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• Labour MP arrested on suspicion of sexual offences and rape

  05-04-2025 22:50
  Dan Norris, who is also the West of England mayor, has been suspended from the party
  
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• British Steel’s Chinese owner says UK government must ‘respect’ its rights

  16-04-2025 14:34
  Jingye makes first comments after ministers seized control of struggling company
  
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• Far-right activist Tommy Robinson loses appeal against prison sentence

  16-04-2025 13:18
  
  Judges rule there is no basis to reduce 18-month jail term on health grounds
  
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• SNP’s Swinney ‘steadying the ship’ as tariffs test Scottish resilience

  16-04-2025 10:30
  First minister focuses on improving NHS, plus Greens co-leader urges party unity after calling time on 17-year tenure
  
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• Judges to announce ruling on definition of a woman

  16-04-2025 07:28 via bbc.com
  
  The Supreme Court is to issue its judgement on how a woman should be defined under the law.
  
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• Network Rail paid almost £1mn to lobbyists who arranged meetings with top Labour figures

  16-04-2025 06:00
  Operator says contract with Lexington was within current rules that restrict public bodies lobbying
  
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• Advice to shell-shocked Americans from Brexit Britain

  16-04-2025 06:00
  Britons are skilled at navigating the humiliation unleashed by political and market chaos — allow us to give you some tips
  
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• Members of UK’s largest Jewish body condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza

  16-04-2025 04:00
  Letter underscores concern in Jewish community over Netanyahu government’s violence against Palestinians
  
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• Extra staff to check Carer's Allowance overpayments

  16-04-2025 01:16 via bbc.com
  
  Some carers have been told to pay back thousands of pounds after being overpaid the benefit for years.
  
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• UK and France in talks over a migrant returns agreement

  16-04-2025 00:21
  Britain would be able to deport one person in exchange for the French sending another individual the other way
  
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• Man in court accused of threats to kill Farage

  15-04-2025 20:19 via bbc.com
  
  Afghan national Fayaz Khan is accused of threatening to kill the Reform UK party leader in a TikTok video.
  
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• British Steel: how its Chinese owner’s plans unravelled

  15-04-2025 19:34
  
  From the outset there were doubts that Jingye Group could turn round the business where so many others had failed
  
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• Farage clashes with teaching union over 'far right' claim

  15-04-2025 19:31 via bbc.com
  
  National Education Union members call for funds to be used to help campaign against Reform UK candidates.
  
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• Reform UK targets Labour voters ahead of local elections

  15-04-2025 19:20
  
  Party will ‘park its tanks’ in northern red wall seats, Nigel Farage says
  
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• The UK government needs a proper plan for steel

  15-04-2025 18:39
  
  The future is not in the Scunthorpe blast furnaces that ministers have rescued
  
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• Reform UK targets Labour votes ahead of local elections

  15-04-2025 18:31
  
  Party will ‘park its tanks’ in northern red wall seats, Nigel Farage says
  
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• Charities criticise 'distressing' cuts to adoption fund

  15-04-2025 18:06 via bbc.com
  
  The amount of funding families can access to pay for therapy for adopted children has been cut by 40%.
  
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• Birmingham council 'on track' to clear waste backlog

  15-04-2025 17:47 via bbc.com
  
  Bin workers remain in a stand-off with the council after an all-out strike started on 11 March.
  
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• UK cautious over future Chinese steel investment

  15-04-2025 17:01 via bbc.com
  
  Business Secretary says steel is a 'sensitive sector' after crucial materials arrive at British Steel
  
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• Think about slavery before buying cheap clothes - ex-PM

  15-04-2025 15:25 via bbc.com
  
  The former prime minister says the issue of modern slavery has fallen down the political agenda.
  
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• Faisal Islam: A UK-US deal sounds good but it is all about the detail

  15-04-2025 14:54 via bbc.com
  British exports have been hit with tariffs by US despite having no trade deficit, but the UK may have some leverage.
  
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• 'Good chance' of US-UK trade deal, says Vance

  15-04-2025 14:32 via bbc.com
  
  The Trump administration's trade policy shakeup has caused global economic turmoil.
  
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• Betting charges politician removed from committees

  15-04-2025 13:53 via bbc.com
  
  Senedd member Russell George is one of 15 people facing charges over alleged betting offences.
  
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• Minister's X account hacked to promote crypto scam

  15-04-2025 13:26 via bbc.com
  
  The MP's office says "steps were taken quickly to secure the account and remove misleading posts".
  
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• JD Vance predicts ‘good chance’ of US-UK trade agreement

  15-04-2025 12:34
  
  US vice-president says Trump administration is ‘working very hard’ with Starmer government on tariffs
  
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• UK jobs market weakens as employment costs grow

  15-04-2025 11:18 via bbc.com
  The number of job vacancies and people on payrolls fell ahead of changes toNational Insurance and wages.
  
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• Labour must spell out what UK growth will pay for

  15-04-2025 10:41
  Focusing on benefits to voters’ wallets would help blunt the threat posed by the likes of Nigel Farage
  
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• 'Don't take too long to do right thing' - Hillsborough mum's plea to PM

  15-04-2025 07:19 via bbc.com
  On the 36th anniversary of Hillsborough Margaret Aspinall calls for the strongest new legislation.
  
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• British Steel needs a forever subsidy

  15-04-2025 06:00
  Making steel at home is a trade-off that seems more appealing when global trust in commerce is scarce
  
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• UK government secures raw materials for British Steel furnaces

  15-04-2025 01:02
  China warns against politicising crisis at Scunthorpe plant after ministers step in to take control
  
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