Government sets out plans for north of England rail investment
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Crackdown on illegal working leads to surge in arrests
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Swinney says he would send troops to Ukraine if Scotland gains independence
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Homeland Security plans 2,000 immigration officers in Minnesota
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Chris Mason: Starmer's strategy of avoiding criticising Trump over Maduro
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Starmer won't be drawn on whether US strikes on Venezuela broke international law
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'I'll be PM this time next year,' Starmer tells BBC
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Congress failed to extend Obamacare subsidies. This Democrat says Trump can save them
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U.S. military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8
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Foreign secretary orders review of 'serious failures' in case of British-Egyptian activist
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Sky News quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2025
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Tributes as UK's first female Asian lord mayor dies
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Lawmakers threaten Attorney General Bondi with contempt over incomplete Epstein files
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Foreign prison officers exempted from stricter visa rules
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Trump's year in Washington
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Farage will not face police inquiry into spending
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Group of Labour MPs warns Starmer over jury trial limits
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Downing Street insists negotiations over US-UK tech deal still live
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Week in politics: Crunch time for new health insurance plans, Trump sued over White House renovations, Americans killed by ISIS
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Former Republican congressman on why it's so hard to get bipartisan consensus on healthcare
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NTSB warns that defense bill could undermine aviation safety changes after DCA crash
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Critical moment to ramp up support for Ukraine, European allies say
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Week in Politics: Defense Secretary Hegseth; gerrymandering; birthright citizenship
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This week in Washington
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House and Senate send bill to release Epstein files to Trump's desk
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Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., on the vote to release the Epstein files
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MP's aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach
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Election Day is Tuesday. Here are 5 questions about what the results might mean
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Birmingham was not bankrupt in 2023, say experts
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More than 70 migrants returned to France under 'one in, one out' scheme
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A look at 2 states that are becoming increasingly rare purple in politics
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By-elections that shook up politics – could Andy Burnham be next?
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An election law expert weighs in on Trump's effort to reshape our democracy
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Efforts pick up in Congress to force vote on release of Jeffrey Epstein files
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How Farage's latest 'leave' plan could work - and impact you
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Are young women more left wing than men - and, if so, why?
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Intel will give the U.S. government a 10% stake, Trump says
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Texas and California advance in their reshaping of the national political landscape
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David Lammy given formal warning after JD Vance fishing trip
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Labour may have walked into political trap over Epping hotel
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