Benefits cuts are looming. And Labour MPs are already threatening to rebel

And even before Alan Milburn’s long-awaited report into youth worklessness is published, the prospect is making some Labour MPs jumpy . The review – due as soon as next Tuesday – is likely to tell Andy Burnham he needs…

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Exeter City are different – and that matters more than ever

It contains one line, computerised but made to look like handwriting. The banner goes everywhere that Exeter City do and rightly so. It is a simple message, a boast and a statement of fact: “We own our football club.”…

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Watch: Dog gatecrashes wedding as bride and groom look on

Simon and Amy Keane's wedding was about to begin on Saturday afternoon when a passing Jack Russell sprinted into the church in Eastleigh, Hampshire. It then ran around members of the congregation and joined the couple's…

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Tonnes of dumped rubbish leaves £10m business park an 'apocalyptic' mess

The park, which has sat empty for five years , has rubble, garden waste, black bags and an old caravan strewn across the vast site. "It felt like an apocalypse was happening," said the owner of a nearby beauty shop. The…

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Kennedys sue to block Trump's arch, arguing it would cast shadow on JFK's grave

Nine members of the political dynasty argue the 250ft (76m) structure would block the view of Kennedy's grave, as well as the graves of thousands of veterans buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Last week…

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Meghan's father Thomas Markle back in federal custody after allegedly removing ankle monitor

Markle appeared before a federal magistrate judge in the Florida city of Tampa on Tuesday and was denied bond. Prosecutors say he removed the monitor early that morning. US Judge Lindsay S Griffin found on Tuesday that…

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US soldier suspected of spying for Russia arrested by British counter-terror police

Join today Already a member? Log in A soldier in the US Army has been arrested by British counter-terror police in the UK on suspicion of spying for Russia. The man, aged 41, was arrested near Gloucester on Tuesday…

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Florida court rules Donald Trump’s defamation case against BBC can proceed

Read our privacy notice . A Florida court has dismissed the BBC’s attempt to have US President Donald Trump’s 10 billion dollar (£7.5 billion) defamation claim against the broadcaster thrown out. Mr Trump is seeking…

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New photos are 'essential evidence' of possible SAS war crimes, inquiry told

For the first time, the inquiry has made public photos taken of the deceased, across two SAS operations, that show multiple individuals lying in bed with shots to the head. The inquiry's lead barrister, Oliver Glasgow…

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Vinícius Jr sends message to Sudan boy who received prosthetic legs after BBC report sparks appeal

The screen flickers and Real Madrid's superstar winger Vinícius Júnior appears addressing the young boy directly, in Arabic: "Zaher, mahaba" - Hello Zaher. Zaher barely moves, his eyes wide, locked on his favourite…

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