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More than half - 55% - of private renters on housing benefit are also worried about becoming homeless because of sky-high costs, according to a survey for the charity Shelter

Home Office figures released today reveal that nearly 100,000 asylum seekers are still waiting for an initial decision and Home Secretary James Cleverly was accused of fudging figures

Labour has launched a new online tool allowing people to calculate how much tax they pay, and plans to hammer Rishi Sunak with it ahead of the general election

Lee Jae-myung, the tough-talking leader of South Korea's main opposition party, was set upon by a knife-wielding man in Busan today before collapsing to the ground

WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGES Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by a man believed to be in his 60s or 7ps during a visit to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials sai

The injured person, son-in-law of an escort agent for the undersecretary for justice Andrea Delmastro, was allegedly shot with Italian MP Emanuele Pozzolo's gun but he denies he pulled the trigger

Today's Daily Mirror poll shows the country is crying out for change after two-thirds (66%) said they wanted an election held before the start of the summer

According to official figures buses in England drove 300million fewer miles than in 2010 - a massive fall of over 22% - despite being the most popular form of transport

Gary Neville has taken his latest jab at the Prime Minister after Rishi Sunak announced that new policies had begun to take effect on New Year's Day - with an election to come later this year

In a brutal verdict on the Tories' record in office, a majority also believe life has got worse in Britain since 2010, including among more than half of those who voted Conservative in 2019

Staffing deficits have rocketed by fivefold since June 2020, with Labour analysis revealing the workforce gap has grown from 400 to 2,141 people

PM Rishi Sunak faces a bruising year as he goes into a general election campaign heading a divided party and trailing Keir Starmer in the polls - with a lot of battles on the way

North Korea has welcomed in the new year by issuing further military threats against its neighbours in the south and the United States, saying it is prepared for all-out war

A total of 29,437 asylum seekers reached the UK by making the dangerous journey across the Channel in 2023, with one in five of them having fled the Taliban in Afghanistan

A survey found one in seven patients who tried to get an appointment carried out treatment on themselves or got someone with no medical qualifications to do it as the Tories come under fire

Sir Keir Starmer will inherit a "barren legacy" if Labour Party are finally given the keys to power in 2024 following 14 years of "miserable and unproductive Tory rule," says Voice of the Mirror

Rishi Sunak is branded a "hypocrite with the political morals of ousted Boris Johnson" by the Mirror's Kevin Maguire, who believes Keir Starmer will be Prime Minister next New Year's Day

Poll for The Mirror shows over 70% of people believe MPs should be given a free vote on assisted dying as Dame Esther Rantzen calls for public to be given a 'choice'

These key elections, including November’s Presidential race in the US, matter hugely in 2024 as they could have significant impacts everywhere, such as in Ukraine

Donald Trump has boasted of saving America from the “war on Christmas” when he reintroduced the phrase “Merry Christmas” to the US - after he claims it had been banned for many years

Dubbed 'Britain's FBI' the National Crime Agency opened a probe back in May 2021 into 'suspected criminal offences committed in the procurement of PPE contracts by PPE Medpro'

Dire polling released today reveals that Rishi Sunak is the most popular leader in just four of the 632 constituencies in the UK - with Keir Starmer even ahead in his Yorkshire safe seat

The disgraced former Prime Minister shared a message with GB News, where he is set to present his own show in the build-up to the general election

Over the past 12 months Keir Starmer has cemented a healthy double-digit lead over Rishi Sunak's Tories - leading many to believe he will be the UK's next PM. Here are the challenges he faces

In a New Year message to the nation, Labour leader Keir Starmer said 2024 must be the year 'we get Britain’s future back' and said the fate of the country 'will rest in your hands'