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No-confidence vote expected to apply coup de grace for Barnier’s government
The National Assembly said the no-confidence motion requires at least 288 of 574 votes to pass. The left and the far right ...
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Man who almost died after tooth extraction calls for changes to medical guidance
Greg Hutton, 62, wants to see changes to Nice guidance after surviving two bouts of endocarditis, a serious and often fatal ...
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Nato chief urges European allies to ramp up defence spending
Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte has led a fresh push for European countries to ramp up defence spending, a budget shortfall ...
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Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
A Japanese court has sentenced an Australian woman to six years in prison for smuggling amphetamines into the country – ...
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No more emergency Budget revisions due to pay awards, Shona Robison promises
The Scottish Government will not make any more emergency in-year Budget revisions, Finance Secretary Shona Robison has promised. She said her Government’s relationship with the Treasury has improved ...
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Biden uses Angola visit to promote major US-backed rail project in Africa
The US President. who has long been dubbed ‘Amtrak Joe’ over his use of trains in America, helped showcase the Lobito ...
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Scottish culture sector to get ‘transformational’ spending boost, Robertson says
🎭This Scottish Government budget is transformational for the culture sector in Scotland with a £34 million boost. Excellent culture commitments announced by @ShonaRobisonMSP. Video and thread ...
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No need for big council tax rises, says Robison after £1bn boost for authorities
The Scottish Government froze council tax last year, angering local government leaders facing financial pressures.
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Voter apathy may be tied to growing influence of big political donors – report
Anti-corruption group Transparency International UK is calling for new light to be shed on the influence of big money on British politics.
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England well beaten by South Africa in first ODI
England suffered a six-wicket defeat in the first ODI against South Africa as Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt made an unbeaten 59 for the hosts. Having won the T20 series 3-0, England did not enjoy ...
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Election performance not a setback for reunification, says Sinn Fein
Sinn Fein leaders have insisted their party’s performance in Ireland’s General Election is not a setback for the campaign for Irish reunification. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald had vowed to deliver a ...
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Labour MP: I’d vote against inheritance tax changes if real vote held today
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced Labour pressure to amend her inheritance tax changes for farmers as a backbencher made clear his opposition to the current proposals. Markus Campbell-Savours, the ...