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Lord Blunkett said critics were repeating points that had already been made in a bid to delay the Bill passing through the House of Lords

Officials will ‘assess the current situation’ before making decisions on claims from the country.

Michelle McLeod, 41, died after being attacked by a dog on Saturday night.

The Assad regime in Syria collapsed after 13 years of civil war.

Conservative shadow housing minister David Simmonds was speaking in the House of Commons.

A Cabinet minister had earlier suggested a decision on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham could be taken quickly.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was pressed to raise human rights concerns during his talks with Mohammad bin Salman.

The jockey said that new advisers ‘are working hard to unravel the mess that I have been put in’.

Cammy Day said he had not been contacted by police but would cooperate fully with their inquiries.

Shadow education minister Neil O’Brien said up to four in 10 early years providers are expected to close as a result of the NI increase.

Six teenagers have now been arrested and charged following the attack in Edinburgh.

Phil Shiner, 67, was principal solicitor at law firm Public Interest Lawyers.

Simon Harris and Micheal Martin have asked their respective negotiating teams to begin talks on putting together the next coalition administration.

James McMaster, 53, was found dead at a property in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire.

Ameer Khalile was one of a group of Asian men who ran towards the victim shouting ‘you white scum’ before kicking him as he lay in a ditch

The sinkhole appeared after Storm Bert early on December 1.

Housing minister Paul McLennan said additional funding in the draft budget should deliver thousands more properties for rent or low cost ownership.

The US president-elect met the Prince of Wales in Paris on Saturday and said they spoke about Charles’s health.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told NHS leaders to ‘put patients ahead of targets’.

The Chancellor said economic growth was not a ‘zero-sum game’ and could benefit both the UK and EU.