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GMB hosts intervene as guest 'incites violence' in heated row about Met rapist
Serial rapist and former police officer David Carrick has been given 36 life sentences and will serve more than 30 years in prison, for crimes spanning almost two decades
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Tory Dominic Raab accused of 'belittling' officials in yet more bullying claims
A former Whitehall official alleges Dominic Raab's behaviour was 'nasty and difficult', and the top Tory used 'demeaning tactics to make himself the most powerful person in the room', according to a BBC Newsnight interview
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Tory email hints at date for general election after Rishi Sunak reshuffle
An email aimed at introducing new Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands - who will take charge of the Tory election campaign - appears to have revealed when we'll be going to the polls
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Firefighters to set dates for first strike in 20 years if no pay offer today
The Fire Brigades Union has warned if there is not a 'significant shift' at a last ditch meeting with employers today then they will announce the dates of strike action
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Millions 'will feel like they're living in a recession' even if UK avoids one
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research issues its latest quarterly briefing - warning of misery for households across the UK and attacking Tory levelling-up claims
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Two million children in poverty due to parents' work barriers, charity warns
Researchers found work is often not a route out of hardship for families where both parents or a single parent is already working full-time, have long-term sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities
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'Sunak siding with oil and gas giants tells us all we need to know about Tories'
The case for a proper windfall tax on the corporate cash machine is overwhelming with BP's profits more than doubling, it tells us all we need to know about the Tories
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OAPs demand general election amid warnings of 'two years of decline and drift'
The SurveyMonkey poll for the Silver Voices group revealed an overwhelming majority in favour of a ballot in 2023 amid growing anger at the Conservatives
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Victims of rapist David Carrick want answers as they speak of relief he's jailed
Some of David Carrick's victims have spoken out after the rapist police officer was jailed for 30 years as the Met Police are warned they could face possible legal action
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Levelling up bids 'snatched away at last minute' were 'complete waste', MP says 
Anne McLaughlin said £500,000 of community officers and counsellors’ time in her constituency alone went into 'preparing these bids to give our communities the best possible chance of securing funding'
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Russia 'massing troops and guns' as first anniversary of Ukraine invasion looms
The warning came from Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey as he addressed the Royal United Services Institute in London, revealing what Labour would do in power
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Death row murderer who killed girlfriend and her 3 children to be executed today
Leonard 'Raheem' Taylor has always claimed his innocence, saying he was in California at the time his live-in girlfriend and her three children were shot to death in their Missouri home
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Three in five Brits fear crisis-hit social care system will not meet their needs
The alert comes in a poll for the Liberal Democrats amid growing warnings about the impact the social care crisis is having on the under-pressure NHS as it battles strikes and backlogs
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'Rishi Sunak is too weak to make fat cat oil firms pay their share'
In an article for the Mirror, Shadow Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said it is 'outrageous ' oil and gas giants are raking in enormous sums as BP reported its profits doubled to £23billion last year
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'NHS workers are achieving the impossible and it makes me feel ashamed'
Polly Hudson is so grateful to NHS staff who cared for a loved one in hospital, and she wants to share the incredible, undervalued work going on behind the scenes
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Tory MP who said Brits using foodbanks can't cook or budget made deputy chairman
The appointment comes just two weeks after Lee Anderson compared Rishi Sunak's Government to the 'band on the Titanic' over its asylum seeker policy, according to a string of leaked WhatsApp messages
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Boris Johnson giving top BBC job to pal was 'a bit banana republic', says MP
Tory donor Richard Sharp is accused of helping Boris Johnson secure a loan of up to £800,000 before the then-prime minister backed his appointment to lead the BBC
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Do you think Harry and Meghan should be stripped of their Sussex titles?
The Duke and Dutchess of Sussex could be stripped of their royal titles by the introduction of a new bill in Parliament - but what do you think?
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Campaigners warning over US tech giant's NHS links as deadline for deal looms
Palantir is in the running for a major contract with the health service, with the initial deadline for applying for the bumper bonanza later this week
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Rishi Sunak's reshuffle in full as Zahawi replaced and 4 departments created
The Prime Minister was forced to shake up his Cabinet after sacking Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi in a row over his tax affairs
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Boris Johnson and Liz Truss must take blame for 'chaos' says ex-Tory leader
Former Conservative leader William Hague slammed remorseless ex-PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss for failing accept responsibility for their disastrous stints in Downing Street
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Holiday warning as passports lost by Home Office reach a 5-year high
The Home Office has reportedly advised that the 10-week deadline introduced during the pandemic would remain in place due to an “elevated” and “volatile” demand for passports
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Little boy died suddenly before 2nd birthday - and nobody can tell his mum why
There are more unexplained childhood deaths in one to nine year olds than those caused by tragic accidents, fires or drowning. Eimear O'Hagan meets the families calling for answers
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Rishi Sunak 'to hold Cabinet reshuffle today' after Nadhim Zahawi sacking
The Prime Minister was left with a party chief when he fired Nadhim Zahawi for breaching ministerial rules amid a major row over the Tory chairman's tax affairs
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Bus services could be slashed within days without new cash pledge, warns Labour
Labour called on the Government to offer new guarantees under the Bus Recovery Grant as a crunch deadline looms for transport operators and passengers