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PCS union members on strike outside Treasury in London.
Taxpayers to be kept in dark over cost of public sector union duties

New employment law means public will not be told how much money is being spent so that union officials can have paid time off work


a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Plan for the best of times and worst of times



A protest in Crowborough, England, with people holding British flags and a sign saying "Crowborough says NO!".
Barracks to house migrants ‘within weeks’ as crossings top 41,000

A person holds a sign reading "LIFT THE BAN ON PUBERTY BLOCKERS" at a protest in London.
A person holds a sign reading "LIFT THE BAN ON PUBERTY BLOCKERS" at a protest in London.
Peers urge Streeting to scrap puberty blocker trial for children
London Mayor Sadiq Khan posing in front of an open train door inside a London Underground train car.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan posing in front of an open train door inside a London Underground train car.
Khan accused of hypocrisy as TfL lines up Oyster deal with arms firm
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A protest in Crowborough, England, with people holding British flags and a sign saying "Crowborough says NO!".
A protest in Crowborough, England, with people holding British flags and a sign saying "Crowborough says NO!".
Barracks to house migrants ‘within weeks’ as crossings top 41,000


A protest in Crowborough, England, with people holding British flags and a sign saying "Crowborough says NO!".




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North London homes in Muswell Hill overlooking Crouch End and the distant towers of Canary Wharf.
The Covid exodus is over: why Londoners are staying put

New taxes and back-to-the-office mandates have taken the shine off the pastoral dream. Now city dwellers are setting their sights on suburbs around the M25

North London homes in Muswell Hill overlooking Crouch End and the distant towers of Canary Wharf.
The Covid exodus is over: why Londoners are staying put


One address and 85,000 companies: Welcome to Shelton Street


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Medical staff preparing patient for the operation.
Figures show 25 die on hospital waiting lists every day


Senior businesswoman listening to her colleague during a staff meeting.
Public boards meeting 50/50 female target falls, as women ‘undermined’

Portrait of Magnus Linklater.
Magnus LinklaterWhy has the fire gone out on a new cultural age?



Genetic test to treat rare cancer available on NHS next year




There can be light at the end of the tunnel, says ‘The Bear’

A gloved hand pipetting a DNA sample into an eppendorf tube.
Genetic test to treat rare cancer available on NHS next year




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Defence

Secretary General NATO Mark Rutte and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer seated, conversing.
UK sells £20bn of defence exports amid threat of Russian war

By day I’m a primary school head. I’m also a naval commander




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