The government says overturning the ban would limit ministers’ counter-terrorism powers.
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Man accused of assaulting police officer at Manchester airport ‘feared for life’
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad deny assaulting a police officer causing actual bodily harm.
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PM won’t face inquiry over claims he misled MPs on Mandelson vetting
A Conservative-led motion sought to have the prime minister’s remarks assessed by Privileges Committee.
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I made ‘serious mistake’ advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, PM’s ex-top adviser says
Morgan McSweeney says the peer did not give the “full truth” about his relationship with Epstein.
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More UK deaths than births expected every year from now on
The UK population is expected to grow at a slower rate than previously thought owing to a sharp fall in migration and declining fertility rates
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Starmer faces vote on inquiry over Mandelson vetting claims
No 10 brands the move “a desperate political stunt by the Conservative Party”, which had asked for the vote.
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Claire’s closes all 154 stores in UK and Ireland with loss of 1,300 jobs
All of the chain’s standalone stores have stopped trading in the UK and Ireland.
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Police release body-worn footage showing ‘reckless’ car bomb attack in Northern Ireland
Chief Constable Jon Boutcher says his officers suspect the bombing was carried out by the dissident republican group known as the New IRA.
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French coastguard rescues more than 100 migrants crossing Channel
A boat carrying 106 people broke down at sea, while others were rescued attempting to board the vessel.
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How Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe broke the two-hour barrier at London Marathon
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon.
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King’s US visit will go ahead as planned, Buckingham Palace says
The decision was made “after discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day”, the Palace says.
