‘Gold plating’ HS2 resulted in railway’s woes, major report due to say
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Medic with hantavirus symptoms in UK hospital as nine virus contacts to arrive
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Sen Kennedy says Trump still has ‘huge impact’ after Louisiana election shakes GOP establishment
President Donald Trump's "huge impact" on Republican politics is alive and well, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said Sunday, pointing to the president's endorsement that helped shake up a Louisiana Senate race and unseat incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy."Unless you're God's perfect idiot, the result was predictable," Kennedy told "The Sunday Briefing.""The polls have shown for well over a year that Senator Cassidy was in trouble, [and] I think the president's endorsement of Congresswoman [Julia] Letlow wa...
EU row breaks out at top of Labour as Nandy challenges Streeting’s remarks
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Armed Met Police officers storm Tube platform as they arrest three suspects
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Prince of Wales set to sell a fifth of Duchy of Cornwall in next 10 years
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Meghan urges global health leaders to act to keep children safe online
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London mayor criticises plan for north of England Olympics bid
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How to beat this week's Tube strikes as RMT walkouts hit London
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Scotland and Lions rugby great Scott Hastings dies at 61
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Senate GOP revising White House ballroom security funds plan
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Spencer Pratt issues tongue-in-cheek response to whispers Trump is gearing up to endorse him for LA mayor
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Knife fight shuts down south London station as three men arrested
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Taiwan representative to U.S.: "We're not the ones creating all this trouble"
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Richmond-upon-Thames: The borough with no opposition
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Satisfaction for Mick Jagger as 29-storey tower by the Thames blocked
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Byron Allen vows no politics in Colbert’s old time slot, doesn't care 'who you vote for'
Byron Allen announced Saturday that his show, "Comics Unleashed," will avoid politics when it moves into Stephen Colbert's Friday late-night slot on CBS — arguing the show should focus on laughs rather than partisan commentary."What I’m doing with ‘Comics Unleashed,’ we don’t talk about politics. We don’t talk about anything that’s topical," Allen told CNN's Michael Smerconish. "We don’t do anything that’s racist or sexist or antisemitic or homophobic. Just be funny and don’t offend."Smerconish...
Ireland ‘needs to avoid type of political turmoil impacting UK’
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‘Personal decision’ for Starmer whether he wants to stand against rivals – Nandy
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WHO declares international health emergency after Ebola outbreak in Congo
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