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Muhammad has been a popular name for ages

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There are not many phrases that offend me more than ‘pigs in blankets’. The correct name for this dish is, of course, kilted sausages. In fact, the...

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Who should Labour target to ‘get Britain working’?

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Data / Inflation surge hits Britain’s ailing economy

Inflation rose to 2.3 per cent in the year to October, up from 1.7 per cent in September – its lowest level since the early weeks of the first...

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How many farmers will be hit by Labour’s inheritance tax raid?

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There are now seven million migrant workers in the UK

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How did pollsters get Trump’s victory so wrong?

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Does Kamala Harris poll better against Donald Trump?

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