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'My life was destroyed by Post Office - now I can finally turn heating on full'

Betty Brown, 92, who said the Post Office Horizon IT scandal 'absolutely destroyed my whole life', has finally reached a compensation settlement after a 26 year battle

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UK will not invest in Brazilian tropical forest fund at Cop30

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Prisoner manhunt LIVE: Met police 'urgently' seeking Algerian man wrongly released from HMP Wandsworth a week ago

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Post-Brexit rules ‘something you wouldn’t make up unless you had to’

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Streeting sets out fresh offer to resident doctors in bid to avert strikes

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Police manhunt after another foreign prisoner mistakenly released from jail

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Police manhunt after another foreign prisoner mistakenly released from jail

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Lammy’s lack of poppy during PMQs branded a ‘disgrace’

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Lammy’s lack of poppy during PMQs branded a ‘disgrace’

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Badenoch warns of ‘oil and gas emergency’ in call for new drilling

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Ramaswamy lists ‘key lessons’ for GOP after electoral blowout: ‘We got our a--es handed to us’

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The results are in: 2025's biggest winner and losers from the off-year elections

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Maine voters defeat voter ID ballot initiative, approve 'red flag' gun restrictions

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Fox News Voter Poll: Change candidate Mamdani defeats legacy political figures

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Trump says election results not good for Republicans, citing 2 possible reasons

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Charlotte mayor wins landslide reelection despite controversy over Iryna Zarutska’s slaying

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The 15 taxes Reeves could raise (or cut) in the Budget

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Why the rise of ‘Trump’s worst nightmare’ should worry Keir Starmer

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Badenoch warns of ‘oil and gas emergency’ in call for new drilling

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'Get a grip, man!' David Lammy in fiery PMQ's clash over accidental release of migrant sex offender

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'Get a grip, man!' David Lammy in fiery PMQ's clash over accidental release of migrant sex offender

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Man who re-entered UK by small boat after removal to France deported again

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Man who re-entered UK by small boat after removal to France deported again

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Small boat migrant who returned to UK after being removed sent back to France again

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Small boat migrant who returned to UK after being removed sent back to France again

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Budget tax hikes should be coupled with major reform, Osborne says

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Budget tax hikes should be coupled with major reform, Osborne says

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Lammy makes history as first black politician to lead Prime Minister’s Questions

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Lammy makes history as first black politician to lead Prime Minister’s Questions

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Unfair to say locals were not consulted on asylum barracks plan – Alexander

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Who is Zohran Mamdani? Arsenal-supporting 'Trump nightmare' elected mayor of New York

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Supreme Court to weigh Trump tariff powers in blockbuster case

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Texas voters approve requiring judges to deny bail for certain violent felony charges

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Daylight saving reform hits wall as lawmakers blast 'outdated practice'

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Key takeaways from the 2025 elections

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11-metre effigy of Keir Starmer unveiled for bonfire celebrations

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Chancellor under rising pressure amid warning UK finance blackhole must be plugged ‘with 2p income tax hike’

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Chancellor under rising pressure amid warning UK finance blackhole must be plugged ‘with 2p income tax hike’

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FLASHBACK: Wildest moments Mamdani overcame on the campaign trail to become NYC's next mayor

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Senate Democrats eye exit from record-breaking shutdown as pressure intensifies

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Fox News Poll: New Jersey governorship remains Democratic with Sherrill win

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SCOOP: House Republicans link Mayor-elect Mamdani to vulnerable congressional Democrats

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Khan says New York has followed London in choosing hope by making Mamdani mayor

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DeSantis-backed Gonzalez, Democrat county commissioner Higgins head to runoff in Miami mayor race

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Fox News Poll: How Spanberger won Virginia governor

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Fears for F-35s as Britain lags behind in race to stockpile rare earth metals

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Khan says New York has followed London in choosing hope by making Mamdani mayor

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Khan says New York has followed London in choosing hope by making Mamdani mayor

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AOC says Trump stopped MTG's potential Senate run, sparking her 'revenge tour' against GOP

AOC says Trump stopped MTG's potential Senate run, sparking her 'revenge tour' against GOP

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Texas race to replace deceased Democrat advances to runoff

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Harry’s pride at being British as he calls for veterans not to be forgotten

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Winsome Earle-Sears concedes Virginia governor race, says she’s ‘not going anywhere’

Winsome Earle-Sears concedes Virginia governor race, says she’s ‘not going anywhere’

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Cameron House fire tragedy leads to landmark law change named in remembrance of victims

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Pro-independence MSP turned down Reform UK after 'smooth talk' from Nigel Farage

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Glasgow council paying for homeless refugees to stay in 50 hotels as city reaches 'breaking point'

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Watch: US election night's big winners… in 90 seconds

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Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City

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Economic anxiety keys Dem sweep in high-stakes races as left leverages voter frustration

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Minneapolis mayor’s race advances to ranked choice voting after no candidate reaches 50%

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California voters pass congressional redistricting proposition in victory for Newsom, Democrats

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Former NJ gov, councilman advance to runoff mayoral race in New Jersey's second-largest city

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Is Reeves about to repeat this 1970s horror budget?

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Donald Trump fumes as Republicans trounced in US elections - and hints at chilling response

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Zohhran Mamdani elected Mayor of New York in major headache for Donald Trump

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California voters OK new congressional lines, boosting Democrats ahead of midterms

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Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, in a historic victory for progressives

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Rep. Mikie Sherrill wins N.J. governor in Tuesday's second victory for Democrats

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Aftab Pureval wins second term as Cincinnati mayor, extending Democrats’ hold on city hall

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