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Bid to slice Melton Mowbray pork pie zone refused

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 07:06
The government rejects a bid to reduce the area where Melton Mowbray pork pies can be made.
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HMP Highpoint set to become 'UK's largest jail'

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 06:37
Three new four-storey blocks housing 700 inmates will increase the prison's capacity, says the MoJ.
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Mhairi Black - I was flailing in life until ADHD diagnosis

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 20:57
Following her decision to stand down, the SNP MP opens up on her mental health struggles at Westminster ahead of a new BBC documentary.
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Labour MPs urge investors to support defence firms

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 18:50
A group of over 100 Labour politicians say ethical investment rules are holding the sector back.
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Minister threatens law change after 'two-tier' row

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 18:14
From April, an offender's ethnicity or faith will be a bigger factor in deciding whether to jail them.
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France has a nuclear umbrella. Could its European allies fit under it?

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 18:02
President Macron has aired the idea that France's deterrence force could be used to defend of other European countries.
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Tory peer apologises for Holocaust memorial comment

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 17:46
The remarks were condemned by the Conservatives as "flagrantly antisemitic".
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Reform would scrap 'net stupid zero' policies - Tice

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 15:37
The deputy leader of Reform UK said eco-policies are destroying jobs in the oil and gas sector in Scotland.
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US 'destroying' world order, Ukraine's ambassador to UK says

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 14:48
Valerii Zaluzhnyi's comments come amid an apparent cooling of tensions between Kyiv and Washington.
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UK and Ireland have 'turned a page on the turbulent years'

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 13:49
The prime minister is meeting his Irish counterpart as part of a UK-Ireland summit in Liverpool.
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Emergency powers being abused to dig up roads, MPs told

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:35
The body representing bus companies says a surge in street works makes route planning increasingly difficult.
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What is stamp duty and how is it changing?

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:23
Home buyers in England and Northern Ireland will pay more stamp duty in April when thresholds rise.
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Call for ministers to overrule 'two-tier' sentencing changes

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 09:48
From April, an offender's ethnicity or faith will be a bigger factor in deciding whether to jail them.
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NZ fires envoy to UK who questioned Trump's grasp of history

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 08:52
Phil Goff asked if Trump "understands history" as he contrasted him with Sir Winston Churchill.
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NZ fires envoy to UK who questioned Trump's grasp of history

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 08:52
Phil Goff asked if Trump "understands history" as he contrasted him with Sir Winston Churchill.
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Police unit dubbed 'authoritarian censor'

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 07:40
Campaigners voice concern as an investigation shows a police unit blocked requests for information.
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Work coaches to focus on long-term unemployed

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 05:44
Ministers hope the plans will help reduce the rapidly rising cost of health and disability benefits.
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Work coaches to focus on long-term unemployed

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 05:44
Ministers hope the plans will help reduce the rapidly rising cost of health and disability benefits.
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Councils fear shake-up won't improve finances, survey says

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 02:26
There is low support for local government reorganisation among council leaders, a survey suggests.
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Councils fear shake-up won't improve finances, survey says

Thu, 03/06/2025 - 02:26
There is low support for local government reorganisation among council leaders, a survey suggests.
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