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Man tries to fool police into thinking he's Boris Johnson with driving licence
The fake Ukrainian document had a photo of Boris Johnson plus his correct birth date, but police said they were not fooled by the document
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Desperate Tories cook up Sue Gray 'dead cat' row two days before local elections
Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of attempting to stoke a row about his decision to hire the former government ethics chief as he has nothing to say about the cost of living crisis
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Tory branded 'Nimby' in TV clash as he says 'no one wants' asylum centre nearby
Sky News presenter Kay Burley grilled Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on whether he was a 'Nimby' (Not in my back yard) after his local council tried to block plans to house asylum seekers on a disused airbase
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Keir Starmer says Labour will abandon vow to scrap university tuition fees
The Labour leader said the party was preparing to 'move on' from its commitment to free tuition, which was written into the last two manifestos under Jeremy Corbyn leadership
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'Rishi Sunak should look at France burning before raising retirement age'
In the UK, the Government is already increasing the retirement age, without proper consultation, to 67 from 2028. The PM now looks to bring forward to 2036 from 2046 the scheduled rise to 68 - he should take France as a warning
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Energy giants raking in £60 million a day profits as Tories fail on windfall tax
The Government has been accused of giving these companies “generous and untargeted handouts” by Labour as millions struggle through the cost of living crisis.
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More than 6.5million kids not getting yearly dentist check - a jump by a third
The NHS recommends under-18s see a dentist at least once a year because their teeth can decay faster, but the number who have had not had recent check-ups is soaring
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Paris police officers set on fire as millions take to the streets in protest
Protestors set fire to roads in Paris with containers pictured ablaze as police battled to contain the chaos with dozens of officers injured up and down the country
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Parents face 'cost of eating crisis' as price of school lunches rockets by third
Free school meals funding has failed to keep up with the rising cost of food meaning schools are forced to make up the difference from teaching budgets, it has been warned
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Putin's 'lover' sent more than 2,000 miles from palaces she shares with dictator
Alina Kabaeva, the dictator’s 39-year-old long-time mistress has traditionally preferred to hide away in Switzerland where she gave birth to one of his children in 2015, say reports
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Rishi Sunak's wife has stake in tech firm awarded £350k in taxpayers' cash
Multi-millionaire Akshata Murty's investment company has shares in Study Hall - which was last year boosted by a grant of £349,976, official records shows
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State pension revolt over threat to make you work longer - list of ages at risk
Rishi Sunak will be told to ditch his threat to bring forward the date when the State Pension age will rise to 68 at a campaign rally supported by Unite the Union
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Local elections: Double digit vote share win could show Labour on path to No10
Polling guru Professor Sir John Curtice pointed to both Tony Blair and David Cameron, who secured wins of more than 10% over their rival ruling party in local elections before they entered Downing Street
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4 in 5 modern slavery victims denied justice as law 'gives traffickers impunity'
Campaigners told The Mirror that new legislation has allowed traffickers to 'act with impunity', with former PM Theresa May among those voicing their alarm about the impact of the Nationality and Borders Act
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Half of local authorities spent just 11p per person on Voter ID awareness
Voter ID will be in place for the first time at Thursday’s local elections but campaigners warn many still don't know about the new rules with 'little effort' put into awareness campaigns
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Lee Anderson whines top cop treated him 'like an idiot' in lesson on law
Britain's top police officer Sir Mark Rowley warned the loudmouth Conservative Party deputy chairman he had misunderstood the law as they clashed in the Commons
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Crime outpaces new cops - find out how your local police force is affected
There are around 3,500 more police officers overall than in 2010 but 11 of the country’s 43 forces have seen officer numbers shrink since then and crime is rising. See how your local force is faring using our searchable widget
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Top 10 UK cities with most UFO sightings unveiled - see full list
Research reveals that the Scottish are most likely to believe in aliens - even if they've never spotted one for themselves.
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Surge in zero hours contracts with North East hit by biggest rise
The Tories vowed to tackle precarious zero hours contracts five years ago but the Government has failed to deliver on its promise
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Over half of Brits expect Tories to lose seats at local elections, poll shows
A poll of almost 2,000 people found the majority of the public don't think the Tory party are going to do well at Thursday's local elections but believe Labour are set to make gains
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4 in 10 use DIY security as crime fears fuel purchases of CCTV, alarms and dogs
A survey of 2,000 Brits for the Liberal Democrats found a staggering one in five adults avoided leaving the house in the dark because of fear of local crime spikes
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'Whatever grip the monarchy had died with the Queen and it's scared of scrutiny'
Kevin Maguire examines the growing support for abolition of the monarchy as the coronation of King Charles III approaches, with all the pomp and ceremony it will warrant
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Voters back striking nurses as RCN staff down tools for biggest walkout yet
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are staging a 28-hour strike over pay and conditions, with nurses across England downing tools until 23.59pm on Monday
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Patients' lives being put at risk 'every day' by NHS crisis, nursing leaders say
The warning comes as NHS staff stages their largest walkout yet until 11.59pm this evening after unions voted to reject an offer of a five per cent pay increase
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Truss 'hit by £12,000 bill' for Chevening 'parties' including 'lost' bathrobes
The Cabinet Office 'objected to the idea that the taxpayer should foot the bill for what were basically a series of summer parties' held by Liz Truss at Chevening as she prepared for her disastrous stint in No10