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Conservative peer quits the Lords after being banned for a YEAR over Covid-era PPE deals handed to a firm he worked for

The Conservative peer Peter Gummer has said he will leave the House of Lords after an investigation found he committed five breaches of standards over £50m Covid PPE deals and did not cooperate with p...

03.06.2026 theguardian.com , dailymail.co.uk and 2 sites

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The wars the UK has fought alongside the US – and when Britain has refused

The so-called ‘ special relationship ‘ between the United Kingdom and the United States has long waxed hot and cold, but is now under critical strain as Donald Trump 's administration escalates war in...

03.04.2026 yahoo.com , msn.com and 2 sites

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From 2013: Margaret Thatcher, ‘Iron Lady’ Who Set Britain on New Course, Dies at 87

This obituary was originally published on April 9, 2013. It is being republished for a package for Women’s History Month. Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of British politics, who set her country on...

03.06.2026 Nytimes.com and 1 sites

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John Palmer, Railways Directorate chief who bridged the gap between Whitehall and British Rail

John Palmer, who has died aged 97, was the civil servant responsible for Britain’s railways from 1975 to 1989, spanning the final serious threat to the network – from the Serpell Report – and the sta...

03.04.2026 Yahoo.com

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No PM since Suez has bungled the special relationship worse than Starmer

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Suez Crisis , a timely reminder that disagreements between London and Washington over military interventions are nothing new. Donald Trump is “very disappointed” with Sir Keir Starmer’s vacillation over the attack on Iran, which could mean anything from a reimposition of punitive sanctions to a complete fracture in US-UK relations. History suggests, however, that any rupture will be temporary since we have been here before, and more than once. The rela...

03.03.2026 telegraph.co.uk , msn.com

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Letters: Donald Trump is right to have taken decisive action against Iran’s odious regime

SIR – Stephen Pollard hits the nail on the head (“Donald Trump has just demonstrated the decisive leadership the West needs”, telegraph. co. uk, February 28) . President Trump has shown more backbone ...

02.28.2026 Telegraph.co.uk

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Jack Lopresti is a rare example of a politician who puts his money where his mouth is

At a time when the misdemeanours of so many current and former politicians has dragged public esteem for British politics to record lows, it is gratifying to find a long-serving ex-MP putting his mone...

03.01.2026 Telegraph.co.uk

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Bush Says It's Too Early to Respond With Cash : Reaction: Soviet aid is still seen better as incentive than r

KENNEBUNKPORT, Me. — The White House on Saturday signaled its approval of what now amounts to a democratic revolution in the Soviet Union but continued to insist that it is too early to respond to the...

03.03.2026 Latimes.com

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The Mancunian Way: Let's have a heated debate

“Bernard, who do you vote for now Hitler’s dead? ” asked Caroline Aherne. She was of course addressing the notorious Manchester comedian Bernard Manning during a memorable face-off on The Mrs Merton S...

03.03.2026 Manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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'Incredibly moving' true crime documentary that left viewers 'heartbroken' available to stream for free

An ‘incredibly moving’ true crime documentary that left viewers feeling 'heartbroken’ is now available to stream for free in the UK. On March 13, March 1996, 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton killed 16 pupils and one teacher at Dunblane Primary School in D...