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Idris Elba: 'Don't try to make James Bond woke'. The British star also said some audiences would not accept a black male actor playing 007.
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Scarva: Carla Lockhart 'stood with the community' says DUP leader Gavin Robinson. Organisers said a counter-protest in Scarva, County Down, was "racist, xenophobic, sectarian".
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Keir Starmer uses disappearing messages on his phone, No 10 confirms. A batch of messages between ministers and Lord Mandelson were published on Monday - but there were only a few from the prime minister.
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British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman lose Iran jail sentence appeal, family says. Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 during a global motorbike journey.
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Henry Nowak arrest footage raises 'serious questions for police', PM says. Sir Keir Starmers says the question of "how accusations of racism informed decision making" must be addressed.
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Supreme Court: Disabled people can now consent to care arrangements. The judgement, which was triggered by a case brought by the attorney general for Northern Ireland, will apply across the UK.
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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson rape accuser says he apologised to her years later at a Christian centre. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former DUP leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, all of which he denies.
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Peter Murrell used fake invoices to cover up ??400,000 spending spree. The former SNP chief executive is facing a lengthy jail sentence after admitting embezzling funds from the party.
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Peter Murrell: Court hearing how former SNP chief embezzled ??400,000 - follow live. Peter Murrell used party bank cards to make 383 purchases from Amazon and also spent ??9,350 on two luxury watches, recording them as "event merchandise".
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Newspaper headlines: 'Mandelson files lay bare frustration' and 'The welfare party'. Mandelson files reveal Labour minister's 'frustration' on welfare and tax leads Tuesday's papers.
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Student loan inquiry begins as a third of people say university degree not worth it. MPs will hear the concerns of graduates about the size of their student debts, and the interest rates.
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How former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell spent the ??400,000 he embezzled. BBC Scotland News has collated all of the goods bought by ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in his ??400,000 embezzlement.
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Chris Mason: Mandelson appointment continues to inflict damage. When Sir Keir Starmer looks back on his time at No10, his decision to send Lord Mandelson to Washington will be a central part of the critique of his tenure.
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'Bereft and beleaguered' - stark criticism revealed in Mandelson messages. Newly published documents show Lord Mandelson and ministers' concerns about the prime minister and Labour MPs.
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London Tube strikes to go ahead as negotiations break down. Members of the RMT union will strike on Tuesday and Thursday this week in a row over working hours.
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Big salaries, a motorhome and SNP accounts: The Nicola Sturgeon interview unwrapped. We give some of the background to key quotes from the interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.
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Healey outlines target date for delayed defence investment plan. Unions and defence firms warn delays are a "threat" to British jobs, skills and national security.
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Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur blocked from entering UK by Home Office. The US citizens and left-wing content creators with huge online followings were due to speak at the SXSW London festival and Oxford this week.
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Key messages between Mandelson and ministers. The 1,000 pages include criticisms of Labour MPs, No 10 and the prime minister.
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British soldier killed in training exercise accident in northern Iraq. The death was announced by the Defence Secretary John Healey in the House of Commons on Monday.
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France intercepts sanctioned Russian oil tanker with UK help, Macron says. A British helicopter provided support during the operation on Sunday, the UK ministry of defence says.
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UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal. The UK does not need to pay Rwanda after it pulled a deal between the two countries, a court has ruled.
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Call for joint Holyrood-Westminster inquiry into Murrell's embezzlement. Former first minister Jack McConnell has backed a dual probe into the former SNP chief executive.
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Second batch of Mandelson files to be published on Monday. A government spokesperson said the documents "will be among the largest publications ever laid in Parliament".
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