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Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds
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Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds

Interim report into Pip found process had systematic and deep-rooted problems and required bold and radical overhaulA landmark government review of disability benefits has warned “challenging discussions” remain on how to overhaul and pay for a system it concludes is unfit for purpose and too often...

Patrick Butlerand Rosie Peters-McDonald
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Burnham promises Labour MPs he will not use party discipline to ‘stifle debate’
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Burnham promises Labour MPs he will not use party discipline to ‘stifle debate’

Prime minister in waiting looks to address frustrations backbenchers had with Keir Starmer’s style of party managementAndy Burnham has promised MPs that he will never use party discipline to “stifle debate” and says they should raise problems and policy ideas “without fear or favour”.Nominations for...

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
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US military launches fresh strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live
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US military launches fresh strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live

Iranian state media report explosions in several locations hours after Donald Trump threatened further military action at Nato summitIranian state TV reports further explosions are heard in Abu Musa Island.The island is one of three small islands that are claimed by the United Arab Emirates and prov...

Nadeem Badshah and Fran Lawther
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Australia news live: Telstra warns of ‘secondary issue’ after yesterday’s network outage; trains in regional Victoria cancelled again
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Australia news live: Telstra warns of ‘secondary issue’ after yesterday’s network outage; trains in regional Victoria cancelled again

Carrier says some customers still can’t connect to triple zero on its network. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe International Monetary Fund says the world has “so far, weathered the shock from the war better than feared”, as it issued an unchange...

Martin Farrer
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US stock markets fall amid Iran strikes and potential higher interest rates
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US stock markets fall amid Iran strikes and potential higher interest rates

Dow down 1.09%, or 500 points, as S&P 500 sees a small loss and tech-heavy Nasdaq rises slightlyMiddle East crisis liveUS stock markets fell on Wednesday as Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran was over and the Federal Reserve flagged concerns that would warrant higher interest rates.Tr...

Lauren Aratani in New York City
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Fourth person killed by agents from Trump’s Memphis anticrime taskforce
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Fourth person killed by agents from Trump’s Memphis anticrime taskforce

Shooting death at an extended-stay motel is fourth officer-involved death since initiative began in SeptemberFederal agents killed a man at a Memphis motel Wednesday morning in a Drug Enforcement Administration operation with the Memphis Safe Task Force, the fourth officer-involved death since the a...

George Chidi
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White House’s World Cup head defends Trump lobbying Fifa over red card
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White House’s World Cup head defends Trump lobbying Fifa over red card

Andrew Giuliani claims actions of referee Raphael Claus over US player Folarin Balogun ‘very, very highly suspicious’Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House’s World Cup taskforce, has defended Donald Trump’s lobbying of Fifa to lift the suspension of US player Folarin Balogun for Monday’s game agai...

David Smith in Washington
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Mahmood to close loophole blocking deportation of Rochdale grooming gang ringleader
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Mahmood to close loophole blocking deportation of Rochdale grooming gang ringleader

Home secretary expected to amend Immigration Act but hurdles remain if Pakistan continues to refuse to take Shabir Ahmed backShabana Mahmood is planning to change the law so the government can move towards deporting the ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang.The home secretary is expected to amend...

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
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Police investigate £37,500 donation to Jenrick leadership campaign
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Police investigate £37,500 donation to Jenrick leadership campaign

Met confirms inquiry after elections watchdog referred allegations that donations in 2024 were from foreign sourcePolice have launched an investigation into £37,500 of donations to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative leader in 2024 after a referral from the elections watchdog.The Metrop...

Rowena Mason
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Marine Le Pen ‘wants to talk politics’, but can she drown out the legal noise?
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Marine Le Pen ‘wants to talk politics’, but can she drown out the legal noise?

The French far-right leader’s presidential campaign is clouded in uncertainty under the shadow of an embezzlement convictionMarine Le Pen’s decision to run for French president in 2027, despite her legal woes, has drawn comparisons from her opponents to Donald Trump.Just as the US president felt his...

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
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Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of immigrant
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Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of immigrant

Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade ICE agentsA former Wisconsin judge who was convicted of felony obstruction for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has been spared prison....

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