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Defence Secretary John Healey refuses to say whether anyone has lost their job over the Ministry of Defence data breach.

Nobody has been fired over £7 billion Afghan data breach, LBC understands

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Exclusive: Government gagged media over MoD leak that endangered 100,000 Afghan allies

MoD blunder leads to £7billion government cover-up of Taliban 'kill-list'

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The MoD data breach risked the lives of up to 100,000 people

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Luke Pollard, Minister of the Armed Forces, told LBC’s Andrew Marr that the Taliban 'has a lot of information already’ about Afghans involved in the data leak, but that they are at ‘no increased risk’ of retaliation.

Luke Pollard tells LBC Taliban ‘has a lot of information’ and suggests person responsible for leak still works for MoD

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A former Afghan interpreter told LBC that the Taliban may have used the major Ministry of Defence (MoD) data breach to target Britain's allies.

Taliban has used major data breach at MoD to target those who helped Britain, says former Afghan interpreter

Dr Nooralhaq Nasimi, who came to the UK in 1999 and founded the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) to help others, said the Government must “accept full responsibility (and) offer meaningful compensation” to those affected.

MoD data breach has 'endangered lives' and 'betrayed' thousands of Afghans, says campaign group

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Michael Ives, 47, and Kerry Ives, 46, have been found guilty at Mold Crown Court of the murder of their two-year-old grandson.

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Tim Davie, Director-General of the BBC.

BBC boss Tim Davie insists he can 'lead' the corporation in the 'right way' in wake of string of scandals

Thousands of Afghans are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret scheme set up after a catastrophic personal data leak of people who supported British forces.

MoD could face 'strong claims for substantial compensation' following 'catastrophic' data breach

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Luke Pollard, Minister of the Armed Forces, told LBC’s Andrew Marr that the Taliban 'has a lot of information already’ about Afghans involved in the data leak, but that they are at ‘no increased risk’ of retaliation.

Luke Pollard tells LBC Taliban ‘has a lot of information’ and suggests person responsible for leak still works for MoD

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A former Afghan interpreter told LBC that the Taliban may have used the major Ministry of Defence (MoD) data breach to target Britain's allies.

Taliban has used major data breach at MoD to target those who helped Britain, says former Afghan interpreter

Dr Nooralhaq Nasimi, who came to the UK in 1999 and founded the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association (ACAA) to help others, said the Government must “accept full responsibility (and) offer meaningful compensation” to those affected.

MoD data breach has 'endangered lives' and 'betrayed' thousands of Afghans, says campaign group

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Donald Trump said that he will meet Keir Starmer later this month to ‘refine’ the trade deal between the UK and the US in an expected meeting in ‘oil capital’ Aberdeenl ater this month.

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Defence Secretary John Healey refuses to say whether anyone has lost their job over the Ministry of Defence data breach.

Nobody has been fired over £7 billion Afghan data breach, LBC understands

Exclusive
Exclusive: Government gagged media over MoD leak that endangered 100,000 Afghan allies

MoD blunder leads to £7billion government cover-up of Taliban 'kill-list'

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Mark Rutte, NATO's secretary general, at the White House

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Yostin Mosquera, left, denies murdering Albert Alfonso, centre.

Web searches on 'fatal blows' and 'deep freezers' made before suitcase murders, jury told

photos issued by Northumbria Police of Daniel Daniel Graham, 39, (left) and Adam Carruthers, 32, who are due to be sentenced on Tuesday after they were found guilty at Newcastle Crown Court of criminal damage after the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree

Reason Sycamore Gap vandals cut down iconic tree revealed - as two men jailed for over four years

Michael Ives, 47, and Kerry Ives, 46, have been found guilty at Mold Crown Court of the murder of their two-year-old grandson.

Grandparents found guilty of murdering two-year-old after exposing him to 'casual brutality'

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‘Real concern’ over wellbeing of doctors in training as number at ‘high risk of burnout’ doubles

DIY heart monitor rolled out to cut hospital waiting lists - staff on a NHS hospital ward.

DIY heart monitor rolled out to cut hospital waiting lists

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Financial services reforms

Watchdogs insist reducing regulation will not increase risk of financial crisis

Housing being built

Housebuilders’ £100m offer after probe ‘definitely looks dodgy’, Parliament told

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Britain's King Charles III speaks during a Youth Opportunity Summit at St James's Palace.

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Uber rolls out ‘senior accounts’ in UK to help elderly people travel

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MasterChef presenter John Torode will not return to the BBC cooking show after producers Banijay UK confirmed his contract will not be renewed.

MasterChef star John Torode sacked - after allegation he used 'racist language' upheld in Gregg Wallace report

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Sources have said Gerrard treats his daughter's partner Lee "just as he would anyone else”.

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