Welsh election now crucial for Starmer, Labour MP says
Newport MP Ruth Jones said the prime minister has been "wounded" by the Lord Mandelson scandal.
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Businesses face extinction unless they protect nature, major report warns
Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running.
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'Useful idiot' who firebombed businesses in gangland feud jailed
A man described by his own lawyer as a "useful idiot" who set fire to businesses as part of a gangland feud has been jailed for more than seven years.
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Starmer 'upbeat and confident' despite two top aides quitting in less than 24 hours
Sir Keir Starmer will not stand down and remains "upbeat and confident" despite his second top aide quitting in less than 24 hours.
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Father jailed for trying to recruit white supremacists on social media after his wife left him
A father has been jailed for more than four years after he used social media to try and recruit a "battalion" of followers to kill non-whites when he became radicalised after his wife left him.
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Cracking up: Can the pothole problem be fixed?
With 49,000 defects recorded in the last three months alone, BBC News NI takes a deeper look at the growing problem.
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Make-up brand Barry M bought by rival Warpaint
The cosmetics and nail varnish line was one of the last family-owned make-up firms in the UK.
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Stabbing of soldier was 'vicious and deliberate'
Anthony Esan is being sentenced for the attempted murder of a soldier outside a barracks in Chatham.
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Starmer concentrating on job, says No 10, as communications chief quits
Tim Allan is the fourth communications chief to leave Downing Street in less than a year.
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Nursery worker found guilty of rape and sexual assault against five toddlers
A nursery worker in Bristol has been found guilty of multiple counts of rape and sexual assault against five toddlers - in a case described as "every parent's nightmare".
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Police officers investigated over camp abuse response
The police watchdog said officers and staff in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire were being investigated.
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Stalker who left BBC presenter terrified is ordered to stay away from her for life
Anne McAlpine had been sent letters and gifts by Robert Green, who then started to turn up at her home.
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Four appear in court charged with murder of teenager
Police were called to Abertridwr on Thursday, where Tristan Shae Kerr was declared dead at the scene.
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Gang feud member jailed over firebombing of beauty salon
Logan Carlin targeted the beauty salon in Leith at the start of a gangland feud which has spread across central Scotland.
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Twenty years is 'a death sentence', son of British media tycoon jailed by China says
A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old British citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.
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Chris Mason: Starmer's predicament is dire and now he faces future without top aide
There is universal acceptance in Labour that Sir Keir Starmer's predicament is dire and he confronts immense peril, writes Chris Mason.
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William and Catherine 'deeply concerned' over Epstein revelations
It comes after documents released in the US shone new light on the scandal, including over Epstein's ties with Andrew.
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MPs urge government to name Stakeknife as a 'signal' to other rogue agents
Some MPs are calling on the government to drop its refusal to confirm or deny Stakeknife's identity.
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D-Day veteran who 'never thought of himself as a hero' dies aged 100
Lamond served during the Normandy landings and later helped rescue PoWs in the Pacific.
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Friends left 'in tears' over £8k rental scam
A Chartered Trading Standards Institute spokesperson says their advice is to "take a step back".
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