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"We've all been on the train when someone starts blasting music or videos from their phone," Burnham said in a statement. "It gets on your nerves and can quickly spoil the journey." Six people share their views on…
Read moreWhen we think about maritime security, most of us instinctively picture warships, missiles, submarines and nowadays drones whizzing through the air or the water to deliver damaging payloads. We think of politicians…
Read moreHe compared AI to the Victorian-era Industrial Revolution, but said the country needed to transition better than it did back then. His comments were recorded the day before Barclays banking group announced it was cutting…
Read moreWhile the prime minister extended his polling lead, there was also plenty of tangible progress across government departments. Here are the seven most exciting breakthroughs and announcements from this week that you can…
Read moreMinisters have said the proposed changes in regulations, announced ahead of John Healey's first Budget on Wednesday, will reduce unnecessary bureaucracy for businesses. The move is part of a broader effort in the Budget…
Read moreMore than one in five private renters are living in fuel poverty, according to government statistics, the highest rate of any tenure type. But that statistic doesn’t take into account the recent energy price cap…
Read moreSome of those recalled have rightly been returned to prison because they have committed another serious offence, or because their behaviour demonstrates that they cannot safely be managed in the community. But the…
Read moreShe didn't want to say why at first, but it turned out she'd found her previous client – an elderly lady living all alone, with no family to visit – collapsed on the floor, barely alive. It was a lot to cope with for…
Read moreThe defence secretary told the Guardian the Ministry of Defence was holding talks this week in the midst of a high court challenge over rules that blocked some veterans receiving £50,000 payments despite being forced out…
Read moreAuf dem CSU-Parteitag inszeniert sich der bayerische Ministerpräsident Markus Söder als unangefochtener Herrscher. Doch Landtagspräsidentin Ilse Aigner bleibt eine interne Gefahr. Nikolaus Doll beleuchtet, warum das…
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