No one knows why UK benefit claims have outpaced peer countries
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Judge demands to know why order redirecting deportation flights was ignored
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UK’s devolved governments can learn from each other on welfare reform
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Chris Mason: Uncertainty over benefits changes could go on for some time
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A Tanker Collision Threatens One of the UK’s Most Important Coastlines
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Retailers risk multibillion-pound bill as UK equal pay claims gain momentum
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LB Elandon Roberts' words on NFL longevity will have Raiders fans very excited to have him
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What We Know About the Clashes in Syria
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We Still Don’t Know Who Built the Monolith
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Reuters beclowns itself, to Hamas’s benefit
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Benefits reform will ensure fairness, minister says, as opponents criticise expected cuts
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Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan
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Countries can't be forced into Ukraine peace coalition - minister
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Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off
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John Feinstein, bestselling author and one of country’s foremost sports writers, dies at 69
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DOJ claims soldiers offered documents to Chinese buyers
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What went wrong with the UK’s welfare system?
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British tennis number one Jack Draper claims biggest title of career
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Why sportsbooks like FanDuel and DraftKings really need March Madness bettors to lose this year
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