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'Profound change' or 'nonsense'? - Beth, Harriet and Ruth debate Burnham's blueprint to keep Labour MPs onsideLabour grandee Harriet Harman has said she believes Andy Burnham will bring about "profound change" to the Labour Party.
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Woman forced to bury husband in Cape Verde after he fell ill and died while on holidayA British woman said she was forced to bury her husband in an unmarked grave after he fell ill and died in Cape Verde.
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Knife murders in UK drop by a quarter as county lines crackdown has 'best year on record'New Home Office figures reveal the number of knife murders across the UK has dropped by 27% in two years.
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Mountain-breeding dotterels could be first UK bird lost to climate change, RSPB warns as population falls 89%One of the UK's bird species could be lost to climate change, conservationists have warned, as their population has declined by almost 90%.
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Pass assisted dying bill or it will come back again and again, warns MPThe MP who is bringing back the assisted dying bill has told Sky News it could come back again and again if peers refuse to pass it for a second time.
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BBC Radio 2 presenter Paul Gambaccini diagnosed with Alzheimer's diseaseBroadcaster Paul Gambaccini has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
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More amber heat health alerts issued - as World Cup and heatwaves drive record NHS demandAn amber heat health alert has been issued for two more parts of England as the NHS said staff are facing a "summer onslaught" after A&Es experienced the busiest month on record in June.
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Henry Nowak's killer, his brother and father deny having more than 30 swords, flick-knives and an axeVickrum Digwa and members of his family have pleaded not guilty to multiple weapons charges including possessing 37 swords, flick-knives, an axe and eight knuckledusters.
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