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Reform rules out Tory pact as Sunak faces pressure to call election
Richard Tice, the leader of the Nigel Farage-linked party, claimed the Tories are ‘terrified’ of the threat Reform poses.
Health service ‘skating on thin ice’ as junior doctors stage longest NHS strike
Junior doctors in England have begun a six-day walkout.
Kids Company charity founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies aged 61, family say
Ms Batmanghelidjh died on Monday after a lengthy illness, her family confirmed.
The real Mr Bates leads calls for Paula Vennells to be stripped of CBE
Alan Bates turned down an OBE, saying it would be a "slap in the face" to the other postmasters who suffered at the hands of the ex-Post Office CEO.
Video of Sunak making cast-iron Cummings pledge comes back to haunt him
"Dominic Cummings will have absolutely nothing to do with any government that I am privileged to lead”, he said...
2023 was second warmest year on record for UK, says Met Office
Only 2022, which saw temperatures exceed 40C for the first time in recorded history, was hotter.
A General Election in May? A one-third probability, according to Tory chair
Richard Holden says PM could still call election earlier than expected despite dire Tory polling.
Japanese coast guard members missing after runway collision with passenger plane
Local TV video showed a large eruption of fire and smoke from the side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied on a runway.
Horizon hailed as first step towards rejoining EU
The science secretary's post announcing that the UK was back in the scheme was quickly ratioed by pro-EU campaigners.