UK police to crack down on theft with help from ‘find my phone’ apps
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I want to leave my home to my children from my first marriage — and not to my second husband. Is that wrong?
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Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct
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Kremlin-linked officials to be banned from entering UK
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Only 1% of UK workers off sick find jobs within 6 months, report says
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St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany
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Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order
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I was displaced from my home in Gaza — now Trump wants me gone for good
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UK steelmakers face £150mn annual bill from carbon charges, industry warns
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Trump, Macron project unity amid growing cracks
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Electronic 'signal jamming' devices used for car thefts set to be banned
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