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Two men charged in connection with deaths of five people in Channel
Yien Both, from South Sudan, and Tajdeen Adbulaziz Juma, from Sudan, charged with immigration offences in...
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Chris Whitty urges MPs to ignore lobbying and pass smoking ban bill
Exclusive: England’s chief medical officer says tobacco industry is the ‘one gainer from the death and...
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Man arrested over fatal stabbing of woman in Bradford city centre
West Yorkshire police arrest 25-year-old on suspicion of murdering woman, 27, who was shopping with babyA...
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Storm Kathleen: rescue operations as River Arun overflows in West Sussex
Emergency services dealing with incidents in Littlehampton and ‘severe flooding’ at a holiday parkThe River Arun...
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London estate laundry celebrates fresh start as council backs down on closure
Community facility on UK’s first council estate reopens after outcry at local authority’s attempt to hike...
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British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
Schemes to replace EU subsidies will not plug gap left by loss of EU subsidies for...
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England A&E wait times led to needless deaths of up to 14,000, data suggests
RCEM calculates 268 people are likely to have died each week in 2023 while waiting up...
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Mental illness costs England £300bn a year, study shows
Yearly cost to people, business and public sector found to be twice as big as NHS...
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Senior Labour figures seeking to water down plans to decriminalise abortion
MPs due to have free vote on proposal but some in party have privately expressed concerns...
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‘Chronic’ low pay hurting civil service staff morale and recruitment, say MPs
Public accounts committee finds real-terms median pay has decreased for most Whitehall staff since 2013Morale in...
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Labour to give police emergency powers to charge domestic abuse suspects
Crime crackdown plan also gives victims of rape and sexual assault the right to specialist support...
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Tuesday briefing: How the NHS ‘culture of concealment and denial’ hurts patients
In today’s newsletter: Amid many other crises, the standard of NHS care for patients’ families is...
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Thousands face gridlock as stretch of M25 closes for weekend
Five-mile stretch in Surrey of UK’s busiest motorway is shut all weekend while a bridge is...
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Shops flouting planned UK disposable vape ban need harsher fines, LGA says
Proposed £100 charge could be seen as a price worth paying to continue to sell the...
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‘I don’t blame her’: meeting of Esther Ghey and Emma Sutton shows power of restorative justice
Mother of murder victim Brianna Ghey and mother of her killer meet and decide to campaign...
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Crown Prosecution Service lawyers trivialise teen sexual abuse, report says
Exclusive: Independent examination of rape prosecutions hears lawyers are ‘obsessed’ with credibility of victims and use...
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Row over possible River Cam bathing spot frequented by Darwin and Lord Byron
Proponents of ‘bathing waters’ designation say it would force action on sewage but others worry about...
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Descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate triptych depicting death to UK museum
Latin-inscribed artwork tells story of Walter Tirel, whose son killed British monarchThe Italian descendants of King...
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Less than 3% of artists named in GCSE art exams are Black or south Asian, study finds
Analysis across four exam boards in England reveals white artists comprise 91.6% of all mentionsLess than...
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Girl at YOI Wetherby was twice stripped by male officers, watchdog says
Inspector says he was ‘deeply shocked’ by incidents with no female officer present at young offender...
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Drug that could slow womb cancer to be rolled out by NHS in England
Dostarlimab or Jemperli, an immunotherapy used alongside chemotherapy, could extend life expectancyA drug that could improve...
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More than 100 evacuated and nearly a dozen injured after fire in South Kensington
Eleven people treated for smoke inhalation after fire breaks out in residential building in LondonEleven people...
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Thames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%
UK’s largest water company also calls for dividend payouts and lower fines for breaches to avoid...
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Ethiopian government tries to stop UK auction of looted Maqdala shield
Proposed sale of Abyssinian artefact taken during 1868 battle triggers appeal for restitution of ‘wrongfully acquired’...