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Peter Mandelson-founded lobbying firm Global Counsel on brink of closure

The advisory firm founded by Lord Mandelson is on the verge of being placed in administration, a member of staff has told Sky News. Global Counsel (GC), which severed its connection to the former government minister and ambassador to the US earlier this month amid his association with the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, employs

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Hillsborough Law will ‘criminalise lying’ by senior ministers, say campaigners

Hillsborough Law will make it a criminal offence for prime ministers and cabinet ministers to deliberately mislead the public – but not backbench MPs. Democracy campaigners say a “historic” measure within the flagship legislation has gone under the radar, which is a move to “criminalise lying” by senior politicians. That is through a new standalone

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UK Athletics admits causing death of Paralympian hit on head by pole

UK Athletics has admitted causing the death of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole. Abdullah Hayayei, 36, who represented the United Arab Emirates, was fatally injured at Newham Leisure Centre, east London, while training in 2017. He was preparing to represent his country in the F34 class discus, javelin

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Man dead and teen critically injured after stabbings at skate park in Northampton

A man is dead and a teenage boy is in a critical condition after being stabbed at a skate park in Northampton. Four people have been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s incident in the Briar Hill area, police said. They are two teenage boys, a man, and a woman all from Northampton. All remain in

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Tech firms must take down abusive images in 48 hours – or face being blocked from UK

Technology firms that do not take down abusive images from their platforms within 48 hours face being blocked from the UK under new rules proposed by the government. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was putting tech companies “on notice” to take down non-consensual intimate images, and will leave “no stone unturned” to protect

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Gorton and Denton by-election: It’s the UK’s first crucial vote of the year – and something striking seems to be happening

The towns of Gorton and Denton feel less like political battlegrounds and more like working towns getting on with the day. And perhaps that’s the point. In places like these, elections are rarely theatrical. They are quieter, more incremental, the odd conversation among friends who might pass each other in the street. But that doesn’t mean feelings don’t run deep. In the

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