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French seaside resort renames its airport in honour of Queen Elizabeth II
Brits flying into France will soon be arriving at the Elizabeth II International Airport of Le Touquet Paris-Plage after a request to name it after the late monarch was approved
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'The Tories must live up to their words with an inquiry into Orgreave'
They know what really happened that day in June 1985 at the height of the year-long miners’ strike. In 2016, then-Home Secretary Amber Rudd signalled her readiness for an inquiry
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'I'm outraged by Nadine Dorries - even my dying dad did his job as an MP'
Polly Hudson's father was a Labour MP for two decades and showed up for his constituents every Friday and Saturday... even when it put in him in the doghouse at home. When he was gravely unwell, he still worked. So the news that Nadine Dorries is still being paid after 'abandoning' her local area infuriates her
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More than 1,500 items from British Museum 'stolen or destroyed' as probe deepens
Artefacts including gold, jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones were among the missing treasures, and sources say the true number could be 'closer to 2,000'
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UK set for 'most unpleasant, divisive' election in our lifetimes, warns Burnham
The Greater Manchester Mayor accused the Conservatives of 'betting the shop on culture wars' and said Labour needed to show it can bring hope as well as change to win the next election
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Guide Dogs charity signs up to Mirror's Save Our Ticket Offices rally
The Save Our Ticket Offices online rally will be live on The Mirror website and our YouTube channel at 5pm on Thursday as we fight the plan to shut counters at 974 railway stations
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Brits back £1bn-a-year plan to give young and unemployed paid conservation work
Activist group Green New Deal Rising has called on Labour to pledge a new 'National Nature Service' to get young and unemployed people doing paid conservation work
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661 asylum seekers arrive on day Rishi Sunak can't say when he'll stop the boats
Home Office figures reveal well over 18,000 asylum seekers are known to have made the dangerous journey since the start of the year, with 661 arriving on 15 boats on Monday
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Pubs demand change after fans unable to buy pints during Women's World Cup final
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the Government to amend licensing laws following the pub industry's frustration with restrictions on when alcoholic beverages can be served
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Keir Starmer says he wouldn't be able to go to university now because of cost
Keir Starmer, who has been criticised for ditching a pledge to scrap tuition fees, warned it would be a 'deep betrayal of aspirational Britain' if young people can't go to university
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UK faces 'perma-backlog' with asylum system 'set to get worse by election'
A damning report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says there is 'little realistic prospect' that people who arrive by small boat will be removed to a third country in large enough numbers, even if the Rwanda plan ever comes in
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Judge sets Trump's bond at £156,700 in latest election interference case
The former-President faces charges over meddling in Georgia's 2020 elections. They are part of the numerous criminal charges faced by the Republican front runner
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Fury as cash-for-honours probe into King's charity is blasted as 'whitewash'
Michael Fawcett, who was once Prince Charles's confidante, is said to have promised a Saudi billionaire, Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, 53, British citizenship and a knighthood
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Tories must 'get on with' law change forcing killers to face victims in court
Killer nurse Lucy Letby shunned the heartbroken families of her victims as she was handed a rare whole life sentence at Manchester Crown Court for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others
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Tories egged on train bosses to announce closure of railway ticket offices
A railway industry source told the Mirror that ministers had sent train firms 'charging over the hill' with the proposal to shut ticket offices at 974 stations across England
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Jordan's 13-word speech while smoking cigar on plane inspired NBA title win
Among Michael Jordan's finest accomplishments was completing his first three-peat with the Chicago Bulls and the inspiration for the game that made history has been revealed by one of his teammates
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What is a whole life tariff - sentence Lucy Letby received for killing 7 babies
Evil nurse Lucy Letby, 33, has been handed down a whole-life tariff for killing seven babies as she worked at Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit in Chester
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'Forcing killers like Lucy Letby to court could just make their murders worse'
Justice, relatives and the media demand killers like Lucy Letby be dragged to court to face their crimes, says Fleet Street Fox. But what might happen as a result could just make their murders worse
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Rishi Sunak 'wouldn't have gone to men's World Cup final either' claims minister
The Prime Minister was criticised for not attending the World Cup final in Australia, where the Lionesses missed out on glory with a 1-0 defeat to Spain
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'I shudder about Johnson as PM - a low point that could have been even worse'
The first-past-the-post system has many flaws but it has tended to prevent factions from the far-right and far-left from getting a toehold in Parliament
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Anger as employment tribunal waits soar by 60% under the Tories
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner hit out at Tory "mismanagement" after figures showed people are waiting a massive 49 weeks between receiving their employment tribunal claim and their first hearing - 18 weeks higher than in 2010
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Rally against rail ticket office cull on PM's doorstep as 400,000 respond
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said it will take the fight to Downing Street with a large protest outside No10 on August 31
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More women back Labour than at any point in last 50 years, figures show
Latest data released by think tank Labour Together shows 52% of women would vote Labour at the next General Election compared to 46% of men - a massive turnaround since the end of World War Two
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Family of former PM say they're sorry for 'vile' slave trading ancestor
The great-great grandson of William Gladstone - who held the office four times in the Victorian era - said he felt 'absolutely sick' when he discovered his family's past
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Laws forcing killers to attend court 'on their way' as Lucy Letby set to refuse
Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed said it is 'grossly offensive to victims that this brutal murderer can refuse to face the consequences of their crimes in court'