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Robert Jenrick has challenged Andy Burnham and Labour to “put pressure” on Pakistan to force the deportation of a freed grooming gang ringleader.Speaking to GB News, the Reform Economics Spokesman questioned whether the expected successor to Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister “really meant” his call for Shabir Ahmed to be removed from the country.Ahmed, 73, was freed today after serving 14 years for the rape and sexual abuse of young girls, but cannot currently be deported from the UK. He was stripped of his British citizenship following his 2012 conviction, leaving him with Pakistani nationality.However, Ahmed has avoided removal…

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King Charles and Queen Camilla have sent a heartwarming message of congratulations to their niece, Lady Louise Windsor, after she graduated this morning.The daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, 22, earned her degree at the prestigious St Andrews University, Scotland, in English and International Relations.Taking to social media platform X, the royals wrote: “Congratulations to Lady Louise on her graduation from St Andrews University!”Lady Louise was joined by her parents, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, as they celebrated the end of her degree.”The graduation ceremonies at the prestigious Scottish university began on June 29 at 10.30am and…

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A Hampshire construction company has collapsed into administration after more than a decade in business.G2 Housing Group Ltd, headquartered in Waterlooville, entered administration at the end of June after trading since 2014.Insolvency practitioners Rob Keyes and David Taylor have been appointed as joint administrators, with KRE Corporate Recovery overseeing the process.The private limited company operated in building development and management consultancy throughout its 12 years of trading.Its annual Confirmation Statement became overdue in May, shortly before the business entered administration.Land Registry records show the company held charges over a freehold development site on Lipson Road in Plymouth, which now forms…

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are marking their wedding with a remarkable act of generosity, gifting $26million (£19.47million) to more than 20 charitable organisations across the United States.The couple, both 36, will exchange vows at Madison Square Garden tomorrow, with more than 1,000 guests expected to witness the ceremony.This evening, a more intimate gathering of 100 close friends and family members will attend the rehearsal dinner at the Infosys Theater within MSG.Swift’s longtime collaborators and friends have already been spotted arriving on the East Coast as the wedding weekend gets underway.The charitable donations span a wide variety of causes, with…

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced she and her department are leaving Elon Musk’s X platform.Explaining her decision in what seemingly will be her last post on X, external, Nandy said the platform “isn’t healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don’t want to support it”. “A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate,” she wrote.The culture department becomes the second government department to stop using X after the attorney general’s office, while several MPs also left the platform earlier this year over reports its AI tool was being…

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Alexander Zverev said a “big result” at Wimbledon “is definitely possible this year” after he breezed into the third round with a dominant win over Valentin Royer.After losing his first three major finals, Zverev ended his elusive wait for a maiden Grand Slam title last month when he beat Flavio Cobolli to win the French Open.The triumph has given the German second seed a boost coming into Wimbledon, where he has never gone beyond the fourth round.”It builds confidence when you win in straight sets, especially at Wimbledon where I am still waiting for a big result,” said Zverev after…

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A group of villagers have forked out thousands of pounds to buy up plots in a bid to block an illegal traveller land grab.Banding together to fight against an illegal encampment, the community has raised more than £100,000 to buy up a field which could be at risk of being bulldozed for dozens of travellers’ caravans.One resident said it felt like “extortion”, but added: “I was worried the value of our property might be affected if there was a Traveller site a few hundred yards up the road. “It was just us buying the land in order for the village…

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“I’m excited, actually, is what I am by the reaction that I’ve had to the speech that I made earlier this week. It’s been really positive,” Mr Burnham said.“I did set out quite a big plan for change. It feels like the country said, ‘yeah, okay, this feels like the right thing to do, the right direction.’ “That’s certainly the reaction I’ve felt I’ve had,” he added.WATCH THE FULL CLIP ABOVEKeep reading…Show less`; placeholder.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, taboola); } else { const loadContent = async () => { const postsHtml = await runInsertion(); const viafouraPlaceholder = “; console.log(“postsHTML”, postsHtml) placeholder.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, viafouraPlaceholder); }; loadContent();…

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Lady Louise Windsor’s official surname was confirmed during her graduation ceremony at the University of St Andrews today.The 22-year-old collected her degree from the University of St Andrews at around 10.30am, after completing four years of study in English and International Relations.The graduation ceremonies at St Andrews began on June 29 and will conclude tomorrow, with Lady Louise among today’s successful graduates.But, in footage shared online by the university, eagle-eyed royal fans have noticed that she did not go by her traditional name.Instead, as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh’s daughter entered the stage to collect her certificate, in her…

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A state pension proposal could see millions of younger Britons get an early payment worth up to £12,500, but who would be eligible for this major change?A think tank has put forward an idea that would enable younger adults to access a substantial cash payment now by agreeing to postpone their state pension entitlement.The Social Market Foundation’s Citizens Advance scheme, originally conceived by Labour MP Andrew Lewin, would offer £12,548 to eligible individuals.This is the equivalent to the current full annual state pension value and would be an option for those between 28 and 40 years old with a minimum…

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