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Dec 05
Bahamas suspends parliament after MP throws ceremonial mace from window

Throwing a mace out a window has historic significance in the country and previously…

Dec 05
‘Third nuclear age’ threatens the West, armed forces chief warns

Only a “remote chance” Russia would directly attack the UK if the…

Dec 05
Will the government be able to hit its new targets?

Keir Starmer is going to announce measurable targets to judge his government’s…

Dec 05
Warning NHS busier than ever, with 95% of beds occupied as winter sets in

NHS England medical director warns hospitals under strain after sharp rise in flu cases.

Dec 05
Muhammad top name for baby boys in England and Wales

Muhammad surpassed Noah as the most popular choice for parents naming their baby boys…

Dec 05
Vodafone boss says prices won’t rise after Three ‘mega-merger’

The deal, which creates the UK’s biggest mobile network, has had to overcome…

Dec 05
Storm Darragh to batter UK amid weather warnings for rain and 80mph winds

Storm Darragh has been named by the Met Office with amber warnings issued for Northern…

Dec 05
Former Olympic dressage champion Dujardin given one-year ban for horse whipping

Three-time Olympic dressage gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin banned for one-year and…

Dec 05
S Korean leader under pressure as impeachment vote looms

Yoon Suk Yeol is facing protests and a police investigation into his shock martial law…

Dec 05
Barnier to resign as French PM after government collapse

Barnier is likely to stay on as caretaker prime minister while Macron chooses a…

Dec 05
Behind the scenes of the Baltimore bridge collapse

A new BBC documentary reveals new details of the probe into the Dali’s collision…

Dec 05
Shoppers back to using cash to budget, say retailers

Notes and coins used in a fifth of transactions, say retailers – a second…

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