Streeting urges Starmer to go further on Brexit as leadership speculation swells
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Health Secretary calls for closer ties with Europe and signals possible leadership bid amid internal Labour tensions
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Widow decries 'soft justice' after Beckenham supermarket attack killer jailed for five years
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Cairistine Clark says the sentence for Demiesh Williams does not reflect the loss of her husband, Andrew Clark, who died after a Beckenham Sainsbury's encounter; Williams is likely to be released in about three years.
Motability car scheme tied to driving-ban exemptions faces scrutiny in the UK
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Analysis shows drivers used Motability status to avoid penalties as government tightens oversight; critics warn of loopholes and taxpayer exposure.
U.S. conducts two more strikes on alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific, killing five
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Southern Command says vessels were transiting narco-trafficking routes; administration cites escalation amid congressional scrutiny
UK net migration near pre-pandemic levels as asylum, visas and small-boat movements diverge in latest data
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Official figures show net migration close to pre-Covid levels, while asylum, visa and small-boat metrics display mixed trends in the United Kingdom.
UK inflation cools but relief remains elusive as Reeves extends tax freeze
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Inflation slows to 3.2%, but real incomes are squeezed as the government extends the freeze on tax thresholds to 2031; markets eye a 3.75% Bank Rate cut amid a mixed data backdrop.
Pakistani court sentences Imran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in state gifts graft case
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Former prime minister and his wife were found guilty of retaining and selling gifts from foreign dignitaries, in a case tied to a 2021 jewelry gift from Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during a state visit.
BP names Meg O’Neill as first female CEO, signals pivot back to oil and gas
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External appointment marks a shift away from the renewables push after activist investor pressure; O’Neill to take over in April
Ringleader of anti-capitalist Take Back Power identified as son of megayacht insurer executive
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Privately educated 25-year-old Arthur Clifton linked to Ritz manure dumping and Crown Jewels custard protests