Rayner blasts Reform UK candidate as Farage’s ‘sexist puppet’

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Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists

A special election in the UK could hasten the rise of Andy Burnham and the end for Keir Starmer

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Train crash ‘could have been avoided if driver used emergency system’

UK critical infrastructure hit by 200 cyber incidents in a year, agency says

Cost gap between flat and house prices widest its been in 30 years

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Soldier reunited with brain 85 years after his death

Driving test wait time target will not be met until autumn next yearThe Transport Secretary had been aiming to reduce the backlog to seven weeks by this autumn.5 hrs agoBusiness

Former Nigerian minister cleared of bribery charges in UK

Harry and Meghan to bring children to UK for first time in four years

More than 100 protesters gather at Tommy Robinson Oxford Union event

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What will happen in this week’s ‘other’ by-elections?

PM warns Burnham against immediate leadership challenge if he wins by-electionKeir Starmer says Labour should focus on a subsequent Manchester mayoral race if Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield.2 hrs agoPolitics