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Susanna Reid and Nigel Farage face off for TRIC presenter of the year
The former Brexit Party leader was booed off stage after he collected the award last time out. Here's how to help avoid the same fate befalling him this year.
Wealth funds profiting to the tune of £910 a week for every child in residential care
The impacts of austerity laid bare: Cuts to council budgets, rising numbers of children in care and huge profits being made by private operators driving many local authorities to the verge of bankruptcy.
Nearly half of people expect a cashless society within their lifetime
One in six people surveyed said they never carry cash on their person, according to cash access and ATM network Link.
Assange to face next stage of extradition legal battle at High Court
Monday’s short hearing could be the WikiLeaks founder’s final UK bid for an appeal against extradition.
‘Migrant hotel king’ breaks into rich list after making millions from housing asylum seekers
Graham King, whose firm is paid £3.5 million a day to accommodate arrivals in the UK, is listed among the country's 350 richest people.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash
State TV gave no immediate cause for the crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
Search operation underway after helicopter carrying Iran’s president ‘crashes in mountains’
One local government official used the word ‘crash’, but others referred to either a ‘hard landing’ or an ‘incident’.
Ireland will ‘recognise Palestinian statehood’ despite reports of diplomatic row
Simon Harris spoke by phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday.
British politics in ‘dangerous’ state warns MP sister of murdered Jo Cox
Kim Leadbeater said the situation now may be worse than it was when Ms Cox was murdered in 2016.