It comes after Trump insiders told The Independent that the new US administration believes it has Sir Keir’s government “over a barrel” on trade as Britain becomes increasingly reliant on a US deal

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There have been calls to tackle the “growing epidemic” of drug driving with half of motorists failing roadside drug tests.

Foreshadowing fresh restraints on media organisations, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said not everyone had the means to take media organisations on

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Leo Ross was rushed to hospital after being attacked in Hall Green on Tuesday, but later died in hospital from his injuries

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Both young girls, then aged 13, had troubled upbringings and were particularly vulnerable

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Murdoch’s publishers have already spent over £1bn in damages to 1,300 people including legal fees

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Prime minister ‘would not be happy with a member of the government doing a Nazi salute’, official spokesperson says

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A 25-year-old man is currently in custody for police questioning.

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Exclusive: Safdar Khan had to speed away from the gun-toting attackers in Hendon, north London

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Ian Airlie died weeks after he was reportedly pushed down an escalator

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Three of Britain’s biggest retailers, Tesco, Lidl and the Co-Op, join calls for halt to inheritance tax raid as Labour chancellor tries to drum up business investment in the UK at World Economic Forum in Davos

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Here is a timeline of the duke’s claim against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers

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Addressing the House of Commons, defence secretary said the spy ship is currently in the North Sea having passed through British waters

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Searches of Rudakubana’s home laid bare his disturbing obsession with violence, gore and massacres

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Words such as ‘slay’, ‘sigma’ and ‘skibidi’ were voted as children’s favourite slang words, according to a survey by Oxford University Press

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The prince was right to fight – and also right about the need to stop good journalism being sullied by the bad. Trust has been severely damaged

The apology is “full and unequivocal”. The damages to be paid are huge. Appearing before the Leveson inquiry in 2011, Rupert Murdoch pronounced that to be “the most humble day of my life”. News Group’s settlement today of Prince Harry’s monumental case citing phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by journalists and private investigators may make this another such day. It appears to vindicate Harry, not just in complaints about his treatment by the Murdoch press, but also the intrusions into the life of his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. One can only speculate about the sting of that within the Murdoch empire.

But if the best courtroom drama ends with a sense of justice being done and a triumphant winner, the long-awaited denouement is unlikely to win awards and the satisfaction for the victor, having settled the case must be – to some degree – limited. In this tale of celebrity, scandal and corruption there has been no obvious winner.

Jane Martinson is a Guardian columnist

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