33 m. ago Warning over condition 4 million Brits face that could be worsened by mini

The Met Office has said the British public could be faced with a wall of heat this week as temperatures plummet high into the twenties - and Brits have been told to look out for certain symptoms

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15 h. ago Obsession with tough borders creating a ‘booming £2bn industry for private companies’, ministers warned

UK border security industry worth billions and expanding, academics suggest

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5 d. ago RICHARD EDEN: Kate and William's new hire will horrify Meghan. I've never told the full story of how I exposed her worrying behaviour

When Meghan Markle became engaged to Prince Harry, she was warmly welcomed into the Royal Family - and by the British public generally.

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1 week ago Part of Dover Port taped off amid police investigation after small boat migrant dies in Good Friday tragedy on the English Channel

Officials brought a body ashore at the Port of Dover after Border Force responded to an incident aboard a migrant dinghy mid-crossing.

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1 week ago Migrant dies after medical emergency on small boat in English Channel

The death comes after more than 700 migrants crossed the English Channel on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer facing claims of Brexit 'betrayal' as PM 'could align with Brussels rules on meat and dairy and accept rulings of EU judges'

Furious Brexiteers are warning the Prime Minister against leaving Britain as a 'rule-taker' in his ongoing negotiations with the EU.

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2 w. ago British Army called in to help with Birmingham bin strike over 'public health risk'

The all-out strike in Birmingham, which began on March 11 as part of a dispute over pay, has seen thousands of tonnes of rubbish go uncollected and warnings of a public health emergency.

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2 w. ago MPs and Lords head to parliament as PM aims to pass emergency law today to save British Steel – live

MPs to debate emergency law that will give the business secretary the power to direct the companyBlast furnaces have been making steel in Britain for 300 years, ever since they helped start the Industrial Revolution. This weekend, parliament will sit for the first Saturday in decades as it tries to keep the last two furnaces running for a bit longer.Keir Starmer has recalled MPs to discuss emergency powers to direct steel companies, including British Steel’s Scunthorpe steelworks, to “preserve capability and ensure public safety”. The move would be short of nationalisation, but it would give the government more influence on the steel industry than at any point since Margaret Thatcher. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago NHS has treated 100,000 extra patients 'on time' since Labour came to power

Since July, around 106,000 more patients - enough to fill Wembley Stadium - received surgery or other admitted treatment within the target of 18 weeks

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2 w. ago French authorities are 'giving small boat migrants lifejackets to cross the English Channel' and crisis is getting WORSE under Labour, fisherman claims

Fisherman Matt Coker, owner of Coker Seafishing in Dover, Kent,, claims groups of asylum seekers are being escorted by the French authorities instead of being intercepted and stopped.

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2 w. ago Half of Britons less likely to buy US goods after Trump tariffs as public backs ‘Buy British’ campaign

It comes after Downing Street rejected such a campaign, warning it would ‘go against our agenda as an open trading nation’

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2 w. ago Dozens of small boat migrants brought ashore after being found crossing the English Channel

So far this year 6,796 people have arrived in 123 boats - with increasing numbers of passengers being crammed onto fewer boats.

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2 w. ago Government resists calls for ‘buy British’ campaign amid Trump tariffs

Rachel Reeves warned against the UK becoming ‘inward looking’ as she faced calls in the Commons to encourage the public to buy more British goods.

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3 w. ago People smugglers are turning to Chinese and Vietnamese encrypted apps to get small boat migrants across the Channel, head of Britain's FBI warns

The National Crime Agency has warned smugglers cannot be entirely stopped from using social media to advertise journeys across the Channel.

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3 w. ago Channel small boat migrants top 30,000 since Labour came to power, as Tories accuse PM Sir Keir Starmer of 'betraying the British public'

There were scores of migrant arrivals in Dover this morning after UK Border Force vessels intercepted dinghies in the middle of the English Channel.

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3 w. ago Channel small boat migrants poised to top 30,000 since Labour came to power, as Tories accuse PM Sir Keir Starmer of 'betraying the British public'

There were scores of migrant arrivals in Dover this morning after UK Border Force vessels intercepted dinghies in the middle of the English Channel.

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3 w. ago NHS satisfaction lowest on record as Wes Streeting vows to make it ‘envy of the world again’

British Social Attitudes survey shows a "startling collapse" in public satisfaction with the NHS with only one in five now satisfied with the state of the health service

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