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Met boss hits out at Trump’s claims about London crime as homicide rates fall
New figures showed that there were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025 – the lowest number recorded since 2014 More
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Iran threatens to hit US military targets if Trump decides to strike over protests
The UK government has praised the bravery of protesters taking to the streets More
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Starmer hails parental leave changes as putting ‘dignity back at heart of work’
The Government states this will offer an additional 1.5 million parents increased flexibility to share childcare responsibilities More
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Chagossans ‘very hopeful’ Starmer’s Chagos handover deal will be stopped on crunch day for treaty
Exclusive: Louis Misley Mandarin, the interim first minister of the Chagossian government in exile, spoke to The Independent ahead of the Lords voting on the deal with Mauritius and a high court verdict on a legal challenge on Monday More
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Claims Reeves’s post-Budget U-turns cost her £3bn of £22bn headroom in just six weeks
The chancellor is under pressure to turn her March spring statement into a mini-Budget after a series of concessions and U-turns in recent weeks More
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Extra defence spending is being lost on MoD’s overdraft, warns former RAF chief
In a damning report for the thinktank Policy Exchange, retired Air Marshall Edward Stringer says increased defence spending is not preventing the UK’s military from shrinking More
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Starmer considering sending military to Greenland as Trump ratchets up rhetoric
The potential for British troops in the Danish territory comes days after the PM pledged boots on the ground in Ukraine More
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Kemi Badenoch says Tories would ban under-16s from social media
A social media ban for under-16s came into force in Australia in December. More
