Laura Sanderson is swimming rivers in the UK’s remotest areas to discover the extent of the problem.
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Some Conservative members received more than one paper to vote for the next PM, the BBC learns.
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“Helen’s Law” could see killers denied parole if they do not reveal where victims’ remains are.
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Gordon Brown says his party must “rebuild trust” with the Jewish community.
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt took part in a Conservative leadership hustings event in Perth.
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The ex-English Defence League leader is found guilty of contempt of court for a 2018 broadcast.
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A judge said the gang was behind the most prolific modern-day slavery network ever exposed in the UK.
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But one source says it was down to Number 10’s “control freakery” rather than a lack of trust.
Read More »Policing resources at dangerously low levels, ex Scotland Yard chiefs warn
Five former Scotland Yard commissioners warn cuts have “contributed to the feeling of lawlessness”.
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Car use will still need to be curbed, even when all vehicles use clean electricity, a report warns.
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