Katy AustinTransport correspondent and Jamie WhiteheadBBC News PA Media Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has approved plans for a second runway at London Gatwick Airport, as the government looks for economic …
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Farron drapes himself in flag as Lib Dems seek to reclaim patriotism
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer Lib Dem leader Tim Farron draped himself in an England flag and declared his love for his country at the opening night rally of the party’s conference in Bournemouth. …
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BBC The pair were found on Leicester Street on Friday, police said A man has died and another is in a critical condition after a shooting in Wolverhampton. The pair …
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Dominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent and Tom McArthur Reuters The first flight carrying a cross-channel small boat migrant has landed in Paris, under the UK-France agreement. The man, an Indian …
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Metropolitan Police staff are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay, with a union claiming that civilian workers in the Met are treated as “second-class citizens”. …
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Eritrean man wins block on removal to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAn Eritrean man who arrived in the UK by small boat has won a last-minute legal claim to temporarily block his removal to France. The 25-year-old was due to be …
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The coffin of Katharine, the Duchess of Kent has been brought to Westminster Cathedral ahead of her funeral service on Tuesday. Soldiers from the Royal Dragoon Guard, of which she …
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Rumeana JahangirManchester Thomas McDonagh Thomas McDonagh (right) described Ricky Hatton as “one of the lads” A former boxer who grew up training with Ricky Hatton, who has died at the …
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More than 100,000 join Tommy Robinson rally, as counter-protesters demonstrate
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDaniel SandfordUK correspondent, central London, Nick Johnson and Maia Davies Aerial video shows scale of ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest More than 100,000 people have joined a march in central London …
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Labour MP says Starmer not ‘up to the job’ as Mandelson backlash grows
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesKate WhannelPolitics reporter and Henry ZeffmanChief political correspondent PA Media Labour MP Clive Lewis has said Sir Keir Starmer “doesn’t seem up to the job” as anger grows over Peter …