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The decision to block Jake Fahri's transfer was made for "public protection", said the Ministry of Justice.
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'We can play for two titles' - Rohl eyes Rangers double after cup rout
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Badenoch at odds with Jenrick over 'broken' Britain
The Conservative Party leader says telling voters their "country is finished" only "drags them down".
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Four taken to hospital after Iranian embassy protest
Several people are arrested after the protest outside the embassy in London.
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When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew?
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Allen up against it & more drama in Chicago - NFL play-off predictions
BBC Sport's panel of NFL experts run the rule over the four Divisional Round games being played this weekend as we edge closer to Super Bowl 60.
Allen up against it & more drama in Chicago - NFL play-off predictions
BBC Sport's panel of NFL experts run the rule over the four Divisional Round games being played this weekend as we edge closer to Super Bowl 60.
Plaid Cymru would take minority government over coalition, leader says
Polling suggests Plaid or Reform UK could win the Senedd election - but fall short of getting a majority.
Jenrick's move is massive - but could it cause a bigger fight on the right?
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'Results, results' - how Guardiola outlasted five Man Utd bosses
Pep Guardiola will take on a sixth different Manchester United boss in Saturday's derby as he approaches a decade at City, but how has he outlasted all of those before Michael Carrick?
'Results, results' - how Guardiola outlasted five Man Utd bosses
Pep Guardiola takes on a sixth different Manchester United boss in Saturday's derby as he approaches a decade at City, but how has he outlasted all of those before Michael Carrick?
'Results, results' - how Guardiola outlasted five Man Utd bosses
Pep Guardiola takes on a sixth different Manchester United boss in Saturday's derby as he approaches a decade at City, but how has he outlasted all of those before Michael Carrick?
Who else has been named to join Trump to oversee 'Gaza's stabilisation'?
The White House has released the names of those who will oversee the next phase of the US president's peace plan for Gaza.
The Papers: 'Spy Jenrick' and 'Badenoch says Britain not broken'
Former Conservative shadow minister Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform UK after his sacking by Kemi Badenoch continues to lead the papers.
The Papers: 'Spy Jenrick' and 'Badenoch says Britain not broken'
Former Conservative shadow minister Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform UK after his sacking by Kemi Badenoch continues to lead the papers.
Badenoch at odds with Jenrick over 'broken' Britain
The Conservative Party leader says telling voters their "country is finished" only "drags them down".