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• Why there's a row about standing up while drinking in central London

  07-08-2026 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Westminster Council is under fire as part of its plans to update a licensing policy. Why?
  
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• UK state subsidies soar as post-Brexit support boosts energy projects

  09-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Government backing climbs to £114bn in year to March, more than double the previous 12 months
  
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• UK state subsidies soar as post-Brexit grants boost energy projects

  09-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Government backing climbs to £114bn in year to March, more than double the previous 12 months
  
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• Burnham failed to end rough sleeping as a mayor — can he succeed as PM?

  09-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Charities who worked with him in Greater Manchester believe PM enters Number 10 understanding what drives the crisis
  
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• Widdecombe murder probe reopens inquiry into attempted burglary at Farage’s house

  08-08-2026 09:27 via ft.com
  Counterterror officers have identified ‘relevant’ information missed during an investigation last year
  
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• Parents of UK students dig deep to fund university costs

  08-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Many expect to provide more than £50,000 towards tuition fees and living expenses, says survey
  
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• How to fix Britain’s housing crisis

  08-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  We need to find ways to lift the financial and resource constraints on new homebuilding
  
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• Burnham urged to rule out changes to pension lump sums in next Budget

  08-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Do not invite pre-Budget speculation for third year running, City bosses warn new PM
  
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• Police investigating Ann Widdecombe murder reopen inquiry into attempted burglary

  08-08-2026 00:44 via ft.com
  Counterterror officers had identified ‘relevant’ information missed during an investigation last year
  
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• Ann Widdecombe murder probe reopens inquiry into attempted burglary

  08-08-2026 00:44 via ft.com
  Counterterror officers had identified ‘relevant’ information missed during an investigation last year
  
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• Badenoch pens letter to Clacton ahead of by-election

  07-08-2026 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Tories are not standing in next week's election, triggered by Nigel Farage's resignation.
  
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• Burnham’s UK tour to focus on cutting cost of living and helping high streets

  07-08-2026 20:01 via ft.com
  Prime Minister returns from holiday next week with plans to visit every region
  
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• Government criticised over plastic spill response

  07-08-2026 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Volunteers call for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene and declare it a "national disaster".
  
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• Streeting 'sickened' by sex abuse claims at Army college

  07-08-2026 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The defence secretary promises to look into what went wrong at the college in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Officer who led PC Harper investigation 'appalled' killers could be released early

  07-08-2026 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Det Sup Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the police officer's death, has publicly shared his views on the case for the first time.
  
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• Prisoner release row proving to be Burnham's first big test as PM

  07-08-2026 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prison overcrowding crisis presents the new PM with a dilemma for which there are only unpalatable choices.
  
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• Will Farage’s gamble pay off?

  07-08-2026 14:36 via ft.com
  On the ground in Clacton; plus, what Badenoch’s backing for a former neo-Nazi says about her leadership style
  
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• The Manchester roots of Andy Burnham’s skills revolution

  07-08-2026 11:00 via ft.com
  An early political dividing line on technical education risks obscuring the case for which he has long argued
  
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• Conservatives pledge to ban foreign nationals from social housing

  07-08-2026 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They claim around 230,000 homes would become available under their plan to limit social housing entitlements.
  
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• Parents haggle with private schools over fees as VAT pushes up costs

  07-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Financial advisers say families now band together to negotiate a group discount for their children as 20% tax rate bites
  
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• ‘I’ll support him all the way’: Clacton voters rally to Farage despite scrutiny

  07-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Reform UK leader forecast to comfortably win by-election in Essex seat even as national approval ratings plunge
  
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• Illegal working arrests double in two years, Home Office says

  07-08-2026 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Home Office says there has been a record number of raids and arrests in the first six months of 2026.
  
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• Sturgeon's criticisms of Swinney reveal tensions in SNP ranks

  07-08-2026 00:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former first minister's attack on the SNP's 2026 election campaign has led to rebukes from ex-colleagues.
  
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• Rail users face further disruption after Manchester power cut

  06-08-2026 23:28 via ft.com
  Hundreds of trains were cancelled in north-west England after a 90-second outage at a critical train signalling centre
  
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• Tories vow to ban foreign nationals from accessing UK social housing

  06-08-2026 23:00 via ft.com
  Party leader Kemi Badenoch pledges to implement policy if she forms next government as she tries to outflank Reform
  
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• 90-second power cut to Manchester train signalling centre causes chaos

  06-08-2026 20:14 via ft.com
  Hundreds of trains cancelled in northern England as backup systems slow to kick in at critical facility
  
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• Manchester power failure causes severe train disruption in northern England

  06-08-2026 18:05 via ft.com
  Network Rail says outage started at 2pm and hundreds of cancellations have taken place
  
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• North East mayors disagree over income tax revenue

  06-08-2026 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen disagree on income tax revenue use.
  
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• SNP write-off value of Murrell motorhome in party accounts

  06-08-2026 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The luxury vehicle was bought for £124,550 by the party's former chief executive as part of a £400,000 embezzlement.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer made misleading defence spending claim, watchdog says

  06-08-2026 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Wales Office and MoD also repeated the claim that £270bn more was being spent on defence.
  
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