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Jail sentence for British couple in Iran ‘totally unjustifiable’, says foreign secretary

Yvette Cooper criticises 10-year sentence for couple arrested on around-the-world trip and held on charges of espionageThe 10-year jail sentence handed to a British couple in Iran is “totally unjustifiable”, Yvette...

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Ministers must end ‘barking mad’ restraints on civil service pay, union leader warns

Exclusive: Prospect boss Mike Clancy cites problems retaining technical and digital expertsMinisters must end “barking mad” restraints on civil service pay or risk being unable to recruit the technical and digital...

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Authoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace?

Representatives of repressive regimes from around the world are flying to Washington for the inaugural meeting of the bodyA grouping of largely oppressive and authoritarian world leaders and their envoys are flying to Washington...

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Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport

Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warnFamilies who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) should be means tested for school transport,...

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