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• The three wise men parade Madrid's streets amid tightened security

  05-01-2017 19:44
  The three biblical wise men paraded through Madrid's streets amid tight security on Thursday, the eve of Epiphany, which celebrates the day they are said to have visited the infant Christ with gold, frankincense and myrrh. Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar, accompanied by hundreds of eclectic floats, handed out sweets to the thousands of children lining the Spanish capital's main boulevard. Madrid's authorities deployed 800 police officers, some heavily armed, erected concrete barriers to block acc
  
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• The UK universities that require no qualifications to enrol

  11-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Six institutions admitted more than 50% of their home student intake in 2024-25 without qualifications such as A-levels or GCSEs
  
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• Rightwing MPs increase use of Musk’s X as centre-left rivals quit

  11-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Majority of Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians are on alternative social media platform Bluesky, report shows
  
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• John Healey: the moderate battling for higher UK military spending

  11-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Previously talked of as a potential prime minister, the defence secretary’s efforts have put him at odds with Treasury
  
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• Britain’s post-Brexit policy options

  11-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  In an unstable world, do all roads lead back to Europe?
  
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• UK to launch CO₂ supply push as pubs prepare for bumper beer sales

  10-06-2026 23:00 via ft.com
  Consultation comes as football fans look forward to start of World Cup and month of drinking
  
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• Changing visa rules for care workers is wrong, says Rayner

  10-06-2026 22:47 via bbc.com
  
  The former deputy prime minister says changing visa rules for migrants already living in the UK would be "un-British".
  
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• Starmer dithering over defence spending, says Badenoch

  10-06-2026 21:28 via bbc.com
  
  The clash at PMQs comes amid a cabinet battle over how a military investment plan will be funded.
  
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• Palantir ban means frontline police will be lost in London, Met chief warns

  10-06-2026 19:37 via ft.com
  Comments from Mark Rowley come after Sadiq Khan blocked contract between force and US tech company
  
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• Burnham pledges to back pension campaigners claiming billions

  10-06-2026 19:37 via ft.com
  Labour leadership hopeful says he’ll ‘stick by the Waspi women’, whose demands could exceed £10bn
  
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• Belfast knife attack disorder 'destabilising', says terror adviser

  10-06-2026 19:11 via bbc.com
  
  Jonathan Hall KC tells the BBC it was "absolutely legitimate" to talk about immigration in relation to national security.
  
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• Vets advise ban on over the counter flea treatment for pets

  10-06-2026 19:06 via bbc.com
  
  Pet owners have historically been advised they should treat cats and dogs as a preventative measure every month.
  
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• Historic Merseyside shipyard bought ahead of planned Royal Navy refresh

  10-06-2026 18:37 via ft.com
  Cammell Laird, once the engine room of warship building in the UK, positions for potential higher defence spending
  
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• Social media platforms warned over role in fuelling Belfast riots

  10-06-2026 16:34 via ft.com
  Ofcom tells sites to take action over content that may incite violence as Northern Ireland braces for further unrest
  
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• Fly-tippers should face higher fines, Reform UK urges

  10-06-2026 14:04 via bbc.com
  
  The party also wants an annual "national action day" to help "rekindle civic pride".
  
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• Starmer promises ‘full force of the law’ as Northern Ireland braces for more riots

  10-06-2026 11:55 via ft.com
  Politicians call for calm after racially motivated violence in Belfast
  
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• Belfast braced for more racially motivated riots after families evacuated

  10-06-2026 11:55 via ft.com
  UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeals for calm and vows that those responsible will be punished
  
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• How Northern Ireland became a breeding ground for riots

  10-06-2026 10:38 via ft.com
  Violence erupts in a repeat of 2025 disorder, aided by tendency for many politicians to be equivocal on the crimes
  
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• Watchdog demands new powers to tackle Iran-linked charities

  10-06-2026 09:30 via ft.com
  Charity Commission targets actors who ‘abuse’ legal status ‘to promote extremism and terrorism’
  
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• 'Not just offshore jobs': The issues facing voters in Aberdeen South

  10-06-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  Voters head to the polls on 18 June as seven candidates stand in Aberdeen South.
  
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• Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC

  10-06-2026 06:17 via bbc.com
  
  Under current rules, shops breaking the law can only be closed for up to six months in England and Wales.
  
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• Thames Water to pay £749mn under creditor takeover deal

  10-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Costs mount for restructuring of UK’s biggest water company as it strives to avoid nationalisation
  
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• Northern Ireland battles to contain disorder after Belfast knife attack

  10-06-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  First Minister deplores ‘outright thuggery’ as protesters set fire to homes, cars and public transport
  
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• Magistrate shortage threatens English court reforms, MPs warn

  10-06-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Recruitment shortfall threatens Labour’s pledge to reduce huge backlog of cases in criminal courts
  
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• Unions snub Farage's invite to join Reform UK

  09-06-2026 19:37 via bbc.com
  
  The party leader says his "door is open" but the Unite union says he is "no friend of the workers".
  
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• Starmer to tell ministers to quit if they back Burnham

  09-06-2026 19:17 via ft.com
  Supporters of Greater Manchester mayor say he already has enough MPs to launch a leadership challenge
  
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• Farage says Reform has contacted X 'to highest level' over fake AI ads

  09-06-2026 18:45 via bbc.com
  
  The fake ads feature the governor of the Bank of England - the Bank has urged people to report them.
  
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• Scrap legal equality duty for public services, says Badenoch

  09-06-2026 18:43 via bbc.com
  
  The Conservative leader says the rules have led to public bodies becoming "institutionally incompetent".
  
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• British firms to be favoured in defence spending

  09-06-2026 17:59 via bbc.com
  
  The defence secretary says he wants to take an "unashamedly pro-Britain" approach when awarding contracts.
  
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• Hidden camera found in government building

  09-06-2026 17:35 via bbc.com
  
  The complex is shared by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and the Home Office.
  
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