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Foreign Secretary David Lammy declared the UK and its allies were “united alongside Ukraine” as he travelled to a NATO meeting in Turkey, where Volodymyr Zelensky hopes to hold peace talks with...
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A Labour-run council has been criticised after introducing a second-home council tax on 33 homeowners. Critics said Rochdale council undertook a "cash grabbing" move, given that properties account...