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Have you turned your heating on yet? Have your say
Weather experts say further frost and ice risks are expected over the next few nights - so will you be wrapping up warm or reaching for the thermostat? Or maybe both?
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Rishi Sunak accused of trying to pass 'pointless' new laws to curb protests
Labour leader Keir Starmer said police already have the powers to tackle groups like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, and called on No10 to talk to chief constables to clarify what they can do
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Davide details late-night comforting 'sad' Ekin-Su after she landed in skate-off
It was a tough start to Dancing on Ice for Love Island reigning champ Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, who landed in the bottom two as boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti watched on
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Teary John Lydon speaks about caring for wife with dementia amid Eurovision bid
Sex Pistols star John Lydon – best known by his stage name Johnny Rotten – has released a Eurovision bid song representing Ireland, which is dedicated to his wife, who has Alzheimer’s
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GMB's Susanna Reid gasps as guest swears live on air in nurse strikes clash
Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid as they discussed the looming possibility of nurse strikes this year with guest journalists Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire
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'Senior Labour figures right to be haunted by fear of Conservative resurrection'
The economy crash, the NHS crisis, Covid and the invasion of Ukraine don’t explain why we’re doing worse than similar nations, so Rishi Sunak will struggle to escape the grave
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Ex-Tory MP caught watching explicit video says he might stand at next election
Neil Parish resigned after other MPs spotted him watching explicit videos but says he has 'unfinished business' and would still consider running in the next election
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Paying carers Real Living Wage could help ease NHS crisis, say campaigners
The Living Wage Foundation believes lifting the pay of tens of thousands of care workers could encourage more staff into the sector, relieving pressure on the health service
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Families missing out on £4.25-a-week food vouchers as data shrouded in mystery
The Feeding Britain charity urged the Government to publish the figures - due more than two weeks ago - as soon as possible to show how a revamp of the system is working
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Steel firm cutting 440 jobs urges 'revolution' to save sector on 'life support'
Writing exclusively for the Mirror, Liberty Steel's Jeff Kabel says there is a way to rescue the sector - and help it transition to more environmentally-friendly production
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Millionaire Tory Nadhim Zahawi to 'pay millions in tax to settle HMRC dispute'
Labour say the multi-millionaire former Chancellor - who is chairman of the Tory party - has ‘questions to answer’ over the way his family’s trust held shares in the polling firm he founded
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Couple whose son choked to death at nursery welcome new baby with touching name
Lewis and Zoe Steeper, whose son Oliver tragically died in September 2021, say they're "absolutely overjoyed" to welcome baby Jake and they've given him a name with a touching nod to his big brother
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Keir Starmer believes 16-year-olds are too young to change their legal gender
Keir Starmer said he had 'concerns' over Scotland's reforms to the law for trans people, but did not say if he would block the law as PM, adding he did not want it to be a 'toxic political football'
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Starmer says he's never used private healthcare - but NHS must reform or 'die'
Labour's leader defended his tough stance on NHS reforms, vowing to take on 'bureaucratic nonsense' and 'mind-boggling inefficiencies' in the health service
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Boris Johnson had 'up to £800k credit' to fund lavish life 'with cousin's help'
New claims have emerged about the big spender ex-PM's unusual financial arrangements - despite his £159,000 salary and earnings of more than £1million since he left
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Nurses warn strikes could double next month as pay talks drag on in 'Tory split'
A government source denied claims of a split as the Royal College of Nursing warned it will send members out this Wednesday - and twice as many in February if things aren't resolved
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Harry's book is 'self-inflicted wound' he may never recover from, expert warns
Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games, an Olympics for veterans, in 2014. But there are doubts he could still be at the helm when it returns in Dusseldorf, Germany, in September
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Suspected terrorist who praised Guy Fawkes for trying to blow up Parliament dies
Benjamin Hyland, from Leeds, was found hanged in prison two days after appearing in court charged with a string of offences including having explosives and a firearm
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'As NHS struggled, Tories were spending money on overpriced or defective PPE'
Of £12billion in PPE contracts doled out as the pandemic took hold, more than a quarter went to Tory donors or the mates of ministers. Conservative Covid cronyism left a bitter aftertaste
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Tory donor's firm paid £11m to deliver PPE now gets £4.5m to destroy it
Clipper Logistics is being paid £4.5million to dispose of Covid kit bought at inflated prices by the Tories but found to be useless. Gowns, goggles and surgical gloves will be incinerated
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NHS doctors' mental health meltdowns as A&E staff suffer panic attacks on shift
A Sunday People investigation uncovers the shocking toll on hospital doctors, with half of NHS medics suffering mental health problems in the past year as they struggle with understaffing
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Mum and dad go without food to meet 3-year-old son's needs as energy bills soar
The Peets, who live in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, are struggling to pay their £200-a-month electricity and gas bill as they keep Nathan's vital machines running
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'Boris Johnson's plan to get back to No10 is unlikely - Britain needs stability'
Columnist Keir Mudie says that for all the rumours flying around about a big political comeback for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he doesn't pose a threat to Rishi Sunak - for now
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Fix NHS crisis by giving care staff national pay and standards, says Union boss
Christina McAnea of 1.4million member Unison says a National Care Service fully integrated with the NHS is the only way to stop 13,000 patients fit to leave hospital staying put and holding up new admissions because they have nowhere to go
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Grant Shapps' anti-strike legislation breaches international law, experts say
The Trade Union Law Group of specialist lawyers claims that would go against worker protection rights enshrined under human rights conventions and international treaties