First Budget under Burnham 'failed credibility test' and threatens £30billion black hole

Analysis by the National Institute of Economic Research (NIESR) found that Chancellor John Healey kicked the challenge of bringing down borrowing 'into the long grass'. It said the Government's 'hesitancy' in doing so…

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Serial criminal admits killing woman in street attack

The 42-year-old then fled the scene and left onlookers to call for help, but the mother-of-three never recovered. Paita had been due to stand trial for murder at the High Court in Glasgow, but he instead pled guilty to…

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Noel Fielding’s silence is deafening

After meeting at the NME Awards in the early 2000s, they became somewhat of a quirky double-act. They were regularly booked together as an off-the-wall package; hosted gigs like the Teenage Cancer Trust benefit; Fielding…

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Lynx ‘shot dead by hunter’ just months after it was re-introduced to the wild

Authorities found Woodstock, an Iberian Lynx, dead in Tordehumos near Valladolid in Spain ’s autonomous community of Castilla y Leon, months after it had been re-introduced into the wild as part of a national scheme.…

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Argentinian lawyer mocks UK’s sovereignty claim in Falklands oil case

Argentina has applied to the international tribunal for the law of the sea (Itlos) for a ruling that would force Britain to suspend the drilling for oil in the North Basin of the Falkland Islands ahead of further…

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Burnham says his 'ten-year plan' WILL come before Christmas as Labour unrest mounts over reliance on 'political slogans'

At PMQs, Mr Burnham dismissed concerns about a lack of ambition in the much-hyped strategy. Challenged by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch , the premier also backtracked on his previous suggestion that the timetable will slip…

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Mayor sorry rival 'erased' from Remembrance photo

Conservative councillor Diogo Rodrigues said it was "insensitive" that he had been "erased" from the photo which was taken in Bridgwater on Sunday. He said he had taken "great offence" from the "disrespectful" act.…

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Pochettino ready to accept Man Utd offer to replace Carrick

United have opened talks with the Argentine about him potentially replacing Michael Carrick, who is expected to be relieved of his duties in the next 48 hours. Once Carrick's future is clarified, sources have told BBC…

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Officer who shot man 'thought child would be stabbed'

It happened at a house on Borland Avenue in Carlisle on and followed a 999 call from the man's sister. The officer, identified in court as Officer C, told the inquest he "absolutely" thought Kuzmenko was going to stab…

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Arsenal join Liverpool and Chelsea in race for Bournemouth’s £100m Alex Scott

The initial enquiries are understood to be exploratory, with the three clubs seeking to establish the market conditions that would persuade Bournemouth to sell a player who has indicated he is not willing to sign a new…

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