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Ex-MP Mhairi Black to play detective in new BBC drama

Ex-MP Mhairi Black to play detective in new BBC drama

The former SNP politician has joined the cast of Counsels, and will begin filming in Glasgow next week.

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Home Office took ‘poor approach’ to asylum barracks announcement – Swinney

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Home Office took ‘poor approach’ to asylum barracks announcement – Swinney

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Council defends four-day working week after minister raises concerns

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Council defends four-day working week after minister raises concerns

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Farage’s bid to bring forward legislation to leave ECHR blocked by MPs

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Farage’s bid to bring forward legislation to leave ECHR blocked by MPs

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Home Office minister defends plans to house asylum seekers on military bases

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Home Office minister defends plans to house asylum seekers on military bases

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Reed’s claims about Scottish water pollution could have misled public – watchdog

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Reed’s claims about Scottish water pollution could have misled public – watchdog

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Parliament’s spending watchdog raises ‘value for money’ concern over Royal Lodge

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Parliament’s spending watchdog raises ‘value for money’ concern over Royal Lodge

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Biden autopen investigation 'has heated up' as DOJ looks at Delaware, DC: source

Biden autopen investigation 'has heated up' as DOJ looks at Delaware, DC: source

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States sue Trump admin over billions in looming cuts to SNAP, food stamps

States sue Trump admin over billions in looming cuts to SNAP, food stamps

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Trial begins over Trump's fight to deploy National Guard troops to Oregon

Trial begins over Trump's fight to deploy National Guard troops to Oregon

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Democrats poured more than $1M into Jay Jones’ campaign since dueling scandals broke, disclosures show

Democrats poured more than $1M into Jay Jones’ campaign since dueling scandals broke, disclosures show

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Labour will prove polls wrong and win Holyrood election, says Sarwar

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Labour will prove polls wrong and win Holyrood election, says Sarwar

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Ex-MP Mhairi Black to play detective in new BBC drama

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Ex-MP Mhairi Black to play detective in new BBC drama

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UK ready to send humanitarian support to Jamaica in wake of hurricane – PM

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UK ready to send humanitarian support to Jamaica in wake of hurricane – PM

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Income tax rise not ruled out by Keir Starmer in PMQs clash on Budget with Kemi Badenoch

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Income tax rise not ruled out by Keir Starmer in PMQs clash on Budget with Kemi Badenoch

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Home Office took ‘poor approach’ to asylum barracks announcement – Swinney

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Home Office took ‘poor approach’ to asylum barracks announcement – Swinney

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Ministers urged to speed up support for UK car industry amid rising energy costs

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Ministers urged to speed up support for UK car industry amid rising energy costs

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Starmer declines to rule out manifesto-busting tax rises in Budget

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Starmer declines to rule out manifesto-busting tax rises in Budget

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Parliament’s spending watchdog raises ‘value for money’ concern over Royal Lodge

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Parliament’s spending watchdog raises ‘value for money’ concern over Royal Lodge

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UK providing £2.5m in humanitarian support to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

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UK providing £2.5m in humanitarian support to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

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Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ by strikes on Gaza and UK ‘in close touch’ with US

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Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ by strikes on Gaza and UK ‘in close touch’ with US

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GOP senators push for Charlie Kirk statue in Trump's National Garden of American Heroes

GOP senators push for Charlie Kirk statue in Trump's National Garden of American Heroes

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President who got most votes in US history now political ‘kryptonite’ as 2025 campaigns dodge Biden and Harris

President who got most votes in US history now political ‘kryptonite’ as 2025 campaigns dodge Biden and Harris

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‘Unprecedented’ antisemitism panel tackles surging national issue

‘Unprecedented’ antisemitism panel tackles surging national issue

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Beijing is quietly dictating the trade war’s next moves as Trump and Xi prepare to meet

Beijing is quietly dictating the trade war’s next moves as Trump and Xi prepare to meet

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Federal court to review case relating to Trump’s authority to send National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon

Federal court to review case relating to Trump’s authority to send National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon

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House conservatives to lead prayer for end to political violence, government shutdown

House conservatives to lead prayer for end to political violence, government shutdown

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Cuomo warns NYC 'will not survive' Mamdani, says Dems fighting a 'civil war' against far left

Cuomo warns NYC 'will not survive' Mamdani, says Dems fighting a 'civil war' against far left

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Carney had ‘very good’ conversation with Trump at South Korea dinner

Carney had ‘very good’ conversation with Trump at South Korea dinner

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Home Office paid Epping sex offender £500 for deportation

Home Office paid Epping sex offender £500 for deportation

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Hermer blames collapse of China spy case on law ‘not fit for purpose’

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Hermer blames collapse of China spy case on law ‘not fit for purpose’

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18-year-olds applying for early deadline university courses hits record high

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18-year-olds applying for early deadline university courses hits record high

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UK ready to send humanitarian support to Jamaica in wake of hurricane – PM

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UK ready to send humanitarian support to Jamaica in wake of hurricane – PM

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Holyrood not strong enough to protect Scotland from Reform government – Swinney

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Holyrood not strong enough to protect Scotland from Reform government – Swinney

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Nigel Farage could be denied a Commons majority by tactical voting, says polling expert

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Nigel Farage could be denied a Commons majority by tactical voting, says polling expert

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Pound tumbles as markets take fright over Rachel Reeves' Budget woes with UK productivity downgrade

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Pound tumbles as markets take fright over Rachel Reeves' Budget woes with UK productivity downgrade

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Businessman who was on stage at Tower Hamlets Muslim demonstration calls for peace after Nigel Farage calls protesters 'foreign invading army'

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Businessman who was on stage at Tower Hamlets Muslim demonstration calls for peace after Nigel Farage calls protesters 'foreign invading army'

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Mamdani's mother in unearthed 2013 interview: 'He is not an American at all'

Mamdani's mother in unearthed 2013 interview: 'He is not an American at all'

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US attorney fired by Trump joins Newsom's team

US attorney fired by Trump joins Newsom's team

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Trump reveals Xi Jinping meeting timeline while discussing Kim Jong Un relations in South Korea

Trump reveals Xi Jinping meeting timeline while discussing Kim Jong Un relations in South Korea

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'Unacceptable behaviour': Fury as London councillors campaign to be elected in Bangladesh

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'Unacceptable behaviour': Fury as London councillors campaign to be elected in Bangladesh

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Trump’s war on drugs stops at Mexican border — for now

Trump’s war on drugs stops at Mexican border — for now

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Scoop: Pro-Trump conservative grandson of Cuban refugees launches bid for Congress in Wisconsin

Scoop: Pro-Trump conservative grandson of Cuban refugees launches bid for Congress in Wisconsin

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Senate GOP divided as millions risk losing food aid in shutdown standoff

Senate GOP divided as millions risk losing food aid in shutdown standoff

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Immigration enforcement visits at highest level since current records began

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Immigration enforcement visits at highest level since current records began

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How Rachel Reeves might fill £30bn budget black hole

How Rachel Reeves might fill £30bn budget black hole

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Hundreds of migrants kicked out of UK after biggest illegal work crackdown on record

Hundreds of migrants kicked out of UK after biggest illegal work crackdown on record

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EXCLUSIVE: Federal budget to include plan for businesses to write off capital costs more aggressively: sources

EXCLUSIVE: Federal budget to include plan for businesses to write off capital costs more aggressively: sources

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Q&A with Canada's energy minister: 'I think there's a risk aversion in government'

Q&A with Canada's energy minister: 'I think there's a risk aversion in government'

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'The stakes are high': Courts across Canada are asking Ottawa for more judges

'The stakes are high': Courts across Canada are asking Ottawa for more judges

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Reeves vows to 'defy' gloomy economic forecasts

Reeves vows to 'defy' gloomy economic forecasts

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Migrant sex offender deported from UK after mistaken release

Migrant sex offender deported from UK after mistaken release

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London delivery drivers and barbershops targeted as illegal worker arrests hit record high

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London delivery drivers and barbershops targeted as illegal worker arrests hit record high

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Epping migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu mistakenly released from prison deported to Ethiopia

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Epping migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu mistakenly released from prison deported to Ethiopia

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Trump says China will work with him to stop fentanyl trafficking

Trump says China will work with him to stop fentanyl trafficking

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Migrant sex offender deported after mistaken prison release

Migrant sex offender deported after mistaken prison release

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North Korea touts missile tests as Trump visits South Korea

North Korea touts missile tests as Trump visits South Korea

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Trump says he could deploy US military in American cities, claims ‘courts wouldn’t get involved’

Trump says he could deploy US military in American cities, claims ‘courts wouldn’t get involved’

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SNP record in Glasgow branded 'reprehensibly bad' as party accused of 'blaming others' over housing crisis

SNP record in Glasgow branded 'reprehensibly bad' as party accused of 'blaming others' over housing crisis

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Pentagon orders managers to fire civilian workers with 'speed and conviction'

Pentagon orders managers to fire civilian workers with 'speed and conviction'

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Newsom invokes Scripture in attack on GOP over shutdown affecting food assistance: ‘Cruelty is the policy’

Newsom invokes Scripture in attack on GOP over shutdown affecting food assistance: ‘Cruelty is the policy’

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