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Four damning polls that show why Rishi Sunak needs to cut taxes now
With PM struggling in polls after scant gains in past year, Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement is being trusted to turn tide
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King Charles laments his lack of Gangnam Style at distinctly modern state banquet
The monarch, his heir and their wives host South Korean president in glamorous Buckingham Palace event – while Harry drops in on an ice rink
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Duke of York agrees settlement with millionairess after being dragged into complex legal case
Prince Andrew, the Duchess of York and their daughters received £1.4m from former banker accused of stealing £40m from wife of a Turkish MP
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Team GB sailor jailed for killing colleague in drunken high-speed boat crash
Morgan Smith, 21, pleads guilty to gross negligent manslaughter and is given three-year prison sentence
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Third of chemists have no permanent pharmacist thanks to recruitment for GP practices
‘Chronic shortage’, which industry bosses say is driving up costs for taxpayer, threatens to derail NHS recovery plans
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Lord Cameron, the anti-Cincinnatus, offers Brexit and Boris jokes aplenty
The former PM looked positively juvenile among the walking sticks and wheelchairs as his debut speech wooed the chamber
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Prisons ordered to remove Pride flags that ‘promote gender ideology’
Justice Secretary tells HMPs Pentonville and Wandsworth to take down the updated version of the rainbow flag which includes trans symbols
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£8bn pothole fund won’t be shared with councils which fail to resurface roads
Local authorities which do not hit targets could see promised money held back
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US data platform will clear NHS waiting lists more quickly, says Health Secretary
Victoria Atkins says that Palantir’s system when tested on pilot schemes has been ‘game changing’
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SNP’s Michael Matheson lied about £11k iPad bill to protect his children
Scottish Health Secretary said he didn’t want his sons, who racked up the charges watching live football, drawn into the scandal
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Part of sports fans’ brains shut down when their team loses
New study has found defeat can switch off section of organ responsible for controlling how people respond
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Tuesday evening news briefing: Bodies found during search for missing teenagers
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Blundering Downing Street celebrates Northern Ireland’s culture with an Irish flag emoji
The online error, which has since been amended, is greeted with dismay among politicians in the province
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Police could charge thieves, drug dealers and shoplifters in hours under new powers
Crimes that merit jail sentences up to six months would not go via crown prosecutors if new recommendations are adopted
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Neighbours make waves over ‘noisy’ garden swim school
Council backs residents in up-market village ‘driven to despair’ by loud pool lessons
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Exempt buses from Wales’s 20mph limit to discourage drivers, says report
Welsh TUC sponsors analysis that recommends higher speeds for bus lanes and a congestion charge within Cardiff
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Eating disorders among young rise 15-fold since before pandemic
Charity calls NHS figure ‘devastating’ and blames lockdown when ‘safeguards such as teachers and school nurses could not spot early signs’
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Sunak rejects UN claims eco activist prison sentences ‘stifle free speech’
Prime Minister argues 'those who break law should feel full force of it’ after criticism of tough punishments