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• Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour
  The doctor told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he could no longer look NHS colleagues and patients in the eye and stay as a Conservative.
  Posted on Saturday April 27, 2024
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• Yousaf rules out pact with Salmond's Alba party
  Alex Salmond is said to want a deal to maximise pro-independence MPs and MSPs in return for support in a no confidence vote.
  Posted on Saturday April 27, 2024
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• Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and the album comeback
  The two megastars have both ditched singles for their latest releases - will others follow their lead?
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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• Have Iran-Israel missile strikes changed the Middle East?
  Political and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of fire, writes James Landale.
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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• Daughter's world 'turned upside down' after pub cellar death
  Olwen Collier died from head injuries after falling into the cellar of the Stag and Pheasant in Carmel, south Wales.
  Posted on Saturday April 27, 2024
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• Co-op Live: How UK’s biggest indoor arena became butt of jokes
  What was supposed to be a triumphant opening week for Manchester's Co-op Live has become a debacle.
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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• Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships in new law
  Those flouting the sweeping new morality rules could be jailed for up to 15 years.
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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• Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza
  Keith Siegel and Omri Miran are shown in undated footage released by the armed wing of Hamas.
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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• 'Buying a first home is harder when you're single'
  A report says two high incomes are increasingly needed to afford a mortgage, leaving millions stuck.
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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• Titanic gold pocket watch sells for £900k
  The original owner of the watch, businessman John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship in 1912.
  Posted on Saturday April 27, 2024
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• Airline keeps mistaking 101-year-old woman for baby
  An IT glitch leaves the cabin crew expecting to welcome a baby on board rather than a centenarian.
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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• Irish government wants to return asylum seekers to UK
  Taoiseach asks justice minister to bring forward legislation so asylum seekers can be returned to the UK.
  Posted on Saturday April 27, 2024
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• England beat France to seal Grand Slam hat-trick
  England sealed a third consecutive Six Nations Grand Slam and sixth straight title with a clinical victory over 14-player France in Bordeaux.
  Posted on Saturday April 27, 2024
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• A simple guide to this week's vote
  Voters in parts of England will elect councillors, mayors and police commissioners in May.
  Posted on Thursday April 25, 2024
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• The key councils to watch
  Where might the main political parties make gains and losses in the local elections on 2 May?
  Posted on Thursday April 18, 2024
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• What photo ID do you need?
  People will need to show photo ID at polling stations when voting in the local elections on 2 May.
  Posted on Thursday April 25, 2024
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• Use our lookup to see what's happening in your area
  Use our lookup to see if there is an election in your area and who you can vote for on 2 May
  Posted on Wednesday April 10, 2024
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• The papers: Tory MP defects and Labour 'would keep triple lock'
  Suffolk MP Dan Poulter's switch to Labour and a pledge from Keir Starmer on pensions lead the papers.
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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• Germany grapples with wave of spying threats
  Six arrests in quick succession show Germany is being targeted by spies but also that it is fighting back.
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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• Martin Freeman on why viewers can 'smell lies' in TV drama
  The Responder star on how the police drama shows them as "human beings rather than cardboard cutouts".
  Posted on Sunday April 28, 2024
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