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The entirely invented scare story is based on a relatively uncontroversial urban planning concept which has been the case for British towns and cities for decades anyway - but a group of online cranks claim it's a nefarious plot by the New World Order to trap us in dystopian ghettoes.

The former Tory leader, whose free-market, tax slashing policies crashed the economy during her 49-day premiership, gave her only address of the conference, arguing for even more wild tax cuts, deregulation and the persecution of newts

While Rishi Sunak was not represented anywhere in the shop’s stock - party faithful could pick up any number of Thatcher-branded novelties, including tote bags, a Christmas jumper and matching baubles

The Streetlink app allows members of the public to alert local homelessness support services if they see someone sleeping on the streets in their area

As well as an £8,000 payout after being sacked by Liz Truss, the Mirror can reveal Johnny Mercer was handed £5,500 when he was given the heave by Boris Johnson

Some 88 shopping giants are calling or a crackdown on shoplifting and violence against staff - and Suella Braverman has been asked to ask on soaring crime rates

As Europe’s biggest infrastructure project has been put at risk, official meeting logs reveal Sunak has not met HS2 Ltd once since being appointed to the Treasury in 2019

The Labour Party booked the advert for a huge digital billboard on Manchester’s Axis Tower skyscraper to overlook the Tory conference venue but it was canned after word got out

Public figures, including the Archbishop of Cantebury and actor Michael Sheen have called for a 'thank holiday' - an extra day off for people to connect with each other and volunteer'

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent another £7,000 of taxpayers’ cash painting over the 'gold wallpaper' he decorated his Downing Street flat with during a £112,000 makeover

Macmillan Cancer Care has given grants to cancer patients to help with their additional costs for around a century - but they are having to chop £50 off the grant due to huge numbers of applications

London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned scrapping the HS2 link to Euston station would mean some journeys on “high speed” services would take longer to get to the centre of the Capital than regular trains

New analysis found the PM tearing up plans to force landlords to make homes more energy efficient would mean families paying £500 a year more in energy bills

On the eve of the party’s annual conference in Bournemouth, Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper revealed public health grants had been slashed by a fifth since 2015

Labour's Lucy Powell has demanded answers from Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt over the decision to announce the climate policy bonfire while MPs were on recess

It comes after a damning report found 19 incidents of the mistreatment of detainees at Brook House immigration removal centre in 2017

Former PMs are allowed to claim up to £115,000 from the public purse for “administrative costs” arising from their position

The collection of paintings, antiques and heritage items is mainly held in Number 10 and 70 Whitehall, the main Cabinet Office building - but isn’t on display for the general public.

Ministers aren't allowed to use publicly-funded resources to spread political messages - like the slogan that appears both on the PM's lectern and the Tory party conference guide

Figures released by the Cabinet Office show she claimed back £23,310 from her post-Prime Ministerial allowance between October 2022 and March 2023

The Home Secretary is thought to be saving the announcement for her big keynote speech at Conservative Party Conference next month

Five senior Tories accused of “blocking” a new law to ban “no fault evictions” for renters are landlords - including Chief Whip Simon Hart

A Mirror investigation found MPs and Peers alone had sponsored 2,257 passes by September 2022 - a figure which rose by 4.2% to 2,352 this year

Most refugees were given a three-year visa under the “Homes for Ukraine” and “Ukraine Family Scheme” when they came to this country - with many hoping Russia’s invasion of the country would be short-lived

The bosses of three firms accused of illegally dumping sewage in rivers and seas on dry days pocketed eye-watering sums