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Keir Starmer to abolish NHS England – the pros and cons
The UK government has announced the abolition of NHS England, phased over two years. In practice, this will involve merging some functions and staff from…
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Let juries judge disruptive protesters like Just Stop Oil on their integrity – expert view
The UK Court of Appeal recently ruled on an appeal brought by 16 environmental activists serving prison sentences for planning or participating in a series…
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Politics
North Sea oil tanker fire still raging as US probes causes
LONDON — United States, Portuguese and British authorities are investigating what caused a cargo ship to collide with an oil tanker carrying jet fuel for…
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Education
New government breakfast clubs: Broughton Primary School rules itself out of ‘early adopter’ status
An ‘early adopter’ primary school of free breakfast clubs has claimed they are not financially viable. Broughton in Amounderness Primary School was listed as one of hundreds of schools across […]
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Governments can keep raiding takeaways and nail bars, but businesses will still employ undocumented migrants
hxdbzxy/Shutterstock The UK is far from the only country to be caught in a heated debate over its migration system and border security. Unfortunately, it…
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Politics
Starmer Flatters Trump With Quite The ‘Unprecedented’ Royal Move
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, hands an invitation from King Charles III to President Donald Trump at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025,…
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Why Keir Starmer may gamble on increasing Britain’s defence spending
leshiy985/Shutterstock Amid rising tensions around the world, the UK government faces pressure to increase defence spending. External threats and uncertainty over the nature of peace…
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Most of the world has long feared US power. Now its allies do too.
When a new US president takes office, his first order of business is usually to reassure America’s allies and warn its enemies. However, Donald Trump…
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‘When you’ve got nothing in your belly, you can’t concentrate’: teachers on the food banks they run in schools
Anna Kuzmenko/Shutterstock Across England, schools are running food banks to help the children and their families. Research suggests that 21% of schools in England now…
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Technology
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If…
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