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Children still living in hell of mouldy homes three years after toddler's death
Tenants of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing say their complaints about infestations of mould causing misery and health problems are falling on deaf ears three years after two-year-old Awaab Ishak died from prolonged exposure
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'Give our striking junior doctors the salary they deserve'
Junior doctors often hold our lives in their hands and work awful hours to have that responsibility, so why aren't they being paid their fair share, asks guest columnist Antony Cotton
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Queen's 10-word reply after Boris Johnson's dog killed swan at Buckingham Palace
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's dog Dilyn killed a gosling in the gardens of Buckingham Palace and he did not tell Queen Elizabeth - but she later made a comment when they met
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Arctic blast sweeps across US with 'life-threatening' cold weather warning
People around the country are told to brace for "life-threatening" conditions, including heavy rainfall, blinding snow, plummeting temperatures and floods as an Artic storm hits the US
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10 times Labour owned the Tories on social media as it ramps up online attacks
From laughing at the way Rishi Sunak used a hammer to relentlessly mocking Gillian Keegan over RAAC, Labour has been ramping up its attacks on the Tories ahead of an election year
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Parliament's John Bercow talks past in 'political deception' on The Traitors US
While he's retired from government now, John Becrow was once a political powerhouse and mastermind. He's now taking his skills in a new direction as he enters reality television
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'2024 is the Year of Democracy - and Tory big beasts are ripe for the cull'
If the opinion polls stay roughly the way they are, the Tory vote will be decimated and the big beasts with the small majorities will face televised shaming, says Brian Reade
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'I fear Bibby Stockholm death won't be the last after speaking to those onboard'
Labour MP Nadia Whittome says that the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, should be closed - warning a suspected suicide onboard last month might not be the last
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Labour won't resurrect HS2 line to Manchester as 'Tories have blown the budget'
Labour leader Keir Starmer said it is now 'impossible' to go ahead with the HS2 line to Manchester, which Rishi Sunak scrapped in his Tory Party Conference speech in October
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Rishi Sunak issues warning to Vladimir Putin during surprise visit to Ukraine
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that UK backing in the war against Russia won't falter amid alarm over slowing support from allies
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Starmer vows to prioritise kids for NHS treatment to end waits over 18 weeks
The Labour leader Keir Starmer will order health bosses to prioritise children caught up in record NHS waiting lists and will 'personally monitor' progress if he wins power
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Keir Starmer’s cure is coming as he bids to save NHS after Tory failure
Labour leader Keir Starmer today promises to end the NHS scandal which has left 180,937 children waiting more than 18 weeks for hospital treatment - despite Rishi Sunak pledging to cut waiting lists
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'A 'Waspi woman' dies every 13 minutes waiting for justice - we need action now'
Campaign group The Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign reports that more than 260,000 women affected by state pension age changes have died since their fight for justice began
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'Mr Bates v The Post Office triggered public rage - and it cannot end here'
Public rage was triggered by a TV drama about the PO injustices, but this mood has been bubbling under for quite a while
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Refugees making dangerous Channel journeys as Tories fail to offer safe routes
Campaigners say the Government is overlooking the "urgent need" to provide safe and legal routes for people fleeing war and persecution to claim asylum in the UK
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Tories at war as rival rebel gangs demand Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan is shredded
Tory moderates have set up a bruising clash with right-wingers by calling for Rishi Sunak's Safety of Rwanda Bill to be toned down ahead of a crunch vote next week
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Labour MP Tony Lloyd says he's suffering from 'untreatable' form of leukaemia
Fellow Labour MPs expressed sympathies as Sir Tony Lloyd said he will be 'leaving hospital to spend the time I have left with my family'
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Tory peer Zac Goldsmith gets driving ban after being caught speeding 4 times
The Tory peer Zac Goldsmith, who quit Rishi Sunak's cabinet in June last year after being named and shamed for attempting to undermine a Partygate probe, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court
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'Your justice is in the post - and we all know they rarely bother to deliver'
Offers of compensation and exoneration to Post Office victims are not enough, says Fleet Street Fox. True justice comes when they close the scandal factory
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'Optical illusion' cycle lane deemed 'too dangerous' after 100 people injured
An estimated 100 people have been injured on the cycle lane since it was installed in 2022 - including fractures, lost teeth, and significant bruising
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ITV's Peston goes off air as Ian Hislop and Jake Berry clash over Post Office
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and Tory MP Sir Jake Berry clashed over why it took an ITV drama on the Post Office scandal to jolt the Government into action for victims
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Date set for Rishi Sunak's double by-election nightmare as PM faces humiliation
Voters in Kingswood and Wellingborough are expected to go to the polls in by-elections on February 15 after the departure of former Tory MPs Peter Bone and Chris Skidmore
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Jonathan Gullis challenges Gary Lineker to stand against him, bragging he'll win
Tory MP Jonathan Gullis challenged Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker to stand in Stoke-on-Trent North at the next general election, claiming he would "absolutely" beat him
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Post Office Horizon scandal could see Fujitsu forced to repay 'fortune'
The Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has said that if Fujitsu is found culpable the Government would want to “secure proper recompense on behalf of the taxpayer”
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Quitting Tory Chris Skidmore won't back party in by-election in swipe at PM
Former Conservative MP Chris Skidmore said he will work with Labour on Net Zero and refused to encourage voters to vote for the Tories in the upcoming by-election in Kingswood