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Millions around the world mark Chinese Year of the Dragon
Millions around the world have been marking the Lunar New Year. In China, the Year of the Rabbit has officially given way to the Year of the Dragon. It’s supposed to be an auspicious year in the zodiac calendar – but the current performance of China’s economy is anything but, with falling export prices and a domestic property crisis.
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Domestic abuse: Could the system have done more to protect this woman?
“We are not doing enough to protect the 2 million victims of domestic violence across the UK”. A stark admission from the most senior police lead on domestic abuse.
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Labour target dramatic by-election win in Wellingborough
Voters in the market town of Wellingborough are getting ready to head to the polls in a by-election where Labour hope to overturn a massive 18,000 Conservative majority.
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Pakistan elections: Khan and Sharif both declare victory as army calls for unity
“Elections are not a zero-sum competition of winning and losing” – so says the Head of Pakistan’s Army after an election where TWO former Prime Ministers have claimed victory.
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Six year-old Hind Rajab found dead in Gaza days after plea for help
Israel has launched further air strikes on the Gaza border town of Rafah. Over a million Palestinians who’ve fled there are now awaiting a military offensive.
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Israel Gaza war: Netanyahu tells military to prepare plan to evacuate Rafah
Israel’s Prime Minister has told the military to prepare a plan to evacuate Rafah. More than half of Gaza’s population is currently sheltering in the southern city, crammed next to the border with Egypt.
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Prince Harry settles remaining phone hacking claims against Mirror Group Newspapers
Prince Harry has settled his remaining phone hacking claims against Mirror Group Newspapers. The High Court in London was told he had accepted a substantial sum, in addition to the more than £140,000 compensation he was awarded in December, to drop his outstanding claim.
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Labour U-turn: Scrapping green pledge about ‘being straight’ with voters, Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer insists he scrapped Labour’s £28bn green spending pledge to be straight with voters.
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Martin Scorsese on his film Killers of the Flower Moon and what it says about America
For nearly 60 years the director Martin Scorsese has chronicled American life, and the violence and greed under its surface.
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‘I know what the hell I’m doing:’ Biden angrily defends fitness for office
Joe Biden is fighting back after a prosecutor issued a scathing report saying he “wilfully retained” classified documents, but won’t face charges because of his poor memory.
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Pakistan election: Nawaz Sharif says he will seek to form coalition
First he claimed victory, but now Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif says he will seek to form a coalition government after independent candidates linked to his jailed rival won more seats in Thursday’s election.
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Clapham attack: Met Police believe suspect may have died in Thames
Police searching for the man suspected of the Clapham chemical attack say he may be dead after going into the River Thames.
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I absolutely did not consider resignation over Labour green U-turn, Ed Miliband says
We spoke to the Shadow Climate Secretary Ed Miliband, and started by asking him why he had initially pushed for the £28 billion investment plan.
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‘It’s about commitment, not money’ – Labour climate U-turn criticised by former energy minister
The Labour Party are not the only ones accused of watering down their green commitments in recent months.
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Public money not needed for Net Zero says major Labour donor
Today we got confirmation that Labour has u-turned on one of its defining policy commitments – to spend £28 billion a year on green projects.