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France's Socialists hold on to power in major cities in election boost for mainstream
Paris and Marseille are held by the Socialists in local elections which saw the nationalist right win in Nice and certain towns.
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Ministers confirm locations for seven new towns in England
Programme is being billed as the most ambitious housebuilding project in England for half a centuryMinisters have confirmed the locations for seven new towns, which include under-developed inner-city...
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The trope of ‘choosing pets over people’ is not new | Letter
The problem isn’t the beaver on the banknote – it’s a politics that no longer recognises what holds value, writes Dr Michael J RichardsonJonn Elledge (What’s worth more: Churchill or a woke badger? We...
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James Cleverly says he disagrees with Nick Timothy about Islamic public prayer
Shadow justice secretary had called Trafalgar Square event an ‘act of domination’James Cleverly has said he disagrees with his Conservative frontbench colleague Nick Timothy’s assertion that public Mu...
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Starmer to chair COBRA meeting over Iran war's impact on the economy, Sky News understands
Sir Keir Starmer is to chair a COBRA meeting today, Sky News understands.
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‘This country has been our home’: US family in UK threatened with detention over visa mix-up
Tim and Christen Bass are barred from working and facing homelessness after indefinite leave application rejected by Home OfficeAn American family who have brought their children up in the UK are faci...
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Iran not believed to have capability or intent to bomb Britain, says UK minister
Steve Reed says ‘UK is not going to be dragged into this war’ after Israeli warnings that Iranian missiles could hit EuropeMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran is not believed to have the capa...
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Evgeny Lebedev and Ian Botham have lowest Lords attendance, records show
Figures seen by the Guardian show the two peers each attended just 1.12% of sessions in past four yearsEvgeny Lebedev’s longstanding commitment to being the most relaxed member of the House of Lords h...
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Tory chief whip reposts AI video created by far-right figure who was jailed for hate crimes
Exclusive: Rebecca Harris promotes latest Crewkerne Gazette skit, created by Joshua Bonehill-Paine who says he is Tory memberThe Conservative party’s chief whip has been condemned for promoting AI-gen...
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Trump posts Saturday Night Live UK sketch that shows Starmer terrified of him
Donald Trump has posted on social media a sketch from Saturday Night Live UK poking fun at himself and Sir Keir Starmer.
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Family courts in England and Wales ‘not good enough’ for women and children, minister says
‘Problem-solving’, child-focused courts to replace adversarial hearings, with earlier intervention to cut delaysFamily courts are “not good enough” and have treated women and children unfairly for dec...
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Minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses for promotional videos
Videos of Labour’s Al Carns include him talking about his time as a marine and challenging a firefighter to pull-up contestLabour minister Al Carns has claimed thousands of pounds on parliamentary exp...
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Anger grows among UK ministers amid fears Iran war could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances
Some in cabinet in despair over possible impact of war begun by Donald Trump, who branded Nato allies ‘cowards’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has branded the UK and other Nato allies “c...
The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
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As Starmer faces war overseas, his party can't find peace at home
British politicians tend to stick together during dangerous moments abroad. In 2026? Not so much.
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Tory peer accuses Nick Timothy of ‘instilling fear’ over Islamic prayers
Exclusive: Tariq Ahmad says he has raised concerns with party leadership after shadow justice secretary’s remarksThe shadow justice secretary, Nick Timothy, has been accused by a Conservative peer and...
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Owners from Great Britain travelling to EU warned over pet passport ‘dodge’
Bypassing animal health certificate system by using cheaper pet passport issued abroad could backfire, experts sayBritish pet owners who want to take their furry friends elsewhere in Europe have been...
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More British teenagers stranded abroad as result of new rules on dual nationals
Cases emerge after other people tell of change in Home Office policy on passports that has left people scramblingTwo more British teenagers have found themselves unable to return to the UK because of...
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Starmer most popular PM - in Toby Jug sales
Toby Jugs depicting Sir Keir outsold all other prime ministers in the Parliament shop in 2025.
BBC News - UK6 months ago
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Reform suspends Scotland candidate less than a day after he was announced
Scotland leader Malcolm Offord told BBC Radio Scotland that the party had "spent a lot of time on vetting" candidates
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Is it time for the UK to acknowledge the ‘rhetoric to reality gap’ on its military power?
Forces have been stripped back since the cold war but political stasis is dangerous in the face of growing global threatsMiddle East crisis – live updatesIt will have been more than three weeks since...
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