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Council vows support for 'Toxic Town' public inquiry bbc.in/47vzln5

Corby council chief vows support for 'Toxic Town' public inquiry

Martin Griffiths, Reform UK leader of North Northants Council, says: "We have nothing to hide."

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Ten councillors quit after leader's fraud conviction bbc.in/47yEevE

Ten Ashfield Independent councillors quit after leader's fraud conviction

Jason Zadrozny was found guilty of defrauding the county council out of thousands of pounds.

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“We want to get the country ready… about some of the everyday threats we face” Defence Secretary Wes Streeting explains the government’s “Be Ready” national resilience campaign, joined by Conservative Tom Tugendhat Watch #bbcqt now: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00336w…
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"There is a very clear line between appeasement and a peace process" Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warns the US "don't feed the crocodile", after President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff described Vladimir Putin as 'a 'humanitarian'. #Newsnight
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'What does your back up look like?' Treasury minister James Murray was asked on #BBCBreakfast if he'd followed the advice from the Defence Secretary to be more aware of emerging risks facing the UK and make plans to deal with them by stocking up on food, bottled water and first aid supplies bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwd0…
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Give more people weight loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs bbc.in/4dVGLn8

Give more people weight loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs

Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.

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Chancellor plans to cut 'pointless paperwork' to save businesses up to £800m bbc.in/3UMzRKt

Chancellor plans to end pointless paperwork to cut £800m business costs

Ministers say the changes in regulations will reduce unnecessary bureaucracy.

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Don't leave AI to tech bros and oligarchs, UK's AI minister says bbc.in/3UIvOPh

Don't leave AI to tech bros and oligarchs, UK's AI minister says

Kanishka Narayan tells the BBC that dealing with the technology requires not only regulation, but "building capability and capacity".

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“Why are we punishing people who are holding this country together... who are looking after our loved ones?” On #PoliticsLive, academic and writer Dalia Gebrial and Labour MP Jeevun Sandher debate the government’s planned immigration changes bbc.in/3UgrI0G
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UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns bbc.in/4jArfAS

UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee says

A report by MPs urges the UK to address capability gaps including a lack of Royal Navy warships and submarines, as Russia seeks to dominate the region.

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The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built bbc.in/4dQH96r

The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built

For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.

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Hull MP has the Labour whip restored bbc.in/4jzZQyO

Hull East MP Karl Turner has the Labour whip restored

Karl Turner is back in the parliamentary party after his suspension for criticising the government.

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Angry scenes and protests at Senedd as Reform call for ban on Muslim face coverings bbc.in/4yENIR5

Angry scenes at Senedd as Reform call for ban on Muslim face coverings

It is the latest heated debate in the Senedd on a Wednesday prompted by Reform MSs.

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Criminals who skip sentencing will face solitary confinement or lose social visits bbc.in/4en1wYY

Criminals who skip sentencing will face solitary confinement or lose social visits

Judges will be given new powers to impose tougher prison punishments on offenders who refuse to face their victims' families during sentencing.

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On Thursday's #PoliticsLive Jeevun Sandher MP, Labour Andrew Bowie, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Dalia Gebrial, Academic Irvine Welsh, Author 12.15pm BBC Two
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Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas bills bbc.in/4ervfA3

Andy Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas bills

The prime minister provided little detail, and there are questions over shifting the fees onto unit costs.

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'Mindset shift' needed within government for No10 North to work, says deputy bbc.in/4sjHXqq

'Mindset shift' needed within government on No10 North, says deputy

Number 10 North deputy director Duncan Parish has told a conference he is still facing "institutional barriers".

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Jeffrey Donaldson to be interviewed over alleged rape inside Houses of Parliament bbc.in/4jDLfm9

Jeffrey Donaldson to be interviewed over alleged rape inside Houses of Parliament

While not naming the disgraced former MP, the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated.

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Judges in England and Wales will be given stronger powers to block prison visits and keep offenders in their cells for weeks on end if they refuse to face their victims' families during sentencing. Lebo Diseko had more details on #BBCBreakfast bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr74…
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has asked ministers to develop a plan to remove standing charges from gas bills. On #BBCBreakfast Peter Ruddick explained what may change bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw05…
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