17 h. ago Britain on course for economic stagnation official documents to show

They are set to reveal growth of 0.2 per cent in November after it shrank 0.1 per cent in October. Keir Starmer has said growth is his number one priority.

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1 week ago Cabinet Office accused of withholding Andrew travel papers from National Archives

Official documents detailing former Prince Andrew’s overseas trips as a trade envoy were removed from public release, raising concerns over royal secrecy.

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2 w. ago Diana’s team devoted time to ‘upstaging’ Charles newly released document reveals

The late Diana, Princess of Wales was "far more" skilled in the media battle with the then-Prince of Wales, Irish officials were advised 30 years ago, according to a newly released document which claims her staff were devoting time to "upstaging" St James' Palace

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2 w. ago Fury as illegal migrants waiting to be deported are getting free taxpayer

ILLEGAL migrants waiting to be deported are getting free taxpayer-funded mobile phones. Hundreds in the UK’s newest removal centre receive devices for communication and internet use. Official documents reveal that detainees at Campsfield House, in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, are handed phones with direct numbers and guaranteed wi-fi. Those who are given phones have to hand them...

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3 w. ago Secret documents show 1,000 nuked troops were removed from official study into deaths

Veterans always claimed the official study was a lie - now evidence has emerged government figures may be unreliable

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3 w. ago Epstein files: Democrats vow to fight Trump officials’ plan to hold back some documents, slamming ‘violation of federal law’ – live

Lawmakers accuse justice department of defying the Epstein Files Transparency ActUS legislators say justice department is violating law by not releasing all Epstein filesEpstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officialsFBI director Kash Patel has said “no one is above the law” after a Wisconsin judge was found guilty on Thursday of helping a migrant evade a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom.Patel is the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration to celebrate what it sees as a victory in its effort to deter interference with its hardline immigration tactics. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Unaccompanied children being pressed to return to their countries by US border officials

Exclusive: federal document reveals children arriving as undocumented immigrants being threatened with detentionBorder officials are pressuring unaccompanied children who arrive in the US as undocumented immigrants to quickly agree to return to their countries of origin, even if they express fear for their safety there – or else face “prolonged” detention and other consequences, a federal government document reveals.The document, which emerged as an attachment in a court filing made by immigration attorneys, is understood to be presented or read to children within the first few days of them entering the US while they are still in the custody of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), before they can see any relatives in the US. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say

The Associated Press has documented 145 incidents in what Western officials say is a campaign of disruption across Europe masterminded by Russia since President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022

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last month Health and safety rules holding UK infrastructure back, says writer of government report

Exclusive: John Fingleton says regulators need to change their attitude to risk to end the country’s economic stagnationOverbearing health and safety rules are stopping Britain building new infrastructure, according to the economist whom Keir Starmer has cited as an inspiration for his growth strategy.John Fingleton, who recently wrote a report for government on how to encourage developers to build new nuclear power plants, told the Guardian regulators needed to change their attitude to risk if the country was to end its long economic stagnation. Continue reading...

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