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The number of hotels in use peaked at “over 400 in summer 2023”, under the previous Conservative government, but had fallen to 213 by the time Labour came to power in July 2024. The Home Office said in August 2026 that…
Read moreSituated in the Horn of Africa and bordering Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti, it became a sovereign state after gaining independence from Ethiopia in 1993 following a 30-year war. The country is run by an authoritarian…
Read moreLabour and Liberal Democrat MPs are demanding that Samantha Jones, the permanent secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), steps away from any role in plans to toughen regulation of the booming market…
Read moreAs my colleague Dan Sabbagh noted above – there are lots of issues on the agenda, Iran, Ukraine, and not least the growing US-Nato rift and Washington removing bombers from a UK air base earlier this month amid reports…
Read moreLabour says it will give local Green groups seven days to confirm they reject the policy, which was recently approved by Green members at its party conference. The ultimatum applies to 18 councils where it shares power…
Read moreThe Netherlands has reported 59 human cases so far this year, while Belgium has reported 15. The West Nile virus is asymptomatic in 80% of humans — but can lead to fever and, in severe cases, cause neurological diseases…
Read moreHow else to make sense of everything? For when the history books come to be written, Nigel Farage will go down as one of the century's unluckiest politicians. Poor Nige. All he has ever wanted is a better Britain. A…
Read moreBut, as we have written about before , two of the clips actually show other people. The video compilation has been shared on Facebook and Instagram, with overlaid text claiming it shows the President of Ukraine. The…
Read moreSeveral media workers were prevented from filming or had their equipment confiscated. On Tuesday, a young man required emergency surgery for a severely broken leg following an altercation with police. At least 89 people…
Read moreBut this video isn’t real and was made with AI. The video has been shared on X and Facebook with the caption: “New video footage of the moment King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh was targeted.”…
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