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Former Tory minister Jenkyns joins Reform UK
The Independent

Former Tory minister Jenkyns joins Reform UK

A former Conservative minister has defected to join the Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage. In a blow to the new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, Dame Andrea Jenkyns said she was “joining the party of the brave”.

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November 29, 2024
The 'fantasist' who became a threat to national security
The Independent

The 'fantasist' who became a threat to national security

Daniel Khalife described as ultimate Walter Mitty character’

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November 29, 2024
Cynical' ex-soldier Khalife convicted of spying for Iran
The Independent

Cynical' ex-soldier Khalife convicted of spying for Iran

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax.

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November 29, 2024
MPs poised for historic vote on assisted dying legislation
The Independent

MPs poised for historic vote on assisted dying legislation

The biggest social change in Britain in five decades could be shepherded in by the closest of margins later today.

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November 29, 2024
How did the Tories increase migration following Brexit?
The Independent

How did the Tories increase migration following Brexit?

The name of this feature is “Politics Explained”, but there are some subjects that are so hard to explain that we could rename it, just for one day, to “How Did That Happen?”

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November 29, 2024
Leave voters were betrayed on migration, says Starmer
The Independent

Leave voters were betrayed on migration, says Starmer

PM accuses Tories of a different order of failure’ over Brexit

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November 29, 2024
Why Is Starmer So Against An EU Youth Travel Scheme?
The Independent

Why Is Starmer So Against An EU Youth Travel Scheme?

The prime minister has once again been urged to agree to a limited scheme to allow young people to travel freely between the UK and the EU for the purposes of work or study, and has once again signalled his refusal to consider it.

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November 28, 2024
Why home advantage has lost its sting in Test series.
The Independent

Why home advantage has lost its sting in Test series.

“The tour is only a matter of hours old, but the wry thought occurs to me that reputations will almost certainly be destroyed in the next few months.”

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November 28, 2024
North can't compete with south's individual X factor
The Independent

North can't compete with south's individual X factor

Ex-Lions captain Sam Warburton has a theory why southern hemisphere teams have dominated the autumn internationals

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November 28, 2024
Aimless Villa stagger to bore draw against Juventus
The Independent

Aimless Villa stagger to bore draw against Juventus

Aston Villa and Unai Emery have run out of ideas, far too early in the Spaniard’s previously exhilarating revolution.

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November 28, 2024
Reds humble Real and Slot does what Klopp could not
The Independent

Reds humble Real and Slot does what Klopp could not

A few weeks ago, it was possible to look at Arne Slot’s seemingly impressive start at Liverpool, adopt a sceptical tone and ask who they had really beaten.

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November 28, 2024
Vauxhall's closure shows No 10 must recharge EV rules
The Independent

Vauxhall's closure shows No 10 must recharge EV rules

Electric vehicles aren't selling in the volume anticipated and James Moore says government is right to order a swift review

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November 28, 2024
Nationwide banks £2bn in takeover of Virgin Money
The Independent

Nationwide banks £2bn in takeover of Virgin Money

Nationwide has gained £2.3bn following its acquisition of Virgin Money, according to the firm’s half-year results.

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November 28, 2024
Red Sea boat survivors were trapped in cabins, says diver
The Independent

Red Sea boat survivors were trapped in cabins, says diver

Two Britons who were on the yacht remain unaccounted for

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November 28, 2024
Record snowfall leaves Seoul scrambling to cope
The Independent

Record snowfall leaves Seoul scrambling to cope

Transport chaos and power cuts hit city as two die on roads

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November 28, 2024
Myanmar junta chief faces crimes against humanity charge for Rohingya deaths
The Independent

Myanmar junta chief faces crimes against humanity charge for Rohingya deaths

Arrest warrant requested by International Criminal Court

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November 28, 2024
Lebanon ceasefire is part of plan to keep Trump on side
The Independent

Lebanon ceasefire is part of plan to keep Trump on side

Benjamin Netanyahu knows the incoming president won't be happy if the Gaza war drags on, writes Chris Stevenson, so he is turning his attention to Iran to buy himself some time

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November 28, 2024
Displaced begin to go home following Lebanon ceasefire
The Independent

Displaced begin to go home following Lebanon ceasefire

Thousands forced to flee head back to heavily bombed south

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November 28, 2024
Lottery winner yet to claim £177m after numbers error
The Independent

Lottery winner yet to claim £177m after numbers error

It’s a familiar story for lottery players across the country: the initial rush, when it’s revealed that the jackpot has been won, then a scramble to find your ticket before the dawning realisation that the winning numbers do not, in fact, match those on the pink piece of paper in your hand.

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November 28, 2024
Groucho Club closes as Met investigates 'serious crime'
The Independent

Groucho Club closes as Met investigates 'serious crime'

Soho private members’ club The Groucho Club has closed while police investigate an alleged “serious crime” that took place at the legendary venue.

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November 28, 2024
Radio 4 'Today' host Husain to leave BBC after 26 years
The Independent

Radio 4 'Today' host Husain to leave BBC after 26 years

Mishal Husain, one of the presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, will be leaving the BBC after 26 years, the broadcaster confirmed yesterday.

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November 28, 2024
Hague beats Mandelson to become Oxford chancellor
The Independent

Hague beats Mandelson to become Oxford chancellor

William Hague has beaten Peter Mandelson to become chancellor of the University of Oxford.

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November 28, 2024
Let under-30s live and work in EU, urges ex-negotiator
The Independent

Let under-30s live and work in EU, urges ex-negotiator

The EU’s former chief negotiator has piled pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to strike a deal with Brussels that would allow young people to live and work in Europe as part of his post-Brexit reset.

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November 28, 2024
Family urge Streeting to help 'dying' IPP prisoner
The Independent

Family urge Streeting to help 'dying' IPP prisoner

A prisoner who set himself alight in his cell after serving 12 years for stealing a mobile phone under an indefinite jail term is being denied his right to healthcare, his family has warned.

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November 28, 2024
Starmer faces ‘humiliation' as Chagos deal may collapse
The Independent

Starmer faces ‘humiliation' as Chagos deal may collapse

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned that he faces “total humiliation” on the world stage with his plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on the brink of collapse in the next 48 hours.

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November 28, 2024
Badenoch admits Brexit is not working and Tories 'did not deliver' on immigration
The Independent

Badenoch admits Brexit is not working and Tories 'did not deliver' on immigration

Kemi Badenoch has admitted that Brexit isn’t working, saying the previous government “did not deliver” after the country voted to end free movement.

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November 28, 2024
Tory grandee warns assisted dying bill could turn NHS into 'national death service'
The Independent

Tory grandee warns assisted dying bill could turn NHS into 'national death service'

A former senior cabinet minister has become the latest political grandee to oppose the assisted dying bill, warning that it could turn the National Health Service into “a national death service”.

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November 28, 2024
More than 100 women accuse Fayed of abuse as police investigate 'enablers'
The Independent

More than 100 women accuse Fayed of abuse as police investigate 'enablers'

A total of 111 women have accused Mohamed al-Fayed of abuse, with the youngest victim just 13, and police are investigating more than five people for allegedly enabling the late Harrods boss’s offending.

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November 28, 2024
England's extreme selection adds to changing Test tides
The Independent

England's extreme selection adds to changing Test tides

You may have missed it, but Test cricket is really fun at the moment.

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November 27, 2024
Return to Galacticos model changes Real for the worse
The Independent

Return to Galacticos model changes Real for the worse

Florentino Perez may have been keen to grandstand at Real Madrid’s general assembly on Sunday, but some of his stars have been more concerned with just standing still. Almost literally.

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November 27, 2024