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Domestic abuse victory: Rough sex defence to be banned
"This despicable defence should NEVER have been permissible in any court to enable the murderers of women to evade justice."
Three years after Grenfell fire, families still wait for permanent home
More than 200 households were left without a roof over their heads following the devastating blaze that ripped through the 24-storey tower, leaving 72 people dead, on June 14, 2017.
One million sign petition urging law to protect food standards in trade deals
The British public "do not want to see chlorinated chicken or hormone-fed beef on their supermarket shelves".
Six arrests as ‘far-right’ group clashes with police at refugee rally
Nicola Sturgeon said "racist thugs shame Scotland" following the violent clashes.
Cecil Rhodes falls: Oxford University college opts to remove statue
It follows a long-running campaign demanding the removal of the Rhodes statue.
Removing Rhodes statue from Oxford college ‘short-sighted’ – Tory MP
Michelle Donelan said she agreed with the Prime Minister that we ‘should not seek to censor or edit our past’.
FT columnist mocked for ‘wealth is not a talisman’ article
The jury is out on whether this is satirical or not - we'll leave it up to you to make your own mind up.
Yob kicked police officer after travelling to Westminster from Sunderland
This swift justice should also be a warning to others who came to central London on Saturday with the sole purpose of causing violence."
Hancock says Harry Potter ‘on the mind’ in Daniel Rashford name slip
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford led a campaign to extend a children’s food voucher scheme into the summer holidays.