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Sir Keir Starmer unveils promises to 'change Britain' - but warns it may take 10 years
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to change the country "for the better" if Labour wins the next election - but warned his plan for "national renewal" may take a decade to see through.
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Sir Keir Starmer insists he is 'trustworthy' - as new voter offer compared with abandoned leadership pledges
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he can be trusted to deliver his six pledges to voters - despite abandoning many of the promises that saw him elected Labour leader.
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Devon: South West Water refuses to say when boil water notice will be lifted after disease outbreak
A South West Water boss has refused to give a timeline on when a notice to boil tap water will be lifted after a parasite was found in a key reservoir.
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Royal Mail 'minded' to accept £3.5bn takeover proposal by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky
The owner of Royal Mail has said it is "minded" to accept a revised takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
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What is cryptosporidium? The diarrhoea-causing parasite found in Devon drinking water
An outbreak of a waterborne disease in Devon has prompted urgent warnings for residents to boil their tap water.
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Gaza: Starving children and adults dying the 'size of a skeleton', says World Food Programme boss
Starving children and adults in Gaza are dying after being reduced to the "size of a skeleton", according to the World Food Programme boss.
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Georgia: Peaceful protesters beaten by police squads as Kremlin's shadow looms
The shadow of the Kremlin looms darker over Georgia at the end of this week, just as it does over Ukraine.
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Starmer's plan shows Labour are focused on election campaign - but Sunak didn't get the memo
It's mid-May, we have just completed the local and mayoral election races and the Prime Minister, to all intents and purposes seems to be going for an election anytime from October onwards.
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UK's largest consumer-owned wind farm powering up in Scotland this month
The UK's largest consumer-owned wind farm is powering up in Scotland this month.
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Jeremy Hunt to promise further tax cuts as pre-general election battle hots up
Jeremy Hunt will promise further tax cuts if the Tories win the next general election and will accuse the Labour Party of not being honest about how it will fund its spending pledges.
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Ex-US army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 pardoned by Texas governor
A former US army sergeant who killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 has been issued a full pardon.
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Slovak PM shooting suspect named as 71-year-old writer and poet
A man charged with attempted murder following the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been named as 71-year-old Juraj Cintula.
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Welsh minister Hannah Blythyn sacked over leaked text message
A Welsh minister has been sacked after a row over the leak of a text message, which she denies being behind.
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Proteins in blood could warn of cancer seven years before diagnosis, scientists find
Scientists have identified proteins in the blood which could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed.
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Window closing to rectify significant deficiencies in trains, recycling, and bills, advisers warn
The window is closing to tackle public transport, bills and pollution in order to boost growth, improve lives and tackle climate change, the government's official infrastructure adviser has warned.
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Police to dig again for Muriel McKay after killer agreed to reveal where he buried her 54 years ago
Police are to dig again for the body of murdered Muriel McKay after her killer agreed to reveal where he buried her 54 years ago.
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Thames Water investors to quit boards amid spectre of bailout
Representatives of Thames Water's multinational syndicate of shareholders are poised to quit as directors of its corporate entities after refusing to inject the billions of pounds of funding required to bail it out.
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