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Power deal between Labour and Greens in Sheffield
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Power deal between Labour and Greens in Sheffield

Fran Belbin tells a council meeting to expect the current Labour - Green administration to continue.

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Watch: PM and Ed Miliband play steel drums in Antigua
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Watch: PM and Ed Miliband play steel drums in Antigua

Watch: Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband play steel drums in Antigua

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UK government to outlaw new North Sea drilling
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UK government to outlaw new North Sea drilling

Labour ministers have published legislation that would end the granting of new oil and gas licences.

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Time to focus on cost of living, says PM after US election results
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Time to focus on cost of living, says PM after US election results

Andy Burnham says prices won't come down until the US's conflict with Iran is resolved.

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Children spending too long on maths app TT Rockstars, MP warns
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Children spending too long on maths app TT Rockstars, MP warns

The makers of the popular times table game say they are bringing in curfews and limits to screen time.

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What the Democratic takeover of the Senate means for Trump
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What the Democratic takeover of the Senate means for Trump

The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith explains how Democratic control of both chambers could affect the last two years of Donald Trump's presidency.

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Miliband says slavery apology will not bring cost for UK taxpayers
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Miliband says slavery apology will not bring cost for UK taxpayers

Speaking to BBC's Newscast, the foreign secretary says Britain cannot sweep its past "under the carpet".

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Welsh government mini-budget passes after Plaid-Labour deal
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Welsh government mini-budget passes after Plaid-Labour deal

The original version fell in July in a row over spending on additional learning needs education.

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Reform UK councillor charged with rape and sexual assault
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Reform UK councillor charged with rape and sexual assault

The leader of Reform UK in Hampshire has been charged with 35 offences against four victims over a 13-year period, including 12 counts of rape.

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King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address
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King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address

The speech comes after calls for the UK government to issue a formal apology for Britain's historic role in the trade.

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What next for the DUP following Carla Lockhart's resignation?
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What next for the DUP following Carla Lockhart's resignation?

Lockhart said she was leaving the party on a "point of principle" and would continue as an independent unionist MP.

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Americans on the value of their votes
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Americans on the value of their votes

The BBC asked voters from across the US what voting means to them and whether they think it matters in the midterm elections.

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Reform UK councillor charged with rape and sexual assault
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Reform UK councillor charged with rape and sexual assault

The Crown Prosecution Service has charged George Madgwick with 35 offences, including 12 counts of rape.

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Voter voices: Trump's influence on US midterm voters
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Voter voices: Trump's influence on US midterm voters

We asked voters whether they supported Trump in 2024, and how his performance in office is shaping their choices this time.

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Mahmood refuses to put cost on care worker settlement climbdown
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Mahmood refuses to put cost on care worker settlement climbdown

The home secretary says the full cost of dropping plans to extend the wait for settlement will be laid out in future.

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UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports
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UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports

The food deal, ahead of a UK-EU summit later this month, is the most significant part of the so-called Brexit reset agreed so far.

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PM plans debt reset for Commonwealth nations as slavery apology talks begin
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PM plans debt reset for Commonwealth nations as slavery apology talks begin

The move comes as the prime minister begins talks about the UK issuing a formal apology for the slave trade in the next year.

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Trump targets midterm voters with final campaign speech at Reflecting Pool
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Trump targets midterm voters with final campaign speech at Reflecting Pool

In his last public speech before crucial midterm elections, the president gave a detailed recounting of the Washington landmark's troubled renovation.

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