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22 Jul, 2025

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Steven Cook

Is there a secret formula for election-winning slogans?

Every political campaign needs a good slogan – a snappy phrase to energise voters and skewer opponents. Some slogans resonate beyond polling day, capturing a national mood or a moment ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Donald Morales

How to stay safe at festivals this summer

People heading to Glastonbury and other festivals are being reminded to remain aware of health risks so they can enjoy events safely. Glastonbury kicks off the festival season - but ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Mark Stewart

Forgotten ‘weeds’ prove a culinary hit in Kenya

Once dismissed as wild weeds and a "poor man's food", indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common - grown on farms, sold in markets and gracing ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Daniel Collins

Seven ways Starmer’s plan could change the NHS

Sir Keir Starmer has set out his 10-year-plan to reform the NHS in England, based on a shift from hospitals to neighbourhood health hubs, a new focus on prevention and ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Christopher Cruz

MasterChef crisis: Wallace and Torode were ‘never friends’

With his voice cracking, one MasterChef worker describes the drama of the past fortnight, which has seen both its presenters sacked in quick succession - first Gregg Wallace, and then ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Charles Diaz

Welfare cuts: What are the Pip and universal credit changes?

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out tax rises to pay for the last-minute concessions the government made to get MPs to back its welfare reform bill. Ministers ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Thomas Evans

Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year

Emergency service teams, local councils and government officials will take part in a full, multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise, to help the UK prepare for potential future threats. The test, which ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Robert Gomez

‘My friend died right in front of me’: Student describes moment air force jet crashed into school

Farhan Hasan had just finished an exam and left the classroom chatting to friends when a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed into his school campus - killing at least ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Anthony Carter

‘Unfair’ NHS wait lists revealed in official report

More than half of the overall NHS waiting list for non urgent treatment in England is made up of people of working age (19 to 64), the first official deep ...

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22 Jul, 2025

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Jose Campbell

UK’s asylum hotel bill down 30%, government says

The government spent nearly a third less on hotels to house asylum seekers between April 2024 and March 2025, according to newly published figures. The Home Office's annual accountsshow £2.1bn ...