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Ticket office closures 'could put lives at risk' as rail users left without help
The RMT's Mick Lynch said the plan to shut ticket counters at 974 stations across England would result in vital staff members being cut, leaving vulnerable passengers without support
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'100 days after routing the Tories in council elections, things are looking up'
Writing exclusively for The Mirror, Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds said vital cost of living support is finally being given by 22 new council leaders who got to work after election success
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Watch the Mirror’s Save Our Ticket Offices rally live as we fight railway cull
The Mirror is hosting an online event to fight railway ticket office closures TODAY at 5pm. You can watch live on this page or our YouTube channel
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Fury over Tory mayoral hopeful's 'crude culture war' Notting Hill Carnival views
Conservative London mayoral candidate Susan Hall has repeatedly called for the festival celebrating Caribbean culture to be moved from Notting Hill, where it's been held since 1966
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Damning figures show UK's asylum backlog is at record high with 175,000 in limbo
Data from the Home Office shows a massive 175,457 people were waiting for an initial decision on an application at the end of June - a 44% rise from 122,213 a year earlier
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Priti Patel says sorry to King over call for Prince Andrew to get security back
The former Home Secretary has said sorry for causing "embarrassment and difficulties" after she is claimed to have sent an email suggesting a review of the Duke of York's protection
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Rishi Sunak makes humiliating apology for breaking rules over wife's shares
Commons' standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg found the Prime Minister had "inadvertently" broken the MPs' code of conduct by not revealing Akshata Murty's stake in Koru Kids
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Big change to GCSEs looms for students sitting school exams from next year
Schools Minister Nick Gibb has signalled that students will no longer be allowed to rely on extra support brought in to ease disruption to education caused by the Covid pandemic
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Trump warns US may be heading towards civil war and 'open conflict'
Tonight's interview with ex-Fox News host Carlson comes hours before Trump is set to surrender to cops over racketeering and conspiracy charges at 7pm on Thursday - enabling cable news to capture live footage
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Routine hospital care grinds to a halt as senior doctors begin 48-hour strike
The Government has refused to meet consultants since the British Medical Association balloted to strike so action will start from 7am today until the same time on Saturday
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Tories told to scrap cheap foreign labour loophole and get a grip on immigration
Labour says it will 'end the licence to undercut pay' by employing staff from abroad and focus on training UK workers ahead of the latest immigration figures being published
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All we know about Trump snubbing Republican debate, from Tucker show to new poll
With the former-President facing accusations of cowardice but also boasting about 'legendary' poll, many have been left wondering why Trump isn't going to take the chance to strut his stuff
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'Plan to close train station ticket offices is an act of national vandalism'
Rail bosses have given no thought to travellers who need additional assistances, and they are blind to the fact that many prefer to buy tickets in person
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Rudy Giuliani mugshot released after surrender in Trump's Georgia election case
Former New York City mayor Giuliani also claimed he was being wrongly prosecuted by District Attorney Fani Willis, saying she would go down in American history as having "conducted one of the worst attacks on the American Constitution"
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One of surviving 'cloud flyers' holds first medal for Britain's nuclear veterans
John Robinson was at the medal factory in Birmingham to see the first medal roll off the production line after a five-year Mirror campaign to honour Britain's nuclear test veterans
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Nigel Farage brands £2.4million pay package for ex-NatWest boss a 'sick joke'
Dame Alison Rose was forced to quit following complaints from the former Ukip leader Nigel Farage over the closure of his account with Coutts, the private bank run by NatWest
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Weekly shop 'costs 37% more than 2 years ago', with pint of milk soaring by 57%
Analysis released by the Lib Dems found that a loaf of bread has gone up by 37p, while a pint of milk is 24p more expensive than it as in 2021 amid calls for more Government action
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First Trump crony hands himself in at jail ahead of ex-president's own arrival
John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep the businessman in power, turned himself in to authorities yesterday as Trump, whose bond was set on Monday at $200,000, said he will surrender to authorities Thursday
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Donald Trump 'will surrender to cops at 7pm so cable news can broadcast it live'
Donald Trump is expected to surrender to Fulton County jail is accused of racketeering and conspiracy amid his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia
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'It is essential the Government holds a statutory inquiry into Lucy Letby case'
At the time of Beverley Allitt's conviction 30 years ago, politicians and health chiefs promised lessons would be learned and new procedures would be put in place
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French seaside resort renames its airport in honour of Queen Elizabeth II
Brits flying into France will soon be arriving at the Elizabeth II International Airport of Le Touquet Paris-Plage after a request to name it after the late monarch was approved
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'The Tories must live up to their words with an inquiry into Orgreave'
They know what really happened that day in June 1985 at the height of the year-long miners’ strike. In 2016, then-Home Secretary Amber Rudd signalled her readiness for an inquiry
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'I'm outraged by Nadine Dorries - even my dying dad did his job as an MP'
Polly Hudson's father was a Labour MP for two decades and showed up for his constituents every Friday and Saturday... even when it put in him in the doghouse at home. When he was gravely unwell, he still worked. So the news that Nadine Dorries is still being paid after 'abandoning' her local area infuriates her
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More than 1,500 items from British Museum 'stolen or destroyed' as probe deepens
Artefacts including gold, jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones were among the missing treasures, and sources say the true number could be 'closer to 2,000'
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UK set for 'most unpleasant, divisive' election in our lifetimes, warns Burnham
The Greater Manchester Mayor accused the Conservatives of 'betting the shop on culture wars' and said Labour needed to show it can bring hope as well as change to win the next election