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BREAKINGAndrew Mountbatten Windsor’s Daughters Are Still Receiving Rent-Free Royal Accommodation
Beatrice and Eugenie continue to be housed in Kensington and St James’ Palace, despite not being working royals, a new report reveals
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Reform UK Councillor Says Families Who Can’t Afford IVF Treatment ‘Should Not Be Bringing Babies Into the World’
Bridget Porter backs cuts to fertility treatment funding in Kent saying that those on low incomes should “cut their garment according to their cloth”
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BREAKINGThe Neo-Nazi and Far-Right Coalition that Converged on Southampton Over Henry Nowak’s Murder
There were Nazi salutes and ‘White Power’ chants on the streets of Southampton, after the Reform UK leader called for “pure cold rage” in response to Nowak’s death
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Peter Mandelson, The New Statesman and How the ‘Soft PR’ Sausage Gets Made
Mic Wright looks at evidence of backroom media wheeler dealing revealed in the recent tranche of documents released to Parliament
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‘We Can See Beyond the Surface and Understand that this Character, this Person, is Much More Complicated… Theatre Can Give You That’
Byline Times’ Editor in Chief speaks to Josephine Burton – creator and director of a new play ‘Our Public House’ by Dash Arts which examines political alienation in Britain today – and two real-life speech-makers taking to the stage each night
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Criminal Checks for MPs, Donations Caps and Electoral Reform: Labour Rebels Push for Tougher Elections Bill
From banning crypto and oil company cash to radical reform of our voting system, Labour backbenchers are testing how far their own Government is willing to go to protect British democracy, reports Josiah Mortimer
bad press
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EXCLUSIVEAnger Over Oxford Union’s Tommy Robinson Invite Amid Suggestions of GB News Deal
The Union now denies that GB News— whose presenter Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg sits as a trustee of the Union’s governing charity — is set to film the far-right activist’s appearance, but concerns remain
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He Who Pays the Piper: The BBC, Tony Blair, Rishi Sunak and a Failure of Journalism
News organisations need to be much clearer about the potential conflicts of interests that surround the ‘interventions’ made by former politicians, argues Adam Bienkov
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How ‘Anonymous Quotes’ Are Used by Political Journalists and Spin Doctors to Deceive the Public
A startling admission by a Times journalist has revealed how political journalism and power really works in Westminster, reports Peter Oborne
contesting conservatives
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EXCLUSIVETimes Journalist Reveals Westminster Fake News Scam
Stories quoting three sources can be nothing of the sort, according to the Times parliamentary sketch writer: they are all from the same person – a single Labour spin doctor
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BREAKING£6 Billion Was Wasted on Failed and Abandoned Conservative Government Schemes
MPs slam the “egregious waste” of billions of pounds being wasted on projects that failed to deliver the promised results
escalation in the Middle East
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EXCLUSIVE
How Palestinians Really Feel About Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
Palestinians accuse the President of attempting to “pacify the victim” while overseeing a “slow genocide” in Gaza
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UPDATE
Did Keir Starmer’s Government Just Accidentally Admit Its Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes?
Two statements by Government ministers, one private and one public, appear to acknowledge for the first time that Israel’s actions have broken international law
Climate of denial
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EXCLUSIVEKeir Starmer’s Government Allows UK’s Biggest Polluter to Power AI by Burning Wood
Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs accuse Drax of ‘sleight of hand’ as it sidesteps £460 million government subsidy conditions in order to power AI
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BREAKINGGovernment Urged to Act Fast to Prevent ‘Taps Running Dry’ Due to AI Data Centres and Climate Crisis
A new parliamentary report warns that rising temperatures, widespread leaks and the demands of a growing AI industry are putting unsustainable pressure on our water supply
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EXCLUSIVEOfcom Upholds Met Office Complaint Against Talk TV for Claiming Forecaster ‘Made Up’ Temperature Data
Exclusive: Broadcast regulator censures now-sacked Mike Graham’s show for unfairness to Met Office in landmark case
Putin’s long war
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