Trial of facts over ex-mayor's 'bigoted' tweets
Pat Marsh, a long-serving councillor in Harrogate, has been deemed unfit to stand trial.
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Reform's leader in Scotland Malcolm Offord reveals cancer diagnosis
Malcolm Offord said he had a procedure last week to remove his prostate and was now "clear" and "raring to go".
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Meet the men applying for the 'hardest job in British politics'
Labour MSPs Michael Marra and Joe Fagan are making their pitches as they aim to succeed Anas Sarwar.
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Reform suspends councillor ahead of court case
Glenn Gibbins, from Sunderland, is facing a court case over the post about the Nigerian population.
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John Swinney defends £45,000 business-class flights to World Cup
The Scottish government spent almost £100,000 on official visits to the United States in June.
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Labour leadership: Marra says party must work for stronger Scotland
Scottish Labour leadership candidtate Michael Marra says the party must work for Scotland.
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Labour leadership: Fagan says indyref calls and Sturgeon era 'over'
Labour leadership Joe Fagan says the days of calls for an indyref and the Nicola Sturgeon era 'over'.
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Greens call for windfall tax on big banks' profits to support small business
Zack Polanski says profits over £800m should be taxed to cut tax bills for a million smaller companies.
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Councils turn to AI in attempt to fill £4bn black hole
Councils across the UK are making cuts of £3bn this financial year, despite recent funding reforms.
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Wildfire 'overlooked' as it was in the North - MP
Alison Hume says farmers' losses from the Langdale Moor fire had "slipped through the cracks".
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Burnham unveils plan to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas
Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the…
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New health minister needs 'determination to do difficult things'
Jon Burrows has said he will confirm on Thursday who will replace Mike Nesbitt as health minister.
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Suspended Reform UK member vows to fight to remain in party
Tim Montgomerie says his appeal will be a test of whether the party can tolerate free speech.
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How one man gets new laws passed - again and again
Ron Bailey has been quietly changing the law for the past 40 years - how does he do it?
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Burnham received £345,000 of donations ahead of becoming PM
The prime minister lists his financial interests for the first time since returning to Parliament.
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Join EU migration pact to tackle small boats, says Ed Davey
The Liberal Democrats say taking part in the scheme would "destroy the business model" of gangs arranging Channel…
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Could Reform really cut £50bn in welfare?
BBC Verify has been breaking down Reform's plans to save more than £50bn a year from the welfare bill - and how…
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UK 'supports Ukraine 100%', Burnham says, after Russia's drone warning
Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war by supplying British-made drones as the prime minister vows to…
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Burnham says he's not embarrassed about hoax message exchange
The PM communicated with a person posing as Susie Wiles, the chief of staff to Donald Trump.
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Tories vow to change law to stop unauthorised traveller sites
If elected, the Conservatives say they would amend the Town and Country Planning Act.
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DUP MP Jim Shannon charged with common assault of a woman
The incident is alleged to have happened on 1 October 2023.
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Reform proposes ban on most benefits for foreign nationals in UK
The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of…
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Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says
Millions of phones across England and Wales bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday.
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Changing pubs into homes to be made harder under new rules
The rules will come into force on Monday along with other changes to planning policy.
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Emergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say
The alert took many by surprise when it was sent to millions of phones on Friday night - but it may have also put…
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Calls for public inquiry into Jason Arday 'witch hunt'
Lord Simon Woolley said Arday had been "hounded" by the media and pursued relentlessly.
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UK-made drones strike targets inside Russia
The drones have been used for the first time in mainland Russia to hit military and industrial targets.
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I survived two years as prime minister in a hit new game - then my cabinet deserted me
Mobile game No 10: Full Confidence recently ranked above Minecraft on the UK App Store paid games chart
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Who voted for Count Binface and why?
Cheaper Flakes and using Adele to fund the NHS - voters on why they support a man dressed as a bin.
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Temporary ban on disposable BBQs as military deployed to help battle wildfires
Single-use grills pose a "significant risk to the public" in current drought and heatwave conditions, the government…
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UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires
Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.
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Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage?
As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result.
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Farage faces renewed watchdog probe after Clacton by-election victory
The investigation into a £5m gift received by Farage reopens, as he returns as the MP for Clacton.
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What do people in Clacton think of Farage's by-election win?
The Reform leader wins the by-election he triggered, and gains more votes than last time.
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Disability campaigners call for Burnham to delay assisted dying bill
Activists say introducing assisted dying without reforming care puts "sick and disabled people's lives at risk".
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