Water sector to wait until 2027 for full details of Burnham’s overhaul

The Cunliffe report “was given to the government 15 months ago and the credit rating agencies are watching,” Henderson told POLITICO. “If the government doesn’t pretty soon decide what it wants to do with that report…

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Can UK pop cut immigration and stop the boats? I suppose we’ll find out with GB News Music Radio | John Harris

Two months before Margaret Thatcher became prime minister in May 1979, a national Militant Entertainment Tour was organised by Rock Against Racism . On , it came to the West Runton Pavilion near Cromer, the (very) small…

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Mobilisations en Italie, Espagne, Portugal, Belgique, Albanie, Allemagne : l’exemple français est-il en train de faire tache d’huile?

Certaines se revendiquent explicitement du mouvement lycéen français, comme c’est le cas en Italie du nord, d’autres sont liées à des problèmes de logement ou de coût de la vie. Assiste-t-on à une contagion de la colère…

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Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death

The Guardian revealed in August how the "absolutely inspirational" 36-year-old had taken her life after feeling "completely exhausted" and failed by England's social care system. Davis, a former art teacher, had told…

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Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape inside Parliament

The disgraced former MP has been accused of raping the woman in Parliament in 2016, at the very heart of the political establishment. Last week Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a series of child sex…

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How much of the fall in pensioner poverty is ‘thanks’ to the Conservatives?

Today, that figure has halved, thanks in no small part to the decisions made by our party, when in government, to stand by pensioners.” Helen Whately MP – During a debate on the triple lock in Parliament last week, the…

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Reva Gudi: Schools can’t do the parenting – it’s time we talked about parental responsibility again

What do we expect of parents? In a discussion on law and order, raised by a member of the audience on BBC Question Time on 8 October , the panel considered causes, prevention and consequences of anti-social behaviour…

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Prosecutor searches far-right group offices in EU Parliament

In their statement, the group insisted “there is no legal continuity with the ID Group” and that “it is not involved in the ongoing investigations.” The allegations of mismanagement of funds relate to the budget…

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How Jackdaw ignites row over climate and costs

At Prime Minister's Questions, Kemi Badenoch accuses the government of dithering over the decision, saying the Conservative government first approved it in 2022. Andy Burnham accused the Tories of not carrying out the…

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UK Column News — 21st October 2026

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