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Hero soldier blown up by bomb on first day of active service in miracle recovery
Dave Curtis will proudly represent Britain with other injured soldiers upcoming event, and credits it with helping him cope with devastating wounds he suffered in blast
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Boris Johnson faced a 90-day Commons ban - how it compares to other punishments
The Commons Privileges Committee tore apart Boris Johnson's claims that no rules were broken in No10 during the pandemic - and said he had misled Parliament on multiple occasions
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Boris Johnson's full Partygate report rant - from nudist colonies to Mystic Meg
The former Prime Minister has unleashed a vitriolic 1,679-word diatribe against the Commons Privileges Committee after it ruled he repeatedly misled Parliament and would have faced a 90-day suspension if he was still an MP
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Disgraced Boris Johnson did mislead Parliament on Partygate and faced 90-day ban
The panel of seven MPs has finally published its long-awaited report in Boris Johnson's Partygate 'lies', 14 months after it began its probe into whether the former Prime Minister misled Parliament
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Rishi Sunak laughs with his hands in his pockets as he watches immigration raid
The Prime Minister joined Home Office and Metropolitan Police officers in Harrow, northwest London for an immigration visit - but he himself dodged some questions about the Privileges Committee report
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Voters demand puppy smuggling crackdown after Tories scrap new law
Campaigners have blasted the Government for scrapping the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill - even though ministers insist parts of the legislation will still be introduced
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'Jeremy Hunt's economic policies are hurting - there's no sign of them working'
As a result of the Conservative’s mismanagement of the economy, millions of households are paying higher mortgage and rental bills
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Austerity chiefs David Cameron and George Osborne face Covid Inquiry next week
The former Prime Minister and his Chancellor are understood to be on the Covid Inquiry witness list next week, where they will likely face questions on how brutal Tory cuts undermined the NHS, social care and welfare state
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Peers urged to back ban on trophy hunting imports and ignore conservation claims
An open letter seen by the Mirror calls on the House of Lords to disregard arguments that banning imports of souvenirs will harm conservation efforts in Africa
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Candidate hoping to replace Boris Johnson says voters 'sick' of Tory psychodrama
Labour's Danny Beales insisted voters are 'desperate' for a full-time MP as he declared that the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election is a chance for a 'fresh start'
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Boris Johnson 'must have known' he had broken lockdown rules, report will find
The Privileges Committee is expected to conclude that the former PM deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown-busting gatherings in Downing Street
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Sunak warned AI being racist or sexist is immediate risk not human extinction
An expert in AI ethics has warned the Prime Minister to focus on the 'real' risks of artificial intelligence including how its use in health systems could mean treatment is biased towards people with white skin or men
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Three Grenfell families still in temporary accommodation six years on
Royal Borough of Kensignton and Chelsea Council confirm that there are three families of 201 displaced by the tragedy who still haven't yet moved into their new homes
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Up to 90 more hotels could be needed to house Channel migrants, MPs told
Home Secretary Suella Braverman was grilled about plans to accommodate new arrivals crossing the Strait of Dover as plans for more barges flop
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Keir Starmer mocks Rishi Sunak for not blocking Boris Johnson's crony honours
The Prime Minister and Labour leader clashed in the Commons as the shadow of the former Premier loomed large over the chamber for Mr Sunak's weekly noon grilling
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MPs cheer as it's officially announced in Parliament that Boris Johnson has quit
Chief Whip Simon Hart told MPs that a by-election will take place in Uxbridge and South Ruislip after the disgraced former PM announced he would stand down over Partygate
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Susanna Reid furiously clashes with Nigel Farage as he announces Boris team-up
Susanna Reid clashed with Nigel Farage on Tuesday's Good Morning Britain as he revealed he would team-up with Boris Johnson
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Should cyclists be made have number plates - take our poll and have your say
Several countries around the world have already tried it – with limited success. But cyclists in Italy will be made to have licence plates, indicators, insurance and wear helmets following a proposed law by its government.
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GMB thrown into chaos as crew forced to step in live on air after blunder
Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley were forced to stop an interview half-way through on Wednesday due to a technical blunder
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150,000 NHS appointments to be cancelled as junior doctors go on strike today
Patients face huge disruption as medics in the British Medical Association begin a 72-hour walkout in their bitter dispute with the Government over pay
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Families would automatically get Healthy Start food vouchers under new law
Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck wants to change the law so those eligible for the Healthy Start scheme are automatically signed up to stop them from missing out on vital support
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'Covid Inquiry must probe allegations the Tories delayed unduly in responding'
The Covid pandemic isn’t ancient history, it is an ongoing nightmare – for those ill now as well as for many survivors
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Government didn't think through the impact of lockdowns, Covid inquiry is told
As victims’ families reveal their pain, the probe into the handling of the health crisis hears that the impact of closing down the country was not fully considered
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Boris Johnson sends 11th-hour letter to Partygate inquiry - delaying report
David Campbell Bannerman, chairman of the Conservative Democracy Organisation, said Tory MPs on the Privileges Committee should be “brought to book” as he warned they faced deselection
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SNP to send flowers to 'most impressive politician' Nicola Sturgeon after arrest
Nicola Sturgeon's thoughtful colleagues in the Scottish National Party in Edinburgh decided to rally round their crisis-hit former leader by ordering her some stems