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Mum of ninja sword victim Ronan Kanda demands weapons are finally banned
Pooja Kanda, whose son Ronan was murdered in June 2022, wants a clampdown on websites selling blades online. Labour believes tech firm bosses should be held responsible
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Police called as hundreds queue at dental practice in desperate bid for NHS care
The long line along Ashley Court in Bristol began forming early in the morning as locals tried to get NHS treatment - with cops called to manage the massive crowd outside the new practice
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Fury as Tories fail to deliver pledge to ban 'cruel' electric shock dog collars
Animal rights groups including the RSPCA and the Dogs Trust have hit out after the Government failed to live up to its pledge to ban electric shock collars on February 1
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'I was convicted of a murder I didn't see happen - the law needs to change'
Joseph Appiah, known as Cleeshay, called for new laws on joint enterprise cases, which MPs heard is a 'miscarriage of justice on the same scale as the Post Office Horizon scandal'
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MPs could get bodyguards because of threat of extremists wanting to hurt them
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested he was open to the idea after Tory MP Mike Freer announced he will stand down at the next election after a series of death threats
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Girl, 13, gang-raped in toilets as thugs forced her boyfriend to watch
The 13-year-old victim was out with her boyfriend, 17, in Sicily, Italy, when they were grabbed by a group of males who raped the young victim and forced her partner to watch
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'The Tory Party's problems won't be fixed by tax cuts - here's why'
Tory strategists seriously believe they might win the next election, if only they cut taxes, stop the boats, or something something blah blah. Fleet Street Fox argues a £1m cheque for every voter would still make no difference
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Co-op urges firms to support the young as £96m of apprenticeship funds unspent
The Co-op said the figures show private and public sector organisations should work together to ensure the levy is used more effectively to support young people
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Tory Gillian Keegan fails to give her own Government top marks for performance
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said she would rate the Government as 'Good' using Ofsted's four-point grading scale, which ranks schools from Outstanding to Inadequate
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Peers launch new attempt to ban conversion therapy after Tory delays and U-turns
A new Bill banning conversion therapy will be discussed in the House of Lords - more than five and a half years after former PM Theresa May vowed to crack down on it
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Tata Steel starts 45-day consultation on 2,800 job losses at blast furnaces
The company is planning to shut down blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot, south Wales, and switch to a more environmentally friendly way of producing steel
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Piers Morgan confronts PM after his elderly mum spent hours on hospital trolley
In a TalkTV interview, Piers Morgan confronted Rishi Sunak over his 79-year-old mother's experience in hospital - as the Prime Minister admitted he has failed on his NHS pledge
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'XL Bully law needs revisting if it fails to protect people like gran Esther'
Just days after a ban was introduced on the monster dogs known as XL Bullys, grandmother Esther Martin was mauled to death in front of her grandson - if the law doesn't protect people it needs to be revisited
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'UK is world's 21st largest country but 6th biggest spender on defence - why?'
Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire asks where the debate has gone over whether Britain should be bombing Houthis in Yemen, or why millions are being spent on big military projects that don't work
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Widows facing 'shameless' £3,000 fee to stay in UK take challenge to court
It costs £491 for someone to apply for leave to remain in the UK, but bereaved people whose partners have passed away are challenging a rule which lumps them with a £3000 penalty
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David Cameron issues warning to Iran as Houthi Red Sea crisis deepens
The UK and the US struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen overnight in the third wave of airstrikes this month as David Cameron issued a warning to Iran
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Here is one thing you should do the moment you enter your hotel room
Experts say one of the cruicial mistake made by travellers could leave you with an infestation that can be difficult to get rid of - but there are ways to avoid it
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Tory childcare plan in chaos as Gillian Keegan won't guarantee it'll be ready
The Education Secretary said she was 'really confident' parents would be able to access Government-funded childcare but stressed she could not offer an iron-clad guarantee
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Referendum on uniting Ireland will be held within decade, First Minister says
Michelle O’Neill, in her first UK interview as Stormont First Minister, said she believes there will be a vote on uniting the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the next decade.
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'Sunak should know from PPE, there must be no VIP access for wife's family firm'
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak should have learned a lesson about perceived conflicts of interest when Tory cronies were found to be using a 'VIP lane' to award contracts during the pandemic
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Top Tory accused of offering 'VIP lane' for Rishi Sunak's wife's firm in UK
A Mirror Investigation has revealed details of a meeting between a top Conservative operator and the tech company in which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata has £624m in shares
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Hope of fresh cash for northern airport as Tory minister backs away from row
In a letter seen by the Mirror Tory Transport Secretary Mark Harper did not rule out allowing the transfer of funds to help reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport to go ahead
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Tories have big hopes for chief of staff to ex-MP suspended over drugs claims
Londoner James Hamblin said he was “absolutely thrilled” to be picked as a candidate in the Cardiff West constituency when he was selected by local Tories on Thursday
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Lords and Parliament staff sink 15,000 pints of San Miguel lager - at discount
The beer topped the list of beverages served in House of Lords pubs and cafes - but lattes and teas were
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'Escaped monkey fiasco doesn't compare to monkey business in Westminster'
This week Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that Labour would not be reversing the Conservative's scrapping of the banker bonus cap if they got back into power