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fromIrish Independent
7 hours ago

President Catherine Connolly begins first official visit to Northern Ireland today

President Connolly will make her first official visit to Northern Ireland, meeting Stormont leaders, speaking at Ulster University, visiting Belfast communities, and engaging in Derry.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
21 hours ago

Watch: Moment House of Lords speaker announces Mandelson to step down

Lord Peter Mandelson will retire from the House of Lords effective 4 February amid allegations he passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

Jenrick warns Mandelson's actions is a matter 'of national security and the rule of law' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Robert Jenrick accuses Lord Peter Mandelson of sharing Downing Street documents with Jeffrey Epstein and demands a criminal investigation and removal of his peerage.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Prince Andrew Evicted from Royal Home in Dead of Night After Latest Epstein Release

Prince Andrew was quietly booted from his longtime Windsor home as the political pressure generated by the latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files tightened around Britain's monarchy. King Charles's younger brother left Royal Lodge in the dead of night, according to The Sun, leaving the sprawling Georgian mansion he's occupied for decades and was relocated to a cottage on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 hour ago

Gorton and Denton by-election tests Labour's grip on heartland voters

Labour's dominance in Greater Manchester is being challenged by internal rifts and rising support for smaller parties in a competitive Gorton and Denton by-election.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
13 hours ago

Kemi Badenoch demands release of Mandelson vetting process amid Epstein ties

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromwww.bbc.com
6 hours ago

Inside Reform: Laura Kuenssberg follows Farage's party as it experiences the glare of scrutiny

Nigel Farage's Reform Party is leading polls and threatens the main parties while remaining unprepared for government and mired in past misconduct controversy.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Starmer agrees to release some files on Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador in wake of Epstein scandal UK politics live

A humble address has compelled the government to release extensive papers about Lord Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to Washington.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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Minister denounces Mandelson for interview in which he claims outrage about his Epstein links disproportionate' UK politics live

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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Minister denounces Mandelson for interview in which he claims outrage about his Epstein links disproportionate' UK politics live

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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

A whiff of familiarity in Mandelson's 2009 collusion with the banks

Peter Mandelson advised a JP Morgan executive to pressure the chancellor in 2009, revealing collusion between government figures and banks amid bonus-tax tensions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour's cowardice | George Monbiot

Don't let the Labour party say one more word about splitting the vote, in the forthcoming byelection or at any other time. With proportional representation, no one would ever need to worry about splitting the vote again. No one would need to choose the lesser evil to keep the greater evil out of office. We could vote for the parties we actually wanted. But the Labour government won't hear of it. It insists we retain the unfair, ridiculous first-past-the-post system, then blames us for the likely results. This is not because proportional representation is unpopular far from it. Last year's British Social Attitudes survey showed that 36% of people want to keep the electoral system as it is, while 60% want to change it. But as we are not allowed to vote on how we should vote, the decision is left in the hands of the corrupt old system's beneficiaries.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 hours ago

Mandelson-Epstein latest: Starmer under pressure to release vetting documents

She told Sky News: "I think the Prime Minister has a lot of questions to answer, and not just him, but his chief of staff, and all the people in No 10 who pushed this appointment. "I think it is a national embarrassment. There are many people who should have been given that job, or who should have been interviewed for that job, and they didn't get a chance."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn't really a debate about free speech' | Rafael Behr

Every society recognises that words and images, in certain contexts, do harm and that incitement to commit crime can be a criminal act. There is a spectrum of tolerance and enforcement. Repression of free speech is a symptom of tyranny, but all governments regulate it to some degree. The threshold for intervention is lower when children are involved. That is why the idea of banning under-16s from social media, already operational in Australia, is catching on elsewhere.
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fromSustainable Bus
2 hours ago

UK Parliament debate on local bus manufacturing challenges amid 38% rise in zero-emission buses and falling domestic output - Sustainable Bus

The initial ZEBRA-zero emission bus regional areas-scheme, touted proudly by Prime Minister Johnson's Government, committed to 4,000 British-built buses by the end of the last Parliament. The scheme delivered just 2,270 buses, of which about 46% were built abroad. There was a material and harmful chasm between political rhetoric and delivery for UK manufacturers Euan Stainbank MP (Falkirk, Labour)
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 hours ago

The pound's New Year rally: What's really driving sterling and what comes next - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Sterling has strengthened to its strongest level vs the dollar since October 2021, boosted by Budget relief and calmer gilt markets, though inflation complicates cuts.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
12 hours ago

Net zero migration would need major tax rises to plug 37bn black hole, experts warn

Net migration cut to zero would shrink the UK economy and create a 37bn funding shortfall requiring large tax rises or increased borrowing.
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fromBusiness Matters
5 hours ago

Stop watching Netflix and go to the pub, Welsh first minister tells public

Eluned Morgan urged people to stop streaming at home and instead visit pubs, restaurants and cafés to support struggling hospitality businesses amid limited government relief.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
12 hours ago

Starmer urged to take charge of courts crisis with system on brink of collapse'

Sir Brian Leveson urges the Prime Minister to take direct leadership and proposes a Prime Minister's criminal justice adviser amid severe court backlogs and prison overcrowding.
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fromwww.bbc.com
6 hours ago

New council homes for Battersea Power Station site

Over 200 council homes will be built by 2029 beside Battersea Power Station, boosting affordable housing in the regeneration to 15%.
fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

Ministers to crackdown on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push

Private providers of child social care in England will be pushed out of the system if they are found to be profiteering, the children's minister has said. Josh MacAlister, who is in charge of overhauling the care system for children, also called for a fostering equivalent of the Homes for Ukraine scheme to provide homes for tens of thousands of children.
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fromwww.bbc.com
9 hours ago

Ban on phones in schools backed by House of Lords

A ban on students using mobile phones during the school day has been backed by the House of Lords. A Tory amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill passed with 178 votes to 140, and comes just weeks after opposition peers supported legislation to ban under-16s in the UK from social media platforms. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has previously advised schools that they should be phone-free during school hours, but the guidance lacks legal force.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
18 hours ago

The 11 most explosive emails between Epstein and Mandelson

Jeffrey Epstein maintained a lengthy, intimate relationship with Lord Peter Mandelson, including sharing cabinet information and apparent assistance lobbying during Mandelson's tenure as business secretary.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 day ago

Epstein helped lobby Mandelson on 1.8bn Thames port, new files show

Emails show Epstein forwarded a 2009 request to Mandelson seeking government support and loan guarantees for DP World's London Gateway port project.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That's why he's facing a perfect storm | Owen Jones

Labour in Gorton and Denton is losing voters to Reform UK and the Greens as the party shifts rightward and alienates its left flank.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago
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To win the battle against Reform, Labour must first define its enemy | Tom Baldwin

Labour risks undermining its fight against Reform UK by treating Conservatives and Reform as identical, diluting the stark contrast Keir Starmer warns is crucial.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That's why he's facing a perfect storm | Owen Jones

fromwww.theguardian.com
22 hours ago

I had to learn very quickly': Reform UK leader, 19, defends council tax rise

It's not an ideal situation. We want low tax, low spend and we were always committed to that. It's just that national pressures that the government is not solving [such as] Send [special educational needs and disabilities] home-school transport. The people understand that taxes do have to go up now. I am dead against increasing taxes and I will do as much as I can to lower that bill and that burden.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
17 hours ago

Mandelson facing police probe over Epstein emails as he quits House of Lords

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
17 hours ago

MPs resoundingly vote to scrap two-child benefit cap

Parliamentary vote advances abolition of the two‑child Universal Credit limit, potentially restoring child payments for all children while urging donations to fund independent reporting.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

MPs to vote on lifting two-child benefit cap after Reeves Budget pledge

Ending the two-child benefit cap is projected to lift about 400,000 children out of poverty in April, but sustained poverty reduction requires additional measures.
fromwww.theguardian.com
18 hours ago

The Guardian view on high-street decline: a symbol of failure in a discontented nation | Editorial

Similar perceptions of decline are now the norm across the nation. In postwar Britain, high streets became the thriving hubs of a more affluent society and a source of local identity and pride. But almost 13,000 shops closed in 2024 an attrition rate of around 37 a day, which particularly affected the north of England, the Midlands and deprived coastal areas.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
17 hours ago

Epstein called Mandelson devious' after he lobbied bank to back mining project

Peter Mandelson lobbied JP Morgan banker Jes Staley to underwrite Nat Rothschild's mining investment, and Jeffrey Epstein called Mandelson 'devious'.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

UK in danger of becoming a 'welfare state with a bankrupt country attached' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

My reforms changed the welfare system to make work pay and brought workless households to an all-time low. But because of the post-Covid collapse in vetting and rise of health-related welfare claims, millions of workers could take home more from welfare than wages after tax. This is an outrageous state of affairs. The system must stop writing off thousands every day and incentives to work need to be restored to end this ruinous waste of human potential.
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fromBusiness Matters
17 hours ago

Government issues new guidance to help businesses prepare for employment law changes

"Creating a modern, fair and dynamic labour market is central to this Government's plan for growth," she said. "We want to make it easier for employers to find the people they need, while ensuring that work pays and feels secure. "Through clear guidance, we are giving businesses the practical support they need to understand these changes and get things right first time. By improving fairness and security at work, we boost productivity, strengthen retention and support businesses to succeed."
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fromComputerWeekly.com
23 hours ago

2026 is the year we must get serious about being a data nation | Computer Weekly

The UK aims for major AI advancement in 2026 but government datasets are often inconsistent, inaccessible, and not AI-ready, risking misleading outputs.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Police spy tried to incite activists to firebomb shop, UK inquiry hears

Undercover officer Carlo Soracchi is accused of attempting to incite anti-fascist activists to firebomb a shop; he denies the accusation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Student loans: why is Martin Lewis clashing with Rachel Reeves?

The disagreement is focused on the estimated 5.8 million people who took out a student loan between September 2012 and July 2023. For many of these graduates, everything they hand over from their salary is dwarfed by the interest that is slapped on their debt every month. What prompted the latest row is Reeves's decision to freeze the salary threshold forrepayments for plan 2 student loans for three years which means many graduates will now have to pay even more.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
21 hours ago

One Hyde Park owners face decade of misery' despite 35m legal victory

One Hyde Park residents face a decade of disruptive repairs after a £35.1m court award to replace defective pipework caused by contractor failures.
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fromTheregister
1 day ago

British military to get legal OK to swat drones near bases

The Armed Forces Bill grants UK military personnel authority to neutralize threatening unmanned aerial, land, and underwater platforms at bases, expanding action beyond police-only powers.
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fromIndependent
23 hours ago

Weeks into Nama trial, Frank Cushnahan and his lawyers took a big gamble which can only now be explained

Frank Cushnahan chose to continue the massive Nama corruption trial despite a chance for it to collapse after prejudicial evidence was heard.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
21 hours ago

HMRC set to receive an 'estimated 100m in automatic fees' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

An estimated one million people failing to file could net HMRC £100 million in automatic fees. There is an automatic £100 fine for late filing.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Workers Party of Britain not contesting by-election

The Workers Party of Britain withdrew from the Gorton and Denton by-election, criticizing Labour and calling for Starmer to resign if Labour lose.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Confirmed Gorton and Denton by-election candidates

A by-election in Gorton and Denton on 26 February will elect a new MP after Labour's Andrew Gwynne stood down on medical grounds.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Keir Starmer hints at comeback for Angela Rayner

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Siddiq given second Bangladesh jail sentence as Labour criticises process

Former Labour MP Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years in prison in Bangladesh for corruption amid Labour Party criticism of the trial's fairness.
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