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Ukraine strikes Russian shadow fleet tankers in Sea of Azov
Ukrainian drone strikes have destroyed at least 19 shadow fleet tankers in the Sea of Azov, severing a critical fuel supply line t…
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Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK
Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.
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Family of Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK, wins posthumous government pardon
A mother of two children, Ellis' execution in 1955 provoked an outcry and helped swing public opinion against the death penalty.
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Farage told me he would quit politics after Brexit. Now, mired in scandal, he should do it and mean it | Simon Jenkins
His byelection stunt shows he is clearly rattled by a perilous position. Wildcards rarely endure: his future is behind him Britain…
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election
The shock announcement that he was stepping down came as Farage is the subject of a parliamentary probe over the non-disclosure of…
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IMF upgrades UK growth forecast as fears over impact of Iran war diminish
July update projects GDP growth of 1% this year, making UK the third fastest-growing economy in the G7 The International Monetary …
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Ruth Ellis, last woman hanged in UK, granted posthumous conditional pardon
Ellis, 28, was executed in 1955 after fatally shooting her abusive partner David Blakely UK politics live – latest updates Ruth El…
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Norway police says 28 people arrested in international child porn crackdown
Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) said the men had used the cryptocurrency Monero to pay for access to sev…
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Chris Mason: It's far from certain whether by-election will strengthen Farage
The Reform UK leader faces a challenge from Count Binface as the main parties rule out standing in Clacton.
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Erdoğan bets on Nato again at Ankara summit, as Europe looks away from Turkey’s political crackdowns
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s pivot back toward Nato has brought drones, missiles and Black Sea leverage to the West. For this price, Eur…
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More Reform UK transactions worth millions reported to National Crime Agency
Exclusive: Bankers have raised potential money-laundering concerns over loans and donations involving senior party figures UK poli…
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European Parliament condemns Zelenskyy for naming military unit after UPA heroes
A resolution on Ukraine’s accession to the EU defines the choice as an “unnecessary and unprovoked escalation” by the Ukrainian pr…
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UK to release offenders early without promised victim safeguards
The UK government is pushing ahead with early prisoner releases to solve a capacity crisis, but missing safety nets are shifting t…
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EU watchdog probes Commission's secret business consultations
The European Ombudsman is investigating the European Commission's use of closed-door corporate consultations that bypass transpare…
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EU under pressure to halt UAE trade deal over Sudan war
A Sudanese Sakharov Prize laureate is calling on the European Union to block a trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates, warn…
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Trump orders complete trade cutoff with Spain at Ankara summit
US President Donald Trump has ordered a halt to all trade with Spain, threatening severe economic disruption to European markets o…
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Suspected Russian campaign targets German east-west divide
A coordinated network of fake videos impersonating major German news outlets is exploiting historical tensions ahead of September …
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Bankers report Farage £5m gift to UK crime agency
Bankers reported a £5m donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire to Nigel Farage to the UK’s National Crime Agency, plunging the …
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The great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George Monbiot
There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel compani…
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How did nine S&D MEPs, two Greens and half Renew Europe end up voting for the EU’s new far-right inspired deportation law?
The far-right are increasingly taking the lead in EU migration policies as the mainstream centrist parties continue to be lured by…
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Labour calls on Farage to ‘come clean’ over £5m gift and work with crime agency over money laundering concerns - UK politics live
Lib Dems tell Reform UK leader ‘the game is up’ as political rivals vow to boycott ‘stunt’ Clacton byelection Revealed: Farage’s £…
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Listen: Does Alexis Tsipras stand a chance of becoming Greece’s prime minister again?
As the conservative government bleeds popularity, Tsipras is testing whether a hybrid message of radical left economics and “patri…
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UK housebuilders have far too much power. Now a £4.5bn lawsuit could change that for good | Peter Apps
A legal case on behalf of some 700,000 people against the country’s biggest housebuilders could be a catalyst for much-needed indu…
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Which European countries have the cleanest swimming waters and why?
Every summer, millions of Europeans head to beaches, lakes, and rivers. New data shows most of this water is safe, but not everywh…