Postal vote error leaves 1,300 people without ballot papers ahead of Senedd election
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The Trump administration is finding new ways to withhold federal funding for science
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Council investigates as postal vote problems leave ballots undelivered
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Gas prices went up more than 30 cents a gallon last week. How high could they go?
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Election tram talk: Midlands Metro passengers on homelessness and shops
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Can you pronounce your constituency?
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After a Supreme Court ruling, expect even more gerrymandering
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Interest rates expected to be held as uncertainty over Iran war continues
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What you need to know about the 7 May elections in England, Scotland and Wales
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WHCD shooting investigation underway: Here's what we know
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The US pulls out of peace talks with Iran
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No 10 says Falklands sovereignty rests with UK after report of US 'review'
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Who's Trump listening to on Iran?
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Virginia approved a plan to draw four more seats that lean heavily for Democrats
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Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
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Here are the results for Virginia's 2026 redistricting ballot measure
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Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal
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Trump signs order fast tracking review of psychedelics for mental health disorders
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White House seeks record defense budget, but Congress has questions about spending
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The filibuster has long forced senators to compromise. Can it survive 2026?
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Welsh Liberal Democrats to unveil manifesto for next Senedd election
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Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war with American pontiff
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From threats to civilization to a ceasefire: The week in Washington
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'We should not be at the mercy of events abroad' - Starmer
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Politics chat: Trump fires Attorney General Bondi, seeks to break campaign promises
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President Trump's rocky week at home and abroad
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Trump's belated case for war
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Labour to overhaul non-crime hate incident rules
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Welsh Labour pledges income tax freeze at manifesto launch
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Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge
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NHS, bills and immigration: One constituency's election talking points
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Starmer and Trump discuss need to reopen Hormuz Strait
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As Starmer faces war overseas, his party can't find peace at home
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Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds
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How could assisted dying laws change in Scotland, England and Wales?
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Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills
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Starmer warned over assisted dying bill by more than 100 Labour MPs
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Police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers being considered
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MSPs prepare for final amendments to assisted dying bill
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UK must obey international law over Iran, says Thornberry
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