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Water shortfall in England now ‘nationally significant’, drought officials warn

England is now suffering from “nationally significant” water shortfalls despite rain in July, officials warned as th...

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Expectant mothers to bypass GP and go straight to midwife

Expectant mothers are to bypass seeing their GP and can now book straight in with their midwife for pregnancy care, NHS ...

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Badenoch suggests migrants held in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Kemi Badenoch has suggested migrants currently housed in hotels could instead be held in “camps”, as the number of E...

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Met volunteer officer had 12-year-old perform sex act in public, court told

A Metropolitan Police volunteer officer groomed a child after meeting her online and told her she “enjoyed being raped...

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Numbers game: 96-year-old Donald becomes oldest Countdown contestant

A 96-year-old former RAF corporal who left school when he was 14 has become the oldest contestant in Countdown history....

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Phillipson vows to tackle ‘thorny’ challenge facing white working-class pupils

The Education Secretary has pledged to tackle the “thorny” generational challenge of British white working-class you...

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‘Deport now, appeal later’ scheme expanded in drive to remove foreign criminals

More foreign criminals will be deported before their appeals have been heard as the Government expands its “deport now...

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Mel Gibson becomes emotional as he recalls ‘joy’ of making Braveheart

Mel Gibson has said it was a “joy” to make the film Braveheart as he spoke at an event to mark 30 years since the hi...

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Mohamed Salah challenges UEFA response to Palestinian footballer’s death in Gaza

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has called out UEFA for not saying how a footballer known as the “Palestinian Pele” ...