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    EU member states assess Bosnia candidate status

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email European affairs ministers from the 27 EU nations gathered Tuesday to discuss a recommendation from the bloc’s executive arm to grant Bosnia candidate member status. Despite continuing criticism of the […] More

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    Mick Lynch accuses Grant Shapps of dragging out rail dispute

    Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email As the latest national rail strike began, the boss of the main union involved has blamed the former transport secretary, Grant Shapps, for blocking a settlement to the six-month dispute. Mick Lynch, general secretary of […] More

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    New Zealand PM Ardern caught name-calling rival on hot mic

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was caught on a hot mic Tuesday using a vulgarity against a rival politician in a rare misstep for a leader known for her […] More

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    EU reaches deal on Ukraine aid, tax on big corporations

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The European Union reached a deal in principle to send an 18 billion euro ($18.93 billion) financial aid package to Ukraine and approve a minimum tax on major corporations in […] More

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    Thousands of NHS appointments cancelled as talks fail to avert nursing strike

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Thousands of NHS operations and appointments are being cancelled across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, after last-ditch talks failed to avert the first nursing strike in a generation. Up to […] More

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    Labour says 30,000 NHS operations cancelled due to shortage of staff

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Around 30,000 operations were cancelled last year in NHS hospitals in England because of a shortage of staff, new figures show. Data gathered from freedom of information requests by the […] More