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Sunak hits out at political ‘smears’ over his wealth, denies being out of touch with voters
The Prime Minister, who with his wife Akshata Murty has an estimated net worth of £529 million, is one of the richest men to ever enter Number 10.
UK to send 20,000 troops to largest Nato exercise since the Cold War
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will announce the deployment to provide ‘vital reassurance against the Putin menace’.
UK facing cost of dying crisis as funeral costs spiral
The cost of a basic funeral has risen by 126 per cent in the last 20 years, a new report has revealed.
Tory MP identifies ‘brilliant Brexit bonus’ which has left people in stitches
Sewage clams, anyone?
Leaked recording shows Post Office execs insulting subpostmasters
"Some of them downright stole it", the director of comms at the Post Office said of subpostmasters caught up in the Horizon scandal.
Mother and ex-boyfriend jailed for ‘cruel and brutal’ murder of 18-month-old son
On sentencing the judge described the pain and fear Alfie Phillips must have suffered as ‘almost unimaginable’.
Woman with learning difficulties sends heartbreaking letter to court over unpaid TV license
The Single Justice Procedure is designed to be speedy and more efficient means of delivering justice, but it has major flaws.
‘Reckless!’ Row erupts as Sunak orders Yemen strikes without parliamentary approval
The Prime Minister said the UK took ‘limited, necessary and proportionate action in self-defence’ after the Houthis attacked ships in the Red Sea.
Sunak grants Labour permission to start access talks with civil service
The Cabinet Office said the Prime Minister had authorised access talks.