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Ministers urged to 'get a grip' after criticism of benefit sanctions

Benefit sanctions that can plunge claimants into hardship, hunger and depression are being handed out with little evidence they work, a scathing report by the public spending watchdog has found.

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1,000 student nurses to train on the job under apprenticeship scheme

Student nurses will be able to train on the job rather than having to do a traditional degree, the Health Secretary is to announce.

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Migration Watch urges ministers to set out aims for post-Brexit immigration

Ministers need to clarify their post-Brexit immigration aims, Migration Watch UK has warned.

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Four men took own lives after 'sextortion' blackmailing

Four men killed themselves in the last year after being blackmailed as part of an increasing cyber "sextortion" racket.

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Labour MPs will not be forced to block SNP bid over Tony Blair probe

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not force his MPs to block an SNP attempt to trigger a parliamentary investigation into whether Tony Blair misled the Commons in the run-up to the Iraq war.

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Religious freedoms erosion 'endangers faith communities' help to common good'

Religious freedoms in everyday life are being eroded in modern Britain, a new report warns.

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Bank of England to reveal stress test results of UK's seven major lenders

The Bank of England will give its latest verdict on the health of Britain's biggest lenders today after testing them against a global economic crisis and crashing house prices.

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Cyprus settlement urged as Boris Johnson visits divided island

A settlement of the differences dividing the Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus is being urged by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as he visits the island today.

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Policeman injured in lorry driver chase drama

A police officer was seriously injured when he was struck by a passing car after being threatened by the driver of a "suspicious" lorry during a chase, his force has said.

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More ex-footballers speak out about 'abuse' as eight police forces investigate

Eight police forces are now looking into allegations of historical child sex abuse in football.

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Scotland has 'special place' in Union, Theresa May says

Theresa May has said Scotland has a "special place" in the Union as the devolution of new tax powers to Holyrood took another step forward.

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Theresa May continues 'regular dialogue' in new phone chat with Donald Trump

Prime Minister Theresa May has had her second phone conversation with Donald Trump since his election as US president, agreeing that their national security advisers will meet in the US before the end of the year.

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Cyprus settlement urged as Boris Johnson visits divided island

A settlement of the differences dividing the Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus is being urged by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as he visits the island.

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Theresa May warned against 'heavy-handed' approach to corporate governance

Business has responded with concern to Government proposals which could require them to make public the ratio between the pay of chief executives and ordinary workers.

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Court told of millionaire's 'shopping list' of items for girlfriend's murder

A multi-millionaire property developer made a shopping list of items to use when he murdered his escort girlfriend, a court heard.

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Donald Tusk rejects call to intervene over rights of EU nationals living in UK

European Council president Donald Tusk has rejected a call to intervene to secure the rights of EU nationals living in the UK - and Britons in the EU - before formal Brexit negotiations begin next year.

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Data snooping laws take effect 'to help spies take on terrorists'

Britain's intelligence services have entered a new era after controversial spying laws took effect.

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Royal Navy 'depleted by vicious cycle of retaining old ships'

The Royal Navy fleet is being depleted by a "vicious cycle" of old ships retained beyond their sell-by date, an independent report has warned.

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BT ordered to separate Openreach business over 'competition concerns'

The telecoms watchdog is to order BT to legally separate its Openreach network arm after it said plans to appease competition concerns fell short.

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Tougher punishments considered for inmates who attack prison officers

Prisoners who attack officers could face tougher punishments under efforts to tackle the jail safety crisis.

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