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Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from SNP
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged by police after he was arrested amid an investigation into the SNP's funding and finances.
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Andrew Malkinson criticises apology from Criminal Cases Review Commission after he was wrongly jailed for 17 years
A man wrongly jailed for 17 years for a rape he did not commit has said it is "too little too late" after receiving an apology from the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).
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Dozens arrested and thousands contacted after scammer site taken offline
Dozens of people around the world have been arrested after police disrupted a UK-founded website scamming victims on an industrial scale.
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Rishi Sunak to demand end to 'sick note culture' and shift focus to 'what people can do'
Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life".
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Scottish government ditches flagship climate change target as it accepts it is 'out of reach'
The Scottish government has ditched its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 after accepting that it is now "out of reach".
Business
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Ministers kick off search for new football referee
Ministers are to kick off a search for the inaugural chair of the new football watchdog, even as it faces growing hints of opposition to its establishment from the Premier League.
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Boeing whistleblower claims 787 Dreamliner planes 'defective'
Crisis-hit Boeing has rushed to defend itself from fresh whistleblower allegations of poor practice, as the airline continues to grapple its latest safety crisis.
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A whiff of wishful thinking about Hunt's declaration of economic 'soft landing'
It's not quite a Mission Accomplished moment - the equivalent of that day in 2003 when George W Bush stood on an aircraft carrier and prematurely declared the Iraq war was over.
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EY warns UK partners of potential profit slide
Hundreds of UK partners at EY, the big four accountancy firm, have been warned of a potential slide in profits this year amid a wider slowdown in the professional services sector.
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Post Office had 'bunker mentality' towards press, lawyer tells inquiry
A sub-postmaster victim of faulty IT software Horizon was described as a "bluffer" when he alerted senior Post Office officials about bugs in the system.
Entertainment
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Kanye West: Los Angeles police investigating whether rapper was involved in alleged battery
Police in Los Angeles have said they are investigating whether Kanye West was involved in an alleged battery.
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Harry Styles' stalker jailed after sending him 8,000 cards in less than a month
A woman who stalked Harry Styles has been jailed and banned from seeing him perform.
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Sydney Sweeney responds to 'sad and shameful' producer who said she 'can't act' and 'isn't pretty'
Sydney Sweeney has hit back at a Hollywood producer who said she "can't act" and is "not pretty", calling her comments "sad" and "shameful".
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Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts dies
The Allman Brothers Band guitarist and singer Dickey Betts has died aged 80, his family announced.
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NFL star Travis Kelce: Taylor Swift's boyfriend lands presenting role on celebrity spin-off of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Travis Kelce has landed his first TV presenting role - hosting the game show Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?
Politics
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Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from SNP
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged by police after he was arrested amid an investigation into the SNP's funding and finances.
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Rishi Sunak to demand end to 'sick note culture' and shift focus to 'what people can do'
Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life".
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Mark Menzies: Sir Keir Starmer says police 'should be involved' in allegations suspended Tory MP misused campaign funds
Sir Keir Starmer said police should be involved in the case of suspended Tory MP Mark Menzies, who faces allegations he misused campaign funds.
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EU proposing post-Brexit joint youth work and study scheme with UK
Young people could be able to move more easily between the UK and Europe and stay longer to work, study and train under proposed plans by the European Union
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Liz Truss's book Ten Years To Save The West in breach of rules in place on minister's memoirs
Liz Truss's memoir broke the rules in place for ministers publishing works about their time in office.