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Military tanker drivers are prepared for deployment as panic buying dries pumps and pushes prices up.
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Police say 36-year-old Koci Selamaj is charged with the murder of female teacher found dead near her home in London.
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All-rounder says he hopes his playing achievements can inspire other British Muslims to represent England.
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What do a new security pact and a cancelled military contract say about France’s place in the world?
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Lack of truck drivers means fuel cannot be transported to petrol stations, but government promises urgent action.
![In this photo illustration, a laptop screen shows a notice to a benefits recipient that the temporary coronavirus (COVID-19) increase to their Universal Credit payment will be removed by the end of September on 5th September, 2021 in Leeds, United Kingdom. British Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to remove the 20-pound-a-week uplift to Universal Credit recipients in a move that critics have said will force the country's poorest further into poverty. [Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GettyImages-1235088391.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
A 20-pound-a-week reduction in income may not mean much to some, but for us, it is a matter of life and death.
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Race and class continue to determine how much public attention is paid to cases of gender-based violence.
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British PM Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron hold first talks since diplomatic row began.
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Government urges Brits against panic buying as shortage of hauliers stretches supply chains to breaking point.
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Campaigners say authorities must tackle ‘root causes of male violence against women’ in the wake of teacher’s killing.
President Biden trying seeking to calm France down amid fallout from AUKUS security pact between US, UK and Australia.
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UN refugee agency blasts controversial Nationality and Borders Bill championed by right-wing Conservative Party.
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Soaring wholesale natural gas prices have strained supply chains already creaking due to labour shortages and Brexit.
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Latest defence ministry blunder follows another breach reported this week, which critics said put Afghan lives at risk.