UK news
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Army called in and thousands evacuated after homes and businesses are hit by ‘unprecedented’ water levels in northern England
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16-year-old boy detained over Boxing Day incident that sparked panic at the Intu shopping centre in Bromley
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Freedom of information disclosure of cost of investigations prompts MP Nigel Evans, who was cleared of sex offences, to call for review of police operations
UK politics
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Australian political strategist is reportedly set for place in New Year honours list after running Tories’ 2015 election campaign
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John Bercow has accepted an extra pay rise for officeholders on top of the 10% handed to MPs this year
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Lifelong fan says unpaid appointment is ‘an honour and a privilege’ seven months after losing his seat at general election
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Following the rise of artisan whisky in the US, the first new distilleries for a century are opening in Glasgow and Edinburgh
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Scientists say flooding in Britain, record US temperatures and Australian wildfires linked to El Niño making effects of man-made climate change worse
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George Osborne's economic year ends with a bump
Phillip Inman Economics correspondentWith the ONS cutting the UK growth rate and government borrowing now much higher than forecast the chancellor’s star appears to be waning -
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Prison service blunders have led to release in error of 505 prisoners since 2005, figures described by Tory MP Philip Davies as ‘disturbing’
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Letters: Mary said that her son would topple the mighty from their thrones; David Cameron keeps them there
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NHSNHSAmid all the negativity, maybe it takes a fresh pair of eyes to appreciate the value of our health service
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CrimeCrimeSecond teenager held over 'machete attack' at Kent shopping centre16-year-old boy detained over Boxing Day incident that sparked panic at the Intu shopping centre in Bromley
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Video captured by Twitter user @mrconfidential shows the moment flooding causes a footbridge to collapses in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
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British Prime Minister David Cameron says on Sunday that emergency services were dealing with “an incredibly serious situation” as they tackle flooding in the north of England
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Aerial views taken by a Halo Vue drone on Boxing Day show the devastation caused by heavy rain and flooding in Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd
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Amateur video footage appears to show the moment of panic as shoppers start running from the Intu shopping centre in Bromley after a man was reportedly injured in a machete attack
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Parts of Britain are under water again as torrential rain from Storm Eva causes mass flooding in the north west of England on Boxing Day
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A British couple make history as a boxer puppy is born after being cloned from their dead pet dog on Boxing Day in South Korea
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Footage taken by Twitter user Joseph E Nolan shows the effect of heavy rain on the river Ribble on Saturday, as severe flood warnings are issued across Lancashire and Yorkshire
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Landlords to launch legal challenge to George Osborne's tax relief changes