11 minutes ago Keir Starmer press conference LIVE: Prime Minister brands record net migration figures a 'different order of failure' as he vows to drive down numbers arriving in UK

MAILONLINE BLOG: Keir Starmer is to address the nation in response to record net migration figures at a Downing Street press conference.

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13 minutes ago Thousands of displaced Lebanese return from Syria as ceasefire with Israel holds

Thousands of people are crossing into Lebanon from Syria on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, after nearly 14 months of fighting

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15 minutes ago Putin vows to use 'all means of destruction available to Russia' if the West gives Kyiv nuclear weapons in strongest threat yet he could nuke Ukraine and spark WW3

The Russian President asked on Thursday: 'If the country which we are essentially at war with now becomes a nuclear power, what do we do?'

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22 minutes ago Sweden asks for China's cooperation over Baltic Sea cables cut while a Chinese ship was nearby

Sweden's prime minister says his government has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel was sighted

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24 minutes ago Record migration figures show Tories were running ‘open borders experiment’ after Brexit, Starmer says – UK politics live

Prime minister says figures show net migration going up four times under the Tories and claims it happened ‘by design’Here is a chart from the ONS report illustrating the latest figures.Here is the PA Media story on the figures.Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously thought record of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, revised official estimates show.The measure for the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country then dropped by 20% in the latest period, the 12 months to June 2024, and now stands at 728,000. Continue reading...

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31 minutes ago PM announces overhaul of immigration system as net migration hits 906,000

Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous government of running ‘a one-nation experiment in open borders’ at a press conference in Downing Street.

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36 minutes ago Keir Starmer insists Chagos Islands' surrender is a 'good deal' amid claims he 'wants to rush through' agreement to hand UK territory to Mauritius before Donald Trump becomes US president

The Prime Minister is under fresh pressure over his 'surrender' of the archipelago to a nation viewed as an ally of China while it is home to a major western airbase.

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39 minutes ago Woman's stairs cleaning hack leaves people 'gobsmacked' as they share their own tips

A woman has shared her carpet cleaning hack on TikTok and it's left people 'gobsmacked' as they share their own tips for getting rid of the dirty water after it's done

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43 minutes ago Brits say it's too expensive to die as they choose no fuss back door cremations

Experts speak to the Daily Star and reveal why Brits are too scared to die, as they can leave their loved ones in huge debt to simply cover their funeral and burial costs

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44 minutes ago 'I asked my husband a simple question – his answer has people telling me I should leave'

A woman has been left reeling after asking her husband a question about cheating and receiving an answer she wasn't expecting – now she's not sure if she can stay in the relationship

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