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A group of refugees on their inflatable boat.

Migrant avoids deportation after claiming people smuggler threw away his ID and phone

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to media at Rideau Hall

Canadian PM Mark Carney calls snap election as he says Donald Trump 'wants to break us' with trade war

Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson

Fraudulent university loans to be investigated as 'financial scandal', says Bridget Phillipson

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves Hosts Roundtable With Regulators.

Reeves to slash civil service spending by £2bn as Jeremy Hunt tells LBC chancellor must be 'bolder' to fix UK economy

Brits are set to be £1,400 by 2030, a new study suggests

Average family to be '£1,400 worse off' by 2030, study finds

Chancellor Rachel Reeves Hosts Roundtable With Regulators.

Rachel Reeves takes axe to Civil Service: Government departments to make £2billion cuts

Sir Ed said a lack of 'clarity' around the changes was causing 'fear'

Sir Ed Davey: Disabled people and carers will be 'kept awake' by benefits shake-up

JD Vance And Tim Walz Face Off In Vice Presidential Debate In New York

JD Vance claims UK is 'stagnating because of its immigration' in scathing speech

Liz Kendall has told LBC that the welfare system ‘has to be reformed’ as the government faces a backlash from Labour MPs for their plans to shake up the benefits system.

‘Can’t duck the issue’ of UK’s soaring benefits bill, Liz Kendall tells LBC

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall unveiled major reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday.

Labour's benefits crackdown: From PIP to Universal Credit, what does it mean for you?

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall making a statement on welfare reform in the House of Commons, London. Picture date: Tuesday March 18, 2025.

Labour's battle on benefits begins as rebels say crackdown will cause 'immense suffering'

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Pat McFadden defends changes to welfare system as he insists Cabinet 'united' behind plans - despite backlash

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Civil servants are having their credit cards frozen

'We need to treat taxpayer money with respect': Ministers freeze civil service credit cards after spending quadruples

Badenoch is expected to drop the party’s commitment to net zero, which the UK is legally required to reach by 2050, in a speech on Tuesday.

UK net zero target by 2050 is ‘impossible’ without bankrupting Britain, says Kemi Badenoch

A selection of credit cards in a fan.

Almost 20,000 Civil Service credit cards to be frozen - after spending quadruples in four years

MPs have been urged to support moves to ban smacking and other forms of physical punishment against children in England.

Ministers urged to back law change which will see smacking children to punish them banned

Polling station at Deptford Park School.

Russian networks tried to disrupt UK election but did not cause ‘notable’ impact, security minister says

A prison officer walks down the C wing at Wandsworth prison.

Number of prisoners reaches six-month high, despite thousands being released early to ease overcrowding

‘Iran will suffer the consequences’ - Trump raises prospect of war with Iran as Us attacks on Houthis continue

‘Iran will suffer the consequences’ - Trump raises prospect of war with Iran as US attacks on Houthis continue

Reform UK held a press conference In Central London on Monday to announce new councillors.

Nearly 30 councillors defect to Reform UK as Farage says party's civil war won’t ‘put a dent’ in electoral chances

Technology firms must tackle illegal content on their platforms under new rules, but there are concerns that the changes are too weak.

New Ofcom powers for online safety come into force as charities warn of 'major gaps' in legislation

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has named his plan the "coalition of the willing."

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves gives a speech on economic growth at Siemens Healthineers.

Rachel Reeves rules out 'tax and spend' ahead of spring statement

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Labour considers plan to send rejected migrants to the Balkans

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves arrives at Downing Street

Middle income parents spared from burdensome tax returns under shake up from Rachel Reeves next week

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US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House

Trump announces 'most lethal aircraft ever built' as he warns Russia 'wouldn't be worried' about NATO without US

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing the White House, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Washington, en route to New Jersey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump halts legal aid funding for migrant children travelling alone

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U.S. President Trump's State Visit To UK - Day Two

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Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has admitted that the assisted dying laws may change in future.

Kim Leadbeater admits assisted dying laws could change in future - but 'positive' it will still be passed by MPs

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King Charles is set to visit Poland to pay respects to those that died in Holocaust.

King Charles to make ‘secret offer’ to Donald Trump during historic second state visit

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President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Donald Trump signs executive order to shut down US Department of Education

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Portrait of Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter. Musk is also Founder of The Boring Company and co-founder of Neuralink, OpenAI, and the online bank x.com, which merged with Confinity to become PayPal.

US judge blocks Elon Musk's 'DOGE' team from accessing Social Security details of millions of Americans

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Amazon accused of 'pushing propaganda' after mum asks Alexa to name celebrities - and is given list of Republicans

Amazon accused of 'pushing propaganda' after mum asks Alexa for celebrities - and is given Trump, Vance and Musk

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Sir Keir Starmer visited a military base in Northwood, north-west London

Putin would face 'severe consequences' for breaching a ceasefire, warns Sir Keir Starmer

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Zelenskyy and Starmer have both been discussing the Ukraine war on Thursday

Ruling out NATO membership is a 'gift to Russia', Zelenskyy warns, as Starmer says military plans 'coming into focus'

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Screen grab of members of the House of Lords looking up during a protest in the chamber after protesters calling for the abolition of the unelected chamber started shouting, singing and throwing leaflets.

House of Lords suspended after protesters throw leaflets from public gallery

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'Vote Labour, get trash,' warns Kemi Badenoch as she admits local elections will be 'extremely difficult' for Tories

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A gang of Youths armed with knives stormed a primary school.

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The raid led to the arrest of 35 Romanian men and one 16-year-old boy who had been employed by a sub-contractor.

More than 30, including a teenager, arrested by immigration enforcement in Belfast raid

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Heathrow as resumed "full service" but some flights remain cancelled.

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Lewis Hamilton disqualified from Chinese Grand Prix after breaking F1 rule by just four millimetres

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