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Welsh schools could have summer holidays cut to four weeks
Ministers consider spreading holiday more evenly across the year so pupils do not forget what they have learnt during the previous term
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Adele ‘confirms’ marriage to American sports agent Rich Paul
The singer reportedly yelled ‘I did!’ at an Alan Carr comedy show after the comedian asked whether anyone got married recently
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Ministerial cars involved in crash once every three weeks
Government's fleet including Range Rovers and Jaguars were involved in 129 accidents between January 2017 and October 2023
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Doctors’ strikes helped push NHS £3bn over budget in first half of 2023-24
Cost of industrial action this year exceeded £1bn but Treasury has so far rejected Department of Health pleas to make up shortfall
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The reason Judy Finnigan no longer watches This Morning
Having co-presented the programme for 13 years, she explains why she won’t appear on it to talk about her new book
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Rory Stewart: ‘People are much nicer to me in the streets now than they were when I was a politician’
The former prisons minister on the state of Britain's jails, the Conservative Party in-fighting and the need for seriousness
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Seeing a GP quickly is easier in Rwanda than Britain, study finds
Britain is the third-worst place in the world for 24-hour and seven-day access to a family doctor, international analysis finds
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Tom Baker is ‘mildly contemptuous’ of other Doctor Who actors
The actor, who played the role from 1974 to 1981, finds comparisons between timelords ‘odious’
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Patrick Vallance's diaries: Eight extracts that lift the lid on No 10's Covid chaos
From Boris Johnson being 'bamboozled' by science to the Cabinets Wheels On The Bus singalong
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Sunak pins political hopes on Thatcherite tax-cutting package
Prime Minister aims to revitalise his fortunes at Autumn Statement by reducing burden on businesses and workers
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Cameron threatens to ‘get tough’ on judges who block Rwanda plan
Foreign Secretary stresses the importance of pushing on with emergency legislation, taking on Strasbourg if required
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Queen condemns abuse of female journalists and online disinformation
Royal also hails women as among ‘bravest reporters of all’ during keynote address at the Foreign Press Association Awards
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Roman emperor was trans, says museum
Elagabalus will be referred to as she after claims in classical texts that the emperor asked to be called ‘lady’
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Rishi Sunak’s plan to show the difference between Labour and the Tories
Parties have similar approaches to growing the economy, but one is pure snake oil
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Sunak’s talk of tax cuts shows he knows what trouble the Tories are in
The Government appears to have finally decided to try to win the next general election rather than face a 1997-style wipeout
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Ashley Dale’s voice notes ‘narrate the story of her murder’ and bring killers to justice
Prosecutor hails ‘unprecedented’ trial as gangsters are convicted in court on the basis of compelling evidence left by victim
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Britain must ‘acknowledge our past’ when providing foreign aid, says Government
The UK has 'much to learn, as well as much to offer', the Government says in its new International Development white paper
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Squirming Michael Matheson has only one option left over ‘iPadgate’
Scottish health minister’s catalogue of conflicting versions trotted out in recent days means he can no longer be trusted
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Old Man Johnson did, on the night of the full moon, cast a spell that gave Covid to my cows
The outbursts attributed to Boris, and pored over by the Covid Inquiry, simply prove that he’s as flawed as the rest of us
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Councillor ‘intimidated’ colleagues to sign Gaza ceasefire letter
James Giles, an independent councillor, threatened to publish names of those who chose not to add their signatures
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Civil servants temporarily deleted clause barring teachers from pushing political views
Department for Education temporarily removed ban from Government’s model academy funding agreement in 2020
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Britain’s foreign aid approach must ‘adapt to new realities’, David Cameron to say
Former prime minister, named new Foreign Secretary last week, will say approach must benefit British people as well as the world
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The US should take warning from the huge costs of British floating wind power
Paying more for electricity is going to mean cheaper bills? Really?
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The truth behind the royal obsession with trying to contact the dead
Princess Diana was known to rely on mediums, but she is far from the only member of the Royal family to seek answers from another world
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Cervical cancer campaign advert ‘offensive to women’
Onlookers angered by ‘crass’ and ‘objectifying’ display in Manchester urging people not to keep their legs crossed
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Hospital fundraisers ‘only gave 10pc of donations to NHS’
Regulator finds the Hospitals Charity committed ‘serious code breaches’ and used NHS logos without permission
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Phil Spencer’s parents died after car plunged off bridge into river, inquest told
Anne and Richard Spencer were submerged for 20 minutes after vehicle overturned, leading to fatal injuries
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Fundraisers ordered to retrieve ironing board dumped on Ben Nevis
The board, which was used for 'extreme ironing', was photographed by a hillwalker last week, prompting an outcry
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Monday evening news briefing: Sunak said 'just let people die', claimed Cummings
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King’s College London tells academics that backing Stonewall could boost careers
University’s application form for promotion lists controversial charity among inclusion groups staff should work with
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Sunak vows to cut taxes but warns: ‘We can’t do everything at once’
Income tax and national insurance reductions seen as likely after Prime Minister’s pre-Autumn Statement address
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Say goodbye to the Christian Right
Donald Trump has already outgrown his evangelical backers – and he won’t be the only conservative leader to do so
