2 h. ago The real difficulty ministers face is that the Epping hotel judgment is a clean and fair application of the law: ANDREW TETTENBORN

The Government's immigration policy of putting asylum seekers in hotels in some of the less well-off parts of the country has received a major blow

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3 h. ago Government signs deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants in latest bid to deter small boats

It comes after an £800,000 deal last year with Baghdad to help the country crack down on smuggling networks

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3 h. ago Woolton Hall fire: Fire service's statement in FULL amid Liverpool building blaze

Woolton Hall, which is a former country house in Liverpool, was last night engulfed in a huge fire, a blaze being investigated by Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service

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5 h. ago Mississippi Supreme Court map violates Voting Rights Act, judge rules

A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters

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7 h. ago ‘Nothing about Success’: Trump rages that ‘woke’ Smithsonian teaches ‘how bad Slavery was’

President has been attacking museums and institutions across the country for teaching history he deems unflattering

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9 h. ago Foxhill manor is UK’s first country hotel all inclusive – that’s actually chic

This Cotswolds bolthole is the perfect place to sit back and drink champagne

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10 h. ago The Map That Leads to You review – sugary Amazon romance works best as travelogue

Rising star Madelyn Cline is a charming lead in an unusually glossy streaming weepie that leads to overfamiliar territoryA book-loving American woman in her 20s decides to spend time in Europe before she settles into the safety of a finance job in New York City, but she ends up falling for a man who is harbouring a tragic secret about his future. She’s played by an in-house Netflix star, he’s played by a non-American actor known for his role in a hit TV show. The film is based on a novel and is premiering on a streaming platform this month. While this might not be dramatically similar enough to become a Dante’s Peak/Volcano situation, it’s hard not to watch Amazon’s The Map That Leads to You, out this week, and frequently think about Netflix’s loosely similar My Oxford Year, released at the start of August.What immediately separates the two, and often separates Netflix and Amazon movies in general, is the aesthetic. My Oxford Year is every bit a TV movie while The Map That Leads to ...

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10 h. ago The Greater Manchester area that is now one of UK's least affordable places to rent

Renters is this part of the region spend around 41.3 percent of their income on rent

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11 h. ago Xbox cloud gaming could get 'more affordable, more accessible' options, claims Microsoft rep

Xbox is looking to make its cloud gaming service more accessible to players, with a new, more affordable way to access the feature potentially on the way

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13 h. ago Why are St George’s flags being put up in some areas and why is it controversial?

Flags believed to be going up as part of so-called ‘Operation Raise the Colours’, an online movement backed by far-right figures

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14 h. ago Hurricane Erin maps reveal when rainstorm will drench Brits with one area spared

Hurricane Erin is moving across the Atlantic and is expected to have an impact on UK weather next week, with forecast maps showing torrential rain falling right across the country

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14 h. ago Britain will be battered by wind and rain next week as Hurricane Erin blows across the Atlantic after 24C Bank Holiday weekend

The major category 3 hurricane is forecast to remain out in the Atlantic Ocean, then the remnants could be seen in the UK by late Sunday - bringing big waves to the country's east coast.

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14 h. ago MP who 'took his own life' in Finnish parliament is pictured

The country’s prime minister said the politician’s death was ‘truly shocking news’

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14 h. ago Tragedy as MP, 30, kills himself in Finland's parliament building weeks after revealing health battles

A young Finnish MP has taken his own life in the country's parliament building just weeks after revealing his health battles.

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14 h. ago Pakistan restores electricity and reopens roads in areas where floods killed over 300

Pakistan has restored 70% of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the country’s north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people

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15 h. ago Spain battles record wildfires even as temperatures begin to fall

The country is facing one of its most destructive fire seasons in recent decades

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15 h. ago UK tourists in Spain warned of strict public behaviour rules with fines of up to €3,000

This summer the country has launched a crackdown on public behaviour

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15 h. ago People Make Glasgow tower refurb sparks row over need for affordable homes during city housing crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Shelter warned the housing emergency in Scotland's largest city was getting worse due to a chronic lack of affordable accomodation.

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15 h. ago Voices: Raising flags only divides communities – just ask Northern Ireland

Flags of every stripe – St George, Palestine, rainbow – are routinely being tied to lampposts across the country, only to be taken down by beleaguered council workers. Is this a warning sign of a society going mad, asks Sean O’Grady

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15 h. ago I've lived in France for years and explored every corner of the country. This is why it's time to ditch overrated Paris... and the incredible places you should visit instead

There's a psychological reason why you shouldn't just visit Paris. Really. The sense of disappointment that people often get from visiting the French capital is called Paris Syndrome.

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