Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger dies aged 62
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Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favored Alabama congressional districts
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Trump ally convicted of in Colorado vote tampering case released from prison early
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How aid cuts are hampering the frontline response to the Ebola crisis
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After a Memorial Day break, Congress returns to the same problems they left behind
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Sturgeon tells BBC: I'm serving a sentence for crime I didn't commit
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I will find solution to M4 congestion, first minister says
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Makerfield by-election candidates announced
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Former Green Party by-election candidate apologises for sharing 'false flag' post
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Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie loses primary race to Trump-backed challenger
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Labour leadership jostling puts Brexit back under political spotlight
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Burnham cleared to run for selection in pivotal by-election
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The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
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A look at Trump's goals for his summit in China
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Trump taps former FEMA director to lead the disaster agency again
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Tracking the hot-button issues driving this year's midterms politics
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Plaid Cymru ready to run Wales, leader says, after Labour's historic Senedd election collapse
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With legal briefs in, Supreme Court weighs telehealth access for the abortion pill
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Postal vote error leaves 1,300 people without ballot papers ahead of Senedd election
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The Trump administration is finding new ways to withhold federal funding for science
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Council investigates as postal vote problems leave ballots undelivered
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Gas prices went up more than 30 cents a gallon last week. How high could they go?
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Election tram talk: Midlands Metro passengers on homelessness and shops
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Can you pronounce your constituency?
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After a Supreme Court ruling, expect even more gerrymandering
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Interest rates expected to be held as uncertainty over Iran war continues
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What you need to know about the 7 May elections in England, Scotland and Wales
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WHCD shooting investigation underway: Here's what we know
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The US pulls out of peace talks with Iran
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No 10 says Falklands sovereignty rests with UK after report of US 'review'
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Who's Trump listening to on Iran?
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Virginia approved a plan to draw four more seats that lean heavily for Democrats
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Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
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Here are the results for Virginia's 2026 redistricting ballot measure
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Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal
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Trump signs order fast tracking review of psychedelics for mental health disorders
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White House seeks record defense budget, but Congress has questions about spending
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The filibuster has long forced senators to compromise. Can it survive 2026?
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Welsh Liberal Democrats to unveil manifesto for next Senedd election
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Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war with American pontiff
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