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Time is ticking for Brits in Sudan as RAF rescue flights end within 24 hours
The RAF has evacuated more than 1,500 Brits from Wadi Seidna airfield near the capital of Khartoum, but thousands more UK nationals may remain
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Council staff set to stay on four-day week after 'historic' trial
A three-month trial at South Cambridgeshire District found its performance was “broadly maintained” and was “overwhelmingly positive” for the health and well-being of staff
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Schools could be hit by coordinated strikes from heads and teachers in autumn
NAHT leader Paul Whiteman accused the Government of showing 'contempt' for kids by refusing to restart pay talks after the Government's offer was emphatically rejected by hard-pressed school staff
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Rishi Sunak accused of 'cover up' at Treasury as amount of hidden info exposed
Labour said the PM had tried to “cover up the evidence of his incompetent management of the economy and his flagrant waste of public money” during his time as chancellor
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'Rich just get richer while poor have to accept being poorer'
Brian Reade on this week's slap in the face from the Bank of England's Huw Pill, hard to stomach when you consider the pay of FTSE 100 bosses surged 23% last year as ordinary folk flatlined
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Tory levelling-up cash used to sort out 'Brexit passport mess' at Dover
Tens of millions pounds from the fund meant to help revive high streets in deprived towns is instead being pumped into the Kent port to tackle Brexit-fuelled delays
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12 things we learned from Richard Sharp report that led to him quitting BBC
A report by barrister Adam Heppinstall revealed that Richard Sharp spoke to Boris Johnson before applying for the BBC chairman role, and said days before the interview he met the Cabinet Secretary to chat about the then-PM's finances
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Ex-MP who faced anti-Semitism says 'I don't want Diane Abbott's career ruined'
The former MP Baroness Ruth Anderson urged Labour to root out abuse of Jews and instead focus on fighting the Conservatives, warning: "We're meant to be on the same side"
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Gary Lineker wades into fresh row as he demands Tories don't pick next BBC boss
The Match Of The Day host said the BBC chairman should not be picked by the government 'not now, not ever' after Richard Sharp was forced to resign over Boris Johnson loan row
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Tory delivers savage verdict on embarrassing 'carpetbagger' Lee Anderson
Gio Spinella, who heads the Conservative group at Camden Council in North London, hit out at the loudmouth MP and admitted that all parties have "peculiar figures"
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Labour pledges biggest bus service overhaul in a generation after Tory 'failure'
In an interview with The Mirror, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said she and her colleagues are 'chomping at the bit' to get into Government and address failures piling misery on passengers
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'We cannot ignore the fact this drought has been caused by the climate crisis'
The tragedy has been described as the world’s forgotten famine - there must be international action before it is too late
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'Negligent and reckless Tories are once again the only party with no planners'
Paul Routledge on the latest Conservative farce, the failure to bring home thousands of Brits from war-torn Sudan – and it's all down to a lack of governing by the Government, the job that comes with the job
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Three million food parcels a year is ‘a bloodstain on our broken economy'
In 2013, no one had heard of Daniel Blake yet. Now the North East, where the 2016 film shone a light on austerity, is a 'hot spot' for food parcels
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Student fleeing Sudan for UK says dogs eating dead bodies in war-torn country
Alaaldeen Hussin, who survived a perilous three-hour journey to an airfield before flying to Cyprus, also hit out at the Foreign Office, saying 'they could have done more'
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Voters don't buy Rishi Sunak's 'I'm from Yorkshire and know price of pint' act
Brits told a focus group that it was "crazy" how rich Rishi Sunak is and admitted his vast amounts of wealth make him "out of touch" - Rishi Sunak is the first PM in history to be included in an annual list of the UK's top 250 richest people
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Workers suffer £400 hit to monthly pay as wage growth stalls under Tories
Labour's Rachel Reeves warned that ordinary families are paying the price of 13 years of low-growth and high taxes under this Conservative government
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'After 13 years, Brits know they’re not better off. Here’s how we change that'
Writing for the Mirror, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows that a Labour government would help workers by kickstarting Britain's economy after years of Tory failure
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New train strike announced for day of Eurovision Song Contest final
The RMT rail union announced a new strike date after rejecting the latest pay offer from the Rail Delivery Group
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Rishi Sunak's wife wears £645 Gucci heels as she hits election campaign trail
Akshata Murty wore a pair of Gucci shoes adorned with gold buckles in the shape of the designer brand's logo she posed for pictures holding a Vote Conservative sign
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Betting curbs for under-25s and online slot limits - gambling crackdown details
Punters who lose large sums of money online will face credit checks, while gambling firms will be forced to stump up cash to pay for NHS treatment for addicts
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Harry Potter star tells people not to get caught out by Tory Voter ID rules
Jason Isaacs - who played the villain Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise - pleaded with people to vote in local elections next Thursday as he warned about potential Tory voter suppression
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MPs warn of confusion over 'true impact' of voter ID checks on election turnout
A senior Labour backbencher warned the Government that different systems in operation at polling stations across the country may confuse figures about the real number of people denied a vote
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Tory anger at 'outrageous' decision to invite top Chinese official to Coronation
Han Zheng, who was recently appointed as president Xi Jinping's deputy, will represent China at King Charles's Coronation on May 6 - provoking anger from top Tories over his role in a crackdown of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong
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Inside new 'super sewer' that could save London from a return of the Great Stink
Mirror gets access to the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which officials say it will be the solution to the river’s pollution problem by intercepting nasty spills