The plan to end lobby journalist briefings is not just a technical issue but one being made by a government that wants to avoid scrutiny, explains David Maddox

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Some 2,163 people have arrived so far this month, bringing the total for the year to 41,455

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Meyer and Ogunlesi announced their engagement last August

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The classic festive tale of humbug and redemption has been adapted countless times for film and TV since the very first silent version in 1901 - but which ones are actually worth watching? The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Kevin E G Perry back to visit the top five

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Aston Villa have won six games in a row to put pressure on table-toppers Arsenal

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If you’re sick of hearing the same old festive cheese at this time of year, allow Kevin E G Perry to suggest an alternative playlist of full-throttle seasonal songs guaranteed to blow away the Christmas cobwebs

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Taybeh Brewery, which exports to the UK and beyond, has seen sales plummet by 70 per cent since 7 October. Its staff tell The Independent about how Israeli export controls, settler attacks and a struggling local economy have made business difficult

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Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology

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More than two-third of polar bears are predicted to be extinct by the year 2050

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Comedian, who has been dropped by publisher over inappropriate behaviour allegations, is due to appear in ‘Would I Lie to You? At Christmas’

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A Sky News journalist swore live on air during Saturday's (20 December) Breakfast show.

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Having seen Pep Guardiola’s side supplant them as Premier League leaders the Gunners re-established their two-point advantage by winning at Everton.

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Health secretary says UK had taken a ‘massive economic hit’ with Brexit – while ducking question of him replacing Keir Starmer

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Christian influencers are reaching hundreds of thousands of young people online

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The 41-year-old finished third in the super-G in Val d’Isere, a fourth podium finish in five World Cup races

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Paris Hilton has transformed her home into a pink winter wonderland with lavish Christmas decorations.

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Comedian fought back tears as he played a Delta One Lounge employee working his last shift

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Sonam Tashi refuses to let his son inherit the same fear.

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The early symptoms of liver disease may not seem that serious

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A recent study has shown that regular orange juice consumption can influence the activity of thousands of genes

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The AFC follows in the footsteps of the Confederation of African Football, which plans to introduce a similar tourmament in 2029

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