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• Starmer criticised for welcoming Egyptian activist

  28-12-2025 07:46 via bbc.com
  Alaa Abdel Fattah flew to the UK on Friday after a travel ban imposed by Cairo was lifted.
  
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• UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy

  27-12-2025 23:35 via bbc.com
  The Home Office says Kinshasa has failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal immigrants and foreign national offenders.
  
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• UK to offer military 'gap year' to boost recruitment

  27-12-2025 08:47 via bbc.com
  The paid 12-month course is aimed at under-25s, with plans for the scheme to grow to 1,000 young people a year.
  
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• Don't rule out EU customs union, TUC boss tells Starmer

  27-12-2025 02:44 via bbc.com
  Trade unionist Paul Nowak says he wants to see the "closest possible" economic relationship with the EU.
  
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• Tributes as UK's first female Asian lord mayor dies

  26-12-2025 12:25 via bbc.com
  Councillor Manjula Sood, who served Leicester throughout her political career, dies aged 80.
  
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• Starmer backs down in farm tax row - but why now?

  24-12-2025 11:26 via bbc.com
  A U-turn on inheritance tax plans for farmers raises more questions about political judgement in government.
  
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• Justice secretary's grooming gang comments probed for code breach

  23-12-2025 18:54 via bbc.com
  Angela Constance has been accused of misrepresenting Prof Alexis Jay's position on public inquiries into child sexual abuse and exploitation.
  
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• Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms

  23-12-2025 18:29 via bbc.com
  The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.
  
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• Scrap non-crime hate incidents, police leaders to recommend

  23-12-2025 14:46 via bbc.com
  College of Policing chair says a "sensible" new approach is needed, focused on the most serious incidents.
  
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• English councils warned against adopting four-day week

  23-12-2025 03:44 via bbc.com
  Local Government Secretary Steve Reed has told council leaders to not introduce four-day working weeks.
  
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• Lib Dems write to human rights watchdog over election delays

  22-12-2025 18:53 via bbc.com
  The government has indicated it would postpone elections if requested by local authorities.
  
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• Plymouth elections go ahead but Exeter undecided

  22-12-2025 17:30 via bbc.com
  Elections due to be held in Exeter in May could still be cancelled.
  
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• Hen cages and pig farrowing crates face ban

  22-12-2025 14:06 via bbc.com
  The government says its animal welfare strategy will bring "the biggest reforms in a generation".
  
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• Ex-BNP leader Nick Griffin accused of stirring up racial hatred with cartoon

  22-12-2025 13:45 via bbc.com
  Nick Griffin appeared in court via video link in a private prosecution by the Campaign Against Antisemitism.
  
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• UK lacks 'coherent' social mobility plan, top government adviser says

  22-12-2025 04:25 via bbc.com
  The chair of the Social Mobility Commission has called on the prime minister to set out a clearer strategy.
  
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• Puppy farm ban promised in plans to improve animal welfare

  21-12-2025 23:30 via bbc.com
  The government says its animal welfare strategy will bring "the biggest reforms in a generation".
  
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• King's Foundation chair and nominee peer admits 'misleading' doctorate claim

  21-12-2025 20:33 via bbc.com
  Dame Ann Limb tells the Sunday Times she did not complete a doctorate previously listed on her CV.
  
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• Labour MSP to quit Holyrood over links to sex offender

  21-12-2025 20:12 via bbc.com
  Pam Duncan-Glancy stood down as the party's education spokeswoman earlier this month after admitting a "serious error of judgement".
  
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• No evidence Reform broke electoral law, watchdog says

  21-12-2025 14:12 via bbc.com
  The Electoral Commission says it had not identified evidence of rule-breaking in Nigel Farage's campaign in Clacton.
  
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• Call for time limits on public inquiries as costs soar

  21-12-2025 10:20 via bbc.com
  MSPs have recommended changes as they revealed almost £260m has been spent on Scotland's public inquiries since 2007.
  
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• Track UK's latest migration numbers - including asylum, visas and small boats

  19-12-2025 19:24 via bbc.com
  Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK
  
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• Foreign prison officers exempted from stricter visa rules

  19-12-2025 19:22 via bbc.com
  It follows warnings some jails were facing a staffing crisis after salary requirements were raised.
  
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• Inquiry ongoing after UK government hacked, says minister

  19-12-2025 18:32 via bbc.com
  Trade minister Sir Chris Bryant says information was accessed and an investigation has been launched.
  
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• Watchdog hits out at potential local election delays

  19-12-2025 17:47 via bbc.com
  The Electoral Commission says postponing council elections further risks "damaging public confidence".
  
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• Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm liquidated and unlikely to repay £148m

  19-12-2025 11:50 via bbc.com
  The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.
  
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• Farage will not face police inquiry into spending

  18-12-2025 19:55 via bbc.com
  It comes despite a former aide claiming Reform UK overspent on Farage's election campaign.
  
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• Boys to be sent on courses to tackle misogyny in schools

  18-12-2025 18:55 via bbc.com
  The measure is part of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in England.
  
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• UK to ban deepfake AI 'nudification' apps

  18-12-2025 18:43 via bbc.com
  A new offence looks to build on existing rules outlawing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse.
  
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• 'Secret bugging' of SNP MSP unacceptable - Swinney

  18-12-2025 18:18 via bbc.com
  The first minister has responded to reports of a staff member recording an SNP member they worked for.
  
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• Zelensky gives stark warning as EU leaders decide on Russia's frozen assets

  18-12-2025 17:46 via bbc.com
  The EU is deciding whether to loan tens of billions of euros of Russian money to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs.
  
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• No apology from Welsh secretary over town centre cash row

  18-12-2025 17:39 via bbc.com
  Jo Stevens spoke after a Labour Senedd member said ministers in Cardiff were being "humiliated".
  
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• Interest rates cut to 3.75% but further reductions to be 'closer call'

  18-12-2025 17:05 via bbc.com
  The decision to lower borrowing costs was widely expected, after inflation slowed in the year to November.
  
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• Ajax trial paused after soldier falls ill in another vehicle

  18-12-2025 15:45 via bbc.com
  Twenty-three vehicles were already taken out of use after soldiers fell ill from noise and vibration.
  
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• Farmers 'bewildered and frightened' over inheritance tax, report finds

  18-12-2025 14:38 via bbc.com
  A government-commissioned report into farm profitability says farmers fear what the future might hold.
  
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• Bomb disposal robot destroys Labour MPs' Christmas cards

  18-12-2025 14:20 via bbc.com
  Remnants of Christmas cards intended for Labour MPs and constituency offices were found at the site.
  
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• Starmer faces rebellion over plan to cut jury trials

  18-12-2025 13:35 via bbc.com
  Nearly 40 Labour MPs send a letter to Sir Keir Starmer warning the proposal will "limit a fundamental right".
  
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• How did the courts backlog get so bad?

  18-12-2025 12:16 via bbc.com
  There are now 79,600 outsanding criminal cases in England and Wales - a record high. BBC Verify looks at how we got here.
  
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• The 'fed up' Scottish town that voted for Reform UK

  18-12-2025 07:16 via bbc.com
  Why did the people of Whitburn - and nearby Blackburn - choose Nigel Farage's party over others?
  
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• King's Speech set for week after crunch elections

  18-12-2025 03:14 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir Starmer is set to unveil the agenda for the next phase of his government in the aftermath of May's elections.
  
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• Watch: The 'fed up' Scottish town that voted for Reform UK

  17-12-2025 23:57 via bbc.com
  Reform won a surprise victory in a council by-election in West Lothian - their first win in Scotland.
  
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• Teachers to be trained to spot early signs of misogyny in boys

  17-12-2025 23:30 via bbc.com
  The measure is part of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls which will be unveiled on Thursday.
  
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• Cut green spending to make UK ready for war, Tories say

  17-12-2025 23:00 via bbc.com
  Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says defence "must be the first priority of any government".
  
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• MP protests in support of hunger strike prisoner

  17-12-2025 22:22 via bbc.com
  MP Zarah Sultana demands urgent medical care for a remand prisoner at Surrey's HMP Bronzefield.
  
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• Streeting rejects calls to stop puberty blocker trial

  17-12-2025 19:43 via bbc.com
  The health secretary tells MPs he is "uncomfortable" about the use of the drugs but he was following expert advice.
  
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• Labour lifts council tax cap in six southern areas

  17-12-2025 19:38 via bbc.com
  The councils are among those expected to lose out under a move to shift funding to more deprived areas.
  
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• Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court

  17-12-2025 18:53 via bbc.com
  The Prime Minister said Roman Abramovich should make good on his pledge that money from the sale of Chelsea FC would go to benefit Ukrainians
  
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• New £150m funding package to protect jobs at Grangemouth

  17-12-2025 17:45 via bbc.com
  The UK government and owners Ineos say the funding will support 500 jobs at the site's ethylene plant.
  
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• Welsh secretary labelled 'dinosaur' for only communicating in English

  17-12-2025 17:30 via bbc.com
  A Plaid Cymru politician says Jo Stevens showed an "incredible lack of respect" for the Welsh language.
  
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• Permanent border facility approved for Kent

  17-12-2025 17:13 via bbc.com
  The site at Sevington is used to carry out checks on goods going in and out of the UK.
  
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• UK will rejoin Erasmus student scheme in 2027

  17-12-2025 16:09 via bbc.com
  The UKleft in December 2020 as part of the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU negotiated by Boris Johnson.
  
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