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M25 weekend closure: drivers told to follow signs or stay away
London’s orbital motorway to be shut along a busy stretch while gantry replaced and new bridge...
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Anglo American’s South African investors open to revised BHP offer
But such a takeover of London-listed mining firm opposed by politicians and unions in South AfricaSouth...
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Man linked to viral dress pleads guilty to endangering wife’s life
Keir Johnston, 38, admits strangling Grace Johnston outside Scottish home on Isle of ColonsayA man who...
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More Tory MPs are considering defection to Labour, says Wes Streeting
Shadow health secretary says party will not accept just any MP after Natalie Elphicke’s move to...
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Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum
Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitatAs the...
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‘People can change their minds’: Labour chair rejects claims Elphicke’s conversion to party is bogus – UK politics live
Anneliese Dodds says she believes Elphicke is a good fit for Labour after criticism from across...
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Labour chair defends admission of Elphicke while Abbott is suspended
Anneliese Dodds backs move to accept Conservative defector Natalie Elphicke as backlash growsThe chair of the...
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Nadhim Zahawi to stand down as MP at next general election
MP for Stratford-on-Avon, former chancellor and Conservative party chair will not seek re-electionNadhim Zahawi, a former...
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Terrorism arrests of three men in Greater Manchester
Group being questioned after warrants were executed in Bolton, Great Lever, Abram and Hindley, says Greater...
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After years of Tory chaos, ‘stability is change’, argues Labour’s Reeves in major speech – UK politics live
Shadow chancellor also says it would cause a ‘tax bombshell aimed squarely at Britain’s pensioners’Reeves says...
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UK house prices steady in April as higher mortgage rates bite
First-time buyers targeting smaller properties, with flats closing ‘growth gap’ on houses, says HalifaxBusiness live –...
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Two forces apologise to woman after incident with ‘fake policeman’ on M1
Time has run out for any charges after woman said ‘really angry’ man shouted at her...
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Swiss army knife maker to produce version without a blade
Victorinox, producer of the celebrated pocket tool, responds to ‘plague of knife crime’ with new variantFor...
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BP to cut $2bn in costs as profits miss forecasts
Oil company to maintain pace of share buybacks despite impact of falling gas pricesBusiness live –...
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UK armed forces’ personal data hacked in MoD breach
Defence secretary to address MPs after names and bank details of armed forces members targeted by...
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Extra virgin olive oil prices tipped to top £16 a litre next month
Price rise for mass-market types expected as global production falls to lowest level in more than...
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SNP activist ‘not leaned on’ to pull out of challenging Swinney for leadership
Depute leader insists Graeme McCormick’s last-minute withdrawal proof party is unitedUK politics live – latest updatesThe...
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John Swinney set to be confirmed as new SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister – UK politics live
Swinney may be only candidate after withdrawal of Graeme McCormickLabour has marked the anniversary of the...
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Monday briefing: Local election catastrophe for the Conservatives
In today’s newsletter: Rishi Sunak’s party were expecting a difficult contest – but the results were...
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Scaling back Labour’s workers’ rights plan would be disastrous, warns TUC president
Reports say Sir Keir Starmer may risk union support and bow to pressure from business to...
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Rwanda admits it can’t guarantee how many asylum seekers it will take in from UK
About 52,000 people are eligible under the scheme, but a government spokesperson said Kigali would accept...
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London mayor among the results due after Tories crushed in local elections – live
The results of mayoral elections in Greater Manchester, London and the West Midlands are among those...
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Big Tory losses but no Labour landslide. What might happen at Westminster? – a visual analysis
Tory council representation has imploded, but Labour’s gains have not been seismic. These charts show what...
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Video of sun’s surface shows solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss
Ethereal scenes of flowing super-heated material may help explain why atmosphere is hotter than surfaceThe sun’s...