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Government begins paying off council's £2bn debt
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Government begins paying off council's £2bn debt

Woking Borough Council's leader says it is "important progress" but there is "still much work to do".

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Green Party deputy leader linked to property lets despite opposition to landlords
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Green Party deputy leader linked to property lets despite opposition to landlords

Mothin Ali, is linked to two rental properties via his company, but does not appear to profit from them.

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Swinney suggests Scots will not travel further for health care under reforms
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Swinney suggests Scots will not travel further for health care under reforms

Plans are in motion to cut Scotland's mainland health boards from 14 to two, but questions remain about how they would work in practice.

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What big issues are on the agenda as Stormont returns after summer?
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What big issues are on the agenda as Stormont returns after summer?

What challenges face assembly members and ministers as Stormont returns after the summer recess?

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Farage's family want him to 'pack it in and walk away'
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Farage's family want him to 'pack it in and walk away'

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, says that for the first time in his career his family he doesn't have his family's support,

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Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover
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Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover

The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.

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Why Reform UK undercover donations claims are legally complicated
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Why Reform UK undercover donations claims are legally complicated

A look at the key allegations concerning foreign donations and where they sit with the law.

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Reform UK winded by donations row as insiders call for shift in approach
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Reform UK winded by donations row as insiders call for shift in approach

Nigel Farage's admirers in the party are calling for a stronger operation as the party aims for power.

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Reform supporters say how Britain could be better
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Reform supporters say how Britain could be better

Young supporters give their views as the Reform UK party conference takes place in Birmingham.

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Do supporters think Reform UK has lost momentum?
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Do supporters think Reform UK has lost momentum?

Do supporters think Reform UK has lost momentum?

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Why do ex-MPs join the 'Chiltern Hundreds' list?
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Why do ex-MPs join the 'Chiltern Hundreds' list?

Sir Keir Starmer is the latest person to take the office as a means of resigning as an MP.

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Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000
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Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000

The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.

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Trump's response is key as Argentina's Falklands demands get louder
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Trump's response is key as Argentina's Falklands demands get louder

With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?

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Farage threatens to overhaul Lords and judges to meet his pledges
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Farage threatens to overhaul Lords and judges to meet his pledges

The Reform UK leader promises to deliver on key priorities in the first 100 days of government, if the party wins power.

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Reform has faced a 'campaign of attacks', Farage says
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Reform has faced a 'campaign of attacks', Farage says

Nigel Farage has been addressing Reform UK members at the party's conference in Birmingham.

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'Loose pub talk': Farage responds to undercover report
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'Loose pub talk': Farage responds to undercover report

The Reform leader was speaking following a news report which raised questions about his party's fundraising.

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Farage says his aides' donor comments were 'loose pub talk'
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Farage says his aides' donor comments were 'loose pub talk'

Two senior Reform aides have stepped down from their roles following a Channel 4 News and Verbatim film about donations.

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'Not what you want on day of the conference,' Farage tells BBC
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'Not what you want on day of the conference,' Farage tells BBC

The Reform leader was speaking to Newsnight after an undercover report raised questions about party fundraising.

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