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Billionaire BlackRock boss backs Keir Starmer saying Labour offers 'hope'
Multi-billionaire Larry Fink, who heads the Wall Street giant, praised the party leader for hauling Labour back to the centre ground of British politics following Jeremy Corbyn's premiership
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Starbucks and workers union sue each other over pro-Palestinian post
Starbucks and the SEIU union that is organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a pro-Palestinian social media post from a union account early in the Israel-Hamas war
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'Labour leadership fears unity starting to fray over Israeli-Hamas conflict'
'Amid claims that Labour’s support among Muslim communities is in free fall, Keir Starmer held a meeting with Labour council leaders on Monday to reassure them,' writes the Mirror's Jason Beattie
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Asylum seeker due to return to Bibby Stockholm tells of fears of going back
The unnamed migrant is among dozens of men taken off the three-story Bibby Stockholm barge in August after deadly Legionella bacteria was found in the water supply
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MP Layla Moran's responds to GMB's Richard Madeley's 'ignorant' Hamas question
Richard Madeley and co-star Susanna Reid were joined on the ITV breakfast show by Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West & Abingdon, as she discussed her relatives being stuck in Gaza
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Cher vows to leave America if Donald Trump wins 2024 election
Legendary singer Cher has threatened to leave the United States if former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 election, which he's currently the Republican nominee frontrunner for
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Who will win Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections - all you need to know
Rishi Sunak faces a huge test of popularity this Thursday as voters go to the polls for two by-elections after Nadine Dorries and Chris Pincher both resigned earlier this year
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'We should unite in grief for the lost lives but not allow it to sow division'
It is still unclear who was responsible for the deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza - the facts have yet to be established but both sides are engaging in claims and counter claims
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Rishi Sunak jets to Israel for crisis talks as war against Hamas in Gaza looms
The Prime Minister is embarking on a two-day diplomatic tour of the Middle East and is expected to meet other leaders as well as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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Joe Biden warns Hamas allies to keep out of conflict as tensions mount over Gaza
In a desperate mission to prevent a broader regional war, the US president also told Tel Aviv's leaders not to commit the same mistakes Washington made post 9/11
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Helicopter addict Rishi Sunak wastes taxpayer cash on 60-mile flight to Essex
The PM was pictured by the Mirror getting on a private chopper at Wellington Barracks in Westminster at lunchtime. He flew to Clacton-on-Sea, which is less than 60 miles away
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Rishi Sunak insists he will meet his target of halving inflation
The Prime Minister, who made bringing inflation down to about 5.3% by the end of the year his "number one priority", said: "We've made great progress but I know there is still a way to go"
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Top Tory 'threatened' by alleged fake policeman who pursued him, court told
The ex-Education Secretary, who gave evidence in court today, said he was 'fearful' after being pursued by a 'very aggressive man' that he could be the victim of a knife attack
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American Bully XLs used as 'weapons' and 'protection' by 'criminal underworld'
MPs were warned of the practical difficulties of neutering tens of thousands of the big, powerful animals after the Prime Minister vowed to ban the breed linked to a string of lethal attacks
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Average UK house prices 'little changed' in August as rental inflation soars
Average UK house prices in August were "little changed" from a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), but rental prices continue to rise
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​Intelligence services' Gaza hospital probe will be published by UK Government
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly told the Commons British experts were analysing information and would come to their own conclusion, which would then be made public
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PM refuses to condemn Tory candidate who told struggling families to 'f*** off'
Andrew Cooper, who is standing for the Conservatives in Tamworth, is facing questions about his suitability to be an MP after the Mirror uncovered the offensive Facebook post
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Keir Starmer demands medicines, food, fuel and water must go to Gaza immediately
The Labour leader warned of a 'humanitarian catastrophe' unfolding as he emphasised the need to support Palestinian people in Gaza, where food, water and medicines are running out
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Unions warn inflation is still 'painfully high' as industrial disputes continue
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham pressed for action from the Government to help workers and their families through another winter of struggling to cope with rising bills
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Partner of Tory who told families to 'f*** off' wades into by-election row
Andrew Cooper, who is standing for the Conservatives in Tamworth, is facing questions about his suitability to be an MP after the Mirror uncovered one of his Facebook posts
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Laughing gas becomes illegal in three weeks with dealers facing 14 years in jail
The Home Office confirmed the ban on nitrous oxide would come into force from November 8 and serious repeat offenders could be jailed for up to two years
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Exact amount your Universal Credit and state pension could rise in April
Benefits such as Universal Credit are usually increased in April in line with the inflation rate from the previous September, which was confirmed this morning as 6.7%
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Matt Hancock was 'P for Petrified' on SAS TV show, ex-special forces man says
Billy Billingham says former Health Secretary 'tried to be cocky' and 'play politician', but adds: 'You’re going back to why the nation hates you. You ain’t getting away with it'
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'Professor Lockdown' says Government's Covid plan 'was never going to work'
Professor Neil Ferguson criticised the lack of border restrictions, testing and contact tracing to stop the virus, and says his team’s modelling of deaths tipped the balance
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Steakhouse staff 'in tears' as they may be in debt if they don't get enough tips
Waiters at Miller & Carter claim they have to pay out of their tips to match 1.5 per cent of the gross sales figure from their tables, with the controversial policy seeing some quit their jobs