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Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending 'mess' for Burnham

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticised what she called a missing £5bn in the defence investment plan.

Judge 'wrong' to spare boy rapists from custody, court told

Three teenage boys convicted of rape should have been detained, the Court of Appeal hears.

Nowak case officers face gross misconduct investigation

Henry Nowak, 18, was handcuffed as he lay dying after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025.

Burnham calls for grooming gang ringleader to be deported

The Labour leadership hopeful says he will "ask the home and foreign secretaries to review all possible options".

Plea for households to read energy meter as prices rise

Household energy prices have risen by 13% a year as regulator Ofgem's latest price cap kicks in.

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