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Government splashes £27,000 on topping up its fine wine cellar during pandemic
More than 500 bottles of red Bordeaux wines were bought at the height of the Covid crisis.
Veteran Labour MP says he is suffering from ‘untreatable’ leukaemia
The Rochdale MP, who has represented the constituency since 2017 and has been an MP since 1983, had been receiving chemotherapy for a form of cancer.
Campaign for Post Office scandal hero Alan Bates to receive a knighthood passes 100k signatures
"Granting a knighthood to Alan Bates will acknowledge the struggle he has had to bring this injustice to light", the petition author said.
Infected blood payments will not require ITV drama, Mordaunt says
Thousands died in what is widely recognised as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.
Investigator’s aggressive interview with subpostmaster gets read out to inquiry
“No I haven’t told you a pack of lies because I haven’t stolen a penny.”
Tory plans for HS2 will REDUCE capacity between London and Manchester
HS2 was meant to solve a capacity crisis on the rail network, but scrapping the northern leg of HS2 actually reduces capacity.
Carol Vorderman joins LBC after quitting BBC
"I won't be shy to say things that others won't and I'll hold the corrupt to account without fear or favour", the presenter said.
WATCH: South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza at UN court
South African lawyers said the latest Gaza war is part of a decades-long oppression of the Palestinians by Israel.
Post Office ‘paid out cash bonuses’ for every subpostmaster convicted during Horizon scandal
One investigator said teams had called all subpostmasters "crooks" and assumed that everybody was guilty.