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Six million UK residents need to double income to escape poverty
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said a sustained fall in poverty has not been seen in two decades
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Tory minister accuses Art Attack host of 'bias' in strange on-air blunder
Transport Minister Huw Merriman caused bafflement when he lashed out at Art Attack host Neil Buchanan while whining about coverage of Universal Credit on Sky News
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Fury as Tory students organise boozy event to discuss sinking migrant boats
Conservatives at University College London and King's College London were accused of reaching a 'disgraceful new low' by advertising a debate on sinking boats and invading Yemen
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Late Queen's thoughtful offer to Carrie Johnson when PM had Covid
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care with Covid in April 2020 - and just days later, his wife Carrie welcomed their first child together, son Wilfred
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Trump's 'mental fitness' questioned as he struggles to remember campaign slogan
Donald Trump's mental fitness has been called into question once again after he struggled to remember his own campaign slogan during a rally in Iowa on Saturday
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MasterChef star urges govt on what needs to be done to solve hostility crisis
Here MasterChef star Tony Rodd who recent closed his acclaimed restaurant explains what needs to be done to save our restaurants
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Horrific new footage of Battle of Orgreave emerges 40 years after Miners' Strike
Channel 4’s three-part series also includes miners speaking on camera for the first time after suffering physical and mental scars at the Battle of Orgreave during the 1984 Miners’ Strike
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Labour will force Commons vote over steel crisis as Tata Steel cuts 2,800 jobs
Tata Steel UK confirmed plans to axe up to 2,800 British jobs last week in a devastating blow to the industry - with most losses at the Port Talbot plant in South Wales
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Stark measles warning that one in five children who get it will be hospitalised
Nearly a third of under-16s are vulnerable to measles because they were not fully vaccinated with both MMR jab doses, as ministers warn it is more infectious than Covid
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Tory health minister hasn't sold stake in Covid testing firm a year after pledge
Labour called on millionaire Tory minister Lord Markham to explain why he has not sold his stake private health screening firm Cignpost a year after telling Parliament he would
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Boris Johnson's furious question after awkward grilling from the Queen
Boris Johnson served as Prime Minister from July 2019 until his resignation in 2022 and had to forge his own relationship with the late monarch, Queen Elizabeth II - but it wasn't always plain sailing
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MPs back plans to extend pub opening hours for major events
The change could not be made at short notice when England reached the final of the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia
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Farmers issue warning as they protest outside Parliament with scarecrows
Farmers are calling on MPs to support tougher regulations to protect them from 'unfair' treatment by the 'big six' supermarkets
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Trump 'pumped up in battle mode' as he sizes up Nikki Haley in 'line of fire'
As the race to become the Republican presidential candidate heats up, former President Donald Trump appears to be sizing up his only rival, Nikki Haley, according to a body language expert
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Tories pay another £22,000 to ex-ministers 'by mistake' after Peter Bone gaffe
Baroness Stedman-Scott and Sir David Evennett got generous severance packages when they left Government, even though they were both ineligible as they were both over 65
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'America is easily stupid enough to choose Donald Trump again'
America would rather elect a tax-dodging, fraudster rapist to be leader of the Free World than a woman, says Fleet Street Fox. Even though next time Trump will cause a civil war
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Two Tories defect to Labour with devastating verdict on weak Rishi Sunak
David Wilkes and Archer Williams, who sit on Sandwell Council, said the Conservatives were 'unfit to govern' as they announced they were crossing the floor to Labour
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Trump's vicious attack as he dubs rival 'pro-China, pro-war, pro-Deep State'
Donald Trump was on stage addressing his supporters in New Hampshire on Sunday evening when he blasted Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during a rambling speech
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Parents face struggle to claim free childcare hours because of Tory 's***show'
The Government had announced that all two-year-olds would be eligible for 15 hours a week of free childcare from this April, but in a 'disastrous failure' parents could miss out
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Fury as GP funding slashed by £350million with patients facing long waits
Rishi Sunak has been accused of overseeing an 'unforgivable' drop in GP funding after analysis by the Lib Dems found that real-terms spending has dropped by £12 per patient
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BBC told to work with publishers amid fears it could end independent local news
Media publishers have strongly criticised the BBC for threatening local and independent news sources, saying the broadcaster's licence fee gives it an unfair advantage
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UK levelled down as disposable income drops - see where worst hit cities are
A report by the Centre for Cities found that on average people have missed out on £10,200 because of low economic growth under the Tories - with five places missing over £20,000
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Donald Trump 'honored' by Ron DeSantis' endorsement after dropping out of race
Just an hour after Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 Presidential Race, leaving Donald Trump and Nikki Haley to duke it out in New Hampshire, the former president has a surprising reaction.
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Tories accused of sabotaging good causes that could help stop the boats
In a speech to community group leaders, Keir Starmer will accuse Tories of sabotaging good causes like the RNLI and the National Trust in a 'desperate' and 'divisive' culture war
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Water bosses trouser £25million in bonuses despite sewage dumping scandal
Nine chief executives of water companies have been paid a staggering amount despite dumping sewage in rivers, lakes and seas, according to research by the Labour Party