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John Swinney ‘absolutely horrified’ by Holyrood hidden camera allegations

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John Swinney ‘absolutely horrified’ by Holyrood hidden camera allegations

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Paying Taliban to take migrants ‘might be sensible transaction’, says Tice

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Paying Taliban to take migrants ‘might be sensible transaction’, says Tice

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Trans women are ‘still men’, Sandie Peggie’s lawyer tells tribunal

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Trans women are ‘still men’, Sandie Peggie’s lawyer tells tribunal

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Angela Rayner faces growing pressure over her property portfolio as questions mount

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Angela Rayner faces growing pressure over her property portfolio as questions mount

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New NGA chair says America is 'exceptional' in push to revive a fading Dream

New NGA chair says America is 'exceptional' in push to revive a fading Dream

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Anas Sarwar would ‘like to believe’ Holyrood toilets are safe after MSP charged over secret camera

Anas Sarwar would ‘like to believe’ Holyrood toilets are safe after MSP charged over secret camera

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Sir Keir Starmer begins reshuffle of Downing Street team

Sir Keir Starmer begins reshuffle of Downing Street team

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Rising star Darren Jones named chief secretary to PM in Downing Street shake-up

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Rising star Darren Jones named chief secretary to PM in Downing Street shake-up

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Home Secretary to set out border security and asylum reforms

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Home Secretary to set out border security and asylum reforms

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New headache for Keir Starmer as comms chief quits amid mini Downing Street reshuffle

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New headache for Keir Starmer as comms chief quits amid mini Downing Street reshuffle

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Tories challenge Rachel Reeves to rule out ‘damaging property taxes’

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Tories challenge Rachel Reeves to rule out ‘damaging property taxes’

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John Swinney ‘absolutely horrified’ by Holyrood hidden camera allegations

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John Swinney ‘absolutely horrified’ by Holyrood hidden camera allegations

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Protests outside asylum hotels ‘completely unacceptable’: Swinney

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Protests outside asylum hotels ‘completely unacceptable’: Swinney

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Cost of scrapping peak rail fares will be sustainable, says Swinney

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Cost of scrapping peak rail fares will be sustainable, says Swinney

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Trump faces multiple legal setbacks as federal courts question broad presidential powers

Trump faces multiple legal setbacks as federal courts question broad presidential powers

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Turmoil in No10 as desperate Keir Starmer kicks off reshuffle amid dire polls, Farage threat & failing economy

Turmoil in No10 as desperate Keir Starmer kicks off reshuffle amid dire polls, Farage threat & failing economy

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Large firms liable for fraud happening under their watch under new UK laws

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Large firms liable for fraud happening under their watch under new UK laws

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Peak rail fares scrapped in Scotland in ‘historic moment’

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Peak rail fares scrapped in Scotland in ‘historic moment’

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Epping migrant hotel protesters march on council offices as police make arrests

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Epping migrant hotel protesters march on council offices as police make arrests

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Home Secretary pledges to make it harder for asylum seekers to bring family to UK

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Home Secretary pledges to make it harder for asylum seekers to bring family to UK

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Reform better able to fix cost of living crisis than Labour, more voters say

Reform better able to fix cost of living crisis than Labour, more voters say

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Keir Starmer's 8 biggest challenges as he returns to Downing Street after recess

Keir Starmer's 8 biggest challenges as he returns to Downing Street after recess

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London is picking up the bill for the 6.5 million people on out-of-work benefits

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London is picking up the bill for the 6.5 million people on out-of-work benefits

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Cooper fights back after summer of discontent over small boats and asylum hotels

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Cooper fights back after summer of discontent over small boats and asylum hotels

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The SNP have failed the NHS and we cannot settle for managed decline

The SNP have failed the NHS and we cannot settle for managed decline

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Anas Sarwar attacks "noisy minority" of public officials who block change

Anas Sarwar attacks "noisy minority" of public officials who block change

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Humza Yousaf calls on peaceful support of Palestine Action to be decriminalised by Lord Advocate

Humza Yousaf calls on peaceful support of Palestine Action to be decriminalised by Lord Advocate

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Why peaceful support of Palestine Action should not be prosecuted in Scotland

Why peaceful support of Palestine Action should not be prosecuted in Scotland

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Labour plans to 'overhaul broken asylum system'

Labour plans to 'overhaul broken asylum system'

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Israel threatens Greta Thunberg with 'terror cell' jail for her new Gaza flotilla

Israel threatens Greta Thunberg with 'terror cell' jail for her new Gaza flotilla

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Sandie Peggie tribunal resumes after month-long break

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Sandie Peggie tribunal resumes after month-long break

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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has Parkinson’s disease: report

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has Parkinson’s disease: report

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Cooper reveals tighter migration rules to wrestle asylum agenda from Farage

Cooper reveals tighter migration rules to wrestle asylum agenda from Farage

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Family reunion rules to be tightened in asylum cases

Family reunion rules to be tightened in asylum cases

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Guatemala says it suggested that U.S. send its unaccompanied migrant children home

Guatemala says it suggested that U.S. send its unaccompanied migrant children home

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Poorer pupils ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, charity warns

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Poorer pupils ‘bounced out of some subjects’ by costs, charity warns

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Cooper fights back after summer of discontent over small boats and asylum hotels

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Cooper fights back after summer of discontent over small boats and asylum hotels

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Change windfall tax to make £137bn by 2050, Chancellor told

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Change windfall tax to make £137bn by 2050, Chancellor told

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Starmer hails expansion of funded childcare amid nursery workforce warnings

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Starmer hails expansion of funded childcare amid nursery workforce warnings

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Major change to free childcare comes in TODAY - but alarm raised over hidden costs

Major change to free childcare comes in TODAY - but alarm raised over hidden costs

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Record disruptions of people smuggling gangs last year including seizures of small boats

Record disruptions of people smuggling gangs last year including seizures of small boats

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Poorer students unable to choose GCSEs due to cost - including five key subjects

Poorer students unable to choose GCSEs due to cost - including five key subjects

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More parents to get childcare funding as nurseries struggle with demand

More parents to get childcare funding as nurseries struggle with demand

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Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebra after car accident, spokesperson says

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebra after car accident, spokesperson says

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Hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children can stay in the U.S. for now, judge says

Hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children can stay in the U.S. for now, judge says

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Starmer ‘rolling up sleeves to deliver change’ as MPs return to Westminster

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Starmer ‘rolling up sleeves to deliver change’ as MPs return to Westminster

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Greater focus on allergy prevention by NHS needed to protect children – MP

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Greater focus on allergy prevention by NHS needed to protect children – MP

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Three arrested after Epping hotel protesters march on council offices

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Three arrested after Epping hotel protesters march on council offices

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Biden judge halts 'surprising' illegal alien minor repatriation plan after advocacy groups sue

Biden judge halts 'surprising' illegal alien minor repatriation plan after advocacy groups sue

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Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta’s school library books ban with satirical story

Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta’s school library books ban with satirical story

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Keir Starmer slams Nigel Farage's 'scaremongering' as he makes pledge to British families

Keir Starmer slams Nigel Farage's 'scaremongering' as he makes pledge to British families

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KEIR STARMER: 'Reform UK are talking down our country - I'm giving kids a brighter future'

KEIR STARMER: 'Reform UK are talking down our country - I'm giving kids a brighter future'

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Three arrests as Epping protesters clash with police

Three arrests as Epping protesters clash with police

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A remembrance of longtime CBS reporter and White House correspondent Mark Knoller

A remembrance of longtime CBS reporter and White House correspondent Mark Knoller

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Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebrae after car accident, spokesperson says

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with broken vertebrae after car accident, spokesperson says

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Reform UK accused by Cabinet minister of ‘whipping up anger’ over asylum hotels

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Reform UK accused by Cabinet minister of ‘whipping up anger’ over asylum hotels

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Claims NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR ‘entirely groundless’ – think tank

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Claims NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR ‘entirely groundless’ – think tank

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Ministers face parliamentary push to reveal Gaza legal advice

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Ministers face parliamentary push to reveal Gaza legal advice

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‘Join battle’ with Farage, Starmer urged after losing ground to Reform

‘Join battle’ with Farage, Starmer urged after losing ground to Reform

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Housefather, 31 Liberal MPs lead call to action against rising antisemitism in Canada

Housefather, 31 Liberal MPs lead call to action against rising antisemitism in Canada

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