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Government says it will not ‘choose between US and EU’ amid mooted Brussels pact

A draft joint statement is being drawn up by London and Brussels ahead of a major summit in May.

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Future of energy security summit – London

Folkestone

Hot spell to continue with highs of 25C forecast for Tuesday

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A primary school teacher looking stressed next to piles of classroom books

Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

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Further education crisis

Complaints about universities from students surge to record high in 2024

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Mammogram being performed by a female health worker

Call for male health workers to be allowed to examine women’s breasts

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People in a shopping centre

Almost half of Britons expect to spend less over next three months, figures show

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A patient receiving an injection of a vaccine

World-first clinical trial launched in the UK for a fridge-free vaccine

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Yoga class

Dame Helen Mirren urges midlife exercise for healthy ageing

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Rachel Reeves wearing a yellow hard hat

Chancellor Reeves warned of ‘tough’ trade-offs ahead of spending review

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A patient talks to a doctor

NHS letting patients ‘fall through the cracks’ – report

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People walk on Westminster bridge in central London

Workers’ rights Bill could lead to cost increases and job cuts, retailers warn

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Prince and Princess of Wales

William and Kate’s wedding anniversary trip begins with community halls funding

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe outside Old Trafford

Carbon tax is ‘killing manufacturing’ in UK, says Ineos boss Ratcliffe

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Solar panels on the roof of a new house

Make all new homes have solar panels to cut bills and emissions, councils urge

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Electricity pylons

Buried electricity cables ‘4.5 times more expensive than overhead lines’

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University graduates seen from the back in a row

University applications for AI degrees rise 15%, data shows

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Food prices

Food inflation rises to highest point in 11 months

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Future of energy security summit – London

Government says it will not ‘choose between US and EU’ amid mooted Brussels pact

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Folkestone

Hot spell to continue with highs of 25C forecast for Tuesday

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A primary school teacher looking stressed next to piles of classroom books

Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

UK News|2 hours ago

Further education crisis

Complaints about universities from students surge to record high in 2024

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Mammogram being performed by a female health worker

Call for male health workers to be allowed to examine women’s breasts

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People in a shopping centre

Almost half of Britons expect to spend less over next three months, figures show

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Stephen Lappin smiling while holding a defibrillator

Runner who had cardiac arrest at race to compete in same event a year later

Viral news|Apr 24

Blues and Villa fans spotted at WWE

Aston Villa and Birmingham City fans spotted at WWE 'every week' - leaving fans flabbergasted

Aston Villa|Mar 26

CCTV shows Shane O'Malley and an accomplice raiding Hansons Auctioneers building in Derbyshire

BBC Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson's auction house targeted by hammer-wielding ram-raid crook in £21,000 raid

Mackintosh at the Willow

Glasgow tearoom hosting talks on enduring relationship with ‘now-humble’ cuppa

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Ireland’s ‘best contemporary art’ to be showcased at Dublin fair

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Lisa Wright and Valerie Jack

Woman who gave kidney to friend urges Scots to consider donation

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A Make America Great Again red and white baseball cap sits next to Donald Trump's hands holding a pen as they rest on an executive order

What Donald Trump has done during the first 100 days of his second term

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Elections Canada signage is seen as voters arrive at a polling station

Canadians vote in election dominated by Trump’s trade war and bluster

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Clearwater, Florida, Police Chief Eric Gandy shows the media the boat crash video

Florida boat collision leaves one dead and at least 10 people injured

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Donald Trump pointing and wearing a white and gold Make America Great Again baseball cap

White House focuses on border action as it marks 100 days of Trump’s second term

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Halle Berry

Cannes unveils jury including Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong

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A person places a card at a memorial for victims after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia

Teacher identified among those killed in vehicle ramming at Vancouver festival

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