As government reorganisation ties part of the forest to Southampton, local people are angryDella Keable could not hold back the tears as she explained how her family had lived in the forest for centuries, making a living among...
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Read MorePrime minister filmed telling woman strikes had hampered government’s progress in reducing waiting listsRishi Sunak has been captured on camera being challenged by a former health worker about the struggling state of the...
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