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8 hours ago · A record number of treasure finds have been reported in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a report has found. There were 1,377 cases of treasure in 2022, an increase of 305 on the previous year, and 74 more than 2019, the year that had previously seen the most treasure reported. Norfolk continues ...

22 hours ago · Concerns over Donald Trump’s impending steel tariffs and looming global trade wars lead several of Tuesday’s front pages. The i paper reports the British Government is in the dark about the US president’s impending steel tariffs amid fears the added cost could crush the troubled sector ...

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1 day ago · Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told the Commons: “The purpose of this Bill is to strengthen UK border security, which has been weakened and undermined in recent years, to restore order to the immigration and asylum systems that were left in chaos, and to bring in new counter-terror-style powers for our law enforcement to go after the dangerous criminal gangs who undermine our border security ...

Jan 15, 2025 · The Daily Telegraph leads with a think tank claiming that removing a block on former Troubles internees, such as Gerry Adams, seeking compensation will deliver a taxpayer-funded pay day for ex-detainees ...

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Jan 14, 2025 · Mounting speculation over Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s political future dominates headlines on Wednesday as the UK faces mounting borrowing costs. The Daily Telegraph leads on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “twice” refusing to guarantee Ms Reeves would be Chancellor at the next election at a ...