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Angela Rayner has admitted she did not pay the right amount of stamp duty on the purchase of her second home and has referred herself to the independent adviser on ministerial standards. 

The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey is calling on the government to introduce a ban on mobile phones in schools - a move she says will not only safeguard children, but also improve their behaviour and engagement in class.

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said his officers should not be "policing toxic culture wars debates" as he responded to his force's arrest of Father Ted writer Graham Linehan over anti-trans posts.

The arrest of Father Ted's co-creator over social media posts has reignited arguments over what you should and shouldn't be allowed to say online.

Londoners face almost a week of travel disruption when Underground workers go on strike next week.

Liz Truss has defended her record as prime minister and called for "institutional change" in Britain in the same way she claims Donald Trump delivered "revolution in the US".

The health secretary insists that high caffeine energy drinks should be banned for under-16s in England, saying they impact children's health and learning.

After hitting the highest level this century on Tuesday, the cost of long term UK government borrowing has now hit a fresh 27-year high.

Before he died alone in his jacuzzi, Matthew Perry had received three injections of ketamine in the space of just six hours. "Shoot me up with a big one," he told his personal assistant, ahead of the final, fatal dose.

The government needs to look at whether police are "getting the balance right", Wes Streeting has said after the arrest of the co-writer of Father Ted over posts on social media.

Cardi B has been cleared of assault by a California jury in a civil trial brought by a former security guard.

The nominees for this year's Sky Arts Awards have been announced, with Brat superstar Charli XCX, controversial rap trio Kneecap and contemporary author Sally Rooney all making the cut.

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been summoned to face trial in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actress Charlotte Arnould.

Graham Greene, the Canadian First Nations actor best known for his performance in Dancing With Wolves, has died aged 73.

Hollywood star Rupert Everett has been working behind the bar of his village pub in a bid to keep the doors open.

A man has been found dead "in a pool of blood" at the Burning Man festival in Nevada, officials say.