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Deadly virus spreading across Europe is 'biggest threat to public health'
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is being spread by ticks across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, with scientists warning it is "highly likely" it will reach Britain
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Europe set for 'a proxy war,' warns expert, as '8,000 soldiers' cross border
An expert on international relations has warned that the crossing of 8,000 Wagner troops into Belarus could start a proxy war in Poland, as border countries rush to secure themselves
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'Climate emergency is our greatest challenge - Rishi Sunak is running from it'
The effects of the climate crisis are being felt globally, whether it is cliffs collapsing, an increase in wildfires or food shortages
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'King shows commitment to special place as Scotland's monarchy support grows'
The King made these promises as the Crown of Scotland was presented to him, the actual crown of every Scottish Monarch since Mary, Queen of Scots, writes Lord Falconer
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Partygate Tory Shaun Bailey hides inside City Hall to dodge lockdown bash quiz
The London Assembly member emerged from City Hall and declined to comment when we asked about the new police probe into the Partygate bash that he attended
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Ian Botham backs bid to free man convicted of stabbing love rival to death
Jason Moore was imprisoned for the 2005 stabbing of Robert Darby, but his family are appealing against the conviction
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Locals are at 'breaking point' after streets become clogged up with rubbish
Liverpool residents had to deal with clothes, litter and waste plaguing their streets, as students leave for the summer. Long-time residents are at boiling point, with a mass of student houses taking over their communities
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Rishi Sunak's Bible reading at NHS service is making everyone tell the same joke
The Prime Minister read a famous passage from Matthew's Gospel where Jesus teaches the disciples about the importance of helping strangers
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Workers in Parliament speak out over 'predatory' culture that persists
Unions demanded a 'step change in the culture of behaviour' after one parliamentary aide alleged a male MP had pressured her to sit on his lap
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Tories 'really have given up' as 'absentee' Rishi Sunak ducks PMQs, says Labour
The Liberal Democrats also claimed Mr Sunak had 'thrown in the towel' over his poor attendance record at the weekly grilling in front of MPs
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Do you think Labour can save the NHS - vote in our poll
Keir Starmer has marked the 75th birthday of the NHS by pledging to get the service "off life support and back to a clean bill of health" - but do YOU think Labour has what it takes to save the NHS?
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Record NHS waiting lists will 'probably go up higher' admits Tory minister
Health Minister Maria Caulfield was challenged over the dire backlog for NHS treatment as 7.4 million people languish on waiting lists in England
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'We must fight to death to save fundamental principle of free treatment for all'
The vultures are circling after the Tories imposed the tightest financial strait-jacket in the NHS's history
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Anger as health agency unable to prove billions of pounds spent properly
The UK Health Security Agency was launched in 2021 with such poor financial controls that it is unable to prove that billions of pounds were properly spent, MPs have ruled
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Keir Starmer pledges to get NHS 'off life support' on service's 75th anniversary
In an exclusive Mirror article, the Labour leader explains why his mission to build an NHS "fit for the future” is closest to his heart of the five he has unveiled
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'My mother was a proud nurse - the NHS was both her livelihood and her lifeline'
Labour leader Keir Starmer pens a passionate, heartfelt and personal commitment to Britain's health service on its 75th anniversary
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MP warns poorer areas are worst places in country for crucial life-saving defibs
Abena Oppong-Asare, granted a debate after a constituent lost her father due to a dearth of defibrillators, highlighted our campaign in the Commons
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NATO must pledge long-term vow of support for Ukraine, urges Rishi Sunak
Speaking to the Commons Liaison Committee, the Prime Minister said negotiations were underway to develop a 'multilateral declaration of support for Ukraine into the long term' for next week's NATO summit
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Rishi Sunak hints he could rubber-stamp 49-day PM Liz Truss's honours list
The Prime Minister also awkwardly laughed off a question over whether he would issue his own peerages and gongs to allies if he is ousted from No10 at the next general election
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Sunak suggests hard-up families are not spending cost of living cash on food
The Prime Minister was confronted about the cost-of-living and mortgage crises when he appeared at the Commons Liaison Committee today
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Real reason Nigel Farage was kicked out of his bank account disclosed
The former Brexit Party and Ukip leader went on a furious tirade last week where he claimed the 'establishment' was trying to 'force me out of the UK by closing my bank accounts'
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MP, 28, says she's quitting - branding Parliament 'toxic' and 'poisonous'
The SNP's Mhairi Black described Parliament as "one of the most unhealthy workplaces that you could ever be in", saying she was alarmed by "what folk can get away with"
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Charities blast top Tory who suggested struggling people choose to use foodbanks
Foodbank leaders blasted the suggestion from Veterans Affairs Minister Johnny Mercer after he suggested people opted to use foodbanks for budgeting reasons
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Australian PM tells Rishi Sunak 'stay in your crease' as Ashes row intensifies
Downing Street desperately tried to de-escalate the furore ahead of the Third Test starting at Headingley on Thursday, with tensions continuing to simmer
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Out-of-touch Tory minister claims using food bank use is a 'personal decision'
In a bruising TV encounter Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer said the armed forces earn a 'good wage' and blamed 'personal decisions' for their use amid reports RAF personnel are using food banks