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Snowstorm traps 40 people at Britain’s highest pub
Pubgoers found themselves on a longer trip than planned after visiting the highest pub in Britain amid yellow weather warnings due to snow.
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Britain’s richest plumber Charlie Mullins moves to Marbella to escape tax hikes
Charlie Mullins is the country’s richest plumber but has moved to Spain over fears he could be hit with a nasty inheritance tax bill.
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Chinese ‘spy’ Yang Tengbo denies accusations after being publicly identified
An alleged Chinese spy who penetrated the upper echelons of British society has said he ‘would never do anything to harm the interests of the UK’ after his identity was revealed.
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Prince Andrew reportedly invited alleged Chinese spy to Buckingham Palace
The businessman accused of being a Chinese spy was invited to Buckingham Palace by the Duke of York, it has been reported.
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UK considers removing Syrian rebel group from terror list
The UK government could remove Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham from the list of banned terrorist groups after the rebels led the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
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Starmer to reveal ’milestones’ for election pledges
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said a new phase for his government will begin this week, under what he calls a "plan for change" for Britain.
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British diplomat expelled from Russia amid spying allegations
Russia has expelled a British diplomat after accusing him of espionage.
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UK’s highest-paid prison inmate earned £46k last year – more than most nurses and teachers
The UK’s highest-paid prison inmate earned around £46,000 last year - more than most nurses, teachers, and biochemists, as well as the prison officers guarding them
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Mayors in France push to tear up key border deal with Britain, calling it too lenient on illegal migration
The local leaders want Paris to renegotiate the 2003 Le Touquet Treaty
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UK security services prepare for lone wolf terror attacks aiming to cause chaos during Christmas
As tensions rise across the globe, security services in the UK are on high alert over the threat of potential terror attacks, particularly as the Christmas season fast approaches
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Met Police may lose 2,000 officers as its budget faces a potential £450 million cut.
The Metropolitan Police could lose 2,000 of its officers as the force looks to cut £450 million from its budget.
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John Prescott, pugnacious deputy UK PM to Tony Blair, dies at 86
John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain’s Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family said on Thursday.
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Exact cost of King Charles’s Coronation to taxpayers revealed
King Charles’s Coronation was smaller and shorter than the late Queen Elizabeth’s, as the monarch was mindful of the cost of living crisis affecting millions in Britain.
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’Unacceptable’: One of Britain’s biggest pub chains charging England fans extra £1.80 per pint on match days
A pub chain has sparked outrage for charging England fans £1.80 more for beer on match days.
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Labour ’planning Italy-style migrant deals’ to tackle small boat Channel crossings
Labour are preparing a series of deals with countries like Kurdistan and Vietnam to deter migrants from crossing into Britain illegally, reports claim.
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Post Office to announce plans for branch closures and job reductions
More than 100 wholly owned, loss-making Post Office branches are said to be at risk of closure as the state-owned company attempts to repair its finances, Sky News learns.
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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s non-profit provides advisory services to Azerbaijan at climate conference
The COP29 conference began yesterday in Baku. Among the delegates for Azerbaijan are 12 paid advisers from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
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UK’s Sainsbury’s warns that budget tax hikes will fuel inflation
The boss of British supermarket Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L), opens new tab said changes to national insurance made by the government in last week’s budget will add 140 million pounds ($181 million) to its tax bill next year and warned the move would be inflationary.
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Britain imposes new wave of sanctions on Russia
The British government said on Thursday it had imposed its biggest sanctions package against Russia for 18 months, targeting people involved in the Ukraine war, African mercenary groups and a nerve agent attack on British soil.
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Bloomberg reports that weapons licensed by Britain are being used to safeguard Russian tankers
A loophole was discovered in the licensing regime of Great Britain, which is used by Russia to circumvent sanctions
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A UK-based dissident has been granted permission to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged use of spyware against him
A prominent Saudi dissident claiming that Saudi Arabia targeted him with spyware has been granted the right to sue the kingdom in London, according to his lawyers on Monday.
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Britain’s most hazardous junction has experienced 13 accidents in just six weeks
Extraordinary CCTV footage shows a series of car crashes at ‘Britain’s most dangerous junction’, which has seen thirteen accidents in two months.
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Russian ambassador accuses the UK of waging a proxy war in Ukraine
Andrei Kelin claims Britain is "killing Russian soldiers and civilians" by supplying weapons to Ukraine
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The UK faces demands at the Commonwealth summit to pay billions in compensation for its role in the climate crisis
Slavery also on agenda at meeting of government heads, which King Charles will attend for first time as monarch
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The UK is set to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending a decades-long dispute
Mauritius and the UK have been in dispute over the Indian Ocean islands for the past 50 years.
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