration by tens of thousands

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January 2024 dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments

January 2024 dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living...

Despite inflation beginning to ease, many households continue to struggle

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Happy New Year! Spectacular fireworks display in London takes country into 2024

Happy New Year! Spectacular fireworks display in London...

London and Edinburgh celebrated the new year with stunning firework spectaculars...

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Britons turn into ‘DIY doctors’ as poll reveals one in three have given up on seeing a GP

Britons turn into ‘DIY doctors’ as poll reveals one in...

Figures suggesting an alarming number of people are treating themselves instead...

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Labour promises farmers new EU deal amid collapse in UK agriculture firms

Labour promises farmers new EU deal amid collapse in UK...

Keir Starmer’s party set out ‘new deal’ for sector – as figures show 6,000 farms...

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Family of British mother and son killed in French avalanche say they are ‘beyond heartbroken’

Family of British mother and son killed in French avalanche...

‘Words cannot express the hole in our lives that has been left by this tragic accident’...

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Student died in ketamine and alcohol ‘misadventure’ on first night at university

Student died in ketamine and alcohol ‘misadventure’ on...

Combination of powdered anaesthetic taken with alcohol was fatal, a coroner said...

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Teenage boy stabbed to death in front of hundreds of people before new year celebrations

Teenage boy stabbed to death in front of hundreds of people...

New Year’s Eve revellers fled the scene screaming in terror

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Teenager, 14, found safe as man in his 20s arrested on suspicion of child abduction

Teenager, 14, found safe as man in his 20s arrested on...

The teenager was last seen getting into a dark car near a pub before she went missing...

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Man shot minutes before New Year - murder inquiry launched

Man shot minutes before New Year - murder inquiry launched

A murder investigation has been launched following a fatal shooting in Edinburgh...

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Yellow weather warnings for rain and wind acoss UK - with travel disruption expected

Yellow weather warnings for rain and wind acoss UK - with...

A yellow weather warning is in place in the majority of England and Wales until...

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Michelle Mone's husband says family 'treated as punchbag' in row over PPE

Michelle Mone's husband says family 'treated as punchbag'...

Baroness Michelle Mone’s husband has hit out at the government and said his family...

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'Now I am dreaming!': Teen darts sensation Luke Littler through to world championship semi-final

'Now I am dreaming!': Teen darts sensation Luke Littler...

Teen darts sensation Luke Littler has reached the semi-final of the World Darts...

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Police officer charged with sexual assault on a child

Police officer charged with sexual assault on a child

A police officer has been charged with sexual assault on a child.

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Smokers 'twice as likely to quit' with pill set to be available in UK

Smokers 'twice as likely to quit' with pill set to be available...

Smokers hoping to kick the habit in 2024 are more than twice as likely to succeed...

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Boy, 16, killed in Primrose Hill stabbing on New Year's Eve is named by police

Boy, 16, killed in Primrose Hill stabbing on New Year's...

A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on New Year's Eve in London has been...

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US woman accused of killing two of her children appears at UK court

US woman accused of killing two of her children appears...

A US woman accused of killing two of her children has appeared in a UK court.

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Google and Amazon told to act after woman's death following suicide pact

Google and Amazon told to act after woman's death following...

Google and Amazon must do more after a British woman made a suicide pact with two...

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Treasure hunting on the rise as discoveries reach record high

Treasure hunting on the rise as discoveries reach record...

At a secret location in Hampshire, Paddy Hooper, 14, has gone dirt fishing - better...

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Gwyneth Paltrow court case 'solid gold for theatre', say creators of new play

Gwyneth Paltrow court case 'solid gold for theatre', say...

It lifted the lid on a world of celebrity and privilege - thrilling the internet.

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'No other parties involved' after body recovered in Gaynor Lord search

'No other parties involved' after body recovered in Gaynor...

A post-mortem examination of a body found in the search for missing woman Gaynor...

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'Danger to life' warning as Scotland braced for flooding and landslides

'Danger to life' warning as Scotland braced for flooding...

Heavy rain is expected to sweep across northwest Scotland causing potential floods...

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PM gives migration speech at event for conservatives in Rome

PM gives migration speech at event for conservatives in...

Rishi Sunak has said illegal migration threatens to "overwhelm" Europe and hinted...

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Royal Navy shoots down attack drone in anger for first time in decades

Royal Navy shoots down attack drone in anger for first...

A Royal Navy warship has shot down an attack drone suspected of targeting commercial...

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Alex Batty due to fly to London today

Alex Batty due to fly to London today

A British teenager found in France six years after he went missing will return to...

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Luton Town captain Lockyer collapses with cardiac arrest

Luton Town captain Lockyer collapses with cardiac arrest

Bournemouth's Premier League game with Luton was abandoned after the away side's...

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Murder arrest after van hits three people in town centre

Murder arrest after van hits three people in town centre

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a van hit a group of people...

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Prisoner threw boiling water over inmate and raped him

Prisoner threw boiling water over inmate and raped him

A prisoner at HMP Winchester who poured boiling water over a fellow inmate before...

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Welcome to the world of cosmetic infidelity – it's more common than you think

Welcome to the world of cosmetic infidelity – it's...

For eight years, Sophia* has been living a double life. She is not cheating on her...

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Live: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledges tax-cutting autumn statement

Live: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledges tax-cutting autumn...

Mr Hunt’s Commons statement is expected to contain 110 different growth measures...

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Solo life in Antarctica has ‘not hit home yet’ for skiing ex-Royal Marine

Solo life in Antarctica has ‘not hit home yet’ for skiing...

Sam Cox will cover more than 2,000km on a route that has never been attempted before.

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Officer denies assaulting man during arrest at police station

Officer denies assaulting man during arrest at police station

Pc Shaun Elliott will face trial in August 2024.

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Jeremy Hunt hopes autumn statement will make ‘really big difference’ as he heads for House of Commons

Jeremy Hunt hopes autumn statement will make ‘really big...

Jeremy Hunt says he hopes the autumn statement’s measures will make a “really big...

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MPs to press new Health Secretary on NHS data platform plans

MPs to press new Health Secretary on NHS data platform...

The health and social care committee said the Government has acknowledged it ‘needed...

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Send asylum seekers to remote Scottish islands if Rwanda deal fails, says Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson

Send asylum seekers to remote Scottish islands if Rwanda...

Controversial Tory deputy chairman called for those arriving in the UK via small...

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Hunt’s Autumn Budget could see benefits cut by thousands unless people can work from home

Hunt’s Autumn Budget could see benefits cut by thousands...

Hundreds of thousands with serious mobility and mental health issues told to ‘make...

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Academics call for national database on drug-related harm at music festivals

Academics call for national database on drug-related harm...

Researchers said the number of people who die at UK festivals is ‘small but significant’.

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Drug dealer jailed after death of Cambridge University student

Drug dealer jailed after death of Cambridge University...

Benjamin Brown, 32, was jailed for four-and-a-half years following the death of...

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What time is the Autumn Statement and what will Jeremy Hunt unveil?

What time is the Autumn Statement and what will Jeremy...

Jeremy Hunt is set to deliver the Autumn Statement on Wednesday

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How Rishi Sunak made his money

How Rishi Sunak made his money

Prime minister and his wife Akshata Murty are worth a reported £730m

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Watch live: Former medical chief Jonathan Van-Tam gives evidence at Britain’s Covid Inquiry

Watch live: Former medical chief Jonathan Van-Tam gives...

Watch live as former medical chief Jonathan Van-Tam gives evidence at Britain’s...

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‘Lost temple’ from 1,400 years ago found underneath farm in Suffolk

‘Lost temple’ from 1,400 years ago found underneath farm...

Farmland near Sutton Hoo was once settlement of East Anglian kings

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UK responds to Argentina president’s pledge to ‘get back’ Falkland Islands

UK responds to Argentina president’s pledge to ‘get back’...

Argentinian president Javier Milei has promised to take control of Falkland Islands...

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Voices: Are you boycotting I’m a Celebrity because of Nigel Farage? Join The Independent Debate

Voices: Are you boycotting I’m a Celebrity because of Nigel...

As naturally divisive figures is it best politicians retire quietly? Or do you enjoy...

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Policeman who crashed on way to terrorist attack ‘let people down’, trial told

Policeman who crashed on way to terrorist attack ‘let people...

The armed officer was responding to the stabbing spree carried out by terrorist...

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Jeremy Hunt heckled as he announces benefits will be stopped in autumn statement

Jeremy Hunt heckled as he announces benefits will be stopped...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is heckled as he announces benefits will be stopped during...

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Charity delivered food to ‘terrified’ disabled people during Covid, inquiry told

Charity delivered food to ‘terrified’ disabled people during...

Tressa Burke, of the Glasgow Disability Alliance, said the situation was ‘gravely...

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PM’s claims of ‘no sense of a border’ in the Irish Sea ring hollow, says Gullis

PM’s claims of ‘no sense of a border’ in the Irish Sea...

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he did not accept this during...

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Sunak avoids specifics when asked if scientists consulted on Eat Out to Help Out

Sunak avoids specifics when asked if scientists consulted...

Rishi Sunak was challenged at Prime Minister’s Questions over whether the sought...

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Sunak defends Elon Musk interview after MP says ‘world cringed at his fawning welcome’

Sunak defends Elon Musk interview after MP says ‘world...

Rishi Sunak has defended his interview with Elon Musk at the UK’s AI summit earlier...

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Jeremy Hunt takes ‘copy and paste’ swipe at Rachel Reeves during autumn statement

Jeremy Hunt takes ‘copy and paste’ swipe at Rachel Reeves...

Jeremy Hunt made a jibe at shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves during his autumn statement...

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Sir James Dyson ‘forced’ to defend reputation with libel claim, High Court told

Sir James Dyson ‘forced’ to defend reputation with libel...

The 76-year-old inventor described allegations in a Daily Mirror article as a ‘vicious...

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Labour’s NHS policy is a total and utter mess, claims Rishi Sunak

Labour’s NHS policy is a total and utter mess, claims Rishi...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised the Prime Minister for trying to blame...

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Watch live: Jeremy Hunt’s budget with expected tax cuts and pensions reform

Watch live: Jeremy Hunt’s budget with expected tax cuts...

Watch live as Jeremy Hunt delivers the autumn statement on Wednesday 22 November.

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Watch again: Jeremy Hunt autumn statement with tax cuts and pensions reform

Watch again: Jeremy Hunt autumn statement with tax cuts...

Watch as Jeremy Hunt delivers the autumn statement on Wednesday 22 November.

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One in 10 younger parents will use baby bank for essentials this winter – survey

One in 10 younger parents will use baby bank for essentials...

One charity said it had already supported over 7,560 children this year, helping...

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Starmer asks Sunak ‘did you forget the NHS?’ in his five pledge plan at heated PMQs

Starmer asks Sunak ‘did you forget the NHS?’ in his five...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested the Government had forgotten the NHS in...

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