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Love Island 'should be in the summer' moans ITV host - as viewer numbers plunge
Love Island stars Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan were crowned winners of the winter 2023 series on Monday night, beating original couple Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins
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Fiona Bruce 'hung out to dry' unlike Lineker say pals, as Susanna Reid weighs in
Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid compared the treatment of Fiona Bruce - who stepped down from a charity role over comments she made about a domestic violence case on Question Time - in comparison to that of BBC presenter Gary Lineker
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Tory politician sparks fury with 'racist' Ian Wright tweet over Gary Lineker row
Alexis McEvoy, a councillor in New Forest, sparked fury with the tweet branded as racist after she called Ian Wright a 'typical black hypocrite' because he supports Gary Lineker
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Rishi Sunak admits worries about young daughters seeing harmful content online
The Prime Minister, who has two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka, said new legislation to crack down on vile material online would give parents vital peace of mind
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Hundreds take part in protest outside Parliament against Illegal Migration Bill
Huge crowds have gathered in Parliament Square chanting 'stop the bill' as MPs debated Home Secretary Suella Braverman's draconian plans to end Channel crossings
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'Restoring trust in the police is vital to make us all feel safer'
We acknowledge many police officers do a dangerous, difficult job. But the jailings of David Carrick and Wayne Couzens show some officers break the law instead of upholding it
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Boris Johnson blasted for putting dad forward for a knighthood - poll results
The former Prime Minister reportedly included father Stanley in a 100-strong wish list for honourees - leaving most of you open-mouthed at such 'appalling nepotism'
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Rishi Sunak won't order Tory MPs to go easy on Boris Johnson in Partygate probe
The Commons Privileges Committee is expected to haul the ex-PM in for a grilling next week as part of their probe into whether he deliberately misled Parliament about lockdown boozing in No10
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UK defence budget 'insufficient' as 'world totters towards World War Three'
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace wanted an £11bn boost to take account of the war in Ukraine and the rising threat posed by China, but has been forced to make do with far less
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Theresa May writing book on "abuses of power that could mention Boris
Publishers describe Theresa May's book - titled The Abuse of Power - as a "searing exposé of injustice", saying it will shed light on notorious scandals such as the Hillsborough and Grenfell Tower tragedies and the Salisbury poisonings
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RAF drone blasts top ISIS extremist linked to chemical and biological weapons
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told MPs the air strike, part of the UK's anti-ISIS campaign Operation Shader, took place in northern Syria
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Liz Truss backers should apologise for £7,000 mortgage hikes, says Sadiq Khan
Startling research by Labour found some mortgage holders are being forced to find an extra £642 every month in the wake of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's botched economic experiment
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Tories demand axing of licence fee as they seek revenge on BBC over Gary Lineker
Jacob-Rees Mogg said the £159-a-year charge is "passed its sell-by date and needs to go" as the BBC rejected pressure from Tory MPs to sack Gary Lineker from Match of the Day
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'All the times Tory immigration policy was a lot like the Nazis'
It's not the first time that Tory immigration policies have been likened to 1930s Germany, says Fleet Street Fox. But they're not the only ones
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Cat owners given deadline to gets pets microchipped or face £500 fine
New legislation making its way through Parliament will see owners required to get their cat microchipped or face a fine of up to £500. It is estimated that around 2.3 million cats haven't been chipped in England
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Gary Lineker BBC revolt shows government are yet to learn from Marcus Rashford
The decision to take the Match of the Day presenter off air should only be framed as the broadcaster bending to government pressure - but when will Tories learn that taking on football will always end in defeat
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Grimsby prepare fresh upset amid lucrative return of best FA Cup run in 84 years
At its peak, if you had lined up every trawler aft-to-bow, the line would have stretched miles out to sea - now football is taking over from fishing as the big noise on the Humber's south side
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Senior Tory MP Caroline Nokes says she won't vote for Illegal Migration Bill
The former Immigration Minister is the most high-profile Conservative MP to express concern over the proposals to "stop the boats" as MPs gear up for the first vote in the Commons on Monday
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GMB star snubbed from Elton John’s star-studded Oscars party live on air
Good Morning Britain's North American correspondent Noel Phillips was blocked by security from entering the party
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Susanna Reid cringes at Hugh Grant Oscars interview as 'grumpy' actor slammed
Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid related to Ashley Graham's interview plight with Hugh Grant after previous stints of her own on red carpets
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Emily in Paris star fumes 'f*** the Tories' at Oscars as Gary Lineker row rages
Good Morning Britain’s North American correspondent Noel Phillips was on the champagne-coloured carpet and spoke with Emily in Paris star Lucien Laviscount
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Rishi Sunak rules out law change that would return Elgin Marbles to Greece
Greece has been disappointed once again after the Prime Minister refused a law change which would return the Elgin Marbles after they were taken from Athens' Parthenon Temple in the 19th century
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Energy bills 'nightmare' looms closer for Brits as Tories fired Budget warning
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is tipped to extend the Energy Price Guarantee but the Bills Support Scheme - worth £66 a month for every household is likely to end, piling on the misery for millions
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Tories' 'crisis, cash, repeat' approach to social care blasted by experts
The Institute for Government published a report calling for a longer-term approach to tackling chronic problems in the sector - which could eventually ease pressure on the NHS
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Women can now swim topless in city's public pools - just as men can
The change comes after a female swimmer said she was prevented from using one of Berlin's pools without covering her chest in December of last year