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Allow councils to put up council tax by as much as they want, MPs tell Burnham
A cross-party group of MPs has told prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham he should allow councils to increase council tax by as much as they want.
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British special forces 'dropped prisoners from forklift for fun', Afghanistan Inquiry hears
British troops dropped Afghan prisoners from a forklift "for fun", and a soldier who raised concerns about the killing of three farmers in a raid by special forces was called a "Taliban-loving apologist", an inquiry has heard.
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Burnham's 'challenge' as pledge to halve schools disadvantage gap gets tougher
The persistent disadvantage gap in schools will be an "early challenge" for the next prime minister, researchers are warning.
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World-class UK medical research not delivering enough benefits for British people
World-leading medical research in the UK is not yet delivering better health outcomes for enough people in the country, according to a new report.
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Fifth British national identified as victim of wildfire in Spain
A fifth British national has been identified as a victim of a wildfire in southern Spain in which killed more than a dozen people.
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Dozen arrested by counter terror police over suspected threat to Islamic event
Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged "extreme right-wing terrorism" threat to an Islamic event in Suffolk.
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Daniel Khalife had help from prisoner on the inside while on the run, court hears
A prisoner inside Wandsworth jail helped Daniel Khalife get money while he was on the run after escaping from prison under a food delivery truck, a court has heard.
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Police launch murder investigation after three people found dead in family home in Co Antrim
Police have launched a murder investigation after the bodies of three people were found in a family home in Ballymena, Co Antrim.
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MP Patrick Spencer 'groped breasts of two women' at London club, court hears
An MP groped the breasts of two women at a London club after pestering them to join him for a drink, a court has heard.
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Human trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin in UK
A new vaccine to combat a strain of Ebola spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon be tested on adults in the UK, under plans announced today.
