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Post Office aware of Horizon faults during court battles, secret report shows
The Post Office knew sub-postmasters may be blameless but continued to fight them in court regardless.
Top Labour donors would not get ‘automatic pass’ to honours, party chair says
Anneliese Dodds hit out at Rishi Sunak for recommending a knighthood for major Tory backer Mohamed Mansour.
Oppenheimer finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions
Some viewers suggested the world might be ready for a Japanese response to the story.
Five dead and more than 100 in hospital in Japanese health supplements scare
Japan’s health ministry put up a list on its official site of all the recalled products.
Parents devastated as school photos offered without children with complex needs
Aberdeenshire Council has apologised, stating it is investigating the issue with company Tempest Photography.
Rayner tells Sunak ‘show me yours, I’ll show you mine’ as tax row intensifies
Claims she may have avoided capital gains tax on the 2015 sale of her council house have been raised in a new book.
UN calls on Rishi Sunak to scrap Rwanda plan
The United Nations Human Rights Committee urged the PM to drop the legislation, but Government sources accused the UN of ‘double standards’ on Rwanda.
UK records ‘highest ever share of electricity generation by renewables’
A quarterly record of 51.5 per cent marks the first time more than half of all UK generation came from renewable sources, the Government said.
Foreign Office issues advice on ‘strong German beer’ ahead of EUROs
Supporters have been warned they face being barred from stadiums if they are too drunk.