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Wednesday, Apr 24

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Revealed: Labour’s plan to start nationalising UK railways within days

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Future Labour government will include new Railways Act in first King's Speech after election

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Labour can make tracks on railways

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Labour’s policy to renationalise the railways, albeit over time when the existing private franchise contracts expire, is one of the rare surviving policies of the Corbyn years

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Public services may be cut to get UK on ‘war footing’, Sunak admits

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The PM doesn't rule out cuts to non-protected Whitehall departments, beyond health and education, to fund the boost to 2.5 per cent

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Why defence spending boost won’t really put UK on a war footing

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Military experts claim Russia, China and North Korea show what preparing for war looks like as Nato lags behind

Israel’s long-threatened invasion of Rafah could be imminent

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Israeli officials say they have US support for controversial plans, despite public opposition over humanitarian concerns

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Ofcom says it won’t shut down GB News, is unsure if Farage counts as a politician

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Broadcasters are entitled to 'freedom of expression' but must follow new rules on politician presenters, regulator says

Teenage girl arrested after two teachers and pupil stabbed at Ammanford school

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Police and ambulance services, including two air ambulances, attended Amman Valley school in Ammanford just after 11am

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Petrol prices could rise even higher after hitting £1.50 a litre

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Experts say prices could rise if tensions in the Middle East escalate

Three men arrested in probe into deaths of five people while crossing Channel

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French authorities say up to 50 migrants stormed the boat, which was already full of people who had paid smugglers for the crossing to the UK, causing a crush

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Russia ‘moves nuclear missile launchers to Finland border’

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The move was called a 'timely and adequate response' to Finland joining Nato, in the Kremlin's latest nuclear threat against the West

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Post Office law could force Government to act over second IT scandal

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MP Kevan Jones has tabled an amendment to the Horizon Offences Bill that would require the Government to act within 30 days of legislation being passed

Ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson appears in court over sex offence charges

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The 61-year-old politician was arrested and charged in relation to historical sexual allegations at the end of March

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Under Armour and Columbia ‘forced labour’ investigation launched by US

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Clothes made for the brands could be impounded by US officials following i's investigation, as senior congresswoman warns of 'extremely serious' case

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‘We retired to Spain after Brexit and it’s much cheaper – the UK seems miserable’

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Gabrielle Taylor says living on the Costa del Sol is 'so much cheaper' than the UK and amenities and transport are better

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Defence spending plan won’t affect tax cuts, Rishi Sunak insists

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Labour's deputy leader has faced scrutiny about whether she paid the right amount of tax on the 2015 sale of her Stockport council house

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Nottingham attack families traumatised by ‘degrading’ police messages

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Barnaby Webber's mother shared an open letter as she said she has been denied the opportunity to speak to the officers 'privately and anonymously'

Russia’s planned fightback after Ukraine gets missiles from the West

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Russia has a window of opportunity to step up offensives while it has the upper hand in terms of firepower and troops, analysts say

Photo ID laws risk mass disenfranchisement at local elections, campaigners warn

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Campaigners fear new rules will have a 'chilling effect on voting' and could lead to mass disenfranchisement

Laura Kuenssberg to present BBC’s May election coverage after Huw Edwards quits

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Laura Kuenssberg will present the BBC’s coverage of the May 2 local and mayoral elections in a 'rehearsal' for the general election

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US Senate passes $95bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

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The package also includes a national security bill that could effectively ban TikTok in the United States

Tuesday, Apr 23

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Mass grave found in Gaza as locals say some bodies were stripped with hands tied

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At least 283 bodies discovered at hospital in Khan Yunis this week after withdrawal of Israeli forces, local officials say

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Six arrested after marchers fight police at St George’s Day event in Whitehall

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Men draped in England flags clashed with officers after 'far-right and groups linked to football clubs' converged on London

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Starmer should stop chasing The Sun’s endorsement, says Murdoch’s ex son-in-law

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PR guru Matthew Freud warns Sir Keir Starmer against chasing a Labour endorsement from Rupert Murdoch's newspaper

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Jeremy Hunt accused of second rule break over tours of Westminster

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It is the second time the Chancellor has been accused of breaking Parliamentary rules over charging for access to Westminster in less than two months

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‘Weak’ hush money case may be only chance to stop Trump before election

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The trial is increasingly looking like the American legal system’s best chance of landing a politically damaging conviction before 5 November

Hostage deal stalled, says expert amid fears many dead and regional war looming

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US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller said Hamas seemed more interested in full-scale regional war than a hostage agreement

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New photo of Prince Louis taken by Kate released for his sixth birthday

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The image was taken by the Princess of Wales at Windsor within the last few days

Brits pay record £7.5bn in inheritance tax – how to cut your bill

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More people are being dragged into paying inheritance tax due to the threshold freezing. Here's how you can reduce your bill

How Huw Edwards scandal unfolded up to BBC presenter’s resignation – a timeline

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Edwards has resigned 'on medical advice', the BBC has revealed, following allegations he paid a young person for sexually explicit photos

How latest Channel tragedy unfolded – as five migrants killed in boat crush

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A four-year-old girl is reported to be among those killed in a crush on board a small boat