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Boris Johnson urged UK to continue Saudi weapons exports after funeral bombingLetters between foreign secretary and Liam Fox reveal UK weapons exports were under review following the bombing of a funeral in Yemen -
High court to hear legal challenge over end of Dubs scheme in MayChallenge against Amber Rudd’s decision to cap resettlement of lone child refugees in the UK being brought by Help Refugees
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MPs say parliamentary watchdog risks revealing their home addressesSNP says data submitted for mileage claims can be used to identify MPs’ homes and travel patterns, putting them at risk
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Jeremy Corbyn's choice to run Labour elections still mulling job offerAndrew Gwynne, who helped win Oldham byelection, says he has not yet decided to take role replacing Corbyn ally Jon Trickett
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culture
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UK places temporary export bar on Parmigianino paintingMove is to allow time for UK-based buyer to match £24.5m price tag for work by 16th-century Italian mannerist
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'We'll go to Calais and try to get in illegally. What choice do we have?'As ministers end Dubs scheme, young Sudanese who now have little hope of entering UK give their reactions
analysis
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Sub-prime cars: are car loans driving us towards the next financial crash?Analysts fear the boom in personal contract plans are mirroring the sub-prime mortgage scandal and are fuelling a colossal build-up of debt in UK and US
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Corbyn's Brexit strategy may be pragmatic but it alienates key supportersLabour leader at odds with internationalist, young, liberal fans – as challenge of doing right by all of party’s voters only gets harder
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Out of the box: councils try innovative projects to provide social housingConstrained by government and with a lack of funding, local authorities are becoming developers to tackle the homes crisis
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Lord Dubs calls on home secretary to accept more child refugeesPeer criticises decision to axe scheme he fought to set up and says local authorities are still willing to accept more children
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NHSNHSHow long do you get with your GP? Doctors' consultation times – in dataThis week a leading GP said the average consultation times in the UK were too short for some patients. So how do they compare with those elsewhere in the world?
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CrimeCrimeCocaine worth £50m is washed up on Norfolk beachesNational Crime Agency hails seizure as a ‘major blow’ to organised crime after drugs found near Great Yarmouth and Caister
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What is the Dubs amendment? – video explainerLast year Lord Alf Dubs, who entered the UK as a six-year-old refugee, brought in the Dubs amendment to provide refuge for unaccompanied children – but government announces the commitment will now end
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Paolo Gentiloni: Rome and London must reassure citizens living abroad – videoThe Italian Prime Minister says on Thursday that Rome and London must reassure Italian citizens living in the UK as well as British citizens living in Italy that their acquired rights will be respected
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Amber Rudd criticised for barring child refugees from UK – videoLabour’s Yvette Cooper and Diane Abbott criticise the home secretary, Amber Rudd, over the closure of the ‘Dubs scheme’
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Corbyn defends Labour's Brexit stance after Lewis resigns – videoJeremy Corbyn defends much-mocked assertion in a tweet that the ‘real fight starts now’ after ordering his MPs to vote with the Tories on article 50
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson dies aged 45 – video reportTara Palmer-Tomkinson, the socialite famed for her London party scene appearances in the 1990s, has died aged 45
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Leaked Surrey council tax texts allow Corbyn to ambush May at PMQs – videoJeremy Corbyn accuses Theresa May at PMQs on Wednesday of a secret deal on social care funding for Surrey, uncovered via leaked texts between David Hodge, leader of Surrey county council, and a mystery official named ‘Nick’
Gig economy Pimlico Plumbers loses appeal against self-employed status