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Andy Thingy with the eyelashes who was once ‘mayor of a town’ hits Westminster | John Crace
Trump gets to grips with ‘extremely liberal’ new kid who’s already roasting Kemi Badenoch on X UK politics live – latest updates Y…
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Eastern Flank nations push Russian border security to top of EU, NATO agenda
They called for “appropriate scale of funding” to finance a Eastern Flank Watch
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Council refines pig and poultry emissions rules
EU governments favour targeted measures for livestock farms as Parliament weighs broader rewrite
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Newsroom Edition: What can Albanese learn from Starmer's fall? – podcast
This week, Anthony Albanese’s UK counterpart, Keir Starmer, succumbed to mounting pressure and resigned as prime minister. A numbe…
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NATO to unveil AI procurement platform for industry in Ankara
The portal will create single entry point for defence firms seeking access to NATO procurement
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EU disease agency urges states to stay on alert, after Ebola case confirmed in France
The risks of Ebola cases in the EU is still "very low", the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has said. But it ha…
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Commissioner denies ‘EU FBI’ as Europol gets power to prod states into criminal probes
As EU home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner insists Brussels is not building a “European FBI”, MEPs are questioning how much po…
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Electric car sales surge while Europe bickers over CO2 standards
Some argue the latest proposal may no longer be needed, quipped the EU climate commissioner
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Andy Burnham: who’s really got his ear? – podcast
As Andy Burnham looks set to go unchallenged in his leadership bid, Labour MPs are now jostling for a position in his cabinet. Who…
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Inverness barracks asylum seeker plan dropped, says MP
Angus MacDonald says a UK minister has confirmed that Cameron Barracks is no longer to house up to 300 men.
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How did construction become the Wild West?
Europe's upcoming revision of the Public Procurement Directives should address a growing problem in construction: excessive subcon…
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Conservatives take the fight to Brussels in carbon pricing clash
Internal strategy document lays bare European People’s Party struggle for unity
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Burnham rules out reform of Wales funding system
BBC told he has no plan to change main system funding Welsh government if he becomes prime minister.
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Make pension tax relief only available to savers prepared to invest in UK, Andy Haldane says
British Chambers of Commerce chief calls for ‘home bias’ on retirement savings to close funding gap for SMEs Pension tax relief wo…
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Sweden’s election puts tobacco file on snus… ehem, snooze
Ireland inherits stalled talks but sticks to 'ambitious' timeline
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PM's former aide Sue Gray says she 'fears for Stormont'
Baroness Gray was speaking at a panel event organised by the SDLP exploring constitutional change, coinciding with the 10-year ann…
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Putin keen to offset bad news on Crimea by capture of Kostyantynivka, as Russians advance by crawling between houses (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,582)
Putin is betting on seizing Kostyantynivka to shift attention from Crimea. Intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy infras…
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Backsliding on climate would drive Labour into obscurity, Zack Polanski says
Debate in Labour and union movement over climate commitments as many call for Burnham not to allow drilling in North Sea Analysis:…
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MP cleared of breaching expenses rules
A probe finds Tahir Ali is careful with public money and even pays for work out of his own pocket.
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MP says town is shared housing 'wild west'
Emma Lewell MP will lead an adjournment debate as part of her campaign for stricter laws on HMOs.
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Qatargate: Avramopoulos not cleared, says European Commission
There were checks, 'not an internal investigation', says EU executive
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‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM
Mayor of Manchester is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levels …
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Closing the Gap Between Innovation and Access in Myasthenia Gravis Care [Promoted Content]
New therapies are changing what is possible in generalised myasthenia gravis care, yet unequal access across Europe continues to h…
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England's special education costs soar as demand hits 700,000
A record surge in English pupils requiring legally binding special education plans is forcing a £4bn state intervention, highlight…