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UK charter flight returns 46 offenders to Vietnam and Timor-Leste
Yvette Cooper said the removal of 46 people on Wednesday showed the new Labour Government is taking ‘quick and decisive action’ to ‘secure borders’.
Tugendhat, Cleverly and Jenrick to run for Tory leadership
Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick have confirmed they will run for the top Tory job after nominations opened.
Ulez expansion leads to significant drop in air pollution in London
The expansion has cut 424 tonnes of NOx emissions in six months, figures have revealed.
Hundreds gather outside police station to protest officer kicking man
An estimated 200 people gathered outside Rochdale Police Station.
Police officer stamps on suspect’s head in violent footage at UK airport
The video is being investigated.
Video showing police officer kicking man at airport ‘being assessed’, says force
Four men were arrested at Manchester Airport for affray and assault on emergency service workers, police said.
Zarah Sultana suggests she was victim of ‘macho virility test’ after suspension
Zarah Sultana was one of seven Labour MPs stripped of the whip for backing an SNP motion to axe the two-child benefit cap.
King’s annual private income from Duchy of Lancaster hits £27m
The monarch’s multi-million-pound net surplus from the landed estate is separate from the taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant.
French authorities foil several plots to ‘destabilise’ the Paris Olympics
France has been on high alert over the past few weeks as preparations to host the Olympics hit the final stretch.