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'A simple thing we can do for children': Dozens of MPs back campaign to revive playgrounds

'A simple thing we can do for children': Dozens of MPs back campaign to revive playgrounds

More than 70 MPs are backing a campaign to revive England's playgrounds as pressure grows on the government to do more to tackle community decline to fight Reform UK.

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Legal aid lawyers face chaos following cyber attack, says representative body

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Legal aid lawyers face chaos following cyber attack, says representative body

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Govt commits £14.2bn to new nuclear power station

Govt commits £14.2bn to new nuclear power station

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Teachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance says

Teachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance says

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Sizewell C nuclear plant gets £14bn go-ahead from government

Sizewell C nuclear plant gets £14bn go-ahead from government

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Paternity leave is outdated and unequal, MPs say

Paternity leave is outdated and unequal, MPs say

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Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders

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Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders

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Seven big items in Trump's huge tax cut bill

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Seven big items in Trump's huge tax cut bill

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Social media poster who fueled ICE threats deletes account after he gets threatened

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Social media poster who fueled ICE threats deletes account after he gets threatened

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House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green to exit mid-term for private sector job

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House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green to exit mid-term for private sector job

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Trump deploys Marines to Los Angeles, Gavin Newsom files lawsuit

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Trump deploys Marines to Los Angeles, Gavin Newsom files lawsuit

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Greta Thunberg locked up in Israeli jail cell after Gaza aid boat intercepted

Greta Thunberg locked up in Israeli jail cell after Gaza aid boat intercepted

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113 House Dems vote against GOP resolution to condemn Boulder attack on pro-Israel activists

113 House Dems vote against GOP resolution to condemn Boulder attack on pro-Israel activists

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RFK Jr scraps vaccine committee members in effort to restore 'public trust'

RFK Jr scraps vaccine committee members in effort to restore 'public trust'

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Power players or baseball players? The history behind the Congressional Baseball Game

Power players or baseball players? The history behind the Congressional Baseball Game

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Musk signals potential softening of feud with simple one emoji response to clip of Trump wishing him well

Musk signals potential softening of feud with simple one emoji response to clip of Trump wishing him well

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Liberals considering arming the Coast Guard amid significant pivot towards new security mandate

Liberals considering arming the Coast Guard amid significant pivot towards new security mandate

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UK has one of ‘worst statutory leave offers for fathers in developed world’

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UK has one of ‘worst statutory leave offers for fathers in developed world’

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Children to go free on buses in West of England during summer holiday

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Children to go free on buses in West of England during summer holiday

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Family visa income threshold should not rise to skilled worker level – review

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Family visa income threshold should not rise to skilled worker level – review

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Family visa salary threshold should not be raised warns Home Office-ordered review

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Family visa salary threshold should not be raised warns Home Office-ordered review

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NHS to offer ‘Star Wars’ cancer treatment which pulverises tumours with sound waves

NHS to offer ‘Star Wars’ cancer treatment which pulverises tumours with sound waves

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David Lammy says Britain's niche car makers are a 'global success story'

David Lammy says Britain's niche car makers are a 'global success story'

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Rachel Reeves gives major update on future of nuclear power plant Sizewell C

Rachel Reeves gives major update on future of nuclear power plant Sizewell C

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Warning Euro judges may sabotage new migrant rules by stopping salary hike for family visas

Warning Euro judges may sabotage new migrant rules by stopping salary hike for family visas

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Trump mobilizes Marines for duty in Los Angeles

Trump mobilizes Marines for duty in Los Angeles

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Per California Gov. Newsom, Trump order to send in Guard affects all states

Per California Gov. Newsom, Trump order to send in Guard affects all states

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Trump says 'Trump Accounts' will set up America's children for 'lifelong success'

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Trump says 'Trump Accounts' will set up America's children for 'lifelong success'

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Trump gets 'good reports' from his team in trade talks with China

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Trump gets 'good reports' from his team in trade talks with China

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California sues Trump over National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

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California sues Trump over National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

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Trump mocks Greta Thunberg, says she needs 'anger management' and slams her as 'strange'

Trump mocks Greta Thunberg, says she needs 'anger management' and slams her as 'strange'

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113 House Dems vote against bill to condemn Boulder attack on pro-Israel activists

113 House Dems vote against bill to condemn Boulder attack on pro-Israel activists

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Mark Green announces retirement from Congress before end of term

Mark Green announces retirement from Congress before end of term

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FBI will investigate 'any evidence of a criminal conspiracy' in LA riots

FBI will investigate 'any evidence of a criminal conspiracy' in LA riots

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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Arrest-ing Developments

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Arrest-ing Developments

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Canada's shooting at a moving target on defence spending, say military watchers

Canada's shooting at a moving target on defence spending, say military watchers

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Labour rebel forces Commons vote amid fears of housebuilding reforms ‘wreckage’

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Labour rebel forces Commons vote amid fears of housebuilding reforms ‘wreckage’

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Higher foreign spouse fee for UK nationals ‘risks ECHR right to family life’

Higher foreign spouse fee for UK nationals ‘risks ECHR right to family life’

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Nigel Farage says Brits have ‘every right to be angry’ about cost of hotels for migrants

Nigel Farage says Brits have ‘every right to be angry’ about cost of hotels for migrants

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The Insurrection Act is back on the table

The Insurrection Act is back on the table

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What happened when Lyndon Johnson federalized the National Guard

What happened when Lyndon Johnson federalized the National Guard

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Canada invites Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman to G7 summit: sources

Canada invites Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman to G7 summit: sources

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COMMENT: Nigel Farage declares Labour are in 'blind state of panic'

COMMENT: Nigel Farage declares Labour are in 'blind state of panic'

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US Marines to deploy to Los Angeles to help quell anti-ICE riots

US Marines to deploy to Los Angeles to help quell anti-ICE riots

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Newsom’s political future 'practically nonexistent' as LA devolves into riots, social media critics predict

Newsom’s political future 'practically nonexistent' as LA devolves into riots, social media critics predict

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VA chief blasts rioters after LA clinic shuttered amid chaos: ‘Your actions are interfering with vets health'

VA chief blasts rioters after LA clinic shuttered amid chaos: ‘Your actions are interfering with vets health'

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Maxine Waters torched by feds for 'taunting' guardsmen and 'spewing lies' about riots, trying to enter jail

Maxine Waters torched by feds for 'taunting' guardsmen and 'spewing lies' about riots, trying to enter jail

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Jewish outrage at RCMP war-crimes probe of Canadian IDF soldiers

Jewish outrage at RCMP war-crimes probe of Canadian IDF soldiers

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The long history of Canada failing to hit its military spending targets

The long history of Canada failing to hit its military spending targets

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MP urges Government to protect live music venues from new neighbours’ complaints

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MP urges Government to protect live music venues from new neighbours’ complaints

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MP calls for ‘chronic under-supply’ of Gypsy and Traveller sites to be addressed

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MP calls for ‘chronic under-supply’ of Gypsy and Traveller sites to be addressed

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Fears of damage to nature from Labour planning reforms overblown, minister says

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Fears of damage to nature from Labour planning reforms overblown, minister says

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The five key issues from chancellor's winter fuel payment U-turn

The five key issues from chancellor's winter fuel payment U-turn

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‘Humiliated’ Reeves told she must apologise for putting 9m pensioners through winter fuel misery after screeching U-turn

‘Humiliated’ Reeves told she must apologise for putting 9m pensioners through winter fuel misery after screeching U-turn

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GOP appropriator announces opposition to cutting public broadcast funding ahead of House vote

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GOP appropriator announces opposition to cutting public broadcast funding ahead of House vote

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Democrats, obsessed with stopping Trump, struggle to shed status quo image

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Democrats, obsessed with stopping Trump, struggle to shed status quo image

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Trump backs arrest of Newsom but border czar says 'no discussion' of detaining California's governor

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Trump backs arrest of Newsom but border czar says 'no discussion' of detaining California's governor

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Labour civil war brewing after winter fuel U-turn - Could this be next?

Labour civil war brewing after winter fuel U-turn - Could this be next?

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California to sue Trump, Hegseth over National Guard deployment amid anti-ICE riots

California to sue Trump, Hegseth over National Guard deployment amid anti-ICE riots

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Trump admin sanctions El Chapo's children, violent fentanyl-trafficking cartel arm Los Chapitos

Trump admin sanctions El Chapo's children, violent fentanyl-trafficking cartel arm Los Chapitos

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Trump says 'disrespect' toward National Guard in LA 'will not be tolerated': 'If they spit, we will hit'

Trump says 'disrespect' toward National Guard in LA 'will not be tolerated': 'If they spit, we will hit'

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