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March 14, 2024

Tories and Labour too slow to decry racism, says Abbott

Diane Abbott has hit out at the Conservatives and Labour, accusing both parties of \"shocking\" racism in the Tory donor scandal.

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Nearly half of voters want PM to call a May election

Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure to call a snap general election after a poll showed nearly half of the public want a May contest.

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Could the Tories replace Sunak before the election?

It has been a difficult few weeks for Rishi Sunak. The Budget failed to reinvigorate the party’s popularity and his personal ratings remain dismal, stuck down at Liz Truss levels of depression.

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McDonald has Labour whip restored after speech row

Andy McDonald has had the Labour whip restored after an internal investigation into remarks he made at a pro-Palestine rally found he had not breached party rules.

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UK set to ban foreign states from owning British papers

Rishi Sunak's government is set to change the law to ban foreign states from owning, influencing or controlling British newspapers in a move threatening the Abu Dhabi-backed bid for The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator.

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Spiked vapes being offered to children via social media

Schoolchildren are being offered vapes spiked with drugs that are being distributed via Snapchat, the Met Police has warned.

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Johnson like an 'absent football manager' during pandemic, inquiry told

Boris Johnson was like an “absent\" football manager during the pandemic, a public inquiry has heard.

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'Extremist' groups set to be blacklisted by government

The government is set to create a list of \"extremist\" groups that will be blacklisted from funding and prevented from meeting ministers and civil servants under new plans drawn up by Michael Gove.

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Cancer death rate among middle-aged people falls

Fewer middle-aged people are dying from cancer than at any point in 25 years, although cases are rising due to factors such as obesity, researchers say.

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Constance Marten defends living in tent with newborn

Manslaughter-accused woman said ‘Jesus survived in a barn'

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Fears Israel and Hezbollah ground war now inevitable

Calls from right-wing politicians in Tel Aviv for a Lebanon invasion grow, reports Kim Sengupta from northern Israel

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Israeli tank killed clearly visible journalist, says UN

An Israeli tank killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon last year by firing two 120 mm rounds at a group of “clearly identifiable journalists” in violation of international law, a UN investigation into the 13 October incident has found.

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Russia 'ready to use' nuclear weapons if state threatened

Vladimir Putin has claimed Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to statehood, sovereignty or independence. In a rambling interview with Russian state television released early yesterday, Mr Putin also said he hoped the US would refrain from actions that could trigger a nuclear conflict.

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Bill passes in US that could ban TikTok nationwide

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese parent company Byte Dance doesn't sell. It was approved by the House with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, following concerns the video app's ownership structure is a national security threat.

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Alleged 'torture' testimony in Lai trial ignites concerns

Politicians and senior lawyers have raised concerns over the use of testimony of a jailed pro-democracy activist against Jimmy Lai amid allegations that it may have been obtained under torture during his detention in mainland China. Andy Li, one of the most prominent pro-democracy activists arrested by China in 2020, took the witness stand yesterday to testify for the prosecution.

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Man who spent 70 years living in iron lung dies

A man who lived in an iron lung for seven decades after contracting polio as a child has died. Paul Alexander, of Dallas in Texas, US, was paralysed from the neck down after contracting the virus at the age of six in 1952. He was rushed to hospital after developing symptoms and woke up inside a mechanical lung.

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'Harassment isn't sexual attraction. It's about power'

Daisy Goodwin, creator of the ITV hit 'Victoria' talks to Charlotte Cripps about writing a novel on the 'original girl boss' and how she wants to help fellow assault victims

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Behind Japan's seminal film exploring queer childhoods

Louis Chilton speaks to award-winning filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda about 'Monster', which tells the story of two young schoolboys who find themselves drawn to one another

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TV star says Ovo 'wrongly' took money from account

Victoria Coren Mitchell has accused Ovo Energy of \"wrongly\" taking thousands of pounds from her bank account and suggested she will take legal action against the supplier.

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Arsenal take another step on their journey to the top

Mikel Arteta tried to put on a managerial demeanour as he congratulated his players on going the distance and beating Porto, but ultimately, he couldn't keep the joyous smile off his face. It was all too visible as he came out of the dressing room and then sat down in front of the media.

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Can Liverpool 2.0 remain a force minus Klopp factor?

Jurgen Klopp has spent the last few years imbuing Liverpool with confidence about his team and the last few weeks trying to fill them with optimism about a future without him. An ability to make supporters feel better about their club can seem one of his greatest assets as a communicator. Perhaps Klopp’s buoyancy will be part of his legacy but some of his predictions can take on a prophetic feel: give people enough hope and the remarkable can become the reality.

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Buttler: Kids aren't looking at Test cricket on TikTok

England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler believes Test cricket is not capturing the attention of the next generation of fans.

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