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Bid to increase UK’s youngest machete killers’ sentences to be heard on Thursday
A hearing to decide whether Britain’s youngest knife murderers should have their sentences increased for the killing of Shawn Seesahai will be held on Thursday at the Court of Appeal. The boys, now 13 ...
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Devolution will be the default for local government, Angela Rayner claims
Devolution will be “default in our constitution” rather than “at the whim of a minister in Whitehall”, Angela Rayner said as she launched plans to overhaul local government. Under the reforms launched ...
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Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo denies claims and criticises ‘political climate’
Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo, who forged links with the Duke of York and mixed with other British establishment figures, insisted he has “done nothing wrong or unlawful”.
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Christmas at Sandringham remains Andrew’s last bastion
The Duke of York has disappeared from public life since stepping down from official duties, but remains at the heart of the royal family’s Christmas Day appearance. Last Christmas, Andrew walked from ...
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Schoolboy ‘likely’ shot by soldier in hospital grounds in 1975, coroner finds
Patrick Crawford, 15, was struck by a bullet while walking through the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital on August 10 1975.
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Starmer cannot duck and dive on question of Irish reunification, Sinn Fein says
Mary Lou McDonald said the incoming government in Dublin must also take ‘urgent’ steps to start planning for unity.
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Alleged Chinese spy with links to Andrew named at High Court
An alleged Chinese spy who was banned from the UK and linked to the Duke of York can now be named as Yang Tengbo, a High Court judge has ruled.
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Devolution plans ‘about giving power from Westminster to local leaders’ – No 10
No 10 said the plans were about “giving power from Westminster to local leaders” but also about tackling the “waste” from multiple layers of government. Angela Rayner, the Housing, Communities and ...
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Strictly’s Amy Dowden to return for live tour after withdrawing from show
The Welsh dancer had made a return to competing on the BBC One show this year after undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
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Apple TV+’s Silo renewed for third and final fourth season
Dystopian series Silo has been renewed for a third and fourth season, Apple TV+ has announced. Based on the novels from US writer Hugh Howey, it tells the story of the last 10,000 people on earth who ...
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‘No surrender squad to reverse Brexit has been set up’ – No 10
No 10 has acknowledged there is a team dealing with the future of EU-UK relations, amid media reports which claim it will row back on the ...
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Q&A: Ofcom, the Online Safety Act, and codes of practice for social media
Online safety regulator Ofcom has published its first set of codes and guidance under the Online Safety Act, setting out the duties tech firms must comply with regarding illegal harms. The landmark ...