Politics
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Tories accuse PM of funding tax cuts for Mauritians with Chagos deal
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the UK’s £3.4bn deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while…
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Bus fares to jobs: Seven ways the Spending Review affects you
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images All the talk of departmental budgets and fiscal rules may feel somewhat…
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UN panel urges UK to renegotiate Chagos Islands deal
A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it “fails…
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Ban ‘no ball games’ signs to get children off devices, play experts say
Vanessa Clarke Education reporter Getty Images Play experts want to ban “no ball games” signs and protect playtime during school…
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UK sanctions far-right Israeli ministers for ‘inciting violence’ against Palestinians
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News AFP via Getty Images Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich are key members of PM Benjamin…
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Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Rough sleeping will be decriminalised next year under government plans to scrap a 200-year-old law.…
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Sizewell C pledged to lower bills but will take at least 10 years
Michael Race, Simon Jack & Alice Cunningham BBC Business & BBC Suffolk Watch: PM says new nuclear plans are “statement…
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MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales
Women would no longer be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy in England and Wales under a proposed shake-up of abortion…
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Keir Starmer denies bowing to political pressure on winter fuel payments
Sir Keir Starmer has denied his government’s U-turn on winter fuel payments was a result of political pressure, instead arguing…
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Family visa income threshold should be lower, review says
Oscar Bentley Political reporter PA Media The minimum income threshold for family visas should be relaxed, a government-commissioned review has…
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