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Asylum seekers granted refuge in UK could be required to repay £10,000 under new government plans
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Rough sleeping decriminalised as Government repeals 200-year-old Vagrancy Act
UN inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children
Andy Burnham Chooses Former Blair-Era Minister James Purnell as Chief of Staff
Brexit Backed by Nigel Farage Has Cost UK Economy 6%, Bank of England data suggests
Young women face near-zero risk of dying from cervical cancer after HPV vaccine
Politics
MORE →The BBC has revealed that Russia has been behind fake far-right and Islamist groups in the UK, allegedly designed to sow division and fuel social unrest
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Government acted lawfully in proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
MPs told sexism and bullying are pushing women out of sports coaching and leadership
Staffordshire Reform councillor Charlotte Kelly defects to Conservatives, alleging bullying and sexism
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has received almost £15 million from offshore millionaires, while patriotic British taxpayers continue paying their taxes
Tory Donors, Spy Games and NHS Whistleblowers Left Behind: The Film Taking Aim at Britain’s Whistleblowing “Reform”
World
MORE →Panama Papers at 10: Leak linked to $1.3bn in tax recoveries; campaigners say loopholes remain
Ten years after the Panama Papers exposed offshore networks used by politicians, business figures and wealthy clients, authorities in more than 80 countries have recovered at least $1.3bn in taxes, penalties and levies linked to the leak. The files also triggered political fallout and new transparency laws in the UK and elsewhere. Campaigners and analysts say offshore secrecy structures and ownership loopholes still persist.
Email attributed to Ghislaine Maxwell says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor & Virginia Giuffre photo was taken at her London home
Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify under oath in House Epstein inquiry ahead of expected contempt vote
Starmer begins China visit for Xi talks on trade, investment and security
President Trump says an "armada" is heading toward Iran as USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group moves to Middle East
UK says NATO talks on possible Greenland troop move are routine planning
UK
MORE →Kingston Council apologises and edits e-bike equality assessment after 'stay looking nice' line
Kingston upon Thames Council has apologised after an Equality Impact Assessment for expanding its shared e-bike scheme to 500 bikes said e-bikes could help women meet 'traditional domestic responsibilities' and 'stay looking nice'. The council removed the wording and said it is investigating how it appeared. It said the passage was a quotation from a peer-reviewed academic paper used in the research.
