All news by author: Ben Glaze

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Vladimir Putin preparing for 'more war' in Ukraine with new attacks planned
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was forced to deny the coalition is at war with Moscow despite NATO's backing for Kyiv as the first anniversary of the invasion approaches
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Pressure mounts on Tories to save terrestrial TV from big switch off after 2040
The Broadcast 2040+ campaign is stepping up its battle - and a petition by a leading pensioners' group has crossed the 10,000-signature milestone, forcing a response from the Government
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President Zelensky vows Ukraine's forces will free them from Russia's evil grip
In a rousing speech to a packed Westminster Hall in London, Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces will free Ukraine - but asked for Britain's help in his cause against Putin
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Tory Dominic Raab accused of 'belittling' officials in yet more bullying claims
A former Whitehall official alleges Dominic Raab's behaviour was 'nasty and difficult', and the top Tory used 'demeaning tactics to make himself the most powerful person in the room', according to a BBC Newsnight interview
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Millions 'will feel like they're living in a recession' even if UK avoids one
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research issues its latest quarterly briefing - warning of misery for households across the UK and attacking Tory levelling-up claims
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OAPs demand general election amid warnings of 'two years of decline and drift'
The SurveyMonkey poll for the Silver Voices group revealed an overwhelming majority in favour of a ballot in 2023 amid growing anger at the Conservatives
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Russia 'massing troops and guns' as first anniversary of Ukraine invasion looms
The warning came from Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey as he addressed the Royal United Services Institute in London, revealing what Labour would do in power
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Three in five Brits fear crisis-hit social care system will not meet their needs
The alert comes in a poll for the Liberal Democrats amid growing warnings about the impact the social care crisis is having on the under-pressure NHS as it battles strikes and backlogs
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Campaigners warning over US tech giant's NHS links as deadline for deal looms
Palantir is in the running for a major contract with the health service, with the initial deadline for applying for the bumper bonanza later this week
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Bus services could be slashed within days without new cash pledge, warns Labour
Labour called on the Government to offer new guarantees under the Bus Recovery Grant as a crunch deadline looms for transport operators and passengers
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Speed-up UK weapons production to replace arms sent to Ukraine, warns Labour
The Shadow Defence Secretary makes the plea in an exclusive Mirror interview before he addresses the Royal United Services Institute think tank on Tuesday evening
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Next phase for cow vaccine trial fuels hopes of an end to the badger cull
Campaigners hoped the announcement of another step towards a bovine tuberculosis jab for cattle could speed-up the end of the badger-killing scheme in English counties
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See list of local theatres most at risk as Labour warns of funding crisis
A host of regional playhouses are deemed at risk of closure after years of cuts and as families battle the cost-of-living emergency, the party revealed
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Shameless Liz Truss blames Tories for not being right-wing enough after failure
Truss, who has now been an ex-PM over twice as long as the 49 days she was in the top job, moaned about her party’s failure to back her catastrophic mini-Budget plans for £47billion of unfunded tax cuts.
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Fears over Brexit 'backdoor' for trophy hunters to bring home sick souvenirs
Campaigners have moved to ease fears a forthcoming ban on imports of animal skins, severed heads and carcasses could have a 'loophole' created by the Northern Ireland protocol
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Changing how pharmacies work could free up 42 million GP appointments a year
The Company Chemists’ Association said the sector could “significantly increase access to primary care”, cut annual hospital readmissions by 65,000 and deliver 10m extra routine vaccinations each year.
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Opponents hit out as rape tweet row Tory escapes punishment despite comments
Councillor Shaun Slator remains suspended from the Conservative Party amid an investigation following his web post about an alleged rape last month
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UK steel industry on brink of 'irreversible decline', MPs warn Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister has been issued with a stark alert, in a letter seen by the Mirror, about the threat to sector as companies mull job cuts and firms demand help to slash emissions
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Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to free hospital parking for nurses
The interview with Piers Morgan comes as Rishi Sunak marks 100 days in No10 after succeeding disaster PM Liz Truss, who he lost to in the Tory summer leadership race
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Russia 'resorting to First World War-style attacks' in Ukraine, says minister
Amid mounting pressure on the West to supply Kyiv with fighter jets, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned that even if the UK agreed to send British warplanes 'tomorrow' it would take 'months' to train Ukrainian pilots to fly them
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British Steel owner faces calls to halt 'unacceptable' plan to cut 800 jobs
Scunthorpe's Tory MP triggered an emergency Commons debate after the company warned of potential redundancies as energy costs soar and pressure on the industry to slash emissions grows
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Give Ukraine western fighter jets to fight Russians, urges Boris Johnson
The former Prime Minister dismissed fears UK and US aircraft would prove complicated for Ukrainian pilots, pointing to the success of Polish airmen flying RAF planes in the Second World War
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Fears for 800 British Steel jobs amid siren warnings for industry's future
Unions demanded answers from the firm as reports suggest staff posts could be at risk as the threats to the struggling sector continue to mount - raising concerns about its viability
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Theresa May savages Tories over five year delay to Hillsborough report response
The former Prime Minister commissioned Bishop James Jones to investigate the victims' families experiences - but five years on the Government is yet to issue its response
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Tories accused of sending 'deliberately misleading' Green Party-style leaflets
A campaign group has written to Conservative chairman Nadhim Zahawi demanding activists stop distributing the leaflets and overhaul rules about campaign material