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Chancellor weighs up rise in capital gains tax in bid to fix £50bn black hole

The Chancellor is looking at raising taxes on the sale of assets such as shares and property as he weighs up “difficul...

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MP calls for change in prison release days to stop gangs picking up ex-inmates

The risk of vulnerable prisoners being immediately picked up by criminal gangs would be cut under plans to end Friday re...

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Bank of England raises interest rates to 3% in biggest single hike since 1989

The bank's also warning of a two-year recession...

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Inquiry criticises failures of emergency services on night of Manchester bombing

It's concluded at least one victim would have survived had the emergency response not been inadequate...

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Tory MP Andrew Bridgen faces suspension over ‘cavalier lobbying breaches’

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen faces a Commons suspension after being found to have displayed a “very cavalier” attitude to ...

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Public concern rising over NHS bed shortages, waiting times and poor care

Concerns about bed shortages, emergency response times and poor care quality have risen sharply up the list of issues pe...

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Braverman under pressure to fix migrant crisis as legal threat looms

The embattled Home Secretary is under mounting pressure to get a handle on the migrant crisis as the Government faces po...

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Emergency response to Manchester Arena bombing to be examined in new report

A report examining the emergency response to the Manchester Arena bombing and whether any inadequacies contributed to in...

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Police officers get jail terms over WhatsApp group featuring Wayne Couzens

Pc Jonathon Cobban, 35, and former Pc Joel Borders, 46 have each been sentenced to 12 weeks behind bars...