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Evening Standard - Politics

British lives 'in danger' after UK backs US strikes on Iran from its bases

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Donald Trump says UK 'should have acted a lot faster' in letting US use bases

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Religious diversity is welcome and mass observances are permitted, says minister

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Trump slams Nato allies as 'cowards' as UK dragged into his Iran war

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UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz

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Meningitis: Parts of UK could see 'sporadic' but 'containable' clusters

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Trump calls Nato 'cowards' over lack of action to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Fact check: Meningitis B vaccine and false 'lockdown' claim

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Flights alert: UK issues global travel disruption warning on Iran war

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UK border security chief quits after failing to stop small boats

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Meningitis: 'Sporadic' household clusters could appear elsewhere in UK

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UK deaths at Dignitas at second-highest level in two decades

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Cooper warns Tehran against targeting UK interests

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UK supported French operation to board 'shadow fleet' tanker

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Iranian man arrested for trying to get into nuclear submarine base

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London opens drug testing site amid concerns over synthetic opioids

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'Carry on as normal,' Starmer tells UK as Trump Iran war hits economy

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Swinney rejects assertion he cancelled briefing on US military use of airport

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Iran tells Cooper UK letting US use bases is 'participation in aggression'

16 hours ago

Westminster may need to reconsider energy cost support, DUP leader warns

16 hours ago

Reform suspends Holyrood candidate less than 24 hours after being announced

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Vulnerable child at heart of chicken nugget deportation case, says regulator

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Labour 'have to make our case' to voters ahead of May contests, Steve Reed says

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Meningitis: Family describe 'immeasurable loss' as cases rise to 29

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Farage calls for ban on mass religious observances after Iftar row

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Reform's Scottish leader defends candidates after 'fruity' comments emerge

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UK should rejoin EU, says Sadiq Khan sparking new 'Brexit wars' row

19 hours ago

Zack Polanski: 40 Green MPs target would be 'under ambitious'

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New military childcare scheme to close 'big gap' between Scotland and England

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Michelle O'Neill backs 'urgent meeting' with Prime Minister on energy costs

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Scotland at a crossroads ahead of 'critical' election, says Reform's Offord

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Nicola Sturgeon says leaving Holyrood is a 'wrench' as she makes final speech

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Meningitis outbreak: Students turned away for vaccines in Kent

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Iranian strikes on energy sites serious escalation of conflict, says John Healey

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Swinney says UK Government security briefing cancelled over lack of 'babysitter'

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Stay-at-home pandemic order sent message NHS was closed – Covid-19 Inquiry

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Campaigners warn of 'damage' caused by the Government's aid decisions

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What is behind the Bank's latest rates decision and inflation warnings?

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Bank of England holds interest rates but hints at possible hikes

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Hospital openings delayed by 'repeated mistakes' from QEUH, claims Sarwar

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Croydon crime put at heart of Tory local election campaign by Badenoch

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Yvette Cooper insists the UK will remain a 'major player' on aid despite cuts

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Health Secretary promises more meningitis vaccines as number of cases rise to 27

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Hegseth blasts 'ungrateful' Europe as Iran war sparks economic chaos

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Swinney says UK Government security briefing cancelled over lack of 'babysitter'

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BBC World Service to see funding increased by extra £33m

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Reform vows to cut number of MSPs and quangos in manifesto for Holyrood vote

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Cypriot president calls for 'frank discussion' about future of British bases

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Ministers will meet Swinney on US military use of Prestwick Airport, says Healey

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Rise of Reform partly due to racism, says John Swinney

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Tory chair backs MP who criticised Muslim prayer in Trafalgar Square

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New east London town the size of Winchester gets planning permission

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Sarah Ferguson may have freedom of City of York stripped by council

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How Trump could lose Iran war even if US forces win all the battles

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Trump: US will 'blow up' huge gas field if Iran attacks Qatar again

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Ed Miliband calls for fairness in business energy contracts amid Iran crisis

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Scotland follows Wales in banning greyhound racing

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Lords vote to pardon women convicted of having an illegal abortion

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Cooper to set out aid spending as Labour backbenchers call for rethink

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Robison urges UK Government to 'finally step up' and support Glasgow after fire

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