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Suella Braverman insists Rwanda safe when confronted over refugee deaths in 2018
Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed that she wasn't aware of the case, when police fired on refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who were protesting over food rations
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LETTERS: 'Boris Johnson’s Partygate defence is a disgrace'
Mirror reader Chris Torode says the former PM should accept his fate as he "made the rules which he then broke". But what do YOU think?
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Tories blow £8million giving council offices free portraits of the King
Councils, courts schools, police forces and fire and rescue services will be able to apply for a free, framed portrait of King Charles, as part of a scheme to “celebrate his new reign”
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'Trump's scandal shows he's under-qualified and ill-suited for high office'
Former US President Donald Trump is about to be involved in a high-profile legal battle involving porn star Stormy Daniels and hush money and could well be in handcuffs by Tuesday
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'Labour may still be ahead in polls but Tories are starting to look stronger'
Keir Mudie says many other pollsters have the Labour Party lead narrowing and the performance of Rishi Sunak, whose personal ratings are improving, is a bit of a headache as well
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Parents of teen killed in horror dog attack 'won't stop fighting for her'
Jade Lomas-Anderson suffered horrific injuries as she was bitten 'from head to toe' by four dogs at a friend's home in 2013. At the time, it was only illegal to have an out-of-control dog in a public place
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Keir Starmer vows to relieve Brits' money worries with council tax freeze pitch
The Labour leader expressed his "frustration" with Rishi Sunak's Tories, who he said had failed to "relieve the worry felt by millions of households when their council tax bill lands on the doorstep”
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'Out of touch' MPs complain about food price hikes in Parliament restaurants
Ministers moaned to Commons officials after being asked to pay more for food, despite dishes being subsidised by taxpayer. Consumer specialist Maddy Alexander-Grout said some MPs are 'out of touch'
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Boris Johnson's father branded 'state dupe' over film with Chinese broadcaster
Stanley Johnson, 82, will retrace the Silk Road journey made by 13th-century merchant Marco Polo. The three-part film is being jointly produced by China Central Television and UK company One Tribe
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Ministers 'hooked on consultants' after huge contract to assess ditched scheme
The scheme launched in Autumn 2022 - but closed to new applications in December, blaming “low take-up”
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Ministers warned not to create loopholes for rogue landlords in new renter rules
Campaigners fear the new, rapid timescales for evicting ‘nuisance’ tenants will be used as a ‘backdoor’ by rogue landlords
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Rishi Sunak urged to block suspended Tories from standing for party in election
Currently six former Tory MPs sit in the Commons as independents over disciplinary matters - including allegations of sexual assault, harassment and drug abuse. Only one has ruled out standing in the next election
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Schools use warning signs to keep children indoors in world's most polluted city
The tourist hotspot, Chang Mai, in Thailand, is popular among many travellers around the world, but it is now competing against other cities in having the world’s worst air quality
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Stormy Daniels ‘proud’ of Trump indictment and says 'justice is served'
Stormy Daniels has commented on former US president Donald Trump's indictment, stating she was 'proud' of the vote result
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Donald Trump ‘facing at least one felony charge' just days before looming arrest
He will be formally arrested and arraigned next Tuesday in his hush money case, an announcement promising the historic scene of a former US commander in chief forced to stand before a judge
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'Donald Trump wallows like a giant orange hippo in swamp he promised to drain'
The indictment would be a shameful moment for Trump if he had any sense of shame but it sends an important message that nobody is above the law
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Met Police blocks social media on officers' phones and adds new Whatsapp rules
TikTok has been banned from Metropolitan Police staff phones as part of a major smartphone rollout across the force, which also sees other social media apps blocked
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9 key players in Trump court case - adult star, Playboy model and jailed lawyer
Donald Trump was at the centre of a grand jury investigation that led to a criminal indictment after porn star Stormy Daniels was paid $130,000 in the final weeks of his 2016 presidential campaign
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Railways still in chaos 60 years after Beecham Report wrecked our train network
This week in 1963, Dr Beeching wielded his axe that shut down more than half of Britain’s stations and closed 5,000 route miles of track - costing 67,000 workers their jobs
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Salt of the earth with a Savage tongue, this Liver bird was a hero
Brian Reade reflects on the life of Paul O'Grady, whom he met on numerous occasions
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Labour councils spend £4.24 more per person fixing potholes than Tory town halls
But the Tories issued a staunch defence of their own spending on fixing roads - then refused to provide the evidence
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Vladimir Putin calls up another 147,000 soldiers amid fears many are doomed
Vladimir Putin is said to be losing troops ever since he first drafted Russian soldiers into his widely ill-conceived war in Ukraine. Now has demanded almost 150,000 men be called up to join the war
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Sex education classes could be given age ratings to curb 'inappropriate' lessons
The Government has called in a panel of independent experts to advise on new statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex, Health and Education (RSHE) taught in schools
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'Donald Trump the overgrown toddler is going down kicking and screaming'
The tantrum being thrown by Donald Trump is as predictable as his being found guilty of something, says Fleet Street Fox. The man's an overgrown toddler, with his hand in the cookie jar and crumbs all over his face
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Rishi Sunak warned UK-Pacific trade deal will 'undermine climate pledges'
The UK has signed its biggest post-Brexit trade agreement, joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership - but critics say the pact is worth only 0.08% of GDP