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The large number of MPs deciding not to stand in the forthcoming election adds yet more electoral pressure on the PM.
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Small towns and villages have become places of both abundant investment wealth and social poverty.
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There are 16 government bills currently making their way through parliament.
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The main characters are widely seen as dull but this election is already characterised by a narrative of chaos.
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The prime minister hardly sounded committed to the election he was calling, but Labour still has to win hearts and minds.
Situation vacant?
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The day is set for 4 July, leaving just six weeks for the campaign.
Napier Barracks asylum accommodation, run by Clearsprings.
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Infestations, overcrowding and suicide attempts have all been found at asylum accommodation sites run by private companies.
Campaigners, including infected blood victims and loved ones, have long called for compensation.
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A lawyer who has helped many victims fight for compensation reviews the government’s plan.
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Sanitation in Shanghai is not just about cleanliness but also power, culture and social norms.
Activists and residents of the Sicilian town of Cinisi march to honor the 46th anniversary of the death of anti-mafia activist Peppino Impastato.
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The idea is to create a new culture in which passive compliance with racketeering and extortion is not the default.
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The wide-ranging bill deals with police powers, antisocial behaviour, deepfake pornography and much more.
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Given the forthcoming retrial, anyone reporting or publishing must take care not to breach the law on contempt of court.
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Immigration ruling in Northern Ireland is holding the UK to account on its human rights commitments.
Robert Fico, Slovakia’s prime minister, is transported to hospital in a serious condition.
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There is a long and complicated story behind the polarisation of Slovakian politics.
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Debates on decriminalising abortion have been repeatedly delayed.
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The strategy is clear – what’s less obvious is whether there’s any point to it.
Bodyguards bundle Fico into his car after the shooting.
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Russia is already capitalising on the situation, while government ministers are blaming the media for spreading ‘hate’.
Fico pictured at the scene of his later shooting on the day of the attack.
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The prime minister remains in hospital after being shot at close range.
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Mohamed Amra is linked to organised crime in the southern city of Marseille.
The Salford Cinema was first built as a church then converted into a cinema before being turned back into a church.
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Cinema buildings provide exactly what many faith groups need: space for congregants to take part in communal ritual and worship.
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Around 167,000 UK borrowers are trapped in unfavourable mortgages with higher rates.
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Ad-hoc responses to the situation in Ukraine don’t amount to a coherent vision.
Asylum seeker encampments have emerged in Dublin as the city struggles with a housing and migrant accommodation crisis.
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Calls to ‘close the border’ are an uncomfortable contradiction to Brexit-era efforts to avoid a hard border at all costs.
Ukrainian refugee with a child leaves the country at the Slovakian border fleeing Russian aggression against Ukraine, February 2022.
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Gender plays a huge part in the experiences of displaced people.
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In the last year, the public’s concern about crime has risen again.