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Foodbank launching ‘reverse advent calendar’ asking people to donate daily gifts
Provide Devon based in Honicknowle in Plymouth is asking for donations so they can be distributed to crisis-hit families in desperate need of food.
Labour spending plans ‘rebalance 10 years of austerity’
Jeremy Corbyn pledged to slash regulated rail fares in England by a third from next month.
Don’t use my son’s death for vile propaganda, London Bridge victim’s dad warns right wing press
"Jack stood against everything you stand for - hatred, division, ignorance."
Facebook pulls Conservative adverts featuring edited BBC footage
Huw Edwards welcomed the move, saying: “Good. My thoughts on this kind of stunt are unprintable.”
UN chief calls warns climate change near ‘point of no return’
Antonio Guterres made his warning ahead of the crucial two-week climate conference in Madrid.
Labour would slash rail fares by 33% from next month
“A third off fares in the new year and making travel free for under 16s will not only save passengers thousands of pounds, it will transform travel for the future, increasing rail passenger numbers and rail jobs to help fight the climate crisis."
Sturgeon slams Boris Johnson’s ‘crass’ attempt to politicise London Bridge attack
Boris Johnson may have been glad to swerve another debate when Plaid Cymru's Adam Price said that as gay man he was profoundly offended by Boris Johnson referring to "bum boys in tank tops" and he was unfit for public office.
Maltese PM to resign amid protests over reporter’s death
Joseph Muscat made the announcement on TV after thousands of people protested outside a courthouse in Valletta, demanding he step down.
Second former Cambridge University student killed at London Bridge named
Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack Merritt, 25, were both killed in the attack on Friday.