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Will we get a bank holiday if England wins World Cup?
The BBC's Chris Mason has been travelling with the prime minister for the Nato summit and asked a few questions.
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Starmer gifted gun and ammunition by Turkish president at Nato
The weapon has not been brought back to the UK and has instead been left with British officials in Turkey.
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Hillsborough Law not likely until after summer
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy had suggested the bill would be in Parliament "in the coming days".
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March for peace in memory of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide
Several thousand people gathered in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday to take part in a peace march in memory of the victims of …
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Starmer to maintain Trump ties as NATO defence spending demands loom
Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to keep in contact with Donald Trump, a signal of continuity as European capitals…
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Tanks vs. tractors? Can the EU keep providing a political shield to farmers? MEPs debate in The Ring
Tough talks on the EU’s next long-term budget, Ukraine’s push for EU accession and skyrocketing fertiliser costs are putting Europ…
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Inside the EU alliance where chemical polluters grade their own pollution
Researchers found that the initiative gives large chemical producers, who stand to benefit directly from how the critical minerals…
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Reform’s Fleet Street ‘spoilers’: tactic party deploys to get ahead of stories
Richard Tice’s NCA leak claims are not first time Reform has gone to the Telegraph in relation to a problematic story Late on Tues…
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UK to change law so ringleader of Rochdale grooming gang can be deported
The home secretary is expected to set out on Monday how she plans to amend the 1971 Immigration Act.
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Starmer warns successor against debt-funded defence spending
Keir Starmer has used his final Nato summit to warn incoming prime minister Andy Burnham against borrowing to fund higher military…
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Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage taking on the establishment – cartoon
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EU Commission blames countries for inaction on Israel as MEPs urge compensation for Gaza destruction
The EU commission wants to maintain good relations with Israel, even as the UN human rights commission accuses the country of comm…
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Millions of pounds and many, many questions: the untold story of why Reform figures face NCA scrutiny
Exclusive: The details behind the financial transactions that bankers have flagged up to the National Crime Agency The rise in pub…
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Barcelona sets new heat record of 40.5C, weather agencies say
Scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing the intensity, length and frequency of extreme weather events such as hea…
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Who is Count Binface, aiming to face Farage in by-election?
After the announcement that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage would quit his Clacton constituency and stand in a by-election, the seri…
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The Nato Ankara summit in five Trump quotes: Iranians are peverse, Spain is a lost cause, Nato does not make me happy
Nato pledged billions more for Ukraine and vowed to contain Russia and Iran. Although Donald Trump’s musings about quitting Europe…
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MEPs call for tougher line on Serbia as rule-of-law problems stall membership talks
Serbia's wavering between Western and Eastern ties is spilling over into a deadlock on EU accession reforms, and some MEPs want to…
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Reform to ask for Clacton byelection to be held on 6 August after Farage resignation
Constituents to vote in contest being boycotted by major parties over financial scandal surrounding Reform leader Reform UK will r…
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Farage denies resignation is publicity stunt as Reform proposes August by-election date
The Reform UK leader tells the BBC it is "only fair" that it is the electorate who judges him.
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Bin tactics. At times like these, only a Zia perma-rage defence of Nige will do | John Crace
Reform keeps Tice on the bench, sending in attack specialist Yusuf in effort to take back control as byelection stunt unravels You…
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Questions build for DUP over further Donaldson allegations
Last month, Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse against two women when they were children.
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Reform Wales leader defends Farage establishment claims
Dan Thomas has given his backing to Nigel Farage, who triggered a by-election in Clacton on Tuesday.
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Europe’s €70bn annual climate adaptation bill soars as wildfires rage and heatwave deaths climb
Behind empty Strasbourg benches, a fight over whether polluting oil giants or national treasuries should pay for Europe’s €70bn-a-…
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Bank of England governor says he is ‘able to spot’ lobbying after Farage crypto meeting
Exclusive: Andrew Bailey says no policy changes were made as a result of pressure from crypto tycoon-backed Reform leader UK polit…