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How much has the Afghan conflict cost Britain?
The British government has released figures, but experts say these numbers significantly underestimate the true total cost.
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Britain’s second homes ‘crisis’
Our home affairs correspondent Andy Davies has visited towns in Wales where some say that second home ownership is a threat to their very identity.
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Tsunami of litter has turned Britain’s beauty spots into giant skips
Now – it’s been the warmest day of the year so far and the combination of sunshine and easing of lockdown restrictions has drawn many people to the countryside – determined to take full advantage of the Bank holiday weekend. But there’s a downside: a tsunami of litter – as staycationing Brits treat their country’s…
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Coventry City of Culture: life on the frontline of Two-Tone Britain
Darshna Soni has been talking to The Selecter lead singer Pauline Black, about life on the frontline of Two Tone Britain.
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Wild storks hatch in Britain for first time in 600 years
It’s been 600 years in the making. For the first time since the Battle of Agincourt, wild stork chicks have hatched in Britain.
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‘Labour’s problem is everywhere in Britain at the moment’, says Tory MP Richard Holden
One of the Conservative MPs who helped smash Labour’s red wall here in the North East during the last general election was Richard Holden.
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France and Britain must work together to solve fishing dispute, says French National Assembly member
We spoke to Jimmy Pahun, a member of the French National Assembly, and began by asking him whether the French government had got this wrong.
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Bumper year of elections in Britain after Covid forces delays
Voters across Britain are going to the polls tomorrow to elect new parliaments in Scotland and Wales, a variety of councils and mayors in England, as well as Police and Crime Commissioners.
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Former postmasters cleared after Britain’s biggest miscarriage of justice
Today the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of 39 former sub-postmasters, the largest miscarriage of justice in British history.
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FactCheck Q&A: the gaps in Britain’s lobbying laws
Campaigners say David Cameron’s activities prove that UK law on lobbying is not fit for purpose.
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‘This is not the way Britain does things’ – Tory MP David Davis on vaccine passports
We were joined by former Brexit Secretary David Davis.
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FactCheck: What is happening with Britain’s vaccine supply?
AstraZeneca has committed to delivering 2 million doses of vaccine a week, but it’s not easy to check whether this benchmark is being hit.
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Britain will be driven by ‘our values’ when dealing with China says Foreign Office Minister
We spoke to the Foreign Office Minister responsible for the Middle East and North Africa, Conservative MP James Cleverly. We started by asking whether the reported foreign aid cuts to Syria would be reconsidered.
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Dunblane massacre: Remembering Britain’s worst mass shooting 25 years on
It remains Britain’s worst mass shooting and led to a tightening of gun laws in this country – laws which have been held up as a model around the world.
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Discussion: Why women feel unsafe on Britain’s streets
“We are tired of having to pre-empt possible violence. Of having to risk assess every ordinary action every day, every hour of our lives”.