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'Dragons' Den scandal has caused untold damage - pulling episode is not enough'
The BBC has been embroiled in controversy after medical charities and experts condemned Giselle Boxer's pitch on Dragons' Den. This isn't some small cock-up - the irresponsible claims play into a wider culture of misinformation about ME
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Royal Mail's privatisation 'a national disaster' as shareholders make £2billion
A number of fat cat bosses have netted £12million between them since the controversial 2013 sell-off, during which the postal giant’s workforce has plunged by 30,000
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UK walks out of post-Brexit trade talks with Canada for the most British reason
The row with Canada marks the first time the UK Government has pulled out of trade talks since Brexit as tensions erupted over terms of the deal over cheese and beef
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Question Time audience laugh at Tory for claiming Rishi Sunak doing 'good job'
Alex Burghart pleaded with BBC Question Time viewers to 'hear me out' as he desperately tried to defend Rishi Sunak from a savage Tory attack on his leadership
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Grieving families of Nottingham attacker’s victims deserve answers
The police must explain why they failed to detain Calocane after an arrest warrant was issued in September 2022 and the Government needs to answer questions over the funding of mental health services
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Rishi Sunak's dangerous war talk bluster could spark off genuine conflict
A top NATO commander says the UK's alliance with Ukraine - after Sunak increased military aid to £2.5billion a year - is preparing for a conflict with Russia “in the next 20 years”
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'We're still fighting the Conservatives for our right to strike 40 years on'
There are painful parallels with 1984 as spiteful Tory anti-trade union legislation culminates in the new Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act, which could mean some workers losing their jobs for striking
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Loose Women star slams Nicola Sturgeon for 'not being a human being'
BBC Radio Scotland has responded to complaints against its presenter Kaye Adams after she described former first minister Nicola Sturgeon as 'not a human being'
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Apple confirms biggest iPhone change in years but UK users will miss out for now
Apple has just confirmed that iPhone owners in the EU will soon be able to install apps from third party stores.
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'Police targeted striking miners - now it's time for justice and compensation'
Fire Brigades Union leader Matt Wrack is calling on the Government to overturn convictions from the 1984 Miners' Strike and offer compensation
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Holidaymakers 'face 14-hour queues' at Dover under new border controls, MPs told
MPs were told that tourists heading to Europe could be forced to join mammoth queues around the Port of Dover when the new EU Entry-Exit System launches in October
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NHS consultants reject Government pay offer in massive blow for Rishi Sunak
NHS consultants from the British Medical Association in England voted 51.1% against a pay deal aimed at ending the long dispute over their wages
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Ousted Tories pocketed £1m in payouts in Boris Johnson and Liz Truss chaos
The ever-changing line-up of ministers as the Conservatives keep swapping Prime Minister has led to more than £933,000 being handed out in severance pay, Labour has discovered
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Tories 'scapegoating' migrants with 'British homes for British workers' plan
The chief executive of housing charity Shelter described the government proposal to give UK families higher priority for social housing as 'divisive and depressing'
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Rapists and burglars are let off hook as suspects prosecuted in 6% of crimes
Home Office figures reveal that just 5.9% of crimes in England and Wales resulted in a suspect being charged or summoned - including just 2.4% of rape allegations
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Foreign Office issues travel warning to man running entire length of Africa
Russell Cook fears he won't be able to complete the challenge without permission to enter Algeria after running 12,000km in 278 days, as MP's urged the African nation to let him in
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Mark Drakeford warns Labour can't be complacent as he admits biggest regret
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford said whoever takes over the leadership from him in March must be 'bold' - and can't rely on being rewarded by voters for being in power
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Nicola Sturgeon branded Boris Johnson 'f****** clown' in Covid WhatsApp messages
In messages uncovered by the official Covid Inquiry the Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said Boris Johnson's address to the country was 'f****** excruciating'
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Junior doctors threaten new NHS strikes as Tories refuse to start pay talks
The British Medical Association announced the new vote after receiving no invite for negotiations from Government a fortnight after its most recent strike ended
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Knife crime rises to nearly 50,000 cases a year - see how your area's affected
Official Government figures show there were 48,716 knife crime cases recorded across 41 of England and Wales' 43 police forces - up 5% compared to the previous year
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Rishi Sunak’s aide joins plot to oust him with warning country deserves better
Will Dry has added to Rishi Sunak's woes after saying the Tories face "the most almighty of defeats" because the Government "won't provide the leadership we need"
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Trump 'exudes chilling confidence' in call to Piers Morgan after primary win
During an interview with Trump's daughter-in-law Lara, Morgan revealed they hadn't spoken since their "rather contentious interview"
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Piers Morgan says Donald Trump has finally called him again with 'confidence'
Piers Morgan has revealed that he and Donald Trump have finally made up after their disastrous interview in 2022, with the former President calling the TV host to brag
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Keir Starmer vows to end 'weak' rules that let kids with knives write apologies
Labour leader Keir Starmer said if he becomes PM young people caught with knives will "feel the full force of the law"
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MoD lied for 40 years that irradiated British troops had a "zero dose"
As Tory MPs demand an urgent review, the MoD refuses to bin the dodgy data and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak still won't talk to survivors