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The bill for clearing the dump in Oxfordshire has been covered by taxpayers.
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In a letter, the entrepreneur accuses the prime minister of "jumping on 'everyday fixes' or bandwagons" with his latest cost of living and retail policies.
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Soaring prices are plunging struggling families into debt. The government must support them in the short term as it invests in a clean energy futureFuelled by the consequences of Donald Trump’s disastrous war on Iran, household energy debt in Britain is continuing to soar, rising to a record £6bn by the end of June. That figure is set to hit £7bn by the end of the year, as the government’s cap on gas and electricity prices goes up to a three-year high in October. The human cost among the less we
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Andy Burnham's visit comes amid calls from Stormont for increased funding.
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Scotland's information commissioner wants to challenge the Scottish government's use of exemptions to block the release of information.
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Small boat crossings also down 23% year-on-year, with Home Office citing more trafficking arrestsUK politics live – latest updatesThe number of asylum seekers living in hotels has halved within a year, including 13 closures over the past month alone, according to new migration statistics.Sweeping changes to the asylum system have also seen a significant drop in legal arrivals and asylum claims. But the numbers of asylum seekers who are now being housed in private accommodation has increased, as
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Young people are protesting around the world but about what and are they winning?
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The UK government says it is considering changing the law around defendants who are considered unfit to stand trial.
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Burnham has nothing to hide as he prepares to meet president he once called poisonous. It may actually win him more respectIt makes a pleasant change. Not so long ago, Keir Starmer was falling over himself in his efforts to keep things sweet with Donald Trump. Offering the US president a second state visit within minutes of meeting him. Everyone knows you should never put out on the first date: it only makes the other person think you’re a pushover. Sure enough, The Donald banked the marching ba
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Helen Jenner said she was criticised for attending the festival because of her membership of her party.
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Just under one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training (Neet).
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He is expected to have community engagements in Belfast before meeting the leaders of Northern Ireland's main political parties.
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Figures released today by the Home Office show that there was also a fall across legal migration arrivals, asylum claims and small boat arrivals.
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Reform and the Conservatives are willing to mislead the public, but as environment secretary, I believe we must be honest – and act boldlyThis long, hot summer has brought our third drought in five years and the driest July in almost two centuries. We’ve seen wildfires burn down homes and now face the risk of flash floods as we move into autumn. It should be a wake-up call for those saying that concerns about the climate crisis are overblown; that we should simply sit back and do nothing; or row
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It’s hard to beat back charges that MPs are ‘all the same’ when they have accepted £400k in freebies this year – £100k up on last yearHow has your summer been? Done anything nice? As MPs prepare to head back to parliament next week, you’ll be relieved to hear that some of the most prominent figures in British politics have been enjoying the season’s cultural highlights – and without paying a penny. MPs throughout the Commons have received £400,000 of “freebies” to concerts, sports matches and ot
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Kremlin threatens British targets inside and outside Ukraine and claims UK’s ‘hostile line’ risks escalating conflict Russia has warned the UK and France that they were “playing with fire” by supplying missile technology to Ukraine, saying Moscow would retaliate by striking British military sites in Ukraine and elsewhere, according to Russian media.Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said Russia would respond to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons by hitting any Britis
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There are concerns about what protection is in place at a Ukrainian drone plant in the UK.
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New leader has already repainted road markings - but will he be able to lower council taxes?
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An anti-Farage army of voters is there to be galvanised, as exclusive data shows. But getting them out will be trickyWho can stop Nigel Farage? Which voters would actually dig out their ID and schlep down to the polling booth to fight him?Over the past year, these two questions have come to shape British politics. From Runcorn and Helsby to Caerphilly and Aberdeen South, via countless flimsy leaflets claiming “Only X can win here”, parties have jostled for the part of his majesty’s opposition to
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The announcement comes as Burnham holds his first official visit to Wales since becoming prime minster.