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Starmer to address world leaders on call to mark Ukraine war anniversary

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Just Eat to be bought by investment group Prosus in £3.4bn deal

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What the papers say – February 24

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‘Farcical’ misconduct proceedings should be delayed, Nottingham families say

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Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury to be sentenced for punching man in street

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750 schools named for free breakfast clubs pilot

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Badenoch calls for investigation into BBC show featuring Hamas official’s son

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Government urged to restore school break times as more children miss out on play

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Sunshine and scattered showers to follow flood warnings

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Peter Rhodes on munitions, the perils of visiting Iran and a nutty problem with a lorry

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Starmer pledges sanctions to push Putin to ‘make concessions’ in Ukraine talks

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Dale Vince to receive damages from Mail publisher as libel claim settled

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How much parents could save on free childcare - as new 'protections' announced

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Man, 19, pleads guilty to murdering his mother and siblings

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Starmer hopes sanctions will force Putin to make concessions over Ukraine

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Ukrainian diplomat’s thanks after ’emotional’ service marks three years of war

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Police hunt van driver after girl, three, dies in tram crash

The collision occurred at 9.56am on Saturday between a van and a tram on Mosley Street, Manchester. Police are hunting a van driver who fled the...

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Search for missing runner to enter fifth day

Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday. A major police search for a missing young...

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Section of M4 ‘fully closed’ after dead body found on carriageway

Several drivers called the police to report something on the road between junction 20 and junction 21, which were found to be human remains. The M4...

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What the papers say – February 23

Defence, Ukraine, royalty and President Trump feature on the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers. Defence, Ukraine and UK relations with US...

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Field-by-field data helping to measure regenerative impact on dairy farms

The consumer giant is working with the First Milk farmer-owned co-operative to share the risk of rolling out greener practices in its supply chain....

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Starmer pledges ‘ironclad support for Ukraine’ while Trump claims deal ‘close’

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump in Washington later this week. Sir Keir Starmer has promised Volodymyr Zelensky he will make the case for...

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Police investigating after body found on motorway

A stretch of the M4 near the River Severn was closed for several hours until early Sunday morning. Police are investigating how human remains ended...

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Starmer more influential to Labour’s Holyrood vote than Sarwar, poll suggests

Almost 30% said the Prime Minister would have more of an influence on their vote next year than the Scottish Labour leader. The Prime Minister has...

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Met Office issues ‘danger to life’ amber warning for heavy rain and floods

The alert covers south and mid-Wales between 3pm on Sunday and 6am on Monday. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for heavy rain and...

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UK Government to invest £200 million in Grangemouth, says Starmer

The Prime Minister was speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow on Sunday. The UK Government will provide an extra £200 million of...

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Wallace and Gromit superfan started 1,000-plus memorabilia collection with a pen

Mel Harrison, 43, has been collecting Aardman memorabilia since she was a child and is pleased with how the franchise has found new fans. A Wallace...

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Spending 2.5% of GDP on defence ‘ambitious,’ Cabinet minister says

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson sought to manage expectations ahead of Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to the US. Raising UK defence spending to...

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Scottish Government should follow law on single-sex spaces, Starmer says

The Prime Minister said he supported the Equality Act and ‘safe spaces for women’ as he was asked about the high-profile Sandie Peggie tribunal....

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Starmer told that £200 million for Grangemouth must be ‘used correctly’

Roz Foyer, of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said if the money is to be ‘transformative’ it must be ‘used correctly’. An extra £200...

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William was at his ‘lowest’ after Kate’s cancer diagnosis – former royal aide

Jason Knauf was chief executive of William and Kate’s Royal Foundation, stepping down at the end of 2021. A former aide to the Prince of Wales said...

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Dan Morris: Slay bells ring; are you listening?

Into every generation, a Slayer is born… I’m not normally one for TV reboots, but hearing the recent news that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is on the...

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How to stop your family from catching norovirus as NHS 'hit by a storm' of cases

Cases of norovirus have reached a record high

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No doctor will escape accountability, GMC says after ‘confusion’ over records

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Starmer and Macron to urge ‘united leadership’ supporting Kyiv on Trump visit

The Prime Minister and French president used a phone call on Sunday afternoon to reiterate their support for Ukraine. Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel...

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Ukrainians gather in Dublin for third anniversary of Russian invasion

‘It’s very important to keep talking about the war and keep talking about Ukraine,’ one demonstrator said. Hundreds of Ukrainians have marched...

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Police identify van driver who fled scene after girl, three, dies in tram crash

The collision occurred at 9.56am on Saturday between a van and a tram on Mosley Street. Police have identified a van driver who fled the scene of a...

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British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan

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Starmer and Macron to discuss ‘united leadership’ supporting Kyiv on Trump visit

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Child criminal exploitation and ‘cuckooing’ to be outlawed in new legislation

The measures will come in the Crime and Policing Bill due to be introduced to Parliament next week. Child criminal exploitation and “cuckooing” are...

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Neurodivergent designer ‘pleased’ his origami art will be at London Fashion Week

Darryl Bedford uses origami to create wearable art, which will appear on the runway at London Fashion Week. A neurodivergent designer who refers to...

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What the papers say – February 22

Here are the biggest stories leading Saturday’s front pages. Ukraine, Russia and US President Donald Trump combine to feature strongly in...

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Police ‘increasingly concerned’ for runner as major search continues

Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday. Police are “increasingly concerned” as a major...

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Starmer to set date to increase defence spending during Trump visit – report

The Prime Minister will also deliver an invitation from the King for a state visit to the UK. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to confirm a timeline to...

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David Lammy describes Hamas’s release of wrong body as ‘sick and abhorrent’

Israeli authorities said what were supposed to be remains of Shiri Bibas were in fact the body of an unidentified woman from Gaza. The Foreign...

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British skier found dead at bottom of cliff in French Alps, prosecutor confirms

Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man whose body was found at the bottom of a cliff near the Avoriaz ski resort on Monday. A...

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Three people arrested on suspicion of murder after man went missing in 2002

Police said ‘new information’ led them to arrest two men and a woman on suspicion of murdering Robert Scott Clive who disappeared in October 2002....

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Scottish and UK governments both urged to ‘stand by’ Grangemouth workers

Roz Foyer, of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, made the plea as she addressed the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow on Saturday. Governments...

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Girl, three, killed in crash between tram and van in Manchester

No arrests have been made. A three-year-old girl has been killed in a crash between a tram and a van in Manchester. Greater Manchester Police (GMP)...

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Sir Elton John and Simon Cowell call for creative talent to be protected from AI

The stars have urged the Government to rethink proposals to relax copyright rules to protect creative talent from artificial intelligence. Sir...

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