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Sir Keir Starmer unveils promises to 'change Britain' - but warns it may take 10 years
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to change the country "for the better" if Labour wins the next election - but warned his plan for "national renewal" may take a decade to see through.
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Sir Keir Starmer insists he is 'trustworthy' - as new voter offer compared with abandoned leadership pledges
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he can be trusted to deliver his six pledges to voters - despite abandoning many of the promises that saw him elected Labour leader.
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Devon: South West Water refuses to say when boil water notice will be lifted after disease outbreak
A South West Water boss has refused to give a timeline on when a notice to boil tap water will be lifted after a parasite was found in a key reservoir.
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Georgia: Peaceful protesters beaten by police squads as Kremlin's shadow looms
The shadow of the Kremlin looms darker over Georgia at the end of this week, just as it does over Ukraine.
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Royal Mail 'minded' to accept £3.5bn takeover proposal by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky
The owner of Royal Mail has said it is "minded" to accept a revised takeover bid by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
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Slovakia's PM Robert Fico living 'worst days of his life' - as leader attacks 'attempted assassination on democracy'
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico escaped death "by just a hair," the president-elect has said, revealing that if the gunshot wounds he sustained in yesterday's attack were just a couple of millimetres in either direction he would have died.
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What is cryptosporidium? The diarrhoea-causing parasite found in Devon drinking water
An outbreak of a waterborne disease in Devon has prompted urgent warnings for residents to boil their tap water.
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Gaza: Starving children and adults dying the 'size of a skeleton', says World Food Programme boss
Starving children and adults in Gaza are dying after being reduced to the "size of a skeleton", according to the World Food Programme boss.
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Sir Keir Starmer is running on a ticket of change - but he knows what he is promising may take years to deliver
The stump speech, rolled up sleeves and a "first steps" six-point plan: Sir Keir Starmer is clear he isn't the heir to Blair, but he certainly evoked the spirit of Tony Blair who, back in 1997, issued a five-point pledge card with the strap line: "Keep this card and see that we keep our promises."
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Gaza: South Africa says war at 'new and horrific stage' as it urges UN court to order ceasefire and stop Rafah offensive
South Africa has told a UN court the situation in Gaza is at a "new and horrific stage" - as it tries to convince it to order a ceasefire and stop Israel's operation in Rafah.
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UK's largest consumer-owned wind farm powering up in Scotland this month
The UK's largest consumer-owned wind farm is powering up in Scotland this month.
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Ex-US army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 pardoned by Texas governor
A former US army sergeant who killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 has been issued a full pardon.
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Jeremy Hunt to promise further tax cuts as pre-general election battle hots up
Jeremy Hunt will promise further tax cuts if the Tories win the next general election and will accuse the Labour Party of not being honest about how it will fund its spending pledges.
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1.8 tonnes of methamphetamine seized from major Mexican drugs cartel
Spanish police say they have dismantled a drug distribution network run by a major South American cartel after seizing 1.8 tonnes of methamphetamine.
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Welsh minister Hannah Blythyn sacked over leaked text message
A Welsh minister has been sacked after a row over the leak of a text message, which she denies being behind.
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Proteins in blood could warn of cancer seven years before diagnosis, scientists find
Scientists have identified proteins in the blood which could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed.
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Slovak PM shooting suspect named as 71-year-old writer and poet
A man charged with attempted murder following the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been named as 71-year-old Juraj Cintula.
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Window closing to rectify significant deficiencies in trains, recycling, and bills, advisers warn
The window is closing to tackle public transport, bills and pollution in order to boost growth, improve lives and tackle climate change, the government's official infrastructure adviser has warned.
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Thames Water investors to quit boards amid spectre of bailout
Representatives of Thames Water's multinational syndicate of shareholders are poised to quit as directors of its corporate entities after refusing to inject the billions of pounds of funding required to bail it out.