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September 18, 2024

Revealed: hospital accused of abusing children to shut

NHS mental health unit to close following claims of 'brutal' treatment of young patients first revealed by this publication

4 mins

'When I think of childhood, the abuse was always there'

Victoria Derbyshire recalls her family's suffering as she backs our campaign to build a refuge for domestic abuse survivors.

4 mins

Davey proposes a taskforce.to 'winterproof the NHS'

Sir Ed Davey has set out plans to “winterproof the NHS”, calling for a task force to be established to end the annual winter crises facing the health service.

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Fun's over Ed... time to say where Lib Dems are going

Final day at party conference. Time for the big speech. Was this the moment where Ed Davey finally abandoned cheesy stunts and revealed where he is leading the Lib Dems to?

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Should Labour raise fees to save struggling universities?

Bridget Phillipson, secretary of state for education, is one of the new cabinet’s more assured performers – a figure who epitomises the pragmatic and serious intent of this Labour government.

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Starmer avoids probe into donation for wife's dresses

The prime minister will avoid an embarrassing investigation into a failure to declare a donation by a Labour peer that paid for dresses for his wife, Victoria.

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Lammy calls climate change a bigger threat than fascism

David Lammy has warned that climate change is a more urgent threat than terrorism or Vladimir Putin in a major speech in which he pledged to put the emergency at the centre of British foreign policy.

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Rwanda plan 'worse than convicts sent to Australia'

The former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major has described Rishi Sunak's government as \"unconservative\" and \"un-British\" in the way it tried to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

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Top lawyer pressured over 'lenient' Edwards sentence

The attorney general is coming under pressure to ask for a legal review of the suspended sentence handed to former BBC presenter Huw Edwards.

3 mins

Kate returns to royal duties after end of chemotherapy

The Princess of Wales has been listed in the official record of royal events for the first time since her cancer treatment ended.

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Fugitive farmer's wife is caught after 16 months

A fugitive farmer’s wife who led a double life by running a secret cocaine ring in Wales has finally been caught after spending 16 months on the run from the police.

1 min

Hezbollah vows to retaliate after pager attack kills nine

Officials in Lebanon and Syria blame Israel for the explosions

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'I am a rapist', says husband of sexually abused woman

A French man accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade has declared in court: “I am a rapist, like everyone else in this courtroom.”

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Suspect in Trump shooting lurked for hours in bushes

The gunman accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump hid in the bushes of the former president's Florida golf club for almost 12 hours, according to officials.

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US rapper charged with sex trafficking and racketeering

Sean \"Diddy\" Combs, the rapper and music mogul who has faced allegations of sexual abuse, was charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, according to a federal indictment unsealed yesterday.

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Islamist party makes shock return to Kashmiri politics

Observers split on motivation of Jamaat-e-Islami, banned under terror laws and which boycotted elections for 30 years

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'People can have a fantastic.second act. I'm living mine'

Actor and comic Omid Djalili is back for a fiery new stand-up tour. He tells Helen Coffey how he managed to channel rage into humour and why he's not leaving comedy to the young

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Guardian parent company in talks to sell Observer

The Guardian Media Group (GMG) is in talks to sell The Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media, a news business launched in 2019 by a former BBC executive. The media giant is in exclusive discussions to sell the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.

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Liverpool overcome poor start to beat Milan in style

Another first for Arne Slot at Liverpool, and one that was much more significant than a debut win in this new Champions League.

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City's man for all occasions.could be named world No 1

Rodri may be first defensive midfielder to win Ballon d'Or

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