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'Monster mansion' built without permission to be torn down as neighbours rejoice
Gurwinder Singh was ordered to demolish his four-bedroom property after the house - the largest in the area in Willenhall - reportedly made his neighbours’ lives "hell"
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Train firms face legal action over plan to close almost every ticket office
The Labour mayors for Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are preparing to go court unless train operators halt closures of 1,000 ticket offices across England
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'I'm preparing to take legal action over rail office closures - it’s a fight we must win'
In an article for the Mirror, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham reveals that he and four other Labour mayors are set to challenge plans to shut almost 1,000 railway ticket offices across England
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Tory small boats bill 'boosts gangs behind industrial scale sexual exploitation'
In a scathing assessment of Suella Braverman's callous Illegal Migration Bill, Dame Diana Johnson told MPs that the measures will empower criminal gangs who allow women to be raped 'multiple times a day'
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Keir Starmer to be challenged over decision to keep 'cruel' two-child benefit
The controversial austerity-era policy is set to be raised at a meeting of the party's top team on Tuesday with a Shadow Cabinet source saying: 'A lot of us are deeply troubled by it'
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Former Coronation Street and EastEnders star spills on very different career
Tracy Brabin was on the cobbles for three years between 1994 and 1997 and also had a guest starring role on EastEnders in 2001 - but turned her back on acting in 2014 for a very different career
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Left-wing Mayor quits Labour with blast at Keir Starmer over 'broken promises'
North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll, who was blocked from standing for a new role as North East Mayor, said he had been left with 'no choice' but to quit the Labour Party and stand as an Independent
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Horror over TikTok trend for killing wasps with petrol - and urgent warning
The method of getting rid of wasps and their nests on people's front porches has gone viral on TikTok, however an expert has warned it's not only "dangerous" but potentially "illegal"
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'If Labour promises to spend, everyone but the Tories would be delighted'
The austerity dogma doesn't work, and the nation knows it says Fleet Street Fox. Keir Starmer needs to spend for Labour to gain full power
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'Families are terrified they will pay the price for Tories crashing the economy'
Labour candidate Danny Beales writes for The Mirror about why people should vote for him in Thursday's Uxbridge & South Ruislip by-election, which was triggered by Boris Johnson's resignation
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Rishi Sunak admits he is 'sad' at defence chief Ben Wallace's decision to quit
The Prime Minister insisted the move had been on the cards for a while, as critics said it was further evidence the Conservatives are expecting to be thrown out of office at the next election
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Giant barge that will house hundreds of asylum seekers finally on way to port
The Bibby Stockholm has left Falmouth where it was re-fitted and is being towed to Portland, Dorset where it is expected to host 500 migrants. It had been due to arrive a month ago
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Boris Johnson's crony resignation honours 'cast doubt on appointments process'
A cross-party committee of senior peers said former Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'showed no interest' in slashing the number of peers during his three years in office
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Tories will break flagship vow to build 40 new hospitals by 2030, warns watchdog
The Whitehall spending watchdog said the Government's New Hospital Programme 'has experienced delays and is expected to deliver 32 of the intended target of 40 new hospitals by 2030'
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Labour donor warns dire economic growth is harming voters’ trust in democracy
Businessman John Mills has written a pamphlet outlining how he believes the economy can be rebooted - and it includes chasing a growth target rather than an inflation goal
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'Failed' Tory benefit cap and two-child limit pushing families into poverty
Researchers from the University of York found the cruel policies contributed to rising levels of child poverty in the 2010s and triggered a knock on impact on youngsters life chances
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NHS consultants to strike for another two days in August as pay row deepens
The senior doctors were already due to walkout this week but the BMA has now unveiled two more strikes dates for top medics next month
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Firms paying Real Living Wage to workers say boosting wages is good for business
Research reveals bosses believe the benefits are worth signing up to the voluntary scheme, which pays staff more than the Government's legal minimum
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Waits of a year for NHS treatment soar by 15% - despite PM's vow to slash delays
The Liberal Democrats said the figures revealed the 'stark postcode lottery' for NHS treatment, with waits of a year more far more common in some parts of England compared to other regions
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Pressure on Keir Starmer as voters urge Labour to back primary free school meals
Six out of 10 (62%) voters want the Labour leader to throw his weight behind mounting calls to make free lunches universal for primary school pupils to ensure no child gets left behind
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Three month warning for anybody with a Barclays account as 14 branches to close
Barlcays bank has issued a warning to customers that they are closing more than a dozen branches later this year as the face of the high street continues to change
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Ben Wallace warns of China Cold War by 2030 and says Putin's 'not done with us'
Ben Wallace, who marks four years as Defence Secretary on July 24, said his biggest worry as he prepares to stand down in the middle of a war in Europe was a military conflict with Moscow
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Private celeb struggles with dementia - Loose Women star to football legend
Some famous faces are using their positions in the spotlight to raise awareness and research into the causes of these painful diseases...
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First-time buyers will need gigantic £102,000 deposit to purchase a home
Labour’s analysis of government figures found rocketing interest rates are now likely to require three times the £30,000 figure people had to save just a year ago
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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says he'll step down at next reshuffle
The top Tory, who was once tipped as a future Prime Minister, has said he won't stand at the next election, after 18 years as an MP