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Putin nuclear war threat claiming NATO 'to strike' as Navalny widow fears purge
Speaking to an audience of lawmakers and top officials televised live across the nation - Vladimir Putin said that Russia was "defending its sovereignty and security and protecting our compatriots" in Ukraine
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Infected blood scandal victims demand quicker Government action on compensation
Eleven months on from the Infected Blood Inquiry's recommendations, campaigners argue the Government is dragging its feet on compensation payments
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Government must regulate finance sector to tackle climate crisis - ShareAction
A manifesto published by ShareAction outlined six key policies for making financial institutions address issues such as climate change, inequality and degradation of nature
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Jeremy Hunt considers scrapping 'non dom' tax loophole for super-rich in U-turn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had described scrapping the status as the 'wrong thing to do' but is now desperately searching for cash to fund a general tax giveaway at the Budget next week
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Towns with most cold homes as Labour vows to cut energy bills - check your area
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged families would save hundreds of pounds on their energy bills under Labour's plan to insulate five million homes across the country
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Police assess Tory MP Lee Anderson's comments after hate speech claims
The Metropolitan Police have said that they are "assessing" a report of hate speech made on February 24 against Lee Anderson who accused the mayor of London of being controlled by Islamists
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Rishi Sunak's Tories 'have broken windows, kicked door down and burnt house down'
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that Labour would face "the worst inheritance any incoming government has ever had since the Second World War" if they won the next election
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Stars Ellie Goulding and Imelda Staunton call on leaders to end homelessness
In an open letter to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer the celebrities demand action at the election as they warn hundreds of thousands of people are being failed by a 'broken' housing system
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Tory donor accused of perjury, harassment and bribery by Conservative MP
Former Cabinet Minister David Davis used the protections of Parliamentary privilege, which protects MPs from being sued for defamation in most cases, to make the allegations against the multi-millionaire Mohamed Amersi in the Commons
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Inside controversial Rochdale by-election as voters voice their despair
The Rochdale by-election will be among the most contentious in history, with Azhar Ali, George Galloway and Simon Danczuk hoping to become the next MP after Sir Tony Lloyd's death
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Pregnant mum and family forced to share bedroom left desperate to escape flat
Pregnant mum Sarah Al Mussawi says her five-year-old son Alfahid already doesn't have enough space to play and is worried about where her newborn infant will sleep
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Vladimir Putin’s apocalypse bombing kills priest and flattens church
In a move for territorial “victories” in occupied Ukraine ahead of a major speech on Thursday, Russian forces targeted Kupyansk - or Kupiansk - in the Kharkiv region
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'Fragile' Trump's signs of exhaustion as campaign weakens his alpha male facade
From the time Trump left office and began his campaign years later for reelection ahead of the 2024 election, the businessman has appeared frailer and more orange with each new photo
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Gaza issue could 'tacitly hand' election to Trump despite his 'weaknesses'
Despite romping ahead to victory, a closer look at Biden and Trump's respective wins in their party's primaries in Michigan reveal the murmurings of deep problems they will both need to overcome
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Over 50,000 asylum seekers in perma-backlog due to botched Tory legislation
A damning report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned Home Office 'chaos' is costing taxpayers millions of pounds with 55,000 in permanent limbo
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Grant Shapps 'using RAF choppers like an Uber' after being picked up 3 times
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was picked up three times from a field near his home amid accusations of using RAF helicopters as "Britain's most expensive Uber"
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Alexei Navalny's body was 'abused' after he died mysteriously, widow claims
Alexei Navalny's widow told the European Parliament that her husband was killed after being tortured for three years, adding he was 'starved and cut off from the outside world'
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Navalny’s widow fears ‘bloody monster’ Putin will carry out purge at funeral
Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia told the European Parliament says she fears Vladimir Putin will order arrests - or worse - at her husband's funeral, set to be held Friday
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Boris Johnson's top adviser gives brutal assessment of Tory election chances
Lee Cain, who worked as No10 Director of Communications when Boris Johnson was PM, said the Conservatives are in for a 'pretty heavy defeat' as Rishi Sunak struggles
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When and what time is the Budget as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to announce tax rates
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will deliver what could be the last Budget before the general election as he faces intense pressure from Tory MPs to slash taxes
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Michelle Mone’s Grand National ‘gift horse’ set to return to action at Kelso
Monbeg Genius, bought by Mone as a wedding present for husband Doug Barrowman, is due to run at Kelso ahead of possible runs at the Cheltenham Festival and in the Grand National
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Employers urged to make 'radical difference' to lives of autistic people in work
The Government has published a review into access to work for autistic people
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Tories set to water down rental reforms after ‘handing control to landlord MPs’
The Government is said to be consulting with concerned Tory MPs in WhatsApp group on watering down a five-year old commitment to abolish no-fault evictions in England
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MPs to get taxpayer-funded bodyguards as they face threat of extremist attacks
Home Secretary James Cleverly said no MP should have to accept threats or harrassment as 'part of the job' as he announces the multi-billion pound fund to bolster security
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Smokers could be forking out record price for pack of cigarettes under new plans
The decision to increase the cost of cigarettes, and introduce a new tax on e-cigarettes, comes as Rishi Sunak is trying to deliver a tough stance on smoking ahead of the Budget next week.