Gary Gibbon
Osborne and spending round spats
Allies of Iain Duncan Smith feel they have fought a feisty rearguard action after the Treasury came snooping round their universal credit money.
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FactCheck: Is David Cameron’s Oxfordshire really getting a raw deal?
The Prime Minister made the unusual step of intervening when he heard that his local council in Oxfordshire are planning a string of cuts – but is it really the leafy green belt feeling the brunt of cuts?
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Gary Gibbon
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Assisted dying debate: MPs reject ‘right to die’ bill
Emotional arguments made on both sides as MPs vote on the “right to die” for the first time in twenty years.
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Refugee crisis: the fifth boat to land on Lesbos this morning alone
A British tourist helping refugees on a beach in Lesbos says of the debate in the UK: “If only they heard the stories.. Germany has put us to shame.”
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Alex Thomson
Palmyra’s Khaled Asaad: ‘I was born here, I will die here’
A colleague in Damascus has spoken to his family, who explained how they feel he was betrayed by ‘neighbours’.
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Lord Janner has appeared in court for the first time
The 87-year-old peer appeared in person after the judge threatened to issue an arrest warrant. He was released on unconditional bail.
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Can you smash a car window to rescue a dog from the heat?
As temperatures reach highs of 35C in what is set to be Britain’s hottest day for nine years, a debate has emerged online prompting the question can you legally break into a hot car to save a dog?
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Islamic State: 300 Yazidi captives ‘killed’ in northern Iraq
Several hundred Yazidi captives have been killed in Iraq by Islamic State group militants west of Mosul, Yazidi and Iraqi officials say.
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Geoff White
Back to the future with Blade Runner
The re-release of Blade Runner, with its humanoid replicants and Pac-Man computer screens, offers a warning about the hazards of future-gazing.
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Victoria Macdonald
Ending loneliness: a map that could help target people at risk
A new report is urging councils to find out where lonely elderly people are living – so they can reach out and offer help.
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Debating the future of the NHS
The NHS is the number one issue for voters ahead of the May election. With A&E under pressure, an ageing population and a funding gap, what is the future of #yourNHS?
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Harmondsworth undercover: ‘I don’t want to die here’
On Monday Channel 4 News revealed shocking footage from inside the Yarl’s Wood immigration centre. Now we have obtained video from inside the UKs biggest detention facility. Here’s what it shows.
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Will government be able to crack down on nuisance calls?
New regulations to be introduced could make it easier to clamp down on companies which cause distress through cold-calling and nuisance texts.
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FactCheck: Ukip’s health policies under the knife
A Ukip government would spend an extra £3bn a year on the NHS. Where will the money come from – and will it be enough to pay for all the promises?
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Alex Thomson
Life in Debaltseve: digging for pasta in the debris
It has been at the centre of intense fighting between the Ukrainian military and separatist rebels, but now a more human, tragic story is unfolding on the streets of Debaltseve.
