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New rail strike dates announced as train drivers walk out causes travel misery
The RMT union announced a strike by London Overground workers in a dispute over pay, as train driver members of Aslef took part in an overtime ban and walkouts across England
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E. Jean Carroll says she'd 'sue Trump again' as her lawyer calls him a 'toddler'
E. Jean Carroll said in an interview that, if given the chance, she would 'absolutely' sue former President Donald Trump again, stating that he's a 'nothing' and that she's not scared of him
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Women in music industry forced to sit alongside 'sexual abusers' at award shows
The Women and Equalities Committee report details a 'boys club' in the multi-billion pound music industry where sexual harassment and abuse ruins women's lives
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Tory council cuts see care homes, creches and libraries disappear from Britain
Since 2010 when the Tories first came into government there have been swingeing cuts to local authorities which have seen services like bin collections, bus routes and school crossing patrols take a hit
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Kemi Badenoch is part of Tory WhatsApp group chat called 'Evil Plotters'
Kemi Badenoch insisted she doesn't want to topple Rishi Sunak but it has now emerged she is part of a WhatsApp group chat called 'Evil Plotters' along with Michael Gove
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Thugs who attack shop workers 'must face fines up to £10,000' as cases soar
Labour's Shadow Policing Minister Alex Norris has tabled an amendment to the Government's Criminal Justice Bill demanding tougher action to protect retail workers
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Rishi Sunak told to forfeit £350,000 donation from boss of vaping firm
The Conservative Party accepted £350,000 from Sandeep Singh Chadha who is the boss of a company that sells vapes with names such as Blue Razz Lemonade and Strawberry Mousse
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Trump nemesis to spend £65.4m owed to her on 'something he hates'
Magazine columnist E Jean Carroll has vowed to use the $83M awarded to her over defamatory comments made by former President Trump for 'something Donald Trump hates'
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Donald Trump's distinctive and trademark orange complexion explained
Business entrepreneur and former Republican president Donald Trump has had different reasons including self tanner and lightbulbs as the culprits behind his 'tangerine' complexion over the years
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​Tory MP quit as minister as he couldn't afford mortgage hike on £118,000 salary
Former Tory minister George Freeman said his mortgage was increasing from £800-per-month to £2,000-per-month, which he 'simply couldn't afford to pay on a ministerial salary'
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'Rishi Sunak is still letting kids vape fruit-flavoured pesticides'
The government wants to ban children from smoking, but is only going to limit the flavours and packaging for vapes, says Fleet Street Fox. If it was his kids risking a collapsed lung he might think again
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When the next general election will be - and which party is likely to win
Dithering Rishi Sunak is under pressure to call the next general election as fed-up voters demand a chance to deliver their verdict on 14 years of Conservative rule
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Do you agree with the new vaping rules? Take our poll and have your say
Disposable vapes are to be banned and flavours restricted in an effort to stop youngsters becoming hooked. We ask if you think the new measures go far enough?
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Betty Boothroyd's last speech was to slam PMs for handing peerages to rich pals
Legendary former Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd had planned to give a farewell speech in the Lords criticising PM's for doling out peerages before her death last year
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Construction firms demand £14bn to build 145,000 affordable homes a year
The British Property Federation has called on the next government to pour up to an extra £14 billion into affordable homes to ensure 145,000 are built every year
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Donald Trump 'stung to new level of anger' showing 'state of aggressive arousal'
After being ordered to pay $83million to journalist E. Jean Carroll, Donald Trump is livid, according to body language expert Judi James. It comes as he battles on in the Republican party primaries before November’s presidential election
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Iceland supermarket boss backs Keir Starmer as next PM after abandoning Tories
Iceland executive chairman Richard Walker, a former Tory donor who had considered becoming an MP, quit the party in disgust last year with a warning it had 'lost its way'
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Rail unions accuse Tories of 'behaving like ostriches' as they begin new strikes
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan accused Transport Secretary Mark Harper of making the long-running pay dispute worse as the union starts industrial action today
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Cost of Boris Johnson's Boozy Brexit bash clear after two year legal fight
The cost of drinks served at Boris Johnson's party to celebrate the UK's departure from the European Union has finally been revealed after a two year long court fight
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Labour MP Kate Osamor suspended over Holocaust post accusing Israel of genocide
The Holocaust Educational Trust had condemned Labour MP Kate Osamor's 'disgusting post' on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day that it said was a 'painful insult to survivors'
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Accuser shares how she plans to spend Trump's $83M as lawyers plan challenge
The writer and columnist was awarded the astonishing figure after she successfully won a civil case against the ex-US president in a civil case in New York on Friday
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Nadine Dorries says Tories 'deserve to be wiped out' if they swap leader again
Top Tory Kemi Badenoch insisted she is not plotting to topple Rishi Sunak - but her former colleague Nadine Dorries accused her of harbouring leadership ambitions
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Police officers sent to investigate only one in five shoplifting offences
The Mirror is demanding urgent action to tackle the epidemic of shoplifting that is sweeping Britain's high streets as figures show there are record numbers of thefts
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Nadine Dorries told to 'pipe down' as she rows on BBC Laura Kuenssberg show
Rosena Allin-Khan could be seen shaking her head at former Tory MP Nadine Dorries as they appeared on a panel together on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show
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Kemi Badenoch says she doesn't want to oust Sunak and rebels 'not my friends'
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch is being talked up in Westminster as a possible successor to flailing Rishi Sunak as panicking Tories discuss installing a new leader