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Biggest bombshells from Trump fraud trial as he is ordered to pay out £281M
Justice Arthur Engoron of the Supreme Court of New York handed down the decision on Friday which could have a massive impact on the former president’s wealth
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James Bulger's mum over the moon as public inquiry into murder takes major step
Denise Fergus has long been calling for an inquiry into the 1993 killing of her two-year-old son by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, and how the murderers were sentenced
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Tories launch emergency plan to recruit foreign dentists as NHS service failing
The Government has announced the General Dental Council could provisionally register dentists trained overseas to work in the UK while they do exams amid an NHS access crisis
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Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown join mourners at Labour's Sir Tony Lloyd funeral
Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown were among mourners paying their respects to Labour stalwart Sir Tony Lloyd, who died in January. He served as an MP for 36 years
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Rishi Sunak told to stand down after by-election defeats as Tories demand change
Unhappy Tory MPs have hit out at Rishi Sunak and said the Government's performance 'is plainly not enough' after the Conservatives lost Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections
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'Don't blame Rishi for the recession - it's a Tory technicality'
Spending wisely saves lives, says Fleet Street Fox. Wasting billions on PPE deals with your mates does not.
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Margaret Thatcher would've hated Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill says ex-Tory chairman
Lord Deben, who was Tory chairman while Margaret Thatcher was PM, said the Iron Lady wouldn't have approved of the current Government saying it's 'not conservative'
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Tory Chairman who oversaw dire by-election defeats not sure if he'll stand again
Tory Party Chairman Richard Holden oversaw devastating defeats in the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections where Labour overturned massive Tory majorities
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'Everyone wins when we get more girls into STEM'
As latest YouGov data reveals a huge confidence gap between girls and boys in science and maths, Labour MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diversity, Chi Onwurah, argues that we must address the barriers to young women in STEM
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Starmer ‘lost respect’ for Sunak after trans jibe when Esther Ghey in Parliament
Labour leader Keir Starmer was being interviewed after wins in the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections when he was asked about Rishi Sunak's jibe about trans people at PMQs
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BBC Question Time audience roars with laughter at Tory MP's answer on recession
The Question Time audience ridiculed Tory minister Graham Stuart as he struggled to say whether Rishi Sunak had grown the economy as the UK slipped into a recession
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Rishi Sunak suffers double by-election nightmare - see results in full
In a stonking victory Labour overturned an 18,000 majority in Wellingborough on a 28.5% swing - the second biggest from the Tories at a by-election since the Second World War
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Tories lose Wellingborough by-election as Labour pulls off stunning victory
The crucial vote in Wellingborough was triggered after the disgraced ex-Tory MP Peter Bone was ousted from the Commons by his own constituents
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BBC Question Time audience erupts in applause after Labour MP's savage response
One tonight's BBC Question Time MPs were peppered with questions, as the country entered into a recession and the fallout from the anti-Semitic comments of a prospective Labour MP continued
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'We need to fight for the steelworkers and UK's symbol of decline - Port Talbot'
'Steelworkers will march on Friday against plans that would cost 2,500 jobs - its time to fight for the future of Port Talbot - we need serious investment to decarbonise and rebuild after decades of under-investment'
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Rishi’s promises to kickstart economy in tatters as UK plunges into recession
There are concerns there will be yet more savage cuts to decimated public services - the Office for National Statistics, on Thursday, said the economy shrank by a worse-than-feared 0.3% in the final three months of last year
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Uni student's admission about fellow pupils in tough economy on Question Time
On tonight's episode of BBC Question Time, as politicians of all colours bickered and pointed the finger at one another, one student told a heartbreaking story about poverty at her university
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'Solving the Britain's dire housing crisis will be the key to getting into No10'
Housing campaigner and guest columnist Kwajo Tweneboa sets the record straight on what could be one of the most decisive issues in the next General Election
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'Constant Labour infighting won’t help those affected by war in Gaza'
Paul Routledge rightly addresses the 'phoney war in the Pennine foothills' over the dumping of Rochdale's Labour candidate Azhar Ali, saying it's clouding the party's judgement to fight proper battles
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Two thirds of Brits back Labour's plan for public owned green energy
More than half of those responding to the YouGov poll, commissioned by the think tank Common Wealth, said they thought Labour's plan would have a positive impact on household bills
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'Never again can Rishi Sunak claim to have a plan when his plan is not working'
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Rishi Sunak was 'taking the country backwards' after Britain sunk into recession at the end of last year - despite his vow to grow the economy
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Tory mayor expelled over allegations of anti-semitic WhatsApp comments
Atiqul Hoque, mayor of Salisbury in Wiltshire, was expelled from the Conservative Party after an investigation into claims of anti-Semitism, but has vowed to clear his name
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UK 'isn't prepared' for war as Putin 'looks to launch nuclear weapon into space'
Russian President Vladimir Putin's alleged space nuclear weapon plot could 'stymie' a more conventional war in Europe, according to a security and intelligence expert
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Railways need the best of private and public sector working together to thrive
A new strategy calls for a new contractual model which switches decision-making from Whitehall to operators
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Recession could be last straw for voters as Tories face general election wipeout
Critics have lashed out over the 'Rishi recession' announced this morning - just hours after a mega-poll showed the Tories could be left with just 80 MPs after the election