Ministers are facing accusations of overseeing a “lavish spending” culture in Whitehall that has seen taxpayers’ money wasted on luxury items, after a Labour analysis of the use of Government
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A lifestyle firm got a £25.8 million personal protective equipment (PPE) contract after being referred to officials by Tory chairman Greg Hands. Luxe Lifestyle was awarded the contract as the
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An appeal to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has raised more than £30 million in just 24 hours. Donations from the King and Queen Consort,
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A BDSM “obsessed” former Metropolitan Police officer who used duct tape to restrain his flatmate during “10 minutes of terror” has been jailed for four years. Sam Grigg, 36, who
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A UK hospital has paid tribute to two NHS nurses who died in a car crash while on holiday in the US. Portuguese nationals Tatiana Brandao (left), 30, and Raquel
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A gang of seven people smugglers including a mother and daughter has been jailed for bringing more than a dozen people into the UK using false documents. The four women
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The mother of a baby girl allegedly harmed by nurse Lucy Letby was “utterly shocked” at her sudden collapse, a court heard. Letby, 33, is accused of attempting to murder
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The Government’s decision not to review open-ended prison sentences being served by nearly 3,000 dangerous offenders has been described as a “missed opportunity” by the chairman of the Commons Justice
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Norovirus cases in England have risen “significantly”, with levels among over-65s the highest in more than 10 years, figures show. The majority of outbreaks are in care homes, but there
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A senior social worker who is at the centre of a legal battle with a regulator after a family court judge found that he had assaulted and abused an ex-partner
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